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Chapter 102 Operation Pig Hunt (4K)

"Du Yu, if we want to hunt large prey and stockpile more meat in this forest, what kind of wild animals do you think would be most suitable to hunt?"

After pondering for a long time, Du Yu gave a precise answer: "Wild boar."

"Why a wild boar?"

Du Yu said, "Because wild boars are reckless. Other wild animals such as tigers and leopards are alert, agile, and very vigilant. Bears may seem honest, but they are actually cunning. Only wild boars are impulsive. If you provoke them and set a trap, they will easily walk into it."

Qin Ziwen joked, "I thought you were going to say that wild boar meat is the best."

Du Yu laughed heartily, "Wild boar meat does taste really good."

Qin Ziwen thought of the giant wild boar he had seen before, "Okay, I happen to know there are big wild boars there, but they are very big, about the height of an average person."

Du Yu frowned. "Such a large wild boar must weigh over a thousand pounds. If we were to confront it head-on, even a tiger wouldn't dare to challenge it directly; it would have to set a trap."

“I have this.” Qin Ziwen took out the powerful animal trap he had made earlier.

Du Yu had never seen such a large animal trap before. He carefully took the closed trap, examined it for a while, and gently pulled on the three thick springs in the middle.

"this thing"

Qin Ziwen said, "We've tried it, and even if you put a single section of pork bone in the middle, you can break it directly."

Du Yu nodded slowly upon hearing this. "What a terrible weapon. With this weapon, I think even a wild boar weighing a thousand pounds is not impossible to try. However, we still need to improve it first. We need to add two more ropes to the side of the trap. After trapping the wild boar, we can tie it to a tree with chains and ropes to exhaust its strength. We can then move in when it is exhausted."

Then Qin Ziwen found some rope and added two thick ropes to the side of the animal trap, making a total of three ropes, along with the original chain.

Qin Ziwu also wanted to go along, but Qin Ziwen stopped him.

Qin Ziwen pointed in the direction of the salt well: "They still need to boil coarse salt inside, and hunting wild boars isn't something you can encounter immediately. We also need to observe the paths that wild boars frequently take, and then set traps along the way. If you leave, there will be no one to take care of the family."

Although he had recruited these four vagrants, they were all temporary workers and, unlike the tavern's customers, were not bound to leave the tavern.

All four of them are allowed to leave their current location. While they cannot harm the recruiter, they might slack off or even steal food from the house, so they need to be supervised.

“If Du Yu and I successfully hunt the wild boar, I will send the harpy eagle back to inform you. You should bring Li Tieshan and these four men with you, and also bring the three wheelbarrows from the quarry to facilitate the transport of the wild boar.”

"Understood, brother." Qin Ziwu nodded.

Then Qin Ziwen and Du Yu packed their gear and set off first.

After leaving the residential area and walking east for a while, Qin Ziwen was torn between two choices: should he go up the mountain to get the cards first, or set up a trap?

He looked at the harpy eagle, whose injuries had now largely healed since its last attack.

Qin Ziwen placed the phone on its chest, adjusted the angle, and said, "Go and take a look at the cave on the mountain. We'll wait for you here. Don't fly in. Just stand at the cave entrance, stand up straight, and try to take a clear picture of the colors of the cards inside."

Qin Ziwen gently patted the harpy eagle's back, unsure whether it understood him.

The harpy eagle transformed into a beam of arrows and soared into the sky.

Qin Ziwen and Du Yu found an open, high slope in the nearby woods and squatted there, waiting for the harpy eagle to return.

He had already made up his mind: if the cards photographed by his phone were red, blue, or green, he would go up the mountain to get the cards first; if they were white or gray, he would wait, set up the traps, and then go up the mountain.

Before long, the harpy eagle returned by the same route. Its feathers were a little messy, but it looked very proud, with its head held high, like a general who had won a battle.

Take the hot phone off the shelf and check the recording.

Quickly dragging the progress bar, Qin Ziwen saw the harpy eagle fly into the sky, and then two black falcons rushed out of the woods.

This time, the harpy eagle didn't back down; instead, it charged straight at the enemy. The camera shakiened, and moments later, the two black falcons fled in disarray.

The harpy eagle didn't chase after it, but instead let out a sharp cry.

After spending more time with it, Qin Ziwen could sense the harpy eagle's emotions; the little guy was clearly very happy.

The progress bar continued to drag forward. After chasing away the black falcon, the harpy eagle stood at the cave entrance, hopping around, and the camera's shooting angle kept changing.

Du Yu looked at the harpy eagle in surprise, "It seems to be adjusting its angle. It's so smart."

The harpy eagle let out a high-pitched cry, as if to say, "Who do you think you are!"
Qin Ziwen watched the video intently, and in a fleeting shot, he saw a glimmer of light.

