ryethenovel Chapter 5: The Iron-Willed Snow Mountain King, One Sip of Meat Soup Breaks Through His Defenses
Chapter 5: The Iron-Willed Snow Mountain King, One Sip of Meat Soup Breaks Through His Defenses
"Smack smack... snoring snoring..."
In the quiet side room, only the extremely rough sounds of eating could be heard.
Just a moment ago, the snow leopard seemed aloof and lonely, but now it had its enormous head buried deep in a stainless steel basin.
The tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream couldn't help but send out barrages of mocking comments.
["Hahahaha! Good, good, good, the famous Wang Jingze's 'it's actually good' law applies even across species, huh?"]
["The indomitable Snow Mountain King has been completely broken down by a bowl of meat soup! He was just acting all high and mighty a moment ago, but now his tail is practically wagging like a helicopter propeller!"]
["Snow Leopard: It's not that I lack backbone, it's just that this potted plant not only has meat, it also glows!"]
"Hey, have some decency! Can't you live with yourselves? This leopard just lost the most important thing a male has, and is at the lowest point in its life. And you're here cyberbullying and pressuring a poor snow leopard?"
["Is the person upstairs suffering from a saintly syndrome? You actually went and pressured a netizen who's pressuring a snow leopard just to pressure other netizens? Post your location, and I bet I'll come to your house right now and pressure you, this netizen who's pressuring other netizens, to your face!"]
"Good heavens, are you setting up nesting dolls upstairs? Even Russian nesting dolls can't match this!"
While the humans on the other end of the internet cable were arguing loudly, the snow leopard, who was frantically eating in the side room, was completely unaware that he had become the top source of amusement on the entire internet.
It now has only one feeling—
Delicious! Absolutely delicious!
The tender mutton melted in your mouth, and the broth seemed to contain some kind of magical power.
As the broth went down, the snow leopard was surprised to find that its body, which had been cold and weak due to blood loss and infection, was gradually warming up.
What shocked it most was that the "faint sadness" in the hind leg that had caused it unbearable pain was visibly lessening!
The burning, dull pain turned into a slightly itchy, cool sensation.
"What kind of magic pill did that two-legged creature put in the soup?"
In less than a minute, the large bowl of mutton broth, soup and all, was licked clean by the snow leopard in a whirlwind. It's no exaggeration to say that the bottom of the stainless steel bowl was practically polished by its barbed tongue, so shiny it could be used as a mirror.
It raised its head, smacked its lips with lingering satisfaction, stuck out its huge tongue to lick the grease from the corner of its lips, and then let out a loud, unladylike burp with a strong muttony smell.
"Burp—that feels so good!"
After eating and drinking its fill, the snow leopard turned its head and looked at the two cubs resting on an old cotton blanket not far away.
Two plump little snow leopards lay sprawled together, fast asleep after being fed by the forest, their little bellies rising and falling with each breath.
Seeing that his cubs were safe and sound, the snow leopard father let down his guard.
Sleepiness washed over me like a tidal wave.
It lay on the soft cushion, its deep blue eyes half-closed, its brain racing as it mentally prepared itself.
"Thinking about it carefully, this place is actually quite nice..."
"It's warm here, there are no howling blizzards outside, and most importantly, we don't have to risk our lives catching ibex on the cliffs anymore."
It recalled other humans it had encountered in the wild, those two-legged creatures with long, dark tubes that, with just a point at an animal, would cause "acute iron poisoning," instantly killing their kind.
But the two-legged beast performing surgery on him was different; not only did it not harm him, it also fed him such delicious meat!
"Without that thing... it doesn't seem like such a big deal."
The snow leopard frantically reassured itself, "The female leopard will only slow down my eating speed! I won't have to fight with other male leopards for a wife anymore, and I won't have to wander around alone with my two burdens."
"This two-legged creature was a bit rough, snatching my testicles when I wasn't looking, but it's actually a pretty nice person. Since I can't fight back, I might as well just lie down and wait to die here as a eunuch leopard, isn't that better?"
Having completed this extremely self-consistent logical loop, Grandpa Snow Leopard was completely relieved.
It curled its huge tail, ready to take a nice nap.
Just as it closed its eyes, the door to the side room was pushed open a crack.
Two female graduate students from the observation station peeked in.
