I have a wildlife zoo

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Coming back to his senses, Lin Hao couldn't help but exclaim, "I suddenly remembered 'The Peach Blossom Spring'; it feels like I'm right in the middle of it now!"

Inside the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, the environment was a lush and dense rainforest, but outside, the view opened up, and the sunlight became much brighter. There were clear streams flowing and the scent of osmanthus flowers wafting toward them. The stark contrast was indeed a shock to the senses!

Looking at the tourists who'd just come out beside him, he saw they were caught in the same state they had been moments earlier, staring blankly at the scenery with wide eyes.

Daigo sniffed the air, detecting not just the rich fragrance of osmanthus but also a whiff of something delicious.

Seeing the tasty-looking meals on a nearby tourist's table, he said with surprise, "Hey, is there a restaurant here too?"

Taking a few steps forward, he turned his head and surveyed the surroundings!

He found that on the side of the big tortoise at the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, there were several windows open, selling grilled sausages, cold drinks, hats, and other souvenirs.

Apart from these windows, there was also an animal-themed restaurant.

Just then, a staff member wearing a red panda plushie hat came out of the restaurant carrying plates and placed them on a tourist's table.

"There really is a restaurant! Should we eat here?"

Lili felt tempted too, "I wonder if it's expensive. We could go and have a look first."

"Welcome!"

Upon entering, a waiter wearing a lion hat with a mane of thick fur around his head greeted them, "Hello, how many? A party of four?"

"Mhm."

The lion waiter led them to a window-side seat, "Please, sit here. This spot just became available, and it has a great view from the window."

Curious, Daigo asked, "Can we eat outside too? I saw people eating outside earlier."

The lion waiter responded with a warm smile, "Of course! We'll bring it out to you once it's ready. There's a code on the table, you can scan and place your order with it."

Outside the large bright floor-to-ceiling window, under the crystal-clear blue sky, the pristine stream water flowed gently by as colorful koi fish frolicked within.

The weeping willows stood tall and elegant like beautiful women, their long branches cascading down, and their green leaves fluttering in the wind, brushing the water's surface.

Birds sang sweet and clear melodies, mingling with the croaking of frogs, which seemed like music playing in the restaurant.

Lin Hao listened to the birds and frogs while admiring the scenery outside the window, feeling his mood relax and lighten.

It felt as though he had come to a vibrantly alive countryside field!

He couldn't help but feel the world become a better place; all his troubles seemed to fade away unnoticed.

"I think both inside and outside are nice. Inside it's cooler with the air conditioning, and we can listen to 'natural records'. Outside, we can enjoy the natural breeze and smell the fragrance of the osmanthus."

Looking around the restaurant at the waiters wearing hats of tigers, monkeys, red pandas, and other animals moving to and fro, Daigo expressed his amazement, "The atmosphere here is so awesome, so healing! It's a completely different style from the Lion Restaurant."

Lili scanned the code on the table and, after seeing the prices of the meals, let out a sigh of relief.

"Not bad, the most expensive single meal set is just a few dozen yuan, much cheaper than the Lion Restaurant! That place is simply not for humans, a steak with a side dish costs hundreds to thousands, I was too scared to order and just left last time."

"Then let's eat here!"

While waiting for their food, they played with their phones and shared photos from their visit to the reptiles and amphibians exhibit with their friends in a group chat.

Lili: "Hehe, check out our conquests from the reptiles and amphibians exhibit today!"

"Why suddenly post pictures of snakes, you scared the baby to death."

"Don't that snake is really pretty!"

Lin Hao silently posted a photo of a saltwater crocodile walking underwater looking adorable!

"Whoa, you can see underwater at the crocodile exhibit too? Awesome!"

"Haha, I never knew crocodiles walked like that underwater, it looks so cute and clumsy!"

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"It's huge, could it be a saltwater crocodile?"

Daigo's photo on the DSLR couldn't be shared instantly to show off, so he boasted about his experience instead, "Hey, I'm telling you, the saltwater crocodile was just lying there on the shore, not moving at all, and some idiot even tried to throw a rock at it, but the righteous Daigo stopped him!"

"Awesome! Daigo is so cool!"

"Such people are so annoying."

Lili also shared a photo of a saltwater crocodile swimming very close to the glass wall.
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Taking turns with Lin Hao to post photos, Daigo added a sentence or two of commentary.

This triggered a wave of envy and jealousy among the group members, all expressing their desire to also go and have fun!

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On the official opening day of the reptiles and amphibians exhibit, Fang Ye, of course, had to go check it out.

He enjoyed a wave of astonished expressions from the visitors at the exhibit and felt very satisfied!

Although some visitors weren't so fond of snakes, perceptions can be changed little by little, right?

After returning home in the afternoon, he pondered over the matter of farming in the yard.

Fang Ye loved playing farming games in his past life, games like "Stardew Valley" where you just buy seeds and throw them down, water them, fertilize them, and soon the vegetables grow and ripen.

But in real life, farming is not that simple at all.

After learning, Fang Ye realized that farming is a profound field of study!

You can't just plant any vegetables whenever you want; first, you have to understand the characteristics of each season and select crop varieties that adapt to that season. You also need to consider the vegetable's characteristics, such as planting time, suitable temperature, length and intensity of sunlight exposure, and soil moisture conditions.

Then comes proper crop management, such as sowing, fertilizing, pest control, heat prevention, and ventilation. It's quite a hassle.

It wasn't until now that he had finally acquired a general understanding of over a hundred types of vegetables and fruits and felt he could start planting something simple.

It's mid-October now, suitable for autumn planting are peas, strawberries, onions, scallions, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, endive, kale, garland chrysanthemum, broccoli, radishes, beets, and so on.

The first thing Fang Ye wanted to plant was strawberries, not only because they taste good, but also because the ripe strawberries hanging under the leaves looked so attractive.

Strawberries belong to perennial herbaceous plants with a relatively long planting cycle. It takes at least one year from seedling cultivation to harvest.

Planting them is relatively difficult!

But it's precisely for this reason that you get to taste the strawberries that have basked in sunlight throughout the seasons.

Seedling cultivation starts from April to May, but in October, you can buy well-cultivated young plants to transplant. Later, he'll ask the zoo's procurement staff to inquire about it in the market.

He'll plant some leeks and potatoes, too!

When Fang Ye eats barbecue, he likes to order grilled leeks and grilled potatoes.

Leeks are quite suitable for home gardens. They are cold-resistant, have few pests and illnesses, and can be harvested every year.

During the summer bloom, leaving them alone will let you see them flower, but if you want quality leaves, you need to remove the stalks to prevent exhaustion of the plants. The next harvest will be in June of the following year.

Potatoes are easy to cultivate and mature quickly; you can harvest them in three months.

He'll plant some peas as well; they're delicious but troublesome to grow because they can't tolerate acid, so if the soil is acidic, you need to lime it and plow in advance. Spiritual soil should definitely be fine.

After the plants sprout, he'll need to set up a trellis. The green peas climbing up the trellis should look very nice.

As for fruit trees, he'll plant a couple of apple and navel orange trees.

Strawberries, potatoes, leeks, peas, apples, navel oranges—that should be quite enough.

The system interface allows purchasing of apple trees as part of exhibit decoration, but other plants will need to be bought elsewhere.