Jiangcheng Wildlife Park.
Tiger Garden, Feeding Area.
"Are you sure you want to touch her butt?"
Director Shao of Jiangcheng Wildlife Park stared solemnly at Yu Jin.
"I want to touch it."
Yu Jin replied firmly.
Director Shao swallowed nervously and glanced at the male keeper nearby.
"Did you feed her meat today?"
The male keeper answered, "Fed her, but..."
He hesitated, then spoke up anyway: "I really don't recommend this guest get so close to her. She's a ferocious beast, and Dale's temper is pretty unpredictable."
Dale, as the keeper called her, and "she" as Director Shao said, referred to the snarling, roaring female Siberian tiger inside the cage.
A moment ago...
Thanks to Yin Yao's "Superman" privilege, Yu Jin was led by the director straight into the tiger feeding zone, which wasn't open to the public.
The bad news—
Yu Jin feeding raw meat to the tigers from a distance didn't trigger any system reward.
The good news—
The tiger, this giant beast, managed to cause a system misjudgment.
[Warning, Warning!]
[You have encountered 'Tier Five Mutated Beast King—Hanging Eyes White-Faced Mountain Monarch'!]
[You, weak as an ant, are no match—escape at once!]
Yu Jin was a bit disappointed that the mighty Mountain Monarch was only mistaken as a "Tier Five Mutated Beast King" by the system.
But at least, it proved he was in the right place this visit!
With proper handling, he could get at least a Tier Four Energy Crystal out of the system!
"You really want to touch it?"
Director Shao asked again, conflicted.
Technically, letting guests touch a tiger's butt was very much not allowed.
But the "rules" were standing right next to Yu Jin, staying perfectly silent.
"I really want to touch!"
Yu Jin nodded.
"Ayy—"
Director Shao looked over at Yin Yao.
She spoke calmly, "Just make sure everything's safe; don't let Yu Jin get hurt."
Director Shao sighed and shook his head.
He'd seen stubborn folks insisting on touching a princess, but never someone dead-set on touching a tigress!
But...
The young lady had spoken, so he had to follow orders.
Ten minutes later.
Under the protection of a squad holding riot shields and alloy steel forks, Yu Jin finally walked right into the cage with Dale.
The security team all looked solemn.
The male keeper tried desperately to calm down the female Siberian tiger.
Yu Jin walked up and stretched out his hand.
"Roar—!"
Tiger's roar echoed through the mountains!
The tiger known as Mountain Monarch really lived up to her name—the roar was terrifying!
Even the guys holding riot shields shuddered, their feet stumbling.
"Hey—"
Yu Jin saw this and got even more fired up.
Everyone says you can't touch a tigress's butt, but Yu Mouren was definitely going to touch it today!
"Roar—!"
Seeing Yu Jin's hand come closer, Dale roared again in anger.
Her gaping maw spat a few drops of drool right onto Yu Jin's face.
Yu Jin squinted his eyes slightly.
Bzz—
A barely noticeable ripple radiated from his body.
This was Yu Jin purposely letting out some "Tier Three Evolver" aura.
Even though the aura was weak, Director Shao beside him, and Yin Yao outside the cage, couldn't sense it at all.
But...
The previously savage tigress instantly stiffened under this aura, and what was once a vicious tiger face now showed a very human-like terror.
Animals, especially smart and powerful ones like tigers, can sense danger way sharper than humans.
"Come here."
Yu Jin stood his ground and waved her over.
Everyone, both inside and outside the cage, froze.
Director Shao was so stunned his jaw dropped...
Seriously, do you really think you're such big shot that even Siberian tigresses obey?
But—
The next second.
Dale actually slowly lowered her once-high head, stretching out her huge paws, body crouched low, crawling respectfully toward Yu Jin.
"This—"
The keeper was dumbfounded.
This was the textbook feline gesture of submission!
Normally...
Would only be shown to beasts way stronger than themselves!
Elsewhere.
