After long years, the traces of human activities on this planet are slowly covered by vast forests. The pollution caused by the war has made this habitable planet dangerous. Humans either die or escape into underground freezing facilities. Animals that stay on the ground do not have this kind of treatment, and almost all wild animals that are not very aggressive have become extremely aggressive.
For example, the Rabbit Beast that almost killed Lu Heng that day is already the least dangerous animal on the planet.
The number of surviving humans is scarce and the fertility rate is low. The humans who were once the masters of the planet have given up control of the home field of this area. The magnetic field disorder causes high-tech weapons to fail, and traditional thermal weapons do not cause much harm to those dangerous animals.
Only some humans who have awakened the atavistic gene chain can fight against those dangerous creatures with their own bodies. Ordinary humans can only hide in the city ruins, relying on the resources left before the war to survive. In every large city, there will be a small human settlement, and the life of the people living in it is to go out to collect resources during the day and come back to exchange with each other at night.
After understanding the basic situation, Lu Heng decided to let Xia Jiming collect some resources for trading. Because it would be a waste of time for the two of them to find a working food processor in the mess. Maybe he will starve to death before he can find himself.
They happen to have a lot of precious trading resources around them, fresh meat. Because the animals on this planet have become extremely dangerous, fresh meat has become a very scarce resource. Humans basically survive by eating their own vegetables and rice noodles, and protein can only be supplemented by the nutrients left over before.
Although Lu Heng's optical brain is already a pile of scrap metal due to the chaotic magnetic field, the space button that Lu Heng carries with him can still be used. In fact, Lu Heng was a little confused about the original owner's brain circuit. There were a lot of high-tech weapons in this space button, but there were few nutritional supplements. If it weren't for this, Lu Heng wouldn't have fallen into that embarrassing situation before.
Before going out to hunt, Xia Jiming hesitated a bit. Looking at the fluffy little kitten in front of him, he felt that it was too uneasy to leave him here alone.
"Master Ah Heng, do you want to go hunting with me?" Xia Jiming asked very skillfully. Although it was not painful for the little milk cat to scratch people, he was afraid that he would hurt the other party with his rough skin. claws.
"Since you sincerely invited me, I'll just follow him to see it." Lu Heng actually wanted to see Xia Jiming's hunting situation, so that he could have an idea of the level of force in this world. After all, there is still a mission to conquer the entire interstellar space.
Xia Jiming smiled, and happily pulled out a small cloth bag from the cabinet. He hung the small cloth bag on his chest, and then carefully put Lu Heng in it. Seeing that Lu Heng was petite, it was just right to stay in a small cloth bag, so he went out with confidence.
Xia Jiming's speed was very fast, and he shuttled through the jungle neatly, but not long after he left the cave, he heard an angry voice coming from his chest.
"You idiot, stop! I'm going to throw up!"
Xia Jiming immediately stopped when he heard the words, and fished Lu Heng out of the cloth bag worriedly.
It turned out that the cloth bag kept swinging in front of Xia Jiming's chest with Xia Jiming's high-speed advance. Lu Heng, who was in the cloth bag, almost felt like he was on a super-fast pirate ship. If he hadn't eaten much just now, he would have vomited now.
When Xia Jiming found out about his negligence, he held Lu Heng to his face with guilt and looked into the other party's wet eyes: "I'm sorry, it was my negligence."
He wanted to rub the soft fur of the kitten with his face, but was slapped away by a merciless paw.
"I'm so dizzy, don't come near me." Lu Heng retracted his claws angrily.
After Lu Heng recovered his spirit. Xia Jiming thought about it, shortened the cloth bag as much as possible, and tucked it into his neckline.
This way the bag is held in place and won't swing from side to side. Lu Heng stuck his head out from Xia Jiming's neckline and looked out, the top of his head just rubbed against Xia Jiming's chin. Xia Jiming is obviously very familiar with this forest. He shuttles directly between the branches, which makes Lu Heng feel like he is riding a cable car for sightseeing.
