Hong Dali"s head was full of sweat. He hurriedly asked Ling Xiaoyi, "Xiaoyi, how much of the trash at the outer area of Tianjing Mountain hasn"t been cleared? Can the process go faster?"Ling Xiaoyi took out a notebook from her pocket and said, "Young Master, they already cleared half of it. The area is too big, and a lot of trash hanging on trees need workers to climb up to remove them. It"s slightly troublesome."
"Oh, I don"t care anymore." Hong Dali fiercely said, "Continue to send more people, this matter is very urgent for me…" He almost mentioned the System by accident but quickly changed his words. "The animals can"t wait too long…"
"OK, I understand." Ling Xiaoyi hurriedly replied.
Hong Dali continued to give orders. "Also! Xiaoyi, immediately go and find some men to bring me all the stray dogs and cats and raise them! I want as many of them as there is! Oh right, I want the live ones!" Now that he was certain what the Mission needed, he had to start work immediately.
There was only 4.1 million left, time waited for no one!
Luckily, finding stray dogs and cats shouldn"t require a lot of money. Otherwise, Hong Dali would really cry.
Tang Muxin"s mouth opened so wide that it formed an "O" shape. "Dali! Why are you taking in so many stay dogs and cats for!? Don"t tell me you"re going to use them to feed the tigers and lions? Snacks!?" When she finished, she felt that Hong Dali wasn"t this kind of person and said, "No, that"s not right. You aren"t this kind of cruel person."
"Of course, I"m not this kind of person." Hong Dali rolled his eyes. He said in a very natural way, "How can I waste such a good opportunity to squander? Furthermore, don"t you think that those stray dogs and cats are pitiful?"
"That"s true." Tang Muxin agreed with him. "I can"t stop you from squandering, anyway. You can have it your way. Having a loving heart isn"t a bad thing, at least you still have some brain when squandering, hehe."
Hong Dali said in disdain, "What do you mean by having some brain? I have lots of brains!"
…
In the next two days, in the whole Tianjing City suddenly appeared a large group of people who went around searching for stray dogs and cats. They asked everyone and anyone they saw for information on where to find them. Later, people started to warmly name them the "Clan of Dog and Cat Searchers," causing Hong Dali to become quite speechless.
Regardless of how speechless he was, he was lying on his cla.s.sroom table now, continuously looking at the System"s screen—
[Side Mission 1: The Caring Little Prodigal. Mission Requirement: Helping the pitiful animals. Current Progress: 757/1000.]
[Side Mission 1: The Caring Little Prodigal. Mission Requirement: Helping the pitiful animals. Current Progress: 938/1000.]
[Side Mission 1: The Caring Little Prodigal. Mission Requirement: Helping the pitiful animals. Current Progress: 1142/1000.]
The progress of the Mission would change every hour.
[Current Progress: 1353/1000…]
[Current Progress: 1579/1000…]
In the end, when the value stopped changing for an entire three hours, aDingsound finally came from the System.
[Side Mission 1: The Caring Little Prodigal. Mission Status: Completed. Current Progress: 1885/1000. Mission Reward: The t.i.tle "Animals" Best Friend." t.i.tle Effect: The host will not be attacked by any big animals as long as the host does not attack them first. t.i.tle Level: Junior.]
After this announcement, there was even an additional explanation—
[Degree of Mission Completion: Perfect.
Additional Explanation 1: The host rescued animals that needed help because he truly liked them, not just to complete the mission. Additional Reward: t.i.tle Effect is enhanced, and the t.i.tle Level has the possibility of being increased.
Additional Explanation 2: This t.i.tle is a secret t.i.tle. The host does not need to wear it, it will come into effect once the mission is completed. If the host does not attack, any type of animal will not attack the host. At the same time, if the level of adoration of the host increases towards any type of animal, the animal will not actively show hostility towards other humans when the animal is with the host.]
Seeing these two additional explanations, Hong Dali laughed till his mouth couldn"t even close.
What an awesome reward!
This means that I can have an eagle standing on my shoulder, hold a tiger in my hand, and go out on the streets, doesn"t it? d.a.m.n, just thinking about it already makes me feel excited!
I reckon there isn"t any prodigal and hedonist in the history of mankind that can be as flamboyant as me!
"Let"s go out!" Now that he had already obtained the t.i.tle, there was nothing more to hesitate about. He decisively walked out of the cla.s.sroom to find Quentin and walk him. "Teacher, I"m applying for leave to go out and do something!"
Teacher: "Ah, OK. Walk slower, don" tire yourself."
"Yup, I know."Look at that, when I apply for leave to go out the teacher even has to show concern for me. This just shows how formidable I am!
After exiting the school, the nine lackeys instantly appeared. "Young Master!"
"To the zoo, let"s go!" Hong Dali laughed loudly and directly boarded the car. "It was too boring today for me to stay on. Let"s go bring out that small tiger cub and go walk around!"
