Chen Wen had no other plans at the moment.

His current idea was to take advantage of this time to smoke all the North American gray bear meat.

The bear meat, kept in the shelter all along, could potentially invite trouble.

For the next few days, Chen Wen planned to stay within the shelter.

Meanwhile, Hua Yun was contemplating her next course of action.

Unlike Chen Wen, Hua Yun's idea was to follow up on the victory.

With the bear dead and no predators nearby while crossing the Yukon River Valley, she planned to hunt extensively.

Moose, reindeer, and white-tailed deer were all on her hunting list.

However, these were plans for tomorrow.

For now, they both just wanted a good night's rest.

...

The next day.

Chen Wen woke Hua Yun up, and Hua Yun was still sleepy.

"So, what do you plan to do today?"

Upon hearing Chen Wen's question, Hua Yun paused for a moment before slowly saying, "I plan to hunt, so I'll take the Golden Eagle with me."

Hearing this, Chen Wen called over the Golden Eagle, who was stealthily eating bear meat.

The Golden Eagle trembled, thinking its sneaky act had been discovered.

Chen Wen nonchalantly said, "Eat boldly; why the sneaky feeling, who taught you that?"

After speaking, Chen Wen continued, "I'll assign you a task today, follow Hua Yun and help her hunt, understood?"

The Golden Eagle quickly replied, "Don't worry, with me watching over her, there won't be any issues!"

Chen Wen nodded slightly, but before the Golden Eagle and Hua Yun left, he called the Golden Eagle back.

"Oh, one more thing. When you're out, remember to look for some animals we haven't eaten yet. Small ones, handle them yourself; for large ones, call Hua Yun to assist you."

When Chen Wen spoke, he not only closed the recording device but also deliberately avoided Hua Yun.

This left Hua Yun in the distance a bit speechless.

Good grief, the root cause of the Golden Eagle's sneaky behavior had been identified.

"Off you go!"

Chen Wen gently patted the Golden Eagle's wings, allowing it to spread its wings and hover above Hua Yun's head.

"Then we're off."

"All the best!"

...

With Chen Wen's blessing, Hua Yun and the Golden Eagle were quite lucky.

Hua Yun crossed the river at a narrow point, reaching the other bank.

This side was still mostly unexplored by her.

Just as Hua Yun crossed the river, she noticed a creature in the water.

A fish, quite different from a pike.

This fish resembled a catfish.

"This seems like a burbot..."

Even though she hadn't researched fish extensively, Hua Yun recognized the species of this fish.

"The burbot is a nocturnal fish, typically active at night, and rarely seen so lively during the day."

Hua Yun pondered for a moment, having a vague guess in her mind.

The place she passed was where the river narrowed, swift downstream on one side, calm upstream on the other.

The burbot was located upstream.

"This large water area might have numerous predatory fish; the fishing net can be set up here."

Ever since the last time the net was cast, it hadn't yielded any catch.

"The previous location where I cast the net had rapid currents and shallow water, so very few predatory fish went there. Plus, I didn't use bait — what a mistake."

Hua Yun shook her head and turned to the place where she had previously cast the net.

After retrieving the net, she carried it to the area where she found the burbot.

With the net in place, Hua Yun continued her hunting.

...

On Chen Wen's side.

The smoker started its high-intensity work.

He was slicing the meat into strips while controlling the fire.

Just as Chen Wen methodically smoked the meat, on the side of the campsite.

A shadow slowly appeared, poking its head out.

It curiously watched from there, especially focused on Chen Wen handling the meat strips.

Chen Wen seemed to sense something.

He instinctively glanced at the side woodlands and shook his head.

"Strange, why do I feel like I'm being watched? Logically, all the animals around here should fear me now."

Chen Wen shook his head, "It shouldn't be an animal; could it be another participant?"

No, that doesn't make sense.

The rules this time clearly state that participants cannot engage in combat but can trade.

If it were another participant, they could have just come over to trade directly.

Seems like it's an animal, and a rather intelligent one.

No matter, a smart animal wouldn't seek its own death.

Chen Wen didn't dwell on it further and continued dealing with the bear meat.

He spent an entire morning cutting meat, nearly cutting himself out of his mind by midday.

As Hua Yun returned fruitless.

Chen Wen suggested an idea, "I'll take the Golden Eagle out for a walk; I can't stay in the shelter any longer."

Upon hearing this, Hua Yun wasn't surprised.

Shelter work can be extremely boring and monotonous, and doing it alone feels just like a job.

It lacks the essence of wilderness survival.

Hua Yun agreed with Chen Wen's suggestion; coincidentally, she felt her luck hadn't been great in recent days.

Hanging around the campsite might be able to turn things around.

Upon hearing Chen Wen wanted to join her outside, the Golden Eagle immediately got excited.

It landed on Chen Wen's shoulder abruptly, excitedly saying, "Alright! This morning I found quite a few good prey, but your partner didn't understand me, and we missed several chances."

"We can communicate, so I'll tell you the locations, you'll handle them, and I guarantee you'll return fully loaded!"

Chen Wen didn't respond.

He felt that he wasn't that good at hunting.

His previous hunting success mostly relied on sheer luck or partner collaboration.

When it was all up to Chen Wen, he only managed smaller prey.

Thus, Chen Wen's afternoon target was primarily these small prey.

...

In the afternoon.

Urged by the Golden Eagle, Chen Wen finally set out.

Hua Yun stayed back at the shelter, continuing to smoke and cut the meat.

After leaving the shelter, the Golden Eagle, prompted by Chen Wen, flew into the air.

Its sharp eyes scoured the ground, quickly spotting suitable prey.

Flap, flap!

The Golden Eagle swooped down, landing on Chen Wen's shoulder.

"I've found prey, not too big, shall we go?"

The Golden Eagle exclaimed excitedly. "But they are the closest prey to us, right over there in the forest."

Not big?

Just what I was hoping for!

Chen Wen eagerly agreed to the Golden Eagle's hunting plan.

He moved towards the prey's location slowly, with the Golden Eagle leading from the ground and above.

...

Forest clearing.

As Chen Wen quietly approached, the prey pointed out by the Golden Eagle appeared before him.

These are...

Chen Wen widened his eyes as he saw chickens pecking on the clearing.

Grouse!

Specifically, Blue Grouse!

And there was a whole flock of Blue Grouse!

With just a glance, Chen Wen saw five Blue Grouse.

And no doubt, more were hiding behind the trees!

These aren't exactly small prey, Golden Eagle. This flock, if we catch them all, is even better than catching a deer!

Upon seeing the Blue Grouse, Chen Wen immediately had an idea.

He decided not to let the Golden Eagle hunt them.

The Golden Eagle's primitive and brutal hunting method would barely take down one grouse.

But with so many in the flock, after catching one, the rest would surely scatter.

Releasing so many felt like a loss to Chen Wen.

Thus, he decided to plan carefully with the Golden Eagle.

See if there was a way to capture more Blue Grouse.

If caught, these Blue Grouse could be smoked whole, convenient for eating and carrying!

Decidedly, Chen Wen gestured into the sky.

The Golden Eagle, planning for a stylish dive, paused, folding its wings.

Chen Wen had already discussed with it what each gesture meant, and it understood clearly.

Chen Wen was signaling it to retreat.

What's wrong?

With full confusion, the Golden Eagle returned to Chen Wen's side.

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