Chapter 167
The giant fur ball takes the little bear on a journey again.
The two cubs were wet, their originally fluffy fur became docile and clung to their bodies, and their shriveled abdomens became more obvious.
They have been hungry for a long time.
"Where are we going?" Salmon asked Guo Mi as he trotted.
Guo Mi replied while sniffing the smell in the wind:
"Look for the seal resting next to the vent."
Salmon tilted his little head and asked strangely:
"What about seals resting on the edge of an ice floe?"
Guo Mi thought for a while, shook his head, and said seriously:
"Probably not."
The salmon's little head carefully distinguished the smell, then he opened his eyes and said happily:
"Then let's go this way this time, and I'll lead the way!"
Guo Mi smiled and agreed.
Finding seals is not an easy task, and it is even more difficult to find seals resting by their blowholes.
The first step is to find the unique smell of seals among the cluttered smells on the vast ice surface.
Most of these smells come from far away, and tracking them requires a lot of effort and travels thousands of meters.
Sometimes when they follow the scent, the seals have already disappeared, and they can only regretfully look for new scents.
For the whole afternoon, except for the seal found in the morning, no more seals were seen.
Guo Mi finally understood why the male bear seemed so calm when he failed to hunt in the morning. It turned out that he was used to getting nothing after all his efforts.
She sighed. It turned out that polar bears were not always smooth sailing on the ice floes where they had been active for generations. Any creature that wanted to survive had to work hard.
In the evening, they found another trace of the scent of seals. After hesitating for a moment, Guo Mi decided to go and find out.
Fortunately, this seal has not returned to the sea, but it is not the seal resting next to the blowhole that Guo Mi is looking for.
The brown seal lying on the edge of the ice floe stretched its body comfortably. The setting sun relaxed its vigilance. It simply turned its belly upward and its flippers flapped its belly rhythmically.
It was already evening and still found nothing. Guo Mi gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try.
She walked as quietly as possible towards the seal...
However, contrary to expectations, the seal had already discovered her halfway through the journey, and with a vigorous movement of her fat body, she jumped into the sea with a crisp sound of falling into the water.
Guo Mi could only stop and watch the seal glide gracefully in the sea and then disappear without a trace.
She has been mentally prepared for a long time, and can naturally accept failure calmly, even if the two furballs have to follow her to starve again.
Guo Mi turned around, looking apologetically and helplessly at the two little bears that trotted up to her side.
Unexpectedly, the little guys had a surprisingly tacit understanding and said in unison:
"It's okay Guomi, we're not very hungry either."
As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned. After looking at each other, Salmon stood up first, exposed his belly, and said softly:
"Look, my belly is not flat at all."
The little paws have secretly lowered down, half-hiding in front of the belly.
It's just that the hair that got wet while swimming still has a dampness, and most of it has not returned to its original fluffiness. It's still because of the weight of water vapor that it droops. Even if I raise my little paws to cover it, the sunken belly is still obvious. Fishbone quickly imitated his sister's example and stood up. Without thinking too much, he raised his paws high and was pressed down by Salmon before he could say anything!
Guo Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He lowered his head and licked the foreheads of the little ones. The heart that he had accepted calmly just now began to blame himself.
Why don't you move more gently, why don't you be more careful, maybe now the two little bears don't have to go hungry anymore.
It was too late to return to the island, so Guo Mi spent the night on the ice floe with the little bear for the first time.
There is no leeward place on the open ice, and one big one and two small ones cuddle up to each other and fall asleep.
Yu Gu volunteered to sleep behind Guo Mi to help her block the cold wind at night, but still had little success.
Guo Mi was half asleep and half awake all night, his whole body was chilled by the cold, and a cold feeling enveloped his whole body. When he opened his eyes in the morning, what he saw was his nose that was already covered with a thick layer of ice.
Ever since she started dozing off, she rarely woke up like this.
She exhaled softly, staggered up from the ice, and thought happily that it was not without its benefits, at least this time the bear didn't have to go to all the trouble to wake her up.
The little bear noticed her getting up, opened his eyes in a daze, and muttered:
"Guo Mi, why did you wake up by yourself..."
Guo Mi's face felt hot, and he secretly thought that his image of usually sleeping in was deeply rooted in Xiong's heart.
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He quickly cleared his throat and said:
"I always get up so early!"
Salmon was sleepy-eyed and before he could open his mouth, Guo Mi quickly interrupted and walked forward first:
"Quick, quick, let's keep working hard today!"
She hurriedly walked until she heard the sound of the little bear stumbling to keep up behind her, and then she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very satisfied that her brilliant image had been preserved again.
It had been almost a week since they had eaten decent food. Not only was Guo Mi walking heavily, but the two cubs were also wilting.
Guo Mi knew that she could no longer search blindly. She looked around and made a decision:
"If the direction we are looking for is close to the edge of the ice floe, we will give up immediately."
Although this method will cause them to lose many opportunities, it can increase the chance of finding seals that climb up through the ventilation holes to rest.
The little bear knew that she would not give up the prey without any reason, so he obeyed without any objection.
They resumed their search for the scent and gave up as soon as the source of the scent came close to the edge of the ice floe.
The morning time passed by in a hurry, and the afternoon time was also consumed by half.
The salmon could no longer walk. He lay on his side on the ground and gasped for air. The fish bones were also exhausted. He lay on the ground and kept licking the floating snow on the broken ice.
Only snow has no salty taste.
Guo Mi waited for the cubs to rest. Seeing their exhausted looks, Guo Mi began to feel faintly in his heart. If he hadn't gone up to the ice floe, he might have found something to eat on the shore.
Another smell unique to seals penetrated the nose. Without waiting for Guo Mi to speak, the salmon had already climbed up and followed the smell with its little paws:
"Come on, I smell the seal again!"
Seeing the little guy's slow pace, Guo Mi couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. He stood up and explored the direction of the smell.
When he saw a chubby "black meat ball" lying in the middle of the wide ice surface, the little bear finally couldn't hide his excitement. He suppressed the excitement in his voice and cheered to Guo Mi in a low voice:
"Guo Mi, look!"
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