Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

He was surprised to find that as Muti stroked Xinglong like a dog, saying "good boy, good boy", although Xinglong was still afraid, his breathing gradually became steady and his emotions seemed to calm down.

This change may seem strange, but it is not difficult to understand.

Imagine a poor little girl was violently kidnapped by robbers and locked in a basement. One day, the robber who kidnapped her appeared in front of her again. It is normal for her to scream in fear and subconsciously dodge.

But it is also reasonable that the little girl sobbed and tried to calm down after being pushed to the ground by the robber, who stroked her head and said "Be good".

This is undoubtedly a precursor to hostage identification syndrome.

Do monsters also have mental illnesses that humans have? Well, considering the high intelligence and intelligence of the Star Dragon, it is not surprising. It is an interesting topic.

No, now is not the time to create a new topic.

Should we keep Muti away from the Star Dragon cub to prevent them from coming into contact again? Or should we let the situation continue to develop?

After hesitating for less than a second, the professor made the decision and chose the latter.

The result of letting Muti leave is predictable. The star dragon cub will return to its previous state of ignoring everyone, and the research will continue to make no progress.

And letting Muti continue to get along with the Star Dragon cub might actually lead to hostage identification syndrome. By then, the Star Dragon cub should become very obedient.

This way of promoting mental illness may sound a little cruel, but considering that if research continues to make no progress, we may have to start using "more direct" methods. Compared with the two, this level of cruelty can be completely called kindness.

"Everyone, please leave the food behind." Ignoring the objections of several scholars, the professor said to Muti, "I'll leave this to you and Ao Lang.

Your first task is to find out the Star Dragon's diet, or what it likes to eat.

Eric, you stay here to record the experiment and be careful not to disturb them."

After that, he left with several other scholars. He wanted to deepen the star dragon cub's impression of Muti, but he couldn't have too many people watching.

"Olang, come here and help me watch it for a while." Muti said as he stood up.

As Muti stood up and left, the star dragon cub subconsciously wanted to get up and move, but at this time Orlan squatted beside its head and looked at it with a smile.

The star dragon cub immediately lay back down obediently.

Muti dusted off his butt and came to the mountain of food. "There are so many varieties. What do you like to eat?"

Of course, the Star Dragon would not answer her question. No matter how smart it was, it was impossible for it to learn to understand human language in just a few days.

"Maybe it likes smoked bacon!" Eric, who was recording, said, "Didn't we confirm that the day we captured it? It's very interested in the smell of smoked bacon!"

"So since it was born, its mother has been building a smokehouse to smoke bacon for it, right?" Orlan said unhappily, "It's just that the smoky and spicy flavor of bacon is new to it. What does that have to do with its eating habits?

Besides, bacon is high in salt. If Elu eats too much, her hair will fall out. Aren't you afraid that she'll get an upset stomach?"

Eric scratched his silver hair that smelled of bacon, "Well, you have a point."

Orlan tentatively scratched the Star Dragon's chin, but the expected purring sound didn't appear. The Star Dragon cub remained as stiff as a corpse. "By the way, I remember you can roughly determine a creature's diet by looking at its jaw and teeth structure, right?"

Eric nodded as he took notes, "Well, yes, Star Dragon is undoubtedly a carnivore, but the possibility of it being an omnivore cannot be ruled out.

What we want is more specific confirmation, like whether they feed primarily on large animals or small animals? Or fish? That would help fill in the gaps in the ecology of predation preferences.

"I see."

Muti came over with a huge piece of raw meat in one hand and a fresh glutton tuna in the other, “It’s time to eat. If you can’t eat bacon, eat something else.

So what do you think of naming it 'Bacon'? Doesn't it sound pretty catchy?

The rind of bacon is orange-red, and its shell is also orange-red."

"?"

Orlan looked down at the star dragon cub, who had nothing to do with the word "bacon".

"Do you have a naming habit?"

Chapter 306: Actually, it’s similar to training a dog

Olang had no intention of joining Muti in giving Xinglong a nickname. Eric was interested, but he insisted on calling Xinglong "Your Highness the Princess."

Although neither "Bacon" nor "Her Royal Highness" were names that could be written in the report, these rules could only control the pen in Eric's hand, but could not control the mouths of the two.

They kept calling it "princess" and "bacon" and it gave Orlan a headache. He couldn't help but interrupt, "Okay, we can talk about it later. Let's find a way to feed it first.

According to the professor, it hasn't had any proper food since it was captured, and if it continues like this, it will become increasingly weak."

