And so, after obtaining the sailboat owner's permission, the smug, haughty pelican was given a small patch of living space aboard the ship.
It wasn't much-five square meters along the edge of the deck. No relieving itself wherever it pleased, and no damaging anything.
Zhang Ming had originally wanted to give it a mischievous name-"Bird Mama."
But the moment the pelican heard "Bird Mama," it squawked furiously, looking so insufferably arrogant that he had to abandon the idea.
He might as well just call it Pelican.
Pelican didn't get along particularly well with any of the crew. It bullied the weak and feared the strong, and its profound insecurity left it unable to trust anyone.
It was almost manic. At the slightest disturbance, it would flap its wings and try to flee-but that was normal. Any animal living in the Demon God's Sea without sufficient vigilance would have been wiped out long ago.
It didn't dare provoke Zhang Ming, and Stone Mama up on the mast was clearly something far too bizarre to comprehend...
The only one it could pick on was Little White Turtle.
Pelican knew it couldn't eat Little White Turtle, but it could still prod the turtle with its long beak, batting the turtle around like a ball.
And so, the enmity between them gradually deepened, with daily battles of wits and courage.
Little White couldn't beat Pelican in a fight, but proved quite crafty. Once, the turtle even smeared chili water over its own body, risking its life to deliberately tempt Pelican into eating it.
In the end, Giant Pelican squawked furiously. The chili really did burn, and it plunged into the sea like a creature possessed!
Every day, Zhang Ming grinned like an idiot, as though he were watching some grand palace intrigue drama. He