Beast Familiarity Starts with Raising Cats

"We are neighbors next door. We all live on this floor. We may meet each other sometimes."

"We are planning to discuss and explore the area together to see if we can find food. We all have limited food at home, and we will eventually run out."

"We understand that you have concerns, but in this situation it is better to have more people than just one person, right? We will discuss it in 7-4. If you change your mind, you are always welcome to come to us in room 7-4. Everyone is welcome.

People on Earth who have traveled abroad are all fellow countrymen."

The person outside the house said.

Bai Ye didn't say a word. The voice outside the door did belong to the neighbors, but he didn't know the neighbors well and didn't know their character.

He was hesitating and struggling.

I don't know whether to open the door or join them.

Until the footsteps gradually fade away,

Indeed, as the man outside the door said,

Being able to cuddle up with more people does, in a sense, make you feel more secure.

Moreover, Bai Ye himself doesn’t know much about wilderness survival.

He also doesn't know how to find food in the wild.

Bai Ye couldn't help but think of those giant strange birds falling from the sky.

His eyes flickered, and he finally made up his mind.

However, he did not immediately go to room 7-4 that his neighbor said.

Instead, first find all the things in your home that can be used as weapons.

Scissors bought for 5 yuan from the supermarket, which are usually used to open express delivery; kitchen knives in the kitchen; and a fruit knife in the drawer of the coffee table in the living room. Bai Ye doubted whether it could pierce the thick fur of the beast with its thin blade.

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Fortunately, in order to save trouble, Bai Ye bought a kitchen knife of good quality and heavy in the palm of his hand.

A heavy kitchen knife feels safer in your hand than a light fruit knife.

Wear several thick layers under your down jacket,

Wrap books with tape to serve as "plate armor."

After finishing the arrangement, Bai Ye took out four candles from the drawer.

Use a little less of this stuff.

But Bai Ye thought of the pine forest outside the building.

The rosin of pine trees can be used as fuel for lighting, and can also be used to light fires for warmth.

In comparison, being the only lighter in the house is more valuable.

Hide the key in a secret place on your body.

Bai Ye lit the candle, took a small bowl, fixed the candle in the bowl with wax, and walked out of the house holding the bowl.

The corridor is empty,

Bai Ye lives in room 7-10, which is at this end, and room 7-4 is in the other direction of the residential building.

When passing by 7-8,

7-8 Suddenly there was a rapid barking in the room.

across a door,

Bai Ye could feel that the owner of the voice was behind the door.

Under the candlelight, the 7-8 black door glowed with a faint luster, and Bai Ye withdrew his gaze.

When I came to 7-4, I knocked on the door three times. Soon I heard footsteps and the door opened.

The door was opened by a woman who looked a little older and was wearing red clothes.

The light of the candle shines on the woman's face,

Her high cheekbones add two points of sharpness to her. She must be quite old, and there are some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but it can be seen that she was a beauty when she was young.

Bai Ye looked at her, and she looked at Bai Ye.

Very handsome.

This was her first impression of Bai Ye.

Humans are sensory animals,

The woman nodded slightly,

Turn sideways to give up a position.

"Come in." The woman spoke Mandarin, her words were round and round, and it was very standard.

"I am the owner of 7-4, my name is Dou Juan, you can call me Sister Juan. Welcome to join us, you are the owner of 7-10, right?"

Although the woman asked, she used an affirmative tone.

"Well...I am a tenant of 7-10." Bai Ye thought for a while and replied.

Although you have traveled through time now, there is a high probability that the landlord will no longer be able to collect rent from you.

Dou Juan pursed her lips and chuckled, "It doesn't matter if you say you are the owner now, your landlord can't find you anyway."

Follow Dou Juan to the living room.

Bai Ye saw many people in room 7-4.

The living room has good lighting, the curtains are open and the windows are closed.

Naturally, the candle in my hand was no longer needed.

Bai Ye blew out the candles and scanned the living room without finding an empty seat. He saw some people even sitting cross-legged on the floor.

There were more than twenty people in the living room, and a child about five or six years old was held in the arms of an adult.

There were a lot of people, a mixed crowd.

