Chapter 68 The Whale Hump Awaits Upgrade (Revised)
On the boundless sea, the whales surrounded their calves, cheering loudly. The high-frequency, dense cheers echoed as if they were sharing their joy, exuding a relaxed and happy atmosphere.
Looking at the pod, Gu Yiliu realized that the baby whale was the only calf in the pod; the rest were all orcas of similar size, about 12 in total.
Including the baby whale, there are a total of 13 killer whales.
A joyful yet urgent cry rang out. Gu Yiliu looked over and saw that it must be Jing Xuexue, the baby whale's mother.
It nudged the baby whale three times in a row with its rounded forehead, causing the baby whale, which was twice its size, to retreat repeatedly.
"Waaaaah!" Mom! It hurts!
"Hmph, so it knows pain." Suddenly, Whale Xuexue sank into the sea, and the next second, the baby whale was pushed over and rolled over, revealing its snow-white belly.
The sharp ultrasonic waves were conveying to Gu Yiliu the message that the baby whale was begging for mercy and calling for help.
Moreover, they had to ask Gu Yiliu for help.
Gu Yiliu smiled; she didn't want to get involved. Didn't she see that the other orcas in the pod didn't want to interfere either? However, the mother the baby whale was talking about seemed to be a "tiger mom."
Hearing her son's cry for help—a cry to a human—Whale Xuexue stopped, looked at her son, and asked him a question.
Baby, where have you been all this time? Do you know how long I've been looking for you since I died?!
"Waaaaah!"
I... I don't know how we got lost. I kept going back the way I came, but it seems like I'm getting further and further away from you.
I almost couldn't find my way home, and Mom, you still scolded me!
Jing Xuexue touched her son's cheek to confirm that he was alive, and then suddenly howled loudly.
Gu Yiliu heard it speaking to the baby whale.
Baby whale, I think you've gotten quite bold! Answer my question seriously right now! Don't play the victim! I told you to stay close to me because I was afraid you'd get lost, but you insisted on playing around and catching fish! Alright, I don't know if you were swept away by the sea or got lost, but now tell me, how many fish did you catch while you were out wandering?
Gu Yiliu: "..."
Okay, so she's a hot-tempered "tiger" mom.
Then look at the baby whale; it turned its head and pointed its tail fin at the whale, Xuexue.
"Waaah!" Mom, how could you say that to me! I'm still a little baby, still playing around, how could I know how to find my way! I don't want to talk to you now!
Gu Yiliu burst out laughing.
When others asked her what she was laughing about, she just shook her head.
Whale Xuexue wanted to hit her son again, but some whales in the pod were already unhappy and stopped her. They kept going back and forth between the baby whale and Whale Xuexue and her calf, trying to persuade her.
"Xuexue, don't hold a grudge against the child. There's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight between a mother and child!"
Jing Xuexue: "I am educating it."
"It's still young and doesn't know any better. It will learn quickly from this experience, and it definitely won't do it again next time."
When the kind-hearted orca said this, Gu Yiliu heard the baby whale give a haughty snort, nodded proudly, and then swam away.
Swim to Gu Yiliu's fishing boat.
"..." Gu Yiliu was speechless. Why did she come to her again?
"Waaaah!" Officer Gu, I want to go with you!
“I don’t want you,” Gu Yiliu added, seeing the baby whale stunned. “I can’t afford to raise you. Go back to your mother and apologize to her. She’s just worried sick.”
The baby whale spewed out a puddle of water, then a while later it spewed out another puddle, and then a while later it spewed out yet another puddle, and then remained motionless for a long time.
It's obvious that they're struggling with this decision.
"She's got quite a temper," Gu Yiliu clicked his tongue. "Do you want me to clean the barnacles for your mother?"
The answer came quickly, "Yes!"
"Then go talk to your mother, don't argue, and bring her over after you make up."
The baby whale sank and floated up again, then sank and floated up again.
She responded softly, "Eek!" Okay!
From the whale pod's perspective, it was as if the baby whale had been persuaded by Gu Yiliu, a human, to make peace with its mother.
And if they heard correctly, she could help them clean the barnacles?!
Cleaning up barnacles?! This news was both a shock and a delight for them!
"Waaah!" Officer Gu, we also want your help to clean up the barnacles!
"Waaaaah!"
"Make way, I'll go first. Officer Gu, here's a pearl. I hope you can help me get rid of the barnacles on my body."
A killer whale swam up quickly, spat something out of its mouth and placed it on its tongue, then looked at Gu Yiliu expectantly.
The orca spat out a lustrous pearl.
"Waaaaah!"
Officer Gu, hello. My name is Jingyun. Please help me clean out these barnacles. I've had these pearls for a long time, and they've been getting stuck in my teeth. Now I can finally give them away.
Gu Yiliu was both amused and exasperated, thinking it would have been better not to say the second half of his sentence.
She had received Whale Cloud's request for help, and she nodded to it.
"Whale Cloud, get out of the way! I have pearls too, Officer Gu. I'll give them all to you, and I hope you'll help me get rid of the barnacles!"
Another orca broke through the cloud of clouds and retrieved its pearls. This orca produced two pearls.