Xia Jiming felt that his chin was a little itchy, but he felt a sense of peace and softness that he had never felt before.
With the little milk cat on his chest, he did not choose too dangerous prey. It wasn't for Lu Heng anyway, and he didn't have to find those rare and hard-to-find beasts for the meat to trade. After harvesting something, Xia Jiming was going to take Lu Heng directly to the residential area to exchange for a food processor. At his speed, getting to the city ruins before dark was no problem.
Um? Xia Jiming stopped suddenly, and turned his ears to carefully discern the movement in the air.
Seeing this, Lu Heng pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but he heard nothing. This Xia Jiming's ear is better than his own cat, it shouldn't be. Has Xia Jiming awakened the atavistic gene chain
His small ears that were turning around kept rubbing against Xia Jiming's chin, and finally made the other side itchy.
"It's the cry of the little gale leopard, Master Ah Heng. You eat something first, shall we go to the settlement area?" Xia Jiming gently pressed Lu Heng's head down, preventing the pair from The naughty little ears rubbed against his chin again. Otherwise, when approaching the Gale Leopard, it would be bad for the disturbed ears to arouse the female leopard's vigilance.
"You want me to drink the milk of a female leopard?" Lu Heng felt insulted, "I'm not a cat that hasn't been weaned, ah, man, I want to eat meat!"
"The Gale Leopard's flesh has plenty of energy, and the female leopard's milk must have more energy. Maybe after drinking this time, you will be able to turn back into a human form." Xia Jiming persuaded patiently.
"... , that's fine." Lu Heng thought for a moment, and finally succumbed to the temptation to change back into a human form.
After obtaining Lu Heng's consent, Xia Jiming followed the traces left by Gale Leopard. As expected, he found a young Gale Leopard on a tree.
The two waited for a while, until the female Gale Leopard returned from hunting.
As soon as Xia Jiming appeared, the female Gale Leopard entered a state of complete alertness. It lowered its body and roared in a low voice, but did not dare to rush forward directly. Because it can feel that the creature in front of him is much stronger than him, and it can easily be pinched to death.
In the past, the female Gale Leopard would quickly avoid such dangerous opponents, but now her children are behind her. It can't escape, it can only bark its fangs and bluff in vain.
"I won't kill you." Perhaps it was because of the little cat on his chest, Xia Jiming explained his intentions to the prey for the first time.
It's just that Gale Leopard can't understand his words, and it is still a dangerous posture of attack. Xia Jiming frowned, and without saying much nonsense, he knocked out the female Gale Leopard with a neat movement.
Lu Heng was placed on the belly of the mother Gale Leopard, and he felt that there was indeed a kind of energy calling him in front of him. Lu Heng's instinct told him that the milk of this Gale Leopard would bring him endless benefits. Maybe, as Lu Heng expected, he could make himself bigger and become an aggressive cat.
However, Lu Heng is not a real cat after all, he is a person, and his soul is still an adult. He looked at the fluffy abdomen of the female leopard, and couldn't keep his mouth shut.
"Master Ah Heng? What's the matter? Don't worry, this Gale Leopard won't wake up in a short time." Xia Jiming saw Lu Heng take a few steps in the direction of the female leopard, but stopped hesitantly. He thought that Lu Heng was afraid of the leopard, so he explained.
"Who said I'm afraid of this kind of thing," Lu Heng angrily turned around and stared at Xia Jiming, his tail raised, "How could you let this world go directly to this dirty leopard?"
Xia Jiming immediately reacted, Young Master Ah Heng is so delicate, how can he eat casually like himself, what if he has diarrhea? After reflecting on it, he never cared much about these aspects, and it didn't matter when he was alone before. It can't be like this now, he looked at the fluffy kitten in front of him, and felt that only the most delicate food and the most comfortable environment could match his Ah Heng.
In the small notebook in his heart, he wrote down one item: Young Master Ah Heng wants to eat clean and delicate food.
The two had a good communication on the matter.
As a result of the communication, Lu Heng and Xia Jiming returned to the cave, bringing the comatose female leopard and her child.
