Chapter 770: Frightened Shrill In The Morning
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Each person was given a bowl of meat soup, which had large chunks of meat, fragrant soup, and fresh vegetables inside .
When Li Du chewed a mouthful of meat soup, the extremely fragrant meat juices squirted out from the shreds of meat and overwhelmed his taste buds . After carefully chewing and swallowing the mouthful of meat soup, he could not help but exclaim, "So fragrant!"
One after another, the exclamations of others could be heard . With a smile on his face, Victor raised his cup and said, "To the gifts from the Creator, to us rascals who are trying our best to survive . "
Everyone followed suit and raised their cups . "To the gifts from the Creator, to this group of rascals . "
Wanting to have a casual conversation, Victor asked, "What are you guys here for? Vacation? You guys look like wealthy people . However, a composition like that of your group is very rare . "
Li Du replied, "Sort of . We are also harvesting black gold abalone . "
"Oh, you guys have a black gold abalone harvesting permit?" Victor further questioned .
As Li Du felt that he'd said too much, he nodded and kept quiet .
Since they were on such a barren island, exposing the fact that they had a black gold abalone harvesting permit would very easily ignite the greed in others .
In the end, a very capable-looking middle-aged man pointed west and said, "Want to harvest black gold abalone? Keep heading west . You guys will encounter an island with a lot of breadfruit trees . There are black gold abalones around the island . "
"Best not to go into the water in that area, that area is very dangerous," another person said . "Also, don't go onto the island . The island is also very dangerous . That is a bad idea . "
"But the area of the sea surrounding the island has black gold abalones," the capable looking middle-aged man said . "We have gone there and seen the black gold abalones . We have also secretly harvested and eaten them . "
Someone else suddenly shouted, "Hey, Bauer, don't f*cking talk nonsense just because you're drunk . We didn't harvest black gold abalones illegally!"
"There's also no officer from the Department of Fishing and Hunting here . What are you guys afraid of?" Bauer asked bitterly .
As these people had a high level of legal consciousness, they no longer talked about this topic afterward .
When Li Du asked what dangers the island had, Bauer and the others changed their view on the matter . They told him that the island was indeed very dangerous and advised Li Du and his group not to get close to it . After which, they refused to talk about this matter and changed the conversation topic to something else .
As there were not many recreational activities that could be done since they were on a barren island, and these people did not like recreational activities, they chatted under the light for a while more after finishing the food . After digesting their meal, they went back to their own apartments .
Li Du and his group stayed on the island for the night . In the early morning, while they slept soundly, a frightened shrill could suddenly be heard in the building: "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
As the shrill sound was very grim, Li Du jumped from being startled by it . After also jumping, Ah Ow, Ah Meow, and Crispy Noodles, who slept below Li Du's feet, looked around themselves with wide frightened eyes .
Having figured out that the shrill sound was Hannah's voice, Li Du hurriedly ran out of the room .
Brother Wolf, Big Quinn, and Godzilla had also lost no time in rushing out of their rooms . With a dazed look, Hans opened his door and asked, "I think I heard my silly sister's cry?"
Seeing Hans's dazed look, Li Du became furious and said, "Brother Wolf, give him a slap to wake him!"
Brother Wolf, who was compliant, grabbed hold of Hans and gave him a slap . After which, Hans also let out a shrill that was almost as loud as Hannah's .
After rushing up one floor and kicking open the door of Hannah's room, which was on the floor above theirs, they saw Stephen hugging Hannah . At this point in time, both of them were not properly dressed .
Seeing both of them unharmed, Li Du let out a sigh of relief before asking, "What's the matter?"
Without waiting for both of them to answer, Brother Wolf pointed at the window and said, "Look . "
After taking a look, Li Du also felt his blood run cold .
The apartments on the island were built in a very slipshod manner, and some of the apartments' had unglazed windows . When the weather turned cold during winter, the residents would stick two layers of plastic sheets, which were cheaper and better insulators than glass, to cover the unglazed windows .
