Chapter 68 Finding the Fruit Tree Little Tiger
The deer paced back and forth at the entrance, unwilling to approach the cave.
It just killed that tiger. If it goes in, the little tiger will sense the lingering scent on it and might hold a grudge against Cheng Zhiyu and the others.
So, after bringing the person there, it turned around and left.
Cheng Zhiyu and his companions exchanged glances, entered the cave, and sure enough, saw a small tiger inside.
The tiger cub looked to be just over a month old. Upon seeing them, it bristled its fur and bared its teeth warily.
Cheng Zhiyu: Oh my god, so cute.
Afraid of frightening the tiger cub, they did not approach.
Lin Chia-shu tried to communicate with the tiger cub, but the cub was too small to fully express its thoughts. She could only understand that it was hungry and looking for its mother.
Everyone fell silent; the tiger cub's mother was already...
The tiger cub, barely a month old, was clearly unable to survive. Since Cheng Zhiyu had his spatial ability, he simply took a piece of meat, chopped it into mince on the spot, put it in a small bowl, and placed it in front of the tiger cub.
The tiger cub, which had been quite wary, suddenly caught a whiff of a sweet aroma and couldn't resist stumbling and running towards the source of the scent.
It sniffed the minced meat in the bowl, and everyone held their breath in tension.
Fortunately, the little tiger was willing to eat. It tried licking a mouthful of minced meat and was immediately captivated by its aroma. It wobbled and buried its head in the bowl to eat.
In no time, the small bowl of minced meat was completely devoured.
The little tiger started whimpering.
Lin Chia-shu: "It said it wanted more."
Cheng Zhiyu took the opportunity to touch the little tiger's belly. After confirming that the belly was still a bit flat, he took out another piece of meat.
Now the little tiger knew that the delicious food was made from this. With its short legs, it squatted down in front of Cheng Zhiyu and stared at him longingly.
Ah! They're so cute, who can resist them?
Cheng Mo could stand it, but when he saw Cheng Zhiyu staring at the little tiger with a maternal smile, his alarm bells immediately went off.
Cheng Zhiyu loves furry things, especially small animals like this, which are at their cutest.
Cheng Mo immediately grabbed the little tiger and placed it in front of Lin Jiashu.
Little Tiger: "?"
Lin Jiashu: "?"
Cheng Mo calmly explained, "Can't you communicate with exotic beasts? It's most likely an exotic beast, so it's best to leave it to you."
As he spoke, he looked at Cheng Zhiyu and blinked, "Zhiyu, am I right?"
Cheng Zhiyu didn't answer, but smiled slightly: "Come and chop the meat."
Cheng Mo immediately replied, "Alright."
As he spoke, he took the knife from Cheng Zhiyu and began chopping away.
Then, Cheng Zhiyu and the others gathered around the little tiger.
Zhou Min worriedly said, "Let's spread out a bit, so we don't scare it."
“It seems pretty bold,” Tian Qiao said. “It even tried to pry my hand off.”
Lin Jiashu exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my god, I've only ever seen tigers in zoos before. This little tiger is so cute! Its paws are so big. I hope it won't grow as big as my hand when it grows up. It's so adorable!"
Cheng Zhiyu pinched the little tiger's ears, and the little tiger bared its teeth fiercely. But halfway through baring its teeth, it saw Cheng Zhiyu and probably realized that this was the person who had just fed it the meat paste. It was a little embarrassed and pulled its teeth back, letting out two cute little hums.
Cheng Zhiyu clutched his heart: "So cute!"
Cheng Mo stared, his teeth practically grinding to dust. Damn it, wasn't he cute? Who ever called him cute before? A womanizer!
He was furious. He gripped the knife and chopped away, making louder, louder noises.
Cheng Zhiyu quickly covered the little tiger's ears: "Keep your voice down, don't scare it."
Cheng Mo: "..."
He was absolutely furious.
After the meat was minced, it tasted even better this time because Cheng Mo chopped it with extra force, making the meat exceptionally chewy and bouncy.
Cheng Zhiyu took the bowl and smiled, "I'll feed it."
Cheng Mo, with a deadpan expression, said, "It can clearly eat by itself!"
Cheng Zhiyu felt sorry for the little tiger: "It's still so small, of course it needs to be fed."
Cheng Mo was furious: "You never fed me when I was little."
Cheng Zhiyu laughed: "You were so aloof when you were little, you didn't need anyone to feed you."
