Chapter 42: Pedestrian in the Snow
The cold wind howled, cold as a knife.
Although it was already late spring, the weather on the border of the Western Regions was still a little cold.
A few days ago, a cold spring brought another heavy snow to Snow Eagle City, a small city near the snowfield.
Although this heavy snow brought things to a standstill, it made some people who hunted for a living cheer.
They have left the warm city and returned to the wilderness!
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"Although it is raining a lot, it will completely melt in a few days!"
"After the snow melts, the snow wolves, snow foxes, and snow leopards that survive on the snow ......"
On the snow, Oridon, who was leading a team of hunters, suddenly stopped talking, lay on the snow, smelled the white feces on it, and gestured to the others, signaling that there was prey nearby.
"There's a snow wolf, and it's not far away!"
"There are about a dozen of them!"
"Let's search separately!"
Parting from the group, Oridun ordered people to prepare to hunt the snow wolf, and at the same time lowered his voice and admonished:
"This time, it is estimated that we will hunt snow wolves for the last time in the first half of the year-"
"When the snow melts, they'll never go south again!"
"So, everybody be careful!"
"Fresh snow wolf skin, the Four Seas Trading House has given a lot of money!"
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Four Seas Trading House set up a base in Snow Eagle City more than ten years ago.
Its appearance has made this small city of less than 10,000 people exude unprecedented vitality-
Because of it, many things in Snow Eagle City that were not worth anything before were sold for an unprecedented price.
As a result, many people jumped up and started businesses in this frontier area.
As a descendant of hunters, although Oridun did not have a business mind, he gathered a team of hunters with his hunting skills.
The prey he hunts can be traded directly with the Four Seas Merchant Bank!
"This time, the Four Seas Trading House gave each whole fresh snow wolf skin a gold coin. ”
"If I can kill all these dozen snow wolves, I, as the leader, will be able to get at least five gold coins!"
"With these, plus my previous savings, I can buy Zhang Gongjin's cultivation method——"
"It's a family inheritance!"
Zhang Gong Jin, the highest strength that can condense eight times the weight of the body.
This kind of method, although it can also be listed as the top grade in the Central Plains, but because the Zhongzhou Zhang family, who created Zhang Gongjin, was born in the army-
Zhang Gongjin's cultivation method has long become a method on the bad street.
Many ordinary soldiers were taught this technique as long as they practiced bowing after joining the army.
Because of this, when the Four Seas Commercial Bank sold Zhang Gongjin in the Central Plains, it always only charged one gold coin-
This is because it is sold with matching bows and arrows.
Otherwise, it won't be able to sell at all!
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"A hundred gold coins, I can't imagine that I will be able to make up this huge amount of money in my lifetime!"
"It's something you never dreamed of when you were young!"
Gold coins, which were only popular in Snow Eagle City after the arrival of the Four Seas Merchant House-
Prior to this, although most of the people in Snow Eagle City had heard of the existence of gold coins, few people had been able to see them.
Take Oridon's father as an example, although he was also a famous hunter in Snow Eagle City back then, he only saved six gold coins after a lifetime of hard work-
Most of them were obtained by selling the prey left behind after the arrival of the Four Seas Trading Houses.
"One gold coin is equivalent to ten pieces of money, and all the coins are counted together, and there are 10,000 yuan. ”
"A hundred gold coins, that's a million coins!"
"Millionaire—"
"This is something that only the richest people in Snow Eagle City can achieve!"
"I didn't think I, Oriton, could be one of these people!"
Although, the richest people in Snow Eagle City now already have more than 10,000 gold coins, and the number of people who own 100 gold coins has long exceeded 100 people, Oridon is still very happy about this-
Because, he finally has to save up a huge amount of money to buy Zhang Gongjin!
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"Zhang Gongjin is a method of drawing a bow and refining strength. ”
"For us hunters, there is no more suitable exercise!"
"With it, my son will definitely be stronger than me and earn more gold coins!"
Because there was no inheritance of exercises in the family, although Oridun's father had learned a method of refining strength in the martial arts hall, he did not dare to pass it on to his son at all.
When Oridun practiced strength back then, he still had to go to the martial arts hall where his father studied back then, and he learned the cultivation method of sharpening his sword strength.
This method, although it is said that it was created by the Changhe Sword King back then, can be cultivated up to nine times the strength, and it can even be called the best in the method of refining strength-
But Oridun never felt its charm.
"Sharpen the knife, sharpen the knife ......"
"I just know how to sharpen my knives!"
"After grinding for six or seven years, I only refined six times my strength!"
Thinking about his experience when he was young, Oriden still has no shortage of resentment in his heart:
"If it weren't for the coolies who sharpened the knife for a few years in the martial arts hall, I'm afraid I might have become a martial artist!"
"My son, you must cultivate Zhang Gongjin!"
Failing to cultivate internal qi and become a real martial artist is the biggest regret in Oridun's heart.
Now, he is in his thirties and has no possibility of becoming a martial artist again, and he also pinned this hope on his ten-year-old son:
"Mo Rigen's talent in bows and arrows is very good, after cultivating Zhang Gongjin, he will definitely be able to condense his internal qi!"
Thinking in his heart, Oridon's body, which was already a little tired, was motivated again, and followed the trail of the snow wolf and chased all the way.
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"Wow!"
In the sky, there was a sudden eagle cry, and a snow-white eagle vulture, flying over the heads of Oridun and the others!
"It's Snow Eagle!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
The Snow Eagle is the most common exotic beast near Snow Eagle City, and it is also the origin of the name Snow Eagle City.
Legend has it that Snow Eagle City was built as an outpost to resist a powerful Snow Eagle Beast.
Today, on the snow-capped mountains to the west of Snow Eagle City, the snow eagles that are born from time to time are the traces left by the snow eagle beast.
For people who are not martial artists, its attack is enough to kill people!
Therefore, as soon as Oridun saw it, he immediately ordered people to take refuge!
"Flew over, this snow eagle didn't spot us!"
In the ranks of Oridon, a hunter named Hulegen, he was glad in his heart.
Because of the inheritance of the blood of the Snow Eagle Beast, the Snow Eagle is not only huge, but also has feathers as hard as iron, and ordinary bows and arrows are powerless against it.
Because of this, after discovering the Snow Eagle, the team of Oriton not only did not have the slightest idea of shooting, but tried their best to avoid it, so as not to find the Snow Eagle to find out.
Fortunately, the snow eagle swept through the air and did not attack them.
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"Didn't find it?"
"How could you not have found out!"
"The eyes of the snow eagle are enough to see more than ten miles!"
"It just flew so low, and we were scrambling to dodge—"
"How could it be that we weren't discovered?"
Patting Hulegan on the head, Oridun ordered:
"Hurry!"
"Get out of here!"
led everyone and left in a hurry.
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"Someone's coming!"
"It looks like a hunter, and the target should be the wolf pack!"
In the snow cave not far from Oridun and the others, a tall and sturdy young man muttered to himself.
This person is Lu Sheng, who fell into the belly of the dragon whale beast that day. It didn't take any way to come here from the sea!
The snow eagle just now was controlled by him with a Heart Control Gu, specifically looking for the traces of other people!
"In this area, except for the snow-capped mountains, there is snow!"
"I don't know where?"
"Finally found someone—"
"I've got to go out and meet them!"
Lu Sheng thought in his heart, changed his outfit, carried a big knife in his hand, and walked towards the wolves!