Chapter 3 Hunter Training
In a dense camphor forest, half-human-tall shrubs grew wantonly, completely obscuring the already unclear road. If a person or animal wants to pass through, they have to push away the dead gray bushes. However, not only will they leave traces, but their speed will also be greatly reduced, so there are usually few people or large beasts in the area.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak" accompanied by a few slight squeaks, and three or four gray pine-eared rats appeared on a camphor tree not far from the bushes. There is not much difference between these gray squirrels and ordinary squirrels in appearance, except that their body shape is twice that of ordinary squirrels, but a pair of large ears are a little abrupt. This pair of big ears is their best weapon to distinguish danger and detect movements, and once there is the slightest wind and grass around, they can't escape the ears of ear rats.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak" A few eared rats squeaked on the camphor tree, scratching their little heads with a pair of furry front paws from time to time, and a pair of big ears kept shaking to check whether there was any abnormal noise around. After half a cup of tea, the eared rat seemed to feel that there was not the slightest danger in front of him, and the bright red berries hanging from the bushes were tempting, causing the eared rat to squeak even more.
"Whoosh, whoosh" The speed of these eared rats was too fast, leaving only a few gray shadows in the air, and in the blink of an eye, the eared rats on the camphor tree had already jumped half a meter away from the bushes. The surface hanging from the shrub is rough and uneven, and the crimson berries exude a hint of sweetness. The squeak, squeak, squeak, ear rats are calling more and more frequently, and it is clear that these berries have a fatal lure for them.
"Whoosh, whoosh" Several eared rats stepped back again vigorously, drawing a few faint gray shadows in the air, and pounced on the berries that were close at hand.
However, the accident happened at this time, and a large net suddenly flew out of the bushes without warning, and the four corners of the large net were tied with round weights to ensure that the prey would not easily get rid of it after landing. At this time, it is impossible for the eared rats in mid-air to change their direction, even if it only takes half a breath to allow them to escape, but the big net is too close to them, and it is coming in the direction they are heading.
"Knock knock" big net without suspense will be a few ear mice firmly net, "squeak, squeak," a few ear mice in the big net look very anxious, constantly tearing the big net in front of them, with their experience to be caught by this net will not be too good ending. However, this large net has been specially soaked, and it is something that ordinary beasts can bite through.
"Sand, sand" At this time, the bushes were no longer as quiet as before, with the sound of branches and leaves shaking and breaking, a large and a small person came out of the bushes, and at a glance, the people who came were none other than Lin Chen and Lin Deyou.
"Yes, yes, now you have a good grasp of qi, and you can completely cover up the airflow generated by your own breathing, very good!" Lin Deyou glanced at a few gray pine-eared rats on the ground that were covered by a large net, turned his head and patted Lin Chen's shoulder, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Hehe, I'm still a lot worse than my father. If you hadn't made an early move just now, I'm afraid I would really not be able to hold on" Lin Chen touched his nose, somewhat embarrassed. Lin Chen's breath almost became disordered just now, after all, long-term flat inhalation is not something that anyone can do. In the end, if Lin Deyou hadn't made a timely move, I'm afraid they would really end up empty-handed.
However, Lin Chen still smiled happily, this was the first time he had been praised by his father in twelve years, although Lin Deyou had encouraged him a lot before, but he was not as happy and praised from the bottom of his heart as he was today.
"Well, you still have a lot to learn. Chen'er, you remember, we hunters walk in the mountains to hunt, both hunters and prey. If you can't learn to restrain your aura, then it's very likely that when you think you're hunting a certain prey, there will be a beast behind you that is even more ferocious than you waiting to hunt you!" Although Lin Deyou was very satisfied with Lin Chen's performance, he didn't want Lin Chen to be too proud, even a small pride for a hunter could make him lose everything, even his life.
Since Lin Chen's right arm recovered, he took Lin Chen to the mountains to hunt and personally taught hunting skills. In the space of three months, Lin Chen had learned how to survive in the mountains and forests, how to set traps, and how to deal with injuries. Although Lin Chen had followed him into the mountains to hunt before, Lin Chen's right arm was stubbornly ill at that time, and Lin Deyou didn't have the heart to teach Lin Chen too many hunting skills. After all, if Lin Chen's right arm shrank and couldn't exert his strength normally, he wouldn't be able to pull even a stone bow and arrow away in the end, and it would be impossible to become a qualified hunter at all. But now that Lin Chen's right arm has recovered, although Lin Deyou has lost his status as a hunter due to injury, he was once the best hunter in the tribe after all. Experience and strength are not comparable to ordinary hunters, this time he took Lin Chen out to learn to hunt, not only to make Lin Chen a qualified hunter, but also to let him regain the title of hunter.
