Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 218 Civet Perfume
"I think so too."

Chen Nian hung up the phone.

I glanced at the large civet cat of unknown origin with a bit of a headache.

The large Indian civet does not belong to the Felidae family, so the cat affinity level has no effect on it, and the [Animal Affinity Aura] is not enough to make this large Indian civet, which was startled by the dots, lower its guard.

"It seems we can only wait until it calms down before making any further decisions."

Chen Nian stood up.

Then they went to settle the little ones in.

Now that Xia Qiyue isn't here, if he's still so careless as to let these state security officers run wild in the yard, then it's not just carelessness, it's utterly insane.

"Let's go, let's go! We've only eaten half of our breakfast! Let's finish eating and get on with our business!"

Chen Nian waved her hand like she was herding chicks.

Xue Aotian had been pawing at the door of the quarantine area, wanting to go in and meet the new resident, but seeing Chen Nian leave, it quickly hopped after her.

The others also lost interest in the large Indian civet and followed suit.

As for the 'culprit' who brought the giant civet cat here, Dian Dian didn't even glance at it again.

If it weren't for the scent of the civet cat...

It also won't bring it over to Chen Nian.

Hmm. This big, fragrant cat should probably get more of their cat food.
Dian Dian followed, swaying her little waist.

Not long after, the familiar sound of brakes rang out outside the courtyard.

Xu Dafei and Jiang Fengyu walked into the rescue center with ease and headed straight for the isolation area.

Upon entering, one could see Chen Nian squatting outside the isolation room.

His expression was quite helpless.

Inside the quarantine area, the large civet cat that had caused such a stir in the live stream was curled up in a corner, turning itself into a withdrawn ball of fur, completely ignoring Chen Nian outside.

It wasn't until it heard the new footsteps that it cautiously raised its head, its little eyes darting around.

“It is indeed a large civet cat.”

Jiang Fengyu confirmed its identity with just one glance.

His nose twitched involuntarily.

It was as if some unbearable memories had attacked him, and his expression instantly became even more complicated than Chen Nian's.

"You are here."

Chen Nian stood up and gave her seat to the two of them.

Seeing the large spiritual cat's indifferent attitude towards Chen Nian, Xu Dafei seemed to have discovered a new continent and jokingly teased, "Well, well! This is the first time I've seen a cat resist Teacher Chen's charm!"

"It's not a feline."

Chen Nian gave a bitter smile.

“Felidae and Viverridae are completely different.” Jiang Fengyu squatted down and carefully observed the little guy inside.

"Just by its appearance, can you tell that it's related to a cat?"

Xu Dafei rubbed his chin and examined it: "Indeed. Apart from the tail being somewhat similar, its temperament and appearance are more like... well... a rather scruffy-looking weasel?"

Jiang Fengyu quickly completed the preliminary examination.

He stood up and looked at Chen Nian.

“This large civet cat doesn’t have any obvious external injuries, so it obviously wasn’t injured when it was brought here by Dian Dian. Old Chen, can you tell me if it showed any unusual behavior when it first arrived here?”

"Abnormal behavior?"

Chen Nian thought for a moment: "It smells a little good, does that count?"

"Smells good?!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Fengyu's voice instantly rose eight octaves.

You said it smells good?

I seriously suspect there's something wrong with your sense of taste!

Seeing Jiang Fengyu's strong reaction, Xu Dafei and the viewers in the live broadcast room were stunned.

Xu Dafei: "What's wrong with that? Does it smell bad or not?"

"Yes, it stinks!"

Jiang Fengyu's tone was resolute.

A flicker of memory crossed his eyes, then he added emphatically, "And it wasn't just ordinary stench!"

"Ah? No way?"

Xu Dafei then looked at Chen Nian.

Meanwhile, the cat lovers in the live stream couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"How smelly could it be to make Brother Jiang make that face?"

"Emmm, the disgust is so intense! It's exactly like how my cat smells durian!"

"Wait a minute, I heard that civet is a pretty expensive fragrance, right? A lot of high-end perfumes use it!"

Jiang Fengyu's expression was complicated, as if he could smell that nightmarish scent again.

He touched his nose and said sadly, "Old Xu, do you remember that time a few years ago when I came back from an internship, you almost wouldn't let me in the door?"

