Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Chapter 189: Chapter 12: Entering the Glacier Zone

After using [Animal Doctor] to treat the Golden Eagle’s injury.

Chen Wen once again had the opportunity to extract an entry.

This time, the entries provided by the Golden Eagle were quite trashy.

The last two entries were negative, and the only positive entry was [Flying Skills].

[Flying Skills (Purple): You are more adept at flying, becoming more agile during flight]

[Note: This is the skill we Golden Eagles use to find a mate! — Golden Eagle]

This entry was decent and complemented [Wings (Golden Eagle)].

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By the time Hua Yun returned.

Chen Wen had already become like a brother to the Golden Eagle.

However, Hua Yun couldn’t understand the Golden Eagle’s sounds.

”Succeeded?”

Hua Yun asked instinctively, seeing Chen Wen stroking the Golden Eagle’s feathers.

”Not yet, the Golden Eagle has a good temperament.”

Chen Wen explained with a prepared reason: ”I fed it a lot of meat, so it barely acknowledges my goodwill and lets me touch it, but we’re still a long way from taming it.”

”Let’s go, I’ve tethered it to my backpack, we’ll tame it slowly on the way.”

As Hua Yun approached, the Golden Eagle instinctively moved closer to Chen Wen.

”Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.”

Seeing the Golden Eagle shivering, Chen Wen couldn’t help but pat its body.

Why is this creature so timid?

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The news of Chen Wen successfully calming the Golden Eagle quickly spread.

The people here were clearly unaware of Chen Wen’s feats in the Sonora Desert and gathered around.

”Is he an eagle master?”

Someone asked Lin Jiawei.

Lin Jiawei didn’t know how to respond either.

It was clear that Chen Wen was not an eagle master.

But he tamed a Harris’s Hawk in the Sonora Desert, and now a Golden Eagle in the Yukon Territory.

Who would believe he’s not an eagle master!

Luo Yao was also greatly surprised.

She truly hadn’t expected that a survivalist could also tame eagles!

”If Chen Wen can really tame this Golden Eagle, winning this competition shouldn’t be difficult.”

Luo Yao exclaimed: ”Yun is good at hunting, but her hunting is limited by the time spent scouting prey, so her efficiency is average.”

”If we could get the Golden Eagle to track prey, Yun’s efficiency would significantly improve, increasing the likelihood of winning.”

Although this time the judging criterion is based on walking distance,

Overall, factors like food, energy distribution, and modes of travel are all very important.

If these factors that affect hiking can be improved, then naturally one can walk farther.

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After packing their luggage.

Chen Wen and Hua Yun started hiking.

Their task today was to cross the Glacier Zone beneath them and reach the taiga further down.

”My goodness, this bighorn sheep isn’t light at all!”

Carrying the frozen bighorn sheep, Chen Wen showed a look of helplessness.

The downside of obtaining food in the tundra is exactly this — increased load.

”Share it with me.”

Hua Yun offered to help.

Chen Wen shook his head: ”Forget it, just help me carry some of the luggage instead.”

Chen Wen handed over his sleeping bag and unused items to Hua Yun.

After offloading some weight, Chen Wen felt a bit more at ease.

The Golden Eagle perched on the bighorn sheep Chen Wen was carrying.

It puzzledly asked Chen Wen, ”If you want to go to the forest below, why not just fly over?”

Chen Wen rolled his eyes.

He couldn’t be bothered to explain to the Golden Eagle why they weren’t flying, as the Golden Eagle wouldn’t understand anyway.

But the Golden Eagle was relentless, continuously asking Chen Wen.

Finally, Hua Yun got annoyed and scolded the Golden Eagle.

This made the Golden Eagle quiet down.

It cautiously glanced at Hua Yun and said to Chen Wen, ”So humans are also afraid of females, just like us. When I was looking for a mate before, those fierce females scared me away.”

Well.

This completely overturned my perceptions of Golden Eagles!

Chen Wen sighed.

