Bang!
The double-barreled shotgun roared.
The gunpowder inside the seamless steel tube burned and turned into terrifying kinetic energy, pushing the iron-lead bullet forward.
Not far away, in the reeds.
Colorful feathers fluttered, and a green-headed wild duck fell.
"Woof woof!"
The black, slender hound immediately pounced over and brought the prey back.
"Good job, doggie!"
Fang Xian dismounted and patted the hound's head.
"This dog is well trained … very intelligent … Where did you buy it?"
Beside him, a young girl dressed in a hunter's attire and deerskin boots, dressed in a very heroic manner, asked.
She was Nisse Molenfeld, the daughter of a noble family. She had also been invited to the hunt.
"Old Jack's ranch … It's said that it's a descendant of the northern Sorenas …"
Fang Xian rubbed the dog's head and replied casually.
He looked not far away. The other nobles had already set up a campsite with the help of the grooms and servants, as if preparing for a picnic.
Peter was in the center, and one could occasionally hear his hearty laughter.
He hadn't laughed so happily in a long time, presumably because the pressure he had been under had been released.
"Right, I haven't congratulated you yet."
Nisse led her horse and walked beside Fang Xian. She suddenly smiled. "I remember that you weren't like this when you were young …"
"Six years of learning and entering the mysterious world will always change a little, right?" Fang Xian asked.
"Indeed … After that investment, the Roland family began to gradually decline. My father even made a bet with someone that your family wouldn't be able to afford normal social expenses in ten years, and you would become a fallen noble … However, everything got better."
Nisse did not shy away from talking about these things. It seemed that she had a good relationship with the original Daniel. They were childhood playmates, and the news of the Roland family's sudden wealth had already spread.
"This is Father's great foresight …"
Fang Xian replied humbly.
"Yes … This kind of private investment is mostly a loss, and the middle class might even go bankrupt because of it … Because they don't have the awareness and don't want to pay a high price to go to an official notary office … Of course, if they insist, those swindlers will probably give up …"
Nisse added, "Only us nobles understand the importance of standardization and acting according to the rules."
'What does this seem to be implying?'
Fang Xian silently cursed in his heart, 'The sincere friendship of childhood can't make up for the price of growing up?'
He laughed dryly and put the shotgun on his shoulder. "There's nothing left. Let's go back. Peter is waiting anxiously …"
In the camp.
A deer had already been skinned and was being slowly rotated on the grill.
Fang Xian picked up a drink and came to Peter's side. "How do you feel?"
"That's awesome! I mean … ever since that investment, I haven't felt this kind of enthusiasm, you know? I've already been invited by three ladies. "
Pete's face turned red as he lowered his voice.
"No wonder your wife wants to return to her parents' home …"
Fang Xian glanced at Pete with disdain. "Lisa is back …"
"I know, I know, I'm just a little excited …" Pete scratched his head in embarrassment, and then his expression became a little distressed. "Actually … I don't like the feeling of being a nouveau riche. You know, nobles value history, tradition, restraint, and a low profile … The real big nobles are probably laughing at us right now. As for them …"
He looked at the young men and women present, and his voice became even lower. "The Morrenfell family's private property has been losing money for years, and it's said that they're already selling their real estate. The Bojin family's factory has exceeded the pollution limit and has been closed for rectification. There's also the Aisha family. Their ranch has been turned into a nest by a group of underground worms, and they've suffered heavy losses … We're all nobles who look good on the surface, but secretly have a lot of bad debts …"
'Why are you so melancholy? Is it because of your feelings?'
Fang Xian rolled his eyes and comforted him. "Everything will be fine …"
"Yes … Apart from that, there's also the trouble that comes with it, such as … Father's illegitimate child that came out of nowhere …" Pete shrugged.
Fang Xian was glad that he hadn't drunk any water, or he would've spat it out. "You know?"
"Isn't it normal for nobles to have a few mistresses when they're young?" Pete looked at Fang Xian in surprise, as if he thought that he was making a fuss over nothing.
'You mean that if you weren't so poor these few years, you'd also be prepared to find a few lovers? Alright … Maybe you already have one? '
Fang Xian had an expression of 'the noble circle is really messy' and 'I don't understand' as he retreated in defeat to the bonfire, ready to cut a piece of venison.
"We've also prepared a coastal style soup, we just need to add some water … Hank, where's Hank?" Nisse smiled as she stirred the iron pot in front of her, and suddenly asked.
"Hank … He's been gone for a long time. Maybe the scenery is too beautiful, and he can't help but stop to look?"
The men looked at each other, showing an understanding expression.
"He's here …"
Nisse glanced around and saw Hank walking over from the direction of the stream. She couldn't help but raise her hand and call out, "Where's the canteen?"
Hank, who walked out of the forest, was a man of medium height and regular features, wearing the clothes of a groom.
At this moment, with a strange smile on his face, he suddenly stopped and sized up everyone present with his dead gray eyes.
Then, his clothes quickly decayed, revealing the flesh on his body.
The flesh fell piece by piece, followed by the bones and internal organs …
The scattered corpses quickly melted, turning into a pool of black and red liquid that emitted a foul smell.
It was as if his entire body had been corroded in an instant.
"Ah!"
A girl's scream broke the silence of the camp.
The horses snorted uneasily, and the hunting dogs didn't dare to go forward, but they madly barked in the direction that Hank had come from, as if there was an unparalleled danger hidden there.
"It's a mysterious incident!"
Nisse's expression was ugly. "We've encountered a mysterious incident!"
In this world, the existence of Extraordinaires was made public. The people knew about the existence of Extraordinaires, and they also knew some of the most basic mysterious knowledge.
For example … when an ordinary person encountered a mysterious incident, the best way to deal with it was to escape. Otherwise, there was a high chance that they would encounter terrifying danger!
"Bodyguards!"
A few nobles hurriedly wanted to get on their horses and escape, and they also called for their bodyguards.
Those who could become the bodyguards of nobles were naturally Extraordinaires, and they had the ability to deal with ordinary mysterious incidents!
But the next moment, the hunting dogs whimpered and fell to the ground one after another. They rapidly decayed, and the terrible stench of corpses permeated the air.
The face of the bodyguard at the very front suddenly stiffened. He turned around to look at the nobles, and his body began to rot.
He was dead!
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