For adult Kantas, this must be the most wonderful sound in the world!
Before that, they had been worried about whether these water-soaked eggs could hatch, and the birth of this cub reassured them.
The first cub made a good start. Amid his chirps, the cubs arrived one after another. They were hidden in the deepest part of the nest by their fathers, and no one could see their appearance, but The louder and louder chirps told everyone that more and more Kantas pups were breaking out of their shells.
None of the fathers of these cubs went out to hunt. Keeping these cubs warm by using their body temperature became their most important job. In previous years, they could only rely on the prey stored next to the nest to survive the hungry days. This year The situation is even more special: due to the premature melting of the ice and snow, none of their dragons has stored enough food, but what is different this year is that they have a pair of cubs, one dragon is responsible for guarding the cubs, and the other dragon It is responsible for hunting, not to mention that the cubs are safe, and there is fresh and sufficient food to eat every day.
Therefore, the weight loss season for the Kantas did not appear at all in previous years. Everyone was healthy, and some even gained a lot of weight.
That person is Meng Jiuzhao... and Louis.
There are three eggs in their family, three adult Kantas, and a half-sized loli Kantas. Even if everyone took an egg to hatch, there was still one man left in the family to hunt.
Uncle ordered him to concentrate on incubating eggs, while Meng Jiuzhao and Louis' daily food was covered by uncle and Alice. They could bring back a lot of food every day.
The uncle has no cubs of his own this year. According to his description, the female in his cave walked with a big belly, and she did not lay eggs. This time, 80% of the cubs conceived this time are another female cub.
"The cubs born in the past few years are all female cubs." The uncle explained blankly.
Meng Jiuzhao: ...
Well, uncle who has given birth to a daughter for more than ten years... You will be the father-in-law of the nation in the future...
The uncle, who has no cubs of his own, devotes himself to teaching Meng Jiuzhao and Louis how to hatch eggs. Although he has only successfully hatched two cubs over the years, the only two hatching processes are firmly imprinted in his mind.
"The stones must be kept higher! Prevent the balls from touching the ice!"
"Change the side to incubate the eggs every day! Prevent uneven heating!"
"You can't take out the balls and turn them over! It's too cold outside, you have to do it under your butt!"
When it comes to hatching eggs, he always has endless experiences.
"The two cubs I hatched back then were the strongest in the entire breeding ground." Recalling the dusty scene deep in his memory, Gu Lunsa came up with a god.
"...Yes, I remember the second cub, the one with a tuft of black hair on its chest..." Gu Lunsa's words also aroused Meng Jiuzhao's distant memories. A nickname is One Inch Hei.
The scene when he was just born is still vivid, and now, he and Louis actually came to hatch their own cubs.
"...you are really smart." Looking at Meng Jiuzhao quietly, Gu Lunsa smiled slowly. This handsome man with a cold expression seldom smiles. Seeing his smile for the first time, Meng Jiuzhao was a little lost for a moment. .
"Thank you for remembering him." Gu Lunsa only said this, and then worked harder to guide Meng Jiuzhao.
He not only guided Meng Jiuzhao and Louis, but also guided other cubs who came with Meng Jiuzhao and the others.
Well, the most suitable job for an uncle... Maybe it's not the father-in-law, but the mother-in-law.
It was another year of long waiting, traveling long distances to the breeding ground, and once again failing to produce her own eggs, it was impossible for Gu Lunsa not to feel lost in her heart. However, the existence of this group of large cubs in front of him revived his spirits.
My own little (← that is, the one-inch black in Meng Jiuzhao’s mouth==///) If it survives, it will be about the same age as them. Looking at them, Gu Lunsa feels that he has seen the grown-up little. .
What's more, although he hasn't given birth to his own male cubs these years, he has many female cubs. Although the next generation who continued her bloodline could not grow up beside her, Gulunsa was sure that the female would protect her.
