Chapter 186: Cat Bus

"You mean now?"

Du Jia Jia had this idea for a long time; indeed, she herself first proposed it, and later she wanted Little Yellow to carry everyone out for a drive.

However, the biggest problem now is not the cat, but humans.

Du Jia Jia said helplessly: "I tried climbing onto Little Yellow's back, but it's too difficult; even if it lies there, it's too high for me, and even if I could climb up, I would definitely fall off when it runs."

"That's obvious; without a saddle and reins, riding a horse is difficult."

"You mean... make a cat saddle?"

"That's the idea." Chen Mu said: "I'm thinking, could we hang a glass box under the cat's neck, and then a person inside, so we could follow the cat around?"

"But with Little Yellow's speed, I'm afraid even inside the box I'd be shaken into minced meat." Du Jia Jia worried a little.

"As long as you're inside, I think it should be fine." Chen Mu said confidently: "Do you remember, at first we worried the cats wouldn't control their strength and might accidentally hurt you, but the facts prove that no matter the situation, both cats deliberately ensure your safety—last time Little Yellow came rushing over, it would rather fall itself than hit your position, which is a good proof."

"Seems so."

"So, I think we can give it a try."

"Then Chen Mu, why didn't you say that before?"

"Before, someone would have to dare to get near your broken cat." Chen Mu said irritably: "Only Gu Yinglong is clueless enough to dare touch it."

"Hehe."

Du Jia Jia smiled, then said with some worry: "But we still need to convince Dong Junwei; last time I tried to climb onto Little Yellow's back, the monitor stopped me and lectured me for a long time."

"Let's go ask Tang Jing first; if she agrees too, the monitor shouldn't be a problem."

The facts show that when Chen Mu and Tang Jing jointly decide something, Dong Junwei finds it hard to insist.

The plan to ride the cat was thus set.

Du Jia Jia also gave this plan a codename—'Xiao Huang Xiang Chong'.

Using the cat as a mount, Chen Mu had this idea long ago, but it was difficult to implement, so he never did; now, however, both Du Jia Jia's ability and the equipment are sufficient to achieve this goal.

If this plan truly succeeds, its significance for Qiming will be epoch-making.

Everyone will finally no longer be trapped in one place.

Everyone is curious about the outside world: what's the situation off-campus now? How many other humans have survived? And if possible, they even want to go home to look for family.

All these wishes can be fulfilled by a single cat.

This makes humans feel increasingly insignificant.

The plan codenamed 'Xiao Huang Xiang Chong' began the next morning.

Chen Mu first made a glass box that could hold three or four people, then surrounded it with iron bars on the outside; this box, like a small room, had a corresponding door and ventilation holes, and was padded inside with foam.

Next came the most crucial part.

We needed to hang this box on Little Yellow's neck.

Chen Mu recalled the old story of a mouse putting a bell on a cat; he never expected to play the mouse himself.

Only he could do this.

Afternoon.

Fully armed, Chen Mu followed Du Jia Jia to the outside; when he actually stood before Little Yellow, his heart still pounded.

There is a saying that humans have an innate fear of large feline beasts, somewhat like bloodline suppression.

But this feline beast before us is countless times larger than any large cat previously imagined.

Throughout the process, Chen Mu was extremely careful, making his movements as gentle as possible, fearing to provoke an overreaction from the kitten.

Originally, the plan was to put a collar on Little Yellow.

But after consideration, Du Jia Jia still felt its personality was too flighty, worrying that over time it would be hard to control.

Thus, the more docile Little White became the first test subject.

Du Jia Jia had Little White lie down completely—this kind of simple command, both cats already understand quickly; but once it involves a target and specific action, there's no way, because telepathic communication is merely a vague concept, superior in some ways to human-to-human communication, yet in accuracy it can never be compared to language.

Chen Mu looked up at the huge cat head.

He silently prayed that Du Jia Jia wouldn't tell them his old nickname for them, 'little broken cat.'

A plastic strap wider than a person slowly crept up the cat's neck.

Little White obviously felt it, curiously turning its head left and right, but Du Jia Jia soon soothed it.

Ten-odd minutes later.

The plastic collar finally went around Little White's neck.

"Not bad, looks pretty good." Du Jia Jia looked up at Little White's new gear, feeling quite amused inside.

"Can you make it stop staring at me all the time?"

Throughout the process, the cat kept staring at the human making small motions in front of it, making Chen Mu's heart go all fluttery; this is definitely not a fun experience, I really don't get why Zhao Xiao Yan and the others always want to come pet cats—if they actually did, they'd end up like Ye Gong loving dragons, scared to piss their pants when the real thing appears.

Du Jia Jia laughed loudly: "Sorry, Chen Mu, this command is a bit complicated; Little White doesn't understand it."

Nevertheless, Du Jia Jia could still easily let the cat make eye contact with her, which indirectly helped Chen Mu break out of the encirclement.

After Chen Mu finished everything, he cautiously retreated back to the room.

According to the earlier plan, after putting the collar on the cat, we would let it adapt for a while; otherwise, when people got on, Little White would scratch uncomfortably from discomfort, causing big trouble.

Three days later.

The second step continued.

This time it's much simpler—just install the glass box beneath the collar.

Once everything was done.

Little White now looked like a domestic cat with a bell, its demeanor instantly upgraded.

Although the box can hold at most four people inside.

But at first we only dared to let Du Jia Jia try it alone.

……

Little White lay prone on the ground, the glass box happened to be placed on the ground.

Dong Junwei led everyone to see them off.

Du Jia Jia walked forward alone and opened the door.

Then she turned back and waved at everyone.

After entering the box, she closed the door and slid the bolt.

The crowd faintly seemed to hear Du Jia Jia shout:

"Little White, let's go!"

After that, nothing could be seen.

But soon, Little White suddenly stood up, gave a soft cry, and then walked back along the way they had come.

Everyone couldn't help but break into a sweat.

Fortunately, the kitten's movement speed was not fast, unlike its usual gallop; at this moment Little White was practically walking with a cat's graceful gait.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.