Chapter 185 The Past of the Rolling Sheep
It was already evening, the golden glow painted the horizon, and the afterglow of the setting sun was reflected on the surging water, reflecting metallic light.
The waves pushed towards the shore, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and the waves were white, like a floor scrubber dedicated to flattening the beach.
A seabird landed on the rocks on the shore, staring at the little ball that was bleating non-stop with its bright eyes, as if wondering how there could be such a stupid creature in the world.
Chi Yizheng, wearing the shell of Bo Shuangchi, walked to the little fur ball and observed it carefully. This was his first time observing a rolling sheep up close.
The fairy tale "The Curious Rolling Sheep" in the "Book Travel" experience hall was written by Duoduo, but Duoduo has never actually seen this kind of creature. When she wrote that fairy tale, she referred to the information downloaded by Chi Yizheng from the game system.
Duoduo has recently grown tired of being a registrar on Cloud Island. She's taken up writing short stories instead. Similar short stories include "Strive, Rolling Sheep," "Where's the Rolling Sheep Going?", "Has the Rolling Sheep Dyed Its Wool Today?", "If the Rolling Sheep Were Square," and "The Adventures of the Rolling Sheep."
These short stories greatly enriched the fairy tale book column of the "Book Travel" Experience Hall and the tourists' travel experience. Chi Yi was so happy that he rewarded Duoduo with a year's worth of candy.
Because of this, he now has an inexplicable sense of familiarity when he sees the rolling sheep, and even wants to poke it. This is rare. After all, there are many cute creatures in the park now. He thought he was immune to cute creatures!
This rolling sheep was very small, not even as big as Chi Yizhen's fist. Its claws were tightly gripping the branch, and it was bleating for help.
"Mee-mee-mee..."
Help! I'm caught in a branch!
"Mee-mee-mee..."
Woohoo, let me go!
Chi Yizhen waited for a long time but it didn't release its claws. He couldn't help but say, "You try, loosen your claws."
Not all exotic races can speak human language, and the rolling sheep cannot. Fortunately, the translation skill is a passive skill. As long as the person he wants to communicate with does not understand the language he speaks, the words he speaks will automatically be converted into the other person's native language that can be understood when they fall into the other person's ears.
Upon hearing its native language, the rolling sheep thought that it was a member of its tribe coming over, and looked over with its round eyes wide open. When it discovered that the one bleating at it was a huge two-legged beast, its eye sockets twitched, and tears as big as beans came out of its big black eyes.
"Mee-mee-mee..."
Help! A human has caught me with a branch!
Chi Yizhen: ...
He tried to hold back, but still couldn't break Bo Shuangchi's setting and couldn't help laughing out loud.
But in the eyes of the young rolling sheep, humans with huge bodies are scary, and humans with grinning mouths are the scariest of all.
The desire to survive overwhelmed the fear of being caught by the branches. The sheep flattened its mouth, and its big eyes and fur all over its body exerted force. With a loud bleating sound, it rolled over, trying to get away from the terrible humans and roll back into the ocean with its own body.
However, it did not expect that the branch that caught it was so big and heavy. It rolled half a circle, causing the branch to roll half a circle as well, and then, nothing happened.
This furry ball, no bigger than Chi Yizhen's fist, rocked back and forth in front of him like an old rocking chair with a branch...
It can be seen that it really tried its best, but it still couldn't get the wet branch to roll, let alone get away from Chi Yizheng.
Not only that, because of its posture, its eyes were looking upwards, meeting Chi Yizheng's gaze.
Chi Yizhen was a little amazed. This furry ball was not even as big as his fist, but its eyes were as big as a one-yuan coin. The two eyes almost took up half of its face, and its mouth was closed into a slit, almost invisible.
Its ears and nose should be hidden under the fur. Apart from that, it has no neck or legs, and only two small claws under its body that are somewhat similar to duck webs.
He thought to himself, creatures of this shape can actually exist, they are truly a strange race!
Under the little fur ball's alert gaze, he reached out and helped it pick its claws off the branch.
Seeing that it didn't move, Chi Yizheng thought that the furry ball felt his kindness. After he finished cleaning its two paws and tried to reach out to touch it, he found that the furry ball suddenly trembled and its eyes were full of vigilance.
Chi Yizhen: ...
Touch the paws.
Mao Tuanzi remained indifferent.
Touch the fuzz.
Maotuanzi's whole body suddenly stiffened.
Chi Yi really understood, oh, it turns out that it thought the claws were not part of it!
Maotuanzi has stopped crying now. His big, beautiful eyes, as clear as glass beads, have become even clearer and brighter after being washed by tears.
Chi Yizhen let go of his hand and took several steps back, waiting for it to return home on its own. However, the fur ball just stayed there, motionless, staring at him with an even more vigilant look. Compared to its body, its claws were even smaller, and when they were tucked up, they were almost invisible, making it easy for someone to mistake it for a worthless fur ball and kick it away.
