amaotonovel Chapter 2: Can drinking milk be considered a skill?
Chapter 2: Can drinking milk be considered a skill?
"So, my cheat code is this system panel. Performing certain actions will be reflected in the data, and it will provide real-time feedback and corresponding improvements..."
After some experimentation, Cangnian nodded, feeling that he had begun to understand the functions of the system panel.
Although it may seem like just a useless piece of junk, upon closer inspection, it's not that simple!
I could clearly feel that when I crawled one meter the second time, although it was still very difficult, I was much more stable!
So, if you can get a corresponding improvement by completing a certain stage of "tasks", doesn't that mean that as long as you keep completing "tasks", you can steadily improve yourself?
I've only crawled a total of two meters so far, and I'm already much more stable while crawling. So when I finish crawling a hundred meters, will there be a qualitative change in the nodes on the system panel?
Similarly, if crawling and drinking milk can be considered "skills," what about waving claws? Or pouncing?
It's highly likely that this will also be classified as a skill!
In this way, as long as you keep improving the "skills" you want to enhance, the corresponding "skills" will steadily improve. If there is no upper limit, as long as you work hard enough, you can definitely grow quickly!
Although tigers are apex predators, even adult Siberian tigers are not without rivals. Brown bears, which are large animals, can be significantly larger than Siberian tigers at their peak. Although they lack agility, they are undoubtedly formidable enemies that can threaten tigers.
Besides, they are still cubs. The mother tiger will definitely go out hunting to replenish her nutrition after giving birth, otherwise the two brothers will not have any milk to drink.
Although the mother tiger, as an adult tiger, is undoubtedly the apex predator of the surrounding area, the scent she leaves behind will cause most creatures to instinctively avoid her.
But what if?
What if some audacious creature tries to eat her while she's out hunting?
This is not just an old man worrying unnecessarily; it is something that definitely needs to be considered.
After all, if he remembered correctly, the survival rate of tiger cubs who successfully grow up is about 30% to 50%, and for Siberian tigers, it is the lowest, only 30%.
Many of these cubs were eaten by other creatures while the mother tiger was hunting!
Therefore, in order to survive, Cang Nian decided to make good use of his cheat ability and become stronger as soon as possible, so as not to become one of those cold numbers outside the survival rate.
Moreover, looking back now, the tiger cubs that were born earlier than me took much less time to crawl to their mothers to nurse!
While nursing, Cangnian also encountered tiger cubs nearby and could clearly feel that the cubs' skeletons were much larger than his own...
No wonder I'm so weak! Turns out all my nutrients have been sucked away by the guy next door!
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared!
He was exhausted before he crawled to the tiger mom to nurse; if he had been any further away, he would never have been able to nurse!
He had previously watched a documentary that said some exceptionally proud tigresses would let their cubs crawl to them to nurse after giving birth, rather than carrying the cubs to themselves to feed them.
This is to check if the cubs are healthy. If they are so weak that they cannot even crawl a short distance, the mother tiger will abandon such a sickly cub.
Even with careful care, such cubs may still die. It's better to discard them before a bond is formed to avoid wasting milk.
The weak don't deserve to live!
It's cruel, but it's also etched deep into their genes—the survival wisdom tigers have accumulated over countless millennia.
Otherwise, a weak cub dragging its mother tiger could very well cause even a perfectly healthy cub to die.
"Since that's the case, then I'll work my ass off and use my cheat ability to become stronger. Otherwise, if Tiger Mom sees me still so thin and weak, looking like I'm about to die, she might even consider abandoning me..."
Thinking of this, Cangnian made up his mind. Although he had just finished nursing and felt warm and sleepy in his belly, he mustered his energy and continued to crawl on the ground.
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (3/100)]
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (4/100)]
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (5/100)]
After an unknown amount of time, Cangnian felt exhausted, and the system panel showed that his crawling proficiency had accumulated to five!
At this point, he could clearly feel that he was no longer crawling so shakily. Although he was still slowly rubbing his belly on the ground, he was faster than at the beginning.
However, after such a period of exercise, the strength that had been restored by drinking milk was also exhausted.
Although it's only a short distance of four meters, it's a lot of exercise for a newborn tiger cub.
Fortunately, when he felt his strength was about to give out, he crawled toward the tiger mother. The tiger cub's innate strong sense of smell allowed him to do this easily even before his eyes were open.
Without thinking, he grabbed a pacifier and began to suck on it vigorously.
Having already had the experience of drinking milk once, he no longer had any resistance to it and drank the milk with peace of mind.
Seeing that Cangnian, who was obviously smaller than the other tiger cub, had already nursed for the second time so soon, the tiger mother was a little puzzled, but also quite relieved.
Judging from its appearance, this seemingly emaciated little creature, which might have been doomed to die, has a strong survival instinct and could perhaps be raised...
The tiger mom, who was giving birth for the first time, was determined to raise the little guy as long as he didn't lose his will to live!
At worst, I can hunt a few more times to replenish my milk supply!
It is at the top of the food chain in this forest, the undisputed queen!
The young tiger mom was proud; she only had two tiger cubs in her first litter, and she was confident she could raise them both!
[Ding! 100ml of milk consumed, milk drinking skill proficiency +1! (3/100)]
At that moment, a system notification sounded in Cang Nian's mind, making him nod in realization.
He had been wondering how to improve his milk-drinking skills.
In retrospect, it's an increase in appetite.
When I first drank milk, I was so hungry I was almost dying, but I was already full after drinking 100 milliliters.
The second time I drank milk, the system notification said I had drunk 100 milliliters, but I wasn't completely full yet, so I could suck a couple more times.
How long has it been?
It's definitely not a normal increase in appetite, but rather an improvement brought about by the system.
Thinking of this, he was even more satisfied.
The larger your appetite, the more energy you can store, and the faster you grow. It is indeed a very useful skill!
When the time comes for them to eat meat, they will be able to eat more. Cangnian is confident that by then, all his skills will have improved to a level far exceeding that of ordinary tigers, and he will not have to worry about food!
I am determined to grow into an unprecedented tiger king!