I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 56 Picking Up a Small Opportunity (Seeking the Latest Update)
After walking around the ornamental fish area, Chen Jingle roughly had an idea in mind.

However, instead of making a move, they continued walking forward.

The second half is the bird area.

There are all kinds of birds, and many of them are protected species, such as magpies, blackbirds, and even mynahs, which are classified as Class II protected species in China.

That's a bit too arrogant.

For animals like magpies and blackbirds, as long as the number does not exceed 20, it's illegal but not a crime; at most, you'll get a reprimand. However, if you're caught buying and selling mynahs, your animals will be confiscated and you'll be fined; you might even end up working as a sewing machine operator in jail.

There are just so many people who are ignorant about the law.

Besides that, there are parrots.

There are many types of parrots, and almost every store sells them, and they are generally not cheap.

The cheapest is probably the budgie, which is also the most familiar to everyone, with blue and green being the most common colors.

Chen Jingle was even a little tempted.

Everyone knows that parrots can talk, but parrots don't have vocal cords; their vocal organ is called the syrinx.

And not all parrots can talk.

Generally speaking, medium to large parrots are better at speaking than small parrots, and they need to be patiently taught for 2-4 months after birth before they may be able to start speaking.

Even so, this "speaking" is merely at the imitation stage. Only a very few species, such as the African Grey and Amazon, have the intelligence level of human infants and can understand the meaning of words.

Chen Jingle has a limited budget, so if he has to choose, he can only choose the budgie, which offers the best value for money.

Budgerigars are actually quite good at talking among parrots, and they are also inexpensive.

Other parrots of similar learning level, such as monk parakeets and eclectic parrots, cost three to five thousand yuan, while African grey parrots cost tens of thousands.

In contrast, what about budgies?
50!

Yes, only 50!

If it were a flower and bird market in a big city like the provincial capital, it would probably be even cheaper.

However, it is not recommended to keep birds, especially climbing birds like parrots, if you have cats at home. They do not have strong flying ability and are easily killed by cats.

Chen Jingle is a special case.

……

"Boss, tiger skins are 50 each, you can pick any you like, right?"

Thanks to his beast-taming abilities as a pet master, Chen Jingle could clearly sense the condition of each parrot.

After looking around for a while, I finally found two that looked pretty good, so I went up to ask the price.

"Yes, which one have you got your eye on?"

"This one, and this one, could you please pack them for me?"

"Sure! Want some birdseed?"

"no need."

Chen Jingle shook his head and refused.

Budgerigar bird food is actually just millet in its husk, which is available in supermarkets and online. Why buy it from a bird store?

Furthermore, he doesn't plan to feed them too much food daily. Parrots are birds, and birds should find their own insects to eat.

For 100 silver dollars, I easily got two tiger skins, one male and one female. The male was a special breed, and the female was an albino.

As for how to distinguish between male and female parrots, you can tell by the color of their beaks.

Taking the Padmite budgerigar as an example, the blue-nosed ones are males, and the orange-nosed ones are females.

He didn't expect to rely on these two parrots to gather intelligence about the village for him.

If you really want to gather intelligence, you need to control more birds, hundreds or thousands, to monitor them from all angles, so you can find out who is talking badly about him behind his back.

Buying a parrot was simply to fulfill a small childhood wish; I kept it as a pet.

When he was a child, one of his classmates had a budgie that could say simple words. In those days, it was a very rare species. So much so that whenever he and his friends passed by the classmate's house on their way to school, they would subconsciously glance at the birdcage hanging on the clothesline. After buying two budgies, Chen Jingle subconsciously smirked. He couldn't bring his red-feathered chickens out, but these long-feathered parrots—he wondered if they could be considered a budget version of a falcon and a leopard.

The shop owner chuckled as he took the money, secretly thinking, "This is probably another newbie who thinks parrots are easy to keep and easy to teach them to talk."

Tigers are indeed capable of talking, but not every tiger can talk; top-quality tigers are extremely rare.

There are always a minority of top students; the vast majority of students don't do very well academically.

In his view, it would be good enough if he could successfully raise a complete novice like Chen Jingle; as for whether he could teach him to speak after four months, that would depend on luck.

You'll only be able to teach a few simple words if you're lucky.

Little did they know that Chen Jingle's winning formula was his confidence in teaching them to speak.

……

I took the two parrots back to the aquarium area.

Chen Jingle finally decided to buy a few koi fish.

"If we can't raise them at home, we'll keep them in Uncle Zhen's pond for now. Once the fishpond is set up and the water circulation is sorted out, we'll raise them in the pond."

If you want to make a good fish pond, you need to hire a professional. It might require redesigning the entire yard.

This matter requires careful consideration, but that doesn't stop him from buying the fish first.

After taking control, raising them in the pond won't have any impact.

This is a koi, not an alligator gar or a pleco.

With the help of beast taming techniques, he could sense the mental state of each fish and naturally select the ones with the most potential.

Unlike budgies, whose prices are relatively transparent, koi prices are much more complex. However, there are opportunities to find bargains, much like in the antique market, where shop owners can't always tell the quality of every fish.

Some fish were of relatively good quality, but they were placed in a lower-grade fishpond.

In this case, it's considered a small bargain.

The chances are slim, so you need to be discerning and have sufficient professional knowledge.

The boss didn't pay much attention to someone like Chen Jingle, who was obviously a novice. He just handed him a net and told him to choose whatever he wanted.

Chen Jingle finally picked one red carp, one yellow carp, and one red and white carp, spending a total of 180 yuan.

He bought small fish, so the price was relatively cheaper.

The price is not expensive, but it is definitely worth the money. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, all three have the potential to grow to over 70 centimeters, which is considered to be breaking the upper limit.

Moreover, they all look quite good.

It's important to know that the appearance of a koi carp is also a crucial factor in determining its value.

Of course, the most important thing is potential.

Everyone knows the story of the carp leaping over the dragon gate; if you can't leap over the dragon gate, no matter how beautiful you are, it's useless.

In summary, the three fish that Chen Jingle bought were a bargain, as they were much better than the other fish in the same pond.

If you feed it a little more diluted moon dew, I feel it could easily grow to 80 centimeters, and might even have a chance to break the meter mark.

As for whether he can raise the baby until then, Chen Jingle is not worried at all.

He's a master at dealing with pets. Not to mention small parrots and koi, even lions and tigers will behave obediently.

Do you really think that animal breeding and beast taming techniques are a joke?

The reason I only bought three is that I think that unless it's a very large aquarium, three is basically the limit for keeping fish in a tank.

"Let's see how we handle the fish pond later."

He still wanted to make it look nicer so that he could feel happier every day.

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(End of this chapter)