Staring at the rough parchment map in his hand, repeatedly confirming his current position, Jupiter wiped the sweat from his forehead and exhaled a long breath, his tense nerves finally relaxed. If nothing else, his caravan should be able to reach the rest point ahead before dark.

"Hurry up, boys!" he shouted, raising his long whip and flicking a loud whip.

There were few responses, but the caravan picked up slightly. There is no real road in the forest, and even if it is carved out, it will soon be swallowed up. The road they walked was a relatively prosperous commercial route, and the outline of the simple road could be seen, but it was also necessary to consciously send people to maintain it. Chopping trees and hoeing grass along the way, how can the speed be fast.

Looking around, Jupiter frowned deeply, and another layer of sweat oozed from his slightly bald head. It wasn't the speed of the caravan that worried him.

On his last trip, Jupiter's caravan was unfortunate enough to encounter a roaming bandof thieves, whose leader was a psychopathic orc, who disdained the caravan's offer of money and devoured all the goods, relying on his two ogres.

None of the merchants who had caravans and dared to walk through the forest were vegetarians. Half of Jupiter's employees were veterans of the war, and when they were forced to resist, it was inevitable that a fierce battle would be fought.

In the end, neither side was able to reap the benefits, and the leader of the bandits was dismembered by a knife, and the remaining men scattered. However, the caravan also suffered more than 20 casualties, and even the manpower to drive the car was almost not enough, and the losses were heavy.

This time, in order to make up the numbers, Jupiter pulled almost all the young men in the family over, and temporarily recruited a group of young Xi mercenaries. No way, the elderly know the horror of the forest, and no one will trade their lives for such a small salary. Only these young people who don't know the height of the sky will be fooled.

The Creek warriors are naturally strong, but they are also notoriously lacking in brains. The group of mercenaries recruited by him are still "baby soldiers" who have just entered the industry and have never seen blood, and they only know how to use brute force and have no combat experience. At most, it can only scare those small people who bully the weak and are afraid of the hard. In fact, after three days in the forest, the blood of these young people was consumed by the cruelty of nature.

In this regard, Jupiter could only silently pray to the gods he believed in, hoping that these little rabbit cubs would honestly obey the orders and grow up quickly through this experience.

He himself was forced to be helpless, the last incident made the caravan break his bones, if this group of young people can't be cultivated, but consumed in the forest, I'm afraid his business career will end here.

The unfortunate merchant's prayers didn't do much, and for some unknown reason, the beast of the forest had been in a state of irritability for the past few days. At the foot of a mountain, a caravan brushes shoulders with a herd of migrating iron-maned boars. Had it not been for Jupiter to control the situation in time and retreat to the side, I am afraid that a terrible stampede would have occurred.

Even so, a closer look at this hideous-looking beast is not a good experience in any way.

The iron-maned boar was twice as large as a mule or horse pulling a cart, with two pairs of sharp fangs sticking out of its mouth, and its mane standing like a large hedgehog. Although this beast is vegetarian most of the time, it doesn't mind finding some blood food once in a while to improve its life. In the forest, the iron-maned boar is still known for its murder before the Storm Bear and the Saber-toothed Tiger.

At least four or five young imps peed their pants in fright, and there was a commotion in the ranks. The situation of the others was not much better, and the atmosphere of the caravan fell into a slump for a while, and it was not easy to continue on the road.

Jupiter only felt that his life's hard work and energy had been consumed in this journey, and even the already thinning hair on his head had been reduced. He secretly swore that if these little guys really couldn't grow up, he would never waste any more time, just disband the caravan and find a place to retire.

While he was groaning, there was a sudden commotion at the front of the procession, which alarmed the old merchant.

"What's going on? God, can't you live in peace for a while?" said Jupiter, his eyes on his horse, and waved his whip. "Kevin, don't look around, take care of your own carriage...... What the hell, I swear, if you stop the caravan again for some trivial thing, I'll let you kiss the boar's ass!"

"Boss, we're here!"

The mercenary named Tony trotted in from the front, and the old merchant's threat made him turn a little pale, in fact he was one of the few people who were scared to pee his pants, but the young mercenary didn't care about it at this time.

"I see the camp you mentioned, but...... Now there's someone there. ”

"Anyone? Anyone else in this place of the hell?" said Jupiter.

The rest point shown on the map was actually a simple camp in the col set up by passing caravans, who cut down the nearby trees and made a clearing and fenced it with stones. There was no one stationed there, so it was deserted.

At this time, Jupiter had also seen a wisp of cooking smoke rising from the sky in front of him, which indicated that the other party was not numerous, which made the old merchant breathe a sigh of relief and have some guesses in his heart.

Apart from the caravanserais, the only people who knew about this place were the hunters who lived in the forest, and they were familiar with the time of arrival of each caravan, bringing high-quality furs and mountain goods to trade. Jupiter's character and reputation were very good, so he also met many of them.

