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Chapter 823: 806 Using Cygnets' Down to Make a Duvet

Chapter 823: Chapter 806 Using Cygnets’ Down to Make a Duvet

Actually, it’s quite simple to explain. First, we need to have a basic understanding of the principles of raptor hunting. In the world of wilderness survival, the main prey for raptors is not these large birds like swans! The most conflict is likely just territorial disputes, chased and tangled until it ends!

There is a risk of injury in combat, and being injured in the wild means losing competitiveness.

However, in the hands of hunters, it’s different. We need to utilize the raptors’ ability to hunt. The larger the prey within their capability, the better. Even if there’s a risk, human intervention can compensate! For example, if Little White gets injured, we can provide it with food, so it won’t affect its survival!

So naturally hunting with raptors in the wild and using them in human-assisted hunting have subtle differences in applicable principles!

Understanding this premise, we get to the core issue: why let Little White fight independently without helping? The main purpose is to cultivate Little White’s courage and fighting spirit!

Although birds are not high-intelligence creatures, they do have a sense of fighting spirit. Raptors with a strong temperament have a fierce fighting style and great confidence! While the ones with a soft temperament are timid, tend to avoid high-intensity fights, and can even flee in special circumstances!

Using a gyrfalcon to hunt swans, even in the ancient times when eagle hunting skills were very mature, was still a very difficult skill because the size of a swan surpasses the falcon by more than double, and they are all birds and social animals, so the success rate is very low.

Just like when Little White caught its first old rabbit, it will gradually learn the weak points of prey during battles and accumulate combat experience. I didn’t rush to assist in the fight precisely to let the injured swan spar with Little White, so Little White could progress faster!

For example, in the battle that just ended, Little White quickly discovered that the swan’s neck was its critical weakness. Next time, in a similar situation, it will definitely attack the neck first to secure victory!”

“Wow, it turns out Brother Feng has such good intentions!”

“Impressive, revealing the essence through phenomena, very well explained! Watching Brother Feng’s livestream is not only a feast for the eyes but also educational!”

“I’m more curious about what we’re going to do next? Go back and stew the big goose in the iron pot?”

“Yeah, yeah, stew the big wild goose in the iron pot. And it’s a purely wild little swan, a delicacy you can’t even buy in the country!”

“Eat the big goose, eat the big goose!”

A group of foodies saw the words “iron pot big goose” and immediately started deviating, spreading the trend rapidly among each other.

Yue Feng shook his head with a smile: “It’s still early, we will eat, but there’s no rush. After all, it’s hard to catch the target prey, so I want to collect these precious swan feathers! There’s likely some time before the weather changes and cools down. One swan can contribute two or three ounces of top-quality down. Other things can’t be brought back, but these feathers should be possible. I plan to collect some swan feathers during this time to make a down comforter for You Ying! The little girl’s feet get so cold in winter, and the store-bought ones aren’t reliable!”

Using little swan down to make a comforter for You Ying, this statement caused the livestream room to explode once again.

“Damn it, why does this statement make me so angry? Using swan down to make a comforter, is this something a person would say?”

“Shameless, shameless! Using swan down to make a comforter! Spoiling a girlfriend shouldn’t be this excessive!”

“I’d be happy if my boyfriend could buy me a duck down jacket! Brother Feng, your pursuit is too extreme!”

You Ying sent out 520 Cloud Piercing Arrows and said: “Naughty bad guy, I watch your livestream every day, stay safe, I’m waiting for you at home!”

“Wow, You Ying appeared! And she immediately sent 520 Cloud Piercing Arrows, so many virtual coin red envelopes can be grabbed!”

“Caught You Ying alive!”

“Online PDA, strong protest!”

“The air is filled with the sour smell of love, suddenly making the iron pot stewed big goose not smell good!”

Yue Feng quickly waved his hand: “Stop, cut it out! Do you want to see the collection of swan feathers? This is a big project. If not, I can end the broadcast!”

Down jackets, a winter essential! But how is this down collected? Ninety-nine percent of ordinary people probably haven’t seen it, and little swan down is even more precious. This one statement immediately redirected the atmosphere in the livestream room.

“Since everyone wants to see it, let’s head back. Now I announce, today’s hunting is over, packing up and heading home!”

After saying goodbye, Yue Feng carefully packed the prey into his backpack, took the equipment, and headed straight for the camp.

Back at the camp, it was just a little after ten in the morning. The actual combat didn’t take much time, with more time spent on traveling.

Fully fed and satisfied, Little White was placed directly on the rack to rest. Yue Feng broke off a fresh pine branch as thick as a chopstick, using a military knife to carve and the stove fire to process, and got busy.

In no time, a simple feather plucking tool was created by Yue Feng!

It was a pair of tweezers made from a folded pine branch, with the front end flattened and the end bent into a U-shape due to fire roasting, increasing its flexibility significantly. He pinched it with his hand to test it, and its elasticity and feel were quite good!

“This is the tool we’ll use for plucking feathers, flathead tweezers! Using this thing won’t easily damage the feathers and cause flyaways. Next, I plan to temporarily store the collected goose down in the lining of the sleeping bag!”

While speaking, Yue Feng showed everyone the sleeping bag he had been using to sleep these past nights, which was a professional sleeping bag that You Ying had spent a lot of money on, filled with top-quality white goose down. It had a separate inner lining space to provide breathability, insulation, and prevent down leakage, just perfect for temporarily storing the down, allowing him to sleep warmly and prevent any loss.

After the demonstration, Yue Feng began his grand feather plucking plan.

It seems quite difficult, but when actually doing it, it was quite simple.

Speaking of which, bird feathers are of several types: the large flight feathers on the wings and tail, the small feathers on the body surface, and the down for close-fitting insulation.

Yue Feng had all the time needed, patiently removing all the miscellaneous feathers from the body surface, revealing the pristine white swan down to everyone. These feathers resembled a natural top-quality down jacket, no wonder they could withstand low temperatures in harsh winter.

“These surface feathers have little value; the useful ones are the flight feathers and tails, which we’ll keep as souvenirs and decorations. Now, watch closely, it’s time to pluck the down!”

Yue Feng carefully laid the preliminary processed swan flat on his thigh, used his homemade tool to part the down layer, and very precisely pinched a fiber of down, applying gentle force to pull it out intact.

The whole process was very gentle, like pulling out white hair for dad when I was little.