"The sky is already dark outside. Are you going back to find your mate now?" Lu Heng asked the snake-dragon beast in the water.
"Yes, we must return to the tribe at night. There has never been a precedent for a snake-dragon beast not returning at night."
"Alright, then you can go back. But I'd like to ask, where do you usually live?"
"All the snake-dragon beasts in the tribe live under a pool." Without hesitation, the snake-dragon beast answered truthfully.
"That pool, I see the exit of the pool isn't very large. Is it wider underneath than the exit?" Lu Heng pondered, resting his chin on his hand.
"What do you mean by area? But we really all live under the pool." The snake-dragon beast slid its hands in the water, its tail also swaying beneath the surface.
"Okay, then I'll return you to the riverbank where I first met you. You go back yourself. If you persuade your mate tomorrow morning, you can both return here. But if it disagrees, you must return by yourself tomorrow morning."
Returning the snake-dragon beast to the riverbank, the bright moonlight shone on the water, creating waves of blue light, and the surrounding environment became much clearer.
"You go back, and wait for me here tomorrow morning."
Lu Heng didn't hold out much hope for the snake-dragon beast bringing its mate. He always felt they were like unawakened primitives, perhaps not having as many attachments to their other halves.
Watching the snake-dragon beast return to the cool river water, Lu Heng entered his space again. He removed the temporary houses he had built in the space for the snake-dragon beast and the giant python.
As for the corpse of the giant python, it was placed together with the frozen food he had obtained from the apocalypse.
Everything outside returned to normal. Lu Heng went back into the apartment and gave some education to the pets he had newly acquired today.
Fortunately, these magical beasts did not have much intelligence before being contracted. After Lu Heng's lecture, they accepted it quite quickly.
Lu Heng did not mention that he was helping the contracted pets find mates. This matter, like with humans, required animals to get along with each other. However, Lu Heng believed that familiarity breeds affection, and perhaps this could happen with these animals.
"Master, Pang Hu's children have been born! She gave birth to three babies. Can I go see them? I want to be a godmother to the children." The Director saw Lu Heng return and ran to him, grabbing his trouser leg and asking.
"Yes, go ahead."
With a thought, Lu Heng released the Director from the space and took her to the room in the apocalypse.
"You will all have your own rooms here. After some time, the Director who just came will educate you, and then you will be able to move freely within my space world."
In Lu Heng's two existing space worlds, unless Lu Heng opened permissions for them, these pets could only move within the space in modern society.
Lu Heng did not go to see Pang Hu's children. There were many veterinarians there. After tonight, he would bring Pang Hu's entire family back to his space. The temperature and environment here were more suitable for the growth of the young cubs.
He took a bath and went to sleep, dreaming no dreams.
...
In the space where there was no concept of time, Lu Heng felt that his sleep time seemed to have become very long.
Staring at the ceiling light, Lu Heng felt as if he was about to forget things from before the apocalypse.
It had been more than half a year since the apocalypse descended.
Lu Heng rubbed his temples and exhaled a breath of turbid air, getting up to wash his face and brush his teeth.
The apartment he lived in had been modified many times and was no longer in its original state.
Returning to the apocalypse, Lu Heng prepared to go downstairs to inquire about the situation of the Siberian tiger and the three little tiger cubs.
Pang Hu, as if presenting a treasure, carried one of them to Lu Heng.
"Master, Master, look, this one looks exactly like me. This must be my cub."
Taking the little tiger cub, Lu Heng looked at the fluffy white creature in his hand. The little tiger was trying hard to lift its head, its eyes not yet open, but its small mouth was already searching for Lu Heng's finger.
"It wants to nurse, why did you carry it out?"
Lu Heng supported the little tiger cub with one hand and rubbed its forehead with the other.
Placing the little tiger cub back in front of the Siberian tiger, the cub immediately began to search for a familiar scent, nuzzling its head against the Siberian tiger's belly.
"Which one is this?"
"The third one." The Director lay beside the Siberian tiger, looking at the cute little tiger cubs. She had been watching over the Siberian tiger all night.
If it weren't for the fact that the Director was a female cat, Pang Hu would definitely not have allowed the Director to approach the Siberian tiger at this time.
"Alright, then you all tidy up here and then move to the place arranged for you by Lin Yu. If there's anything else, I'll contact you."
After explaining to the veterinarians, Lu Heng waved his hand and recalled all the contracted animals back into his space.
Returning to his room now, Pang Hu was still happily squatting at the door, blocking the pets who wanted to see its children.
"No, my wife just gave birth. It's not suitable for so many people to see her right now. The veterinarians outside said we have to wait until the babies are a month old before they can interact with other animals."
"Really? We've been waiting all night. At least let us see your cubs. When we were born, we weren't this fussy. We could run on the grassland with our mothers right after birth," the antelope said, squeezed behind several cheetahs, expressing its thoughts to the blocking Pang Hu.
"That was in the past. Now they emphasize things like eugenics, whatever that is. Anyway, it's about being more meticulous now. We tigers are already rare animals."
Pang Hu remained unmoved, continuing to block the door to its room with its body.
"Alright, that's what the veterinarians said. Don't crowd outside. I'll take some photos of its cubs later, and you can get to know them. They won't be going out, they're all in the space, and you can meet them in a month."
Watching the pets disperse, Lu Heng called the Director out of the Siberian tiger's room. "Director, you have things to do here too. Don't just hover around the Siberian tiger. For the pets that were just recalled, you need to educate them about modern human knowledge."
These contracted pets would still have opportunities to fight in the apocalypse. Lu Heng didn't want them to be foolishly killed by zombies outside after they were released.
"Master, actually, it would be more suitable to have Lu Bai handle these matters. Tell him to stop being lazy by always turning into a fox. I can't transform into a human form. Otherwise, I would definitely not change back into a cat. Humans are so good; they can wear different clothes every day, hehehe..."
"Master, I've brought my mate. Are you there?" In his mind, the voice of the snake-dragon beast sounded. Lu Heng activated his external observation mode, watching the situation on the riverbank.