BXBX NOVEL Chapter 66 - 65: Million-Dollar Reward
The night passed without incident.
When Bi Fang woke up the next day, he stopped Big Beard Hu Hao just as he was about to add more wood to the fire, “That’s enough, we’re about to hit the road.”
Hu Hao nodded and extinguished the significantly smaller fire with snow.
Bi Fang looked up at the sky. The wind wasn’t cutting like knives anymore, the blizzard had greatly subsided, and the snowflakes scattering in the sky were sparse.
The drone took off, and the live broadcast for the third day began.
[So sleepy, has Master Fang not woken up yet?]
[He should be up soon, it’s 8 am already, usually Master Fang starts around this time.]
[My goodness, have you all not slept the entire night?]
[Yeah, just afraid of missing any unexpected developments and losing out on the big scene. I’m a die-hard fan of Master Fang; I’ve been following since the first live broadcast. But Master Fang is truly awesome, no appearance overnight and the viewership is still above fifty thousand, another streamer not showing up for five minutes would see their audience disappear, seriously badass.]
[I also went to B Island for the first live broadcast, it was genuinely amazing, holy shit, the drone is moving!]
[It’s moving, it’s moving! Waking up! The live broadcast has started!]
Many of the viewers chatting and goofing off in the live broadcast room were thrilled to see the drone take off.
After waiting all night, they finally got what they were waiting for!
However, perhaps because there was no live stream notification, the number of viewers did not spike suddenly. Wang Yongbo, monitoring the data in the background, got anxious and hurriedly shouted at the staff.
“Quick, push out a live stream notification!”
“Ah, but that doesn’t really follow the rules…” the staff member hesitated, having never heard of a broadcaster who was already live streaming needing to send out a ‘going live’ notification.
“Who pays your salary?”
“The finance department…” the staff member replied meekly.
Wang Yongbo slapped his own face and glared at him: “Just do it when I tell you to! Rules are made by humans, why are you fretting about it?”
The staff member shrank his neck, grabbed the mouse and clicked away furiously, sending out the notification.
Suddenly, the steadily growing number of people in the live broadcast room shot up at a right angle, breaking through sixty thousand!
[Good morning Master Fang, did you sleep with a girl last night? (joking)]
[Serious… Be serious, we’re trying to survive here! Stop laughing!]
[Wearing so many clothes, you wouldn’t feel a thing, I can tell you’re all pure- hearted young men.]
[Exactly, it’s so cold, none of those worldly desires matter.]
[But why hasn’t there been any news yet? It should have been out last night, reporters have better noses than dogs!]
[Yeah, I was wondering too, it feels like it’s been suppressed.]
The drone flew in front of Bi Fang, and seeing the comments, a twinge went through the corner of his eye, thankful that Zheng Tianfang and the others hadn’t seen the comments, or it would be social death on the spot. However, he was also curious about the lack of news, but didn’t dwell on it much, perhaps there was some reason.
After coughing twice, Bi Fang pointed towards the blindingly white surroundings, “The arrival of the wolf pack last night was no coincidence. It’s difficult for wolves to track the scent of blood in a blizzard, so we’ve likely entered their activity radius. Despite nothing happening last night, that doesn’t mean we’re safe.”
“Wolves are cunning and patient creatures, and this cunning is even more pronounced in a pack. So we must be cautious. Let’s take advantage of the lighter snow today and try to get as far away from this area as possible.”
Wolf packs are extremely dangerous, and if Bi Fang had a choice, he would rather face a Black Bear again than confront wolves. You can’t fight those creatures unless you have a hunting rifle or weapons made of iron.
These predators are not only highly intelligent but extremely fierce; once they gather in a pack, even lions and tigers are no match for them.
Last night, Bi Fang saw that there might have even been twenty wolves in the pack!
This is quite a large pack already, as the typical number in a wolf pack is about seven, the so-called ‘seven wolves,’ and odd numbers change slightly around that figure.
Moreover, because of their very strict hierarchy and territorial range, it’s impossible for wolf packs to collaborate with other packs, nor would there be a superpack of wolves consisting of several packs amounting to a hundred or so, as seen in novels.
