Chapter 030 Breeding and Taming 3
Augustine stared at the scene in a daze. It took him a long time to come to his senses, his pupils shrinking suddenly. "How did you do that?"
"First do this, then that, and finally inject a fire spell, and that's it." Lin Muqiu gestured seriously, "Have you learned it?"
Augustine: “…”
Is this how a normal person should behave?
He looked at Lin Muqiu suspiciously, and at this moment he was very doubtful whether Lin Muqiu was a hidden maximum-level boss.
Yun Yi, who was standing by, ignored the almost petrified Augustine and went straight to Lin Muqiu and said, "Master, this little dragon cub is really pretty."
When the evil dragon cub heard someone praising it, golden light flashed in its eyes. It flapped its wings proudly and rubbed Yun Yi affectionately.
"It's a shame it only has half a wing." Lin Muqiu tapped the dragon cub's nose, her tone a little regretful, but she quickly leaned over and smiled brightly at the little dragon. "But it doesn't matter. It's okay if it can't fly. At worst, the master can make you wings later."
The dragon cub slumped in her palm, licking it flatteringly, making her palm itch. Her heart was filled with joy. Sure enough, she still loved pets. It was a pity that she used to be afraid of furry things, and had to stay away from cute puppies and kittens.
Dragon cub is better, it has hard scales all over its body and no hair.
Thinking of this, she poked the dragon cub's belly from time to time with her hands. The dragon cub was amused and giggled, but he was not angry and just let her poke him. When Yun Yi saw this, he also went over to touch the dragon cub's head. The dragon cub snuggled up to her obediently, stretching his neck hard for him to rub.
When Augustine saw this, he couldn't help but be surprised: the evil dragons recorded in books in the past were all extremely ferocious, but he didn't expect that the dragon cubs in reality were so well-behaved.
With curiosity and temptation, he stretched out his finger——
The next second, with a "roar", the dragon cub suddenly attacked, spewing out golden flames, its golden pupils filled with an unbreakable majesty, its claws arched, and its scales stood up, showing an attacking posture.
"Oh my God!" Augustine exclaimed, not even having time to step back. Fortunately, Lin Muqiu reacted in time, cast a spell to put up a protective shield, and grabbed the back of the neck of the evil dragon Fate, forcing it to stop.
Feeling the attitude of its master, the dragon cub immediately regained its innocent look and rubbed Lin Muqiu with affection on its face, as if its ferocious appearance just now had nothing to do with it.
Augustine felt deeply hurt. "Why is the dragon cub only aggressive towards me?"
After saying that, he pointed his little finger at Yun Yi and said in a complaining tone, "Why don't you be mean to him?"
Lin Muqiu touched his nose awkwardly.
It can be imagined that the dragon cub regards her as his mother, so he is so close to her, and Yun Yi is a prop bound to her, which is equivalent to a "part" of her, so the dragon cub will naturally be willing to get close to her.
But she couldn't explain this to Augustine, so she said vaguely, "Maybe dragon cubs are just moody."
Augustine withdrew his hand in grievance.
The friendship between three people is indeed too crowded.
*
Fortunately, Augustine soon found comfort.
In the suburbs, Lin Muqiu fenced off a piece of land specifically for breeding. Without exception, the dragon cub was extremely ferocious when facing other creatures. Even though it was much smaller than the turkeys, the cruelty and greed in its eyes were almost uncontrollable, and its saliva was almost dripping all over the floor.
If Lin Muqiu hadn't grabbed its neck, it would have rushed forward to bite and feast on its prey.
The turkeys, which are usually proud and complacent and even violent in the summer, are now huddled together in a corner, shivering.
It turned out that Long Zaizai was already quite gentle to him.
Augustine's self-pua was so successful that he exclaimed in admiration from the bottom of his heart, "I've heard that the dragon can suppress all birds and beasts and is the king of beasts. Today I finally get to see it for myself."
Lin Muqiu narrowed his eyes. "In that case, can the dragon cub help me tame the beasts? I'll keep the obedient chickens, and raise the disobedient ones for eggs and meat."
Augustine: “…”
Is there really nothing else on your mind besides career and making money?
After a while, he said, "It does have a multiplier effect, but why do you tame turkeys?"
Lin Muqiu replied seriously, "It can be used as a mount or bodyguard, similar to a hunting dog. Speaking of which, you have experience training flamingos, so taming turkeys should be similar, right?"
Augustine:?
Ride...a chicken?
Lin Muqiu ignored Augustine's petrified expression and continued happily, "Besides, when you settled here, didn't the mayor give you and your men a piece of land as a martial arts training ground? How about using it as a horse stall for my mounts? It would save me a lot of shop fees. Of course, it would be even better if your men could help me tame a beast."
Augustine looked distressed. "How could you set your sights on me? I earned that piece of land as the commander of the Ankang Town guards! Besides, I'm an animal trainer, not a chicken trainer. I have my dignity!"
Lin Muqiu said calmly, "I am willing to provide your army with a free meal every month. If any food with special effects is produced, I will give it to you first."
Augustine: “…I suddenly feel that the bottom line can be lowered.”
*
The animal taming work began in full swing.
“Chuckle!”
"Hey hey! My big cock, don't run!"
“…”
Augustine covered his ears, refusing to listen to the noisy sounds of his men training chickens. Other men were majestic when training, but his men were chasing chickens when training.
But seeing his men so happy, he finally smiled knowingly.
His subordinate David was very excited at the moment. He struggled to pick up the fat turkey and showed it to him, "Sir! Look! I will have a mount and a pet in the future!"
