Facing the gloomy old hunter, the senior members of the Blood Ax Gang who were called to the meeting by him did not dare to express their anger, for fear that if they said something wrong, the old hunter's anger would be revealed on themselves.
The room became extremely quiet, and even the sound of swallowing due to nervousness became particularly clear.
"Boss Bo Bo, it seems that your people are not very obedient?" Sitting on the left hand side of the old hunter is a young man with a mustache who looks out of place with everyone around him. He seems to be not afraid of the old hunter at all. He looks lazy and has both hands.
He put his feet directly on the old hunter's table and asked very casually.
Although the clothes this man is wearing are no different from the others around him, they are all hunting clothes, but a personal temperament that can be called aristocratic cannot be blocked by these clothes, and it is this temperament that makes him stand out here.
There is a strange feeling of standing out from the crowd.
"Pierre is an impulsive idiot, but he is also a loyal idiot." Faced with this very rude accusation from the young man, the old hunter did not teach him a profound lesson according to his usual habits, but took a deep breath.
He suppressed the anger in his heart, turned his head, looked at the mustache coldly, and said: "Albert, who died yesterday, had saved Pierre's life more than once, that's why he was so impulsive and took people out to find that man.
People take revenge.”
Mustache still had a condescending tone and said: "I don't care about any hatred or hatred! I just want to know whether the idiot you mentioned will have any impact on our plan after taking away more than thirty people.
?”
"Of course not." The old hunter replied very solemnly: "Except for the three old guys who have been with him all year round, the people that Pierre took away were all recruited in the town today. We will not be affected.
Any influence. I have sent people to send invitation letters to those guys, and they will all come here at noon. At that time, we only need to put forward the planned conditions. With the wisdom of controlling the forces behind them, it is impossible to refuse. At most noon tomorrow,
You can get the joint agreement you want."
"This is the best. It allows me to go to Miria City calmly without having to rush." ​​Mustache stretched and looked exhausted, and said, "I am really tired after fighting all night.
, I want to go and have a rest, I’ll leave all the things here to you. Is that okay? Sir Bober.”
"Please feel free to rest." The old hunter wished that the man with the mustache could get out immediately, but he did not show it on his face. He imitated the other party's aristocratic behavior and responded.
The old hunter's pretentious behavior made Mustache even more disdainful of him, but Mustache did not show it either.
After getting up, when Mustache was about to leave, he stopped as if he had thought of something, turned around, and said to the old hunter very solemnly: "There is something I should probably remind you of, the reason why you participated in this
The plan is entirely due to the strong recommendation of the general. You and he have been close friends for many years. He has great trust in you. I also hope that you will not betray his trust. Because if you mess up this matter,
Not only will you be punished, but the general will also be implicated by you, so..."
The old hunter frowned and said solemnly: "I know the seriousness of the matter, there is no need to remind it again."
"That's the best! It's me who talks too much." Mustache was not angry because his words were interrupted. After giving a decent salute to the old hunter, he turned and walked out of the room.
After Mustache left, the old hunter closed his eyes and meditated, and none of his subordinates standing in front of him dared to disturb him.
After a while, the old hunter suddenly opened his eyes and said to his subordinate who was wearing a prosthetic leg: "Cripple, Pierre's territory is handed over to you."
After hearing this, the lame man was stunned, and then showed a look of ecstasy. He hurriedly patted his chest to ensure that he could take care of that territory. However, while he was excited, he couldn't help but be a little worried, saying: "Boss, what if Pierre comes back?"
what to do?"
"Don't worry, he won't come back!" the old hunter said very firmly.
Although I didn't understand why the old hunter was acting like this, everyone present couldn't help but shudder.
At this time, the lame man said again: "Boss, when Pierre left, he also took away the three guns and thirty rounds of special bullets you gave him last night. If I go to take over the site, I won't have this stuff...
…”
"This bastard! You're going to cause trouble for me if you leave." Before he could finish speaking, the old hunter slapped the table hard. Finally, he couldn't hold back the anger he had accumulated before and cursed angrily. The people around him had no doubt that if that person now
If Pierre were in front of the old hunter, the old hunter would tear him alive.
