Chapter 7 The dowry is a bit expensive
The Magic Crystal Nucleus, as the name suggests, is the crystallization of magical energy, and in this world dominated by magical civilizations, the Magic Crystal Core is the source of power for almost all magical technologies. There are two main sources for it, one is naturally generated and the other is from Warcraft. Due to their different characteristics, naturally generated magic crystals are rarer and more precious, and are often used to craft high-level magic artifacts. The vast majority of magic technology uses the crystal nucleus of Warcraft as the power core.
However, the Demonic Beast is an anomaly derived from an ordinary beast, and it has the ability to release magic, which is extremely powerful. It's definitely not something that ordinary hunters can deal with. Therefore, for ordinary people, the magic crystal nucleus is almost out of reach, and it is an item that is a hundred times more precious than gold.
Since the last time he instructed Lin Quanyin to get rid of the village chief's forced marriage, and then the defendant sent it, Bai Wen was falsely accused by Lin Luo: "It's not a big deal, but after being taught by you like this, how can Quanyin and I still gain a foothold in this village? Even if the village chief doesn't trouble us, who can use the magic crystal core as a dowry." It's not clear that my family Quanyin can't marry anyone! We saved your life thanks to our kindness, but you hurt us like this, and your conscience was eaten by dogs! No matter what, you have to be responsible for this matter to the end!"
Where is Bai Wen willing to agree, he insisted on not agreeing, but unexpectedly, Lin Quan, who was originally honest and deceitful, actually refused to forgive, put the facts, reasoned, and applied both soft and hard, and had to follow Lin Luo - to obtain a magic crystal nucleus within the specified time, as a dowry, to block the mouth of the whole village!
"If I don't get the magic crystal nucleus within a month, what can you do with me?" Afterwards, Bai Wen asked Lin Luo on the way up the mountain to hunt.
"What can I do?" Lin Luo said helplessly: "I can only go to the village chief to administer justice, make amends in person, and cut off my face to become a man." ”
The overtone of these words is to let Bai Wen be a scapegoat, how can Bai Wen not hear it, but he doesn't care about it in his heart, and says: "What justice can that guy preside over? I'll go to the traps I laid yesterday first, and if I still don't get anything, I'll have to go deeper. ”
Lin Luo untied the bow and arrow on his body and gave it to Bai Wen: "I'll wait for you in the old place." ”
Bai Wen took the bow and arrow, hung it on his body, put on the hunting fork again, and disappeared into the jungle in a few dodges.
"It's good to be young. Lin Luo sighed and walked down the hillside.
Halfway up the slope of Woniu Ridge, there is a stone cave, in front of the hole is a flat land, which is often a resting place for hunters on the mountain, and the place agreed between Lin Luo and Bai Wen is this.
Lin Luo rushed to the entrance of the cave, and there was already a group of hunters sitting on the stone pier of the pingdi, all of whom were old acquaintances in Woniu Village. Lin Luo said hello one by one, found a stone pier and sat down, but saw a young man of fifteen or sixteen, polishing a newly made hunting fork pole.
Lin Luo took a sip of water and asked, "Brother Niu Bi, you have always been reluctant to let your Niu Huihui go up the mountain to hunt, why did you bring him here today?"
Niu Bi took away the fan-like leaves covering his head, pointed at the young man and said: "This baby is also spoiled by his mother! In the early years, I wanted to take him up the mountain, but his mother refused to agree, saying that there were tigers, wolves, and monsters on the mountain, and it was very dangerous, and this child was also obedient and never went up the mountain." I don't know what's going on lately, I'm just pestering, I have to go up the mountain with me to hunt some kind of magical beast, and his mother can't stop it. ”
Niu Bi couldn't stand the sun, fanned the leaves on his hands twice, and continued: "These twenty miles of Lying Niuling are not as good as a year. Not to mention that there is no Warcraft, now I just want a wild boar, and it depends on whether the mountain god appreciates his face. No, I've been busy for a long time, and I've only hunted two rabbits. Lao Lin, what about you, what's the big deal?"