As it was currently autumn and the weather had not yet turned cold, the unglazed windows were completely empty and did not even have a single plastic sheet covering them .
At the moment, Hannah's and Stephen's room was not completely empty, and there was something hanging on the ceiling that was looking coldly at them with large black eyes .
The creature that hung upside down on the ceiling was about two feet long and had a completely black body, thin hair, a pair of very large, black, terrifying eyes, and an ugly, evil appearance .
Li Du could tell that the creature was a bat . However, according to his memory, bats were only about the size of a human palm and it was not possible for them to grow to the size of this bat, which was the size of a human child .
One after another, the others hurried over . After squeezing into the room and seeing the large bat, Ah Meow and Ah Ow became excited and ran toward the large bat while howling and purring .
After swinging its claws and free-falling, the large bat opened its wings and flew away .
At this moment, the large bat became even larger . Like a small black plane, the large bat had a wingspan of over three feet .
In pursuit of the large bat, Ah Meow jumped out of a window . Like many animals, the large bat had also underestimated the prowess of an ocelot . Thinking that land animals would be helpless against it as it was able to fly, the large bat flew away in a slow and carefree manner .
However, Ah Meow was able to run fast and jump far . After pressing four of his limbs down on the window frame, Ah Meow flew out, like an arrow leaving a bow, and landed right on the large bat's body .
Even though the bat was huge, its body was very light, or else it would not be able to fly . As such, the amount of force that it could withstand was small .
As Ah Meow was too heavy, the large bat was unable to support him and immediately crash-landed!
After the group of them squeezed over to the window and looked outside, they saw Ah Meow sitting on the large bat . While the large bat was twitching underneath him from being sat on, Ah Meow looked at them with a helpless look on his face .
Li Du hurriedly motioned to Ah Meow to move aside by waving his hand and shouting, "Are you not afraid of being paralyzed? Quickly move aside . "
Brother Wolf said calmly, "Don't worry, boss, that's an Australian black flying fox . It's a type of fruit bat that likes eating the fruits of various types of plants and will not harm humans and animals . "
At this point in time, the couple who owned the apartment had also woken up . As Hannah's terrified shrill had been very loud, the residents in the apartments nearby had most likely been startled awake .
Having noticed Ah Meow stepping on the large bat's body, the owner of the apartment waved his hands to chase him away before squatting down to take a look at the large bat's condition and carrying it onto a table .
After the wife of the owner went to take some ointment and handed it to him, he began applying it on the bat's body .
Li Du went downstairs and asked, "What's this for?"
The owner replied, "For treating it . This is a black flying fox, it won't harm humans . Don't need to be so afraid of it . "
Hannah said bitterly, "It looks so scary and is also so big—who would have known it doesn't harm humans? When I opened my eyes, it was looking coldly at me . " Speaking of the bat, she began trembling again .
Li Du was able to empathize with her . As they had never seen such a large bat before and the size of the bat was very shocking, seeing it after just waking up was indeed very frightening .
After laughing for a while, the owner began introducing the Australian black flying fox to them . Other than being a type of animal found on the island, the Australian black flying fox was also a very important animal .
Australian black flying foxes neither bit humans nor attacked them and their livestock . As they were fond of eating the fruits of various types of plants, the fruit kernels and undigested seeds would migrate along with them when they flew to other places .
In the primeval forests of the island, seedlings had a very hard time surviving under the crown of their parent trees . Some female trees would even go as far as to secrete a type of toxin to prevent their seedlings from maturing .
Therefore, the Australian flying fox played an important role in the spreading of seeds, which was essential to the ecosystem of the island's rainforest .
As they ate the fruits of farmers, there was a period of time when a large amount of them had been caught and killed . Due to there being very few of them left today, the Australian government had started protecting them .
As the Australian black flying foxes played a more important role than the people on the island in the island's ecosystem, it was even more imperative that the people on the island protected the flying foxes . This was the reason why the owner lost no time in treating the bat after noticing that it was injured .
