I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 135 Traces of Alien Races
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Taming a wolf requires controlling it and taming it one-on-one.

Instead of having a savage from the Wolfhooves tribe directly confront the entire wolf pack.

The hunting party's job was to create these one-on-one opportunities for the savages, that is, to capture a single steppe wolf, but at the same time, without harming the steppe wolves.

The hunting party must do everything in its power to keep the wolves unharmed.

Raine led his hunting party straight to the desolate hills west of Black Pine Ridge.

In winter, the south-facing slopes of the hills have shallower snow cover and longer hours of sunshine, leaving large areas of wild grass exposed, attracting herbivores such as deer and rabbits to forage.

Wolves often roam these places to prey on these small animals.

Based on the traces of feces in the wild and the remains left by wolves after hunting animals, they carefully searched for the range of the Steppenwolves and then set up a large number of traps nearby.

In winter, food is scarce, and wolves also suffer from hunger and have a difficult time surviving.

Therefore, as long as food is placed and a trap is set, almost any wolf that passes by will be doomed.

The hunting party captured five wasteland wolves in less than three days and gave them to Wolfhoof Chieftain and his people.

Of course, the hunting team could not let their guard down.

After capturing the steppe wolf, you must withstand the retaliatory attacks of the wolf pack and put the steppe wolf in a cage to take it back to its habitat in the wild.

In winter, one cannot avoid patrolling the wilderness, but sleeping outdoors is also a very painful experience.

Early winter might be alright, but in the depths of winter, the northern wilderness can freeze people to death.

Therefore, hunting teams usually have some hidden outposts in the mountains and fields.

Some are caves, while others are courtyards built in the mountains and forests.

After the Steppenwolves were captured, the remaining task was for Wolf Hoof Leader and the others.

Wild men cannot necessarily be tamed successfully on the first try.

Each wolf has a different personality, and these savages may need to try many times to achieve a breakthrough.

“It’s been three days. We’ve captured five wolves for you, but none of you three have managed to tame them.”

By the fire in the cabin, Raine stared at the Wolfhoof chieftain and his people, his tone calm but tinged with disappointment.

"I will capture two more wolves for you. If you still can't tame them, I will have to go back and report to the lord."

After Raine finished speaking, he gestured for Us to translate the words and relay them to the Wolfhoof leader.

The Wolfhooves leader was not discouraged by Renn's words; his gaze remained firm.

“We have made progress these days.”

He calmly explained, "Although these five steppe wolves have not been completely tamed, they no longer attack us on their own initiative."

"The reason they are unwilling to submit and unwilling to treat us as partners is because we have not conquered their alpha wolf."

“We must capture the alpha wolf, or even tame it, before we can reach a consensus with the entire pack and then tame this pack of desert wolves.”

After listening, Us translated it for Renn.

Renn nodded thoughtfully.

These savages claim they understand wolf language, can communicate with wolves, and have a natural affinity for them.

For the past few days, the Wolfhoof chieftain and his people have been responsible for feeding the captured desert wolves.

Renn also witnessed the changes in the five wasteland wolves.

—From initially barking wildly to now being able to quietly eat the meat placed by the wolf-hoof leader.

Based on Ryan's past experience, it would be impossible for him to establish a relationship with Steppenwolf in such a short period of time under normal circumstances.

After all, the hunter's identity and the act of setting traps to catch them naturally arouse strong hostility from the wolves.

This unexpected situation did somewhat coincide with what Wolfhoof had said.

"Alright, we'll try to help you catch that alpha wolf."

The hunting party had only driven the wolves away; they hadn't caused them much harm.

For a well-coordinated hunting team, hunting a small wolf pack is not technically difficult at all.

The real challenge lies in capturing these wolves alive without injuring their limbs, otherwise the injuries will be difficult to heal and they will become crippled, rendering them useless even if tamed.

Therefore, to completely capture the alpha wolf, a tight trap must be set up so that the alpha wolf will leave at the slightest disturbance.

The hunting party could catch other steppe wolves, but it was very difficult to catch the alpha wolf.

This gave Ryan a bit of a headache, and he pondered how to design a plan that would make the entire wolf pack obediently submit.

“Father, the lord gave us a medical kit containing a pain reliever,”

After learning about Rein's troubles, Aleya offered to explain: "I remember my mother saying that if the dosage of that drug is too high, it can cause numbness or even coma."

"That drug works very slowly. If we inject the whole prey with it, what if the wolf king is affected?"

Rhodes established standard field medical kits for the army, ensuring that each squad was equipped with hemostatic and anti-infection agents, as well as tourniquets for bandaging wounds, disinfectants, and analgesics.