While the crowd watched on, utterly confused—
Yu Jin finally, triumphantly, patted the tiger's butt.
Honestly, that was a pretty nice feel!
Meanwhile,
The system notification popped up right on cue—
[You, weak as an ant, overpowered 'Tier Five Mutated Beast King—Hanging Eyes White-Faced Mountain Monarch', +5000 Wasteland Points!]
[Resource gained: Tier Four Energy Crystal!]
"Nice!"
Yu Jin was in a fantastic mood.
So much so, he squeezed a little more.
"Awo—"
The tigress let out a deep whimper, but still, obediently stayed crouched, letting Yu Jin knead away.
In the cage next door.
Two male Siberian tigers, weighing hundreds of kilos and two or three meters long, stared at the scene, eyes crimson.
Damn two-legged beast, take your filthy hand off!
But alas.
No matter how furious they were inside, their instincts made them do nothing but stare, unable to move a muscle.
That evil two-legged beast's aura was way too terrifying!
...
...
[You, weak as an ant, overpowered 'Tier Five Mutated Beast King—Fallen Lion King', +5000 Wasteland Points!]
[Resource gained: Tier Four Energy Crystal!]
Yu Jin left the lion feeding area, feeling on top of the world.
Director Shao and the security team followed at a respectful distance, completely amazed.
...
[You, weak as an ant, overpowered 'Tier Four Mutant Beast—Lightning Part-time Leopard', +1000 Wasteland Points!]
[Resource gained: Tier Three Energy Crystal!]
Yu Jin glanced down and patted the cheetah curled up by his feet, purring away, shaking his head:
"Only Tier Four?"
"You haven't had enough cold syrup, buddy!"
...
[Barehanded, you subdued 'Tier Four Mutant Beast pack—Gale Wolf', +3000 Wasteland Points!]
[Ability gained: Wind Blade Level 1!]
"Oh?"
"Unexpected bonus?"
Yu Jin squeezed the wolf king's ear lying in front of him—so obedient—looking delighted.
...
[You, weak as an ant, overpowered 'Tier Five Mutated Beast King—Heavy-Armored Iron Rhinoceros', +5000 Wasteland Points!]
[Resource gained: Tier Four Energy Crystal!]
"Heavy-Armored Iron Rhinoceros?"
Yu Jin stared at the calm rhino, thinking the system's names were pretty badass.
...
[Single-handed, you tamed 'Tier Six Giant Beast—War Mammoth', +10000 Wasteland Points!]
[Resource gained: Tier Five Energy Crystal!]
Yu Jin was fiddling with the mammoth's trunk, feeling surprised.
He didn't expect lions and tigers to only come in as "Tier Five," but elephants got a "Tier Six" badge.
"Now that I think about it..."
"Lions and tigers are brutal, but nothing compared to the land giants like elephants."
Yu Jin muttered to himself.
...
All morning long,
Yu Jin was "touching butts" in Jiangcheng Wildlife Park.
Director Shao and the security team tagging along had become utterly numb.
Even Yin Yao–her gaze at Yu Jin kept changing again and again.
Although—
Perhaps because Yu Jin was milking the system so hard and so concentratedly,
After those first few animals, when Yu Jin tried his luck touching llamas, zebras and such, the system still counted them as mutant beast suppression but only rewarded points, no extra goodies.
Still, Yu Jin persisted in his "better safe than sorry" approach, making sure to touch pretty much every species in the zoo at least once.
He hadn't checked how many Wasteland Points he'd racked up yet.
But—
Just as he followed Yin Yao, with Director Shao see-ing him to the gate, walking out of the zoo,
An unexpectedly glorious system message flashed before Yu Jin's eyes—
[Your divine might descends! You, weak as an ant, entered the Mutated Beast King lair alone, overpowered multiple Mutated Beast Kings, and retreated unharmed, +100,000 Wasteland Points!]
[Resource gained: Attribute Activation Stone]
[Attribute Activation Stone: When used, may trigger new evolution attributes!]