8. Chapter 08(1/2)
A weight suddenly jumped into his arms, Ji Xiaoou caught it with the conditioned reflex, looked down and breathed a sigh of relief.
The little leopard lay safely in her arms, half-closed her eyes, and a little dew was stained with gray-black hair.
Ji Xiaoou looked at its hind legs again. The gauze was intact and there was no sign of a wound breaking.
She then felt relieved, and naturally scratched its chin gently, "Where have you been?"
She thought that the two leopard orcs came to cause trouble during the day and took it away.
Rennes didn't speak, and the dignity of the leopard tribe did not allow him to show a comfortable expression when he was scratched by someone's chin.
Seeing his eyes were faint, Ji Xiaoou thought he was unhappy, so he quickly took his hand back.
She almost forgot that no matter how harmless the little leopard is, it is cruel by nature.
She was too proud.
Before Ji Xiaoou could finish reflecting, Renn turned sideways, bared his teeth in the direction of Linzi, and made a "whimper" voice in his throat.
Sure enough, Ji Xiaoou and Eric were attracted to the attention and looked at the forest together.
Eric held the firewood and took two steps forward, taking photos around him, but found nothing.
Rhodes and Dordo had already left when they received the signal from Rennes, and it was normal for him to find nothing.
One man and one deer searched the surroundings. Ji Xiaoou thought Ren ran out after hearing some danger, and even comforted him: "There is nothing nearby, have you heard it wrong? It's okay, they probably won't find it here, don't be afraid."
Eric couldn't listen to a leopard not being afraid.
It was still early before dawn, and Ji Xiaoou looked at his watch and it was 10:30 in the evening.
This is the benefit of traveling through time. I go to bed very early every day.
Because it was dark, Ji Xiaoou had nothing to do and could only close his eyes and sleep.
I don’t know if it’s because of my adequate sleep, but Ji Xiaoou felt that his skin and mental state were better than before he traveled through time.
There is nothing to say about her skin. She has been washing her face with clean water these days, but she doesn't feel dry and greasy all day long.
As for mental state, Ji Xiaoou used to be able to get things from the space through her backpack. This morning, she suddenly found that she could take out a piece of chocolate from the space out of thin air. Her space was no longer limited to a small backpack.
This seems to be related to her mental state, such as she slept very well last night and woke up in the morning to refresh herself.
Ji Xiaoou tried to have a good night's sleep tonight to see if there would be any new discoveries tomorrow morning.
However, after dawn, except for the change yesterday, the space is still the same as before.
This disappointed her a little.
But at the same time, she also began to guess whether her space will trigger the "new skills" only by accumulating a certain amount of sleep time?
While Ji Xiaoou was thinking, Eric had already picked wild fruits and fresh mushrooms from outside and skillfully roasted them.
Eric brought salt and pepper from home, and when he put the mushrooms next to the fire and roasted them almost, sprinkled with some salt and pepper, it tasted crispy and delicious.
Ji Xiaoou didn't know that roasted mushrooms were so delicious, and forgot about the space for the time being, so he ate four or five in one breath.
Eric smiled and said, "I can also roast corn and eggplant for you in the future. These are all delicious."
Ji Xiaoou thanked him. Seeing the little leopard lying beside him and was not moving. He was worried that he would be hungry during the day, so he put a roasted mushroom on the ground in front of him. His eyes were bright and shiny, and he clearly said in his eyes: "Eat it, it's delicious."
Renne lifted his eyelids and looked at the roasted mushrooms on the ground, looking disgusted.
Ji Xiaoou thought it would not be able to eat it, but unexpectedly, after a while, it stood up slowly and took the roasted mushrooms into its mouth.
Ji Xiaoou was so angry that he brought it a roasted mushroom.
The little leopard wrinkled his face and was not very interested, but he still ate it.
Ji Xiaoou seemed to have discovered a new world. It turned out that leopards did not only eat meat, but also eat roasted mushrooms.
She fed him five times in a row, and Eric next to her was stunned. When will the leopard tribe be so gentle and obedient?
*
After breakfast, they left the cave.
Perhaps because the terrain was too low, Ji Xiaoou and the others walked around for a whole morning without meeting any orc races.
The only ethnic group I encountered was a group of hedgehogs carrying supplies.
The hedgehogs have not evolved into human form yet, with barbs standing on their backs, nuts, mushrooms, and insects tied to them, which look like food to store for winter.
