Watching Xiao Hui naturally bite the pen and start drawing on the deck with its head tilted, Chi Xia felt that she had learned something new.
Look at other people's children, and then look at your own.
Sigh... There's no harm in comparison.
Little Gray finished drawing it in no time. It wasn't anything complicated; it just had a few crooked lines, one of which was particularly long, while the rest were short lines.
Such a simple painting, yet everyone understood it at a glance.
Chi Xia asked, "Is this Baiji dolphin pregnant?"
Upon hearing this, Mengmeng and Xiaohui nodded in unison.
This is a difficult situation.
The Baiji dolphin is recognized globally as an extinct species, highlighting its rarity. With the end of the world approaching, this Baiji dolphin is all alone, likely because its mate has already died.
In other words, this baiji dolphin may be the last one in the world, and it is pregnant.
The gestation period for Baiji dolphins is generally 11 months, meaning they likely conceived before the end of the world. Moreover, the pregnancy rate of Baiji dolphins is extremely low, with only 30% of females becoming pregnant, and the vast majority of these pregnancies are single births, with twins being a rare occurrence.
On one side is the security of the territory, and on the other is the world's last Baiji dolphin, which is about to give birth.
Everyone fell silent, even the crew members who had a grudge against it.
Pregnant women should not be sentenced to death; this is a consensus among humankind and a matter of human conscience.
Even in the apocalypse, such conscience still exists. Even Mengmeng and Xiaohui have it, not to mention the others present. Looking at the unconscious Baiji dolphin, no one can get over the hurdle in their hearts.
After a long silence, Chi Xia turned to look at Xiao Hui and Mengmeng and slowly asked, "Xiao Hui, Mengmeng, are you two confident in taming this Baiji dolphin?"
Xiao Hui and Meng Meng exchanged a glance, neither nodding nor shaking their heads.
Just as Chi Xia was about to ask further questions, Mengmeng suddenly ran to Han Junche's feet, bit his trouser leg, and pulled him between her and Xiao Hui. Her big, watery green eyes shone as she looked at Chi Xia.
Chi Xia looked at Han Junche, then at Mengmeng and Xiaohui, and instantly understood. So she asked again, "Are you two, along with A-Che, confident in taming this Baiji dolphin?"
Little Grey and Mengmeng nodded in unison.
Upon seeing this, Qin Zhao immediately laughed: "So it's like you two only have the ability to intimidate, but not the strength to do so, so you've brought in a thug?"
This description is spot on; Chi Xia gave Qin Zhao a thumbs up.
Qin Zhao's gray-brown eyes lit up slightly when he saw her actions, but it was only for a moment. He looked at Mengmeng and Xiao Hui and said, "Alright, let's give it a try. If it really doesn't work, we'll just have to kill it."
The crew members were somewhat worried: "We don't doubt your abilities, but we are worried that even if we tame it, it will revert to its old ways once you leave, and it will still be a major problem."
Qin Zhao's answer to this question was simple: "We're here to ferry it across the river, not to kill it. Once we're across, what does it matter to us what happens to it afterward? Besides, you can just go back to normal. Without this Baiji dolphin, your business might not be doing so well."
That makes sense, but it sounds very unpleasant.
The crew members immediately fell silent.
"It's not as bad as you think."
Chi Xia said, "This Baiji dolphin is huge and close to giving birth, so it's most likely that it attacked the bridge because of food shortages. It attacked the boats probably because you disturbed its rest. After taming it, if you feed it regularly, it should at least be able to live peacefully with you."
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