This is the last time the cubs stay with their parents before they become adults. Although the novice mother's partner is a little wary of this strange cub, she does not urge the novice mother to leave. Two adult tall emperor penguins will Song Wen was in the middle, just like the other family of three around, stretching out the bird's beak to groom Song Wen's hair from time to time.

The return of adult emperor penguins has quieted the surrounding predators, and even if they want to eat, they are far away from the breeding grounds.

However, the adult emperor penguins did not stay in the breeding ground for long. Some adult emperor penguins fed their cubs well on the first day they came back, and some emperor penguins stayed for a while to help take care of the cubs. , to prevent the cubs from being bullied by giant petrels or skuas.

But when they all leave the breeding ground, they will not come back with a full belly of food, and the cubs will also need to go to the seaside to forage by themselves.Of course, at this time, they still don't know that their parents will not come back, and they are only indulging in intimate parent-child activities. As long as they open their mouths, their parents will give them delicious food.

The novice mother was the first group of emperor penguins to leave. Song Wen was standing on a high snowdrift, and several emperor penguin cubs crowded up, imitating Song Wen to look into the distance.

The adult emperor penguins are lined up in a neat line. The ice that has been frozen hard since last autumn has begun to melt slowly. They only need to climb over two snow-capped mountains, and they can directly enter the water from the melted ice. Swim directly into the sea from the water, no need to walk on the ice sheet for several days non-stop like before.

There were emperor penguin cubs that could not stand still and rolled down on the snowdrift. Song Wen was worried that giant petrels would fly over, so he simply drove these cubs away, and returned to the place where he and Yi lived with a bit of parting. In snow potholes.

Wing is still nestled in a bird's nest made of bird feathers to sleep, only a pair of noses are exposed outside, hearing the movement of the hole, the ears hidden in the black hair moved, slightly opened the hazy eyes, saw a A gray fluffy figure walked in.

"grumble?"

The bustle of the emperor penguins could be heard even in the snow pit, and thanks to Yi Yi, he was able to sleep. Watching Yi keep wriggling his nose, as if he smelled something, Song Wen found it a little funny, and he will The little fish hidden on the instep came out and brought it to Yi's lips.

Yi, who had been drowsy, suddenly had his eyes lit up, opened his mouth and snatched the little fish into his mouth, but he still didn't forget to ask, "Have you eaten Song Song?"

"Of course, this is reserved for you."

Only then did Yi start chewing with confidence. The quantity of a small fish was not much, and he ate it in a few mouthfuls. The feathers fluttered to the ground.

"Is it gone?" You don't need to guess who will send the little fish to Song Wen. Song Wen gave Yi Science the life habits of the emperor penguins. Counting the days, I am afraid this is the last time Song Wen and the novice mother met.

"Yeah." Song Wen pushed the wings back into the bird's nest, "It's cold outside, you should lie down."

Yi nestled back obediently, but conveniently hugged Song Wen into his arms. Song Wen stayed in the snow for a long time, his hair was still chilly, and the sudden closeness to his skin made Yi tremble, but Yi had no intention of letting go. .

"I won't leave, I will always stay by Song Song's side, so Song Song don't be sad."

Song Wen was stunned, and used his small wings to close the surrounding feathers to Yi's body. After a long time, he said softly: "Yes."

Early the next morning, after feeding the cubs their last breakfast, the remaining adult emperor penguins gathered together in twos and threes and lined up to leave. Song Wen woke up early, and Wang Yi slept soundly. Then he climbed out of the hole alone.

Some cubs are still deep in sleep. Even on the last night, they did not fall asleep in the arms of their parents as they did when they were children. From the moment they stepped out of their parents' pouches, other cubs were They are companions who can support each other on the road to growth in the future.

The parents have done their job, and the cubs have to go the rest of the way.

The adult emperor penguins left very simply, they needed to get ready for the next breeding, and even the few emperor penguins who stayed behind to take care of their cubs left behind the large group.

Song Wen happened to see this scene when he came out of the snow pit.

The cubs stayed in the breeding ground, their faces were still a bit dazed, and they raised their necks and yelled at the distant adult emperor penguin colony, as if they were trying to keep their parents in their footsteps.

As if hearing the cub's call, an adult emperor penguin stopped, turned around, and glanced at the cub in the breeding ground from afar.

"Oh--"

The loud cry seemed to be saying goodbye, wishing the cubs, or urging the cubs to go out to sea as soon as possible. The adult emperor penguin slowly turned around and walked steadily, step by step, back to the sea. to the team.

Song Wenhun watched the scene quietly among the cubs, and didn't leave until the sun was in the middle. He took some scattered meat to feed the harpies.

