After Jiang Feng won the Top Level Lottery prize, he planned to pick out a pet.

Cats and dogs were unnecessary since he already had them.

Xiaojin Hua, Coal Ball, and Cat Boss all had great talents, so even if there were better ones, Jiang Feng wouldn’t choose them.

Right now, Jiang Feng wanted to buy two cute little parrots to raise, and they had to be the talking kind.

The intelligence gap with parrots is quite large.

Some parrots learn quickly once taught, while others are quite dense.

So, taking advantage of the afternoon, Jiang Feng planned to visit a dedicated parrot breeding farm.

There are three channels to buy parrots: the first is the flower and bird market with privately bred birds, where many old men sit by the roadside selling birds.

The second is online shopping, where you look at pictures in a group, then pay before they ship; this depends on the seller’s character and isn’t very reliable.

The third is going to a dedicated farm, preferably a good one, though the downside is that care for fledglings isn’t as thorough due to the large volume.

Jiang Feng chose to go to the dedicated farm.

The largest parrot breeding farm in the country is in Shangqiu, where there are several large farms, and many ornamental parrots come from there.

Jiang Feng contacted a breeding farm via a short video platform, and the other party readily agreed upon hearing that he wanted to buy parrots.

"Master, I guarantee I’ll pick the two best ones and send them to you for free."

"A beautifully featured parrot costs just two to three hundred, and the traffic you bring by buying from me is worth much more than that."

The seller was very excited.

"No need to send them, parrots easily get stressed during transport and don’t recover well."

Jiang Feng immediately replied.

"I’ll fly over tonight. I happen to have some business there, and I’ll personally choose them tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the seller quickly responded:

"That’s no problem at all. We welcome your visit."

So, having set the purchasing plan, Jiang Feng didn’t livestream, took a car to the nearest airport, then caught a flight, and finally arrived in Shangqiu.

After a brief stay at a hotel overnight, the next day he headed straight to the parrot breeding farm with his backpack.

Li Zezhou, the owner of the farm, personally greeted him.

There are many parrot farms in Shangqiu, and this one is considered the largest.

Li Zezhou was eager for Jiang Feng to start a livestream and even wondered about the cost of getting him to stream.

However, Jiang Feng had no plans to livestream.

"I’m just picking one parrot and leaving right after."

Jiang Feng said to him.

Although he wouldn’t livestream, he could record a video of Jiang Feng buying a bird there.

So Li Zezhou was extremely hospitable to Jiang Feng.

Then Li Zezhou led him into the area where the parrots were kept.

There were many birdcages, each with different kinds of parrots inside.

There’s also a large room where parrots roam freely.

The most numerous are budgerigars and cockatiels, common pet types.

But these two types of parrots are rather obtuse.

Jiang Feng wanted a smart, very talkative one, so he wanted an African grey parrot.

The grey parrot is grey-white all over, a parrot truly capable of communicating with humans, with extremely high intelligence.

It can even seamlessly converse with its owner.

While budgerigars and cockatiels are small and cute with a charming look, their speaking ability is quite limited, only able to repeat one or two phrases.

"Master Jiang, all our parrots are here, just pick whichever you like."

"Let me know which one you decide on."

Li Zezhou introduced.

"Alright."

Jiang Feng nodded and quietly chose to use the Talent Filter.

After selecting it, Jiang Feng didn’t feel any change.

However, when he turned to look at the flock of parrots, one of them was emitting a faint golden glow, as if outlined in gold.

This parrot was the most gifted one at the breeding farm.

Jiang Feng wasted no time and immediately walked over.

It was a grey parrot, one of the smartest parrot species.

In different places, there are different regulations for raising grey parrots; some areas don’t allow them. However, being a ranch owner, it’s easy for Jiang Feng to raise one.

This grey parrot had just grown its feathers, looking small and not particularly smart yet.

Pointing at the grey parrot, Jiang Feng said:

"Boss, I want this one."

Li Zezhou looked at the grey parrot and said:

"Sure, this parrot is just two months old; it’s the perfect time to cultivate its closeness to its owner."

"But grey parrots are highly intelligent; intelligent parrots also have rich emotions and must be treated well; otherwise, they may easily become depressed."

Jiang Feng just smiled at these words.

If raised in a city, a grey parrot kept alone in a building with nothing else could indeed become depressed.

But with Jiang Feng’s vast pasture and so many animals,

for a sociable little animal, such a place is a veritable Eden; once familiar with the other animals, the parrot won’t be depressed.

Parrots only get depressed because they are too lonely.

"No problem," Jiang Feng replied with a smile.

After buying the grey parrot, Jiang Feng went to see the budgerigars, lovebirds, and cockatiels.

