In The Zombie Shadows Chapter 7

Realizing that the kitten was in danger, Jake Qi became really angry, threw away the ant corpse, and instantly transformed into a tabby cat, with its sharp front claws popping out, roaring and exploding its fur.

If these guys dare to hurt the kitten, he must make them look good!

"Meow!"

Seeing Jake Qi return, Qi Ning seemed to have a backbone, his screams became louder, and he kept baring his teeth at the nearest squirrel. It's just that it's too small and has a milky voice, so it doesn't really have much of a deterrent effect.

The squirrels had a numerical advantage and their force value was not low. If they launched a surprise attack, Qining would be killed immediately.

All Jake Qi could do was to stand on end and threaten the uninvited guests in front of him, letting them know that if they dared to use their claws easily, the consequences would be serious.

Faced with the threat from the cat father, the squirrels were "calm" and neither attacked Qining nor left. Instead, they huddled together with their big tails covering their heads and barked a few times. The sound is quite funny.

"Meow!"

Unable to guess the opponent's intentions, Jake Qi was so anxious that the kitten was surrounded by the opponent again. He arched his back and swung his claws fiercely, hitting the water pouring into the spacecraft, causing a splash.

The squirrels moved closer, obviously not wanting to anger Jake Qi further.

In the end, the largest one took the lead, took out a crystal core from its bulging cheeks, held it in its paws, and called Jake Qi twice.

Jake Qi frowned and shook his beard.

What does it mean?

Since there was enough water on the ground to submerge the crystal core, the squirrel used local materials, turned over an arc-shaped ant shell, placed the crystal core on top, and pushed it to Jake Qi along the water.

Jake Qi looked at the crystal core, then at the squirrel, and a flash of light flashed in his mind: Could it be that this is an alternative version of accommodation fee?

Seeing Jake Qi's relaxed expression, the squirrels knew something was going on, and the leader immediately barked twice. The squirrels acted quickly, picking out their cheeks one after another, taking out crystal nuclei of different colors, and piled them all in front of Jake Qi.

But in the blink of an eye, crystal nuclei of different sizes and colors piled up into a hill.

Jake Qi jumped on the ant corpse above the water, looked at the crystal cores piled in front of him, glanced at the squirrel with its paws clasped together, obviously trying to please, and asked: "Do you want to live here?"

The squirrels nodded in unison.

"Is this the room charge?"

The squirrels nodded again.

"Promise not to hurt my son?" Jake Qi pointed at Qining.

The squirrels nodded desperately and even raised their paws to show that they would never lie.

They are not savage rats. They know that Jake Qi can ensure that the spacecraft does not leak. If they want to stay overnight, they will naturally be rewarded accordingly.

Seeing the sincerity of the other party, Jake Qi weighed it carefully and chose to accept these "tenants".

"You can stay here, but you need help." Jake Qi pointed at the army ants on the ground and gestured with his claws, "I know you can't help with things outside. However, those in the spaceship should be able to. Use this to spread it on the ground. Elevate it and pave it like this."

Jake Qi said and gestured.

The squirrels listened carefully and had a quick exchange. The leading squirrel barked twice, and all the squirrels started to bite it with their mouths and move it with their claws. If they couldn't move it, they just chewed it off along the joints.

During this period, Jake Qi retrieved several more ant corpses and handed them all over to the squirrels for disposal.

The ant shells are used as building materials and the ant meat is not wasted either. Although it has been a few days and has been soaked in water, the taste is not as good as before. Fortunately, it has not deteriorated. As long as it is handled properly, it can be preserved and eaten for several full meals.

When both parties cooperate, the work speed increases much faster.

As the water in the spacecraft was gradually drained, the cabin became noticeably warmer.

Qi Ning lay obediently on the metal chair, licking his paws while watching Jake Qi and the squirrels bustling in and out. Meow meowed a few times to help, but Jake Qi licked his chin soothingly.

"Be good, you don't need to do anything."

Jake Qi was afraid that Qin Ning would get sick, so he naturally refused to let him go into the water.

The kitten was a little frustrated, but in the end it nodded obediently, rolled up its tail, and nuzzled Jake Qi twice.

