Chapter 226
The two wolves were very thin, with protruding ribs and dull grey fur. Their eyes glowed dimly, saliva flowed from their mouths, and their sharp fangs were exposed. They made low "woooooo" sounds, and their front legs dived forward, their sharp claws giving people a chill.
Paige and Zorro were about three meters away from the two wolves. They raised their watches and faced forward. Perhaps because they had mis-aimed, they had not yet fired the tranquilizer needle. The two sides were facing each other in a stalemate. The Arctic wolves were looking for an opportunity, and Paige and the others were also looking for an opportunity.
"Clang!"
The snow bikes made a crisp sound as they bumped against the rocks, instantly drawing the attention of the two wolves, ferocious and cold. However, because the wolves were right in front of them, Paige and the others didn't dare move, even though they knew Chu Huaiqin and the others were coming. They didn't even dare to call for Chu Huaiqin and the others to help, for fear of scaring the wolves.
“Ahhh~”
The reappearance of the three people also put pressure on the Arctic Wolf, and his muscles became tense.
The three of them were also nervous. They were not far from the two wolves, about ten meters away. With the speed of Arctic wolves, they could reach them in two or three leaps.
For a moment, the air seemed to be still, and only the intimidating howl of the Arctic wolf could be heard.
“Ahhh~”
Just when everyone was at a loss as to what to do, one of the wolves howled loudly towards the sky. Everyone present and the audience were shocked. Could it be that it was calling out to the wolf pack?
Instantly, several people raised their wrists and made shooting gestures. Fortunately, it was not a call to the wolves, but rather a signal to retreat.
The two wolves almost synchronously took a few steps back, turned around and ran towards the nearby hill, and their figures quickly disappeared.
Everyone relaxed.
"How come these two wolves are so skinny? It's so pitiful. It's summer now, so this is the best time for them to hunt and accumulate fat!"
"The situation in the Arctic is not ideal right now. Many animals have died or migrated due to climate change. Arctic wolves mainly survive by preying on other small animals. Without them, they will starve."
"It looks like they haven't eaten for a long time. If they know there are people here, will they attack at night?"
"No way, if you're talking about people, don't the indigenous people have them too?"
Everyone was talking about it, and there were a lot of people online. Soon, the story about the two starving wolves became a hot topic, and there was a small heated discussion about the Arctic environmental protection issue.
After the wolf left, everyone was a little worried. Chu Huaiqin came up to Paige and the others on his bicycle with a clang clang sound.
"The car broke down?" Chu Huaiqin asked. It didn't look like it was broken at all!
Paige looked at Chu Huaiqin with a strange expression, and finally said: "No oil."
Chu Huaiqin nodded to show that he understood, and rode away on his bicycle.
He had known for a long time that this snowmobile would not last long. On the first day, Group C took over the motorcycle and had fun in the snow for a long time. They deliberately braked and accelerated to create the "rumbling" effect of a racing car. They were able to keep driving until now. Chu Huaiqin felt that the program crew was very conscientious and helped them fill the tank.
Paige was also stunned. She actually left like that.
"Chu, you won't help me?" Paige asked in disbelief.
Chu Huaiqin: "Do you want me to take you back and let Zorro push the cart himself?"
After Chu Huaiqin finished speaking, Paige received Zorro's murderous gaze, shrank his head, and resigned himself to pushing the cart with Zorro.
A few people returned to the camp and called back the little monk and Lin Zhinan. The two caught two palm-sized fish and had a pot of hot dumpling soup, which filled their stomachs.
After eating and drinking, Chu Huaiqin told everyone about what happened today when he saw a wolf.
"Is it a big bad wolf?" The little monk grew up in the mountains and wolves were common. He was also chased by wolves during their domestic competition, so he didn't think they were that scary.
"No, they're Arctic wolves," Chu Huaiqin said. "They're about two meters long. Arctic wolves are very ferocious. Judging from their appearance, they probably haven't eaten for a long time."
"Two meters long?" the little monk exclaimed, a chill running down his back. Is there such a long wolf in the world?
"Well, they should have discovered that there are people here. When you move around recently, don't go to places where there are no people, and don't act alone, okay?" Although the possibility of them acting alone was low, Chu Huaiqin still had to explain.
"Brother, will they attack us at night?" Lin Zhinan was a little worried. Wolves attacked them during the domestic competition.
The little monk's eyes widened when he heard this. He wondered if Xia Entang would agree to sleep with his brother tonight. He glanced at Xia Entang, but was met with a cold glance from him. He immediately retracted his gaze. He hadn't even said anything yet, so why was Xia Entang so fierce?
"It can't be ruled out, but don't worry too much. There are many people here, so the possibility of an attack is low, but we can't relax either," Chu Huaiqin explained.
Others said they knew.
After the meeting, it was time to get back to work. All the fish had been caught, and only half a bag of flour remained. That was barely enough for five people, barely enough for one meal. With food and clothing at stake, Edward suggested adding another person to the fishing trip.
"I'd rather not be able to build an igloo than go without food." Edward carefully touched the half-sack of flour, as if he were looking at his own adorable child, and said worriedly, "Let's go to the ice rink and take it with us! What if it gets stolen if we leave it in the camp?"
