Chapter 41: Surprise

"What, are you sure?"

Viscount Fergus jerked his head sideways to look at Farr, and even he, who had always been unfazed, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face.

"Pregnant?"

Gray and the others had undisguised shock and joy on their faces.

Blood beasts can be domesticated, but they can only be domesticated from the "nascent stage", after entering the growth period, especially after adulthood, it is almost impossible to domesticate, and the arrogance of blood beasts makes it difficult for them to be domesticated.

The cubs in the newborn stage are very difficult to meet, on the one hand, because the "newborn" period is very short, often only one month from birth, and the time is fleeting.

Moreover, the places where the blood beasts live are all deep in the forest, and there are many dangers, and few people can reach them, like this cold tiger, it is very rare to leave the depths of the forest and come to the edge of the forest.

If this cold tiger is really pregnant, then it will be an excellent opportunity for the Fergus family to have a blood beast.

The value of a blood beast is undoubted, as can be seen from the growth history of the Marquis of Sidney family, a copper-backed dragon beast has guarded the Marquis of Sidney family for hundreds of years, and still protects this family to this day.

Of course, the Cold Tiger is obviously not comparable to the Copperback Dragon Beast, a desolate blood beast, but for the Viscount Fergus family, it is already an extremely precious thing, and if it grows up, it will definitely be able to greatly increase the heritage of the Fergus family.

"I'm sure, I've seen a pregnant tiger before, and it looks like this cold tiger."

Farr nodded affirmatively.

"Well, very well, if that's the case, the reward will be yours."

Viscount Fergus was even more overjoyed, and immediately said.

"Thank you, Lord Viscount!"

Farr's eyes lit up with joy.

The faces of the other four soldiers were full of envy and annoyance, envy of the rich reward that Farr was about to receive this time, and annoyed that they had not seen that the cold tiger was pregnant.

Glancing at everyone, Viscount Fergus immediately ordered again.

"After you go back, no one is allowed to spread any news about this cold tiger!"

"Yes."

Everyone present, including Gray, obviously understood the importance of being pregnant with Hanhu all the time, and they all nodded quickly.

"Just to be on the safe side, you guys stay here, Farr, you go back with me and observe it again, and make sure to see if it's really pregnant."

After thinking about it, Viscount Fergus was still not at ease, so he called Farr alone, left Gray and the others in place, and walked towards the lake where the cold tiger was found before.

"Big brother, do you think it's true?"

Ellis, who still had surprise on his face, looked at Bernal and asked.

"I hadn't noticed this before, and I couldn't tell."

Bernal raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Gray and Caroline as he asked.

"What do you think?"

"I think it's very likely."

Gray spoke.

"That cold tiger's belly did show signs of a slight bulge, and at the time I thought it was because of its enlarged size, but when I heard Farr say that, I thought it was very likely."

"I didn't pay much attention."

Caroline shook her head slightly, most of her attention just now was on Han Fu's physical features, and she didn't pay attention to Hanhu's belly.

After half an hour, Viscount Fergus and Farr returned, Farr's face was full of joy that could not be concealed, the joy on Viscount Fergus's face had subsided, but he could still know from the slight upturn of the corners of his mouth that he was in a good mood at this time.

"Father, is that cold tiger really pregnant?"

Bernal asked.

"It's true that I'm pregnant, and after Farr's judgment, it shouldn't be far from the time to give birth."

Viscount Fergus nodded.

"Great!"

Gray and the others are all happy, a pregnant cold tiger, if they can get cubs, a few years later, the Fergus family may have one more fierce combat power, and the Fergus family will have a deeper heritage at that time.

"Let's get out of the forest first!"

Viscount Fergus commanded the crowd.

"Yes."

Gray and the others nodded in response.

Withdrawing from the forest, and then taking the soldiers who followed him into the periphery of the forest, and moving all the dozen or so beasts that he had hunted before out of the forest, Gray and the others returned to the stone house belonging to the village chief.

Today's stone house has been temporarily requisitioned by the Fergus family, which can be regarded as their temporary foothold here.

Hurrying and searching the forest, it was past noon, and it was afternoon.

In an old, shabby room with a clear view of the rough stone walls, Viscount Fergus, Gray, Bernal, Ellis, and Caroline sat around a round table.

On the round table, there is a large plate, and in the big plate there is a golden roasted animal hind legs, which weighs more than a dozen pounds.

Each of the five had a plate in front of him, and in each of them was a large piece of meat cut from the hind leg, and he was wearing a cloth on his chest, and each of them was holding a knife and fork, and feasted on it.

They missed lunch because of the search and are now enjoying a late lunch.

The hind legs were from the leopard that Gray had hunted before, which had been cleaned by the soldiers, sprinkled with spices, and baked.

Naturally, the soldier's skill is not as good as that of the castle's cook, but the meat of this leopard is very delicious, which makes up for this deficiency.

One bite down, soft, fragrant and tender, and not too greasy, lips and teeth fragrant, there is a unique flavor, so that the appetite of the five people is extremely good.

Because of the inexplicable transformation of his body, Gray, who had an extremely terrifying appetite, no longer limited himself and directly opened up to eat.

On the one hand, it is because of the current food, and on the other hand, because he has maintained a meal for two people for more than three months, and the amount of food has increased, presumably Viscount Fergus and others should be able to accept it.

"Bernal, I'm going to take Gray and them back to the castle later, here in Giethoorn you need to stay in the name of strangling the beast, send someone to check the status of the cold tiger every day, and once you find that the cold tiger has given birth to cubs, you will immediately let people come back and report."

Seeing that the meal was over, Viscount Fergus looked at Bernal and ordered.

As the head of the Viscount family, Viscount Fergus's every move will be monitored by other viscount families, and if he stays in Giethoorn for a long time, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of other viscount families, so he can't stay here for a long time.

"Yes, father, I see."

Bernal hastened to answer.

Viscount Fergus's worries, he naturally understood, knowing that at such a time, it was the best choice for him to stay.

"Pay attention to safety, just send soldiers to investigate every day, you don't have to go in person, tell them that when the matter here is over, everyone will be rewarded with three gold coins, even if they die, their relatives will also be rewarded with three gold coins."

After thinking about it, Viscount Fergus solemnly commanded again.

"I know."

Bernal nodded solemnly.

In this case, the most suitable person to spy on the cold tiger is naturally Viscount Fergus, whose strength has reached the level of a fierce blood warrior, however, in order to avoid attracting the attention of other families, Viscount Fergus obviously cannot stay here.

And the others, even Bernal, are by no means the opponents of the cold tiger, if they are discovered by the cold tiger, I am afraid they will not be able to escape.

Therefore, the most correct thing to do now is to promise heavy profits and drive the soldiers to investigate.

Gray listened quietly, and when he heard that money drove soldiers to risk their lives to investigate the Tiger, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and finally relaxed.

Although he is disgusted with this aristocratic behavior of using money to buy the lives of ordinary people, this is the norm in this world, and he is powerless to change anything.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the Fergus family's practice was already good, and many aristocratic families drove their soldiers as slaves, and even if they died in battle, they could get very little compensation, and in comparison, the Fergus family's approach could be called merciful.

For such a strange world, he has no power to complain, and he has no power to change, all he can do is to adapt to such rules.

When you can't change the rules, you can only adapt to the rules, which is the way to survive.