Gu Yiliu glanced at the barnacles that covered its entire body and nodded, "I'll clean the barnacles for you too."
"Waaaah!" I want some too! I want some too!
"Waaaaah!" Officer Gu, I'll go first!
"Waaah!" I'll go first!
"queue!"
"Why aren't you queuing?!"
I'm older than you!
...
Gu Yiliu stared in disbelief as the whales began to fight, as if watching a farce.
The waves crashed against each other, and as the fighting whales churned and surged, the screaming ultrasonic waves turned into piercing noise.
Suddenly, a megaphone was handed to them from the side; it was a crew member.
"You should be able to stop them."
Gu Yiliu paused for a moment, took the megaphone, and then put it to his mouth, aiming it at the whales fighting in the sea.
"Stop hitting!"
When the whales fell silent, the waves also calmed down for a moment.
Gu Yiliu took a deep breath and asked them loudly, "Do you want me to help you get rid of the barnacles on your bodies?"
"Waaaah!" I want it!
Her response was a harmonic ultrasonic wave.
Every orca wants that.
Gu Yiliu stood on the deck, like a general over a lowly soldier, and said, "Then line up one by one, don't fight, everyone give way to each other."
As soon as he finished speaking, the previously disorganized pod of whales instantly changed formation and stood in a neat line.
Everyone: We didn't expect orcas to be so smart and well-behaved. What should we do, we feel a secret joy and pride?
Gu Yiliu was the first to come to her senses when she heard a group member ask her, "Officer Gu, can I go into the sea with you?"
Before Gu Yiliu could answer, a voice of opposition arose from the whale pod at sea: "No, we only need your help!"
"Okay!" Gu Yiliu thought so too. These orcas all had good reputations, and she couldn't leave it to others.
So, after shaking her head, she immediately jumped into the sea, following Hong Shengnan.
Cleaning up 12 killer whales is not something that can be done overnight.
It wasn't until the next day that Gu Yiliu finished cleaning the barnacles from the 12 orcas.
They harvested several pearls and a lot of seafood, and everyone on the fishing boat got a share.
"Goodbye, baby." Gu Yiliu stroked the baby whale.
"Waaaaah?" Officer Gu, can I come to see you in the future?
“If you come to me, you should go ashore and run aground. Don’t get too close to the shore, it’s not safe,” Gu Yiliu thought the baby whale was really innocent. “Not every human is like me, there are bad people too.”
"Waaah!" Officer Gu, don't worry, I won't be fooled.
On their return journey, the fishing boat encountered a group of great white sharks and Bryde's whales.
The two groups huddled together in a pitiful way.
"Waaaaah!"
Officer Gu, we've been waiting for you all day.
A great white shark spotted Gu Yiliu from afar and charged towards him.
"Waaaah!" We didn't move an inch last night, we were just waiting for you to come back!
Gu Yiliu smiled and said, "Sorry, I'll clean the barnacles for you right away!" She currently has a 63% approval rating.
Once Gu Yiliu was ready, he went into the water and began working. "Waaah?"
Officer Gu, can I contact you if I need anything in the future?
Gu Yiliu heard the Great White Shark ask.
She nodded. "Okay."
Can you come to us right away?
Gu Yiliu nodded again.
"Sigh, our living environment is getting worse and worse. I hope we can survive." The great white shark was very depressed.
It lives near the coast, so it might not die from the jaws of an orca, but rather from being hunted by humans.
"Waaaaah, Officer Gu, where should we go to live safely?" Great White Shark asked Gu Yiliu.
Its blunt, pointed snout softens its aggressiveness, making it appear somewhat dull.
But Gu Yiliu knew that it was also a tyrant of the ocean.
“I have two children, but I don’t dare let them go out to hunt on their own every day because I’m afraid I’ll never see them again.”
Gu Yiliu sighed. Great white sharks can't go ashore or into aquariums. They are full of energy, and the ocean is their true home: "Just call me if you need anything, and I'll come help you."
The great white shark nodded emphatically.
After clearing the barnacles from the great white shark pod, Gu Yiliu then helped clear the barnacles from the Bryde's whale pod.
"Officer Gu, thank you. Come diving in the sea whenever you have time. I can take you there."
Gu Yiliu smiled, "Okay, thank you too." Her approval rating was over 100%, plus an extra 25%, with 9% coming from Han Yi. If Dian Dian hadn't pointed it out, Gu Yiliu wouldn't have noticed that 9% approval rating. And these big fish had even prepared a lot of fresh seafood for them.
The fishermen's trip was worthwhile.
"Just call my name if you need anything, and I'll usually come to help you."
After Gu Yiliu finished speaking, he left first.
Two schools of fish swam a distance behind the fishing boat, cheering as they went. Gu Yiliu knew they were saying goodbye to her.
Goodbye, Officer Gu!
This time, the return trip was truly a return to the city.
Gu Yiliu asked Diandian, "How long do you estimate this upgrade will take?"
DianDian couldn't hide its joy. "It should take about half a month." This voyage had been very rewarding for it.
"Do you want to upgrade?" Gu Yiliu asked.
Dot: "Let's talk about it when we get back to shore." It didn't feel comfortable leaving Gu Yiliu alone at sea.
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Author's Note: Added 663 words [poor thing]
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