The Harpy seemed to be in a good mood. The solar energy made his body buried in the ice feel a little bit warmer. When he saw Song Wen coming over, he gave a warm whistle. Song Wen didn't talk to him today. Interested in chattering, he threw the meat of Ju Haiyan far away, and quietly watched the harpies eat.

After getting along with the Harpy for a long time, Song Wen was not so afraid of him at the beginning. Song Wen could feel that Ah Man didn't have any malice towards him, or it was because the orcs would not prey on each other.

Ah Man ate his breakfast happily, but he has been paying attention to the situation in the emperor penguin colony, knowing that it is almost time for the emperor penguin cubs to go to sea.

"You can't go into the water with this fluffy body." Ah Man said while eating.

Song Wen looked at him indifferently, Ah Man grinned his lips, bared his sharp white teeth, bit them together a few times, and made a crisp collision sound, "Do you want me to tear off the fluff for you?"

It is not so easy for the emperor penguin cubs to change all the fluff before going to sea. Sometimes it is too late, and the cubs will entangle and fight with each other to tear off the fluff on their bodies. Only the fluff is almost replaced. They can start to enter the water.

"Need not."

Ah Man smacked his mouth regretfully, "Are you going to sea with these cubs or continue to stay here?" Ah Man believes that if they can hunt giant petrels for food, they will be fine even if they continue to live here. It's much safer to go to sea with cubs of different races.

As if thinking of something, Ah Man bit the food and looked anxiously at Song Wen, "Can you release me from here before you leave? Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you emperor penguin cubs. If I touch any emperor penguin cub, I will never find a place to bury it in my life." After speaking, he added, "Of course, that little chick is also included."

I am used to being fed by Song Wen. If I go back to having no food to eat and have to endure hunger, and can only wait for the sun to melt the ice under him, Ah Man will probably be driven crazy. The harpy is not a creature that can endure hunger, and Song Wen was afraid that he would not agree, "Aren't you looking for a nearby island? I have wings and can fly. I can help you find it."

In fact, if Song Wen’s cub status and Yi’s beast-like size were not so small, and the harpies couldn’t fly with them, I guess Ah Man wouldn’t mind taking two cubs together, after all, in the air It was much faster to hurry than to walk slowly on the ground.

Song Wen rolled his eyes, obviously a little moved, but of course the premise is that the harpy is really credible.

"Let's do it when we are about to leave." Song Wen neither agreed nor refused outright.

Ah Man also had a big heart, and continued to lower his head to eat meat when he heard the words. He could see that Song Wen was not in a good mood, so he only glanced secretly, and did not keep asking curiously.

Perhaps because of the kindness of feeding, Ah Man still has a good impression of Song Wen, so he couldn't help reminding him a lot, "The climate in the North Sea is not suitable for the life of the orcs, even if you find a non-frozen island nearby." Ah Man directly crushed a leg bone, the crackling sound made his words a bit vague, "Those emperor penguins are not stupid, why do you think they came here to raise their penguin eggs?"

"Isn't it your first time to Beihai?" How do you know so much?Song Wen looked at him suspiciously.

Ah Man choked, and swallowed all the food in his mouth before continuing: "These are what the elders in the clan said. In fact, the orcs came out of Beihai. If there is a suitable place to live in Beihai, who would leave him for a reason? homeland."

"Then do you want to go back?" Song Wen remembered that Ah Man came from a place called Nanlu.

Ah Man stopped talking, bit the snowflakes on the ground with his sharp teeth, and the ice and snow scum covered his face.

Song Wen went back after talking to Ah Man. He hasn't eaten anything today, so I don't know if Yi woke up.

There are giant petrels hovering in the sky, screaming from time to time, like a threat echoing on the ice field.The size of emperor penguin cubs has grown a lot, and some are well-fed, even no less than adult emperor penguins.

Both giant petrels and skuas are smaller than emperor penguins. As long as the cubs are hugged together, they can't do anything to them. Even if the adult emperor penguins have all left, there is no need to worry about the safety of the cubs for the time being. All that remains is to see when the cubs have the courage to step out of the breeding grounds and head for the sea.

Song Wen naturally wouldn't be the one who took the lead to leave, Ah Man was right, before going to sea, he had to change all his gray and fluffy clothes.

A golden head poked out from the snow pit, and when it saw Song Wen coming back, it yelled in surprise, "Jee."

Song Wen was stunned for a moment, then walked over quickly, "Little Ji, have you changed back?"

Wing showed Song Wen depressedly his back. Most of the fluff on it had retreated, and the newly grown feathers were smooth and hard, but they hadn't fully grown yet. At first glance, it seemed as if the entire back was bald. .

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