"Yeah, Bacon. You can't not eat." Muti sat cross-legged next to the Star Dragon cub's head, patted the latter's forehead and said, "I know you like to eat meat. Come on, open your mouth."

The star dragon cub didn't move.

Seeing that Xinglong didn't understand what he said, Muti opened his mouth wide and said "Ah--" to demonstrate, then pretended to put the large piece of raw meat into his mouth.

Xinglong looked away slightly timidly.

"I think it's more like you stole its food and ate it in front of it to show off?" Seabuckthorn tilted his head.

"Will it?" Muti looked at Orlan.

Ao Lang nodded subtly, "A little bit."

"Forget it, it's too troublesome to communicate like this, let's be more direct." Muti put the large piece of raw meat aside, then stretched out his hands and tried to pry open Xinglong's mouth.

"Hey! Be careful!" Aolan broke out in a cold sweat. "Even though it's a cub, this is a massive monster with a head nearly ten meters long. If you stick your finger between its teeth, aren't you afraid of getting it bitten off?

"Well, I'll be careful."

"This isn't a question of whether you're paying attention or not..."

Aolan was halfway through his words of persuasion when Muti suddenly punched the star dragon on the head and shouted, "Open your mouth!"

Under the astonished gazes of Orlan and Eric, the star dragon cub lying motionless opened its mouth in grievance.

"That's good." Muti stuffed the large piece of raw meat into the star dragon's open mouth, and then helped it close its mouth with force.

Now, even though they couldn't communicate in the same language, Xinglong completely understood what she meant. After chewing a few bites with a grunt, he swallowed the large piece of raw meat.

"He really ate it!" Eric recorded excitedly.

Muti then dragged the almost one-meter-long fat and greedy tuna in front of Xinglong and said, "Come, try some fish. It's not good to eat while lying down. Get up and eat."

Muti lay down demonstratively, then got up again.

Xinglong actually did as he was told. He climbed up, lay there quietly, and started to gnaw on the greedy tuna that was almost as big as his head.

"Ohhh! Your Highness the Princess loves fish too!"

Eric's shouting frightened Xinglong so much that he shuddered. Muti glared at him and motioned him to shut up. Then he walked to the pile of food and dragged a few items over.

Among them was an elf deer whose body was intact except for a broken neck. There were also some fruits and plant tubers, as well as some raw meat and fish.

She placed these in front of Xinglong. Xinglong, who had just finished eating a fish, sniffed around and tentatively picked up another one, while carefully observing Muti's reaction.

Seeing that Muti had no objection, he lowered his head and continued to eat fish. It seemed that he was really hungry.

"It seems it prefers fish to the meat of large animals or the carcasses of small ones," Orlan said with a smile. "So, the cave we found it in is also in an area with dense water networks. Could that also be because it has convenient access to food?"

"It's possible! Very likely! Is this a habit unique to cubs? Or are adults also like this? Ah! I'm so curious!" Eric recorded it with shining eyes.

The research that had been stagnant for a long time finally made some progress. How could he not be excited?

"By the way, Olang, did you bring the portable grill?" Seeing Xinglong engrossed in his food, Muti felt a little hungry too. "There's so much food here, why don't we try some too?"

Orlan looked at her expressionlessly.

They were here to report to Lord Fabius, so how could he possibly have kitchen utensils with him?!

Understanding the questioning in Orlan's eyes, Muti chuckled and said, "That's true. But if it's fresh sea fish, it seems that eating it raw is also possible, right?"

As she spoke, she picked up a sashimi fish, took out a knife and cut the meat from both sides, then tore off the scales and skin together. The two pieces of fresh, fat-rich fish swayed in her hands, exuding an attractive luster.

Xinglong, who was concentrating on eating fish, secretly looked up and looked at Muti's actions curiously.

"Look, this meat is also orange-red, a bit like your color. How about we stop calling you bacon and call you sashimi?"

Aolan: “…”

"Come on, open your mouth." Muti shook a piece of crystal fish meat that was as long as his arm and looked at Xinglong with a smile.

Xinglong seemed to have memorized the pronunciation of the word "open your mouth" and came closer obediently and opened his mouth.

Muti threw the fish into Xinglong's mouth, picked up the remaining fish, and turned back to ask Ao Lang: "Did you bring soy sauce?"

"...You pig, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

Facing Aolan's sarcasm, Muti puffed his lips and said, "Sister Muxiang always carries soy sauce with her. Sashimi really tastes best dipped in soy sauce."

Although she said so, Muti was not picky about food. She cut the fish into thick slices and stuffed them into her mouth one by one.

