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Chapter 247
Chapter 247
Chapter 247 - A Stick, a Sweet Date
After gulping down a bowl of water infused with half a bottle of Vital Essence, a surge of powerful life force instantly radiated from within the brown bear!
A wave of comfort swept through its entire body in a heartbeat.
Just like that, the wounds Jiang Hao had inflicted on the bear vanished without a trace!
The residual life force even seeped into its cells, tirelessly transforming them.
Once healed, the bear sprang to its feet, brimming with vitality, seemingly restored to its former glory!
Yet, when it gazed at Jiang Hao, its eyes held a mix of fear, gratitude, and a sense of kinship.
It also eyed the remaining half-bottle of Vital Essence in Jiang Hao's grasp with longing.
?Jiang Hao, taken aback by this, thought to himself, “Indeed, this creature is remarkably sentient!”
He teasingly flaunted the leftover Vital Essence before tucking it away.
The brown bear, seeing the Vital Essence disappear from Jiang Hao's hand, became visibly distressed.
It pressed against Jiang Hao, rubbing against him, trying to endear itself to him with its antics!
But Jiang Hao remained unmoved, indifferent to its display.
He retrieved a shovel from his space and approached the wild ginseng the timid bear had been protecting, ready to unearth it!
The bear let out a mournful cry, its eyes brimming with sorrow, yet it made no move to interfere.
Jiang Hao spared the bear a brief glance and then paid it no further attention.
Standing before the wild ginseng, he verified that it was indeed over a century old!
To ascertain the specifics, he would have to dig it out.
And so, he began to dig.
Meanwhile, the bear paced restlessly nearby, casting occasional glances at the ginseng it had long guarded.
Eventually, as if deciding that out of sight meant out of mind, it lay down with its back to Jiang Hao and drifted off to sleep.
Jiang Hao was pleasantly surprised!
The bear's intelligence was even greater than he had anticipated!
This only strengthened his resolve to coax the bear into becoming his sidekick.
After much effort, Jiang Hao finally unearthed the wild ginseng. Upon inspection by the system, it turned out to be an impressive two centuries old!
Jiang Hao was in for a huge surprise!
During his wild ginseng excavation, something amusing unfolded.
The brown bear, feigning sleep, would occasionally sneak a peek at the ginseng, its eyes brimming with yearning.
?But soon enough, it comically covered its eyes with its paws, continuing the charade of slumber.
After Jiang Hao joyfully pocketed the ginseng, he couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of the bear, its paws still over its eyes.
He then filled a bowl with water and poured half of the remaining Vital Essence into it.
The bear, upon noticing, sprang to its feet and began to excitedly prance around Jiang Hao, eyes darting to the bowl and tongue flicking out to lick its lips in anticipation.
?Jiang Hao offered the bowl, and the bear lapped it up with gusto.
The water was quickly gone, leaving the bear looking expectantly at Jiang Hao for more.
Jiang Hao, seeing its eagerness, held up the bottle of Vital Essence and said, “Follow me, and this is yours!”
?With that, he packed up and walked away, not sure if the bear had grasped the offer.
The bear watched Jiang Hao depart with a look of longing.
When Jiang Hao had gone some distance and the bear hadn't followed, he wondered if the bear had misunderstood.
He had already walked away; turning back wasn't an option, was it?
Surely Jiang Hao wasn't about to lose face over this.