The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 304 Golden Eagle
The next day, the sky was bright.

General Xiong led his troops south from Weilumu, intending to pass through Huozhou before returning to Hamiwei.

We took the shortcut through the desert and Gobi.

Meanwhile, the vanguard battalion of three thousand men led a vast herd of cattle and sheep along the abandoned ancient road that the main force had taken when they arrived at the northern foot of the snow-capped mountain.

The ancient road was difficult to travel, but its advantage was that there was no shortage of pasture in the mountain forests.

With millions of livestock, where in the vast desert and Gobi are there so many oases?

This task was something that soldiers from other camps really couldn't handle.

The vanguard battalion, however, was experienced.

at this time.

On the back of the lead sheep was the lazy Rat King.

The lead sheep, which got a good beating last night, has become the rat king's personal mount.

A sheep and a mouse walked at the very front of the procession, looking quite majestic.

The members of the vanguard battalion were also busy.

Before departure.

Commander Gu and his men received instructions from General Gan that there was a treasure on the summit of the snow-capped mountain during this season.

Upon hearing that there was a treasure, how could the team members sit still?
Anyway, they can only travel twenty or thirty miles a day herding sheep, so they can go up the mountain to dig for treasure to their heart's content.

With General Gan and three hundred soldiers stationed in the rear, their safety was not a concern.

The ground is safe.

That might not be the case in the sky.

The sight of the white sheep dazzled the eyes of a giant golden eagle.

Its wings, which are over two meters wide, gleamed in the sunlight.

The shepherds usually keep a close eye on the sheep, so it's not easy to steal one in broad daylight.

The golden eagle circled continuously in the sky.

The golden eagle in its prime, with the past eight years of life experience, was able to understand the powerful bow that the shepherds carried on their backs—the magical artifact that summoned the old lady.

Despite being very hungry, it patiently waited for its chance.

I wandered around like that all day.

Dusk finally arrived.

The shepherds were busy setting up camp, while the flock of sheep in front of them grazed on the grass in all directions.

The golden eagle had already set its sights on a half-grown sheep that was furthest from the shepherds and walking at the very front of the flock.

It couldn't lift the big sheep.

There wasn't enough lamb for the whole family.

Not too big, not too small, just right!

Once it identified its target, the golden eagle decisively launched an attack on its prey, swooping down like an arrow released from a bow.

The young sheep was completely unaware of the impending danger.

After a long day, it was happily munching on hay.

suddenly.

The sheep's neck tightened.

It then took off!
The young sheep, startled, began frantically calling out, "Baa! Baa!"

The sheep began to stir, alerting each other that a big one was coming.

The captured half-grown sheep struggled with all its might and almost escaped from the golden eagle's talons.

Knowing it couldn't bring the sheep home safely, the golden eagle hurriedly flew towards the mountainside and quickly dropped the half-grown sheep onto a large, open rock.

"Paji!"

The sheep died instantly.

The golden eagle spread its wings and stood on the rock where the sheep had been thrown to its death, beginning to enjoy its feast.

It had already arranged how the sheep would be distributed, with the tenderest parts naturally reserved for the female eagle that was incubating the eggs.

Its sharp claws, like blades, easily tore open the sheepskin.

The smell of blood quickly attracted a lynx that had come out to hunt for food.

The lynx crouched low, stealthily approaching, using the grass and rocks as cover.

Three hundred meters. Two hundred meters.

one hundred meters
Just as the lynx was preparing to snatch the food from the eagle's mouth and was poised to strike.

A large rat, about the same size as it, rushed ahead of it like a gust of wind.

The lynx was bewildered: Who is the mastermind behind this?

Little did it know that the rat's target was not the sheep, but the golden eagle.

The golden eagle couldn't see what creature was rushing towards it and was so startled by its speed that it flapped its wings and took flight.

"Oh!"

It flew to a height of six feet and was precisely struck down by a human bomb.

The golden eagle landed dazed and confused, unable to move for a long time.

King Atu scratched at the ground with his claws a few times before picking up his spoils.

The king was very angry.

In its mind, the lead sheep are its personal mounts, and the rest of the flock naturally belong to its protection.

Before we knew it, this big bird had stolen our home.

Even a rat cannot tolerate such behavior!

It insisted on taking the culprit back to its owner to see!

Passing by the lynx's hiding place.

The king tilted his head and squinted at the other person.

What is this?

Big cat?
Would a human baby be interested? Should we fight over it?
It hesitated.

The other animal is a whole size bigger than it, so catching it alive will be a bit difficult.

It seems that humans don't really like eating cat meat.

The cautious lynx actually saw danger in the eyes of this large rat.

This was an existence it couldn't afford to mess with, so it turned and ran without hesitation.

A quarter of an hour later.

In the camp.

King Atu swaggered around and tossed the dizzy golden eagle in front of Gan Minglan.

"Puff puff"

With a mouthful of bird feathers, the king spat them out several times in disgust.

Gan Minglan asked curiously:

"What's going on? Your Majesty, didn't you already catch seven birds? Haven't you collected all the gifts? However, this big bird is different from the seven you caught before."

She was blind to the great golden eagle.

King Atu complained wildly: "That bird, Zhizhizhi, is wicked. It caught a sheep and killed it, and then it still wants to eat the mutton."

Its unscrupulous owner lifted the bird by its wing and bounced it around: "What? How much does a sheep weigh? How big is it? It can catch a sheep?"

The Rat King paced around anxiously, gesturing as he described the bird's entire crime.

The ancient commander and others watched with great interest.

They genuinely felt that the human and the mouse could communicate without any barriers.

Look at the Rat King's body language, it's so expressive!
Soon, someone recognized the large object in Gan Minglan's hand.

Spirits lifted, he shouted:
"General, that's a golden eagle! A golden eagle! Among the birds of prey living on the grasslands, the golden eagle, steppe eagle, white-tailed eagle, and white-tailed eagle are the most ferocious. Hare, prairie rat, and sheep are all their prey."

Upon hearing that it was a ferocious beast, Gan Minglan immediately perked up.

She asked, "Which is more powerful, this or the seven falcons that King Atu captured before?"

The team members answered without hesitation:

"Of course it's the golden eagle! The golden eagle is larger, stronger, and faster. In the air, it can engage in fierce battles with all kinds of eagles, competing for territory and food!"

King of the Grasslands?
Gan Minglan immediately withdrew her waving hand, her gaze intense: "Then can this golden eagle be tamed and used by humans?"

The team members shook their heads:

"Difficult! This is a fully grown golden eagle, and it's very difficult to tame. I once heard an old soldier say that to tame a fully grown golden eagle, you have to stare at it for seven days and seven nights without sleep. Only when the golden eagle feels that you are stronger than it will it bow its head."

Making it submit is just the beginning; gaining its obedience will be a long process. Even if successfully tamed, the golden eagle won't become like domesticated livestock; if its owner scolds or punishes it, its aggression will only increase.

(End of this chapter)