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At the end of December, Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi secretly left the group. They did so while everyone was walking together, taking advantage of the wind to slowly slip away from the group.
"Giggle?" Where are we going?
Jun Qi asked Xu Qiaoqiao, "They are both old, and death will soon come for them. In that case, what difference does it make whether they follow the main group or go alone?"
As for whether people would find it strange, Jun Qi hadn't considered it, but Xu Qiaoqiao had thought about it and didn't think it was a big problem, because emperor penguins disappear almost every day, especially after they get older.
Some emperor penguins were so strong that they couldn't hold on and collapsed to the ground. No one came to their rescue. They just waited there quietly until they lost consciousness.
Then, he never woke up again.
Xu Qiaoqiao squinted at the distant mountains and rivers. She was not very familiar with Antarctica. Even though she had lived here for more than ten years, all she could see was white, and she could not tell where any place was.
But just keep moving forward; even the worst environment can't get much worse.
Besides, she and Junjun were going to die anyway, so they weren't afraid.
I'm not afraid of anything anymore.
"Gah..." I don't know, I just randomly picked a route and started walking.
—Well, let's keep going then.
Jun Qi nodded, leaned closer, and rubbed his cheek against her forehead. At this moment, he was very quiet, listening to Xu Qiaoqiao's chatter. Qiaoqiao was sharing with him.
They walked for an unknown amount of time before heading to the beach to fill their stomachs and ensure they wouldn't go hungry for the next few days. Then they left the beach together, and if all went well, this would probably be their last visit.
The two of them staggered, moving slowly, their figures gradually disappearing into the raging wind.
Last but not least, I hope the next world will be just as lucky as this one, and that when I open my eyes, I'll see your face.
And then they will never be apart.
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Xu Qiaoqiao was very calm about this death. She felt neither pain nor resentment; she was simply at peace.
Perhaps this death was too peaceful, really too peaceful, without any surprises. From the foreknowledge of her impending death to the waiting for it, it was just like in the world of cats. But in the world of cats, Xu Qiaoqiao still had people she cared about, so she felt very reluctant to leave.
But this time was different. Although she had lived with these emperor penguins for nearly twenty years, to Xu Qiaoqiao, they were just companions who lived together.
The only emperor penguins whose names I knew, apart from Happy, were all dead.
The system's voice arrived as promised, announcing the results. Xu Qiaoqiao's eyes began to glaze over. When the system said it was time to enter the next world, she snapped out of it and flashed a bright smile.
Junjun, I'm here.
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The Amazon rainforest in South America is the world's largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest.
Numerous plants and animals live here.
The jaguar is one of them.
There are many types of jaguars, but only one species lives in the Amazon rainforest. They are agile and powerful, and adults are top predators. In the wild, they are animals at the top of the food chain and will not become prey.
But even for such a powerful and formidable animal, the illegal trade in jaguars has become a significant problem for the conservation of the species. Over the past few decades, the criminal activity of selling jaguars and their body parts has never ceased.
Although humans later became aware of this problem, listed jaguars as endangered wild animals and plants, and established national protection laws, criminal activities in this highly profitable industry have never stopped over the years.
Illegal trade has always existed.
It was May, the rainy season.
The river began to rise in November of last year, and the phenomenon has not stopped. The rising water has already submerged hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.
In the dense rainforest, plants grow wildly, and large leaves block out the sky, leaving only a few weak rays of light to shine into the depths. Even when the sky is bright, the rainforest is still so dark.
Buck, a repeat poacher with a long criminal record, has been in the business for nearly thirty years. He and his companions arrived in the Amazon rainforest a week ago, this time with their sights set on a jaguar.
"Hey, Buck, are you serious?" A bearded man looked at the agile and robust jaguar in the distance, his eyes filled with greed. "That fur is so smooth, it could fetch a lot of money."
Buck chuckled, looking at the small cage beside him, and tapped the cage lightly with his fingers: "Of course, I noticed this jaguar last year. It started hunting at a very young age, but at that time it hadn't left its mother yet. It attacked once before, but that female jaguar was very fierce."
At this point, everyone understands.
"He has now left his mother and come to this unfamiliar place to claim his territory." The speaker couldn't suppress the light in his eyes.
"Is everything ready?"
"Of course, when have I ever made a mistake?"
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After they had confirmed all these things, Buck carried the cage to the front, looked at the little guy inside, raised his eyebrows slightly, and continued to tap the bars a few times with his fingers.
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