Cheng Mo: "..." I'm so angry. Why did he have to pretend like that before?
Lin Jiashu, who was not quite clear about the situation: "?"
Uh, Cheng Mo looks older than Cheng Zhiyu, I don't understand.
In the end, Cheng Zhiyu still didn't feed the tiger cub. He was just teasing Cheng Mo, saying that the tiger cub could eat by itself and didn't need to be fed at all.
Its mouth was covered in food, and Cheng Zhiyu was about to wipe it clean when a splash of water came over and washed the little tiger's mouth clean.
Cheng Zhiyu: "..."
Cheng Mo: I won't give Cheng Zhiyu a chance!
After the little tiger finished eating, it played by itself, chasing insects. The others discussed what to do.
“It definitely can’t survive alone,” Lin Jiashu said softly.
Cheng Mo crossed his arms, guarding closely: "Then give it to Xiao Lu. It killed someone's mother, it deserved it."
Cheng Zhiyu gave him a look: "Watch your mouth, the little tiger is still here."
Don't let the child hear it.
Cheng Mo: "..." My heart is broken. Wasn't he the most important person to me?
Zhou Min said, "Take it back. Didn't Lin Jiashu plan to raise a strange beast before?"
However, Lin Jiashu planned to raise a cat or dog, but she hadn't met one yet, until she met a big cat.
Lin Jiashu was still a little scared, after all, tigers are wild, and she was afraid that she would not be able to control them.
But she was willing to give it a try. Her superpowers had never been very effective; among the superpowered individuals at the base, she was practically useless.
But who wants to be a useless person?
But realistically speaking, whether something is useful or not ultimately depends on its ability. If she can raise the tiger cubs well, no one will dare to underestimate her anymore.
So, it wasn't just that she was afraid the tiger cub would be left unattended; she had a soft heart and was actually thinking of herself as well.
Therefore, Lin Jiashu said earnestly, "I'm willing to give it a try."
After she finished speaking, she gently beckoned the little tiger to come over. The little tiger tilted its head in confusion and stumbled over under Lin Jiashu's nervous gaze.
Being young and not very wary, and having just eaten something delicious, it developed a liking for all of them.
The tiger cub's behavior gave Lin Jiashu confidence. She picked up the tiger cub and said earnestly, "I will try my best to take good care of it."
If you can't control it, you'd at least be willing to raise it until it can take care of itself before releasing it back into the wild.
Cheng Zhiyu's eyes were glued to the tiger cub, but Lin Jiashu's special abilities made her undoubtedly the best caretaker. He nodded and said, "If you have any questions, you can come to us anytime."
“Yes, yes,” Zhou Min’s eyes were also glued to the little tiger.
Tian Qiao exclaimed enviously, "Wow, you're so lucky! A tiger!"
Even Tian Manman glanced at the little tiger, who was usually only interested in food.
Only Cheng Mo breathed a sigh of relief. That's great. As long as it's not Cheng Zhiyu who takes care of him, it doesn't matter who takes care of him.
On the way back, he deliberately blocked Cheng Zhiyu's view, preventing him from staring at the little tiger.
Cheng Zhiyu couldn't see the little tiger and complained, "Childish!"
He really wanted to see the tiger cubs!
Unfortunately, my boyfriend gets too jealous, so I have to tone it down a bit.
Seeing this, Cheng Mo was in a great mood and took the opportunity to touch Cheng Zhiyu's hand, but the other party dodged and conveyed a meaning with his eyes: one month.
Cheng Mo: "..."
Lin Jiashu was about to take the little tiger back, and Tian Qiao and the others were reluctant to part with her.
Zhou Min asked anxiously, "Sister Jia Shu, can you take good care of the little tiger by yourself?"
Tian Qiao's eyes were glued to the tiger: "Yes, this little tiger needs to eat meat. If you can't take good care of it, why don't we help take care of it for a few days?"
Help me rub it for a few days, hehe.
Lin Jiashu hugged the little tiger tightly and resolutely refused: "Haha, no need, the little tiger doesn't eat much, I can still provide that little bit of meat."
Seeing that she was about to take the little tiger away, Tian Qiao was heartbroken: "Can't you let me pet it for a couple of days? It's a little tiger, not a kitten or puppy."
Tiger cubs are very rare!
However, after he finished speaking, he realized something, turned to look at Cheng Mo, and quickly said, "Brother Hei, I didn't mean that dogs are bad. Dogs are great too, haha."
