The Great Hunt

Suika chuckled, then picked up the Ibuki Gourd.

"Want some?"

The high priest shook his head.

"Forget it, I'm not like you young people. What if I get drunk and pass out somewhere, and someone picks me up like wild game?"

"So, you're saying you were picked up by someone?" Suika teased.

"More than once..." The high priest jumped down and sat down next to Suika.

"Hahaha..." Hearing the high priest's words Suika laughed so hard she almost fell headfirst off the tree.

After the music ended, Suika looked at the High Priest.

"Actually, High Priest, you don't need to be so wary of me. I know two guys who are probably your companions."

"Oh? My companion?" The high priest looked at Suika with a glint in his eyes.

"There's an Emperor, who's this tall. He currently runs a logistics company in Lungmen... What's a logistics company? It's someone who helps others deliver things."

There's another one named Dory, all pink and lovely, in Siesta to the north, which is also my next destination...

After Suika finished speaking, she clearly sensed that the High Priest's wariness towards her had lessened considerably, but his curiosity had also increased.

How do you know those two guys?

"I met the Emperor at Lungmen."

Oh, I'm from Lungmen.

Dory was introduced to me by the Emperor...

After Suika finished speaking, the High Priest nodded.

"Speaking of companions, those two certainly qualify. But we haven't been in touch for a long time."

"You've come from out of town, tell me about any interesting things that have happened over the years."

Suika counted on her fingers and said

"Fun fact? Does the fact that only one kitten remains as a stray in Victoria's royal family count?"

"What's so funny about that?"

"You know that sleeping guy from the Great Yan, right?"

After He fell asleep, He created a bunch of clones, right? Now that guy is about to wake up, but His clones have all developed their own consciousness and don't want Him to wake up, because if He wakes up, it means these clones will disappear. Is that interesting?

"This is indeed quite interesting, tell me more about it."

Suika and the High Priest, one a ghost and the other a bird, sat in the treetop and chatted until dawn.

"Ah, the sun's already up... I feel so sleepy, I need to go take a nap." The high priest yawned.

Suika nodded in agreement.

"Um, I'm going to take a nap too..." It's better to sleep when no one's around, but the High Priest also felt a little sleepy when Suika was mentioned.

After saying goodbye, she crawled into a tree hole, found a comfortable spot, and peacefully lay down. As always, Shanghai flew to the top of her head, found a spot, and quietly sat down.

When Suika woke up, it was already afternoon. When she went outside, she saw people tidying up their things.

At a glance, there are various hunting forks, bows and arrows, and so on.

"Hmm, where are you going to fight?"

Suika noticed Tomimi standing outside the crowd and curiously walked over to ask her.

Tomimi shook her head

"It's not a battle, it's a hunt."

"Is it necessary to have so many people?" Suika wondered, after all, the tribe members would occasionally go out hunting alone, and Suika was the one who was brought back.

The prey hunted by the individual, along with the surrounding fruits and other sustenance, was enough to feed the tribe.

Why engage in group hunting under such circumstances?

"Because we have to pay taxes!"

Tomimi continued, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"The protection that King Sargon provided to Acahualla was not free."

Every year we need to pay a tax on leather and meat.

Just then, a patrolman reported that a group of about a hundred Fang Beast had appeared at a pond ten kilometers away.

If such a large number of Fang Beast are not eliminated, they will not only pose a threat to the tribe, but also destroy the living environment of the surrounding animals.

Moreover, if the hunt of so many Fang Beast is successful, there will be no need for additional large-scale hunting this year.

So this is how we prepare for tomorrow's hunt."

Suika's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she quickly raised her hand.

"Um, can I come along?"

"But the Fang Beast are dangerous." Tomimi was somewhat doubtful. After all, Suika was a guest, and this kind of hunt was not 100% safe. If a Fang Beast broke through the encirclement and injured her, Tomimi felt that she would not be able to explain it to Gavial.

Suika raised her arm, showing off her non-existent biceps.

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite strong."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Tomimi pointed to a tribesman not far away and said, "Why don't you have a match with him? If you can beat him, I'll take you along, okay?"

Suika looked over and saw the other person waving to her in a simple and honest manner.

Although most Adakris looked the same to her, Suika recognized him by his clear yet foolish gaze as the third member of the trio who had brought her back yesterday.

Chapter 539 The Great Hunt

Seeing the third brother (whose name Suika didn't know) standing not far away with a steel fork in his hand, Suika, under everyone's gaze, swung an iron chain from her sleeve.

Looking at that iron chain, as thick as a forearm, three meters long, with a terrifying triangular tip at the top, which Suika was swinging around with great force.

The third brother's face turned green.

Even if it were leather instead of iron, the sound alone would leave you covered in bruises if you were whipped with it.

