Chapter 4 Practice as a Cat 2
The morning sun is just right, and golden pieces are leaking from the leaves.
Zhang Ze stood in front of a locust tree in the woods and stared solemnly, and he was about to start his second training.
This locust tree is very big, and I guess it can't be hugged by one person. This tree is very tall, especially for cats, you have to stand up and raise your head to see the whole picture.
Zhang Ze was planning to use this big tree to practice climbing trees. First, its trunk is thick enough and has a sense of security. Second, its bark is rougher than poplar trees and looks easier to climb.
He raised the cat's paws, and with a slight force, the sharp nails between his toes popped out, like a wolfish.
Even though Zhang Ze did not have demonic power at this time, the body of the cat demon still seemed to be different from that of ordinary cats. The nails that should have been transparent looked like they were shining with a faint metallic luster, which looked sharper and sharper than ordinary cat claws. If you were caught, you would definitely see blood.
Zhang Ze looked at his paws and imagined the feeling of being caught by the cat's claws. He couldn't help but shudder. Fortunately, he is a cat now.
Back to the topic, after observing, Zhang Ze first tried to grab his claws on the tree trunk.
Puff, the sharp nails instantly sank into the bark and swayed, very strong. If you pull them hard down, you will feel that the resistance will be great, and you may even break your nails.
So he slowly lifted up along the angle of insertion and pulled out his claws first.
Then the problem is that if you climb high-speed on the tree like this, it is impossible to pull out your claws carefully, but it seems a bit dangerous to embed your claws so deep.
I don’t know how other cats climb trees, but Zhang Ze decided not to use his claws first, but instead tried to use the friction of the soles of his feet to see if he could climb up.
To stabilize his mind, Zhang Ze first stepped back for a distance, then ran quickly and assisted for a while. With a bounce of his hind leg, he jumped to the tree. He had a great accumulation of energy and almost jumped to a height of one meter.
He didn't dare to stay, so he spread his front legs and crawled up hard.
The first four or five strokes went smoothly because the inertia of running up was still there, but soon he found that his hind legs had nowhere to focus and began to slide down.
Of course, relying solely on the power of the front paws, of course, it may be possible if the paws are stretched out, but he has not used the power of the paws yet.
So he turned around decisively and jumped to the grass.
The first attempt failed.
Zhang Ze didn't expect that as a cat, it would be difficult to climb a tree. It seems that the strength of his claws still needs. So, should we use the hind legs to stabilize our body? Because the hind legs are obviously more powerful than the front legs.
Since he was about to use his claws, Zhang Ze was more cautious this time and did not assist, but chose to bounce on the spot.
The moment I jumped up, I climbed hard with my front paws, and my hind paws stretched out and inserted into the tree trunk, but immediately he realized something was wrong.
Compared with the front paws, the hind legs are more powerful, but because of the strong force, the claws are inserted deep into the bark.
Moreover, the hind legs are very flexible. After kicking the tree trunk, if he wants to continue to move up with his hind legs, he needs to push his legs backwards. When the arc-shaped claws are inserted into the tree trunk, they will be pushed out.
This is very laborious and may break the nail part of the claws. When Zhang Ze discovered this, he immediately stopped and stretched out his front paws to fix the center of gravity of his body.
Now he nailed himself firmly to the tree trunk with his claws on his limbs, and the scene was once very awkward.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, keep it steady. Zhang Ze comforted himself in his heart, then put his front legs into force, first hang up, and then lifted his hind legs upwards in a difficult manner, following the curve of his fingernails, finally pulled his claws out of the trunk, then gently placed them on the trunk, and then pulled the other one.
When the claws of the two hind legs were pulled out, Zhang Ze suddenly found that with the front paws fixed, the hind legs could actually stabilize the body well with support. The front paws, hind legs, and tree trunks formed a stable triangle.
Moreover, the front legs are flexible, which can easily change directions and easily lift the claws along the curve of the nails.
So he immediately realized that he should use his front paws to fix them and assist the hind legs, which is the correct solution.
This tree climbing skill, which is instinctive for cats, took him a long time to finally understand it.
So Zhang Ze did not go down, but maintained this position and began to try to climb the front paws. He easily climbed two steps and followed up with the hind legs. Because the strength of the hind legs could produce strong stability as long as they supported them.
