CHAPTER 460: CHAPTER 426: EXTRAORDINARY TALENT

When Mountain Eagle let go of his self-demands on the minutiae, his entire thought process and ideas became very clear.

Black Fox is not an Immortal; it’s impossible for him to have connections and channels all over the world!

If he really had that much power, he wouldn’t bother being a Mercenary; he could make a fortune just by smuggling goods.

As a Mercenary, Black Fox is even less likely to go to war with a company like Dimension Card Company, which has a significant background in politics and business.

The real power lies with Black Fox’s employer!

Compared to investigating a small target like a Mercenary, it’s much easier to investigate the competitors of Dimension Card Company!

This time, Mountain Eagle didn’t make calls himself to find a solution, but left all the problems to Daria...

The truth was, this young woman’s intelligence ability and her understanding of the Underworld actually surpassed that of Mountain Eagle.

It’s just that, having stayed by Mountain Eagle’s side for so long, her abilities were overshadowed by her boss’s formidable combat capability and problem-solving skills.

And the first time Mountain Eagle tried to amplify the abilities of Butcher and Daria, he received very good results...

Luna’s shooting attempt was very successful; at a distance of 20 meters, she was uncomfortable with the size and recoil of the shotgun, but aside from missing the target with the first shot, the rest of her dozen shots all hit the mark.

This was a great start!

But what surprised Mountain Eagle was that Luna’s shooting talent was not fully demonstrated by shooting at fixed targets...

When a squirrel ran past the target from a nearby tree branch, Luna, as if driven by something, quickly adjusted the gun and completed her shot...

"Pop"

The unlucky squirrel plummeted from the tree!

Mountain Eagle was stunned for a moment, then patted Luna’s body and asked, "Luna, why did you shoot that squirrel? Are you going to eat it?"

Luna sat on the ground, squinting and smiling at Mountain Eagle, "Daddy, are squirrels tasty?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "They should be mediocre..."

Luna sniffed and said, "Then I won’t eat it..."

Mountain Eagle looked at the expression on Luna’s face and seriously said, "Luna, if we’re not going to eat them, then we shouldn’t hunt them.

Hunters hunt animals for food, and to protect themselves.

Guns are tools for securing food and for protection..."

Luna listened and nodded earnestly, "Got it, Daddy!"

Then Luna stood up and scurried over with her short legs to where the squirrel had fallen, clutching the unfortunate squirrel in both hands, she sent it back up the tree while muttering non-stop, "You better leave, Daddy says you’re not tasty..."

Mountain Eagle was very aware that Luna didn’t have a clear sense of right and wrong, and as he walked over to lecture her, the squirrel miraculously came back to life, scrambling up the tree trunk to a branch a few meters high, perched there, protesting at Luna with discontent noises...

Luna didn’t care about the squirrel’s complaints; she smiled wide, scoured the grassland a bit, and quickly found a large pine cone and ran in front of Mountain Eagle, saying, "Daddy, I snatched this from the little squirrel...

used to let me eat pine nuts inside them before, and they tasted incredibly good, you should try..."

Mountain Eagle watched as Luna clumsily tried to split the pine cone, and he looked up at the squirrel that was still perched on the branch, ranting and raving...

"You were fighting over pine cones with that squirrel?"

Luna, wrinkling her little nose and struggling with the pine cone, nodded, "I was snatching pine cones. 08 told me that the pine nuts inside the pine cones that squirrels like to eat are really tasty..."

Mountain Eagle frowned and asked, "Weren’t you always kept in cages?"

Luna managed to pry open a section of the pine cone, carefully picked out a few pine nuts, and said, "They would let us hunt squirrels and mice in a room...

and I were the best. We would always catch them, and then they would reward us with some pine cones and berries."

Mountain Eagle was stunned, he curiously asked, "Hunting squirrels and mice, what did you use?"

Luna collected a dozen pine nuts, smiled with her teeth showing, and stuffed them into Mountain Eagle’s hand, "Daddy, you try, crack the shell and you’ll get to the meat inside."

Then Luna used her little hands to imitate the shape of a pistol, making ’pew pew’ noises with her mouth, "The pistol has air in it, pull the trigger and the squirrel dies...

is better than me; he used a slingshot to hit mice, hitting them every time, and he also secretly let me taste mouse meat, which wasn’t tasty at all."

Mountain Eagle knew that the 08 Luna mentioned must be a child older than her, but he definitely didn’t expect that these people had started training and testing these kids at such a young age.

And clearly, the testing was very effective!

What does it mean for four- or five-year-old children to use air guns to shoot squirrels and mice?

"Air guns..."

Mountain Eagle muttered to himself, curious, "You can see squirrels carrying pine cones?"

Luna nodded, "I saw, the pine cone is so big, it’s very clear..."

"Motion vision..."