Lin Luo said: "I haven't seen it yet, I guess it's about the same, now it's full of pheasants and hares, roe deer and wild boars, and I haven't hunted it for a while." If this continues, this year's rainy season will be difficult again. ”
Niu Bi got up and responded: "Who says it's not, seeing that there are still three months, it is the rainy season, and if you don't hunt some mountain goods now, you won't be able to gnaw the bark when the time comes." Lao Lin, you rest first, we still have to go to the mountain. ”
"Okay, be careful. Lin Luo waved his hand.
Niu Bi and the others said that they would leave, but the young man Niu Huihui was more polite, nodded and smiled at Lin Quan, and said, "Uncle Lin, goodbye!"
Lin Luo also smiled back, waved his hand and said, "Goodbye!"
Looking at the new hunting fork and thinking of Niu Huihui's words that he wanted to hunt the demonic beast, Lin Luo muttered, "Young man, ······"
Lin Luo waited for a meal, and when he saw Bai Wen coming, there was a pheasant pinned to his waist, and there was nothing else, so he couldn't help but wonder: "That's it? We have six traps." Eight or nine newly-made traps, but never so few!"
Bai Wen threw the pheasant to the ground and said, "I shot it down with a bow and arrow halfway, and the traps and traps were all taken first, except for rabbit fur in two places, there was nothing else, causing me to run around in vain." ”
Lin Luo thought about it for a while, and already understood the reason, it must be Niu Bi and a few people who took the prey from their trap first, and sighed secretly: I have lived in vain for more than ten years, and I am still a villager.
Although he felt a little aggrieved in his heart, he still patted Bai Wen on the back and comforted: "It's okay, there are several places to go up, this is the point." There was no prey below, so people took it, but it was stolen and eaten by a dog who didn't know how to do it. ”
Bai Wen nodded and said, "How many traps are there above, will you go with you?"
"Of course, if you can't handle a big deal, you don't have to rely on me. Lin Luo smiled: "However, your foot strength is too fast, you have to slow down, otherwise I won't be able to keep up." ”
"I've tried to accommodate you as much as I can. As he spoke, Bai Wen rushed out with an arrow and left Lin Luo behind.
For his current state, Bai Wen no longer had the initial surprise, and everything became accustomed to it. Leap with all your might, jump up and down, sprint faster than a hare, and gaze with both eyes to see the new feathers of a sparrow in the treetops······ Bai Wen knew that all the magical abilities were brought by that half of the "Dutian Shenlu". Bai Wen, who has been practicing diligently, began to have a deeper understanding of this magic trick, and these 'superpowers' he has are only the beginning, the more advanced he is, the more incredible he is.
But Lin Luo was no longer surprised by Bai Wen's 'superpowers', in his opinion, it was not a great thing to be able to do this. According to his words, as long as you have practiced martial arts for a few years, you can almost do it. However, to have such a super labor assistant, Lin Luo did not hesitate to praise him.
But this world, after all, is respected by magic! Although Lin Luo didn't know much about the outside world, he nagged such a sentence in Bai Wen's ear.
Bai Wen led Lin Luo Mountain around for a long time, and finally came to a trap, pointed to the ground and said, "There are blood stains here, there should be prey that escaped from the trap." ”。
Next to it was a trap set by Lin Luo, a three-foot-deep dirt pit, the bottom full of sharp wooden thorns, and several hanging bright blood. Seeing those wooden thorns and blood, Bai Wen secretly thought that there must be a large prey that fell in, struggled, and escaped again.
"The blood stains are not yet dry, and we follow the blood stains and footprints to see. "I bet it was a wild boar." ”
Bai Wen obviously had no interest in this kind of gambling at all, and rolled his eyes: "Why don't you bet on whether that wild boar is male or female?"
