Chapter 170 Outsiders Enter the Mountain
In the next few days, Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains to collect honey while patrolling his hunting grounds.
Although it is a hunting ground, he does not hunt very often. He basically only hunts for his own food and rarely sells the animals for money. What he wants to pursue is a sustainable development route.
The interweaving of fate is sometimes very strange. He had just brought back twenty throwing knives from the blacksmith Lao Li the day before, but he discovered movement in the mountains the next day!
It happened to rain a little that night, and the ground was a little wet the next day, but Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains to inspect as usual. What he valued most was the mountain range where he hunted the bear.
The bear cub escaped, but it may not have gone far. After all, it is still small. Unless it was attacked by other carnivorous beasts, it should still be in the mountains.
Gao Mingcheng stared at the shoe prints left on a patch of grass, his face darkening.
He stood on a high place, looked around, and judged that the outsiders should have entered the mountain range from Kengli Village.
There are no strangers in Gaojia Village recently. With him guarding the foot of Niuweiling Mountain, no one will be allowed to enter the mountain.
This mountain range stretches endlessly, with peaks rising one after another. Among them are springs, ditches, and depressions, and a rich and colorful species.
But this mountain range covers a vast area and has countless entrances to the mountains. The villages here are almost all located at the foot of the mountains. If you enter the mountains from any village and keep walking towards the deep mountains, you will eventually reach this mountain range.
Gao Mingcheng's biggest advantage over others is that he has good physical fitness and can run fast. He can go back and forth to the mountains every day, while ordinary people may need to spend two days to get from the foot of the mountain to the mountains.
In addition to footprints, there were two biscuit bags discarded on the grass. It was obvious that the group stopped here for a while and ate some biscuits.
Ever since he discovered the traces of outsiders, Gao Mingcheng began to hide his whereabouts and no longer wandered around the mountains and forests openly.
He followed the footprints and tracked them all the way.
He walked for nearly half an hour before he saw the group of people again. This time he hid behind a cluster of low bushes, looking at the people in the woods ahead.
There were three people and a hunting dog over there. The two older men were carrying two hunting rifles, the kind that were filled with gunpowder, iron sand and steel balls. They were much more lethal than lead bullets.
Not to mention hunting, even people can be killed.
In addition to two shotguns, one of them also had a pistol on his waist. Gao Mingcheng identified it carefully and recognized it as a revolver.
Revolvers have the advantages of low malfunction rate, rapid shooting, simple structure, easy operation and low rate of accidental injuries, but they also have disadvantages, namely, small amount of ammunition, short range and low lethality.
But for novice gunners, revolvers have another advantage, which is that they are easy to learn and can be used well after just a few days of training.
The three men were all carrying backpacks and walking one after another. They all looked around as if they were looking for something.
At this time, the young man walking in the middle with a revolver said, "Uncle Ma, have you found any traces of the black bear? It's been three days since we entered the mountain, and we haven't seen even a single hair of the bear!"
There was a hint of complaint in his tone, but the other two men holding shotguns were not angry about it, which clearly showed that his status was higher than the other two.
The two men were brothers. Their ancestors were hunters. When it came to them, they also made a living by hunting, but they only hunted wild boars, muntjacs, rabbits, pheasants and the like. After all, there were no other large beasts in the mountains on their side.
As for black bears, they had teamed up with others to kill one more than ten years ago.
But later on, there was almost no trace of the black bear. This time, someone found the two brothers and asked them to accompany someone into the mountains to hunt bears.
The two thought it was a joke. They hadn't seen a black bear in nearly 20 years, so they were going into the mountains to hunt bears? But soon, they found out that someone had hunted a black bear in the mountains and brought it to the county to sell!
They also promised that as long as the Ma brothers took people into the mountains to hunt bears, they would give them a sum of money regardless of whether they succeeded in hunting the bears or not. If they succeeded in hunting the bears, they could also buy the black bears from them.
Upon hearing this, the Ma brothers agreed.
This is a job that earns two salaries, who wouldn't be happy about that?
"Mr. Luo, don't worry. There are few black bears here, so it's normal that they are hard to find. If you really can't find any black bears, how about we two brothers take you to hunt wild boars and muntjacs?" said the eldest of the Ma brothers with a hint of flattery in his tone.
However, the arrogant Mr. Luo was not satisfied. He snorted and said disdainfully: "What's the point of hunting wild boars? I want to hunt bears!"
"Okay, let's hunt the bear! Mr. Luo's people said that the black bear should have been hunted in this mountain range, so we need to be patient and keep looking. Hunting in the mountains is different from hunting in a farm. It takes a lot of time and effort."
The Ma brothers gave a few words of advice and then continued to actively look for traces left by the black bear.
Black bears are a species that sleeps during the day and is active at night, so once they see a cave or a tree hole, they will go in to take a look.
Suddenly, the hunting dogs they brought seemed to have discovered something. They ran into a cave, sniffing the scent and barking, and then barked at the cave.
The two Ma brothers immediately went into the cave. The cave was empty, but there were traces of sleeping on the ground and some feces.
"Mr. Luo, come and see! The black bear has stayed in this cave! Look, this pile of feces was left by the black bear! But it looks like it has been there for at least a month."
"The cave is abandoned, but the bears are definitely still in the mountains!"
"There are indeed black bears in this mountain!" Finally there was progress, and Mr. Luo was instantly happy.
He urged: "Great, then let's go find the black bear!"
This little discovery made the three of them ecstatic.
Gao Mingcheng, who was following behind, frowned when he saw this. He knew it was his turn to take action!
Should I be ruthless or show mercy?
Gao Mingcheng hesitated for a moment, and a fierce look gradually emerged in his eyes.
He hid in the dark, holding a small knife in his hand, his eyes fixed on the hat on Mr. Luo's head.
It was a military green baseball cap that could provide shade and protect the eyes from strong light outdoors. At this moment, this hat was Gao Mingcheng's target!
He had practiced with javelin, bird gun, and knife before, and had gained some experience in aiming.
He secretly moved his wrist, looking for an opportunity to strike.
Suddenly, he flicked his wrist, and the knife in his hand flew out and shot forward, making a slight sound of breaking through the air.
(End of this chapter)
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