The planet of Froda, where the sky and water merge into one, is different from the peaceful and tranquil beauty of the past today. It seems as if the sea water is flowing with a tense smell of gunpowder.
The reason was undoubtedly that Heath and Qi Guang disappeared on the test spacecraft in front of more than a dozen guards.
Heath is a sub-adult phoenix. If it wants to completely molt, it must use the seawater of the planet Froda. And given the habit of phoenixes to live in groups, Heath, a bird that has been away from the flock for many years, cannot resist the temptation to return to the flock.
"Well, that sounds reasonable." Xifa spread his hands and handed the supervision book between his fingertips to Rawlsen, "Then please do as you please."
The uninvited guests in front of him arrived too early, so he had to hurriedly put on a nightgown and got up. The half-open collar revealed a little trace of hair that had not yet been removed. Rawlsen, who had collected the supervision book and brought back some tea and snacks, frowned and put it away.
Reproduction period.
The hormones that diffused faintly in the air were extremely aggressive. Although Shifa did not stop the guests from entering, the few young people who rushed upstairs were almost instantly suppressed and their legs became weak and they could not stand up.
If they could see the iconic nest of the Phoenix during its breeding season, these guests would definitely choose to visit on another day.
It’s a pity that Xifa is one of the few species of the same species that does not build a nest and spends the breeding period alone, so the guests were treated unfriendly as soon as they arrived.
"Hmm... I remember I filed a report when I asked for leave?" Xifa was enjoying his morning tea with a cup of tea, his innocent face was quite similar to his brother.
It was true that Shifa had registered that he would take a vacation during his breeding season, but when Heath escaped, he suddenly closed the door to visitors for more than half a month. Even if he handed in a medical certificate, no one would believe it.
"How about you send in a few mechanical species?" Xifa suggested kindly. Considering the repressive nature of the Phoenix bloodline, unless those upper-class families really broke off relations and came in person, few beast species would be able to stand up in an environment filled with his reproductive hormones.
Those who are a little stronger are okay, but you can see those rookies are trembling and almost pissing themselves with fear.
Shifa dared to do this, of course, because Heath was really not with him.
Things were not at all as the pure-bloods had guessed. He and Heath had been secretly planning this for a long time - Shifa knew about it not much earlier than the others, and Heath had not contacted him since he disappeared.
So he didn't know where Heath was now. After all, the Froda High Seas was so big that they, the Phoenix Shedding Feathers, didn't choose where to go into the water.
Xifa ordered Rawlsen to bring him some more snacks. While watching the guests gathered for an emergency meeting, he leisurely wondered when they would remember that there was another master on the planet Froda besides the Feather System.
Among the animal species, the fish species does not have as high a presence as the feather species. After all, the living environment of the fish species is limited and their reproduction mode is in vitro fertilization. In addition, their clearly friendly attitude towards humans means that they cannot really get along with other animal species.
Except for the feather system.
Heath has many Pisces friends. When he first met Qi Guang, it was his Pisces friend Phil who introduced him to the brand.
Phil's family also has a large private sea area. When Phil has nothing to do, he will float on the sea and daydream.
It stared at the sky with its white belly exposed, letting the pages on the star web make a lot of noise.
Phil's fish tail is very easy to recognize. The bright red color is like a flame ignited in the water. Every scale glows with a gem-like luster, gently stirring up mottled and broken light.
"Do you mind if I take a bath in the sea?" the young-looking Yu Xi asked him, jumping out from nowhere and startling him.
Phil looked at him. The blond, blue-eyed Yu-seki smiled, looking well-behaved and harmless. He looked even younger than the last time they met - Phil was already a fully grown Yu-seki, the kind of grown Yu-seki with clear outlines and handsomeness that could be described as gorgeous.
"I didn't see it." Phil covered his eyes, turned over and swam in the other direction.
This private waters belonging to him is very vast, and he has no habit of installing surveillance cameras in his waters. As long as he swims far enough, he says he didn't see any outsiders coming in. Who can say he saw any sheltering
The mermaid swimming in the water was just like a fantasy in human fairy tales, especially against the clear blue color where the water and the sky merged into one. It was like a fire that flickered in the water and then disappeared in an instant, which made Qi Guang, who arrived a little later, stunned for a moment.
"Your friend?" Qi Guang asked, shaping the mecha into a boat that floated on the water.
"Well, good friends." Heath controlled his body and fell into the water little by little. His wings, whose flight feathers had not yet fully grown, could not be completely waterproof, and soon their wings were heavy and soaked with sea water.
He was sinking. Heath adjusted his posture calmly and reached out to hook Qi Guang. "I need to sink for a while, maybe two or three days. Don't worry about me."
"Yeah." Qi Guang responded, leaning over and kissing Heath's forehead, "Come back soon."
A pulling force came from the depths of the sea, entangled every feather on the wings. Heath relaxed his body in response to this force, and the next second he saw the sea water flooding over his head.
The view is distorted by the sea, refracting into bizarre patches of color.
When he entered the water, he uncontrollably transformed into Phoenix's original form.
A beautiful white bird, not small in size.
Heath subconsciously held his breath, but water poured uncontrollably into every crevice of his body. Strangely, he did not feel uncomfortable. For a moment, he seemed to have become another life. When he held his breath, water flowed through his body, leaving behind the nutrients necessary for life.