Lu Heng squatted in front of the shallow dish with satisfaction, and nodded to Xia Jiming: "Not bad."
The leopard milk in front of it was carefully processed, boiled and then some sort of herb was added. Xia Jiming even added a little honey he didn't know where to find it.
Lu Heng stuck out his tongue and licked it reservedly. The fishy smell of leopard milk is removed by the fragrant herbal juice, leaving only a rich milky fragrance mixed with this sweet honey. More importantly, as soon as the leopard milk fell into his belly, Lu Heng immediately felt a mass of warm energy melt into his body. Surprised, he didn't care about dining etiquette, so he drank violently.
Xia Jiming watched Lu Heng eat with a smile, but in his heart he felt that the shallow dish on the table was a little unsightly, and it was out of tune with the silver-gray kitten. He remembered the exquisitely crafted china he had seen when he was in the Star Thieves Group. Such tableware was the most suitable for Ah Heng.
In addition to the food processor, Xia Jiming has added many things to his list of things to find.
Lu Heng finished drinking the saucer of milk, burped contentedly, and then squatted aside, cleaning the dirty hair next to his mouth with his front paws.
[I think you are quite skilled at being a cat, as expected of a newcomer who got all the best in the induction training.]The little assistant suddenly appeared.
[…]
This nasty instinct.
Lu Heng froze in place with his paws still on his face, not sure whether to continue or take it down.
Fortunately, Xia Jiming kept his eyes on him, and Lu Heng froze suddenly, and immediately asked, "What's the matter? Are you not full yet?"
Since the person in front of him handed over the steps, it would be foolish for Lu Heng not to go down. He calmly put down his front paws, walked in front of Xia Jiming and sat down at a reserved pace, then raised his chin: "Wipe this prince's face."
Xia Jiming was annoyed for a moment for his carelessness, and then neatly cleaned Lu Heng with a soft cloth, removing the food residue on his face, and wiped even the pink meat pad with a soft cloth. once again.
By the way, he wrote down the second rule in the small notebook in his heart: After Master Ah Heng has eaten, he must clean it up for him.
Maybe Xia Jiming's movements were too soft, maybe it was because of the energy of the bowl of leopard milk just now, in short, Lu Heng only felt warm all over his body, and he felt a little drowsy.
Xia Jiming saw that Lu Heng's round eyes had narrowed to a slit, and quickly put him beside the pillow.
There, Xia Jiming had previously made a small nest out of soft cloth. Although he felt that the fabrics were still not soft and delicate enough, they could only be used for now. I can only wait until the settlement area, and then change to better fabrics for Ah Heng to make a nest.
Lu Heng still remembered the matter of going out to exchange resources, and reluctantly opened his eyes: "Aren't you going out today?"
"Well, even if I go out today, I won't be able to make it to the residential area before it gets dark. Now the food problem has been solved temporarily, no rush." Xia Jiming gently scratched the chin of the little milk cat until the other party closed his eyes and began to breathe. After calming down, I left lightly to sort out today's harvest.
Lu Heng slept for three days and three nights. The warm energy in his body has been swimming in his body, making him feel like soaking in a hot spring, extremely comfortable and warm, making him unable to break free from this beautiful state.
He felt this, but Xia Jiming was scared to death.
Fortunately, Lu Heng felt his anxiety in the middle of the journey, forced his eyes to open and said, "I'm fine."
Xia Jiming calmed down. Seeing that Lu Heng's breathing was steady and there was no sign of pain, he felt a little relieved. Probably because the energy in leopard milk is too abundant, the body of this little milk cat is not fully digested for a while, so it will fall into a deep sleep and concentrate on absorbing energy.
Xia Jiming wrote down the third rule in the small book in his heart: When Young Master Ah Heng eats, he must be careful to control the portion and not eat too much.
After the warm feeling in his body finally disappeared, Lu Heng opened his eyes. He stretched his body and stretched his waist, feeling that he had undergone a reborn change.
