Chapter 1

 “It should be here.” Kong Bi looked at the map instructions on her phone and compared them uncertainly.

Three days ago, Kong Bi was still a white-collar worker in a small company, but three days later, she had become a zoo director.

This story starts with a mobile game. Kong Bi usually likes to pass the time with games. Three years ago, she downloaded a management-style single-player game called ‘The Demon King’s Wildlife Zoo’ from an unknown gaming platform. The background of the game is that after the Demon King wakes up from a long sleep, he finds that the world outside has changed drastically. In order to make a living for himself and his followers, he opens a zoo in the modern world. The story begins here, and the player takes on the role of the zoo director, the Demon King.

Because the game is hardcore, Kong Bi finally finished this business game three days ago. After finishing the game, the game said that you are already a qualified monster king, so the zoo will be handed over to you in the future.

Kong Bi thought it was an easter egg left by the game official. After clicking to receive it, the relevant certificates were actually delivered directly on the same day.

Afterwards, Kong Bi went to check and found that these certificates were not fake, and the previous heir of the zoo was her grandmother’s mother’s sister. This made Kong Bi confused whether it was the game’s trick to rationalize reality or if it was originally such a thing?

But according to the game’s setting, the demon king is a green peacock spirit. Could she also become a demon?

After all, the game has become reality, so this kind of guess doesn’t seem impossible. More importantly, after Kong Bi chose to agree to inherit the zoo, ‘The Demon King’s Wildlife Zoo’ became ‘The Demon King’s Wildlife Zoo 2’, and a task was also released. Only after Kong Bi arrives at the zoo will she be truly recognized by the game as the new director. The reward for completing the task is bloodline inheritance.

Just this reward alone made Kong Bi’s mind wander.

Could it be that she is really a birdman?

The zoo is located at the foot of Peacock Mountain. It is named after the mountain’s shape, which resembles a peacock, and because peacocks used to be seen there frequently. The scenery is beautiful, and apart from the zoo, there are almost no buildings, making it very primitive. Even this zoo has been abandoned for a long time. Kong Bi had to ask the elderly people nearby to find out that there was really such a place. It can’t even be found on the map

The blue light spot representing herself on the game map has overlapped with the location indicated in the game, but no buildings, including the zoo mentioned by the old man, can be seen nearby.

She looked down at her phone, and a message popped up:

【The inheritor has arrived at the specified location, and the zoo has been activated】

Kong Bi looked up and saw stardust-like light spots suddenly flying in all directions. They landed on the ground, gradually forming a huge building complex, as if created from thin air. The position where Kong Bi was standing was right at the entrance, and she could see the ‘Peacock Mountain Wildlife Zoo’ sign by looking up.

When the stardust disappeared, the entire building complex was completely built. It was simple and old, as if it had experienced countless years of wind and rain. It looked a bit dilapidated, like it needed a lot of money to be spent on it.

Hopefully, it’s not a Penguin-type game^[1]usually “Penguin or Tencent-type game” suggests a game where the developers prioritize monetization over player experience, …

Kong Bi prayed in her heart, took out the key that was already rusty when it was mailed, and tentatively opened the door.

There were no twists and turns. Kong Bi took a deep breath and walked in.

“Plop–“

It was like a stone was thrown into a calm lake, breaking the calm around it in an instant. The silent zoo seemed to come alive in an instant. Kong Bi just felt the vibration of the phone, and then she felt a sudden severe pain in her head, making her scream out.

Dense fog suddenly gathered from all directions, the clouds in the sky gradually thickened, and as the wind rose and the clouds surged, the rosy light shone through the clouds. When it illuminated Kong Bi, it refracted a hazy, multicolored halo. Kong Bi’s body, enveloped in the fog, gradually ascended, and her body began to undergo a transformation, with emerald-gold feathers gradually covering her arms.

Kong Bi paid no attention to the changes in the outside world. In a daze, she seemed to be in another wonderful and magnificent world, where phoenixes soared in the sky and dragons fought in the wilderness. It seemed there was also a gentle and kind elder living in the mountains and forests, patiently teaching her.

She unconsciously became immersed in it, losing track of time. After a long while, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared, like the sun rising from the sea. The dazzling white light gradually turned into a golden-emerald color, incomparably brilliant.

When Kong Bi regained her senses, everything seemed like an illusion. She was still somewhat dazed. Her innate instincts made her unconsciously spread her wings and take flight.

Only after making this move did Kong Bi realize what she had done, but to her surprise, she felt no discomfort at all, as if she had been born to fly.

She really became a birdman!!!

Although she had expected it, Kong Bi’s mood was still unsettled when it all happened in reality. Flapping her wings, her brain momentarily went blank as she circled above the zoo. After a while, her mood began to calm down. Seeing the lake on the ground, she felt a sudden urge and couldn’t help but descend.

