Chapter 82 Polar Bears and Emperor Penguins
Su Wudeng paused when she saw the message. "Go somewhere else for vacation?"
It seemed...
She was just thinking about it when Amber's dog head came over.
"Wow!"
"What a beautiful snow! Aihua is having so much fun!"
Amber's furry head rested on Su Wudeng's knees, staring at the snow scene on the screen with a face full of longing.
"Why? Amber wants to play in the snow too?" Su Wudeng smiled and rubbed its head. The fur was getting thicker and felt very good.
"Yes! Master, let's go, okay? I haven't seen Aihua for a long time, and I miss her too!" Amber immediately became energetic, and her tail was shaking like a little motor.
This is playing in the snow! And playing in the snow with her good sister Aihua!
Just by looking at her, you can tell that Aihua must be very happy now, and she wants to go too!
"And Yingying will be here soon, she will definitely like the snow town like this, then let's go together, okay? Okay!"
Amber has already started to howl, and it looks like she won't stop unless she gets her approval.
Su Wudeng: "..."
Let her think about it, how many days has it been since she took care of Amber? !
Amber immediately realized something was wrong when she saw Su Wudeng's eyes, her fur tightened unconsciously, no, there is murderous intent!
But don't panic, she has a second plan!
Amber immediately changed her posture, squatting on the ground with grievance, wiping her non-existent tears with her paws, and choked up, "If you don't want to go, then don't go..."
"You know, I left my mother when I was young and followed you..."
"I've been running around and haven't had a good rest..."
"Food, um, I have eaten enough, but..."
Su Wudeng: "..."
She held her forehead helplessly and quickly interrupted the performance of this drama dog, "Okay, okay, you didn't say you won't go, go! Is it okay to go!"
"Aoaoao!" Amber immediately rushed over excitedly, with her tail raised high, "I knew that the master treats me the best! Amber loves the master the most!"
"Hurry up, Yingying, let's get going!"
"Oh, by the way, I have to ask Heiyao to pack up quickly and bring more frozen food!"
Amber ran away excitedly.
Su Wudeng looked at its hurried back, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. Is she so happy?
"However, there is still a month before the new pet contract, so she can go."
She looked down at the computer and replied to the message.
[Okay, just in time to take Amber, Heiyao and Yingying to experience the scenery of Snow Country. ]
[Amber was so excited just by seeing the photos. ]
The other side quickly sent a good message, followed by a new photo.
In the photo, Aihua was holding a huge snowball, and her dark eyes were full of pride.
[Aihua said that she would make the biggest snowman for her sister and wait for her sister to come. ]
[Book the ticket and send it to me, I'll pick you up. ]
...
At eight o'clock in the morning, the starship arrived at the port.
The moment the cabin door opened, a gust of cold wind blew in her face. Su Wudeng couldn't help but shiver and quickly pulled her coat tight.
"Huh - it's really cold!"
The exhaled breath quickly condensed into a white mist in the air.
She took a deep breath, and the clear air instantly filled her lungs.
"Awooo!"
Amber excitedly rushed out of the cabin door, and then exhaled a breath of white air after another, circling around Su Wudeng.
"Master! This is so fun!"
Su Wudeng looked down at it. The dog who didn't often see snow could have so much fun even with exhaling.
Not only Amber, Heiyao also exhaled tentatively, watching the breath turn into white mist, his eyes widened, and he even sniffed forward.
The most stable one was Yingying, it walked out gracefully with its tail in its mouth, its white hair shining beautifully in the morning light, and then it jumped and landed lightly on the ground.
It's just snow, it has seen it a long time ago!
Su Wudeng also couldn't wait to get off the starship and walk towards the place agreed with Chu Tianhe.
As a result, as soon as she came out of the airport hall, the scenery in front of her made her hold her breath.
There was pure white between the sky and the earth.
The snow-capped mountains in the distance were looming, the pine forests nearby were covered with thick snow, and the branches of the trees on the roadside were shining with crystal frost flowers.
The morning light shines through the mist onto the snow, refracting tiny rays of light, as if diamonds were scattered all over the ground.
