Qi Le

Unlike the grassland landform of the [-]th district, most of the [-]th district is covered by forests.

The towering ancient trees are lush and lush, and the thick vines are wrapped around the trunk, as if they are one with the ancient trees.The vines are covered with hard scales, and the dark green leaves sway in the wind, stretching and rolling up from time to time, revealing sharp edges and dark red veins.

The Zanta star pirates who crossed the border in the dark lowered their bodies, bypassed the periphery of the base, and entered the dense forest.

They need to rest, recharge their spirits, and try to contact the pirate merchant ships moored in the base.If they can't succeed, they can only venture into the base, use their racial talents to avoid the monitors, and leave Blue Star on a merchant ship from other constellations.

They hunted more than one hundred exotic animals, and five other rare native species.As long as it is not discovered by the base personnel, successfully contacting pirates and smugglers is enough to buy a position for itself.

"Shayan, be careful."

Several people bypassed a mutated mushroom with a height of two meters, and found an ancient tree suitable for hiding.

The diameter of the ancient tree is more than five meters. There are no vines around the tree body. About ten meters above the ground, there is a naturally formed tree hole, which can be used for rest and hiding. It is an excellent place to shelter.

The Zanta people are very good at climbing, and this height is no problem for them.

"That rock, it's best to release the detector first."

The Zanta who made the suggestion was young, with rock-patterned skin, and his eyes had no whites and were filled with a light gray.There is no hair on the whole body, and there is a pair of transparent films inside the eyelids, which replace the eyelashes to protect the eyeballs.

"I think so too." Another Zanta star turned his head, the similar facial features and complexion indicated the kinship between the two, "But there are not enough power stones, and the crystal nucleus of the blue star species is very precious, and it can be sold for a large price if you take it out. , Charbet is not allowed to use."

"Charbe, it's Charbe again, why do you have to listen to him!"

"Hush!" Na Yan covered his brother's mouth, "Don't let him hear it."

Zanta is not slavery, but has a strict hierarchy.

Charbe is the leader of the group and possesses absolute authority.When avoiding the tracking of the base personnel, he ordered the wounded to be discarded, and even used the wounded as bait to disturb the line of sight of the tracking personnel.

His colleagues did not raise objections to this approach.

Sandstone and Nayan also have a higher status, but they are younger and cannot compete with Charbet.Shayan's dissatisfaction is not aimed at the behavior of abandoning his companion, but that he must obey the other party in everything, and no second opinion is allowed.

In other words, if the brothers were calling the shots, they would make the same choices.

"Go and have a look."

Na Yan let go of his hand, glanced at his companion not far away, and climbed up the trunk first.Fingers wedged into the bark, hooked like sharp claws.The soles of the feet are like suction cups that stick to the tree trunk.

The two brothers were getting closer and closer to the tree hole, and Na Yan's hand was already on the edge of the tree hole.

Suddenly, a piercing whistle sounded in my ears.

Immediately afterwards, a large black mist gushed out from the tree hole, surrounding Brother Nayan on the tree trunk.

"What..." In the middle of Na Yan's words, there was a sudden sharp pain in his back.The protective clothing on his body was scratched several times, and the edges were scorched black, as if corroded by sulfuric acid.

Shayan made a decisive decision, pulled up the cloak to cover his body, protected his injured brother with one arm, and led him to fall from a high place together.

The fluttering of wings and piercing screams were mixed together, constantly echoing in the night sky.

The Zanta people who were waiting under the tree were attacked at the same time, so they had to abandon this hiding place and began to run wildly into the depths of the forest.Shayan quickly took out the laser gun, swept away the bats blocking the way, carried the rock on his shoulders, and followed closely behind his companion.

On a strange planet, and being attacked by alien beasts, leaving the large army is definitely a dead end.

It can only be said that everything is predestined, the tree hole that the Zanta people are looking for happens to be a place where mutated bats hunt and rest.

There was originally a mutated giant python inhabiting the tree hole, which was taken as supper by mutated bats.It was interrupted just after half of the meal, and the rage of the bat group can be imagined.

The leading bat screamed and chased after the alien race.

In order to survive, the Zentas had to choose to open fire.

Dazzling light beams exploded in the night, attracting the attention of base personnel.The planned infiltration failed before it even started.

Bats came overwhelmingly, and Zanta people were scratched one after another, their bodies were eroded by toxins, their steps became staggering, and they fell to the ground soon.

As a result, it can only be reduced to a delicious meal for mutant bats.

Just when the Zanta people were driven to a desperate situation and even wanted to die with the bat swarm, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, lightning crawled through the clouds, and heavy rain poured down, announcing the end of the dry season and the arrival of the rainy season as promised.

