Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 32 Wild Pheasant

Penny was right.

Two days later, the family successfully acquired three sharper short knives, an equally excellent axe, a hoe for weeding, a shovel, and three sharp iron spearheads. When attached to wooden handles, these would become genuine deadly weapons.

Penny even made five triangular iron arrowheads for Li Wei.

Even the shovel wasn't cast using a clay mold; it was forged by repeatedly hammering red-hot iron ingots, with surface carburization and other processes to increase its hardness. Penny was quite meticulous about this.

So, regardless of her previous intentions, the family's overall ability to fight against nature has indeed improved significantly, which will greatly benefit Li Wei's upcoming hunt.

Unfortunately, that's all the iron that can be made in one batch, and the blacksmith shop soon went out of business again.

Next, they need to find more iron ore and produce more charcoal, but that's Penny's job.

So on the fourth day, which was the twenty-fifth day since Li Wei became the head of the family, Penny took an iron spear, a short knife, and some dry rations and went out early in the morning to find more iron ore.

This is her career development path.

This also means that Li Wei's brief collaboration with her has come to an end.

Next month, it will be crucial to see who becomes the head of the household.

Fila was the same, working from dawn till dusk, frantically gathering resources in preparation for becoming the head of the household next month.

On the contrary, Li Wei was not so persistent, because the wheat field would be harvested next month, and no matter who was the head of the household, part of his main task had to be focused on the wheat harvest.

You can't just watch the wheat ripen and then send him hunting; that would be contrary to factual logic.

Therefore, next month will still be a competition between Penny and Fila, but Fila currently has a huge advantage.

Thinking this way, Li Wei slowly finished his breakfast. He was learning to regulate his spleen and stomach, and he couldn't rely solely on the 100 points of health from the Level 1 awakening to exploit others. No matter how vigorous one's vitality is, there is always a limit.

He could see that from Penny.

Penny was injured twice in a row, and even though she has recovered this time, the vibrant life force in her body has obviously weakened a lot.

The hard work she's been doing lately has made her look tired, and she no longer has that energetic, fire-like spirit she used to have.

Therefore, to avoid injury, daily health maintenance is very important.

Afterwards, Li Wei didn't rush to set off. Instead, he went to the wheat field and made a few simple scarecrows to scare away the birds and beasts. He also cleared away the weeds with a hoe. By the time the sun was high in the sky, he took his iron spear, short knife, bow and arrows, and headed straight for the forest. He was about to begin his hunt.

With only five days left, he needs to complete two units of prey.

So Li Wei's idea was to hunt some large animals, like deer or wild boar? But then again, he dared not mess with wild boars for the time being.

Although it was nearing autumn, the temperature was still unbearably hot. Not to mention inside the forest, even at its edge, the vegetation was frighteningly lush.

At first, Li Wei tried to hit it with a wooden spear, but later gave up because he would not become a hunter in the waist-high weeds, but only a fool.

Moreover, there were too many poisonous insects in the grass, and various poisonous mosquitoes bit him all over in no time.

Hunting? It's not that easy.

Finally, with no other choice, Li Wei could only break off many tree branches and try to weave himself a raincoat. But halfway through, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of something: he could weave a fish basket to catch fish!

Fishing is actually less difficult.

However, the prerequisite is to find some flexible branches suitable for weaving; branches from large trees won't work, you need vines.

Fortunately, Fila and Penny didn't expect this...

Wait a minute, it's not that she didn't think of it. Penny's main profession is craftsmanship, and all her energy is devoted to it. Fila, on the other hand, is clearly a master of wilderness survival. It would be strange if she didn't think of it. Perhaps this is her trump card that she might pull out at any time. Li Weiyi thought to himself as he slowly and laboriously circled around the edge of the forest.

"Pullingleng!"

A flock of wild pheasants flew out from the depths of the grass, startling him. But by the time he reacted, the pheasants had already flown far away, and he couldn't catch up with them at all.

But wait, why should I chase after them? I have a bow and arrows!
Li Wei felt he was being a bit foolish, so he took down his hunting bow and took out a featherless wooden arrow. He was still quite confident that he could hit the target within ten paces.

Moreover, featherless wooden arrows are easy to make, and you don't have to feel bad if you miss.

Let's treat this as a rehearsal; at worst, we'll go fishing.

Having prepared himself mentally, Li Wei adjusted his posture, bent over, and slowly moved forward through the grass. The flock of wild pheasants was no longer visible, but they must be somewhere nearby.

After moving forward for about ten meters, a group of birds suddenly flew up from the bushes ahead. There was a whole group, more than a dozen of them. This time, Li Wei reacted quickly enough. Or rather, his daily training over the past twenty days had paid off, allowing him to bring out his talent as a professional hunter at a very high level.

In an instant, the bow was drawn and the arrow flew without any deliberate aiming. The featherless wooden arrow simply and cleanly flew over and hit a wild pheasant, bringing it down.

At that moment, Li Wei felt like he was dreaming. This was different from when he shot the gray wolf that day, because the two sides were very close at that time, and the incident happened suddenly, leaving him no time to think. Luck played a big part, and when he looked back on it afterward, he couldn't say what experience he had gained. All that was left was a blank.

But now the distance is more than ten meters, and there is full-range attention. From drawing the bow and nocking the arrow to shooting and hitting the target, everything is smooth and effortless. This is experience, this is skill, this is what truly belongs to him.

Well, at least he has already come to this realization.

So he didn't hesitate or pick up the pheasant he had shot down. Instead, he quickly drew out his only feathered wolf-tooth arrow, drew his bow to its full extent, and fired it into the air!
Even though the flock of pheasants had flown more than 25 meters away, he still had a feeling that he was bound to hit them, just like he had been training for the past 20 days.

It may be impossible for ordinary people to do, but don't forget that it also has a 40% accuracy bonus.

All he did was maximize the effect of this precision, and that was enough.

It's just a pheasant!

As soon as the bowstring snapped, another pheasant landed in the distance.

So Easy.

So this is what it feels like to be a hunter.

Li Wei felt like he was floating, but not out of control. Rather, he felt like he was in a state of adrenaline rush, with his physical coordination, hearing, and vision greatly enhanced, and even his thoughts were incredibly clear.

Perhaps this is the legendary peak state.

He quickly retrieved his prey, and at the same time, a message appeared: 10 hunting experience points were credited to his account. Shooting a pheasant gave him 5 experience points, which was quite good, bringing his hunting experience to 75 points.

Unfortunately, the flock of wild pheasants were so frightened that they flew hundreds of meters away and disappeared completely.

Otherwise, we might have achieved even more victories today.

Carrying the two pheasants, they quickly returned to the camp. The weather was scorching, and the prey had to be dealt with as soon as possible, lest it be too late.

However, when Li Wei rushed back to the camp, he saw Fila walking steadily back from afar, carrying a bamboo basket on her back.

At that moment, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, as a master of wilderness survival, how could Fila forget to use a fish basket to catch fish?

Now she has long since completed her main family mission, and all the fish she catches are her own.

In other words, she could donate more supplies to her family and gain more family contribution points, making her the likely candidate for head of the household next month.

(End of this chapter)