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Chapter 802: 786 [Ancient Method of Eagle Hunting]

Chapter 802: Chapter 786 [Ancient Method of Eagle Hunting]

Before obtaining the Purple Hunter Card, Yue Feng had no concept of raptors whatsoever; his only basic understanding came from seeing a bald-tailed eagle in a big iron cage at the zoo as a kid!

However, the Hunter Card comes with the Skill of Ancient Eagle Training, and the additional knowledge has expanded Yue Feng’s reservoir of knowledge.

The falcon is not an ordinary thing; in ancient times, it was a rare bird used exclusively by the Royal family. The Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi once wrote a poem: “Of the 360 winged creatures, the Sea Dong Qing is the most divine and noble. Its nature embodies the essence of metal and the virtue of fire, a rare talent worthy of the Yao Star’s shine.”

The Sea Dong Qing in the poem refers to the falcon.

Reading the poem might not provide a clear concept; to put it in plain terms, this raptor is extremely rare and precious. It was very difficult even for the ancient Emperors to own one.

Yet now, alongside the lake in the Arctic Circle’s wilderness, Yue Feng encountered one during a livestream, and it showcased a smooth and dashing hunting operation under the camera?

Yue Feng, somewhat breathless and excited, exclaimed, “Uh, brothers, did you just see that footage?”

“We saw it. What kind of bird is that? A raptor? It flew so fast, like a rocket! It looked white in the footage, does Feng know what it is?”

“It looks like an eagle or a hawk! Pure white, could it be an albino? I once saw a completely albino magpie at a bird market, with white feathers and red eyes! The seller priced it at ten thousand yuan, not willing to negotiate a cent less! It was rumored later that someone from the Capital bought it!”

“Could it be a falcon? Its diving flight posture is similar to the peregrine falcons in animal documentaries! But peregrine falcons don’t seem to be white!”

There’s a saying that fishing and hunting are closely related; among the fellow anglers, quite a few know a thing or two about raptor plumage.

No one guessed right, but they weren’t far from the correct answer!

Yue Feng organized the knowledge about raptors in his mind and said, “This is a medium-to-large raptor species from the falcon family, scientifically known as the Lanner Falcon! In some regions domestically, it is also called Sea Dong Qing! In ancient times, offering a single Lanner Falcon could pardon a criminal from a death sentence; that’s how valuable it was!”

“Holy crap? This is the Sea Dong Qing? Are you kidding me?”

“The hunting action was so cool; no wonder the Emperors loved them!”

“Is it that precious? Compared to those falcons kept by Arab princes, which is more valuable?”

Yue Feng smiled, “I’m not sure which is more valuable, but as far as I know, strictly by hunting ability, the Lanner Falcon is superior to the falcon!

Lanner Falcons are, on average, larger than falcons, with the average male weighing 1.8kg and the female 2.3kg. Their prey range is also broader! Adult female Lanner Falcons can even hunt swans!

I suspect the reason they aren’t as famous as falcons is mainly due to climate reasons, apart from historical reasons! Lanner Falcons live at higher latitudes, as Iceland’s national bird, and Arabia is mostly dry deserts, so their living habits may differ!

In simpler words, it’s what we call not being acclimated to local conditions! But currently, within the Arab nobility circle, many have been breeding Lanner Falcons that are crossbred. A well-bred Lanner Falcon is not less valuable than a falcon!”

After some science popularization, the audience in the livestream was spellbound, having watched too many martial arts dramas of legendary eagle-loving heroes as kids. No one could have imagined encountering one during a hunting challenge in the wilderness.

“Wow, Feng really has a vast knowledge base, knowing all this?”

“I just checked on Baidu, and the Lanner Falcon is indeed Iceland’s national bird. The images on Baidu match the bird we saw in the footage!”

“I love it! I wonder if we can see it again; it’s great to come and watch this beautiful big baby catching prey in the wild when we have nothing to do! Speaking of which, we did help startle that wild chicken earlier!”

“These raptors probably have their territories, right? Maybe we could run into it again!”

Yue Feng smiled, “I was thinking the same thing with everyone! Anyway, our current survival materials are plentiful, sitting around isn’t a great plan, we always need something fun to do!

Why don’t we try and see if we can capture this Lanner Falcon and give ancient eagle hunting a try? I have some surface-level knowledge!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, suddenly, a system notification sounded!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering a random Reputation Challenge: [Ancient Eagle Training]!

[Ancient Eagle Training]: Independently bait and train a Lanner Falcon to hunt successfully using ancient methods without assistance. A successful challenge will grant additional reputation rewards!

A random task with a reputation point reward! The requirement is for Yue Feng to independently bait and train a Lanner Falcon to hunt successfully, and this task coincides completely with Yue Feng’s thoughts!

With the Hunter Skill in ancient eagle training, isn’t this just free reputation points?

Accept! Yue Feng took on the task without hesitation!

“What, Feng plans to catch this Lanner Falcon?”

“If you can let this big guy hunt in someone’s hand, it would be so majestic just imagining it perched on your arm!”

“The question is, is this legal? Isn’t this thing a special protected animal, prohibiting capture?”

Yue Feng shook his head, “Before we came, the program team gave all challengers a protected animal list, and the Lanner Falcon was not on it! So, within our current challenge area, trapping and training a Lanner Falcon is legal!

But here is a reminder to brothers, in our country, all medium and large raptors are protected animals! They cannot be captured and cannot be privately trained! Now, let’s head back to camp to get ready; I’m already eager!”

Back at camp, Yue Feng immediately got busy.

To train a falcon, you must first capture one, and to capture one, you need bait!

With the ancestral knowledge from the Skill, Yue Feng knows that the best bait for capturing a Lanner Falcon is the type of grouse he encountered today!

This sorted out the plan: get the bait and use the bait to set up a proper trap, two steps!

After finding PE line in the shelter, Yue Feng once again led the livestream audience to the open wilderness.

Capturing a grouse isn’t very difficult. Yue Feng returned to the squirrel tree’s warehouse, took a handful of pine nuts and berries, and then set up four hang foot traps in the area where grouse are active!

Using seeds and berries as bait can attract grouse, and then using live grouse as bait can draw in the target prey, Lanner Falcon!

Just like fishing, if you want to gain something, you must give something first!

After setting up the hang foot traps, Yue Feng hurriedly returned to the camp, picked up the logging axe, and headed to the edge between the pine forest and wilderness.

“The trap is set; what is Feng going to do next?”

“Yeah? Aren’t the hang foot traps arranged? Is there more preparation?”

“Feng’s train of thought jumps too fast, it’s a bit hard to keep up!”