Qin Ziwen pressed pause, revealing a metallic gray color: "Looks like it's just a regular building card, no rush."

If you can hunt down this giant boar, it will definitely drop cards.

"Furthermore, if a card is refreshed but not taken, will it be refreshed as a new card the next day, or will it remain the same?" Qin Ziwen was indeed curious, and if it was refreshed as a new card, would the "quality" of the new cards on the altar keep increasing?

After gently stroking the harpy eagle and putting on their gear, Qin Ziwen and Du Yu stepped into the forest on the east side of the residential area.

It must be said that after these twenty days of numerous hunting teams traveling, several winding paths have appeared in the forest where there were originally no roads.

Along these frequently traveled paths, shrubs have been cut down, grass has been trampled, and marks left on roadside trees can be seen from time to time.

The deeper you go, the more divergent the paths become.

In some places, there was no sign of people, but suddenly, a sound came from the woods.

The grass rustled across the way, and a group of seven people walked towards us. Several of them were wearing raincoats and carrying kitchen knives and various modified long weapons.

Upon suddenly spotting their own kind in the forest, both sides stopped simultaneously and slowly moved apart, crossing over each other.

The other party gave Qin Ziwen and Du Yu's spears a deep look.

Neither side spoke until they were far away, at which point the tension in the air dissipated.

Du Yu said in a low voice, "Besides my master, the people I least want to encounter in the forest are other hunters."

"I understand." Qin Ziwen nodded. This was the second time he had encountered other teams in such a deep area.

In such a remote place, if one side harbors ill intentions, it could easily escalate into a bloodbath.

Moreover, this vast and desolate forest means that if a corpse is simply thrown away, there are plenty of animals in the forest to destroy the evidence.

But it's only morning now, why are they returning so early?

Qin Ziwen seemed to be deep in thought. Considering the direction the other party had come from, he thought he could guess where the other party had come from.

They're heading back so early; they'll probably leave around 3 or 4 in the morning.

These people are really stubborn.

Someone in the group that had just passed by said, "Those two were really brave. They dared to go into the forest with just the two of them. But their weapons were really good. That spear looked quite exquisite. I wonder how they made it."

"It shouldn't be a spear; it looks more like a lance."

"Mr. Luo, should we go back?" Someone in the group made a gesture.

The people around poured cold water on the idea: "Forget it, those two don't look like troublemakers, and the fact that they dared to come out alone means they must be really capable."

Upon reaching the depths of the forest, Du Yu began searching for traces of wild boars.

After searching for more than two hours, the temperature gradually rose, and my vest was soaked with sweat.

Du Yu suddenly squatted down and pushed aside the weeds on the ground. "Here, wild boar footprints."

Qin Ziwen walked over. There was a small mud pit on the ground. The mud inside was a bit hard, but there were two hoof prints about the size of a bowl at the bottom.

The hoof prints were wide, roughly the size of two adult hands.

Du Yu said, "These footprints are two days old, but this area seems to be its range. Wild boars of this size have virtually no natural enemies. Without threats, its range won't be very large, and it will likely follow several fixed trails."

After Du Yu finished speaking, he followed the path and soon found the same footprints in the mud ahead.

The deeper you go, the denser the footprints become, and you can even see traces of rammed earth at the base of some trees.

Parting the grass, Du Yu nodded, "Sir, look, this is wild boar droppings, and it's quite fresh. It must have been left by it yesterday."

After surveying the surroundings, he buried the animal trap in the animal trail and covered it with some grass. "Sir, set up the trap around here."

He scattered some dried mulberries on the ground, and at the same time broke open the gray sweet potatoes and scattered them evenly on the nearby ground.

Du Yu explained, "Once the wild boar is attracted by these things and stays nearby, it will lower its head and move around to eat, increasing the probability of it stepping into the trap."

"I understand what you mean. So, how long does it take for this wild boar to fall into the trap?"

"It's uncertain, but it has taken this animal path for the past two days, and there's a high probability that it will continue to take this path today."

Looking around, Du Yu pointed to a large tree nearby and said, "Sir, let's hide in the tree."

"Hiding nearby may not be safe, but wild boars don't climb trees, and they don't like to look up, so it's safer in the trees."

Qin Ziwen followed the advice and climbed up an old tree next to him, while Du Yu hid directly above the tree where the trap was set.

The harpy eagle flapped its wings and stood on a treetop not far away, tilting its head to watch the two people who had climbed up the tree.

"Shh." Qin Ziwen made a shushing gesture.

The horned statue seemed to understand; instead of spreading its wings, it moved its claws and stood beside Qin Ziwen.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The temperature in the forest was getting hotter and hotter, so I took out some dry food from my backpack.

