The reborn dragon is in the city

Chapter 1234 Hunter's Dilemma

Chapter 1234 Hunter's Dilemma

"Then why don't you go hunting with your father?"

Xu Shaotang said slowly: "With all due respect, an inexperienced person like you hunts in these places alone, not to mention the animals that may kill you. This bad weather is enough for you to drink a pot gone."

He was not familiar with this Hubert, so he didn't need to beat around the bush when he spoke. Moreover, people from Xizhou seemed to accept this kind of directness more easily than people from Xia, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with saying it so directly.

Although Xu Shaotang is not a hunter, he is also a person who has undergone various rigorous trainings. He has much more knowledge about surviving in these places than Hubert. The Hubert in front of him had just hunted a few times under his father's wings, and he dared to rush here with a gun and a few dogs.

Hearing Xu Shaotang's words, Hubert's face turned even redder. He didn't know if he was roasted by the fire, or he was a little ashamed by Xu Shaotang's words.

"Father went hunting far away. He was afraid that I would slow down his speed, so he was unwilling to take me with him." Hubert blushed and waved his fist, saying: "He won't let me go , I will go out to hunt by myself, I want to prove to him that I am already an adult, I will be his best helper, not a burden..."

"and many more!"

Xu Shaotang interrupted Hubert suddenly, looked at the bearded Hubert in surprise, and asked, "How old are you?"

"!" said Hubert, "I just had my birthday last week."

……

Xu Shaotang looked at Hubert speechlessly, does this fucking look like someone?He thought Hubert was about the same age as himself, but he didn't expect this birdman to be so talented.

He didn't know whether to say that people in Xizhou were generally more mature, or that Hubert's slovenly appearance was too deceptive.

However, although this Hubert is old, he still has the heart of a child. This can be seen from the fact that he almost lost his life in order to prove his ability to his father. Xu Shaotang will somewhat understand why his father Don't take him to hunt far away.

Just like him, isn't it a burden?No wonder!
However, Xu Shaotang still had a question, and asked Hubert in puzzlement, "Is the place where your father went hunting far away?"

"It's very far away!" Hubert said, "Even if you ride a snowmobile, it will take you almost a week to go back and forth."

"Is it farther from your house than here?"

"It's far away!" Hubert counted with his fingers: "If you take a sled, it's only half a day away from my house."

After he said this, Xu Shaotang had a rough idea in his mind. If he calculated it this way, the place where his father went hunting was really far away.

"It's so close to your home, why did your father go hunting so far?" Xu Shaotang asked even more puzzled.

Speaking of this, Hubert's expression began to dim, and he said slowly: "I don't know why, this year's prey is much less than in previous years, especially the reindeer, our main source of food, seems to have disappeared suddenly. , in order to feed the family, my father had to go hunting with a few friends far away."

If it weren't for the scarcity of prey, his father would not have been willing to take the risk of hunting that far.

For them, his father's hunting is very important. If they can hunt reindeer, their life in winter will be much easier. If they don't hunt enough food, they don't know if the family can last until the ice and snow melt. when.

He went out to hunt alone, not only to prove his ability to his father, but also to help the family share the burden, because he was already an adult, and he was obliged to carry the burden of the family.

Xu Shaotang didn't know what was going on in Hubert's mind, so he just asked in wonder, "Is there not much prey in this place? It should be okay, right?"

He has also walked through a lot of places in this jungle, and he has seen a lot of prey. He has seen ferrets, wolverines, hares, etc. many times, but he really hasn't seen them. Over large game such as reindeer.

Even so, he felt that these small animals should be enough to feed his family, and there was no need to go hunting so far away.

It's just that he doesn't know that there are also polar day and polar night phenomena here, and the time is not too short.Although the small animals here are indeed not particularly rare, the weather of the polar night will enter after a while. In the past two months, they will not be able to hunt, so they must be hunted before the arrival of the polar night. There is enough food for the family and these dogs, and by hunting these small animals, I don't know when it will be hunted.

Moreover, not everyone has the ability of Xu Shaotang. These small animals here are not necessarily easier to hunt than those large animals. Instead of spending the same energy to obtain these pitiful food, it is better to spend energy on hunting large The meat of one reindeer is enough for them to survive the coming polar night weather. If they can hunt two reindeer, they will live very comfortably this winter.

"It's okay? It's far away..." Hubert smiled wryly: "Let's not talk about the distance, let's say that at this time last year, although there were not many reindeer here, it was enough to meet our needs, and there are bison. Speaking of these large prey, even snow wolves rarely see them. Not only us, but many people in the town are trying to find ways to go further afield to find large prey. If you can’t find enough large prey, it’s really Some people will starve to death."

Speaking of this, Hubert's face showed a look of worry that didn't match his age. It was confusion about the future and worry about whether he would live or die tomorrow.

"Where did the big prey here go?" Xu Shaotang asked curiously.

"I don't know." Hubert shook his head slightly and said, "The reindeer migration route is actually the same every year. It stands to reason that this should be the reindeer migration route, but there is no reindeer, so I am not reconciled, so I thought of this place." Come try your luck."

"Not a single reindeer?" Xu Shaotang wondered, "I heard that someone killed a reindeer a few days ago, but that person thought it was someone else who went to his hunting area and hunted the prey that belonged to him. Suspicious."

Hubert nodded, pointed to the place where Xu Shaotang went that day, and said: "I know this, it is the hunting area of ​​Allen's family, after that incident, everyone has never seen any large prey again gone."

(End of this chapter)