When one cat makes a noise, all the cats immediately start meowing, "meow, meow, meow" incessantly.
Some cats swaggered up to the girl's feet and rubbed their heads against the girl's shoes like a baby, while others gently bit the girl's shoes and socks with their mouths. The tabby cat even jumped out and looked at Richard warily. His body was low, as if he would attack at any moment.
The girl's face changed slightly, she looked at Richard nervously, and said hesitantly: "Well, don't be afraid, these cats are not evil creatures, they... they are very docile pets, they will not attack you. , will not bring you misfortune or disaster. Just now, I was just hit by one of them - 'Napoleon', so I screamed and was not injured. So... so... "
The girl was obviously a little incoherent and didn't know what to say. She said abruptly for a long time: "My grandfather agreed to raise them, so you... you can't let me kill them."
After saying that, the girl looked at Richard with wide eyes.
"Um?"
After hearing what the girl said, Richard was stunned for a moment, and then he understood: It was obvious that the girl thought that he, like most people in the world, hated cats extremely, and would persuade the girl to treat him with righteousness or "full of kindness". Cats kill, so girls do it.
But... He can't say he likes cats that much, but he doesn't hate them either.
In his opinion, cats, especially docile cats, are good pets. Quiet and not disturbing. Of course, it would be even more perfect if she could sleep almost twenty-four hours a day like Pandora.
Richard thought, looked at the girl and said: "Don't worry, I don't think they are evil, and I won't let you kill them. I have no prejudice against cats. I treat them like other animals, no matter whether they are good or bad." "
"Really?" The girl was a little surprised. Her already big eyes opened even wider, flickering and slowly revealing the light of joy.
"Really." Richard nodded to confirm.
"Huh." The girl breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out her hand. "My name is Heidi. Nice to meet you."
"Um." Richard stretched out his hand and shook the girl gently, "Richard."
After saying his name, Richard didn't want to continue to argue with the girl, and said, "Since you're fine, it seems I'm worrying too much, so I'll go back to the waiting room and wait."
"Uh..." The woman named Heidi nodded and was about to agree. Suddenly, the sound of boiling water sounded from the kitchen.
"Ah!" the girl exclaimed, slapping her forehead with some annoyance, "I almost forgot, we are boiling water, I'm going to make tea for grandpa."
"Then..." The girl turned to look at Richard and asked with a bit of pleading, "Well, since you don't hate cats, can you help me take care of these cats? Just take care of them for a while and don't let them run around. , I will help grandpa make tea, and you can leave it to me."
"This..." Richard hesitated slightly.
The girl bowed deeply and asked again: "Please."
"Uh... okay." Richard said.
"Thank you." The girl said, listening to the sound of boiling water in the kitchen, she ran quickly to the kitchen, and Richard walked into a room full of cats.
Cats are very territorial creatures and a very vigilant creature. As the girl left, as soon as Richard entered the room, he was immediately treated with extreme coldness and even hostility.
Most of the cats retreated into corners and looked at Richard warily. The originally hostile tabby striped cat arched its body, with a dangerous light in its eyes, and stared at Richard menacingly, as if it was ready to attack at any moment.
Richard had already expected this. He looked at the tabby striped cat, narrowed his eyes and whispered: "Don't mess with me. I'm just entrusted by your master to stand here for a while. So, just keep like this." , be good. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude."
The tabby-striped cat seemed to understand what Richard said, purring and retreating little by little.
Just when Richard breathed a sigh of relief and thought he could live in peace with a group of cats, the tabby striped cat suddenly bounced on the ground and rushed over like an arrow. Sharp claws popped out of its claws and scratched it hard. .
Li Cha looked at it and couldn't help frowning. He sighed lightly, but he was not afraid.
He can even deal with pirates, demonized creatures and blood seeds. He can naturally defeat a cat easily.
But just defeating it is not enough, there must be a proper way to deal with it.
After all, you can't kill a cat like a pirate, right
If you really do this, when the girl named Heidi comes back, half of them will take the initiative to apologize and understand this approach with red eyes, and the other half may grit their teeth and fight with tears in their eyes.
And letting the cat attack would naturally not work.
Richard pursed his lips, thought for a while, and made a decision. The next moment, the tabby and striped cat rushed nearby. Richard stretched out his hand like lightning and grabbed it in mid-air, accurately grabbing the back of the tabby and striped cat's neck.
"Meow-"
The striped tabby cat gave a weak cry, and then seemed to be petrified. It remained motionless in mid-air despite being held by Richard's neck.
Richard lifted the tabby cat in front of his eyes and asked, "Are you still fierce?"
The tabby cat continued to remain motionless, but the gaze revealed was still hostile - he gave a silent answer.
Richard was a little helpless, knowing that once he let go of the cat, the cat would definitely attack again.
so what should I do now
His eyes flashed slightly. The next moment, Richard thought of something. He turned his hand and took out a small iron clip from the space iron ring. The iron clip was originally used by him to hold some papyrus materials, but now it can be used on cats.
With a soft "click" sound, Richard opened the small iron clamp with one hand, clamped it on the tabby striped cat's neck, then let go and placed the tabby striped cat on the ground.
Strangely enough, the originally aggressive tabby-striped cat stepped on the ground, its body tilted and fell over, lying motionless on the ground. It looked at Richard with angry eyes, its eyes were still full of hostility, and there was a bit of doubt in the hostility - it was also curious about why it suddenly lost control of its body.
Richard knew the reason very well.
This is mainly due to the fact that animals like cats have very poor mobility when they are young. In order to avoid danger, the mother will often hold the baby by the back of the neck to transfer it.
During the transfer process, the cubs that were picked up remained honest and motionless, which was obviously helpful to the adult cats. Therefore, in the long process of biological evolution, cats and other animals have gradually evolved this special ability-whenever the back of the neck is clamped, the heart rate will decrease, and then the body will stiffen and become passive.
Of course, this does not mean that the cat will be completely restrained with just a slight clamp. In that case, it would not be an advantage, but a fatal flaw.
In fact, when it comes to trapping a cat and making it incapacitated, the chance of success is affected by the cat's own willpower and other factors: cats with weak willpower, timidity, and fewer experiences have a lower chance of success. Large, strong-willed, ferocious, and experienced cats have a lower chance of success.
The tabby cat may be ferocious, but it is probably the first time he has experienced this kind of thing, and his willpower is not necessarily strong. He was decisively attacked and unable to move.
Seeing the tabby cat lying on the ground peacefully, Richard let out a breath, feeling that he had solved a problem. Just as he was about to relax, he felt something the next moment. When he turned his head, he saw many cats in the corner looking straight at him with unkind looks, as if they felt that their companions had been hurt, and they were ready to work together. rescue.
"No." Richard said.
As soon as he finished speaking, many cats rushed over, like heroic warriors besieging the evil giant, fighting for their lives and not afraid of death.
At this moment, many cats seemed to be roaring, as if roaring: beasts... Cat people will never be slaves!
Richard: "..."