Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

As the cursing began, Wang An jumped up from the wolfskin rug.

Taking the binoculars from Huang Zhong, Wang An watched as several wild boars in the distance swayed their large rear ends and calmly walked towards the salt flats.

When Wang An saw this, he was absolutely grimacing and gritting his teeth!

No matter how angry Wang An was, or how much he wanted to kill the wild boars in front of him, he remained sitting there, neither standing up nor calling on Wang Li or Huang Zhong to hunt the wild boars.

In these mountains, all wild animals cannot live without salt, so no matter what kind of wild animal it is, it has its own way of obtaining salt.

For example, blue sheep or blue sheep will lick the salt on the rocks on cliffs, while sika deer, red deer, roe deer and wild boar will lick the salt that seeps out of the soil in the saline-alkali land.

As for carnivores, they mostly obtain salt from the internal organs and flesh of herbivores, and some will lick salty rocks or soil in the mountains to obtain salt.

In short, animals, like humans, need salt.

Therefore, it is actually quite normal for wild boars or other animals to come to this saline-alkali land.

However, for Wang An, that was a very difficult situation.

Wang An's current target is only sika deer; he has absolutely no interest in hunting wild boars.

The reason Wang An only watched the pigs angrily without taking any action was that shooting was not allowed near the salt flats before the sika deer herd arrived.

Because all the hunters knew that if they fired a shot near this saline-alkali land, the smell of gunpowder would instantly fill the air.

With its highly sensitive sense of smell, the sika deer would certainly be able to detect the smell of gunpowder.

Given the sika deer's alertness, they will immediately flee at the first sign of gunpowder.

Let alone firing a gun, you can't even smoke near this saline-alkali land, because the smell of burning cigarettes is quite strong. This is why Wang An preferred to give most of a pack of cigarettes to Niu Dalin rather than give them out to each of them individually.

As for shooting wild boars from a distance, that's even worse. Although there's no smell of gunpowder, the smell of blood will still spread, and deer won't come closer after smelling the blood.

In short, any behavior that might scare away the sika deer should be avoided.

Without using weapons, no one, including Wang An, would dare to run up to the wild boar and chase it away, because a person unarmed is absolutely no match for a wild boar.

Therefore, Wang An could only watch helplessly as these wild boars swaggered into the saline-alkali land, and he felt incredibly frustrated.

Just as Wang An was clenching his fists in frustration, watching helplessly as the wild boars dug out the hooves they had laid, he heard Wang Li say angrily:
"Fourth Brother, these wild boars are really annoying. Why don't we hunt them? Otherwise, once these tusks are all dug out, we won't be able to catch the deer when they come."

Huang Zhong watched as the wild boar, which had taken a great deal of effort and strength to wrestle the three of them out of their predicament, began to turn white from gripping his spear too tightly. He couldn't help but chime in:

"Yeah, brother, how about we hunt wild boars? We don't even know if the deer herd will come." To be honest, wild boars are really annoying, especially these few in the saline-alkali land, they seem to be here specifically to cause trouble.

In no time, several tentacles emerged from the soil, making Wang An and his two companions' teeth itch with envy.

Wang An took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, shook his head, and said:
"No, let's wait and see. If a wild boar dies in this saline-alkali land, the herd of sika deer will definitely not come back. And if we want to find the next herd of sika deer, who knows when we'll be able to find them again."

Although sika deer are very valuable, and even more valuable when raised, they are extremely difficult to catch.

One reason is that people's overhunting has led to a year-by-year decrease in the number of these creatures.

On the other hand, and most importantly, because this thing is very alert and hard to find, even if you try to track it down, it is very difficult to capture it alive given its speed and stamina.

The worst part is that at the slightest sign of trouble, this thing will immediately flee and move to a different mountain area, making it extremely difficult to find it again.

And so, the three of them gritted their teeth, bared their teeth, and stared with grim expressions as they watched as many of the talons were uprooted by wild boars. Some of the talons would be chewed up by the wild boars until they were completely crushed before being spat out.

Of course, some of the talons will be stepped on by the wild boar's hooves, and the stepped talons will be stuck tightly to the wild boar's legs, causing the wild boar to keep jumping around trying to shake them off. While the wild boar is jumping around, new talons will be stepped on and stuck to their legs.

In the end, some wild boars had several claws stuck on just one leg, making them look like a string of candied hawthorns, which was hilarious.

However, it is foreseeable that having these talons stuck on their legs and unable to be removed will inevitably affect the wild boars' activities. If they encounter carnivores such as jackals, wolves, tigers, or leopards, they will surely not live long.

Of course, these wild boars wouldn't survive until jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards came to kill them, because Wang An suddenly decided to kill all the wild boars that were about to leave.

Seeing that the wild boars were about to leave, Wang An turned to Wang Li and Huang Zhong and said:
"Let's go, let's ride our horses and catch up with these pigs. Once we're a bit away from this saline-alkali land, we'll kill them all. Damn it, these bastards are really getting in the way. I can't swallow this anger until I've killed them."

If the wild boars hadn't stepped on the trap, Wang An would never have considered chasing them on horseback.

The main problem is that wild boars are quite fast runners, so chasing them on horseback in the mountains is absolutely impossible.

Moreover, wild boars don't just sit and wait to die. They are very aggressive, and their thick skin makes it as easy for them to disappear into various bushes as if they were going home. They will eventually lose track of you.

But it's a completely different story when they have foot catches. Such large wooden boards hanging on their legs are no less than shackles on a wild boar, making it difficult for the wild boar to run fast.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li and Huang Zhong immediately became excited and stood up, rubbing their hands together in anticipation.

Wang Li also muttered curses:

"I'm going to kill all these wild boars. They've ripped all those legs to shreds. It's infuriating!"

Wang An nodded, his face cold, and walked towards the Oroqen horse again. (End of Chapter)