Qin Ziwen estimated that the giant wild boar probably wouldn't appear at this time, since it was too hot and it was so big, weighing a ton, that it would be too much effort for it to walk.

Just as he guessed, the giant wild boar did not appear until after 3 p.m.

"Shushuo."

From the dense forest not far away, came the sound of bushes being scraped.

Qin Ziwen, who was dozing off while hugging a tree branch, felt a light peck on his arm. He quickly opened his eyes, and the next second, his pupils widened, revealing a look of joy in his eyes.

Directly below, a giant, black wild boar, as large as a small mountain, was slowly approaching.

This giant wild boar seemed to know it was the tyrant of the area, walking with an extremely arrogant posture.

Unlike other wild boars that walk with a hunched back, this one has its nose pointing upwards, eyes slightly narrowed, and walks very slowly, stopping every few steps to flick its tail.

"This guy," Qin Ziwen recognized it; it was the enormous wild boar that had tried to ambush him last time.

Du Yu's body snapped into a bow. He had never seen such a huge wild boar before. It was practically the tyrant of the mountains. However, his eyes grew brighter and his mouth curled up in excitement. Hunting such a behemoth was what made it interesting!
The giant wild boar seemed to smell something, stopped, looked around, and finally lowered its head, its gaze landing on the grass not far away.

He casually hummed a couple of times through his nose.

With a push, a bite, and a flick, a large patch of green grass was chewed into its mouth.

The dried mulberries scattered on the grass were also eaten.

"Hum~"

The wild boar was very satisfied with the taste of the grass; it not only had a fragrant aroma but also a sweet flavor.

Soon, they found the broken-open gray sweet potatoes in the haystack. The broken-open tubers had oxidized and turned slightly yellow.

The wild boar took a big bite, and juices spilled out.

As if it had found a delicious treasure, the wild boar grunted happily twice and even twisted its body.

It turned its head to eat the grass beside it, its hooves moving unconsciously.

"Snapped!!!"

The powerful animal trap snapped shut instantly, like a ferocious maw closing its mouth.

The giant wild boar suddenly stopped and let out a rough, hard "cough" from its throat.

Then came a high-pitched "Hoh!!!"

The giant wild boar was in pain and struggled frantically, but the moment the powerful trap closed, it embedded itself deeply into its leg bone.

It's clamped tightly.

The giant wild boar struggled desperately, rolling back and forth, pulling the chains and ropes taut.

It pulled so hard that the big tree next to it swayed and rattled.

The giant wild boar turned its head, wanting to see what had bitten it.

It didn't recognize the animal trap; it only saw a large object clamped around its leg.

Enraged, it tried to turn its head to bite, but no matter how it turned, the trap remained firmly embedded in its leg.

"boom!"

The two ropes tied to the nearby tree broke, leaving only a chain still attached to the tree.

"Wow~wow~wow~"

Each time it struggled, the chains made a crisp sound, and it looked like it was about to collapse.

"This guy's stamina is truly astonishing." Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes. If a person's leg were trapped, they would probably lose the ability to walk on the spot, but this giant wild boar with four legs was still struggling desperately.

However, this level of outburst caused extremely serious damage to its already injured right hind leg. With each kick, its own weight struck the leg like a heavy hammer.

Finally, with a thud, the giant wild boar crashed to the ground, its hind leg broken, and white bone fragments piercing out of the wound.

Despite its ferocity, it continued to move its massive body, making noises and emitting piercing, menacing cries from its throat.

"What a ferocious beast!" Qin Ziwen exclaimed. If he hadn't set up a trap beforehand, he would probably have been knocked away by this idiot in a head-on fight.

Qin Ziwen and Du Yu were very patient, hiding in the tree and quietly watching the giant wild boar exhaust itself.

As time went by, the wild boar's strength waned.

Perhaps it was tired; the wild boar's back undulated as it lay on its side on the ground.

Du Yu slowly took down the composite bow from behind him, then drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the wild boar's heart.

Three, two, one.

The carbon fiber arrow vanished as a blur.

The arrow pierced deep into the wild boar's heart.

The arrow sank almost a third of its length!

The wild boar, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly sat up in fright.

"Ouch!!!"

It struggled on, still trying to charge forward.

But the chains behind it rattled, and with one leg broken, it couldn't muster any strength.

After struggling for a while, it lay down again, but this time the rhythm of its chest rising and falling was faster and faster.

Another arrow shot from the tree, piercing its chest with pinpoint accuracy.

The giant boar was too weak to get up this time, and it could only let out a mournful cry.

As time passed, the roar gradually faded away.

The surface of the giant wild boar's body emanated specks of white light, which intertwined and eventually converged into a card.

(End of this chapter)