You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 65 Level 2 Hunting

Roman had extremely high standards for his soldiers, not only giving Aaron basic training but also having him and Green provide cultural education for everyone.

At the very least, you need to understand the magnitude of the numbers.

Many people in this era lack numerical thinking.

Roman needs a civilized army, not an illiterate one.

It won't do him any harm to receive an education.

Roman personally led the hunt, carrying his own greatbow and leading his men to search the mountains and fields for traces of wild animals.

Hunting could satisfy part of the nobles' need for meat, so they attached great importance to it and usually waited until mid-to-late summer or autumn to carry out hunting.

If a nobleman goes hunting in the territory of another nobleman, it often triggers a war.

Generally speaking, hunting is prohibited in the spring.

Because this is the season for reproduction and growth.

But now spring is almost over, and Roman is just on the verge of death.

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Hunting Experience +1

Hunting Experience +1

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In just six days.

Roman led all his guards in a thorough search of most of the northern forest.

Through rigorous training, the guards' basic skills have been greatly improved.

There will never again be a scene where encountering a monster causes one to lose all composure and crumble at the slightest touch.

Under the leadership of the three conquering knights and Dota, they performed quite professionally.

Now, even when facing a brown bear, they dare to step forward, raise their shields, and thrust out their sharp spears.

Five guards can strangle a brown bear weighing a thousand pounds.

This can be considered a training exercise, letting them see blood.

This area is exceptionally rich in natural resources and teems with wild animals.

The sweeping operation over the past few days has yielded results in the killing of more than ten wild boars, two wild bears, six mountain deer, and other large wild animals, as well as a large number of medium-sized wild animals such as roe deer, foxes, lynxes, and gray wolves.

As for small wild animals such as birds, squirrels, badgers, rabbits, and pheasants, they are even more impossible to count.

Roman chose to spare the lives of pregnant or juvenile wild boars, bears, and deer.

Even so, this brought Roman over 70,000 jin of various meats.

This made him somewhat regretful.

We should have come hunting sooner; at least we could have made up for some of the food shortage.

On the other hand, after surviving the winter, the wild animals lost weight in the spring, and it took them two or three months to regain it.

If hunting begins in the spring, the amount of meat will definitely be reduced.

The more than three hundred calves and horses at Origin Manor worked for a long time, skinning them and removing their internal organs for pickling—these things are edible too.

Finally, they dismembered it all and hung it up to air dry.

Therefore, for the foreseeable future, the pigs and sheep in the livestock sheds successfully escaped disaster.

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[Level 2 Hunting: 5/380]

[Milestone Unlocked: Sharp Eyes]

[Sharp Eyes: Gain 500 Primogems]

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As expected, the [Hunting] skill level has been upgraded to level 2.

Firstly, it unlocks the complete basic knowledge of wilderness survival.

Secondly, the blueprints for bows and crossbows were unlocked.

This greatly interested Roman.

However, since there is no way to manufacture these weapons at the moment, Roman had to put the project on hold.

His original intention was to continue hunting northwards.

Now that the group has ventured deep into the forest and is approaching the northern mountains, transporting the prey has become a major problem, requiring the mobilization of more manpower.

Moreover, a piece of news interrupted Roman's plan to continue hunting.
Daken has arrived.

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The boat rocked back and forth, and the sound of the rushing water filled our ears.

"It'll be there soon."

He held his younger sister's hand tightly with his small one, trying to push himself open so she could have some breathing space. Her face was sallow, a very unhealthy color.

She was seasick.

They were born in a fishing village on the coast, but the younger sister had never been on a boat since she was a child.

He often went out to sea with his father to fish. But his superb fishing skills were no match for the pirates.

He witnessed the small fishing village engulfed in flames, his parents falling one after another to the bleeding blades of axes, and he and his sister becoming slaves that very night, sold to slave traders.

For the past two weeks, they have changed hands several times, wandered around, and even had trouble sleeping at night.

More and more slaves joined them, listening in a daze to the slave traders' instructions as they headed to the next location.

The gradually weakening body can only feel intense fatigue and hunger, with no basis for resistance.

But no matter what, he still had to take care of his sister.

This is the only family he has left.

"hold onto……"

He didn't know how many times he had said it, but at this moment he couldn't say any more words to comfort his sister.

Those physical pains were never lessened in the slightest by any words.

When will this arduous journey come to an end?

he does not know.

His sister was immune to his repetitive and clumsy rhetoric, and simply asked in a blank, low voice, "Can we really survive?"

"Yes!" he said, but his voice lacked confidence.

"Brother, throw me down and let me die so I can go find Mom and Dad. That way I won't have to suffer like this anymore."

Hearing this, he felt heartbroken. He knew his sister was nearing her limit; otherwise, why would she say such vicious things?

He didn't say anything, he just held her tightly in his arms.

This section of the river, however, was particularly turbulent, causing the boat to rock violently as if to toss the slaves aboard.

He gripped his sister's wrist even tighter, as the crowd swayed violently with the movement of the boat.

The ship reeked, and some people were seasick, but with no food in their stomachs, they could only vomit bile.

Just then, he heard a splash, not knowing whether someone had fallen into the water or been pushed off the boat by other slaves.

No matter which one it is, that unlucky guy is beyond saving.

He resisted the swaying of the ship as much as possible and began to drag his sister toward the mast, lest they become the next unlucky ones.

However, the difficulty in the past was extremely high, and it was inevitable that many people would crowd together.

During the process, he stepped on some people's bodies and limbs, but he didn't apologize. The people who were stepped on didn't respond at all, just lay numbly on the deck. Everyone was piled on top of each other, looking half-dead. No wonder they were thrown off the ship.

He reached the mast and embraced his sister, a small action that exhausted all his strength.

Looking up, all you can see are steep mountains and rocks.

The entire sky was compressed into a line by the combined force of the mountains, and white torrents weaved through the canyon.

He persevered, occasionally talking to his sister to attract her attention and prevent her from being overwhelmed by the arduous journey.

After an unknown amount of time, the boat gradually calmed down.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt drowsy.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt the ship shake violently, as if it had hit something.

He immediately knew that the ship had docked.

Soon, he heard the slave trader and his guards shouting at them to get up and disembark immediately.

Most of the slaves nearly lost their footing upon landing, which delayed them somewhat.

But eventually, they will all go down.

After everyone had disembarked, he spent some time regaining his strength, then pulled his sister up and followed the last person in the crowd off the ship.

After landing, he realized that this was the end.

After carefully observing the surroundings, he realized that this place was isolated from the world and not suitable for him to escape with his sister.

Of course, he had no intention or motivation to run away.

Everything is based on the most basic survival; the two of them alone cannot survive.

If you die, then you have nothing left.

He followed the direction the slave trader had trotted off in and saw in the distance a young man riding a white horse, carrying a large bow, dressed in hunting attire, with a headband and hair tied up.

The sun is exceptionally strong today; perhaps the lingering warmth of spring has drawn in the heat of summer.

The man rode in on horseback, the brilliant sunlight seeming to pave the way for him.

His already strong body shone with brilliance, his long, disheveled brown-black hair resembled that of a lion, and his crimson eyes were particularly dazzling.

(End of this chapter)