The night came.
Priley came to Dean's door with a spear. He invited Dean to go to the tunnel.
"So early?" Dean was surprised. From the pocket watch he was wearing, it was less than six o 'clock at night. There were still more than ten hours before dawn.
"Wild beasts will come out to hunt at night. It's not suitable to walk in the tunnel. So we have to go to the tunnel in advance and rest there for the night." Priley explained.
Dean thought for a moment: "I have an idea that can double our harvest. But we need to prepare some tools. I don't know if you have them here?"
Priley's eyes lit up: "Double the harvest of fishing? Benefactor, what tools do you need? "
"A strong rope. I want to weave a fishing net."
The interest in Priley's eyes instantly disappeared. He smiled bitterly and said, "Benefactor, do you want to use fishing nets to catch them? It's useless. We have already tried this method. The fish in Blue Fish Lake are carnivores. Their teeth are sharp and can easily bite through the fishing net. "
Dean shook his head: "Weaving a fishing net is not for catching fish but for trapping fish. You will know when the time comes. Do you have a ready-made fishing net here?"
"Trapping fish?" Priley was puzzled and said, "The nets are ready-made, but they are not used to catch fish. They are used to trap small wild beasts and are kept by other hunting teams. If Benefactor wants them, I can borrow them. However, if they are damaged, we will have to compensate them."
Dean heard that Priley was worried about the safety of the fishing net. He didn't say much: "Go borrow it. I will compensate if it is damaged."
Seeing his confident look, Priley asked doubtfully, "Benefactor, is the method you mentioned really effective?"
"It should be." Dean didn't say anything: "Yes, there are still eighteen people. Let them wear digging tools if they don't have a spear."
"Don't bring spears?" Priley was stunned. Going out to hunt without weapons but digging tools? Was he trying to dig a hole to bury himself?
Dean saw his strange expression and could guess his thoughts. He said, "Believe me, it's useless to bring a spear. All of you should bring digging tools. Also, borrow a large fishing net."
"Benefactor, this …" Priley was a bit hesitant. After all, it wasn't easy to go out hunting, and this was a rare opportunity. It would have been fine if he had gone alone, but the problem was that there were eighteen other people with him. Behind these eighteen people were over ten families, and they had to carry the rations of the children and elderly of those families. If they went out and didn't gain anything, then the days ahead would be very difficult.
"Benefactor, it's not that I don't trust you. I'm just worried that others might not be willing to do this," Priley said tactfully.
Dean saw his dilemma: "If someone wants to bring a spear then let them bring it. If others bring digging tools then let them bring fish bags. If there is no accident then there should be a bumper harvest."
"Alright." Priley smiled bitterly. If Dean hadn't saved him, he wouldn't have bothered to listen to his nonsense. Going out to hunt without a spear, how could he expect a big harvest? It would be good if he didn't come back naked.
An hour later Priley came to Dean with the borrowed fishing net. There were three or four strong men with him. All of them were carrying shovels, hoes and other digging tools. Priley saw Dean waiting at the door and quickly came over: "Benefactor, I've borrowed the fishing net. But be careful when using it. They said that if it's damaged you have to compensate them at least thirty fish."
Dean glanced at the fishing net. It was woven with bark fibers and vines. The net was very thick, but it could be used to hunt monsters outside, so it was considered delicate. He pinched the fishing net. He was satisfied. He asked: "Where are the others?"
"They are waiting for us outside the tunnel." Priley looked at the faint lights on top of the village: "It's getting late. Benefactor, should we go now?"
"Alright." Dean nodded and went back to the house. He took Aisha out: "Let's go."
"Miss Aisha is going too?" Priley was surprised.
Dean indifferently smiled: "I won't separate from her."
Priley didn't ask any more questions. He called the people behind him to carry the fishing net and set off.
It didn't take long for them to come to the tunnel outside the village. They saw more than a dozen people standing in front of the tunnel. Most of them were carrying spears in their hands. They were carrying a small basket on their back. They were waiting in boredom.
More than a dozen people looked over as they saw Dean and Priley. Their eyes fell on Dean. They were full of curiosity. A few of them had vigilance and indifference in their eyes.
Dean didn't care as he walked over.
"Everyone, this is Mr. Dean. My benefactor." Priley introduced Dean to everyone.
