Chapter 47: ◎Antarctic Sweet Girl Adélie (13)◎
What a great loss for a squid that turned into such a small fish.
The little penguin ran to find Klein with the snatched fish in her mouth, intending to reluctantly give it to the big boss, but then she was exchanged for the squid he had just caught.
The other party eats small fish, and she eats big squid.
The little penguin, who was extremely annoyed at being disturbed in her hunt just now, was instantly cured.
Boss, woo woo, the Antarctic Bully's fierce tenderness is really too much for the goose to resist.
It also made her determined to continue to search for food, and she must not be defeated by a small setback.
After tasting the tender and delicious squid, small fish and shrimps became the companions. Shi Qiao still wanted to catch one by herself. Unfortunately, there were not many squids in this area, and she never saw them again.
Even eating two squids was not enough, so Shi Qiao had no choice but to follow the boss and leave here to find other schools of fish found by the same kind, and fill her stomach with side-striped fish.
On the way, she also met the culprit who failed to hunt successfully. She was in a hurry to eat and didn't have time to fight again. Shi Qiao gave the other party a warning look. If he dares to come over and make trouble again so that she doesn't have enough to eat, it won't be as simple as just nagging.
Fortunately, after receiving the fierce eyes of the little penguin, the other party became even more depressed and swam away sadly.
Shi Qiao withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, feeling that her aura that intimidated her peers was getting stronger and stronger. In fact, it was a certain boss providing strong support behind her that she couldn't see.
Fortunately, there were swarms of large and numerous small fish to act as comfort, otherwise this meal would only be a superficial taste.
When the penguins see the small fish, they only need to open their mouths and don't even need to chew. There are spikes from the mouth directly to the throat that can handle large pieces of food. They can just close their eyes and swallow it down.
Side striped fish is more convenient to eat than squid, but it is far less tasty than squid.
Shi Qiao felt that if she didn't catch a squid with her own hands, she might always regret it. Fortunately, she still had opportunities.
As Antarctica enters late autumn and early winter, severe cold quickly sweeps across the entire continent. The lowest temperature on land can reach minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius, and Adélies spend more and more time in the ocean.
This also means that they will encounter more natural enemies than less.
In just one week, Shi Qiao experienced two leopard seal chases.
Shi Qiao finally fully understood the mood of the herbivores on the grassland. There was no time to relax. Even when eating, they had to guard against sneak attacks by natural enemies.
Fortunately, Adélie could feel the abnormal flow of the sea water. After a few times, Shi Qiao had experience and knew that when the sea water suddenly produced unusual undercurrents, seals were approaching them.
Preys are born with a strong sixth sense for danger. They have been coveted by Antarctic skuas since they were young. When they grow up, they encounter more natural enemies in the ocean. It can be said that life is very difficult.
With her identity as a predator in her previous life, Shi Qiao also has an understanding of other predators that the local little penguins do not have.
She knows the preparations and easy loopholes before predators hunt, and she will also discover hidden enemies before other young Adélie.
In the eyes of Klein and other Adélie, this is simply a cheating skill.
The little penguins soon became famous in the Adélie group. The Adélie penguins who merged into the two teams were very willing to follow her for food. On the one hand, the other party had experienced and mature Adélie penguins around her, and on the other hand, it was also because the little penguin had a strong premonition of natural enemies.
Shi Qiao didn't expect that she would be entangled with the same kind of people because of this.
She feels that the current team is a bit too bloated!
She originally wanted to go out alone with the big boss, but in the end, in addition to the three geese group who were unwilling to leave by themselves, now they had to be followed by a series of other young penguins.
Not willing to take the same kind of penguin from Klein to Shi Qiao.
With so many penguins following her, how could she develop a relationship with the boss?
This bloated penguin group did not last long. Under the constant attack of leopard seals, some penguins had to split up and flee in other directions. The large group was divided into several small groups that would not attract the attention of natural enemies on a large scale. Shi Qiao also breathed a sigh of relief.
A dozen penguins are fine, but if more than twenty penguins move together, it will be completely dark. Natural enemies will come one after another to find trouble, which is too stressful.
