Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 16 Evolution of Macaques
Three hundred meters to the east, there is indeed a viewing pavilion.

The Chinese-style octagonal pavilion, built of concrete and steel bars, has been invaded by mutated weeds for thirteen years. The cement on the ground has cracked, and the pillars are completely covered by vines. There are hidden cracks, but the main body still stands.

Zhao Gang and his companions hid in the pavilion to avoid the rain.

The howling mountain wind brought the heavy rain in. The three adults tacitly formed a circle and protected Zhao Xiaoxiu in the innermost part.

The two mutant hyenas were awakened from their coma by this ordeal and struggled in fear in the bag.

The heat was absorbed by the rain and the temperature in the mountains dropped significantly.

Zhao Gang put the long-sleeved shirt from his backpack on Zhao Xiaoxiu, and the three adults and one child huddled together, waiting for the heavy rain to pass.

An hour later, the rain subsided.

The gray sky faded away, and a ray of golden sunlight shone through the clouds.

In the distance, there is a vast sea of ​​clouds.

The rugged rocks of Mount Yi float in the sea of ​​clouds, and the green pines in the mountains stretch freely in the fresh air after the rain.

If the mutant hyena beside him hadn't reminded him, Zhao Xiaoxiu would have thought he had come to a paradise on earth.

"Look." Boss Meng pointed at a strange rock on the sea of ​​clouds, "The monkey is watching the sea. This was a famous check-in spot in Huangshan back then."

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked over curiously.

Above the sea of ​​clouds, on the top of the mountain, there are two stones, one big and one small, piled together. They are round and cute. From a distance, they really look like a monkey squatting on the side of the mountain, watching the sea of ​​clouds.

The rain has stopped.

The golden light above the sea of ​​clouds disappeared in a flash, and the sky turned gray again.

Meng Laoer knocked out the struggling hyenas in the bag and was about to call his brother to help carry them down the mountain.

Zhao Xiaoxiu suddenly pointed forward and asked uncertainly, "Monkey?"

What monkey?
The three adults raised their heads and looked forward. The forest was wet and foggy after the rain.

A figure that looked like a human suddenly appeared in the woods, and was looking at Zhao Xiaoxiu and his group in the pavilion through a patch of mutant grass.

Seeing that they had discovered it, it raised its 'hand' in a humane manner and waved.

Then he turned and walked into the woods.

Take a step forward and wave back.

As if telling them to keep up with it.

The detection light on the detection gun in Boss Meng's hand has been turned on, but strangely, the light is not on at all.

Either the detector is broken.

Or the figure in the woods ahead is not a mutant.

Meng Lao Er was surprised and asked, "Could it be an evolved animal?"

Perhaps realizing that Zhao Xiaoxiu and her group had not caught up, the figure came back jumping.

This time the fog in the forest just dissipated, and a macaque that could walk upright was clearly exposed in front of the people.

It is slightly larger than the average adult macaque, with fluffy and shiny brown-gray hair.

It looks nothing like the mutated animals in the mountains with tangled hair, sharp teeth and claws, and fierce eyes.

"It really is an evolved macaque!" Meng Laoer's eyes were full of surprise.

Evolved animals are like the national treasure giant panda in the apocalypse.

They are immune to viruses, their bodies are clean and virus-free, and they can be eaten directly.

Boss Meng was breathing rapidly. He didn't want to eat meat, he just wanted a generous reward!

Meng Lao Er said, "Brother, brother," and tugged at the arms of Meng Lao Da and Zhao Gang. "We can't let go of these points that are delivered to our doorstep."

After being pulled by him, Boss Meng's heated mind suddenly calmed down.

He glanced at the evolved macaque in the woods that was still waving at him and others.

It didn't seem to have any hostility towards them, and was too docile to be a creature from the end of the world. "Brother Gangzi?" Boss Meng looked at the silent Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang raised his eyes to look at the macaque.

The macaque also looked at him, its shrewd eyes moving back and forth between Zhao Gang and the Meng brothers, scratching its head in confusion.

Why is this human different from the two next to him?
Zhao Gang curled his lips in disdain. It's just a little more intelligent than the mutated garbage species. It's nothing interesting.

The cub in my arms is colorful and much more interesting than this gray world.

But Meng Laoer said it could be exchanged for a lot of points.

Zhao Gang thought of the beautifully packaged candies in the canteen and nodded, saying, "Let's go and have a look."

have a look?

Didn't he immediately use his tentacles to grab the evolved macaque like a hyena?

Before Boss Meng could figure out what was going on, Zhao Gang and Zhao Xiaoxiu had already walked towards the waving macaque.

The detection gun in Boss Meng's hand was still pointed at the evolved macaque. The finger on the trigger hesitated for two seconds and did not dare to pull the trigger.

He knew nothing about evolved animals.

If the shot fails to kill the monkey and instead angers the seemingly very docile evolved macaque, then the result will be more trouble than gain.

He then put down the detection gun, signaled his brother to help him carry the mutant hyena, and hurried to catch up with Zhao Gang and his daughter.

When the macaque saw that these humans had finally caught up with him, he immediately sped up and leaped forward by climbing up the branches.

It seemed like it wanted to take them somewhere, but when it realized it was running too fast, it would turn back and pick up the humans that had fallen behind.

Seeing a tree across the middle of the road, it slapped it away and stood there motioning them to hurry over.

When a ghost jumped out, it reacted faster than a human and in a blink of an eye it was riding on the ghost's neck.

The monkey clasped the ghost's head with its two front paws, let out an angry scream, twisted the ghost's head off, and threw it into the bushes with disgust.

This ferocious action shocked Zhao Xiaoxiu and the Meng brothers.

Boss Meng was glad that he didn't pull the trigger just now.

A few people followed the macaques all the way up the forest, and walked along the stone steps carved from the foreground for more than half an hour. Suddenly, the view in front of them opened up and a Buddhist temple covered with weeds appeared before them.

This is the backyard of the Buddhist temple, and the gate is closed.

The macaque brought Zhao Gang and others to the back door of the Buddhist temple, climbed up the wall a few times, jumped into the yard, and opened the back door of the temple.

It stood inside the door, waved at them, then stepped aside, put its front paws together like a human, lowered its head, and bowed towards the main hall.

"Little monkey, are you bringing people up here again?"

A tall, thin, bald man wearing a gray monk's robe and black-framed glasses walked out from the main hall with a hoe in his hand.

He looked up and saw Zhao Gang and the other two standing outside the back door, and they didn't seem surprised.

However, when he saw Zhao Xiaoxiu in Zhao Gang's arms, his mouth opened slightly, a little surprised that there was such a young child there.

He sighed helplessly at the macaque and nodded to the people outside the door, "Since you are here, come in."

"This rain will continue all night. You can stay in the temple tonight."

The Meng brothers, who had been staring at the macaque all the way, looked at each other and sighed.

All the points that were in my hands were gone. This evolved macaque has an owner. Isn’t that infuriating?
The sky was darker than before and it was windy, a clear sign that it was going to rain again.

The two brothers looked at Zhao Gang, waiting for his decision.

"One night."

Zhao Gang walked into the temple carrying Zhao Xiaoxiu on his back, and his eyes swept across the main hall seemingly inadvertently.

He found some very interesting things in the temple.

(End of this chapter)