The lead bullet easily pierced the skin of the brown bear, and even the overlord of the forest, even the skull had been lifted open by three thumb-thick lead bullets, the white brain and red blood were scattered on the ground, and the huge body also fell into the drainage channel next to the simple road, and even the solid soil layer was a little cracked, looking as if it had been killed in the process of running, which looked very miserable. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The faint smoke of gunpowder was still filling, and the sea breeze dispersed in the air, and the Spanish sailors who were originally holding flintlock pistols slowly put away their guns with grim faces, and at the same time looked at the surrounding situation vigilantly, and they were still on guard when they dispersed.

The five sailors drew out the pass and began to clean the chamber of the gun that had been fired, and it was precisely because of their five accurate shots that the huge brown bear in front of them was killed instantly, not only harvesting a fine fur, but also obtaining a lot of fresh meat, although the bear meat was rough, but after all, it could also fill the stomach and increase physical strength.

But these did not make up for the reckless actions of the three hunters, and the older sailors in the guard also frowned slightly, looking at the three hunters who saw that the brown bear had been killed, their faces were very dissatisfied, and a cold snort came out of their noses, and they scolded very unceremoniously: "Are you hunters?" Do you know what you're doing? ”

"We were hunting wild deer, but we didn't expect a brown bear to come out."

The three citizens who acted as hunters' teams also had apologetic faces, knowing that if they were not lucky enough to encounter this group of professional gunmen, they would definitely be torn to shreds by the huge and enraged brown bear.

But they swallowed and spit, and just wanted to say something grateful, but their eyes inadvertently fell on this group of sailors, a young man wearing a black cloak, the eyes of the three of them instantly widened, and their faces became extremely embarrassed, and they hurriedly bent down to salute, and said in a very annoyed voice: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I really don't know, you will be here at this time, otherwise you will definitely not provoke that bear!" ”

"It doesn't matter, the brown bear appeared very suddenly, and there are always some unexpected things when hunting."

patted the serious boatswain in front of him, signaled him not to be so excited, and walked towards the front, the corners of Levi's mouth also brought a hint of a smile, looking at the three annoyed hunters, he also nodded and praised: "But your courage is also very great, even dare to come to such a far forest, you must know that in this area, there may be a group of deserters who are hiding from the water thieves." ”

The water thieves who were defeated half a month ago still have dozens of people living in this forest, because when they chose to flee back to the swamp, they were also afraid of being terrorized by the swamp baron, and they did not dare to surrender to Levi easily, and they barely survived in this inland forest.

Sometimes these hungry and red-eyed creatures would rush to Levi's forest farm and hunting lodge in a furious and frenzied manner, intending to grab something to eat, but they were either slapped on the ground and captured by the citizens who had eaten and drunk every day, or they were shot dead by the hunters with improvised flintlock pistols, and became good food for the scavengers in the forest.

Sometimes, however, careless hunters or lumberjacks who have broken away from their companions will be successfully attacked by this group of water thieves, and although there is no news of death, there are also more than a dozen people who have been lightly injured by slashes, and even two serious injuries that need to be raised for several months.

"Your Majesty, we are really sorry for this."

Levi also comforted the three hunters with a look of chagrin in front of him, after all, they belonged to his own people, and of course he also understood that the loyalty of these citizens to him was constant, and he didn't pay attention to this kind of emergency.

Looking up at the front of the improvised road, the direction of the silver pit was there, and he subconsciously frowned at the most valuable resources found in his territory at present, and asked the three bold hunters: "Have you observed the pit in front of you, is there any abnormality?" ”

"I've been there, but it's all in ruins."

Among the three hunters, one of the leaders also answered the question, but he still touched the back of his head, and said to Li Wei with some regret: "It seems that those water thieves destroyed the mine a few days ago, and when we went, we also found traces of gunpowder explosions." ”

A hunter boy next to him also shrugged his shoulders, and said with a look of pity on his face: "A few days ago and at night, we also heard a muffled sound, but we didn't expect that those water thieves would blow up the mine. ”

"It's really hurtful to others and not to ourselves."