Leopard seals look plump and full of fat when shaken, but they are actually not as slow as they look.
Like penguins, they walk uncoordinatedly on land but are agile and fast underwater.
If penguins are like small torpedoes underwater, then leopard seals are like elongated and large tracking missiles, especially those with many tricks, which are particularly difficult to deal with.
Leopard seals are very slippery in the sea, and it is difficult to get away from them. They had to run away from time every time.
The Adélies must jump onto the nearest ice floe before being overtaken by the opponent to avoid leopard seal attacks. However, the area of some ice floes is too small, and the penguins jumping on the ice floes behind will be bitten by the tail and dragged into the sea by the leopard seals that follow them and jump onto the ice.
The leopard seals were running rampant, and when they couldn't jump onto the ice, they would try to overturn the ice floe and make the penguins fall off.
However, it does not have the strength of a killer whale and can only knock down some broken ice. Adélie, who were on the ice at this time, cannot act rashly in case they are knocked off another edge by a leopard seal.
There are also advantages to swimming fast, as they can quickly occupy a good position out of the reach of leopard seals when escaping onto the ice floe.
At this time, the friendship between the same kind is not so important. The Adélies refused to let anyone go, occupying the innermost spot and holding on for dear life, hoping that the leopard seal would not bite them and harm the penguins that were closer to each other.
When it comes to stabbing brothers, the Adélie never act hypocritically. When necessary, they abandon their companions to protect themselves.
Shi Qiao has long known the true nature of this group of low-quality penguins. She strives to follow the big guy every time and be the first penguin to occupy a good position and let them fight for it. If anyone dares to come over and squeeze her, Klein will kick them into the leopard seal's mouth mercilessly.
If other penguins do this kind of thing, the little penguin may think it is a bad nature, but if it is her big brother, she thinks it is harmless.
Anyway, they are Adélie who will never show any mercy to others, and no one will despise anyone.
Penguin teammates: Don't be too serious about double standards!
Once pursued by a leopard seal, one or two members of Adélie team would inevitably be left behind, or the team would be scattered. After several times, the original small group had been disbanded and reorganized, and the rest of the group members had fled to other places.
Shi Qiao felt that although the three bodyguard penguins were rude, she had to admit that they still had their wits about them.
Klein and her position can be found accurately every time. No matter how many times the team is dispersed, these three penguins still follow them as if they are equipped with GPS.
After many times, Shi Qiao curiously asked about their secrets.
The three-goose group said that there is no other reason but familiarity.
Because they hugged his thighs like they do now when they first shed their feathers and went to sea, even if they never show mercy to their teammates, it is still very useful to follow Klein. At least the other penguins can find natural enemies and food before other penguins every time.
Now, Thea, who was pulled up by the opponent's hand, has slowly mastered these skills, and it becomes more natural for them to lie down and win.
She thinks about who worked hard to take care of the cub in the settlement, who helped feed the cub, and who helped the cub when they needed help.
The little penguin was very embarrassed: "It's Klein."
These penguins are just waiting for food in the colony, and they are just talking and gossiping in front of the little penguin to earn their basic salary.
The three Adélie: "..."
Makes sense.
The little penguin has grown up and is no longer easy to fool, so the three geese group can only leave the scene in anger.
It's not that she shouldn't let other penguins hang around behind him, it's just that Shi Qiao was used to being trained by the big boss. When he saw the unmotivated similar people, she would think of herself. She was too good at being a follower behind the big boss, but she was easily disliked by the other party.
Just like now, they had just escaped a round of attacks by leopard seals, and after the sea calmed down, they went to sea and started fishing again.
There are no schools of side-striped fish in this area. There are some Antarctic fish that are larger than the side-striped fish but always appear alone. Now is the time to attack separately and show off their skills.
Shi Qiao saw Klein glance at a similar creature that was snatching fish from the mouths of others, his eyes full of disgust.
The other party was the young male who ruined her good deeds last time.
The little penguin instantly became energetic.
Not wanting to become a penguin disliked by the boss, Shi Qiao decided to catch them all by fishing!