Chapter 46 Encounter with Wild Boars! Lu Xuan, are you scared? ...
Although Lu Xuan said it was an outdated product, those who had witnessed the power and speed of the crossbows firsthand dared not look down on it or despise it.
Besides, these weapons all have an extremely beautiful silver alloy appearance, looking like works of art at first glance, and they look expensive, so how could they possibly look down on them!
Lu Xuan taught them how to use the composite bow and the alloy crossbow.
Whether it's a bow or a crossbow, they are all equipped with intelligent aiming devices to improve accuracy. With these, even beginners can easily achieve at least a 70% hit rate after a few tries.
With a little talent or experience, you can hit the target nine times out of ten, if not every time. It's very easy to get started.
Moreover, the Star Alliance's crossbows are not heavy, so even if Wei Xiang, who is relatively weaker than men, lifts them, he doesn't need to lift them too deep, while at the same time, they are not so light that they lack a good feel.
"Do you want it?" Lu Xuan asked the crowd, holding up the alloy crossbow in his hand.
Li Tuo: "I want it!!!"
Zhang Chengming was also tempted, but...
Are you going to give us credit again? Didn't you say you'd only make an exception this once?
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "This is an exception only, so this time we won't arrange for a fixed price for food. If you want weapons, you'll need to exchange them for the game you hunt. When you get back, you'll have to give me one-third of the game that's allocated to you. This applies not only to today, but to the first ten hunting trips from now on."
The crossbow comes with ten arrows. If you need to replace them all, you will need to pay extra. We can discuss the price later.
Some people think that ten times is too much.
Some, like the Li brothers and Zhang Chengming, didn't hesitate to say, "I want one!"
Wu Cheng and his son Wu Yang each asked for a double-headed bow. The father and son had always used bows, and they were still most comfortable using bows and arrows.
Familiar faces like Wei Xiang and Xiong Mao also chose either a bow or a crossbow.
Some of the remaining people hesitated but were still reluctant to part with their prey and remained silent, while a few others followed suit and asked for one.
With their new weapons, the group rallied and prepared to fight the pheasants again!
This time, the side that obtained the weapons indeed won a great victory.
Aside from missing once or twice at the beginning, everyone wielding sharp weapons achieved remarkable results. Even if they couldn't hit a vital spot with an arrow, as long as they could injure the chicken's wing and slow down the pheasant's escape speed, they could basically pounce on it with one shot and catch it every time. In no time, each person had at least one or two pheasants.
Li Tuo beamed with pride, "Haha! Let's see how these stinky chickens will laugh at us now!"
The others also looked delighted, their eyes filled with the same warmth and tenderness as if they were looking at their own wives when they saw the weapons in their hands.
Only the five who were still foolishly holding machetes remained empty-handed.
The five men slapped themselves in frustration.
Haven't we learned our lesson from the bioclothing disaster? How come we're making the same mistake again without realizing it?
Every time Lu Xuan brings out something, it's always something amazing; it's like food that's never even hot!
The five of them hurriedly asked Lu Xuan for the new weapon.
Sure enough, the five men who had switched weapons soon made a profit.
However, the increased efficiency also led to the pheasants in the vicinity being quickly wiped out by them.
Seeing that they still seemed unsatisfied, Lu Xuan took the initiative to lead them to an area with more prey.
There are more than just pheasants near the water source. A little further west, you'll find a lot of wild ducks, and a bit further to the side, you'll even find a brood of wild boars, perfect for others to practice their skills.
"Lu Xuan, where are you taking us?" someone asked in confusion.
Lu Xuan: "Find prey."
The others looked at each other in bewilderment.
How do I find it? Do I just walk straight in one direction and I'll find it? This isn't Lu Xuan's ranch where you can just say where the prey is.
Lu Xuan: "Found it."
Others: "???" They found it?
They looked around, but all they could see were trees and weeds, no different from any other place, and they saw no trace of any prey.
Where is the prey?
Lu Xuan seemed to hear their thoughts, "We'll see it in a few dozen meters."
The group followed him for a while with some skepticism, and to their surprise, they actually heard a sound in the bushes.
Wei Xiang said, "It's the sound of ducks quacking!"
The others nodded vigorously, their eyes shining; yes, they had heard it too.
After listening carefully for a moment, Wu Cheng added, "It sounds like there are also grunting sounds from wild boars."
The others: "!!" There's a wild boar too!?
The tension was instantly heightened!
Unconsciously, everyone gripped their crossbows tighter.
Lu Xuan calmly said, "The wild boar is still far away and won't come over for the time being. You can take care of the ducks first, and then deal with the wild boar."
Everyone's attention was focused on the wild boar, and their enthusiasm for the ducks had waned considerably. However, considering the wild boar's ferocity and the uncertainty of whether they could actually catch it, catching the ducks first seemed like a good idea.
With that in mind, they perked up and quickly found their targets and began hunting.
"Quick! Don't let them get away!"
"Surround them! Fire quickly!"
Li Tuo, Xiong Mao, and others, caught up in the excitement, unconsciously raised their voices, shouting more and more enthusiastically.
As several ducks were shot with arrows and let out pitiful cries, the other wild ducks that were resting peacefully in their nests were instantly startled. They frantically flapped their wings, quacking and running around in all directions.
