Deep in Bear Ridge, Sang Xiaoxia, while looking at the park map she received upon entry, gazed at the mist-shrouded valley before her with confusion.
"Is this the Dragon Turtle Valley?"
"So it really is the coldest area of Xihong Zoo."
After confirming that the mist-shrouded area before her was her ultimate destination, Sang Xiaoxia once again spoke to the livestream camera:
"Family, I've arrived at the legendary Dragon Turtle Valley."
"But I strongly suspect Director Yang made this up to fill a quota. It takes an hour to walk there and back. If there's nothing interesting to see, I'll have a huge loss today."
"And I suspect that mist was deliberately created by Director Yang to confuse tourists' eyes."
"Enough talk, let's go in and see what's going on inside."
As soon as she finished speaking, Sang Xiaoxia nervously walked towards the interior of the valley.
And at the same time as her apprehension, the two large creatures inside the mist were even more anxious than she was.
"Xiao Long, is that a tourist? What should we do later?"
The giant tortoise, whose shell was larger than a millstone, asked Xiao Long nervously.
Xiao Long was not doing any better.
Although it had interacted with many tourists when it first arrived at Xihong Zoo, its personality had become increasingly introverted as its appearance changed.
After staying in Bear Ridge for several months, it was even starting to develop social anxiety.
Yes, as a future Ying Long, it was socially anxious.
"Don't be afraid, tourists are very friendly animals. But don't be too enthusiastic either."
"The colder and more indifferent you are to them, the more excited they get. Some tourists even like to be beaten."
"Here, I'll let my little subordinates go and welcome this tourist first."
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Long's throat began to vibrate.
With an invisible sound wave, a large number of lizards and snakes soon emerged from Dragon Turtle Valley.
If Yang Lin were here now, he would notice that in just one day, the reptiles he had picked up from outside had already undergone some visible changes.
As this group of reptiles moved out, Sang Xiaoxia, who was walking step by step towards the interior of the valley, heard the sounds of their movement.
The tens of thousands of viewers in her livestream were no exception.
"What's that noise? It sounds so terrifying."
"It sounds like the sound of many animals crawling together."
"Is Dragon Turtle Valley this exciting?"
"This place isn't focused on horror, is it? If so, I won't come here again."
"Don't be a coward, streamer, go further inside."
Before they could finish speaking, various lizards began to emerge from the mist.
Colorful and green, red and black, large and small.
This scene almost sent away the viewers who had a natural phobia of reptiles.
Fortunately, Sang Xiaoxia herself was a reptile blogger, and her fans had also had some exposure to the reptile community, which prevented them from being scared away on the spot.
However, it didn't end there. Behind the group of lizards, a group of various snakes also emerged.
Suddenly, the scene became bizarre.
On one side was the reptile blogger who had been scared numb, and on the other side were the reptiles who were forced by their boss to come out and greet guests.
Neither side knew what to do at that moment.
Especially Sang Xiaoxia. She believed her love for reptiles far surpassed that of ordinary pets, and she even slept with her blue-tongued skink every night.
She had also kept snake pets like corn snakes.
But in the current situation, she was truly panicked.
"Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?"
Even though she knew that no animal attacks had ever occurred at Xihong Zoo, her body couldn't help but tremble.
Just as Sang Xiaoxia was terrified and wanted to run, the dragon and tortoise hiding in the mist simultaneously had their eyes light up.
"This tourist seems very excited."
"Yes, it seems she really likes the welcoming ceremony I arranged for her, so much so that she can't move her feet."
"It seems tourists are indeed, as you said, a group of friendly and loving creatures."
"Xiao Long, I walk slowly. Let me go out and greet her first."
As he spoke, the tortoise uncle began to walk towards the outside of the valley with heavy steps.
Weighing over a thousand pounds now, every step he took made a loud noise, and coupled with his massive size, he resembled a moving hill.
So even though he hadn't fully emerged from the mist, Sang Xiaoxia could see him at a glance.
The sudden appearance of the reptiles had already scared half her life away, and now this huge black shadow suddenly appeared, her face immediately changed.
"What is this again? A giant lizard? It's so big, could it be a Komodo dragon?"
Thinking of the Komodo dragon's other title, "Dragon of Komodo," Sang Xiaoxia suddenly felt like she had discovered the truth.
Not only she, but also the viewers in the livestream felt the same way.
"No way, Director Yang actually brought back a Komodo dragon? No zoo in China has a Komodo dragon yet."
"If it's really a Komodo dragon, then I'll be excited."
"Netizen from India above, calm down, Komodo dragons are venomous."
"Attractions can be obscure, but they shouldn't be creepy. This Dragon Turtle Valley is really not for the average tourist."
"Do Komodo dragons crawl slowly? Why is this one crawling for so long?"
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Under Sang Xiaoxia's terrified gaze, the black shadow finally reached the edge of the mist with heavy footsteps.
Just as Sang Xiaoxia thought she was about to see the rumored Komodo dragon, a large round head emerged from the mist.
Upon seeing this large round head, both Sang Xiaoxia and the viewers in the livestream were stunned.
Without a doubt, this head had nothing to do with a Komodo dragon. It looked like the head of a large snake.
But then they thought again and felt it was wrong, because if it were a snake, how could there be footsteps?
Before this doubt had lingered for long, the body behind the large head followed.
Its texture was like black rock, with distinct patterns, and its size was comparable to a giant millstone.
Sang Xiaoxia was stunned.
If she couldn't recognize the identity of this giant creature at this moment, she wouldn't deserve to be a reptile blogger.
"Holy cow, a big turtle!"
"No, no, it's a giant tortoise, but how can a tortoise grow so big? Oh my god."
At this moment, curiosity finally overcame her fear. Sang Xiaoxia ignored the snakes and lizards on the ground and walked a few steps towards the tortoise.
When she got closer and there was a comparison, the netizens had a further understanding of the tortoise's size.
And when they recognized this giant tortoise as the famous Galapagos tortoise, there was an uproar.