American Landowners: Starting with Hunting in Alaska

"call out!"

A piercing sound came from the distant mountains and forests.

The red smoke exploded in the gray-white sky, briefly dazzling before being quickly dispersed by the cold wind.

Silence returned to the surroundings.

Su Wei stopped moving.

He was still clutching the piece of deer tenderloin he had prepared to treat himself.

The ice crystals on the meat stung his fingertips, and the chill spread through his skin, but he couldn't care less at the moment.

someone.

It's a distress call!

He had initially thought this wilderness was just an initial exploration.

Unexpectedly, they not only reaped the Devil's Claw, but also hunted the Black-tailed Deer.

We even encountered someone asking for help!

Moreover, the other party has already used its last means of appealing for help.

Signal flare.

Red smoke means the other party is in big trouble.

Urgent rescue needed.

This means deadly trouble.

To go or not to go?

A voice roared in his mind.

No way!

This is the Alaskan wilderness, not a park.

Everyone must be responsible for their own actions.

Meddling in other people's troubles will only get you into trouble too.

In the wilderness, the first rule for a lone traveler.

It means not getting involved in other people's troubles.

Because it's very likely that you'll get yourself involved.

This is the wilderness, not a city.

There is no internet, and no people.

He was alone.

Also.

The spoils he had just sorted out were supplies worth nearly ten thousand US dollars, his hope for saving his house.

Avalanche? Fall off a cliff? Or an encounter with a brown bear?

Neither of them was something a novice with an old-fashioned rifle could handle.

save people?

Don't end up becoming the second fool who needs to be saved.

This is a rational choice.

but……

That fading red hue lingered in his mind, impossible to shake off.

He recalled the despair he felt when he woke up in the wilderness shortly after he transmigrated.

Without the system, he was just a corpse buried by a blizzard.

He experienced the helplessness of being just one step away from death.

"Hold."

Suwei cursed under his breath and threw the deer tenderloin back onto the sled.

He couldn't just turn a blind eye.

That splash of red reminded him that in this dog-eat-dog world, he was still a human being.

In this world where only the law of the jungle prevails, he doesn't want to become a beast that only cares about its own survival.

Of course, he would never risk his life.

Go investigate.

Go take a look before making a decision.

Su Wei narrowed his eyes, quickly recalling the trajectory and angle of the signal flare as it rose in his mind.

Launched vertically, it explodes at its highest point.

It's not too far.

At his speed, if he travels at full speed, it would take him about thirty or forty minutes.

An acceptable range.

He can lend a helping hand if the other person is just lost or slightly injured.

But what if the situation is beyond his control, such as facing an enraged brown bear...

He would immediately turn around and leave.

Living was the guiding principle for all his actions.

Having made a decision, Su Wei immediately sped up his actions.

He ignored the pile of spoils, simply covered the sled with a tarpaulin, and then piled snow around it to conceal it.

Then, he quickly poured all the boiling water from the pot into the thermos.

In an environment of minus twenty degrees Celsius, hot water is life.

He took a spare wool underwear and down liner from his backpack and stuffed them into a waterproof bag.

Hypothermia is the number one enemy in wilderness rescue operations during snowstorms.

First-aid kit, high-calorie chocolate, beef jerky, and spare ammunition.

Finally, he coiled up the remaining twenty-odd meters of nylon rope from making the sled and hung it around his body.

"Marshmallow."

He gave a low shout to the little fox that was anxiously circling at his feet.

The little guy immediately looked up, his icy blue eyes filled with confusion.

"Let's go, let's get to work."

Su Wei slung his light assault pack over his shoulder, pulled back the bolt, confirmed that the bullet was loaded, and slung his Browning rifle across his chest.

After doing all this, Suwei took one last look at his camp and the full sled of his harvest.

That was his means of survival.

But he turned around and plunged into the spruce forest, where dusk was falling.

If he could, he still wouldn't want a human life to die tragically.

This is not overestimating one's abilities, but rather a possible attempt.

The wind in the forest was colder than in the open, and the snowflakes it carried stung my face.

It got dark very quickly.

It will be completely dark by five or six in the afternoon.

Su Wei did not walk in a straight line, but instead used the trees as cover, keeping his body low and moving quickly, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily.

Marshmallow followed closely at his feet. The little guy also sensed the tense atmosphere, his nose pressed against the snow as he sniffed rapidly, constantly transmitting the surrounding scent information.

In the [Taming Module]'s emotional perception, Cotton Candy is very uneasy.

However, no large predators were detected.

good news.

