Chapter 12 Gambling and Throwing Defeat
"How is this possible, Lin Chen actually shot all of them, and it was also a perfect score of fifty points"
"You're blind, didn't you hear Uncle Huai Kui say that Lin Chen's last arrow was the best in the first round of assessment!
"Wow, I really didn't misunderstand Lin Chen!" The girl's words suddenly attracted a burst of contempt, I didn't see her supporting Lin Chen just now, but now she is like this, woman!
Lin Chen walked in front of Lin Yuanqing very calmly, he was completely surprised by such a result. I have been insisting on practicing since I got the "Returning to the Yuan Jue", and my eyesight and ear power are far beyond my peers. In addition, he only needs to practice archery for more than half an hour in the wooden tower space every day, and now it is difficult for the snake to shoot off.
"This is just the beginning," Lin Chen said in a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and whispered pointedly.
"Hmph, hubris. You're just sharing it with me, there are still two competitions below, what qualifications do you have to be in front of me!" Lin Yuanqing's face was unusually ugly at this time, and he was so gloomy that he could almost drip water.
But at this time, no one would be stupid enough to suspect Lin Chen of anything, to say that everyone didn't know Lin Chen's strength before, but now that Lin Chen has shown that he is not weaker than Lin Yuanqing at all, and even has the strength above him, no one dares to swear that Lin Yuanqing will definitely be able to win against Lin Chen, not even Lin Hai on the wooden platform.
"Damn, when did this Lin Chen become so powerful?" Lin Hai secretly wondered in his heart, raised his head and followed his gaze to find Lin Deyou and Lin Yanmei in the crowd, looking at Lin Deyou who couldn't help but be happy at this time, Lin Hai clenched his fists tightly. "Hmph, even if Lin Chen was lucky enough to win in the end, I also have a way to make him unable to participate in the Qishan Competition!"
"Huailiu, do you think which of the following two people will win in the end?" Kawabe Zemu seemed to have finally become a little interested in the competition below, withdrew his gaze from Lin Dai'er, and turned his head to ask a burly and resolute man standing behind him with an obvious scar on his face.
"Young master, I think that kid named Lin Chen seems to be more powerful!" This scarred man's name is Zhang Huailiu, and he is the captain of the entire escort team, and he is also the most valued by Zemu by the river.
"Oh, do you mean that kid named Lin Chen will win in the end?" Kawabe Zemu tilted his head and looked at the crowd below with a twinkle in his eyes. Then he turned his head and said, "Patriarch Lin, how about we make a bet?"
"Bet?" Lin Mo wolf is not quite this time the hunter assessment suddenly appeared like this, Lin Yuanqing he knew, he has always been the first person in the tribe to boy. But although this Lin Chen is Lin Deyou's son, because he was born with a disability, no one has paid attention to him. Even if he was somehow cured of a stubborn illness later, not too many people paid attention to it.
"Yes, bet! Let's bet on Lin Chen and Lin Yuanqing who will win in the end! I bet on Lin Yuanqing, what about you Patriarch Lin?" Hebian Zemu didn't bet as Zhang Huailiu said, he seemed to trust his own judgment more, and he never liked his opinions to be swayed by others.
"Hehe, you're really joking. You have chosen Lin Yuanqing, then I can only choose Lin Chen!" Lin Mowolf responded with a smile.
"Well said, well said. Since Patriarch Lin has made a bet, there must be some lottery no matter how you say it. It just so happens that I have this piece of warm jade with me, although it is not too valuable, but if I wear it all year round, it can also ward off the cold and heat and enhance my physique. Riverside Zemu pulled the crystal clear jade pendant on his waist with one hand and threw it on the table.
"Young master, this piece of jade is" Zhang Huailiu behind him hurriedly spoke to dissuade him, but before he could finish speaking, Zemu by the river had already raised his hand to signal him not to say any more. Zhang Huailiu had no choice but to give up, and could only secretly make up his mind that if Lin Yuanqing won, then everything would be stopped. If Lin Chen was lucky enough to win, then he would have to come forward to get this piece of jade back, even if he was blamed by Zemu by the river,
"Virtuous nephew, isn't this too valuable? I'm really here for a while" Lin Mowolf naturally noticed Zhang Huailiu's expression and movements, and it was not difficult to see from Zhang Huailiu's expression that this piece of jade was by no means simple, so Lin Mowolf was very troubled for a while. It's not that he really can't come up with something of equal value, but even if he wins Hebian Zemu, it is estimated that this piece of jade will be difficult for him to take in the end. And if you lose, you really lose. To put it bluntly, this is completely a situation of winning or losing, at most a situation of not losing or winning.
"Father, I have a piece of fire jade here, which may not be as valuable as that piece of warm jade, but I should bet on Brother Lin Chen!" Lin Dai'er took out a piece of jade from her waist that was all fiery red and polished into a diamond shape. This piece of jade was given to her by Lin Mowolf when she was born, and Lin Daier has always regarded it as a treasure, and this time she took it out without hesitation.
"Dale, nonsense. The children's families are here" Lin Mo Wolf naturally understood what his daughter meant, she was stared at by this riverside Zemu just now, and she was tired of it for a long time. Now standing on Lin Chen's side, she just wants to tell Hebian Zemu what she means in her heart, but what Lin Dai'er doesn't know is that there are many things in this world that she can't decide.
