After resolving the potential danger of the golden eagle flying away as soon as it woke up, Ye Zi put on a show of falling asleep instantly.
After establishing contact, Ye Zi wasn't worried about the golden eagle flying away. Even if it did, she wasn't afraid. After all, they were friends, and it was normal for them to visit each other. The eagle would come back to see him even if it flew away.
He slept very soundly, and when he woke up again, it was because the system had called his name several times in his mind.
As it was getting dark, Ye Qingshan and his wife still hadn't seen Ye Zi return home, so Siqin asked her husband to come and look for her.
It was because Ye Qingshan arrived that the system woke Ye Zi up.
As soon as Ye Zi woke up and moved her body, the golden eagle immediately opened its eyes and looked at Ye Zi warily.
After realizing that it was Ye Zi who made the noise, most of his previous wariness disappeared.
Ye Zi smiled at the golden eagle, then picked up the dried meat she had prepared before going to bed, ate a piece, and pushed the rest in front of the golden eagle.
He picked up the water bottle, poured himself a cup of water and drank it, then poured another cup and placed it in front of the golden eagle before getting up and leaving the tent.
After Ye Zi left the tent, the golden eagle lowered its head and ate a small piece of dried meat, then drank some water, and then began to eat to replenish its strength.
Seeing his son emerge from the tent, Ye Qingshan pulled up beside Ye Zi, got out, and asked:
"Son, how are you?"
"Don't worry, Dad, I'm fine."
Ye Qingshan nodded, then looked around and asked:
"Where's the golden eagle? Did it fly away?"
"No, we're eating," Ye Zi said, pointing to the tent.
Although he left the tent, he immediately instructed the system to investigate the golden eagle's movements, so Ye Zi knew exactly what the golden eagle was doing while feeding.
Ye Qingshan was surprised for a moment, then asked:
"You've tamed it?"
"I wouldn't call it taming, more like making friends. Let's take it slow. At least we don't need to blindfold it or put a tripwire on it," Ye Zi said confidently.
After capturing a golden eagle, the handlers would put a blindfold on it, usually made of cowhide, to prevent the eagle from finding an opportunity to escape.
At the same time, in an environment where nothing can be seen, golden eagles feel insecure and will rely more on the sounds that reach their ears and the people who feed them.
Trip ropes are mainly used during the early stages of training, also as a rope to prevent golden eagles from escaping; they are usually tied to their legs.
Reduce the chance of being attacked by golden eagles when feeding them, and instill in them the fixed mindset that they can't fly away if they have a rope on their feet.
Ye Qingshan also didn't know how to tame eagles, so he could only let Ye Zi do as she pleased.
After chatting for a while, the golden eagle, having eaten and drunk its fill, came out of the tent and immediately assumed a ready-to-attack stance upon seeing Ye Qingshan.
Ye Zi squatted down and patted the golden eagle's back, offering a few words of comfort. The golden eagle relaxed its guard, but its eyes remained wary as it stared at Ye Qingshan.
Ye Qingshan exclaimed in surprise, "I've never heard of taming a golden eagle being so easy!"
Ye Zi was delighted; she hadn't realized how obedient the golden eagle had become since they established contact.
Then they began packing up the tent.
After loading the items into the car, Yezi picked up the golden eagle and put it in the back seat.
The golden eagle was reluctant to get on the vehicle, so Ye Zi had no choice but to ride the horse and let the golden eagle perch on her shoulders.
Surprisingly, the golden eagle didn't resist at all and obediently squatted down on it.
In Ye Qingshan's view, this was already a sign of successful domestication.
Just as she was about to go home, Ye Zi remembered the group of workers at her home. After thinking for a moment, she took out her phone and made a call to the police station.
The content is that while wandering on the grassland, I unexpectedly encountered an injured golden eagle and hope they can send someone to take care of it.
Golden eagles are protected animals in China and cannot be kept as pets. If such a report is received, the Public Security Bureau will coordinate with animal protection organizations to take over the case.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Qingshan looked puzzled. If the police came to take the golden eagle away, wouldn't all his efforts over the past few days have been in vain?
Ye Zi explained:
“Father, given my current relationship with the golden eagle, it will most likely be very resistant to other people. If the police try to forcibly take it away, it will definitely be attacked by the golden eagle.”
The best solution is for the golden eagle to recover from its injuries while we stay here, and then release it back into the wild once it's healed.
But the golden eagle, out of gratitude, often comes to visit me, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
This way, we can avoid suspicion that we are domesticating golden eagles, and we can also openly keep the golden eagles in our home.
Ye Qingshan nodded after hearing this, and said with a smile:
"You little rascal, how come you've become so cunning after just one trip out?"
Ye Zi chuckled, then rode off on horseback. Ye Qingshan stepped on the gas and overtook Ye Zi, heading home first.
After receiving the emergency call, the police immediately contacted the forestry bureau and drove straight to Ye Zi's house.
Ye Zi brought back a golden eagle, and the workers came over to watch out of curiosity. Inevitably, the topic of raising golden eagles became a legal issue.
Ye Zi also said that she had already called the police and that the police would come to take over.
Around midnight, two cars arrived at Ye Zi's house: one was a police car, and the other had the words "Forestry Bureau" written on it.
The Ye family received them and then went to check on the golden eagle.
The police questioned the person who discovered the golden eagle and prepared to take a statement.
Ye Zi started making up a story, saying that a few days ago she went to the county town to buy things, and on the way back she saw three eagles fighting in the air. When she got back, she reminded her parents to be careful of eagles attacking lambs. She also showed the police the text messages that Siqin sent to the neighbors, which she said was evidence.
Then he said that he had been watching over the sheep for several days and had not seen any eagles, so he relaxed.
Later, while out shopping, I saw a golden eagle fail to hunt. I guessed it was an eagle injured in aerial combat. In order to protect wild eagles, I rode after it to see what happened.
Unexpectedly, the golden eagle's hunting ability was gradually weakening. Finally, they found the unconscious golden eagle, took it home, and called the police.
The golden eagle woke up on the road, and Ye Zi fed it some food until they arrived.
There was nothing wrong with the process. Chasing the golden eagle on horseback did have the suspicion of taming the golden eagle, but that was on the premise that no police were called.
If the police are called, that's a different story; it's the best way to protect wild golden eagles without wasting police resources.
The leaves, however, exhibit the latter behavior.
Forestry officials determined through observation that the golden eagle's injuries were caused by scratches and pecking, ruling out the possibility that it was injured by humans who had trained it.
This confirms that Ye Zi is protecting wild golden eagles.
"I never imagined that the wild warrior who punches and kicks black bears and brown bears in Alaska would also have a side that loves wildlife," a young policeman joked.
Ye Zi smiled shyly and said:
“That’s not ours, so we can just kill it. But this golden eagle was found on our own territory, so we’ll definitely take better care of it.”
The police officers present understood that when Ye Zi said "our home" meant the country's home, and "our territory" referred to the country's land.
"Excellent, young and promising, with a heart for the country. The bureau will prepare a banner to commend you when you get back," the middle-aged policeman leading the team said cheerfully.
When young people have their country and its people in their hearts, the country has endless hope, which is what police officers and soldiers who fight on the front lines of protecting the country year after year hope to see.
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