System Within: Million Dollars From Today

CHAPTER 346

The next morning.

Gabe woke up and came outside the house. Ulf was chatting with the squirrels, which quickly scurried away and climbed the trees.

“Why did they run away? I didn’t do anything,” Gabe said.

{You actually stepped on two ants the moment you stepped foot outside the house.} Ulf said.

“What?” Gabe lifted his foot to see if there were dead ants stuck to the sole of his sandals, but there weren’t any.

{You, or humans in general, step on and kill many ants every day.} Ulf added. {When you move around in your house, walk outside casually, every time you do something, some ants die.}

“Surely… that’s not the reason the squirrels ran away, right?” Gabe couldn’t help but ask.

[I’m sure that’s part of the reason. The squirrels instinctively know that humans are trouble, so they avoid them. You can’t blame them for that.} Ulf said and then made noises with his mouth. The two squirrels heard his sounds and then came down the tree, but they were rather hesitant to come closer as Gabe w