When he found Ji Xiaoou staring at them, the hedgehogs were carrying things faster, and soon hid in the grass.
Ji Xiaoou tilted his head, looked at the surrounding trees, and then at the sky above him.
As soon as autumn begins, are they going to stock up on winter supplies?
"Ou, what are you looking at?" Eric turned around and saw Ji Xiaoou still standing there, and couldn't help asking.
Ji Xiaoou hurriedly hugged Rennes and followed, asking, "Eric, can't hedgehogs turn into orcs?"
Eric walked as he walked, "No, they..." Before he finished speaking, the antlers suddenly lingered on a vine. He had to stop and fight the vine intently. "Not all animals can become humans. Some animals have consciousness in this aspect. If they want to get closer to humans, they will evolve in this direction. After all, although humans have been eliminated by nature, their brains are very smart. Animals not only need a strong body, but also a brain that can think independently, and find ways to develop and survive in this continent."
It's because of this.
Ji Xiaoou lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Although she knew that the humans who survived this continent hundreds of years ago might be different from the humans in the world they were in, because there was no place called the Bornian continent in the 21st century, she still felt a little sad.
This means that she is the only human in this entire continent.
There is no race, no kind.
"Ou, can you help me?" Eric's anxious voice interrupted Ji Xiaoou's thoughts.
Ji Xiaoou looked up and saw that Eric had some idea of what happened. His entire antler was entangled with the vines. His posture was strange, his body was twisted, and his funny appearance made Ji Xiaoou smile.
Without thinking too much, she took out a Swiss army knife from her pocket, grabbed a vine, and gently stroked the sharp knife. In a few strokes, Eric was rescued.
However, barbs grew on the vines, Ji Xiaoou didn't check for a moment and was pierced by the barbs.
Eric glanced at the Swiss army knife in her hand, and wanted to speak but stopped.
When she turned her eyes, she saw bright red blood beads overflowing from her fingertips, and blamed herself in annoyance: "It's all my fault. You should pay more attention to walking."
Ji Xiaoou shook his head, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of injury."
Perhaps because his parents were not around, Ji Xiaoou suddenly became much stronger when he came here.
Last time, she was injured on her forehead and blisters were worn out from the soles of her feet, and she was only sad for a while.
You know, when she was at home, she could not help crying even when her toes touched the legs of the table.
When Ji Xiaoou thinks of his family, he feels a little absent-minded.
I didn't notice the changes in the little leopard in my arms.
The sweet smell of blood came, and it was close to you. This was definitely a fatal temptation for a carnivore, and a carnivore who had not eaten raw meat for several days.
Renn's eyes grew deeper and deeper, licking his teeth, trying to suppress his nature.
The girl's blood is sweet, which is different from the fragrance emitted by herbivorous animals.
Clean and sweet, like the first mouthful of nectar you encounter when you dry up.
Renne's throat rolled for a moment, afraid that he would not be able to help it, so he jumped out of Ji Xiaoou's arms without warning and walked to the front.
*
"Where are you going?" Ji Xiaoou stepped forward and asked.
However, as soon as I took a step, I felt something falling on my cheeks, cool and melting at once.
She was slightly stunned, stopped, raised her hand and touched her cheek, and touched a drop of melted water.
It's raining?
This was her first thought.
However, looking up at the sky, the weather was clear and the clouds were calm, not like it was going to rain.
After a while, one after another, white fluff fell from the sky, and Ji Xiaoou realized that it was snowing.
The snowflakes fell on the back of her hand and melted before she could see clearly.
Ji Xiaoou was a little surprised. Why did it snow at this time? And she didn't feel the cold at all. Even if it snowed in autumn, there should be some omen, right?
Compared with Ji Xiaoou's surprise, Eric's face became very serious behind him.
When the first snowflakes fell, he climbed up to a big tree in front of him, looked into the distance, and observed the reactions of low-level mammals around him. Then he jumped down and said to Ji Xiaoou: "The blizzard is coming, let's find a place to hide."
In just five minutes, the snow fell heavier and heavier, covering Ji Xiaoou's cheeks, and a hint of chill penetrated into her skin.
The temperature suddenly dropped.
Ji Xiaoou was unsure of the situation and followed Eric, "What's going on? Isn't it autumn now? Why does it snow?"
Eric walked forward and explained: "When the snowstorm comes, it will be winter."
Ji Xiaoou: "..."
Isn’t it that a blizzard will occur after winter comes?
To be continued...