The caravan slowly entered the camp, and the young people in the group finally relaxed. They laid down their weapons, removed various tools from the wagons and began to set up their tents. The nerves had been tense all day, and they were tired and whispered to each other, mostly complaining about the damn forest. However, there were some people who looked curiously at the strangers on the other side of the camp.

Jupiter jumped off his horse, rubbed his ass and walked a few steps, squinting his eyes as well.

The first thing that catches my eye is an iron-maned boar that I had seen not long ago, and the corpse that lay down was still as large as a hill. There were no visible wounds on the boar's body, except for an eyelet with a feathered arrow stuck in it.

"A good skin, a big hunter. The old merchant made a judgment with just a glance. As far as he knew, there were only a handful of great hunters in this forest, and only one of them had the ability to drag a wild boar weighing thousands of pounds here.

A young man in shabby leather armor was standing beside the boar, holding a knife and whispering to his two companions. And his companions turned out to be two weak-looking maidens, and I really don't know how they came to the depths of the forest.

"Yo, El, I've seen you for the first time this month. Jupiter smiled and spread his hands and walked over, "It's a surprise every time I see you!"

The old merchant was impressed with El, and not just because he was the youngest hunter in the forest.

Compared to other hunters, El had a keen eye and a nimble mind, and the furs he brought were always in better condition than the others. There are some seemingly inconspicuous things in the forest that are actually very valuable, and only he can find them.

This child has a cautious personality and a good character, and what is even more rare is that he has a good ability, just like this adult iron-maned boar, three or five adult mercenaries may not be able to handle it...... Thinking of this, Jupiter's heart couldn't help but be a little moved.

"Mr. Jupiter, Lud'en bless you with abundant wealth, long time no see. ”

El threw down the skinning knife, stood up and smiled and saluted, he had always maintained respect for this kind big boss. I was originally worried about what to do with this wild boar, but now I simply pack it and sell it directly, and I believe that this boss will be very happy to accept it.

"This little girl is ......," Jupiter asked, looking at the girl who was hiding behind El and seemed to be a little scared. The girl wore a tattered cloak, her hair was yellow and dull, and her face was wrapped around several bandages, revealing a faint dark red scar, and she looked sickly. But seeing that she still has a little maid by her side, she should be a young lady with status.

"This is my distant cousin. ”

El said with a serious face: "She has not been in good health since she was a child, and she can't be cured of strange diseases on her body, so this time I plan to take her to a big city to find a good doctor." ”

This is a negotiated statement between the two of them, dressing Tiana like this will allow her to avoid the eyes of the Cursed Sect, and at the same time protect herself. In these days, no one knows what kind of disease is contagious, and even those perverts who think with their lower bodies will stay away from the sick.

"Take good care of your body, little girl. Jupiter nodded, a gleam in his eyes. The eldest lady, who was seriously ill, would come to this deserted place? But he had never seen anything in the north and south, and naturally he would not delve into it.

He warmly grabbed El and smiled, "Let's go, go and sit in my tent, I'm going to Istalon this time, you can just go with me!"

El patted the boar beside him, and made a gesture with his right hand, Jupiter nodded without saying a word, turned around and shouted, "Kevin, Osi, you two come and wash this pig, pick a few of the best ribs, and bring them over!"

He and El have dealt with each other many times, and they know each other's personalities very well, so naturally they will not waste their saliva on discussing the price on such a trivial matter. El's eyes are very poisonous, and compared with the good goods in his hands, a few hundred catties of wild boar meat can only be regarded as a small amount of money.

The servants served the sausages, bread, and ale, and Jupiter motioned for the girls to bring a plate of fresh fruit, and then raised his glass to greet El.

"Er, look at you coming here so early this time, did you get any good goods?" Jupiter laughed heartily, glancing at the bulging travel backpack behind the young man, "You have always had a high vision, don't hide any good things." ”

El pondered for a moment, to be honest, he didn't really want to take out the contents of the bag, anyway, he was going to the big city, wouldn't it be better to sell it directly to those magicians who spent a lot of money, why change hands again. However, the lack of access to oneself is a problem, and it is difficult to say that there will be no accidents.

If you are alone, there is naturally no taboo, and if you cause trouble, it is a big deal to hide in the forest. But now I have to take care of these two girls, and all kinds of worries come with it. El sighed inwardly and pulled out a piece of Velociraptor Rib from the side pocket of his duffel bag and tossed it to Jupiter.

"Wow...... This is, this is ......!" Jupiter looked a little puzzled, and raised his eyebrows as he took the jerky and cut off a small piece of it and put it in his mouth. After thinking about it carefully, he stared at El with three points of horror and seven points of excitement.

Furrowed by the strange gaze, El couldn't help but cough. "Hunting a Velociraptor alone", a plot that only the protagonist has in the story, is really scary in reality, and he decided to tell the truth.

"I didn't kill it, I picked it up. ”

Jupiter smiled and withdrew his gaze, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If this guy really grows to that extent, this little caravan won't be able to keep him.

Retracting his thoughts, the mindset of a professional businessman began to work, and Jupiter became excited again. Velociraptor is not an ordinary beast, it is a wurm species, and its whole body is full of treasures!

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