After discovering the method, Zhang Ze began to repeat it mechanically and soon rose by two or three meters.
He turned his head to look down the tree, looking down from above. Although it was only a few meters high, he was still a little scared. Even for a human who was 1.8 meters tall, it was very dangerous to jump two or three meters high, let alone a cat with a length of only a few dozen centimeters.
But at this time he thought of a very serious problem. How would he go down after climbing a tree that was more than ten meters high?
Of course, he can slowly retreat as he climbed up, but this will be very efficient. If there are natural enemies on the tree attacking from top to bottom, retreating slowly may cause him to die or be arrested.
What if I turn around and run down?
The claws are forward arcs, and if they go down, they can say that there is no resistance at all.
Zhang Ze suddenly understood why many news were instructed to send fire brigades to rescue cats trapped in trees. Is it really easy to climb trees and difficult to get down trees?
In order to prevent himself from being trapped in the tree, he felt that it would be better to learn to lower the tree while the height was not high.
So his claws turned and moved horizontally. Zhang Ze originally wanted to hit his body horizontally, but due to gravity, his body immediately lost balance and fell from the tree.
At the critical moment, Zhang Ze instinctively twisted his waist, adjusted his direction, and kept his legs on the ground, so that he did not fall to the ground with his back.
But Zhang Ze discovered that jumping from a height of three or four meters was not very difficult for a cat. This body was very light and did not cause much impact when it fell, and the structure of the body played a buffering role.
When Zhang Ze was still a human, he watched a video news. A cat was playing on the balcony of a high-rise building. He couldn't remember the specific floor. Then he accidentally fell down. After falling to the ground, he thought the cat was dead, but he didn't expect it to turn over and run away quickly.
At that time, many people in the comments speculated that the cat actually suffered serious internal injuries, but now it seems that it may not be possible.
However, it remains to be tested how high the body can withstand the impact of falling down. In this way, if you have to fall from a high place in extreme situations, you can have a clear idea of it.
So Zhang Ze crawled up the tree again. With the experience of the last time, the speed was much faster this time, and once the speed got faster, he found that there was no need for his claws to completely pierce into the tree. If the angle was changed, the scratching of the claws could achieve enough friction.
On the contrary, when you want to stop, you need to grasp it with greater force, so that it is necessary to stab your claws into the bark a little.
Soon Zhang Ze climbed up to a height of about five meters. He did not adjust the angle as he did just now, and directly loosened his claws, twisted his waist, and fell down vertically.
At this time, he basically fell vertically against the bark, but you should know that the trunk is not straight, but has a certain slope, so his face looks like he is about to rub the bark below.
Almost instinctively, Zhang Ze pressed his claws on the tree trunk, changing the direction of the fall, but at the same time, it also alleviated his falling speed.
It fell lightly and shattered the fallen leaves killed on the land. Zhang Ze found that the impact force he suffered this time was actually weaker than the last time. It should be his press that worked.
This discovery surprised Zhang Ze very much. In this way, he should be able to challenge him at a higher distance than to challenge him directly.
After climbing up the tree again, Zhang Ze climbed directly to a height of seven or eight meters. The tree was only ten meters high, so he almost reached the position of the canopy.
Turning around and falling down the tree, pressing the claws and balancing the tail, this time Zhang Ze almost ran down the trunk and landed on the ground smoothly.
Huh, Zhang Ze breathed out, and he couldn't help feeling very relaxed.
The distance of seven or eight meters is longer than the 2.5 kilometers of off-road he ran when he was a student, because the distance of these few meters allowed him to understand the form of a species' movement. If he had fallen freely from a height of dozens of times his length, he would have no way to die.
Looking back, just about to appreciate the distance he had just fallen, Zhang Ze suddenly saw a squirrel squatting on the tree at some point. This kind of animal is more common in parks in the north.
It looked at Zhang Ze curiously, then ran down the tree in circles. Halfway through, it suddenly stopped, staring at the mung bean with some alert eyes in the direction of Zhang Ze.
Zhang Ze was also looking at it speechlessly at this moment. Could it be that this is really a racial skill? On the downward vertical trunk, it could directly ignore the earth's gravity and stop so easily.
Chapter completed!