"I don't care about that. Lin Luo shouted from behind: "The front is downhill, you be careful, it's very steep." ”
The wild boar had a black mane, four or five feet long, fat and healthy, and at least two hundred pounds of meat and vegetables. The belly was pierced with a few holes, and he actually turned over the mountain and fled to the yin side of Woniu Mountain. Bai Wen and Lin Luo rarely encountered such a big prey, and they chased them all the way, and only when they reached the river at the foot of the mountain could they catch up.
"Tell you to run!" Bai Wen caught up with the wild boar that had no way to escape, and raised his hunting fork to stab. Unexpectedly, this desperate prey actually turned his head and rushed back to fight Bai Wen. It's a sleepy beast!
According to Lin Luo's usual experience, this injured prey, don't care about it counterattacking, as long as it avoids the attack, continues to chase, and exhausts its physical strength, it must be caught. Although this wild boar is huge, as long as it runs a few more laps, it will inevitably fall due to bleeding and exhaustion. At this moment, there is naturally no need to fight it hard.
Unexpectedly, Bai Wen chased for a long time, and there was already a fire in his stomach, and when he saw the wild boar fighting back, he was immediately furious. Without dodging or dodging, the fork faced the wild boar's skull and stabbed it hard.
Lin Luo saw that Bai Wen did not dodge or dodge, and the secret path was not good, so he raised the hunting fork and was about to go up to help. I saw Bai Wen push hard, and the beech fork with the thickness of the duck egg was bent and broken instantly, and then the wild boar arched its head, Bai Wen was knocked out, and half of the hunting fork was inserted into the wild boar's head.
This wild boar has been living in this mountain forest for a long time, and its back has long been coated with a thick layer of 'tree oil and mud grease' armor, which is difficult to hurt with ordinary swords. Although the hunting fork in Bai Wen's hand was sharp, it was only two points into the meat, and it failed to seriously injure the wild boar at all.
"Let it run, we'll chase it, sooner or later it will fall. Lin Luo shouted, stabbing the boar's ass twice with a hunting fork, but it had no effect.
Bai Wen didn't answer, a carp stood up, and quickly rushed towards the wild boar that was about to escape again, using the martial arts in "Du Tianshen Lu" to punch the wild boar's skull. The boar rolled a few laps, swayed, and climbed up with difficulty.
Although there is only half of it, it is a comprehensive list, including countless exercises, combat techniques, and techniques, among which the core combat exercises are derived from the nine heavens and ten earths. Bai Wen had already tried to practice the combat techniques in it, and he happened to try his skills against the wild boar.
"The martial arts of "Dutian Shenlu" seem to be quite effective. Bai Wen said secretly. His hands and feet did not stop, and he repeatedly used several sets of newly learned martial arts, and kept hitting the wild boar. Pity the wild boar who had just stood up, and was beaten all over the ground to find his teeth. Countless internal forces poured in, causing the wound on the belly to recur, blood pouring down, and before Bai Wen's three punches and five kicks, he returned to the west.
Suddenly seeing Bai Wen so brave, Lin Luo was also shocked, and then thought of something, hurriedly cleaned up the wild boar, resisted to his shoulder, and called Bai Wen to leave quickly.
"Why are you in a hurry, I haven't rested enough. Seeing Lin Luo in such a hurry, Bai Wen was very puzzled.
Lin Luo pointed to the opposite side of the river, "The mountain range on the other side is the real Beast God Mountain Range, although it is a peripheral area, there are still many demonic beasts. The smell of blood here is so strong, once one or two are attracted, it will be the two of us who will be eaten. ”
"Not really. Bai Wen smiled and waved his strong fist, the brave blood just now had not fully regained his composure, "You know, I'm not scared." ”
"Roar-" A loud roar came from the distance of the opposite mountain range, resounding through the mountains and forests, and I don't know what kind of demonic beast made it.
