PFC Chapter 20 Tiger Mom's Tree-Climbing Demonstration
Chapter 20 Tiger Mom's Tree-Climbing Demonstration
"That's right! How could I forget about climbing trees? That's the best way to protect yourself before you have strong combat power!"
Cangnian patted his head with his paw and sighed inwardly.
Climbing trees is a fairly common ability in nature.
But this is also the best way for many animals to protect themselves from predators.
For example, many fables and jokes contain examples of people climbing trees when they encounter a bear.
Although in reality, when encountering a bear, it's highly likely that a human cannot climb a tree as well as a bear, which is an expert climber.
However, if one could actually outclimb trees faster than a bear, then it would indeed be possible to protect oneself.
After all, people who can climb trees are generally much smaller than bears. If they climb to a branch of suitable thickness, the bear will not dare to climb up. If the standoff lasts long enough, the bear will lose patience, or someone else will come to the rescue, and then there is still a chance to survive.
Cang Nian's expectations for tree-climbing skills are similar.
His target doesn't need to be unable to climb trees. As long as they can't climb as fast as him and are much heavier, he can stand on a thinner branch that can support him, and the other person won't dare to grab him unless they are willing to risk falling from the towering tree together.
Therefore, climbing trees is undoubtedly a very practical skill!
Thinking this, Cangnian felt that he had rested enough, so he walked briskly to Tiger Brother's side.
Upon seeing his older brother arrive, the younger tiger immediately pointed at the sable in the tree with his paw, grumbling as if accusing it.
In response, Cangnian could only gently pat Tiger Brother's head with its paw, signaling it to calm down.
Next, Cang Nian placed its two front paws on the straight trunk of the pine tree to feel the grip.
Then, he climbed up step by step with his front paws, his hind paws off the ground, but subconsciously he spread his legs apart, his paw pads dangling in the air.
After trying twice, he found that he couldn't move upwards like that.
Then he jumped down again.
"No, I have to change human habitual thinking. The way humans climb trees is not suitable for the tiger's body structure."
After his first failure, Cangnian quickly analyzed the reasons for his defeat.
In his previous life, he had also climbed trees when he was a child. However, due to the human body structure, climbing trees involves gripping the trunk with both legs, releasing and gripping, while coordinating the hands and feet to ascend.
But tigers are different. Tigers don't have the same flexible legs as humans, nor do they have particularly strong adductor muscles, so they can't perform the leg-clamping action. This action would only result in the testicles getting stuck in a tiger's groin.
"But how would a tiger climb a tree?"
Cang Nian had a headache and tried his best to recall if there were any scenes of tigers climbing trees in the documentaries he had watched in his previous life.
Roar~!
At that moment, a low growl came from behind the two brothers.
Turning my head, I saw Tiger Mom walking gracefully towards me.
Then, without any warning, Tiger Mom dashed forward in two strides, leaping four or five meters up the pine tree in the blink of an eye, and stopped in front of the little sable.
This move truly amazed Cang Nian, and made Hu Di shake his head with joy.
As for the little sable, it trembled with fear.
Done!
They provoked the little guy, and his parents came looking for him!
Squeak~!
My life is over~!
The little sable felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar and dared not move an inch.
However, to its surprise, the tiger mother, whose face was already pressed against its head, did not do anything to it. She just twitched her nose twice, showed a disgusted expression, and then turned her head and lightly fell from the tree.
Squeak~!
Seeing this, the little sable went limp and almost fell off the tree. It quickly grabbed the branch, still shaken.
Thank goodness I stink, otherwise I'd be dead today!
Roar~!
The tiger mom, who landed smoothly, let out a low growl under the admiring gazes of Cangnian and Tiger Brother, and raised her head, signaling the two brothers to give it a try as well.
Seeing how much Cangnian enjoys exercising, Tiger Mom decided to teach him various skills. That's why she performed a hunting demonstration in front of the two little ones. Now, seeing the two little ones trying to climb a tree but not quite getting the hang of it, she came over to demonstrate.
As for that little sable...
It was so tiny, with hardly any meat on it, and it even smelled bad; it wasn't on its menu.
Moreover, it has just started eating, so it wouldn't be so indiscriminate in its hunger.
Besides...
The little one is usually very lazy, but for the first time, it's been driven by anger to put in a lot of effort to do something. I can't let it kill its motivation to strive!
Keep it for the big cub to play with. When it can climb trees and catch the little sable, then we can kill or eat it as it pleases.
This is Tiger Mom's thinking!
Meanwhile, Cangnian was reminiscing about the way Tiger Mom climbed the tree.
"I see! Tigers are digitigrade animals, and their claws can bend at a great angle, so when a tiger climbs a tree, all four claws are attached to the trunk, making it look like it's walking on the tree trunk..."
Cang Nian suddenly realized.
With the standard demonstration, Cangnian couldn't wait to try climbing the tree himself using the correct movements. So, imitating Tiger Mom's movements, he ran towards the tree trunk, and with a leap, jumped up onto the trunk!
[Ding! Jumped once, Jump Skill Proficiency +1! (1/100)]
Just then, a system notification sounded, causing Cangnian to lose his balance and fall off the tree trunk.
Fortunately, he didn't jump very high, so the fall didn't hurt much.
"What a pleasant surprise! I never thought about training my jumping ability before. But then again, before I unlocked the jogging skill, my limb strength simply couldn't support jumping..."
Cangnian shook his head, brushing the weeds and fallen leaves off his hair, then adjusted his posture and continued trying.
Then, he took another run-up and jumped!
[Ding! Jumped once, Jump Skill Proficiency +1! (2/100)]
This time, he was not disturbed by the system notification sound. His four claws instinctively extended their blades, firmly fixing him to the tree trunk!
Feeling the solid support, Cang Nian took a deep breath, then boldly released his right front paw, climbed up a step, and quickly secured it with his claw blade!
"Okay! Continue!"
The climb was very stable, which gave Cang Nian more confidence. He then followed the tiger's walking habits, raised his left hind paw, took a step up, and quickly secured it with his claws!
Left front paw, right hind paw, right front paw, left hind paw...
Step by step, Cang Nian climbed more and more steadily, became bolder, let go of his restraint, and climbed faster with each step!
[Ding! Climbed 1m, climbing skill proficiency +1! (1/100)]
After climbing for a while, a system notification sounded, making Cangnian unable to help but smile.
"Sure enough, climbing trees can be considered a skill, and it doesn't seem too difficult to learn..."
Upon seeing this, Cang Nian was overjoyed.
Compared to the jogging skill, which is still difficult to improve significantly, the jumping skill that I just acquired seems to be more cost-effective than the climbing skill I have now!
Cang Nian was making plans in his mind.
Aww~!
Just then, an excited howl came from below. Cang Nian looked down and saw that Tiger Brother was showing off to the little sable!
It was as if it was saying—Look! My brother's here to get you!