When Lin Shuo and others entered the mountains, it was late autumn in the Altai Mountains.
Late autumn, for the animals and plants in the mountains, means two diametrically opposite life states.
At this time, most of the plants have finished flowering and fruiting, the branches and leaves are yellow and falling, reducing the emission of water, and the life enters a quiet period to survive the coming winter.
Animals, however, are the busiest time of the year. They need to forage frantically and store enough fat in their bodies for winter protection and consumption.
Chunsou, Xiamiao, Qiushou, and Dongshou respectively refer to the hunting actions of the ancient nobles throughout the year. This hunting behavior is not for survival, but for demonstrating martial arts.
For commoners, the best season for hunting is late autumn, because the prey at this time are the most plump.
The inheritance hunters represented by Lin Shuo do not hunt for their own survival, but they pay attention to the seasons similar to ordinary hunters.
The best season to enter the mountains to eliminate pests is also in late autumn.
Because animals, like humans, are hungry, hardworking and lazy. When they are full, their aggressiveness will decrease, and their vigilance will also decrease. This is a good time to kill them.
But this time, even if it was Lin Shuo, although he was walking steadily in the mountains and forests with a calm expression, he actually didn't have any confidence in his heart.
Because all of the above are "under normal circumstances".
As for this "Mountain Hades", no one knows what it is, and no one knows what characteristics it has.
Everything is unknown.
The unknown is the greatest fear of human beings, because it means that there is no plan for action.
Not having a plan means that every step the hunting team takes is a gamble.
And every gamble has two sides of a coin, one side lives and the other side dies.
Therefore, in this case, the Lin family, as the highest fighting force in the team, could not lead the way and could only be in the rear.
The other hunters in front of the Lin family, although they all possess special skills, are in fact all fault-tolerant.
Every time a hunter dies, it can buy some time for the Lin family, or exchange for some instant information.
Whether the Lin family can kill this prey before all the hunters in front are dead will determine the ultimate success or failure of this hunting team.
Therefore, the core of the hunting team must be the Lin family, and the ones leading the way must also be the Zhang family.
The reason is simple, because often as the second combat force in the team, the Zhang family is the least likely to be instantly killed among other hunters. They can buy the Lin family the longest time and provide the most information.
This is the rule of team positioning when the hunters of the six great families enter the mountain, which has been passed down for tens of thousands of years.
It's just that entering the mountain this time, handing over the responsibility of opening the road to Zhang Jin, who has just turned eighteen, is undoubtedly an adventure.
Lin Shuo tried Zhang Jin's skills, and he has a solid foundation and a good talent. Given time, he will not be inferior to Zhang Lianhai.
But he has a fatal flaw - he cannot communicate with other hunters using language.
This means that he leads the way in front and can only be used as a barrier, but it is difficult to serve as an information point.
Therefore, since Lin Shuo entered the mountain, most of his attention was on Zhang Jin.
He had to ignore Zhang Jin's hot-eyed shroud, get familiar with Zhang Jin's movement habits as soon as possible, and read his body language.
Zhang's actions, which are his personal habits, are unconscious, and which are on-the-spot responses, which are informative.
This kind of screening is not simple, and he also has to pay attention to the intricate smell information in the mountains and forests, so Lin Shuo had almost no time to take care of other things during the first day, and it passed without knowing it.
For the first day's journey of the hunter team, they went into the mountain before, and there was nothing unusual, so everyone concentrated on their journey.
The altitude of the forest here is not low, and winter is coming soon. It's okay during the day, the forest is not so dense, and the sun shines on my body from time to time, making it very warm.
Once the sun sets at night, the low temperature in the mountains can kill people.
Everyone quickly found a leeward mountainside, lit up the bonfire, and then set up the tent, and sat by the bonfire. It was very quiet, and no one talked.
This quietness is mainly due to the existence of Zhang Jin.
This kid has been leading the way in silence all day, and the others are affected by this silence, coupled with the fact that the life or death of this operation is uncertain, and the mind is really heavy, so they are used to not talking.
With the light of the bonfire, Wei Xingshan checked all the weapons in his hand, and finally broke the silence: "Old Lin, what about Ba Ye?"
Reminded by Wei Xingshan, Anne also said: "Yeah, it's been half a month, Lord Ba is about to come back, right?"
"En." Lin Shuo responded.
"We were separated from it in Urumqi before, and Urumqi is quite far from here." Wei Xingshan said, "I guess we haven't flown there yet."
"Then you can underestimate it." Lin Shuo shook his head, "It is really impatient. It can fly more than 600 miles in an hour. When it comes to Urumqi, it can take up to four hours."
"Why is Master Ba so fast?" Anne asked in surprise.
"But our eighth master is very sociable." Wei Xingshan laughed, "The Altai Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, and there are all kinds of birds. Maybe our eighth master has met a confidante and is sleeping and flying together! "
"Stupid boy, what are you talking about!"
A carefree voice pierced the night sky, followed by a flutter of wings.
Soon, on Lin Shuo's shoulder stood the mynah who had always been in high spirits.
This starling bird is black all over, except for a pinch of golden feathers on its forehead.
Xiaoba finally reappeared after disappearing for half a month.
"Baye!" Anne looked surprised, "When did you arrive?"
"It's already here." Xiao Ba said, "I've been following you for almost two days, Brother Shuo knows."
"En." Lin Shuo responded, and took out a cigarette from his coat pocket.
Little Bazuo took the cigarette butt with one mouthful, and put it in his mouth.
Others have long been familiar with Xiaoba's actions, but Dylan was surprised and stared at the starling bird with her beautiful eyes.
Xiao Ba also looked at Di Lan, then tilted his head, avoiding the flame of the lighter in Anne's hand, and said to Di Lan: "You bitch, Master Ba, I have been watching you for two days, why, tell me Brother is interesting? Then what are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and learn from others and light cigarettes for Ba Ye."
Dylan had an angry and funny expression on his face, then he lowered his head to find a lit firewood beside the campfire, slowly lifted it up, and handed it to the cigarette on Xiaoba's mouth.
"He's clumsy and doesn't work meticulously." Xiao Ba's tone was full of disgust, he stretched his neck and lit the cigarette on his mouth, took a puff, turned his head and said to Lin Shuo, "Brother Shuo, let's talk first, This stupid woman can only be a little girl at best. The main house, you have to make room for Anne, this woman."
"Oh, Master Ba, you really take good care of me." Anne rolled her eyes, reached out and snatched the cigarette from Xiao Ba's mouth, and threw it into the fire.
Xiao Ba was not angry, but turned to Lin Shuo and said, "Brother Shuo, it seems that you haven't settled this woman yet? I'm really worried for you."
"The emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuchs are in a hurry." Lin Shuo stretched out his hand and flicked Xiao Ba's forehead.
"I'm not a eunuch."
"You'll be soon."
"Brother Shuo, I was wrong."
"Stop talking nonsense and talk about business."
"Brother Shuo, I suggest that we quit this business and withdraw."
"What's the reason?"
"Brother Shuo, I've never seen this kind of forest, it's so fucking evil."