As autumn arrived, the rate and volume of glacier melting were not as noticeable as in summer, and light snow would occasionally fall. By the end of March, the sky had changed again.

It was just an ordinary day. After playing all day, the emperor penguins were getting ready to rest when they opened their eyes and wondered, "Huh? Why is the sky dark?"

Is it covered up?

The emperor penguins rubbed their eyes, patted their little heads, and opened their eyes again to look around. It was still the same: a pitch-black sky, and their vision became somewhat blurry.

Emperor penguins: ...

Ahhh!

Boss, the sky is covered by a black cloth, it's scary, we can't see anything in front of us.

Aside from the period immediately following birth, which was during the polar night, people were very young at that time and their memories might not be very good, so they thought this was the first time they had ever seen the polar night.

These emperor penguins were making a racket, running around with their heads held high. Every time they took a step forward, they would lift their webbed feet high before landing, their little wings flapping wildly as if they were about to take flight.

The scene suddenly became somewhat amusing. Everyone was suffering from severe face blindness, although this might be related to the fact that everyone looked the same. Except for Oka, who was tied with a rope, the emperor penguins simply couldn't tell who was who.

Xu Qiaoqiao nestled in Jun Qi's arms, peeking out slightly and yawning. To be honest, she hadn't been woken up by such a noisy noise in a long time.

What's wrong?

Xu Qiaoqiao yawned again, and tears immediately welled up in the corners of her eyes. Her vision became blurry, but she blinked, turned her head and rubbed against Jun Qi's chest, and her vision cleared up again.

The surrounding light was very dim. She looked at the sky, which was pitch black with only a few stars twinkling. Ah, it's dark.

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked, her mind not yet fully clear. She turned her gaze back, as if realizing something, blinked again, rubbed her eyes, and looked up at the sky.

Oh dear! It's really dark now.

Calculating the time, I've been staying in this new settlement for about two or three months now. The polar day and polar night times in Antarctica and the Arctic are opposite, so it's indeed time for the polar night to arrive.

Xu Qiaoqiao touched Jun Qi's beak, carefully leaned close to his ear, and whispered, meaning: Jun Jun, are you awake?

At this moment, Jun Qi's head was still buried in his chest, his eyes closed, and it was impossible to tell whether he was awake or not just by looking at his eyes.

Hearing Xu Qiaoqiao's voice, and with the emperor penguins squawking nearby, Jun Qi didn't continue sleeping. He hadn't opened his eyes yet, but he turned his head slightly to the side and nuzzled Xu Qiaoqiao's beak.

"Gah gah." They're so noisy.

I think so too.

Xu Qiaoqiao echoed Jun Qi's words. These guys are a bit tired now and have started to rest on the spot. However, their calls are still very loud. But looking at them, at least a few emperor penguins are calm. The scene looks really chaotic.

Moreover, the eldest brother still didn't want to get involved because he wasn't fully awake yet.

This is a very rare occurrence.

Xu Qiaoqiao raised her arm, patted Jun Qi's head, and hugged him.

"Quack quack quack." Junjun, if you're sleepy, go back to sleep. I can take care of these emperor penguins.

Upon hearing Xu Qiaoqiao's voice, Jun Qi did not open his eyes. He simply snuggled affectionately against Xu Qiaoqiao's chest a few times, softly replied "okay," and then continued to sleep.

He hasn't been sleeping well these past few days, I don't know why. Now that he's been woken up, he's actually a bit irritable. These emperor penguins are really asking for a beating.

The sky was still pitch black, without a single ray of light, which was quite different for the emperor penguins who had lived in a bright environment since they could remember.

Most of the time has passed, and the emperor penguins nearby are still squawking and running around aimlessly, doing who-knows-what. There's no sign of it all. Night has fallen, and they've never witnessed the alternation of polar night and polar day before. No one has ever told them about these things.

but……

They really have a lot of energy.

Suddenly, Xu Qiaoqiao noticed that one of the emperor penguins looked particularly different. She looked at Jun Qi, touched his eyes, and found that he was really fast asleep. She then called softly to the emperor penguin, asking it to come over.

"quack."

Happy heard a familiar voice, shook his head, and immediately met the other person's gaze. He blinked, suddenly laughed, and then ran over there.

"Gaga gaga." Sister Qiao Qiao.

When Happy saw Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi, he was immediately excited and wanted to shout out, but when he noticed that his boss was still sleeping, he quickly stopped himself, tilted his head, and looked at their posture as if he found it very interesting.

Why is it Sister Qiao Qiao holding the eldest brother?

The sizes of these figures look very different. Shouldn't it be the eldest brother carrying Sister Qiaoqiao?

These thoughts flashed through Happy's mind, but in the end, he didn't ask the question.

Xu Qiaoqiao waved her arm at him, signaling him to come closer, as she had something to say to him.

Happy didn't think much of it. When he saw Xu Qiaoqiao make this move, he took a few steps forward. He figured that what Sister Qiaoqiao wanted to tell him must be related to the suddenly darkened sky.

Because he felt that Sister Qiao Qiao knew a lot of things, even though he and his fellow emperor penguins couldn't understand any of them. But that didn't stop them from thinking that Qiao Qiao was a very knowledgeable emperor penguin.

"Quack quack quack..." Happy, tell these emperor penguins to stop making that noise. It's normal for the sky to darken. Before, it was always daylight, but now it's changed. It's dark now, and that's called polar night...

Listening to what Sister Qiaoqiao said, Happy nodded as if he understood but not quite. He thought for a moment and finally told Xu Qiaoqiao his understanding: Sister Qiaoqiao, when it gets dark, it means the sun is resting.

Just like when they go ashore to rest and sleep after fishing, they close their eyes and everything goes dark. Could it be that the sky is like that too?

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes. She was touched by Happy's adorable understanding and nodded hastily: "Yes, yes, the sun has been hanging in the sky for so long, it needs to rest now."

It's a perfectly normal setting, so don't be afraid. Go tell those emperor penguins that are making a lot of noise not to be afraid either, because it's just too noisy.