It was the best meal since she’d entered the Zone.
Pork steak for breakfast was… odd, but she devoured it.
Simple roast, yet juices burst; it melted on the tongue.
The steak upgraded her read on Jing Yuan: handsome, strong, decent— and a good cook.
She beamed.
She’d picked the right boss.
(Truth: the flavor was all ingredient.
As the Dragon saying goes—high-end ingredients only need the simplest cooking.)
And so, with a pork steak as witness, they formed a “contract.” From this moment, Jing Yuan was Taliya’s boss.
[A steak to win the Bear girl?
Highway robbery!]
[So being handsome does mean do-what-you-want?
Jing Yuan, you menace (rage.jpg)!]
[Think, people—what if she’s dead weight?
So far she’s not helping much at all…]
[Uuuu I want a Jing Yuan steak too!]
[Coach, I learned it: steak’s grilled—where do I collect my Bear girl?]
Dragon chat buzzed—envy and doubt alike—but Bear Nation chat went hard:
[Why would Taliya become a Dragon’s subordinate?]
[Make it make sense.
Bear Nation, bowing as someone’s junior?
Shameful.]
[Even if he’s Dragon Nation, have some pride.
She’s embarrassing us.]
Bear pride dies hard, even facing Dragon Nation.
Subordination?
Fine—if we are boss.
Some even stormed into Dragon chat to scold:
[Your Trailblazer lured Taliya with food to take her as a lackey.
Isn’t that shameless?]
[Hmph.
Taliya doesn’t represent Bear Nation.]
Luckily for them, they were Bears—anyone else would’ve been clapped in seconds by hundreds of millions of Dragons.
In response, Dragons replied sweetly:
[Oh, dear Davarish, that’s not fair.
A contract means responsibility: after making a pact, Jing Yuan will give her the best food and keep her safe when danger comes.
Calling him “boss” and following orders.]
[Right, Davarish—don’t forget, they’re in the Zone (hug.jpg).]
[We have a saying: To meet is fate.
Our Trailblazers met in there—what a fate!
So, Davarish, we should unite, not scold.
Don’t you think?
(cute.jpg)]
One “Davarish” after another did things to Bear hearts.
Convinced by the logic and disarmed by the address, guilt bloomed.
Heavens—we barged in to accuse them and they called us Davarish?
We are not worthy.
[Sorry, Davarish.
We were too harsh.
You’re right—unite!]
[Jing Yuan feeding and protecting her is worth a “boss.” Correct (thumbs.jpg).]
[Unite and topple Eagle Nation.
Ura!!]
Just like that, the two chats buried the hatchet.
Many Bears stayed in Dragon chat—same video either way, but Dragons kept calling them Davarish.
Eagle Nation’s pot-stirrers were left slack-jawed.
They hadn’t even started fanning flames and the two sides were already brothers… and shouting about flipping them?
Terrifying.
After the interlude, hosting shifted.
Chief clocked out; Bingbing took the mic.
After greetings, she cut to a PSA:
“Recently, scammers have claimed they can connect you to Trailblazers in the Zone, tricking people into sending small transfers…”
“The sums are small, but please, everyone—protect your finances when you watch.
Don’t get scammed!
If your elders aren’t app-savvy, help them install an anti-fraud app.”
A QR code popped on screen.
[Lol~ no way people actually fell for that, right?]
[You’d be surprised.
I got one yesterday.
The dope priced it exactly at 50—and on a Thursday.
Who’re you fooling?
(snicker.jpg)]
[Dead.]
[You believe he can patch you to Jing Yuan, but not that I am the First Emperor?
(smile.jpg)]
In Shanghai, Old Wang had just opened the stream.
Bingbing’s fraud lesson, plus spammy chat receipts, made his face go black—and then relieved.
Good thing he hadn’t known how to transfer last night and had called his son over.
Fifty yuan is small; an old face isn’t.
If his Go buddies learned he’d been scammed for fifty…
So yes, sons are useful.
As he thought that, his son emerged, phone in hand, trying not to laugh.
“Watched the stream, Dad?
What’d I say?
Scammer, right?
Lucky you didn’t send it or the internet would be laughing today.”
Old Wang: “@#$_&–+((”
In the Zone—
After breakfast, Jing Yuan had Taliya tidy up.
He tucked Mimi into his pocket and set off for the looming city.
Mountains trick the eye.
The silhouette seemed close, but by noon they still hadn’t reached it—thanks also to Taliya’s slower pace.
She wasn’t built for “light gear”—a big pack and a fat parka ate her stride.
Gasping behind him, she sighed in relief when he halted.
“Rest a bit.”
She ditched the pack and sprawled in the snow, starfish-style.
“Jing Yuan, how are you this strong—and this cold-proof?
You’re more Bear than me.”
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