Just like the Maui's dolphins, the black flying foxes were also extremely valuable and protecting them was necessary .
Chapter 770: Frightened Shrill In The Morning. Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Each person was given a bowl of meat soup, which had large chunks of meat, fragrant soup, and fresh vegetables inside . When Li Du chewed a mouthful of meat soup, the extremely fragrant meat juices squirted out from the shreds of meat and overwhelmed his taste buds . After carefully chewing and swallowing the mouthful of meat soup, he could not help but exclaim, So fragrant! One after another, the exclamations of others could be heard . With a smile on his face, Victor raised his cup and said, To the gifts from the Creator, to us rascals who are trying our best to survive . Everyone followed suit and raised their cups . To the gifts from the Creator, to this group of rascals . Wanting to have a casual conversation, Victor asked, What are you guys here for? Vacation? You guys look like wealthy people . However, a composition like that of your group is very rare . Li Du replied, Sort of . We are also harvesting black gold abalone . Oh, you guys have a black gold abalone harvesting permit? Victor further questioned . As Li Du felt that hed said too much, he nodded and kept quiet . Since they were on such a barren island, exposing the fact that they had a black gold abalone harvesting permit would very easily ignite the greed in others . In the end, a very capable-looking middle-aged man pointed west and said, Want to harvest black gold abalone? Keep heading west . You guys will encounter an island with a lot of breadfruit trees . There are black gold abalones around the island . Best not to go into the water in that area, that area is very dangerous, another person said . Also, dont go onto the island . The island is also very dangerous . That is a bad idea . But the area of the sea surrounding the island has black gold abalones, the capable looking middle-aged man said . We have gone there and seen the black gold abalones . We have also secretly harvested and eaten them . Someone else suddenly shouted, Hey, Bauer, dont f*cking talk nonsense just because youre drunk . We didnt harvest black gold abalones illegally! Theres also no officer from the Department of Fishing and Hunting here . What are you guys afraid of? Bauer asked bitterly . As these people had a high level of legal consciousness, they no longer talked about this topic afterward . When Li Du asked what dangers the island had, Bauer and the others changed their view on the matter . They told him that the island was indeed very dangerous and advised Li Du and his group not to get close to it . After which, they refused to talk about this matter and changed the conversation topic to something else . As there were not many recreational activities that could be done since they were on a barren island, and these people did not like recreational activities, they chatted under the light for a while more after finishing the food . After digesting their meal, they went back to their own apartments . Li Du and his group stayed on the island for the night . In the early morning, while they slept soundly, a frightened shrill could suddenly be heard in the building: Ah! Ah! Ah! As the shrill sound was very grim, Li Du jumped from being startled by it . After also jumping, Ah Ow, Ah Meow, and Crispy Noodles, who slept below Li Dus feet, looked around themselves with wide frightened eyes . Having figured out that the shrill sound was Hannahs voice, Li Du hurriedly ran out of the room . Brother Wolf, Big Quinn, and Godzilla had also lost no time in rushing out of their rooms . With a dazed look, Hans opened his door and asked, I think I heard my silly sisters cry? Seeing Hanss dazed look, Li Du became furious and said, Brother Wolf, give him a slap to wake him! Brother Wolf, who was compliant, grabbed hold of Hans and gave him a slap . After which, Hans also let out a shrill that was almost as loud as Hannahs . After rushing up one floor and kicking open the door of Hannahs room, which was on the floor above theirs, they saw Stephen hugging Hannah . At this point in time, both of them were not properly dressed . Seeing both of them unharmed, Li Du let out a sigh of relief before asking, Whats the matter? Without waiting for both of them to answer, Brother Wolf pointed at the window and said, Look . After taking a look, Li Du also felt his blood run cold . The apartments on the island were built in a very slipshod manner, and some of the apartments had unglazed windows . When the weather turned cold during winter, the residents would stick two layers of plastic sheets, which were cheaper and better insulators than glass, to cover the unglazed windows . As it was currently autumn and the weather had not yet turned cold, the unglazed windows were completely empty and did not even have a single plastic sheet