"Meow, meow, meow..."
A series of cat meows interrupted the conversation between Lu Heng and Lin Yu. Lin Yu looked at the two animals beside Lu Heng.
Lin Yu had seen Lu Heng bring these two animals back to the small building alone yesterday, while the larger ones were left outside.
He had also personally witnessed Lu Heng commanding these mutated animals, their various abilities instantly killing those ability users.
However, he had never seen these two make a move. They just stood by Lu Heng's side.
And this orange cat should also be a mutated animal, after all, its current size was not small, its physique was comparable to a young tiger.
"Meow, meow, meow..." The Director glanced at Lin Yu, then turned and meowed at the turtle again.
"What's with that look?" Lin Yu pointed at the Director and asked Lu Heng.
"Heh heh, Director, Lin Yu is asking you. You don't need to pretend in front of Lin Yu. From now on, Lin Yu will be one of us, just like you." Lu Heng patted the Director's head. This guy had not only grown a lot in size but also became more talkative.
"Oh. Meow." A clear female voice with a cat sound came from the Director's side. Then the Director adjusted its direction and raised a right paw towards Lin Yu.
"I'm very happy you can join us. I am the Director."
Lin Yu looked at the Director, then at Lu Heng: "It can talk?"
Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, you heard correctly. The Director can talk."
"Then what about it?" Lin Yu's ability to accept things was strong. He was no longer shocked. At this moment, all Lu Heng could read from his mind was excitement.
"It can't. Only I have this ability. Otherwise, why would I be called the Director? I am the boss who leads them. Ouch, Master, why are you hitting my head? If this clever brain of mine becomes stupid..."
"Stop, speak properly," Lu Heng said, looking at the Director with amusement.
"Oh, only I can talk, but they can all understand human language. Our intelligence is now completely the same as humans, and some people's intelligence is not as good as ours. Haven't you seen those TV shows? The quality is really... Ouch, why are you still hitting my head?"
"You guys chat, I'll find a place to calm down." Lu Heng got up and left.
Lin Yu didn't pay much attention. Seeing Lu Heng leave, he immediately got up and sat next to the Director.
"I see you are also a mutated animal. Besides being able to speak human language, what other abilities do you have?"
Beside him, the turtle, which had not moved, suddenly stretched its neck, swayed, and spat out a small water ball that floated in the air.
"What do you mean? Are you calling me useless? Wuwuwu... Master, they all dislike me..." The Director quickly got up and ran towards where Lu Heng had left.
Lin Yu... Did he say anything offensive?
Anything that can be called a mutated animal must have already triggered some ability. For example, that wind-element golden eagle, and this turtle that can spit water balls.
This orange cat, judging by its size, should be a mutated animal. Wouldn't it be its ability to speak human language?
Although it was difficult to understand, this ability sounded very special. Lin Yu had been in the apocalypse for so long and had been sold several times, but he had never heard of such a thing.
Soon, the Director walked back again, but this time it was carrying a box full of dried fish.
The Director placed the box on the ground and pushed it towards Lin Yu.
"Here, Master said you should open it for me."
"Oh."
Lin Yu obediently opened the box and thoughtfully took out some of the dried fish and placed them on the lid of the box.
"However, I didn't mean anything else just now, I just..."
"Alright, I know. I know exactly what you're thinking, so I forgive you."
So, I didn't do anything wrong, what are you forgiving me for?
...
Not long after, Lu Heng came downstairs again. Just now, the Director insisted on having a projector installed in the first-floor hall, saying it could pass the time when bored.
It also complained to him that while other pets were patrolling outside, it and the turtle were in the room, so no animals talked to it. The turtle was like it was hibernating every day, neither liking to move nor to chat.
There was no other way, so Lu Heng came back to install a projector for them and play some documentaries.
The Director and the others were not very interested in ordinary movies and TV shows anymore. They had already analyzed those old-fashioned plots. Therefore, they could recite the plot development from the beginning. It was more meaningful to watch documentaries.
This was a sublimation of their spiritual world. Lu Heng would not object.
Lin Yu watched Lu Heng copy data into the projector's memory card and asked, "They still watch these?"
"Yes, they've become spirits. Before, they watched TV series, then they watched films from various countries, and later they even learned to play mahjong. If they didn't have fingers, they would probably have set up a table for a game of four."
"Then what programs do they watch now?"
"I've copied some documentaries and science education films for them. You can watch them too. By the way, you went to high school before, so your cultural level should be fine, right?"
"Yes, I'm okay with my studies."
"I'll get you some materials later for you to study."
"Okay."
...
Bang!
The sound of a heavy object landing came from outside the door of the small building. Lu Heng said to Lin Yu, "Lin Yu, go open the door. The golden eagle is back."
As expected, when the door was opened, the golden eagle folded its wings and walked in.
After entering the room, the golden eagle communicated with Lu Heng telepathically, "Master, a large group of ability users came from outside the city just now. We annihilated them all. Should we go and retrieve their crystals? There were three of them who seemed to be seventh-tier ability users."
Lu Heng paused in his actions after hearing this. Three seventh-tier ability users. Could they be the three leaders who went out from the [Fallen City]?
However, since they had all been annihilated, it was meaningless to investigate their identities anymore.
Lu Heng nodded and said to the golden eagle, "Okay, I'll go out with the antelope later. Don't all of you guard the perimeter. Let's split into two groups and take turns resting."
The antelope had also grown quite a bit in size, and Lu Heng could ride it out of the city. The antelope's speed was not slow, and after they evolved into mutated animals, their running speed also increased significantly.
After collecting the crystals, Lu Heng also threw the miscellaneous items he had collected from the [Fallen City] into the space outside the city.
Many of those items were stones and iron plates for building temporary residences. Lu Heng didn't want this trash. Piling them outside now could also prevent people from coming over casually.