Under Zhang Zian's instructions, the elfins maintained restraint and maintained a safe distance. They only prevented the gray wolf from escaping, and did not further provoke or frighten it.
The gray wolf's eyes and actions revealed fear, anger, unwillingness, humiliation, despair, and other extreme negative emotions. It only knew that it was surrounded, and its instincts as a ferocious beast told it that these seemingly ordinary animals were only ordinary on the surface.
Zhang Zian had never dealt with wolves before, and he was nervous. After all, it was a carnivorous beast in front of him. He did not have the dynamic vision and agility of the elfins. If the gray wolf really pounced on him … it would be a lie to say that he was not afraid.
But the more it was like this, the calmer he needed to be, because animals could feel human emotions. It sounded like metaphysics, but it was not. The hormonal changes in the human body would be reflected in the composition of exhaled breath and sweat. With the sensitive sense of smell of canines, they could feel things on a deeper level.
Although it was his first time dealing with wolves, he was very familiar with dogs, especially since he met Little White and a large group of stray dogs. He had come into contact with a lot of large and fierce dogs. When he walked into a large group of dirty, smelly, and fierce stray dogs, he was so scared that his legs went soft. Not to mention the fact that he had no experience feeding them for the first time and almost caused the stray dogs to riot. If it were not for Little White's full suppression, there might have been an accident.
Was there any essential difference between wolves and large dogs?
If he had to be serious, large dogs were actually more terrifying than wolves because wolves were afraid of people, while large dogs were not. Many large dog breeds were even bred and trained as guard dogs … What was a guard dog? To put it bluntly, it was a breed of dog that specialized in dealing with humans. The training they received was to pounce and bite people.
A Doberman may not be able to bite a wild gray wolf, but when it came to biting people, it would definitely not be as cautious as a gray wolf.
So he tried to adjust his mentality, calmly recalling the process of dealing with the large dogs under Little White, and constantly giving himself psychological hints. Those more dangerous large dogs did not do anything to me, let alone a wolf that was originally afraid of people.
The psychological suggestion gradually took effect. He recalled those large, ferocious-looking dogs. As long as he got familiar with them, they were not much different from gentle breeds such as golden retrievers. When they were happy, they would roll around in front of him, and when they ate extra food, they would be as excited as a child who had just received a game.
The sweat on his forehead and body was gradually dried by the wind.
The change in his mentality was reflected in the changes in the hormones in his body. Although he could not feel the changes in his hormone levels, he could feel that his heartbeat was slowing down, and his breathing was not as rapid. He no longer saw the gray wolf as a dangerous beast, but as a stray dog in the wilderness.
On the other hand, the gray wolf sensed that the elves had no intention of attacking it. Coupled with the exhaustion of its stamina, it temporarily gave up on its attempt to break out of the encirclement. It stuck out its tongue and panted on the spot.
After it calmed down, it had the spare energy to feel the details of its surroundings. It didn't know about Zhang Zian's psychological changes, but the smell of hormones coming from his body made it feel that this person had eliminated his hostility towards it. It wasn't just a superficial elimination like in the beginning, but a complete elimination from the bottom of his heart.
It turned its head to look at him. To its surprise, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, looking very relaxed.
Zhang Zian did sit down, because with his height, standing would give the wolf pressure. In real life, if you met someone as tall as Yao Ming, even if Yao Ming was smiling, a normal person would feel some pressure.
Sitting down did not mean that he completely relaxed his guard. In fact, he held the folded tent in front of his chest as a form of protection. There was also a bear spray hidden between the tent and his chest. In case it really pounced on him and bit him, he would not be defenseless. He first put the tent into its mouth, then sprayed its eyes with the bear spray.
Wanting to hurt it and wanting to protect himself were two completely different mentalities, and they were reflected in the smell of hormones. This was why one should not have the heart to harm others, but the heart to guard against others must not be lacking.
Not only that, but he also gave a look to the elves, indicating that they should all squat down and sit down.
The elves didn't know what he was thinking, and they felt that his approach was a bit arrogant. But after spending so much time with him, they knew that he was not a rash person. Instead, he was full of evil ideas, so they squatted down one after another to rest.
The scene quieted down. At first, some breathing could be heard, but later, it was almost completely quiet.
Zhang Zian deliberately avoided letting his eyes meet the gray wolf's eyes. He looked up at the sky for a while, and then looked at the forest in boredom.
After a long time, the elves saw that the gray wolf did not seem to have any intention of attacking, and they all yawned.
The tense atmosphere disappeared.
Even so, Zhang Zian did not know what he wanted to do next.
He was curious about the young gray wolf and wanted to know why it wanted to kill those cats. Did someone make it do that?
He wanted to get along with it, but he also knew that it could not tell him anything through words, so he felt that what he was doing now was a waste of time. What was the point?
Or could he try to make friends?
As everyone knew, dogs were domesticated from wolves, but they did not originate from North Africa and the Middle East like domestic cats. Instead, the ancients all over the world had domesticated wolves, so the domestication of wolves should be easier than that of wild cats.
He did not expect to domesticate the wolf. That would waste a lot of time and energy, and it was meaningless. Even if he domesticated it, he could not just take it away … However, it was still possible to make friends. In history, there were many legends of people making friends with wolves, and there were also negative fables like Mr. Dongguo and the wolf. All of these showed that the ancients often dealt with wolves, and that wolves would not eat people when they met. Although the authenticity of these legends and fables could not be verified, they must not be groundless.
After a while, he took out a protein bar from his backpack and ate it with relish. Not only could this thing be eaten by humans, but it could also be used as a substitute meal for the elves. There was a small amount of sugar in it, but no salt.
Not only did he eat it himself, but he also threw it to the elves who needed to eat, and everyone ate together.
The gray wolf was a little confused by their actions, and the smell of food made it salivate.
"Do you want to eat?"
Zhang Zian also threw a protein bar at it, and it rolled on the ground a few times before landing in front of it.
It nervously took two or three steps back, and stared at the protein bar as if it was staring at something dangerous.
After waiting for ten seconds, the protein bar did not suddenly turn into a monster with teeth and claws. Instead … it smelled very good.
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