Exploring the River Veins

Chapter 77 Exploring the River Veins

After the meal.

"We need to form a hunting team!"

"As the village chief just said, anyone who's interested should gather there immediately!"

Huang Dahu's voice rang out from the crowd.

Everyone was startled and quickly gathered their belongings, getting up to follow.

Even those who hadn't considered joining the hunting team wanted to see what was going on.

They soon arrived at the area that had been designated as a plaza in the past few days and waited patiently.

"I wonder how the new hunting team will be assessed. Will they have to hunt monsters?"

"That's for sure, so you need to think this through carefully. Facing demonic beasts is no joke; one wrong move and you could lose your life!"

I heard people talking about this.

Everyone around was filled with unease, but the thought of hunting monsters and getting a share of their meat made them eager to try it.

Opportunities and risks always coexist.

It all depends on what they choose to do.

"Sister Aning, what do you mean? You're at the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm, you'll definitely join the hunting team, right?" Liu Feng turned around and looked at her.

"Um."

Liao Ning calmly replied, "I've been busy with work lately and haven't gone hunting much. I'm afraid my hunting skills will go to waste."

"With your skills, the hunting party will definitely want you."

"I hope so."

Liao Ning said softly.

The main reason is that if you can join a hunting team, you can obtain enough monster meat for cultivation.

She was unwilling to settle for mediocrity and was determined to become stronger no matter what.

Even if it costs her her life, she absolutely refuses to stay where she is.

"They're here!"

Someone with sharp eyes spotted Shen Yi and his group approaching and whispered a reminder.

Everyone immediately fell silent.

soon.

Shen Yi had already walked to the front of the crowd and stood on the platform. His gaze swept over the more than sixty people below, and he said, "Today we will begin forming hunting teams. Those who have mastered the Three Styles of the Wild Bull, please step forward."

The words fell.

Immediately, only a handful of people stepped forward.

Shen Yi's gaze fell on Mo Guanhai, and he couldn't help but laugh, "Fifth Master, you don't need to join in the fun. Ah Kun, bring Fifth Master a chair."

Mo Guanhai immediately waved his hand, "I have indeed mastered the Three Styles of the Wild Bull, haven't I?"

"That's for sure."

Shen Yi nodded and continued, "However, you don't need to go out and hunt all the time. You can just watch from the sidelines."

"Fifth Master, please sit down!" Shen Kun brought over a stool and had Mo Guanhai sit down to the side.

"Okay, I'm thinking I should find something to do while I'm still healthy enough to be of some use."

Mo Guanhai sat down on the stool with a smile on his face.

"If Fifth Master is able, please give the members of the hunting team some pointers on the Wild Bull Technique in the future."

"That's easy."

Shen Yi didn't talk much with Mo Guanhai, and looked at the four people who walked forward.

Surprisingly, only a handful of people have mastered the Three Styles of the Wild Bull.

Liao Ning, Liu Feng, Huang Dahu, and a copper-skinned boy he had only met a few times.

The boy in the copper skin looked at Shen Yi with a hint of burning passion, as if it were admiration or gratitude.

The rest of the people only practiced stance training and did not practice fighting techniques.

Before this, very few of them were able to obtain monster meat, so naturally they didn't have enough blood and energy to cultivate the Three Styles of the Savage Bull.

Shen Yi asked, "Do any of you four want to join the hunting team?"

"think!"

The four of them nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, then I'll arrange for the four of you to form a team."

The remaining people looked at the four of them with some envy.

Unexpectedly, the requirement to join the hunting team was to master the Three Styles of the Wild Bull.

Even if they wanted to join the hunting party, they were not qualified.

"Come on up."

Shen Yi waved.

The four understood each other, went up on the stage, and stood behind him.

The remaining villagers watched expectantly, and then they heard Shen Yi speak again: "As for you, everyone will receive uniform training, and you will be provided with free monster meat soup every day."

Shen Yi didn't want to let any of these sixty-odd people go!

Everyone must join his training program, get in good physical shape, and be ready to be used when the time comes.

He would assign suitable personnel to reclaim wasteland, irrigate vegetable gardens, raise livestock, weave handicrafts, and so on.

"Will we still be able to drink monster meat soup after this?"

The man's voice trembled slightly with excitement, as if he could hardly believe what he was hearing.

"nature."

"The hunting party, follow me."

Then, Shen Yi instructed Guan Yue beside him, "Guan Yue, you select some people to be responsible for irrigating those eight acres of vegetable fields. We don't need to continue doing that."

These people came from Mo Guanhai's farm; they have experience in taking care of crops.

The current eight acres of vegetable plots are only at level 1, and they are all planted with common wild vegetables. You can rest assured that you can leave them to them.

With water from four wells for irrigation, the plants grow very quickly.

