So that night, because of Xia Runrun's words, the entire Xinghai Shelter was almost turned upside down.
This was especially obvious for Xiaobai. Countless people launched activities to find Xiaobai. These people included men, women, old and young. They kept calling Mimi Xiaobai, with warm and kind smiles on their faces (crossed out).
An old man in his seventies or eighties, holding a cat toy, called out to Xiaobai in a friendly manner: "Mimi, come here! Mimi, come here, come and play with the cat toy with grandpa!"
A young man in his twenties pulled out his treasured catnip and smiled lewdly, "Xiaobai... I've got something good here, want to smell it? If you follow me from now on, I promise you'll smell catnip every day! It'll be a blast! Xiaobai... come over here!"
"Xiaobai, I know where there's a cute little female cat. When you grow up, I'll take you to find her. If you follow me, I promise to find you a beautiful white cat wife in the future!"
"Look at this cat climbing frame of mine, it's imported! If you're willing, I'll get you a better one right away! And look, there's even a comfy and cute cat house here. Isn't it beautiful?"
There are also other survivors who use the "beautiful cat" strategy, cat canned food, and various other means of temptation. They keep calling Xiaobai's name, trying to lure it to defect and come into their arms.
Xia Ruanruan: "..."
Xia Runrun silently stared at the many survivors who tried to tempt Xiaobai with canned cat food, catnip, cat sticks, nutritional paste, cat scratching boards, etc.
Good job!
It seemed like everyone in the shelter secretly harbored a dream: to kidnap mutants, curry favor, and reach the pinnacle of life! Looking at Han Zhou and Shi Yahui, the young couple who had secretly followed the main group into the crowd, and the white-haired old man, Xia Ruanruan scratched her head helplessly.
noob:"……"
Being surrounded by nearly a hundred people, with eager gazes and affectionate calls, Xiaobai's scalp tingled, his back felt cold, and even his ears pulled back slightly involuntarily.
Even though Chu Hang usually had a low sensitivity to emotions from the outside world, when he was stared at by so many pairs of eyes, eagerly, he felt a little nervous.
If I had known this, I wouldn’t have followed you to the restaurant for dinner today.
The cat in question: Don’t ask. If you ask, I will regret it. I will regret it very, very much.
"Hey, hey, hey, stop crowding here. Look how scared our cat is...it's almost hiding in the corner." Yang Fan, who came to the cafeteria for an inspection after dinner, couldn't stand it anymore, so he took a few steps forward with his big golden retriever to disperse the crowd.
"If you really like Xiaobai and want it to be your companion, then spend more time with it in your daily life. Why are you all gathered here? Don't you have to eat, wash dishes, or do anything else?..."
"Go back, go back, go back quickly!"
Yang Fan coaxed away the disappointed people and looked at Xia Ruanruan, "Ruanruan...are you sure Xiaobai really wants to go with the others? Do you want to ask Xiaobai yourself?"
Yang Fan looked at the little white cat hesitantly. Since the first day the little girl came to the shelter, these four mutant beasts have been following the little girl all the time, almost inseparable. Under such circumstances, even Yang Fan felt that the little white cat in front of him might have already regarded the little girl as its master.
If the kitten has already recognized its owner, no matter how hard others try, it will be impossible for them to establish a good owner-pet relationship with the kitten, and even a companion relationship may not be possible.
"Uncle Yang, don't worry... Xiaobai doesn't recognize me as its master... It's still a free cat." The little girl's voice was soft and seemed to have a hint of milk, but her tone was extremely serious.
In fact, it is not easy for ordinary people to tell whether the mutant animal recognizes its owner or not, especially in her current situation, it is even more difficult to tell.
But she is different. Not only can she talk to the animals, she can also clearly see the "photos" in the infrastructure atlas, and thus judge whether the animals are interested in her.
Xiaobai's portrait did not appear in the illustrated book, and she could not understand what Xiaobai said. Xia Runrun could be 100% sure that Xiaobai did not recognize her as his master.
Feeling that Yang Fan seemed a little unconvinced, Xia Ruanruan thought for a moment and explained, "Uncle Yang, I picked up Xiaobai from three bad guys a few days ago. Xiaobai was seriously injured at the time, so he is very wary of humans and has not recognized me as his master until now. Even though we are together every day, Xiaobai and I are not close."