Like the male Kantas, the female Kantas also loves her cubs very much. As long as the cubs do not grow up, they will not give birth to a cub. In this harsh world, the cubs can feel the most gentle The warm temperature is the love from parents.
Gulunsa and the others don't understand such an abstract thing as "love", but this does not prevent them from leaving the best things to their cubs, just like their parents.
On this point, Meng Jiuzhao felt ashamed.
Just like Louis, the moment he thought he had eggs, he immediately adjusted his identity to be a father, regardless of the authenticity of those eggs, he devoted his warmth and love to them wholeheartedly; but Meng Jiuzhao is still ignorant When he saw those three eggs, he would instinctively and rationally refuse to admit their identities. Even if he was asked to hatch the eggs, he still cared more about how Louis might feel in the future.
In his worry, the "chicks" in the breeding ground have all hatched.
To be exact, all that can be hatched have been hatched.
The hungry cries of the cubs became more and more powerful. Surrounded by their energetic cries every day, the breeding ground became more vigorous. In order to satisfy their growing appetite, the fathers had to increase the number of hunting.
There are always a few Kantas that are out of place in this thriving scene.
All the excitement has nothing to do with them, the nest under their buttocks is always quiet.
Finally, one of them moved its butt and picked up the ball that had been properly placed in the center of the bottom of the nest. The moment it was seen clearly, the Kantas let out a painful howl.
The top of the testicle looks fine, but the bottom is darkened.
It may be due to excessive water immersion, or it may be that the inexperienced Kantas was too cautious and did not turn Eggy over. In short, this egg is already dead.
Not long after his father's body left him, the temperature on his surface disappeared immediately.
He—was already a dead egg.
The arrival of new life is gratifying, but those who were deprived of the right to life before they were born... also make people feel sorry.
After that egg, the same situation was found in six nests one after another.
The little life in the egg did not know when they left, perhaps they had already died, but their father still accompanied them through the last journey.
As with the other eggs, give them the temperature and the protection of the nest until the moment you have to confirm their departure.
After burying the dead eggs, the Kantas of the seven nests left one after another.
They have no reason to stay here anymore.
"Let's... also check the condition of the eggs." After watching the kantas fly away, after a long silence, Gulunsa finally spoke.
Like the lair of the seven-headed Kantas, the lair under Louis' buttocks was always quiet.
"No, I'll wait for them to come out by themselves." Unexpectedly, Louis rejected Gulunsa's suggestion.
Without squinting, he had a sacrificial expression that vowed to destroy the lair.
The worst situation happened, probably because he realized that there was something wrong with his eggs, and Louis began to refuse to admit it.
Meng Jiuzhao thought it was a little funny at first, but he soon became sad.
"Louis, let's take a look at them. It's been so long, should they take a breath?" He poked the back of Louis's head tentatively, feeling his body tense, and then, Meng Jiuzhao saw that Louis turned his head slowly. .
The moment he saw Lu Yi's expression, Meng Jiuzhao felt a dull pain in his heart.
Louis' expression was very strange, Meng Jiuzhao had never seen his current expression before.
Louis, who was always confident, had a calm face when he played tricks, but at this moment, his face was terrified, the corners of his mouth were tightened, and his eyes were full of grievances.
"I..." He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but after a while, he still lowered his head slowly.
Holding Meng Jiuzhao's hand tightly, he finally gave up his seat in the nest.
Under the nervous gaze of Meng Jiuzhao and Louis, Gu Lunsa took out the well-buried eggs from the nest.
After checking the egg from beginning to end, Gu Lunsa frowned. After a while, he lifted the egg up and looked at it in the direction of the sun.
After watching one, he put the egg aside. Louis hurriedly hugged the egg he had put down again, wrapped the egg tightly with his wings, and watched Gulunsa nervously as he took out the second egg from the nest.
The same check was made on the second egg, and Grunza turned around.
"It's not an egg, it's just a poo."
Finally, someone revealed the truth to Louis.
