American Landowners: Starting with Hunting in Alaska

The wind and snow poured in.

A splash of white rushed in with the wind and snow.

Su Wei subconsciously squinted, feeling a weight on his calf as something furry clung tightly to his trouser leg.

Su Wei lowered his eyes and met a pair of ice-blue pupils.

It was filled with fear, and there was even a hint of pleading.

It's that blue-eyed white fox.

It was soaking wet, its white fur covered in ice crystals that clung to its small body.

It trembled incessantly, yet with all its might, its claws gripping Suwei's trouser leg tightly.

Su Wei's mind went blank for a moment.

Eight thousand US dollars.

The number suddenly appeared, overshadowing the cold and exhaustion.

This cunning prey that had been playing him for fools had actually delivered itself to his doorstep.

What does this mean in the Alaskan wilderness?

This is a miracle!

It was also an absurd scene.

Or perhaps it was out of pity from the gods of China who saw a Chinese boy reborn in Alaska?

This was so bizarre that Su Wei couldn't find any reason to explain it.

But regardless, the eight thousand US dollars have been delivered to our door!

Su Wei grabbed the door frame with his backhand, used his shoulder to brace against the creaking wooden door, and slammed it shut with a burst of force.

With a bang, the bolt clicked shut.

The world fell silent again.

Outside, a blizzard raged; inside, a fireplace burned, and a strange standoff ensued.

The firelight illuminated Suwei's profile and the trembling little white thing at his feet.

Su Wei slowly sat back down by the stove, his legs feeling a little weak.

The white fox hesitated for a moment, then released its paws and followed him.

It curled up on the open ground at his feet, neither too close nor too far from the stove.

This is a great location; it provides warmth and makes it easy to escape at any time.

Of course, it can't escape now.

The little guy started licking his wet, matted fur.

It would occasionally look up and quickly glance at Suwei with its icy blue eyes, its gaze complex, both wary and eager to please.

Su Wei leaned against the wall, motionless, his hand never leaving the cold Browning rifle.

He still couldn't understand it.

This is not in line with the habits of wild animals.

Shouldn't a wild fox, living in the same house as a person, either attack relentlessly or hide in a corner baring its teeth?

Why would it approach like a pet dog?

He examined it closely and found that the white fox had no injuries, its limbs were normal, and it moved quite quickly.

It seems he wasn't injured and his mind wasn't clouded.

Has he gone mad from hunger?

Suwei looked at the cooking pot on the stove, where there was still a little warm compressed biscuit paste left.

This was his last meal.

He hesitated.

He originally intended to save this for breakfast the next day.

Then, the figure of eight thousand US dollars appeared again.

This money can pay off one-third of his minimum repayment of $30,000.

This isn't about money; it's about the hope of saving the wooden house and the land.

Su Wei made up his mind.

He took the pot off, scraped the greasy residue from the bottom with the handle of his military knife, placed it on a clean piece of firewood, and gently pushed it towards the white fox.

He moved slowly, afraid of startling this precious eight-thousand-dollar treasure.

"Eat up, so you can get on your way."

Su Wei thought to himself.

The white fox twitched its nose and sniffed the lump of food warily.

It was too hungry to be afraid.

It poked its head out, quickly licked it, and then immediately pulled it back in.

Once it was sure there was no danger, it went forward again and quickly devoured the food.

After finishing its meal, it still licked the firewood clean.

Then he raised his head, staring straight at Su Wei with his blue eyes, and then looked at the cooking pot beside him.

Suwei was simply amazed by its gaze.

This thing... is too smart, isn't it?

He ignored it, put away the pot and firewood, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.

No matter how strange the fox is, as long as we can bring it down the mountain alive, that's all that matters.

I hope I can set off smoothly tomorrow.

Time passed little by little.

The wind and snow outside intensified, and the howling sound was terrifying.

The firewood in the stove crackled softly.

Su Wei would occasionally get up to add some wood.

He was too tired, and his consciousness gradually faded.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt a weight on his body.

Suwei's eyes snapped open.

The white fox approached silently at some point, and with nimble movements, it jumped into his arms in an instant.

Su Wei's muscles tensed up instantly.

The veins on his hand gripping the gun bulged, and he almost wanted to stab this reckless little brat.

