Chapter 104

Chapter 104: The little spotted seal was so excited it nearly burst into tears, “Awoah—!”

Noticing the Arctic fox’s tension, Lin Qianyu stopped and tightened her grip on the axe. “Is there an animal approaching?”

Normally, in the Arctic, the only creatures that make the Arctic fox so alert are Arctic wolves and polar bears.

But polar bears only attack Arctic foxes when they are very hungry and can’t find food. So if an Arctic fox shows such nervousness in the Arctic, it’s probably an Arctic wolf.

However... on a polar island, one shouldn’t jump to conclusions so easily.

What if there were rare predators on the island?

With this in mind, Lin Qianyu also became cautious. She adjusted her goggles twice, but her blocked vision couldn’t reveal what animal it was.

“Ah-ao!”

Let go!

“Ah-ao!”

Let me go!

That sound... seemed familiar?

Lin Qianyu paused, “This is...?”

A polar bear carrying a wriggling, struggling little spotted seal was slowly approaching from behind a tree.

The little spotted seal, which had just recently returned to its group, reappeared right before her eyes.

Lin Qianyu: “???”

Comments: [!!!]

[That must be the one! I recognize the call.]

[Compared with the live replay patterns, confirmed no doubt, it’s that little spotted seal.]

[Help, this is hilarious! The polar bear’s every step is steady and determined, while the little spotted seal is shaking itself like a propeller.]

...

Seeing Lin Qianyu, the little spotted seal was so excited it nearly cried, “Awo awo awoa—!”

Help, help, help—!

It looked terribly frightened.

Maybe it cried so miserably that the Arctic fox’s ears pinned back.

Lin Qianyu was about to step forward, but the Arctic fox bit her hem, “Ying!”

The Arctic fox didn’t seem afraid of the polar bear itself, but was worried the polar bear might hurt Lin Qianyu.

Polar bears aren’t exactly friendly to humans, so the Arctic fox was very concerned.

Lin Qianyu crouched down, stroked its fur, and comforted it, “Don’t worry, I know this polar bear. It won’t hurt me.”

The Arctic fox was skeptical but clearly had seen the ferociousness of hungry polar bears before.“Don’t worry.”

While Lin Qianyu was carefully comforting it, the little spotted seal’s alarm-like calls never stopped.

When the polar bear approached and put down the little spotted seal, as soon as it landed, the seal didn’t hesitate to use all four limbs, even rubbing its chin on the ground to quickly get close to Lin Qianyu.

Perhaps in the current environment, only by staying close to Lin Qianyu could it feel safe.

The little spotted seal hid behind Lin Qianyu, wanting to grumble but too timid to do so.

The polar bear, who fed two seals a day, greeted Lin Qianyu amicably, “Woo!”

“Have you eaten yourself? Why are you only delivering to me?” Lin Qianyu pinched the little spotted seal. There were no obvious wounds on it; clearly, it had been carried all the way without breaking the skin. No external injuries—just loud calls.

“Awooo!”

When food is plentiful, the polar bear is at the top of the food chain on the polar island; hunting small prey is a trivial matter.

It can catch extra food and feed humans after eating its fill.

Only a strong hunter polar bear can do this.

“Thanks, I appreciate it. But this little spotted seal can’t be eaten.” Lin Qianyu picked up the seal. “Remember what it looks like, don’t catch it next time, okay?”

Although not always by her side, they were close enough that the little spotted seal could almost be considered her furry companion.

“Awoah?!” The little spotted seal’s tail stiffened when it saw the approaching polar bear.

“Woo!”

The polar bear responded.

The little spotted seal kept calling excitedly, as if telling a long story.

While speaking, it raised its front limb, showing body language.

Lin Qianyu didn’t understand the body language but understood what it was saying and couldn’t help but smile.

[Ahhh?? What is the little spotted seal saying? Where’s my royal translator?]

[Help—Lin Jie, don’t laugh like that, the hazy beauty behind the goggles is too much.]

[Could it be scolding the polar bear? The little spotted seal is so bold?]

[Hmm? Considering it was caught by orcas and now by a polar bear, a bit of boldness makes sense.]

[This is hard to judge. Isn’t this some kind of fate?]

Especially last time it was caught by an orca and carried so far, then thrown ashore to Lin Qianyu.

This time too… it was caught by a polar bear and brought to Lin Qianyu.

Indeed, very fated.

Just a bit of a useless little spotted seal.

“It’s not scolding the polar bear, it’s just saying…” Lin Qianyu had just started when she couldn’t help but chuckle, cleared her throat, and forced herself to stop laughing. “When the polar bear caught me, I shouted that I know humans, and the polar bear got scared. I’m amazing, right?”

This sentence was entirely spoken in the little spotted seal’s tone.With a smile in her voice, the tone lifted slightly, sounding somewhat childish and full of youthful energy.

The polar bear licked its lips and glanced at the little spotted seal still waving its front flipper.

The little spotted seal instantly fell silent—quieter than a TV muted—holding its breath within a second.

Lin Qianyu smiled and gently rubbed the little spotted seal, explaining, “It’s not scared; it just smelled my scent on the little spotted seal.”

There’s no way the polar bear would give up hunting just because of the seal’s words.

