Chapter Seventy-Five: Testing the Crow
Kevin only knows theoretical knowledge about how to train crows, and his father's collection has records on how to train animals, but after reading it for a long time, Kevin is not very sure. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info but it's nothing more than using food to guide, and if it does it right, give it something to eat, or play with it, and so on.
In fact, as a mage, there is a more convenient way to train, that is, to sign a contract directly. With the contract, both parties can communicate directly through the contract, and it is much more convenient to give orders to execute orders. Of course, this is only to remove the language barrier, in fact, if the pet's intelligence is too low, even if your meaning is directly conveyed to its head, it still can't understand it, then there is no way.
In terms of contract, Kevin has already met the requirements, and the spiritual power of signing a crow is definitely enough. However, it is easy to sign a contract, but it is troublesome to cancel. No matter what kind of contract, the most basic of them contains a spirit of contract, simply put, both parties respect the promise and fulfill the promise, if one party terminates early, it is equivalent to a breach of contract. Then as long as the other party is willing, they can use the contract to fight back.
There are two types of pet contracts that are common on the mainland, one is an equal contract, and the other is a master-servant contract. Although the equality contract is said to be equal, there is still a distinction between priority and subordination, but pets can also have certain rights, such as the owner wants to go east, and pets can not listen and go west by themselves. This depends on the intimacy and compatibility of the owner and pet. Once lifted, regurgitation is also low.
The master-servant contract will not have this kind of problem, the pet will basically obey all the orders of the owner, let it ****, bite itself, hit the tree has no problem. The relationship between master and servant is equal to that of master and slave, of course, it is one and the same, enforced, and if it is not executed, it will be directly killed by the contract.
But there is also a major flaw in the master-servant contract, the more intelligent pets may appear passive and slacking off, once the owner is in distress, unconscious, etc., then the usually abused pet may be indifferent, or even bite back. Another example is that the owner runs away and wants to leave the pet as an outcast, in the case of an equal contract, some pets can still be loyal to it, and almost all the master and servant contract pets will run with the owner, or even run faster.
The maximum penalty for violating the contract is death, and if both horizontal and vertical are dead, the pet will also have its own choice. When the master is strong, the slave can only obey, but when the master is weak, it is the time when the slaves do not want to be slaves, it is the same truth.
The master-servant contract is generally considered inhumane and is spurned by many people. But sometimes, it's really simple and easy, you don't need to be so careful to cultivate, as long as you don't starve to death, you can let it bite. And it is true that only a small number of pets with super intelligence are likely to rebel. Most animals, even Warcraft, have servility after being slaves for a long time.
Kevin hopes to have a smart crow, but at the moment it is unknown whether this crow is smart or not, Kevin doesn't want to waste mental energy, or decided to try out for a few days first to see the results. If it doesn't work, catch two more and compare them, and it's not too late to sign the smartest one.
Kevin brought back the crows, got some minced meat from the cafeteria, and put them on the bird trap after thinking about it. Close the doors and windows of the house, and release the crows in the house.
It is said that the crow is smart, and Kevin wants to see it, and this crow can eat the meat without touching the clip of the bird trap after a few times. There are also a lot of other tools in the house, just pick up a stone or something, throw it at the bird trap, just trigger the mechanism first, this is just a net buckle, the middle mesh is large, and it is no problem to peck outside.
Opening the cage, the crow fluttered up and down for a moment, swooped straight down, pounced on the minced meat, and then snapped and was caught by the net. And then the "ahhhh
Kevin shook his head and let the crow out. Then the crow pounced again, was detained, struggled again, and seemed to have no lesson at all. Kevin had to wonder if the crow was really smart, if nothing else, even if the mouse trap had been left for a long time, it would rarely have a mouse trick. If the crow was really that stupid, would the professor especially admire it, or was this crow just a special case?
Kevin put the crow out over and over again in the spirit of scientific research, and the crow was detained again and again, more than ten times in a row, and Kevin couldn't see any growth.
Kevin shook his head, he felt that he might catch a retarded crow today, and he felt the need to go out and catch two more, as a contrast.
He still went out with a bird trap, and the crows in the house were kept in cages by him to prevent him from pulling bird droppings. Still wandering around the ridge until late in the evening, he caught another one, and Kevin put a label on its foot "Fail 7".
Even if he didn't qualify, Kevin still brought the crow back, and he decided to compare the two. But when the new raven returned, it turned out to be a big surprise.
The old crow "Unqualified 6" frantically beat the new "Unqualified 7", Kevin just put the two in a cage, and saw the old crow fly up and kick the new claw underneath, and then the wings fluttered wildly, and the beak pecked, and the new one was almost powerless to fight back, although it seemed that the two were about the same size.
