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Joe Ga's wish wasn't too complicated...

He simply wanted his unique resort to be filled with animals, offering guests and volunteers from all over the world the genuine experience of living peacefully alongside animals.

Creating a wildlife park with some rooms built inside wasn't what Joe Ga wanted.

What he wanted was a resort where guests could show their love and care!

When necessary, he would open up adoption, letting the rich spend some time every year to visit their 'children' to offset the resort's expenses.

And what animals need more help than those in 'Animal Rescue Centers'?

The footprints of people from China have covered the entire world, but Africa remains mostly off-limits to the majority of Chinese due to safety concerns and unfamiliarity.

A reliable group tour to Africa would cost at least 40,000 yuan. How many people in China can only watch Africa on TV in their whole life? But in reality, it shouldn't be so expensive!

In fact, not only adults but children as well should come and see for themselves!

No matter how well domestic wildlife parks are developed, they pale in comparison to the real thing.

Some Western children choose to volunteer at rescue centers in Africa to enhance their university applications.

Children from China don't need to, they just need to fully experience this place; even if they can't develop abundant compassion, simply understanding the local poverty can help them grasp the true nature of the world.

Of course, if they could leave a bit of love here, that would be even better!

If you don't have money to donate, then do some volunteer work; Joe Ga didn't mind their modest contributions, as room and board still had to be paid for.

This model wasn't invented by Joe Ga. Animal Rescue Centers exist in Namibia, South Africa, and Kenya.

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They attract donations by offering tours, and when volunteers from around the world arrive, they find they have to pay for food and accommodation, and it's not particularly cheap.

Of course, if your parents are major sponsors, then you can enjoy presidential treatment there.

If not, then you are a self-funded volunteer.

To say that you're paying to suffer is definitely wrong, because you can learn a lot there, see many animals you wouldn't normally see, and get to interact with them up close.

For young people, choosing such a place is definitely more meaningful than just spending money on dining and social media check-ins.

This model has been proven to be an effective fundraising method for non-profit organizations.

But now, Joe Ga wanted to scale up this model – better rooms, larger spaces, more animals, and more travel programs.

You can simply pay to play, or you can volunteer – this place can fulfill all your fantasies about Africa.

Since Joe Ga had nothing better to do anyway, he pulled John and his wife Ada aside to talk through his ideas.

John strongly agreed with Joe Ga's ideas, but in the end, he still shared his own financial struggles as a warning that going down this path would almost certainly result in losses.

However, Joe Ga truly didn't care about that aspect. He wasn't running a five-star hotel – how much could he possibly lose?

Not to mention the significance of the global hunting agency. Even without that, the face and meaning of this venture were worth some loss, and it didn't necessarily mean there would be any.

As long as he could monopolize hunting quotas, Joe Ga didn't dare to guarantee other places, but here in Central Africa, he was certain he wouldn't incur losses.

The grasslands here were too beautiful. With one advantage, his travel agency could take the high ground and outpace similar companies with dimensionality reduction.

And Joe Ga wasn't asking for much, just to be self-sustaining. According to what Eric had said, when similar monopolistic branches could reach more than 5, the 'Global Hunting Group' could seek to go public, and then it would be time to spend the shareholders' money.

Of course, as long as Joe Ga still needed money-laundering services, going public would remain a fantasy.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But as the saying goes, 'I don't want' and 'I want but can't have' are two different things; after all, the feelings are completely different, as are the mindsets during loss.

Joe Ga tentatively probed John and Ada's attitude and realized that they weren't keen on selling their 'Animal Rescue Center', because the possibility of 'selling' didn't exist at all. They weren't interested in money; they just wanted sponsorship to continue their animal conservation efforts.

This was a couple that had found their life's value in Central Africa; money wasn't of utmost importance to them.

Clearly, they wanted to steadfastly adhere to their ideals, but ideals cost money, and the meager conservation funds couldn't ensure the normal operation of their animal conservation center.

So the olive branch thrown by Joe Ga, 'the big tycoon,' became their lifesaving straw to continue their dream.

Compared to the wholehearted John and Ada, Joe Ga was somewhat puzzled. Curiously looking at John, who seemed to have 'quickly take over my Animal Rescue Center' written on his face, he said with a shake of his head and a chuckle, "Why do I feel like you can't wait to dump the Animal Rescue Center on me? What's inside there?"

John shrugged his shoulders and said, "Our life values, mine and Ada's, are in there, and those things should not be measured in money."

As he spoke, John looked at Joe Ga with an incredulous expression on his face and with his mouth full of yellow teeth, he said with a grin, "Well, to be accurate, we can't hold out anymore!"

