Free Web NovelChapter 330: Chapter 327: The Black Bear’s Struggle to Join the Team
Jiang Feng returned to the ranch from the equestrian training ground.
From the current situation, Red Hare doesn’t need additional training over there because there’s no significant pressure.
It’s enough to familiarize with the feeling of the competition twice before the event.
After returning to the ranch, Jiang Feng rode his horse, just strolling on his own pasture.
The pasture was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Even a simple stroll back and forth would take at least over an hour.
Jiang Feng initially planned to check on the growth of the Yew trees.
This small grove, not yet mature, had grass around it that wasn’t so lush, but the trees were growing well.
Mainly because Jiang Feng used special fertilizer.
Now the Yew trees were almost waist-high.
Jiang Feng planned to sell the Yew trees in ten or twenty years.
Otherwise, he might not be able to sell them later.
Originally he was checking on the Yew trees, but when Jiang Feng looked toward the iron fence behind, he saw an unexpected scene.
He saw that black bear.
The black bear lay on the iron railing, looking naive, eagerly gazing into the ranch.
It didn’t do anything, just looked like that.
Jiang Feng was flabbergasted.
He quite liked this black bear, mainly because it wasn’t afraid of people, wasn’t aggressive, and easily motivated a sense of protection in people. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Indeed, a black bear made him feel protective.
This was bizarre.
Netizens noticed the black bear, their faces filled with confusion.
[Look, that black bear has come over again!]
[How come there’s a black bear on the grassland?]
[This guy must have taken a liking to the ranch owner!]
[It seems it wants to try hard to become a member of the ranch.]
Jiang Feng rode his horse over, looking at the black bear across the railing.
When the black bear saw the Red Rabbit Horse, it retreated two steps, looking a bit fearful.
Jiang Feng noticed that this guy’s body was still a bit thin, not fat enough.
Bears should be fat to look good.
The fatter the better.
"Taught it to fish, it hasn’t changed."
"This guy really has no talent in hunting."
"For a wild animal, its temperament is so soft."
Jiang Feng looked at the black bear, sighed, and said.
The black bear’s condition wasn’t good, at this rate, it might starve to death on the prairie.
After all, it could even wake itself from hibernation due to hunger.
Growing this big wasn’t easy.
"In nature, survival of the fittest, it’s a miracle this guy has lived till now."
Jiang Feng dismounted, looked outside across the iron railing.
There was barbed wire above and below the iron railing, making it impossible to climb in.
There was just a door in the corner which could be locked, allowing access.
The black bear also looked at Jiang Feng.
At this moment, Jiang Feng was pondering how to take care of this black bear.
He couldn’t come here to feed it every day, Jiang Feng didn’t have that kind of time.
Thinking about it, Jiang Feng thought of his Qingfeng Ranch.
The ranch had barns with cattle, sheep, alpacas, and sika deer.
Currently, the foot traffic was just right, leisurely on weekdays, crowded on weekends.
Maybe he could put the black bear at Qingfeng Ranch and see if it adapts.
If it does, let it stay there.
If it doesn’t, then send it to the forest in the uninhabited area, or directly to a zoo.
With this thought, Jiang Feng made a phone call to the police station.
"Bater, this black bear has come to my ranch again, looks like it’s about to starve." Jiang Feng said over the phone.
"Jiang Feng, why don’t you feed it some meat? We can’t really manage the matter of this black bear. The forestry bureau wouldn’t send people just to care for a hungry animal, otherwise, they’d be overwhelmed."
Bater said, sounding somewhat frustrated.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng replied lightly:
"That’s what I think, I want to find a place for it to stay, right on my ranch."
"Just like rescuing that roe deer, I’ll rescue the black bear too."
"But it’s at the sightseeing ranch, and wild animal rescue can’t be used commercially, so I’d have to sort out paperwork with the forestry bureau."
"Just informing you as well."
Hearing Jiang Feng’s plan, Bater quickly agreed:
"I definitely have no problem with this, and truthfully, for such a small matter, the forestry bureau will certainly approve."
"Large ranches inherently have the responsibility to rescue wild animals."
Jiang Feng chatted with Bater for a bit more before hanging up.
Then, Jiang Feng made another call to the forestry bureau.
He hadn’t turned on his microphone, so netizens only saw Jiang Feng talking on the phone while walking towards the gate, gesturing for the black bear to follow him along the railing.
[What call is the ranch owner making?]
[Is there something my Level 5 badge isn’t allowed to hear?]
[The ranch owner has connections, maybe he’s contacting a zoo?]
