Chapter 53: The Bear Clan Will Never Be Slaves!

“Goudan, dig a few more here—we’re done with the house-building today!”

Xiao Yi now called Goudan with perfect ease, even dropping the nickname “Fat Bear.”

As for Xiong Zai, since his resistance proved useless, he now accepted his fate every time.

Xiao Yi himself was proud of his idea to use Goudan, the digging expert, to help with the labor—it saved him so much effort.

With Goudan’s help, Xiao Yi even went so far as to lay a proper foundation for the house, ensuring its strength; after all, with a bear digging and turning soil, it was incredibly convenient.

But Xiao Yi’s method of laying the foundation left the livestream viewers stunned.

Every time the livestream audience saw Xiao Yi, bare-chested, carrying a tree trunk as thick as a man’s body to lay the foundation, they thought their eyes were playing tricks on them.

Of course, many of the girls in the livestream were now staring with glittering eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Yi, hard at work, radiated pure male charisma—who said girls weren’t attracted to that?

But Xiong Zai felt he might be the most miserable bear in the entire world.

According to Bear Clan customs, his duty now should have been to find food, gorge himself, and then enter hibernation.

After all, winter in the wild meant withered life and freezing cold.

If he didn’t hibernate to reduce his metabolism and energy consumption, even as clever as he was, he stood a high chance of dying in this harsh winter.

But he couldn’t do that now, because if he left to hibernate, his foolish younger brother—whom he had begged this treacherous human to save—would surely die anyway.

He believed that if he refused to work for this human, the cruel man would absolutely kick out his idiot brother.

As for his foolish brother, right now he could only eat—he couldn’t do anything else, couldn’t even walk properly, let alone hunt for survival.

That left his devoted, loving older brother to suffer.

“Roar (Coming!)”

As he spent more time with Xiao Yi, he was gradually learning to understand the human’s strange language.

But he truly, truly didn’t want to understand these damn words!

“Roar! Roar! Roar! (Big bro, push harder! Today I want meat, and some honey too!)”

At that moment, another bear roar came from nearby.

Hearing that roar, Xiong Zai, who had been trotting steadily, nearly slipped.

Now he could only stare at the sky in disbelief—how had this idiot even survived?

Still, once he reached the spot Xiao Yi had designated, he dug with full force.

After the hole was dug, Xiao Yi stood the logs upright inside, checked the fit, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then he pulled a small piece of smoked dried meat from his pocket and tossed it toward Xiong Zai.

“Roar!”

Smelling the dried meat, Xiong Zai immediately roared with excitement.

He had once been proud—he was Bear Clan, after all, with dignity—but this smoked meat… it was just too fragrant.

“Roar!”

But after eating the dried meat, Xiong Zai let out a dismissive roar toward Xiao Yi.

Was this tiny bit of meat supposed to buy over the Great King of the Wild?

Yet as he dug again, he unconsciously worked harder than before.

Hei Dan “...”

“Hmph! You’re just a bear who can’t resist temptation—you shame the Bear Clan!”

“But you’re such a cunning older brother—I’ll get better fast, and I’ll eat meat too!”

But the livestream viewers, after witnessing this, were utterly speechless.

“Only a few days? My Xiong Zai has already surrendered?”

“Bear Clan never becomes slaves—unless food and lodging are provided!”

“Xiong Zai! Don’t you remember who gave you those black eyes and swollen face just a few days ago?”

“The wild is ending—now even my Xiong Zai is working for my god? What’s left to watch in this show?”

“Haha, my Xiong Zai is smart—he knows who to follow to get three full meals a day.”

“Look at Hei Dan over there—he’s drooling!”

“But my god’s food supply seems to be running low too.”

“I don’t get it—is Xiao Yi brain-dead? He doesn’t even need to keep these two bears; his food would’ve lasted him until the prize zone, and if he got rid of them, he might even survive a hundred days.”

“Get lost! My Xiong Zai is a working bear—he doesn’t eat or live for free! And what did my Xiong Zai ever do to you?”

“True—these past few days, Xiong Zai has carried logs and dug holes for the god—he’s put in serious effort. That’s why the wooden house is built so fast.”

“Forget the labor—having these two bears with the god’s greatest benefit is reducing his loneliness. Don’t you really think chatting with the chat for an hour a day makes him unlonely?”

“I agree. But food is a real problem! When the god interacts with us later, remind him—I don’t want my Xiong Zai starving while following him.”

“Right! Xiao Shen can starve—but my Xiong Zai cannot!”

Xiao Yi “...”

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After seeing Xiong Zai’s weak display, many livestream fans who liked him now felt frustrated.

But Xiao Yi didn’t care. After five days of joint effort with the dumb bear, the wooden house was beginning to take shape.

The entire frame was built using mortise-and-tenon joints—extremely sturdy; even when Xiao Yi pulled with all his strength, it didn’t budge.

Still, Xiao Yi wasn’t reckless—he tied ropes around the structure for extra security.

He didn’t doubt the stability of mortise-and-tenon joints—he just wanted an added safety layer.

In short: Xiao Yi was afraid of dying. Wasn’t an extra safety step allowed?

After all, he’d barely survived a journey to another world, and now he was about to become rich—if he got crushed by his own house, wouldn’t that be a waste?

Now the roof beams were in place; all that remained was to cap the roof, then lay sandgrass on top for insulation.

As for the walls, Xiao Yi had built them double-layered from the start, with sandgrass packed between for warmth.

There was no choice—the wooden house itself wasn’t very insulating. Only a double layer with sandgrass in between could trap heat and prevent it from escaping.

But capping the roof was still a time-consuming task.

Xiao Yi chose a triangular structure again—mainly because it was far more stable.

After all, Arctic winter blizzards weren’t jokes; a flat roof might collapse under heavy snow.

But choosing a triangular structure also meant doubling the construction time—it was far more complicated than a flat roof.

But Xiao Yi had time to wait—especially with Goudan as his labor force.