Internet Buzz, Explosive Popularity

"Ding! African lion successfully captured. Rewarded with 1 talent point and one talent chest fragment."

"Additionally, due to the host's first activation of a legendary talent, you are awarded one random talent chest as a bonus."

Yang Lin could barely understand the first system prompt, but the latter part was somewhat unexpected.

"Wait, didn't I activate a legendary talent for tool crafting last time? Why wasn't there a reward then?"

Hearing Yang Lin's question, the system quickly provided an answer.

"The legendary talent activated last time wasn't inherent to the animal itself, but rather artificially bestowed, so it doesn't count."

"Fine then." Getting this explanation from the system, Yang Lin didn't dwell on it too much - after all, a reward was a reward.

With this in mind, he quickly shifted his attention to the system panel.

In the system inventory, besides the 8 talent chest fragments, there was now an additional chest.

However, Yang Lin didn't immediately open the chest, instead examining the fragments first.

[Talent Chest Fragment: Use 3 to obtain a green quality talent chest, use 6 to obtain a blue talent chest, use 9 to obtain a golden talent chest.]

Faced with this description, Yang Lin made his decision almost without thinking.

Even a fool would choose the golden one, but he currently only had 8 fragments, still one short of the required 9.

And this remaining chest fragment was obviously with the 9th escaped animal.

What struck him as strange was that so far, the authorities hadn't revealed any information about this 9th escaped animal.

Either the authorities didn't know about the 9th animal's escape, or it wasn't on the transfer list to begin with, which was why no one knew of its existence.

"What kind of creature could it be? Where am I supposed to look for it?"

At this moment, Yang Lin felt utterly headached.

Just then, Lin Feng, who had finally breathed a sigh of relief, walked over to him.

When he reached Yang Lin, he suddenly raised his right hand.

"We really can't thank Director Yang enough this time. Without you, I can't imagine how this incident would have turned out."

"On behalf of all citizens of Ningnan City, I express our sincere gratitude."

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, the crowd of visitors and media present burst into applause.

As witnesses to the event, they had long realized the severity and complexity of the situation.

If Yang Lin hadn't stepped in, those escaped animals might still not have been caught.

Their lives would have remained under threat.

The current outcome was undoubtedly the best possible result, without exception.

No casualties, no major panic, and the animals weren't killed in the process.

People's gazes toward Yang Lin now carried an extra hint of gratitude.

"Captain Lin, there's no need for this. I'm also a citizen of Ningnan City, and an animal worker."

"I chose to help because I neither wanted to see those animals harm humans nor humans harm them."

"Besides, the real heroes this time were actually the animals from West Rainbow Zoo."

Hearing Yang Lin's words, Lin Feng nodded in deep agreement.

"Indeed, if it weren't for those animals, things would have been much more complicated."

"I'll propose commending these animals when I get back."

While the two were conversing, the action command center was filled with jubilant voices.

It's no exaggeration to say that Ningnan City's leadership was even happier than Yang Lin at this moment.

Especially those supervisory leaders.

Although they would still face some disciplinary action, it would be much lighter compared to before.

"Immediately have Ningnan TV Station announce to all citizens that the crisis is officially over and everything is back to normal."

"Also, convene a press conference right away, call all media reporters, we need to reflect on this incident and determine the accountability of relevant responsible parties."

"Of course, we also need to reward and commend the units and individuals who played important positive roles in this incident."

Following a middle-aged leader's instructions, the relevant departments quickly sprang into action.

Meanwhile, Ningnan City's official television station announced the end of the crisis through various local TV channels and online platforms.

They also published the current status and capture process of the successfully caught animals.

This naturally included extensive praise for the relevant departments, with Yang Lin, who played the most crucial role in the entire process, being the focus of commendation.

Soon, these reports and news went viral on various online platforms.

Whether it was Douyin short videos, Houlang Blog, or other news portal websites.

Opening any of them would show nothing but news related to this incident.

Among all these messages, the most popular were the videos of the escaped animals being captured.

The videos of what had just happened at West Rainbow Zoo were particularly popular.

Within half an hour, the view count had already exceeded 100 million, and the comment section had exploded.

"Was it resolved so quickly? It's been less than six hours since it happened, right?"

"Indeed quite fast. I remember it took a whole day to catch that snakehead fish last time."

"Forget about catching snakehead fish, catching pigs during New Year in my hometown takes longer than this."

"Speaking of catching pigs, I remember last year when my dad and his brothers, six people in total, tried to catch one pig, but it got away. I tried to hold its head down but got pushed into the toilet by the pig."

"If pigs are this hard to catch, imagine those fierce beasts."

"You guys don't understand, this time if it weren't for having a professional like the Director helping, it definitely wouldn't have ended so quickly."

"That's what they mean by professional expertise."

"My goodness, are the animals in West Rainbow Zoo all divine beings? What's the deal with this lion king?"

"It's the golden fertilizer, the Director added golden fertilizer to the animals' food."

"I was wondering why West Rainbow Zoo has so few animals, turns out they're going for an elite approach."

"By the way, can I apply to be a zookeeper? Suddenly feeling like being a zookeeper is pretty cool."

"Forget about being a zookeeper, without a PhD, these animals would probably look down on you."

"Then can I apply to be an animal? Wonder if the Director can train me to become the king of humans."

"Sorry, but judging by those two primates in West Rainbow Zoo, you'd probably have the lowest IQ there. I heard their janitor is already studying steam power."

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While the internet was buzzing with discussion, Yang Lin and his zoo were having their moment in the spotlight.