This was Bai Ye's first feeling.

The living room is also very large, probably the largest apartment in this building.

"There are no benches, so you can sit on the floor. I just mopped the floor last night," Dou Juan said to Bai Ye.

After saying this, Dou Juan walked to the balcony by the window, then turned around and faced everyone in the living room.

Bai Ye sat down cross-legged,

Clang——

The kitchen knife in his pocket fell to the ground.

Everyone's eyes wandered between Bai Ye and the kitchen knife on the ground.

Bai Ye picked it up and put the knife in his chest.

"This is for cutting vegetables." Bai Ye explained.

"Just don't fall out again." Dou Juan said lightly.

Because his back was to the sun, Bai Ye couldn't see Dou Juan's face clearly.

"The owner of the last household on our floor is also here," Dou Juan said.

"There are ten households in total, and they are all here now."

"It's quite a fate that we all live on the same floor and travel together." Dou Juan said.

"What is time travel?" asked an older man in the living room.

Influenced by the Internet, most young and middle-aged people have heard of time travel to some extent.

They are also relatively receptive, but some elderly people have not yet figured out the situation.

Next to her, a young man who looked like her grandson said, "Grandma, it's just that she is no longer in the original world."

The old man was a little hard of hearing, so his grandson repeated it twice before he could hear clearly.

She nodded sadly.

"Oh~ can we still go back?"

"It's probably impossible to go back." Her grandson's voice was low and choked with sobs.

"Grandma is still here. Don't be afraid. Grandma is with you." The old woman patted the back of her grandson's hand and comforted him in turn.

Dou Juan clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention, and then said: "We used to live near a business district, and it was convenient to sell vegetables, so... everyone's family must be relatively short on food."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. You are such a long-winded bitch. If it wasn't for food, who would have the time to come to your place and waste time?" A short-haired man sitting on the sofa said impatiently.

"Hurry up and tell us how to cooperate, how to divide the work, and how to distribute the food when we find it. While it's still early today, go to the area to explore twice. If we can't do it, we can break up as soon as possible."

"Yeah, hurry up and say it, time is tight."

Immediately, many yes-men echoed the short-haired man.

Just because he is strong.

When others are wearing down jackets or coats,

He was wearing a black vest, showing off his muscles.

Looks quite strong.

In nature, in dangerous environments, strong individuals of the same kind always have a group of followers around them, even if it is only subconsciously sometimes.

"Okay, I won't stop talking nonsense. I'm an outspoken person, so I won't say anything."

"I would like to ask first, are there any talents in our group who can survive in the wild?" Dou Juan asked.

silence.

No one answered.

"It seems there is no more..." Dou Juan said regretfully.

At this time, a hand was quietly raised.

Bai Ye saw the grandson raise his hand just now.

"I usually like to watch wilderness survival programs." Sun Tzu said.

"Your name is Li Yundong, right?" Dou Juan said.

"Um."

Although he was surprised that Dou Juan could call out his name accurately, Li Yundong still nodded vigorously.

He knew that he had a grandmother to take care of.

The family has an extra ration, so he needs to show his worth so that he can get more food.

"Okay, if your wild survival skills are useful then, I will credit you with it." Dou Juan said with a smile.

Li Yundong's face was filled with joy, and he couldn't help but giggle while sitting on the sofa.

Others watched indifferently.

"No matter men or women, as long as they are young and strong, they have to go out to search for food. What do you think?" Dou Juan said.

"I don't think it's possible. The old ladies at home have to stay at home to take care of the children. My child is only five years old and there is no adult at home to take care of it." A burly man next to him said with a frown.

"Then let's have one person from each family, and then share the food found equally among the ten families." Someone else suggested.

But this proposal was quickly rejected.

Some people's families have a large number of people, so they have a lot of belly and mouths to eat. What if the food is divided equally, so the family suggested dividing the food according to the number of people present.

"I think everyone is equal and everyone has the right to receive food. If there is a real need, the elderly in our family can also go out to help. They will definitely not have to work for free."

You look at me and I say something, but you can never reach an agreement.

At this time, there was no reserve as at the beginning, and the scene became intense.

If the share is less, who can be willing?

