Chapter 3: Guardians of the Crows

"Gah!! Rattle!!! ”

In the morning, while Lawrence was still sleeping, he was woken up by a crow.

Lawrence got up from the bed and looked at the sky that had just dawned, and the crow that was screaming in a hurry at the window.

Delenn, who was beside him, opened his eyes and sat up, looking over there boredly.

"What's the matter? What does that crow call you for? ”

Lawrence reluctantly got out of bed, quickly put on his shoes and fastened his linen belt, "I'll go out and have a look, you continue to sleep." ”

"Hmm......" Sophia was very sleepy, and she was used to the harassment of the crow.

The crow stood on the windowsill and urged, "Wow!" ”

Lawrence quickly went downstairs, and as soon as he got out of the house, he saw the crow flying into the distance, landing on the wall of the North Side, shouting at him.

Lawrence called Mandelkru and Salavon, and soon the three of them rode their sheep and followed the crow.

The crow flew for a moment and then stopped and barked anxiously at the three of them, sometimes flying to Lawrence's shoulder to urge.

Soon the three of them came to Mount Talim, and just as Lawrence wondered what the crow was doing, the crow quickly flew to a large tree and barked at the bottom.

"Gah!"

Lawrence didn't understand what the crow was up to.

Suddenly, at this time, a gray lynx quickly rushed out into the distance.

The lynx that came out of the bushes frightened the three of them slightly, but they were relieved to see that it was only a snowcat less than a meter long.

Snow cats are unique to the area, with very few numbers and a very fearful human system.

Because of their speed and intelligence, few people can catch them.

Lawrence saw the snow cat running away and continued to look at the crow.

The crow soon flew down and landed in the bushes, where it continued to call.

"Gah!"

"Woo~"

Lawrence and the three heard the cry of the snow cat cub, and at this time Lawrence looked at the position behind him, and sure enough, the snow cat that had escaped just now did not really run away, but stood in the distance and watched vigilantly.

Lawrence quickly got off the sheep's back, used his long knife to clear the branches and weeds that were in the way, and saw a nest of snow-white kittens and a crow trying to fight the kittens.

The snow cat's nest contains not only hay and leaves, but also the feathers of crows and other birds.

Lawrence now understood the cause and effect, the crow's companion or family was hunted by the snow cat, and then he asked himself for help to kill the snow cat that killed the grass bird.

Of course, it can't beat the snow cat itself, and it doesn't dare to get close to retaliate, but it can call the strongest predators in the north to come to help.

Lawrence soon realized something.

In the animal kingdom, the party that offers food seems to be a subservient, not a breeder.

Because the weak will take the initiative to give up the food.

When feeding dogs, they will determine the status of the farm, and when feeding chickens and sheep, they will also show ruthless dominance.

It was a terrible beating for the sheep to make trouble, and Lawrence often beat and intimidated the rest of the rams, except for Sariel's sheep, which had never been beaten.

Roosters that are aggressive to people have long been made into chicken soup.

On the contrary, because this crow is too favored, he now regards himself as a tool man.

Come when you want to come, and leave when you're full, unequivocally.

People and animals can be friends, but at least they have to distinguish between strong and weak.

Most beasts, in fact, do not know how to benefit each other, and win-win cooperation is to win twice in their opinion.

Lawrence looked at the snowy mountain wildcat cub in front of him, this cat is much larger than normal domestic cats, and feeds on birds and poultry, and has a fierce temperament that is not suitable for pets.

If he could catch mice, Lawrence would love to keep them.

However, if you want to raise chickens, this snow-capped wild cat must be eliminated.

It's the same without anyone in nature, and there is no need for snow-capped wildcats on this mountain.

"Whew~" The three kittens let out a fierce roar, obviously having been weaned for a while.

Lawrence grabbed the three kittens and quickly threw them into the basket.

The crow flew up, and soon it was in the big tree next to the snowy mountain wild cat and shouted happily, "Ga! ”

Lawrence said, "Kill the cat!" ”

The snow-capped wildcat also realized the danger and quickly fled into the nearby mountain forest.

It was so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The plants in the mountains grow extremely well, and the dense vegetation makes it difficult for humans to spot where the wild cats are hiding.

But today is destined to be a bad day, as it is not only against three apex predators, but also a crow that is constantly searching for it in the woods.

The three men and the bird were extremely patient, especially the calls of the three small wild cats in the grass basket, which caused the big wild cat to always let out a low growl of threatening warning when hiding.

The warning of the wildcat allowed Lawrence to quickly determine the approximate location, and with a little probing, he could spot the exhausted wildcat.

Most wild animals have extremely low IQs, and as long as they are locked in location, death is only a matter of time.

Lawrence spent the morning killing the feral cat.

"There should be other snow cats here, come back tomorrow."

Lawrence, sensing that it was too late, dropped the dead wildcat in Seravon's basket and headed back towards the manor.

Seravon put away the dead cats and gave them to the shepherdess to skin when they returned, and the fur of this wild cat was very high-quality leather.

"Master, do you want to keep those three snow cats?"

Lawrence said slowly: "Look, if a merchant comes outside, it will be sold, and we are not suitable for raising such a beast that is not easy to domesticate here." ”

Salavin was curious: "Master, don't you like cats?" ”

Lawrence laughed, "Why do you ask?" ”

"Because you're willing to keep that wild boar, and you're willing to keep dogs and birds." ”

Lawrence said casually: "I just don't like animals that are too vicious, and I don't like anything that causes harm to children and domestic animals." ”

Wild boars are not domesticable, and the kingdom of Loving has domesticated a large number of pig mounts.

And every time the little boar came over, he ate leftovers with Doug, and had no intention of attacking the chickens.

For a piglet that can eat feed with the flock, Lawrence has no such great malice.

Mandekru said: "Snow cats can also be raised, I heard from people outside that many nobles like to raise big cats and dogs, and some dogs are taller than people. ”

Lawrence doesn't have that kind of thinking, there are many things to do every day now, and dogs can be subdued because dogs themselves are social animals and have a collective consciousness.

Snow cats are solitary animals, hunting and living alone, and do not interact with humans, making them very troublesome to domesticate.

Now so busy with all sorts of big things that concern hundreds of people, Lawrence doesn't have time for pets anymore.

Lawrence returned home, and although he wanted to teach the crow a lesson that was looking for trouble all day, he had to admit that what the crow did was good for him.

"Emma, in the future, when I'm not at home, the crow will come to ask for help, you arrange for someone to come over and have a look, protecting the crow is protecting us."

Lawrence had given his last name Crowfeather, and no matter what he thought about it now, those crows needed to be protected.

"Yes, I see." Emma took it as an important matter.

In this manor, the crows have a mysterious status, and because of Lawrence, everyone thinks that those crows can predict the future and are similar to the role of prophets.

(End of chapter)