Mutated bats don't like sunlight, and they also hate rain.

Their body is covered with a layer of fine soft hair, which is highly absorbent.If you get wet, your movements will become sluggish, and you may be in danger of death due to hypothermia.

The leader of the bats gave out screams of different lengths, and the group of bats turned around, giving up the prey that was about to come, and looking for a temporary hiding place.

The Zanta star escaped for a while, abandoned his companion who was lying on the ground, tightened his cloak, and walked in the opposite direction from the bat group.

They are safe, but only temporarily.

It rained heavily all night, and at dawn, instead of decreasing, the rain was getting bigger and bigger.

In the underground bunker, Qi Le woke up in the warmth.Opening his eyes, he found that he was surrounded by Tai Sui, and the kitten was huddled into a ball, tightly leaning against him.

Sensing the movement beside him, the kitten moved its ears, half-opened its big eyes, and yawned lazily.Hugged Qi Le's front legs with his small paws, and rubbed against his chin.

"Dad... sleepy."

In this situation, the heart of stone will melt.

The cat father endured it for a while, but he couldn't hold it back. He held the kitten in his arms, and a circle of pink bubbles appeared above his head.

The squirrels woke up one after another, rubbed their faces with their paws, and began to comb their hair, focusing on the chest and tail.They will help each other where they can't reach, and remove the grass clippings from sleeping.

"Qi Le, it's raining outside."

Hearing the sound of the black pine, Qi Le let go of the kitten, climbed to the upper floor of the tunnel, and looked out through the ventilation hole.

Everything is gray and unreal.

The cobwebs, loaded with rainwater, were half sunk in the hole.

Fortunately, the spider silk is strong enough, and with several layers stuck together, it will not prevent ventilation, but it can effectively block stagnant water.

"Is this the first rain?"

Qi Le jumped back to the ground and licked the kitten that came over.

"Yes." After grooming their hair, the squirrels gathered one after another and stood with Qi Le.

After listening to the sound of rain for a while, Red Oak said: "This rain is heavier than usual, and it will probably last for a long time. There will be heavy rains one after another, and I don't know if there is enough food and hay in the territory."

"There should be enough food, but what I'm worried about is the flood." Heisong said with his claws in his mouth. "However, the tunnel under the pit has been repaired, and the drainage channel dug before should be able to come in handy."

"hope so."

"If you want me to say, let's go back quickly."

"I have a proposal, everyone move here." Qi Le took the kitten into his arms, took out the alien meat from the space button, and said to the squirrel, "The barn owl said before that there are aliens poaching in the [-]th district." , I’m afraid the pit will be unsafe. If there’s too much rain and floods happen like last rainy season, there’s no guarantee that the pit won’t be flooded, so it’s better to move here temporarily.”

"The planted vines need tending and the nuclei are harvested regularly. Also, if we leave for too long, there will be stray populations that will take the land."

The squirrels were not indifferent, but the reality was in front of them, and after repeated consideration, they still declined Qi Le's proposal.

"If there is an emergency, we will not be brave and will definitely come to you." Heisong said.

"Ok."

The squirrels had made up their minds, Qi Le didn't try to persuade him any more, and found that the kitten was looking at him eagerly after eating the meat of different animals, his beard trembled, and he took out another piece from the space button.

It is a blessing to be able to eat.

Anyway, he can afford it.

After about a quarter of an hour, the rain gradually decreased, and a damp smell flowed from the tunnel.

The sky was covered by dark clouds, not a ray of sunshine.

In the dry season, the bare river bed began to flow through, and currently there is only a shallow layer. After a few heavy rains, the water level will soon be close to the normal level.

"Let's go back to the territory first."

The squirrels counted the medicines and materials, some of them were left in the tunnel, and some of them were put into the space button.They decided to leave the metal box and leave with only the space button.

"It's convenient and faster."

"Mutated bats don't like to be wet by rain, and they only go out to look for food between rains." Heisong piled up the net bag and the metal box, quickly fixed them with straw ropes, and said to Qi Le at the same time.

"If there is enough food, it is best to reduce going out in the near future, let alone leave the cubs alone."

"I see."

Qi Le sent the squirrel away and closed the metal plate at the exit.Without the noise of the squirrels, the tunnel suddenly became deserted.

Tai Sui was spread into thin sheets to insulate the father and son from the cold ground.The edges are curled up for a paw-stomping game with the kitty.

"Father, let's play together!" Kitten rubbed Qi Le with his forehead.