But it did not attack.

The little one found a comfortable spot in his arms and curled up. His fluffy body was warm, and the heat came through his clothes.

Then, something wet and warm gently licked his face.

Su Wei froze completely.

He looked down and met those clean, icy blue eyes.

The previous wariness and fear were gone, replaced by a feeling of closeness and trust.

"Holy shit..."

Su Wei had lived two lives, and this was the first time he had encountered something so outrageous.

Is that a fox?

It looks just like a pet dog!

What about the vigilance of wild animals? What about the dignity of predators?

Just for a mouthful of compressed biscuit paste, you'd abandon your ancestors?

Su Wei felt like his brain wasn't working properly.

He time-traveled, incurred debt, was chased by a bear, and nearly froze to death!

These things were difficult, but he could still understand them.

But the eight thousand dollars in his arms, which had thrown itself at him and was even licking his face, really confused him.

What is this?

A fox's scheme?

What do you want from him? Is it his age? Or his lack of hygiene?

Su Wei's mind was in complete chaos.

He reached out and stiffly touched the white fox's fur.

It feels great, fluffy and soft.

The white fox let out a comfortable whimper and even rubbed its head against his palm.

Then her little head drooped directly onto his chest, and she stuck out her tongue to lick Suwei's chin.

Su Wei: "..."

He lost his temper.

Forget it, forget it.

Money delivered to your doorstep is money you shouldn't refuse.

Maybe it was someone's pet before, and then it got lost, which is why it's so affectionate towards people.

That's the only explanation Su Wei could offer.

Otherwise, he simply cannot understand it.

His tense body slowly relaxed, letting the fearless little thing sleep in his arms.

The warm little thing in his arms made him sleepy again.

This time, Suwei did not resist; he needed to rest.

Su Wei was awakened by a noise after sleeping for an unknown amount of time.

He opened his eyes, and his arms were empty.

The white fox was standing in front of his backpack.

It didn't rummage through the food or cause any damage; instead, it put its head close to the side pocket of the backpack and sniffed the canvas with its nose.

It was making a whimpering sound in its throat, sounding very anxious.

It even raised its paws and frantically pried at the backpack, as if trying to unzip it and crawl inside.

Su Wei frowned.

This is even stranger than the previous attempt to throw herself into his arms.

What's in his backpack?

Rope, axe, magnesium rod, spare ammunition...

and also.

A thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

Inonotus obliquus!

Those sixteen pounds of birch mushrooms were the result of his desperate efforts to collect them.

He suddenly remembered that he had found fur resembling that of an albino red fox in that cave.

It was there that the birchwood was found.

An outrageous idea popped into my head.

Could it be that the cave really was the little fox's original home?

The fox wasn't actually tracking him from beginning to end; it was following the scent of birch mushrooms in his backpack!

Su Wei had read in the materials that many animals become dependent on a certain scent and use it as a marker of their home.

This white fox likely lives in that cave.

That smell of wood and fungi mixed together, that's the smell of their restaurant.

And I am like a mobile home, carrying the scent of home with me, which has followed me all the way here.

It doesn't want to seek refuge with me; it wants to go home!

Having figured this out, Su Wei felt a mix of emotions when he looked at the white fox nudging his backpack again.

Eight thousand US dollars.

The money was very tempting.

But now, there's something else in that temptation.

A sense of guilt about exploiting a small thing's desire to go home to make money...?

Su Wei chuckled self-deprecatingly.

They're barely surviving themselves, yet they're overflowing with sympathy.

The original owner died in the blizzard because he wasn't ruthless enough.

He cannot make the same mistake again.

Su Wei's gaze hardened.

Just then, the little white fox seemed to get tired of scratching.

It stopped moving, turned around, and looked at Suvi with its ice-blue eyes.

It tilted its head and made a questioning sound in its throat.

The sound was soft and innocent, without any aggression.

Just then, a notification sound suddenly rang in Su Wei's mind.

[Successfully tamed a wild creature, a blue-eyed, albino red fox! Activated the Beast Taming Module!]

[Given the rarity of the first-time tamed beast, 117 experience points were gained, and the taming module was upgraded to Lv2.]

【Beast Taming Module Lv2 (17/300): Effect...】