After several days of relentless travel, the blizzard gradually subsided, and the road and scenery ahead slowly became clearer.

The sound of waves crashing against the ice continued, one after another, carrying a salty, damp wind that blew in all directions. Xu Qiaoqiao moved her head slightly, stretching her neck to feel the atmosphere.

A few seconds later...

"Chirp chirp chirp." Junjun, it seems we're almost there. The seaside, I can feel the sea breeze, just like before.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked particularly excited. Thanks to the terrible weather, at least the route she chose this time was safer than usual, although it was a bit far. Along the way, she didn't encounter any dangerous animals.

When they arrived at their destination, the emperor penguin chicks were mostly intact, with almost none falling behind; the number they had arrived in was roughly the same as the number they had left in.

"Chirp chirp." It seems so.

Jun Qi felt the wind and the ice beneath his feet; the area near the sea was always different from the inland.

Jun Qi had some understanding of this point.

Because of their emergency rescue of the little penguin, even though they sped up later, they were still at the back of the group. However, this wasn't a big problem for them.

Xu Qiaoqiao thought to herself that the little penguins ahead had probably already reached the shore. She was quite looking forward to the hunt.

The orange sunlight shone on the crystal-clear glacier in the distance, creating a shimmering reflection. The sun gradually emerged from behind the clouds, illuminating the land once more.

This is a very exciting and novel thing for everyone.

However, there is one more problem to solve before going into the sea to hunt.

That is, their feathers. So far, the feathers on the emperor penguin chicks are thick to protect them from the cold. If such feathers get wet, they will cause big trouble.

Let alone swimming, even moving around in the water is extremely difficult.

Therefore, in order to live in the ocean, emperor penguin chicks must use their beaks to remove their downy feathers to reveal the feathers of the adult emperor penguins underneath, and they do this very seriously.

As usual, a little penguin had to catch up. At this time, the emperor penguin line was not as orderly as at the beginning. They gathered in twos and threes and began to groom their down.

By the time Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi caught up, several quick-moving emperor penguins had already finished the job.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the bald emperor penguins, then at Jun Qi beside her. She felt a little dazed for a few seconds. How long had it been? Everyone seemed to have grown up so much.

In Xu Qiaoqiao's memory, these emperor penguin chicks were about the same size as when they were just born, small and round, looking like cute little fluffy balls from a distance. But when she saw them for the first time, they were so different from what she remembered.

To put it in human terms, it's like a child who secretly puts on an adult's clothes.

It lies somewhere in between.

She secretly estimated in her mind, while also secretly comparing her height with Junjun's, measuring with her forearm, and it seemed that she only reached Junjun's shoulder.

"She really is short," Xu Qiaoqiao thought to herself.

Jun Qi clearly didn't understand the actions of these emperor penguin chicks. He stared at them for a long time, tilted his head, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

No one taught him these things, and among the animals he's worked with, there aren't many with high intelligence, so they wouldn't pay attention to this kind of knowledge at all.

The emperor penguin chicks were all grooming themselves, and Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi, who were doing nothing, stood there quite conspicuously.

"Chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp?" Qiaoqiao, what are they doing?

Jun Qi couldn't help but ask.

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked and chirped a few times in response to Jun Qi's question: Remove the downy feathers from the young penguin so that the feathers belonging to the adult emperor penguin can be revealed.

This is in preparation for launching into the water.

Go into the water?

When Xu Qiaoqiao brought up the matter, Jun Qi finally understood what was going on. The downy feathers of emperor penguin chicks were not suitable for swimming, as they would affect their speed and other aspects.

Underwater conditions are quite dangerous for emperor penguins, so they must be kept in optimal condition.

Jun Qi nodded seriously. He always listened very carefully and considered things very thoroughly when it came to matters of life and survival. For example, the matter of taking in the Emperor Penguin as a younger brother would bring him benefits in many ways.

"Chirp chirp chirp." I understand.

After Xu Qiaoqiao finished telling this story, she looked down at her round belly, which was covered with a thick layer of fluffy fur. Her owner usually took good care of her, so it was very clean.

"Chirp." Xu Qiaoqiao chirped. Thinking about this, she felt quite reluctant to remove all that fluff. Time flies so fast. Soon, she will be leaving the cub stage and starting to move into adolescence.

Jun Qi acted quickly. He had been hungry for many days, and the feeling of hunger was extremely unpleasant. Therefore, he needed to finish these tasks as soon as possible to prepare food for himself and Qiao Qiao.

"Chirp chirp".

In the few seconds that Xu Qiaoqiao hesitated, she turned her head and found that Jun Qi was incredibly fast. He bent down and kept removing the downy hair from his stomach, doing so very efficiently.

Goodness, this is way too hasty.

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