The cat dad wants to say that he is already an adult meow, stepping on his paw or something... Wait, when did he step on it? !

"Meow!"

The kitten pricked up its ears happily, but the cat father was silent for a while, and finally gave up resistance.

Tai Sui adjusted the angle from time to time to make it easier for the father and son to step on.Heidou narrowed his eyes and looked comfortable, as if he was enjoying the paw pad version of horse killing chicken.

After stepping on its paws, the kitten wants to play tiger pounce again.

Tai Sui is a competent playmate, apart from anything else, he formed a ball and jumped up and down in the tunnel to cooperate with the kitten's actions.

Qi Le lay on the hay, listening to the hazy sound of rain, flicked his tail, and yawned lazily.

Feeling really bored and not wanting to sleep, thinking of the recorder that Xi Yaer gave him, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he took it out immediately, intending to record the scene of the kitten playing.

"dad?"

Seeing Qi Le fiddling with the recorder with his paws, the kitten came over curiously, moved its ears, and stretched out its front paws to pull it.

"Son, make a pose." The cat dad was very excited.

"Is that so?"

Qi Ning stepped back half a step, squatted on the ground, his tail curled over his front paws, and his buds seemed to protrude into the sky.

Qi Le paused, not knowing whether to praise his son for being smart, or to educate him earnestly: as a tiger cub, he should develop in the direction of mighty and domineering, such as the tiger descending the mountain, or the tiger roaring in the forest.Instead of acting cute when they disagree with each other like they are now.

"Daddy, how are you?" The kitten tilted its head, its big eyes full of expectation.

"...Very good." Father Cat surrendered.

A tiger cub pretends to be a raccoon flower, and it is so cute in the world!

No matter what era or world, the lethality of cute things is really extraordinary.

However, the kitten is cute again, and its combat effectiveness is not bad at all.This is also an important reason for the cat dad to feel at ease and give up treatment.

To Qi Le's surprise, apart from the basic functions, the recorder also stored a large amount of data, including the establishment and composition of the galaxy alliance, basic knowledge of the constellations, and knowledge of the biological populations of various planets.

Just click and open a few files, all of which are full of pictures and texts, including many clear images.

As Shiar, it is not difficult to collect these, but it takes a lot of time to sort them out.Moreover, during the days at the base, someone hugged him to familiarize himself with the interstellar language when he had nothing to do, which was obviously planned long ago.

Thinking of this, the cat dad moved his ears and slapped the paw pad on the recorder, feeling a little complicated.

There is indeed a lot of emotion.

But apart from being moved, there are also some things that are unclear.

Cat dad suddenly had a premonition that it would not be so easy to be a scumbag when meeting such a captain.

"dad?"

"fine."

The paw slid on the light screen, words and pictures flashed one by one, Qi Le was almost dazzled.After pressing the pause button, seeing the eye-catching "Brief History of the Founding of the Galaxy Alliance", Qi Le immediately decided to watch this!

This material is very special, it is all composed of images, and the "Children's Enlightenment" marked under the images is particularly eye-catching.Turning to look at the kitten, Qi Le comforted himself in his heart, thinking of it as studying with the child.

With black lines all over his head, Dad Cat clicked on the file.

A white cross star lit up on the blue screen, and then fell into endless darkness.

In the darkness, the galaxies of the universe are projected in front of the eyes, as if they are within reach, extremely realistic.

The universe is silent, eternally silent.

Suddenly, the silence was broken by a blinding fire.

A large number of starships appeared on the edge of the galaxy, divided into two camps, the muzzles opened, and the laser beams collided fiercely, bursting out with amazing energy in an instant.

One starship after another opened fire, and one after another was hit.

With the exploded starship as the center, the shock wave swayed in all directions.The dazzling arc of light continued to spread, easily destroying a space station that was out of orbit.

With the flagship destroyed, the battle finally came to an end.

After watching the whole battle, Qi Le was shocked at first, and then he was speechless.

Such a real battle scene is like watching a sci-fi blockbuster, which can be described as non-exciting.But who will tell him that this meow meow is a children's enlightenment material?Or is it that the race in the universe is just so cool, handsome and domineering?

The slander is the slander, Qi Le wants to learn more about the Galaxy Alliance, which is the only information currently available.

Insisting on watching the entire children's enlightenment version of the sci-fi blockbuster, Qi Le clicked on another file.

In contrast, this material is much more "peaceful". There are neither scenes of starships blasting nor battles between starships and star beasts. Most of them introduce the culture of stars and the habits of biological populations on each planet. It was the part Qi Le was interested in.

It's a pity that the information is not complete, and the introduction about the biological population is an overview, which has nothing to do with details.