The turkey blinked and looked at Augustine, then clucked loudly again. Augustine used the animal taming identification skill on it.
[Companion Pet: Turkey
Level: lv30 (level will increase significantly under natural disasters, but will not hurt anyone!)
Skills: Fire breathing, coquettish
Note: After a new round of careful selection and hatching of turkeys, this kind of turkey is different from the turkeys in the wild. They are artificially raised chickens and are extremely close to humans!
Permanent negative buff: Will not attack wild turkeys.
Only after seeing the display did Augustine feel completely relieved.
Moreover, the appearance of this turkey has also changed. It has become snow-white all over. Although it is noisy, it is still cute.
He looked at David again, who looked very satisfied, and couldn't help laughing.
In the past, he had a flying beast as a mount, but his subordinates didn't. Flying beasts used to be so expensive, almost exclusively for the nobility, but did that mean that commoners and ordinary soldiers didn't deserve to have mounts and companion beasts?
Thinking of this, he patted his subordinate's shoulder and said, "Yes, it runs very fast and helps us shorten the journey time."
David's eyes lit up. "Yes, sir! The others and I started training animals just to repay Lin Muqiu's kindness, but we didn't expect to develop feelings for these pets! The others and I are now discussing buying the pets we trained from Lin Muqiu. I just hope that sir..."
He didn't say anything else, just looked at Augustine with expectant eyes.
"Of course I won't stand in your way. If you want an advance on your wages, that's fine." Augustine smiled and petted the turkey's head again to show his affection. "From now on, they'll be part of the team, too. By the way, don't call me 'sir' anymore. We're all townspeople, right?"
"Thank you, sir! You deserve to be called sir!" David was so grateful that he was almost unable to express it in words. He almost ran back to tell everyone the news.
Augustine couldn't help but smile when he saw his men being so lively.
After coming to Ankang Town, his subordinates seemed to have changed a lot. They were no longer so reserved and afraid of him. They even liked to share their daily lives with him, just like between friends. It had nothing to do with interests and identities, they just wanted to tell him.
Friend, what a distant word.
Lin Muqiu has really changed them a lot.
Although……
Wait, if I provide the venue and still have to buy a pet from Lin Muqiu, wouldn't that be a huge loss?!
*
This change spread like wildfire throughout the small town of Ankang. Many people lamented their small wallets and started discussing it:
"Hey, what are you queuing for? The mount shop... what? Lin Muqiu is actually selling mounts? And turkeys at that?!"
"Yes, there are turkeys as tall as half a person that have been tamed. Can you believe it? The turkeys are as well-behaved as kittens and can even help us go hunting."
"A turkey won't breathe fire and burn my house down, will it?"
"Why are you so worried about all this? Lin Muqiu teamed up with Augustine and the others and opened a training ground in the martial arts arena! How can it not be safe? Now even the guards are equipped with turkeys as mounts, how cool!"
"Augustine? Isn't he a noble from the next town? How did he become the guard of our town?"
"You don't even know this? It's all thanks to Lin Muqiu. Let me explain it to you in detail..."
“…”
But while some people support it, others pour cold water on it.
One of the archers snorted coldly, "This mount might be useful, but hunting requires real skill!"
Someone retorted, "Don't buy it if you can! We'll compare them later!"
The archer replied, "Alright! I'll see who hunts more tomorrow!"
“…”
Hearing the people in the queue talking heatedly, Lind and Alex stood in line under the scorching sun, feeling like crying but unable to cry.
Lind wailed, "Oh my God! I just wanted to buy a turkey mount to use for delivery, why are so many people buying it!"
Alex sighed and said, "Turkeys can be used as hunting aids, mounts, and pets. They have so many uses. Besides, a turkey can live for several years. Who wouldn't want one?"
The words were rough but the truth was there. Linde understood it in his heart, but he still couldn't stop wailing.
Oh my god! How long will the queue last? This is only the first day of Lin Muqiu's opening!
Moreover, the turkey cost ten silver coins each. Everyone was usually very stingy, but I didn’t expect that they would be so willing to spend money when they met Lin Muqiu!
*
Many people who queued up overnight to get the turkey pets were the first to taste them.
With Sophia's help, Russell sat on the turkey's broad back.
Sophia didn't let go of Russell's hand until he was completely seated. She asked nervously, "How is it? Is it safe?"
Russell smiled and said, "This turkey is big and full of tendon meat. It can easily carry an adult."
Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and smiled shyly back.
Russell smiled more and more these days, and she was happy too.
Moreover, this was the first time he had indirectly "stood up and walked" since his leg became disabled, so her heart couldn't help but feel excited.
Although Medea has been actively treating him, chronic illnesses are difficult to cure, and he probably still has some way to go.
The tender eyes melted on Russell like delicate raindrops. Russell blushed, turned his head away and stopped talking.
He sat astride the turkey and rode it around the house a few times. Then he excitedly took out his newly bought magic wand, exhaled slightly, and with a whoosh, he froze a bowl of water in the room into ice.
He panted, raised his head with a mixture of pride and youthfulness, "Sophia, how is it? Thanks to me listening to Lin Muqiu's advice and practicing magic hard, I have made such rapid progress today."
Sophia stared at him blankly, her hands shaking slightly.
She seemed to see the young man who saw injustice and drew his sword to help coming back. He was full of vigor and his eyes were full of smiles.
For the first time, she felt a strong wave of emotion that prompted her to walk over and hug Russell tightly.
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