PFC Chapter 5 The Clever Tiger Mom
Chapter 5 The Clever Tiger Mom
"Wow...this is too smart! Has Tiger Mom become a genius?"
With such commotion, how could Cang Nian not know what had happened?
Clearly, the tiger mother carefully chose the cave where she gave birth to her cubs because it was not only at a suitable temperature and well-ventilated, but also had a pool of water at its depths!
And the tiger mother had just pulled a carcass of her prey out of the pool!
That strong smell of blood comes from the carcass of the prey!
Undoubtedly, this was the preparation Tiger Mom made before giving birth!
It knew it would be unable to hunt for a while, and even after giving birth and recovering its strength, the still young tiger cubs could not put its mind at ease.
Therefore, before giving birth, the tiger mother not only caught enough prey to sustain herself during childbirth, but also went on another hunt to store the uneaten prey in the cave's pool of water!
Based on the perceived temperature, Cang Nian can roughly determine that it is currently May or June.
Although it's not hot yet, fresh flesh certainly can't stay fresh for a week without rotting if exposed to air.
The tiger mother submerged the prey's carcass in the pool; the cold water insulated it from heat and air, greatly extending the prey's preservation time!
Even if this causes the flesh to turn white and stiff, it's still much better than rotting!
"Phew... With such a smart mom, my upbringing should be much smoother."
Thinking of this, Cang Nian felt a sense of relief.
At this stage, I am still very weak, and whether I can survive depends entirely on Tiger Mom.
But with a Tiger Mom as smart as her, there's nothing to worry about!
Knowing that it's difficult to leave the animals to care for their young after giving birth, they hunt extra prey in advance and store the prey for future needs. Such intelligence is truly rare among animals!
The tiger mother's actions directly delayed the time it took for her to leave the cave for her first hunt after the birth of her two sons by about a week.
"Based on this calculation, by then my crawling skill will definitely be at its maximum proficiency level, and I might even have my eyes open. Not to mention I can protect myself, I can at least detect danger earlier and call back the tiger mothers hunting nearby by roaring..."
Tiger Mom's clever advance planning allowed Cang Nian to rethink his plans.
"By the way, my current safety depends on whether Tiger Mom can come to my rescue in time. In that case, I need to practice howling for help..."
Following this line of thought, an idea flashed through Cangnian's mind.
The more he thought about it, the more sense it made.
Given the current increase in proficiency as the crawling skill levels up, even if I max out the skill's proficiency, I'd probably only be able to crawl without my belly touching the ground.
In that case, if any predators threaten the lives of the two boys during the tiger mother's first hunt outside the cave, she would have no chance to resist, let alone escape.
Therefore, being able to elicit a cry for help from the Tiger Mom is of paramount importance.
The louder and more penetrating the roar, the more likely it is to be heard by a nearby hunting tigress, and the greater the chance of being rescued.
If your howls are only as loud as a kitten's meow, then you might as well just wait to die!
"Ow~!"
Thinking this, Cangnian opened her tender little mouth and let her soft voice make a sound.
However, two seconds passed, and the familiar system notification sound did not come to his mind.
"Was the sound too quiet?"
Cang Nian thought with suspicion.
"Ouch~!!!"
Then, he used all his strength to open his mouth wide and try to make the loudest sound possible!
[Ding~! Used a cute voice once, increasing the proficiency of the cute voice skill by 1! (1/100)]
Finally, just when Cang Nian was almost out of breath, the system notification finally arrived.
"Cough cough... a baby voice? Although my howl doesn't have the majesty of the king of beasts right now, it doesn't need such an embarrassing name as 'baby voice,' does it?"
The flamboyant skill name almost made Cang Nian throw up his back, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
However, he now understands that compared to skills like crawling one meter, drinking 100 milliliters of milk, or sleeping for three hours, howling is obviously a much easier way to improve proficiency.
Therefore, the system likely made it more difficult for the user to easily increase their proficiency in the Howling skill, thus making it more challenging to achieve the system's required Howling conditions.
Otherwise, if just yelling counts, he could max out the yelling skill proficiency in two and a half minutes!
Looking back on yesterday, I yelled quite a few times, but none of them triggered the system notification sound, which was obviously because the volume was not loud enough.
"However, even if you have to use all your strength to meet the judgment conditions, the difficulty of grinding proficiency for the Howl skill is still much lower than that of other skills."
Cang Nian swallowed hard, preparing to rest for a while before letting out another roar.
He felt that if he didn't rest, he might damage his voice by yelling at such a high level, which would be counterproductive.
But just then, he suddenly felt a huge figure approaching through the light filtering through his white eyelids.
Cangnian was already familiar with this.
She's a tiger mom!
But the next second, Tiger Mom's enormous head appeared.
After a night of digestion, all the nutrients from the milk consumed yesterday have been absorbed, leaving only impurities, which are expelled with the help of Tiger Mom.
[Ding! Pulled once, Pull skill proficiency +1! (2/100)]
[Ding! Sprinkle once, Sprinkle skill proficiency +1! (2/100)]
The system notification arrived as scheduled, leaving Cang Nian extremely embarrassed.
"Uh...it seems my howling just now made Tiger Mom think I needed help with my urgent needs, so she came to help?"
Thinking of this, Cang Nian felt both embarrassed and touched.
He was an orphan in his previous life, without any relatives, so he never experienced what maternal love was.
Although animals cannot speak, they express their emotions more directly. This kind of meticulous maternal love warms Cang Nian's heart.
"When I grow up, and when my mother tiger gets old and can no longer hunt, I will make sure she always has prey to eat."
Cang Nian made up his mind.
For animals, prey is the best reward.
With that in mind, after resolving his excretion issues, Cang Nian resumed his self-discipline.
Since Tiger Mom doesn't need to go hunting for a while, she can now focus on exercising!
Set a small goal: max out your crawling skill proficiency to 100 within five days!
So, the old man stopped wasting time and began to crawl along, huffing and puffing!
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (11/100)]
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (12/100)]
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Hearing the system notifications in his mind and feeling his body grow stronger, Cang Nian crawled even harder!