His wings were folded to wrap around his body, and each feather was arranged closely and finely. After being distorted by the light in the water, the clear and bright water light looked like...
Fish scales.
Heath suddenly understood Phil's feelings. When he fell to a certain depth, the sea water became light and he seemed to be in the air, in the clear blue sky.
Just like a fish.
The tough flight feathers that can support him soaring into the sky and the hard fish scales that can withstand the pressure of the deep sea. He seems to be a very big fish that can span the sky and the ocean.
—In the history of Froda, which is so long ago that it is almost mythical, there was no boundary between the sky and the sea. The entire planet was a wet mixture of gas and liquid that was constantly flowing and changing.
The water and air were changing irregularly, there was no land, and no place to settle.
In order to adapt to such an environment, the first life on this planet had two forms at the same time. Their bodies were covered with fine and hard scales, and under the scales were layers of warm down feathers. The limbs, which could be regarded as fins or wings, were broad and powerful, and would not be disrupted by sudden changes in sea water and air.
Later, the water gathered to form the sea, and the air rose to form the sky, and then some of them became fish and some became birds.
Only at this special moment of adulthood will the sea water belonging to the mother planet awaken the memories hidden deep in the blood, allowing everything to return to its original form of life.
The feathers were soaked by sea water and gradually turned into gem-like scales. The white bird in the water turned into a nimble and elegant fish.
Then at some point, the air is squeezed out of the body.
The illusion of fish rises towards the surface like sea foam.
…
Qi Guang sat on a small boat on the sea, heating his dinner over a small fire.
When he leaves Earth, he can openly take out some more convenient living utensils, as well as some enjoyments that he had been thinking about for a long time but had not been willing to buy.
He cooked himself a small pot of instant noodles on a small stove fueled by alcohol.
The most classic braised beef flavor, with vegetables and an egg.
It was a good decision to pack a lot of food when leaving. Qi Guang stirred the noodles in the small pot, and felt the long-lost hunger in the long-lost aroma.
Qi Guang had no idea that he was eating alone without telling his lover. He picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and tasted it.
It was still the familiar taste, making Qi Guang feel as if he was still in his university dormitory, secretly lighting a fire and cooking noodles with his roommates.
He hasn't eaten anything with additives for many years since the end of the world.
The night on the planet Froda is a deep blue. There is no moon, but the stars are very bright, shining on the floating stars in the sea.
Qi Guang counted the time. This was the third day since Heath fell. During these three days, many aircraft flew over his head, which were obviously ill-intentioned. However, due to the good hiding function of the mecha, he was not discovered and was able to cook a pot of noodles for himself.
I just hope Heath doesn't make too much noise, and can go down and come up quietly. The scenery of Froda Star is nice, and Qi Guang hopes to enjoy it leisurely for two more days.
Unfortunately, the sea surface became increasingly turbulent, and Qi Guang had a premonition that he should be prepared to escape quickly.
Then at least let him finish this pot of noodles.
Qi Guang picked up the small pot that was shaking and about to splash out the soup, and calculated the frequency of the waves.
The waves started to rise when he cooked the noodles, and now they have become very big, and the sound of the waves is mixed with some distant and ethereal sounds, like chanting, or like the echo of waves from ancient times.
There seemed to be little such sea water fluctuations on the planet Froda. There were several small dripping gadgets floating above Qi Guang's head now. He believed that a large number of pursuers would arrive in a few minutes.
And carry professional capture equipment.
But even the pursuers, who had made the most thorough assumptions about the difficulty of the capture, had not anticipated what kind of scenario they would face.
—A huge fish, almost as tall as several stories high, jumped out of the water. Its body was smooth and graceful, its pure white scales were shiny and bright, and its broad fins were stretched out, as if it was about to fly high into the wind.
Then, it really flew.
The mirage of the fish dissipated like a mirage as the waves fell, and a bird with white wings flew out from the foamy mist that remained of the illusion. Every feather glowed like sea water, reflecting the bright stars in the sky.
"Cry——"
A clear and loud cry resounded across the sky of the planet Froda.
As if echoing from the distant, untouchable river of time, the Phoenix exists only in legends.
Unspeakable pressure - pressure countless times stronger than the aggressive hormones during the Shifa's reproductive period, instantly whitened all consciousness.
They could only watch as the Phoenix flapped its wings and flew high, disappearing at the end of the sea of sky.
Even though they knew that it was most likely Heath after molting, they didn't know how to use the equipment they had to capture the legendary bird.
…
Qi Guang sighed, put down the noodles he had only taken two bites of, and while everyone was still stunned, he commanded the mecha to chase in the direction Heath flew away.
Shouldn't they become adults after molting? Why are they so abrupt, as if they have returned to the milk-cheek stage overnight
The author has something to say: A setting that was set but not written:
The fish system also has a molting process similar to the feather system, but it is just the opposite of the feather system. When the fish system sheds its scales, it will choose a night with very strong winds and waves, and leap high up on the highest waves. In the wind and waves, the soft scales of the subadults will be burned and become as solid and lustrous as gems. The arms and back will also grow fins that the subadults do not have. They are the same color as the scales, soft and translucent like a gauze shawl.
By the way, the voice will also change, and after the voice change, it will be able to sing the beautiful tunes unique to the fish family.
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