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Untitled Part 29

  The next day, around five to seven am, Ling Xia got out of the bed and meets up with Wan Yan and the others assigned with him to feed those Bald Eagles.

Level five Bald Eagles already possesses certain amount of intelligence, and the place where they are being raised is much bigger than that of the Green Wings, though it was situated farther to the back of the mountains and near the steep cliffs. Even though the numbers of this species are dwindling, but the chicks of the bald eagle are in life and death situation early on since the mature Bald Eagles rarely rear them. They are out almost the entire day and when they return, the young chicks may have suffered from starvation and dies. This is where the people in charge of feeding comes in and take care of the chicks.

Ling Xia and Wan Yan hopped inside the cart pulled by a magic beast. There were containers inside the cart that are filled with fresh red meat in various sizes——but all were feed for the eagles. The other two men that was with them were in separate cart and was following behind.

They were traveling for about half an hour in a bumpy ride until finally, they arrived at the back of the mountain. During the journey, Wan Yan was telling Ling Xia important pointers in rearing一一Ling Xia memorizes it all. Once they were done talking, they remained quiet for the rest of the journey. The reason was they are not far from where the mature eagles are nesting all year round——If their noise agitated it, everyone's life might be in peril.

Everyone packed their own respective share of meat into their bamboo baskets and carried it on their backs. They throws down the rope at the edge of the cliff, then proceeded to climb down cautiously. Even though Ling Xia had never participated in any activities relating to mountain climbing, but with his now light and strengthen body as well as his fast and keen sense, he climbed down smoothly.

They quickly reached the cracks on the crevice, where every eagle nests are located.

Wan Yan pointed at a cave on an overhanging stone platform down below, he implied that it was a cave where a mature Bald Eagle lives, and asks Ling Xia to be extra careful.

Those young chicks had grown into a size comparable to mature ducks and chickens. Their beaks were sharp and pointed, but they haven't develop their wings that looked similar to a bat, yet looked more ferocious. Ling Xia counted them, totaling to about thirty chicks.

As what Wan Yan explained before, there are more male Bald Eagles than female ones. And the duration of incubation took around three years, that's why there are only few of them. If they didn't feed those chicks in time, its possible that this chicks might resort to cannibalism.

The chicks smelled the scent of meat, and immediately chirps loudly. Ling Xia quickly imitated the way they throw the meat at those chicks. Those chicks appetite are enormous. And even if they are done eating their fill, they are compelled by their greediness and would snatch the meat of other chicks and take it on their own nest. Ling Xia watches the fierce fight between chicks as if it was a cockfight, and it made his scalp tingle——They were already this ferocious at such a young age, what more if they grow into a mature Bald Eagle?

Once the meat has been distributed, Ling Xia uses a leaf to wipe the grease off his hands and followed Wan Yan in leaving the place.

This work was done for ten consecutive days. Ling Xia felt that his strength became stronger and his foothold became steadier that he thought he don't even need a rope to climb up and down on the edge of the cliff anymore. It's just that, he never reveal it towards Wan Yan and other's while he's with them.

The morning came and Ling Xia and the others are on their way to climb the mountain. But the strong torrent of rain has yet to ceased from the night before, making the river current flows violently, and turn the dirt mountain road muddy and difficult to travel on. The schedule of feeding the eagle chicks cannot be delayed, so Ling Xia and the others hopped down from the cart, and carried the baskets containing the feed on their backs as they climbed up the mountains.