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Chapter 806: 790: Hand-pulled British-style Eagle Hat

Chapter 806: Chapter 790: Hand-pulled British-style Eagle Hat

Back in the cabin, Yue Feng held the eagle close, using the clay basin usually for holding clean water to scoop up some water and sprinkle it on the falcon.

Strangely enough, the falcon, initially terrified, visibly relaxed after feeling the coolness of the water droplets, and its drooping wings gradually retracted.

Seeing the falcon’s stress response diminish significantly, Yue Feng tried splashing water again.

This time, with a different purpose than before when he wet its chest feathers, Yue Feng deliberately let the water drip above the falcon’s beak, allowing some to land on its jagged eagle beak.

The falcon sensed the coolness of the water droplets on its beak and instinctively smacked its lips. Gradually getting used to it, Yue Feng sped up his water-splashing, and miraculously, the falcon began to drink the water.

After drinking a few sips, the falcon shook its feathers and surprisingly shifted from standing on Yue Feng’s hand to crouching, appearing much more stable than before!

Seeing this, the livestream audience went wild!

“????”

“What kind of magic trick is this? Just caught a hawk and subdued it with a little water?”

“What’s the theory? It was drooping and glaring a moment ago, and now it’s tame?”

“Brother Feng, be honest, do you have superpowers? This is too mysterious!”

Yue Feng grinned, wiped his left hand on his hip, and gently stroked the falcon’s tail. He explained, “I mentioned before, species in the falcon family are much bolder than those in the eagle family! This is the best proof! Actually, anyone can do this with the same actions as mine!”

“I don’t believe it! It was so aggressive and resisted violently, and now it’s obeying?”

“I don’t buy it either. There has to be some trick!”

“Wilderness streamer, live teaching top falcon training, let’s get to the good stuff next!”

Yue Feng continued, “Inside the cabin, it’s much darker than outside, so the falcon naturally becomes much quieter!

The falcon just caught in the net usually suffers from water deprivation due to its intense struggle, so giving it a little water not only helps cool its body but also replenishes its hydration! That’s why when we splashed water earlier, the falcon’s response was very obedient, even actively drinking!

But this is just an illusion. There’s still a long way to go to build initial trust! If we step out of the cabin now, this guy will definitely struggle and try to escape furiously!”

“Huh? Doesn’t a falcon’s eyesight supposed to be super sharp? Can’t see indoors?”

“Eyes of an eagle, strength of a bear, speed of a leopard!”

“The person above, you just revealed your age!”

Yue Feng: “In good lighting, indeed, birds of prey have excellent eyesight. Their photoreceptor cells on the retina differ structurally and numerically, making their vision 8-10 times stronger than humans! But when the light dims, their vision significantly worsens, like inside our cabin, it’s akin to twilight!”

“Got it, farsighted by day, blind by night! Another quirky piece of knowledge learned!”

“Now that we’ve fed it water, what are we doing next? When is the falcon hunting trip?”

“+1 to the question above, I want to know too!”

Yue Feng: “A newly caught falcon cannot be taken directly hunting; it requires a series of training, conservatively speaking, at least 7-10 days. If it’s a poorly tempered individual, the period needs to be extended accordingly!

Now that the falcon is brought back, we need to compensate for the lacking equipment. Starting tomorrow, adaptive training will officially commence! Right now, I need to make a hood to cover the young falcon’s eyes!”

In the meantime, Yue Feng put the falcon on a thick wooden block the width of a bowl, securing it five feet from the base. The initially adapting falcon crouched on the wood, didn’t move, and looked around curiously, but the shelter door was closed, and the indoor lighting was limited!

After temporarily placing the falcon, Yue Feng turned around to retrieve a piece of tanned rabbit skin from beneath the sleeping bag.

Compared to bear skin, wild rabbit skin is much thinner and softer.

With simple tanning, the rabbit skin tube had now reached a basic standard.

Yue Feng opened the butt end of the Swiss army knife handle and took out a sewing needle, then used the knife to cut open the tanned rabbit skin tube at the abdomen and drew lines on the skin with a piece of charcoal.

“Making a hat for the falcon? With rabbit skin? Brother Feng, are you joking with us? Such a small head, why make a hat? It wouldn’t fit!”

“Yeah, yeah, Brother Feng, do tell, what’s the hat for?”

“Since Brother Feng’s making it, it surely has a use. Just watch patiently! He never makes unnecessary preparations!”

With the needle’s point, Yue Feng marked the back of the rabbit skin, then cut a large piece off with the army knife.

Blowing the fire in the fireplace, he threw the piece of skin, fur side up, into the edge of the fire.

Only when the rabbit fur was nearly burnt did Yue Feng take the skin out, shook off the embers, looked at it, and seemed satisfied.

“Earlier, I told everyone, when the falcon is in a poorly lit area, it stays relatively calm! The hat we’re making is to cover its eyes, indirectly controlling its emotions, and preparing for subsequent training! The skin is burnt just right; it should be usable!”

Yue Feng briefly answered everyone’s questions and began cutting the rabbit skin with the small scissors on the army knife along the markings. Quickly, he cut out a piece shaped like butterfly wings.

“Strictly speaking, making a hat for a bird of prey involves many considerations! It requires measurements like the distance between the eyes, skull circumference, height, and many other dimensions. A top-notch falcon hat maker in China can sell exquisite Arab-style falcon hats abroad for thousands of US Dollars!

Limited by our conditions, we don’t have hat blocks for precise hats, so as a compromise, we’ll make a more forgiving English-Indian style hat!

This is a small pattern I sketched based on the falcon’s weight and size. We’ll sew one first to test its size, and if it doesn’t fit, we’ll adjust it later!”

Yue Feng’s words opened a new world for the livestream audience. Wow, even a mere falcon hat has so much intricacy!

Soon, they saw Yue Feng threading the sewing needle with strong PE line and started sewing on the cut-out piece.

Admittedly, sewing an English-Indian style hat is quite simple. The pattern of butterfly wings, sewing along the arc at the gaps on both sides, naturally forming two protruding arc-shaped corners where both sides are sewn.

Up to this point, the audience still didn’t understand.

It wasn’t until Yue Feng glanced at the falcon’s beak for a while and then cut a trapezoidal hole in the middle of the hat.

Finally, everyone understood!