"So beautiful..."
Su Wudeng couldn't help but exclaim. This was the first time she had seen such a pure snow scene.
"Welcome to Snow Country."
A deep and pleasant voice came from behind.
Su Wudeng turned around and saw Chu Tianhe whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
He was standing not far away, standing against the light, with snow-capped mountains behind him.
He didn't wear his usual neat military uniform, but a dark gray cashmere coat.
Tiny snowflakes fell on his slightly curly black hair, and he had a hearty smile on his face.
"General Chu!" Su Wudeng's eyes lit up, and she walked over quickly.
Chu Tianhe took the luggage from her hand and said, "Don't call me a general. We are on vacation and there is no military rank to restrict us."
"Aihua is waiting in the cabin. Let's go."
The car was warm and cozy, and the off-road vehicle gradually drove into a world covered in silver.
Ten minutes later, they arrived.
The cabin was located in a pine forest, surrounded by a vast expanse of white snow.
The moment the car door was opened, Amber threw herself into the soft snow with a roar, rolling happily.
Soon, the fur was covered with a layer of fine snowflakes.
"It's so fun!"
"Aihua!"
"Heiyao!"
"Yingying!"
"Let's have a snowball fight!"
Yingying didn't really want to play. What he wanted most was to meet Aihua and chat. They hadn't seen each other for a long time.
At this moment, he saw Aihua rushing out of the wooden house and running directly towards Su Wudeng.
"Aihua!"
Aihua was so fast and fierce that she rushed over with a bear hug.
Yingying was startled and subconsciously wanted to raise her tail to support Su Wudeng, but it was a bit far away and her tail couldn't reach enough!
At this time, he saw Chu Tianhe stretched out his hand and held Su Wudeng firmly from behind in time.
"Be careful!"
Su Wudeng was held steadily.
In fact, Aihua controlled the strength very well. She was just pushed slightly. She immediately hugged Aihua tightly, "Aihua, my Aihua! I miss my sister so much!"
Aihua whined, "I miss my sister too~"
"Is it very cold, sister? Let's go in quickly~"
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a snowball hit Yingying's back accurately.
Immediately afterwards, another snowball hit Aihua.
Amber shouted excitedly in the distance: "Haha! I am so accurate!"
Yingying: "..."
It squinted its eyes, and the elegant mask cracked instantly. With a beautiful turn, it dug up a handful of snow with its front paws and threw it back.
"Hmph, hit!"
Amber howled, "I wasn't prepared this time, come again!"
"Oh, come on! Let me see your strength!"
Amber is really good at attracting hatred. Aihua had endured it the first time, but Amber came again and poured snow all over Aihua's head.
Aihua: "..."
"Just you wait!"
As soon as Aihua joined the battlefield, the situation was reversed instantly, but Heiyao saw that Amber was at a disadvantage and rushed up immediately.
"Good job, Heiyao!" Amber had just been sprinkled with snow, and Heiyao successfully fought back!
The four cubs had a lot of fun in an instant, snowballs flew back and forth, leaving deep and shallow footprints on the snow.
Su Wudeng could only watch the cubs having fun with envy, it was a pity that her fighting power was still a little weak.
Chu Tianhe couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene. He looked at Su Wudeng, "Are you hungry? There are some food prepared in the wooden house."
Su Wudeng thought for a while and said, "Okay!"
Anyway, we have come to the snow village, so it doesn't matter if we wait for a while.
As soon as the wooden house was opened, a warm breath came over.
In the spacious living room, the log fireplace was burning with a warm flame, making a slight crackling sound.
The dark brown wooden floor was covered with a soft wool carpet, and a few knitted rugs were casually placed on the dark green fabric sofa. There was also a bunch of pine branches on the coffee table, with a few red berries as the background.
Opposite was a whole floor-to-ceiling window, through which you could see the white snow outside.
Su Wudeng: "!!!"
This is exactly the same as the snow mountain cabin she imagined!
The air was filled with the faint scent of pine wood, which made people feel inexplicably at ease.
