Chapter 17: The Hunt
After leaving the business district, Maier took Kiki out of town. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ infoThe two of them wandered around the sparsely populated remote area for a while, and they didn't see any outlaws who didn't have long eyes.
There are many bounty hunters who think this way, because the bounty order is limited, and when they can't get a mission, bounty hunters have to make a living, and hunting down criminals is the best option for them.
There are many types of criminals, such as deserters, unscrupulous mercenaries, bandits, robbers, robbers, thieves, swindlers, and many more. The first are violent offenders, and the weapons and armor they carry are targeted by bounty hunters. Thieves and swindlers usually divide the stolen goods in the middle of nowhere, or hide the stolen goods. As the saying goes, if something is stolen, it's not your own, so bounty hunters are always at ease when they put the stolen goods into their pockets.
One might wonder, where would there be so many unscrupulous people for bounty hunters to hunt?
If it were a village, it wouldn't be there. There are so many people in the village, and it's easy to find out if you do something bad. In line with the principle that rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest, the bad guys in the village usually do not commit crimes in their own village. They either go to other villages or to the city, which has more opportunities than in the city.
There are too many fools in the world to think they are smart, and people with all kinds of ideas come to the town, only to find that they are nothing more than a frog at the bottom of a well. After recognizing the reality, these people will only have two choices. Either honestly make a living at the bottom of society, or engage in some crooked ways to support yourself.
The latter tends to be more attractive than the former, especially after you have experienced the hardships of the people at the bottom of the society, and you will feel more and more that the society is unfair, and this sense of indignation will drive you to choose the latter. There are many honest people in the world, but there are even more people who want to cheat and cheat. If it weren't for that, bounty hunters wouldn't have turned into a formal profession.
In a city like Liangyuecheng, which has a population of tens of thousands, there are more than a dozen or twenty outsiders begging for a living in the city every day. But after so many years, the population of Liangyue City has not grown much. This is partly because of the war, and partly because the city is murdered every day, and criminals are killed every day.
Some people may also question, where is there so much money for criminals to steal and rob and cheat? And let the bounty hunters snatch it to feed themselves?
Actually, this is a very simple question, because the amount of money is almost constant. It flows from the pockets of ordinary people into the pockets of the outlaws, and the bounty hunters kill the outlaws, and the money flows from the pockets of the outlaws into their pockets. Bounty hunters need to live, and life has to be consumed, so that the money flows back into the pockets of ordinary people, and so on, forming a unique "bounty hunter culture" in Taerong world.
After the formation of the new world, the world situation has changed dramatically, the cultures of different worlds have influenced each other, the situation is turbulent, wars are frequent, the pressure on the people's lives has become greater than before, and the crime rate has increased year by year. As a result, the "Bounty Hunter Culture" from Taeyong World took root and blossomed in various cities and regions, becoming one of the indispensable mainstream cultures of the New World.
"So, bounty hunter culture has a huge charm that is unique to it!"
The young man in front of Mair and Kiki spoke with eyes that lit up like those fanatical cultists.
The young man was met by Maier and Kiki on their way to find prey. He looked like a rich young master, with fair skin and a mind full of idealized things. The leather armor he wore had chest guards made of fine iron, and the long sword he used was also of high quality, and Maier estimated that when it was placed in the weapons shop, it must have cost more than 30 tae-yong dollars. He also had a snow-white horse with no stray hair, and the harness was complete and all brand new.
He calls himself a bounty hunter. His words made Maier laugh dumbly, because the bowl of bounty hunter is not for everyone, and you must first have strength, otherwise you will become an idiot who gives money to criminals. This young man doesn't even have the right posture to hold a sword, he is not stable in the next game, he is not wary of anyone, and he looks quite stupid.
Someone like him would most likely be tricked by a slippery bounty hunter into going to a place infested by outlaws, following him until he was killed by the outlaws. After that, these people will suddenly jump out and kill the outlaws when they let their guard down, so that they can take the young man's equipment for themselves.
It was a good thing that the man had met Mel on his way to his death, otherwise he would not have survived this evening, for several people had already been following him when he met him. When they saw that he was with Maier, they followed them for a while, and when they realized that Maier was a veteran, they reluctantly left.
The young man was a very talkative manβa very noisy man, to be exact, at least that's what Maier thought. Along the way, he chattered to Mel about the history of the bounty hunter, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, and the spit splattered everywhere, causing Kiki, who was following Mel, to frown no less than thirty times.
"Ahh Mel dealt with the youth absentmindedly, "You said so much just to tell me that you are a novice who only started as a bounty hunter today, and you entered the industry because you like the culture of bounty hunters, right?" β
"That's it!" The young man nodded affirmatively, "I believe I can make a good bounty hunter." β
I don't know if you'll be a good bounty hunter, but I know very well that your confidence will make you a good boy and cost you your life.
Mel didn't say this, which was true and reasonable, but it hurtful.
"Oh, we seem to be almost there!"
The young man pointed to the grove ahead. The guy who tricked him into sending him to death said that there were a few vicious robbers hiding here, but that with the strength of a young man he could easily kill them.
Since the man had deceived him into sending him to his death, there must have been prey here.
Maier glanced at Kiki, who silently loaded a crossbow bolt and watched the surroundings vigilantly.
