anovelconsole Chapter 1599 [Claws of the Wasteland 3] Cannot Be Trusted
Chapter 1599 [Claws of the Wasteland 3] Cannot Be Trusted
Chapter 1599 [Claws of the Wasteland 3] Cannot Be Trusted
After learning that the two were hunting the Axetail Dragon, the villagers' attitudes immediately changed, and they looked at them with vigilance.
The children's emotions were written all over their faces, and they showed obvious anger.
Huali, realizing something was wrong, stood up. Even the carefree Haifa noticed the change in atmosphere and stopped eating with a stiff expression.
The middle-aged man who was the leader of the nomads pressed his palms towards the restless herders, signaling everyone not to get too excited, and then looked at an elderly woman next to him.
The latter is his mother and the elder of this small tribe.
The elder stood up with the help of his cane and came to Huali.
She asked in the common language with a slight accent: "My two great hunters, although this request may be a little rude, could you please give up hunting that 'big guy'?"
Obviously, she could see that Huali was the one who made the decisions in this two-person team.
Huali frowned.
She had never worried about her own safety. Even if she did not use weapons illegally, she and Haifa were absolutely sure that they could protect themselves from this group of herdsmen based on their physical fitness alone.
Not to mention that they are all equipped with high-level armor, and ordinary weapons are no different from reeds in front of their armor.
"What's the reason?" Huali asked back in a calm tone.
Although the herdsmen treated them warmly, she would not consider giving up hunting just because of this favor.
The elder organized his words and said, "The big guy is the Tail Axe Dragon, the guardian of this oasis and the entire surrounding area.
It will drive away and kill any dangerous predators that come near.
It is because of its existence that we can graze, fish and live in peace in this oasis.”
Is this really the reason? Huali sighed inwardly.
She had encountered similar situations more than once. It was not uncommon in this world for small settlements to rely on some powerful non-carnivorous monsters for support and live in their territories.
It is a fact that in order to maintain the safety of their own territories, these herbivorous monsters will take the initiative to deal with invading carnivorous monsters, greatly reducing the risk of the settlement being attacked.
But they are not reliable.
Tell her a little bit about your childhood experiences and later experiences.
——Don't trust monsters too much.
She had once heard an example from her predecessors: in a remote area in the northern part of the Vlasiya region, there was a small mountain village where the villagers worshipped a giant beast living nearby as a mountain god.
Due to the existence of this giant beast, the snow lions and white velociraptors commonly seen in the snowy mountains dared not approach it. Even the roaming dragons that hunted everywhere would be driven away by the giant beast.
The villagers gradually got used to all this and never considered recruiting hunters to stay in the village, nor did they ever think of merging into other safer and larger villages.
Until one day during a snowstorm, a giant beast in search of food broke into the village, crushed the wooden houses, devoured all the wood, and then left leisurely.
The village was destroyed, many villagers were trampled to death, and many more froze to death in the blizzard after losing their shelter.
These monsters may not have direct hostility towards humans, but at the same time they will not have any humane affection, let alone the intention of protecting them.
It is foolish to entrust your safety and life to them.
After a moment of silence, Huali said to the elder: "The guild decided to hunt the Tail Axe Dragon because its activities affected the safety of the nearby trade routes.
Some caravans and travelers have been attacked, and some have been injured by the Axe-Tailed Dragon.
If we continue to let this go, there may be more serious casualties, so we must.”
She was only halfway through her words when Haifa beside her quickly took over the conversation, "We will contact the guild and explain the situation here.
How about we first see how the guild responds?"
Huali frowned, but she also noticed that some herdsmen were very emotional. In order to avoid further exacerbating the conflict, she didn't say anything more, but took out the purse and placed it in front of the elder.
"Thank you for the treat. These are the expenses for the food."
After saying this, he prepared to leave with Haifa.
A boy who looked no more than ten years old grabbed the purse and threw it back at her angrily, "I don't want your money! Don't hurt us!"
Huali didn't catch it and let the purse fall to the sand at her feet.
After giving a cold glance to the stubborn young man who had been beside her and kept asking about the hunter's life, she left without saying a word.
On the way back to the camp.
Haifa scratched his already messy hair frantically, "Ugh! Why do we have to encounter something like this? It's so annoying!"
Huali's expression was as calm as ever, "We don't have carrier pigeons, so if we want to contact the guild, we can only operate the sand boat and return the same way.
Let me remind you first, after reporting the situation here, the guild’s response will most likely be ‘continue hunting’.”
"Ah!" Haifa sighed heavily. "That being said, I have to keep my word. I'll sail back overnight. Will you come with me? Or stay in the camp?"
Huali, who had already guessed Haifa's answer, said expressionlessly, "If we stay in the camp, there will be one less person on the boat, and we will be faster."
"Okay, don't do anything rash before I come back." Haifa reminded Huali emphatically, "Whether you plan to hunt directly or negotiate with the nomads, wait until I come back."
"I know. I won't do anything I'm not sure of."
Later in the night.
Huali in the hunter camp tent opened her eyes.
She has always been a light sleeper, especially in the wilderness. The tiny noises coming from outside the camp that are difficult for ordinary people to hear are enough to wake her up.
He sat up, a look of helplessness on his face.
She could roughly tell that the movement outside was not from monsters, but more like humans tiptoeing around.
Without picking up the weapon placed at the bedside, Huali slipped out of the tent silently in the shadow of the night like a ghost.
It was pretty much what she had guessed.
The one who sneaked into the camp was the young man who had clashed with them before.
He sneaked up to the storage box, forcefully opened the lid, and peeked inside. When he found that the box was filled with all kinds of supplies, a smug smile appeared on his face.
Huali restrained her breath and hid in the shadow of a dark corner, watching this scene with a frown on her face.
Is he planning to steal something? Looks like I need to teach this little guy a lesson.
Huali was about to walk out from the darkness, but the boy suddenly made other moves.
He pushed around with his shoeless feet, gathering up a small pile of dry sand, then dropped his pants and urinated into the pile.
Huali: “?”
While Huali was stunned, the boy squatted down, mixed it casually with his hands, grabbed a handful of wet urine mud, laughed strangely, and prepared to throw the stuff into the storage box.
Huali: “.”
She originally thought that the little guy was going to steal their supplies, but it turned out that he was just planning to throw urine mud into the storage box.
It's downgraded from a criminal act to a prank, but it's even more disgusting, okay?!
A rare look of anger appeared on her face, which was always calm and composed. Huali clenched her fists and walked out from the dark corner where she was hiding.
(End of this chapter)