Chapter 62 The Turtle Family - Highly Rated! +++
Gu Yiliu looked at Gui Yu, because she understood why Gui Yu had brought his uncle, and strangely, she sensed Gui Yu's guilty conscience at that moment.
The sea cucumber had originally promised to thank her, and she had agreed, but it turned out it had ulterior motives.
Gu Yiliu, considering the distress call it made and the positive reviews he needed, didn't argue with it.
She nodded. "Okay."
She asked Dian Dian for a pair of scissors.
"Shall we start cutting now?" Gu Yiliu asked, looking at the sea turtle.
The sea turtle moved its head up and down, glanced at its nephew Guiyu, and made a deep, rumbling sound.
"Thank you, Officer Gu!"
Gu Yiliu hummed in response, signaling it to stay still. He then crouched down and examined the net on its body.
It's a fishing net.
It was a very large fishing net. Part of it tightly wrapped around the sea turtle's entire body. But Gu Yiliu noticed that behind the sea turtle, there was another clump of fishing net, covered not only with seaweed but also with various kinds of marine debris, even stones, and some sea creatures such as starfish, crabs, and seahorses…
Of course, these creatures were all dead.
The presence of these marine "garbage" piled on fishing nets is unimaginable for sea turtles.
Gu Yiliu looked at the sea turtle and said, "Let me cut off the fishing net behind you first."
The sea turtle nodded. "Thank you, Officer Gu!"
Its limbs slapped the sand joyfully, expressing its excitement.
With a "snip," Gu Yiliu's scissors cut the fishing net.
The sea turtle clearly felt the weight dragging it down less. It had been many years since it had felt so relaxed, so much so that tears welled up in its eyes.
Gu Yiliu followed the cut fishing net to cut the net off the sea turtle, but she also discovered that the net was deeply embedded in the sea turtle's flesh, and it might be a bit difficult to remove it.
"How long have you been entangled in this fishing net?"
She asked the sea turtle.
The sea turtle got excited as soon as it heard that, and started gurgling.
He spoke loudly, as if he wanted to express all the grievances he had held for many years.
This fishing net has been with me for over 20 years. Because of it, I haven't been able to go out to find food for many years. My wife has been the one who goes out to find food and feeds me! Every time I go out to find food, I bring back a lot of "garbage"! Not only does it make my load heavier, but the "garbage" also smells bad, so my wife has forbidden me from going out and told me to stay home and take care of the children!
Gu Yiliu remained silent.
The giant sea turtle was afraid she wouldn't help. It had been waiting for many years and was unwilling to remove the "restraints" on its body. The giant sea turtle was so anxious that it gurgled and stood on all fours, nodding its head towards Gu Yiliu.
"Glug glug!" Officer Gu, please, please help me remove the fishing net from my body. I'm not afraid of pain, I can find you more sea cucumbers!
Gu Yiliu didn't say she wouldn't help it. Looking at its humble and pleading appearance, she sighed, "It will hurt a lot, and you might bleed. Just bear with it."
"Officer Gu, it's alright, I can bear it!" Hope rose in the sea turtle's heart; it was mentally prepared for the pain that was about to come.
Gu Yiliu started with the sea turtle's neck. She asked Diandian for a towel and cleaned the sea turtle's skin. Then, she held one end of the fishing net and slowly pulled it up from the sea turtle's skin.
The sea turtle was in so much pain that its limbs trembled violently. In just a few minutes, it dug a hole in the beach, but it dared not make a sound, for fear that Gu Yiliu would stop. Besides, it was better to have a short pain than a long one.
Gu Yiliu looked at the bloody flesh exposed from where the fishing net had been pulled out of the sea turtle's skin; it was no exaggeration to say the skin was torn and the flesh was ripped open. He calmly applied mercurochrome to the sea turtle.
Next, they began to deal with the fishing nets tangled on the turtle's limbs. After a tense and silent hour, they finally managed to clean the nets off the sea turtle.
Gu Yiliu also took the opportunity to clean the barnacles off its body. The sea turtle probably hadn't been out and about for a long time, so it didn't have too many barnacles on its body.
"Glug glug!" Thank you, Officer Gu!
The sea turtle felt completely relieved. It raised its head and let out an excited hiss, thanking Gu Yiliu.
Gu Yiliu looked at the positive reviews she had received and nodded. Now she had a 42% positive review rate.
"Gurgle, gurgle." Officer Gu, wait a moment, I'll go catch some sea cucumbers for you.
The sea turtle couldn't wait to go home and show its mate and children how it looked now.
"Gurgle gurgle?" Officer Gu, my name is Gui Xun. If there are any other sea turtles that want to clean barnacles or fishing nets, could I bring them up for your help?
Gu Yiliu looked at Gui Xun, then at the system panel, but unfortunately, he did not receive any requests for help.
To get a positive review, she has to ask the sea turtle who needs help herself.
She nodded to Gui Xun, "You can bring it."
Gui Xun nodded happily to Gu Yiliu again. After Gui Xun entered the sea, Gu Yiliu looked at Gui Yu and asked, "Was your uncle bowing to me?"
"Yes, my uncle is thanking you." Gui Yu was also very happy that Gu Yiliu agreed to help other sea turtles. In fact, it's not just sea turtles; large animals in the sea, even the ocean's apex predators, are all troubled by barnacles. And it's not just barnacles; they can also get sick. They all need help.
Looking at the sea cucumbers that the Gui family uncle and nephew had brought, Gu Yiliu realized that she couldn't possibly give them all away. She felt like she could open a seafood shop.
