Vladimir finished expressing the emotions in its heart and suddenly asked Zhang Zian, "Do you think there is a God in the world?"
"Well … Sometimes I think there is, sometimes I don't think there is; sometimes I think there should be, and sometimes I don't think it doesn't matter," Zhang Zian answered truthfully. In fact, this was the common mentality of most people.
He thought of the creator of the Pet Hunter game and added, "I think there may be a higher existence, but it is not necessarily a God."
Vladimir smiled and didn't say anything.
Zhang Zian did not know whether he was right or wrong to encourage it, but he felt that its efforts had been effective. It had united the stray cats, which were like scattered sand, and concentrated their strength to do big things.
"Speaking of nature, you just asked this kitten why it couldn't get down after climbing up the tree, right?" He brought the topic back to the original question.
"Yes, so I think it is afraid of heights? But if it is afraid of heights, how could it climb so high? " Vladimir nodded with a strong desire to know. "Is this similar to the nature of cats only meowing at people?"
Not everyone had cats before, and among those who had cats, most people only had one cat. Even if they had more than two cats, they rarely paid attention to the interaction between cats, especially when the cat owner was not present. Simply put, when there were no humans present, cats would not meow at each other because there was no need to act cute with each other. Even if they meowed, there would be no food sent to them …
Meowing was like a skill that cats had evolved to please humans, and one had to admit that this evolution was undoubtedly super successful. It was probably Darwin's conspiracy to make humans willingly become shit-shoveling officers.
"Wait a minute."
Zhang Zian returned to the store and saw that the staff had finished eating and were taking inventory of the goods and packing up the items. He went up to the storage room on the second floor and found a folding ladder to carry down.
The staff saw him carrying the ladder out and were a little confused. He explained truthfully that there was a kitten trapped in the tree.
He carried the ladder back to the tree, set it up, shook it to make sure it was stable, climbed to the top of the ladder, pushed aside the branches and leaves that were in the way, and reached out to the yellow and white kitten.
The kitten was a little scared. After all, it was a stray cat. It had never been in close contact with humans, and no mother cat had taught it how to deal with humans. It curled up its body and tried to hide, but there was nowhere to hide between the narrow branches. In the end, Zhang Zian caught it under the armpits and carried it down.
"Why can it climb up the tree but not come down? Look at its claws carefully. "
Zhang Zian lifted one of its front paws to show it to Vladimir.
He bent his fingers like hooks and gestured. "The claws of felines, as well as those of other animals, are mostly hook-shaped and bent toward the palm. This is for hunting purposes, to prevent prey from escaping, and to stabilize the body when climbing and jumping."
Vladimir raised one of his front paws, looked down at it, and nodded in agreement.
"With claws like this, it's very convenient to climb up the tree, so the kitten can easily climb to a high place, even if it has never climbed a tree before … But when it wants to come down from the tree, there's a problem." Zhang Zian gestured at the tree. "Vladimir, you can try it yourself. Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth."
Vladimir jumped to the side of the tree without hesitation, stretched out its claws, and climbed up the tree in a few moves.
"Come down now," Zhang Zian emphasized. "Pay attention, don't jump. Climb down the tree slowly."
Vladimir immediately became keenly aware of the problem.
It often leaped over trees and walls to climb higher, but relying on its agility, it always jumped down after climbing to the highest point. If it was too high, it would use the momentum from a slightly lower point to jump down like a flight of stairs. With its fiery temper, there had never been a precedent of it walking down slowly.
At this time, it tried to climb down the tree slowly. It changed several positions, but it still felt awkward.
Zhang Zian reminded it under the tree, "You climbed up with your head on top. If you want to climb down, you still have to go down with your head on top. Only then can your claws grab onto the trunk and bark of the tree."
Vladimir turned its body according to Zhang Zian's words. It was as if it had recorded the movement of climbing up the tree and then played it backwards. It slowly climbed down the tree backwards.
"It's very awkward," it said uncomfortably. "It's more comfortable to jump down directly."
"Of course, but kittens like this don't dare to jump directly." Zhang Zian put the yellow and white kitten on the ground. When he had moved the ladder, he had put a can of cat food in his pocket. He opened it and pushed it in front of it.
The yellow and white kitten wanted to run away, but when it smelled the smell of fish in the can, it couldn't help but come over. After smelling it, it plunged its face into the can and began to eat.
"But how do you know?" Vladimir asked.
He laughed. "I run a pet shop, after all. This is common sense, and I've seen a lot of cats like this. They climb up high but get stuck. They won't come down by themselves if there's no mother cat to teach them."