In my impression, Golden Eagles: Majestic, Dominating, Raptor Kings!

In reality, Golden Eagles: Timid, Greedy, Afraid of Wives!

But in any case.

This Golden Eagle trusted Chen Wen, squatting motionlessly on the bighorn sheep.

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Soon, after the two crossed a hill.

The Glacier Zone appeared before them.

There, Chen Wen set down the bighorn sheep.

He stretched his sore body, gazing at the vast glacier ahead.

”Honestly, this place is really beautiful!”

Chen Wen couldn’t help but exclaim.

This glacier is extremely vast and is a crucial water source for the Yukon River.

Whenever the temperature rises, the glacier melts into water, flowing along the mountains into the Yukon River, nourishing this high-latitude land.

Making it fertile and full of life.

”It’s indeed beautiful, but the more beautiful the place, the more dangerous it is.”

Hua Yun flexed her fingers, a serious expression on her face.

In her route, this glacier is the most dangerous part of the entire route!

”I’ve previously researched; this is the world’s largest non-polar ice cap.”

Chen Wen said, ”I also tried finding a route around these ice caps before, but unfortunately, the ice cap is just too vast. No matter where we walk, we can’t bypass them.”

At this moment, the Golden Eagle from above couldn’t help but call out, ”Just fly over! I often fly over here, though this place makes it hard to find any food.”

Fly my ass!

Chen Wen was starting to get annoyed with the Golden Eagle.

This creature sure has a mouth that never stops!

Whether Chen Wen and Hua Yun were talking or not, it participated in the conversation.

And if they weren’t speaking, it still talked.

And it didn’t care whether Chen Wen responded or not; it just kept talking to itself.

Ignoring the Golden Eagle, Chen Wen said, ”Then shall we proceed with the original plan?”

”Yes.”

After concluding their discussion, Chen Wen borrowed Hua Yun’s rope, tied the bighorn sheep around his waist, and dragged it.

The Golden Eagle perched on the bighorn sheep, rambling on about the time it flew over this sky and encountered a very beautiful female Golden Eagle.

”The next part of the route is quite dangerous. I’ll lead the way, stay close to me.”

Hua Yun, holding a snow pole, went ahead first.

Chen Wen nodded.

He was responsible for dragging the bighorn sheep, with no energy to forge a path.

This task could only be handed over to Hua Yun.

”There are three main dangers while walking on the glacier.”

Hua Yun explained as she walked, ”First, it’s slippery. Although our shoes have anti-slip patterns, nothing is absolute in this world, so we must still be careful of slipping. Falling can be mildly painful at best, or can risk fracturing bones at worst.”

”Second, these loose snow patches.”

Saying this, Hua Yun poked a layer of snow beside her with the snow pole.

Rustle...

The snow, unable to bear the weight, slid off.

Revealing a sinister ice crevasse.

”These loose snow patches obscure our vision, hiding what’s below. If it’s solid ice below, we’re fine, but if it’s an ice crevasse like this.”

Hua Yun moved her foot close to it.

She looked seriously at Chen Wen and said, ”We will directly encounter the third danger.”

”These ice crevasses are the most dangerous places on this glacier!”

”They form due to the glacier’s movement and ultimately disappear with the glacier’s movement.”

”Once someone steps in, the narrow ice crevasse could trap body parts, and without breaking free, one could end up trapped alive on this ice field.”

”The wider crevasses could cause one to fall into dark, bottomless ice chasms. With luck, maybe one could climb out, but without luck, one might be forever buried there.”

Hearing this, Chen Wen shivered.

His research primarily focused on flora and fauna, and his knowledge of terrestrial features was only superficial.

He truly hadn’t perceived such dangers lurking within these ice crevasses.

”So, from now on, you must follow my footsteps. I will carve out a safe path for you.”

Hua Yun raised her fist, bumping it against Chen Wen’s, and then stepped onto the glacier.

Such damn ritualism.

Chen Wen took a deep breath and followed Hua Yun.