Chapter 500 - 160: Follow Me for Good Food and Fine Drink
Chen Yan’s heart skipped a beat!
Previously, he observed that Big White only moved within the range of the mountain ridges and absolutely refused to step into the forest.
But now, following him, it was willing to venture into this Forest Monster?
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Chen Yan watched as Big White easily leaped onto the forked branch of a strange tree and lay there, with only its tail hanging down in mid-air, and he couldn’t help but feel emotional.
Fortunately, it was that group of Hunting Beasts chasing him the day before and not this Big White. Otherwise, even if he hid in the trees, he wouldn’t have escaped.
After hacking for a while, and felling a strange tree, Chen Yan swung his axe to chop the wood, loading it into a spare backpack, stuffing it full.
With the backpack already full, cutting more strange trees wouldn’t make a difference as he couldn’t bring them back anyway. For the next few days, Chen Yan simply wandered around nearby with Big White—considering it as map exploration.
He tried to climb the mountain ridges and succeeded due to his extraordinary physique, spending half a day to reach the top.
The view from the top of the ridges left Chen Yan astonished.
To the west, where vast areas of the Forest Monster were shrouded in mist, the edges weren’t visible at all—and the village of the Fierce Beast Race lay within it.
To the east, under the mist, it was impossible to know what lay far away.
Only within the range of this mountain ridge was there no mist, just a storm of wind and snow, with the entire mountain blanketed in white.
It seemed that the existence of this mountain ridge separated the misty worlds on both sides, giving a clear and distinct impression.
Chen Yan wanted to search for the "mining area" he had heard about in the village of the Fierce Beast Race, but after two days of searching, he found nothing.
The area of this ridge was extensive; viewed horizontally, it might take several days of walking without seeing the end, so Chen Yan gave up on this idea.
Although curious about the "minerals" of the Fierce Beast Race, it wasn’t a necessary goal after all.
Big White’s appetite required seven or eight pounds of meat a day, which was quite substantial—an average Siberian tiger only eats a dozen pounds of meat a day.
Fortunately, the bodies of the six Hunting Beasts left a thousand pounds of meat, so there was no shortage of food for the time being.
After spending several days with Big White, this giant creature grew increasingly affectionate with Chen Yan.
Initially, Chen Yan could only climb mountains by himself, with Big White following along, and he tried riding Big White, but it always struggled and avoided him with dissatisfaction.
It wasn’t until the sixth day of Chen Yan’s journey that Big White finally allowed him to ride on its back.
With Big White as a mount, climbing the mountain ridges became much easier for Chen Yan. This creature had immense strength, carrying Chen Yan on its back while leaping freely over the cliffs and rocks of the ridges as if walking on flat ground!
Riding on Big White filled Chen Yan’s heart with excitement! Even though felines have spine structures that aren’t really suited for riding and riding on its back was quite bumpy, Chen Yan didn’t care a bit!
Sitting on Big White’s back, it carried him over mountains and ridges and up the ridges, making Chen Yan feel like he was flying on a cloud, and he couldn’t help but shout aloud and cheer continuously.
On the evening of the sixth day, Chen Yan checked his watch, realizing there were less than four hours left until he would be transported back.
He made a fire at the temporary camp under the rocks, hugging Big White by the fire.
Big White’s body was warm like a massive furnace, warding off any chill from the surroundings.
"Um, let me tell you something, I have to leave here."
"Woo~"
Big White seemed to sense something, turning its head to look at Chen Yan, then extending its tongue to gently lick his hand.
"Would you like to leave here with me, to another world?"
Chen Yan looked at Big White.
Big White suddenly stood up, walked a few steps away, and stood quietly in the snow, gazing at Chen Yan.
Chen Yan sighed, feeling a bit disappointed.
"You don’t want to leave?" Chen Yan looked at Big White.
Big White stood in the snow, its figure slowly moved a few more steps away, leaving footprints like plum petals in the snow.
"After I leave, I’ll go to another world, where there’s food and drink, and the climate is warm..."
"Woo-woo!"
Big White suddenly raised its head and howled lowly toward the direction of the Forest Monster.
Although Chen Yan couldn’t understand, he vaguely felt Big White’s attitude: it didn’t want to leave.
Chen Yan sighed. While a bit disappointed, it wasn’t severe. After all, he wasn’t leaving for good.
"All the meat is hidden under the snow, you’ve seen that these days. After I leave, all the meat is left for you to eat. There are still seven or eight hundred pounds, enough for you to eat for a long time."
Chen Yan went over, squatted down, and hugged Big White’s neck, rubbing its head vigorously: "You can stay around here. When you’re hungry, dig the meat out of the snow to eat, but remember, after eating, bury the rest back in the snow—just like I’ve had you do these days."
Big White lowered its head and nuzzled Chen Yan’s face.
"I’ll be back in a few days... well, you probably don’t understand what ’days’ mean, but it’s okay, just know, I will definitely return."
Chen Yan led Big White back to the rocks by the fire, holding Big White while warming himself by the fire, and then cooked one last pot of hot meat for Big White.