covering them . At the moment, Hannahs and Stephens room was not completely empty, and there was something hanging on the ceiling that was looking coldly at them with large black eyes . The creature that hung upside down on the ceiling was about two feet long and had a completely black body, thin hair, a pair of very large, black, terrifying eyes, and an ugly, evil appearance . Li Du could tell that the creature was a bat . However, according to his memory, bats were only about the size of a human palm and it was not possible for them to grow to the size of this bat, which was the size of a human child . One after another, the others hurried over . After squeezing into the room and seeing the large bat, Ah Meow and Ah Ow became excited and ran toward the large bat while howling and purring . After swinging its claws and free-falling, the large bat opened its wings and flew away . At this moment, the large bat became even larger . Like a small black plane, the large bat had a wingspan of over three feet . In pursuit of the large bat, Ah Meow jumped out of a window . Like many animals, the large bat had also underestimated the prowess of an ocelot . Thinking that land animals would be helpless against it as it was able to fly, the large bat flew away in a slow and carefree manner . However, Ah Meow was able to run fast and jump far . After pressing four of his limbs down on the window frame, Ah Meow flew out, like an arrow leaving a bow, and landed right on the large bats body . Even though the bat was huge, its body was very light, or else it would not be able to fly . As such, the amount of force that it could withstand was small . As Ah Meow was too heavy, the large bat was unable to support him and immediately crash-landed! After the group of them squeezed over to the window and looked outside, they saw Ah Meow sitting on the large bat . While the large bat was twitching underneath him from being sat on, Ah Meow looked at them with a helpless look on his face . Li Du hurriedly motioned to Ah Meow to move aside by waving his hand and shouting, Are you not afraid of being paralyzed? Quickly move aside . Brother Wolf said calmly, Dont worry, boss, thats an Australian black flying fox . Its a type of fruit bat that likes eating the fruits of various types of plants and will not harm humans and animals . At this point in time, the couple who owned the apartment had also woken up . As Hannahs terrified shrill had been very loud, the residents in the apartments nearby had most likely been startled awake . Having noticed Ah Meow stepping on the large bats body, the owner of the apartment waved his hands to chase him away before squatting down to take a look at the large bats condition and carrying it onto a table . After the wife of the owner went to take some ointment and handed it to him, he began applying it on the bats body . Li Du went downstairs and asked, Whats this for? The owner replied, For treating it . This is a black flying fox, it wont harm humans . Dont need to be so afraid of it . Hannah said bitterly, It looks so scary and is also so big—who would have known it doesnt harm humans? When I opened my eyes, it was looking coldly at me . Speaking of the bat, she began trembling again . Li Du was able to empathize with her . As they had never seen such a large bat before and the size of the bat was very shocking, seeing it after just waking up was indeed very frightening . After laughing for a while, the owner began introducing the Australian black flying fox to them . Other than being a type of animal found on the island, the Australian black flying fox was also a very important animal . Australian black flying foxes neither bit humans nor attacked them and their livestock . As they were fond of eating the fruits of various types of plants, the fruit kernels and undigested seeds would migrate along with them when they flew to other places . In the primeval forests of the island, seedlings had a very hard time surviving under the crown of their parent trees . Some female trees would even go as far as to secrete a type of toxin to prevent their seedlings from maturing . Therefore, the Australian flying fox played an important role in the spreading of seeds, which was essential to the ecosystem of the islands rainforest . As they ate the fruits of farmers, there was a period of time when a large amount of them had been caught and killed . Due to there being very few of them left today, the Australian government had started protecting them . As the Australian black flying foxes played a more important role than the people on the island in the islands ecosystem, it was even more imperative that the people on the island protected the flying foxes . This was the reason why the owner lost no time in treating the bat after noticing that it was injured . Just like the Mauis dolphins, the black flying foxes were also extremely valuable and protecting them was necessary .