The development of the ranch is becoming increasingly stable.

Looking down from the sky, there are several large factories, areas of human activity, open fences, and tractors parked outside.

It all looks quite orderly.

Currently, if not counting Jiang Feng, there are 12 employees working and resting according to the shift system, and life is running smoothly.

After the start of summer, Jiang Feng sold some well-fed cattle and sheep, making some money, roughly five to six hundred thousand every month.

Compared to the investment, it’s not too much, but since it’s not yet harvest season, earning this much money is already quite good.

People with spare money usually have some money-consuming hobbies.

For example, some people love to buy cars, some love to buy watches, some love to buy figurines, and some love to host silver parties.

Jiang Feng’s hobby is similar to Yu Qian and Sun Yue; he likes raising animals.

Like Yu Qian, who opened a zoo and also a horse farm, raising various horses and even elephants, which also seems nice.

Jiang Feng even thinks if he can earn billions in the future, he’d open a zoo outside Maodeng Ranch.

In Ximeng League, there’s a wildlife park, collaborating with the zoo in Kyoto, located west of Xilinhot, attracting many tourists.

Of course, his current assets are still only tens of millions, far from that.

However, while he can’t open a zoo, raising some animals is still not a problem.

After all, his pasture covers more than 30,000 acres, and the yard is big enough.

On the grassland, large ranch owners usually raise some animals for their own enjoyment; this is one of the joys of having land.

In the morning, Jiang Feng stays at the ranch to bottle-feed several lambs born in the summer.

The little lambs are adorably cute.

Jiang Feng says to the netizens:

"Recently, I’m planning to buy some small animals to raise."

"The animals on the ranch are still too monotonous, and they’re all very common animals."

"I need to raise something more interesting."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the old fans were already excited.

[What animal does the ranch owner want to raise this time?]

[Rich man, raise elephants, elephants are fun!]

[How about raising crocodiles? I want to see crocodiles!]

[Raise tigers, tigers are so cool!]

After feeding the lambs, Jiang Feng sits in a chair to rest.

Seeing the comments on the screen, he can’t help but laugh.

"Everyone is thinking too much. If I want to raise elephants and tigers, I’d have to have the qualifications first."

"Our country has regulations; many animals cannot be raised."

"I’m planning to buy a few Sika Deer and then raise two parrots."

"If I have money in the future and acquire a zoo, then I could raise elephants and tigers."

"But for now, compared to those tycoons, I’m still poor."

Jiang Feng’s words left the netizens speechless.

As expected, criticism about him started coming in rapid succession.

[You’re poor? You’re so poor you only have money left!]

[You call owning over 30,000 acres of pasture poor?]

[Let’s be honest, with the ranch owner’s current popularity, the commercial value is definitely more than just tens of millions!]

Seeing everyone’s comments, Jiang Feng didn’t say much further.

After solving the issue of food and clothing, many hobbies are extremely money-consuming, and ordinary wealth doesn’t even qualify to start.

After all, in Huaxia, there are plenty of people with assets above thirty or forty million.

Of course, saying these words in front of ordinary people is inappropriate and might seem pretentious, so Jiang Feng keeps his mouth shut and doesn’t mention it much more.

Jiang Feng just says:

"Nowadays, raising Sika Deer has become a new type of breeding industry, but there are still relatively few people doing it."

"There are more Deer Sheds in the Northeast, and there are also many Sika Deer and Red Deer on the grassland."

"Many ranches are also raising deer."

"In terms of breeding profit, the profitability of Sika Deer isn’t much different from the five livestock of the grasslands, and it’s even more in some cases."

"Male deer’s antler can be harvested twice a year, each time worth five to six thousand, and grown Sika Deer can be sold, and venison is quite expensive."

"Here I have to mention, wild Sika Deer are a first-class protected animal, strictly prohibited from being hunted, akin to the protection level of Tibetan antelope and Tibetan wild asses."

"Only Sika Deer raised with proper procedures can be slaughtered for meat."

Jiang Feng sets a new breeding plan.

However, he’s not raising Sika Deer for money; with his ranch’s scale, only raising hundreds of Sika Deer would the profit be considerable.

He now plans to buy twenty to raise, which is the scale of a small breeder.

