Super Zoo

Suming, being a perceptive person, stopped by a supermarket and specifically bought two bottles of Jiannanchun and a pack of Double Happiness cigarettes for Zhu Chenggui.

For the two hundred yuan worth of goods, Zhu Chenggui kept thanking him and said if there was ever any issue with fish farming, he should just ask. He might be old, but if there was one thing he was skilled at, it was fish farming and fishing.

Though they hadn't spent much time together, Suming could tell that Zhu Chenggui was sly in a peasant-like way and somewhat mercenary, so he had no plans to rely too much on him for fish farming matters.

Heading back to the zoo, Suming hit the evening rush hour and encountered traffic jams all the way, arriving at Whisperwind Pavilion when it was already pitch dark, around eight o'clock.

Before even entering, he could hear a cacophony of cats and dogs coming from inside the pavilion.

Upon pushing the door open, the house was in complete disarray, pots and pans knocked over everywhere, and two big wolfhounds and the Meow Corps led by Hei were having a standoff, tense and ready for battle.

Under Hei's leadership, several felines formed a semicircle, cornering the two wolfhounds against the wall. Their fur bristled, they stood on tiptoes, and their tails were as straight as antennas!

The wolfhounds, not showing any weakness, stuck by the wall, their upper bodies crouched down, mouths open to reveal sharp canine teeth, and fiercely barked at the group of cats as if they were ready to pounce at any moment!

The alligator turtle, apparently having come inside to find something to eat, had a bag of chips in its mouth, caught between the frayed nerves of the felines and the wolfhound brothers, leaving it stretching out its big head in a panic, unable to decide whether to advance or retreat.

As the saying goes, those who love to watch the turmoil don't fear the chaos escalating. Er Gouzi, the wasp, not wanting to be outdone, crawled out of its little nest in the beams and buzzed annoyingly around the room, making a bad situation worse.

"Will all of you f***ing stop it!"

Suming strode in, stood tall, and yelled at all the animals up and down.

Seeing its chance while the cats and the wolfhound brothers were taken aback, the alligator turtle, still holding the bag of chips, scurried out of the pavilion like the wind, and plopped into the pond with a splash.

"Woof woof woof..."

"Meow meow meow..."

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

"Buzz your mother! It's none of your damn business!" Suming looked up and pointed at Er Gouzi, "Back to your nest!"

Er Gouzi lazily circled the room and returned to its small wasp nest, but its two belly eyes twinkled with mischief, unable to resist the urge to keep watching the drama unfold.

The wolfhound brothers wagged their tails frantically, almost dragging their tongues on the floor, doing their utmost to ingratiate themselves with Suming, hoping he would take their side;

"Aren't you two a bunch of cowards? You're supposed to be descendants of wolves, and you let a few cats bully you and have the nerve to come whining to me?" Suming rolled his eyes.

The felines, too, pulled back their bristled fur, walked with their heads held high and elegantly sauntered to their corner to lie down one by one.

"And you guys, stop this nonsense. If you want to fight, take it outside, and look at the mess you've made in the house!" Suming pointed at the mess on the floor.

Hei yawned, rubbed his face with his meaty paw, and carried an air of indifference that seemed to say he couldn't give a damn.

"I've got to lay down some rules for you all, from now on, anyone who causes trouble will go without food for a day!"

Suming was already frustrated with the fish farming business, and according to what Zhu Chenggui said, it would be years before he could profit from fish farming. What's the point then?

Even though money came easily to him, he couldn't afford to waste it like this. A few years later, the lease would be up and the nearly seventy thousand yuan he paid for the lease would have been for nothing!

As Suming tidied up the Fengshui Pavilion, which had been turned upside down, he pondered over how to purify the water in Shuijun Lake quickly.

The nearby Huating Reservoir was suitable for fish farming because of its good water quality.

Shuijun Lake, being a man-made lake which had been unmanaged for many years, couldn't possibly reach the water quality of Huating Reservoir in a short period of time. But if it could even reach 30 percent of Huating Reservoir's water quality, it would be enough to farm fish.

The two wolfhounds, unconcerned with Suming's mood, wagged their tails and trotted around him as if they had urgent news to report.

With a slight probe of his spiritual power, Suming realized these two guys were starving. They hadn't eaten anything all day.

Without needing to ask or think, Suming knew for sure that the Meow Corps must have bullied the newcomers and hoarded all the food, so he turned his head and glared at Hei.

"Meow..." Hei meowed reluctantly and then dragged a pile of stuff from the depths of the cat's nest.

Cat food, dog food, snacks... and there were even several lively little fish and shrimps...

"You've even learned to hide stuff now? No more bullying the wolfhounds, and you two, don't bite the cats... Alright, you two will be called Wang Cai and De Fu," Suming decided as he pointed at the wolfhound brothers.

Wang Cai and De Fu scampered off with their food to eat, while Hei and some junior Meow Corps members, already full, listlessly played with a half-dead crayfish. The crayfish, dragging its tail to escape, was scooped back by Hei's paw after several flips, brandishing its large pincers threateningly at Hei.

Because they had been following Suming around all day and frequently came into contact with Animal Friendship, the cats' strength and speed had noticeably increased. After several snapping attempts by the crayfish, Hei skillfully dodged them and with a hefty pat, the crayfish was smacked into the wall with a splat, its shell cracked, clearly beyond saving.

"If you're going to eat, can you not be so cruel..."

While talking, Suming suddenly had a revelation, as if he had remembered something very important!

"Wait! Wait... the crayfish... where did the crayfish come from?"

Suming remembered that when he had sent Big Head and the alligator turtle to scout Shuijun Lake, he found that although there were very few fish, there were lots of loaches, crayfish, and crabs, which thrive in dirty water and mud.

A bold idea emerged in his mind!

Without further thought about tidying up the house, he ran to the platform and yelled towards the lake, "Old Turtle, come with me!"

Then, he turned and ran towards Shuijun Lake.

The zoo was already closed, and there wasn't a soul around Shuijun Lake, the breeze rustling the willows on the shore with a sound like whispers.

Near the shore, large ripples appeared on the water as a big-headed catfish over a foot long surfaced, whiskers fluttering and half a loach hanging from its mouth. Seeing Suming, the big-headed catfish swallowed the loach whole with a gulp, then straightened its body in the water, tail flicking, waiting for Suming's command!

"Old Turtle, Big Head, both of you go into the water and herd all the loaches, crayfish, crabs, anything that digs holes, right up to the shore. I want to talk to them!"