Yang Fan frowned slightly and thought seriously.
"Uncle Yang, look at these past few days... Xiaobai has never taken the initiative to get close to me, acted coquettishly towards me, or rubbed his scent on me. I'm always the one who takes the initiative to hug Xiaobai." The little girl tilted her head back and said seriously, "Uncle, you see Xiaobai always has a stern face, like a serious old man. How can he possibly recognize me as his master?"
"So I hope there's an owner in the shelter who can make Xiaobai happy every day. That would be great!"
The little girl had two sweet dimples on her fair and clean face, and her black eyelashes were long and curly. Coupled with her sincere smile that was as bright as the sun, the white cat couldn't help but gasp in surprise when it saw it.
“…”
Xiaobai lowered his head and tilted it to the side, subconsciously avoiding the little girl's smile. He was afraid that this sunny smile would reveal the darkness in his heart.
"So that's how it is..."
Yang Fan turned his head and glanced at the kitten next to him who was tilting its head indifferently, and nodded. The cat did look very indifferent.
"Then Uncle Yang, I will go back to sleep today..." There were too many eyes around her, so Xia Runrun packed up her small plate and decided to leave early today.
The survivors in the shelter were all too excited today. She was afraid that if she stayed here for long, she would be surrounded by people. As someone with mild social anxiety, she preferred to stay alone in her room.
However, when Xia Runrun turned around, she didn't have time to greet Danhuang and Dahei.
I saw that Egg Yolk, who was originally squatting next to the food bowl, had already finished his dinner and was now approaching the three members of the Cao family, trying to exchange himself for the three boxes of canned fish.
"Meow~Meow~" (Three boxes of canned food for the cat. Will the cat go with you?)
"Meow~" (The cat's fur is so soft and smooth. Cats are so much cuter than that little kid. You should trade with the cat~ meow~)
The big orange cat made sweet noises, trying to get away with it by being cute.
However, the orange cat is too big, and its once soft and coquettish voice has also changed as its body size increases.
Therefore, in the eyes of others, this scene was a huge and ferocious orange cat blatantly putting its head close to the three members of the Cao family and threatening them.
He looked at the three people with sharp eyes, and his huge millstone-like cheek was less than twenty centimeters away from the three members of the Cao family. The strong and unique fishy smell of cats sprayed directly from his nasal cavity and hit the faces of the three people, as if he could bite off a head in one bite in the next second, causing blood to splatter on the spot.
Every meow sounded more like an angry roar towards the three people.
Cao Feng and the other two were pale as death, like three chicks that had fallen into an ice cave. They hugged each other tightly and trembled with fear.
Cao Feng and the other two: Is this a death warning from a mutant cat? QAQ! Woo woo woo, this is too scary!
Xia Ruanruan: "..."
Under the pressure of everyone's gaze, Xia Runrun gave an awkward yet polite smile.
She felt as if she could clearly see a message in the other survivors' eyes: "If you don't agree to the kitten exchange, just say so! Why do you agree to let the kitten go with the others? And then treat them like this? QAQ! We won't dare to do that again!"
at last.
Really worried that an even more embarrassing scene would happen next, Xia Runrun blushed and called for Dahei to help while pulling the big orange cat's tail with her two little hands and dragging the cat into the room.
"Meow meow meow, meow meow meow~" (Ruanruan, please don't go back~ The cat hasn't eaten the canned food yet, the cat hasn't changed the canned food yet~ The cat doesn't want to go back.)
Being dragged backwards by the big black dog, Egg Yolk struggled desperately, and his cries were particularly miserable.
That was the kitten's last stubbornness towards the can.
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On a dark and windy night, the wind blew over the city, stirring up snowflakes all over the sky.
The trees with lush branches and leaves made noisy rustling sounds as the north wind blew past, and the dancing branches were like a ghost in the deep night of winter, bringing an eerie atmosphere.
Crunch, crunch, crunch——
A series of crunching sounds of footsteps on the snow, accompanied by the howling of wind and snow, raged on the dark road.
A group of about 500 young people with weapons and more than 40 sturdy mutant dogs walked on both sides, like a team of well-trained soldiers.
