In the Andes Mountain Range, a loud falcon call cut through the high atmosphere. While it sounded extremely penetrating, it also gave people a sense of wildness and boldness in the face of the primitive and wild nature.
A gray falcon could be seen zooming across the sky, creating a stunning arc in mid-air. Then, it turned downward and dived at a speed of over 100 kilometers per hour. Once those sharp claws hidden under its feathers clamped down on one’s body, it would surely leave a few bloody holes.
A bearded middle-aged man who looked slovenly dressed and mannered raised his hand. He had put on special protective bracer on his arms. When the falcon flew near to the man’s head, it spread its wings and slowed down before firmly gripping on the bracer to perch on it steadily.
This falcon perched on the man’s arm as i t looked left and right. Its extremely sharp eyes could spot prey smaller than a mouse more than ten kilometers above the sky. It
was one of the top nature predators be it i n appearance or function.
The bearded man obviously liked his pet very much. After feeding it a piece of fresh beef, he turned to his companion and said with a laugh, “Jesse, I spent a lot of time and effort getting this gyrfalcon from Raydon province in Somerland. It comes from the purest bloodline of the king, and its parents once hunted a snow leopard. I a m willing to bet you 100 bucks that my gyrfalcon can kill your ferret in 10 seconds.”
The man named Jesse had a big cigar in his mouth, but compared to the boorish bearded man, his clothes were more delicate and decent. Even in such a desolate wilderness, he was dressed for hunting, which revealed his upper-class taste.
Jesse shrugged and raised his double barreled shotgun with both hands. He said, “No matter how powerful an animal or person is, it can’t stop a single bullet from this thing.”
When the bearded man was about to
speak, another slender woman with a height of 1.9 meters walked out from a mountain pass not far away. She was carrying a porcupine covered with spikes o n her back.
The porcupine was dribbling blood along the woman’s footsteps as it hung on her back.
“What are you two waiting for? My spoils are here, can’t you help me take the porcupine away in a gentlemanly manner?” The woman shouted.
The bearded man and Jesse laughed and waved their hands. Immediately after, someone trotted forward from behind them to pick up the porcupine on the woman’s back.
The tall and slender woman walked to the bearded man carefreely, glanced at the gyrfalcon on his arm with some envy, and said, “Noe, you really don’t want to give that gyrfalcon to me? I told you that you can name any price you want.
“Do you want 100 million or 200 million?”
The bearded man named Noe said with a grin, “As the eldest Rothschild princess, you don’t care about this money, while I, Morgan’s fourth-in-line heir, don’t care too much about this money, either. Am I right, Jesse… DuPont, vice president of DuPont?”
The woman snorted softly and said, ” Don’t care about money? There are no people in this world who don’t care about money. Didn’t your family, my family, and so many people work so hard for generations for money and power? Of course, you men have another reason to fight hard and that is women, while we women have another reason to fight hard, and that is not to be ruined by men like you.”
Noe shrugged and said, “I’ve never ruined any woman.”
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at the gyrfalcon on Noe’s arm, and suddenly said, “How about you make a bet with me for this gyrfalcon?”
“What is it? I don’t bet on normal things,” Noe said with interest.
“It’s definitely not an ordinary gamble. Jesse, are you interested in joining us?”
