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nIn the evening.

nThe female lions had returned from hunting.

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nHowever, they still found nothing.

nIn the morning, they had already gone out for a while and returned empty-handed.

nIn the afternoon, they set off against the hot sun again. They only returned now, but they still did not catch any prey.

nThe prey on the grassland was getting fewer and fewer.

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nThey had traveled a long distance but ultimately did not bring back anything.

nThe cold father lay in the shade of the bushes and looked at them coldly before continuing to sleep with his eyes narrowed.

nHe was so hot that he felt uncomfortable and did not want to move.

nLars woke up from his sleep but did not see any prey and was very disappointed.

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nHe felt that the female lions were becoming more and more useless.

nThe pregnant Callie and Maya lay in the shade and looked at the three sisters, also disappointed.

nThey needed a lot of food to fill their hunger during pregnancy.

nThe three female lions that had returned from hunting were hungry and thirsty. They were in a hurry to replenish their water.

nThey wanted to drink water by the river.

nHowever, the lion, the cold father, did not have the intention to stand up and go with them.

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nCallie and Maya also lay in the bushes and closed their eyes.

nThey had been staying here all this time, avoiding the scorching sun. They did not move at all, so they were not too thirsty.

nCallie and Maya were pregnant, and the mane on the cold father was too thick.

nThe weather was too hot.

nNone of them wanted to move.

nFurthermore, the three female lions did not bring back any prey.

nThey seemed to be a little resentful.

nAisha, Xi’er, and the lioness with a broken tail looked at each other. They could only turn around silently and prepare to go to the river.

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nLittle Curly Tail and Mei Mei ran over and let out cries.

nThey wanted to go too.

nHowever, they seemed to be telling their mothers to wait.

nTheir brother went to the bushes at the back and stopped their tailing sternly.

nHe must have gone to poop.

nBecause every time his brother went to poop, he would not let them follow him. Every time he pooped, he would use his claws to dig a hole. After pooping, he would use the soil to bury his poop.

nAt first, they did not understand and even mocked their brother.

nUntil one day, they accidentally smelled their brother’s stench. Then, they understood.

nThey were very grateful for their brother’s actions.

nTherefore, every time his brother expressed that he wanted to go and poop, they would never tail him and even take the initiative to stay far away.

nThey were really afraid.

nAt this moment.

nIn the bushes at the back.

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nChu Xiaoye was following the borders marked by the Seno Brothers and looking for the black objects left behind last night.

nHowever, the situation was extremely strange.

nThose things actually disappeared without a trace. Furthermore, not a trace or smell was left.

nWhat was it that could wipe out those things that could even make a lion flee in fear?

nCould it be hyenas or wild dogs?

nIt was understandable for a dog to eat **.

nHowever, he did not feel that the things he left behind were objects that a dog could swallow.

nThey were the abandoned substances in his body and the dregs left behind in the fresh meat he ate every day.

nThere might even be other unknown substances.

nIt was also possible that dung beetles ate them.

nThose things were not afraid of the stench. They liked things with strong tastes.

nForget it. Since they had already been cleared, he did not need to trouble himself anymore.

nHe had planned to come and bury it.

nAfter all, those objects did not have much power after a day of sun exposure.

nThe Seno brothers’ pride had already learned their lesson and should not approach this terrifying forest again.

nThey would never have thought that this terrifying thing was actually pooped out by their own kind.

nPerhaps they thought that there was some extremely venomous creature hiding in this forest.

nAnyway, they did not lack this territory. There was no need to risk vomiting or falling unconscious again.

nAfter all, food was not easy to come by, and what they spat out might not be able to be eaten again.

n“Bam!”

nFrom the bushes behind him, there was a small noise, as if something was stepping on a dry branch.

nChu Xiaoye did not look back. He crossed the border and wandered for a while in the bushes snatched away by the Seno brothers’ pride before returning to the camp.

nSeeing that he had left, Catherine hurriedly crawled out of the bushes and followed him.

nThe three female lions were waiting anxiously. Seeing that he had finally returned, they immediately prepared to set off.

nChu Xiaoye called out to them to wait a while more. Then, he quickly climbed up the Baobab tree and took out a white thing that looked like an animal’s internal organs from the storage room.

nIt was the bladder of a gnu.

nAlthough it looked deflated, it was comparable to a balloon when blown and could store a lot of water.

nHe did not collect much, only five.

nOf course, there were also the bladders of other prey, but they were relatively small and could not store much water.

nHe took out this larger bladder mainly to transport water.

nHe had already thought of a place to store water.

nHowever, he was not certain if it would work.

nThe tree trunk under the two Baobab trees was extremely thick, like two giant water tanks.

nOne night, when he was practising his skills on a branch, his sharp claws pierced into the bark and he immediately felt a trace of moisture.

nThen, he realized that although the Baobab tree, whose leaves had fallen too early, seemed to be lacking water and withered on the surface, there was actually a lot of water stored in its body.

nIts wood was extremely loose, like a sponge. It absorbed a lot of water and its bark looked dry and rough, but it could seal the water and prevent it from evaporating.

nIf he emptied it from the middle, injected water into it, and stored it, he should be able to store it for a long time.

nOf course, in order to maintain the survival rate of the tree and prevent the water from evaporating, he could not dig too much of the space in the middle.

nThe trunks of the two Baobab trees were extremely thick and tall. Even if they only took out a little space, the amount of water stored was definitely enough for the pride to survive the entire dry season.

nOver the past few days, Chu Xiaoye had been standing on the first branch of the Baobab tree and trying to empty it from the middle with his claws. It was surprisingly easy to dig.

nThe loose wood contained water. He did not need to use much strength to dig out a small space.

nHe decided to bring back some water and try putting it in.

nIf the effect was good, he would immediately take action and crawl into the hole to continue digging like he was digging a well.

nAs for the manhole cover, he had thought of it too.

nHe placed the wooden dregs he took out into the skin of a warthog. When it was full, he would sprinkle some water in it and step on it to make a cork that could be stuffed into the hole.

nEven if he did not step on it too tightly, it was okay. He still had many animal skins to use. When the time came, he would block all of them at the mouth of the cave to prevent the water from evaporating from them.

nTo successfully survive the first dry season of lion life, he had no choice but to make these preparations in advance.

nEvery dry season would be a cruel and merciless elimination.

nOnly the most tenacious life would have a chance to survive.

nAs for him, perhaps he was not as tenacious as other lives, but he had the courage to live and the wisdom of humans.

nHe would use these to lead the pride to continue living strongly!

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