Rod also taught each team member how to identify and use these drugs, so everyone was quite familiar with them.

Later, these tasks were handed over to Luna, who often explained the effects of these medicines and related knowledge to the soldiers.

As Luna's daughter, Aleya naturally knows more than others.

"That's a good idea,"

Renn's eyes lit up.

Alpha wolves often have priority in choosing their prey within the pack, especially when prey is scarce.

They will first tear open the abdominal cavity of their prey and devour the fatty and nutritious internal organs, and then proceed to eat the other strong wild wolves in the pack.

Therefore, Aleya's plan is entirely feasible.

Hunt a bison and inject it with the drug; that would be enough to lure the pack of wolves.

"However, our two teams only have two medical kits, which isn't enough to provide the required dosage of the paralyzing drug."

Raine frowned slightly. "Your mother said that the painkiller contains datura, but the dosage is very small and may not be effective."

"It's alright, I'll go back and ask the lord for his support,"

Aleya said, "It's just the right time for us to report these situations to the master."

"Okay, then I'll leave this to you."

Renn nodded in agreement.

The next day, Aleia set off on her journey back to Frostleaf Town.

She was adept at hiding herself and moved through the mountains and forests with ease, managing not to disturb the wild deer and grouse.

Similarly, another team traveling through the mountains and forests also failed to find Aleya.

"Ok?"

Aleya stared at the group moving silently through the mountains, her eyes filled with shock and confusion.

She had never seen such a race before.

Its head is covered in white hair, and it has a pair of long white ears on top of its head.

The upper body is clearly humanoid with human limbs, but the lower body has white claws.

Alaya didn't act rashly. She hid behind the rock, silently watching the five-person team and observing their actions.

Aleya didn't come out until they disappeared into the forest.

Aleya did not pursue.

He frowned and stared in the direction the strange men had gone.

They must be the legendary alien race, right?
Alaya pondered to herself.

She immediately turned around and rushed back to Frostleaf Town.

When she met Rhodes, she first reported to him what she had seen in the mountains and forests.

Rhodes immediately called Avril to his side and had Aleia describe it again.

"Is Aleia describing the alien race that ambushed Razor Plains?"

"Rhodes asked. Avril shook her head slightly, "The alien race that attacked me was the War Lizard Clan, also known as the Icefield Lizardmen, who are said to be extremely brutal."

"Okay, then I understand."

Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the alien race had already wiped out Baron Bronn and was now attacking.

According to Aleya's description, this alien group seemed to have come from the Blackrock Mountains.

However, even though they are not the invaders, we cannot be careless when facing alien races.

Rhodes immediately ordered Durant to gather the soldiers and lead the remaining hunting party, guided by Aleia, to search the area where the aliens had appeared.

They also warned the mines in the Blackrock Mountains to be on high alert.

Of course, Rhodes also heard Aleia's report about the wolf pack and agreed to the hunting party's request.

He even personally prepared special anesthetics for them, specifically for setting traps.

This single-effect drug formula is very simple; Rhodes simply used datura and valerian to make the Snow Sleeping Potion.

This process was very quick, since Rhodes only needed to ensure that Steppenwolf did not die from an overdose, and he didn't need to worry about anything else.

After Rhodes finished making the Snow Sleep potion, Aleya returned to retrieve it and report back.

Unfortunately, after searching the nearby hills with 130 soldiers, they found no trace of the alien group.

Durant discovered traces of the team's wilderness life, but it was already on the outskirts of the Black Rock Mountains.

Rhodes rejected Durant's suggestion to enter the Blackrock Mountains, ordering the hunting party to increase patrols around the area, while also sending twenty more soldiers to the mine.

Without knowing what kind of alien race they were or how strong they were in the mountains, Rhode couldn't let his soldiers take the risk.

Aleya relayed the order to Durant, and then she returned to the location where Rein was staying.

Having obtained the Snow Sleep Potion, which has a powerful anesthetic effect, the hunting team immediately began their operation.

As planned, Renn led his men to hunt a fresh wild deer, and then injected the entire potion into it.

As expected, the hunting team effortlessly wiped out the ten-wolf pack in their habitat in the wilderness.

As for what happens next, that's entirely up to the Wolfhoof leader.

Raine watched curiously as the wolf leader walked toward the pack's strong alpha wolf and rattled off a string of incomprehensible words to it.

Is it the language of the savages?

Raine turned to ask the wizard Us.

Us shook his head, his brow furrowed.
"I couldn't understand it at all, and I felt that he said something different every time. I didn't even think it was a language."

While the two were still confused, they saw two other savages from the Wolf Hoof tribe capture two wild wolves.

