Wear it quickly, it's better to live a miserable life than to die

The animals at the back spontaneously formed a long line and came forward to drink in turn.

Jing Qiuyun tugged at Ding Yi's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoyan, are we going to fight?"

Ding Yi shook his head. “Generally speaking, animals don’t fight or hunt near water sources.”

Waving his hand, Ding Yi asked Feng Huacai and Bao Tianming to come closer. "In case of any accidents, don't be too far away from me when it's our turn later. Now, take out the kettle and fill it with water as quickly as possible."

She calculated carefully that there were certain rules for each animal to drink water. The drinking time varied according to their body size. When it was the fourth group's turn, it would take about half a minute to one minute. Once the time was up, they had to give way to the animals behind.

At this time, a rushing river had formed on the ground, flowing into the distance like a curved silver thread.

"Xiaoyan, is something wrong?" Feng Huacai asked with a frown.

"It's not right. I suspect that this river is only temporarily flowing on the surface. When the time comes, it may sink into the ground again."

"???"

"In other words, this is a river that can run away at any time?" Feng Huacai was shocked. If so, it proved that they not only had to solve the problem of food, but also needed to pay attention to changes in water sources and keep looking for new water sources.

On the surface of the world, if people don’t drink water for three days, the consequences will be disastrous.

The location of the inner world of the earth is uncertain at the moment.

If what Ding Yi said was true, this would undoubtedly add considerable difficulty to their journey.

Ding Yi's doubt once again left unspeakable anxiety in the hearts of the other three.

For example, I have an exam tomorrow morning, but I haven't even opened my book tonight, and it's still brand new. What's even more ridiculous is that I haven't attended any class, and I don't even know who the teacher is.

Failing a course means dropping out of school.

Correspondingly, if they cannot find water, they will die of thirst.

They had not been here long, only a few days, and had seen many animals, but this was the first time they had seen what water looked like.

Feng Huacai recalled that all the animals had been handled by him over the past few days, and he was wondering why there was so little blood in the animals' bodies.

Suddenly, he understood.

After understanding it, I became even more panicked.

They are not native animals of the inner world, and I wonder if they can resist the thirst on the way. After this time, I wonder when?

Looking at the kettle in his hand that could only hold two liters of water, Feng Huacai fell silent.

Ding Yi held Jing Qiuyun's hand with one hand and pulled Bao Tianming with the other hand, motioning Bao Tianming to hold Feng Huacai and move slowly, trying to occupy the upstream position.

The water flows very fast, so as long as they are upstream, they will not drink the saliva of other animals, and there will be no saliva of other animals left in the water bottle.

All the teams lined up in an orderly manner, and when it was their turn, they would obey the call and come forward to drink water.

Every place has its own rules of survival.

Ding Yi had a blank expression on his face, and he watched with great interest through his covered pupils.

Don't think she didn't see that some large animals looked at each other with hatred in their eyes.

It must be an enemy, an enemy that I want to get rid of as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I can't do anything in this place.

They left in disappointment.

Before leaving, some of them did not forget to stretch out their claws to help the helpless, weak and pitiful little animals behind them.

"Ah——" A low growl appeared in time, and the impulsive thought was stopped.

Only after receiving the warning did he have to put down his claws.

The helpless little animals huddled together and trembled.

Ding Yi's eyes darkened as he discovered a pattern: the larger the animal, the higher its IQ, and the smaller it is, the only thing left is instinct.

The spiritual consciousness extended to a few miles away from here, where a group of third-tier animals were lying stealthily, having left after drinking water.

It goes without saying what they want to do. It can't be that they are tired and want to rest.

Looking at the groups of small animals with pity after drinking the water and leaving, Ding Yi curled the corners of his mouth and observed three minutes of silence.

I immediately decided to change direction when leaving.

For the time being, they are all safe.

The kettles in the hands of the four people were of different sizes. The largest one was in Feng Huacai's hand, which could hold two liters of water, and the smallest one was in Jing Qiuyun's hand, which could hold 1.2 liters of water.

In contrast, Jing Qiuyun was a little unhappy.

The river formed by groundwater is very long, so the queue is formed quickly. After waiting for other teams to finish drinking water and leave, half an hour later, it is the turn of Ding Yi and his four companions.

"Go, hurry up, hurry up."

This is a truth that everyone knows, and everyone nodded implicitly.

When it was their turn, Ding Yi was the first to rush forward. He held a kettle in each hand and dipped both hands into the river, with bubbles bubbling from the kettles.

The others followed suit, and Ding Yi said in a low voice, "I'll watch, you guys drink first."

I saw three people with their buttocks raised, one hand holding the kettle, the other hand supporting the shore, still drinking water, burying their faces in the water, and gulping down the water.

Maybe he wanted to drink his fill in one breath, fearing that he would run out of water later.

Half a minute later, Feng Huacai raised his head first, with puffy cheeks and a full mouth, and nodded at Ding Yi. Ding Yi gave him an expressionless look, squatted down, and started drinking water.

As soon as you put your hand into the water, you'll know that the water here is very cold, a bit cooler than the popular mountain spring water on the surface world. However, the temperature here is not high, so it seems even colder, even a bit chilly.

Ding Yi lay down, took a few sips symbolically, stood up, and left with the three people who were ready.

After walking out for a long time, Jing Qiuyun breathed a sigh of relief and resumed her lively chattering self.

Jing Qiuyun patted her chest and said in a trembling voice: "I was so scared that I almost thought I couldn't get out."

She looked at the others and laughed, "Xiaoyan was the only one who remained calm. My heart almost jumped out of my chest. I was afraid that I would never come back, and that I would be eaten alive before dying of thirst."

"Who says it's not true?" Bao Tianming echoed, "My legs were weak at the time, but when Xiaoyan pulled it, my heart didn't jump out, it just stopped."

Ding Yi led the way silently. As the distance got farther, the scenery on the road became completely different from the beginning.

The bushes were replaced by trees that were more than ten meters tall. The only thing that remained the same was the large rocks that could be seen everywhere, standing among them.

There are many species of animals jumping through the forest.

Du Xiaoyan had never seen many of Ding Yi in her memory, and she was amazed at the looks of the others.

"Look, a squirrel!" Jing Qiuyun finally saw an animal she recognized. She pointed at it and shouted, waiting for the squirrel to turn around and point its tail at them.

Jing Qiuyun's voice was so high that it broke. "No, it's a squirrel with a forked tail. It's the legendary nine-tailed fox. Oh, no, it only has two tails, it can't be called a nine-tailed fox."

Jing Qiuyun yelled, pulled Ding Yi over, pointed at the back of the animal that jumped away and said, "Xiaoyan, what is that?"

There is a little white in the gray-brown fur, a pointed mouth, a pair of erect ears, strong and powerful limbs, and when it jumps, the two tails behind it shake.

The tail does not fork at the base, but splits into two halfway through its growth.

Like a genetic mutation.

Ding Yi was silent for a while, then slowly said, "How about you call it Squirrel Fox?"