Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 138 Vigil
Wang Chengpeng's courage to stay was immense, showing no fear of the noise.

Wrapped in the blanket, I closed my eyes and began to rest.

Although it's a night watch, it's not like you can't sleep at all, but you can't sleep too deeply, and you have to be alert to the slightest noise.

Otherwise, no one could possibly have the experience of staring blankly for an entire night.

Awooo~~~~~
Xie Feiyue is right. With the rise of hunting, although wild animals have decreased, they haven't completely disappeared.

At least that wolf howl proves that there are definitely wild wolves nearby.

However, judging from the wolf howl, the other party should be located far away from Wang Chengpeng's Wangjia Village, so there is no need to worry about them attacking.

If they really attack, Wang Chengpeng can just run away. After all, even wolves wouldn't covet his bricks.

I'll come back tomorrow, and there shouldn't be any loss of anything.

Wang Chengpeng easily spent the first half of the night in calm and peaceful weather.

Half-asleep, Wang Chengpeng caught a whiff of a fishy, ​​foul smell and heard a few whimpering sounds.

Without hesitation, Wang Chengpeng immediately put on his clothes and woke up.

After glancing at the kitchen knife beside him and touching the hunting rifle hidden beneath him, Wang Chengpeng finally felt a little safer.

It's already late at night, the time when almost all living things are asleep, and all is quiet.

By the faint moonlight, Wang Chengpeng could see marks on the distant weeds that looked as if they had been pressed down by something heavy.

Combining the scent he detected with the occasional humming sounds coming from afar, Wang Chengpeng had basically determined the true nature of the invasive creature.

It was a wild boar, definitely a wild boar!

Wang Chengpeng instinctively gripped the kitchen knife tighter. In situations like this, a kitchen knife that one is skilled at using is more reliable than a hunting rifle that one is not.

Today, we started a fire here to cook, which eventually attracted wild boars with an extremely keen sense of smell.

Sure enough, by the faint moonlight, Wang Chengpeng quickly spotted the large creature in front of him.

Unlike domestic pigs, wild boars are not only jet black, but also have a pair of large tusks, and their hair is as hard as steel needles, gleaming silver in the moonlight.

Not only that, this wild boar was not afraid of people at all, grunting and getting closer and closer to Wang Chengpeng's location.

Suddenly, as if it had caught a whiff of something, the wild boar turned its head and charged fiercely to the right.

If Wang Chengpeng remembered correctly, that place seemed to be a large pit where he composted.

At this point, the food inside consisted only of pre-chopped weeds and some kitchen waste, and had not yet been mixed with any other ingredients. For wild boars that eat both meat and vegetables, this was the perfect meal.

Sure enough, the wild boar immediately lowered its head and began to eat, grunting softly.

However, Wang Chengpeng frowned at the wild boar's oblivious behavior. He didn't know whether the wild boar would leave after eating the food in the pit, or whether it would continue to find him.

After all, it's impossible for all the food prepared to be exactly the right amount, and there was still some extra food in the makeshift kitchen where Wang Chengpeng was sleeping.

These delicious foods are absolutely irresistible to wild boars, and there is a very high probability that they will continue to search for them.

Moreover, even if I avoid the wild boar today, what if it gets addicted to eating it and comes every day? That would still be a huge problem for me.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengpeng subconsciously tightened his grip on the kitchen knife. There was no reason to guard against wild boars every day; seizing the opportunity to kill them directly was the best option.

After glancing at the wild boar's thick, natural armor and its sharp, germ-laden tusks, Wang Chengpeng abandoned his plan to fight with the kitchen knife and instead grabbed the hunting rifle beside him.

When dealing with large prey like wild boars, ranged weapons have a greater advantage. Stroking the hunting rifle in his hand, which had been worn smooth and shiny from repeated use, Wang Chengpeng began to handle it according to his memory.

Three points and one line.

Wang Chengpeng quickly aimed his gun at the wild boar's head. With just a slight pull of the trigger, a bullet would blow the boar's head apart.

Of course, this was just Wang Chengpeng's imagination; how could an ordinary hunting rifle have such great killing power?

Let alone blowing a wild boar's head off, it might not even be possible to pierce its skull.

Therefore, the only target Wang Chengpeng could aim at was the wild boar's eyes, hoping to kill it with a single blow.

However, the wild boar was eating at that moment, with its head bowed low, making it impossible for Wang Chengpeng to hit its eyes.

Most importantly, he simply couldn't be sure if his shot would hit the target.

He raised the gun again and again, then lowered it again and again, before finally giving up on firing.

Not hitting a wild boar's vital points will not only fail to bring it down, but may also enrage it.

A mad wild boar is an extremely terrifying creature; even tigers dare not easily provoke it.

Unless he is absolutely certain, Wang Chengpeng will not easily make a move against this wild boar.

Fortunately, the food in the pit seemed to satisfy the wild boar. After grunting and eating for a while, it turned its rear end, flicked its tail, and left.

Wang Chengpeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and crawled back into bed.

Tomorrow, I must find Uncle Xie to learn how to use a hunting rifle.

If this wild boar dares to come again, I'll make sure it suffers a terrible fate, leaving it skin, flesh, and bones as Wang Chengpeng's spoils.

……

A dreamless night.

As the sun struggled to climb into the sky and the faint crowing of roosters could be heard in the village, a strange phenomenon, though not loud, was observed outside.

Before long, Wang Tieshan's familiar voice was heard, saying, "Son, how was last night? Did anything unexpected happen?"

"It's all dark and you're all alone, aren't you scared?"

Hearing his father's caring words, Wang Chengpeng felt a warmth in his heart and said, "It was quiet last night, nothing happened."

"Although there have been some minor disturbances, they are all normal occurrences."

"Father, don't worry, don't you know my strength?"

"They have fists, kitchen knives, and hunting rifles. The people who should be afraid are not me, but those who have designs on our family."

"It's good that you're here. I'm going back to sleep now."

"This house needs to be repaired as soon as possible. Although there is a simple shed, it is still a bit of a hardship to sleep here every day."

"Dad, you said we should repair this house ourselves slowly, but that would take forever."

"By the way, since we're building a house, we need to get the materials. We're still short a lot of wood. If we have time, we need to go to the production team leader to get some wood."

"The sooner we get the wood back, the sooner we can fix our home."

(End of this chapter)