Squirrels have a unique way of drying ant meat quickly. In this way, the storage period will become longer.

Because the floods came so quickly, the burrows were submerged almost overnight, and the previously stored food could not be retrieved at all. These army ants became a rare ration, and naturally they had to be handled properly.

Knowing that Jake Qi was watching the bodies of the strange beasts float away in front of his eyes, the squirrels grabbed the ant shells and opened their mouths in disbelief.

Prodigal, I have never seen such a prodigal!

"Stay here, you can eat!"

One of the largest squirrels spoke.

Perhaps due to the different directions of evolution, these squirrels are not exotic animals, but they have also deviated from their native species. Adult squirrels can communicate with native populations, but cannot change forms.

There are pros and cons to this form of evolution.

Compared to raptors that have difficulty reproducing, their reproductive capacity is quite amazing, second only to house mice and hamsters. Compared with alien beasts, they have higher intelligence and will not rely solely on instinct to survive, which can ensure that the group will not be eliminated for a long time.

However, precisely because of this evolutionary direction, they are not recognized by the native population, nor are they accepted by alien animals. To be honest, my position is really embarrassing.

"Can you talk?" Jake Qi was licking Qi Ning's ear. When he heard the squirrel speak, he turned his eyes curiously and moved his tail twice.

"Okay." The red squirrel nodded. He didn't speak smoothly, but at least he could express his meaning clearly.

"The flood was very strong. Our cave was flooded first, and soon it was the turn of other groups..."

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived.

Before the red squirrel could finish speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside the spacecraft. Through the entrance and exit left by Jake Qi, several round figures squeezed in one after another.

"Black Pine!"

Seeing who it was, the red squirrel let out a scream, and its fellow squirrels who were busy carrying the ant shells quickly gathered together and issued a sharp warning to the newcomers.

"Red Oak, our burrow is flooded." The black-furred squirrel shook its tail, combed the hair on its chest, and looked past the red squirrel to Jake Qi, who was lying on the metal chair.

Obviously, they know who the "proper owner" of the spacecraft is.

Jake Qi was busy working in the rain just now, climbing up and down constantly, and these squirrels all saw it. It's not that there is no way, they will not set foot in other people's nests.

Jake Qi yawned lazily and made sure that no trace of rainwater was left on the kitten. The body temperature began to rise and he was very satisfied with his results. In order to maintain Qining's body temperature, he simply rolled him into his arms.

"You can stay here if you want."

Now that he's taking on the next batch of tenants, he doesn't mind a few more.

Jake Qi was alone and could not drive away all the squirrels. These are meat-eating masters, and if they are in a hurry, there is no guarantee what they will do. Furthermore, the sight of several little squirrels lying in his mother's arms made him feel even more compassionate.

Last but not least, these squirrels belong to different groups and are wary of each other to maintain the "balance" in the spacecraft to the greatest extent possible.

"With one crystal core for each person, there is really no way to help repair the cabin, build beds or store food."

This is not too much to ask for.

The squirrels nodded.

They lack everything except crystal nuclei.

Soon, the crystal cores in front of Jake Qi piled up into a hill, and they continued to rise.

What does it feel like to become suddenly rich overnight?

There are only two words to describe it: So cool!

Qi Legang felt a little dazed, and suddenly thought of the hunting grounds and foreign races that Yas mentioned. The haze immediately passed over his head, and his joyful energy quickly dissipated, and his mood became heavy again.

The rain kept falling and the floods continued to recede.

More and more squirrels are gathering in the spacecraft, and the planned number of beds has been increased to three levels, with movable partitions between each level to ensure that each species has its own space.

The cracks in the cabin roof were filled bit by bit, and the bulkheads were repaired as much as possible.

From the outside, the spacecraft was covered in patches and looked ugly. However, to have such a relatively comfortable shelter in the flood is already a blessing among misfortunes, and none of the tenants will complain.

Many squirrels even discussed privately that when the flood receded, they could collect some materials and "decorate" their burrows. Not to mention anything else, this bed made of ant shells and covered with a layer of down is definitely the best place to raise children.