On the other side, Leo, who had entered the edge of the Black Forest, did not know that there was a group of people chasing him behind him, nor did he know that the pursuit of this group of people had caused a lot of trouble for the Blood Ax Gang. His attention now
His strength and vision have been completely attracted by the forest in front of him.
Leo knew from his body's past memories that the trees in this world not only grew very fast, but also grew extremely tall.
Not to mention that the shortest Fotan trees, which are regarded as important resources by various countries, are nearly 100 meters high when mature. Even ordinary tree species are more than 20 or 30 meters high when mature. And as long as all trees do not die,
, it can grow indefinitely.
I don’t know whether it’s due to the special environment of the Black Forest or the problem of the tree species in the Black Forest itself. In short, some hard and ugly tree tumors will grow on the trunks of the tree species in the Black Forest as they grow.
These burrs are spread everywhere on the trunks, causing the trees to twist and deform. There are very few trees that can grow straight. This also makes the black forest trees almost worthless. Even if they are cut down and used as firewood, they will be burned.
People dislike the shortcomings of trees such as too much water and too hard trunks.
It is precisely because the trees in the Black Forest are worthless that you can see ancient trees that have grown for hundreds or thousands of years everywhere in the Black Forest. Even the trees on the outskirts of the Black Forest are at least two to three hundred years old.
Because they grow for a long time, the trees here are very tall, and the distortion of the trunks caused by the tree tumors makes the trees entangled with each other. Over time, these trees are woven together with extremely tall trunks along the edge of the black forest.
A huge tree wall that is hundreds of meters high.
I don’t know if it’s because the black forest contains mysterious magic like the legends of people in this world, or because of other unknown reasons. In short, these trees only grow in the black forest and will never extend outwards. Therefore, this huge fan
The tree wall has become a natural black forest boundary demarcation mark.
At first, Leo saw this huge wall not long after leaving Rabbit Skin Town.
However, at the time, he did not see clearly that the tree wall was formed by the intertwining of trees, and thought it was a separation wall built by the French Empire to prevent the poisonous insects and beasts in the Black Forest from coming out to attack surrounding towns.
And when he saw this huge wall, he admired the French Empire's engineering and construction capabilities. After all, under the same conditions, the Earth Federation, which is already a cosmic civilization, would not be able to build such a wall that is a hundred feet high and tens of thousands of kilometers long.
A long huge wall.
But when he got there and saw the components of the giant wall, he was completely shocked and couldn't speak for a long time. He could only sigh in his heart that it was indeed a miraculous work of nature.
Although we have seen countless strange things and magnificent wonders in the Earth Federation and the planets in the universe, we have never seen such a spectacle as this huge wall in a sea of ​​trees.
"It's shocking! Right?" Nelson raised his head, trying to see the scene at the top of the tree clearly, and said to Jason and Leo next to him: "When I first saw this tree wall, I was also shocked.
I was so shocked that I couldn't speak clearly. I stood outside the tree wall for a long time and didn't even know that the team of hunters hired as guides had walked in. I wasted an opportunity to enter the black forest."
"Let's go! We still have a long way to go today, and it seems that this road is not easy to walk. Instead of standing here and lamenting the greatness of this black forest sea of ​​trees, we should pray more that we will not be in this sea of ​​trees.
What kind of trouble are you in?" Leo, who had recovered from the shock, mercilessly dragged Nelson from his fantasy back to reality, and then threw him to the ground.
"What a boring person!" Nielsen looked at Leo walking towards the entrance of the Black Forest with some speechlessness, curled his lips and said.
"I think so." Jason couldn't help but agree.
The two looked at each other, and because of the same concept, they both liked each other a lot.
The entrance that Leo found was the entrance to the forest previously opened by the hunters and mercenaries of Rabbit Skin Town. Because of the huge gap in proportion with the 100-meter giant wall, this entrance looked like a hole in the wall from a distance.
Rat hole, over time, rat hole has become a common name for all entrances to the Black Forest.
After entering the mouse hole for more than 20 meters, the road was still smooth. The hunters from Tupi Town cut down all the branches and shrubs on the road, dug out a thick layer of mulch on the ground, and then covered it with a layer of quicklime.
Lay down gravel to prevent plant growth.
