Chapter 9: Hunting
After eating, Freya went straight to the gate outside the castle, still in white hunting clothes, but with an extra cross-iron sword, a short bow, and a pot of arrows.
Behind him stood two physically strong guards in half-armor.
Freya scanned the woods around the castle to determine where to go.
The forests surrounding the territory are large, and even the marginal areas have many sites dedicated to the production of special game.
"Miss, where are you going to hunt? Do you want to get a carriage ready? The guard next to him asked cautiously.
Freya shook her head.
"No need, I'm just practicing nearby to see if I can do something?"
Hearing Freya's decision, the two guards breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, according to the past, Freya must go out to the depths of the forest to fight those strong creatures for everyone to see, but the danger in the depths of the forest is extremely strong, with her foolish character and the strength of the two, it is impossible to retreat with all her body, and if the baron knows that Freya is in danger, the consequences can be imagined.
I didn't expect Freya to know each other so well this time, which made both of them feel a lot more at ease.
Not caring about the mental state of the two guards, Freya walked directly down the path next to the castle into the woods.
The lush trees grew taller as they deepened, and Freya could occasionally see small figures scurrying through the nearby grass.
The pale yellow cowhide boots have a soft feeling when stepping on the thick rotten leaves, making a 'click, click' sound.
After walking for about ten minutes, one of the guards walked up to Freya and said respectfully.
"Almost, miss, we won't be able to protect you if we go inside."
"Okay, here it is." Freya smiled.
The density of the surrounding trees can be seen to have reached a certain position, and the originally bright vision is also a little dim due to the obscuration of the leaves.
After a brief glance around, Freya noticed that there was a pile of black burnt marks and bones not far away, and it seemed that someone had been here before.
Determined, she took off the short bow behind her back, took out an arrow, and put it on the bow.
With her current body, this short bow was pulled away very lightly without a trace of effort.
Seeing Freya's skillful movements, the two guards automatically circled behind her to avoid obstructing the view.
In the afternoon, the forest is quiet and serene, and the girl slowly patrols the surroundings to capture the secrets.
The blue pupils of the eyes dilate and shrink as the brain and vision work.
"I've heard that my father has hunted wild deer here, so I don't know if I'm so lucky."
Freya spoke to herself, while her bow and arrow froze beside a large tree in the distance.
One of the guards replied, "Wild deer are relatively rare in the periphery, and the last time Lord Baron encountered them, they only occasionally got lost among the deer, so this kind of thing is very rare......
"That's a pity, I wanted to surprise my father!"
Freya, who was a little lost in her tone, suddenly loosened the strings in her hand.
'Whoosh! ’
A white shadow flew out and snapped to the big tree in the distance.
"Squeak..."
Screams came from the place, leaving the two guards stunned.
"Let's go, go see what I at!" Freya looked into the distance and said lightly.
The two guards thought that Freya was just out to play because she was stuck in the castle, but they didn't expect to be able to really hit the prey, and after a pause, one of them hurriedly trotted over.
"It's a hare!" Soon the guard came out of the grass with a gray rabbit with an arrow in the leg.
"Not bad."
Seeing the prey she had shot, Freya didn't show any surprise in her eyes, she just nodded.
The half-month-long sword practice not only focuses on swordsmanship, but also includes reflexes and insight, and at this moment, a hit with an arrow reflects the improvement of Freya's ability.
Skillfully drawing the iron sword at her waist and using the hilt to stun the still squeaking hare in the guard's hand, Freya clapped her hands.
"Go ahead."
The two looked at each other, although Miss Freya in front of them was still the same as before, but no matter the temperament or anything, they felt a little strange at this time, as if it was different from before.
At a time when the two of them were in a mess of brains.
I heard another arrow.
'Whoosh! ''Do! ’
Freya smiled and walked quickly to a bush not far away.
Inside, it was a small white snake with a white feather arrow piercing its head, and because of the strong vitality of the snake, it was turning over and over at this time in a dying struggle.