Kevin hurriedly opened the birdcage, and the new one seemed to fly out and scurry around the house. The old crow immediately followed, chasing after the newcomer. The two crows collided in the house, and in a matter of moments, the new crow was beaten and fell to the ground. Fortunately, there are tags on both feet, otherwise Kevin wouldn't be able to tell who is who.
Kevin hurriedly stopped it, picked up the downed crow, put it back in the cage, and locked it up. And the old crow stood on top of the cupboard, crying "ahhhh
"You look like you're pretty good at fighting, huh?" Kevin came to the bottom of the cabinet and looked up at the crow, who didn't seem to hear it, and looked left and right.
Kevin also looked left and right, there are not enough cages here, so he can only go out and buy some tomorrow. The crow couldn't be locked in the cage, so it was locked in the house first.
In the evening, Kevin still began to read and write, and the old crow began to walk around the house boredly, and the doors and windows were all closed, and he could not get out. The new crow was curled up in a cage, and it couldn't hit it, and in its boredom it began to examine the only human here.
Kevin writes and reads books on his own, occasionally glancing at the crow out of the corner of his eye. At first, the crow was quite far away from Kevin, a little cautious, but gradually began to get closer and closer. Kevin turned the page slightly, and the crow hurried again.
After repeating this dozens of times, the crow gradually jumped on the table, Kevin looked up at it, and at this time it was already within the distance of reaching out, but Kevin still didn't move, just smiled, and then looked down at the book.
The crow still looked at Kevin with some vigilance, and then looked down at the book again, not shaking his head from side to side.
Kevin smiled, "Can you read it?"
With a crow, Kevin was startled away and flew to the top of the cabinet in the distance.
Kevin just bowed his head and continued his work until the break, when Kevin blew out the oil lamp and went to bed, secretly praying that the crow would never on his head.
The night was uneventful, and both crows were quiet. When Kevin woke up in the morning, he saw that the top of the cage was covered with bird droppings, and some of them had fallen on the crows in the cage. This is obviously pulled by the crow outside, not elsewhere, deliberately pulling the new crow's head.
Kevin couldn't help but be surprised, could it be that these two crows had a personal vendetta before? According to Kevin's own thoughts, if I am a crow and I am suddenly caught by someone, then I must find a way to have a good relationship with the other crows, so that we can unite each other and deal with emergencies. Why is the old crow beating the new crow here? It's not in the prison where the old prisoner bullies the new kid.
Confused, Kevin went into town again and bought nine cages. Then he took the bird trap and continued to wander around the ridge, but there was very little receipt today, and it seemed that the crows nearby had noticed it, and Kevin squatted down for a day, only catching two.
Two are just two, Kevin numbered them "unqualified 8" and "unqualified 9" respectively, and even painted the labels with special colors, so that they could be recognized even from a distance.
Go back with the two new crows, the oldest crow is unceremonious, one against two, and takes the initiative to attack. Kevin subconsciously released the raven that was beaten up yesterday. The crow is very resentful, and today when he saw that he had two companions, he was no longer afraid. In the small room, a three-on-one situation suddenly unfolded.
The black shadows in the air fluttered around, and the crows cried incessantly, Kevin couldn't see the specific details of the battle, the crows were all black, and they were small in size and fast, relying on the footcards to identify which one was on which side.
But only a moment later, the three crows began to flee, and the oldest crow was extremely brave, and still had the upper hand with one against three. Crow No. 7 was so clever that he fled back to his cage first. The two in the back did the same, and they also got in, and the three crows hid in a cage, looking extremely panicked.
Kevin hurriedly closed the cage with his hand, which was the end of the fight. The victorious crow was still standing on top of the cabinet, looking arrogant, and there seemed to be no damage on his body. On the other hand, the three in the cage have some pecking marks, and their feathers have fallen off a lot.
"You're so strong?" Kevin was really a little surprised, judging by the standards of the human race, it is more difficult to want to pick three in the same level, and I believe that it is similar among birds. What's more, the body size is almost the same.
"Ahhhhh......h
"Okay, I'll grab a few more tomorrow and see how many you can pick. Kevin spoke. It doesn't matter if the crow can understand it or not.
In the evening, Kevin was still reading and writing, and the three defeated crows were kept in a cage by Kevin independently, and the winning crow, Kevin felt that there was no danger, so he simply put it in the house and let it wander.
The crow jumped on Kevin's table again, this time much bolder, and even though Kevin spoke, he didn't fly away. The other three crows in the cage just looked at it, what mood they were Kevin didn't know, and Kevin couldn't understand their eyes, but it was probably not very cool.
The night went by again, and Kevin was out again. Today, the carpenter's shop has been completed, and the model of the catapult ordered by Kevin has been completed. Kevin went to inspect the goods, and there were two of them, one of which was larger, the size of a table, and the other smaller, about the size of a washbasin. The five pairs of load-bearing wheels have all been restored, even if they are not tested at this time, but it is not certain that they will be affordable in the future.
