Chapter 26 Thunderous Whip
Anyway, there are still five and a half days left, so it doesn’t hurt to give it a try.
So let’s start with the shepherds.
After bidding farewell to Wang Kai, Xiao Jie went straight to the corral on the east side of the village.
I found the old Yangtou who managed the sheepfold and directly explained his purpose.
Old Man Yang (shepherd): "What, you want to help me herd the sheep? Haha, that would be great. I am short of manpower here. Alas, my legs and feet are not strong anymore when I am old, and I can't even herd a sheep." , young people, come on, I'll tell you how to let it go.
The content of the job is very simple. You just need to prevent the sheep from getting lost. Have you seen the pasture in the valley behind the village? You can graze the sheep there. Remember, you don't have to worry about the sheep while they are grazing. But if the sheep want to run away, they must be driven back to the flock. Remember not to let them run into the mountains. It is not peaceful outside now. Once lost, they cannot be found.
Sheep are very afraid of noise. If you swing the whip in front of them, they will run back obediently. Here, this is for you. If there are sheep running, use it to drive them away.
I'll give you 100 coppers if you let the sheep roam for an hour. How about that? It's not a small wage. Drive the sheep back to the sheepfold after an hour. Remember to count the number. If it's less, I'll deduct your wages. One hour less. How about deducting 200 Wen for a sheep? It’s not too much. "
A dialog box popped up in front of Xiao Jie's eyes.
[System prompt: Old Man Yang has issued an errand to you [Sheep], do you want to accept it? 】
If you leave it alone for an hour (two hours), you will get 100, and if you throw a sheep, you will deduct 200. Capitalists are not as shady as you...
There are fifty sheep in total. If they are all lost, it will cost ten taels of silver, which is enough to buy a century-old ginseng...
But thinking about it, my level shouldn’t be that bad. As long as you operate it properly and don’t lose a sheep, the income is still very considerable. If you work eight hours a day (four hours), that’s 400 Wen, which is better than cutting it. Trees make more money.
Okay, for the sake of animal taming, let’s do it!
Xiao Jie clicked to accept the errand.
System prompts: Obtain the temporary profession [Shepherd] and obtain the temporary weapon [Shepherd Whip].
Xiao Jie looked at the shepherd's whip in his bag.
[Shepherd's whip (abnormal weapon)
Attack power: 5 toughness.
Weapon-specific combat skill: Thunderous Whip. Release: Make a thunderous sonic boom sound, consuming 10 points of physical strength.
Weapon effects: Terrorize beasts (weakened).
Weapon introduction: The whip used by shepherds is used to drive away sheep and scare wild beasts. It will make a crackling sound when waved. It is said that this combat technique simulates the sound of thunder and uses the power of nature to make wild beasts feel fear from their hearts. This is to protect the safety of the sheep. 】
This... Xiao Jie couldn't help but feel speechless when he saw the introduction of the weapons. Why were the weapons given in this job so explosive? The hatchet only had special weapon effects, and a shepherd's whip actually had combat skills.
He equipped the whip.
Use the combat skill - Thunderous Whip!
I saw the character's arm waving vigorously, and there was a crackling sound of a whip. The sound was extremely clear and crisp, which reminded him of the sound of an old man cracking a whip in the park.
Looking at the fifty sheep bustling on the grass, Xiao Jie took a deep breath and started to rest.
He drove the sheep to the grassland in the back mountain. When the sheep entered the pasture, Xiao Jie began to herd the sheep seriously.
Fortunately, this job is not as complicated as imagined. The core strategy is to ensure that the sheep stay together and do not get separated.
Most of the goats were huddled together, bustling together, gnawing on the grass under their feet. Xiao Jie waved his whip at a few lone goats and drove them into the large herd.
He noticed that there was a satiety progress bar on each sheep's head.
When there is grass to eat, goats usually don't make any unusual movements and just lie there quietly munching grass.
But once the nearby grass is eaten up, they will wander around and sometimes break away from the group.
At this time, they must be driven back to the appropriate area quickly. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that every sheep can eat grass to ensure the stability of the flock. But the biggest challenge is the well-fed sheep. There are always a few restless ones that want to run around, or even go into the woods on the mountain.
At this time, Xiao Jie must speed up to block the sheep's path and drive it back to the herd.
If there are too many sheep that are running away and cannot be caught up, just use a thunder whip. This thing is really useful. With a crackling sound, the sheep that want to run away will be frightened and hide back among the sheep.
It was okay at the beginning, the sheep were busy grazing, but after more than an hour, when more and more goats were full, Xiao Jie became a little too busy.
Damn, how can these goats be so tormented?
He rushed towards the hillside quickly, beating and frightening several goats back into the herd, while complaining to himself.
After running back and forth for a few times, Xiao Jie found that his physical strength could not keep up.
Let me go, herding sheep is really laborious work.
Xiao Jie hurriedly took a powerful pill.
Fortunately, there are mountains to the south of the pasture, villages to the north, and steep mountain walls to the east and west. As long as you guard the road up the mountain to the south, you can basically guarantee that you won't lose any sheep.
But Xiao Jie didn't dare to relax completely. He still had to keep moving around the sheep, and he had to drive away the naughty goats from time to time.
This kind of work is much more complicated than chopping wood. At least chopping wood is slower at best, so you don't have to worry about losing money.
Finally, the time was almost an hour, Xiao Jie had taken two Dali Pills, and he was very tired.
He thought it would be better to cut firewood, but for the sake of animal taming skills, he had to endure it. Alas, it would be much more convenient if he had a dog, Xiao Jie couldn't help but think so.
Unfortunately, the cost of becoming a hunter is too high, and I am poor. If I had money, I would really consider it.
Finally, an hour passed and most of the sheep were full.
Xiao Jie drove the sheep back to the sheepfold, feeling dizzy from exhaustion, but Old Man Yang was very satisfied.
Old Man Yang (Shepherd): "Well done, young man. Not a single one of the fifty sheep is missing. Here is your reward. If you want to do more, come to me anytime. These goats can eat a lot. Someone will be hungry soon.”
Xiao Jie was not very happy when he saw the 100 coins he received. Although he did the work, he didn't understand the related skills, which was quite uncomfortable.
I was busy chasing sheep just now, for fear of letting one go, and completely forgot about the enlightenment.
After resting for more than ten minutes, his energy and energy were almost restored. Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and chose to talk to Old Man Yang again.
"Uncle Yang, I've rested, let's do it again."
Old Man Yang (shepherd): "Hey, the young man is very diligent. OK, OK, OK, OK, these sheep here are also hungry. Come on, come on, drive them out."
Fifty sheep were driven out again. Xiao Jie drove the sheep to the pasture. The grass that had been gnawed out in a while had been regenerated.
Fortunately, this is just a game, and the grass will be constantly refreshed. If you don't follow this gnawing method, I'm afraid the mountain will be gnawed bare in two days.
Seeing the sheep starting to eat grass again, Xiao Jie said to himself that he couldn't just watch. When he suddenly realized the skill of cutting in two, he also mastered some rules of the game while chopping firewood. Something should be done this time.
With the experience of herding sheep last time, Xiao Jie became much calmer and had some time to observe the behavior of these sheep. Looking at the increasing satiety on the goats' heads, he suddenly had an idea.
Since you'll run around when you're full, then I won't let you eat until you're full.
(End of chapter)