: None of them can ride a horse

Everyone sat around the long table, picking up their knives and forks and enjoying their meal.

Each piece of meat was grilled to perfection, tender and juicy, served with a special barbecue sauce and pickles.

It was indeed a very good meal.

However, the group didn't eat much; they only tasted a few bites of each dish before putting down their knives and forks.

After all, having eaten Lin Feng's monster meat, their taste threshold had been raised to a level that ordinary people could hardly reach.

The pleasant sensation of spiritual energy flowing through the body after eating demon beast meat...

It's on a completely different level from the satisfaction derived from ordinary food; this is a true game-changer.

After a hearty meal, McKenna led the women to the farm's private shooting range.

Although it's called a shooting range, it's actually a semi-outdoor shooting training range.

Inside the spacious log cabin, all four walls were covered with various weapons.

From classic revolvers to semi-automatic rifles, from lever shotguns to double-barreled shotguns,

There were even a few vintage gunpowder guns displayed prominently as decorations.

The bullet boxes were neatly arranged and categorized, filling the entire bottom cabinet.

Qiao Chen was dazzled by the various guns displayed on the walls and cabinets.

She had never even seen a real gun while studying here.

Although I knew guns were legal in the US, as a PhD student who spent every day in the library...

She never dared to go to the shooting range alone.

Today I finally got to satisfy my curiosity that I'd been holding back for years.

"I've always wanted to find an opportunity to experience the shooting range."

But I never dared to go.

I've heard the shooting ranges in San Francisco are really dangerous; it's easy to get into trouble without supervision. None of my classmates know how to shoot.

Qiao Chen sighed and carefully extended a finger to touch a lever rifle with a wooden stock hanging on the wall.

Guo Lin laughed and replied, "Hey, don't even mention someone like you with a PhD,..."

I've never handled a gun before.

Sarah took a silver revolver from the wall, skillfully opened the magazine, and checked it.

Then he swung the magazine up with one hand, the movement was smooth and fluid, clearly the work of a veteran.

She put the gun back where it was and smiled:

"Then you guys have to have a good time today."

Shooting is addictive. The first time you shoot, you might be startled by the recoil, but after a couple of shots, you'll get hooked.

McKenna leaned against the weapons cabinet with her arms crossed, a mischievous smile playing on her lips, and said to the crowd in a urging tone:

"Want something more exciting?"

Hitting paper targets is no fun; that's just for kids playing house.

Real Texas women are like live targets.

Sun Ting asked curiously, "What do you mean? What's a live target?"

McKenna explained, "Recently, there has been a wild boar infestation around the farm."

They reproduced too quickly, uprooting grasslands and destroying pastures everywhere.

There's no way to catch them all.

Occasionally, black bears from the Americas come down from the mountains to steal my cattle; I just lost two calves last week.

Are you guys interested in skipping the paper targets and going straight to the wild to shoot real targets?

Hunting wild boars and bears—real combat.

"It's a hundred times more exciting than standing here and pulling the trigger in front of a paper target."

Guo Lin's eyes lit up, and she immediately perked up.

Clapping his hands, he said:

"Sure! No problem!"

Playing with guns is still the most fun when hunting. What's the point of shooting paper targets? Shooting live animals is what really shows skill.

I've always wanted to experience what it's like to be a hunter!

Qiao Chen, however, was somewhat frightened. Her expression changed slightly, and her voice lowered, carrying a hint of unease.

"Um... a bear? Are American black bears quite big?"

I saw it on the Discovery Channel before; an adult black bear can stand more than two meters tall and can flatten the hood of a small car with one slap.

Isn't that a bit too dangerous?

"And wild boars seem to be quite ferocious. I've seen videos online where they charge faster than a car."

Guo Lin rolled her eyes at her and said irritably,

As he spoke, he took the most reassuring-looking double-barreled shotgun from the wall and handed it to Qiao Chen:

Is that a fire poker you're holding?

This is a real gun, not a wooden toy we played with as kids.

Even the biggest bear is afraid of bullets.

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Sarah walked over to Qiao Chen, smiled, and patted her shoulder to comfort her.

"Don't worry, it's okay even without a gun."

With Lin here, let alone a single American black bear, even if all the surrounding bears attacked him together, they wouldn't be enough to defeat him alone.

But the claim that he killed a bear with a single punch is absolutely not an exaggeration.

"Kill a bear with one punch?"

Qiao Chen turned to look at Lin Feng, dumbfounded, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Although Lin Feng was tall, he wasn't the kind of muscular giant who could kill a brown bear with a single punch.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but swallowed the words back down.

Lin Feng was too lazy to explain.

"Alright, stop dawdling. Let's take advantage of the early hour and launch another attack before sunset."

"Let's each pick our favorite guns, grab a few boxes of ammo, and go hunt wild boars."

Lin Feng clapped his hands, adding fuel to the fire of everyone's enthusiasm.

McKenna watched the girls' excited, eager expressions, and a slight smile played on her lips.

He pointed to the row of red-roofed, white-walled wooden buildings not far away and said:

"The stables are just ahead."

Do you want to ride horses or drive there?

"Horseback riding is much more exciting; that's what real hunting is all about."

Guo Lin, Sun Ting, and Qiao Chen exchanged glances.

Then they all shook their heads in unison, their movements so synchronized it was as if they had rehearsed it.

"I can't ride a horse."

Guo Lin was the first to confess, without a trace of embarrassment in her tone.

She grew up in the city, how could she possibly ride a horse?

"I don't even know how to mount a horse," Sun Ting confessed honestly.

"I did ride one once, but it was one of those in scenic areas where someone leads you along slowly."

That's completely different from riding horses and hunting now.

Qiao Chen added in a low voice, her tone tinged with guilt.

Sarah: "Let's drive the pickup truck there."

Firstly, none of them knew how to ride a horse, and there wasn't enough time to learn on the spot;

Secondly, even if you know how to ride a horse, you can't bring back the prey you hunt.

You can't exactly carry a 200-pound wild boar back on horseback, can you?

The pickup truck has a cargo bed in the back; it can fit as much cargo as you need.

McKenna nodded, agreeing with the suggestion.

He turned around, took out several guns and a box of ammunition from the weapons cabinet, put them on the back seat of the pickup truck, clapped his hands, and said:

"Alright, everyone pick a gun that suits you and bring a few boxes of ammo."

Remember to choose something you can handle; don't be greedy with big ones, because the recoil is too strong and you won't be able to control it on your first try.

"no problem!"

Guo Lin picked out an AR-15 rifle, held it in her arms, and lovingly stroked the Picatinny rails on the gun.

Sun Ting chose a relatively lightweight lever rifle.

Qiao Chen hesitated for a long time, but finally chose the .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle with the least recoil that Sarah recommended.

I was still a little nervous holding it in my hand, and the muzzle of the gun was always pointed at the ground.