Not to mention this thing.

He was now very curious about where Suika had gotten the chain from.

But that's not important; what's important is that the wind whipped up by the iron chains was almost hitting his face.

I surrender!

The clean and decisive admission of defeat did not draw ridicule from others, after all, the first rule of wilderness survival is to hide when encountering danger.

Unless there is no other way out, confronting danger head-on is the least useful thing for survival.

Therefore, they did not despise their third brother for surrendering; instead, they were happy that they had gained another expert, making their hunt even safer.

After expressing her disdain, Tomimi touched Suika's bare sleeve in surprise.

Where did your chain go?

Suika gave a mysterious smile.

"Nature is from coming out, and from going out."

Speak like a human being!

Seeing this, Suika tossed her head, Tomimi noticed the "ribbon" Suika had tied at the end of her hair.

It looks exactly like the iron chain that Suika just used, only dozens of times smaller.

"It's this!" Tomimi exclaimed in surprise, her eyes wide.

"That's right..." Suika nodded.

"That doesn't mean what's on your head!"

Tomimi looked at Suika's two large horns, with a chain hanging from each horn, one with a square end and the other with a round end.

At first she thought it was just some kind of decoration, but now it seems that this thing is actually a weapon.

"You guessed right." Suika gave Tomimi a thumbs up.

"Hehe, Gavial also said I'm very smart."

"I'm so proud of myself, "Tomimi said.

To this, Suika can only say that you are certainly clever. Using a staff to deal physical damage as a mage, there is no other operator on Rhodes Island like you.

Then, Suika enthusiastically joined the tribespeople in preparing their hunting supplies.

While tidying up Suika, he asked Tomimi and the others about their hunting experience.

Tomimi said that normally, docile herds like Camel Beast and giant Jumping Beast beasts wouldn't need such a grand display.

All you need to do is send a few experienced hunters to tame the enemy leader, and then you can bring the herd back directly.

However, when facing dangerous carnivorous beasts like the Rift Beast and Fang Beast, group battles are necessary.

This is the only way to minimize the danger.

After all, the purpose of hunting is survival, Adaklis people no longer engage in dangerous hunting solely for the sake of seeking thrills.

This time, the Fang Beast were extremely dangerous, and there was a medium to large Fang Beast.

Upon arrival, they would not immediately engage the beasts but would first assess the strength of the herd. If they sensed danger, they would seek assistance from surrounding tribes and then engage in a joint hunt.

Suika greatly admired the Adaklis' cautious hunting approach.

The fact that these tribes have survived in such a primitive form and firmly occupied the resource-rich land of Acahualla is not just due to luck.

Because we're going on a big hunt tomorrow, everyone refrained from drinking today to stay in good spirits.

Suika spotted several people who had participated in the "battle" yesterday in the crowd.

Last night he was beaten to the ground, but today he's full of energy and doing things. Suika couldn't help but give him a thumbs up for his recovery ability.

In the afternoon, Tomimi and Suika discussed some hunting matters, mainly about following instructions, not acting impulsively, and participating in the hunt while protecting oneself as much as possible.

Worried that Suika might think this was said to protect her, Tomimi emphasized that it wasn't directed at Suika alone, but rather that everyone in the tribe felt the same way.

Only after Suika patted her chest and assured her that she would follow orders in everything did Tomimi feel relieved.

"By the way, since you admire Gavial so much, could you tell me about your story here?"

To prevent Tomimi from backing out, Suika unleashed her ultimate weapon, Gavial.

Sure enough, Tomimi's eyes lit up as soon as she heard the Gavial.

She recounted how she met Gavial, how he saved her, and how he single-handedly defeated all the warriors at the festival.

The high priest, who had been silently observing the situation, covered his eyes and said that the child was beyond saving.

When Suika finished dinner and was about to take a walk to digest her food, Tomimi found her and gave her a dreamcatcher.

"I heard you had trouble sleeping last night; this should help you."

Suika scratched her head. If the High Priest hadn't kept her chatting all night, she wouldn't be catching up on sleep so early this morning.

As for sleep, although I can't achieve that kind of baby-like sleep where I can fall asleep the moment I close my eyes, I can still fall asleep without suffering from insomnia.

However, she wouldn't refuse a kind offer.

Besides, dreamcatchers are such interesting things, I have to try them out.

The next morning, Suika, who had been having sweet dreams all night, got up early in a cheerful mood.

Then, facing the sun, he summoned his instruments and played the Westminster Chimes, waking the drowsy people.

Surprisingly, none of the people of Gavial's Will felt angry about being woken up by music; instead, they found the experience quite novel.

Someone suggested preserving the song using props and playing it every morning after sunrise.

To Suika's surprise, her suggestion received considerable support.

As for how to preserve the music...

Tomimi said she had a solution.