Bamboo Fragrant Pig and Rat

The booklet that Yue Yinping gave her was very thin, and the cover was blank. It felt like it was made of some kind of unknown leather.

The booklet contained some pictures and explanations in tiny, neat characters.

The illustrations in the booklet are very realistic, and the handwriting is also beautiful and elegant.

Xu Yunxin flipped through the booklet and quickly found the illustration and annotations for "Red-tailed Roaring Serpent".

"Red-tailed Roaring Serpent: A first-tier high-grade demonic beast with a red tail and yellow scales. It often appears in the southern part of the inner layer of the 'Thousand Lakes Wasteland'. It is good at hiding and is highly poisonous. It likes to eat bamboo-scented pigs and rats."

What is a "bamboo-scented pig-rat"?

"Snakes do like to eat rats, and that red-tailed green snake is also a snake, so it should like them too."

With a rare clue, Xu Yunxin flipped through the booklet again and actually found a picture of "Bamboo Fragrance, Bamboo Pig and Rat" inside.

"Bamboo-scented Pig-Rat: A first-tier low-grade demon beast with a rat's head and a pig's body. It often appears in the southeast outer layer of the 'Thousand Lakes Wasteland'. It is good at burrowing and feeds on bamboo roots. Its meat is fragrant with bamboo and tastes very good."

"It appears in the southeast of the outer layer, feeds on bamboo roots, and is a low-grade first-tier demon beast."

Xu Yunxin stared at the keywords on the booklet and pondered to himself: "If bamboo can grow there, it must be close to the outer lake, which means we are about to enter the barbarian territory."

He could handle a low-grade first-order demonic beast, but this "Bamboo Fragrant Pig Rat" had "rat" in its name and was also known for its ability to dig holes, so it must be just as difficult to catch as a rat.

Last time they went hunting in the south, it took them five days and four nights to barely reach the outer edge of the south. If they want to go to the southeast to catch "bamboo-scented pig rats", they should also be prepared to walk for five or six days.

The destination is too close to the barbarian territory; we can't go there in a big way.

If he can go and come back quickly on his own, then we could give it a try.

Unfortunately, this booklet doesn't explain how to catch the "Bamboo Scented Pig Rat".

"Slap, slap, slap."

Xu Yunxin sat in the pavilion, deep in thought, while six black dogs, unable to stay still, walked back and forth around him.

The black dog, with a 99% affinity rating, occupied the spot closest to Xu Yunxin's legs, its thick, powerful tail wagging incessantly and slapping his legs repeatedly.

"Hiss~"

You know what, it actually hurts a bit when you smoke it.

Xu Yunxin reached out and stroked the dog's head. Looking into the big black dog's bright, dark eyes, he suddenly thought of a famous saying: "A dog catching a mouse is meddling in other people's business."

"Oh yeah! How could I forget about that!"

He had seen countless instances of dogs catching mice. These dogs were incredibly fast and accurate at catching mice, and the key was that they wouldn't eat the mice after catching them!

Black Dog is a dog, and "Bamboo Fragrant Pig Rat" is a rat. Both are low-grade Tier 1. Isn't it perfect to run into them?

Moreover, dogs have a keen sense of smell, so even if they can't catch the "bamboo-scented pig rat," they can still find its exact location!

Oh, and we could also get some mousetraps!

Once you open your mind, ideas come flowing like a spring.

Xu Yunxin is a man of action; once he's made up his mind, he immediately puts it into practice.

He instructed Uncle Fu to go to Liu Qingshan and have him make ten large animal traps for catching tigers and bears as soon as possible.

Then they went to find the fake liquor that Yue Shaohua had brewed last time and repackaged it.

Finally, he used paper to trace the "Bamboo-scented Pig and Rat" from the picture book, pasted it onto movable targets, and then mixed these targets with "Bamboo-scented Pig and Rat" pictures into targets without "Bamboo-scented Pig and Rat" pictures. He then continuously directed and trained six black dogs to tear apart and capture the targets with "Bamboo-scented Pig and Rat" pictures.

