Gordon, fully armed and wearing a thick cold-proof cloak over his armor, pushed the door open.

The thick snow outside the door is the main reason for the difficulty in opening the door.

The first heavy snow in the Frasia region after the real winter fell for two days and two nights, and it was just beginning to clear.

The calf-deep snow near the village is already the result of the weakening of the hot springs, and a little farther away, the snow is more than half a meter thick, and it can be close to a meter in the mountain valleys where the wind and snow are concentrated.

"Yo! Nice weather, lad, right. ”

On the roof of a house, an uncle in a thick snow-capped mountain suit put down his shovel to shovel the snow and said hello to Gordon by the waist.

Gordon Pork Chop waved in response.

Only then did they realize that the entire village of Bokai had completely "woken up".

The more difficult the conditions of the residents of the place, the more diligent they are.

Before dawn, every household stepped out of their homes to clear the roofs, the front doors, and the snow on the village road.

A timber-paved straw-covered roof is not strong, and if not cleaned in time, the thick snow may even crush the house.

If you don't clear the village road, everyone's movement will be restricted.

Therefore, it has become a habit for adults and children to go into battle together after a heavy snowfall and clear the snow as soon as possible.

Gordon met Hayatta near the entrance to the village.

She is helping the village chief's mother-in-law build a bonfire, and her mother-in-law is too old to stay in the house, so it is always more comfortable to bake the fire.

"It's Gordon, I'm going to trouble you again today." The village chief's mother-in-law bowed slightly and took out a task slip.

Gordon took the slip and looked at it.

It is the most common gathering task for hunting raw meat, one-star difficulty, nothing special.

It stands to reason that such a task can be completed by a novice hunter.

But at present, there are no hunters stationed in Bokai Village, and the mountains are covered by heavy snow, and hunters from other places will not choose to come here for activities in this season, and the village chief can only ask them.

"It's okay, I can eat and live here for free, and I should make some effort."

Gordon smiled and put away the mission ticket, "It just happens that the sun is out today, there should be a mammoth coming out of the event, and we will come back with a lot of meat." ”

"Humm~."

"Is my mother-in-law happy today?"

After lighting the fire, Hayatta sat down next to the village chief's mother-in-law, smiled and asked, "Is there something good about going to happen?" ”

"Huhu, do you see it?"

The village chief's mother-in-law used her cane to stir the fire.

She smiled and said, "I received news from the guild a few days ago that there is a young hunter who will be assigned to stay here in Bokai Village, and it seems that he is only seventeen years old.

I'm a newbie, but I'm said to be a very energetic little guy. ”

"Has the guild finally sent someone?" Hayatta was a little surprised.

In the past, there were resident hunters in Pokai Village, but later they got old and had old injuries, so they had no choice but to retire.

During her year in Pokei, she also played a similar role as a resident hunter.

In the months since she left, she has been able to barely survive with the help of travel hunters and sending mission slips to big cities.

But it's not a long-term solution.

The arrival of a resident hunter is a great thing for Pokai Village.

Only Gordon grinned imperceptibly.

It's all from that age, and "very energetic" is not necessarily a good word for a seventeen-year-old girl......

"Good! Let's try to get meat today and throw a banquet for the upcoming couple! "Hayatta looks energetic.

When Gordon heard this, he no longer thought about what he had or didn't.

He straightened the big sword behind his back, "Bring enough hot drinks, let's go!" ”

……

The snow on the mountain is very deep, and even with a snow-specific shoe cover on top of the shin armor, it is still very inconvenient to walk.

One foot deep and one foot shallow.

After hours of searching and selection, Gordon and Hayatta finally chose an elderly mammoth with a leg injury as their target.

The flesh of such an old mammoth will be a little rough and hard, but the residents of the snowy mountains will not care about this, and it is also a delicious dish when simmered slowly.

With a simple sword, the target was solved neatly, and the old mammoth died without much pain.

And the really hard work is only now beginting.

The raw meat must be peeled quickly, and it will not be long before the corpse will be frozen hard, and it will be very troublesome to handle.

While the corpse was still steaming, the hunters and the Aru worked together to quickly cut off a large piece of flesh and throw it on the sleigh used for transportation, forming a small mountain.

An adult mammoth weighs several tons, and even if it is skinned, boneless, and eviscerated, it must weigh at least two or three tons of pure flesh alone, and it is impossible for them to take it all away under any circumstances.

Pick the leg meat, tenderloin, fat and other tender parts, and pile the sled so high that it is almost impossible to pull, and there is still more than half of the rest.

They are not greedy, these are left to the nearby meat eaters, it is difficult to hunt in winter, and not a single bone will be wasted.

Finally, Hayatta completely cut off the mammoth's huge tongue and placed it on top of the meat pile.

She smiled and said, "This is the most delicious part, don't forget it." ”

"Yes, yes, you're the best at eating!" Gordon teased, pulling the sleigh with Hayatta and starting to drive back.

The pork chop ran forward for a while, taking charge of the guard, while Pandan stayed with Hayata, pretending to help pull the rope and sneak fish.

Although the gathering task is a bit tiring, the process is also very dull, and there is no excitement of hunting large monsters at all.

But this feeling of returning home with a full load is equally grounded and pleasant.

"Hayata, are you fat, do you like the stew in Bokai Village so much?"

"Not really! Pandan is fat! ”

"Even if it's not fat!"

The two of them were talking and laughing, and the pork chop that had been on guard suddenly ran back.

"I think I heard the sound of a battle."

Gordon's expressions suddenly became serious, "Pork chops, pandan, you are guarding the sleigh, and Hayatta and I will go over and have a look." ”

"Even if you want to go to meow!"

"Don't be willful!" The pork chop knocked on Xianglan's skull again.

Unable to pinch the two little ones together, Gordon and Hayatta walked briskly in the direction pointed by the pork chop.

After advancing hundreds of meters and rounding a cliff wall, Gordon and the others finally discovered the source of the battle.

It was a young man dressed in a snow-capped mountain costume and wielding a bone sword to fight fiercely with several snow lions.

The young man's movements were wide open, and his courage was quite big, obviously he was the one who was inferior in numbers, but he was attacking vigorously.

The snow lion seemed to be intimidated by his momentum, and kept retreating, one of which had already been slain, and the other two didn't seem to pose much of a threat.

Relieved, Gordon and Hayatta looked at each other.

It seems that this hot-blooded young man who is screaming and constantly attacking is a novice hunter sent by the guild in the mouth of the village chief's mother-in-law.

"It's really, it's very energetic." Gordon couldn't help but laugh.

Hayata, who is also a sword envoy, also hooked the corners of his mouth, "Bone knife [wolf fang], you need to use the Tai knife of the Swift Dragon King material, a seventeen-year-old two-star hunter, the strength should be quite good." ”

Ps. Familiar equipment

(End of chapter)