Super Zoo

Unexpectedly, the fellow order animals black bears and Malayan bears didn't get along, while the unrelated Malayan bears and anteaters seemed to co-exist just fine.

The enclosure for the anteaters was also quite large, with a man-sized mound of earth in the middle.

The mound served as the 'feeding device' for the anteaters, mainly constructed of wood with a clay exterior shaped like a pile of earth and various-sized holes on the surface, with many intersecting small tunnels inside, into which ants would be regularly introduced at the bottom.

Anteaters could lie on top of the mound feeder at any time, extending their tongues into the holes to eat. Ants would naturally climb onto the damp tongue and then be rolled out and crunched up for consumption.

With no shortage of food, the anteaters would feed on the mound while the two Malayan bears mimicked their behavior, eating alongside them. The three large creatures lay on the surface of the mound, motionless, using their tongues to 'fish' for ants.

Similar situations, like those of the grey wolves and hyenas, or black bears and Malayan bears, were quite common. Local indigenous animals and the newly arrived outsiders obviously couldn't blend seamlessly overnight, but under Suming's spiritual power, both sides managed to coexist peacefully.

Time would solve this problem as familiarity grew between them, and the longer they stayed together, the better they would get along naturally.

Compared to the animals inside the zoo, those released into the wild were also living pleasurably.

Most of the animals released into the wild roamed around the back mountain area, where the Lure People often encountered them while patrolling.

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In their previous settlement in Iraq, hunting was one of the Lure People's main sources of food. Now, with ample food supplies and the released animals free from human predation, they faced almost no significant threats.

Having been acclimatized to zoo life, the released animals weren't very afraid of humans. Visitors to the back mountain's Ancient Moon Xian Residence often saw various small animals in the nearby woods. Upon seeing visitors, these animals didn't flee; some even approached, curiously 'observing' the humans in return, leaving one to wonder who actually paid to see whom.

In the grasslands of the woods, by the streams, and amidst the trees, numerous tracks of animals suddenly appeared, giving the entire back mountain a vibrant burst of life—a stark contrast to the past when not even a wild rabbit could be seen.

Even within the zoo, while boating on Shuijun Lake, it was common to see various animals coming down from the mountain to drink at the lakeside.

On the days the zoo was open, it was often possible to witness close interactions between people and animals, enjoying each other's company, creating scenes where humanity and nature merged into one.

The Lure People went to Ren Chen's school and tutoring classes in batches, making many new friends and occasionally bringing these new friends to play in the back mountain.

Similarly, the released animals were not without their problems.

Half of the released animals were various species of birds, among which there were fierce creatures like the Haidong Qing.

These fellows needed to survive, to eat, and naturally, they couldn't avoid hunting.

Suming would, of course, not interfere with normal hunting, as the natural food chain should not be disrupted.

In fact, due to the influence of spiritual power, the animals that came from the zoo felt a mysterious familiarity with each other, similar to recognizing an acquaintance. Unless they were extremely hungry, they generally did not hunt each other. The back mountain, adjacent to Qinling, was plentiful in food, and when the Lure People patrolled the mountains, they also deliberately brought food to distribute.

However, there were exceptions among these animals.

The back-hill Snake Garden!

The Snake Garden was not within the zoo's boundary, nor was it as close to the Ancient Moon Xian Residence as the rest of the zoo, being over half a kilometer away from the edge of the zoo area. It was like an exclave hanging on the outside, where the snakes didn't "know" the zoo's animals at all.

A large flock of carnivorous birds, many of which had a particular appetite for snakes, discovered the Snake Garden.

Now, they were really done for. There were too many snakes in the garden, the ground and surrounding walls were all cement; the snakes were so crowded together that it was impossible to escape. The Snake Garden turned into a huge food storehouse for the birds, and in just half a day, forty-five venomous snakes were killed...

The Titanoboa was the largest snake in the garden and the only one that could move freely in and out of the Snake Garden. Sometimes it stayed in Shuixie Lake, and sometimes in the Snake Garden. Unfortunately, it was in the garden on this fateful day and got caught up in this disaster, with several owls and woodpeckers pecking a large patch of scales off its head...

Being relatively intelligent, it knew that these birds were Suming's minions, so it had no choice but to race back to the zoo with a bloody, bald 'head' to seek Suming's help.

It was too tragic, there was a big bald patch on its head!

Suming hurried to the back-hill and cast his spiritual power around himself in a frenzy, temporarily protecting the airspace above the Snake Garden. While calling the engineering team to send someone to build a temporary 'roof' for the Snake Garden, he also helped dress the Titanoboa's wounds.

Dressing wounds was not Suming's strong suit, plus he was a bit of a perfectionist. After wrapping the boa's head with gauze a few times, he looked it over from left to right and felt that one side had too much gauze, the other, too little. So, he wrapped a few more layers of gauze, but it still looked asymmetrical...

After this dressing session, the Titanoboa's big head had swelled to twice its size, resembling a wounded soldier just back from the battlefield, with thick white bandages wrapped around its head.

"Hmm, this looks much better," Suming finally tied a butterfly knot, stroked his chin, and looked contently at his handiwork.

The Titanoboa stared at the gauze butterfly knot, baffled and ashamed, then went off to hide in a corner.

Since he was already deep into the back-hill, Suming thought it over and decided to take a trip to the Hundred Flowers Valley to check on the two Queen Bees.

The location of Hundred Flowers Valley was not simply a few kilometers from the zoo; it went deep into the Qinling mountains. His first trip there involved Su Meng carrying him on his back, bounding through the mountains like a large monkey, and on the return trip, they walked for the better part of a day.

There were no roads in the mountains, so driving was definitely out of the question. A helicopter could make it directly, but Suming wasn't ready to let others know about the existence of Hundred Flowers Valley.

He scattered his spiritual power and simultaneously located an eagle to fly above, invoking his soul-binding ability.

It didn't take long to find his second senior brother.

Since last time when Tony restricted him and forced the association with two horses, both Er Dan and the second pig brother had been quite 'depressed,' feeling the lack of friends. When he found them, they were following a herd of sika deer, which seemed to regard the two as too unhygienic to pay much attention to, merely focusing on grazing. The second pig brother was even diligently digging up tree roots buried underground.

"Er Dan, you stay behind. Second senior brother, quick, come over here!"

Second senior brother was drafted by Suming since having a mount in the mountains was essential.

The back of the second senior brother was broad and thick, and once Suming jumped on, he sprawled out on its back and tugged on its big ears, "Charge, charge, charge! To Hundred Flowers Valley we go!"