In the live stream, Jiang Feng was still talking on the phone, while walking to the large gate of the iron railing.
This gate was wide enough to let a tractor through.
Jiang Feng took out his key, opened the gate, and then gestured to the black bear, waving it over.
The black bear really jogged over.
Then, Jiang Feng skillfully locked the gate.
He brought the black bear into the pasture.
On the phone, Jiang Feng continued communicating with the forestry bureau personnel.
"There’s definitely no problem with the evaluation. You’ve seen the situation with this black bear, if it’s in the wild, something bad will happen."
"I’ll take care of it at the ranch for a while, and then see how it’s doing."
"If it doesn’t like it, then we’ll hand it over to the forestry bureau, take it to the wildlife protection center."
"The black bear is also a liability to the ranch, if it’s not suitable for the tourist ranch, I definitely won’t keep it."
After a brief conversation, Jiang Feng obtained approval from the forestry bureau.
Then Jiang Feng hung up the phone.
He looked at the black bear, then at Red Hare, and shouted to Red Hare:
"Red Hare, go home, go back on your own!"
"Off you go!"
Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, Red Hare immediately trotted away.
Jiang Feng led the black bear toward the pasture.
He turned on the microphone.
"This black bear is very weak, with poor hunting skills and cannot fend for itself."
"I am now taking it to my ranch."
"Additionally, over at the tourist ranch, there is a developed garden with some trees."
"I originally planned to settle down the sika deer, but I will first settle the black bear."
"See if it adapts."
Jiang Feng said to the viewers in the live stream.
The news of the opening of Jiang Feng’s tourist ranch was known by many viewers.
A lot of the tourists are fans of Jiang Feng.
Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the viewers were immediately excited.
[So, the owner really is raising a bear?]
[So bold, truly the most daring man on the prairie!]
[This bear is so skinny, it must be fed well to get nice and plump!]
On the pasture, Jiang Feng walked inside with the black bear.
The black bear lowered its head, occasionally glancing around, looking somewhat uneasy.
The black bear was unsure of what it might experience.
Jiang Feng said to it:
"I’ll take you to a place and let you be the mascot."
"I remember bears in the zoo, they love visitors and often wave to them for food."
"Whether or not you seize this opportunity depends on yourself."
"From today on, I’ll name you ’Xiong Jixiang’."
Hearing Jiang Feng say this, the black bear still looked at Jiang Feng with a face full of grievance, its eyes avoiding contact.
Evidently, it didn’t understand.
But that’s okay.
Jiang Feng gazed at the boundless pasture ahead, and sighed:
"Walking back this way will at least take an hour."
"The ranch is too big, it’s problematic too!"
In the live feed, one person leading a black bear made their way across the vast prairie.
The scene was quite magical.
Yet it truly happened.
The viewers found this scene quite astonishing.
Jiang Feng walked calmly in front, while the black bear looked around as it followed.
Just like that, the pair of person and bear continued on their way.
When they returned to the ranch, Jiang Feng saw Hadan outside and asked him to fetch a lamb rib and a bag of apples for the black bear.
Apples are very cheap right now.
Seeing Jiang Feng bringing a black bear, Hadan was stunned.
He was dumbfounded for a while before hurriedly running to the kitchen to fetch the lamb rib.
Soon enough, Hadan brought out the apples and lamb rib.
Jiang Feng tossed the lamb rib and apples onto the ground for the black bear to eat to its heart’s content.
"Why did you bring it back, ranch manager?"
"Can you really raise it?"
Hadan asked in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng replied:
"It’s okay, I won’t raise it in the ranch area, I’ll keep it in the tourist area over there and see how it goes."
"Let it stay there to see if it adapts."
Then, Jiang Feng contacted Zhang Kaitian, asking him to come over.
Knowing about this, Zhang Kaitian was particularly excited.
"Great! The feeding business has already started, many people are feeding cattle and sheep, everyone loves feeding animals."
"Feeding bears would be even better."
"This is definitely a great feature of Qingfeng Ranch."
Hearing Zhang Kaitian say this, Jiang Feng replied:
"This isn’t a bought bear, it’s wild, so it depends on whether it’s willing."
"If it’s not happy, I still have to contact the forestry bureau and send it to the wildlife protection center."
"So let’s place it there first and observe."
Zhang Kaitian nodded.
The black bear excitedly ate the apples on the ground. It lifted its head and saw several ranch employees watching it, then smiled and excitedly waved at them.
Clearly, it really enjoyed the atmosphere.