There were many things to be busy with. Jake Qi and the squirrels took turns guarding the entrances and exits, dragging back usable materials immediately, especially if they had food reserves.

The most numerous ones are still ants.

What surprised Jake Qi was that there were not only army ants inside, but also a large number of fire ants and spear ants. This made him a little unsure as to how many ant colonies there were nearby.

The squirrels were overjoyed.

More than a dozen red squirrels and gray squirrels were busy biting open the ant shells and taking out the plump ant meat. They swept the ant meat with their big tails and dried the moisture in the ant meat, giving off a faint smell of burning.

Jake Qi sniffed, and out of curiosity, jumped to a red squirrel and studied her tail carefully.

"indecent!"

The red squirrel barked and quickly hid behind the other squirrel. The squirrels looked at Jake Qi warily, their eyes full of accusations, as if they were looking at a perverted wolf.

Jake Qi's eyes widened and he pointed at himself, him? satyr?

The squirrels nodded solemnly.

Jake Qi was furious.

He is a cat, a cat!

What kind of cat would molest a squirrel?

Different races and different aesthetic values   cannot be compared with each other, okay? !

After a moment of stalemate, the squirrels were still wary.

"I just want to know how you dried these."

Jake Qi was very depressed. He stretched out his claws to pluck the slightly yellowed ant meat twice and explained: "I didn't mean anything else. I apologize if it caused any misunderstanding."

"So that's it." The squirrels breathed a sigh of relief.

A red squirrel stepped forward, turned sideways, and raised its tail. As he moved, the hairs on his tail rubbed against each other, making a crackling sound, and a little spark flashed.

Miraculously, no matter how the sparks flashed, the hair never burned.

Jake Qi studied for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the principle behind it. I wanted to stretch out my paws and touch it, but the words "Curiosity killed the cat" came to my mind, and I finally suppressed my impulse.

Still, these sparks inspired him.

"Tell you something."

Jake Qi shook his beard, looked at the squirrel with a smile, and explained this and that.

Squirrel's eyes widened with a strange expression. He and Jake Qi looked at each other for a long time, but finally did not refuse.

"Here?" Squirrel pointed at the metal chair.

"Yes." Jake Qi nodded.

Two squirrels jumped onto the metal chair, spread out their big tails, and swept across the chair surface a few times. Soon, the metal chair was no longer cold. Qining stepped on it and tried it. He meowed so comfortably that he turned over and rolled.

"Thanks."

Jake Qi thanked her sincerely and rolled with Qi Ning.

Is there an automatic heater?

The squirrels were puzzled at first, then stretched out their paws and touched it, and then they suddenly realized. Realizing the benefits of doing so, he climbed onto the newly built beds one after another to experiment.

Surprisingly, ant shells can conduct heat.

A squirrel lay down and sighed contentedly. More squirrels join in the tail brushing procession.

The chipmunk who couldn't "get hot" looked at others with envy, and finally became shameless and crowded together with the black squirrel, who had a fairly good relationship with him.

Outside the spacecraft, the rain slowly weakened and the dark clouds gradually dispersed, revealing a ray of blue.

In the dark universe, the space suddenly distorted, and a huge vortex appeared. After the vortex, three spaceships with military school logos penetrated the darkness and appeared at the edge of the galaxy.

Blue Star District 11

Siyal sat in the command chair and saw the student information appearing on the screen, with an "as expected" look on his face.

Sanders leaned back in his chair, folded his hands behind his head, and put his long legs on the console, earning a disapproving glance from Gaspars.

Feeling uncomfortable being looked at, Sanders twitched his lips, but finally retracted his long legs.

Gaspars turned around, looked at Siyal, who had been silent, and asked: "The outgoing team sent back news that a native ant colony was found in the hunting ground. Do we want to try to expel it?"

"No need." Siyal leaned back in his chair and said casually, "One exception is enough. If we really can't get out of the hunting ground, the First Clan had better choose another heir."

Sanders grinned and whistled.

Gaspars shook his head, said no more, and turned back to the console. The pale fingertips touched the light screen, and the barrier at the boundary of District 11 finally began to activate.