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After a hurried breakfast, Zhu Ji happily carried his basket and went up the mountain with Shi Wen.

There are indeed eggs on the mountain, and quite a lot of them.

These eggs were hidden under various kinds of trees, and many survived.

I just don't know when the chickens laid their eggs here.

Shi Wen picked up two eggs and smelled them.

Zhu Ji asked worriedly, "These eggs aren't rotten, are they?"

Shi Wen nodded. "It doesn't smell bad, it's fine."

Their Bress chickens like to lay their eggs under the bushes.

Overall, there were fewer chicken eggs on the mountain than the remaining goose eggs; they could find about one nest of eggs by searching ten bushes.

Some of the eggs were damaged by the hail, so even fewer could be taken back.

Zhu Ji picked up the eggs and said with heartache, "It's such a waste of your eggs. They were sold for such a high price, and I never expected them to be destroyed by hail."

Shi Wen, "There's no way around it. With so many chickens, it's impossible for all of them to lay their eggs obediently in the coop. This result is actually quite good; if there hadn't been hail, most of them could have been collected eventually."

Zhu Ji: "That makes sense. There aren't many wild animals on your ranch, so the chances of your eggs being stolen are relatively small."

Shi Wen, "That's exactly what I mean."

As they were talking, Zhu Ji suddenly stood up and looked towards a certain corner.

Shi Wen him acting all mysterious, so I asked, "What's wrong? You're standing like a tree stump."

Zhu Ji: "There seems to be an eagle over there."

"What eagle?" Shi Wen looked in the direction he was looking from, but saw nothing. "I don't see anything."

Zhu Ji: "I just saw the treetop sway slightly, and now it seems to have flown away."

Shi Wen, "I'll go check it out later."

Many eagle species are nationally protected animals and are rare.

Their home has many small, aggressive animals; birds of prey dare not land here.

Shi Wen that I haven't seen any eagles on the ranch for a long time.

Zhu Ji said, "I shouldn't be mistaken. If I, Abilities, could even make a mistake like this, I wouldn't need to stay here."

Shi Wen, "There are many patterns on the mountain, some of which may be unfamiliar."

Zhu Ji: "Want to make a bet? There's definitely an eagle there; let's bet on your chickens."

"No gambling," Shi Wen calmly replied. "Then I'll send Heiwa and the others to look for it."

Shi Wen let out a long whistle, calling the dogs that were searching for eggs in the distance to come over.

Heiwa trotted over to Shi Wen and whispered, "Woof?"

Shi Wen gestured, indicating that there was something over there, and told the dogs to run over and surround it.

The dogs immediately understood his gesture and their ears perked up with excitement.

Heiwa led a pack of dogs, and Wolf King led a pack of dogs. The two packs of dogs circled around from the left and right and ran towards that direction.

They are very used to this kind of hunting; their thick pads make them run without making a sound, and their nimble movements allow them to avoid all the dead branches and fallen leaves.

Shi Wen and Zhu Ji stood here quietly listening to the sounds from the other side.

After a while, with Heiwa's loud "Woof!", the dogs suddenly sprang into action, their barking and howling mingling together, creating a restless atmosphere.

The dogs' threatening barks were quite intimidating, but after a few seconds, Shi Wen suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings.

Immediately afterwards, several large eagles took flight.

Shi Wen placed his hand in front of his forehead to block the sunlight, staring intently at the large eagles, his brow furrowed.

Zhu Ji: "What's wrong?"

Shi Wen, "I think I've seen that white-shouldered eagle flying in the upper right corner before."

"Which one? The one that came to your ranch before?" Zhu Ji looked with him. "I told you there was an eagle hiding in that corner."

Shi Wen looked at the white-shouldered eagle taking flight and said, "Yes, that's the one. It looks exactly like it, and its markings are identical. I'll call and ask."

Zhu Ji, standing nearby, asked in bewilderment, "Wasn't that white-shouldered eagle sent to the zoo for breeding?"

Shi Wen had a grudge against that white-shouldered eagle, so mistaking another one for a grudge was one thing, but he would never mistake a vengeful eagle. "Yes, so it's strange that I don't know why I've appeared here again."

Shi Wen pulled out his phone from his pocket and called Zhou Hongzhong: "Captain Zhou?"

Zhou Hongzhong answered immediately, "It's me. What's up? Have you found some rare protected animals on your ranch again?"

After saying this, Zhou Hongzhong joked, and then heard Shi Wen suspiciously silent for two seconds.

Zhou Hongzhong: "No way? It really is a protected animal? What is it this time?"

"White-shouldered eagles." Shi Wen looked at the white-shouldered eagles taking flight in the distance, then glanced at the steppe eagle mixed in with them, and added, "There seems to be another steppe eagle. If I'm not mistaken, there are four white-shouldered eagles and one steppe eagle in front of me."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Really? Our data shows that they don't have the habit of group cooperation."

Shi Wen, "Then I don't know. You might need to update your reference materials. And one more thing—"

Zhou Hongzhong: "Tell me, I can take whatever you say now."

Shi Wen, "Do you remember that white-shouldered eagle we sent away last time? It seems to have reappeared on our ranch."

Zhou Hongzhong was genuinely shocked. "Really? Wait a minute, I'll call and ask right now."

The eagles in the sky were startled and flew away, and could not be caught for a while.

Shi Wen and Zhu Ji continued collecting eggs.

Not long after, Zhou Hongzhong called back, "You're not mistaken, the white-shouldered eagle is back."

Shi Wen: "Has the zoo released it again?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "Yes. To avoid trouble, the zoo even sent someone to release it in Northeast China. I don't know why it was so persistent and flew back."