How to Feed an Abyss!

The grains were plump and the slender wheat awns were slightly hard to the touch.

It was very novel.

These plants didn’t mutate, they didn’t suddenly grow tentacles or secrete venom.
They just grew peacefully and serenely here, no different from millions of years ago.

He felt a unique kind of peace.

Walking to the edge of the wheat field, there was a small road at the foot, and there were several red buildings not far away.

When they got on the road, the unique fragrance of the soil floated on the road.
Lu Tinghan suddenly bent down, and then put something on top of Shi Yuan’s head.

Shi Yuan: ?

He stretched out his hand and touched it for a long time before he touched a small white flower.

The road was so neat that it was probably the only wildflower on the side of the road.
It was nowhere near as pretty as the snowdrop, trembling in the wind, but it was cute and lovely in a different way.

“For you,” Lu Tinghan said.

So Shi Yuan’s eyebrows raised and he smiled.

They walked towards the red building, and as soon as they got closer, Shi Yuan smelled the smell of fur.

The outside of the building was guarded by machine guards, and there were soldiers on duty standing on their posts.
When they saw Lu Tinghan, they saluted him and opened the door of the building.

As soon as the gate opened, the cows behind the gate turned their heads to look at them in unison, their eyes were big and round, and they were still chewing grass.

“Moo—” they said.
“Moo—”

Shi Yuan: ?!

It was the first time he saw cows with his own eyes, and there were still so many cows crowded together, all staring at him.
One was so close to him that it poked its head out and tried to bite his clothes.

Shi Yuan: ??!

Lu Tinghan reached out to embrace Shi Yuan in time, saving his cuff from the disaster.

The feeding was also the responsibility of the robot, the ground was well-kept, the overhead glass brought plenty of light, and the feed trough was piled with carefully calculated shares of hay.

Shi Yuan just followed Lu Tinghan and walked between the railings.

Too many eyes fell on him, as if he was back on the day of his first performance on stage, still holding the white flower, and feeling a little nervous, curling up the tip of his tail, and curiously looking at the cows.

The cows looked at him with equal curiosity.

“Don’t be nervous, they don’t bite,” Lu Tinghan said.

Shi Yuan whispered, “It’s because they don’t bite people that they are scary.”

—It was the infected cows who would bite that he was not afraid of, not these curious, mooing, warm, and friendly massive creatures.

Lu Tinghan: “… Shi Yuan, you are also a little strange.” He paused, and then said, “People in the past were able to raise many animals, and not centrally, but from house to house.
Unlike now, many children have never seen chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep with their own eyes since they were born.”

Shi Yuan asked, “Why?”

“Because they are rare resources,” Lu Tinghan said.
“Wheat fields and livestock farms will never be open to the outside world.
They will be guarded by the army, and there will be an independent defense mechanism when there is an alarm.” He slightly lowered his head, almost close to Shi Yuan’s ear, and asked, “Want to touch them?”

Shi Yuan had just been attacked by a cow and was still hesitating, but Lu Tinghan had already brought him close to the railing.

A cow was resting its big head on the rail, watching them docilely, flicking its ears.

Lu Tinghan encouraged him: “Try it.”

Shi Yuan hesitated for a long time, leaning on Lu Tinghan carefully stretched out his hand, and touched the cow’s side face.
Its skin was very thin, and the black and white fur was thin and short.
He could almost feel the edges and corners of its bones clearly.

The cow flicked its ears, and Shi Yuan’s appearance was reflected in its big eyes, staring intently.

Lu Tinghan said, “It likes you.”

Shi Yuan: “Wow!”

In the next second, the cow lowered its head and was about to eat the white flower in his hand, Shi Yuan was so frightened that he took two steps back.

When he recovered, Shi Yuan was very disappointed: “It doesn’t like me, it just wants to eat my flower.”

Lu Tinghan smiled: “There is no conflict between the two.”

“No.” Shi Yuan’s tail scales almost exploded.
“This is my flower.”

They continued to walk forward, Shi Yuan felt reassured just as they were almost out of the cow feeding area, so he stood at the door and looked back.

The cows were still chewing grass and watching him.
A calf leaned over the railing and cried, “Moo Moo—”

Shi Yuan also waved at it: “Goodbye.”