Chapter 7 - Lure The Wolf
Among the same species of wild beasts, they can drop treasures of different grades.
This was a rule that Lu Yu had summarized before.
Lu Yu thought for a moment according to this rule.
The ordinary gray giant wolves dropped Big Red Pills. Then what would the leader of the gray giant wolves drop?
Big Red Pills were already the highest grade of Pill, and there were no corresponding Pills beyond that.
So, what it might drop—
[Healing Pill Manufacturing Blueprint]
In the game, as long as you have the blueprint and gather the necessary materials, you can manufacture the corresponding items.
Lu Yu felt that the gray giant wolf king dropping the blueprint was not just a figment of his imagination. He once saw a black giant eagle circling in the sky from afar.
This eagle was the leader of the tiger-headed eagle, can drop the item [C-grade Armor-Piercing Arrow Manufacturing Blueprint].
By extension, it was almost certain that the gray giant wolf king would drop the [Healing Pill Manufacturing Blueprint].
Lu Yu briefly mentioned this matter to Tai Lie and other Matai people in his own way.
“I need to see the gray giant wolf king to confirm,” Lu Yu added.
Matai had already witnessed the magical powers of their witch and firmly believed in him. They were very excited about having a constant supply of healing pills. However, only Tai Lie could make the decision.
Tai Lie’s expression was serious. “We’ll discuss it further when we get back.”
Lu Yu nodded. This matter couldn’t be rushed. They needed to discuss where the gray giant wolf king was, how to find it, and how to kill it once they found it.
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After collecting enough wild pepper, they also gathered some wild vegetables in a certain part of the jungle.
Lu Yu was pleasantly surprised to find ginger and garlic. On their way back, they passed by the lake and collected a lot of salt rocks, as well as caught a dozen fat and fresh fish.
When the sun reached its highest point in the sky, wisps of smoke rose from Matai’ cave.
There were four large bonfires, each with sizzling and fragrant roasted meat on top.
Lu Yu explained the method and key points of roasting meat to Matai twice, distributed the seasonings to them, gave them some guidance, and then went to roast fish on a small bonfire that Shan Pu had prepared for him.
The boy whom Lu Yu had given the Small Red Pill, Shi Tou, and the girl whom Lu Yu had fed, Xiao Shui, sat around Lu Yu’s bonfire with five or six other little oness.
Lu Yu smiled, “Aren’t you going to eat meat?” Just now, when the other Matai people heard that he was going to roast fish, they all shook their heads, saying that fish tasted too fishy and had bones, so they didn’t want to eat it at all.
The little radishes shook their heads. “We want to eat what the witch made.”
They were really smart little treasures.
Lu Yu readily agreed, “Okay.”
He placed a thin stone slab on the bonfire, heated up some oil from the fat of the elephant meat, and seasoned it with the finely crushed spices and salt, spreading it delicately on the prepared fish.
As soon as the fish was placed on the stone slab, it sizzled.
Lu Yu watched the heat and occasionally flipped the fish with a bamboo stick.
After about ten minutes, the fish was almost cooked.
He looked up and found that there were Matai people surrounding him, all of them salivating.
Lu Yu: …
Each person received a small piece of fish.
The fish was delicate and smooth, and with the addition of extra wild pepper, it melted in the mouth, fresh, fragrant, and spicy.
Shan Pu was the first to express his feelings, his face full of astonishment. “This… is too delicious, isn’t it?!”
The other Matai people nodded frantically, expressing their approval.
“It’s really delicious!! Not at all fishy!”
“It’s even more tender than roasted meat!”
“I like eating fish now!”
Compliments were useless!
Lu Yu mercilessly drove them away, “No more, only Shi Tou and Xiao Shui can eat it. Go eat your roasted meat.”
The Matai people are reluctant to leave, taking three steps backward for every step they took forward.
Lu Yu distributed the fish to the little ones, hesitated for a moment, then took one of the remaining two larger fish, placed it on a stone next to Tai Lie, who had finished eating the meat and was now processing the fox fur.
He wanted to say something, but in the end, he just managed to squeeze out a sentence, “King, eat while it’s hot.”
After saying that, without waiting for the reaction of the person in front of him, he turned and ran away.
If he want to live well among Matai tribe, it’s necessary to please Matai King. Lu Yu naturally thought so.
“King, are you full?” Shan Pu licked his lips and approached. He didn’t want to snatch the King’s food, but the fish was too delicious, and he couldn’t resist.
Tai Lie wordlessly threw the fox he had half-peeled into Shan Pu’s arms, wiped the blood off his hands with leaves, and slowly chewed on the fish.
Shan Pu watched with regret, but when the King was about to give him a cold look, he hurriedly ran away with the fox in his arms.
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After dinner, all Matai sat in a semi-circular formation, discussing the matter of hunting and killing the wolf king together.
Lu Yu said, “We need to find it first.”
A Matai said, “Actually, it’s not difficult to find the wolf king. During the day, the wolf pack disperses, patrolling and marking their territory. As long as we find one, follow it, and we’ll see the wolf king at night.”
Lu Yu nodded.
“But the wolf king will be surrounded by many wolves, making it difficult to kill,” A Matai man added.
“Yeah, that’s right,” other Matai people agreed. Although they could withstand the wolf pack’s attacks, actively killing the wolf king hiding behind all the wolves was another matter.
With his chin resting on his hand, Lu Yu pondered for a moment, then raised his head. “Then, how about another wolf attack?”
Matai looked at him in confusion. “Huh?”
Lu Yu explained his plan: “We prepare ourselves, distract the other wolves, and then ambush the wolf king from behind.”
“But… we don’t know when the wolf pack will come again,” someone questioned.
Lu Yu didn’t answer. Instead, he turned to Shan Pu and asked a question, “Shan Pu, did you properly dispose of the leftovers from last night’s barbecue?”
Shan Pu was startled, scratched his head, and said in a ashamed voice, “No, I didn’t…”
He was responsible for disposing of the leftover bone scraps last night, but because they had eaten too much and were excited, he had been lazy and hadn’t carefully disposed of the bone scraps.
Lu Yu continued, “Last night, there was a wind…”
And because of this wind, the scent was carried to the wolf pack that might not have eaten enough, causing a large number of wolves to attack.
Tai Lie frowned and said sternly, “Shan Pu, you attracted the wolves.”
At this moment, Shan Pu also realized his mistake. He walked up to Tai Lie, knelt down on one knee, lowered his head, and muttered, “King, I’m willing to accept punishment.”
Several other Matai people also walked out and knelt down with him, saying, “We’re willing too.” They should have disposed of the leftovers together with Shan Pu, but they had also been lazy.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yu didn’t say anything. It was only right to be punished for making mistakes.
But that wasn’t the focus right now.
Lu Yu proposed, “King, let’s talk about this later. Can we discuss the matter of surrounding and killing the wolf king first?”
Tai Lie glanced at him and coldly ordered Shan Pu and the others to sit back down.
Seeing that everyone had no objections to ambushing the wolf king, Lu Yu cleared his throat. “So, we need to first find a suitable place to lure the wolves, select a few people, and if I can use my witch abilities to obtain treasures from the wolf king, we’ll kill it. If not, we’ll run away. Does everyone agree to this plan?”
Matai nodded one after another.
Lu Yu was about to finalize the plan when Tai Lie suddenly spoke up.
“No, we can’t.”