Even if I haven't gone out to explore yet, I haven't even taken a step out of the building.

But a group of people were making a big fuss here and the fight was in full swing.

"Damn, I'm so annoyed! It's so annoying! It's so annoying!"

The man in the black vest stood up impatiently and kicked the coffee table hard. The cup on the edge of the coffee table shook, then spun around, and shattered with a clang.

"Quiet!" the man in the black vest yelled.

Everyone fell silent.

Dou Juan rolled her eyes angrily: "My cup was broken."

"I'll pay you one later." The man in the black vest said and looked around at everyone in the living room: "We haven't even gone out yet, and you are arguing like this. If we really come back with food, wouldn't you be going to fight?"

"I don't think this so-called cooperation is necessary. Let's all go back to our respective families. Those who want to form a team can discuss it privately.

After listening for a while, I finally understood. Some people’s idea is not to work, but to allocate more. How can there be such a good thing in the world? Your family will take all the good things in the world!"

The faces of the families who just proposed to be divided according to the total number of people turned blue and white.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, the man in the black vest almost had these words carved on their foreheads.

Some people looked at him angrily, while others had dissatisfaction and malice in their eyes.

But the man in the black vest was not afraid at all and sneered in return.

"Then how do you solve it?" someone asked.

"It's easy to solve it! There are a lot of people here, and you can divide the teams into several teams."

"Simply divide them into different exploration teams according to different food distribution methods. Those who support whichever method will go to whichever team will go. This will save time, effort, and trouble."

The man in the black vest looked at the households and raised the corners of his mouth.

Just let these dogs who like to take advantage of others eat dogs.

After saying that, the man in the black vest took a few steps and came out from behind the coffee table.

"I am a straightforward person. If I say anything that offends you, please forgive me.

Anyone who is willing to cooperate with me to explore can come with me, but as for the ugly words, there is no such thing as a big pot of rice here.

Everything is distributed according to contribution, the more you work, the more you get, the less you work, the less you get, and if you don’t work, you get nothing!

I'll leave first. If you're willing to cooperate, just come to me. If you're not willing, just forget it."

After the man in the black vest finished speaking, he turned and left the room.

"Tongji!" Dou Juan shouted.

The man in the black vest stopped and looked back at Dou Juan.

"What's up?"

Dou Juan laughed angrily, "You are here to cause trouble, right? If you mess up everyone, why should we cooperate?"

"Yeah, yeah..." someone next to him quickly responded. "There's no need to be so impulsive."

But the next second, Dou Juan changed the topic.

"But what Tong Ji said is not unreasonable.

Cooperation and cooperation must be fair to be called cooperation.

I also made a rule, whether you stay in the building or go out to search for food, as long as you do something practical that is beneficial to the team, you will be considered a contribution.

Adults go out to make traps, explore and hunt, while the old and weak stay at home to refine pine oil and pick pine nuts. Some other fruits or fungi are also targets. If there are hunting wild animals, the women who stay at home sew animal skins and polish bones.

Make weapons."

"There are also some things that were brought with us. If they can be used, they can be used. In short, they are not for idlers."

Dou Juan said one by one.

The expressions of some people present changed slightly, and some nodded slightly to express their approval.

Although there may be more things to do at home, it is at least safer than going outside.

That giant strange bird is a warning to others, there must be other monsters in the wild.

"If you agree, just stay. If you don't want to, forget it." Dou Juan said and looked at everyone.

No one got up and no one left.

Dou Juan nodded with satisfaction, "If you don't speak, you will acquiesce. If you go back on your promise then, don't blame Tong Ji for turning his back on you, right Tong Ji?"

Tong Ji:?

I think you are scolding me.

...

Ten households on the seventh floor sent a total of twelve adult men and one woman.

Dou Juan's long hair has been cut into a smart short hair by herself. "Of course I can do anything that a man can do. I will also be added to the exploration team. Don't worry, I usually exercise and won't be a hindrance."

Tong Ji gave a thumbs up, "Awesome."

The two extra adults, 7-9, are a pair of co-workers who live together.

7-1 is a father and son. The father is forty-six years old and the son is eighteen.

