dmims Chapter 171 The Bait for the Bear Hunt? No Need
Chapter 171 The Bait for the Bear Hunt? No Need
Chapter 171 The Bait for the Bear Hunt? No Need
After meditating, he prepared a temporary spell and rested in place for several hours before finally getting up.
The night passed peacefully.
The wizards of the Silver-Gray School remained hidden beneath the water's surface, making no move.
"But then again, shouldn't I also find a squire?" Loen thought, glancing at Arian not far away—the boy was very obedient, and when told not to approach, he really didn't.
Moreover, he can also set some traps, which can be of some use to wizards when necessary.
Although he wasn't very useful in combat, his presence greatly relieved the pressure and shadow that had been growing in Luo Ang's heart over the past few days.
However, as soon as the thought popped into his mind, Luo Ang immediately cut it off.
Loon believed that if he were to recruit Arian as his squire, both Arian and his grandfather Egur would agree to the request.
But that's unnecessary.
It's really unnecessary.
The only purpose of having such a follower is for amusement, to provide an outlet for the pressure accumulating in one's heart—it's no different from having a pet.
He won't get any benefit from being with me.
The danger he faces, however, is at the level of a wizard, a danger he cannot comprehend at all.
If one were to actually recruit it as a follower, its greatest purpose would be nothing more than being a pet or a consumable item, something that Loen would disdain to do.
"Arian, we should get going." Loen found Arian.
Beside Arian was a campfire that was dying down.
Hanging above the campfire was a clay pot—inside the pot was a grayish, soupy substance.
Because of the lack of firewood, the soup could not stay hot and had already begun to solidify.
One look at it and it looks incredibly unpalatable.
"I've already eaten," Loon said before Arian could speak. "You can eat the contents of the jar yourself."
After saying this, before Arian could object, Loon had already headed towards Red Sand Village.
Behind him, Arian hurriedly packed his things and followed.
He didn't eat the food in that jar, but took it back to Hongsha Village.
In Red Sand Village, the hunting team was already prepared and waiting for Luo Ang.
The warhorse carrying Luo Ang's armor and weapons had also been led out and tied up at the village entrance.
"Sir Knight, you've finally arrived." Upon seeing Loon, the village chief of Eghur and the members of the hunting party all breathed a sigh of relief.
The hunting party consisted of twelve people, three of whom were extremely experienced hunters. In the mountains and forests, they were even confident that they could outmaneuver a knight to death.
Normally, if these three hunters got together and weren't aiming for a perfect kill, they would be perfectly capable of hunting down the bear directly.
But here's the problem: a nobleman's henchmen came and ransacked the village, looting all the supplies. Even though the village's resources are now being prioritized for the hunting team, they're only enough to feed the team members halfway, allowing them to exert about 50% of their strength.
In this half-full state, no matter how experienced the three hunters were, they were ultimately limited by their strength and stamina. They simply couldn't outlast the winter bear. In the end, they would either be chased to death by the winter bear or pay the price of several lives before finally killing it.
But Hongsha Village can't afford such a price right now!
"Respected Knight, although the conditions inside the forest are terrible, some villagers always sneak into the forest to cut firewood, and so a path has slowly been worn out of the forest."
At this point, the hunter leader who was explaining the situation also secretly glanced at Luo Ang's expression.
Although this is the border, this border land still has owners. The mountains, forests, and rivers here belong to different nobles.
Going hunting in the mountains or fishing in the rivers without the permission of these nobles is tantamount to theft.
—The logging industry is no exception.
If organizing hunting teams to enter the forest now can be considered a temporary measure, then secretly logging in the mountains from the beginning is a completely unjust act.
Therefore, the hunter leader was also very worried that after he told the knight about this, the knight would leave in anger.
Last night, the few people in charge in the village discussed whether or not to reveal this secret to the knight in front of them.
Ultimately, they decided to disclose it.
After all, even if they didn't reveal the secret, once the knight entered the forest and saw the path, he would know everything—their concealment was meaningless.
Seeing that Lo Ang's expression remained unchanged, completely unconcerned about their secret logging, the old hunter continued speaking. Of course, in reality, Lo Ang was completely unaware of this probing.
He never thought there was anything wrong with ordinary people going into the mountains and forests to cut down trees for walls or firewood.
"Respected knight, this is our plan," the old hunter continued.
The hunting plan is:
The path was relatively flat, allowing horses to move around, and there was a straight section where horses could run.
Their hunting party was tasked with waking the winter bear, luring it out of its den, and then using their hunting bows to distract it during the chase, leading it through the traps they had set over the past few days.
Finally, we passed through that relatively flat path.
—Then the knight Loon waited on his warhorse at that straight section of the road. When the winter bear passed by the roadside, Loon rode his warhorse and, taking advantage of the momentum of the charge, killed the winter bear.
Or seriously injured.
In short, the battle plan left Loen, the knight, with a very "glorious" opportunity while also giving Loen considerable initiative.
"You're being used as bait?" Loen frowned.
"Never mind, I'll go myself."
He knew why these hunters were willing to act as bait themselves.
But like I said, it's unnecessary.
He's capable of killing that winter bear, so why should these hunters take the risk?
They've already suffered so much!
At the same time, they were willing to join the hunting party at this time to fight for the village's survival, and were also willing to use themselves as bait in order to ensure a successful hunt.
This is enough to prove that they are not bad people.
Therefore, there is no need to make them live in fear after they have already endured the suffering they are experiencing now.
There's no need to test people's hearts with something like this.
In case something unexpected happens while they're preparing the bait—
"I have traveled to many countries and hunted many bears and tigers," Luo Ang said to the hunter leader, patting the armor on his warhorse.
"Just send one of you to show me the way."