Cheng Mo: "..."
Why bother explaining to him? He's not a dog!
Cheng Zhiyu couldn't help but chuckle.
Cheng Mo felt extremely wronged: "Zhiyu, you're making fun of me."
Cheng Zhiyu quickly said, "Ahem, I wasn't making fun of you. I was just thinking of something happy."
Cheng Mo: Do you think I believe you?
Ever since Tian Qiao found out that her childhood friend was dating Cheng Mo: "..."
Cheng Mo had been carrying him around before, and he hadn't thought anything of it, figuring that Blackie used to be a dog, so it was normal for him to behave differently from humans.
Now, even though there was no physical contact between them, he felt... well, uncomfortable all over.
It's not that I feel anything is wrong, it's just that I feel like a third wheel.
Fortunately, there were several other light bulbs like him besides him.
Amidst the reluctant gazes of the crowd, Lin Jiashu took the little tiger away.
Zhou Min sighed, "Ugh, why isn't my ability to communicate with alien beasts?! So annoying!"
That's a tiger! I've only ever seen them in zoos before, and I've never even touched one.
Everyone returned home sadly. After Cheng Zhiyu got home, he went into the system space. He would come almost every day, picking the ripe plants in the space and loosening the soil and watering the plants for Xiao Er and the others.
Cheng Zhiyu first went to check on Xiaosan's condition. Xiaosan has now entered its growth period and should be mature soon.
The other plants have also been upgraded to varying degrees; he gave the crystal cores that the base had previously given him to these plants.
Xiaoqiang went from level 2 to level 3, Xiaojuan went from level 3 to level 4, and Qiuqiu went from level 2 to level 3.
As for Xiao Tie, it's already at level four, so it'll be difficult for it to level up further unless it gets a level five zombie crystal core like Xiao Er did.
As for Xiao Er, who is at level five, it's even less of a concern. The fire-type crystal cores given to it didn't change much after it absorbed them.
However, what surprised Cheng Zhiyu the most was that Xiao Huang had finally leveled up from level three to level four, which meant that after eating Xiao Huang's fruit, zombies of level four and below would not be able to detect its presence for five minutes.
This is absolutely amazing! You know, level four zombies are already very difficult to deal with these days. With Little Yellow's fruit, it's possible to turn the tide of battle.
However, Xiao Huang hasn't received the fruits for level four yet; he only has the fruits from level three. Cheng Zhiyu distributed them to his parents and Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian, in case of danger.
What made Cheng Zhiyu happiest was that, because of the upgrade of these plants, the system space changed from the original 16*16 to 20*20, expanding by more than 100 square meters!
This is so exciting! Cheng Zhiyu had wanted to plant other things before, but now he can finally plant them.
Since the green beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes had all passed their ripening period, Cheng Zhiyu took some time to pull them all up.
There's a large empty space now; we can plant something else here.
Cheng Zhiyu's current favorite crop is soybeans. Soybeans are a very useful crop. They can be used to make all kinds of delicious food such as tofu and dried bean curd, and they can also be pressed for oil. The soybean residue can even be used to feed pigs.
He has always wanted to raise poultry, but the current situation at the base is not suitable; even the people are not getting enough to eat.
However, we can consider it once everyone's food problem is solved.
It will be too late to plant soybeans by then, so we can start preparing in advance.
Moreover, Cheng Zhiyu himself was craving tofu. He didn't like it much before, but now that it's gone, he misses it terribly.
Besides soybeans, Cheng Zhiyu also wants to plant cotton. He has a feeling that this winter won't be very warm, so he needs to hurry up and plant the cotton.
It's probably unlikely that large-scale planting and harvesting can be achieved at the base before winter.
We need to hurry.
When it came to choosing a location for planting cotton, he first selected the spot where Xiao Er was, and then the spot where Xiao Huang was.
The second one can provide heat to the surrounding plants, and the cotton that grows can mostly generate heat, making it more effective at keeping warm.
The plants next to Xiaohuang can grow several more crops, greatly increasing yield, saving arable land area and manpower.
As for soybeans, they were planted right next to cockroaches, and the food that grew several times its original size smelled amazing.
The plants planted next to the little roll will grow, well... that's a good thing, he plans to plant sweet potatoes.
As for the ball, the plants next to it, no matter what they are, will grow thorns.
Cheng Zhiyu really didn't know what to plant, so he simply planted sweet potatoes.