"Master Ah Heng, how are you feeling when you wake up?" Xia Jiming, who had been staying by his side, immediately asked with concern.
"Very good, I think I can definitely change back into a human form!" Lu Heng said confidently.
Xia Jiming was both happy and somewhat regretful. He likes Ah Heng's humanoid appearance, but he is also reluctant to rely on his little milk cat for everything in front of him. Once he turned into a human form, he couldn't sleep on his pillow, and he couldn't put him on his chest when he went out. Xia Jiming thought so in his heart.
However, Lu Heng didn't notice Xia Jiming's tangled thoughts. He was full of eyes, trying to get rid of this soft and soft little milk cat, and to restore the human form that, although not powerful and domineering, didn't need to drink milk anyway.
Well, the energy in the body is very abundant, which is good. Lu Heng closed his eyes and tried to invoke the pure energy. Everything went very smoothly, and the atavistic gene chain was different when it was awakened, even if it was just a kitten.
A soft white light slowly lit up from Lu Heng's body, getting brighter and brighter, and his figure was completely shrouded in it.
Xia Jiming held his breath nervously, although he was in a complicated mood, but Ah Heng wanted to change back into a human form, so he naturally expected the other party's success wholeheartedly.
The white light slowly dissipated. The one who appeared on the bed was still the slap-sized kitten.
…
Lu Hengzhi opened his eyes with satisfaction, and found that there was something wrong with his sight. Why is the line of sight the same as when you were a cat? This is impossible. He clearly felt that some kind of miraculous change had taken place in his body.
"Mirror, give me the mirror!" Lu Heng called out reluctantly.
Xia Jiming moved quickly, and the mirror immediately appeared in front of Lu Heng.
In the mirror, it was still the little milk cat with silver-gray hair that was as soft as a marshmallow, and it didn't even get bigger in size. Lu Heng looked at himself up and down carefully, and even turned his back to the mirror in a circle, and then tried his best to look back at his back.
However nothing has changed.
"Do you think anything has changed in me? Is it more powerful and domineering? Do you think there is murder in me?" Lu Heng didn't give up, he lowered his body, bared his teeth at Xia Jiming, and pretended to be a cat hunting attitude.
"Well, Young Master Ah Heng has always been mighty and domineering." Xia Jiming nodded earnestly.
Master Ah Heng is so soft and cute, I want to rub...
"Bold! Don't rub against this prince!" Lu Heng frowned.
Ah, Xia Jiming was stunned, couldn't he help himself to say it
Seeing Xia Jiming's surprised expression, Lu Heng realized that he didn't seem to hear the other party's words just now.
What's going on here, mind reading
"Did you just think that I'm so soft and cute and want to rub against me?" Lu Heng directly asked Xia Jiming for confirmation.
Xia Jiming blushed and nodded honestly, but he was a little puzzled: "I shouldn't have said it just now, how do you know?"
Lu Heng tried again, but he could no longer hear what Xia Jiming was thinking, but could only feel an endless love, a warm feeling of intimacy from him.
Lu Heng focused his attention on the tightly bound Gale Leopard. This time, it was a feeling of hatred, hostility and fear. The little gale leopard beside it was filled with fear and curiosity.
This is, can you feel the emotions of other creatures
[Little assistant, what is the situation, there should be in the database.] After searching carefully in his memory, Lu Heng, who could not find any relevant information, had to ask his little assistant for help.
[Congratulations, No. 666, this is an extremely rare atavistic gene chain. Although the physical fitness is not good, the awakening is the ability of spiritual power!]
[Can you read minds?] Lu Heng was overjoyed and asked.
[No, it’s just the ability to perceive other people’s emotions. As for hearing other people’s thoughts, it is only possible when the other party’s emotions are very strong.]The little assistant gave Lu Heng a basin of cold water right away.
[So this ability is useless at all, what can I do to feel the emotions of others? Become a qualified pet? ] Lu Heng finally couldn't help but complain, how useless this Xia Lingheng's atavistic gene chain is.
Lu Heng felt that his path to conquer the stars was extremely dark.