Mountain Eagle murmured softly, then looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, he used the Sergeant System to create a Ruger Silent Pistol that fit Luna’s hand size...

He showed Luna the pistol in his hand, took out a fishing line, tied a piece of wood to it, and then tied one end of the fishing line to a tree branch. After that, he gave it a push, making the wood swing...

Mountain Eagle took a few steps back with Luna and said with a smile, "Can you see it clearly now?"

Luna glanced at Mountain Eagle curiously and nodded, "Yeah..."

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle pulled Luna back to a distance of 15 meters and asked, "How about now?"

Luna didn’t know what Mountain Eagle was up to, but she nodded, "Yeah..."

Mountain Eagle smacked his lips and asked, "What’s the difference from before?"

Luna thought for a moment while picking at the corner of her mouth and said, "The piece of wood looks smaller..."

Mountain Eagle breathed a small sigh of relief...

It was not some science fiction ability, but rather an extraordinary visual perception in motion...

Visual perception ability in motion first requires good eyesight, and then the ability to observe changes in the environment and objects during motion, giving timely feedback and adjustment to one’s actions.

Top athletes in sports like table tennis, badminton, football, or even hockey all have very strong visual perception abilities.

However, most of them have developed these skills through postnatal training, with a very small number being naturally super gifted.

What makes strong visual perception impressive is not just good eyesight but also the capacity for movement perception, bodily reaction, and even the extension to visual search strategies through training...

For example, top football midfielders and American football quarterbacks have the visual search ability to discern weaknesses in a chaotic game and deliver fatal straight passes or long passes.

This attribute is talent; it can be acquired through postnatal training, but the ceiling will not be as high as those naturally gifted individuals.

While these athletes demonstrate their abilities by handling the ball, Luna’s talent was revealed in her shooting ability.

Mountain Eagle handed the Ruger pistol to Luna and asked, "Can you hit that piece of wood?"

The Ruger Silent Pistol was quite light. Luna had used air rifles before. Under Mountain Eagle’s guidance, she quickly grasped how to shoot...

When Mountain Eagle supported her back and said ’start,’ Luna closed her left eye, took aim, and pulled the trigger...

"Pop"

With the silencer engaged, the sound of the Ruger pistol was like clapping hands...

When Mountain Eagle looked over, he noticed the target hadn’t been hit...

Probably the new gun’s weight and recoil were different from the air rifle she was used to, making it hard for her to adapt instantly.

But that was to be expected, or Mountain Eagle would have had to question what he had been doing as a child.

Just when Mountain Eagle was about to comfort Luna, however, the girl actually lay down on the ground, steadied the base of the gun against it, closed her left eye again, and aimed and pulled the trigger...

"Pop"

When Mountain Eagle saw the wavering target get hit and fly away, he exhaled deeply...

That was true innate talent!

For Mountain Eagle now, hitting a moving target at 15 meters was as simple as drinking water, but he couldn’t do so at Luna’s age, not even in ’games’.

"Pop"

"Pop"

As Luna fired two consecutive shots and completely shattered the swinging piece of wood, Mountain Eagle sighed, there’s always someone better...

He helped Luna up and looked at the girl who had no idea about her own abilities, shaking his head with a smile, "Luna, you’re going to be an incredible sharpshooter..."

Luna paused, then exclaimed with delight, "So I can become a good hunter and protect you?"

Mountain Eagle hastily corrected the direction of Luna’s gun barrel and said seriously, "Other than when you’re hunting or need to protect yourself, never point a gun at someone else.

Can you promise me that?"

Luna nodded vigorously, "I promise you..."

Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then magically pulled out a belt with a holster attached for Luna to strap on...

He patiently taught her how to unload the remaining bullets and insert them into the slots on the belt, then guided her to slip the pistol into the holster...

Looking at the little girl in the combat uniform happily modeling her new gear, Mountain Eagle smacked his lips and said, "From now on, Daddy will be counting on you for protection, and you have a little brother too. Look after him as well."

Luna scrunched up her nose and was about to speak fiercely, thumping her chest, but Mountain Eagle suddenly stood upright...

He swiftly picked up Luna, started running towards the camp, and called for Balang to start barking loudly...

Butcher was still setting traps around. When he heard Balang barking and the boss issuing a warning over the radio, he shouted to the Indian Hunters nearby, "Grab your shotguns and get up the trees, quick, the giant wolf has appeared..."

Mountain Eagle rushed back to camp, handed Luna over to Daria, and led them to a spot between two fallen giant trees, saying, "Stay here and don’t move, it’s not just wolves coming..."

Hearing this, Daria looked at Mountain Eagle in surprise and asked, "How do you know?"

Mountain Eagle nodded with a grave expression and said, "I just know..."

Saying this, he took out the radio and said, "Butcher, tell all the Indian Hunters to hold their positions. It’s not just wolves; there are also people...

They are approaching from the flank!

I’ll deal with them..."