Solving Future Worries

Objective: Hunt in the Back Mountain today, obtain prey, and return safely (To be determined)

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"Path 1: Head to the Back Mountain, 500 meters to the left of the Old Locust Tree, there is a flock of Mountain Chickens. Arrive in one hour, immediately descend from the right side within half an hour, descent time not exceeding half an hour."

"Path 2: 3000 meters beyond the Old Poplar Tree, there is a group of Bamboo Rats. Arrive within half an hour, must leave within a quarter of an hour, return the same way."

"Path 3,"

With a thought, new text appeared, the same as yesterday.

And the text displayed wasn't much different.

Chen Xuan scanned through them one by one, his gaze settling on the first option again.

Compared to the second and third options, the first was undoubtedly the safest.

Chen Xuan slung his bow and arrows over his back, carried his basket, instructed Xiao Shitou carefully, and then set off towards the Back Mountain.

Just like yesterday, Chen Xuan quickly reached his destination.

He also found the flock of Mountain Chickens that had settled down to forage again.

Compared to yesterday, these Mountain Chickens were undoubtedly much more alert. It took several attempts before they finally landed completely, and even after landing, they remained vigilant, observing their surroundings.

As soon as there was any movement, they would take flight.

Chen Xuan wasn't in a hurry and waited quietly.

Only after the flock of Mountain Chickens had completely settled down did his figure quickly draw his bow and nock an arrow.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow pierced the air, instantly impaling a Mountain Chicken.

And the moment the other Mountain Chickens took flight, Chen Xuan shot five more arrows in the span of a breath.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Five arrows flew out. This time, his accuracy seemed better; he actually brought down four Mountain Chickens directly from the sky.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Xuan quickly stepped forward, picked up the five Mountain Chickens, and then swiftly left the area.

Returning home.

After Chen Xuan processed the Mountain Chickens, he immediately began practicing his archery again.

In the evening.

His mother returned, bringing back a few wild vegetables.

Looking at the five Mountain Chickens Chen Xuan had brought back, Zhang Chunhua was silent for a moment but ultimately didn't say anything.

The family finished eating.

Then they went to sleep.

The next day, Chen Xuan went up the mountain again.

The same place, the same spot, but this time his luck was much worse, only shooting down three Mountain Chickens.

The third day.

The Conceptual Ability changed.

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"Path one: Three thousand meters away from the Old Poplar Tree, there is a group of Bamboo Rats. Arrive within half an hour, and must leave within a quarter of an hour, returning the way you came."

"Path two: Five hundred meters to the right of the Old Locust Tree, there is a Stream. In one hour, a group of Sika Deer will be drinking water. Within a quarter of an hour, shoot and kill two Sika Deer, leave one Sika Deer, and quickly leave the area within ten breaths. Return to the village within half an hour."

"Path three...!"

New text appeared, and Mountain Chicken directly disappeared from the list.

It was clear that after his three hunts, the Mountain Chickens were no longer staying in the same spot to forage.

Moreover, the new locations these Mountain Chickens moved to were no longer safe for him.

His gaze swept over the new paths.

When he saw Path Two, his eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

Killing two Sika Deer and needing to leave one – the meaning behind this was clear to anyone who wasn't an idiot.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xuan looked at Path One, which was a path he had previously ruled out.

Compared to the Mountain Chickens, this previous Path Two, now Path One, was undoubtedly much more dangerous, as it required going deeper into the forest.

However, it was clear that compared to the other paths, this one was undoubtedly safer.

More importantly, this direction was the direction he needed to go to reach the Cold Pool. He didn't have much time left, so it was a good opportunity to familiarize himself with the area.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan took a slight deep breath.

Then he picked up his equipment again and walked into the mountain forest.

Finding the Old Poplar Tree wasn't too difficult. It wasn't far from the location of the Old Locust Tree. Following the path indicated, Chen Xuan headed towards his target.

A distance of three thousand meters was not short, especially when on the mountain. To arrive within half an hour required walking quickly. Fortunately, there were paths on the mountain that hunters had used for years. Although they were now covered with weeds, walking was not significantly affected.

Half an hour later, Chen Xuan arrived at his destination, panting.

In front of him, a bamboo forest came into view.

Chen Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw round objects in the bamboo forest that were gnawing on bamboo.

Looking at them, there were quite a few of them.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xuan cautiously approached.

It wasn't until the rolling mass in front seemed to sense something and instinctively raised its small head that Chen Xuan quickly stopped and held his breath.

The rolling mass looked around for a moment, and only when it didn't detect anything did it continue to gnaw on the green bamboo.

At this moment, Chen Xuan also drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

As his breathing adjusted.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow instantly pierced the air.

And the moment this arrow pierced the air, Chen Xuan didn't hesitate at all, quickly drawing his bow and nocking another arrow.

In front.

That bamboo rat instinctively sensed danger and quickly leaped out.

"Thud!"

The first arrow directly stuck into the ground, the immense force causing the fletching of the arrow to tremble continuously.

Clearly, this arrow completely missed.

However, the second arrow that followed instantly landed on the bamboo rat's backside.

"Squeak!"

A cry of agony rose, but before the cry could fully escape, the next arrow directly pinned its head.

The bamboo rat's body completely stiffened in place.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xuan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Just now, to avoid any accidents, he had shot three arrows in quick succession.

The result also proved that his choice was correct. The difficulty of the bamboo rat was undoubtedly much greater than that of the mountain chicken. If it weren't for the two arrows he added, the bamboo rat would have probably escaped.

He glanced at the surrounding area, where the bamboo rats had long since disappeared.

Chen Xuan took a deep breath and didn't choose to stay any longer.

Even though he knew that with his system's ability, it shouldn't be too difficult to obtain enough bamboo rats here.

Conversely, the risk would inevitably increase.

This bamboo rat already weighed almost ten pounds.

There was absolutely no need to continue taking risks.

His figure quickly left.

And just moments after he left.

Deep within the bamboo forest, in the grass, a massive black shadow slowly emerged. Its crimson pupils couldn't help but fixate on Chen Xuan's departing figure.

Its tongue flicked out, and only after a moment did the massive black shadow not pursue. Instead, it flicked its huge tail.

"Boom!"

With an immense force, the ground instantly collapsed.

The powerful crushing force instantly hammered out three bamboo rats. The massive black shadow tilted its head back and directly swallowed the bamboo rats into its belly.