The chipmunk was pounding juice and ice cubes, and its little tongue was sticking out from exhaustion.
It's not that it lacks strength. As a level three spirit beast, don't be fooled by its small size. It's only about the size of a house cat now, but it's actually quite strong. With its spiritual power, it's not afraid of wasting its strength.
The weather was so hot that even the wind blowing from the grassland felt scorching.
Lin Qian glanced at it and suddenly felt that the little guy had a tough time. His family of tigers didn't do much besides hunting, and the chipmunks took care of all the odd jobs like weaving.
Lin Qian didn't realize it until he thought about it, but now that he did, he felt like he had been exploiting the chipmunks a bit.
But when he thought about things like knitting, he looked at his tiger paws and fell silent.
I can't do it; even a tiger can't do it.
Watching the chipmunk's nimble little paws, Lin Qian silently thought that if she ever encountered a similar small animal again, she would definitely bring it home!
If the chipmunk knew Lin Qian's thoughts, it's hard to say whether it would be happy or annoyed. So far, the little guy is enjoying these chores, which makes it feel useful.
Tigers won't eat it as long as it's useful; this is the chipmunk's inherent belief, and it hasn't changed even as its intelligence has increased.
The golden pheasants sipped their iced fruit juice, feeling incredibly comfortable. Their eyes shone as they looked at the tiny chipmunks. These little creatures used to be one of their prey, but they never expected them to be so capable!
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The male golden eagle even considered stealing the chipmunk, but it was just a fleeting thought. The tigers had just shared food with it that morning, so it couldn't do that.
Besides, it doesn't think the little guy would be happy to have the chipmunk taken away. Didn't you see how well the little guy gets along with the tigers? It can't compare.
After drinking the juice, everyone rested on the spot. The golden pheasants rested on the trees, while the tigers lay on the grass. You couldn't tell that there were three fierce beasts lying there unless you looked closely.
The chipmunk nestled close to the white tiger, quite adeptly. Lin Qian and Yongqi, on the other hand, weren't near their stepmother; the two brothers, one with the tiger and the other with an ice hockey puck, were quite comfortable.
The stepmother also prepared ice balls for the golden eagles, which are currently stuck in the tree branches and surrounded by them.
With ice hockey as a great way to beat the heat, the athletes were overjoyed, and the frustration and heat of traveling were swept away.
Lin Qian had originally planned to use ice hockey to cool down while traveling, but after careful consideration, he realized that it was not feasible.
First of all, the Golden Pagodas fly at high speeds, so carrying the ice puck would be almost useless and rather cumbersome.
Lin Qian and the others were in a similar situation; if they wanted to carry the hockey puck, they could only tie it around their necks... well, just thinking about that image was unpleasant.
So Lin Qian eventually gave up on this unreliable idea. He spent the afternoon resting and sleeping, and traveled in the evening and morning, so he wouldn't have to worry about the heat.
Traveling at night doesn't have much of an impact on them, given their night vision. It's just that the golden eels can't see the environment as clearly at night as they do during the day, but there's nothing that can be done about it; moving around at night is definitely not as convenient as during the day.
Lin Qian and his group had ice balls to cool off, and the humans also had ice blocks, but not many. Moreover, ordinary ice blocks melted very quickly in hot weather, unlike the tigress's ice balls which contained a trace of supernatural properties and could last for two hours.
"Brother Amo, it's so hot... Afu has lost a lot of his fur."
Yao Yao was holding a basin of ice, looking at her palms covered in dog hair after petting a dog's head, feeling a little annoyed.
Although Afu shed fur before, it wasn't this bad. Now that the temperature is so high, Afu's fur is so long and thick that it sheds fur every day.
Ah Fu whimpered pitifully, "Little master, this isn't the dog's fault!"
The big dog was terribly hot, its tongue lolling out as it breathed heavily. It was also holding a basin of ice beneath it, half of which had melted, and most of the ice water had spilled onto the ground.
Amo patted the little girl's head. He had no choice; it was good enough that he had ice to cool Afu down.
There are no refrigerators available yet, let alone air conditioners. The ice they're using is made from saltpeter, and it melts halfway through in less than half an hour...
Ah Xu pushed the door open and came in. He went to the next room to cook. It was too hot, and if he cooked in this room, the ice would melt even faster.
"Don't worry, Yao Yao. Afu is just molting. It's getting hot, so it's shedding its thick winter coat and is getting short fur for the summer."
He heard what Yao Yao said; his hearing had improved considerably since becoming a superhuman.
Yao Yao also knew this principle; Afu had told her about it.
Don't underestimate Afu just because it's a spirit beast that can only bark. Spirit beasts can communicate with superhumans through their spiritual senses, and they can understand the meaning pretty much. It's even easier for people who know each other well. Yao Yao can now interpret Afu's barking without any problems.
Afu is a country yellow dog with short, oily fur. If it weren't for the fact that it grew thicker to keep warm during the cold winter, its fur wouldn't be this thick.
Thankfully, it wasn't a long-haired dog like a Golden Retriever, otherwise it would have been even hotter and more unbearable.
Ah Xu set out bowls and divided the meat porridge. In this weather, you can only eat porridge; dry food makes you lose your appetite.
Afu looked at the large bowl of meat porridge that was brought over, whimpered, feeling both disgusted and tempted.
It was a little hungry, but it was also really hot. Even if this steaming hot meat porridge were served to it now, it wouldn't open its mouth.
Ah Xu and the others didn't eat it either; the porridge needed to be cooled down to a warm temperature first.
Looking at the golden sunlight outside the window, Amo's eyes showed a hint of worry; the temperature seemed abnormal.
There are already rumors of drought in Liangcheng, and scientists and scholars at the research institute have also issued drought warnings.
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