Shrugging, Levi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at the direction of the silver pit, he didn't expect that the determination of the group of water thieves was so heavy, and he directly blew up the pit with an explosive barrel, if you want to continue mining, the risk is undoubtedly increased, not only to do a good job in the support of the pit tunnel, but also to prevent the secondary collapse.

This kind of repair is not something that can be done in a while, and since the group of water thieves has blown up the mine, it seems that they have no intention of continuing to mine the silver ore in it in a short time, and they do not want this silver mine to be occupied and used by Levi.

"The two of you are waiting here, and we will arrange for the warship to transport this brown bear back."

However, turning his head to look at the brown bear carcass lying on the drainage canal of the improvised road not far from his feet, Li Weidao also exhaled slowly, and also arranged for the three hunters: "Find some skilled people and take off the fur, this kind of bear skin is a sought-after commodity." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The three hunters also nodded again and again, but the leading hunter also scratched his head slightly, and said to Li Wei with some confusion: "However, there seem to be a lot of brown bears in this area. ”

After a slight pause, he still turned his head a little strangely to look at the depths of the forest, the dense woods were a little dim even during the day, but he pointed to the continuous forests in the distance, and the mountains that spread over the hilly area, but his brows were furrowed, and he reported in a speculative tone: "And the more we get there, the more brown bears there are, and even our companions who participated in the round-up feel that something is not right in that place." ”

According to the laws of nature, brown bears, a powerful creature, generally occupy a piece of territory by themselves, and Levi's brows are also furrowed, of course he knows that many brown bears gather in one area, which represents abnormality.

But looking at the dense environment in the forest, Levi also nodded, kept this matter in mind, and said to them: "We still can't investigate, you also inform the other hunters, it's best not to go too deep into that side when hunting, and staying safe is the most important thing." ”

"Everything is up to you, Your Majesty the King."

The three hunters also nodded gratefully, and they were also very useful to Li Wei's advice. After a few more conversations, one of them also walked briskly in the direction of Cape Town, he needed to inform the warship to come and transport the brown bear, after all, it weighed nearly a ton, and they could not carry it.

Levi and the twenty sailors with flintlock pistols behind him continued to walk inland, but their eyebrows were also a little solemn, especially looking at the dense forests of trees and trees around them, and their faces were full of vigilance, for fear that some ferocious wild animals or hungry and red-eyed water thieves would jump out.

They also planned to go to the silver pit to see, especially to observe what the current pit had become, after all, with the rapid development of Levi's power, this pit would have to be used sooner or later.

The currency of this world is all made of silver, the complete silver standard, as long as the silver ore can be mined in the pit, a little refined into silver ingots, even if the purity is not high, it can be exchanged for white flower standard circulation silver coins, especially those merchants in the open sea, they like this simple and crude silver ingot.

Compared with the official of Gray Mist City, the silver ingots produced by those nobles, although they are of high quality, are also quite expensive, and they are several times more expensive than the silver ingots that are minted and smelted privately.

Therefore, the Grey Mist City and the Old Silver City also vigorously cracked down on speculators who smuggled silver ingots, and once someone was found smuggling silver ingots from merchants in the open sea, unless they paid a huge fine, they were either thrown into prison to fend for themselves, and unless someone could send a rich ransom, they could take the person away.

However, the silver minting decree of Gray Mist City is also one of the open decrees, as long as anyone has a workshop and silver ore, they can smelt silver ingots, and then send them to the warehouse designated by the Gray Mist City Hall in exchange for a rich bounty.

However, of course, this bounty is not as huge as the amount of money smuggled in, so the smuggling of silver ingots in Grey Mist City is also extremely serious, and even some nobles have already participated in it. In fact, if these nobles did not participate, I am afraid that this kind of smuggling would not be on the table at all.

"Heh, it doesn't look like a barrel of dynamite can solve it."

When Levi and the others came to the silver pit, a senior guard behind them couldn't help but squint, looking at the walls stained with burning marks and the completely collapsed pit, and couldn't help but shake his head and say to Levi: "They used at least seven or eight barrels of explosives, and they also placed a few points to create this appearance. ”

Because in their eyes, the originally neatly built pit tunnel has now been filled with a pile of scattered rocks and dirt, and a large number of rubble and soil layers have also poured down, completely burying the tunnel dug in the wall of the hill.

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