Chapter 1023 - 42: Taming

As King Kong and the wild Wolf Mink began to fight, the others woke up due to the commotion.

Everyone gathered around the wild Wolf Mink.

Chen Wen had already used a rope to tie up the four legs of the Wolf Mink.

The wild Wolf Mink lay on the ground, emitting threatening roars.

"What’s happening?"

Hua Yun couldn’t help but ask, surprised that she had fallen asleep.

Chen Wen pointed to the wild Wolf Mink on the ground, "This little guy peeked at our camp once before. It’s very sly. Tonight, while we were all a bit tired, it specifically chose this time to come and steal our food."

Upon hearing this, Roland couldn’t sit still.

He detested animals stealing food because when he lived alone in the wilderness, some unknown animal had once stolen some of his meat.

And his suspicion at the time had been on a Wolf Mink.

Roland now looked around with the intention of finding an axe.

Gaston also said, "A camp thief! Let’s chop it up!"

Upon hearing this, everyone readily agreed.

It seemed everyone had suffered from the Wolf Mink!

Chen Wen laughed, catching everyone’s attention.

Once he had their attention, he said, "No hurry, this Wolf Mink looks very clever. Let me see if I can tame it."

Taming animals!

Upon hearing this, Roland and Gaston perked up.

Taming animals was Chen Wen’s specialty!

They hadn’t survived with Chen Wen before and hadn’t witnessed his taming skills.

They had caught it this time!

Yet Chen Wen did not begin the taming process in front of everyone; instead, he picked up a dagger, grabbed the Wolf Mink by the tail, and led it to a place away from the camp.

Gaston was quite curious and wanted to follow to see what was happening.

But Fred reached out and held Gaston back, "This is Chen Wen’s secret; let’s not go over there."

Upon hearing this, Gaston was a bit disappointed.

However, he also had an expectation that Chen Wen would not easily reveal his secrets.

While everyone was speculating,

On Chen Wen’s side,

He looked at the Wolf Mink and the two words on its head—[Sharp].

Could sharpness be considered a special trait?

Or a special emotion?

Chen Wen thought it over for a long time and ultimately classified it under special trait.

He reached out his hand, adjusted the Wolf Mink upright, and said, "Can you understand what I’m saying?"

The wild Wolf Mink, hearing this, its eyes widened considerably.

It looked at Chen Wen with some surprise and bewilderment, quickly comprehending Chen Wen’s meaning.

It looked at Chen Wen in shock, as if realizing an extraordinary change in itself.

It also realized that this change came from Chen Wen.

The wild Wolf Mink looked at Chen Wen, a hint of confusion flashing in its eyes.

What is up with this person?

It hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Are you... my kind?"

Chen Wen scratched his head; this Wolf Mink didn’t seem very smart.

But from its voice, this creature sounded rather young and female.

Though it was within Chen Wen’s expectations because female Wolf Minks are much smaller in size than males.

This creature’s size is almost one-third smaller than King Kong, which he raised.

"Not the same kind."

Chen Wen said, slowly reaching out his hand, "I’ll untie the rope on you first, don’t get too excited, I’ll explain everything in a moment."

Upon hearing this, the Wolf Mink nodded, somewhat understanding.

It didn’t move but waited for Chen Wen to untie the ropes.

After a moment, the Wolf Mink was free from its constraints.

Its instincts told it this was the best moment to run!

But before the Wolf Mink’s feet moved, Chen Wen calmly said, "Hungry?"

The Wolf Mink paused, it didn’t plan to run anymore, but quickly nodded, "Hungry!"

"If you’re hungry, I have some food here, do you want it?"

Chen Wen said, taking out the food that the Wolf Mink had attempted to steal.

This large piece of bear meat was enough for the Wolf Mink to feast on.

Looking at this piece of meat, the Wolf Mink couldn’t take its eyes off.

It swallowed its saliva and asked, "Can I really eat it?"

"Of course."

Chen Wen smiled kindly, cutting the meat into bite-sized pieces for the Wolf Mink to eat and laid it on the ground.

Seeing this, the Wolf Mink immediately felt a lot of goodwill towards Chen Wen.

For the first time, it encountered a creature willing to cut meat into pieces and feed it.

Thinking about the life it led before, wanting something to eat meant risking everything to steal and rob.

If another creature discovered it, they’d chase it far. It had even been injured over these matters.

The Wolf Mink was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.

It felt like it had met an angel!

But just as the Wolf Mink was contemplating this, Chen Wen spoke, "Would you like to live such a life in the future? Not having to risk everything for one meal, nor fight other Wolf Minks for a safe nest. You only need to do a little work, and you can eat well and live safely. Do you want that?"

Chen Wen’s gentle words seemed as if the Devil... no, more like an angel’s temptation.

Listening to Chen Wen’s description, the Wolf Mink’s eyes widened.

This sounded amazing!

It weakly said, "Can I?"

"Of course!"

Chen Wen laughed, "You just have to listen to me. But to show some sincerity, stay still first."

He reached out his hand, gently touching the Wolf Mink particularly at the wound, under its cautious gaze.

As the effect of [Animal Doctor] was triggered.

The Wolf Mink felt a warm stream pass over its wound.

It could feel its wound healing.

How miraculous!

Surprised, the Wolf Mink looked at Chen Wen with increased gratitude.

It thought for a moment and said, "Then I’ll stick with you!"

After saying this, perhaps realizing it agreed too quickly, the Wolf Mink weakly added, "But you have to keep your promise! Or... or I’ll run away!"

Looking at the Wolf Mink, Chen Wen couldn’t help but laugh heartily, "Don’t worry, I definitely won’t deceive you!"

The Wolf Mink felt more relieved upon hearing this.

At this time, Chen Wen heard two consecutive sounds echoing in his mind.

One was the Wolf Mink recognizing him, gifting him a keyword, the other was a keyword gained from healing the Wolf Mink.

Chen Wen took note, the keyword given by the Wolf Mink was quite impressive, a golden perception ability enhancement keyword, and a special keyword.

[Alert (Gold): Greatly enhance your perception ability, allowing you to anticipate crisis in advance. The effect varies based on the strength of perception ability. ps: Special keyword, appears only on perceptive animals]

The effect of this keyword is quite good, able to enhance perception ability and includes crisis prediction.

Though Chen Wen, after acquiring Close to Nature, had already become strong in this aspect.

Having this keyword was like adding a cherry on top.

It’s pretty decent.

However, when Chen Wen looked at the keyword obtained from treating the Wolf Mink, Chen Wen’s eyes lit up.

This keyword was good!

[Small Bets, Big Rewards (Gold): You are more adept at dealing with large-sized animals, able to reasonably distribute your stamina when facing them, skilled at finding weak points, and faster at attacking them, with greater harm]

This was a keyword Chen Wen once obtained.

From the Yellow-throated Mink in Ailao Mountain.

However, following the keyword swap, this keyword was returned to the Yellow-throated Mink.

But he quite liked this keyword.

Because, almost anywhere, large-sized animals are not infrequent.

This keyword has high versatility.

Chen Wen felt this keyword was quite handy.