The snow leopard's ears perked up, its eyes instantly became alert, and it instinctively prepared to let out a low growl of warning.
But the next second, it froze.
The two female students didn't dare approach the enormous creature at all, but instead carefully moved to the side of the two sleeping snow leopard cubs.
In the firelight, the snow leopard could clearly see that the two human women had the kind of "obsessive auntie smile" on their faces, a smile that was both irrational and gradually perverse after seeing a furry cub.
"Wow...so soft and cute..."
"Shh, pet him gently, don't wake the big cat..."
They restrained themselves by poking the snow leopard cub's paw pads with their fingers, and did not do anything out of line to cause harm.
"Tch, so they're just two silly two-legged creatures who like cubs."
Grandpa Snow Leopard rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention, closed his eyes again, and let out a comfortable snoring sound.
As night fell completely, the observation post at the foot of the Qilian Mountains fell silent.
Lin Ye turned off the live stream, stretched, and pushed open the door to go back to his dormitory to rest.
As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I saw a dark figure squatting alone in the cold wind. Upon closer inspection, it was Li Ming, the agricultural university graduate student in charge of the experimental sheep.
Li Ming looked at the moon, his eyes red-rimmed, with an expression of utter despair.
"Hey, Li, why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? Thinking about the origin of the universe here?" Lin Ye walked over and handed him a cigarette with a smile.
"Brother Lin..." Li Ming took the cigarette, took a drag, and almost burst into tears. "My No. 014! I delivered it myself, I took its temperature every day, and I even gave it a nickname, 'Dazhuang'... and it's all gone! All the data for my graduation thesis is lost!"
Looking at the innocent, foolish, and desperate college student, Lin Ye suppressed a laugh and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Cheer up, brother. Nature is cruel. Although your Dazhuang sacrificed itself, it physically saved the Snow Mountain King and his family of three. What a noble sentiment! Tomorrow, go to the sheepfold and pick out the most spirited one. We'll breed it again, and this time we'll call it 'Dazhuang Number Two'!"
Li Ming was so overwhelmed by this "hellish joke" of consolation that he went back to his dormitory to write a self-criticism, feeling like crying.
Lin Ye returned to his room, washed up, and instead of going to sleep immediately, he eagerly brought up the system interface.
He completed his mission today and even drew a god-tier skill!
【God's Right Hand: Forced Belly Turnover】
The skill description reads: When used on mammals, there is a very high probability that they will uncontrollably expose their abdomens and enter a state of complete relaxation.
"Any mammal? Is it really that amazing?"
Lin Ye sat on the edge of the bed, stroking his chin as he fell into deep thought.
"Wait, from a biological classification perspective, humans... are also mammals."
An extremely audacious and suicidal thought arose in Lin Ye's mind. He stretched out his right hand, took a deep breath, and with a mixture of curiosity, probing, and a sense of resignation, gently touched the tip of his nose.
Skill activated!
"Buzz—"
In that instant, Lin Ye felt an irresistible, eerie electric current strike his cerebral cortex from the tip of his nose, which then quickly spread to every nerve in his body!
His brain was screaming "Holy crap, I'm a human being!" but his body was completely honest and uncontrollably fell backward.
*Smack!*
Lin Ye lay limply on the bed, his limbs spread out in the air in an extremely shameful manner, in a completely defenseless "four legs in the sky" position, perfectly exposing his belly.
Even worse, under extreme relaxation and nerve stimulation, his throat became completely out of control, and he actually made an extremely soft, sticky, and strange sound.
"Eek~ Eek~~"
The sound echoed in the quiet room.
For a full three minutes, Lin Ye lay on the bed with his legs up, overwhelmed by a wave of shame.
His toes were digging so hard inside his shoe that he could practically carve out a three-bedroom apartment on the spot!
"Kill me... What kind of insane, godlike skill is this?!"
Once he finally regained control of his body, Lin Ye sprang up from the bed as if he had been electrocuted, covering his flushed face, on the verge of tears.
"This is terrifying! This skill must never be used carelessly on myself!"
Lin Ye gritted his teeth, staring at his right hand. Then, a wicked smile crept across his lips. "Hehe, Grandpa Snow Leopard, tomorrow morning, I'll use you to test the power of this Divine Right Hand!"