The yellow and white kitten had probably been separated from its mother a long time ago. Its mother hadn't had time to teach it how to climb and climb up trees. It could only slowly fumble through the process of wandering by itself, or when it grew up, it would simply jump down like Vladimir.
After people climbed up high, they knew that they should climb down the same way they came. However, cats were not used to retreating. Even when they came down from high places, they always wanted to climb down with their heads down. However, the shape of their claws determined that they could only slowly move their buttocks down. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to hook onto the bark.
The yellow and white kitten wanted to climb down the tree, but found that its claws couldn't hook onto the tree. It kept sliding down, but it didn't dare to jump, so it was trapped in the tree.
Zhang Zian stared into the distance and recalled, "When I was a child, my parents told me a story. It said that a long, long time ago, cats were the most powerful animals in the forest. Even tigers, which were much larger than cats, had to worship cats as teachers. They learned from cats how to forage for food, fight, and survive. Cats were strict in their learning and taught well. The tiger also learned very seriously and learned almost all the skills of cats. The tiger had bad intentions. After learning the skills, it wanted to dominate the forest and even wanted to eat the cat. However, the cat was actually prepared. It deliberately didn't teach the tiger how to climb trees. When the tiger came to eat it, it climbed up a very high tree, causing the tiger to stare at it from under the tree. Later, people even made up a saying based on this story. The cat taught the tiger — hold back. "
This story was very widespread, and there were many different versions, but the main plot was the same.
Vladimir listened attentively and with great interest.
Zhang Zian smiled and said, "When I heard this story, I thought it was incredible. What's so difficult about climbing a tree? Why did it have to be taught by a cat? If a cat could go up, why couldn't such a big tiger go up? But in fact, it does need to be taught. Otherwise, it may be trapped after going up. Even the tiger, the king of all beasts, is the same. After all, tigers are also felines. The person who made up this story didn't just make it up. At the very least, he carefully observed life. "
Vladimir suddenly understood. "It's a very interesting story. In the future, when I encounter cats that are trapped at high places, I can show them how to climb down. I don't have to go back and find you to carry ladders. "
"Master!"
"Store manager, we're done cleaning up. We'll go home first! The door is not locked. "
The employees had finished their work for the day and realized that Zhang Zian had not returned yet. They walked out of the store and saw him standing under a tree a little further away. They raised their voices and shouted at him.
"Got it. Be careful on the road." Zhang Zian also waved in response.
The employees left together. As usual, they first sent Lu Yi Yun back to the rental house, and then the three of them went back to the school dormitory together.
Vladimir turned to look at the street in the distance and said to Zhang Zian, "It's getting late. You should go back first. I still have something to do. Just leave a crack in the window for me like usual."
"Okay. Be careful too. Don't force yourself. If you encounter something you can't handle, you can come back to us for help." Zhang Zian was still quite worried about whether it would encounter the Holy Cat statue alone at night. Even if it was full of confidence, the Holy Cat statue was not easy to deal with.
It smiled slightly. "Don't worry. Death does not belong to the Meow Meow Doctrine Believer."
After saying that, it turned around and left with brisk steps.
"Right, there's one more thing." Zhang Zian slightly raised his voice and said to its back, "Vladimir, if you want to do something, just go ahead and do it! Even if you make any mistakes, everyone and I will try our best to help you make up for them! "
Vladimir paused for a moment. It did not look back, but raised a front paw to show that it understood.
"Also, if possible, try to come back earlier," Zhang Zian added at the end.
It did not say anything this time. Without stopping, it ran straight into the darkness in the distance.
At some point, Old Time Tea appeared next to Zhang Zian, stroking its whiskers and squinting at Vladimir's back. It slowly said, "As expected, new cats replace the old ones. I can only save a few cats even if I risk my life. With the help of Famous, I can only save a few thousand cats at most, but Vladimir can save tens of thousands of cats … In this era, there is no need for chivalrous people."
Zhang Zian smiled and said, "Old Time Tea, you are too modest. There is no need for chivalrous people in this world, but the spirit of chivalry is eternal. As long as you have chivalry in your heart, everyone can be a chivalrous person."
Old Time Tea nodded with relief, its thoughts wandering.
Vladimir suddenly stopped when it was about to run out of sight. It turned around in the shadows of the dusk, its voice drifting over from afar.
"I think you are wrong. There is no God in this world! Even if God appeared in front of me, I would let him have a taste of the Meow Meow Doctrine Iron Fist! "
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