Chapter 1037 - 56: Chen Wen’s Worries

"Chen Wen, I want to ask you something!"

Roland’s tongue felt a bit heavy, he looked at Chen Wen, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

Hearing Roland’s voice brought Chen Wen back to reality.

He smiled and said to the others, "Drank too much? Seems like Roland doesn’t have much of a tolerance for alcohol."

After speaking, Chen Wen looked at Roland, "What’s the matter? Ask away."

Roland nodded and said, "Do you consider us brothers?"

"Of course!"

Chen Wen couldn’t help but shake his head, "If I didn’t consider you brothers, would I have chosen you as teammates? It’s because I trust you all, that’s why I chose you as teammates!"

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed.

They seemed unsure why Roland suddenly asked this question.

After spending these days together, everyone had realized Chen Wen’s attitude and level of trust towards them.

It was complete and unconditional trust.

Upon hearing this, Roland nodded, seemingly satisfied with Chen Wen’s answer.

But just as everyone was joking around, Roland suddenly said, "Then why, if you trust us, don’t you share your worries with us?"

This statement silenced the group.

As Roland said, in the past few days, Chen Wen had appeared very preoccupied, and although they hadn’t asked or spoken up, they were somewhat worried inside.

Hearing this, Chen Wen was stunned.

Have I been that obvious these past two days?

Roland continued, "Even tonight, I can sense your heart is not at ease; sitting here, it’s as if you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, creating a sense of pressure!"

Upon hearing this, Gaston laughed and said, "It’s not that serious, but Chen Wen, we do feel like something might be on your mind; if it’s convenient, you can talk to us about it."

Fred also chimed in, "Yes, if you need help, let us know."

Adam looked at Chen Wen and asked, "Are you worried about that tiger incident? But I think it’s something that can be resolved; aren’t those hunters trying to capture it? Maybe in a few days, they’ll succeed."

Seeing everyone had spoken, Hua Yun followed up, "Whatever it is, just say it; we’re your support!"

Looking at everyone’s concerned expressions, Chen Wen smiled, "Alright, there is something, but it’s no big deal; let me think about how to tell you all."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Wen said, "Actually, it’s about that tiger incident, but I’m not worried about it attacking us. As you heard before, that tiger was domesticated, its aggression isn’t very strong, so I’m not worried about us being attacked."

"What I’m concerned about might sound a bit absurd, actually, because that tiger is domesticated, right? I thought if it was released by an animal protection organization, we could help retrieve it, so I was considering sending animals to locate it."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

They really hadn’t expected Chen Wen to have animals locate the tiger.

After a pause, Chen Wen continued, "A few days ago, on the day Arseny delivered the supplies, the animals actually found the tiger."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked again.

They found it?

In a dramatic fashion, Chen Wen continued, "And these past few days, the Golden Eagle has been following that Northeast Tiger, pinpointing its location."

Everyone gasped.

Fred couldn’t help but say, "Are you planning to trade the tiger for supplies? Or capture it for a reward?"

Hua Yun glanced at Fred, feeling that Chen Wen wouldn’t go along with Fred’s suggestion.

Sure enough.

Chen Wen shook his head, "I never had that intention, perhaps...this might sound childish, but honestly, if that tiger is a wealthy person’s pet and escaped voluntarily, I feel letting it live out its life here would actually be pretty nice."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Hua Yun looked at Chen Wen, seemingly having expected this answer.

Chen Wen wasn’t an extreme animal rights activist, but when faced with an escaped animal, he definitely wouldn’t send it back personally.

In Ailao Mountain, when facing the Western Black-crowned Long-armed Ape wanting to stay with its group, and the Eye-spotted Huge Lizard encountered later in the Desert Extreme Challenge.

Chen Wen respected their decisions and left them in the wild.

So he wasn’t keen on sending the necklace-removed Northeast Tiger back.

Chen Wen sighed and said, "But, since Arseny has been so kind to us, I feel if I know of this situation and don’t tell him, that wouldn’t be quite appropriate either, so I’ve been conflicted about this, and considering it for days, sorry for worrying everyone."

Upon hearing this, everyone offered Chen Wen a few words of comfort.

Regarding this issue, Roland took a sip of hot soup and said, "This matter can be seen as difficult, yet simple: if it were me, I definitely wouldn’t say anything, at most, later on, give Arseny more leather as compensation, right?"

Fred nodded, meaning he agreed too.

Moreover, Fred expressed a philosophical thought: "Between a life’s freedom and receiving help, the freedom of life is still very important."

Hua Yun also agreed, "I think so too; once the Northeast Tiger is captured, it will lose its freedom forever, maybe even face intensified training by Beast Tamers, whereas Arseny’s help...next time I’ll hunt more, we’ll give him some free pelts, we aren’t being unfair to him, after all, assistance is mutual."

"You have to realize, you first helped Arseny avenge a major grudge, which is why he’s treating us kindly; don’t forget, at the start, their attitude towards us wasn’t like this."

Gaston added, "Initially, they even wanted to compete with us for wild boars."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.

In the midst of everyone’s lively discussion, Chen Wen slowly made a decision, "Alright, I was a bit stuck in my thoughts before, but after hearing all of you, I feel enlightened now."

With that, Chen Wen laughed lightly.

This was genuine relaxation from within.

Previously, choosing not to aid either side was essentially helping the Northeast Tiger.

Therefore, Chen Wen felt somewhat guilty towards Arseny.

But now, after everyone’s discussion, that guilt transformed into normal emotions.

Chen Wen took a deep breath, "Thank you all, just such a small matter, yet it worried you all for so long."

Upon hearing this, everyone replied that Chen Wen was being too polite.

Roland put his arm around Chen Wen’s shoulder, smilingly said, "Friend, no, between brothers, such concern is normal, don’t overthink it!"

Hua Yun also smiled and said, "Right, we’re all family here, next time just share directly when something like this comes up."