Chapter 424 - Duck Eggs
Compared to the other animals in the forest, this duck seemed to be friendly to humans. Sometimes, it flew far away doing goodness knows what but before sunset, it still returned to rest in the forest on the other side of the river. During the day it would continue moving around the river and in the forest. Since it was near the village, there were no dangerous predators nearby and it was relatively safe to the duck.
Once it grew more comfortable, it grew bolder and no longer had predictable routines.
According to the guy who often observed the duck, in the beginning, the duck had disappeared for more than half a day. The people at the foot of the hill were worried it wasn’t going to return but when they planned to report to Shao Xuan, they realised it was back with another bird. Then, they both left. When it returned, the duck had brought another companion.
Just like that, it would bring back one bird every one or two days. These were not all the same. Some had sharper beaks, some had rounder beaks, some had longer wings, some had shorter wings. Some had bright feathers, some had grey feathers. Some liked resting on the trees, some like resting in the bushes. Even if these birds had their differences, from the general characteristics, they were similar to the duck. Perhaps they were of the same family or shared an ancestor.
In the past, the tribesmen would hunt birds flying around this area. Of course they’d take food delivered to their doorstep! However, since the duck was the Elder’s, no one touched it. They did not touch the other birds either.
Right now, the common trend was counting ducks. When the people at the foot of the hill had some time, they would go check on the ducks in the river.
“Hey, how many are there today?” asked a warrior on patrol duty.