Everyone looked at Dean but didn't speak. The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Priley knew that Dean's identity was sensitive. He lightly coughed: "Everyone, it's getting late. Let's go to the tunnel."
"Old Ray, are you really going to bring only shovels and no spears?" One of the middle-aged men frowned.
Priley looked at him and then at Dean: "We don't need a spear. If you want to bring it then bring it yourself."
"Old Ray, if we don't get anything then you will have to eat grass for a few days." The middle-aged man reminded.
Priley shook his head and waved: "Get ready to go."
The middle-aged man looked at Dean. There was a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes but he didn't say anything. This time Priley was leading the team. He just needed to ensure that he wouldn't return empty-handed.
Everyone entered the tunnel one after another. Not long after, they arrived at the entrance of the tunnel that was blocked by rocks. They saw two Desolate Generals standing guard here, and at the entrance, other than them, there were actually two groups of people. Each group had about a dozen people, and at this moment, they were sitting in two piles, sleeping on the ground.
Dean glanced at the two groups of people. They were carrying a lot of tools. There were hunting nets, huge wooden frames, spears, swords and other weapons.
With great familiarity, Priley came to another empty space and called for everyone to rest.
Dean asked him about the two groups. Priley explained in a low voice: "They are the third and fifth hunting teams. They are mainly hunting small wild beasts in the southern part of the wasteland. It has nothing to do with us."
Dudian was curious so he asked a few more questions. He learned that the hunting areas of the hunting teams were different. For example, Priley was mainly responsible for the blue fish lake. The reason for such a division was that the blue fish lake was first found by Priley's grandfather. So the great priest divided the blue fish lake to him. Now it fell on Priley's head. Others who wanted to go to the blue fish lake had to join Priley's hunting team. Priley would get one-tenth of the prey they hunted.
Dean was surprised by such a regulation. It was quite a perfect contract. He didn't expect that it would be implemented in such a backward and poor place. But it did improve efficiency.
"Hey, Old Ray, are you going to hunt tomorrow?" A middle-aged man about the same age as Priley walked out from one of the groups. He seemed to be very familiar with Priley. He smiled and said, "You've brought so many people this time. Are you preparing for something big?"
Priley laughed. "Of course not. How are your preparations this time?"
"What preparation? No matter how good the preparation is, we have to rely on the heavens to eat." The man smiled and glanced at the crowd. His eyes stayed on Dean for a moment: "I heard that you brought the outsider to hunt together. Isn't he very strong?"
Priley said grumpily, "Definitely several times stronger than you."
"Haha, he can easily kill the dead. He is indeed stronger than me." The man laughed.
Dean glanced at the two. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. He was waiting for tomorrow's hunting operation.
Time passed quickly, and when it was eight or nine o 'clock, everyone fell asleep one after another. Light snores rose and fell in the tunnel. In the darkness, they didn't know how much time had passed until a rough voice called out, "Wake up, it's time."
Dean woke up from his light sleep. He opened his eyes and saw that the others were also waking up.
The one who spoke was the wilderness. The rock at the entrance of the tunnel had been pushed open.
Priley also woke up. He patted the people who were still sleeping and pulled everyone up: "Get ready, we are going."
Everyone quickly packed up their things and followed Priley out of the cave.
In the blink of an eye, three groups of people went to their respective hunting sites.
The sky was bright. Glimmers of light shone from the clouds. Dean smelled the unique humidity and freshness of the early morning in the wilderness. He felt that all the pores on his body were slightly stretched out. His consciousness was extraordinarily clear. He held Aisha's hand and followed Priley. They crossed the woods and walked for a while until they came to the blue lake. The lake was as calm as a mirror. It was a beautiful blue lake.
Everyone's eyes lit up as they saw the blue lake. They couldn't wait to go forward and fight.
Dean sniffed the air. He smelled the residual smell of blood in the air. He saw a few messy monster paw prints in the distance. It seemed that other monsters had come here in the past few days. It seemed that they had experienced a fierce battle.
"It seems that this water source is a good place to attract monsters." Dean thought in his heart. At this time, Priley came to Dean's side and asked: "Benefactor, we have limited time. We only have two hours. What are you going to do?"
Dean knew that time was pressing. He didn't want to be long-winded: "Go to the shallow water where you caught fish last time. Listen to my command and dig a deep pit. We will lead the fish to the pit we dug. Finally, we will concentrate on fishing."