Besides, it had already delivered seals to her from the vehicle earlier today and must have eaten.

Encountering the seal group now, it probably didn’t intend to hunt but was drawn by the familiar scent on the little spotted seal.

Otherwise, the polar bear wouldn’t hunt a pup when there are adult seals around—it’s not worth it for just a few bites of meat.

The little spotted seal looked left and right, clearly not understanding the situation, “Ah?”

[Wow, “I know humans” sounds so funny.]

[So cute, makes you want to poke its forehead.]

[Smart to look for backup when in danger; this little spotted seal is pretty clever.]

Lin Qianyu rubbed the seal and, seeing the polar bear turn around, hurriedly said, “Um…”

The polar bear heard the voice and glanced back at her.

Since it had come to the base, staying here would naturally be a better resting environment than going back.

Polar bears have no concept of building a home; if lucky, they find a cave, otherwise they curl up wherever they are, often waking up buried in snow.

Sometimes, if very unlucky, the ice they sleep on might drift away, and they wake up far from shore.

Lin Qianyu said, “Want to stay and rest for the night? I still have more than half a seal left uneaten. You can wait until tomorrow after sleeping or eat it as a midnight snack if hungry.”

Upon hearing the keyword “seal,” the little spotted seal exclaimed, “Ah-woah?!”

What did you say?! What’s this about?!

“Not you,” Lin Qianyu said, seeing it misunderstood, amused as she pressed down on the little spotted seal trying to jump up. “I’m talking about a different seal, not you.”

The seal buried in the snow wasn’t just half a seal; the missing piece of meat looked like it was taken by the polar bear’s bite.

Especially since polar bears only eat the fat on seals, leaving the fat untouched here but cutting open the skin to get the meat inside.

This seal should be enough food for one meal for the polar bear—enough to fill its stomach if not fully satisfy hunger.

Lin Qianyu comforted the little spotted seal and asked the polar bear with a smile, “So? Want to stay?”

She lifted a corner of the tent, “Want to come in and see?”

The polar bear, attracted by this strange thing, followed Lin Qianyu’s hand and poked its head inside, discovering there was more inside.

“Awooo!” It seemed to realize something, took a quick look inside, and hurriedly backed out.

Lin Qianyu thought it didn’t like it and was going to leave.

But the polar bear came out of the tent and without hesitation rushed toward another tent inside the base.That was very precise—once the target was confirmed, the polar bear didn’t even glance at the nearby tents, its whole focus was on that one tent.

Lin Qianyu was stunned and said, “That tent… could it be Mr. Feng’s?”

The tents distributed by the production team in the third episode were all the same, even the color and pattern were nearly identical, machine-made with simple stripes barely distinguishable by the naked eye.

The only one the polar bear seemed so obsessed with could only be Feng Jingye.

After all, besides itself and Feng Jingye, it didn’t know any other guests.

Lin Qianyu put down the little spotted seal, “Little fox, help me take care of this.”

Then she hurried toward the polar bear.

The arctic fox wanted to follow but was tripped up by the little spotted seal and had to stay behind as a guard.

The little spotted seal didn’t want to get close because of the polar bear and felt unsafe even beside the arctic fox, so it just lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

The guests hiding in the tents noticed a shadow pass outside and cautiously lifted the curtain, seeing the polar bear, like opening a can, opening the tent by itself.

Yin Youlin: “!!!”

Lin Qianyu stood next to the polar bear, raising her hand to rest on its furry shoulder, trying to attract its attention, “Isn’t my tent good? It’s very spacious inside.”

The polar bear pawed at the tent, turned its head to nuzzle Lin Qianyu, then continued pawing, “Wooh!”

Good.

Even in this busy moment, it didn’t forget to praise Lin Qianyu’s tent in response.

Lin Qianyu smiled and sat cross-legged.

There was no movement inside Feng Jingye’s tent; since the polar bear didn’t roar, it meant Feng Jingye himself wasn’t inside.

Lin Qianyu stroked the polar bear’s back gently, “Mr. Feng’s not home. Shall we come again next time?”

She pointed at the darkening sky, “It’s getting late, how about we go back and rest?”

Having learned how to open tents, the polar bear was no longer anxious. It stood, shook its fur, rested its chin on Lin Qianyu’s shoulder affectionately, rubbed against her, then grabbed the tent, “Awooo!”

“You can’t take this one,” Lin Qianyu helplessly held down the polar bear’s paw, “There are nails hanging on the ground; even if you took it, we’d have nowhere to put it.”

She said, “Go to my tent.”

The polar bear looked at Lin Qianyu’s tent, then at the tent in front of it, seemingly measuring the distance between the two.

A bit far...

Lin Qianyu had chosen a spot at the edge, and hers and Feng Jingye’s tents could be said to be at two opposite edges of the base.

After hesitating, the polar bear let out a low whine and chose to go to Lin Qianyu’s tent.

[Island owner, stop scouting! The house is going to be stolen, ahhhh!]

[Good thing the island owner’s tent isn’t next to Lin Jie’s, otherwise, coming home to see a polar bear guarding it would be terrifying.]

Author’s note: Good night, sleep early, love every one of you.