Deep affection knows no origin; remember the polar bear's love for you.

Chapter 181 The Orca's Gift

In the cold winter, polar bears receive nature's first gift—or more precisely, a gift from another species in the sea.

The carcass of a massive humpback whale.

Missing its lower jaw that had been devoured, its broken body drifted with the current to the edge of the island, where it became a meal for polar bears.

Soon, bears discovered it, and then one after another, bears from all directions followed the scent and rushed over, all eager to taste this feast.

Faced with ample food, unless there are a few overly aggressive bears present, they will tacitly stop fighting and enjoy the feast together.

"The orcas have started hunting again."

The first to arrive, Xiong, savored the rich, oily whale blubber with relish, chatting casually.

“At this time of year, they hunt other whales like crazy, but they are very picky eaters, only eating the tongues and leaving the rest.”

"Next time you hear them calling, stay away from the edge; those guys are too dangerous."

Even a powerful polar bear will keep its distance from dangerous creatures like orcas.

Slok also smelled the scent and followed it. Soon, a bear spotted him and called out loudly:

"Slok, come eat here."

The bears around him tacitly made way for him, placing him on top of the whale carcass.

The fat content here is extremely high, so the fish floats upwards without getting its fur wet when it enters the sea, making it an excellent spot to enjoy a delicious meal.

Slok immediately scurried up and cheerfully greeted each bear.

Some bears that were on good terms with him would respond, while the other bears, though silent, all made way.

There were also bears who had just arrived from other places, puzzled by the other bears' eagerness. Seeing Slok approaching, one bear growled at him twice in displeasure:
"Get out of here, this is my place!"

Slok stopped, smiled at him, and began tearing at the whale carcass at his feet.

Such a lack of spirit was undoubtedly seen as weakness by the young male bear. Unexpectedly, this bear, which looked big, was actually extremely cowardly, and its eyes showed more contempt when it looked at Slok.

He was annoyed that this bear was beside him and sharing his food, so he bared his teeth, ready to shoo it away, when suddenly another male bear's slightly somber voice rang out:

"Alright, let's eat while we can, or the other bears will come later."

This bear was also in its prime, more mature than a young man, with a fully developed body and bulging muscles, and its voice carried an air of authority.

The young male bear was quite wary of him, but still puzzled as to why everyone would tolerate a bear that seemed to have no ability enjoying the best food.

The bear beside him, swallowing large mouthfuls of flesh and blood, mumbled indistinctly:
“Slok has a good personality, so it’s no big deal for him to share some food. If you bully him, his brother might come over, and then we’ll all just have to stand by and watch the two brothers eat.”

Caesar would not allow unfamiliar bears to share his food; he would drive all the bears away.

The young male bear let out a "ha." What did that mean? Did it mean that if he bit this male bear, another bear would come out to cause him trouble?
He also has a so-called "older brother." Not long ago, they traveled together from another part of the Arctic. Now that food is plentiful, the bear acts as if it doesn't recognize him. They even had a fight a couple of days ago, and now...

The young male bear lowered his eyes and looked down at another polar bear that was tearing apart a whale carcass in the sea. He scoffed and looked away.

All the bears were already used to his reaction, and the bear who had spoken to him earlier sighed softly:
"Let me give you a piece of advice: don't mess with Slok. If you bite him, no matter how far you go, Caesar will follow your scent all the way until one of your bears is killed by the other side."

His eyes widened, he stood up, raised his claws and waved them around a couple of times, saying in an exaggerated voice, "Only Caesar's brother can fight on his own, understand?"

The polar bear's menacing appearance attracted the attention of most bears.

Xiaohe had just chased away a bear from a whale carcass and taken its place when he heard a bear shout those words. He scanned the area in front of him, found Slok, and slowly approached him.

As expected, Slok chewed the meat in his mouth, his eyes narrowed in a happy mood.

"..."

Sure enough, Sloch had no concept of "male bear pride" at all. As long as Caesar protected him and other bears acknowledged that Caesar cared about his brother, he would be happy.

Xiaohe sighed helplessly:
"That's true, but when Caesar hit you, his claws struck you much harder than any other bear."

Slok began to defend himself:
"But he doesn't hit me as often now."

Absolutely, Caesar is taking far more beatings now than he did when he beat Slok.

Since Slok was enjoying himself, Xiaohe didn't say anything more. He turned around, looked around, sniffed twice, and whispered to Slok:

Where is Caesar now?

Slok knew what he wanted to ask and suppressed a laugh:

"Eat in peace. Caesar probably won't be here until you've eaten your fill."

Two days ago, Caesar went to fawn over Gomi, only to find her talking to a mother bear. When she turned around and saw him, her expression immediately changed. Before Caesar could say anything, Gomi turned and left.

Caesar immediately decided to "show off" his "strength," and as you can imagine, Slok found that he couldn't even remember how many claws Caesar had taken.

Xiaohe listened to Slok recount Caesar's "glorious history" in silence.

Caesar has been acting like a madman these past two days, chasing away any male bears that appear near Guo Mi.

Now, if Xiaohe smells even the slightest scent of Caesar and Guomi or those two little brats, she won't go near them.

Guo Mi probably couldn't find a "victim bear" to steal food, no wonder she was getting more and more annoyed with Caesar.

Xiaohe glanced around and saw nearly twenty polar bears of all sizes gathered around the humpback whale carcass, sharing it.

There were four or five male bears scattered on the whale carcass alone. Normally, they would have been fighting long ago, but now they were all quietly devouring it, one or two at a time. He chuckled softly and said to Slok:

"Thanks to you, it's much quieter now."

Slok didn't understand what he meant and asked with some confusion:

"what?"

Xiaohe explained in a low voice:

“In the past, they would have started fighting long ago. Now that you’re here, everyone thinks Caesar is nearby and they’re all rushing to fill their stomachs.”

The humpback whale carcass was so enormous that even after all the polar bears present had eaten, there would still be plenty left. Slok wasn't worried about food shortages when Caesar arrived; he simply called to the little river:
"Eat quickly, eat quickly."