Chapter 1416 - 1412: Sincerity Is the Ultimate Trump Card

"What are you?"

Ginsengfruit had no doubt that the bear couldn’t understand human speech and asked directly.

The bear, covered entirely in snow, shook its body, sending snow particles scattering everywhere, revealing the body of a Grizzly Bear.

After shaking off the snow, the Grizzly Bear, about as tall as Ginsengfruit, cautiously extended its head towards the entrance of the snow house.

Although it didn’t say a word, Ginsengfruit understood the gesture.

It was a response to the question about what kind of creature it was.

Apparently, the Grizzly Bear previously thought it was wrapped in snow, so Ginsengfruit hadn’t figured out what its true form was.

Ginsengfruit: ...

Is this what you’d call a true "chicken talking to a duck"? (miscommunication)

Ginsengfruit straightened his lips, finally retracting his head while waving dismissively at the seemingly dumb Grizzly Bear.

"Just stay outside the snow house. Don’t think about destroying it. Before dawn, those Defense Talismans are enough to fend off what’s chasing you. After dawn, you better leave!"

After speaking, Ginsengfruit didn’t care what the Grizzly Bear thought and directly picked up a thick pile of snow to patch up the hole in the snow house.

Inside the snow house, although it was still a bit cold, without the piercing wind and snow, it was definitely a good place for rest.

Ginsengfruit didn’t need sleep, but he still lay down on the makeshift deck chair, closing his eyes for a pretend nap.

Outside the snow house, the Grizzly Bear looked at the freshly patched hole and then behind itself.

The thing that was chasing it had been forcibly blocked outside. It seemed it wouldn’t barge in anytime soon.

The Grizzly Bear’s face immediately showed a human-like relief, and its large body gently lay down at the entrance of the snow house.

If someone saw this scene, they’d probably think this Grizzly Bear was specially guarding Ginsengfruit.

The howling wind and snow didn’t even faze the Grizzly Bear.

After lying down for a while, it fell asleep without a care in the world.

At dawn, Ginsengfruit emerged from the snow house and noticed a small snow mound nearby.

Feeling exasperated, Ginsengfruit rubbed his forehead, preparing to kick it.

The Grizzly Bear heard the sound and bounced up instantly.

It was so agile, unlike a wild beast hindered by its size, sending a spray of snow over Ginsengfruit.

Ginsengfruit’s good mood quickly plummeted.

This feeling was even worse than his recent solitude in the Snow Mountain.

"Get going!"

Grizzly Bear: ...

It reached up with its paw to touch its head, clearly clueless about how it offended this human.

But it obviously didn’t want to leave, as it didn’t move at all.

The best way not to get chased away is to pretend you can’t understand anything.

But its baffled expression was a dead giveaway.

Ginsengfruit rolled his eyes: "What, are you trying to stick to me?"

After saying this, he didn’t care what the Grizzly Bear intended anymore, last night keeping it safe was already his limit.

Ginsengfruit stepped forward to check how many Defense Talismans and other talisman papers were left from the night before.

The Grizzly Bear hesitated for a moment before hurriedly following along, regardless of what Ginsengfruit had said before, it pretended not to hear.

Ginsengfruit checked around carefully, finding only a few talisman papers left unactivated.

Not a trace remained around, no idea if the pursuer was too formidable.

Or if last night’s storm was too fierce, covering any traces that might have been left.

Ginsengfruit gathered the remaining talisman papers, as he had plenty but wasting them was shameful.

The Grizzly Bear didn’t know what Ginsengfruit was gathering, but seeing Ginsengfruit bend down to pick things up, it decided not joining in seemed anti-social.

It immediately used its paw to scoop a handful of snow.

But it clearly overdid it, not only reaching the bottom of snow but also pulling out a palm-sized rock.

Hearing a noise behind him, Ginsengfruit turned around.

Good grief!!!

He’d struggled so hard before but couldn’t budge the underground rock, yet this big dumb bear managed with a single swipe?

Could it be that his puppet body refined by Heavenly Thunder was no match for a bear’s paw?

Ginsengfruit felt deeply wounded!

The Grizzly Bear, seeing Ginsengfruit’s somewhat twisted expression, instinctively stepped back two paces.

Who knew humans had such ’expressive’ faces?

"No, what’s the meaning of stepping back, you insist on following when told not to, yet now you step back!"

Ginsengfruit didn’t approve of this dumb Grizzly Bear, but it didn’t mean he could accept a bear’s prejudice too!

His words weren’t heavy, but for the Grizzly Bear, shaken by the night’s fright and extremely reliant on Ginsengfruit, it caused some disorientation.

The Grizzly Bear’s large, clumsy looking body now showed a meek and submissive demeanor.

Ginsengfruit felt another pang in his heart.

He began to understand what it’s like when Hosts see people who are unbelievably dim.

At this moment, Ginsengfruit realized something; he, a perfectly good System, had actually developed many emotions not belonging to him as a human.

With a deep breath, Ginsengfruit waved to the Grizzly Bear not too far away.

"Come here!"

The Grizzly Bear shook its head.

It’s a bear alright, but it’s clever, able to easily sense a human’s emotional shifts.

The negativity from Ginsengfruit was practically seeping out.

Ginsengfruit didn’t have much patience, no way he’d let it go just because the Grizzly Bear shook its head!

Being sent by the Host to liaise with the Divine Hall was already a complex task.

So much time was wasted during it, now finally encountering someone potentially able to break the situation.

"Hurry over here, don’t force me to come over and carry you, I rescued you last night, you owe me!"

Ginsengfruit spoke about repayment with absolute confidence.

If it weren’t that this big dumb bear wasn’t human...

Otherwise, with Ginsengfruit’s current calculative nature, he’d already start accounting for the talisman papers spent last night.

The Grizzly Bear scratched its head again, genuinely contemplating Ginsengfruit’s words about repaying.

Finally, it nodded, then moved its large body closer to Ginsengfruit.

When it reached Ginsengfruit, the Grizzly Bear didn’t stand upright but lay directly on the snow.

Raising its head, its bright eyes earnestly gazing at Ginsengfruit.

They say sincerity is the ultimate weapon, and Ginsengfruit deeply felt the meaning of this phrase.

He could only clear his throat to divert his awkwardness: "That rock, dig it again."