Peacocks don’t actually have strong flying abilities, being only slightly better than chickens, and their speed is also slow. However, Kong Bi didn’t seem to have this problem. She looked down at the lake, where a green peacock was reflected. The crest on her head stood like willow leaves, and her neck had beautiful metallic green feathers like dragon scales. Her wings shimmered in the sunlight, refracting mysterious and dazzling colors.

In the animal kingdom, compared to the vibrant plumage of male birds, females are mostly dull-colored. For example, with the blue peacock, which is also a peacock, the female is dull and gray, resembling a wild chicken. However, the green peacock is different. Except for the tail feathers, both male and female green peacocks have equally vibrant appearances. Even the females can display their tail feathers, but compared to the male’s spread of over a meter long, the female’s display is much smaller, not even half the size of the male’s.

Kong Bi looked at the lake. This look is beautiful, but how can she change back?

Just thinking about this, Kong Bi suddenly felt that her body had changed. Then, a tall figure was reflected on the water, and the phone vibrated.

Kong Bi took out her phone and looked at the pop-up message of the game.

【Greetings, esteemed Demon King! Your bloodline inheritance has been activated. Drawn by the bloodline connection, your tribe is on the way.】

Kong Bi clicked on the zoo panel 

【Director: Kong Bi

   Animal species: 0】

Kong Bi tapped her name, and the status displayed “Inheritance Digestion: In Progress, Current Progress: 1%.”

Part of the Demon King’s power was related to herself, and the other part depended on the troops under her command. The better the zoo was managed, the stronger the demonic power would become. Although the system automatically allowed her to own a group of green peacocks, like Kong Bi herself, those green peacocks would only be truly recognized by the game after they were brought to the zoo.

In the game, Kong Bi simply clicked to place them, and they would appear in the zoo. How would they appear in reality?

Kong Bi couldn’t imagine the answer to this question, so she simply gave up, put her phone back in her pocket, and walked out after identifying the direction.

Only when she reached the entrance of the enclosure did Kong Bi realize that she had landed right inside the peacock area. She wasn’t sure if it was instinct or coincidence.

Pausing at the entrance, Kong Bi turned around and walked back. Because the peacock area was the largest exhibit in the park, and since the park director in the game was also a peacock demon, the initial zoo director’s dormitory was also located inside the peacock area.

However, now that it was her, Kong Bi felt a bit like moving. After all, she still essentially regarded herself as a human, and she didn’t think she could bear to live according to the habits of a phasianid.

After arriving at the dormitory, Kong Bi became busy. Because no one had lived there for a long time, the dormitory had accumulated a lot of dust. By the time she had roughly cleaned up, the sun had already set. Although it was previously buried deep underground, the water and electricity were surprisingly still working. Kong Bi rubbed her sore waist, prepared a cup of instant noodles for herself, and decided to go down the mountain to purchase supplies tomorrow.

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The next morning, Kong Bi got up as soon as the alarm rang, took out her phone and looked at it. There was no new game prompt, but she didn’t care and rode away on her tricycle.

Since it’s a zoo, there must be a road for visitors to come, but the road is not easy to travel, very bumpy, and because no one has been there for a long time, weeds and even trees have grown back on the road. These all need to be cleared before people can pass. So, after finding out the information yesterday, Kong Bi spent a “fortune” to buy a tricycle to carry her luggage. Unfortunately, the tricycle wasn’t very effective on this road, making her buttocks very uncomfortable from the bumps. In the end, she simply left the vehicle, transformed, and flew for a distance, then started walking.

Peacock Mountain is located in a very remote area, barely even qualifying as a suburb. Beyond Peacock Mountain is a nature reserve, where unauthorized access is prohibited. Forest rangers are stationed nearby, and scientific research teams frequently appear. It takes at least two hours by subway from here to the city center. However, what’s puzzling is that although the authorities are vigorously developing tourism and have even extended the subway to this area, they have consistently chosen not to open this region to the public.

Kong Bi did not rush to purchase daily necessities, but first went to various farms and fruit suppliers to check. Now the zoo is in ruins, and she is the only commander without troops, so she has to do everything by herself.

Luckily, I don’t know if it’s because her original body is a monster, Kong Bi found that she can actually judge whether the food is good or bad.

Green peacocks are omnivores, eating seeds, insects, wild fruits, and even frogs and lizards. Because she is not sure when the green peacocks will come, Kong Bi chooses to stock up some food that can be preserved for a long time, such as rice, grasshoppers, crickets, and rats. After all, the peacocks have to be entertained when they move in. You can’t let them find food by themselves, right?

After placing the order, Kong Bi went to buy the daily necessities she needed. When she finished these and returned to the zoo, the sky was dark again, and a day passed quietly.