After cleaning, the two pure white ferrets changed their appearance, revealing a very different fur color than before.

Qin Shiou used a hair dryer to dry the two little guys' hair, and suddenly, two cute little ferrets appeared in front of him.

After washing off the dye on the hair, the hair on the head and back of the two little ferrets were light yellow, the color on the abdomen was similar but lighter, and the circles of the eyes were dark brown, like giant pandas.

In addition, their mouths are snow-white, while their limbs and middle tails are black, as if they are wearing black boots.

Qin Shiou dryed their hair, and the two little guys lay docilely in his palms, their big eyes rumbling, exuding a cleverness, and a vague "ah" sound in their throats, rubbing their heads against his thumb like a child acting coquettishly.

Seeing the true appearance of these two little guys, Black Knife exclaimed: "God, they are really black-footed ferrets! Where did these guys get this pair of babies? This is a truly endangered extinct animal, and this pair is worth at least one million US dollars!"

Qin Shiou searched for information about this animal online. It turned out that although it was so popular in North America now, the black-footed ferret is actually the only ferret that is truly native to this continent.

Compared with their close relatives, black-footed ferrets have smoother furs, a sharper feeling, a cuteer appearance and a sharper predation ability.

But the reason for their near genocide is not their fur or appearance, but their food.

During its heyday, black-footed ferrets were numerous and widely distributed in southern Canada. They were seen along the Rockies eastward to Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska in the United States.

That area is also a famous prairie area on the North American continent. There are many mice and prairie dogs and rats active, and these two small animals happen to be the favorites of black-footed ferrets.

However, these two animals also happen to be the mortal enemies of ranchers, especially grassland dogs and rats. They like to eat grass roots and live in groups. Often, a population of thousands of grassland dogs and rats can destroy dozens of hectares of grass.

In the last century, in order to eliminate rodents that are destructive to the ranch, ranchers put a large amount of poison bait to exterminate grassland dogs and rats.

This trick is very useful. Grassland dogs and rats were killed. At the same time, black-footed ferrets, which use them as their main source of food, also suffered, and their number decreased sharply. By the 1970s, Canada announced the genocide of this cute little creature in the wild.

Fortunately, the black-footed ferret family was constantly in the mid-1980s, American biologists discovered a small population of about 120 black-footed ferrets in Wyoming.

Originally, for a biological population, the number of 120 is not small. After a few years of protection, it can reproduce to thousands, then tens of thousands, and then the brand of endangered extinction can be removed.

But unfortunately, in 1985, the black-footed ferret population had two consecutive diseases, and 18 survived. If the biologists hadn't taken the initiative, these 18 would not have survived, so people's protection measures would have been absent.

With these 18 ferrets as their mothers, plus advanced technologies such as test tube fertilization and frozen fertilized eggs, American scientists finally preserved this biological species. However, because they are not wild populations, these ferrets have poor vitality and reproduction capabilities, and the number is only about 500.

I don’t know where Benson and others got two little black-footed ferrets. The offer from Black Knife just now was actually a bit conservative. One of these small animals costs more than one million US dollars.

You should know that black-footed ferrets are animals that are even scarce than giant pandas. China can now send giant pandas to other countries for diplomacy, but Americans are reluctant to use black-footed ferrets as diplomatic mascots.

So, how much does giant panda cost in the black market now? Black-footed ferrets will only be more expensive!

This kind of small thing is no worse than the giant panda in terms of appearance, especially the small and tender, furry meat now. Qin Shiou was conquered by their appearance after only a while.

It's really cute!

Unfortunately, these two little guys are two runner-up nuclear bombs. The Americans will record each newborn black-footed ferret in full file, including their fur color, genes, body characteristics, etc., and will never lose one.

It is estimated that the Americans have discovered that they have lost two black-footed ferrets. No wonder when they called themselves Rangers just now Benson and others were afraid that they would be like that. In order to find a pair of black-footed ferrets, the Americans may really send elite Ranger troops!

If Qin Shiou kept this pair of ferrets privately, then when the Americans caught Benson and others to figure out the situation, they would probably send him directly to court. At that time, his militia status would not be able to be protected.

In the United States, black-footed ferrets are protected animals that are prohibited from transportation, trading, and private breeding. The protection is even greater than that of white-headed ferrets because the number is too small.

Qin Shiou caressed the two little ferrets. When he used the consciousness of the sea god to control them just now, he inputted some sea god energy. The two little guys are now full of attachment to him and are lying honestly in his arms.

Taking the ferret on the deck, Qin Shiou looked at Benson and his group and smiled and said, "What did I say just now? You guys continue to be arrogant, huh? Why aren't you arrogant anymore?"

The fishermen obviously knew the black-footed ferrets, and they surrounded them and looked at them in amazement for a while, and then it was their turn to be arrogant:

"Damn, I am a little scholar and don't understand the law. Can anyone tell me what the charge is for private trafficking of black-footed ferrets?"

"Haha, if you are caught by the Americans, you can be shot directly in private."

"It's so awesome. How did you get the black-footed ferret? I think it's harder to steal this thing from the Americans than to steal gold from Citibank?"

Looking at the little ferret, Benson and others turned pale. The brown-haired young man trembled with his lips and said, "Boat, Captain, they found it! What should I do? They found the black-footed ferret! We are finished, will we be beaten to death?"

Benson ignored these terrified companions around him. He looked anxious and shouted at Qin Shiou: "Who asked you to bathe them? Did you wash away the paint on them with water?"

Qin Shiou said in surprise: "What's wrong with bathing them with water?"

Benson stood up and greeted him, shouting in anger: "Do you know what is applied to them? God! God! These two little guys are finished... Hurry up, take them! Take them quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"

Qin Shiou didn't understand what Benson meant, but subconsciously he felt that he had made a mistake, so he handed the little ferret to him.

The moment Benson got the little ferret, he turned around and ran, and ran to the side of the boat in two steps in three steps and threw the little ferret into the sea... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!