"I'm Peppa Pig, and this is my brother George..."

"Our favorite thing is to step into the mud puddles..."

Xia Runrun had just finished lunch and when she turned around, she saw Dahei staring at the TV screen intently.

Life in the shelter was somewhat dull. Every morning at 6:30, the cafeteria would broadcast news bulletins from other safe bases, along with previously aired movies and TV series. To accommodate the children, various cartoons would also be played during the day while the adults worked.

The 5-minute cartoon in front of me, called Peppa Pig, is playing now.

In order to avoid hitting his head, Dahei originally chose to sit half-way, but as he watched the cartoon, the big wolf dog unconsciously changed from a sitting position to a lying position, staring straight ahead without blinking.

Egg Yolk yawned out of boredom, then lay down in the aisle next to him and dozed off with his eyes closed, completely unaffected by the other noises in the cafeteria.

Xia Runrun blinked slowly, packed up the small plate, moved the small stool, and sat between the cat and the dog. By the way, she waved to Xiaobai and 666, asking them to come over and watch the cartoon together.

Even though these cats and dogs had grown dramatically in size after their mutations, to Xia Ruanruan, these little cuties were just like the little ones she'd raised at home in her previous life, forever needing care and love. While she couldn't help with their diet and had even become a burden, she could provide for their spiritual well-being!

Obviously, he had made up his mind to find a chance to leave in the next two days, but when he saw the little girl waving at him with her eyes shining and two sweet dimples on the corners of her mouth, the little white cat shook his ears, walked forward resignedly, and in three or two steps he came to the little girl's side, lying on the remaining space on the other side's small bench, with his big fluffy tail swinging back and forth unconsciously.

"It's a sunny day today. Peppa and George are playing hide-and-seek with the bear..."

Chu Hang looked up at the cartoon playing on the wall screen. Seeing that the little girl was watching intently, just like the other children around her, his beard moved unconsciously. She was indeed just a child...

A hint of helplessness shone through the little white cat's red and blue eyes. Even these three mutant animals seemed a little unreliable. He hadn't expected such a large mutant dog to enjoy watching such childish cartoons. Suppressing his worries about the unreliability of these four little creatures, the little white cat twitched his ears. He felt that he might need to wait until he had observed the other people in the shelter and seen that the little girl had fully integrated into the shelter before leaving...

Xia Ruanruan watched a cartoon with Dahei and was completely absorbed in it. Although the cartoon was a bit childish and not suitable for someone her age, the enchanting humming sound still kept her glued to the screen. She had no idea that in just that short time, the white cat beside her, whom she had treated as a little mute, had actually started a series of brainstorming and thinking a lot.

…

Then the other side.

In a small shelter located four or five hours away from the pine forest.

A young girl who was about 20 years old, with red eyes and tears running down her face, cried.

"Sister Fang, I don't believe it. I don't believe my brother got into trouble like that..."

"He used to be a policeman with good skills. He was so cautious and vigilant on weekdays. How could something happen to him? And you haven't seen his body. I don't believe that my brother really got into trouble." The girl's voice was choked with sobs, and tears as big as beans fell down, soon wetting the front of her clothes with tears.

A young woman who looked extremely disheveled and had not even tidied herself up at all, looked at the girl crying like this and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ever since the five of them had been chased by a pack of mutant dogs yesterday and had split up to escape, she had finally managed to return to the shelter early in the morning, braving the snow and wind. She had told Chen Peng that something might have happened, but she didn't want to believe that Chen Peng had truly died at the hands of the mutant dogs...

But sometimes people have to accept their fate. Even if she hoped that the other party could come back alive, the situation was like that at the time. A large group of mutant dogs were chasing Chen Peng. Not to mention that Chen Peng was just an ordinary person, even if he was a survivor with strong animal skills, he might not be able to escape from the claws of so many mutant dogs.

The woman called Sister Fang felt bitter, but after a moment's thought, she consoled him, "Xiao Chen, you're right. Your brother is such a skilled fighter, and he's usually the captain of our team... He's always been able to escape danger several times before, so there's no reason he'd die this time."

"……well……"

Another young man who came back at about the same time as Sister Fang sighed softly. At this moment, he didn't know what to say to comfort the girl in front of him.

In the past few years, survivors in the shelter have come and gone, and many have died at the hands of mutant beasts. He doesn't know if he will end up like Chen Peng, but he believes that Chen Peng will not be the last one.

The young man shook his head and silently pulled out most of the pine cones and hazelnuts he had found in the pine forest from his backpack, piling them on the table. This was the last act of kindness that his teammates could perform after their captain's death.

The young girl stared at the nuts on the table for a moment, then burst into tears. Her brother, her brother really wouldn't come back? If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have stayed in the shelter to work these days, but should have gone out with her brother...

