Urban Sims

Things in the cooperative gradually got on the right track, and Zhou Ming had more free time.

As for his cultivation, he has not stopped in the past few months, and the system provides an "automatic cultivation" mode, which is always helping Zhou Ming absorb the spiritual energy in the air. Only when his realm improves, he needs to calm down and sit on the bed. Meditate.

As for the realm, he can share Ye Kong's insights during his cultivation.

So overall, Zhou Ming's cultivation speed is not slow.

In the past two days, he had reached the early stage of Qi refining.

This level of cultivation is only the beginning in the world of cultivation, but for ordinary people, it is the huge strength of ten cows combined in one person. It is a strong opponent that cannot be defeated by a hundred ordinary strong men.

Most of the strange beasts in the forest are only close to this level.

"Uncle Xia, take me with you to hunt in the mountains tomorrow. I want to learn how to hunt."

At the dinner table that day, Zhou Ming suddenly said something to Uncle Xia.

"You want to go hunting too?"

Uncle Xia was taken aback, then shook his head, "You should stay at home and farm. Your cooperative is doing well, so you don't have to go to the mountains."

Xia Xiaoyan's face turned pale, she quickly put down the bowl, took Zhou Ming's hand and said, "Shanhe, you have done a good job in the cooperative, why do you go hunting in the mountains? The mountains are dangerous, don't go!"

Her brother Xia Hu, a 15-year-old strong boy, rolled his eyes at his sister and said: "Sister, my father and I have been hunting in the mountains for two years. The mountains are not as dangerous as you said, but there are many interesting things. , I like to go hunting the most!”

"What are the fun things?" Zhou Ming's eyes lit up and he turned to ask Xia Hu.

"That's a lot, such as...ah!"

Before Xia Hu could say anything, he let out a shocking scream, but it was his sister Xia Xiaoyan who pinched his waist hard, causing him to yell in pain: "Sister, let go!"

Aunt Xia also criticized him: "You idiot, don't talk nonsense. There is no danger in the mountains, but once you encounter it, you won't be able to come back!"

Then he turned to Zhou Ming and said gently: "Mountains and rivers, there is really nothing good to do in those mountains. With your ability, it is best to stay in the village and run the cooperative well!"

"There isn't much going on at the cooperative. I want to follow the hunting team into the mountains a few times to learn about hunting." Zhou Ming said, and a new plan was brewing in his mind.

"Stop messing around!"

Uncle Xia knocked on the table twice and said with a serious face: "Zhang Shanhe, do what you do best! Hunting is not as simple as you think. Walking ten miles into the forest and hunting those pheasants and rabbits is not called hunting at all! We hunters You have to go hundreds or thousands of miles deep to catch the prey you want most. Injuries are common, and many people never come out again. This is not farming, this is something you have to risk your life for!"

Aunt Xia and Xia Xiaoyan also advised Zhou Ming to give up his thoughts and not take risks in the mountains.

Seeing so many people objecting, Zhou Ming didn't say anything and just buried his head in eating.

The next day, Zhou Ming put on a powerful suit, held a big bow in his hand, an arrow pot hanging on his waist, and a package on his back, and followed the hunting team into the mountains.

Uncle Xia did not object. On the contrary, when the other hunting team members were questioning one after another, he said to the hunters: "Take him with you. He will not hold us back. If he really can't do it, we will throw him aside and give him to him." He arranges chores.”

Uncle Xia is the vice-captain of the hunting team and is quite prestigious, so the hunters no longer object.

This dramatic change is very surprising.

How did Zhou Ming calm down Uncle Xia and get him to nod in agreement and no longer object?

Archery, his diverse and accurate archery demonstration yesterday made Uncle Xia, an old hunter, open his mouth wide and never expressed any objection.

After entering the mountains, Zhou Ming did not worry any hunter. Instead, the many special wilderness survival skills he displayed opened the eyes of some veteran hunters who had been hunting for half their lives and started to learn and imitate them.

For example, how to quickly set up a tent, set up camp warning traps, set up hunting traps, how to prepare wild food, etc.

The most popular among them is of course the various wild delicacies he cooks through various simple combinations of ingredients. Those old hunters never thought that they would just hunt a few ordinary prey and then get them. With a few handfuls of wild vegetables, mushrooms, and some spices, the barbecue can be so delicious and the broth can be so delicious. It is simply a magical skill to turn decay into something magical.

But what shocked the hunters even more was just the beginning.

Especially when there are more prey in the forest, the difficulty of catching prey that was not so easy to catch in the past has dropped by several levels due to Zhou Ming's presence.

At this time, Zhou Ming also discovered several important problems.

One, there are a lot of prey in the forest, much more than he imagined. If you walk a little distance, you can encounter a large number of deer, sheep, wild boars and other animals, the density is very high.