"Okay, I'll take some people to water those eight acres of vegetable fields later. As for the vegetable fields in our yard, I'll water them myself."

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Guan Yue nodded in agreement.

At the same time, she understood that the vegetable garden in the yard was not on the same level as the eight acres of vegetable garden outside, so she naturally wouldn't let anyone else take care of it.

"Go."

Shen Yi then dispersed the crowd and turned to leave.

Huang Dahu and his three companions quickly followed closely behind him.

The group entered a wooden house that had not been demolished.

Shen Kun had been preparing here for a long time. When he saw them coming, he immediately got up and walked quickly towards Shen Yi, calling out, "Big Brother."

"Give them the things."

Shen Yi gave a signal with his eyes.

Huang Dahu and his three companions followed them all the way here. Before they could even react, they saw Shen Kun take out four sets of protective wooden armor and place them directly in front of them.

"Did you make this, boss?"

Seeing the exquisite craftsmanship of the wooden armor, Huang Dahu immediately picked it up and carefully stroked every texture.

Liao Ning and the other two also brightened up and picked up the armor to examine it carefully.

"Yes, it comes with a helmet, chest armor, leg guards, knee pads, arm guards, and shoulder guards. Try it on."

As Shen Yi spoke, he turned to Shen Kun and said, "Bring over the spears and bows, let them test their handling."

Shen Kun then brought each person a longbow made of Yin wood and a spear made of Yin wood.

"This is a bow I made using the wooden puppet technique. Go out and test its power."

Shen Yi gestured to the quiver placed in the yard and the target set up on the wall.

The four of them followed instructions and tried it out, and soon they realized something was wrong.

Huang Dahu's arrow was the first to be fired, accurately hitting the target five kilometers away.

Next up was Liu Feng, who also hit the target on the first try!

Liao Ning raised her longbow, instinctively trying to aim, but suddenly had the illusion that the target was right in front of her, and the arrow flew out of her hand!

Snapped!

Hit the bullseye!

The same applies to the last person's arrow.

The group suddenly looked up at Shen Yi, who was calmly standing not far away. This was the terrifying ability of the wooden puppet cultivator.

"This bow is amazing!"

Huang Dahu exclaimed in surprise.

"Is it really for us, boss?"

He raised his head, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Of course, they're provided for you."

"Get started quickly, I need you to go to Montenegro later."

Upon hearing this...

The four quickly familiarized themselves with the weapons and equipment they were given for a while, then stopped to await Shen Yi's next instructions.

"Finished the experience?"

"The experience is over!"

Huang Dahu gripped the Yin Wood Spear with great excitement, then shouted, "Boss, let's set off for the Black Mountain hunt right now!"

"With the weapons and equipment you've built, we're sure to return with a full haul!"

"For you at this stage, just hunt down as many monsters as possible; there's no need to push yourself too hard."

Shen Yi wasn't worried that the four of them would gain nothing from their trip.

Liao Ning was a genius in the hunting team, proficient in various hunting techniques.

With the added benefit of the Yin Wood Longbow, she could easily hunt down most low-level monsters.

"Be back before dark, let's go."

Shen Yi waved and watched the four-person team leave.

With this hunting team in their ranks, at least the siblings won't have to hunt monsters themselves anymore.

"Brother, they've sent them to Black Mountain to hunt down monsters. Shouldn't we set off too?"

Shen Kun asked from the side.

He didn't really have many thoughts about his elder brother forging the Yin Wood Longbow and giving it to Liao Ning and the other three.

After all, his elder brother could destroy whatever he created at any time.

The people assigned to the hunting teams were also meant to hunt down more monsters and bring back monster meat for them.

Moreover, the weapons that Liao Ning and his three companions possessed were only in the initial stages.

Their weapons and armor were several levels better than others.

"Walk."

Back in the courtyard, Shen Yuan had already put on a full set of armor.

Shen Kun immediately said, "Little sister, what are you doing?"

"I'm going out with you."

"We're just going to explore the surroundings; you don't necessarily have to come along."

"I don't care, I'll go wherever my brother goes."

Shen Yuan stared at Shen Kun and said, crossing her arms and exuding an imposing aura.

"Let's go together."

Shen Yi shook his head and looked at Guan Yue who was walking over. "Guan Yue, let's go out for a bit."

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"No need, I got a map from Master Mo and will go check the location."

"Okay, then be careful and stay safe."

Shen Yi donned the full set of Yin Wood Armor and then led five Level 4 Wooden Puppet Soldiers out of the territory.

He took out the parchment map he had obtained from Mo Guanhai, which only had some simple lines drawn on it.

"Brother, does this map mark several villages near our Black Mountain Village?"

