With no cloth available, Shen Nong had no choice but to continue tearing her own pants to bandage the two of them.
Feeling his trousers getting shorter again, he had to figure out how to get some fabric.
Tiger Roar and Cat Cloud were seriously injured and needed to recuperate for a while, so their plan to exchange salt at the Salt Department had to be postponed.
After treating Hu Xiao and Mao Yun's injuries, Shen Nong checked on the others. Although they had external injuries, they were not as serious as Hu Xiao and Mao Yun's.
More often than not, it's due to overexertion leading to physical fatigue; just make sure to get plenty of rest.
"priest!"
The guards rushed into the mud house in a panic, their faces pale. "There's a giant bear outside the tribe!"
Giant bear?
For some reason, the image of the giant bear that ran away after the beast tide ended popped into Shen Nong's mind.
He was puzzled as to why he encountered the giant bear on the same day every time.
Shen Nong followed the guards to see what was going on, and Ze and Tu Feng also followed.
The giant bear in front of the tribe had huge teeth, and its entire body was black except for the exposed teeth, which were white.
The bear stood there, its tall body resembling a heavy black mountain.
Unshakeable.
Even if the giant bear had turned into a gray rabbit, Feng would still remember it.
"Priest, this is the giant beast that escaped before." Rabbit Wind touched the horn spikes on its side, eager to try them out.
He really wanted the giant bear's skin.
It's so soft, peel it off and give it to the priest; it would be very warm to cover oneself with it in winter.
"There seems to be something behind it."
Shen Nong walked to the right and gradually saw what was behind the black bear.
It was a small black and white bear.
It is not large; the whole bear is only half the size of a black bear's leg.
Shen Nong's mind went blank for a moment. Why did this little bear look so much like the iron-eating beast described in ancient books, which is the panda that is now known as a national treasure?
Shen Nong, an interstellar person who had never seen a panda before, was instantly charmed by the little guy huddled behind a black bear, peeking out curiously.
"There's a younger one too?"
Rabbit Wind gripped the horn and slapped the black and white bear's fur against its skin.
Rabbit Wind thought the quality was excellent and couldn't wait to get his hands on it.
A duck that's already in your mouth can fly away once, but it can't fly away twice.
So he asked Shen Nong, "Priest, when should we make our move? If they come to us, it'll be good to add some meat to the tribe's supplies."
"Let's see what they do."
Shen Nong wanted to see the legendary national treasure, the panda, one more time.
He knew that what was in front of him was not a panda that had been domesticated over thousands of years and was now eating bamboo, but a carnivorous iron-eating beast.
But in the face of anything cute and pretty, Shen Nong couldn't help but want to take a second look.
Ze lowered his eyes and stared at the priest's gaze as he looked at the black and white bear, his brows furrowing slightly in displeasure.
That look in his eyes was the same as when the priest looked at him.
Ze recalled what the priest would do each time he gave her that look.
The first time I took him in, I gave him round sweets every time after that.
So, the priest took in this black and white bear and even fed it round sweets?
Ze pursed his lips and remained silent, then shot a sharp glare at the black and white bear.
The frightened little bear shrank back into its round head, too scared to look any further.
I'm completely satisfied with what I've found interesting about a cowardly black and white bear.
“Priest, the beast tide has passed. They didn’t keep up with the tide and won’t be able to spend the winter here.”
“If we don’t kill them now, they will attack the tribe when they are hungry.”
Ze felt it necessary to remind the priest that he absolutely must not let the priest take in that cowardly bear.
Shen Nong prioritized safety above all else; he was merely indulging in the panda's adorable antics for a brief moment.
However, before the Wood Tribe could make a move, the two bears began to act.
However, instead of attacking, it was lying down.
The black bear "Boom" collapsed in front of the wooden village. It patted its cub's head and quietly pointed at Shen Nong.
The cub staggered to Shen Nong, looked up at her, and chirped.
