Chapter III: Tracking

Walking out of the limestone forest again, the time displayed by the digital vision is already 9:00 a.m. There can be no further delay, and the "live fish potion" that promised Sanchi that needs to be replenished has not yet replenished the raw materials.

"Live Fish Elixir" belongs to the popular style of "Shiraishi Apothecary".

It's just that the effect is not to cure people, but to improve the survival rate of the delicate silver-scaled fish in Hong Kong. Fishermen can add chemicals to tanks after catching silverfish, which can greatly increase the survival rate of this expensive but delicate fish.

Many nobles and large merchants came here to buy the silver scale fish, a precious specialty unique to the Leopold Seas.

Naturally, the supply of "live fish medicines" that can bring more benefits to fishermen is also in short supply.

This is also an original invention made by Grandpa Leo after examining the local needs, and although it has some value for a small seaside town with a population of less than 20,000 people, it is not so much that it will cause trouble.

Looking at it from the perspective of a traverser today, I have to admire the old butler's old spicy vision and clever methods. If it weren't for this venerable old man, the aristocratic young master who only had a ten-year-old meal to open his mouth didn't know if he would be able to live to this day.

Pressing his thoughts back into his heart, Aven got down to business.

......

By noon, thanks to his predecessor's familiarity with the mountains and forests, Ai Wen had completed all the collection work and sat on a large rock to enjoy his lunch.

A large piece of barley bread, some dried fish, and a bacon sausage, with mountain spring water in a water bladder, are nothing in the previous life, but they are already a rare treat for people of this era.

During this time, Evan made a new discovery about his "golden nail cover". The ability to identify the digital field of vision is extremely strong, and even the herbs swept by the eyes can be marked instantly, which greatly improves the efficiency of herbal medicine collection.

After lunch, seeing that it was still early, Aven prepared to go a little deeper into the mountains and forests to see if he could catch some prey, and by the way, enrich the recipe.

Because when he was collecting medicine just now, Aven found the marks left by other hunters on a tree. This sign indicates that someone has found prey that is beyond their ability and needs to gather their companions to hunt together.

Most of the hunters in this neighborhood are acquaintances, so there is no need to worry about attracting suspicious people.

Since there was nothing to do, Evan patted the long sword on his waist and decided to follow to see if he could help.

He is still confident in his own strength, after all, his predecessor is also a noble child, and the swordsmanship cultivation that he has been practicing since he was eight years old is not an ornament, and in the one-on-one fighting competition, no one is his opponent near Leopold City.

If he can reach the height of his swordsmanship enlightenment teacher, Grandpa Leo, become a full-fledged knight, and step into the ranks of the transcendent, Evan believes that there will be no more existential threats to him in the mountains and forests in front of him.

Following the traces left by the hunter in front of Ai Wen like a dexterous ape flying through the mountains and forests, this time Ai Wen did not think that there would be any accidents, but if he went slowly, there was no loot left to make it even more frustrating.

Although he was only thirteen years old, his years of swordsmanship training had given him broad shoulders and a strong physique, and coupled with his dexterous skills, the intricate forest terrain could not bother him at all, at least in this forest near the city, there were not too many top predators who could threaten him.

Probably because of the delay in lunch, Evan had been tracking in the mountains and forests for two hours without seeing the hunter in front of him.

If it weren't for the traces left behind that had been lingering on the outskirts of the mountain forest, and another footprint had joined in, Aven would have given up the hunt and turned around and went back.

"This mark is Grim and his hound, has this guy come to hunt today?"

Through the marks of later people, Evan recognized that it was his friend Graemu, who he knew, and it was not easy to walk away. Grim was also one of the best hunters in the neighborhood, but the message was still a call for companions, and Evan guessed that he had run into a big one, even if two experienced hunters couldn't handle it.

For example, this kind of sudden hunting behavior, experienced hunters can judge the strength comparison with their prey, and this is how they call their companions like wolves in the early stage, and only launch the hunt when enough hunters have been gathered.

If in the end there are not enough companions gathered, they will simply give up hunting, and no matter how valuable the prey is, the hunters here are wise enough to restrain greed.

Seasoned hunters know that the hunter's way to survive is not the sharpness of his minions, but moderation.

While complaining about this extremely mobile unknown prey, he set off again and continued to track, until the mountain forest was already a little dim, and the vision was shown as 4:00 p.m., and Evan finally caught up with the other party's tracks.

But at first glance Evan knew something was wrong!

There was a pool of blood on the ground, and it was still very fresh, even if Even was not a professional hunter, he could still distinguish between human blood and beast blood. I just don't know if it's Grim or another hunter left behind, and judging by the amount of bleeding, whoever is saved is not saved.

Aven's face was a little ugly. For coastal cities, the price of wild animals in the mountains is much higher than that of seafood, and in this magical world forest, it is not a place where ordinary people can go, and every hunter who has been active in the mountains and forests for many years has two brushes.

It is no ordinary beast that can kill an experienced hunter on the spot without much resistance.

Without hesitation, I reopened the digital vision, and the powerful recognition ability quickly marked everything in the field of vision. Removing the useless information, the messy footprints of the two people on the ground were revealed, and a trail of blood extending into the distance became conspicuous under the instructions of the digital vision.

Strangely, apart from the footprints of an additional hound, there was no trace of the assailant on the ground.

Things are getting a little tricky.

Squinting his eyes, Ai Wen was at war with heaven and man in his heart, and he knew that the most terrifying thing in the world was not the flood beast but.... Unknown!

But judging from the traces left behind, the surviving hunter had followed. Judging from the hound's actions, it is most likely that the person is its owner, Graeme, and even if he has already lost one person, he still chooses to continue to follow him. The only possibility is that he feels that the danger is still manageable and wants to retrieve the body of his companion.

Gritting his teeth, Evan followed in the direction of the blood stains.

......

"Damn brute, stop! Leave Hank for me!"

A young hunter in his twenties ran wildly through the intricate woodlands with a bow and arrow, and even his fury did not affect his dexterity, and the twisted roots, slippery moss, and winding streams on the bare ground could not hinder him in the slightest.

But even with such skill, it is still inevitable to pull farther and farther away from the figure flying in the treetops in front of him.

"Whoosh!" a huge black feline creature nailed to the trunk of a tree with a thin man in its mouth had leapt deftly onto another large tree that could only be hugged by several people.

Ignoring the human below, the black feline sped across the treetops with its booty and disappeared into the completely dark forest in an instant.

"Ah——!!! shit!"

After venting the loss of his companion, the hunter has gradually calmed down, knowing that there is no hope of regaining his companion on his own.

Now I can only hope that the big leopard-like cat has enough food to stockpile, and what will be left when he returns to lead the large army to arrive.

Kicking the hound, which was still barking overhead, Graeme turned back, hoping to get out of the forest before the sun set.

"Whew!"

At the moment of turning, a gust of evil wind fell overhead, and the cunning predator did not leave at all!

After hiding the food, he turned back and attacked with ferocity as soon as Grim let his guard down.