Shen Kun pointed to the villages surrounding Black Mountain Village—Willow Forest Village, Zhao Family Village, and Niuling Village—and said excitedly.

His parents taught him to read from a young age, so he was familiar with the characters on maps.

"Can't you read a map? Willow Grove Village is about 80 li away from us."

"What!?"

Shen Kun's eyes widened as he leaned closer to the map. "Liulin Village looks so close to our Heishan Village, how can it be eighty li away!?"

Until he saw the tiny text below.

[Eighty li from Liulin Village]

[107 li from Zhao Family Village]

[Ninety-two li from Niuling Village]

one left.

[Sixty-seven li from Yanling Village]

In comparison, Yanling Village is the closest village to their Heishan Village.

Shen Kun glanced at it twice, then pointed to the location of [Yanling Village] on the map with a rather speechless expression.

"Why does Yanling Village look farther away than Zhao Family Village in the painting?"

"Maybe the person who drew the map was lying down, so they only needed to have a general idea of ​​the location."

Shen Yi interrupted him, pointing to a river vein marker on the map, "Alright, stop arguing, let's go east and confirm the location of the river vein."

The river is painted quite large.

Moreover, it seems that the source is deep in the Black Mountain, heading east, and that place is the only town marked on the map, [Jiangchuan Town].

Only one tributary branches off, meandering down to this point.

The distance from Heishan Village to this branch of the river is about twenty li.

Twenty miles was nothing to the three of them.

Moreover, he brought along a level 4 wooden golem, which he could ride on at any time to replace his mount.

However, there is a possibility that you might be thrown off by the wooden puppet soldiers while walking.

"It would be great if we could unlock the blueprints for the horse-shaped wooden golem."

This way, they can sit more comfortably.

About half an hour.

The three siblings had already traveled more than twenty miles away.

Shen Kun looked up and gazed into the distance.

"Where is the river?"

The main river was not visible, but a small stream was flowing gently not far away.

"Isn't this outrageous?!" Shen Kun exclaimed angrily.

"Since we're already here, let's see if we can catch a couple of fish to take back with us."

Shen Yi was eager to try, but he didn't go into the water easily. Instead, he took out the fishing net he had prepared.

People in Heishan Village had tried fishing before, and this fishing net would come in handy for them.

far away.

A magnificently decorated carriage suddenly appeared on the mountain road, pulled by two strong white horses, and slowly drove towards us.

The magnificent carriage was surrounded by a group of fully armed guards, providing tight security.

They spotted Shen Yi and his two companions pondering how to fish by the stream and immediately informed the people in the carriage.

"Are there still living people here?"

A surprised voice came from inside. A fair-skinned girl in brocade robes stepped out from inside, lifted the curtain, glanced at Shen Yi and the other two, and a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

Using wooden armor as protective gear? How incredibly stingy!

Sure enough, he came from some remote, impoverished village.

"Hey, is your village around here?"

Shen Yi turned around when he heard the sound.

As this group of people approached, their gazes fell upon their carriages.

nice one!

The patterns on it were too intricate for him to decipher, but he knew they were definitely some kind of spiritual pattern!

"I'm talking to you, do you hear me?" The girl in brocade frowned.

"It's about twenty li long."

She pressed on without hesitation, asking, "Are there any mountains nearby that resemble coffins? Answer me quickly."

Da Guan Shan?

Shen Yi's heart stirred slightly; wasn't that the place those three people from Jiangchuan Town had gone?

"I don't know, I've never seen it."

"Are you trying to fool me?" the girl in brocade sneered.

"As expected of ignorant and unruly people living in a remote, impoverished area, their mouths are full of lies!"

"Yinghe, you mustn't be rude."

A languid and alluring voice came from inside the carriage; there was someone inside!

A chill suddenly swept out from the depths of the carriage, making Shen Yi's hair stand on end and his muscles tense up!

What kind of strange aura is this?

It felt like being watched by something sinister!

The voice inside paused for a moment, then continued, "I've found Shu Bai's location. Let's keep going and not waste any more time."

"Yes, Uncle-Master."

The girl in brocade responded obediently, and then, as she passed by Shen Yi and his companions, she gave them a disdainful glance and didn't look at them again.

"Where did these people come from? The woman in the carriage mentioned a name earlier. Could she be one of those three from town?"

This group of people were dressed in fine clothes and their carriages were exquisite and luxurious; they must have been from a wealthy family in the town.

Shen Yi thought to himself.

Why are so many people from the town looking for Big Coffin Mountain?

Could there really be some treasure in that place?

However, even if they did, it wouldn't be something they could get their hands on.

The dozen or so guards who followed that carriage were all experts in the late stage of the Qi and Blood Realm!

Not to mention there was a mysterious and unfathomable figure inside the carriage.

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