The Unpredictability of Human Hearts

Chapter 46 The Unpredictability of Human Hearts (Please continue reading)

Upon hearing that Graf was going to hunt the Earth Dragon Beast, Levi's expression changed, as if he suddenly didn't want to participate.

The adult Earth Dragon Beast is a ferocious beast of the Great Knight level, truly invulnerable to blades and spears. Although there are five official knights and the military-grade armor-piercing crossbow, there is hope of hunting the Earth Dragon Beast, but that is only hope. If any accident occurs, the consequence may be that they will lose their lives.

Li Wei does need ambergris, but it doesn't mean he can't practice breathing techniques without the Black Serpent's Secret Medicine; it just means he'll need to spend several times more time.

I'm only sixteen years old. Even if I break through to the Great Knight level before I'm thirty, I'll still be no less talented than my father.

Therefore, there is no need to take this risk.

The saying "fortune favors the bold" is exactly the same as the gambling mentality of a gambler.

Li Wei disliked gambling; he preferred to do things when he was confident.

There's a proficiency panel; you can just grind it out slowly.

Seeing Li Wei turn to leave, Graf hurriedly called out, "Lord White Wolf, don't go! Since I dare to hunt the Earth Dragon Beast, I naturally have ample confidence. I've been scouting that Earth Dragon Beast for several years. Just a month ago, it fought a powerful warrior of the Tuva Empire, a Grand Knight, resulting in serious injuries to itself, while the Grand Knight also fled wounded. I went to great lengths to borrow this armor-piercing crossbow from the military, and I even specially invited three official knights with extraordinary skills, just like Lord White Wolf. With so many preparations, I dare not say 100%, but I have a 70% chance of hunting the Earth Dragon Beast!"

"How about this, after it's done, I'll give you two bottles of ambergris." Graf had finally met a true archer, so naturally he didn't want to give up. Li Wei's archery skills were the most crucial element in his hunt for the earth dragon.

Although the armor-piercing crossbow is incredibly powerful, it requires accurate aiming. That's why Graf recruited skilled archers from the Shining Tavern. But after seven whole days, all he got were charlatans who were just trying to pass themselves off as experts. Now that he'd finally met a true archer like Li Wei, he didn't want to wait any longer.

He worried that if he waited any longer, given the Earth Dragon Beast's powerful body and self-healing ability, its injuries would have healed by the time he started hunting it.

Although armor-piercing crossbows are different from ordinary bows and arrows, if one can master the skill of using an ordinary bow and arrow like Li Wei, their accuracy when using an armor-piercing crossbow will far surpass that of others.

As long as the armor-piercing crossbow can accurately hit the Earth Dragon Beast's vital points, and with the help of the five knights, there is still a good chance of hunting down the Earth Dragon Beast. To put it bluntly, it is just a beast, so how can it compare to humans who possess tools and intelligence?

Li Wei paused abruptly, his expression momentarily hesitant.

"By the merciful Father above, are you sure you're not lying to me? That earth dragon beast is really injured?" Li Wei looked unconvinced.

"By the mercy of Heaven, I, Graf, have never lied," Graf swore.

In this world, due to the brainwashing of the church, people generally still believe that there is a divine presence above them, so if they swear an oath by the gods, it still has a certain degree of credibility, which is different from being struck by lightning in a previous life.

Li Wei's heart stirred. In fact, he wasn't so determined to leave at first. After all, when he saw the armor-piercing crossbow, he knew that his role in this hunt for the earth dragon was to shoot arrows from a distance.

Relatively speaking, it wasn't that dangerous. He just wanted to see if he could extort more money from the other party. If the other party didn't agree, he would just leave.

In retrospect, Li Wei has achieved his goal.

"Okay, then I've made it clear. I'll only be responsible for my assigned tasks. If I encounter any danger, I'll run away," Li Wei declared beforehand.

"No problem. All you need to do is use the armor-piercing crossbow to shoot the earth dragon beast in its vital points. You don't need to participate in anything else. As for the ambergris, I will allocate it to you after the matter is completed. I don't have any ambergris on hand right now," Graf said without any hesitation.

"Okay, when do we start?" Li Wei asked.

"Tomorrow afternoon, the Red Spider Knight also needs to prepare a highly poisonous drug to coat the arrowheads, to ensure we are absolutely safe," Graf said.

"Okay," Li Wei said, then turned and left.

"Lord White Wolf! Meet me tomorrow at the western exit of Icewind City, and we'll head together to where the Earth Dragon Beast is." Graf said, watching Levi's figure disappear at the end of the street.

"Heh, looks like a disciple of a high-ranking noble family who's out for training. He's quite vain," the Black Rhino Knight said with a sneer as he wiped his greatsword and shield.

"I can sense the youthful and vibrant aura emanating from that Lord White Wolf. Although he is wearing a mask, he should be quite young. It seems he has only recently become a full knight. However, to become a full knight at this age, he must not be an ordinary minor nobleman. He must be at least the son of an earl. If he is the eldest son, marrying him might make me a countess in the future." The Red Spider Knight stretched lazily, showing off his impressive physique.

"Graf, are you really going to give him two bottles of ambergris? You know, the glands of an adult earth dragon can only yield about twenty bottles of ambergris at most. This guy just shot an arrow, without taking any big risks, and he can get two bottles. I'm asking for four bottles. I need to fight a heavily injured earth dragon head-on." The Black Rhino Knight said with a dissatisfied look.

"If that's the case, then I'll be responsible for luring the Earth Dragon Beast. It'll be very dangerous for me too, so I'll also ask for four bottles," said the Blue Falcon Knight.

"You can hunt earth dragons without me mixing the poison? I demand five bottles." The Red Spider Knight sneered, crossing his arms.

Graf scoffed, "I'm just trying to keep him calm. He's just a rookie nobleman traveling alone. How could I possibly give him two bottles? As for you, don't be greedy. After all, only I know the location of the Earth Dragon Beast, and only I can get my hands on this armor-piercing crossbow. If you don't want to do it, you can leave. Anyway, apart from the difficulty in finding sharpshooters, there are plenty of wandering knights in the Shining Tavern who want to do your job. I only gave you this task because the four of us have a good relationship. Don't betray my trust."

Seeing that Graf wasn't buying it, the three knights stopped talking. For wandering knights like them, making money was hard, so they naturally didn't want to give up this opportunity easily. As long as they completed this mission, they could earn a large sum of gold coins through the ambergris.

(End of this chapter)