Chapter 031 Breeding and Taming 4
Inside the city, the lord's hall.
Kedero walked back and forth in the room, sighing constantly.
Medea asked with concern, "Mayor, what's wrong?"
Kede Luo looked towards the window with melancholy. He saw that the trees were almost withered and the air was hot. He whispered, "The beast tide is approaching."
Medea pursed her lips and said nothing, knowing what was going on.
In recent days, Mayor Kedro has been visiting many towns and coming back with a gloomy face, which made her feel vaguely uneasy.
After a while, she asked softly, "The caravans didn't come this year because of the incident in Oez Town. Plus, the land in Ankang Town is barren, so they're short of food, right?"
Kedero shook his head. "It's true the caravan didn't arrive, but there's no shortage of food in town. Furthermore... the beast tide surrounding the town is actually receding."
Medea was stunned, "How is this possible?!"
*
Outside the city, three people were hunting wild boars.
"Breathe fire," Russell ordered.
"Roar~" The three turkeys in the east, south and west directions held their breath, roared and spit out fire, forcing the wild boar in front of them, which was attacked from both sides, to retreat to the north.
In a flash, Russell seized the opportunity and used the [Teleportation] magic he had recently learned to take out the large animal trap from his backpack and quietly placed it at the wild boar's feet.
The wild boar was already busy dealing with the turkey and didn't notice the trap that suddenly appeared under his feet.
As it retreated, it flapped its legs and was caught, and cried out in pain.
Sensing the sharp drop in blood volume, the wild boar's eyes instantly turned violent and scarlet, and its muscles suddenly bulged, as if it was about to tear the trap apart.
"Oh no, the wild boar is going crazy!" Alex shouted from the side.
When the beast tide goes berserk, the beasts' defense, attack, and critical strike capabilities will be greatly enhanced.
Alex and Lind looked at each other tacitly, and rushed to the side of the wild boar respectively. While the wild boar was upgrading, Alex stabbed the wild boar's heart with his sword, and Lind stabbed the sword into the wild boar's open, saliva-filled sticky mouth, ending the battle.
The beast let out a heart-wrenching roar that shook the mountains and forests, but soon its scarlet eyes cooled down and became dull and lifeless.
The wild boar is dead.
Linde and Alex breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, their hearts pounding.
This was their first time fighting such a large creature, so it would be a lie to say they were not afraid.
Russell rode his turkey quickly to their side, his eyes full of concern, "Are you okay?"
Lin De wiped the sweat off his face nonchalantly. "I'm so powerful, how could anything happen to me?"
Alex rolled his eyes. "I don't know who drank five or six juices from Lin Muqiu's shop before the battle, just to get an agility buff."
Watching the two bickering, Russell couldn't help but curl his lips.
In the past, he had few friends except Mario, but after the turkey mount came out, many people planned to team up to capture some wild animals, and he was no exception. Unexpectedly, he hit it off with the two of them and became good friends.
For the first time, he felt that people need friends and cooperation, if not for anything else, even if it is just for a quiet afternoon to brag, chat and share delicious food together.
So he smiled and said, "No wonder Linde is nervous. Who doesn't want to get a better buff effect?"
"That's right." Lind glanced at them both proudly and took out some braised chicken and potato snacks from his backpack. "Alex, if you have the guts, just don't eat them!"
"That won't do!" Alex's eyes flashed with gold and he snatched it away quickly.
Soon, Russell also joined the fight, "I want one too!"
"The braised chicken is mine! Don't fight over it!"
*
Not far away, Kedero, who had been hiding in the bushes and observing carefully for a long time, finally understood why there was no food shortage in the town.
Judging from the situation, with the turkey mount, many people have gone out hunting, and almost all of them have returned with full loads. I guess the town will not be short of meat. No wonder there are so few wild animals around the town recently, it turns out they have all been killed.
Thanks to Lin Muqiu.
Medea suddenly realized, "It turns out that Lin Muqiu had already calculated this step when he produced the mount!"
Kedero nodded, feeling very relieved. At the same time, he looked at Russell and the others eating with big mouthfuls, and his soul couldn't help but drift away.
The moment his appetite was piqued, he berated himself for being so inattentive during work hours and asked Medea honestly, "What's the bonus effect? Did Lin Muqiu come up with new dishes while I was away?"
Fortunately, Medea did not notice his greed.
Medea also swallowed her saliva. "The food in Lin Muqiu's shop all comes with a random buff effect, which might be increased health, speed, or health. But the effects can't be stacked, so many people will buy several snacks just to get the desired effect."
Kedero stuttered, "But... can you eat so much?"
"No," Medea argued, "you can buy snacks and resell them. For example, we don't need healthy food, but sick people treasure it. Many people buy snacks and resell them, making a lot of money."
After saying this, Medea's eyes lit up with anticipation, and she began to enthusiastically promote it, "Mayor, let me tell you, this mechanism is very reasonable. If you buy braised chicken ten times and don't get any buffs above the green level, Lin Muqiu will give you a guaranteed one, allowing Yun Yi to use her special cooking skill to cook a meal. It's really conscientious... Let's go eat together during our break."
Kedero twitched his lips, shocked.
No wonder Medea didn't criticize him for not paying attention, it turned out that she was also greedy.
Moreover, what kind of business genius is Lin Muqiu? It is really not easy for him to make someone like Medea, who has very low material desires, so moved.
