Chapter 32 The underlying logic of herding sheep
Chapter 32 The underlying logic of herding sheep
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!
Xiao Jie adjusted his breathing while running. It had been twelve minutes. Compared to yesterday when he was panting after running for just a few minutes, his endurance today was undoubtedly much better.
The effect of adding points to this attribute is really immediate. After adding points in the afternoon, you can feel the change in the evening.
He could feel that his physical fitness had been improved in all aspects. Although the improvement in each item was not large, the overall effect was very obvious.
Unfortunately, there is an upper limit to human physical training, and it becomes more difficult to improve as time goes by. The fact that my basic attributes are lower than the average may be related to my lack of exercise. If I can exercise for a few months first, I can at least improve my physique, strength, and endurance by one or two points. If I add a little more, it will be much more cost-effective, and I can even go a step further and break through the limits of ordinary people.
But there's nothing I can do. I can't just stay in the game without adding any points.
So this kind of thing is just something we can think about.
But it doesn’t matter. In reality, no matter how much you train, it is already very difficult to improve one or two points. Improving three or four points may require a lot of training and time.
However, in the game, you only need to upgrade one or two levels, and the attribute points gained can comprehensively improve your physical fitness. No wonder this game attracts so many people to risk their lives to play it.
This feeling of becoming stronger quickly is truly fascinating.
I have to learn the art of animal taming as soon as possible. With a pet, I can go out of the village to kill monsters and level up relatively safely. If I level up to ten or eight levels, the added attribute points will be enough to make me a 'super human'.
Whoosh! Xiao Jie finally stopped running. 10 points of endurance was not enough for him to keep running like a marathon runner.
Xiao Jie looked around and found that he had run a full circle around the small hill in the park and came to the place where he met the black cat last night.
Hey, it's that black cat again.
He looked into the darkness and saw a big black cat with green eyes lying on the stone steps, looking at him curiously.
Looking at the cat, a piece of information suddenly appeared in Xiao Jie's mind -
[Cats are chordates of the genus Felis in the family Felidae of the order Carnivora. Cats are small in size, with a body color ranging from blue-gray to brown-yellow, a thin body, and a body length of 0.3-0.5 meters...]
Uh... this should be the effect of beast knowledge.
strangeness.
Xiao Jie knew very well that cats are animals that usually depend on humans for survival, especially stray cats in cities, which mainly rely on humans to feed them and rummage through garbage cans for food.
There's no village or shop around here, why is a cat running here?
And seeing that it has neither a collar nor a pet tag, it must be a stray cat.
But Xiao Jie didn't think much about it, it was just a cat...
He waved at the black cat and walked back the way he came.
After returning home, Xiao Jie took a hot bath. It had been a long time since he had such a thorough exercise. After sweating a lot, he felt much more relaxed in his limbs.
Sitting in front of the computer, Xiao Jie drank an iced cola while counting today's gains.
Today's harvest was quite great. He obtained a magic weapon, earned two hundred coins, learned the knowledge of wild beasts, and improved the reputation of Ginkgo Village. Unfortunately, he did not gain enlightenment. This was his biggest regret.
I still have five days, so I must hurry.
I used to think herding sheep was a simple matter, but now it seems that I should ask someone for advice.
So Xiao Jie logged into the [Boundless Sea of Consciousness] forum again.
Normally, I posted a help thread in the daily problem-solving area and offered a reward of 100 yuan.
[Inquiry: Does anyone know any tricks for herding sheep? If I have fifty sheep, how can I herd them in the most convenient way and ensure that no sheep will get lost? It would be best if it involves the underlying logic.]
Soon, there were answers one after another. [Oh my god, brother, are you going to the countryside to return to nature? Why are you chopping wood and herding sheep? ]
[What does underlying logic mean? I don’t understand it because I don’t have much education. Can you explain it to me? ]
[What underlying logic can there be in herding sheep? Just drive the sheep to the pasture and let them graze. That’s all.]
[There are actually some skills in herding sheep. As for the underlying logic, I don't know if mine counts - the key to herding sheep is to identify the lead sheep, because sheep are social animals, and there is a lead sheep in every flock. Generally speaking, sheep follow the lead sheep. If you try to manage each one of them, you will be exhausted. The easiest way to herd sheep is to find the lead sheep in the flock and keep an eye on it.
As long as the lead sheep is there, the other sheep will naturally not run around, and even if they run a little far away, they will come back sooner or later. 】
Huh? Head sheep, I didn't notice this before.
Xiao Jie thought that there really is a science to everything. He would have to observe carefully when he herds sheep again tomorrow.
I still have five days left. If I still can't have an epiphany tomorrow, I'll have to change tracks quickly. I'll have to get as many epiphanies as possible before the BUFF time ends. It's not a wise choice to just sit there and do nothing.
The next day, Xiao Jie entered the game early.
I couldn't wait to go to the animal pen and find Old Yang.
Old Yangtou (shepherd): "Oh, young people nowadays are so hardworking. They come to take the job so early. Come here, here is the shepherd's whip. Hold it well. Be careful not to let the sheep run away. If they do, your wages will be deducted."
Xiao Jie drove the flock of sheep to the pasture. This time he did not pay too much attention to those energetic sheep, but searched for the leader sheep among the flock.
He looked at the sheep one by one, observing their size and characteristics.
After such a careful observation, he actually discovered some details.
The sheep in this flock are obviously divided into male and female. The male sheep have bigger horns and are slightly larger in size, while the female sheep have smaller horns.
Moreover, lambs like to follow ewes, and ewes like to follow a strong ram.
A dozen ewes, a dozen lambs, and this strong ram formed a whole, and the rest of the rams were scattered around the flock.
That’s right, this strong ram must be the leader.
Xiao Jie looked at the distribution of the sheep, and the originally chaotic scene suddenly became clear.
You will know whether the answers you get online work by giving them a try.
This time, Xiao Jie did not drive the flock frequently. He allowed some of the rams around to eat their fill, and he did not surround these rams. He allowed them to wander around, and some even walked to the edge of the hillside.
But to his surprise, the goats did not move away. As soon as they heard the call of the leader goat, they hurried back to the flock.
In this way, the flock of sheep gathered and dispersed, and it looked quite chaotic, but no sheep was really lost.
Every time the flock is driven, the sheep will gather around the head sheep and move together.
Xiao Jie finally felt relieved. Now herding the sheep was much easier. There was no need to constantly drive and move the sheep. He just had to keep an eye on the position of the lead sheep.
Sometimes, when the sheep have almost eaten all the nearby grass, the head sheep will bleat and lead the flock to move to other pastures. Xiao Jie doesn't need to do anything at all. This job of herding sheep is simply an idle job, and all he has to do is watch from the side.
An hour passed quickly, and Xiao Jie hardly moved in the second half. When the time was up, the system prompt finally rang.
[System prompt: Your 'enlightenment' state has been triggered, and you have gained an 'epiphany'! ]
Finally succeeded! Xiao Jie was overjoyed. The hope for his sudden enlightenment this time was probably animal taming!
He clicked on the golden icon in the center of the screen.
(End of this chapter)