She made up her mind that she couldn't collect any more sea cucumbers later.
While waiting for the giant sea turtle Xun to return, Gu Yiliu chatted with Gui Yu.
She asked it about the turtle family, for example, she was curious whether turtles usually have many offspring.
Gui Yu nodded, "Gurgle gurgle!"
I have 30 brothers and sisters, but only half of them survived, and even fewer survived to adulthood. My family has relatively few children. Just look at my uncle Gui Xun's family; they have over 100 babies. During the spawning season, my aunt would go ashore to lay eggs, and each time she would bring back many babies. But after they went to the sea, very few of them survived because we have many natural enemies.
Gu Yiliu was dumbfounded. "Does every baby sea turtle name itself like that?"
Guiyu shook its head in a human-like manner and said, "In our family, we name our baby turtles after they turn three years old. At that point, we no longer take care of them every step of the way, as they can go out and forage for food on their own."
Gu Yiliu then asked, "If they are eaten by other marine creatures while foraging, would you know?"
Gui Yu nodded and then shook his head, making a "glug glug" sound.
Many sea turtles stay near their habitats, some near and some far. Those nearby know where they live, while those far away don't. Baby sea turtles rarely return to their parents after being separated from them. They usually drift and wander in the sea, then form families and grow into new groups.
Apart from those like me who have always lived with their parents, I stayed with them to be responsible for expanding the clan.
Gu Yiliu understood. No wonder so many eggs were born during the spawning season; but as many were born, many also died.
Newborn sea turtles are so small that surviving in the sea is fraught with danger.
"If you live far away and are lucky enough to meet each other, will you know that the other person is your parent or sibling?"
Guiyu nodded, "Yes, but we won't bother each other. We'll only occasionally team up when foraging."
During their conversation, a large wave crashed in, and Gu Yiliu saw the giant sea turtle, Gui Xun, bobbing up and down in the waves.
Gu Yiliu stopped talking and watched as Gui Xun and the two sea turtles were carried to her by the waves.
However, the next second she heard it wasn't Gui Xun calling for Officer Gu, but another turtle calling for Gui Yu.
"Turtle Yu! You've got some nerve, daring to come ashore! Crawl over here!"
A voice filled with anger.
Gu Yiliu subconsciously looked at Gui Yu.
Who is it?
Gui Yu looked up, grinning, quite embarrassed. "Mom and Dad, what brings you here?"
After saying that, he explained to Gu Yiliu, "Glug glug!"
Officer Gu, I snuck out. After I finished cleaning the barnacles, when I went back, I only went to see my uncle. I was only thinking of asking you to help remove the fishing net from its body. I didn't tell my parents at all.
Gu Yiliu then heard the mother turtle's angry voice, "You damned little turtle! You're infuriating! You even brought your uncle with you when you came back. You don't know that after you left, one of your uncles secretly followed us and almost got eaten by the octopus. We rescued him, but he's on the verge of death now!"
Guiyu was stunned, completely unprepared for this terrible news. It cautiously tried to explain, "Gurgle gurgle! I just wanted to help my uncle!"
The mother turtle bumped her son's head again! Stupid!
She saw a sea turtle, about the same size as Gui Xun, struggling to crawl towards Gui Yu, kicking sand behind it with each step.
This is the mother turtle. Gu Yiliu watched as she quickly approached Gui Yu and began to bump into Gui Yu with her rough, hard shell, her limbs, which were even larger than Gui Yu's, constantly slapping at him.
"pain!"
"It hurts! Mom, have mercy!"
"Officer Gu, help!"
Gu Yiliu watched the spectacle unfold, not intending to meddle.
She glanced at the mother turtle, then at the father turtle.
The two sea turtles were covered in barnacles, obscuring their brown shells. They were even more terrifying than turtle shells. Some of the barnacles were piled up in two layers. Gu Yiliu wondered if she could win the prize given the good reviews of these two sea turtles.
If she could get 2% positive reviews, she wouldn't bother with the turtle parents' dislike.
"You two must be Gui Yu's parents, right? Hello, I'm Gu Yiliu. Many small animals call me Officer Gu. I don't know if you've heard of me before. I see you two have quite a few barnacles on you. Do you need my help?"
Gui Ning paused in his beating and scolding of his son, and slowly turned his head to look at Gu Yiliu.
"...Gurgle gurgle?"
Would you be willing to help us clean the barnacles?
Do you need my help?
Upon hearing this, Gui Ning glanced at her husband Gui Yue, then at her son, Gui Zi. She saw Gui Zi nodding frantically, signaling her to agree.
"...Yes! Officer Gu, could you please help my husband and me clean the barnacles?"
"Yes! Officer Gu, could you please help my wife and me clean the barnacles?"
As the oldest turtle present, Guiyue had many thoughts on the matter. "Officer Gu, is there anything you need us to do?"
It glanced at the sea cucumber beside it and made a sound, "Gurgle, gurgle?"
Officer Gu, would you like sea cucumbers? How about shrimp? Or perhaps fish? I can catch some for you right now.
Gu Yiliu hummed in agreement.
Gui Yue immediately said, "Gurgle gurgle!"
Officer Gu, could you help my wife clean the barnacles? I'm going to catch some shrimp.
When Gui Yue left, he called Gui Xun away, even though Gui Xun was unwilling to leave.
"Gurgle gurgle!" Officer Gu, I have another friend who wants your help. It's a bit big, and I don't know if you'd be willing to help. It's been injured recently, and I'd like to bring it to you later.
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Author's Note: Here it comes!
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