"Give me the coat." Chu Tianhe naturally took Su Wudeng's coat and hung it on the hanger at the door together with his own.
One white and one gray, very harmonious.
"Thank you!" Su Wudeng saw that Chu Tianhe was wearing a dark blue cashmere sweater, which made his shoulders broad and waist narrow, and the whole person looked a little more casual at home.
Chu Tianhe noticed her gaze, he raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
Su Wudeng looked away, "Nothing."
"I just feel that the general's private behavior is different from usual."
"How about calling Brother Chu?" he corrected, turning and walking towards the open kitchen, "Would you like a cup of hot cocoa?"
"Okay, thank you." Su Wudeng paused, "Brother Chu."
She curiously turned around in the wooden house, and then she found that snowflakes suddenly floated outside the window.
The flame in the fireplace behind her was gently dancing, and in front of her eyes, the goose-feather-like snow was falling.
The kids outside the window were playing more excitedly.
Su Wudeng suddenly felt relieved and sat on the sofa.
"Here you go." Chu Tianhe came over with two steaming mugs and handed one to Su Wudeng who was curled up on the sofa.
"Thank you." She took it with both hands, and the warmth of the mug came through her fingertips.
"Do you want a blanket?" He sat down beside her and picked up a blanket to cover her.
Su Wudeng looked at him and suddenly felt that Chu Tianhe, oh no, Brother Chu was too easy to get along with.
"Thank you."
She carefully folded the blanket and wrapped herself up tightly. It was not cold, but the main atmosphere was created.
Chu Tianhe suddenly chuckled.
Su Wudeng looked over in confusion, only to see that he had turned his head away, staring intently at the snow scene outside the window.
...As if nothing had happened.
Su Wudeng lowered her head and took a sip of hot cocoa, the sweet taste melting between her lips and teeth.
In the warm steam, she saw the firelight reflected in his eyes. It
was completely different.
...
Su Wudeng didn't know when she fell asleep.
Then she was awakened by the system's prompt sound.
"Ding——"
[New map discovered! ]
[Special space has been opened, do you want to enter and explore? ]
Su Wudeng's mind gradually became clear. A new map?
Oh, that's right. If you stay on a planet for a long time, a new map will be opened.
She was also reminded of this when she was on Neptune, but she was afraid of being transferred to the ocean map and then running to the territory of the blue-tailed blue crystal whales, so she didn't enter.
But it should be completely fine in the Snow Country now, right?
She sat up and checked the time. It was afternoon and the room was warm.
Amber and the others had returned to the wooden house without knowing when, and were lying in front of the French window watching the heavy snow outside.
Hearing the movement of her waking up, they all came over excitedly to ask for touches and kisses.
"Awake?" Chu Tianhe's voice came from the kitchen, accompanied by the smell of rice, "Just right, lunch is ready."
He came over with two plates of steaming food and placed them on the dining table beside him, with the sleeves of his dark blue cashmere sweater rolled up casually.
"Wow! Brother Chu, did you make this?" She was a little surprised. How come he could even cook?
"Well," he chuckled, "Just a simple home-cooked meal."
Su Wudeng walked over and saw the dishes on the table, and her appetite immediately opened.
On the table was hot cream mushroom soup, fried short ribs, and a plate of green vegetables.
"It smells so good, Brother Chu, you're so awesome!"
Su Wudeng raised her thumb, and she couldn't wait to sit down, picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup.
Her eyes lit up, "It's delicious!"
Then she took another bite of the spare ribs, which were crispy, juicy, and delicious.
Chu Tianhe was so humble, even though he cooked so well!
Su Wudeng quickly ate all the food with satisfaction.
Chu Tianhe was obviously in a good mood. He said, "Have fun in the afternoon. I'll go take care of something."
"You can stay here. I'm in the cabin next door."
"Contact me if you have anything."
Su Wudeng was shocked. She still had things to deal with on vacation?
Maybe this is the duty of a general.
She nodded, "Okay, don't worry, Amber and the others are with me, nothing will happen."
Chu Tianhe stood up and suddenly paused, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
Su Wudeng looked out the window, and the off-road vehicle quickly meandered out of the visible range of the cabin.
