Listening to their conversation and watching the seemingly tireless Er Hua in the enclosure, Yang Qi couldn’t help but feel his eye twitch.

’Is the effect of this Creation Pill a little too potent?’

’It doesn’t just guarantee offspring; it even enhances his stamina during the act!’

Fortunately, after a little over two minutes, Er Hua stopped for a halftime break.

"I think the Director is right. Er Hua is a warrior among leopards, just exceptionally gifted in this area. He probably just wasn’t in the mood before," Yang Qi said, making excuses for Er Hua with a straight face.

"It’s a bit unusual, but there are always outliers."

Jiang Kai agreed, his tone knowing, like that of an experienced man. "Aren’t there people who are also exceptionally gifted in this department? It’s just individual variation."

Dr. Zhang nodded subconsciously.

As they spoke, Er Hua, after a brief rest, seemed to have recovered his energy. He let out another low growl and slowly approached the reclining Big Flower.

The two leopards soon began affectionately rubbing their necks and cheeks against each other, and the atmosphere grew heated once more.

"See? They’re starting again," Jiang Kai said, lifting his chin.

Leopard mating is known for being brief but frequent.

The longest record is over three hundred times in a single day.

Seeing this, Yang Qi felt relieved.

Although the duration of each session was absurdly long, this pattern of "halftime breaks" and starting up again at least conformed to the basic leopard characteristic of frequent, repeated sessions. It wasn’t so outrageous that he was going at it nonstop, day and night.

"Director, I’ll go clean the lynx enclosure now," Yang Qi said.

"Alright, go on."

Jiang Kai nodded. "I’ll have someone else handle the follow-up logs."

Yang Qi couldn’t be happier about that.

Staring at leopards mating all day long and recording the frequency was not a pleasant job.

...

「Afternoon.」

After finishing his work, Yang Qi went to a fruit shop to buy a fruit basket, picked out some nutritional supplements suitable for a patient, and drove to the City First People’s Hospital, heading to Bao Shun’s room.

In the bed by the window, Master Bao was propped up against the headboard. His face was a little pale, but he seemed to be in good spirits. A smile appeared on his face when he saw Yang Qi walk in.

"Xiao Yang? What are you doing here? Quick, have a seat."

"I came to see you." Yang Qi placed the items on the bedside table and pulled over a chair to sit down. "How are you feeling? What did the doctor say?"

"Just the same old problem, nothing serious. A few days in the hospital to rest and recover is all I need." Bao Shun waved his hand dismissively, his gaze falling on the fruit basket and supplements. "You shouldn’t have. You came all this way, and now you’ve spent money on me."

"It’s the least I could do," Yang Qi said with a smile. "After all, you’re my ’master.’"

Bao Shun had married late and had only one son, who was still in his first year of high school. His ex-wife had cheated on him and they divorced years ago, leaving him as the sole breadwinner of the family.

Although the zoo had sent people to take turns looking after him during his hospital stay, it wasn’t the same as the attentive care of a family member.

Hearing the word "master," Bao Shun grew a bit sentimental and couldn’t help but open up.

He talked about everything from the animals at the zoo to his son’s studies at home, his tone filled with both concern for his work and a sense of helplessness regarding his family.

Yang Qi listened patiently, offering a few words of comfort at the right moments.

After chatting for nearly an hour, he finally got up to leave.

...

Returning to his dormitory by the mountain at night, Yang Qi cooked Spirit Rice Porridge as usual.

Because of Bai Wan’s addition, he had increased the portion of Spirit Rice slightly.

After dinner, Yang Qi leaned back on the sofa and scrolled through his phone.

He first opened the small group chat that Chen Ze had added him to. It was buzzing with activity, with messages scrolling by at high speed.

["Holy crap! I heard Er Hua and Big Flower have been going at it all day? For real?"]

["It’s true, they haven’t stopped since this morning! He’s a total beast!"]

["Old Li and the others are still over there logging it. I heard not only are the sessions long, but the frequency is insane too!"]

["I’m so jealous... wait, no, I mean, Er Hua’s stamina is freaking awesome!"]

["A true man among leopards! No, a true male leopard!"]

...

The group chat was on fire, the tone filled with amazement, teasing, and a certain indescribable "admiration."

Yang Qi watched, his mouth twitching, and silently closed the group chat.

He then opened the main work group, "Zoo Family." People were discussing it there too, but the tone was much more professional.

[Leopard District Observation Log: Today, the mating behavior of leopards ’Er Hua’ and ’Big Flower’ has been abnormally active. Both the duration per session and the frequency have significantly exceeded normal observational data, continuing for nearly eleven hours. Specific data pending summary and analysis.]

[Roger, will continue to monitor.]

[Roger, night shift staff have been notified to pay attention.]

...

Just a few messages, all strictly business.

Yang Qi glanced at it, didn’t join the discussion, and exited the chat.

Putting his phone away, he went upstairs, sat cross-legged on the Meditation Cushion, and began his daily cultivation and breathing exercises, which he did without fail.

The gentle Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Rice Porridge circulated slowly through his body. Absorbed via the "Moon Invitation Qi Refining Art," it nourished his meridians while condensing into Magical Power.

At midnight, the system settled the day’s accounts on schedule.

[Today’s work is complete. The host has fed a total of seven types of Spirit Beasts and cleaned three Beast Gardens. Contribution Points +50.]

Temporarily taking over Bao Shun’s duties to care for the animals was extra work for anyone else, but for Yang Qi, it was a harvest of contribution points.

...

For the next three days, everyone at the zoo, from the management to the cleaning staff, couldn’t stop talking about the "relentlessly battling" leopards during their breaks. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Yang Qi also kept a close eye on the situation, mainly worried that the effects of the Creation Pill were too potent and might permanently harm the animals.

Fortunately, a leopard was still a leopard. No matter how abnormal its behavior, there was always a limit.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, Yang Qi was cleaning the wolf enclosure when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

He paused his work, took out his phone, and saw a new message from the main "Zoo Family" group chat on the screen.

He tapped it and saw a brief announcement.

[Leopard District Notice: The abnormally active mating behavior of leopards ’Er Hua’ and ’Big Flower,’ which has persisted for several days, came to a natural conclusion today at 2:15 PM. ’Big Flower’ will now be closely monitored for pregnancy.]

’It’s finally over!’

Yang Qi let out a sigh of relief.

The Creation Pill’s effects were intense, but thankfully, the situation had been alarming but ultimately harmless.

Over these five days, Yang Qi had used his newly accumulated contribution points to do three lottery draws.

The first draw got him a "Strengthening Pill."

The second draw got him "Low-Grade Spirit Rice (Five Jin)."

The third draw got him "Vitality Nutrient Cream."

The first two were regular replenishment items, but Yang Qi was quite pleased to see the Vitality Nutrient Cream again. He had used up the last of it saving Bai Wan, so this was a perfect restock.

...

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.

Yang Qi was in the middle of behavioral training with the lynx when the phone in his pocket rang.

The big cat jumped, startled by the sound.

"Sorry, sorry."

Yang Qi apologized, stepped to the side, and took out his phone. The caller ID showed "Chen Ze."

"Hello, Brother Chen?"

"Brother Qi, are you free right now?" Chen Ze’s voice came through the receiver. "If you’re not busy, hurry over to the tiger exhibit. Something seems to be wrong with ’Great King.’"