Sika Deer aren’t cheap either, each costing over ten thousand, and simply comparing meat prices, it’s more expensive than beef.

Only then did many netizens realize that Sika Deer are also a kind of livestock and can be raised on a large scale.

In the hearts of the Huaxia People, deer are considered sacred animals, so many people are averse to eating venison and don’t want to know much about it.

Jiang Feng felt the same way. He didn’t plan to eat venison; at most, he’d occasionally cut some antler for himself. Raising Sika Deer was purely for relaxation.

Around noon, Jiang Feng turned off the livestream.

He checked his latest popularity value tally.

Now, he could get 1.2 million popularity value every day. After half a month, he accumulated 16 million popularity value.

So, Jiang Feng decided to try his luck with the lottery.

"One Top Level Lottery, and six Advanced Lotteries."

It was still the same unchanging lottery mode.

"Host has chosen the Top Level Lottery, drawing...."

As soon as the system’s voice appeared, Jiang Feng saw a flash of golden light.

Golden Legend!

This time, however, the Golden Legend was not a Skill but an item.

"Congratulations on receiving an item reward:"

"[Talent Filter]*3: The genetic talents of the same animal differ vastly, and the filter can select the best-talented one within a certain range of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, etc."

Hearing the system’s reward prompt, Jiang Feng’s eyes flickered with surprise and joy.

A Talent Filter?

As the system described, even among the same animals, the differences in intelligence, physical qualities, etc., can be significant.

Even among humans, this is true.

So, when choosing pets, people hope to choose smart, friendly, and physically fit ones.

But it’s too difficult. Based on the appearance of small animals alone, it’s hard to predict what they’ll be like in the future.

Some are bought and end up being destructive; some grow up to be silly. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But now with a filter won from the lottery, it’s possible to select the pet with the best talent in a given area.

It’s a bit like catching little elves.

Jiang Feng was increasingly excited; what a great item.

"Host has chosen the Advanced Lottery, drawing...."

"Congratulations on receiving the item:"

"Bulletproof Level Three Helmet: A genuine bulletproof helmet with excellent bulletproof effects."

"Ghillie Suit set: Includes grassland ghillie suit and snowfield ghillie suit, perfect for hiding one’s figure."

"Warm socks *3 pairs: Special warming socks providing continuous heat in winter, with a warming effect exclusive to the host."

"One freezer, one automatic pig waterer, one high-performance washing machine."

The Advanced Lottery rewards were only moderately satisfying, just enough to be pleased with.

"A bulletproof Level Three Helmet? What do I need this for?"

Jiang Feng shook his head, amused and annoyed.

In real life, there are also toy Level Three Helmets, mainly used by some vloggers for filming game-related videos.

But those are made of plastic or resin, focusing on being lightweight.

Jiang Feng took out the Level Three Helmet rewarded by the system, oh my, it was so heavy he thought he was holding a shot put.

If it can stop bullets, it must be heavy, comparable to a steel helmet.

"You could crack walnuts with it."

Jiang Feng weighed the Level Three Helmet and placed it on the table beside him.

The helmet was a steel helmet on the outside, with a layer of foam inside, a bit like a motorcycle helmet, so it wouldn’t hurt your head when worn.

The helmet was placed upside down, with the opening facing up.

At this moment, the little Tabby Cat ran into the living room, jumped onto the table, and curiously stared at the helmet.

The little Tabby Cat looked just like Cat Boss, leading Jiang Feng to suspect that this little Tabby Cat was probably the biological son of Cat Boss.

As for the cute calico and that pure black cat, they probably aren’t much related to Cat Boss.

Especially that gentle and quiet calico, which doesn’t seem like Cat Boss’s kind at all.

The little Tabby Cat’s name is "Cat the Second"

Jiang Feng mentioned this briefly during a stream, and many netizens teased:

"Such a lovely kitten, why call it ’The Second’?"

"Does Cat Boss know you named it like this?"

"So, does that make this kitten the host’s second?"

At this moment, the little Tabby Cat seemed to find the inside of the helmet comfortable and crawled in directly.

It curled up into a ball inside the helmet, a perfect fit.

Then, it lay on its side and closed its eyes contentedly.

Jiang Feng saw this and couldn’t help laughing:

"Besides cracking walnuts, it can be a cat bed."

"This Level Three Helmet does have some use."