The young man also mounted his horse, and saw that he was going to rush directly into the grove to die. How could Mel let him do that? Before he could drive his horse forward, Maier grabbed the reins.
"What do you mean, little brother?"
The young man was older than Mel, but he didn't have the slightest older frame when talking to Myer. In addition to telling the history of bounty hunters and expressing his desire to become a good bounty hunter, he usually speaks in a friendly tone.
"Not to mention whether there is prey in this wood, even if there is, the sound of your horse's hooves will scare the prey away."
"Well, you're right, then I'll get off the horse now-"
"Don't." Maier stopped the young man who wanted to turn over and dismount, "You think, you have horses among the three of us, what if the prey runs away and we can't catch up?" β
"Uh...... That...... I'm waiting right away? β
"That's smart."
Maier gave the young man a thumbs up and breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, this guy isn't hopelessly stupid.
"Let's do this. You and my people are waiting here, I'll go first to find out the situation, and wait for me to signal you to act, so it's all right. Got it? β
"yes, I see."
The young man nodded vigorously, then tensed his nerves and looked in the direction of the grove.
After Maier had arranged for the young man and Kiki, he walked alone towards the grove. As soon as he approached the grove, Mel slowed down and pricked up his ears to listen to the woods.
Shortly after entering the woods, he heard a long whistle. He knew that he had been discovered by the outlaws, so he did not panic, and immediately leaned his back against a big tree, and then looked around vigilantly.
The young man and Kiki also heard the whistle. He looked at Kiki with an inquiring gaze, and Kiki shook her head, indicating that it was not a signal from her master, so the two of them did not act.
Maier waited for a moment, not hearing anything. Fearing that his prey would escape, he quickly climbed up a large nearby tree to check the situation outside the woods.
There was no one to be seen outside the grove, which meant they hadn't run yet. Just then, a breeze blew, and there was a rustle everywhere in the woods. Maier secretly said something bad, and watched the situation under the tree vigilantly.
Three feather arrows broke through the air without warning, and Mel habitually built a magic shield in front of him, trying to block the incoming feather arrows, but he didn't want these three arrows to be very accurate, and he didn't even touch the edge of the magic shield, only one hit the trunk of the tree.
This gave Mel the feeling of smashing his fist on the cotton, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After the failed sneak attack, the opponent did not shoot arrows again, but chose to fight Mel head-on. Four men jumped out of the nearby bushes, all armed with short knives and without bows and arrows on their backs.
Hehe, want to trick me?
There were three people who had just shot arrows, and now four people jumped out, none of them carrying bows and arrows, which means that there are still three archers on the other side who have not yet appeared, and they want to attack him again while Maier is unprepared.
There were at least seven people on the other side, and it would be very easy for Maier to eliminate them, and his only concern now was that those who didn't show up would run away.
How do you lure them out?
Maier thought about it for a moment and decided to use a simple and practical solution: first pretend to run away, and then kill them with a rifle.
He constructed four magic arrows in front of him, shot them at each of them, and deliberately missed all of them. While the four were dodging, he quickly climbed down from the tree and ran back the way he had come.
These robbers were still a little stunned after seeing the magic shield and magic arrows, but they found that the other party seemed to be a rookie magician, and they couldn't beat their group of ordinary people at all.
The robbers then ran out of their hiding place and began to pursue Mair. This was in the heart of Mel, and as he ran away, he took the time to count them, and there were eleven men in the bandit, three of whom were armed with bows, and most of the others were armed with short swords, and only one of them was armed with short swords.
That person should be their leader?
Mel grinned, and seeing that he was about to flee from the woods, he quickened his pace, trying to lead them out into the open. These robbers were also upright, and they didn't want to think about whether there was an ambush outside the woods, so they stupidly followed out.
When the young man and Kiki saw Mair running out of the woods, they lifted their spirits and prepared for the battle that was coming. When the young man saw the robbers running out of the woods one after another, he couldn't help but feel a little weak.
I'm very good at fighting, but I can't beat so many people.
The young man's so-called "I am very good at fighting" refers to the fact that he always wins against the guys in the store when wrestling, and can often fall two or three people by himself. In fact, it's just because the guys are deliberately letting him, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to beat any of them even if he tried his best.
Just as the young man was contemplating whether to turn and run, Mair suddenly turned around, gathered thirty magic arrows in front of him, and fired them all at the moment when the robbers showed shocked expressions. The robbers were bent on catching up with Maier, and they didn't expect him to kill him back, so they didn't have time to dodge.
So twenty-six of the thirty magic arrows hit the target, and only four missed. All eleven robbers were shot, nine of them died on the spot, and the remaining two were only half breathing.
The reason why Mel killed the robbers in this way was because these robbers had no armor on them, and even if they shot through their rags, they would not feel distressed, and they would be disposed of as rags cheaply.
It is worth mentioning that after the formation of the New World, a plant from the Ira world brought great changes to the New World. The plant is similar in appearance to a pea, and its fruit is dried and ground to be used for laundry. Whether it's grease, blood, mud or rust, as long as you use it, you can wash it clean.
Therefore, the merchants of this world do not dislike bloody torn clothes, they will wash these dirty clothes and sell them to ordinary people - of course, because it takes extra manpower and material resources to dispose of dirty clothes, so merchants tend to keep the price of these things very low when they recycle them.