The Top Fishing
Chapter 701 - 296: Challenge Over

Chapter 701: Chapter 296: Challenge Over

Hunger quickly overcame reason, and Little Fox timidly walked to the entrance of the snow house, bit onto the spine of the Salmon, and attempted to snatch it away and run off with it.

Little Fox didn’t weigh much, certainly no more than twenty or thirty pounds. How could it have the strength of Lin Yang’s right hand? After trying hard, it failed to snatch it away.

Having tasted the flavor of fresh fish meat, how could Little Fox bear to let go? It let out a low threat from its throat, and seeing that Lin Yang had no intention of attacking, it began to eat voraciously, pressing down on the fish with its front paws.

At that moment, Little Fox was less than thirty centimeters away from Lin Yang’s right hand. If Lin Yang wanted, even without a weapon, he could suddenly lunge and grasp the fox’s front leg.

But he didn’t do that. Instead, he lay on the ground watching the fox eat until its tightly pressed fur began to relax. Only then did he slowly extend his left hand that had been motionless until now.

Upon seeing Lin Yang’s left hand, Little Fox immediately retreated and abandoned the food. But after seeing that he had no intention of attacking, it bravely returned and resumed eating.

Under the high-definition camera, the fur around the fox’s mouth was clearly visible.

As the fox gradually relaxed, Lin Yang’s left hand slowly reached out and cautiously brushed the back of its paw with his knuckles.

The little one only issued a low growl from its throat but had no other stress reaction. Seeing this, Lin Yang continued to overstep, brushing with his knuckles again.

Little Fox seemed to sense that Lin Yang meant no harm, and after protesting with a few growls, it stopped even that. It quickly devoured half of the Salmon.

Lin Yang carefully controlled the level of contact, starting with brushing the front paw and gradually moving up to the front leg. He didn’t dare go beyond that; the neck and head are vital parts of a wild animal, and if those were touched, the fox might suddenly attack and he wouldn’t be able to dodge the fox’s mouth so close to him.

So Lin Yang lay there in an awkward position, watching Little Fox finish the fish. When it was about to leave, Little Fox even licked the blood of the Salmon on Lin Yang’s hand before reluctantly departing.

The fox turned and walked away, and Lin Yang heaved a sigh of relief, as did the viewers in the livestream room.

"Damn, that was so thrilling, it actually worked?"

"This Little Fox seems so naive, getting less than one fish’s benefit in the end. It’s like the host is about to succeed."

"Seeing the host gradually build a relationship with Little Fox gave me a sudden insight. It feels like seducing a girl could be done in a similar manner.

Lin Yang was at his wit’s end with these viewers, spreading his hands and shrugging his shoulders, "Blaming me? You’re the ones who wanted to see a fox being pet, and now you say my tactics are deep. If I weren’t, how would it fall for it?"

"Tsk tsk, listen to that tone, that choice of words, the host is a confirmed scumbag."

"+1 to the above."

"I wonder if Little Fox will come back again. The host’s animal taming skills are quite impressive, but the portion of the fish it just ate seemed quite large. Maybe it won’t come back today?"

Lin Yang shook his head and pointed to the other half of the Salmon lying beside him.

"The fish I was holding just now was actually half that I’d carved from the middle. It looked big but wasn’t really that much, and I’ve removed the fattier parts like the organs and thrown them into the ice hole.

I estimate that at the latest by noon, it will come back. If all goes well, by this evening, Little Fox should be ready to be hand-tamed.

Allowing us to touch its paw is actually a significant breakthrough, similar to when Little White learned to punch and eat outdoors previously."

Lin Yang’s prediction was right on the mark. Just past noon, while he was enjoying his usual fish hotpot, meat and soup, Little Fox returned.

Having had a brief moment of "intimacy," Little Fox was noticeably bolder, tentatively looking into the snow house with its wet nose sniffing incessantly.

Seeing this, Lin Yang picked up another piece of Salmon from beside him, crouched down, and handed it over.

This piece of fish had its bones removed, making the flesh a bit soft and squishy. This time, Lin Yang also put on a rabbit fur glove that one would use when handling birds of prey, with just the tips of his fingers exposed.

Clearly hungry again, Little Fox didn’t hesitate to start nibbling.

With protection on his hand, Lin Yang’s courage grew. He began with touching the leg, slowly moving forward until his hand brushed the fox’s chest and, surprisingly, there was no violent reaction.

Bolstered by this, Lin Yang continued to pet the fox, moving his hand toward the top of its head.

Little Fox simply pressed its ears down and kept eating.

"Wow, wow, wow, so foxes can have airplane ears, too."

"In just one day, the host has already touched Little Fox’s head."

"Does this count as a success in petting the fox?"

"So cute and loveable! It feels even tamer than the house cats."

"Host, go for it, if you can lure it back to the shelter, sleeping with it at night must be so warm. It’s like a natural fox fur coat."

"Uh, this seems to be a female fox. I have a bold idea!"

"To the one above, keep your bold ideas to yourself, or the host will send you to the little dark room."

Lin Yang became more audacious with his left hand, touching the neck, forehead, chest, and back, covering almost everywhere in no time.

Until Little Fox finished the fish, his hand showed no sign of moving away.

Lin Yang was taking a gamble, similar to the earlier test by touching its paw. If there was no clear resistance, it meant most of the hostility had faded, and he could proceed with the next step.

After eating the fish, Little Fox still didn’t leave. It let Lin Yang pet it all over its head. After a while, it even stretched out its front limbs, lay down, and squinted as if it enjoyed the head pats.

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