It stopped in a clever spot, at a safe distance, outside the defensive line.
There was no way for Ze to stand in front of the priest to protect him.
Shen Nong narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, looking at the giant bear with a playful expression.
This bear is a little too smart.
He realized that his attitude towards the bear was different, and he accurately grasped the situation, making the bear come over to him and show weakness.
They say that if they miss the beast tide, they won't be able to spend the winter here, and they're staying in the Wood Tribe to attack when they're hungry.
But Shen Nong felt that it was planning to find a pet owner for itself?
"come over."
Shen Nong waved to the little bear while simultaneously preparing her defenses.
The little bear seemed to understand, running up to Shen Nong, then plopping down on the ground next to her leg, and started chirping again.
Although it is called a "little bear", that is in relation to the Megalodon.
Compared to Shen Nong, even though this bear is small, it still reaches his chest.
Looking at the chirping monster beside her legs, Shen Nong thought to herself, "Perhaps this is the legendary 'fierce man acting cute'?"
Seeing that his cubs had successfully infiltrated the area, the black bear scrambled to its feet, ready to leave.
It missed the beast tide and couldn't survive the winter.
The cubs are still small and need to survive.
It sensed a very comfortable aura during the beast tide, emanating from that human priest.
This aura felt very familiar to it, as if it existed in the memories of its distant ancestors, making it always unable to resist wanting to get closer.
Although one member of his tribe wanted to skin it and another wanted to kill its cubs.
However, the human priest was very fond of its cub.
The child will surely survive the winter if he stays with him.
The black bear turned and left, but the little bear at its feet tried to chase after it.
But in the end, he didn't chase after it; he just called out to the black bear's back.
Seeing this, Shen Nong understood what the black bear wanted to do.
He recalled anecdotes he had read in ancient books, such as a brown bear gaining a military rank for participating in a war, and a national treasure being told it was fat and ignored.
Everything has a spirit.
This bear is so clever, Shen Nong doesn't want to let it go.
"You can stay. I will give you meat to eat to get through the winter. You must protect the Wood Tribe."
Shen Nong's voice wasn't loud, but the little bear beside her heard it and suddenly darted out, chirping and spitting out a barrage of attacks at the black bear.
The black bear roared to the sky, then with a wave of its hand, the giant tree unique to the Mu tribe fell.
They stood motionless, mimicking the way the guards carried their wooden guns.
Shen Nong was amazed. Just as Lu Zhishen uprooted a willow tree in ancient times, a black bear uprooted a giant tree in modern times.
Okay, that's settled then.
Anyway, he has more than enough meat in his warehouse to eat, enough to support two bears.
Ze followed behind Shen Nong, staring at the backs of Shen Nong and the cowardly bear in front of him.
The priest did indeed take in the cowardly bear.
Shen Nong sat at the entrance of the cave, looking at the adorable panda, and said, "From now on, I'll call you Tuanzi."
"Chirp."
"Does this mean they agree to call her Tuanzi?"
"Chirp."
The man and the beast happily settled on names, while Ze stared intently at the panda with a deep gaze.
Unable to bear the chill on her back any longer, Tuanzi hesitated for a moment, then scurried up behind Shen Nong and hid there.
In fact, Shen Nong's figure couldn't hide it at all, but it just felt very safe now.
Unaware of the truth, Shen Nong thought Tuanzi was just being affectionate, so she rubbed Tuanzi's big head and laughed nonstop.
Ze's face also darkened.
Shen Nong rubbed Tuanzi's big head and thought of the giant tree that Tuanzi's father had uprooted. If she cut off its diameter and hollowed it out, it could be used as a bathtub.
Although there's no waterproof coating, there are plenty of trees here, and giant bears are there to help.
If it gets worn out, just get another one.
"Tuanzi, ask your father to help me uproot another giant tree."
Before Tuanzi could speak, Ze said, "I'll go."
"That's a giant tree."