The guild members are on guard on the Hencluckle currently resting on Elaina's hands. Despite showing no signs of hostility or signs of causing a stir that would attract monsters, everyone is still on guard and is ready to pull out their weapons.
But time passed and nothing happened. Even the Hencluckle fell asleep in Elaina's arms.
"No need to be so alarmed. This is a tamed Hencluckle and it will remain docile like a normal chicken just fine. See? It is now even sleeping in my arms."
The one with the eyepatch is the first one to stop being on guard to the Hencluckle and slowly approach.
"A-are you sure this monster will not do anything else?" he asked.
"Yes. You can even hold it yourself. Here, just make sure to hold it like a normal chicken and you shouldn't try to hurt it or we don't know what will happen," Elaina then tried to hand the Hencluckle to him.
"Guild Master!" the other people tried to stop the man. Hearing that, Elaina finally knew who is the Guild Master and it was none other than the guy before her. Still, she didn't retract her hands and handed the Hencluckle to the hesitant guy.
The Hencluckle woke up when it was transferred to the arms of the Guild Master but it didn't do anything at all, it just remained still like a round ball.
"Indeed, you are right. This little guy is docile."
Although he still wanted to try and touch it, he didn't want to trigger it despite being docile. It is still a monster after all. He handed the Hencluckle back to Elaina. Elaina grabbed the Hencluckle again and put it back to the Chicken Coop.
"Just...how did you do that? That is something that we would never expect to know and it was just in theory in practice."
Elaina is not sure what to answer on this one. After all, she only managed to tame it due to the Taming Gloves that are part of the items that were given to me by the gods, particularly, the Goddess of Taming. There is no way she will tell these people that she did it using the gloves and it magically happens.
'Gods, help me! What the heck am I supposed to answer?!'
The Goddess of Taming answered immediately, seemingly prepared for what to say next and a good alibi as well. She only has to read it as her answer.
"Actually, it was simple. Show the monster some care and love."
"Care and Love?" everyone chimed together after they heard Elaina.
"Yes. Most of the time when taming monsters, you all will try to put them in a cage or something, yes? And the monster will remain agitated until freed?"
"Indeed. That is correct. It was a way to ensure that they would not exhibit their wild powers and harm people since most of them are dangerous," the guild master nodded.
"No. This is a wrong method and also one of the reasons your taming fails. If you show the monster you care for it without hurting it, giving it food it likes, and giving it something while making sure not to have any ulterior methods like capturing it. It is one of the reasons they will be aggressive and attack. Although this method I am sharing is effective on smaller monsters and not so-hostile ones, it is a different story for a carnivore or any predator monsters that are actively hostile to humans. So for now, I can guarantee that this will ease a lot of ways on how to tame a monster. Once it is ready to be tamed, make sure to feed it and make sure to let it imprint on you to keep it docile. Make sure to not put the newly tamed monster in any cages and places that would keep them isolated. Make them capable of moving around freely somewhere you can monitor and control their behavior."
"So, in short, monsters that are small are the ones that can only be tamed and the bigger ones are close to impossible?" the secretary asked.
"I am not saying it is impossible. But they are hard to do. And not all big monsters apply to this. Bullcows are one that I can think of as a monster that can be tamed. Unless provoked, Bullcows don't attack people so they can be tamed as well in this method."
"Understandable. However, do you think they are safe to be an alternative to regular eggs? After all, regular chickens are still on the market. This way, we can gauge the selling prices of the Hencluckle eggs and introduce them to consumers.
"I tested the eggs from the Hencluckle and honestly, they are the same as the chicken eggs, just a bit tad bigger than usual but not that different. It is less greasy though and it is a bit tastier than normal even without adding salt or any seasoning so I can say that they do taste differently than normal, but not much differences from normal eggs."
"I see. If that is the case, then we will hold off the payment for the eggs at a later date. Due to how different the eggs are compared to normal eggs, we needed further testing to ensure what is the right price for it. As for your other shipped items, we are going to deliver them the same way as normal. We will send a letter in the future to inform you once we finalize the price for the eggs. We are sorry for the intrusion and wasting your time," the secretary said and bowed down apologetically.
"Don't be. However, will this incident happen again if I deliver something else that is from the monster's produce like the milk for the Bullcows?" Elaina asked.
"Yes. We will be conducting tests on it as well in case you do ship them. We are just doing this to ensure that they are safe to be consumed so don't be mad that we are delaying the payment like that. This is standard protocol for the guild to ensure that all the products that are shipped out are not harmful and will cause problems for consumers who buy the products," the Guild Master explained.
"No worries. I do understand that this is basic protocol. But thanks for informing me about this. So that means that I am free to tame monsters like this?" Elaina asked.
"Just make sure that these tamed monsters will not cause any problems. We don't want them to suddenly go berserk and come running to the town and cause havoc to the citizens. We will not reprimand you for doing this this is something that should be celebrated as we can finally get some alternatives to these products in case we run out of them. Your efforts will be recorded and it might even be popularized taming professions in the future if this proves to be successful."
Elaina nodded in response. Hearing this matter is something that would benefit Elaina the most. Not only that, but it also made her spread the word of taming monsters to a few people. She might have not spread it far, but this is a start already and that is what matters.
The guild members and the guild master left after finishing what they were doing and apologized to Elaina for the disturbance. As for Elaina, she will now start to plan on getting more Hencluckles and perhaps a Bullcow once she starts building the Barn.
Once the members of the guild left, the gods started to talk to Elaina.
"[It seems you finally caught their attention Elaina and I am happy with that. A first step to spread the word about the ways to improve farm life and to take advantage of monsters as well.]" The goddess of taming is quite happy with the result.
"[It would have been great if they also noticed the vegetable quality as well but it seems that they have yet to catch up on it.]" the unknown god seems to be a bit disappointed.
"[Duh, of course they wouldn't notice that much. Compared to monster produce, crops with higher quality are nothing new for them. But be patient. No one will learn the quality of them just yet with just that simple vegetable alone but once the consumers understand the difference between the vegetables normally grown and Elaina's vegetables, then they will soon know the difference are night and day.]"
"Yeah. I agree. And besides, I am only shipping a few vegetables and not by stacks of sacks so far so it is understandable they won't notice it just yet. But knowing them, we can assume that we will receive the same attention in the future once I start shipping a bunch of them in one go."
Elaina is now sure that things are going in her favor. If things go well a little bit more, then that means that she will have a fulfilling life as a farmer in the future, and that will be a good thing now that she will be expecting two kids in the future. Perhaps a much better life than when she was still with the Emperor.