"Boss, we are only about 1 kilometer away from the Xinghai Shelter... Do we need to stop and rest for a while? Otherwise we might get discovered by them if we get too close?" A man wearing a black dog-skin hat and a thick cotton-padded jacket, holding a long knife in his hand, glanced around vigilantly, lowered his voice, and spoke to his boss next to him.
According to their original plan, they would officially start the attack around 12 o'clock when everyone was asleep. It was only 11 o'clock now, which seemed a little too early.
"Hmph, you're such a coward... With a small shelter like Xinghai, even if they discovered it in advance, what can we do? They only have about 300 people in the entire shelter, including many elderly and children... We have over 500 young fighters here, not to mention over 40 mutant dogs."
"Do you think these mutant dogs I raise are all vegetarians?!" Boss Wu is a tall and strong man, nearly 1.9 meters tall. He has an unshaven face and looks ferocious.
What's more, he also fed more than 40 mutant dogs, and no one in the entire shelter dared to question his words.
After being yelled at by Boss Wu, the man in the dog-skin hat instantly shrank his neck and kept flattering, "Hehehe, Boss, you're right! Boss, you're right! Look, I'm just a dog with no ivory in my mouth. Just the 40 or so Lightnings can easily take care of those people in the Xinghai Shelter. Not to mention that you're here, Boss. Those people in the Xinghai Shelter must be scared to death, right?"
"Haha, you have some knowledge, kid." Upon hearing this, Boss Wu waved the machete in his hand with satisfaction, and reached out to pat the shoulder of the man in the dog-skin hat.
"This time we must capture the Xinghai Sanctuary! After I conquer both the East and South districts, I will bring the entire Xingyue City under my control!"
Boss Wu was full of pride and his eyes were shining.
As a man, who doesn’t have a dream of being a dragon?
Before the virus outbreak, Boss Wu was a modest businessman who ran a kennel on the outskirts of Xingyue City. Despite the thousands of dogs of various breeds in his kennel, even if each dog fetched an average of 5,000 yuan, after deducting labor, space, and feeding costs, the annual profit wouldn't even be enough to buy him a small two-bedroom apartment in Xingyue City.
For ordinary people, earning enough money to buy a small two-bedroom apartment in three years is amazing.
But for a man who dreams of becoming a dragon Aotian, this amount of money is not enough to fill his teeth. It is just enough to make a living and not starve to death.
However, after the virus outbreak.
A large number of dogs in the kennels died, and many kennels could not continue to operate. He was the only one who insisted, wanting to wait and see. Unexpectedly, due to this huge global change, all the dogs that survived mutated. Although many mutated dogs ran away directly, there were still 48 dogs left that recognized their owners!
Such a large number of mutant dogs allowed him to gain a foothold in Star Moon City. It didn't even take him much effort to take control of the current shelter and become the undisputed leader of the shelter.
This year, they have captured eight shelters and directly occupied a large area in the eastern district.
Boss Wu's eyes lit up. There were more than a hundred shelters of all sizes in the Xingyue City area. He would capture five more this winter and ten more next spring...soon the entire Xingyue City would become his territory!
Recruit younger brothers, start a harem, and build your own Wu Wenhua base city.
Boss Wu feels that his future is bright!
“Crack—”
As a familiar building slowly appeared in front of us, and a faint light came through the gap of the building's door.
Boss Wu waved his hand, and everyone in the team stopped in unison, looking at him with high spirits, waiting for Boss Wu's order to directly attack the Xinghai Shelter!
"Demolition team with explosives, get ready! Go up and blow open their gate!"
"The rest of you, wait with me 200 meters away. Once the gate is blown open, we'll immediately trap them and try to capture everyone in the shelter in one fell swoop!"
Following Boss Wu's order, three young men carrying explosives rushed forward skillfully.
They moved briskly, like nimble monkeys. They quickly took out homemade explosives from their backpacks, stuffed them under the thick iron door of the shelter, and lit the fuse.
“Sizzle!—”
The fuse was mixed with sparks and made a crackling sound.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
A huge flash of fire appeared, and bursts of explosions suddenly rang out.
"Bang!——" a loud noise.
The massive iron gate collapsed, hitting the ground with a resounding thud. The massive iron gate of the Xinghai Shelter was blown open by three backpacks of explosives!
The ground shook. Xia Ruanruan rubbed her confused eyes and tried to open them. Why did she feel like the ground was shaking? The four big black yolks beside her also woke up vigilantly.
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