"Let the Hunt Begin!" the lord of the manor read out all the hunting ground instructions and precautions, and the hunt began.

Lin and Katie get into a Toyota Haylux off-road, and begin their hunt with a hunter, a tracker who tracks the footprints of their prey, and a skinning expert.

Behind each car, there were also two bodyguards driving a Jimny SUV. In addition, a small helicopter is on standby at the hunting estate to transport people in dangerous conditions to hospitals.

Everywhere you can think of is ready, and you can enjoy the satisfaction of killing.

Although Lin Yilong said that he was afraid of firearms, when he really got the L42A1 that the hunting ground booked for him, Lin Yilong was indeed a little excited.

This gun is actually a sniper rifle made by the British Enfield Arsenal in the late Cold War from the fourth version of Lee Enfield, which was widely used in World War II, after some modifications, because Lin Yilong was already familiar with it before he had Lin Yilong as a collection rifle.

Namibia's gun control laws are not strict, allowing rifles and shotguns in addition to automatic weapons and short guns. In the countryside and in the cities, the police are often not strict. But even so, because many foreigners who come on vacation do not have any hunting certificates, there are often some policemen who come to the hunting grounds to fight the autumn wind. Lin Yilong, Katie and Fisk did not have their own rifle licenses, so they had to obtain valid certificates before the trip. Safari resorts have a "guide" license that covers this category, but before that, the "guide" must submit a written application. Lin Yilong then chose a shotgun in his arsenal, and Katie chose a shotgun.

Hire fees are not cheap, 25 pounds a day for a rifle and 2 pounds a round of bullets, and a shotgun costs the same as a rifle, but 25 rounds are sold in a box for about 12 pounds.

At the shooting range, she was familiar with the shotgun in her hand and some precautions for using firearms, and Katie found that even if Lin Yilong said that he was afraid of guns before, he was even more proficient in the use and understanding of rifles than her. Pull the bolt - lock the loading - aim, several actions in one go, there is no novice feeling at all.

The convoy of two vehicles relied mainly on local guides to look for prey near the ponds during the rainy season – the main target of which was cheetahs, not the African horned antelope or African cowbells crouching in the grass.

Forget that even if you have a hunting licence and a hunting permit, you will need to apply for a special permit through the Namibian Ministry of Environment to hunt animals such as cheetahs, leopards or African lions. There are certain rules to be followed during the hunt – females cannot be killed by lions/tigers/leopards, cats with skull lengths of less than 35 cm cannot be killed, no hunts are allowed 30 minutes after sunset, no kills are allowed 30 minutes before sunrise, no pit bulls or large hounds, no hunting on horseback, no live bait, etc.

The hunters who served Lin Yilong and Katie were friendly, carefully searching for the footprints of the cheetah on the woodland by the water, comparing the knowledge in their minds. These local hunters are very experienced and can not only tell which ones are horned and which are wildebeest from the hoof prints of the same order Artiodactyl, but can even tell an idea of their sex and age. Katie listened to what these people were saying as if it were a documentary narrated by David Attenborough, until Lin Yilong spotted an eagle in the sky.

"What's that?" Lin Yilong asked, pointing to the birds that were constantly circling.

"Probably an African falcon. The hunter replied uncertainly.

"Is it difficult to knock it down?" Lin Yilong asked casually.

"It's still hard to hit if you're flying. The professional hunter picked up his own shotgun and adjusted the range, "It's about 400 to 600 meters in the air, which is very difficult to hit." ”

Similar statements can't make Lin Yilong flinch, just like the small retail investors in the stock market who are always harvested, Lin Yilong felt that even if others couldn't do it, he could do it: so he raised his gun, calibrated it through the scope, and fired a bullet without careful consideration, and unsurprisingly missed.

missed, Lin Yilong was not frustrated at all. In "CS", "Road to Survival" and "Battlefield" on the computer, he has experienced a lot of battles and seen a lot. After reconfirming the falcon's direction of flight through his eyes, he wasted all four bullets left in the gun and still failed to cut off a single feather from the falcon.

"I'm so unlucky with this little slippery head. Lin Yilong muttered to Katie.

"As I remember, our target was cheetahs. Katie reminded Lin Yilong.

"That's right. Lin Yilong smiled awkwardly and excused himself, signaling the follower to continue.

It seemed that there were no cheetahs in this pond, and the group had to go to the next puddle.

"The footprints aren't very fresh, but I'm sure we'll be able to wait for it if we've been waiting here. The tracer looked at the footprints near the pond and made such a judgment.

"Then how long can we wait here?" Lin Yilong asked, and after a morning of searching, the vest in his shirt was completely soaked. If he continues to be exposed to the scorching sun in the tin box in the afternoon, it is better to let the cheetah eat him.

"It's hard to say, it depends on whether it's full and needs to drink water. "Generally speaking, cheetahs come to the pond to drink within an hour of eating their food. Although cheetahs are predators, they are too small to catch suitable prey, and sometimes they can't even catch things like impala and horned antelope, so they can only hunt their cubs. As long as we are patient, there is still a chance. ”

"Then why can't he go to another pond to drink?" Because of the restriction, Lin Yilong used the "he" that specifically refers to the man to presume that it is the adult male cheetah they are tracking now, "or how to be sure that our target is it." ”

"Sir, hunting still requires some patience. "Sometimes, for the sake of the prey they are tracking, the hunter will stay for days and nights at the place where the prey may appear, waiting for the final and best blow." ”

"My bad. Lin Yilong happily admitted his mistake, "Even with modern firearms, modern means of transportation, and modern means of communication, hunting is more difficult than I imagined." ”

"Not really!" the hunter laughed, "for example, the African wildebeest that our group hunts next door doesn't require special patience, but please trust me sir and Mrs. Believe me, you will be waiting for your prey during the days of your "armed parade." ”