These parrots are very popular as household pets.

Jiang Feng took a liking to two light blue lovebirds, with fluffy feathers that looked like the color of sea salt drinks, resembling clear seawater.

So Jiang Feng bought these two parrots as well.

Then, after paying, Jiang Feng took the parrots back to the ranch.

By the time he returned, three days had passed.

Jiang Feng started carefully taking care of the three parrots.

He placed the three parrots in a box in the living room, and they curiously observed their surroundings.

The cats’ family gathered around.

All these cats had friendly personalities, typical of house pets, so they wouldn’t do anything to the parrots.

Cat Boss stared at the three little parrots, its naive eyes pondering something unknown.

The parrot isn’t afraid of strangers; it approaches everyone it sees.

Later, Jiang Feng came to the yard, started the live stream, and showed off the newly bought parrot to the viewers.

[Master Jiang finally started the stream!]

[Did you get the parrot?]

As soon as the live stream started, the old fans in the chat eagerly asked.

Jiang Feng took out the grey parrot and introduced:

"This is the grey parrot I just bought."

"Among the various types of parrots, grey parrots are definitely one of the smartest."

"Furthermore, they not only mimic speech but can also genuinely converse with humans."

"They have their own thought processes."

"This little guy just came home, and it should be just at the age of starting to talk."

"Let me teach it a couple of phrases and see."

Jiang Feng held the grey parrot in his hand.

Grey parrots are large parrots, fairly big, and their size as adults is comparable to pigeons.

The other two small blue parrots are as big as sparrows, purely adorable creatures.

The grey parrot was still young and could fit in one hand.

It tilted its head, curiously sizing up Jiang Feng.

"Come on, say ’Good evening.’"

Jiang Feng said to the small grey parrot.

The small grey parrot tilted its head in a different direction, still observing it.

"Good evening."

Jiang Feng repeated again.

But the parrot still didn’t speak.

The viewers couldn’t help but laugh.

[Hahaha, maybe it’s a mute!]

[Are you sure grey parrots are the smartest? It seems naturally unable to speak.]

[Master Jiang, could it be that you got scammed!]

[Are you sure this parrot is smart, not just big smart?]

The chat was filled with sarcastic comments.

Jiang Feng didn’t pay much attention and just repeated to the grey parrot:

"Good evening!"

At that moment, a voice with a squeak like the sound of a door opening said:

"Good evening!"

Hearing this, the viewers in the live stream were all stunned.

A hint of delight appeared on Jiang Feng’s face as well.

Indeed, it lived up to being the parrot with the best talent as screened by the filter, truly smart, able to talk at just over two months old!

That farm was a large one, with at least a few thousand parrots, and of course, the most talented ones there were naturally smart.

Jiang Feng laughed and said:

"It really can talk!"

The viewers were a bit dumbfounded.

[Whoa! Did it learn that just now?]

[No way, it took me a week to teach my cockatiel just one phrase, but this parrot learned in seconds?]

[So smart!]

[The animals on this ranch are peculiar!]

At this moment, there were other little creatures in the yard.

Xiaojin Hua and White Wolf were by Jiang Feng’s feet.

Xiaojin Hua, upon hearing the sound from the parrot, immediately stood up alertly, then trotted over in front of Jiang Feng and used its classic head tilt cuteness attack.

Animals tilt their heads when they are curious or puzzled; it looks particularly silly and adorable.

Xiaojin Hua’s expression seemed to say:

Who was talking just now?

Holding the grey parrot, Jiang Feng said again:

"Say ’You’re handsome!’"

This time, the grey parrot, particularly brilliant, immediately repeated:

"You’re handsome!"

The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.

[Haha, Master Jiang, you have no shame!]

[Parrot, quickly say ’You’re ugly!’]

[I’ll buy this parrot!]

At that moment, the little border collie became even more puzzled, barking "Woof woof" twice.

It seemed to be questioning, why can it speak human language?

But parrots are just such magical creatures.

If they didn’t truly exist in the real world, many wouldn’t believe in the existence of parrots.

Birds that can talk like humans? With vibrant colors? What a joke!

But reality is just so magical and amazing.

The little grey parrot played happily, giving its body a little shake in Jiang Feng’s hand, seemingly eager to learn more.

"From now on, you’ll be called ’Little Grey Machine’!"

Jiang Feng looked at it and said.

That phrase was too long, and the little grey parrot paused, unable to replicate it.

It didn’t have such advanced throat control yet.

"Little Grey Machine!"

Jiang Feng called out to it.

"Little Grey Machine!"

The parrot followed along, still sounding like a long-unrehabilitated creaky door.

However, speaking is something that can be improved with more teaching.