Originally, the father refused to let his son go and asked him to stay at home, but the son still followed because he was worried about his father going out alone.

"Father and son are going into battle," the son said.

The father was helpless, but still said, "Then don't run around and follow me when the time comes."

But the youngest in the team is not the son of 7-1.

But Li Yundong, who was sitting with his grandma before, has just turned 17, and currently he and his grandma are the only ones at home.

The oldest one is an old man named Zhong Chenliang. The old man is a veteran with a hard body and gray hair. When others asked him his age, he only said he was sixty, but Bai Ye thought his real age might be a little older.

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Entrance hall on the first floor,

Grandma Li Yundong held his hand and whispered something.

Other family members also looked at the man in the family reluctantly. For fear of danger, they did not even dare to leave the building and could only stand in the hall.

Although it is difficult to give up, it is necessary to explore the surrounding situation.

Especially looking for food, there are advantages and disadvantages to doing this early or late.

If you go too late, other people in the building may have picked all the nearby fruits, mushrooms and the like, and you will have to go farther away.

That way, not only will the distance be longer, but there will also be greater risks.

But if you go too early, you may be stepping on someone else’s radar, because unexplored areas may have unknown risks.

Of course, high risks also come with high returns.

It just depends on how to choose.

The building is located halfway up the mountain.

The surrounding area is fairly open and flat, with the ridge to the north and the uphill direction, and the downhill slope to the south.

There are dense pine forests on both sides.

"Facing north and facing south, our house has pretty good feng shui." Tong Ji glanced at the sun above his head, then looked back at the building.

Among the endless primitive mountains, this building made of reinforced concrete stands out.

Under the sunlight, the glass reflects light.

But I have to say that the trees in this new world are very big.

Pine trees rise from the ground one after another, and there are many pine trees hundreds of meters high. Even if the building is located among the sea of ​​pine trees, it will not be too conspicuous.

"Which direction are we going?" Tong Ji asked Li Yundong.

"Towards the south, water sources are usually in low-lying areas, and animals will go to the water sources to drink water." Li Yundong said what he had been holding back for a long time.

"And fishing is a relatively simple way of hunting. We can make a few traps by the stream, and maybe we can get something."

"Then let's do as you say." Tong Ji thought for a while.

The slope going down is not very steep, but everyone is fully armed and would like to be armed to the teeth.

Everyone was wearing thick down jackets, even Tong Ji was wearing several layers of clothes.

Holding on to the pine tree, I staggered down the mountain to the south.

Along the way, low shrubs and small trees grew haphazardly in the forest.

These become obstacles in the way down the mountain.

Not long after, Bai Ye discovered that the cuffs of his down jacket had been scratched.

After walking for less than half an hour, I was still halfway up the mountain and had not yet reached the bottom.

The surrounding environment was a bit fresh at first, but quickly became boring.

The body is also beginning to feel tired...

There was suddenly no road ahead.

A cliff-like cliff blocked everyone's path.

Li Yundong crawled on the ground and carefully stuck his head out.

"It's so high, at least dozens of meters. There's a cave below!"

Li Yundong shouted in surprise.

They are located at the top of the cave, with a cave at their feet.

This cave is more than 20 meters high and 50 to 60 meters wide.

It's definitely not possible to jump down, you can only go around from both sides.

But although the cave is only fifty or sixty meters wide, the outer edge of the cave is a mountain wall that extends to both sides.

Half an hour later,

Everyone stood in front of the cave.

There is a stone tablet on the left side of the cave.

The stone tablet is green, with no moss on the surface and no grass growing on it. It is bare and there are words on the front.

"There are words, which means there is civilization in this world!" someone said excitedly.

Some people in the team frowned, feeling that this was not necessarily a good thing.

Strange civilizations may not necessarily be kind to them.

And if they look similar, that's okay, but if they look weird, like four eyes and six hands, that's the worst.

Bai Ye stood in front of the stone monument and looked up at the stone monument.

The writing on the stone tablet was not any type of writing he knew.

But when I look at this word, as long as I concentrate on it carefully, the meaning of the word will naturally appear in my mind.

"The law of beast control, general outline..."

Bai Ye murmured to himself.