The driver almost choked to death from his own saliva. "Young Master, that"s a tiger. Even if it"s just a cub now, there is also wildness in it. If you get bitten…"
Hong Dali was calm. "Nothing will happen, don"t worry. It"s only a few months old. Oh right, buy some lamb and beef on the way. It should be hungry by now, right?"
…
Tang Ya"s zoo.
"Young Master, you really intend to bring back Quentin as a pet to raise?" Tang Ya"s face was full of cold sweat. This was a tiger—it might be fine when it was still small, but it grew very fast. If it bit Hong Dali in the next half a year to a year, he could only run and hide overseas.
"Don"t worry, I will be fine, hehe." Hong Dali didn"t explain why he was so sure that he would be fine. It was easier to just go over instead of explaining to them. "Faster, lead the way!"
"O… OK…" Tang Ya"s sweat rushed out.
But since Young Master had already made his request, he definitely didn"t dare to reject him. He could only hope that nothing would go wrong.
After reaching the tigers" park, Tang Ya asked the breeder to go and bring the cub out. A short while later, a small ball of fluff was placed in front of Hong Dali. "Young Master, it"s here. Please be careful, never leave it by your side when you"re asleep. Otherwise, it may bite you."
The breeder wasn"t saying that for no reason. Animals like tigers would not do anything dangerous when its owner played with it awake. But once the owner slept, there was no telling what it would do. The breeders had interacted with these animals for a long time. Even so, they still had to be very careful around animals such as tigers and lions.
"Don"t worry." Hong Dali squatted down, stretched out a finger, and softly touched Quentin, the tiger cub. "Quentin, come and let me kiss you!"
Weirdly enough, under everyone"s astonished gazes, Quentin actually rolled on the floor and revealed its fluffy stomach to him. It even rubbed itself against Hong Dali"s finger!
"Hahaha! Good boy!" Hong Dali was greatly delighted. Animals such as tigers were ferocious in nature, and even a newly born cub that was just a few months old would also show hostility to others not of its own kind. But now, it actually reacted so friendly towards Hong Dali. Without a doubt, the effect of the t.i.tle "Animals" Best Friend" was outstanding!
"Let"s go, I"m bringing you out for a walk!" Hong Dali didn"t forget to remind Tang Ya. "Oh right, bring me that small cat, Corn, as well. Since they"re both felids, I might as well walk them together!"
Tang Ya"s sweat rushed out. "How is this and that the same?"
But Young Master"s orders must be complied with. Therefore, he hurriedly went to look for the breeder.
Hong Dali carried up Quentin and held it in his arms. As he walked, he laughed and said, "Hahaha, from now on, I"m your owner. Come, let me kiss you!" Saying so, he reached forward with his mouth.
As everyone around him was scared to the point their heart almost jumped out from their throats, Quentin actually reached out with its small head and licked Hong Dali!
"Hahaha! Good boy!" Hong Dali was very proud of himself. "From now on, I"m your boss. You must listen to me, do you hear? If I ask you to go east, you cannot go west. If I ask you to catch dogs, you cannot chase chickens! If someone wants to hit me, then you must go bite him!"
Quentin"s only response was to make some noise.
ROARRR—!!!
There was a saying that a tiger"s roar could shake an entire forest. Tang Muxin didn"t know if it could shake the city, but when she saw Hong Dali carrying Quentin in his arms, she was truly shaken.
"Dali!" Tang Muxin screamed, rushed up, and wanted to carry Quentin away. "Are you asking for death, what if it bites you? Quick, pa.s.s it to me. I will send it back!"
Speaking of which, although girls liked small and fluffy animals, tigers obviously weren"t one of them—at least, there was a difference between carrying it in their own hands and watching it from afar. But when Tang Muxin saw Hong Dali carrying Quentin, her first natural reaction was to rush up and separate them. This caused Hong Dali to feel really strange.
"You aren"t afraid of tigers?" Hong Dali was puzzled. "I remember that when we went to the zoo, you didn"t dare to stand too near them."
"You"re asking the obvious. How can I not be scared?" Tang Muxin sniffled her tiny, cute nose. "But I"m even more afraid that it will bite you!"
"You"re so concerned for me?" Hong Dali was dazed.
Tang Muxin"s face went red and softly said, "That"s… that"s for sure! After all, I"m your fiancée in name, OK?" She didn"t continue to say out the last part, but Hong Dali could sense it. She didn"t seem to dislike him as much as when they just met anymore.
Hong Dali grinned and said, "Actually, it"s really nothing. Quentin, come, let"s kiss!"
Quentin resolutely licked Hong Dali.
"It… it can understand your words!?" Tang Muxin was stunned again. This time, she didn"t try to s.n.a.t.c.h Quentin away. Instead, she carefully reached out for it. "Then, can you ask it to kiss me too? It was so cute just now!"