Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 160 The Bear's Gratitude

Chapter 161 The Bear's Gratitude

Seeing Zhou Xin stop moving, the brown bear seemed to know that he had finished treating itself.

It rolled over and stood up on all fours.

Everyone immediately tensed up again, fearing that it was a white-eyed bear.

This bear is enormous; even standing on all fours, it is nearly 1.5 meters tall.

Standing in front of it, Zhou Xin felt as if he were facing a small car.

It didn't leave immediately, but lowered its head and came close to Zhou Xin, sniffing him.

Brown bears have an extremely keen sense of smell, even surpassing that of hunting dogs.

Their sense of smell is comparable to an ultra-long-range and all-around gas analyzer.

It is said that, under ideal wind conditions, brown bears can smell scents from several kilometers or even twenty or thirty kilometers away.

For example, they can smell the carcass of a dead whale on a distant beach, salmon migrating in a river 30 kilometers away, or plant roots buried a meter underground.

Without a doubt, if it remembered Zhou Xin's scent, it could quickly pinpoint his location from a distance.

The brown bear's heavy snorts sprayed on Zhou Xin, making him feel as if he were being blown by a hairdryer with hot air on.

He mustered his courage and reached out to touch the bear's head.

The brown bear felt his touch, lowered its head even further, and narrowed its eyes, looking completely submissive.

The people watching from afar were speechless with astonishment.

Zhou Xin stroked the bear for a while, then patted its head and said with a smile, "Alright, you can go now."

The brown bear seemed to understand him, sticking out its rough tongue to lick his hand, then wriggling its large, muscular body, like a small mountain, and turned to walk towards the woods outside the mine.

Zhou Xin picked up the meat from the ground and threw it over: "Hey, your meat!"

The brown bear turned around, looked at the meat on the ground, then at Zhou Xin, and seemed to nod.

It picked up the meat from the ground and finally turned and left.

Seeing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sin, you are so brave!" Edward couldn't help but praise.

"I don't know whether to call you brave or fearless, but you're really someone who surprises people every day."

Although old Kent's words were still harsh, his eyes were full of admiration.

A Luo admired Mr. Zhou immensely, looking at Zhou Xin with a face full of adoration.

Zhang Jianing rushed over and threw herself into Zhou Xin's arms, her beautiful eyes filled with love.

"Ah Xin, thank you!"

She never expected that when she said the bear was pitiful, Zhou Xin would actually run over to help it, which was tantamount to risking his life.

She was deeply moved and fell irrevocably in love with the man before her.

If everyone hadn't been there, she would have loved to express her affection with a passionate kiss right away.

"This guy is friendly; he came here seeking our help."

Zhou Xin's palms were sweating the whole time, but fortunately things were going smoothly.

"I never imagined this bear was so intelligent, almost like it had a mind of its own."

Zhang Jianing still felt a lingering fear when she thought about the stark contrast between the brown bear's enormous body and Zhou Xin.

"It must have a certain level of intelligence, and it is likely more intelligent than we imagine. Think about it, with such a large size, its brain must be quite big as well; it can't be that stupid."

Zhou Xin recalled the brown bear's gaze upon him; he could clearly read a glimmer of wisdom in it.

"It's really smart; it even knows to stick its butt out so you can treat it," Edward laughed.

"Hmph, you're just lucky. In Alaska, quite a few people die from brown bear claws every year, and there are many cases of brown bears charging into mines and injuring people."

Old Kent clearly didn't think these beasts were intelligent; he just thought they were lucky.

"That's someone else. This is a good bear. I have a feeling it might reappear."

Unexpectedly, Edward's words were soon confirmed.

A week later, just when everyone had forgotten about the incident, the bear reappeared at the edge of the mine.

It had a rather large reindeer in its mouth and dropped it on the ground.

Upon hearing Edward's call over the walkie-talkie, Zhou Xin quickly ran out of the house and headed towards the brown bear.

The brown bear seemed afraid of disturbing them, and remained in the same spot as before, without moving forward.

"Brother Xiong, what are you doing? Are you giving us a gift?"

Looking at the reindeer carcass on the ground, Zhou Xin couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

The brown bear pushed the reindeer forward and then took a few steps back itself.

Zhou Xin saw that the gauze bandage on its leg had fallen off, and the wound had almost healed after his treatment.

It seems that wild animals have a much greater capacity for recovery than humans.

Zhou Xin mustered his courage and walked up to the brown bear, trying to reach out his hand.

Then, to the astonishment of the others, the brown bear lowered its head.

Zhou Xin was overjoyed and boldly began to stroke the bear's head, just like he was stroking a dog.

Logan had always been wary of brown bears, and only approached them out of a protective instinct towards his owner.

Seeing its master stroking the giant beast as if it were its own, the beast was momentarily bewildered and circled around its master's feet.

Zhou Xin reached behind the brown bear's ear and scratched the itchy flesh behind it.

The brown bear closed its eyes comfortably and let out a pleasant growl.

"It seems they get along very well." Zhang Jianing's heart was finally at ease, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

No one could have imagined that Zhou Xin would be able to establish a good relationship with a Kodiak brown bear.

At this rate, it's not impossible to tame this brown bear just like Logan did.

Zhou Xin thought the same thing.

He could already sense the brown bear's goodwill. If he maintained this relationship and showed it even more kindness, he could completely gain its trust and perhaps tame it.

Of course, this takes time. Unlike Logan, this brown bear is already an adult and can only be treated as a friend.

Now that the brown bear no longer harbors any hostility towards him, gaining its trust and establishing friendship is a natural progression.

"Let's go, let's take a look around our territory!"

As Zhou Xin spoke, he turned and walked towards the mining area, then turned back and waved to the brown bear.

After receiving Zhou Xin's permission, the brown bear finally took a step forward and entered the mining area.

"Are you crazy? I don't want this big guy near me!" Old Kent cursed.

"Didn't you see they've become friends? I knew it, this is a good bear!" Edward scoffed at old Kent's reaction.

"Making friends with a bear? You must be out of your mind. If it suddenly goes berserk, it could smash you into mincemeat with one slap!"

Old Kent was speaking vehemently, expressing his strong dissatisfaction.

Bowman largely agreed with old Kent's views, but he didn't dare to contradict his boss to his face.

Edward chuckled, "I heard that brown bears hate noise the most. If they really want to swat someone, they'll swat you first, like swatting a fly, smack!" As he spoke, he clapped his hands together, as if swatting a fly.

"Hmph, then I'll definitely drag you down with me!"

While the two were chatting away, Zhou Xin had already taken the brown bear on a tour of the mine.