Therefore, a pack that exceeds twenty wolves is very rare.
As for encountering thirty or more, you’d only see that in a documentary. If one does encounter them, it could only mean that human activities haven’t affected that area yet.
Or it could be… survivorship bias.
[Isn’t that too dangerous? Are those real wolves chasing behind?]
[Master Fang is truly brave, having fought a bear and fended off wolves. Will he be fighting tigers in the future?]
[The modern Wu Song.jpg]
[Ling Xuefeng should really come and see this. I’m making the same face as his monkey again.]
[Wow, brother upstairs, were you also the one who followed from the room check last time?]
[Isn’t it a coincidence? Too bad Master Fang switched platforms. I bet Shark is regretting it now; he must be green with envy. Wolf Fang’s stream is hitting over 600,000 in popularity. Would Shark not have reached a million?]
[Shh, be cautious! Have you forgotten that Wolf Fang’s boss also watches Master Fang’s streams?]
[Ah, right, right. Almost forgot. Congratulations to Wolf Fang for gaining a mighty warrior. Henceforth, we pass through Tiger Fang and tread on Shark, number one in the world. Boss, could you please upgrade my account level? Thanks!]
The online friends in the live stream were joking around, as usual.
Bi Fang once again confirmed the direction, then said to Zheng Tianfang and others who were emerging from the snow cave, “We need to dig some snow pits or something. Although they won’t hold off much…”
But before he could finish, he was interrupted by Wu Mingtao, who had a limp. Remembering those dense, cruel green eyes from the night before, he became incoherent.
“Wait! What do you mean, snow pits? Do you want to fight these wolves? Have you gone mad? Didn’t you say yesterday not to provoke them? We’re not a threat to them.”
“Because they’re likely to attack us next time…”
Seeing people opposing Bi Fang’s decision, the online audience immediately felt dissatisfied with Wu Mingtao. He had been the one holding everyone back from the start, and he had wanted to run away when the wolves came last night, but was caught by Zheng Tianfang.
[Not even wolves are as united as humans. If you don’t have the ability, just follow orders; no need to overthink!]
[To be fair, this guy is indeed troublesome. Seems like he’s scared out of his wits.]
[This person has no will to survive; no spirit of resistance.]
[Ah, if it were me, I’d probably react the same way…]
“Why?” Hu Hao also didn’t understand. They hadn’t attacked the pack of wolves.
“Because we are a threat,” Bi Fang explained patiently to the crowd, each of whose fear was evident in their eyes.
“Wild animals test you step by step. Last night was the first time. If we don’t counter their probing at the right time, they’ll only grow bolder. Next time, just confronting them probably won’t be enough to scare them off.”
After listening to Bi Fang’s explanation, everyone was silent for a while before Zheng Tianfang, without a word, began to dig snow pits. Once someone took the lead, soon everyone else began to move as well.
Looking at the surroundings, Bi Fang decided to head deeper into the southeastern snow forest. The trees there were denser, providing more cover to avoid a wolf pack’s charge.
As he was packing up, the number of messages, usually limited, suddenly surged like a tsunami of comments in his field of vision!
Startled by the flood of comments, Bi Fang didn’t have time to examine them closely and instinctively drew his knife, on alert, looking around. But after scanning the area, he saw nothing out of the ordinary.
Strange, there’s no danger. Why did the netizens suddenly send so many messages?
Scratching his head, Bi Fang finally focused on the content of the messages. But as soon as he read one, his pupils shrank abruptly.
[Congratulations to Lin Chang for becoming an Emperor in Master Fang’s live streaming room!]
[Congratulations to Lin Zhizhou for becoming an Emperor in Master Fang’s live streaming room!]
[Lin Chang sends 100 Spaceships to the streamer—Master Fang, can you see this?]
[Lin Chang sends 100 Spaceships to the streamer—Please, Master Fang, look at the comments! I am Lin Chang from Shenhua Group!]
[Lin Chang sends 100 Spaceships to the streamer—The girl Master Fang saved yesterday is my sister, Lin Xue. Please make sure to bring her back safely. We’re truly grateful!]
[Lin Chang sends 100 Spaceships to the streamer—Master Fang, please look!]