After becoming an octopus

Zhang Zexi used two octopus claws to run fast on the seabed like human legs, while the other octopus claws were tightly attached to barnacles heavier than him, spraying some water from time to time to speed up his speed.

When I came here, I was light, but because I had to observe the surrounding environment and record the distribution of various marine life, it took a little longer.

On the return journey, even though there were heavy things hanging on my body, I was so focused on the journey that the speed was faster, and I don't know if it was because I was full and I still had inexhaustible strength.

He rushed home all the way, and he was really relieved when he got to the lair. The weird feeling on the barnacle mountain hadn't been completely shaken off, and he didn't dare to go again in a short time.

He first piled the barnacles at the entrance of the nest, drilled into the hole to check the octopus eggs, sprayed them with water, provided oxygen, and took a bath by the way, and then came outside the nest again.

The space in the cave is limited, and the number of barnacles is destined to prevent them all from being moved into the nest, but it is not safe to pile them up outside in such a large way, and they need to find a place to store them.

He looked around and found that there were many gaps in the surrounding rocks, some big and some small. Zhang Zexi moved back a few stones, stuffed the barnacles into the gaps next to the nest, and then blocked the gaps with stones. This is not safe, but he lives next to him, and if there is any movement outside, he can come out to check immediately.In this way, the possibility of most creatures stealing their own food can be eliminated.

When he hid the things, the light in the underwater world gradually dimmed.

When the bottom of the sea was illuminated by anglerfish lights again the next day, Zhang Zexi crawled out of the cave to check his food.There were no signs of destruction outside the cracks in the rocks. He removed the stones blocking the outside, pulled out a few barnacles, stuffed them into his cave, and then blocked the opening with stones again.

The barnacles he took out were his rations for the day.It is troublesome to move stones and barnacles frequently, and it is just right to get enough rations for a day at a time, and it is not easy to attract the attention of other creatures.

After he is full, he will walk around and will not leave too far, just collect some food and bring it back.

When wandering around for the past two days, he found that several groups of striped long-whiskered catsharks always gather together. The number of sharks in the group ranges from eight to thirty. There were several times when Zhang Zexi was almost caught up. Why did this group of sharks choose to get together? After returning, he decided to avoid it for a while.

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With the frequent activities of the striped long-whiskered catshark, Zhang Zexi hadn't gone out for three days.

There are more and more striped long-whiskered catsharks gathering nearby, and it is not known whether this group has group actions in the near future, such as the possibility of gathering during the breeding season.

If these striped long-whiskered catsharks do not leave, Zhang Zexi may consider moving.

During this period of time, Zhang Zexi had already figured out the movement pattern of the anglerfish on the top.

The big light bulb above the monkfish's head can emit light for a long time, but it also has a limit. Living on the bottom of the sea, Zhang Zexi can't estimate the time at all, and can only judge according to the time when he is sleepy.It glows for about eight to ten hours each time, and the time it stops glowing is longer. If you calculate it carefully, the time of one light and one black is about the same as a day.

The scope of activities of the anglerfish is also not fixed, it will wander around the top of the head, and occasionally it will go downstream, and Zhang Zexi once saw its shadow passing by the top of the head.

So far, he has never seen a second 'sun', which proves that there may be only one anglerfish here, so he guesses that this anglerfish should be a solitary creature.

If there are lights in other places on the bottom of the sea, it is very likely that each anglerfish has its own territory and usually moves in its own territory. One class after another.

Zhang Zexi didn't plan to delve into the living habits of the anglerfish, but just for convenience, he directly defined the time on the seabed by the time when its light was on or off.

At this time, it was the tenth day since he came to the bottom of the sea.

Zhang Zexi got out of the hole with some difficulty.Since he ate barnacle meat and diamond-shaped seaweed, he has swelled in size and is now at least twice as large as when he first arrived on the bottom of the sea.

This kind of food brought back from the barnacle mountain is very unusual. This is Zhang Zexi's feeling compared to other foods during this period. After eating the meat of the barnacles, he will feel strong all over his body, while other foods can only satisfy his hunger The effect.

This is a good thing for Zhang Zexi. In order to exercise his strength, although he does not go far every day, he will pick up nearby stones, hold the stones with his tentacles and dance up and down, left and right, so as to exercise his own strength. With enough power, any shark snot monster will be a problem.Zhang Zexi held up the stone, the more he thought about it, the more proud he felt.

Along with the advantages, there are also troubles. The growth of the body makes Zhang Zexi feel a little crowded when he goes in and out of the cave every day. Since his body is soft enough, it is not a big problem for the time being. If his body will continue to grow in the future, it will not be long. , he may have to change a nest.

The octopus eggs in the nest have turned bright orange at this time, and the shape of the baby octopus can be seen through the membrane. It won't be long before these baby octopuses will probably be able to break their shells.These are tens of thousands of eggs, and the scene of thousands of little octopuses hatching must be spectacular. Unfortunately, according to the habits of octopuses, the little ones will probably leave as soon as they are born.

