Super Zoo

Legend has it that animals like snakes possess a kind of spirituality, instinctively guarding "heaven-sent treasures" such as thousand-year-old ginseng or top-quality Lingzhi mushrooms, around which there are often animals 'protecting' them.

In plain terms, animals discover valuable plants before they've fully matured and stake out the area, waiting to devour them upon full maturation.

In this large patch of wild morel mushrooms, a few particularly large ones stand out. If the guess is correct, it must be these delicious and nutritious morel mushrooms that attracted the nearby snakes!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Hehe, could it be that these snakes are all males in need of virility, so they're after the morel mushrooms for that extra boost?" Suming speculated, not without malice. After all, like black truffles, the greatest nutritional value of morel mushrooms lies in their potency and kidney supplementation.

Napoleon was remarkably potent, conquering countless enemies on the battlefield as well as countless noblewomen in bed. However, it's said that in his youth, Napoleon was actually not so capable and had just average ability at best. One of his generals, however, was quite formidable and had more than a dozen children. Learning that this general's vigor was due to eating several black truffle stewed chickens daily, Napoleon also adopted this method—consuming a large quantity of black truffles—and, indeed, his ability dramatically improved, and he fathered a son that year.

Whether this legend is true or not, the effectiveness of black truffles in improving male vitality is well-known. At one auction, Dr. He from Macau once bid nearly 3 million yuan for a black truffle king, celebrating his 86th birthday. Dr. He had read countless women in his life, taken three wives, and had many descendants. Yet even in his 80s, he would still purchase the truffle king, indicative of its profound secrets.

The effects of morel mushrooms are not inferior to those of black truffles.

Not only were the snakes tempted, but even Suming couldn't help but drool over these morel mushrooms!

It wasn't that he needed kidney support at such a young age, but rather he was thinking of the vast expanses of empty land behind the zoo!

He had long been considering what to plant on the hills behind the zoo to utilize the empty land and create some economic benefit.

But cultivating ordinary plants was just too low in cost-efficiency; expending a lot of effort for just a few hundred thousand yuan a year didn't mean much.

It would be different with morel mushrooms, though.

It was previously thought that morel mushrooms could only survive in high-altitude areas, but now evidence showed that they could thrive in the woodlands below the altitude of a kilometer surrounding Sun Town, so transplantation to the hill behind the zoo should work as well.

In the domestic market, even cultivated morel mushrooms could fetch four to five hundred yuan per jin, and the prices would be even higher on the international market. Moreover, the environment on the hill was far superior to artificial conditions, almost a semi-wild state.

Furthermore, the growth of any plant is inseparable from a water source; water is one of the most important elements for plant growth. Now that the lake water soaked by Tai Sui not only supports fish farming and the future establishment of a distillery but also has plenty to spare. It wouldn't be enough to irrigate an entire forest, but for just a small patch of morels, it wouldn't pose a problem. Cultivating ten or more acres of top-quality morel mushrooms would require little effort yet yield a substantial income.

Even if the yield were smaller, setting aside economic value, eating them would be extremely beneficial. No amount of money is more important than good health.

With that in mind, Suming pondered how to acquire that patch of morel mushrooms among the thousands of snakes.

"Should I use the method I did with the bees, first controlling a portion of the snakes, making them fight amongst themselves? Or perhaps get the wild boars to form a charge formation and directly storm in, scattering the snakes?"

Suming stroked his chin, thought of several methods, and weighed which one would be better.

There were many eying the morel mushrooms, not just Suming. As the saying goes, "The quick ones get the meat; the slow ones get none." While he was pondering strategy and tactics over here, someone else was too impatient to wait!

The giant python, five to six meters long, slowly swam into the wetland, twisting its body nimbly among the aquatic plants and heading towards the center where the morel mushrooms grew.

Being the largest among the group of snakes, its movement immediately alarmed the other snakes. A few Chifeng Jin Snakes and Red-Dotted Jin Snakes that were blocking its path scattered in all directions as they saw the giant python coming their way.

Most pythons, including the giant python, are immune to many snake venoms and are not afraid of those venomous snakes. In its view, those "little guys" that are a fraction of its size were insignificant.

Suming's eyes lit up. Catch the king first to capture his subjects, since the other snakes all fear this giant python, wouldn't it be okay if I just controlled the giant python? What's this called? "Using the emperor to command the princes!"

"Hehehe, big brother, how about after I dig up the morel mushrooms, I take you back with me too? You could hang out in the hills behind my house. You could help me guard the morel mushrooms, how about it?" Suming grinned and was just about to release his spiritual power.

But suddenly, the situation unexpectedly changed!

When the giant python entered the wetland, it initially faced no resistance—all the small snakes fled from its path. But as it approached the cluster of morel mushrooms in the center, the little snakes stopped fleeing!

Not only did they not flee, but some of the fiercer ones, like the Red Chain Snakes, even launched an attack on the giant python themselves. A Red Chain Snake and a Black-Striped Snake shot out, snapping viciously onto the body of the giant python.

The giant python's scales were like armor, thick and hard. Even a handgun might not pose a threat at a distance, much less two small snakes. The attacks of the Red Chain Snake and the Black-Striped snake didn't harm the giant python at all, not even breaking a scale.

The giant python, when attacked, casually twisted its body and flung the Red Chain Snake, which was less than a meter long, through the air. Then it opened its mouth wide and bit the Black-Striped Snake, swallowing it whole without even chewing.

The Black-Striped Snake and the Red Chain Snake paid with their lives, yet they couldn't stop the giant python's advance, causing only a negligible 'inconvenience.'

Two small snakes were not enough to stop the giant python; but what if there were more?

As the giant python continued toward the center of the wetland, aiming for the morel mushrooms, not only did the snakes that were in front stop fleeing and attack it, but many other types of snakes that were lurking around also left their own little territories, swimming from all directions towards the giant python!

The thousands of small snakes, scattered throughout, saw the giant python attempting to 'monopolize' the morel mushrooms and became 'common enemies'. In less than half a minute, they all swarmed into the wetland, surrounding the giant python tightly, layer upon layer.

Realizing this, Suming suddenly understood. All these snakes gathered together maintained a delicate balance, all because of the large patch of morel mushrooms. The giant python, relying on its sheer size and strength, wanted to monopolize them, and consequently incurred the wrath of the masses.

"Eh? So, you're saying they would fight a deadly battle without me even lifting a finger?"

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PS: Two chapters for now, three more coming tonight.