The situation in Central Africa has always been bad, and our work here has not satisfied some people, so our funding has been shrinking over the past few years.

We won't sell the conservation center because we're afraid that if it's turned into a business, then the animals in the center will become bargaining chips.

"Sir, 'protection' is the ultimate purpose there, protecting not just the animals but also our conscience and life values."

From a business perspective, I'm personally not very optimistic about your resort project.

However, I'm not against using animals to inspire visitors' compassion; after all, letting animals raise funds for their own survival is not a bad idea.

There's a saying that goes, 'Only by understanding animals better can we protect them better.'"

Joe Ga had to admit that John was a good persuader; after all, he made a business that was likely to lose money seem fresh and refined, transcending the essence of business itself.

It was basically 'Come on, invest more money; you're doing something more meaningful than just making money!'

But Joe Ga did fall for it because that was also his ideal.

Though his and John's ultimate goals differed slightly, that did not stop him from pouring money into it. At worst, he would just throw the equivalent of a week's earnings from his gold mine into it each year, and no one would die!

Nis and Ayu had finished collecting firewood and started a fire, then sat beside Joe Ga, watching him talk with John and his wife.

Nis noticed that when Joe Ga faced people like John and his wife, he was very patient and particularly easy to talk to.

This was something 'Professor' had once exhibited, but compared to 'Professor,' Joe Ga seemed even more patient with John and his wife.

This certainly wasn't because they were willing to merge the 'Animal Rescue Center' into Joe Ga's resort project for nothing in return, but because Joe Ga liked such good people.

Watching Ada persistently trying to get close to the baby elephant, Nis cleared the animal repellent from her body and then raised a large bucket of milk toward the baby elephant to call it over.

The baby elephant rested its large head on Joe Ga's neck and nudged Joe Ga's face with its soft trunk, looking for approval to go over.

Joe Ga took a glance at Nis, smiling and pushed the baby elephant's head forcefully and said, "Go on, go ahead, there's yummy food with mom."

The baby elephant hesitated and then stretched out its trunk to touch Nis, making sure that the scary smell was gone. It then bounced over to Nis like a golden retriever unleashed, grabbing the giant nipple and drinking the milk while simultaneously kicking the two fatty dogs that kept pestering it.

After the baby elephant had finished the milk, Nis was about to touch the little guy's ears and establish some communication with Ada, who had been standing beside her all along.

But this ungrateful creature just happily rubbed its trunk against her face and then scampered over to Joe Ga, burying its head in his embrace while its hind legs kicked up dust, as if saying to Ada, who had been following closely behind, "Don't mess with me."

The little guy rested its large head on Joe Ga's lap, fanning its ears and teasing Joe Ga's chin with its trunk.

Joe Ga, annoyed, grabbed its trunk, giving it a twist and stuck it under his armpit, then looked at the creature as it let out a pitiful whining noise. Joe Ga shook his head, released its trunk, and then reached behind its ears to stroke it, eliciting a happy 'humming' sound from the elephant.

Nis found it a bit amusing as she gave the baby elephant a punch on its butt, and finding that it didn't even flinch, she scrunched her nose and directed the two fatty dogs in a new direction, finding them a new source of entertainment.

The baby elephant's constantly wagging tail became their new toy, and the two Rhodesian Ridgebacks aggressively leaped at it, scratching and biting at the baby elephant's butt. Alas, their puppy teeth were completely ineffective against the elephant's hide, and they were soon yelping in distress from being whipped by its tail.

Ada tried several times to approach the baby elephant and establish communication, but with no success. Finally, she gave up and sat down next to Nis.

Glancing at Ayu standing a short distance away on guard, Ada said to Nis, "You guys don't seem like tourism investors."

Nis nodded as a matter of course, "We certainly are not. Only our boss is."

Ada was a bit surprised by Nis's candidness and nodded with a smile, saying, "That's true. Professional tourism groups simply wouldn't be interested in this place, as it can't bring them profits.

What's needed here are people with ideals…"

As she spoke, Ada changed the subject, pointed at the two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, and said with a smile, "They are great hunting dogs. If trained properly, they can be very helpful.

I have some materials that might be able to help you."

Nis paused for a moment, then said, "I thought the main task of a vet was to treat animals."

Ada shook her head and said, "No one is born a veterinarian. I used to be a dog trainer at the Virginia Military Dog Training Center, but unfortunately, my partner was killed during a mission, and that's when I realized that I should be doing something more meaningful.

So that's why I came here with my husband!"