According to the reproductive habits of the octopus group, the female octopus dies when the baby octopus is born or is about to be born, and naturally there is no possibility that the baby octopus will follow the mother octopus.

But Zhang Zexi is not a pure octopus. He neither produced octopus eggs nor was he hungry. At most, he helped hatch the eggs for a few days.So far, he has been mentally prepared to leave as soon as the child is born.

On the No. 15 days when the anglerfish lights alternated between light and dark, the striped long-whiskered catshark that was always wandering around finally left under Zhang Zexi's expectation.

This is probably an unusual day. The seabed current is very fast, and from time to time, a layer of sand under the seabed is rolled up. The seabed is in a turbid state. Many creatures will temporarily avoid it, and some creatures will take advantage of it. Plunging into the ocean current, Zhang Zexi saw with his own eyes some striped long-bearded cat sharks enter the range of the ocean current and go away with the force of the impact, heading for an unknown distance.

If it is on land, the degree of these currents is probably similar to the concept of a typhoon.Zhang Zexi naturally couldn't go out in such a dangerous situation.

The rapid flow of water lasted for a day, and it didn't stop until the sky darkened.

Some creatures go away with the current, and some creatures come here with the current.

Zhang Zexi's body was blocked at the entrance of the cave. Looking outside, it seemed that a group of stars were gradually approaching in the distance. These moving 'stars' were orange in color and gave off a warm orange light.

These dots of light dotted the deep and dark seabed, forming a starry sky under the sea.

Zhang Zexi was a little dazzled by the starry sky under the sea, and it was not a waste of time to see such a spectacular view on the bottom of the sea.

It's just that the residents living nearby seem to be accustomed to such beautiful scenery, and only he, an outsider, will make a fuss. At this moment, he is lonely inside.

Since he turned into an octopus, he has not communicated with any creatures except to explore the environment, avoid danger and search for food. For an octopus with a human soul, this is undoubtedly a torment.

Just when Zhang Zexi felt uncomfortable, the 'stars' in the starry sky approached.

After reaching a certain distance, the true face of Lushan Mountain, which is a luminous body, is revealed. It is a group of jellyfish emitting warm orange light.

Zhang Zexi couldn't tell what kind of jellyfish it was from his own cognition, perhaps it was a species that had never been discovered by humans.

The upper part of this jellyfish looks like a round and plump mushroom, and some long tentacles grow out of the cut surface at the bottom. Its tentacles sway with the current, like laces tied under a wind chime.

They came in groups along the water flow, but they couldn't stay for too long. After a while, they hurriedly dispersed with the water flow.

Zhang Zexi, who had enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the seabed, didn't know that the current of the water would be closely related to something that happened to him in the future. When the nocturnal sea creatures came out to look for food, he had already fallen asleep.

When the anglerfish light was turned on again on the second day, the water flow outside had become much more gentle, and Zhang Zexi's eggs, which had been hatching for more than ten days, finally responded.

There were too many eggs in the cave, Zhang Zexi couldn't observe the details all the time, so when he found a few octopus eggs with empty shells, the baby octopuses that broke out of their shells were already in the cave. Swimmed for a while.

If Zhang Zexi hadn't attracted these newborn little things while tasting lunch, the careless Zhang Zexi might not know that the son she had hatched for a long time had already hatched.

A small orange dot swam past Zhang Zexi, and landed on the barnacle meat he was eating.Seeing these orange-yellow colors that are different from food, he recovered from the daze.

This little round orange octopus looks so cute.Especially the short, fleshy tentacles swimming in the water under the dumpling made Zhang Zexi's heart melt, so he contributed half of his lunch.

What's wrong with these little octopuses?That's probably because they don't look like me, so don't worry about it too much, this is someone else's octopus egg after all.

After the baby octopus hatched, Zhang Zexi focused more on the remaining octopus eggs. He observed the baby octopus and finally let him witness the whole process of the octopus hatching.

Before the octopus eggs are about to hatch, the eggs will vibrate a little. It is the little octopus breaking through the outer film with force. After breaking through the first line of defense, a touch of orange is first revealed at the bottom, and the little octopus shakes and squeezes out the octopus head. , and then the whole body broke through the shackles and fell into the embrace of the sea.

The newborn baby octopus is very different from Zhang Zexi. Zhang Zexi's claws are very long and covered with suckers.

The claws of the little octopus are very short, and Zhang Zexi can't see clearly whether there are suction cups or not.

But such short and delicate meat claws really make people want to pinch them and feel the meat.

It's a pity that the baby octopus is too small, and it is still very fragile when it is just born. Any movement may cause the baby octopus to lose its life.

The fragile, short, and powerless little octopus is indeed a very different existence from Zhang Zexi.

On the contrary, the orange-red appearance of the little octopus is very similar to when Zhang Zexi didn't deliberately change the color. With the same color, who would believe that it wasn't his own?