Bai Wen's back was cold, and he rushed out like a frightened bird, and turned back to Lin Luo and said, "Hurry up, let's go back!"
"If you don't want to run out of meat to eat, you can hurry up and carry it!" Lin Luo shook it hard, threw the wild boar on his shoulder to Bai Wen, and hurried towards the way he came. In the hot weather in the dry season, wild boar meat must be taken home as soon as possible to marinate and dry, otherwise it is very easy to stink and rot.
The two passed by the stone cave and rested for a while, and happened to run into Niu Bi and a few people, but Niu Huihui was nowhere to be seen. Lin Luo asked, only to know that Niu Huihui was separated from everyone, and several people were discussing how to find it.
"Brother Lin has been on the mountain for a few days, and he has also helped me pay attention to it, and if you see my child, remember to take him down the mountain. Niu Bi said with a worried expression.
"If I see him, I'll take him out. Lin Luo said, "Brother Niu, don't worry, this Woniu Mountain and the Beast God Mountain Range are separated by a big river, and there are no fierce birds and beasts, and the nephew may just get lost for a while, but he will not encounter any danger." ”
Several other people also followed to comfort him, Niu Bi's face softened a lot, and he thanked him a lot. For Lin Luo, this is a rare treatment. The two waited until Niu Bi and a few people discussed the route and went separately to find Niu Huihui, and then continued to carry wild boars and other prey home.
After returning home, the three of them worked together to wash and peel off the wild animals they had hunted in the mountains for the past two days and salted them with salt. After all this, it is dinner time. Lin Quanyin used the internal organs of wild boars to make some dishes, which can be regarded as a comfort for the hard work of the two of them in the past few days.
"Bai Wen," Lin Luo sandwiched a piece of pork liver to Bai Wen, "How about trying Quanyin's craftsmanship?"
"Delicious, really good. Bai Wen was full of praise.
"Seeing that these days are passing day by day, when are you going to hunt a demonic beast and get the magic crystal nucleus. Lin Luo's tone changed, "You can afford to wait, Quanyin and I can't afford to wait." It's better to do this as soon as possible. ”
"Ahem," Bai Wen choked on the sudden turn of words.
It was easy to smooth out, and Lin Luo began to babble about the trivial chores in the village again, saying that half of the people in the village were secretly sarcastic about him, and the other half was basically plainly sarcastic.
"Look at my face. Lin Luo stretched out his head and said in front of Bai Wen's eyes.
"What's wrong?" Bai Wen's face was full of doubts, "It's good, it's just a little wrinkled." ”
"Bang" Lin Luo slapped his face twice, and said angrily: "Because of a joke of yours, I used this old face to resist one hundred and eighty sneers, this is all a slap in the face!"
Bai Wen replied solemnly: "Then your cheek is quite resistant to beating." ”
Lin Quanyin couldn't hold back at that time and laughed out loud.
Lin Luo slapped the table angrily and said, "That's not the point! You must get the magic crystal nucleus to me as soon as possible, otherwise I will give you to the village and let you taste what it is like to be slapped one hundred and eighty times." ”
"Okay, I'll go to the Beast God Mountain Range tomorrow to have a look, think of a countermeasure, and hunt a few demonic beasts for you. Bai Wen put down the dishes and chopsticks and said impatiently. Turning his head and secretly looking at Lin Quanyin's pretty face, he sighed secretly in his heart: Who called me a peerless style, talented and beautiful, this old man has to urgently ask for a dowry so that he can marry his daughter to me. If handsomeness is a sin, then I am unforgivable······
Lin Quanyin, who was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, turned around and said, "Big Brother Bai, you must be careful, don't be reluctant in everything." "The concern is palpable. Since that day, after rescuing Lin Quanyin from Niu Dan's hands, this girl's attitude towards Bai Wen has undergone some very subtle changes.
"Don't worry, I have my own countermeasures. Bai Wen waved his hand and said with a smile.