Why Do All the Beasts Want Me?

Chapter 18

In early July, without the cover of clouds, temperatures steadily rose, hatching various insect eggs, leading to a surge in mosquitoes and other insects on shore. They became the polar bears' most annoying problem, besides hunger and high temperatures.

The whale jerky, dried by the sea breeze, wouldn't grow insect eggs in a short time, but it would attract the covetous gaze and harassment of various mosquitoes and flies.

Qiao Qixi didn't want to share his food with the flies, so he quickly finished the jerky, leaving only a small bucket for the journey.

The flowers and plants along the shore had grown to an arm's length, and various small land animals frequently appeared, such as marmots, gray rabbits, and wild ducks laying eggs by the water.

Strictly speaking, these could also be food for polar bears, but they escaped extremely quickly, and it was impossible for polar bears to catch these small animals on land.

Moreover, in summer, the polar bears' bodily functions were almost stagnant; they even walked very slowly.

Mosquitoes flying everywhere would follow polar bears with stronger body odor, biting them and making them irritable and painful, causing them to constantly let out irritable growls, shake their heads, and so on, trying to drive away the tiny things biting them.

Fortunately, Qiao Qixi and Audiss were relatively clean, licking each other several times a day, which kept their scent very faint and largely helped them avoid annoying flies and insects.

Qiao Qixi could tell that Audiss really disliked being bothered by flies, especially being woken up by them while sleeping; his entire demeanor would become very low-pressure.

To solve this problem, Qiao Qixi would carefully pay attention to the surrounding bushes while walking, hoping to find plants with mosquito-repellent effects.

Hops, mint, mosquito repellent grass, anything would do.

Among them, hops are common in the wild in the south, growing everywhere like weeds, but finding them on the coast of Greenland is quite difficult; whether he could find them depended on luck.

As mentioned before, polar bears move very slowly in summer.

They would walk about ten kilometers a day, and ten kilometers was just a drop in the ocean compared to the vast, boundless coastline.

This meant that their surrounding geographical environment wouldn't change much for several days in a row.

The jerky became a snack that Little Polar Bear would only eat a piece of when he was extremely hungry, and Audiss was no longer willing to accept his feeding, so they often had scenes of 'I bring it to you, and you bring it back to me'.

The drone clearly captured the two polar bears' humble gestures, a touching scene that made people smile and sigh at the same time.

Their bond was truly strong, and their situation was truly difficult.

One moment, the polar bears had been ashore for almost a month, and other polar bears were already showing signs of thinning and looking disheveled, but Audiss and Alexander, despite also not finding food, remained so white and clean.

Aha, indeed, birds of a feather flock together, and bears of a kind group together. It seems that similar hygiene habits are also one of the conditions for becoming good friends.

I really like watching these two; I always feel like they can achieve a perfect ending. Watching other polar bears endure the summer always makes my heart ache, unable to bear a closer look.

Two exquisite polar bears, I hope they can take good care of themselves and not encounter any accidents. Bless them.

In the bushes, Qiao Qixi was quite lucky; he saw wild mint, a plant with mosquito-repellent properties that could survive even at 15°C.

Mint also had a cooling effect; applying its juice around the eyes, where mosquitoes were prone to bother, felt cool, and Audiss immediately felt much more comfortable, and his mood naturally improved.

Without worries, he affectionately rubbed against the Little Polar Bear who had brought him coolness, and began to concentrate on thinking about where to find food to satisfy the little bear next.

The journey awaiting them was very long and full of unknowns.

The scorching sun, the no longer cool wind, and the sound of the waves accompanied the slow steps of the two polar bears; no one knew what would happen next.

The only certainty was that they would stay by each other's side, enduring hunger, searching, and so on, together.

The small bucket, now empty of jerky, was filled with mint leaves to prevent not finding wild mint to pick along the way.

Qiao Qixi was quite used to such a life, because he knew he was not in mortal danger; the fat on his body could sustain him until the ice and snow returned.

Audiss was the same; they were lucky polar bears.

Yes, every time Qiao Qixi thought of his encounter with Audiss, he would be immensely grateful and fortunate.

For example, when he habitually started his mental play before bed and suddenly remembered this, Qiao Qixi would impulsively kiss Audiss.

At that time, even if Audiss was half-asleep, he would instinctively rub back for a moment, and even wake up to hold him and play for a while before falling back asleep.

It seemed Audiss thought the little bear was bored and wouldn't sleep, needing to be coaxed.

To have such leisure in summer, perhaps only they could.

As for filling their stomachs, that would naturally be planned after they had played enough and slept well.

The next day, whether it was morning or afternoon, Qiao Qixi felt so hungry he didn't want to walk anymore. Ah, he missed the taste of whale meat, the taste of Seal, or even the tougher walrus meat, preferably a bit of everything.

In short, anything edible would do!

Damn, he was too hungry, truly!

"Awoo, awoo, awoo!" The world was unfair! Where had all the food gone?

Little Polar Bear got grumpy from hunger and suddenly lay on the ground, throwing a tantrum, refusing to take another step forward.

Audiss immediately stopped when he heard the sound, turning to look at the little bear. His eyes were dark and deep, seemingly hiding endless doting and heartache. He walked back to Qiao Qixi with his thick limbs, making a low sound, and nudged Qiao Qixi up.

"Woo, woo." So hungry.

Qiao Qixi just wanted to vent some negative energy; if he was always optimistic and positive, he felt he would develop mental problems.

Because this was a very realistic problem, okay?

No one could smile when facing a situation like being hungry for several days; at least they should curse and vent or something.

As for whether it would cause Audiss psychological burden, well, Qiao Qixi thought a pure polar bear shouldn't be affected by other polar bears' complaints.

Generally speaking, only environmental changes and blood relations could have a psychological impact on animals.