Suwei quickened his pace.

As he moved forward, he mentally mapped out the surrounding terrain.

To the left is a steep cliff, to the right is a dense forest, and the direction of the signal flare is behind a mountain ridge.

Ten minutes later, sweat seeped from his forehead, instantly stinging from the cold wind.

He stopped behind a large spruce tree, unscrewed the kettle, and poured himself a mouthful of scalding hot water.

It was at this moment that...

A faint, strange smell drifted through the air.

It's not blood.

It smells like gasoline and burning metal.

Su Wei's heart sank.

He gestured to Cotton Candy to stay put, then unloaded his rifle, lowered his body even further, almost lying prone in the snow, and made his way towards the edge of the ridge.

The snow was thick, and every step was silent.

He climbed to the highest point of the ridge, tilted his hat up slightly, and used the rifle scope as his eyes to look at the depression on the other side of the ridge.

The sight in the mirror made his pupils shrink.

A snowmobile lay overturned on its side, its tracks twisted, and black smoke billowing from its front.

On the snow beside the motorcycle, professional exploration equipment and a damaged backpack were scattered.

A dozen meters away, there was a huge collapse.

It was a deep pit covered by fresh snow.

At the edge of the pit, the snow layer broke off, revealing the dark bottom of the pit below.

Suwei adjusted the magnification to zoom in.

There were signs of struggle at the edge of the pit, as well as a dark red bloodstain.

He slowly moved the scope and peered down.

The pit was dimly lit, and there was only a huddled figure inside.

He was wearing a dark outdoor windbreaker and remained motionless.

Su Wei did not act immediately, but remained calm and used the scope to examine the surrounding environment inch by inch.

There were no signs of wild animals.

There were no other footprints.

A simple accident.

He holstered his rifle, slid down the ridge, and waved to Cotton Candy behind him.

The little fox darted over quickly.

Su Wei walked quickly to the edge of the pit and looked down.

The pit is at least four or five meters deep, with nearly vertical walls covered in ice.

A person who falls down cannot possibly climb back up on their own.

"Hey! Can you still hear me?" he whispered.

The figure at the bottom of the pit moved slightly.

She clearly hadn't expected anyone to actually come, and so quickly!

Emily looked up in surprise, her beautiful face smeared with a little dirt, and gazed at Suwei.

Su Wei stared at the face, stunned.

She had smooth blonde hair, a pair of blue, glassy eyes, high, arched eyebrows resembling distant mountains, a high nose, an oval face, and slightly pink cherry lips.

His bone structure is refined and sharp, and his facial features are bright and clear.

Even under the cover of a blanket of snow, her fair and rosy skin could not hide its stunning beauty.

Even though she was wearing a dark windbreaker, it couldn't hide her curvaceous figure.

Stunning!

Absolutely stunning!!

Su Wei was stunned. He was certain that this was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen!

Moreover, he felt a sense of familiarity.

She's like an elf who stepped out of a movie or TV show.

"Su...Suwei!"

Emily looked at Su Wei peeking out, and that familiar, handsome face appeared in her eyes.

Her eyes were filled with astonishment; she couldn't believe it at first glance.

Hesitantly, he waited for confirmation before exclaiming with delight.

Su Wei was slightly taken aback, then came to his senses.

At that moment, he finally understood where that sense of familiarity came from.

It turns out, this person was Emily!

A person who could be considered Su Wei's childhood sweetheart.

Her father and Suwei's father were friends, and he was also a fisherman.

Later, he bought his own boat and was no longer willing to risk fishing for king crabs.

Suwei's parents, on the other hand, were completely different.

In retrospect, Emily's father was right.

That's why Suwei and Emily played together since they were little.

Later, when Su Wei's family moved, the two sides gradually lost contact.

It's been about five or six years since we last met.

Who knew girls could change so much as they grow up!

"Emily!"

"Don't move, save your energy!" he immediately replied. "How's your leg? Is it injured?"

"I think I twisted my left leg," Emily pointed to her left leg. "But luckily, I fell through a thick layer of snow, so I'm not seriously hurt."

Just a sprain?

Fortunately in misfortune.

Su Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Get ready, I'm coming to your rescue!"

He unloaded his assault pack, pulled out a nylon rope, wrapped it three times around a boulder at the edge of the pit, and tied it tightly in a double eight-knot.

He threw the other end of the rope into the deep pit.

"Grab the rope! I'll pull you up!"

"Okay!" Emily replied quickly.

The next second, Suwei felt the other end of the rope begin to feel tension.