"Holy crap! I remember now!" Xu Dafei slapped his thigh.

"I thought you'd just been pulled out of the septic tank that time! The stench made my eyes water! Could it be..."

“Yes.” Jiang Fengyu nodded with a tragic expression.

"That was the one!"

"My rescue target was a large Indian civet that ran into a villager's chicken coop! I even caught it myself. And then, alas!"

Forget the past!
He really didn't want to bring it up again.

That incident left a deep psychological scar on Jiang Fengyu, who had just entered the industry.

He looked at Chen Nian: "Old Chen, you should explain the specific reasons."

"emmm~"

"You probably didn't notice and got some of its 'fragrance' on you."

Chen Nian couldn't help but smile.

Then he took over the conversation and looked at the live stream: "Don't think that what Lao Jiang said is an exaggeration!"

"The scent of the untreated civet cat balm is indeed extremely overpowering!"

He tried hard to find a fitting metaphor: "It's probably similar to the smell of feces and urine in the enclosures of large felines in a zoo!"

"For those who have never been to the zoo, imagine the moment you lift the lid of your cat's litter box, which hasn't been cleaned properly for over a week and is soaked in urine!"

"Most importantly!" Chen Nian emphasized, "this flavor lasts incredibly long!"

"Once you get your hands on its balm, congratulations, for the next few hours you will be a human-shaped walking biochemical weapon, and people and animals within a ten-meter radius should stay away!"

"hiss--!"

Countless cat owners in the live stream instantly empathized, their faces showing extreme disgust, and some even subconsciously moved their phones further away.

Just imagining that smell is enough to make you suffocate!

It's even stranger if there are cat lovers involved.

"If it smells so bad, why is it called 'fragrant ointment' instead of 'stinky ointment'?"

"This is related to its 'base fragrance'."

Chen Nian glanced at Jiang Fengyu, who was still shaken.

"Once you get through the first few hours of 'olfactory hell,' and the most pungent, low-molecular-weight volatile substances dissipate, the more complex, high-molecular-weight musk components that remain will begin to show their power."

"When the pungent smell completely disappears, for the next few days, the area where you were rubbed will have a very, very faint, warm, and even slightly sweet animalic musk scent."

"That's the real 'civet' scent."

"That's why it's called a perfume balm."

"This is also the reason why it is worth its weight in gold in the perfume industry."

Immediately, many female cat lovers in the live stream became eager to participate.

Some are even considering trying some civet incense.

Chen Nian didn't even need to guess what the cat lovers were thinking, and quickly stopped them with words:

"But! You must not imitate Lao Jiang's methods!"

“Wild civet balm may carry bacteria or other microorganisms, and direct contact with the skin may cause allergies or infections.”

"Furthermore, wild civets are classified as a Class I protected animal, and obtaining their perfume is a serious illegal act!"

Jiang Fengyu also shook his head vigorously at the camera.

His expression was extremely earnest:

"Believe me, you absolutely don't want to experience that smell for yourself! Seriously! I swear on my life's worth of sense of smell! That stuff can't be washed off with water!"

Seeing that both professionals had said so, the cat lovers had no choice but to reluctantly abandon their dangerous ideas.

"Then, Teacher Chen, what is the civet scent in the perfume?"

"That is 'civet tincture' obtained after strict sterilization, filtration, and high dilution and aging in alcohol."

"In the final perfume formula, the amount added is often only one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand, existing merely as a base color for extreme sexiness, and the original 'domineering' cannot be smelled at all."

"If you are really interested in this fragrance, you can go and experience the excellent perfumes made with legal civet tincture."

That concludes our science lesson.

The topic then returned to the large civet cat in front of us.

Chen Nian said with certainty, "When I first saw it, I did smell a faint fragrance. Of course, I've never smelled the 'original' one, so I can't be 100% sure."

"Alright, let's see what it's really like, I'll go and smell it myself!"

Jiang Fengyu took a deep breath.

As if heading to the execution ground, he resolutely opened the small door of the isolation room.

The moment the door opened.

A warm, complex, slightly sweet and slightly musky animalic scent wafted out and entered the nostrils of the three people.

"It really smells like processed civet!"

Jiang Fengyu's expression did not improve; instead, it instantly became even more unpleasant!
(Look! What's that?)

(End of this chapter)