Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty Seven - Emperor Penguin
The arduous task of hatching the eggs falls to the male penguin who has been waiting for a long time.
In the weather below minus 40 degrees Celsius, hatching eggs is not an easy task. These would-be penguin fathers place their eggs on the soles of their feet and use the brood pouch (incubation spot) on their abdomen to keep them warm.
The incubation process will last for two months. During this period, the male penguin cannot eat and can only rely on the fat stored in his body to survive the harsh winter in sleep.
Jun Qi bent down and patted the emperor penguin's egg. He thought to himself, forget it, you won't be here for long anyway. Thinking about the few months after birth, it was basically mom and dad who took turns taking care of them.
of.
"Quack, quack." Boss.
Happy's voice suddenly came over. Jun Qi straightened up. When he raised his head, he saw Happy's figure walking towards him. It was already afternoon. In such a dim environment, a few streaks of light appeared in the sky.
The light allowed him to slightly see the outline of the scenery in front of him.
Jun Qi watched this shaky figure slowly approaching him. He wrinkled his eyes and was a little confused: "Happy, how did you find me in such a dark environment?"
When he heard Jun Qi's cry, Happy's voice paused, and then he took a few steps toward him. Apparently, like Jun Qi, he also had an emperor penguin egg in his baby pouch.
Egg.
"Quack, quack, quack." No, boss, I just walked around and screamed casually.
Happy's voice sounded extremely happy. Unknowingly, Jun Qi's image of the boss was really tall and majestic in the hearts of the emperor penguins. In other words, they felt very safe. This was Happy's first time.
Being a father makes me a little uneasy.
In addition, his new wife was not here. He wanted to find someone to comfort him. If his wife was not here, then he would be the boss, so he started walking around, shouting as he walked. If the boss heard it, he would definitely pay attention.
my own.
Jun Qi:……
If I had known better, I would have ignored this stupid emperor penguin.
Happy's words reminded him again of the time when he was hatching eggs, so Jun Qi felt itchy again and wanted to fight. However, he still had his and Qiaoqiao's children here, so this couldn't be done.
An accident occurred.
Forget it, stay away from Happy.
Jun Qi thought this, and without making any more noise, he began to walk to the side with the help of the faint light. He walked quietly to the place where he and Qiao Qiao were before, and then stood there, waiting quietly.
On the other side, I didn’t know how long I had walked, but when I was halfway there, a sudden wind and snow blew, which made the route forward even more difficult.
Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but bend down, burying her head in her chest, and braved the wind and snow to move forward.
Everyone is doing the same thing. I don’t know who taught it. I just know that when I encountered a snowstorm for the first time, my body subconsciously made this movement to resist.
These quasi-Emperor Penguin mothers just kept walking hard. They have walked this route many times and their memories are very deep, so they don’t have to worry about taking the wrong route.
However, those single emperor penguins who were following them, Xu Qiaoqiao also heard the movement of everyone following them. At that time, what she was thinking was that these guys were still nesting there, and they were still following them.
Starving together.
It's a bit miserable.
I don’t know how long it took when I arrived at the beach. When I heard the sound of the waves, everyone was obviously very excited, and their pace speeded up a lot. The quasi-Emperor Penguin mothers also became excited.
They are almost walking to the beach. After they are full and their stomachs are full of food, they can go back.
By that time, their children had already hatched and were born. They must be very cute cubs, fluffy and round, just like when they were young.
They are really looking forward to it.
Also, that partner who is still hungry has a male goose and a child waiting for them at home.
With this thought, everyone suddenly became full of energy and hurried to the beach, taking much less time than usual.
The little bit of wind and snow that fell before has stopped long ago.
After getting into the water and eating a few fish, Xu Qiaoqiao finally felt that her mental state was much better. She went to store food while thinking about how to go back early.
After all, emperor penguins store food in their bellies.
Xu Qiaoqiao thought for a few seconds. Although she had lost a lot of weight in the past month of starvation, generally speaking, her first priority now was to replenish all the meat on her body first, and then prepare to store food.
things.
But Xu Qiaoqiao didn't want to worry about gaining weight. He could gain it back in the future.
She still had to go back and deliver some food to Junjun first, but at this time when the eggs were hatching, it seemed not suitable to move the eggs, otherwise Xu Qiaoqiao still thought that she and Junjun would take turns.
It seems that this method pass will not work.
Is it possible to let Junjun eat his own vomit?
Thinking of this, Xu Qiaoqiao fell silent. She didn't know what to say, but she was a little embarrassed. She and Junjun had been together for so many worlds, and there really was no world where they had been dug out of each other's throats.
"..."
Otherwise, looking for tools?
Check to see if there is a net bag or something. She remembered that she had picked it up before, but now that the environment was so dark, she could not find the location where she buried the net bag. She might as well continue looking in the sea.
Xu Qiaoqiao thought, if that doesn't work, then he should go back faster so that the fish can digest it slower.
With this idea in mind, Xu Qiaoqiao began to look for a suitable tool, or maybe a relatively hard stick, so that she could pass the fish through.
Noon time passed, and the remaining light gradually disappeared. Xu Qiaoqiao plunged into the sea, emerging from the water from time to time, swimming around to see if there were any net bags or threads, but in this case, just
It will take more time to tie the fish.
In an environment with very low visibility, Xu Qiaoqiao's search for tools was not very simple. In addition, it was winter and a lot of ice had condensed on the sea, which made her even more careful, because at this time, the ice
The probability of layer collision is very high.
Several times, Xu Qiaoqiao almost hit the hard ice. Fortunately, she was alert. Fortunately, she was very lucky.
When Xu Qiaoqiao's patience ran out, she suddenly touched something. Xu Qiaoqiao put her arms together, touched the thing, and began to piece together the appearance of the thing in her mind.
It seems like... a net pocket?
However, this grid feels a bit big. If the small fish that she and Junjun usually eat are packed in this net bag, it will be a ghost if they can catch them.
However, this is also good news. At least I have the tools to bring Junjun food back.
This incident made Xu Qiaoqiao very happy. After describing the general shape of the net bag in her mind, she started thinking about the size of fish she should catch.
It is estimated that Jun Qi will not be able to finish this meal.
Xu Qiaoqiao became curious, and then she started to make new moves. After appraising the distance between the ice so far, Xu Qiaoqiao held the net bag in her mouth and plunged into the sea to look for big fish!