Of course, this was Qiao Qixi's own summary, without any rigorous scientific basis.

Plump, he lay on the ground, observing Audiss's reaction with his round eyes.

Would Audiss hit his child?

No, the other party still had that thousand-and-one-day calm expression; subtle emotional changes were hidden beneath his furry face, difficult to discern, but after many days together, Qiao Qixi had learned to judge the other's mood by the changes in the light in Audiss's eyes.

Facing his sulking and tantrum, he guessed Audiss was probably a little helpless and heartbroken.

Besides making low comforting sounds, Audiss also lowered his head and nudged his butt with his nose, clearly wanting him to continue walking.

Only by moving forward could they find food.

Staying here would only make them hungrier.

For a polar bear with strong attacking power, this gentle force was truly tender affection, even exceeding the level of a typical mother towards her cub.

In nature, some mothers with volatile temperaments had very limited patience with their children.

Gentle affection was limited to the nursing period; if it were another mother bear facing a two-year-old like Qiao Qixi, she would have long since broken his legs.

The hundreds of pounds of Little Ke Ai, lying on the ground, symbolically howled twice, then stopped his madness, got up with a roll, shook his fur, and continued on their way.

After an unknown amount of time, they arrived at a rocky beach with tired steps.

On the tranquil rocky beach, the receding tide revealed shallow and deep puddles. Although these puddles were unremarkable and contained a lot of mud, where there were puddles, there were fish.

Audiss was experienced, so he knew there were fish here. Qiao Qixi, of course, also knew; he had been looking forward to such a geographical environment appearing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so hungry.

Driven by hunger, the clean Little Polar Bear stepped his white paws into the mud, silently hunting.

Audiss, on the other hand, went to Rocks where the current was stronger. With a clear target, he quietly waited on Rock, head lowered, poised to strike.

His massive figure was reflected on the water's surface, and as the water rippled, his serious face appeared indistinctly.

When a fish flashed past in the current, Audiss quickly lunged, biting the prey in one swift, decisive motion.

Almost at the same time, Qiao Qixi also caught a fish in the shallow puddle.

However, he didn't bite the fish to death in one go; the fish, held sideways in his mouth, violently thrashed its head and tail, and countless mud splatters rained down.

In an instant, his entire body was covered.

Qiao Qixi was stunned. Closing his eyes and looking dazed, a herd of grass-mud horses galloped through his mind.

Holy cow, my handsome, pure white image!

After Audiss caught the fish, he immediately turned to look for Qiao Qixi and then saw a muddy bear, covered in mud splatters from head to face to chest, everywhere.

Audiss also froze; the fish in his mouth almost fell into the water. Well, it was probably because he had never seen a disheveled Qiao Qixi before and was a bit surprised.

Being covered in mud by the fish was too uncomfortable, so Qiao Qixi quickly carried the fish to the water's edge and plunged into the splashing water, letting the cool water wash away the mud from his body.

This also meant the fish was thoroughly exhausted, perfect for eating.

Having been hungry for several days, Qiao Qixi saw that everyone had fish in their mouths and happily enjoyed the fruits of his labor.

However, he didn't expect that after he finished the fish in his mouth, Audiss was still holding that fish, and seamlessly fed it to his mouth as soon as he finished.

How could this be?

No matter what, Qiao Qixi couldn't accept this fish. Moved to tears, he shook his head, telling Audiss to eat it himself.

Being rejected, Audiss was probably a bit confused. In his understanding, Little Polar Bear was very hungry right now.

One fish wouldn't be enough to satisfy him.

However, being decisive in his actions, he wouldn't spend much time pondering the issue. Since Qiao Qixi didn't accept the fish, he ate it in a few bites and went to catch the next one.

The wet little bear, in the water, gazed at Audiss's serious back as he caught fish, feeling an urge to smile.

Audiss.

So easy to trick.

After the emotional moment, Qiao Qixi got out of the water and continued to explore the treasure-filled shallow puddles.

That was where he could find food more easily.

Approximately five short minutes later, Audiss caught another fish in the rushing water, visibly bigger and fatter than the previous one.

He stepped on Rocks scattered by the water's edge, his steps agile, and came to Qiao Qixi's side, lowering his head to feed the fish to the little bear.

This time, Qiao Qixi no longer refused, because he felt that if he refused again, Audiss would be very worried about him.

A bear that wouldn't even accept food seemed not far from death, so he had to accept it gladly!

And make two sounds to express gratitude.

Audiss paused, licking his mouth, not knowing what he was thinking. In any case, later, when he caught smaller fish, he ate them himself, and only fed the larger fish to Qiao Qixi.

Throughout the entire afternoon, the two polar bears fished by the water. After eating dozens of fish one after another, they finally felt satisfied.

Qiao Qixi had been wet the entire afternoon. Sigh, he felt so tired from this meal. Now that he was finally full, he could find a relatively flat Rock to lie down and sunbathe his fur.

Audiss was also wet; his fur clinging to his body made him look muscular and robust, exuding a powerful sense of strength, completely different from the little bear's plump body lines.

He sat beside Qiao Qixi, lowering his head to lick his own paw, then licked the little bear next to him.

Finally, he decided to lick the little bear dry first, then take care of himself.

Having gone through so much trouble to eat, Qiao Qixi was already sleepy. Feeling Audiss licking him, he shamelessly spread his legs, exposing his vulnerable belly and other parts.

Under the drone's camera, Little Polar Bear was on his back, his four black paw pads looking very cute, while the strong Audiss, without a hint of disdain, held the little bear's paw pads in his mouth.

Ah, Alexander truly was a spoiled and pampered little bear, enough to make other Little Polar Bears envious and jealous.

The author has something to say: Extremely pampered, other Little Polar Bears are envious.