However, I don’t know if it was because the manpower and material resources invested in doing so were too great, and the gains outweighed the losses. Therefore, the road was only built for more than 20 meters before stopping. The road after that was covered with tree roots, shrubs, vines and various broad leaves.
Jungle path made of plants.
At the end of the road, Nelson signaled to stop, then took out the deworming pills he bought yesterday from his backpack, put three of them into a small cloth bag connected with a rope, motioned to Leo and Jason to hang them around their necks, and then
He took out three of them, lit them in the spherical incense burner prepared yesterday, and hung them on the belt around his waist.
After that, he took out some gloves and scarves and motioned to put them on so that there were no big gaps on his body. He also used bandages to tightly tie his legs and feet together with his boots. As for the exposed face and hair, he used the ingredients he made last night.
Apply an ointment.
Nielsen's series of cumbersome protective measures made Jason very impatient, especially wearing gloves and a scarf made him very uncomfortable. Even though the spring outside was only halfway through, the weather was still cold, but
This coldness is completely isolated from the black forest.
Inside the Black Forest, the climate is completely different from that outside. It is both humid and sultry. Putting on gloves and a scarf makes people feel breathless.
On the other hand, Leo has no objection to these uncomfortable protective measures. He often fights in unfamiliar environments. He knows very well that when he does not know the details of the surrounding environment, the best thing to do is not to be too smart and to obey the instructions honestly.
The arrangement of experienced people.
Although he didn't know how effective Nelson's protection was, he knew the difference between a layer of protection and no protection, so he took every measure very seriously, even more than Nelson.
serious.
After taking good protection, Leo led the way. At this time, there was no thick fog in the forest that made the people in Tupi Town talk about it, so he did not use his psychic powers. Instead, he followed the conventional method and passed through his body.
The data collected from the line of sight and other parts can construct a relatively rough travel map.
Although the path Leo chose has been as easy as possible, it is still very difficult for people like Nelson and Jason who do not often walk in the jungle. In addition, the branches and leaves of the trees dim the light from the sky.
It was completely blocked, making the Black Forest worthy of its name. Even though Nelson had prepared several lanterns, it was still difficult to see the road clearly, and bumps and bumps often occurred.
Fortunately, both of them have good adaptability. With Leo's constant guidance, they quickly mastered the skills of walking in the jungle. At the same time, their eyes gradually adapted to the darkness of the forest, and their walking speed became much faster.
After traveling a certain distance, Leo found that the deworming medicine he was wearing was indeed effective. The poisonous insects that had grown in the jungle all year round fled as quickly as if they had encountered natural enemies before he approached. Fortunately, the process of these poisonous insects escaping was normal.
Hidden among the rotten leaves and branches on the ground, unless one has extraordinary eyesight like Leo, it is possible to see the horrifying scenes clearly, otherwise, like Jason and Nelson, they will only hear the constant noises around them.
There were some rustling sounds.
Because the trees in the Black Forest are very huge and heavy, coupled with the distortion and deformation during growth, the center of gravity of the tree trunks is completely shifted. Without a strong root system, I am afraid that these huge trees will be top-heavy in the early stages of their growth.
, collapsed.
Although trees will find new points of support after passing through the initial stage of growth because they will become entangled with the branches, leaves and trunks of other trees, the roots of the trees will not stop growing because of this. Instead, they will continue to grow in the original way.
Go down.
These tree roots are entangled on the ground and intertwined with each other. As the trees age and die, the roots rot and become earth, which provides nutrients for new tree roots.
No one paid much attention to the mulch of these trees in the past, but as the academies of sciences of various countries discovered that these mulches can fertilize barren land, these mulches have become of great value. Every year, a large number of diggers enter with the hunters.
Black forest digging mulch.
Although it seems that it is just digging some mulch on the ground, and there is no danger, in fact, the danger of this industry is much higher than that of black forest hunters, because there are a lot of poisonous insects under the mulch.
A bite is likely to be fatal.
The easy path Leo chose happened to coincide with the digging routes of these diggers. This made it almost unnecessary for him to rely on the assistant brain system for careful comparison and analysis. He could directly look for the corpses left by the diggers and be able to clearly identify them.
Chapter completed!