Black nudged the mother bear's massive head with his toe, his tone tinged with a sigh of wistfulness at the laws of nature.
"The big one is hunting, and so is the small one. But they're clearly doing it in completely different ways."
"I must admit, this was our oversight. It was also my fault; I was so focused on teaching you how to hunt a brown bear that I was too confident in myself and forgot to be vigilant and investigate our surroundings."
He let out a rare sigh and then kicked the mother bear's paw.
"That damn thing, that's it. It probably found its way here when we were dealing with the first brown bear."
"Don't underestimate their experience in surviving in the wild. They are very clever, especially when it comes to survival. Hunting is in their nature."
Black then turned to Su Wei with a serious expression and said earnestly, "This is the wilderness; you have to be constantly vigilant. But you did well later on."
"Teacher, it's not your fault..."
Su Wei finally calmed down and hurriedly tried to refute.
Black waved his hand to interrupt him, then pointed to the mother bear's round belly.
"The bear now has the thickest layer of fat and the toughest fur, making it clumsy in its movements. In summer, it will be more agile and its sprinting speed will double."
Su Wei had no choice but to shut up, and finally smiled helplessly and nodded.
This old man.
But Black is right, especially in the summer.
Perhaps, at such close range, he really did die.
This time, I was truly lucky to have snatched my life back from the jaws of death.
" Su Wei! You're a madman!"
At this point, Aruk finally recovered.
He tumbled and crawled down the snowdrift, looking just like a wronged 300-pound child.
He grabbed Su Wei and slapped Su Wei back hard, so hard that Su Wei almost threw up her breakfast.
"You scared me to death! Damn it! I almost peed my pants! I was already thinking about how to explain this to your parents down there!"
Aruk's voice trembled noticeably, and there was a hint of a sob from someone who had survived a close call.
He was genuinely terrified.
The despair of watching your brother being torn apart and being powerless to stop it is agonizing.
"Alright."
Su Wei smiled and pushed away the burly man who looked like a giant husky, but a Warm Current welled up in his heart.
"I'm fine, my hand is just a little numb."
"Alright, although I'd love for you two to keep hugging and putting on a show of brotherly love."
Black coldly interrupted this heartwarming scene.
He drew a gleaming hunting knife from his waist, its blade reflecting a cold light in the snow.
He pointed to the three enormous mounds of flesh on the ground.
A male bear weighing over 600 kilograms.
A female bear weighing 400 kilograms.
There is also a 600-kilogram moose.
The total amount of prey weighed nearly two tons.
"If we don't want to leave these good things to other creatures, we'd better start working now."
"It must be finished before dark. Remember, in the wilderness, securing your gains is the only way to survive."
The mention of the spoils of war instantly perked everyone up.
The fear faded, replaced by a primal frenzy for the harvest.
This is all money, green US dollars.
Even in Alaska, where hunters are everywhere, a hunt with this level of terrifying haul is enough to brag about in the town's pub for years to come.
Su Wei walked up to the largest male bear.
This is the King of the Island.
Even up close, the sense of oppression remains palpable.
It lay on the snow, like an overturned car.
Its dark brown fur was glossy and smooth, every hair full of life, as thick as a top-quality velvet carpet.
This is a top-grade pelt; you could easily get at least tens of thousands of US dollars for it at any fur shop.
Su Wei crouched down and pulled out the Alaska Harpoon Survival Knife.
The blade gleamed coldly in the snow.
With the help of the Hunting Module and Cooking skills, his hand holding the knife was very steady, and he was no longer as unfamiliar with dissection as before.
"Laugh."
The sharp tip of the knife pierced the bear skin, producing a pleasant tearing sound.
The ten-centimeter-thick layer of pure white fat rolled up, as delicate as cream.
The steam, mingled with the smell of blood, rose up, but to Su Wei, it wasn't the smell of blood, but the smell of a bountiful harvest.
Su Wei's hand was very steady.
Each incision precisely severs the fascia without damaging the skin or hair in the slightest.
He was captivated by its smooth texture.
Old Kash is dealing with that moose.
The old hunter's knife skills were more rugged, with wide, sweeping strokes.
He skillfully cut open the deer's belly, pulled out the heavy internal organs, and threw them far away.
Caesar and his dogs, who had been waiting impatiently, rushed forward, scrambling for the steaming offal and making loud, wolfing noises.
" Su Wei, that's incredibly bold! You've struck it rich!"
Aruk exclaimed in surprise beside the mother bear.
He held in his hands a dark green gallbladder, about the size of an adult's fist, which gleamed with a deep luster in the sunlight.
That's a golden gallstone.
Old Kash glanced at it briefly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his cloudy eyes, and gave a professional assessment.
"Look at the color, the fullness. One of these can sell for thousands of US dollars. Asian businessmen really like this stuff; they say it's a life-saving medicine."
Su Wei didn't look up, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
He was focused on processing the male bear's paws.
These four bear paws are large and thick, each about the size of a washbasin, with pads as thick as tire rubber.
These are top-quality ingredients.
The system interface is frantically refreshing with notifications.
[Premium ingredient detected: Kodiak brown bear paw. Suggested cooking methods: slow-cooking with honey, braising, scallion braising...]
If I took this back with me, even if I didn't sell it, I could keep it and cook myself a meal. The taste... tsk tsk.
Su Wei could already picture the soft, chewy texture of braised bear paw, full of collagen, and couldn't help but swallow.
Time flies by in the midst of busyness.
The four people's hands were red and even a little stiff from the cold, but each of them had a smile on their face.
By the time the last bear skin was completely peeled off and rolled up, the sun was already hanging on the horizon.
Aruk's anatomical skills were so poor that he could only assist with basic procedures at the beginning.
Su Wei tossed his car keys to Aruk, telling him to go and drive his Raptor up ahead of time.
This doesn't look like the way up from Eagle Beak Cliff; it's a relatively flat valley.
That's a good opportunity to drive the pickup truck up from below.
The setting sun dyed the entire snowfield blood red, exuding a cruel romance unique to the polar regions.
The Raptor pickup truck's bed was completely stuffed, and the suspension had been lowered considerably.
Two enormous bear skins were rolled into tubes, with a pair of moose antlers like bulldozers on top, and hundreds of kilograms of prime meat piled up like a small mountain.
As for the remaining skeletons and scraps of meat, they can only be left to the wilderness.
That's natural taxation.
Su Wei sat in the driver's seat and started the car.
A warm breeze blew out, gradually restoring feeling to his hands and feet, which had been frozen stiff. The stinging sensation, however, felt real to him.
He glanced at the rearview mirror.