Chapter 331

“Roar! Roar!”

During the days Xiao Yi was away, Hei Dan and Gou Dan did not fully hibernate.

This may have had something to do with the drone’s harassment.

The two bears even believed the flying creature above their heads was the same one that had once hovered over Xiao Yi’s head.

Thus, the two bears became much less wary and resistant toward the drone above them.

Of course, the newly launched No. 1 live stream was now extremely popular, with daily viewership peaking steadily above ten million each evening.

Seeing these numbers, Li Yong was naturally thrilled, and he devoted even more energy to the newly launched No. 1 live stream.

In fact, Li Yong now didn’t want the two bears to continue hibernating.

With this viewership, the production team could easily afford to keep the two bears through the winter!

No, even if they kept them alive for the rest of their lives, it wouldn’t be a problem—because the two bears had market value.

Although keeping two bears in the wild did consume enormous energy and resources, this cost had to be weighed against the returns.

In just these few days since the No. 1 live stream began, the two bears had not only brought massive viewership and traffic to the show, but the netizens’ direct tips alone had already reached several hundred thousand yuan.

Although this stream of tips wouldn’t last forever, even this amount was enough to support two staff members dedicated solely to caring for the two bears for two years—or longer.

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Of course, compared to Gou Dan, Hei Dan still hadn’t come to terms with Xiao Yi’s departure.

The reason the No. 1 live stream was unusually active today was because Hei Dan had chosen to leave.

Yes, Hei Dan had left Gou Dan’s den.

Although most black bears are solitary creatures, exceptions do exist.

Moreover, Hei Dan and Gou Dan were brothers, and both had once been raised by Xiao Yi.

And food was plentiful—living together was perfectly normal.

But just now, Hei Dan walked out of Gou Dan’s den, dragging a wolf carcass in its mouth.

Seeing this, both the production team staff and the No. 1 live stream viewers were stunned, wondering what Hei Dan was doing.

“What is Hei Dan going to do?”

“Is Hei Dan planning to go wandering? No! It’ll die in winter!”

“Hei Dan, go back and hibernate! Isn’t it better to hibernate with Gou Dan?”

“Do you think Hei Dan is going to look for Xiao Shen?”

“Don’t be foolish, Hei Dan! Xiao Shen is truly gone!”

“Of course—Hei Dan still can’t let go of Xiao Shen!”

“Hei Dan is the most devoted of them all!”

"Go back, Hei Dan! Surviving the winter safely is what matters most!"

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As everyone watched Hei Dan head west, they debated, puzzled, and the chat flooded with pleas for Hei Dan to return and hibernate.

Clearly, after watching the Arctic wilderness show for so long, everyone knew how unforgiving the Arctic winter was for animals.

Although Hei Dan was a top predator in this wilderness, if it Buxing encountered a blizzard, it could easily get lost—or starve before winter ended.

Moreover, everyone knew that if Hei Dan stayed with Gou Dan and hibernated here, it would at least survive the winter safely.

So most people hoped Hei Dan wouldn’t leave.

“Roar! Roar!”

Not long after Hei Dan left the den, Gou Dan, who hadn’t appeared in a long time, finally emerged.

Watching Hei Dan depart, Gou Dan merely roared twice from the den entrance.

Perhaps Gou Dan understood Hei Dan’s heart and knew he couldn’t stop him, so he didn’t try.

Gou Dan’s reason for coming out now might have been simply to say goodbye to his foolish younger brother.

“Roar! Roar!”

Hearing Gou Dan’s roar, Hei Dan halted its steps and turned to glance back at Gou Dan standing at the den entrance.

Then Hei Dan roared once in return—a farewell to Gou Dan.

After that, Hei Dan continued dragging the wolf carcass away, never looking back again.

Gou Dan stood there, watching Hei Dan long after it turned away.

Only when Hei Dan vanished completely from its sight did Gou Dan return to its den.

Gou Dan had always known Hei Dan would leave—it had been waiting for Hei Dan to go; otherwise, it would have hibernated long ago.

Now that Hei Dan had finally left of its own accord, Gou Dan had no more distractions—it could hibernate.

But before hibernating, Gou Dan couldn’t help but recall Xiao Yi’s figure in its mind.

This scene left the live stream viewers stunned again—they didn’t understand why Gou Dan hadn’t stopped Hei Dan.

Of course, the most troubled now was the production control room.

“Mr. Li, now that Hei Dan and Gou Dan have split, should our drone follow Gou Dan or Hei Dan?”

The assistant asked helplessly, even mentally grumbling, “Hei Dan is disobedient.”

The No. 1 live stream’s success had already made the assistant happy—but who expected Hei Dan to leave today?

Seeing this, Li Yong was also frustrated—this was a choice he didn’t want to make.

Then Li Yong told the assistant, “You’ve been handling this all along—trust your own judgment and decide.”

Since Li Yong had entrusted this decision to the assistant, he’d let the assistant decide.

Even if viewership dipped a little, it didn’t matter—he’d cover the bottom line.

Hearing this, the assistant smiled bitterly, but under the stares of the other staff, he felt immense pressure.

Yet the assistant was decisive—he turned to everyone and declared firmly.

“Send the No. 1 live stream drone after Hei Dan!”

The assistant believed Hei Dan would generate more buzz for the show.

“Then follow Hei Dan!”

Hearing this, Li Yong also turned to the team and gave the order.

Seeing Li Yong agree, everyone nodded and began arranging it.

Soon, the drone caught up with Hei Dan. Hearing the drone’s sound again, Hei Dan merely looked up once, then ignored it and kept walking.

Soon, Hei Dan reentered the familiar terrain, even pausing for a few seconds.

The surroundings were unchanged—only the human master was gone.

Quickly, the wooden cabin appeared before it—along with the even more familiar bear den.

This was Hei Dan’s destination this time. Perhaps, in Hei Dan’s eyes, this was truly its home.