After settling in aboard the warship, Ferdinand was surprised to discover a little pig on board. At first, he assumed it was a pet Yechen and the others kept.
That was surprising enough, but what astonished him even more was that the little pig could not only think like a person, but cook as well.
After tasting Little Piggy's cooking, Ferdinand was utterly amazed. He kept asking Yechen where he could buy pigs like this, saying he wanted ten.
Little pigs were hardly rare, but where could anyone find an intelligent one that could also do housework? Owning one would certainly give him something to brag about.
But Yechen told him that Little Piggy was one of a kind. Even if he searched the entire world, he would never find another. Ferdinand immediately lost interest. He certainly did not dare ask Yechen to give Little Piggy to him; he could tell that Yechen saw Little Piggy as more than a pet-as a companion.
On the third day of their voyage, Yechen got up early and found no sign of Little Piggy in either the kitchen or the living room. He was a little curious. Wasn't Little Piggy usually making its favorite food at this hour?
Had it gone to enjoy the sea breeze?
When he reached the deck, he did indeed spot Little Piggy.
At that moment, Little Guy was sitting on the deck, holding dried fish and feeding them to seagulls that had flown in from who knew where.
There was something rather incongruous about the sight. A pig feeding dried fish to seagulls-no one would believe it if he told them.
Yechen took a closer look. These were no seagulls, but the News Coos unique to this world.
They wore white hats with black brims and carried two