Chapter 63 New Prey
Chapter 63 New Prey
Li Mosi tried to track both paths.
The bison were far away, but the wild boars were surprisingly close.
Perhaps we can go on another hunt.
They had been keeping the three captured donkeys as a reserve of food for the past few days, so they hadn't let them carry any goods.
All that's needed for grain reserves is that they're plump and white.
Fortunately, the three donkeys were quite bold and not afraid of goblins, so they just ate and slept there.
No management is required.
Li Moss found a place nearby to sit down and began making an exquisite wooden spear while enjoying the scenery.
Everyone went about their own business as the sun gradually began to set.
Soon it was time to return to the tribe.
The goblins who went out to gather gathered at Ziyi.
They filled baskets of mushrooms and berries with vine frames meant for spears, clearly indicating another bumper harvest today.
"Leader! Leader!"
"Another wild boar!"
Suddenly, several goblins squawked and excitedly ran up to Zi Yi.
"Quiet! You speak!"
Zi Yi randomly selected a goblin.
The other goblins quieted down.
"Chief, we were gathering mushrooms and we came across the spot where we hunted wild boar before. There are new tracks of wild boar there!"
"I see."
Zi Yi turned to look at Li Mosi.
"Master, they say they've found new traces of wild boar, right where we hunted wild boar last time."
This coincides perfectly with the wild boar path that Li Mosi is tracking.
[Target Status: Alone, Adult]
[Target distance: Approximately 700 meters]
[Target behavior: Foraging]
He looked at the goblins in front of him.
Apart from the six overseers carrying new weapons, only Zi Yi's short hunting bow was still presentable.
To make room for baskets, the goblins in charge of gathering only carried a crudely made stone spear in their hands.
Not to mention that the six overseers also had to watch over the prisoners.
With this lineup, even if they go all in, they'll easily get overwhelmed by the wild boars.
One reason for the success last time was that the wild boar was injured, and Zi Yi's luck as a newbie also turned out well, which resulted in an unexpected effect.
Moreover, there was an old goblin to keep things in check at the time.
If all else fails, have the old goblin paralyze the wild boar with electricity, and then have Zi Yi shoot an arrow.
But the conditions aren't that good anymore.
He must be careful.
After a moment's thought, Li Mosi said to Zi Yi, "This is an uninjured adult wild boar. It has taken over the territory that the other wild boar vacated. It's different from last time."
Ziyi was stunned.
How could my master make a judgment without even seeing any traces?!
Yes.
He remembered.
Last time when hunting wild boar, my master also led the way from the tribe, and finally guided him to find the wild boar and hunt it.
But at the time he was delighted by many other things and overlooked these.
My master was the true master hunter!
The saintess, whose thoughts had been interrupted, also cast a curious glance at Li Mosi.
Although she disliked participating in hunting herself, it was a common activity among nobles, taking place almost every year.
She had naturally heard some of it.
But this craftsman... is even more outrageous than the most skilled hunters or the most experienced old hunters!
Zi Yi suddenly realized, "Shouldn't we bring our training team along for the hunt?"
Li Mosi nodded.
The master and apprentice shared the same idea.
The soldiers have been training for several days; it's time to put them to real combat.
Before the last battle against the slave-catching team, Li Mosi also had a brief practical training session with them.
However, due to accuracy limitations, training can only be conducted by dividing the area into approximate blocks based on distance.
Ultimately, in actual combat, it all comes down to luck.
After all, no one expected the bear-orcs to fight in that way.
He looked at the assembled goblins, then at the prisoners who had stopped working and were gathering: "Take stock of your spoils first. We'll talk about it tonight."
Zi Yi turned to the excited goblins and said, "I already know, it will become our prey."
"Wow!"
"Time to hunt again!"
Several goblins shouted excitedly, then turned around and gathered with the other gathering goblins.
As the goblins chatted, the lively atmosphere quickly spread, and the gathering teams' conversations could be heard throughout the area.
But Li Mosi couldn't understand.
He looked at Ziyi.
Zi Yi quickly counted the trees felled that day, walked up to the twelve prisoners gathered together, and shouted, "More than a hundred trees! You did a great job! Today I will reward each of you with a thick slice of meat! Keep up the good work tomorrow!"
One of the slave prisoners shouted very cooperatively, "Thank you, sir!"
With him leading the way, the other slaves and prisoners had no choice but to shout, "Thank you, sir!"
Even two regular prisoner-of-war workers joined in.
Only Ziwan remained silent, his face still showing confusion.
However, as long as this guy is honest, Zi Yi won't ask for too much for now.
Seeing the prisoners in this state reminded him of how his late master and the saintess had looked before.
We should still ask our late teacher.
Zi Yi waved his hand: "Let's go, let's pull the three trees back."
For now, the focus is on cutting down trees; we only need to haul some back each day.
It's not too late to bring them back to the tribe when winter is closer.
As he gave the order, several goblin overseers took out vines, gave one end to the prisoners, and tied the other end to the tree trunk.
The group returned to the tribe before the sunlight faded.
The harvesting team spread their harvest out on the open ground, while the prisoners dragged three trees and placed them together with the trees from yesterday.
Zi'an leaned closer and asked, "Master, how was today's harvest?"
She is ready to compete against Ziyi's team.
Zi Yi's attention was not on this.
He looked into the distance, his face showing concern: "What's going on there? How come there's a hole in the haystack?"
There was only one haystack originally intended for practice.
Now, there's an extra haystack placed against the rock wall.
The large hole in the middle is very conspicuous.
"Ah. I made that when I was learning how to use a spear thrower."
As Zi'an spoke, she demonstrated her 1.5-meter-long spear thrower and her nearly 3-meter-long spear.
As the senior and junior disciples talked, Li Mosi looked towards the field.
The area of loosened soil today is slightly larger than yesterday.
It's just the color of the soil...
Li Mosi asked Zi'an, "Didn't you have them mix the fertilizer into the soil?"
Zi'an touched his head and ears: "There's been a problem in that cave. I led them to move some things... Oh dear, Master, why don't you come with me to take a look?"
Li Mosi pulled the saintess and Zi'an to take a look, while Zi Yi continued to watch the goblins tally today's harvest.
Stepping back into the fertilizer-filled cave, the scene was completely different.
The uneven areas on the wall were smoothed out, revealing the rock face, and the dung balls on the ground were also cleared away.
An oval-shaped pit was exposed on the ground near the inside of the cave, and there were quite a few scattered dung balls inside the pit.
The pit has irregular depressions, indicating that it has been dug out.
Zi'an pointed to the pit: "No one can stand in here. Lasso almost got buried in there."
"Lasso?"
"That's the captain of that team."
The image in Li Mosi's mind matched the name.
He waved his hand and said, "I'll handle it tonight, you don't need to worry."
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