"Miss's archery skills are too powerful!" Seeing the location of the arrow, one of the guards exclaimed as he put the twisting snake in his pocket.
"Well, it's fine." Freya said lightly, and pulled an arrow from the quiver and put it on the bow.
The trio began to search the forest for prey.
In addition to the first few times Freya hit 100 percent, it gradually turned into a situation of five out of ten times under her deliberateness.
After all, an ordinary playful aristocratic girl can have such powerful results after only half a month of sword practice, and no one will believe it.
Three hours later, the guard's two pockets were filled with small animals that Freya had hunted.
The sun also quietly retracted its dazzling rays, and the dense forest gradually darkened.
Her vision was also affected, and she didn't notice anything after she circled around with a short bow.
However, looking at the two guards behind her, Freya smiled slightly, put away the short bow in her hand, and clapped her hands.
"That's it for today, go back."
"Okay."
The three of them walked back the way they came.
In the next half month, Freya's schedule was not only to read books and practice swordsmanship every day, but also to hunt, and her excellent bow skills were also passed on to the ears of the castle people through the two guards of Guò, and everyone was not surprised by the prey she hunted back every day.
…… In the dark woods, even the sunlight is divided into pieces, shining on the ground to form round spots of light. Aware of the sound of the rope, several wild deer ate the leaves quietly, and their ears were vigilantly watching the movements around them, and if there was a slight noise, I am afraid that it would alarm them.
'Whoosh!! ’
In the quiet forest, suddenly a white-feathered arrow snorted out in a hidden grass.
'Do! ’
The powerful arrow was shot precisely at the neck of one of the deer, and it was pinned to a nearby tree.
The ruptured trachea made the deer lose the ability to scream, and could only struggle vigorously with 'snort, snort'.
When the other wild deer saw their companion fall suddenly, they immediately ran away. Then a rush of footsteps came from the grass.
A blonde girl in a brown hunting suit, armed with a short bow, emerged from the grass, followed by two stocky middle-aged men, both wearing the same half-body leather armor.
"Miss is really getting better and better."
One of the guards admired as he used his sword to finish off the wild deer once and for all.
Freya seemed to be in a good mood.
"I didn't expect there to be a herd of deer here, it looks like I'm going to have more dinner tonight."
Although it was still early at this time, the size of the wild deer was very large, and the three people who had already hunted some small things, plus this deer, I am afraid that they would not be able to fit it.
"Miss, it's almost today, isn't it?"
The guard standing next to Freya asked, carrying a lot of game.
However, Freya had no intention of leaving, and she touched the quiver, which still had most of the arrows left
"You guys take your things back first, I'll see if I can get some more things."
"Well, since you say so."
After half a month of following, the two guards also understood Freya's strength, and there was nothing threatening her at all on the outskirts of the forest, so they also easily took their things and walked back.
Smiling as the two of them left completely, Freya picked up her short bow and put on an arrow and glanced around.
Suddenly, her gaze froze, and the arrow in her hand shot out almost instantly.
'Do! ’
'Squeak! ’
The screams of the prey were heard from far away.
Compared to the archery technique under the cover of the two guards, the powerful posture displayed by Freya at this time, if someone saw it, I am afraid that she would cry out in surprise, which is the result of her non-stop training within a month.
An expected hit.
Freya smiled and put away the short bow in her hand, pulled out the iron sword that had never been used at her waist, and slashed forward at will.
There was a slight cracking sound in the air, and there was almost no shadow of the sword, and a wrist-thick branch slid down in front of her in an instant, and the surface of the incision was extremely smooth.
The speed at which the sword came out of the light was gradually on par with that of the baron.
It's just that she has seen the baron dance the sword before she knows that the baron's sword is a power-based sword style, and the speed is only additive.
But the baron is a knight-level powerhouse, and at this moment, Freya has gradually caught up with the strength of this level in a certain aspect.
"Now I... It's not weak anymore. ”
Satisfied, Freya put her sword back into its scabbard and walked in the direction of her prey.