"Alas, Patriarch Lin, this is your fault. Since Sister Dai'er is willing to participate, how can I not agree!hahaha" Riverside Zemu smiled happily, it was really lucky that someone would send a pillow when he was sleepy. She was still struggling with Lin Dai'er just now, and now she has sent the opportunity herself. As long as you win this piece of jade by yourself, and then return it to her, and say a few sweet words, you have to move her to a mess!
"Well, this is okay! Since the virtuous nephew is so interested, I won't be disappointed. I happen to have a piece of sternum here that I just got a few days ago, and it's from an Earth Storm Bear!" Lin Mo took out a pale sternum from the leather pouch on his waist, and there were still a few tiny cracks in the bone. "I'm also here to wish you fun, I bet on Lin Yuanqing" How could Zhang Tianlong, who was on the side, give up such a great opportunity to make a fool of himself, and chose Lin Yuanqing without hesitation.
"Oh, in fact, I'm more optimistic about Lin Yuanqing!" Liu Yiming's reaction was a little slower, but he didn't fall behind, and he also took out an item from his body to use as a lottery head.
"I also pressed Lin Yuanqing"
"Me too"
For a while, the wooden platform turned into an open-air gambling game, but these had nothing to do with the two parties at this time, and they were concentrating on preparing for the second assessment.
"The second assessment is to lay traps, and I believe I don't need to say anything more about the importance of setting traps when hunters are hunting. You don't need to set it up, you just need to lay out a model that embodies the core of the trap. Now give you half an hour, and each of you will use the materials in the basket in your hand to lay out the trap that you think is the most lethal and the most concealed. Our five juries score according to the specific situation, and finally remove the highest score, remove the lowest score, and the average score obtained is the score you get in this round. ”
"Hmph, Lin Chen, I'll see how you get so embarrassed this time!" Lin Yuanqing said with some amusement. Trapping is not the kind of temporary cramming that can be effective, this depends on the accumulation of long-term experience and on-the-spot adaptation. After all, many times the traps are set up in a hurry, and the tools at hand are often just branches and weeds that can be found at hand!
"The second round of assessment begins!" As the sound of the beginning sounded, in front of the twenty or so teenagers, a half-meter-high artemisia incense slowly burned with green smoke, and it was half an hour after this artemisia incense burned out.
In the second round, all the contestants were prepared with a shovel and enough rope, which was one of the tools that hunters always had when entering the mountains. This shovel is only half a meter long and is usually used to set up simple traps, while those large traps require more manpower and better tools.
Lin Yuanqing picked up the shovel, put the rope diagonally on his body, chose an open space where there were no other contestants around, threw the rope on the ground, and turned his head to look at Lin Chen, who was still standing in place and not moving.
"Pretend!Hmph!" Lin Yuanqing snorted coldly, then ignored Lin Chen, turned his head and squatted down, and began to set up traps with peace of mind.
What Lin Yuanqing was going to lay this time was a relatively complicated trap called "Trapping the Tiger Cage". Although the name is very domineering, I don't know if it can really trap the tiger cage, but the whole trap is indeed complicated and abnormal.
Lin Yuanqing first dug a three-inch-deep pit in the ground, and put two stones in the pit, indicating that this was the bait of the trap. Then use the shovel in your hand to grind the rope and cut out a few small pieces of rope. These small sections of rope are then woven into a small net, which is fixed around the perimeter of the pit in the middle of the pit.
Then Lin Yuanqing found a branch from the grass next to him, sharpened it, and fixed it in the center of the soil pit, with the tip pointing upward, revealing the small net half the length of his thumb.
Originally, Lin Yuanqing laid out this was just a simple ground thorn trap, which was to dig a pit in the ground, bury a few tree thorns in the pit, and when the prey fell, it would be poked by the tree thorns.
However, I saw Lin Yuanqing take out the shovel again and dig a crooked thin ditch along the side of the dirt pit. One end of the remaining rope is then used to connect the small net in the pit, and the rope is wound along the fine ditch to a place half a meter away from the pit. Cover it again with mud and sprinkle a layer of old soil on top to cover up the traces here. On the other side of the rope is another small net, which is hung in mid-air with a tree branch as a support.
After doing the last step, Lin Yuanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the trapped tiger cage was finally arranged. Lin Yuanqing stood up, moved his somewhat sore waist, and looked at Lin Chen.
As if sensing Lin Yuanqing's gaze, Lin Chen turned around, looked at the trap that had just been laid out at Lin Yuanqing's feet, and said lightly, "I'll give up this round!"
"You are hateful!" Lin Yuanqing was a little surprised when he heard Lin Chen's words. But looking at the trap set by Lin Chen again, he was so angry that he almost didn't vomit blood.
The trapped tiger cage arranged by Lin Yuanqing seems to be just a simple ground trap and sky net, but during this period, the hunter's method of arranging traps is very exquisite.
One is to fill the dirt of the fine ditch, if the filling is too strong, the rope inside will be difficult to be pulled and triggered, and the second is that the small net in the pit must be sensitive, when the prey steps on the trap, the claws are pierced by sharp thorns to lower the small net, the small net must be strong and will not fall off directly from the trap wall, and can successfully trigger the rope in the ditch to stimulate the sky net. All this seems simple, but the hunter's technique is extremely demanding.
And the trap that Lin Chen laid out was completely the simplest trap, a trap that even a three-year-old child would do. Dig a pit, bury a few sharpened branches, and cover it up a little, and that's a trap. Knowing this, why did Lin Yuanqing arrange such a complicated trap, it was much better to arrange a simple trap casually than the trap arranged by Lin Chen.