"No one would steal it," Xia En said coldly. "If you accidentally spill it on the ice rink, you'll have nothing left."
Xia Entang snatched back half a small bag of flour from Edward and returned to the tent to put it away.
Edward turned to look at Chu Huaiqin, took two steps forward, grabbed Chu Huaiqin's hand, and said solemnly: "Chu, you must catch a lot of fish."
Chu Huaiqin's mouth twitched: "I'll try my best."
Edward nodded: "Very good, just agree to it."
After saying that, people walked towards the ice rink.
Everyone: “…”
Group A was short of food, and the other groups were not much better off. Only a few fish were caught every four hours, which seemed like a lot, but they were a team of five, and with three meals a day, that was totally not enough.
Today, we went to exchange food. Team C, lacking oil, managed to fry a half-cooked pancake. While it tasted terrible, it was enough to fill their stomachs. Team B, however, struggled. After adding and subtracting, they each only managed half a fish last night, and this morning, they still had nothing to eat. Their nets were cut, and while the indigenous people offered to mend them, they couldn't do it quickly. So, all they caught today were two three-finger-wide smelt. When Ali took them to trade for food, they only received a handful of flour.
The audience in the live broadcast room scolded Ilona, and only her fans were still defending her.
A handful of flour would certainly not be exchanged. Ali returned with two fish in his hands. How to divide the two three-finger-wide smelts among four men and one woman?
Ilona immediately got angry, and when Chu Huaiqin and the others passed by, they could still hear her sharp screams.
"Ilona couldn't stand being hungry for half a day. How miserable must those wolves be? I wonder how long they've been starving."
"Thinking about it, those wolves are really pitiful, much more pitiful than Ilona."
"Humph, you're so kind-hearted, go and feed him!"
"Let Ilona feed it!"
The live broadcast room was noisy.
Chu Huaiqin and Lin Zhinan had already rowed a small boat out to sea. When they found their own net, they pulled it up with great effort and only saw three cod.
"It seems that there are still too few fish here. Let's row farther away." Chu Huaiqin didn't want to go hungry. He just looked at the vast ocean. Chu Huaiqin, who had no experience in fishing, still couldn't find where the fish would be.
"Well, brother, let me go fishing!" Lin Zhinan asked. Near the sea, they had to row a small boat and push the ice blocks at the same time, but since they had left the ice, there was no need to push.
"Okay." Chu Huaiqin also thought it was a good idea to take a two-pronged approach.
Lin Zhinan took out a knife and cut open the belly of the fish he had just pulled up. He took out the appropriate internal organs, hung them on the hook, and threw them into the sea. Some people say that when fishing in the sea, moving bait is more likely to attract fish.
"Chu, Chu, wait for me, wait for me."
As Chu Huaiqin was rowing the boat back and forth, he heard Paige's voice from behind. Turning around, he saw that it was him and Zorro, each rowing hard on one side. After a while, Paige and the others caught up with him. They saw Chu Huaiqin tying the two oars together in an A-shape, standing in the middle and pushing forward and backward. Although it was slower than them, it didn't seem to be taking much effort. He thought about giving it a try when he got back.
"Chu, are you going fishing outside? I want to go too." Paige's eyes sparkled, and it seemed that she was determined to follow.
"Dear Chu, are you happy?" Zorro winked at Chu Huaiqin.
"It's just so-so!" Chu Huaiqin replied, turning his gaze back and continuing to row his boat.
Lin Zhinan looked at him and smiled secretly. His brother was always likable and people would follow him unconsciously.
Zoro was surprised: "Chu, you make me so sad, I..."
"Shh!" Chu Huaiqin signaled for silence, "Zhi Nan is fishing, don't scare the fish away."
"Oh, oh, okay." Zorro looked at Chu Huaiqin blankly, and after a while, his face turned red.
Live broadcast room
"Ahhh, just now my dear brother tilted his head slightly and glanced at Zorro with such a cold and charming look. I can do it."
"Xia Entang, come here quickly, someone is trying to steal your girl."
"If Xia En was here, Zorro would have to put away his knife."
"Xia Entropy was right not to let Zoro be in the same group with his brother."
"Hahaha, you have to be quiet when fishing. Haha, brother doesn't want Zorro to talk, right?"
"That's strange too. The sea is so vast, why did Team C come here?"
"Well, because my brother caught more fish?"
Everyone thought about it and felt that although it was not much, it was better than the other two groups.
"Poor fish, you just want to be close to your brother, but your brother only wants to put you in the pot."
"Please don't let my brother be labeled as a scumbag, thank you."
While arguing in the live broadcast room, Chu Huaiqin and his friends soon found a very open sea.
"Peppa, isn't there a professional explorer on your team? Have you asked him where the fish are plentiful?" Chu Huaiqin looked at the sea, unsure of where to start. As far as he knew, fishermen knew where to cast their nets to catch fish.
"He's exploring on land, not underwater," Paige replied. Looking at the place, he felt a headache. He was just about to ask Chu Huaiqin where to cast his net when he saw something white moving in the distance. "What is that?"
"Polar bear?" Lin Zhinan stood up and squinted his eyes to look hard.
Chu Huaiqin: "The polar bear is drowning."
Live broadcast room: "..."
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