Fresh poostones are very similar to eggs. In fact, they have the function of confusing people. Kantas are a race that likes to steal eggs. Many Kantas will deliberately mix poostones and eggs together in order to improve the quality of the eggs. Depending on the level of safety, Kantas, who has no cubs, will deliberately take the pebble back to hatch.
This is a common mistake that Kantas, who has just come to the breeding ground, happily picks up the curbstones on the side of the road as eggs laid by others. The jokes that don’t hatch in the end are repeated every year. This year it’s Louis’ turn. .
The anxiety and expectation on his face... all of a sudden disappeared. Louis took out the stone from his arms, and then grabbed it hard——
Without using much force, cracks appeared on the surface of the "egg", and with another force, it was completely shattered into powder.
No cubs, just a grayish-white substance the same color as the shell.
Louis slowly returned to his expressionless look.
At this moment, his expression coincided with that of His Majesty the Emperor in his previous life. There was no sadness or joy, and Louis' eyes were daunting.
"Yo~ Alice!" At this moment, Alice's joyful voice broke the deathly silence in this corner.
Skillfully sliding on the ice with her fins, Alice swayed to the vicinity of their nest.
"Fish! Fish! George!" A big fish spat out from her mouth, and Alice slapped the ground excitedly.
Look~ This is a big fish for George~ Hurry up and put it away!
Ever since the cubs were born, Alice had high expectations for George's arrival.
If it was normal, Meng Jiuzhao, or Louis, they must have put away the fish long ago, but this time, no one came to pick up the fish after bouncing on the ground for a long time, and it seemed that it would be frozen on the ice Alice hurriedly lowered her big head and put the fish in her mouth again. She struggled to crawl towards the nest with the fish in her mouth.
It doesn't matter if no one comes to collect it, she knows that her mother usually puts the fish there, and she can put it by herself.
The pair of fins climbed on the outer wall of the high nest, and Alice tried to raise her body. Although she is very long, she is not tall at all, and this movement is very difficult for her.
However, she was not discouraged at all, and slowly rubbed up against the nest, and finally, her chin touched the edge of the nest. Alice hurriedly put her chin on the nest and slowly opened her mouth wide. She was about to throw the fish in her mouth into the nest when suddenly—
"Uh! Uh!" A very strange cry came from Alice's mouth.
Her movement finally attracted the attention of adults.
"What's the matter?" After climbing to the top of the nest, Meng Jiuzhao took the fish from Alice's mouth, and she could finally speak normally.
"George! George!" The unprecedented joy in her voice made Meng Jiuzhao feel a little pain in his heart. However, just as he was about to throw the fish into the storage room in the nest and come out, his eyes suddenly caught something.
Throwing the fish out, Meng Jiuzhao climbed upside down to the nest. He stayed inside for a long time. When his face reappeared from the nest, Meng Jiuzhao showed a strange expression on his face.
Continuing to maintain this weird expression, Meng Jiuzhao didn't crawl out of the lair, instead, he called Louis' name loudly.
"Louie, come here!"
He called out several times before Louis walked towards him slowly.
Although he came here following Meng Jiuzhao's call, Louis still had a sad expression on his face. He felt that he needed to calm down for a while, but Meng Jiuzhao was unwilling to give him this time.
"Louis, go and see what that is." Meng Jiuzhao's voice sounded again, and following the guidance of his voice, Louis jumped into the nest, and his sight finally fell on the bottom of the nest.
Although the outside of Louis and Meng Jiuzhao's lair is not very pretty, it is very warm inside. They spread all the leather materials they brought from home inside.
Louis' eyes were strangely focused on one of the horn sheepskins.
There's a little bump there.
He tilted his head and saw Meng Jiuzhao's apprehensive and shy face.
With a thought, Louis lifted the animal skin tremblingly, and the little thing under the skin was completely exposed in front of his eyes.
"Chirp—" This is a lazy greeting.