The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

Huoquan Square.

After having Ning Yao take Jiang Chuan to get the animal traps and arrows, he then arranged for everyone to divide the meat.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Fu Jiu pondered for a moment before speaking again:

"Later, set aside two more catties of wild boar meat and send them to Jiang Chuan."

"what?"

A man wearing a fur hat stood there, stunned: "Captain, every pound of meat is accounted for. If it's less than that, someone will definitely complain."

"It's on my personal account, no need to share the cost."

"oh oh..."

The man scratched the back of his head: "Then it's alright. But Ninth Brother, why did you suddenly become so kind? With Jiang Chuan's appearance, is he the type to catch prey? Even if we all get together, we can only catch something once every day or two. Even if you can help him for a while, you can't save him for a whole season."

"It's not called kindness, it's called investment."

Fu Jiu shook his head: "This kid is almost in a desperate situation right now, but when we met earlier, did you see him thinking about moving back to the village? Or perhaps asking us for help?"

"There wasn't even a trace of despair or fear in his eyes."

"Hehe, after moving out for a few years, even I, who watched him grow up, can't understand him anymore."

"Perhaps he really can be more successful than Cao Ci."

"Really? He's just a 'farmer'."

"What? You look down on farmers? Have you forgotten what your father did for a living?"

"Cough cough."

...

Jiang Chuan, of course, knew nothing of this.

He was walking behind a girl with a well-proportioned figure, neither slender nor plump.

The other party had a long sword with a snow-white scabbard and a narrow dagger with a green scabbard hanging at his waist.

Does the "sword wielder" really use a sword? Would that be enough to kill prey?

Jiang Chuan didn't understand, but his older brother used an iron spear anyway.

Just as Jiang Chuan was lost in thought, the girl in front of him stopped and stood under the "Warehouse" sign, arms crossed, saying:

"The tools we didn't need are all in this house. Go and get them yourself."

"Ahem, thank you."

Jiang Chuan said something, then pushed open the door and went in. Under the other person's gaze, he took out three animal traps and eight iron-headed arrows.

As he was about to leave, he thought for a moment, then took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Ning Yao.

"I'll pay for it."

Ning Yao didn't take it. Instead, she looked at Jiang Chuan, remained silent for a moment, and then said:

"You still have that annoying look."

After saying that, he turned and left, ignoring Jiang Chuan.

"Well..."

Watching the other person's retreating figure, Jiang Chuan shook his head and chuckled, seemingly recalling some absurd and comical events from his memory.

However, he left the silver in the storeroom and turned to walk out of the village.

...

Back to Snow Eagle Ridge.

Jiang Chuan weighed the wild boar meat in his hand, estimating it to be about two pounds, and he was still a little puzzled.

Why are you even serving yourself pork?

Although the other party said that Fu Jiu owed his older brother a favor and was now taking care of him.

But I just can't believe it.

This meat was scraped from a wild boar that had just undergone mutation. Eating too much of it can strengthen one's physique, and it's not cheap.

"Ah Shui, is this really not a gift from Brother Liu?" Ye Xuan was also somewhat incredulous.

When Jiang Chuan fell ill before, only Brother Liu's family thought of helping him, while everyone else ignored him. They would never be as kind as they are now.

"real."

"Then what...what did he say..."

"They were afraid my self-esteem would be hurt, so they said it was to repay my elder brother's favor."

"Then...then..."

Thinking of Liu Fude from the village, Ye Xuan still wanted to say something.

"Alright, there's no need for them to use precious meat to harm us."

"There might be a big battle tonight, so let's eat some meat and get ready to work."

...

As time passed and the night deepened, the early night was coming to an end.

Jiang Chuan had just finished setting up the animal traps.

One was placed outside the territory, and two were placed within the area illuminated by the firelight.

Inside the two animal traps, two pieces of gleaming silver were placed as bait; he was sure the other side wouldn't take the bait.

What's wrong with me today?