"I remember my father!" Lin Chen nodded with a serious face, the things that Lin Deyou handed him were all experiences that he had summed up by himself. In this dangerous wilderness, the slightest carelessness may be swallowed by wild beasts, so a qualified hunter must not only be qualified in terms of skills, but also be more calm and cautious than ordinary people psychologically.
"Okay, let's go to the next place to continue training!" Lin Deyou bent down to put away the big net on the ground, and once the few gray pine-eared rats in the big net broke free from the shackles of the big net, they disappeared without a trace in a few breaths.
This time, he brought Lin Chen to catch the gray pine ear rat in order to exercise Lin Chen's control over his own breath, and what these ear rats are best at is to detect the faint fluctuations generated in the air. Once you feel that these fluctuations are abnormal, they will disappear immediately, which is why Lin Chen and Lin Deyou will appear here. As for those gray pine ear rats, they were not the target of their trip!
A dense forest is constantly in this vast land, and a small river quietly surrounds the woods, flowing zigzag into the distance. At this time, there are many wild beasts drinking water by the river, there are zebra wildebeests, long-eared rabbits, large-tailed martens, etc., and the largest number of them is a small herd of wild cattle.
The number of this group of brute cattle is about twenty, of which the adult brute cattle are fifteen or sixteen, and there are a few underage brute bull cubs left, but even these underage brute cattle cubs are much larger than Lin Deyou in size.
The leading bull was a bull with horns on his head that were significantly larger than the others, and the leading bull was constantly patrolling around, not wanting to take his eyes off the direction of the distant woods even when he was drinking.
"Father, why haven't these brute bulls come yet?" About five meters away from this group of brute cattle, Lin Chen and Lin Deyou were lying quietly on a towering ancient tree hugged by ten people.
"What's the hurry, have you forgotten what I told you, the hunter's worst enemy is patience. Once you lose patience, it means that you are not far from death" Lin Deyou turned his head and glared at Lin Chen beside him sharply, and then stopped talking, but quietly observed the group of brute bulls drinking water not far away.
After Lin Chen was glared at by his father, he also realized that he was a little impetuous. It's just that they've been waiting here for almost an hour, and those brutes are still drinking water unhurriedly, and it's not easy for a twelve-year-old child to do that. Lin Chen blinked, moistened his somewhat dry eyes slightly, and continued to observe the group of brute cows.
After a while, the bulls seemed to have finally drunk their fill, and began to return to their habitat under the leadership of the leader bulls, while the playful little bulls were reluctant to leave the pool after a day of play under the urging of their parents, and returned behind their parents.
As the cattle departed, so did the other beasts along the river, and the sky had begun to darken, and they needed to return to safety before it was completely dark, and they were destined to be unquiet nights.
The leading brute bull walked in the front, constantly howling and urging the members behind to speed up their pace, and the direction they left was exactly where Lin Chen was.
Lin Chen, who was in the ancient tree, held his breath at this time, reducing the sound of his breathing as much as possible. Lin Chen could clearly see the stiff leather armor on the brute bull's body at this time, these leather armor were extremely hard, which could effectively protect them from being easily pierced through their bodies.
The brute bull led by "Moo" urged the other brute bulls to speed up their pace again, and the few little brute bulls who were still playing became much quieter after receiving the warning from their parents, and followed silently. For a while, the entire herd of brute bulls traveled much faster, and soon the leading brute bull walked under the ancient tree where Lin Chen was.
But the brutes didn't stop, but continued to move forward. They will go back to their original places and will not stay overnight again. Almost all hunters know that the night in the mountains is the most dangerous.
