Chapter 34: Hunting
Suddenly, William opened his eyes suddenly, grabbed his hunting bow, turned forty-five degrees to the left, pointed at the dark green grass under the trees, drew his bow and arrows, calibrated it, and then let go.
The arrow from the string was shot, and only a swishing sound could be heard, and a black shadow was nailed into the grass.
Mark, a member of the nearby convoy, hurriedly stepped forward, trotted into the grass, and found a rabbit from the grass that had been shot in the neck by an arrow.
As soon as he could tell the difference, he shouted excitedly, "Lord Baron, it's the Ricky Rabbit!" ”
The fluff of the Lix rabbit stands horizontally, has a silk luster, and feels soft, so it is also called "velvet rabbit". Its fur was loved by noble ladies, so its fur fetched a lot in the fur market.
The aristocrats were willing to pay more for a leather coat as white as snow.
It's just that the Lix rabbit prefers to stay in a hidden place, and its personality likes to be quiet and does not like to move, and it can often stand motionless in a hidden place for several hours, even if someone passes by it, as long as it doesn't get it, it won't move.
Therefore, hunters who go into the forest to hunt often have a hard time finding the Lix rabbit.
That's why Mark was so excited to see Alex Bunny.
The rest of the Guard, however, were calmer.
It's not that their net worth can ignore the value of the rabbit, but these days, they follow William into the forest every day to hunt.
William seemed to know where his prey was hiding, and when an arrow was fired, he could often hit a prey, either a pheasant, or a mouse, or some other small animal.
In this case, every day is full of loads, in this case, how can their emotions fluctuate as much as they did at the beginning?
Only Mark was born in a poor family, so he was still shocked.
"Alright, Mark, pull out the arrow, wipe it clean and show it to the Baron, and bring the rabbit to me!" It was Jacques who spoke.
He had the most strength among the convoy members, so most of his prey was in Jacques's hands, and he was a small logistics officer in their team.
Jacques is now holding more than a dozen dead small animals in his hands, which are William's achievements today.
"Good!" Jacques's previous majesty had a deep impact on Mark, and he nodded, pulled out the arrow, wiped it on the leaves next to him, and respectfully sent it to William.
Without speaking, William put the arrow away.
His mind was on something else.
"Absorb the soul of the Rix Rabbit, and the current energy can be supplied for 21 days." The voice of the Magic Mirror Spirit sounded.
William frowned, the soul energy of small animals like rabbits is really not strong, and it is not as good as the energy provided by the ghost wolf to the magic mirror.
But I couldn't find the ghost wolf who escaped that night!
Let the magic mirror search definitely find it, but it is too wasteful of energy, and it will only outweigh the losses.
Forget it, let's explore it step by step!
William made up his mind in his heart, and said to himself in the language of the "Snow White" world, "Magic Mirror, check if there is any prey nearby?" ”
From time to time, William talked to himself and said strange things, which had long been accustomed to the members of the escort.
If you see a lot, it's not surprising.
"Master, there is no suitable prey within a hundred meters of your location!" The Magic Mirror Spirit replied William.
"There's no prey again!" William frowned, looked deeper into the dark forest, and after only thinking for a moment, he commanded the guards, "Okay, let's move on!" ”
The members of the escort team naturally have no opinions, and they will not have opinions, so they packed up and were about to move forward.
Suddenly, the voice of the Magic Mirror Spirit sounded in William's head.
"Master, master, there are two people approaching in your direction!"
"Two people? Approaching me? William's heart moved, and he called out to the members of the escort team, "Wait a minute! ”
The convoy members immediately stopped.
At this time, William's ears also heard a slight sound.
Time passed, and the voice in William's ears grew louder and closer.
William looked up and saw old John and a villager with a bitter face running towards them.
As he ran, Old John waved his hands and shouted, "Lord Baron, Lord Baron......"
William shrugged, "Well, I can't continue to recharge the Magic Mirror today!" “
He stood patiently and waited for Old John to come near.
I didn't want Old John to be too excited, so he accidentally got mixed with the roots of a tree in the forest and fell on his head.
Although there was no big problem, he was so embarrassed that William shook his head when he saw it!
Old John ignored it, and rushed to William like a young man, "Lord Baron, I'm back with what you want!" “
"Do you have any weapons?" William's eyes froze, and he immediately asked.
"Yes! Lord Baron, sword, spearhead, all of them! Old John nodded repeatedly.
"Old John, you're doing a great job!" William excitedly patted Old John on the shoulder and said.
With the weapon, he can let the members of the escort team carry out basic training in swordsmanship, laying the foundation for further practice later!
And the members of the escort team who have undergone swordsmanship training can fight side by side with him in the future, instead of becoming his oil bottle, and even a few ghost wolves have to take action on his own!
The members of the escort also knew that they would have weapons such as long swords, and although they didn't speak, their faces became more and more excited.
Only Old John frowned and said to William, "Lord Baron, the price of these things you want is much more expensive than estimated!" ”
"How much more expensive?" William asked.
"130 gold pith coins in total, Lord Baron!" Old John replied.
"It's only 130 gold pis. No problem! It's good to buy something! William said proudly.
"Lord Baron, I only paid 50 gold pis, and I am 80 gold short. The caravan owner will not officially hand over the goods to us until he gets the Pis Gold Coins! Old John added.
"Where are they?" William asked calmly.
"In the village, Lord Baron, in our village!"
"Then let's go back." Without saying a word, William beckoned the other members of the escort to go back.
Old John followed beside William as he continued, "Lord Baron, I heard that you asked those villagers to dig up some soil in the Cordillera Hills? ”
"Yes." William looked straight ahead and didn't deny it.
"Lord Baron, I also heard that you paid the villagers two baskets of Poole copper coins?" Old John asked again.
"Yes." William replied calmly.
Seeing William's indifferent appearance, Old John was anxious, and he said, "Lord Baron, I think you have paid the villagers too much, in fact, we need to spend a lot of money, we must ......"
"Old John!" William suddenly stopped, looked at Old John's haggard face, and said, "I know, I'm getting paid too much!" But, old John, we don't have time! If money could buy time, I'd rather trade it for Pis gold! I'm just trading money for time with the villagers! Only such a high remuneration can stimulate the enthusiasm of the villagers and achieve my goal! Trust me, old John, I know you're for my good! But I have my purpose! ”
"All right, Lord Baron! Everything is at your command. William was so solemn that Old John had to bow his head and reply, his tone a little discouraged.
"Don't do that, old John, you are my excellent steward! I need you, and Dicaslin can't afford to lose a good talent! You're going to help me supervise the villagers' work, so that they can do their best, and so that they can't cheat, and that's what you're good at! No one can replace it! William encouraged Old John.
William's words worked well, and Old John quickly perked himself up and said proudly, "Of course, Lord Baron, no one else has Old John's eyes......"
He also thought about it, if he couldn't stop William from spending lavishly, then he would ensure that every money William spent would get the effect it deserved.
As for the future, leave it to fate, and if it doesn't work, retreat to Patras!
Thinking about it made Old John's heart much easier.
"I've always thought so......" William smiled, looking at Old John's sincere eyes, and suddenly, as if he had swept something out of the corner of his eye, his eyes froze, and his expression became serious.
"Lord Baron, what's wrong?" Old John was the first to notice that William's face was wrong, and asked.
William did not answer, but calmly walked over Old John and walked directly into the grass not far behind Old John.
There, there was a pile of dry black feces.
"It's ......"