Chapter 6: Yar, the Bold Human!
Cheng Zhiyu was quite cautious and didn't let the sight of the puppy cloud his judgment. He stopped a step away from the puppy and began to observe it carefully.
It looks like an ordinary little dog with a round head and a small body. It's about the same size as Cheng Zhiyu's shoe, weak and cute, and poses no threat at all.
It's no wonder he was so cautious; with the apocalypse and zombies, who knew if the puppy in front of him was just an ordinary puppy?
Fortunately, it was just an ordinary puppy.
Cheng Zhiyu put his things aside and tentatively touched the puppy. The warm and soft touch made it seem like just an ordinary morning if you ignored the crackling sounds outside the building. He had just encountered a cute puppy on the roadside and reached out to tease it.
Before the apocalypse, he always wanted to have a puppy, but he was a corporate slave and afraid he wouldn't be able to raise a puppy well, so he could only look at other people's puppies to satisfy his craving.
Unexpectedly, the apocalypse came, but instead, he found a puppy.
If we leave the puppy here, it will surely die. Since that's the case...
Cheng Zhiyu immediately reached out and grabbed the puppy by the scruff of its neck, stuffed it into his coat, and picked up the things that were placed to the side.
"Waiter, let's go home!"
The waiter stood on his shoulder and shook the branches.
Returning the way they came, thankfully, they didn't encounter any more zombies on the way back. Cheng Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief after closing the door.
He put the things in his hands aside first, and then carefully took the puppy out of his arms and placed it aside.
Cheng Zhiyu took off the clothes he was wearing outside and had the waiter burn them. He also had his whole body disinfected before he felt completely at ease.
He chuckled and picked up the puppy: "Puppy~, hey? Why are your eyes closed the whole time? Are you asleep?"
Cheng Zhiyu muttered to himself, then checked on the puppy again, still feeling uneasy. It looked chubby and its fur was clean; there seemed to be no problem.
Why are you sleeping all the time?
This puppy was the only living thing Cheng Zhiyu had seen since the apocalypse. Its existence seemed to allow him to feel a connection to the pre-apocalyptic world, so he picked it up without hesitation after encountering it.
As a result, ...there has been no movement at all.
Cheng Zhiyu was worried about the puppy's health, but he had no other choice. He could only find one of his old clothes, make a nest, and temporarily put the puppy inside.
Xiao Er had already returned to the system space. Cheng Zhiyu checked Xiao Tie's situation again. His survival status seemed unchanged, still at 7%.
After instructing Xiao Er to look after Xiao Tie, Cheng Zhiyu left the space. He had been busy all morning and was starving.
I took out the beef, swallowed hard, and decided to make tomato beef.
Beef shouldn't be kept for too long; it's better to eat it first.
He took the new cleaver he had just found, cut off a quarter of the beef, and put the rest in the freezer.
After the beef thaws, cut it into chunks, blanch it, wash the pot, heat the oil, and add chili peppers, scallions, ginger, and other side dishes. Soon the kitchen is filled with aroma. Add the blanched beef, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and salt, cover the pot, and start simmering.
Cheng Zhiyu hadn't eaten this well in over half a month, and he was so hungry that he didn't want to leave just by smelling the aroma. But stewing beef takes time, so he had to leave the kitchen first.
He hadn't forgotten how many times he had to slash before finally killing the zombie. This time he was lucky; he had Xiao Er with him, and there weren't many zombies he encountered, which allowed him to escape. He might not be so lucky next time.
We must improve our physical fitness.
Currently, he doesn't have any other way to exercise; the only thing he can think of is running, but the indoor space is too small.
Cheng Zhiyu pondered for a long time, then suddenly remembered that before the apocalypse, he had come across a video of a set of boxing techniques taught by a blogger. He wanted to practice along with it and even downloaded it to his phone. Although there was no internet now, there was still electricity, so he could still watch the downloaded video.
Thinking of this, he clicked on it, and sure enough, it was still there.
The video was about thirty minutes long, and since there wasn't much else to do, Cheng Zhiyu decided to practice along with it.
When watching the blogger practice, Cheng Zhiyu felt that each movement was quite simple, and every gesture was full of powerful beauty. He thought it was particularly cool, which is why he decided to download the video and learn from it.
He then slowly went through the drills himself. Since it was his first time practicing, many of his movements were not standard. Even so, after thirty minutes, he was still sweating profusely.
This set of boxing techniques should be useful for improving physical fitness. He had this feeling.
Cheng Zhiyu rested for a while, then stood up and went to check on the puppy again. It was still not awake. He frowned with worry, wondering what was going on.
He felt uncomfortable being covered in sweat, so he simply wiped himself off and didn't dare use too much water. He didn't waste the remaining water; he saved it to water the plants.
He's been using this to water his plants lately, and the system hasn't said there's a problem.