This training lasted for two days.

During a break in training, Xu Yunxin organized the townspeople to cultivate a two-acre sapling field on a sheltered spot halfway up Qifeng Mountain, where they could transplant saplings from the nursery into the field.

Finally, he would release spiritual energy to nourish all the transplanted saplings.

That very evening, Uncle Fu told him that Liu Qingshan had finished making animal traps that could catch tigers and bears.

Xu Yunxin asked Uncle Fu for ten more Na Talismans, saying he was going to hunt a lone "Yellow Sand Lizard" at the hunting spot. He asked Uncle Fu to stay in town and then left Qingxi Town with six black dogs, heading southeast.

The reason why Uncle Fu didn't come along wasn't because he was arrogant and reckless, but mainly because he was already a level two druid and had awakened the destiny of [Animal Companion].

With the blessing of the [Animal Companion] destiny, as long as Xu Yunxin does not actively harbor hostility towards animals or deliberately hunt or drive them away, the animals will not attack him. Even if an animal does harbor hostility towards him, that hostility will be weakened.

Therefore, his safety level is quite high when he walks in the wild now.

Since Yue Yinping's two daughters were both out shopping in Wancheng, Xu Yunxin could take advantage of Yue Yinping's absence to make good use of the six black dogs around him.

So it's not like I raised them for nothing after all that time.

After leaving Qingxi Town, Xu Yunxin led the black dog on a rapid march.

These black dogs' sense of danger helped him avoid most of the risks.

If there was something he couldn't avoid, he would gather the black dogs around him, with the six dogs and one person forming a whole, fully demonstrating peace, weakening hostility, and maximizing the [Destiny: Animal Companion] buff.

Despite their relentless efforts, Xu Yunxin and his six black dogs spent five days finally reaching the "southeast outer layer of the Thousand Lakes Wasteland".

Unlike the northern outer layer, the southeastern outer layer of the Thousand Lakes Wasteland is not covered with dense forests, but instead has countless tall and slender bamboos.

The bamboo forest is vast and stretches as far as the eye can see.

Standing by the bamboo grove, you can smell a faint fragrance.

Xu Yunxin admired the scenery for a moment, then took out a piece of paper with a picture of "Bamboo-scented Pig and Rat" and gave orders to the six black dogs.

These six black dogs, who live a life of luxury with him, have long since reached the ninety-nine mark of intimacy. They not only eagerly obey his commands, but also compete with him to do them!

Six black dogs followed Xu Yunxin into the bamboo forest, searching like six living radars for anything that resembled the "Bamboo Scented Pig and Rat" portrait.

One man and six dogs searched the bamboo forest for an hour. One of the black dogs noticed something amiss and immediately barked to alert Xu Yunxin.

When Xu Yunxin arrived, he found that what was on the ground was actually a "bamboo-scented pig-rat" skin!

He ordered the black dogs to stand guard around, and carefully lifted the "bamboo-scented pig rat" skin to examine it. He discovered that the rat's head, internal organs, and bones were all gone, leaving only a headless pelt.

The fur is still soft, and the ones who took the "Bamboo Scented Pig Rat's" head and internal organs haven't gone far yet!

Xu Yunxin's heart skipped a beat. Could it be barbarians?

Do barbarians also like to eat "bamboo-scented pig and rat"?

Since there were barbarians lurking nearby, Xu Yunxin wanted to retreat.

He has never met the barbarians and knows nothing about them. If he were to encounter them rashly, he would only suffer losses.

But having traveled so far, with the "Bamboo-Scented Pig and Rat" right before their eyes, they would truly be unwilling to give up now.

Xu Yunxin gritted his teeth and prepared to retreat further into the "Thousand Lakes Wasteland," searching along the inner and outer edges, trying not to go too deep into the bamboo forest.

But just as he was about to lead the black dogs away, one of the black dogs suddenly darted out in one direction.

Xu Yunxin was startled at first, but seeing the black dog rush out, he was suddenly overjoyed.

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