Chapter 42: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 42: Pig teammates
"By the way, what did that woman say to you guys?"
As Kuang Wei led the group away and entered the jungle, he suddenly remembered and asked curiously.
"She just said that if we lose, we can't back out," someone replied.
"Just based on that, she thinks we'll lose and back out? How naive," others laughed.
"Hey hey hey, do you think we'll lose?"
"How could we?!"
"With just them, a woman, a useless hunter, and a few others with fetters hindering their movements, how can they hunt? There's no way we'll lose."
"Exactly."
"We might as well think about how to split the woman if we win!"
"Why split? Let's enjoy her together."
"Alright." Kuang Wei interrupted them, "Even though I'm confident we'll win, we shouldn't be careless."
"Let's split up and look for prey."
No one opposed this suggestion. They were all experienced hunters and immediately began searching for traces of prey.
"Wei Ge, there's rabbit fur here!"
"Footprints here!"
Soon, they found traces of prey.
Kuang Wei ran over, confirmed the findings, and immediately came up with a plan, "Spread out and find the rabbit burrows. Once found, set traps at the entrance and around them."
They didn't have bows and arrows. They relied on knives for hunting, but how could that be enough? However, for them, knives were more than sufficient, and there were plenty of ways to catch prey.
"Search and confirm which burrows are connected. Set traps at the other entrances and leave one entrance with smoke."
Kuang Wei was experienced. Since it was now autumn and winter, rabbits mostly stayed in their burrows. By setting smoke at one entrance, they could force the rabbits out.
Although the fox may have three holes, as long as they set traps at the other entrances, they would eventually catch the rabbits.
Their previous success in catching so much prey was due to this method, which had never failed.
"It's coming out, it's coming out!"
A bailiff crouched at the burrow entrance, holding a burning branch and blowing smoke inside. They could faintly see a white shadow coming out, then retreating back in, obviously trying to escape through another entrance.
Others stared firmly at the traps set at the burrow entrance, ready with knives to strike if the rabbit wasn't caught by the trap.
Bang!
They didn't have to wait long before seeing a white shadow dart out from inside, only to be caught by the snare, preventing its escape.
Kuang Wei acted quickly, reaching out and grabbing the rabbit's ears, lifting it up, "Two and a half pounds, not bad, it's fat and strong. We're in for a treat today."
"Hahaha, finally, a change in taste."
Although they had bought a lot of meat in the capital, they had finished it, and they didn't know how far the next post station was. Even if it was to the next town, it would still take several days.
That's why they couldn't resist going out to hunt.
"We caught a fat rabbit so quickly. We're definitely going to win this time," a bailiff laughed.
It hadn't been long since they started, and they had already caught a rabbit. There was still plenty of time before the hour was up, enough for them to catch a bunch of prey.
"Hahaha, that's right, off to a good start!"
"Xu Tian is clumsy. Even with our method, he won't catch any prey."
Thinking of Xu Tian trying to catch rabbits and not even getting any fur, everyone burst into laughter.
Kuang Wei also smiled, tied up the rabbit's legs, and looked at the others, "Continue, let's smoke out the rest of the rabbits inside."
There was definitely more than one rabbit in the burrow.
...
In contrast to Kuang Wei and the others' smooth progress, Chen Xue's group encountered difficulties.
"Quick, stop it!"
Xu Tian watched as a rabbit ran through the bushes, shouting at everyone before pouncing.
Bang!
He smashed the bushes, but the rabbit was nowhere to be seen.
"It got away again?"
Xu Tian felt a little helpless. At this rate, they were bound to lose.
Seeing this, Chen Xue's lips twitched. If Xu Tian could catch prey, that would be a miracle.
Chen Yuan also couldn't bear to watch anymore. He walked over to Xu Tian and extended his right hand, "Give me the knife."
"What does Master Chen need the knife for?" Xu Tian was curious but still handed it over.
Chen Yuan took the knife, turned, and walked away, "With you like this, we're bound to lose. I might as well go kill Kuang Wei now."
If they were missing people, they wouldn't need to compete anymore, and they wouldn't have to worry about losing.
"Master Chen, don't be impulsive."
Xu Tian panicked. He didn't know why, but Master Chen seemed particularly domineering today. But no matter how domineering, he could still die.
He quickly ran over and hugged Master Chen tightly, not letting him leave.
Moreover, he turned to Chen Xue, "Miss Chen, please persuade Master Chen. Kuang Wei and his men are numerous and ruthless..."
Chen Xue sighed helplessly, "Father, let's not waste time."
Chen Yuan snorted and nodded, listening to his daughter's words. He allowed Xu Tian to take the knife back and returned to Chen Xue's side.
"Alright!" Chen Xue looked at Xu Tian, "Let's split up. Maybe we can catch more prey that way!"
"Okay!"
Concerned about Chen Yuan's impulsiveness, Xu Tian quickly left with the knife to hunt elsewhere.
After Xu Tian left, Lord Chen looked at his daughter, "You actually agreed to the bet. Do you have confidence?"
He never placed hope in Xu Tian, and he rarely hunted himself. As for Xu Tian's boasting about hunting with the emperor, weren't all officials above the third rank required to experience that?
Moreover, he knew his daughter wouldn't do anything without confidence. If she dared to take this on, it meant she had a plan and was confident.
"Yes, I do."
Chen Xue nodded. Her confidence came from the system. She had previously exchanged fish bait from the system and almost attracted all the fish in the river.
So, this time, she wanted to use the same method.
After all, hunting with conventional methods was extremely difficult for them. Without weapons, experience, and with Xu Tian as such a useless teammate, they had little chance.
"System, do you have any bait for hunting?"
As Chen Xue spoke, the system quickly listed a menu.
"Beast Bait: Attracts all beasts, essential for hunting."
Uh...
Chen Xue immediately passed on this option. Attracting all beasts would be more than they could handle. After all, this wasn't her previous life, but an ancient world where the mountains and forests hadn't been developed, and there were plenty of big creatures like tigers, wolves, bears, and wild boars.
If they really attracted all of them, they would be inviting disaster.
Picking and choosing, Chen Xue finally chose a carrot, specifically designed to attract rabbits.
"Rabbit Carrot: 10 contribution points (extremely attractive to rabbits)"
"It's you!"
There weren't many wild meats that were edible and tasty, but rabbit meat was definitely near the top. Moreover, rabbits were easy to raise, with one litter a lifetime.
She could catch rabbits and raise them in the space. Then they wouldn't lack rabbit meat in the future.
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