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

Chapter 58

There was a time when Guo Mi would become extremely nervous whenever she saw Caesar, but now she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard his name.

Regardless, for them right now, the news that Caesar was around was far better than the presence of another strange male bear.

She looked up in the direction the fishbone had indicated, but there were only smooth pebbles that faintly reflected the moonlight; there was no trace of the male bear.

Guo Mi recalled the argument that night, and her feelings were complicated.

Actually, she saw the two brothers when she was catching birds at noon today. At the time, she thought it was just a coincidence, since they still lived in the same area despite their conflict.

But now...

Was it a coincidence that Caesar appeared near them late at night?
A flicker of doubt crossed her eyes; she no longer knew how to face Caesar.

Putting aside her complicated and chaotic thoughts, Guo Mi told the two little bears to go to sleep.

The temperature is quite high now, and the two bear cubs can no longer bear sleeping in the same cave as her.

Guo Mi was quite surprised at first, since the Arctic summer temperature is still much cooler than the summer in its forests.

It seems that polar bears fear heat more than cold.

The two bear cubs have started sleeping outdoors, but Guo Mi still dug a hole!

There was no way around it; whether as a human or a brown bear, she wasn't used to sleeping in places without cover, as it made her feel insecure.

However, when digging the hole, she adapted to the climate change, no longer making the hole small at the mouth and big in the belly, but opening it wide so that the wind would blow into the hole at night.

It wasn't as cold and biting as before; it was just right.

Guo Mi lay in the cave watching as the two little furballs suddenly stood guard on either side of the cave. She rolled around comfortably in the cave a couple of times, thinking that summer wasn't all bad; at least she could sleep soundly without any worries.

The next day dawned very early, and time seemed to slow down after that night.

After more than 20 hours of bright daylight, Guo Mi finally realized that she was in the Arctic Circle, where the polar day and polar night occur at certain times each year.

This was not good news for Guo Mi, because she was afraid of losing her sense of time.

But she soon realized that her worries were unnecessary.

The sky would still begin to darken when it should have been night, but only in terms of decreasing brightness; for a long time, she could no longer see the shadow of night.

Prolonged exposure to sunlight slows down the fruit ripening process but accelerates plant growth.

Overnight, it seemed that only Guo Mi's time was slowed down in the entire Arctic.

The earth was swept away from its previous gloom and desolation, and many unknown wildflowers secretly peeked out from the branches and leaves, and then quietly bloomed!

Some birds that have migrated to the Arctic have also begun to incubate their eggs, and new chicks are gradually crawling out of the eggshells, facing the new life!

The entire island is awakened by the relentless sunshine of the midnight sun, and begins to thrive, with everything coming back to life.

There are many happy animals and plants, but bears may not be among them.

Guo Mi, hiding from the sunlight, slept restlessly in her nest. Just as she entered a deep sleep, she could hear the joyful singing of birds.

If the call of one bird is a charming morning melody, then the cacophony of tens of thousands of birds from dozens of species gathered together is simply torture!
After rolling around more than ten times, Guo Mi finally gave up and sleepily crawled out of the hole.

I brought two bear cubs to the beach and sat on a huge rock. The sky was covered by a dense flock of birds, and the calls of different birds rose and fell, filling the air with a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

You can't expect to see so many birds in the forest at the same time.

Guo Mi looked up at the birds darting about in the sky with a weary expression, some of them quite large, and felt even more distressed.

So many birds are flying in the sky, yet not a single one belongs to her. What's the difference between this and a weasel crouching in front of an electrified chicken coop?!

Yes, summer has arrived, and after so many days she still hasn't been able to find a stable source of food on the island, and with her two little furballs, she's been going hungry one day and eating a full meal the next.

If you're lucky, you might manage to catch a small, furry animal like an Arctic fox. If you're unlucky, you'll only be able to steal eggs, and then have to endure a frenzied attack from the birds, managing to bite off the necks of one or two that come close. It has to be said that compared to the fish in that lake, the birds that migrate to the Arctic in the summer are much smarter.

After Guo Mi killed several birds in a row, very few birds fell for her trick again.

Of course, it's also possible that the fish in Guomi Lake are refreshed at regular intervals, which she can't guarantee.

However, she can assure that the birds around her are not periodically refreshed; they are the same flock.

So if she wanted to fill her stomach with birds, she had to take her cub on a long journey to the other side of the coastline every day to steal eggs and catch birds, and then return to the original place after a day or two. This way, the birds would be much less wary.

Some birds, blinded by anger, would forget her "insidious" nature and bravely charge forward!

Perhaps because she was constantly moving, Guo Mi never encountered Slok and Caesar again after that day.

So she quickly put her complicated feelings from that night behind her back.

However, even with frequent changes in location over the past two days, the number of birds falling for the trick has decreased uncontrollably, and Guo Mi has begun to feel anxious.

The two bear cubs were at the age of rapid growth, and were thin and pale from hunger, but they never complained of being hungry and always stayed obediently behind her.

Now, no matter how much Guo Mi prided herself on being "cold-blooded," she began to feel sorry for them. It seemed that these two little guys hadn't enjoyed a single day of the happy childhood that normal bear cubs should have with her.

Guo Mi looked up at the sky, and among the flock of birds flying together, one bird caught her attention.

These birds look a lot like ducks, which are common among domestic animals, but they are not as big as wild swans, but they are larger than ducks, so Guo Mi tentatively calls them geese.

However, compared to most migratory birds that migrate here, it is already considered a relatively large bird.

So far, Guo Mi has seen birds on the island with blue-gray feathers, gray-white feathers, and black-and-white feathers. She is not sure if they are the same species, but they look very similar.

I've also seen this bird catching fish in low-lying areas.

Guo Mi tried to chase after them, but predictably failed. It's very difficult for a bear to catch a flying bird out of thin air unless the bird comes to her mouth.

Unlike those "crazy little birds" with red beaks and red feet, these geese build their nests on the tops of rugged and varied rocks, which effectively prevents "egg thieves" like Guo Mi from stealing eggs.

Guo Mi looked up at the nests that appeared all over the cliff face and licked her lips.

One of these goose eggs is equivalent to ten or even more of Crazy Bird's eggs!

The method of obtaining them is more difficult, but there is definitely more than one egg in a bird's nest!

The two bear cubs noticed Guo Mi's gaze and a sudden sense of foreboding rose in their hearts:
……No way?

After many days, Caesar and Slok finally met Guo Mi again, and it was another unforgettable moment for Xiong.

It was Slok who first discovered it.

Caesar walked along the coastline. For the past two days, he had been able to smell Guo Mi's scent, but he just couldn't see her.

Even if one's mind is trying to justify it, one's body honestly follows the scent left by Guo Mi everywhere.

Suddenly, Slok's surprised voice rang in my ears:

"Caesar, look! Isn't that a bear?"

Caesar looked up impatiently, then froze on the spot.

A huge, fluffy ball of fur appeared out of nowhere on the mountainside, surrounded by startled birds screaming and swirling around.

Clearly, they didn't know where the bear had come from either, and they seemed hesitant to attack.

Meanwhile, the bear, which shouldn't have been on the mountainside, was struggling to climb up the protruding rocks with its four paws. Its face was buried in the bird's nest, searching for something. Finally, it raised its head, revealing two bird eggs in its mouth!
Caesar was shocked. He squinted and opened his eyes repeatedly, trying to tell himself it was an illusion, until the moment the bear on the mountain wall raised its head from the bird's nest, all his doubts and surprises froze, and his brain stopped thinking.

...Is that Guo Mi?
(End of this chapter)