Galapagos penguins, as outliers among penguins, live near the equator where the average temperature ranges from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius.
However, they are essentially no different from ordinary penguins. Their feathers are dense, they lack sweat glands, and they still possess a strong resistance to cold.
But having always lived in hot regions, their resistance to cold is naturally much weaker than that of ordinary penguins.
This is why they appeared to be afraid of the cold after arriving here.
Yang Lin believed that after a period of adaptation, it would definitely be able to readjust to the cold.
Of course, this would take time.
To prevent it from freezing to death during this process, Yang Lin made preparations.
Casually casting a gaze of insight, the talent panel of this Galapagos penguin appeared before Yang Lin.
[Diving (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Fishing (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Being Cute (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Sliding (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Flying (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
[Heat Resistance (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to Activate]
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Looking at the vibrant green talent panel before him, Yang Lin exclaimed, "Wow."
The last time he saw something so green was on the fund interface on his phone.
He had initially thought he might find a talent related to cold resistance on this Galapagos penguin, but it simply didn't have any.
Perhaps their ancestors had lived near the equator for generations, and this ancestral skill had atrophied.
"Truly a cute little weakling."
Although he didn't find any talents related to cold resistance, Yang Lin eventually awakened the "Being Cute" talent for it.
At least after awakening, its physique would be much stronger than before, and it would be more resistant to cold.
Perhaps it would get used to the cold after being frozen a few times.
As for bringing it back to Xihong Zoo, Yang Lin had considered it. However, penguins are social animals.
Suddenly forcing it to live alone might lead to depression over time. Worse, some animal lovers might report Xihong Zoo for mistreating penguins and subsequently send it back to Antarctica to be released. That would be quite a shock.
Thinking of this outcome, Yang Lin shook his head.
Just then, the Galapagos penguin, which had just awakened its "Being Cute" talent, underwent a subtle change.
The originally mottled penguin suddenly shed some of its variegated feathers. Except for its belly, the rest of its body instantly turned pure black.
Even around its eye sockets, only two white circles remained, making it look as if it were wearing a pair of glasses from afar.
In addition to the color, the texture of its fur also gained a slight sheen.
Coupled with its enlarged physique and increasingly round belly, its cuteness factor immediately exploded.
Even Yang Lin couldn't resist patting its belly.
The bouncy texture felt like jelly.
"Your belly is so bouncy, from today onwards, your name will be QQ."
The little creature, now possessing normal intelligence, seemed extremely pleased upon hearing its name and immediately nodded.
"Right, I have a gift for you."
Saying this, Yang Lin turned and picked up a few items from the side.
First, there was a yellow knitted hat.
Then, a red scarf. And finally, a children's down jacket filled with goose down.
After Yang Lin dressed QQ in these three items one by one, QQ, who was not yet fully adapted to the current temperature, instantly felt less cold.
This also added to the already explosive cuteness of QQ.
Even Yang Lin, a grown man, couldn't help but pick up the little creature a few times.
"Right, I need to build you an igloo here. You'll stay inside the igloo then."
Fearing that QQ might still get cold, Yang Lin immediately grabbed his tools and built a small igloo out of ice and snow on the nearby ice surface.
Seeing QQ settle into the igloo, Yang Lin finally showed a hint of satisfaction.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt something behind him.
Turning around, he realized that at some point, he had been surrounded by penguins.
At this moment, the remaining 49 penguins were all looking at him with pitiful eyes.
It was as if they were saying, "We want houses too."
"What the heck, when did you guys get here!"
"Don't all look at me. You are proper Antarctic penguins; you need to be strong, you're not afraid of the cold."
As he spoke, the penguins all gathered around and, much to Yang Lin's astonishment, began to shiver.
If Yang Lin hadn't seen them playing more enthusiastically than anyone else in the icy water, he might have actually believed them.
But even though he knew these penguins were faking it, he couldn't resist their cute demeanor when they started acting adorable.
Especially when they marched towards him in neat little steps, their bellies protruding, waddling along.
"I'm really no match for you guys. I'll prepare houses for you, okay?"
"Why do I feel like I've given birth to 50 sons?"
Sighing, Yang Lin gathered the workers who hadn't left yet.
Fortunately, the ice-making machines were still functional. All they needed to do was prepare molds in advance and pour in icy water to create ice bricks.
With the assistance of the workers, 50 small igloos appeared on the ice surface.
The presence of these igloos instantly gave the entire enclosure a different feel.
Especially when those 50 little ones moved into their igloos, it looked like a city belonging to penguins.
Yang Lin immediately took a video of the scene and casually posted it on the official account of Xihong Zoo.
After publishing the video, he returned to Xihong Zoo.
The Animal City was now largely completed. Although it couldn't accommodate visitors yet, it was suitable for the animals to move in.
This was especially true for the animals that had recently joined Xihong Zoo. Their less extreme natures often made them feel out of place with the zoo's original inhabitants.
Transferring some of them here could also solve the current housing congestion problem at Xihong Zoo.
Of course, there was another significant benefit: preventing the newly acquired animals from being "corrupted" by the older animals.
King Kong had already learned to smoke, and it wouldn't be long before the other orangutans followed suit.
Furthermore, based on Yang Lin's observations, the new tigers had become somewhat henpecked under Shuai Shuai's influence.
Thinking of this, Yang Lin immediately began drafting the list of animals to be relocated.
Of course, in addition to these animals moving in, he could also receive the second batch of animals from Diannan Zoo.
Director Song had been calling almost daily for the past few days.
And just as Yang Lin was preparing for the move-in arrangements for Animal City, the video he posted on Xihong Zoo's official account had gone viral.