Chapter Nineteenth: Strive to be like an individual

  Ten days ago, Lin Bei traded wolf skins with these hunters, and the hunters immediately left the forest.

  After a good sleep, the next day, the hunters gathered together and talked about Lin Bei's affairs. Only then did they confirm that they had indeed encountered a long worm in the forest, and this long worm even made a deal with them.

  It seems like a very absurd thing, after everyone confirmed it, they first suspected that the long worm might be unfavorable to them, but later Cui Shi Alan said: "If so, we have already been buried in the wolf's belly."

  In the face of this powerful fact, the hunters had nothing to say and no matter how hard they thought, they couldn't think of anything that would make Lord Longworm remember them. Finally, everyone unanimously confirmed that Lord Longworm was indeed sincere in his intention to trade with them.

  As a result, the hunters' minds were refreshed, and the opportunity was already in front of them. It just depended on whether they would seize it or not. Although they couldn't find various wild beasts and rare medicinal herbs in the forest, Master Changchong could. Through Master Changchong, the forest was simply their backyard, and all they had to pay was some dried meat.

  For the past ten days, the hunters have been thinking about how to get along with Master Changchong, and at the same time, they are also thinking about what Master Changchong should take out next time they meet. With this in mind, several hunters went to Hepu County and found a partner of Zhen's merchant house, which specializes in collecting mountain goods. In the end, they took out a long list, and if all the items on the list were available, it would be worth tens of thousands of gold.

  Yesterday they set out from Xishan Township and arrived at Mupeng, spending an exceptionally nervous night, fearing that everyone had the same dream. Now that the dream is over, Master Changzhong didn't come, and only when the hunters saw Lin Bei's figure did they finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Lin Beiyang held up the giant bear, which weighed around 500-600 catties. The bear's head was smashed by Lin Beiyang with a huge tree stick, but its body didn't have a single wound, and its fur was exceptionally well-preserved. Just this alone would be worth a lot of money even in ancient times. And then there's the bear meat, which is a high-quality tonic food. Many people must love to eat it. Anyway, this giant bear is extremely valuable.

  Upon seeing the giant bear's corpse, the hunters' eyes lit up. Chui Shi Alang stepped forward: "Lord Long, don't you have any 'live bone grass'?"

  Lin Bei shook his head, and his tail also shook. Cui Shi Alan's face first turned gloomy, then brightened: "Sir, are you saying that you don't recognize 'Sheng Gu Cao'?"

  Lin Bei nodded.

  In modern times, Lin Bei is not a doctor, but just has some experience with large plants. However, he really doesn't recognize many types of medicinal herbs, and the names used in ancient and modern times are also different. Lin Bei truly can't understand what '生骨草' looks like.

  "Sir, if I give you a 'bone-growing herb', can you help me find a few more? You also know that my brother was bitten by a wolf on the leg."

  Lin Beibei nodded, if there were samples, as long as they existed in the forest, Lin Beibei would naturally be able to find them.

  Seeing Lin Bei nod, several hunters chimed in unison: "Sir, help us find a few too. We venture into the mountains with great diligence and it's inevitable that we'll get injured. With 'Bone Regrowth Grass', we can put our minds at ease."

  Lin Bei still nodded. These seven Hunters were Lin Bei's first partners, and as long as they weren't too bad, Lin Bei wouldn't treat them unfairly. He would help if he could.

  The hunters thanked him one after another, feeling that the dragon before them was indeed very kind.

  After chatting for a while, they started trading. Although there was no red fox and no lingzhi, one giant bear was enough. However, this time Cui Shi Alan didn't throw down the dried meat from his backpack, but instead walked down directly from the stone wall to trade with Lin Bei in person.

  Lin Bei could tell that the girl was a bit nervous, but still trying to appear calm. She must be testing Lin Bei's attitude. Lin Bei nodded at her, showing kindness, but in his heart he thought: "Actually, there's no need for this, I really don't eat with you guys."

  "Lord Long, this is the dried meat you wanted."

  This time's package is much larger than the last one, judging from the shape of the package, there must be at least 30 or 40 pounds of dried meat inside. The hunters have also spent a lot of money. Lin Ben nodded and picked up the package with his mouth, then put the giant bear in front of Cui Shi Alan and pointed to the giant bear with his tail, meaning "you guys take a look too".

  Although the value of dried meat and giant bear cannot be compared, it's a transaction that emphasizes mutual consent. When needed, I wouldn't mind exchanging one catty of rice for 10,000 gold coins; when not needed, even if you offer me 10,000 gold coins for one catty of rice, I won't bother with you. The key is the need of both parties - Giant Bear doesn't need it, but Dried Meat is something Lin Bei urgently needs, and that's the law of supply and demand.

  The transaction was completed smoothly, but Cui Shi Alan didn't look at the giant bear, instead asking: "Sir, when will you have leisure time?"

  Lin Bei looked at her.

  "Sir, my brother's leg injury urgently needs 'bone-growing grass'. If you have some spare time, I'll give it to you the day after tomorrow. Cui Shi Alan was grateful."

  Lin Bei has nothing to do every day, and Lin Bei wants to get some flint tools from the hunters through this transaction. Building a good relationship is necessary, so Lin Bei nods to indicate that he is very free, and he does not object to Cui Shi Alan's proposal. Tomorrow is fine, and coming every day is even better.

  Choi Ah-ran indeed showed gratitude. In the old days, no matter how capable a girl was, she was still seen as someone else's daughter-in-law because she would eventually get married and leave the house, whereas sons were the ones who carried on the family legacy. In terms of importance, Choi Ah-ran was far inferior to even the injured Tae-oh in the Choi household.

  Chui Shi Alan made a request, and Lin Bei naturally mentioned the matter of the tunnel stone, but not with his mouth, rather by writing. Lin Bei wrote a fire character on the ground, then looked at the hunters with great expectation.

  "Is this Fire?" exclaimed Jiulang in surprise, indicating he knew him.

  Lin Bei was also surprised, Nima, it seems that the word "fire" in ancient times is not a traditional character.

  "Are you an adult on fire?"

  Lin Beihurriedly nodded, he needed it too much, without fire, nothing could be roasted, and if nothing was roasted, he would have to suck egg liquid, and also remove the eggshell, which took a long time. With fire, things could be roasted, saving him countless troubles.

  The hunters exchanged a glance. The adult in front of them was indeed different from other beasts, all beasts were afraid of fire, but the dragon didn't fear it and even needed it.

  Chui Shi Alan was very straightforward and directly gave Lin Bei the flint, fire scissors, and mugwort, personally demonstrating how to use them.

  This is a set of three for starting fires, using flint to scrape the fireboard and produce sparks. Mugwort is a type of downy grass that ignites easily, and other dry combustible materials can be used as substitutes. Lin Bei isn't stupid, he learned it after just one look, but as for whether he could actually start a fire in the end, Lin Bei felt it was a bit too much to ask, if only he had two tails it would be quite easy.

  If the hunters knew that Lin Bei was preparing to cook meat, they probably wouldn't have given him flint so easily, because with the flint, next time he traded, Lin Bei wouldn't need dried meat anymore, he would need something else, like salt.

  Lin Bei struggled to make himself live like a human being.