He pointed his cigarette-holding finger at Bella, who was lying on the blanket.
"Hounds choose their handlers based on the person they are looking for."
"They're not those useless animals in pet stores that will roll over belly-up if you give them a bite to eat."
"The veins of these puppies retain the extreme endurance of an Eskimo dog, the jaw muscles of a Pit Bull, and the ferocity of a wolfhound."
"Once they pledge allegiance to their master, their scent and obedience become ingrained in their very bones."
Black stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Su Wei.
"We chose the wrong ones, or we couldn't control the wildness in their genes."
"If they collapse out of fear or charge blindly out of control when faced with a 600-kilogram brown bear..."
"You're the one who died in the woods."
Su Wei stood still.
Black's words went straight to the point.
In wilderness hunting, the partnership between humans and hunting dogs is based on a life-or-death contract.
Faced with extreme environments and apex predators, hunting dogs lacking composure not only fail to provide assistance but also disrupt the hunter's shooting rhythm.
If a dog barks and reveals its position before its prey enters its effective range.
Or, when the prey charges, instead of following the restraint command, the prey bites head-on, resulting in the skull being shattered by a single blow.
These situations all indicate a complete failure of the hunt, or even the death of the hunter.
The best comrades-in-arms need to possess obedience, composure, judgment, and most importantly, self-control.
Su Wei's gaze passed over Black and landed on the five fleshy mounds on the blanket.
There are no visible differences in body shape that directly reflect personality traits.
The thought instantly converged in the mind.
[ Beast Taming Module LV2] Activated.
A translucent, pale blue light curtain silently unfolded at the edge of the retina.
A scanning light wave, visible only to Su Wei, was projected from his eyes, covering an area within three meters in front of him.
Rows of light blue data appeared on both sides of the field of vision.
The physical scene before my eyes has changed.
The puppy on the blanket is no longer just a simple living organism.
Five clusters of light, representing the vitality of life, were directly presented to Su Wei's optic nerves through his damp fur.
The color depth and flicker frequency of the light clearly indicate their physiological potential and nervous system state.
The first one was a slightly larger male dog with grayish-brown fur.
It occupied the position of the nipple on Bella's abdomen where milk was most abundant, and its limbs were noticeably thicker than the others.
In the field of vision of life detection, the light on its body appeared as a bright red, flashing at an extremely fast frequency.
Its muscle fiber density data far exceeds that of the remaining four.
With each suck, its swallowing motion is extremely vigorous.
When its fellow animals tried to approach, it didn't stop eating; instead, it kicked out with its hind legs, knocking one of them over.
This is a typical high-level power type individual, possessing absolute physical dominance.
If this were offered by a hunting club, it would undoubtedly be the top choice for all the wealthy.
But Su Wei's gaze lingered for only three seconds before sweeping past.
Over-reliance on physical advantages is often accompanied by a strong sense of territory and an irritable nervous system.
In complex hunting situations, this type of dog is easily provoked and will disobey the command to stay put.
Uncontrollable.
The second one was a slender, yellow and white female dog.
The light of life shone a bright orange, and the flickering rhythm alternated between fast and slow.
Its movements were extremely agile, and it did not engage in a direct confrontation with the first male dog.
Instead, it moved quickly between Bella's nipples.
When it encounters a push, it immediately rolls over to dissipate the force, and then, with extreme cunning, cuts in from another angle, biting into the gap.
His IQ is extremely high, and his behavior reveals an extreme cunning.
This is a very rare support potential, extremely well-suited for flanking maneuvers and silent tracking in bushes.
The third and fourth, one male and one female, were yellowish-brown in color.
The light of life emanated a soft, pale yellow, with a mediocre flickering frequency.
They were of average size and squeezed to the outermost edge, struggling to find a gap, emitting soft whimpers when they encountered resistance.
A moderate choice, with no outstanding strengths and no fatal flaws.
Su Wei immediately ruled out both options; the wilderness does not accept mediocrity.
My gaze continued to move outward, landing on the corner area at the very edge of the blanket.
It was about 20 centimeters away from Bella's abdomen.
The fifth one was a pure black male dog.
Medium-sized, with an extremely well-proportioned and compact skeleton in perspective.
In the module's view, this puppy's life radiance is different from that of all its siblings.
It has neither dazzling red nor bright orange, but a deep, restrained, ethereal blue light.
The flashing frequency of the light was not random, but once per second.
The rise and fall are extremely slow, yet remarkably resilient.
The time interval between each beat is precise, without any error.
This indicates that its heartbeat and nervous system response are in a state of absolute calm.
Unlike other puppies, it didn't rely on instinct to push forward and fight for food.
They didn't make any anxious noises because of hunger.
It lay quietly in the texture of the blanket, its pure black downy fur almost blending into the shadows.
Its black nose twitched slightly towards the air.
Although its eyes were still closed, its head remained slightly raised in an alert posture, and the muscles at the base of its ears twitched slightly from time to time.
It receives information from the outside world.
Su Wei's gaze froze.
A tiny creature, less than an hour old, managed to suppress the most primal feeding instincts of all mammals.
It prioritizes testing the safety of the surrounding environment.
Extreme restraint.
Like a living creature lurking deep in the snow.
This ability to suppress desires is a core talent possessed only by a top hunter.
Su Wei withdrew his gaze from the module, and the light screen vanished before his eyes.
He took two steps forward to the edge of the blanket, bent his right knee, and slowly squatted down.
His left arm rested on his knee, while his ungloved right hand extended smoothly.
But instead of touching any of the five puppies, he placed his palm across the paws that were eating and flattened it on the head of the mother dog, Bella.
The passive effect of [ Animal Affinity ] is fully activated.
An invisible wave, representing absolute safety and goodwill, flowed from Su Wei's palm and directly penetrated Bella's nervous system.
Bella's back muscles, which had been slightly tense due to the approach of a stranger, completely relaxed within two seconds.
Its chin was pressed against the blanket, and a series of very low-frequency gurgling sounds came from its throat.
A rough tongue with barbs extended and slowly licked the back of Su Wei's hand.
It absorbed the scent of Su Wei.
In that instant, the pure black male dog huddled in the corner moved.
It sensed the change in its mother's emotional frequency, or perhaps it keenly detected the wavebands of [ Animal Affinity ] emanating from the air.
It abandoned its dormant posture.
The small paw pads of the forelimbs are spread open and deeply embedded in the soft fiber layer of the blanket.
With the muscles in his hind legs contracting, he forcefully pushed backward, dragging his round belly, and inching closer and closer to Su Wei's palm.
Fifty centimeters is an extremely long journey for a newborn puppy.