Chapter 487 - 458: The White Sea Otter

Some people were even frantically taking pictures with their cameras.

"Oh my god, what kind of fish is that? It’s huge, and it can even save people!"

"Was it that big fish that saved the two kids?"

"What kind of fish is it?"

Unless you lived by the sea or had gone out of your way to learn about marine life, very few people these days could recognize a killer whale.

Among the tourists, it was clear that few of them did.

At that moment, they were all stunned by the killer whale’s size and its life-saving actions.

The Village Chief and the people of Bailong Village puffed out their chests, filled with pride.

"You folks wouldn’t know, would you? Those are killer whales. They’re very friendly to people."

"Don’t let their size fool you. They’re very affectionate with people, and they listen to someone from our village."

"They even play with balls in the sea."

"And they’ll push fishing boats along, super fast too."

The two children were pulled onto a boat, and they even patted the killer whale.

"Thank you. You can go back now."

The two kids were reluctant to leave.

’That was so much fun!’

At that moment, they had completely forgotten the terror of being swept away by the rip current.

Reunited with their family, their mom and dad immediately hugged them and burst into tears.

"You scared me to death! You scared me to death! What would we have done if something had really happened to you?"

The Village Chief offered a few words of comfort, then turned to ask someone, "Where’s Jiaojiao?"

"She didn’t come ashore. I guess she went off to play with the killer whale group again."

The Village Chief nodded and said no more.

He needed to hurry back and hand over the position of village chief to his son sooner rather than later.

’I’m getting too old for this. My heart can’t take this kind of excitement.’

Yun Jiao had indeed not come ashore. ’With so many people around, how could I explain my hair drying instantly the moment I get on land?’

So, she left with the two killer whales.

"If you want to play with the ball, go to that old spot and call out a few times. Even if I’m not there, someone will come find me, and they’ll bring the ball to you."

The killer whale group had new members, but some had also died.

Over the past few years, about three killer whales had died.

The sea was not a peaceful place, after all. Competition in the ocean was brutal.

And killer whales were not completely without natural predators.

This was a normal part of life. Yun Jiao wouldn’t think of avenging them just because she was familiar with this pod of killer whales.

Survival of the fittest—that was the law of the wild.

Her interference would only make things worse.

She could treat injured marine animals, but she couldn’t interfere with their hunting.

The killer whales were excited.

Their territory included the waters near Bailong Village, so they weren’t at all afraid of the growing number of visitors.

After all, killer whales were the ultimate social animals. They had no fear of humans and even enjoyed playing with them.

You could say that human appearances, sizes, and voices were perfectly suited to their aesthetic tastes.

Moreover, perhaps because Yun Jiao had "leveled up"—gaining the ability to purify the ocean and even clean up trash—the fish populations nearby had been steadily increasing, as had the variety of species.

This was especially true near her island.

The killer whales didn’t have to worry about a lack of food in this area at all.

After playing with the killer whales for a while, Yun Jiao swam around for a bit to purify the ocean.

’I, Yun Jiao, am the scavenger of the sea!’

Additionally, with so many tourists in Bailong Village, the cleanliness of the ocean was another of her major concerns.

She had specifically emphasized this to the Village Chief and the Party Secretary, which led them to pay close attention to sanitation in the village as well.

So, they simply hired people from the waste station to handle trash collection and even installed trash cans around the village.

Similarly, the people who used megaphones to warn about dangers also reminded tourists not to litter and to throw their trash in the bins.

In the afternoon, dedicated sanitation workers would come to inspect and clean up any remaining trash.

As for the trash in the sea, Yun Jiao was responsible for getting it to the shore.

’Keeping the environment clean is really so important.’

Just as Yun Jiao was about to head back, she suddenly felt a fuzzy paw touch her leg.

Yun Jiao: ’???’

’What was that?’

She turned her head and saw a small, fluffy, white ball of a creature swimming nearby.

’A sea otter?’

She turned, swam over, and scooped up the little creature.

The little one was a bit shy and scared.

It curled into a ball in Yun Jiao’s hands.

’But it’s so fluffy.’

It was quite rare to encounter such a fluffy little creature in the sea.

’It looks young, and it’s white.’

Young sea otters usually have darker fur, but this one was pure white, from head to tail.

’An albino?’

It was tiny, and there were no other sea otters in sight.

’Did it get lost?’

’Or was it abandoned for being an albino?’

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK~"

The little sea otter looked at Yun Jiao with its big, watery eyes.

Although it looked like a fluffy ball, it felt very thin to the touch.

It seemed to be malnourished.

’Poor little thing. It’s so small, it probably hasn’t even been weaned yet.’

’But it’s a little bit lucky. At least it survived.’

Yun Jiao held it and went to find the killer whale group.

There was a nursing mother among the killer whales. Maybe she could take this little one to get some milk.

The little creature let her hold it obediently.

’You know, its fur is actually quite beautiful.’

She found the killer whale group and negotiated with the nursing mother. After getting her consent, Yun Jiao took the little sea otter to get some milk.

The unweaned little one was desperate for milk. The moment it made contact, it began to gulp it down greedily.

However, nursing in the sea was a bit difficult. A killer whale’s milk is very thick and incredibly nutritious.

But since they were in the ocean, every mouthful the little sea otter drank was mixed with a lot of seawater.

It could only get a little. Once it wasn’t so hungry anymore, Yun Jiao took the little one and left.

She would go back and find a ewe that had just given birth to feed it some goat’s milk.

Yun Jiao found a deserted spot to come ashore. She set the little sea otter aside, then deftly tied her hair into a neat bun with a hair tie, revealing her lovely features.

Like a beautiful, noble swan.