Chapter 36 The Three Little Ones' First Hunt
Yu Miaomiao and He Liang returned to their RV, laden with their purchases, around noon.
Lu An was dressing Ma Jiang, putting on a warm vest and modified sleeves, and even shoe covers on her feet. The dog looked utterly resigned as she did as she pleased, while the two cats beside her were fully armed from head to toe.
"What is this for?"
"After you left, the dog kept insisting on going out. I tried to persuade him to go out, but it was no use, so I agreed to take them out once."
"Your noses will freeze off if you go outside now, are you sure you want to go out?"
Yu Miaomiao looked at the three little ones, and the three little ones nodded in unison.
"Alright, I'll go with you."
I reckon the three will freeze and be abandoned as soon as the door opens.
The main concern was that the three of them might each have their own agendas, and Lu An wouldn't be able to control them all by himself.
After dressing them, we put leashes on them and opened the RV door. The three little ones lined up and got out one by one.
The dog stood on the post-apocalyptic ground for the first time, and kept trying to get rid of its shoe covers, but was stopped each time.
"Your paws will freeze off, so be careful wearing them."
Sesame Sauce: "Woof, I don't believe it!"
I'm going to get rid of these awful shoe covers! They're so ugly, they don't suit me at all.
He Liang was exhausted, so Yingzi climbed back onto the roof of the car and sat there to watch the show.
After sesame sauce persistently shook its foot 10086 times, the shoe cover gloriously sacrificed itself.
He died at the age of 10 minutes.
Sesame paste's paws touched the ice.
"Playing with the ball, it really shook you off. An'an, quickly pick the dog up and take it back."
Yu Miaomiao held a fat cat in each hand, too preoccupied to notice anything else.
The only thing to do is to have Lu An quickly take the dog back for a check-up; the extreme cold will surely freeze off several layers of skin from its paws.
But the dog stubbornly stood on the ice and refused to move, so Lu An could only pick it up with his paws to take a look...
fine…
Take another closer look.
I brushed the snow off my feet and looked at them over and over, but they were still fine.
The dog broke free and ran several meters away, proudly showing off how it could walk on the extremely cold ice as if it were flat ground, without even slipping.
The two kittens followed their older brother's example, kicking off their shoe covers and hopping around on the ice.
Are these furry friends so resistant to the cold?
"No...it must be a mutation, like a mutated pheasant or a mutated rat..."
In her previous life, Yu Miaomiao had not seen many mutated pets, and there were only a few in the provincial capital base.
A zookeeper had a mutated wolf cub, but his wolf cub was bigger than a regular tiger... She thought that mutated creatures were generally large, but the three cubs were not significantly different except that they were a bit more robust and slightly larger.
However, being able to withstand the extreme cold doesn't seem like a bad thing. Even if she and Lu An are gone in the future, they will still have a chance to survive.
Feeding them spring water every day had no effect, but now it seems that the spring water has not only awakened their intelligence but also changed their physical condition.
Although they could play freely now, they still had to travel, so they only wandered around the edge of the woods near the RV for a short while before turning back.
Sesame Sauce kept sniffing the ice, wanting to go deeper into the forest. Tuanzi and Yuanzi also seemed excited, pulling on the leash and moving deeper into the woods.
Guided by the three children, the two became increasingly involved.
When I came to my senses, I had already walked to the place where I had picked ice cakes last time.
Sesame Sauce was still lying on the ground smelling it when suddenly it became focused, broke free from its leash, and rushed towards the bushes on one side.
Did you let go?
"Sesame paste, come back. I'm counting to 3... 3, 2..."
"Woof! Woof!"
Ma Jiang had already returned with a mutated wild pheasant in its beak, and it obediently squatted at Lu An's feet.
Sesame Sauce: Woof, please praise me! You love eating this, don't you, human? It's fresh, eat up!
"I knew dogs had a good sense of smell, but I didn't know it was this good."
It's possible that the mutation improved everything, just like her and Lu An, whose five senses were enhanced.
"So you were so eager to come out just to catch chickens!"
Lu An patted Ma Jiang's soft head, and Ma Jiang proudly raised her head, saying, "Human, I'll take care of all your chickens from now on."
Yu Miaomiao's eyes were filled with envy.
Seeing their human's attitude, Tuanzi and Yuanzi knew that if they went home empty-handed, they would definitely be nagged at night.
"You two, look at other people, they even feed their pet owners! You see, all you ever do is eat."
Yu Miaomiao muttered about the two cats for a long time without getting a response. She looked down and found that there were no cats anywhere, not even a cat hair.
The two cats broke free.
Knowing that the two kittens are completely incapable of taking care of themselves, and that they usually tremble and squirm when they go out, I wonder which bush they're hiding in right now, whimpering.
I searched around the nearby bushes.
No!
Her cat is lost!
"Dumplings! Rice balls!"
Startled, Yu Miaomiao's voice trembled slightly.
I promised myself that I would protect them in this life after being reborn.
"Sesame paste, your little brothers are lost. Go and find them quickly."
Sesame paste: It's so troublesome every day.
Following the scent, Ma Jiang peered into the deepest part of the forest and gestured for the two to follow.
Sesame Sauce moved with incredible speed. Although the two women had enough stamina, their speed was a natural disadvantage, and they simply couldn't catch up.
Sesame sauce looked back every three steps, patiently waiting for them.
It wasn't worried about its two younger siblings, and it felt that its human didn't need to worry either.
So it simply slowed down to match the pace of its two owners.
"You go after them first, we'll be there shortly."
Sesame sauce continued to walk forward leisurely, stubbornly.
She and He Liang had been to this forest twice without encountering any danger, but that didn't mean Tuanzi and Yuanzi wouldn't encounter any danger either.
As they ventured deeper into the forest, they could hear the roars of wild beasts, like tigers or lions, their shouts deafening.
"Be careful..." Hearing this unusual sound, Yu Miaomiao also slowed her steps, as it was likely some kind of large mutated animal.
Sesame paste seemed unaffected, and continued to stroll forward slowly.
"Holy crap!"
Lu An witnessed a miraculous scene: a Siamese cat bigger than a tiger pounced on Yu Miaomiao, its paws, head, and tail covered in chicken feathers...
"Awooo... Meow..."
The roar nearly pierced Yu Miaomiao's eardrums.
Sesame paste went closer, and the big cat lowered its head, so Sesame paste naturally licked its fur.
"Dumplings?"
"Is this a dumpling? What about a round dumpling?"
Oh no, this big cat will have to sit on the roof of the car with He Liang later.
"Aww!"
A commotion arose in the bushes, and a large, blue-and-white head with a slanted face popped out.
There were also a few chicken feathers stuck to its head.
Did they fight with a wild pheasant or did they disturb the henhouse and get beaten up?
No, she could only discipline her own kitten; she had to get justice for it.