A moment later, Lei Yan sensed something was wrong and hurriedly reminded him, "Stop shouting, the wild boar seems to be coming."
Lu Xuan, who was standing on the sidelines watching, said: "It's not just that it seems like they've already rushed over."
The others were stunned. "What? They got here so quickly?"
They haven't even had time to pick up the ducks they've hunted yet.
Hearing the slight tremors in the ground and the increasingly clear grunts of the wild boar, the group instinctively wanted to run, but as soon as they lifted their feet, they remembered that they were originally there to hunt wild boars!
Ultimately, they resisted the urge to run and, under Wu Cheng's command, dispersed in different directions, ready to provide backup for those facing the wild boars head-on.
Soon, the wild boar came into view.
This wild boar is even bigger than the biggest wild boar that Lu Xuan brought back to the village!
Everyone's pupils contracted as they watched the wild boar's two huge, sharp tusks and unconsciously swallowed, a hint of retreat appearing in their eyes.
Just then, a whooshing sound rang out, and a crossbow bolt shot through the grass towards the wild boar.
Everyone: "!!!" Who is so brave!
The wild boar sensed something was wrong and instinctively twisted its body, but it still couldn't avoid the crossbow bolt. The arrow, which should have hit its head, pierced deep into the boar's thick flesh.
"Ouch—" The wild boar let out a piercing and shrill scream in excruciating pain.
Someone hiding in the bushes shouted, "Shoot!"
Everyone instinctively aimed and fired at the wild boar!
More than a dozen arrows flew out, and except for a few that missed, the rest all stuck into the wild boar, turning the big guy into a hedgehog.
The wild boar's cries grew even more shrill, but because of its thick hide, it did not fall down for a while, even though the crossbow bolts were extremely powerful.
Seeing this, Xiong Mao shouted, "Watch this!"
After saying that, he put the alloy crossbow into his spatial bracelet, took out a machete, rushed out in one stride, raised his arm and chopped down hard at the wild boar's head!
"Aww—"
The wild boar, its head violently evaded, let out a final scream, staggered a few steps, and finally collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Those present stared at the fallen wild boar for a moment before it stopped breathing completely. Finally, they let out a long breath and relaxed their tense bodies.
"Dead..."
"We...hundredged up a wild boar?"
And no one was injured!?
The group, having regained their senses, instantly erupted in excitement.
"Hahaha! We're amazing! We managed to kill a wild boar without a scratch. I can brag about this for the rest of my life!"
"What's really impressive is the weapon Ah Xuan gave me," Lei Yan said, unable to help but grin.
"Anyway, regardless of whose credit it was, we hunted a wild boar!! Hahahaha! That was so satisfying!"
This is a real bumper harvest!
We caught quite a few pheasants before, but with over a hundred people eating together, each person could only get a single bite of meat.
Wild boar is different; it's enough to feed the whole village!
If we stockpile it directly, each family can get at least five or six pounds of meat!
Compared to those who had never hunted wild boar before, Wu Cheng was much calmer. "The smell of blood on the wild boar is too strong. Let's put the prey away first and bleed it out when we get back."
"I'll do it, I'll do it." Xiong Mao quickly reached out and snatched the wild boar that was almost in front of him.
It was only then that the others realized that Xiong Mao was wearing a spatial bracelet.
"Didn't you buy this bracelet for your wife? Why are you wearing it yourself now?"
Xiong Mao said smugly, "My wife was worried that I would have trouble carrying the game I hunted, so she insisted on giving it to me. I'll have to return it to her when I get back."
"I have to say, having space makes things so much easier. Look at you guys who don't have space, it's so inconvenient that you can't even put away your prey. Come on, let me help you pack your prey, don't be shy with me."
Others who didn't buy the space: "..." Look at how smug he is.
Someone couldn't help but retort: "Lu Xuan's space is much bigger than yours, but I've never seen him brag about it. You only bought a 10-cubic-meter one, why are you so proud of it?"
Uncle Wu and Lei Yan also had spatial rings, and Li Jing also had a ring given to him by the village chief, but they didn't show it off.
Xiong Mao snorted, "I spent two hundred catties of grain to get this, so why can't I be proud? If you're jealous, you can get it too."
The man scoffed, "The village chief has already bought a public one. My family doesn't have that many things that are afraid of breaking to store, so there's no need to waste so much food."
Several people nearby nodded in agreement.
Do you even need to think about choosing between 10 or 20 pounds of vegetables that are prone to spoilage and 200 pounds of grain?
However... that's the principle, whether you want it or not is another matter entirely.
The group glanced at Xiong Mao's bracelet without leaving a trace, their eyes filled with lingering envy and longing.
After showing off, Xiong Mao was reminded by them that he was able to have the space bracelet because of Lu Xuan, and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
He looked down at the cleaver in his hand, still stained with pig's blood. Tsk, Lu Xuan's ability to accelerate the growth of grains and vegetables was indeed impressive, and being able to exchange treasures with immortals was quite a feat.
But in the end, survival in the deep mountains still depends on individual fighting ability.
In this respect, he believed he was no less capable than Lu Xuan!
Thinking that Lu Xuan seemed to have not made a move the whole way, Xiong Mao deliberately asked Lu Xuan, "Speaking of which, why haven't you attacked? Are you afraid?"
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