Most of them only have two or three pictures with a paragraph of text.Some don't even have pictures at all, and simply state the name of the population, which galaxy it belongs to, whether it is an intelligent race or a strange beast, and it is over.

Even so, Qi Le still took it seriously.

His intuition told him that no matter how boring it was, these were all necessary knowledge, which might come in handy someday.

The kitten does not have this kind of patience, and is not interested in boring descriptions at all.He yawned after watching it, feeling really bored, so he just rolled into a fur ball, leaned against Qi Le and fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, thunder exploded again in the sky, and the weakened rain intensified instantly. The slender rain strands formed a gray rain curtain, accompanied by muffled thunder and lightning, and finally became a torrential downpour.

The spider web was pulled to the limit and began to seep water into the tunnel.

Qi Le found that the situation was wrong, immediately turned off the recorder, woke up the kitten, patted Tai Sui with his paw, and took the lead towards the pre-selected corridor.

This corridor is close to the ground, and there are five or six rooms for shelter on both sides. The rooms are covered with hay and animal skins left by squirrels, which can ensure the warmth of father and son.

Qi Le's sense of direction is not good, without any eye-catching reference, he will become dizzy underground.He would never rush into the bunker without Red Oak and Black Pine by his side.Furthermore, if rainwater pours into the tunnel, the closer it is to the ground, the easier it is to escape.

For cat dads, everything is safe.

As he moved, the space buttons on his neck kept swinging from side to side, knocking on each other, making a slight sound

Qi Le inspected the aircraft, and the interior was very spacious, surpassing the wreckage of the spaceship he once lived in.If it is not possible, he will move in with his son and Tai Sui, and he can wait until the end of the rainy season.

When Qi Le and his son were moving inside the tunnel, Mole, who was also in District [-], ran into trouble.

The tunnel they dug was deep enough, but they didn't block it with metal plates and spider silk like Qi Le did. Instead, they chose to open the hole and only covered the edges with vegetation, earth and rocks.

Generally speaking, this arrangement is sufficient.

But today is different from the past, there is a group of mutated bats in District [-].

The bat swarm was hit by heavy rain, and the dead wood where they were hiding was struck by lightning. They couldn't find any other hiding places, so they could only play with the mole's idea.

Not long ago, the mole was attacked by pangolins and almost had its cubs robbed. It was in the most vigilant period, and there were tribesmen patrolling every cave entrance.However, it was a mutated bat, and the mole couldn't fight it head-on, so it could only flee to the depths of the tunnel to avoid this group of plague gods who came to the door.

Recalling what happened in recent months, Mole couldn't help cursing, and collectively raised the middle finger to God.

It doesn't matter once or twice, Renren can always pass.

But why is it like this every time?

Why are they always the unlucky ones? !

Fortunately, the mutated bat just wanted to find a temporary hiding place until the rain passed, and didn't really want to trouble the mole.

There is enough space, and the bat swarm no longer pushes deeper, but huddles close together, which can save space and keep warm in the heavy rain.

But this also brings up another problem.

flea.

This small beast is not afraid of any toxins, and its pursuit of blood is almost crazy.The strange thing is that they are not interested in native species, but only like the blood of alien animals, especially mutant bats.As long as there are mutated bats, they will never bite other species.

If vines and trees are a symbiotic relationship of mutual benefit, fleas and bats are absolutely selfish at the expense of others.

In order to expel fleas, mutated bats have developed unique skills during the evolution process, becoming the most familiar herbal medicine group among the alien beasts.All mutated plants that can repel fleas and mosquitoes cannot escape their eyes.

In a crowded underground environment, it only takes a few bats to carry fleas and it can quickly spread like a plague.

Forced by the conditions, the mutated bats could not go out to find herbs.

It was so itchy that there was no other way but to keep scratching.If you can't catch it yourself, you can only entrust others.Others can't spare their claws, so they rub against each other in twos and threes.Even if the position is awkward, it doesn't matter so much now.

Within the population, this kind of behavior is nothing, but in the eyes of moles, it becomes completely different.

Mo Qi hid at the corner of the tunnel and watched. Seeing this scene, it automatically transformed into another meaning.

In an instant, it was like being struck by lightning.

Regardless of horizontal or vertical comparison, this is the first time I have seen such a "free and easy" and "alternative" population.

No matter how shocked the mole was, the fleas were spreading wildly among the mutated bat colonies, and they showed no signs of stopping.Finally, some bats couldn't bear it anymore, squeezed away their companions, spread their wings and rushed into the rain.

Even being drenched in water is better than itching to death.