Cheng Zhiyu originally planned to plant rice next to Xiaoqiang, but he also wanted to plant soybeans. After careful consideration, he decided to plant soybeans instead.
The main reason is that we now have wheat, and it has already been planted on a large scale. Wheat can completely replace rice, so there is no rush to plant it.
Finally, after planting all the trees, Cheng Zhiyu decided to plant fruit trees. That's right, he wanted to eat different fruits.
Right now, what I crave most are peaches and cherries.
They happen to have both of these fruit trees here, but the trees are all withered now, and they don't produce much fruit. Even when they do, the fruit is small and sour, completely different from the fruit they used to have.
Cheng Zhiyu was really craving fruit, so he decided to dig up two fruit trees and bring them back to plant.
After finishing his work in the system space, Cheng Zhiyu came out and spoke to Cheng Mo.
Cheng Mo naturally had to accompany him.
So the two set off the next day. There were no fruit trees in the base, but Cheng Mo remembered that their village used to have orchards.
Some families grow several acres of fruit trees, among which cherries and peaches are the most common.
They might as well just look for it in the orchard.
Cheng Zhiyu planned to dig up the fruit trees and then store them directly in his spatial storage. This was a fairly easy task, and only he and Cheng Mo went.
Cheng Mo was in a good mood, so the two of them didn't drive. Cheng Zhiyu said that the orchard wasn't far from the village, and they could walk there.
Cheng Mo asked, "Zhiyu, are you tired? You can ride me if you're tired."
Cheng Zhiyu wouldn't have thought much of it before, but now, he coughed lightly: What kind of wild and inappropriate words are these!
Cheng Zhiyu: "No need, it's not far, we can walk there slowly."
I used to be in a rush to do everything, but now I've slowed down.
"Okay." Although Cheng Mo was a little disappointed, he quickly cheered up again. It was nice to walk slowly with just him and Zhiyu.
"By the way, do you have any favorite fruits?" Cheng Zhiyu asked him, adding that if they could find some, they could dig them up and plant them.
Cheng Mo looked somewhat confused: "I don't know."
He had only ever eaten watermelon, and it was grown by Cheng Zhiyu. Hmm, watermelon is delicious.
Cheng Zhiyu was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Cheng Mo: "Hmm? You've never eaten this before? What do you guys eat?"
It seems that Cheng Mo and his friends eat something different from what they eat here, and he's curious about what new things it is.
"Ah...we eat meat over there." Cheng Mo touched his nose, realizing that his star system was a complete food wasteland.
"Eating meat?" Cheng Zhiyu didn't think much of it, assuming that since Cheng Mo and the others were originally beasts, it was normal for them to like eating meat.
Thinking that it was a place he had never been before, Cheng Zhiyu was very curious: "Do you have any special ways of eating there?"
“Uh…” Cheng Mo lowered his head. What special way of eating could they possibly have over there?
It's already good enough if they can cook it thoroughly, because many of them were originally wild animals, and even after becoming human, they retained their animal habits, and many of them still eat raw meat.
However, as royalty, Cheng Mo was quite particular, and by particular they meant that they would eat cooked food.
In their country, anyone who can cook food without burning it is considered a master chef.
Cheng Zhiyu listened and then said: "..."
He looked at Cheng Mo with pity in his eyes. No, Cheng Mo's star system should be an advanced civilization, so why were they living like a primitive society?
But then I thought, oh, they're furry, how can you expect furry people to make delicious food? Okay.
“No, I remember you mentioned that there are also pure humans in your galaxy,” Cheng Zhiyu said.
Pure humans probably wouldn't do that, right? It's mainly because humans can't digest raw meat.
Cheng Mo nodded: "Yes, but they live on their own planet, and their numbers are very small. I don't know the exact number. These humans do grow crops and produce food, but they are self-sufficient and rarely export to us. Moreover, pure humans don't have a good relationship with the beastmen."
"Why?" Cheng Zhiyu asked curiously, "Can you tell me?"
There was nothing he couldn't say, and seeing that he was interested, Cheng Mo spoke earnestly.
Because the beastmen live a carefree life, even though they take human form, they still retain the habits of wild beasts.
At first, the two races weren't so hostile to each other. The orcs would travel to human planets, and humans would come to the orcs' side.
However, when the orcs on vacation got drunk, they let loose and transformed into their beast forms, causing chaos everywhere and creating great panic.
The same thing happened to humans on the orc side. Orcs would often run wildly in their original forms, and one human with a relatively weak body was almost killed by the impact.