They led the two steppe wolves to the alpha wolf and held a sharp blade to their throats.

Immediately afterwards, the wolf leader cut off a large piece of tender meat and placed it directly in front of the alpha wolf.

Us's eyes lit up.
"I get it! He's threatening the alpha wolf, forcing it to choose between food and the death of its companion?"

Renn smiled and nodded.

Anyone with a brain should have figured it out.

The wolf stood up, letting out an angry roar from deep within its throat, its fierce eyes flashing with an indomitable light.

To everyone's surprise, the wolf leader jumped directly into the cage and beckoned to the alpha wolf, as if inviting a contest.

The alpha wolf naturally did not refuse, and with a low growl, it pounced on the wolf leader.

What followed was a fierce battle between humans and beasts.

The battle was rather bloody.

As a savage, the Wolfhoof leader has fought wild beasts since childhood. Despite having no weapons, he still relies on his skillful fighting techniques to outmaneuver the alpha wolf in confined spaces.

He nimbly dodged the alpha wolf's pounce, seized the opportunity, flipped over, and firmly pinned the alpha wolf down.

Even though the alpha wolf's claws were digging deep into his arm, the wolf-hoof leader still didn't let go.

Then he raised his fist and punched it violently until the alpha wolf's face was covered in blood.

Then he suppressed the angry but gradually exhausted alpha wolf and chattered on and on.

Finally, the proud wolf king lowered its proud head, closed its eyes, and accepted its fate.

The wolf-hoof leader calmly jumped out of the cage and threw a piece of meat inside.

He turned to look at Renn with a victorious smile on his face.

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More than half a month has passed.

Rhodes finally received a reply from the Dawn Society.

At the same time, Linda also brought Rhodes the wizard's meditation method and more basic knowledge about wizards and witches.

The witch's knowledge suggests that Avril's unusual behavior does indeed indicate that she has been promoted.

However, Rhodes was unable to test the energy fluctuations within Avril's body, making it difficult to determine what level of witch she was.

Witches are roughly divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with those above advanced being sage witches at the prophetic level.

However, this is only the level of internal energy; the actual combat strength is likely to be something else entirely.

This also confirmed for Rhodes that his physical condition was different from that of traditional witches.

Because ordinary witches, including Linda, cannot freely manipulate the form of energy; they can only manifest it in some concrete form.

Simply put, an ordinary witch might be able to turn fire into a shield, but until her next promotion, she can only make that shield bigger, wider, or thicker.

However, one cannot arbitrarily transform the energy of fire into forms such as birds, lions, or dragons.

Only through promotion can they learn new skills.

This is also reflected in Avril Lavigne.

First, she summons the shadow clone Vivian, and then she gains the ability to become invisible.

Even high-ranking witches can only freely manipulate energy within a certain range. They also need to constantly study and comprehend, and further improve their control over energy after advancing in rank.

Wizards are the ones who can truly control energy completely. They use their powerful mental strength to learn knowledge, constantly optimize spell models, and continuously improve the power and effect of spells.

Therefore, some witches with high spiritual power also began to study the knowledge of wizards in order to further control the energy in their bodies.

After reading the information about these witches, Rod felt that he should follow the path of a wizard.

Although Rhodes' enlightenment came late, he was able to draw energy from the Spirit Gem to strengthen his mental power.

In this way, he might have a chance to make up for the regret of being late in his enlightenment and catch up with those pioneers.

The Dawn Society is indeed very knowledgeable about the mysterious writings that Rhodes discovered.

Even the messenger who lived in seclusion deep in the mountains—

Even an ordinary low-level wizard apprentice had seen these strange characters.

These ancient scripts are the exclusive script of the deep-sea wizards.

The Deep Sea Clan was an extremely powerful faction in ancient times, and the scriptures and materials they left behind have had a profound influence on modern wizarding apprentices.

Scholars from the Dawn Society believe that many deep-sea wizards still exist in the deep sea.

Therefore, these characters were not particularly rare, but the messenger responsible for interpreting them did not know much about them.

He has written to the Dawn Society and promised to send Rhodes a handwritten copy of a dictionary-like document.

But this process will take some time, and Rhodes can only wait patiently.

"Let's learn some wizarding meditation techniques first."

Dawn will give Rhodes a meditation method called the Star Ring Meditation Method.

The first page revealed the obscurity of meditation techniques.

This is normal; it is said that some mediocre wizard apprentices take half a year to master the basics, which is also a considerable challenge for Rhodes.

Just as Rhodes was getting a headache, the hunting party returned to Frostleaf Town with the Wolfhoof Tribe chief and a pack of wasteland wolves.

(End of this chapter)