Pull back the two models, and Kevin goes out to catch the birdies again. But today is not so lucky, Kevin squatted outside for a day and did nothing, maybe the nearby crows have already seen through Kevin's measurement. Kevin catches crows with minced meat, and the birds that eat meat seem to be only crows in this area.
Luckily, however, on the way back, Kevin meets a birdmonger. Kevin asks if any crows are bought, but the answer is no. Most people think that crows are ominous, and few people buy them, so bird dealers will not prepare them.
But when Kevin asks if there are any powerful birds, the bird dealer immediately proposes powerful birds such as eagles and eagles. Kevin's desire for the eagle to hit the crows in the house was too laissez-free, so he offered to be second-class.
The bird dealer immediately took out the magpie, according to the bird dealer, the magpie is also a very aggressive bird, a large number of magpies like to act in groups, when there are many birds, even eagles are beaten, even cats are beaten, of course, there are also eaten by cats, in short, it is very strong.
Kevin immediately bought 6 with a wave of his hand and decided to round them up.
Back at the barracks, the janitor watched Kevin carry a bunch of birds back all day long, although he was curious, he didn't ask much. Go to Kevin's own cabin, the door closes, Kevin opens all the bird cages, ready for a bird fight, holding a long broom tightly in his hand, and can save if there is any danger.
This time, the strongest crow seemed calm, as if it was still examining how much strength the new six magpies had. And the six magpies have newly arrived in an environment, which seems very curious and unfamiliar, and they are chattering non-stop. The other three defeated crows, although the cage was open, they still waited quietly in the cage, regardless of the movement.
Suddenly, the strongest crow moved, jumped up from the top of the cabinet, and swooped down like a flock of magpies, which immediately attacked it. The crow just swept by, a glider rolled over and retreated, the magpies chased after him, and there were even two left and right on the side, which seemed to be very combative.
The crow slammed directly into the birdcage hanging on the roof, and the birdcage swung away, followed by the magpie, and this was the time for the birdcage to swing back. The space in the house was small, and a few magpies were inevitably hit, and after falling for a while, they washed and stabilized themselves, and continued to pursue.
There are a total of three cages hanging from the roof, and the other three crows that Kevin caught are also in the cages. At this time, they were hit by crows left and right, knocking a bunch of bird cages and swinging around, and the three crows couldn't stand the shaking, and immediately came out of the cage to dodge.
But this time, the magpie was regarded as the target of attack. Who made them crows too, Kevin originally arranged a battle of one dozen six, or even one dozen nine, but it turned out to be a melee of four against six. The air was chaotic, fluttering, feathers flying, several birds fell to the ground, and they pecked at each other.
At this time, the strongest crow finally showed its skills, rushed left and right, and beat all the magpies violently, the magpies were afraid to avoid it, and the three crows also took the opportunity to fight back, beating the six magpies under the bed.
Seeing that the battle was a foregone conclusion, Kevin immediately drove him away with a broom. The magpies get the gap and each escapes back to their cages, and Kevin helps them close the cage doors. Looking back, I found that the strongest crow was still unsatisfied, and once again beat the three defeated crows, and the three crows seemed to be crazy today, and stepped forward to confront them.
But unfortunately, after a while, the strongest crow deserved to be the strongest, and after a group battle, once again defeated three with one against three. Eventually, all the birds returned to their cages, except for the "Unqualified 6" crow that was caught at the beginning, still standing on the top of the cabinet, and it seemed that it was still unharmed.
With such a high combat power, and even knowing how to use the birdcage swing to attack the enemy in battle, how could this intelligence not even be able to crack a trap? Kevin was a little puzzled.
Immediately take out the bird trap again and put some minced meat again. But unfortunately, the strongest crow still stupidly pounced and was then detained. The moment it was detained, the other crows all crowed, as if to laugh at it.
Kevin then experiments with other crows and puts the strongest crows in a cage. As a result, Crow 7 casually found a pen from the table, grabbed it and threw it down, touching the bird trap. The net is empty, and No. 7 can easily eat meat.
Kevin changed to No. 8 again, and No. 8 was exactly the same, picked up the pen, used it the same as No. 7, touched the mechanism, and ate the meat. Change the number 9 again, and the number 9 is exactly the same.
Three crows that were hung and beaten could do it, but why couldn't the strongest one? Kevin experimented again and released the strongest one. The strongest appeared, and the other crows hid back in their cages, showing their powerful aura. And this time, the strongest crow finally stopped being stupid, and like the first three, he held a pen in his mouth, smashed the mechanism, and then ate the meat.
Kevin breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the crow has finally returned to study, although his intelligence is low, but he can still be saved.