Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Theft of Grain

"Take!"

"Hunt the giant cockroach and get 0.2 Life Essence!"

"Take!"

"Hunt the big cockroach and get 0.1 points for the essence of life!"

The mechanical pull of the bow and crossbow continues to lurk on the gravel of the cockroach beach, hunting the cockroaches that are foraging. It's just that compared to the previous time, Ron can obtain a pitiful amount of life essence after upgrading.

You know, the last time you hunted cockroaches, no matter how big or small, they were able to provide Ron with 1 life essence, and now, even a giant cockroach that is enough to fight against the moonlight rat can only provide 0.2 life essence, not to mention the smaller cockroaches.

"Squeak!"

If I knew this, I wouldn't have upgraded!

Still, one thing is better than nothing!

Looking at the green data in front of him with some depression, Ron couldn't help but focus on the lizards who were frantically grabbing Ron and shooting cockroaches not far away, and he was a little eager to try.

Obviously, as in the game, Ron has exceeded the level where hunting cockroaches can get normal rewards at the moment, although at this moment Ron can still get a little reward for hunting cockroaches, but if he moves up another level, it is likely that he will not even get this reward.

Of course, Ron still has the option to hunt cockroaches, after all, the rewards are scarce, but they are safe.

However, if Ron wants to make a higher profit, he will have to change his hunt targets and choose creatures that are more dangerous for the Moonshine Rat!

"Squeak!"

Looks like it's time to take a risk!

Shooting a giant cockroach on the river beach again, Ron waited for the crossbow bolts to return, and then cast his eyes on the other side of the river beach, away from the sewer outlet, where food was relatively poor, the active cockroaches were small, and most of the lizards that hunted these cockroaches were juvenile, only slightly larger than the palm of his hand. Adult lizards mostly stay close to food-rich areas, scrambling for the giant cockroaches that Ron shoots.

However, as Ron raised his crossbow and tried to aim at a half-large lizard, a gentle air flow slowly fluttered through Ron's beard.

"Squeak!"

There's something in the back!

The hair on his body suddenly rose, and Ron rolled sideways for a moment, and when he stood up straight again, the shiny arrow of the small crossbow in his hand was already facing behind him, ready to go!

"Squeak!"

Patriarch, it's me!

Apparently intellectually strong enough to comprehend the terrifying power of the weapon in Ron's hand in front of him, Longbeard immediately crouched to his feet, his front paws held high, and hissed at the same time to identify himself.

"Squeak!"

How did you find here?

Seeing that it was a long beard, Ron put away the small crossbow and put it back behind his back, asking suspiciously. But when he saw the long beard in front of him lowering his head and approaching the ground, he immediately understood.

The Moonlight Rat's sense of smell is so sensitive that it can sniff out even enemies that come close, let alone follow the scent like a canine.

"Squeak!"

Say, what's going on?

The supreme ruler of the most moonlight rat population, generally small events are not handled by Ron, and Ron now has a long beard as an assistant, which is even more leisurely.

Therefore, at this moment, Longbeard came to find Ron so nervously, there must be an event that could affect the entire Moonlight Rat Clan.

And the truth was indeed as Ron thought, and after the long beard recovered from the tension and gasp, squeaked and waved his front paws to explain the matter, Ron immediately understood that something terrible had indeed happened in the territory of the moonlight rat swarm!

The food stored by the moonlight rat colony during several full moons in the fall is gone!

............

Sensing the urgency of the situation, Ron immediately took his beard and headed towards the location where the Moonlight Rats were storing food. Along the way, Nagabeard also reported the incident to Ron in detail.

According to the tradition of the moonshine rat population, the moonshine rat colony will go out to forage for food at the time of each full moon, and store all the grain in a dry and closed warehouse before the end of the full moon, and send strong moonshine rat guards to guard it, unless the leader allows it, ordinary moonshine rats cannot take food from the warehouse at will.

And there is a second chance every month, the moonshine rat population will open the warehouse to distribute food, at this time each moonshine rat can receive enough food to eat for half a month.

Today happens to be fifteen days after the last full moon, and it is the time of the second time in January when the grain is opened. When the granary was opened, the grain was still stacked to the brim, but when the grain was distributed to the end, the grain in the back suddenly collapsed, revealing an empty back!

"Squeak!"

Is it possible that the guards are stealing from themselves?

"Squeak!"

No way!

Because the missing grain did not disappear from the entrance to the warehouse, but through a hole in the back of the warehouse!

In the face of Ron's inquiry, Longbeard's answer was firm.

After arriving at the Moonshine Rat's warehouse, Ron also confirmed that it was not the Moonshine Rat's own fault.

The warehouse where the Moonlight Rats store their food is also located in the core of the territory, a dry sewer entrance that is several times larger than Ron's nest, not far from Ron's nest, guarded by the Moonlight Rat's guards, and no ordinary Moonlight Rats are allowed to approach.

As Ron stepped into the warehouse, Ron could clearly see two different traces of transportation, one was the small footprints trampled by the moonlight rats at the front of the warehouse when they distributed rations, and at the back of the warehouse, there were countless slender scratches that stretched all the way to a round, dark cavern at the back of the warehouse, which was also covered with slender scratches.

The remaining grain in the warehouse is like a wall, separating the two different traces, forming a stark contrast, if it were not for the collapse of a hole in this wall due to the lack of support, the moonlight rats probably would not have been able to find out the fact that the grain was stolen.

"Squeak!"

Fortunately, I found it early!

Half a month's food for the rat colony is enough!

Satisfied with Longbeard's ability to deal with the incident, because when opening the warehouse to release grain, although Longbeard found out about the fact that the grain was stolen, it did not panic, but first estimated it, determined that the grain could meet the needs of all the moonlight rats, distributed the food according to the normal state and asked the moonlight rat guards to keep the scene before going to look for Ron.

This way, the rats won't panic, and there will be time for Ron and other leaders to find food for the rats again.

"Squeak!"

Long beard, well done!

Now, go and gather the four masters!

I think we've got something to do!

Faced with the two scratches and the remaining grain in between, Ron pinched his chin and thought carefully for a moment, then chirped, called the longbeard to his side, and gave the order.

Then Longbeard ran out again, called out to four strong moonlight rat guards, and ordered the matter to continue. Then, within half an hour of the disappearance of the four strong rat guards, the four moonlight rat group owners of Iron Fang, Scarface, Fat Man, and Long Tail appeared on the periphery of the warehouse of the moonlight rat group.