Lin Chen didn't know when he had already disappeared in his original position, and at this time he was quietly hiding behind a fork in the ancient tree. Holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand, he slowly pulls the string, and the carefully polished arrows shine a somewhat chilling light through the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Whoosh" The arrow feather in Lin Chen's hand finally flew out with a belated sound, and then Lin Chen didn't think much about it, grabbed back with his right hand, and took out an arrow feather from the quiver that had already been carried behind him. This time, Lin Chen didn't have the slightest time to aim, set up arrows, open his bow, and shoot arrows, and the whole process was done in one go, without any delay.
Lin Chen chose a little brute cow that was left behind, this kind of underage little brute cow has relatively weak defense and low vigilance, which is the best target for Lin Chen to start.
Before Lin Chen's second arrow fell, a wail had already come. The herd of brute cattle that had been advancing in an orderly manner was also in chaos at this time. The little manniu who was shot by Lin Chen's two arrows closed his eyes with the last trace of nostalgia for this world after struggling a few times. One of the two feathers shot the bull in the right eye and the other in the neck, the only place where the bull was not protected by leather armor, and it was also the weakest point. It was this arrow feather that hit the neck that took away the life of the little bull.
And the parents of this little bull kept wailing, and even kept hitting the ancient tree where Lin Chen was. It's just that even if these brute bulls are born with infinite strength, they still can't break the ancient tree in front of them.
After Lin Deyou shot the second arrow from Lin Chen, a few leaps appeared beside Lin Chen, patted Lin Chen and said, "When I shot my prey for the first time, I felt like you were involved in the murder. But Chen'er, I'm going to tell you, you're only killing some unintelligent beasts. If you don't kill them, they won't escape the hunt of other predators. You, on the other hand, will be hungry. These seem cruel, but they are bloody realities. You can't make a change, you can only accept it silently."
Lin Deyou didn't say any more, because he knew that in the end, Lin Chen had to face all this by himself, and all he could do was do his best to make him happy. If he can keep him from touching killing for the rest of his life and can protect him for the rest of his life, Lin Deyou is willing to give everything, but unfortunately it is impossible.
"It's okay, I understand father!" Lin Chen turned his head and smiled at Lin Deyou, signaling that he was okay. Even though his smile was a little pale, he didn't want his father to worry. Maybe today's killing would make Lin Chen, who was only twelve years old, feel terrified, but it would definitely not make him back down.
"Well, it's okay! You still don't have enough knowledge of the bow and arrow, remember that you are hiding to find the weakest point of your prey, and then deliver a fatal blow. How many beasts will give you a chance to shoot a second arrow, I guess you will already face the beast's attack before you shoot the second arrow!"
"I remember my father!"
"After a while, when these brute bulls are gone, let's go down and clean up the corpse of this little brute bull, and it is estimated that we will spend the night here tonight. Luckily, there are often other hunters who spend the night here, so some of the traps are quite complete and we don't need to do anything else. ”
The group of brute bulls under the tree soon realized that it was impossible for them to hit the ancient tree in front of them, and after a few helpless wails, they had to leave the corpse of the little brute cow whose blood had not yet congealed and continued to return to their residence.
Lin Deyou and Lin Chen in the tree quickly got down from the ancient tree after the herd of wild cattle left, took out a dagger from the backpack behind them, and quickly divided the corpse of the wild cow. The whole body of the bull is full of treasures, the horns and cowhide are the materials for making armor, although the beef is a little bitter, it is not so slippery to eat, but the Orion family, it is good to have a mouth of meat to eat, and there will be attention to these.
However, after Lin Deyou cut and washed the hides and horns, he did not collect the beef, but threw the beef away from the place. The horns and hides of the cow were hung on the branches of the ancient tree, and then Lin Chen walked towards another ancient tree not far away.
"Father, what are you?" Lin Chen was a little puzzled, if he wanted to say that he didn't want meat, Lin Chen could understand a little more. After all, there are too many wild beef, and it's not good to take them all away. But leaving easy-to-carry things such as cowhide and horns in place also made Lin Chen very puzzled.
"Chen'er, why is the night the most dangerous in the mountains?"
"Because at night many ferocious beasts will come out to feed"
"Yes, these beasts that have come out to forage will find this place quickly by smell, and although I have washed the hides and horns, they inevitably smell of blood. If we take that with us, I'm afraid the beasts will follow the smell to find our father and son. ”
That's the difference between an old hunter and a novice! So never underestimate an old hunter who walks in the woods, even if he's already dying!