After several incidents, the humans demanded that the orcs not revert to their original forms when visiting their planet. As for the orcs running amok on their planet, they couldn't control that; at most, they could restrain their own residents from visiting the orcs.
But the orcs felt this was too much of a burden for them; when they were happy, they liked to let loose and do whatever they wanted.
Seeing that they couldn't control it, the humans directly banned the orcs from going to their planet, and for some reason, the two sides stopped communicating.
At that time, Cheng Mo was still young and focused on improving his superpowers, so he didn't know the specifics of the situation.
Upon hearing that a beastman had reverted to his original form and was acting wildly, Cheng Zhiyu inexplicably thought of the mischievous antics of cats.
Uh... maybe it really is just the nature of beastmen.
Fortunately, his dog, Dahei, is quite calm.
Haha, but the relationship between humans and beastmen there is quite interesting.
No wonder Xiao Hei jumped onto the coffee table so frantically at the beginning and ate half of the beef when he wasn't looking.
Maybe they really haven't eaten anything good.
That's really sad.
When his dark past was brought up, Cheng Mo said, "...Can we please not talk about this?"
"Haha." Cheng Zhiyu was practically laughing himself silly. It was so funny. He hadn't thought much of it before, but now, looking at Cheng Mo's face, the more he thought about it, the funnier it became.
"Ah! Stop laughing!" Cheng Mo's wheat-colored face turned a little red as he reached out and covered Cheng Zhiyu's mouth.
Cheng Zhiyu: "Waaah..."
Cheng Mo asked cautiously, "Aren't you going to say anything?"
Cheng Zhiyu nodded obediently: "Mhm."
Cheng Mo then released him, emphasizing again, "Don't say it."
Cheng Zhiyu coughed: "Actually, I think it's quite cute."
Cheng Mo looked at him with a long gaze and said, "Say it again and I'll kiss you."
Cheng Zhiyu's face flushed, and he immediately shut up, saying, "I won't say anything more."
Cheng Mo: "..." He was still a little disappointed.
The two bickered and teased each other all the way to the orchard, where they found the trees withered and lifeless, with hardly any leaves left, or only withered and yellow leaves.
There weren't many wild grasses either.
Cheng Zhiyu shook his head and chose a peach tree. He loved peaches the most and described them to Cheng Mo as "sweet and fragrant with the aroma of peaches."
Cheng Mo couldn't imagine it.
Cheng Zhiyu felt sorry for him and said, "It's okay, I'll give you the first one to eat when I grow it, it's delicious."
Cheng Mo smiled and said, "Well, I look forward to the first fruit you grow."
See? This is his place in Zhiyu's heart.
Haha, Big Black is so silly. Aren't there many fruits ripening at the same time? There's no such thing as the first one, but there is a first one that's picked.
Next, Cheng Zhiyu and his group dug up a cherry tree.
I didn't plant it immediately; I'll leave it in my space first and plant it when I get back.
"Oh, it's a pity there are no durians here." Cheng Zhiyu was craving durian.
Cheng Mo asked curiously, "What is durian?"
Cheng Zhiyu: "It smells so good, and it's especially sweet. I'll definitely let you try it sometime."
Cheng Mo, completely unaware of his sinister intentions, nodded, somewhat expectant.
Durian, just hearing the name makes it smell especially fragrant and delicious.
However, Cheng Zhiyu didn't really have much hope for durian. Finding the tree was impossible, but finding durian seeds was possible. However, durian trees only bear fruit every 4-8 years, and even with the space bonus, it would still take a long time.
Sigh, I wonder when I'll be able to eat it.
The problem is, we can't even find the seeds now.
No, no, I can't think about it anymore. I wasn't that hungry before, but now the more I think about it, the more I crave it. He's afraid that if he keeps thinking about it, he won't be able to sleep tonight.
Cheng Zhiyu shook his head, stopping thinking about durian.
After the two had dug up most of the trees, they stopped by to see the deer, fed them some mutated cabbage, and then headed back to the base.
Upon arriving at the base, Cheng Zhiyu thought he would take the opportunity to check on the wheat in the fields.
When he walked over, he saw several people from the farming department gathered together, all looking rather unwell. He was too far away to hear what they were saying clearly.
Cheng Zhiyu walked over and asked what had happened.
Fang Guowei sighed and said angrily, "There are bad guys in our base!"
Cheng Zhiyu: "?"
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