Chapter 155: Encounter Again
Zhou Xu rested for another night in the grassland camp. Although his power of truth had not yet fully recovered, at this moment, he no longer showed any signs of fatigue.
As for the matter of taming bison, after teaching the members of the Ministry of Agriculture how to do it, there was actually no need for him to do it himself.
He had participated in the whole process and operated it personally, purely because he was exhausted during those two days and couldn't do anything else. He would be paralyzed wherever he went, so he might as well waste the three bison.
But catching bison is different.
The flying rope can be used regardless of whether he is there or not, but the key lies in the other steps...
For example, scaring away a herd of bison.
Unlike those particularly timid and weak herbivores, bison will not scatter and run away just because you jump out.
If you jump, you may lose your life.
For example, after throwing out the zipline and knocking down the bison, they still need to consume the bison's physical strength. Only when the bison have no strength left can they put a lasso on them and slowly lead them back to the camp.
If Zhou Xu were there, he could directly use the skeleton soldiers to scare away the bison herd and then consume them. This method could allow them to completely avoid casualties.
On the other hand, if Zhou Xu was not here, the difficulty and risk of this matter would be at least ten times greater! This was not an exaggeration at all. Who would dare to approach a wild bull that was struggling madly?
A random kick or a bump on you could make you half-paralyzed! This was the main reason why Zhou Xu had to go along.
After breakfast, the well-prepared group of people set off quickly. Although the bison herd would move, at this moment, they still moved to the place where they had discovered the herd.
If the bison herd is not there, then they will have to look for it nearby. There is nothing they can do about it.
Along the way, they encountered many wild animals on the grassland.
Some of them met them from a distance, while others hid in the nearby bushes and did not show up at all, but no armed conflict occurred throughout the process.
This was different from what Zhou Xu had expected at first, but after thinking about it, he understood.
In fact, wild beasts are bullies in nature and fear the strong. Unless they are extremely hungry and have no other choice, they will definitely prefer to hunt some easier to deal with soft persimmons.
For example, there are hares that live near hay fields, and there are wild antelopes that also live in this area.
Compared with Zhou Xu and others, whose scale and formation seemed quite large at first glance, the former was undoubtedly a more reliable target.
This is also the biggest reason why Zhou Xu and his team were able to get through this journey safely.
But they cannot be careless because of this.
Zhou Xu believed that once they relaxed and revealed their flaws, these beasts who were eyeing them covetously would definitely pounce on them and kill them immediately.
Before arriving at the area where the bison were first discovered, they took a good rest. After all, once the capture operation began, it would be impossible for them to have a good rest.
"Let's talk about the plan first. As usual, we'll prioritize capturing the target with the baby bison."
Just like before, the little bison was easy to subdue. As long as the little bison was subdued, the mother bison would naturally be controlled by them to a certain extent.
On the contrary, if they had captured three adult bison at that time and there were no calves to restrain their parents, the journey back would certainly have been more difficult.
Those who followed Zhou Xu this time were all veterans who had participated in the previous operation. They were basically familiar with the process, so needless to say, after traveling for a while, they soon arrived at the place where the bison herd was discovered.
But unfortunately, the bison herd is not here.
Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu waved his hand, signaling everyone to disperse and search along the river.
On such a hot day, the bison will definitely go close to the water source to escape the heat and cool down.
Facts have proved that Zhou Xu's idea is correct. Without going too far, they quickly successfully locked onto the target.
Judging from the size, it should be the same herd of bison they encountered before.
Everyone gathered quickly and hid in the dark to observe.
Zhou Xu directly opened his Eye of Insight, wanting to see if there were any other little bison in the herd.
As a result, Zhou Xu did not find the little bison, but he discovered something strange in the grass opposite.
Before he could think about it, in the next second, their 'old friend' rushed out from the bushes opposite with a 'roar'.
The bloody mouth opened wide, and along with the action of pouncing, the sharp teeth like sword blades pierced through the neck of an adult bison on the spot!
It was the saber-toothed tiger they had encountered at night!
“Good fellow!”
There was no time to search slowly. The sudden appearance of the saber-toothed tiger forced Zhou Xu and his team to take action in advance. If they delayed any longer, all the frightened cattle would run away.
If you can't find the baby bison, then just go for the adult bison.
At this moment, while Zhou Xu threw the flying rope, he also did not forget to quickly activate the mantra...
[Skeleton Soldier Summons! ]
During this time, they threw out ziplines, and quickly knocked down four adult bison one after another.
In an emergency situation, this is somewhat of an operational error.
After all, according to Zhou Xu's previous expectations, if it was an adult bison, catching two or three at a time would be enough. Otherwise, it would be too difficult to bring them back, and it would also increase the probability of accidents.
Unexpectedly, they had not determined the target in advance and accidentally knocked down four of them, disrupting their original plan.
But at this moment, Zhou Xu didn't have time to dwell on this problem, and his attention was entirely focused on the saber-toothed tiger opposite him.
At this moment, although the saber-toothed tiger's bloody mouth was still tightly biting the bison's neck, its sights were also on them.
Just as they did not expect the saber-toothed tiger to target the bison herd and attack them here, the saber-toothed tiger obviously did not expect Zhou Xu and his group to appear here.
For a moment, although both sides were still doing their own things, they were always alert to each other. To a certain extent, a stalemate was formed.
The ones who broke this situation were undoubtedly the skeleton soldiers that Zhou Xu had pulled over with the "Skeleton Soldier Summons"! This area was not far from where they had captured the bison last time.
In other words, the five skeletons they lost and the skeleton soldiers they summoned at that time were all nearby.
With this as a premise, they brought ten more skeletons this time, bringing the total number of skeleton soldiers directly to fifty.
The saber-toothed tiger had already obtained food, and its vigilance was mainly due to its fear that Zhou Xu and the others would snatch its food.
Now that the skeleton soldiers had gathered together, the saber-toothed tiger lost all desire to fight and wanted to leave, dragging the bison's corpse.
Zhou Xu naturally had no intention of stopping this.
Capturing and taming bison is the top priority of their tribe right now. As long as the saber-toothed tiger doesn't provoke him, he has no interest in fighting the beast.
(End of this chapter)
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