Ten days later, Lin Qian looked at the forest scenery and yawned out of boredom.
They traveled for ten days and only covered half the distance. If you had looked back when they arrived, they would have already returned to the tiger's den under the waterfall.
But there was nothing he could do, since he had a burden to carry. For ten whole days, he stayed up all night and stayed up all day, with the mountain wind following him step by step. Even though he didn't see any tigers and the golden pheasants only appeared occasionally, the boy never slacked off, nor did he show the slightest hesitation or give up.
This is why Lin Qian is willing to slow down and proceed cautiously. But if Shan Feng shows even the slightest sign of reluctance to continue or hesitation, Lin Qian will lead the team away at full speed without hesitation.
As for whether leaving a human boy in the deep mountains and forests would cause any trouble, is that something a tiger like him should worry about?
It must be said that Lin Qian is sometimes very sentimental and empathetic towards humanity, but he is actually a selfish "person".
When he discovers that a goal is of no benefit to him, he will be just as decisive and cold-blooded as countless others.
Of course, this choice only applies to characters who are not "one of us." People like Tiger Dad would naturally not abandon Lin Qian.
Even with panda mothers and cubs and chipmunks, Lin Qian is very tolerant. It's not just Lin Qian; the tiger dads are the same. The tiger family clearly distinguishes between "their own people" and "outsiders."
Once they are considered "one of their own," the tigers will show great kindness and preferential treatment to them; otherwise, the chipmunks wouldn't be living so comfortably.
The panda mother and cub could no longer live a carefree life in the bamboo forest; they've even become adept at freeloading.
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"cracking--"
The familiar cry of an eagle rang out from above, and as soon as the mountain wind raised its head, a golden eagle flew down.
The Golden Eagle leader landed skillfully on the grass, then arrogantly raised its claws.
Without delay, Shanfeng immediately took down the two water cups, carefully unscrewed the caps, and drank some water.
These two water cups are now exclusively for Shanfeng; Jin Diao brings him two large jugs of water every day.
It's all thanks to the mountain wind that taught the chipmunk to use a water cup. If the chipmunk hadn't put all the water cups away, we wouldn't have such a convenient item to use.
After the mountain breeze gently replenished the moisture, another golden pheasant flew down. This time, it was a female golden pheasant, and it carried a basket under its paws containing roasted meat made by a chipmunk.
Although Lin Qian hadn't planned to give them food before, he had to three days ago because the big bucket of snacks had been eaten up. In the wild, the mountain winds couldn't find any other food to fill their stomachs except for fruit. It wasn't that there wasn't any, but that they couldn't find any.
Moreover, humans cannot eat raw meat like wild animals. Aside from issues like parasites, their digestive systems simply cannot handle it.
So Lin Qian herself hadn't even had a chance to eat cooked food every day yet, but she arranged it for Shan Feng first.
When Shanfeng received the roasted meat, his eyes lit up. It was the first time he had received a basket and seen the roasted meat inside. The boy could hardly believe it; it was simply unbelievable that a wild beast could cook food.
But when you're hungry, all doubts and surprises are insignificant; filling your stomach is the most important thing. And after eating once, you gradually become numb to it after the second and third time.
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Shanfeng has now fully accepted the fact that tigers can make roasted meat, but the boy doesn't know that it's actually thanks to that cute little chipmunk.
The chipmunks didn't complain much, because compared to Lin Qian and the others' appetites, Shan Feng only needed one piece of roasted meat a day. So the chipmunks roasted two pieces and solved Shan Feng's food problem for two days.
It's not that the chipmunk didn't want to roast a lot at once, but the current temperature simply didn't allow it. The roasted meat would already taste a bit off by the second day, let alone the third.
So Shanfeng would eat the roasted meat as soon as it was dawn the next day. As for going hungry in the afternoon, it was nothing to him. He could handle it. It wasn't like he hadn't been hungry before. As long as he didn't starve to death, that was fine.
It's not that Lin Qian and the others are stingy, but their eating habits are only once every two days, so it's impossible for them to hunt every day just for the sake of the mountain wind.
Chipmunk still made stone-grilled meat, but only seasoned it with salt. Lin Qian couldn't bear to waste the seasonings she had finally found.
Yamafu had no objection to this. In his opinion, having food was good enough, especially meat with salt!
After finishing half a piece of roasted meat, Shanfeng rested for a while, then took out a bag of salt from his backpack and carefully poured some into his water cup.
In the current situation, salt water is the most suitable supplement. Even if you're not in a hurry just because the sun is out, you can still be sweating profusely in the shade.
This means that not only do you need to replenish water throughout the day, but you also urgently need to replenish salt, otherwise you are very likely to suffer from heatstroke.
At the same time, cases of heatstroke have appeared among humans, and some are quite severe.
Don't be fooled by the fact that heatstroke wasn't considered a big deal in the past; all you had to do was get an IV drip and drink some Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.
In fact, heatstroke can be fatal, especially without the right medication.
With most medical facilities destroyed and medicines no longer in demand, the current stockpile of medicines is extremely limited. Medicines like Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, which were once commonplace, are now incredibly rare and expensive.
At first, there were indeed many people suffering from heatstroke, but the city, which was quickly restored to order by the military and government, soon stabilized. After all, the human body is now nourished by spiritual energy and has evolved, so as long as we pay attention to avoiding the heat and replenish salt water every day, there shouldn't be any major problems.
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