Chapter 9 Hunting and Observation
Asked about the reason why Luo Fulei came to the Hunter School, Lan Xiaoyu chose to be silent, Zhou Ming naturally understood that it was inconvenient for him to ask more about it, so he hurriedly interrupted the topic and diverted the topic.
So many things have happened, by the time Zhou Ming and Long Xiaocheng walked out of the door of the Lei Ba Business Group, the sky had gradually darkened, this time was the most prosperous time period of the commercial street, the bustling crowd, the noise and the shouting came and went, anyway, there were two days off, Zhou Ming and Long Xiaocheng also looked east and west, after all, the things sold on this street are basically related to hunters, even if you don't buy them, you can feast your eyes.
After seeing enough of the excitement, the two said goodbye to each other, and went home separately, and after a day of rest, Zhou Ming's vitality had completely recovered, and he got up and washed up energetically, ready for new training. Outside the window, the drizzle is like weaving.
Holding up the umbrella, Zhou Ming came to the school as usual, the school gate was still the familiar long-haired mammoth car, these big guys didn't care about this little rain, the raindrops hitting their long hair would not make them feel anything.
Zhou Ming still gathered in the class first, and the instructor named and explained the task content of this training task, in fact, in the graduating class, there are still very few formal tasks like before, most of the tasks are training tasks issued by the instructor, these tasks are less difficult, but there will be no pay, as an apprentice, the purpose of the current task is not to make money but to train yourself, so that you can survive in the jungle full of fierce beasts.
"Ahem, everyone is here, let's start to explain this mission, this is a training mission, it is said to be training, in fact, it is to observe, we have invited three teams of official hunters, they will set off into the Silver Moon Forest to hunt, and you will also be divided into three teams, you do not need to participate in the hunt, your purpose is to observe and learn the hunting methods of formal hunters, and make progress from it, of course, you must obey the orders of the hunter team you follow, and you must not let this hunt fail because of your mistakes, do you understand. ”
"Understood. The apprentices responded, and then the apprentices were arranged into three teams, each riding three long-haired mammoths into the Silvermoon Forest, the three teams of official hunters had already set off a day earlier, respectively to explore the terrain, study the hunting methods, and find a hidden place for the hunter apprentices to facilitate their observation, and then return to the predetermined meeting place on the outskirts of the Silvermoon Forest to wait for the arrival of the hunter apprentices.
There was an experience of entering the Silvermoon Forest once, and this time the apprentices were obviously not as good as the last one
So excited, on the road, there is obviously less small talk, everyone is maintaining their weapons, or adjusting their armor, of course, this mission, no one should use their weapons.
Different from the last route, this time, Zhou Ming's team came to a more westerly position, before entering the Silver Moon Forest, the instructor deposited the long-haired mammoth in a field hotel, and let the apprentices hike into the forest, this is naturally not only for the purpose of exercising the students, the last time the hunting spiked porcupine and four-horned antelope accompanied the team of instructors, they could protect the surroundings of the mammoth car, and only went into the periphery of the forest to hunt, it was difficult to meet a fierce beast that could pose a threat to such a large beast as the long-haired mammoth, but this time the team had to go deep into the forest, and each team only arranged two instructors with the team, in case of killing a fierce beast on the way, the long-haired mammoth was frightened, a car of people can be unpredictable life and death.
After entering the forest, the instructor escorted the team forward one after another, the plan of the first day was to rush to the road, from morning to evening, only a brief rest during lunch, but in general their marching speed was still good, when the instructor said that the next morning he could meet with the official hunters who set off first, and the sentry also became familiar with the experience of the last hunt, all in all, this group of fledgling hunter apprentices also grew up rapidly in a field of grinding, and soon, the camp quieted down, and rushed for a day in the rainEven these hunter apprentices who insisted on exercising couldn't bear it, so everyone went to bed early.
Zhou Ming was assigned to be on duty for the last shift, and when he was on guard, the sky was already clear, and soon after, the eastern sky was white, and by the time the sky was bright, the dark clouds had already dispersed, although there was still some mud on the road, and there was still residual water in the potholes, but it probably would not affect the hunt.
Everyone got up at dawn, packed up their things and set off at six o'clock, and when it was almost seven o'clock, everyone was successfully united with the official hunter team that had arrived first, under the leadership of the instructor.
"Big brother!" Zhou Ming exclaimed in surprise, because in this official hunter team, he saw a most familiar figure, one meter and nine miles away, with a long-handled hammer in one hand and a tower shield in the other, except for Long Xiaocheng, no one else would use two two-handed weapons at the same time.
"It turns out that the hunter apprentice team assigned to us is you, what a coincidence. Long Xiaocheng pulled off his mask and said with an enthusiastic smile, "I also learned that there would be hunter apprentices hunting before I left, so I didn't have time to inform you, and I was still wondering if I would run into you, and it just so happened that you arrived, hehe." ”
The formal hunters and the instructor briefly said hello, and began to discuss how to hunt together, in general, it is to ensure the safety of the apprentices to carry out normal hunting, but also to allow the apprentices to watch the whole process of hunting up close, this is not an easy life, after all, the perception of fierce beasts is not covered, if they feel that there are too many people around them, they will not be trapped.
"We went to investigate yesterday, this ironclad lizard should have molted a while ago, originally hunting the ironclad lizard is best when it has just finished molting, the new skin will take a short time to harden again, this is the hunter's chance, but now it seems that it will not molt again for half a month, so we can only fight with it. "We are scheduled to fight next to this ironclad lizard's lair, which is relatively open and will not be disturbed by other beasts, and the surrounding trees should be able to hide for the apprentices, and each person will be given a small piece of gentian to cover his scent, so that as long as it does not fall, it will not be detected." ”
The two sides have discussed and decided not to waste time, and immediately go to the lair of the ironclad lizard to conduct another reconnaissance, a large group of people and horses set off again, this time it is still explored by the scouts in the official hunter team to ensure that the ironclad lizard is not active near the nest, and the remaining official hunters will protect the hunter apprentices in the middle, on the way, Zhou Ming rubbed next to Long Xiaocheng, and asked curiously: "Big brother, how much money can you earn from this mission?"
"All the beast materials belong to the publisher of the task, and the reward is five hundred gold coins, which are divided equally among the five of us, one hundred for each person. Long Xiaocheng replied, if this mission is successful, the money in his pocket will not have to worry for a while, of course, if a person is accidentally injured, it is possible to put in a hundred gold coins, hunter, it is always a high-risk and high-reward profession, but this is also the charm of this profession.
Finally, the hunters who rushed to explore the path brought back the news that the ironclad lizard did not appear near its nest, it may be that it went out to forage, or it could be some other reason, in short, they now have time to set up an ambush near the nest, the hunters hope to complete the task early and go back to share the reward and take a hot bath, the instructors and apprentices also hope to end the observation as soon as possible, after all, every second they stay in the forest will bear an extra point of risk, after reaching an agreement, everyone decided to speed up and arrange everything before the ironclad lizard returns to the lair, and the apprentices each look for a good place to observe, and at the same time each person receives a piece of gentian wood to cover up the smell on his bodyIn fact, the instructor had the intention to let the students participate in the hunt at the last moment when the beast was defeated, but considering the beast's dying counterattack, after the instructor and the hunters discussed, this plan was canceled, because with the strength of these newcomers, even if the hardly injured and dying ironclad lizard, it is very likely to cause them very serious damage, and after the arrangement was completed, the instructor and other hunters also hid separately, leaving only the scouts to explore the location and movement of the ironclad lizard.