What no one expected was that Xinglong actually came closer and stared at the remaining fish in Muti's hand.

Muti hesitated for a second, but finally threw the fish meat into Xinglong's mouth. He then picked up another fish from the basket and said, "See, the skinned, boned, and gutted fish meat is definitely better than the whole fish."

As she spoke, she glanced back at Eric and said, "Isn't it very obedient? It's not as difficult as you say.

Oh, and please ask the professor for some soy sauce and wasabi root for me. This is what Muxiang taught me to eat... No, I mean I want to see if Xinglong can accept our human seasonings."

"Okay! I'll go right away!" Eric ran away excitedly.

Orlan sighed, picked up a fish from the basket, and began to help skin and debone it.

Since Star Dragon likes to eat, let it eat more. It should replenish its nutrition after being hungry for so long. And it is actually willing to get close to Muti?

In this way, with Muti acting as a bridge in the middle, the research should go much more smoothly.

"It looks majestic, but it seems not much different from Xiang, meow?" Looking at the star dragon cub that had inexplicably become close to Muti, Seabuckthorn scratched his beard. "First, beat it a few times, then feed it some food, and it will become obedient, meow?"

"If you hit him a few more times, he should become more obedient, meow." Yuwan's voice was low, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body.

Sensing the danger, Star Dragon quickly hid behind Muti.

A scarlet light flashed in Yuwan's eyes, which was a sign of his impending transformation into a beast.

"Calm down, meow!" Seabuckthorn quickly grabbed it.

If a fight really breaks out, this star dragon cub will most likely not be able to defeat the angry Yuwan, not to mention that this cub's body is bald for some reason and there is not even a single star-feather butterfly visible, so its fighting power is very low.

"Yuwan, come here and eat with us. Don't you like fish too?" Muti, who was busy cutting up the fish and didn't notice what was happening here, shouted.

The red light in Yuwan's eyes faded away, and he ran to Muti with a soft hum, helping her cut the fish.

It was very good at this. In less than half a minute, it finished processing a large sashimi fish. It cut the good parts of the fish into thin slices and handed them to Muti, and threw the rest into Xinglong's face.

"You'll die of stuffing, meow!"

Chapter 307 Star Dragon's Trust

When the professor and a group of senior scholars received the news from Eric and rushed over, they saw this scene through the iron gate.

Muti, who had taken off his upper body armor, picked up a small piece of sashimi, threw it into the air, then opened his mouth wide, shook his body and head to adjust his position, wanting the piece of fish to fall directly into his mouth, but it landed on his face with a "pop".

She smacked her lips with some regret, stuffed the piece of fish into her mouth, then picked up another piece and threw it over the star dragon cub's head.

The star dragon cub also imitated her, opening its mouth wide to catch the piece of fish meat. Then, whether it was a coincidence or deliberate imitation, it did not catch the piece of meat with its mouth. Instead, it stretched out its tongue to lick it, and licked the piece of meat that fell on the tip of its nose into its mouth.

"We didn't even know the star dragon's tongue could be so long..." an elderly anthropologist muttered to himself.

Another scholar seemed even more surprised. "How long has it been since they established a friendship?"

"No matter how she did it, it's a fact that we've established some initial trust." The professor showed a satisfied look on his face. "Compared to her previous state, where she only drank small amounts of water, refused to eat or interact, and was stressed and withdrawn, her mental state has improved a lot.

It should have regarded Muti as a companion to some extent, and even developed a dependence on him. In a completely unfamiliar environment, it is not a bad thing to have someone to rely on.

This way, our research can finally begin.”

As he spoke, the professor looked at the scholars beside him and said, "Let's not go in and disturb them today. Giving the star dragon cubs some time to relax will also help them deepen their relationship.

Try to meet their needs as much as possible, including the seasonings Eric just mentioned. This may help to further stabilize Xinglong's mental state.

At the same time, we need to re-plan our research and communicate with the two hunters. There are some test projects that we don't know how to implement, and they may be able to help us complete them smoothly."

After giving the order, the professors and scholars in front of the iron fence were about to disperse when they heard Muti beside the star dragon cub shouting at them.

"professor--!"

The professor paused. He wanted to scold Muti, saying that yelling at the top of his voice would easily scare the star dragon cubs.

However, the star dragon just stayed close to Muti and looked at them together with the latter, with the innocence and curiosity unique to animal cubs in its eyes.

"..."

It seems that the star dragon cub is not so timid that it will be scared by a little noise. It was just too uneasy before.