The more regretful the girl was, the louder she cried.

She didn't notice at all that Sister Fang and the young man who were talking to her just now had both opened their eyes wide, staring at the door behind her.

Behind the girl, a familiar yet somewhat tired male voice spoke awkwardly and apologetically.

"Hmm, I'm sorry... Tongtong, I made you worry... I'm fine, I'm back."

“!!!!”

The young girl turned her head and looked at the familiar face that was weathered but still smiling. She no longer cared about the tears in the corners of her eyes and jumped up excitedly and rushed towards Brother Chen.

Not dead! Her brother is not dead! This is really great!

Twenty minutes later.

When Chen Tong and Sister Fang looked at the big fish that Brother Chen took out of the sack, and then looked at the backpack full of nuts and oranges that the other party poured out, and the mutant Corgi that was as big as an adult tiger following behind him, all five heads fell silent.

The young boy looked at the Corgi with a bit of envy and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Chen, if I go back and let those mutant stray dogs chase me again, will they send me a mutant dog too?"

Brother Chen: “…”

You’re dreaming!

Was his corgi a stray dog?! This corgi was clearly introduced by a little girl!

"Brother... if I go find that girl now, can she help me get in touch with the mutant dog? Not to mention a three-month probation period, even if it's three years, I can do it!" Chen Tong and the other four all turned their heads at the same time, looking at Brother Chen with sparkling eyes.

Being watched so forcefully by so many pairs of eyes, Brother Chen felt immense pressure. He shook his head and said dryly, "I don't know either... But if you run into Miss Xiao Xia again next time, I'll introduce you to her."

…

He watched Peppa Pig cartoons for two and a half hours straight. When the TV started playing other TV series again, Dahei shook his ears with a look of unsatisfied feeling, stood up, and followed Xia Runrun into the room.

Just by standing up for a short time, the big wolf dog regained its original serious and solemn appearance, with an expressionless face and full of majesty.

Xia Runrun followed the big wolfdog towards her residence with a smile on her face. During the journey, she met many survivors from the shelter who greeted her.

"Bang!——"

Before she reached the door of the room, Xia Ruanruan suddenly heard the dull sound of a book falling to the ground.

Xia Runrun subconsciously lowered her head, only to see that the "First Zootopia Infrastructure Atlas" that used to hang above her head had fallen off her head again, like a doll that had suddenly lost power, lying alone on the ground.

Xia Ruanruan: “…………”

No, what's wrong with this thing? Why did it fall down again for no apparent reason?

Aren't you afraid of causing her harm?

Xia Ruanruan tried hard to ignore the illustrated book, but she squatted down expressionlessly, pretending to tie her shoelaces, and picked up the illustrated book from the ground. The thick illustrated book fell lightly in her hands, as if it had no weight, but it had the distinct texture of a book.

After returning to the room and opening the illustrated book, Xia Runrun wanted to see what specific changes had taken place in the illustrated book.

Ever since Xia Runruan realized that she needed to make others trust her and be willing to follow her in order to light up the atlas and build her own base city, Xia Runruan basically gave up this unrealistic idea.

no way.

If this body had grown up now, and she had a large number of mutant animals with her, she might be able to make a name for herself and be called the city lord.

But with her small body of 4 years old, let alone making a name for herself, others don't even have the desire to believe in her or follow her.

"Having a Chen Peng is like a blind cat catching a dead mouse... I can't just give mutant animals to everyone I see, right? Dahei and the others are companions, friends... They are not children's toys. Whether they are willing to live with humans depends on their own wishes... No matter how much they like me, I can't take advantage of my love for me to do things that go against their wishes..." Xia Runrun pursed her lips, her eyes full of despair. She had given up on treatment.

"You can't ask me to find a zoo, completely abandon the idea of ​​all human residents, and build a zoo base with only animals, right?"

Just think about the meaning of the word "first" in the atlas, and then think about that kind of zoo-like small base. Just thinking about it will know that it will definitely not achieve the goal of the atlas.

Forget it, she can’t even gather all the residents, so it’s better not to come to her for this broken illustrated book.

But Xia Ruanruan never expected...

She had just opened the illustrated book for a few seconds when six new white illustrated books appeared below the previously blank illustrated book page! These six white illustrated books were all human!

"But why are there so many people suddenly?"

"Chen Tong, Fang Xiaomin...? I don't know these five people, and they don't seem to be from the Xinghai Shelter... Eh? No, this person looks familiar. It seems to be Brother Chen's friend who I met yesterday... Hmm? This... Xie Fen?... This person seems to be from the shelter..."

"If the former is related to mutant animals, then what is the latter for? ...Today's fish soup?"

Xia Ruanruan was a little dazed looking at the illustrated book.