Chapter 1174 Above the Icy Ocean (1/2)

Floating along the Antarctic Ocean had a mystical feeling to it.

Squatting at the front of the ice ship, Li Du felt the wind blowing, heard the ruffling of the sail and watched the waves rise up and then down on the water surface. The waves and the wind pushed the ice ship ahead.

Regardless of whether the wind was strong or weak, the ship remained stable throughout the voyage.

The volume of ice that was submerged under the water surface was huge and ensured that the ice ship was very safe. That was one reason why people in Antarctica chose to create ships from ice.

Some seagulls with bodies slightly longer than fifty centimeters flew over their heads. While they had white tails, their body was dull brown and they did not look pretty at all.

After flying a few circles above them, one of the seagulls seemed to be analyzing the ship. Then, it suddenly swooped down to pick up the thermos bag.

The wind blew at the blue-white bag and it resembled a fish from the sea.

Ah Meow, which was nearby, squinted her eyes before stretching out her paw to push the seagull into the sea. At the same time, a few of the seagull's feathers were torn off.

Very quickly, the seagull rose from the sea again and spread its wings to fly up, looking terrible after the ordeal. However, it continued to circle above the ship and did not seem like it was planning to give up.

Sophie raised her camera to snap a couple more pictures and said, ”These seagull thieves are really bold.”

Those were indeed thief seagulls, not the usual kind. As the name suggests, they liked to steal. They were also the reason why the Emperor penguins were forced to lay their eggs during the cold season.

Thief seagulls enjoyed stealing penguins' eggs and eating them. Most of the penguins lay eggs twice a year, three to four at a time. Emperor penguins, however, lay eggs once a year and typically only lay one egg each time. Thus, each egg is precious.

In order to protect its descendants, penguins had no choice but lay eggs in winter. The hatching would be more successful in summer because the Antarctic was too cold in winter, but penguins had to choose a season when the seagulls migrated north.

The ice ship continued to sail on in the Antarctic Ocean. There were glaciers and floating ice caps around the ship. The birds continued to fly above them and the plump penguins could be spotted in the water and on land. Everything was peaceful.

Suddenly, there was some commotion in the water. Then, a seal stretched its head above the water surface.

Such seals had a huge body, and they somewhat resembled the Emperor penguins, being plump and clumsy. However, that was only how they looked. In the ocean, they were as fierce and as fit as lions!

Steve made a point to remind them, ”Don't provoke the seals, they are not to be trifled with. These hot-tempered animals can be scary once they are angered.”

As he spoke, he opened up a box with some herring inside. He picked one up and threw it far outwards. After the seal noticed that, it swam towards it.

The thief seagulls have noticed it as well. and the cunning birds split up into two groups. One swooped down towards the water to chase after the herring, while the other flew towards Steve to snatch the fish from him.

Steve's bodyguards waved their arms around to scare the seagulls off. Far ahead, the seal was also fighting against the thief seagulls. However, the seal was no longer as gentle as it looked before. It jumped out of the water fiercely and opened its mouth wide, biting onto a thief seagull and pulling it back into the waters with it.

That seagull never rose again.

Not only that one seagull, but the other seagulls that had swooped down into the waters never rose again either. Later, a few seals raised their heads above the water and looked like they were chewing on something. Obviously, the thief seagulls had become their meals.

Steve laughed. ”Ha, my luck is not that bad. The herring fell right into a school of seals.”

The two ice ships continued to float along, one in front of the other. Steve had not cast his net and had not found any krill.

Li Du did not care much about the krill anymore. He sat cross-legged at the front of the ship, enjoying the serene environment that was unique to Antarctica.

Suddenly, he noticed that the water under the ship had changed its color. The blue seawater had become a pale brown!