During the day, Chen Wen wasn't afraid of grizzly bears.

Armed with bear spray, an axe, and a bow and arrow, the two could definitely make the grizzly bear turn back.

Therefore, Chen Wen decided to have Hua Yun skin the white-tailed deer far from the shelter, keeping the heart and some venison for lunch.

The rest would all be smoked on the stove.

Following instruction, Hua Yun began processing the white-tailed deer.

Meanwhile, Chen Wen turned off the recording device, pulled over the Golden Eagle, and asked about its hunting situation.

After listening to the entire story, Chen Wen first praised the Golden Eagle's prowess.

This immediately cheered up the slightly gloomy Golden Eagle.

However, Chen Wen also told the Golden Eagle some hunting precautions.

"Excessive bleeding may make the white-tailed deer die quicker, but it also exposes you. You're not like before; now the three of us are in this together..."

"What's an 'in this together'?"

The Golden Eagle interrupted Chen Wen.

Chen Wen rolled his eyes: "That's not important. What's important is that the three of us are on the same team, understand?"

"The three of us together still can't take on a grizzly bear, so we should avoid contact with them as much as possible."

The Golden Eagle wholeheartedly agreed upon hearing this.

Its nature was quite cautious anyway.

"So, during hunting, try to disturb and scout the prey, leave the heavy hunting to Hua Yun, we do the heavy work, and you just wait to eat meat."

Chen Wen's words were quite well-received by the Golden Eagle.

It immediately agreed with Chen Wen's opinion.

Chen Wen thought for a moment and decided to establish a set of communication methods for the Golden Eagle and Hua Yun, so they could cooperate more harmoniously.

That way, he could comfortably lay in the shelter and earn entry rewards.

...

After Hua Yun finished handling the white-tailed deer,

Chen Wen started cutting it into strips to prepare the third batch of smoked meat.

The second batch of smoked meat might not be ready until the afternoon.

While cutting the meat, Chen Wen asked Hua Yun to cut the heart from the previously obtained bighorn sheep into pieces.

After finishing with the meat, he put the heart into the pot.

Seeing the contents of the pot, Hua Yun was surprised: "Are you boiling bones?"

Chen Wen nodded: "Yes, I'm boiling bighorn sheep bones, which I've been boiling for an hour and a half now. For lunch, it's sheep bone soup with sheep heart, paired with roasted venison and bearberries."

"In the evening, it's smoked meat with sheep bone soup and deer heart, with arctic poppy fruit added."

Chen Wen's arrangement was quite excellent.

Hua Yun immediately said: "I'll leave the eating to you then, I'm not very good at cooking. As for hunting, I plan to pause this afternoon and take advantage that the river isn't completely frozen, and set the fishing net first."

"Sure, after you set the fishing net and come back, we'll discuss how to store the food properly."

Chen Wen said: "Let's do as I suggested, when I was cutting trees this morning, I saw a dense patch of spruce trees, about 500 meters from the shelter, that place is quite suitable for storing food."

"I plan to build a small platform above the spruce to store food."

Hua Yun agreed to Chen Wen's plan.

The two waited in the shelter for lunch to be ready.

During this leisure time, Chen Wen told Hua Yun his idea of setting up hand signals and asked her to come up with a set.

...

When Hua Yun returned to the shelter,

the grizzly bear slowly walked out of the forest.

It sensed the scent getting fainter and eventually disappearing into the river.

The grizzly bear was a bit disappointed.

It lifted its head, looking toward the shelter.

It had been there last night, and found the inhabitants quite formidable.

But to survive, it would even challenge something formidable!

The grizzly bear took a deep look in the direction of the shelter and then lowered its head and entered the forest.

...

The midday meal was very sumptuous.

The sheep bones had been boiled for a long time, and the meat and tendons on them were eatable.

Chen Wen and Hua Yun held onto the bones, chomping down with great relish.

Furthermore, the bone marrow in the sheep bones was wonderfully flavorful and provided them with quality fat and energy.

