Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness

Eskimo structure?

A novel term emerged from Bi Fang's mouth, and as he explained, the audience gradually understood.

Making use of animals' exclusivity, Eskimos divided the sled-pulling dogs into two tiers: the lead dog and the sled dogs.

The lead dog ran at the front, enjoying various privileges in its everyday life: it ate alone, feasted on good meat in large quantities, had the best doghouse to itself, and was never beaten.

The sled dogs would pull the sled behind the lead dog: they did not eat or live well, scrambling for food together, sharing cramped living spaces, and often getting whipped.

Bi Fang's live streams always brought a variety of novel knowledge to viewers, and this time was no exception, but the audience was once again greatly impacted.

Such stark behavior made them deeply uncomfortable, as if they were seeing themselves in their own reality.

[Damn, what kind of scheming BOY?]

[Using exclusivity to maximize the exploitation of the animals' potential is highly practical, but it feels quite offensive.]

[Wait a minute, are you sure this isn't just internal competition?]

Shuiyou had not expected that Bi Fang's specific act of giving Goudan a fish in the morning would carry such profound significance, bordering on the horrific, and it was somewhat shocking.

[Even dogs are manipulated, you're truly a dog, I misjudged you, Master Fang.]

[So Goudan is just a bought-over scab!]

[Suggest a lamppost!! Hang him!]

[The stakes, he must be put to the stakes, this is a disgrace]

"Cough cough, it's not like that, I haven't implemented the true Eskimo structure. Fugui and Wangcai did not eat less, in fact, Fugui ate even more."

Bi Fang coughed awkwardly, offering an explanation.

The traditional Eskimo structure undoubtedly had a huge gap between the treatment of the lead dog and sled dogs, which was quite extreme, but Bi Fang would not go to such lengths; it was just too cruel.

With only three dogs to begin with, it would not be fun if they were subjected to such treatment, nor was it suitable.

"The traditional Eskimo composite method does increase efficiency to a certain extent, but it also puts the lead dog in constant danger of being torn apart."

Bi Fang pointed out a possibility that the audience hadn't considered.

Indeed, viewers couldn't help but wonder, would the sled dogs pounce on and bite the lead dog when they reached their destination and the sled needed to stop?

If left unchecked, this phenomenon would naturally occur, so human intervention was needed. For humans, the simplest way to deal with a dogfight was undoubtedly the "whip."

Beat them, the simplest and most effective method.

[Sounds a bit pitiful]

[Ah, feels just like me]

"Yes, the dogs' psychological capacity is limited, and when their rage surpasses the fear of their master's whip, they will bite the lead dog without hesitation as soon as the sled stops."

"It shows that such means are still low-level psychological tactics, though they might seem 'merciful' compared to the excessive use of a whip."

While the Eskimo structure was effective, whether one should employ it was a matter of conscience for the user.

If like Bi Fang, one triggered the spirit of competition through rewards, the approach was fairly innocuous.

Sleeping was still done together in the wooden hut around the stove, meals were still eaten together, there was no whipping, although in a fit of anger, Goudan's head might be knocked, but that was human nature. Who could remain calm in the face of a home-wrecking Erha?

Bi Fang had simply made some distinctions in the richness of the food. He had replaced some of the musk oxen meat with salmon.

However, when one exhausts efficiency and thoroughly applies the Eskimo structure, turning the simple companionship among dogs into a relationship of enemies, that would be going too far.

"Even though the Eskimo structure belongs to a relatively lower-level psychological tactic, the shadow of this fishing and hunting era management model is still seen everywhere in today's global industrial age."

Bi Fang's thoughts couldn't help but scatter; many relationships among animals can be seen in humans too.

In fact, the so-called "tree-typing" approach also reflects the shadow of the Eskimo structure to a certain extent.

"Einstein said the universe should be harmonious. If the pursuit of rapid development relies on the motivation of creating hostility and uses the elimination system for the least efficient, then it seems to contradict the original purpose of societal development—creating happiness."

The audience couldn't help but shiver.

[We really shouldn't dwell on this.]

[Stop right there, Master Fang, you're surrounded by entrepreneurs.]

[I get it now, my boss really does treat me like a dog.]

[You beast, what do you understand??]

[That's not true, that's not true.]

[The good days are still to come.]

[Ahem]

The odd barrage of comments brought Bi Fang's thoughts back; at heart, he was still someone who loved animals.

In his previous life, he didn't have the means, but in this life, with money, he always wanted to keep some pets. However, because he often had to venture into the wilderness, and each trip could last a month or two, it was hard to take good care of them, so naturally, he abandoned the idea.

"If I can't find the owner of the Three Fools this time, I'll take them home after the livestream ends," he said, sounding like he was setting a flag for himself, and declared confidently.

[Man, flying that flag high, I bet 50 cents something's gonna go wrong this time.]

[Bro, I'm in for a dime!]

[Gathering to gamble is illegal; I suggest we all bet on spicy strips instead.]

[What? Spicy strips? My DNA is stirring.]

This was already the second time Bi Fang encountered animals in the wilderness that willingly showed him kindness.

The first time was in the desert, when he met a camel that was still willing to help him despite being throttled, but that one had an owner and went home with its owner afterwards.

The second time was this current journey in the Arctic, when he was awoken by Goudan with a kick after a night.

It was truly a coincidence, once in the desert, once in the snowfield, in two drastically different environments, he encountered completely different kinds of kind creatures.

Life is wondrous, isn't it?

If he had stayed home, working 9-9-6 for a living, he would never have encountered so many novel and beautiful things, would he?

He'd traversed mountains and rivers, witnessed various miracles.

On the snowfield, the Three Fools ran like the wind, carrying the sled behind them and leaving a trail in the snow; the flurry of snow kicked up behind them as they moved towards the seashore.

Bi Fang held the reins, becoming more and more skillful, following Polaris in the night sky, racing towards the destination in his heart.

Even though the sun was gone, Polaris was omnipresent, the best marker above his head.

Once again, the Northern Lights appeared in the night sky, faint green ribbons waving in the sky, a luminescent phenomenon caused by the collision of countless atoms.

"Oh-ho!"

Facing the fierce wind, Bi Fang exclaimed excitedly.

The Arctic journey had just begun.