Priley was at a loss. After all, he didn't even bring a weapon. He could only listen to Dean's command. He turned and gathered everyone. They came to the shallow water where they had caught fish last time. He looked at Dean: "Where do we dig a pit?"
Dean pointed to the shallow lake and said: "Make an opening here and dig a pit here. Everyone start digging immediately. Dig the pit two meters deep and extend it to here. About ten meters."
Priley looked at Dean's gesture. Although he had never thought of this method, but from Dean's gesture, the feasibility was extremely high. He immediately called everyone: "Everyone get ready. Follow Mr Dean's instructions." Then he took the shovel to the lake and quickly dug the soil.
The others looked at each other and followed him to dig the soil.
The other seven or eight people with spears saw the actions of Priley and others. They looked at each other and were at a loss. They didn't know whether they should help or wait.
Soon, the middle-aged man who had previously reminded Priley took the lead and left. He came to another foothold near the shallow lake. He took the spear and stabbed the fish into the water. Soon he got one and put it in the basket.
The others saw that he had a harvest and immediately surrounded him. They found a foothold in the shallow water and used spears to stab the fish.
There were as many small blue fish in the lake as there were hairs on a cow. When they saw someone approaching, they all gathered around the lake. Some of the small fish jumped up and bit the tip of the spear, their small mouths full of sharp teeth.
Dean looked at them but didn't say anything. His eyes swept to the center of the lake from time to time. He was wary of the terrifying fish lurking to attack them. At the same time he came to the side of the woods. He used a sword to cut the trees and cut them into small wooden sticks. He used them to prop up the fishing net into a long basket.
After a moment, the deep pit that Dean had pointed out was dug. Everyone had a hunter's physique so the efficiency of digging the pit was very fast.
"Benefactor, what about now?" Priley wiped the sweat from his forehead as he glanced at the people on the other side of the lake. There was a trace of heat and tension in his eyes as he asked Dudian.
"Put the fishing net here." Dean gestured for him to put the fishing net horizontally into the deep pit.
Several people worked together and soon the fishing net was fixed in the pit.
Dean took the shovel from Priley's hand and quickly dug out the middle of the pit and the lake. The lake water slowly flowed into the deep pit. But the blue fish were attracted by the few people. Only a few small fish flowed into the deep pit along the lake water.
Dean swung his sword and stabbed into the lake water. He picked up a small blue fish. His wrist slightly turned and the sword quickly cut the small fish into several pieces. Blood flowed out. He threw the pieces into the middle and the end of the pit. It didn't take long for the stimulation of the bloody smell to attract all the small fish in the lake. The lake was boiling and the small fish kept jumping.
As the lake water flowed, the small fish quickly rushed into the deep pit. It happened that the mouth of the fishing net in the deep pit was aimed at the mouth of the lake. All the small fish rushed into the net and swam towards the depths of the net.
In less than a few minutes, the fishing net in the two meters deep and ten meters long pit was filled with blue fish and lake water. There were at least hundreds of thousands of small fish in the net.
Priley and several other people who were digging the pit saw the scene and stared at it in disbelief.
Dean saw that the time was almost up. He said to Priley: "Block the mouth of the lake."
Priley came back to his senses and hurriedly called for the people beside him to go forward with shovels. They shoveled the soil from the pit into the mouth of the lake and filled it up.
The lake water stopped pouring in. The pit was full of fish and lake water. Dean asked Priley to continue to dig at the end of the pit. Dig deeper and let the lake water flow out.
Priley understood as soon as Dudian said it. The others were also enlightened. They picked up the shovel and started to dig the soil. They felt that their blood was boiling.
Soon, they worked together to dig a small pit. The water in the pit quickly flowed out and was absorbed by the soil. The fishing net in the pit quickly sank. There were only struggling blue fish in the net.
Dean looked at the time. Only an hour had passed. He estimated that he could make another net.
"So, so many!" Priley looked at the blue fish struggling in the net due to the lack of oxygen. His eyes widened in excitement.
The others also looked straight at it. They swallowed their saliva. They felt like they were in a dream.
Dean said: "Get ready to pull the net out. We'll make another net and then we'll go back."
Priley was stunned when he heard Dudian say that he wanted to make another net. He subconsciously said: "We, we don't have enough bags …"
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