After finishing the sheep bones, there was mutton soup with pine needles sprinkled in it.

The pine needles neutralized the gamy flavor of the mutton, adding a fresh pine aroma to the soup.

Chen Wen happily took a big gulp, and also caught a pine needle to chew and swallow.

His aim was the pine needle entry reward.

[Targeting nature's creation—twisted pine, plundering!]

[Plundering... plundering completed!]

[Please choose one among the following three entries]

[Heat Intolerance (Blue): Surviving ability weakens when the temperature reaches above 35 degrees]

[Note: Can it even be called a pine tree if it grows in the tropics?—Twisted Pine]

[Fearless of the Cold (Purple): You can maintain higher body temperature in extreme cold, sustaining core temperature, with a minimum of -50 degrees, but the energy consumption slightly increases]

[Note: Only the pine trees near the Arctic Circle deserve to be called pine trees!—Twisted Pine]

[Longevity (Blue): Your lifespan is extended]

[Note: As long-lived as the southern mountain, what?—Twisted Pine]

[Please make a choice within a minute or forego. If the time expires, the first entry will be selected automatically!]

Chen Wen didn't choose [Longevity], as it didn't significantly enhance survival abilities.

Moreover, he had already acquired a similar entry through the clam shell.

Therefore, Chen Wen decisively chose [Fearless of the Cold].

Once choosing this entry, Chen Wen's body, which wasn't very cold to begin with, immediately became warmer.

He tentatively turned off the [Feather (Lesser Owl)], which had always provided thermal insulation.

This trial made Chen Wen jump in surprise.

[Fearless of the Cold] surprisingly surpassed the effect of [Feather (Lesser Owl)]!

And they could be used in tandem!

[Fearless of the Cold] maintained body temperature from internal heating.

While [Feather (Lesser Owl)] reduced heat loss.

Combining the two, with thick clothing, Chen Wen instantly felt like he was back in his hometown.

The cold of the Yukon was reduced to the winter chill of the south.

This entry was really good!

The best part about entries is, regardless of the place, as long as there are flora and fauna,

Chen Wen can quickly adapt to the environment by obtaining entries from them.

He can turn a foreign environment into his home ground!

After choosing the entry, Chen Wen continued to devour his meal heartily.

The soft, chewy sheep heart was chewed in large mouthfuls and swallowed whole by him.

To keep his body warm consistently, he needed to eat more meat!

...

Meanwhile, at the show's production side.

Watching Chen Wen devouring the food, the onlookers clicked their tongues in marvel.

Since escaping the glacier's peril, people around began paying attention to Chen Wen's situation.

The reason was simple; others were on the road, quite bored.

"This Hua Country contestant is very skilled at cooking, compared to him, other contestants lack much in cooking abilities."

"That's true, but it's also related to time not being sufficient."

"However, this approach takes a lot of time. Other contestants have moved several kilometers along the river, if they wait until the river freezes and then move, they might fall far behind."

Lin Jiawei was also somewhat worried upon hearing this.

Once the river freezes over, although they could use a sled to travel directly on the river,

by then, the temperature would be extremely low, making outdoor activities very difficult.

Coupled with the distance fallen behind earlier, catching up with others would be exceedingly challenging.

Calculating this way, Chen Wen and his group seemed to be in quite a predicament.

Luo Yao beside them remained silent, but her eyes were also filled with concern.

At this time, Yang Feng's assistant approached.

Although everyone was from the Exploration Association, Yang Feng's assistant belonged to the Hiking Branch and wasn't familiar with this side.

Upon seeing the worry on the faces of Luo Yao and Lin Jiawei, Yang Feng's assistant offered a few comforting words.

However, when turning around, his face held a mocking smile.

Hua Yun was always regarded as the leader of the younger generation in the Exploration Association.

But it seems that's all she is!

As for that man, who knows which obscure corner they dug him out from.

This time, it would give the Survival Branch a hearty setback!

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