After making sure Chu Tianhe was gone, she looked at the system prompt.
[Do you want to enter the special space? ]
[Yes/No]
Su Wudeng glanced at the four little guys nestled by the fireplace: "Do you want to go on an adventure with your sister?"
Amber immediately jumped up and
said, "Yes!" The other kids also showed excitement.
"Then let's go."
Soon, the scenery in front of them changed.
They instantly came from the warm wooden house to a world covered in ice and snow.
The magnificent aurora danced overhead, like green silk flowing in the night sky.
The huge glacier glowed like diamonds in the sunlight, and the ice crystals reflected a dreamy and colorful light in the air.
Su Wudeng couldn't help but hold his breath. It was simply a colder version of Snow Town.
This must be a polar environment.
Even in the afternoon, the aurora was bright and clear.
Su Wudeng felt as if his eyes were washed again and again.
Even Amber was quiet for a rare moment, with her blue eyes wide open. She stepped carefully on the transparent ice surface, and then slid out in a flash.
"Ahhh!"
"Help!"
Soon, Amber found the end after sliding for a while.
Su Wudeng also walked over carefully, and Yingying was like a fish in water, holding the ice surface with her big claws, easily.
Walking a little further, out of the ice cave, the scenery in front of her was even more magnificent.
In the distance, huge icicles pierced the sky from the ground, crystal clear like crystal sculptures.
The glaciers farther away stretched and undulated, forming waves of blue and white, like an ocean frozen in time.
It was so shocking that it made people speechless.
At this moment, Heiyao and Amber suddenly moved their noses.
They whispered vigilantly, and their ears stood up alertly.
Amber reminded softly: "Master, there is a smell of blood!"
At this moment, a huge shadow suddenly flashed between the icicles.
The movement was extremely fast and extremely flexible.
The worst thing was that there was too much refracted light, and it was impossible to see what it looked like.
And the color was almost integrated with the glacier.
Su Wudeng's heart tightened. Glaciers, blood? But he didn't attack them?
This means that the target is not them. Wait, who is it? Other pets?
Could it be... that she encountered a hunting scene between pets?
Su Wudeng had enough food with her, but the pets here did not. The food in this environment was obviously scarce, and brutal fighting and competition were needed.
Just when she was considering whether to evacuate, suddenly, a wailing sound was heard, but it quickly stopped, as if it was forcibly strangled.
Su Wudeng was startled and said in a low voice: "Let's go and take a look."
If she can save them, she will save them. If they are really hunting, she can take out food to lure them away.
If it is too dangerous, they will still have time to retreat.
Su Wudeng and her cubs moved in the direction where the shadow flashed just now. The closer they got, the more obvious the abnormal traces on the ground became.
There were deep and shallow scratches, some were cracks on the ice, and some were scratches on the icicles.
Scattered bloodstains dotted the pure white snow, and the dazzling red was shocking.
There were obvious impact marks at the bottom of some icicles, and even a huge bear paw print.
"Could it be a polar bear?"
This was the only kind of bear she could think of that lived in polar regions.
But if you look closely, there were footprints of other shapes, as if they were left when it was snowing and now melted into ice.
Some were deep and some were shallow, and the distance between steps was sometimes far and sometimes near, obviously they were fleeing in panic.
It was more like hunting, the prey was fleeing, and the polar bear was chasing.
"Ah~" Amber called out in a low voice, "It's in this direction, the smell of blood is the strongest."
Su Wudeng's heart sank, they had to hurry!
Following the direction indicated by Amber, there were more deep and shallow scratches on the ice.
And the tracking direction was correct, there would be some bloodstains at a certain distance.
Later, the bloodstains even formed a line, extending all the way to the glacier in the distance.
Glacier?
No, it's an ice cave.
Su Wudeng ran over quickly, with Aihua and Yingying protecting her closely on her left and right.
Amber and Heiyao were exploring the way ahead, and when they reached the entrance of the cave, they immediately lowered their bodies and stared at the ice cave in front of them.
Found it.
Su Wudeng followed their gaze and held her breath.