If there is one, there will be two, and if there are three, there will be four. Under the group effect, more and more bats rushed out of the tunnel, letting the heavy rain hit their bodies, shivering from the cold, desperately looking for mutated grass that can relieve the itching.

As the last batch of mutated bats left, the tunnel returned to its former calm.

Mole Seven immediately went back to report the news, and the moles turned back one after another. The experienced mole looked around and found the dead flea corpse, and immediately raised his paw to prevent other moles from coming.

"Don't come here, there are blood-sucking beasts here!"

Adult mole rats are rarely killed by fleas and at most become debilitated.Cubs, on the other hand, are likely to die from blood loss or infection.

The mole leader gave an order, and the entire tunnel was blocked. Mo Qi and the others who were in charge of monitoring the bats were quarantined. They applied three kinds of mutated grass juices in succession, and then peeled the skins to see that everything was normal before they were allowed to go back. ethnic group.

"I can't live here anymore." The group leader waved his paw twice and decided to move.

First, there are blood-sucking beasts, which are not safe for the cubs; second, there is no guarantee that the mutated bats will not come back.

The moles took action immediately, carrying their cubs and the stored food on their backs, and walked along the newly dug tunnel, getting closer and closer to Qi Le's bunker.

The mutated bats are looking for mutated grass in the heavy rain. They are cold and uncomfortable. One by one, they are irritable and may explode at any time.

Finally, a bat found a clue, and the group of bats gathered together immediately, flapping their wings and flying forward.It should be said that the Encounter Road is narrow, and the direction they are heading in happens to be the cave where the Zanta Stars are hiding.

Inside the cave, the pirates didn't know that the danger was approaching, and they were sitting together discussing what to do next.

"The spaceship hasn't sent a message, and it's the same for several times." Sha Yan said, looking very frustrated.

"Probably in trouble, the worst case is being detained by the base."

"Detention?" Sha Yan raised his head, "How come?"

"Why not?" Charbe snorted coldly, "You were careless before and left a space button, if it was picked up by the blue star population, it would be fine, but if it fell into the hands of the base patrol personnel, what do you think will happen! "

"I didn't do it on purpose!" The young Zanta star was very unconvinced and retorted, "If you were not cowardly, made mistakes and couldn't deal with it, and let me and Nayan fight against that native species, how could I... "

"Shayan, shut up." A weak voice came, "We have no predictive ability, and we didn't expect that the original species would want to die together."

"Why didn't I think of it." Shayan raised his voice, "I said at the time, just capture the cubs, why step on their eggs? It's so stupid!"

"What did you say?!" a Zenta named Kalu yelled.

"I am talking about you!"

Several people fell into a quarrel, but they didn't notice that the light that was thrown into the cave seemed to be blocked by something, and it suddenly became dim.

Tick.

Cold drops of water slipped from the ceiling of the cave, wrapped in a piece of gravel, and just hit the top of Shayan's head, interrupting his unspoken words.

The young Zanta star raised his head and glanced upwards, but his expression suddenly changed after just one glance.

"stop fighting!"

"Look at the hole!"

After being reminded by Shayan, the pirates finally discovered that when they got into a quarrel, the cave had been surrounded by mutated bats.

Countless bats gathered at the entrance of the cave and the crevices of the rocks, looking inward with red eyes, scratching their claws, and might rush into the cave at any time.

Not far away, several figures floated in the air, and the transparent protective cover cut off the rain, allowing the people inside to move freely.

"Siyar, the poacher has been tracked down."

Alpha sent a message to the base while checking the recorder, which showed the location of the Zentas.What made him frown was that there were hundreds of heat sources around them, most likely blue star beasts.

"There are likely to be a large number of blue star beasts around them, act as planned or wait?"

"Expel the alien beasts first," Xiar's voice came from the communicator, "then execute according to the original plan."

"Yes!"

Alpha turned off the communicator and flew towards the cave.

The Zanta people are very good at hiding. Except for the constellation group, others may not be able to find clues smoothly.

Because of these poachers, he had to suspend the research at hand. Every time he thought of this, Alpha felt angry, and the color changed from transparent to dark blue, wishing to blast them into pieces immediately.

In the base command room, Shiar turned off the communicator, and returned his attention to the screen that occupied half of the wall.

Qi Le's battle at the border was playing on the screen.

Seeing the raccoon standing on top of the hyena's head and jumping up in the air, compared with the empty embrace, the captain sighed unprecedentedly, and a sense of emptiness emerged spontaneously.

Noticing that the pheromone was getting uncontrolled, Shiar leaned back in the chair, took out a potion from the space button, and poured it with his head raised.