But hard to tame is hard to tame.

Chen Wen still decided to give it a try.

After all, he is a man with "friendliness."

If he can make these great moose feel his friendliness, perhaps he can try to tame them.

After letting the Golden Eagle circle around, Chen Wen walked out of his hiding place and slowly approached the moose herd.

He tried to make himself look friendly, and from the bottom of his heart considered himself a good brother to the moose, coming this time to seek help from his good brothers.

Soon, the moose detected Chen Wen's presence through the sound of footsteps.

The male moose raised its head, with its massive antlers standing between Chen Wen and the moose herd.

"Don't panic, don't be afraid, I'm here to play with you."

Chen Wen spread his hands, trying to convey to the moose that he had no hostility.

Unfortunately, the moose did not accept Chen Wen's friendliness.

The male moose made an ear-splitting call, anxiously pawing the ground, blocking its family.

No go.

Chen Wen felt a bit disappointed.

These moose were simply too vigilant, not even giving Chen Wen a chance to get close.

Whenever Chen Wen made a move to approach, that male moose would sound a warning call.

Forget it, think of another way.

Chen Wen helplessly shook his head and slowly retreated.

And seeing Chen Wen retreat, the male moose immediately let out a triumphant cry.

It seemed to be celebrating its victory over a formidable enemy.

Of course, this was just Chen Wen's own imagination.

Leaving the valley where the moose lived, Chen Wen sighed.

"Using moose isn't feasible, these creatures are too vigilant. Soft approaches don't work; they're big, and those four long, strong hooves can kick at any intruder from all directions, so hard approaches are even more impossible."

Chen Wen said, feeling a headache.

At this moment, the Golden Eagle landed.

It asked Chen Wen: "How about leaving some food? Let that human sit on the sled?"

This method was something Chen Wen had considered long ago.

"It's doable, but it'll mean leaving a lot of food behind."

Chen Wen couldn't help but say: "Reindeer are living creatures too, I can't exhaust it to death, can I?"

Hua Yun's weight, along with the supplies she carried.

Altogether, they'd have to discard hundreds of pounds of smoked meat.

The current reindeer is already nearly fully loaded, and without discarding so much smoked meat, it might tire the reindeer out.

Discarding so much meat is really too costly.

The Golden Eagle, hearing this, wanted to suggest helping Chen Wen carry some items.

But it couldn't carry much, and it wasn't sustainable.

So it kept its mouth shut.

...

A bit dejected, the man and eagle returned to the camp.

Seeing Chen Wen return, Hua Yun, who was cooking, asked: "How did it go?"

Chen Wen shook his head: "Not optimistic, couldn't find the reindeer, they seemed to have just passed through here, heading directly toward the northeast."

"I thought about taming the moose, but the situation with the moose was even worse. They have a great hostility towards humans. Though they didn't run upon seeing me, the moment I made moves to approach, that male moose started shouting intensely, not allowing any closeness."

This made Hua Yun, who was somewhat hopeful, look dim.

She said: "Maybe try walking? Though it'll be slower, we should reach there."

Chen Wen gently shook his head.

Already being sick, taking a long walk for seven to eight days might worsen the condition.

It took much effort to ease the illness, can't take such risks.

Chen Wen said: "I thought about it, if nothing works, we'll have to discard part of the meat, you sit in the cart, and let the reindeer pull it."

"Sitting in the cart will definitely be uncomfortable, but it's better than walking."

Hua Yun thought along similar lines as Chen Wen: "That's way too much meat to discard!"

"Dump all of the Golden Eagle's raw meat, it'll save quite some weight."

Chen Wen said.

The raw meat brought for the Golden Eagle weighs over forty pounds, and Chen Wen's own stash is about the same.

If all the raw meat is discarded, maybe it could save approximately eighty pounds of weight.

Then discard some smoked meat, allowing Hua Yun to sit without exhausting the reindeer.

This made the Golden Eagle a bit sad.

But seeing Hua Yun's condition, it agreed with Chen Wen's idea.

In the worst case, it can eat cooked smoked meat!

If a lynx can eat it, why can't I?

Hua Yun nodded slightly in agreement.

This is the only way left.

She sighed, gently stroking the Golden Eagle's feathers: "Once I recover, I'll definitely hunt fresh meat for you next!"

Though the Golden Eagle didn't quite understand, it sensed Hua Yun's friendliness.

It called out twice, saying to Chen Wen: "Then throw it away."

Chen Wen nodded: "Let's eat as much raw meat as possible tonight, fill up, and throw it away tomorrow and move on!"

The Golden Eagle nodded fiercely.

This time, it's determined to eat as much as possible and finish several days of meals in one go!

...

Lunch was quite simple.

After eating, Chen Wen planned to rest.

But before resting, he intended to clear out the sled.

As Chen Wen was tidying up the sled, he touched the bag containing solid salt.

The salt they brought this time wasn't used sparingly, there wasn't much left.

"Speaking of which, once we reach the town, we need to exchange for some salt, remember this."

Chen Wen said to Hua Yun.

Hua Yun nodded, indicating she'd keep it in mind.

Just as Chen Wen placed the last piece of salt on the sled, a sudden thought struck him.

"Ah!"

Chen Wen raised his right index finger, eyes gleaming with wisdom: "Hua Yun, I just remembered something!"

Hua Yun was taken aback, not knowing what Chen Wen wanted to say.

Chen Wen quickly said: "While searching for moose, I noticed they were licking stones on the ground, those stones might contain saline-alkali, what do you think, if I dissolve some salt in water, freeze it into ice, would these moose come to lick it?"

"Hiss! I feel it has great feasibility!"

Hua Yun nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's highly feasible, animals also have a need for salt intake, moose included."

"Since you saw them licking stones with salt content, it indicates they're really in need of salt, bringing ice blocks rich in salt at this time would definitely attract them."

Upon Hua Yun's confirmation, Chen Wen slapped his thigh: "Alright, let's do it!"

"Anyway, we don't have much salt left, we'll need to exchange for new edible salt once we reach the place, might as well use up what's left!"

Chen Wen waved his hand broadly: Let's get to work!

He no longer thought about sleep.

After all, whether or not the moose could be tamed was a major issue.

Chen Wen took out a pot, melted some snow water, and then threw the salt into it.

As the salt dissolved in the boiling water, Chen Wen took the pot off and placed it on the snow outside to freeze.

The melting point of saltwater is lower than freshwater, but it depends on the concentration.

Generally, saltwater containing thirty percent salt has a freezing point of minus twenty-one degrees Celsius.

The saltwater Chen Wen prepared definitely didn't meet a thirty percent standard.

And the temperature in the Yukon is about minus twenty degrees.

Freezing this saltwater into ice blocks wasn't that difficult.

After finishing, Chen Wen finally took a nap.

When he woke up, it was already late.

Chen Wen retrieved the pot, inside the saltwater had formed an ice shell.

To freeze it completely would probably take an entire night.

Chen Wen found two wooden sticks, broke the shell and inserted them inside.

He planned to use these sticks as handles.

After completing this, Chen Wen placed the saltwater not far from the camp.

Hua Yun had already finished cooking dinner, and the Golden Eagle was devouring it gloriously.

She and Chen Wen also had a good meal of grilled meat — after all, the pot was occupied by saltwater, so they could only eat grilled meat for now.

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