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Shi Wen couldn't help but ask, "Wouldn't its combat power be very high then? Is this White Tiger docile?"

Xing Mingyue: "It has a docile personality, but its fighting ability is hard to say. It's too small and doesn't seem to pose any threat to other animals."

Shi Wen asked, "How small?"

Xing Mingyue: "It's been three years since it was born, but it's not as big as a typical three-month-old White Tiger."

Shi Wen, so I know how big a three-month-old tiger cub is.

Upon hearing Xing Mingyue's words, he immediately felt relieved. "It's indeed not very big, and it doesn't have much fighting power to speak of."

Xing Mingyue: "Yes, that's why I dared to ask you for help."

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing exchanged a glance.

Then, Shi Wen said, "If it is indeed as you say, then we do meet the conditions to adopt it. However, it's doing well here with you, so it seems like we don't really need to adopt it?"

"No," Xing Mingyue said, "The White Tiger's situation is very complicated. It has awakened the Variant Beasts Bloodline, and it is also suspected of awakening the Divine Beast Bloodline. We have been observing it for years, but it has not passed the test."

Shi Wen nodded, signaling him to continue.

Xing Mingyue: "My side believes that it has indeed awakened the Divine Beast Bloodline, but the bloodline is too diluted to be detected with current technology. However, some of us believe that based on the current data analysis, it has not awakened at all; it can only be said to have the Super Variant Beast Bloodline, and there is no need to treat it as having awakened the Divine Beast Bloodline."

Shi Wen: "So what do you mean now?"

Xing Mingyue: "I think you have great potential in animal husbandry, so I'm asking you to help me with this. Perhaps with your help, it will truly awaken."

Shi Wen cautiously said, "Perhaps we will also find that it is completely unable to awaken."

Xing Mingyue: "Yes, that's possible, but at least this settles things, doesn't it?"

The three chatted for a while, Xing Mingyue tried his best to explain the situation clearly.

Shi Wen analyzed the situation in his mind and felt that there was not much risk, so he finally agreed to go and take a look, saying that he would consider whether to adopt the child after seeing it.

With so many animals on the ranch, he has to be responsible for these little guys.

After all, not all animals are easy to get along with; some animals have particularly bad personalities, such as the white-shouldered eagle that was sent to the G Province National Zoo.

Bringing back an unsuitable animal would be a risk for all the little ones.

Shi Wen suggested going to see it, Xing Mingyue immediately contacted a shuttle bus, explaining, "The White Tiger is at our base, which makes it convenient for our management and research."

"Are you going to keep it in a cage?" Shi Wen was a little worried that the White Tiger might be a laboratory animal—laboratory animals rarely develop a good temperament.

Xing Mingyue said, "No, you'll see when you go over there."

The shuttle bus took them to another laboratory building.

Xing Mingyue led them in by swiping their cards. They took the elevator to the fifth floor, Shi Wen Wenxian saw a large hall that covered at least 300 square meters.

The hall is quite decorated.

Warm

There's also a whole cat tree on top?

Shi Wen looked at it a couple more times in disbelief, and then realized that it was indeed a cat tree.

The enormous cat tree rivals any ordinary playground equipment, but the scratching posts on top reveal its true purpose.

Xing Mingyue called out to the air, "Changfeng, come here."

There was no response from the air.

Xing Mingyue said to Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, "Our White Tiger is a bit timid and not used to strangers."

Yan Kexing looked up and said, "Under the ceiling, over there in that cat's bed."

Xing Mingyue saw that it was indeed true, so he went over to take a look.

Shi Wen followed along.

Xing Mingyue called out twice more, and only then did a round head peek out from the cat's nest.

Shi Wen it and couldn't help but exclaim, "Isn't that a cat?"

Xing Mingyue: "It's the White Tiger."

Shi Wen, "But it has very obvious feline characteristics."

Xing Mingyue: "It might have mutated."

Shi Wen couldn't help but take a second look at the cat above; it was clearly a rather odd-looking white tabby cat.

Cats and tigers are very different. Cats generally have a sweeter appearance, while tigers have a fiercer appearance. Cats have a smaller frame, while even tiger cubs have a large frame. You can tell them apart at a glance.

The cat in the picture is somewhere between a cat and a tiger, exhibiting characteristics of both in appearance and skeleton.

If it weren't for the vast difference in size between a cat and a tiger, Shi Wen would have suspected that this might be a hybrid of a cat and a tiger.

Xing Mingyue called out again, "Changfeng."

The little guy finally tentatively came out of its nest, then climbed down the cat tree and finally jumped to the ground.

It has beautiful blue eyes, just like a cat.

I've never seen a tiger with eyes of this color before.

The little guy ran to their feet and looked at Shi Wen curiously.

Those little movements are more like those of an ordinary cat.

Shi Wen hesitated before saying to Xing Mingyue, "Is it really not a cat? Look at it, it looks like a cat, and its body shape is like a cat's too."

Xing Mingyue: "It's really not, we've done genetic testing..."

Before Xing Mingyue could finish speaking, the little guy tentatively stretched out his paw and gently scratched Shi Wen's trouser leg. "Meow."

Even its meows are cat meows.

Shi Wen's expression turned serious. "If that's the case, adopting this white, um, White Tiger isn't up to us; we need to consult with the family members."

Xing Mingyue at Yan Kexing, puzzled. "Which family member? Aren't there just the two of you in your family?"

Yan Kexing curled the corners of his lips into a smile.

Shi Wen said, "We also have a black cat at home, a very intelligent black cat. If you want to adopt other kittens, you have to ask it first."

Xing Mingyue looked at him, then at Yan Kexing: "Is that so?"