Second, the hunting efficiency of the hunters is very low. Even if they have very rich hunting skills and perfect teamwork, the prey they catch is pitiful every time... Even if they are very satisfied, but in Zhou Ming In the eyes, it is only equivalent to the hunting level of primitive people.

Why does this happen?

On the one hand, animals are highly alert, fast, and responsive; most importantly, the weapons and tools held by hunters are really crude.

Bows and arrows are the most commonly used weapons, followed by hardwood sticks and short spears. The only metal weapons are a few daggers and two machetes... Wooden weapons are mainly used, and their attack power is relatively weak.

Finally, there is the hunting method. There is division of labor and cooperation, and the cooperation is relatively tacit. However, due to the backward tools, traps are rarely used. There are many foolhardy people who swarm them, and they often fail to catch up with the prey group.

"Their hunting method is a bit like a fisherman standing in a pond full of fish. He doesn't know how to weave a net to catch fish, nor does he know how to make a useful harpoon. He just touches the water with his hands, which is very efficient. Extraordinary talent!"

The shortage of metal weapons is the main limitation, but it does not mean that this limitation cannot be overcome, because in this vast forest, some types of trees have hardness and toughness comparable to steel, and can completely become metal substitutes.

"The reason for this situation is that the hunters' strong bodies have given them a certain degree of inertia. They are good at physical training, but bad at using and developing tools. To describe them in one sentence, they are - simple-minded, The limbs are well developed.”

Of course, this is not a problem unique to the professional group of hunters, but is a common phenomenon in all walks of life on this continent.

So this is also a very good platform for Zhou Ming to perform.

So in the next few days, in front of these hunters, Zhou Ming showed off what a real hunting operation was.

trap.

All kinds of traps.

Pit holes in the ground + heavy logs hung on trees; hanging nets made from the bends of trees; powerful bite traps shaped like the mouth of a crocodile... and get some food and place them around these traps.

Then just stay in the camp and wait.

"Ouch~"

"Huhu~"

"Oh~"

Every day, you can hear the screams of prey after falling into the trap.

Ten traps are installed and harvested every day. There are several well-positioned traps that can harvest several prey in a day.

Zhou Ming even made a bet with the more than 100 hunters that he and Xia Hu would not catch less prey than them.

This was a provocation and an insult. The hunters were very angry and tried their best to win the game. They wanted to tell the young people to speak with some sense of propriety and courtesy.

But five days later, when they looked at the two piles of prey piled together on the ground, Zhou Ming's group was obviously piled higher, all the hunters suppressed their faces and blushed, clenching their fists and unable to say a word.

"Prey is actually not that difficult to catch. As long as we set a few traps and put a few pieces of bait on the places where they must pass, we just need to wait quietly and we will be able to harvest something."

"You...you are cheating! There is no way to hunt like this. This is not the way we hunters hunt!" A young man pointed at Zhou Ming with a red face and said, his face full of dissatisfaction.

"Hunters must hunt like hunters. If you use traps, you are not a hunter!" someone followed.

"Yes! When you hunt like this, you are cheating! You didn't win at all!"

"No no no."

Zhou Ming waved his index finger, shook his head and said: "Our goal is ultimately to prey. As long as the prey is captured, no matter what method is used, we can be called hunters."

"It's just that there are two types of hunters. One is the hunter who uses his brain, and the other is the hunter who uses his hands. I belong to the former type, and you belong to the latter."

"Everyone can think about it, is it better to harvest endless prey with a little use of your brain? Or is it better to work exhaustingly, chase all over the mountains, and only harvest a small amount of prey in the end?"

"As long as you use your brain more, not only will there be more prey and less time, but the possibility of encountering danger will also be greatly reduced..."

"Don't you think we should find a better hunting method?"

These words made all the hunters fall into deep thought, as if they had some enlightenment.

Some people are still dissatisfied, but they have to admit that this way of hunting is indeed much easier.

"Boy, do you mean that we hunters have no brains?" Uncle Xia, who had been deep in thought just now, now had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Eh~" The others also reacted and began to stare at him with unkind expressions.

"No, no, that's not what I meant." Zhou Ming suppressed his smile and waved his hands repeatedly.

"I think that's what you mean!"

Someone grabbed him from behind, and his expression became fierce, "This guy is so hateful, let's beat him up!"

"Damn it! You dare to say that we have no brains, let's come together to fight him!" Another person came over with clenched fists.

"Roasted whole lamb, fragrant roasted whole lamb! There is also golden roasted pig, plus delicious mushroom fish soup, and each person comes with an authentic beggar rabbit! Beat me, and these will be gone!" Zhou Ming shouted at the top of his lungs.

Everyone's footsteps immediately stopped.

Someone's throat twitched and they couldn't help but swallow.

The hand on his shoulder also loosened, and the strong man took a step back, humming: "Huh! For the sake of delicious food, I'll spare you this time."