There was indeed a huge figure inside, with a huge body and white fur, and it was facing away from them.
It seemed to be pressing something with its front paws...
Su Wudeng looked closely and found that it was an emperor penguin covered in blood!
The golden feathers under the penguin's neck flashed by, which was the most obvious sign.
Not to mention the faint blue light that was faintly coming out of the cave. According to the Beast Atlas, when the emperor penguin is frightened, its feathers will emit a faint blue light!
Oh no!
The polar bear caught the emperor penguin!
Although the emperor penguin is larger, the polar bear is one of the most powerful creatures in the polar regions.
The emperor penguin has no power to fight back against a top predator like the polar bear!
"Wait!" Su Wudeng shouted loudly, regardless of the urgency of the situation.
The polar bear turned its head suddenly, and stared at Su Wudeng with a pair of glowing green eyes.
Su Wudeng was surprised. It was indeed a polar bear!
Its eyes were a rare aurora green, and there was a small blue crescent mark on its forehead.
It was stunningly beautiful.
But now its claws were firmly holding the emperor penguin.
"Wait!" Su Wudeng quickly took out the prepared meat jerky from her backpack, "We can exchange. These are for you. Let it go, okay?"
The strong prey on the weak. She knew that this was the law of survival in nature, but if she wanted to have a full meal, she could use food to exchange for the emperor penguin's life.
But when the polar bear smelled the meat jerky, it suddenly became furious and roared in Su Wudeng's direction!
"Be careful!"
Yingying and Aihua rushed forward instantly, and the four cubs blocked Su Wudeng tightly.
But the polar bear had no intention of fighting.
It grabbed the emperor penguin, turned around and ran deep into the ice cave.
Su Wudeng was dumbfounded: "Run away?"
"No, don't go!" She shouted hurriedly, "If the dried meat is not enough, you can add more! We can talk about it!"
But the polar bear was very fast and had already disappeared deep into the ice cave with the emperor penguin.
Su Wudeng ran forward a few steps, and saw the ice caves that led in all directions. He didn't know which one to chase.
Something is wrong, Su Wudeng wondered.
Logically speaking, a pet of the polar bear's level should be as intelligent as Amber and be able to communicate, right?
But it seems that it has no intention of communicating at all?
Su Wudeng looked at the ice cave that he couldn't distinguish at all, and urgently asked for help: "Amber, Heiyao, Aihua, Yingying, can you try to track them?"
Yingying quickly wagged its tail. Its bonus was the greatest in the ice and snow environment.
It lowered its head and sniffed for a long time, and finally determined a direction.
"Sister, it's probably here. The polar bear must have used its ability to remove its traces just now."
"But as time goes by, I can feel the breath in this direction is getting stronger and stronger."
Su Wudeng made a prompt decision: "Okay, let's go this way!"
This time, Yingying took the lead. The deeper they went, the more vigilantly they sniffed the surrounding smells.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Yingying suddenly stopped.
The big tail hooked Su Wudeng's hand, and then pointed forward.
The meaning was very clear, it's just ahead!
At this moment, there was a slight movement in the ice cave at the end.
Su Wudeng held his breath and slowly approached along the ice wall.
Light shone down from the cracks in the glacier, forming a hazy halo in the cave.
In this halo of light, she saw
a huge polar bear carefully protecting something in its arms. It licked the thing in its arms tenderly, and its movements were so gentle that it didn't seem like a bear of its size should.
A corner of the thing in its arms was vaguely visible, and it was golden feathers.
It was the emperor penguin!
Then, the dying emperor penguin moved, struggling, and actually leaned into the arms of the polar bear by instinct.
It seemed that this way it could seek warmth and security.
Su Wudeng took a breath of cold air, and she realized that the relationship between polar bears and emperor penguins was not a predator and prey at all!
They turned out to be partners who depended on each other...
At this time, the polar bear also raised its arms and hugged the penguin tighter. When it tilted its head, Su Wudeng saw panic and helplessness in its eyes.
This action also revealed a very long and vicious wound on its abdomen.
Dark red blood flowed down along its white hair.
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