Chapter 106: Tidying Up

Chen Mu and the others didn't know what had happened to Du Jia Jia; they only saw her finally manage to pet the little kitten, and then she just stood there in a daze.

"It should be effective," Tang Jing said.

"Huh?"

"I mean telepathic communication."

"So, are they chatting?" He Ying also came over.

Chen Mu and Wei Dalei still didn't dare to get distracted, gripping the chain and intently staring at Du Jia Jia and the little kitten's silhouettes.

Tang Jing laughed and said, "Probably."

"What do you think they'd talk about?"

"Um... what kind of fish makes the best dried fish snacks? Which brand of sausage? Should you start eating a rat from the head or the tail?"

"..." He Ying was speechless.

"Hehe." Tang Jing covered her mouth and laughed, seeming completely unconcerned about outside matters.

Only Du Jia Jia herself knew her situation.

Telepathic communication with the cat was a truly wonderful and enjoyable thing.

If people could describe each other as kindred spirits, then her bond with the cat was probably on an even higher level.

But this feeling is hard to put into words.

Du Jia Jia really liked this feeling, and soon she buried her whole body in the fur of the cat's paws. After basking in the sun, the cat gives off a special scent, which is why two-legged creatures love to kiss its forehead.

The little kitten would occasionally make a gurgling sound, occasionally lower its head to sniff Du Jia Jia with its nose, but no matter how it moved, its paws on the ground never shifted, and as it turned its head and shook it, it would skillfully avoid Du Jia Jia to keep from brushing against her.

About half an hour later.

Only then did Du Jia Jia reluctantly leave the cat's paws.

She glanced back at her classmates still watching her from afar, then waved at the cat.

The little kitten seemed to understand her meaning, gave a soft cry, turned its head, and hopped away.

Du Jia Jia received a hero's welcome.

Zhao Xiao Yan was incredibly envious, rushed over and grabbed her arm, eagerly asking, "What did you say to Little Yellow? Can it really understand?"

"Of course..."

Du Jia Jia, while helping Chen Mu collect her armor, shook her head and swayed her body, showing off.

Tang Jing quickly said, "Then have it fetch some food from the cafeteria for us—just a bag of instant noodles will do."

"Ah... this..."

Du Jia Jia instantly wilted, putting on a bitter face and saying, "Tang Jing, you're impossible—can't you let me feel proud for a bit longer?"

Zhao Xiao Yan blinked: "What do you mean? It doesn't listen to you?"

"What do you mean by 'listen to me'? Little Yellow is my companion, not my subordinate." Du Jia Jia declared firmly, "We are equals."

"Then why don't you 'ask' it to bring us a bag of instant noodles back?" Tang Jing added.

"Tang Jing, I hate you." Du Jia Jia wore an exasperated expression: "Fine, we can indeed communicate to a certain extent, but we can't be very specific; basically, we can just sense each other's emotions and feelings."

"What does that mean?"

"For example, I know it's happy because the weather is nice today, and it's also pleased that it had a good meal this morning, but it's not happy about losing a fight with its brother just now..."

"Are these things it told you?"

"It's not telling me; it's telepathic communication." Du Jia Jia reread the last four characters to emphasize.

Tang Jing nodded: "In other words, you can only show each other static emotions right now, and can't engage in dynamic interaction."

"That summary is spot on." Du Jia Jia nodded in agreement.

"What good is that?"

Everyone looked at each other, having originally thought that if Du Jia Jia could command a cat—even just this little kitten—it could help them in many ways.

But now it seems Du Jia Jia, this druid, can only amuse herself?

"You can't say that either."

Tang Jing seemed to understand Du Jia Jia's situation well, saying, "Du Jia Jia has only just awakened not long ago, so it's understandable that her ability is weak; she will definitely be able to deepen the communication gradually, and even if it's just this, it's already pretty good—at least when we really have no food later, we can have Little Yellow bring over some mice or something."

This proposal wasn't welcomed by everyone.

Obviously, eating rats is even less acceptable than eating ants, even though rats have always been one of humanity's meat sources.

"So what should I do from now on?"

"Keep communicating with Little Yellow, ideally twice a day, not more, and you can gradually take off your armor."

"All right."

Du Jia Jia is usually only busy during mealtimes, and her free time is still relatively plentiful.

Her ability, as far as we can tell, is the most mysterious, and it's the only special ability related to the mind; Tang Jing doesn't have much advice to give her either.

The cat situation is mostly figured out now.

For the Qiming Organization, having an extra guardian divine beast like this is also a good thing.

In the coming days.

They entered a busy period again.

The main task was tidying up the rooms.

Dong Junwei had by then led everyone in clearing out everything from a cardboard box and neatly stacking it on the floor.

Most of them were miscellaneous items that had been casually placed in the box.

The contents roughly include the following:

A stack of transparent disposable plastic cups, total 25;

A stack of disposable paper cups, total 31;

Small glass cups for drinking baijiu, total 9;

Disposable plastic spoons, total 122, part of which has already been used by Chen Mu;

Stainless steel soup spoons, 18;

Stainless steel chopsticks, 31;

Stainless steel soup bowls, 6;

Stainless steel soup basins, 5;

A stack of unused A4 paper, total 65 sheets;

Wooden pencils, 8;

Erasers, two pieces;

……

To be honest, the types of items aren't many, but the scattered quantities are not small; Dong Junwei and the others spent several days sorting them out, and this mainly still relies on Wei Dalei.

Cao Zishan's mood at this point is somewhat depressed; purely in terms of strength, he is a bit stronger than Wei Dalei, but unfortunately, a hero has no place to use his abilities.

According to Tang Jing's rough estimate for him, Cao Zishan can exert his maximum strength only when there are no humans within 2.5 meters around him.

Unfortunately, the room's total length is also less than 2 meters; we can't all go outside and leave the work for him to do.

The sorted items need to be placed on the shelves one by one; without lifting equipment, we can only rely on manpower, which requires a passageway, preferably in the form of a staircase.

Moreover, because we need to move relatively large-volume goods, the staircase's width also has certain requirements.

However, before Chen Mu could start building this freight staircase,

A new problem has arisen.

Their food reserves have already dropped to the warning line.

According to the current consumption rate, they can last only about another 15 days.