Chapter 148: Details Matter
"Now that you know the hunting ground, what should you do next?"
Deng Xiaojian's inquiring gaze swept left and right.
Zheng Qing hesitated and replied, "...... Can you start hunting?"
"No nutritious answer. Deng Xiaojian shook his head: "From the first time you entered the hunting ground, you were in a hunting state...... It's not just a hunt to bind up with magic or to suppress demons with rune paper. ”
"All the preparations you did in the early stage were part of the hunt. ”
This statement seems to make perfect sense.
Zheng Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth and did not refute.
"It's time to send out hunters," Zhang Jixin arranged very confidently: "Hunters need to go deep into the hunting ground as soon as possible to provide accurate information for the hunting team's next decision...... In addition, the ranger must begin to delineate his range of movement to stop the watchful eyes around the hunting party. ”
"The east, south, west, north, northeast, southwest, and hunting grounds are so big, where do hunters start searching, and where is the key direction?" Deng Xiaojian immediately asked the next question.
The Lord Hunter frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly replied, "So, before sending out the Hunters...... Maybe I should burn a piece of tortoise shell?"
Burning a piece of tortoise shell means asking the soothsayers to make some simple predictions.
It's slang for wizards.
In ancient times, shamans burned the belly armor of a white turtle or the shoulder blade of a bison, and then judged bad luck based on the cracks on the reverse side of the oracle bone.
This was one of the first divination methods mastered by shamans, so the burning of oracle bones gradually became synonymous with divination.
"Oracle bones can be burned, crystal balls, tarot cards can be seen, but you need to use the right spells. As he spoke, Deng Xiaojian's fingers swiped in the void, leaving a colorful spell: "It's clear." ”
"It's a spell for insight into demonic energy. ”
"In modern hunting grounds, most hunting teams like to use the concept of 'demonic energy' to distinguish the difference between demons and ordinary spirit beasts - those with chaotic and violent breath are demonic - this is easy to distinguish. ”
"Demons are strong and weak, and demonic qi is naturally up and down. ”
"Weak, such as 'softball demon', has no mouth, nose, eyes and limbs, and is no different from a softball, and can only survive by bouncing and smashing at the wizard, and by rubbing a little wizard breath...... They belong to the lowest level of demonic beings, so their demonic aura is defined as 'strength 1'. ”
"Slightly stronger, such as those wild demons generated by polluting large animals such as tigers, leopards, jackals, eagles, falcons, etc., not only inherit the keen intuition and skilled hunting skills of wild beasts, but also strengthen the ferocity and ferocity of demons, and the danger is very high...... Because the bases of these creatures vary so much, their demonic aura tends to hover between 'Strength 2' and 'Strength 9'. ”
"In addition, there is also a demonic 'strength 10' of the Wild Demon King...... Any group of demons, their leader, the demonic energy of the Wild Demon King can basically reach the level of 'strength 10', which is infinitely close to the 'true demon' level - that is, what we usually call the 'registered wizard' level of demons, which is very dangerous, but the points brought are also very considerable. ”
"As for the demons with a demonic aura of 'strength of 10+' or more, it is impossible to encounter them in the freshman competition, so you don't need to pay attention to this part of the content for the time being. ”
Deng Xiaojian's speech speed was fast when he explained.
Zheng Qing has also given up recording his every word manually. He had already taken out the shorthand quill he had bought at the Grimm grocery store some time ago from the gray cloth bag, threw it in his notebook, and made it foam at the mouth.
In the distance, a long howl could be heard from the depths of the hunting ground, as if the hunters of the judgment were greeting each other in some kind of hidden language.
When Deng Xiaojian heard this, he frowned, took out the timer and looked at the time.
"Well, it's time for our hunting team to train next......" He put away the timer and took a deep breath, "Then I'll give you a few final precautions to highlight the previous mention......"
"First of all, you should always pay attention to the temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction and the most important time of day in the hunting ground, these variables will constantly affect your performance and the momentum of the demons, so don't ignore any detail. ”
"It's important to remember that on the hunting ground, the devil is in the details. ”
"Secondly, as I mentioned earlier, you should pay attention to the environment when using spells on the hunting grounds. You can expand on this one. ”
"For example, 'Gao Gao Sunrise, Xi Gu Wind', in addition to being a comprehensive buff magic, can also provide side effects such as helping you dry your clothes and lighting at night. But this spell should never be used in rainy weather, especially at night...... It's not that it won't work in this environment, but that using the spell in the rain will cost more mana, the effect will be discounted a lot, and it will easily punish the spell for backlash. ”
"It should be noted that in the hunting ground, any trace of magic power is a very important strategic resource, and it must not be wasted casually. ”
"The last thing is about hunting animals, or hunting birds. ”
"Many hunting teams will have one or more hunting animals to help the hunter search for prey, keep an eye on the surroundings, and assist in the hunt. These hunting animals are usually animal companions raised by wizards and require training...... Canines, felines, falcons and other breeds are preferred. ”
"If you have the right animals for your hunting team, you can bring them with you the next time you come. The adjudicator has a professional trainer who can do some simple training for it, enough for you to use in the freshman tournament. ”
"I believe that there is absolutely no one else in the new hunting team with hunting beasts but you. Deng Xiaojian had a confident smile on his face: "This will definitely help you gain a huge advantage in the hunting ground." ”
Zheng Qing hissed and immediately looked back at his teammates.
"I don't have an animal companion. Dylan immediately raised his hand and said jokingly, "Most animals don't like the smell of me...... And it's hard for me to be friendly enough with them on a full moon night, so ......"
As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders in frustration.
Zheng Qing turned his head to look at the other person.
"Neither did I. Fat Xin shook his fat palm, and his tone was a little depressed: "My family is always worried that I stew my animal companions for meat, so they have always opposed me raising them...... But what do you think of Tuantuan? It has a good relationship with us. ”
Zheng Qing thought of the orange cat in the dormitory, who was eating and drinking, short-tempered, and lazy, and suddenly shook his head rattle.
"Impossible, impossible, it definitely doesn't have the stamina to hunt beasts. While rejecting this suggestion, the young public-funded student turned his head to look at Xiao Xiao.
Before he could speak, Dr. Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Why, you still want to use an old turtle as a hunting beast? ”
There really is nothing wrong with this sentence.
Zheng Qing couldn't help but sigh.