If Kedero lived in modern times, he would know that this mechanism is equivalent to drawing cards.
The effect you get is random, and in fact only a few people can profit from it, but it does not prevent a large number of people from flocking to it just to bet on the uncertainty of that moment.
When drawing cards, the most exciting moment is when you uncover the card.
Kede Luo sighed: "What surprise does Lin Muqiu have that he hasn't let me know yet?"
"Mayor, why don't you buy a turkey?" Medea had become a loyal fan of Lin Muqiu. "Other mayors have their own exclusive mounts. You should get one too."
"No," Kedero scratched his head, glanced at the clucking turkey, and smiled helplessly, "It's mainly because riding a turkey is a bit funny."
As soon as he finished speaking, a wailing sound resounded across the fields outside the city. Kedero's heart tightened and he turned his head to see that a porcupine shot by an arrow was not dead. Instead, its eyes were red and it curled up into a ball. Then it shot out countless fine thorns and stabbed the townspeople's archers.
The archer screamed. He never expected that the porcupine would spray out poisonous thorns when attacked in a violent state, and it would spray out thorns one after another without stopping, and it also had a tracking function!
In an instant, the archer was covered with thorns, his face suddenly turned purple, and he was in danger.
Kedro and Medea secretly cried out that something was wrong and stood up and rushed forward.
But someone was one step faster than him.
David, who was patrolling not far away, suddenly rushed forward on a cackling turkey, slashed at the porcupine with his sword, and knocked it to the ground.
The little thorns stopped erupting.
David rode the turkey towards the archer again and poured the blood-replenishing potion he had prepared in advance into the archer's mouth. Only then did the archer's expression ease.
Kedro and Medea ran towards the archers, breathless.
For the first time, Kedero felt that having a turkey was quite important. The distance he ran was enough for someone to ride the turkey back and forth twice.
Medea didn't care about anything else and quickly checked the archer's injuries.
Seeing that the situation was stable, David nodded to Kedeluo and said, "Sir, I am David, a subordinate of Augustine. I am patrolling the area on Lin Muqiu's orders to protect the safety of the townspeople."
Kede Luo said sincerely: "With you here, I feel relieved. The town is grateful to you."
"No..." Medea's voice was unsteady, and she held her forehead. "He actually took the life-restoring potion made by a senior pharmacist. How is it possible..."
David explained, "It's all thanks to Lady Lin Muqiu. She poached a pharmacist from Oez Town and will open a pharmacy shop in a few days."
"Oh, by the way," David said with a smile, "You're welcome to come then. I'll give you a 30% discount."
Kedero: “…”
Do we need to advertise at this time?
The archer next to him was breathing heavily and still felt a little dizzy. He took out some ice jelly from his backpack tremblingly, took a bite, and then he felt better.
He sighed repeatedly and said, "Thank you... I'm lucky I got some detoxifying ice powder today, otherwise it would have been really uncomfortable... Hunting is really not something that ordinary people can do."
At this moment, what he regretted most was that he shouldn't have been so self-righteous yesterday, mocking everyone and saying that buying a turkey was a waste of money.
If he had bought a turkey last night, the turkey would have rushed forward to finish off the enemy, so why would he have done this?
Thinking of this, the archer took out a silver coin and said to David, "Please buy me a turkey when you take me to the infirmary. I'd like to pay you for your hard work."
David was a little embarrassed. "The turkey is sold out."
Archer: “…”
I hate it!
This statement silenced everyone present.
Yes, even if one has strong abilities, there are still many dangers because one is not familiar with the characteristics of wild beasts. At this time, the mount is extremely important.
But Lin Muqiu's goods were so popular, and because the mount shop had just opened, there were not many tamed turkeys, and the demand really couldn't keep up with the supply.
There is no absolute certainty, and not everyone is so lucky to receive the right treatment every time.
How great would it be if there was a way to deal with the beast tide?
*
Inside the city, there is a martial arts training ground.
Augustine was urgently training his army to deal with the beast tide with a solemn expression, while Lin Muqiu was driving wild boars, porcupines, poisonous snakes and other beasts. A dozing dragon cub was standing on her shoulder. Due to its majesty and the fact that the beast tide had not yet arrived, these beasts were barely obedient for the time being.
But as soon as she arrived, the martial arts arena suddenly became like a zoo, and Augustine's men couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Augustine looked at her and smiled helplessly, "Lin Muqiu, these animals are too dangerous, and they're not as intelligent as turkeys. They're really not suitable as companion animals. We can try to tame wild wolves, but it takes time."
These days, Augustine and Lin Muqiu have suffered a lot in their attempt to try out new species of companion animals, but these beasts are too wild and difficult to tame, and they have never been successful.
Lin Muqiu shook his head and said, "I gave up the idea a long time ago."
"That's good." Augustine breathed a sigh of relief. He was already frightened by the lingering "clucking" sound. If he could tame a few more wild beasts... he would be really scared just thinking about his subordinates showing off to him with snakes.
Seeing that Lin Muqiu had temporarily given up the idea of taming a strange beast, his mood brightened up a lot, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, "Then why did you come to me..."
"I'll teach you how to deal with wild beasts and make you familiar with all their weaknesses." Lin Muqiu suddenly said seriously, "Prepare for the beast tide."
Augustine's mouth slowly pursed.
He had no doubt that Lin Muqiu could do it, but...
Why was she able to do things that no one had ever done before?
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