Seeing that it didn't dare to turn its back to him, Chi Yizheng simply turned around and walked back a few steps. He silently counted to ten in his mind, and when he finished counting, he looked back and found that the furry ball was gone.
"Not bad, quite clever."
He then walked towards the sea again, but just when he reached the reef, he suddenly stopped.
It was just because there was an elongated shadow behind the reef, and this shadow was not there before.
As if noticing that he was not moving, the shadow trembled slightly.
So Chi Yizheng took another step forward. When he took this step, the thing lurking behind the reef suddenly jumped up and rushed towards him with a loud bleating.
Then the furry ball flew out. Yes, it hid behind the reef to ambush Chi Yizheng, and then rushed out to hit Chi Yizheng. As a result, Chi Yizheng was fine, and it flew out by itself.
With a whoosh, the furry ball fell into the distant beach and remained motionless for a long time.
Game: [Yoho.]
Chi Yizhen: "I swear, I really didn't do anything, let alone use any extraordinary power. It's just that this little ball of fur is too weak."
It is so weak, yet it dares to attack people who are dozens of times bigger than it. It is really brave. It seems that there is more than just curiosity in the nature of the rolling sheep!
Thinking of those big eyes with tears in them, he sighed in his heart and walked forward to check the situation with resignation. There was no way, no tough guy could resist the temptation of cute things.
Game: [Hunk?]
The distance was very far for the rolling sheep, but for Chi Yizheng, it was just a few more steps away. He squatted down and looked at the little ball of fur that had made a hole in the beach in front of him, and picked it out of the sand and shook it clean.
While shaking, he said, "Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you or your people. Go home!"
He took the little creature to the edge of the sea and motioned it to go back.
This coal-like little fur ball squatted by the sea and stared at him motionlessly until Chi Yizheng pushed it twice. Then its round body moved and moved a distance into the sea. As it moved, it turned around and stared at him with its big eyes.
Chi Yizheng thought it hadn't let down its guard yet and was about to retreat, but he saw the little fur ball suddenly roll over quickly several times, rolled to his feet, and then rubbed his legs hard.
Chi Yizhen was stunned.
After rubbing against the water, the furry ball jumped a few times and jumped into the sea. A wave hit it and the shadow of the furry ball disappeared completely.
Game: [Player, congratulations on gaining the friendship of Rolling Sheep.]
Chi Yizhen: "You think you can gain friendship just like that? It's not vigilant enough!"
Game: [So they became believers of the sea god.]
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Fantasy Park, "Traveling in Books" Experience Hall.
After discovering that her daughter could see it in the experience hall, Liu Meilan took her daughter to the "Book Travel" experience hall for three consecutive days.
The mother and daughter experienced all the stories about the rolling sheep, and only then did they discover that this seemingly carefree and cute animal actually has a difficult and tortuous history.
Rolling sheep were originally a land species. They were accustomed to living in the woods and feeding on animals smaller than themselves in the woods. Occasionally, they would eat some fruits and leaves to balance their nutrition.
Liu Meilan and her daughter experienced it from the perspective of the rolling sheep. The rolling sheep is very picky about taste and only eats the sweetest kind.
Until one day, a group of farmers came into the woods to clear land and encountered this strange creature for the first time.
The rolling sheep have never seen humans, but their natural curiosity and adventurousness prompt them to test humans.
Their first attempt was successful. The farmers loved these small and lively fur balls so much that they didn't even know they were a strange race and raised them as strange animals.
Because the rolling sheep can only bleat and do not know human language, and are very lively and docile, and have no aggressive nature, they are accepted as pets by them without hesitation, just like kittens and puppies.
When the rolling sheep live in the wild, they can only live in tree holes and underground caves. The environment is not as good as the broken boxes and bamboo baskets provided by human farmers. If they put a layer of cloth inside, it will be a fairly warm and clean residence for them.
Although the rolling sheep cannot speak human language, they are very grateful for this kindness. They cooperate with farmers and help them look after their houses and fields, becoming very popular partners among farmers.
Until one day, a farmer went into the mountains to hunt and was bitten by a snake. The rolling sheep he raised transferred the snake venom from the farmer's body to himself.
From that day on, the fate of the rolling sheep took a huge turn.
People discovered that this was actually a strange race, and their innate skill was to transfer the injuries and illnesses of others to themselves.
The more illnesses that are transferred away, the darker the hair on the rolling sheep will become. However, this skill is not without price. When the hair on the rolling sheep becomes as black as coal balls, their already precarious intelligence will drop by half, and they will become little fools.
After several experiments, humans discovered the characteristics of rolling sheep, and thus the trafficking and captivity of rolling sheep began.
Because of their intelligence problems, the sheep have a very rough way of distinguishing kindness. As long as humans save them once and give them something delicious, they will think that this human is good and a friend, and then they will willingly transfer their pain and harm.
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