After a while of busy work, the aroma from the kitchen grew stronger and stronger. Cheng Zhiyu went in to check several times. He was young and had good teeth, and he was in a hurry to eat, so there was no need to cook it too soft. Just cook it until it was almost flavorful.
When the beef was almost cooked, he also steamed rice. The beef and tomato stew was served over the rice and looked especially delicious.
Cheng Zhiyu held the bowl and couldn't wait to take a bite. Even though his mouth was burned, he couldn't bear to spit it out. It was so delicious!
I never thought my cooking was so delicious.
Cheng Zhiyu placed the bowl on the table and couldn't wait to sit down and start eating.
What he didn't notice was that the puppy, which had been quiet all along, twitched its nose, perhaps smelling the fragrance, and then slowly opened its eyes.
The unfamiliar environment made the puppy unusually wary, especially since he was now extremely weak, no different from a newborn puppy.
Fortunately, he quickly realized that there was no danger here.
Thinking about why he was so weak, the puppy frowned in a human-like way. It seemed that those people were still restless and had actually tampered with his training.
He came from a high-level planet and was born into a noble royal family. Their clan had a rule that every crown prince, upon reaching adulthood, would go to a lower plane in chaos to gain experience.
During their trials, most of the crown princes' power is sealed. They must rely on themselves to survive in the chaotic lower planes, improve their strength, and successfully return to their home planet to complete their trials.
Conversely, the experience will fail.
Their lineage had few offspring, and in his generation, he was the only crown prince, making him an undeniably prestigious figure.
It's just a training exercise, and it's not going to kill him. So when the crown prince is training, a trace of his father's consciousness will remain in his mind. As long as he activates this trace of consciousness, his father will be able to sense it and then end the training.
However, in that case, the training would be considered a failure.
Yar tried to sense his body and found it completely powerless; he couldn't even muster any consciousness.
Those people tampered with his training; he's now no different from a newborn baby. They want him to die here quietly.
Thinking of this, Yar's gaze sharpened. However, since he currently looked like a cub, even with such a look, it didn't frighten anyone. Instead, it made people think: This little dog is cute but fierce.
Yar temporarily abandoned the idea of going back. Those people underestimated him. Was he so easy to kill?
Although he is now a cub, he is not a true cub and does not need to spend another hundred years to grow. With his own strength, he can slowly break through the shackles that seal him.
During this time, he must ensure his own safety.
Yar turned his gaze to Cheng Zhiyu, who was not far away. Although he had just appeared to be asleep, he could sense the situation outside and knew that this person had picked him up.
Humans are weak yet strange; they seem to struggle to even survive, yet they are prone to acts of kindness...
With a "thump," the puppy froze, a human-like embarrassment appearing on its face. It was too weak and desperately needed to replenish its energy.
...It's not that I was tempted by the smell.
The puppy stomped its feet, seemingly trying to attract the attention of the humans nearby; however, being so small, it couldn't make much of a sound.
Cheng Zhiyu was completely absorbed in the deliciousness of the tomato stewed beef and didn't notice that the puppy had already woken up.
Humans with absolutely no sense of vigilance. Yar made this assessment in his mind, then, trying to be serious but also eager, he took a few quick steps to Cheng Zhiyu's side and patted the other's ankle with his paw.
It's too high to reach.
"Huh?" Cheng Zhiyu subconsciously looked down and saw the sleeping puppy at his feet. He excitedly picked up the puppy and said, "Wow, you're awake? You're so good. You even knew to come find me."
Suddenly suspended in mid-air, the puppy instinctively kicked its hind legs. Realizing what it had done, it froze, its eyes fixed on Cheng Zhiyu.
They started touching me inappropriately right away. Put me down!
"Oh my, you're so cute." Cheng Zhiyu didn't even realize the puppy was staring at him. Puppy eyes, wide open, are even cuter. He subconsciously raised his voice and said, "How can you be so well-behaved? You knew to look for me as soon as you woke up. From now on, I'm your owner, and I won't let you be a stray."
Master...Master? How dare you, human! Yar grinned, "Look closely, I am the noble one..." *smack*, his soft belly was rubbed by the bold human.
Yar: "!!!"
Damn it! He struggled to his feet.
Cheng Zhiyu assumed he was feeling unwell and quickly put him down. Yar steadied himself and was about to teach this arrogant human a lesson when he heard the human mutter, "You must be hungry, right? Wait, I'll get you something to eat."
Yar, who was indeed hungry, paused and decided to settle the bill after he had eaten his fill.
He glanced discreetly toward the kitchen; he could already smell that the human had just eaten something in there.
Cheng Zhiyu was unaware of Yar's thoughts. He got up and prepared to give the puppy some hot goat milk powder to drink.
The puppy looked to be only a month old and couldn't eat anything else yet, but luckily he had just found goat milk powder at the small shop.
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