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Chapter 43 Wild Boar
Zheng Yuan laughed and said, "I've been thinking about it, and this card must be a good thing. There were so many people when we hunted the crocodiles before, so the chance of getting the card was not high. Why don't we go find it ourselves? How about we team up and take turns if we find the card?"

Qin Ziwen glanced at Zou Sheng behind Zheng Yuan. Apart from Zou Sheng, everyone else was a stranger.

With his outgoing and bold personality, Zheng Yuan could easily blend in with the people around him in this environment.

Qin Ziwen politely declined, "Never mind, Brother Zheng, you guys go ahead. I'm going to go downstream to find another place to fish."

Zheng Yuan felt it was a pity that Qin Ziwen seemed reluctant.

"Are you really not going? Don't worry, I guarantee the distribution will be absolutely fair!"

Seeing Qin Ziwen's resolute attitude, Zheng Yuan stopped pressing him and said regretfully, "Alright, tell me when you've thought it through."

After Qin Ziwen left, someone in Zheng Yuan's group whispered, "They probably look down on us and think they'll be at a disadvantage if they fight us."

Zheng Yuan looked displeased. "I believe he's not that kind of person! Don't talk nonsense. He must have his own concerns if he doesn't want to come."

"Alright, Lao Zheng, six of us is enough. If there are any more people, there won't be enough to go around."

"Yeah, if we can't beat them, we can at least run away."

After exiting through the east gate, Qin Ziwen continued walking down the same path he had taken the day before.

Although I've been there before, I still cautiously used a stick to sweep the grass ahead today.

"Whoosh-"

Startled, a black and white snake darted away from the grass on the side and quickly disappeared into the grass further away.

The three of them paused, the colors of the spicy snack were too stimulating.

Qin Ziwen: "Is that a silver ring?"

Deng Guang smiled wryly, "I don't know, but what I saw was black and white."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but stomp his foot lightly. Before he left, his wife made him wear high-top boots and even wrapped several layers of newspaper around his ankles, just in case he got bitten by a snake or some insect crawled in.

But he wasn't sure if the thing could actually stop a snake's teeth.

After the earlier incident, the three of them became more careful as they walked, constantly probing the bushes with their sticks.

After walking for more than an hour, we arrived at the place where we had set up the traps and snares yesterday.

"First, let's look at the rope trap."

The traps yielded impressive results.

All three traps were triggered. One trap was empty, another trap caught a hedgehog, and the third trap trapped a field mouse.

The hedgehog and field mouse were still alive, and when they saw people coming, they struggled in fear.

The field mouse writhed wildly in the noose, its tiny claws scratching the rope with a rustling sound, squeaking sharply, its round body trying to squeeze into the gaps in the rope, only to be tightened even more.

The hedgehog curled into a ball of spiky feathers, and when startled, it rolled half a circle. The tips of its quills got caught on the rope, and it couldn't break free.

Qin Ziwen took the hedgehog off along with the rope and put it in his bag.

Then they caught the field mouse, pinched it by the scruff of its neck, lifted it up, and put it into their own and their brother's backpacks respectively.

Having witnessed the rope trap work, Lao Deng admired Qin Ziwen even more; he truly had real skills!
He wanted to ask for advice, but he felt that he couldn't possibly be so shameless as to ask about such a basic skill.

Old Deng's face never lies; Qin Ziwen could see right through his preoccupation.

Qin Ziwen chuckled: "I'll teach you."

Old Deng suddenly raised his head, his face full of surprise.

"Is this okay?"

"Of course, I can catch a few in such a big forest, but just don't spread the word."

Old Deng patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, I'll never tell you what you taught me, even if it kills me."

"What do you mean by 'die'? Everyone should live well." Old Deng smiled, crow's feet appearing at the corners of his eyes. "Okay, everyone live well."

Qin Ziwen first cleaned up the surroundings, then squatted down and taught Lao Deng step by step, while Qin Ziwu also craned his neck to watch.

Qin Ziwen had taught him before, so Qin Ziwu could also set up rope traps, but he wasn't very skilled at it.

After more than ten minutes, Lao Deng finally learned it by following Qin Ziwen's teaching method.

Qin Ziwen said, "The rest of the time you just need to practice more. This thing is actually quite simple, as long as you are willing to learn."

Then Qin Ziwen went to the riverbank and used a rope to pull up the fish trap.

His face darkened as he pulled up the cage and saw a large gap in it.

Yesterday's worries came true; the fish trap was attacked.

The cage, which had been bitten open, was completely empty.

Qin Ziwen remained silent for a while, then pretended to reach into his backpack, but actually took out a new cage.

He planned to try again, and if the trap was destroyed again tomorrow, he would temporarily stop setting it up in this area.

I moved the new trap to a different location and put the prepared loach entrails inside.

"Let's go inside and take a look. It would be best if we could find fruit trees."

An undiscovered fruit tree can yield at least several kilograms or even dozens of kilograms of fruit.

This forest is so big, there must be places that haven't been discovered yet.

After setting up seven more rope traps around the area, Qin Ziwen led his team to explore deeper along the horizontal line.

The further you go in, the dimmer the light becomes.

The harpy eagle glided slowly overhead, its sharp eyes helping to survey the surroundings.

A frivolous figure flashed by in the bushes ahead.

Qin Ziwen stared intently and saw that it appeared to be a long-haired animal, not very big, about the size of a medium-sized dog, but very fast, disappearing quickly into the bushes.

Compared to these medium-sized animals, humans, who walk upright like bipedal apes, are still quite intimidating.

In particular, upright apes prefer to move in groups.

After walking for less than half an hour, they saw several animals that were not small.

Unfortunately, these animals usually sensed them from a great distance and then quickly left.

This reminded Qin Ziwen of a hunting game he used to play. A pot of tea, a pack of cigarettes, and a deer chasing each other all day long—the hunting game had been turned into a running simulator.

Suddenly, the bushes in front of us shook violently.

The three stopped in their tracks, their expressions grave.

A black wild boar emerged.

It's about waist-high.

The three remained on guard the entire time. Upon seeing the people, the wild boar showed no fear and simply stood still, its dark eyes fixed on them, its ears standing straight up. After a moment, the boar flicked its tail, turned around, and continued walking deeper into the forest.

Watching the other person's back, Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes and gripped his weapon tightly. "What a huge pig." It must weigh at least two hundred pounds.

If this wild boar can be hunted, the rating will definitely be high.

Moreover, its meat, if divided up, would definitely be enough to eat for a month.

Can the three of them hunt it?

(End of this chapter)