Ye Xuan followed beside him, looking somewhat puzzled, but since Jiang Chuan didn't explain, she didn't ask any further questions.

Jiang Chuan retrieved the flint from the fire spring and said:

"Xuan'er, go back to your room first."

But the words had barely left his lips.

The darkness outside the territory suddenly seemed to boil, churning and surging, and one could even hear clear, sharp roars.

"They're here so quickly!"

Without thinking twice, he grabbed Ye Xuan and ran towards the wooden house.

next moment.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

A piercing and sharp cry suddenly rang out in the darkness outside the light's reach, followed by the sight of a giant rat, almost as tall as a person and of a bizarre shape, rushing out of the darkness and plunging into its territory.

high speed!

"Ah... Ah Shui!"

Because Ye Xuan was being held, her gaze was directed backward, which is why she saw the strange creature.

This was the first time she had ever seen a strange creature dare to directly rush into territory shrouded in light and flame.

The black aura emanating from her body almost suffocated her.

Sensing Ye Xuan's tense body, Jiang Chuan ran faster than usual, only daring to look back after reaching the wooden house.

At the same time, the arrow tower instantly came to life, and the white, transparent sphere of light became even more dazzling.

woo-

After a pre-charge signal, a beam of light condensed on the tower and shot out with a "whoosh".

As soon as he closed the door, Jiang Chuan heard a sound like a pebble hitting water, and he could even imagine the scene of the other person's body being pierced.

But this giant rat was clearly no ordinary mole.

Through the crack in the door, Jiang Chuan saw that the arrow had struck the other person. Although it had caused considerable damage, the other person was not afraid and did not flee.

The next moment, something even more chilling happened that made Jiang Chuan's scalp tingle.

Then, the black tentacles on the monster's body began to fall off one by one, and when they fell to the ground, they turned into low-level moles.

"Holy crap, you can do that?!"

Jiang Chuan immediately couldn't sit still.

Although the arrows repeatedly went through the cycle of 'charging and firing,' most of them landed on the big rat.

Low-level moles, though scorched by the fire, can move freely.

They gradually climbed towards the arrow tower. Once the arrow tower was approached and attacked by these strange creatures, its durability would drop very quickly.

At that time, Jiang Chuan and his companion will have no choice but to rely on the wooden house for shelter.

"Fortunately, we made good preparations."

Almost instantly, a bold idea popped into Jiang Chuan's mind.

"Xuan'er, go open the door!"

"Ah Shui, what do you want to do?" Ye Xuan had a bad feeling.

"I'll try to shoot these moles!"

Jiang Chuan's eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

This is much more exciting than slowly luring someone with a trap.

"Don't worry, I've modified our house. Any strange creatures that get close to the house will be harmed."

"You see, that's why they attack arrow towers, which are the structures that attract hatred, instead of coming towards us."

Ye Xuan was skeptical.

Indeed, after careful observation, she discovered that some moles would indeed react by retreating when they came within two and a half meters of the wooden house, as if they were being attacked.

"Okay, Ah Shui, but you can't go out. You can shoot arrows inside the house, and I'll guard the door for you."

"Can."

Jiang Chuan nodded in agreement, but he was still not entirely at ease as he left the house.

After making the decision, Jiang Chuan quickly retrieved the quiver and placed it on the table near the window by the door.

Then refine another flint to activate the 'Level 1 Devious Wound' on the [Weapon] and [Arrow].

That'll be fine.

He gave Ye Xuan a meaningful look.

Without hesitation, Ye Xuan immediately opened the wooden door a crack.

Jiang Chuan's deep gaze fell on the mole outside the house that was about to approach the arrow tower. He quickly aimed at the target, and the iron-headed arrow instantly flew out through the crack in the door!

Whoosh—smack!

There was only a soft sound.

The Level 1 mole's body was pierced, and it struggled to its death while pinned to the spot.

Once the corpse was burned by the flames, it instantly turned into a nightmare fuel.