Chapter 14 Hunting and collecting materials
Nohir steps lightly and carefully walks in the forest. In these dense natural forests, you may encounter any creature, beast, plant, monster, etc. Human beings or even dragons, various sudden dangers will not give you time to react.
You can only brace yourself and be prepared in advance, and always pay attention to the movements around you, so that you will not be unknowingly regarded as prey by some dangerous predators.
Most of the forests in Faerûn are uncivilized. Most of these forests are home to settlements of certain wild creatures, which may be goblins, kobolds or gnolls. Most of these humanoid creatures are Living on the outskirts of the forest or in the wilderness beyond.
Their way of life is robbery rather than collection, so once they encounter them, these greedy guys will not miss the opportunity to rob you.
They will make proper use of everything on you, your weapons, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, skins, flesh, and bones. These guys will use their crazy imagination to freely splice them together to intimidate others and The purpose of filling your stomach.
You may also accidentally enter the hidden settlements of some wood elves or half-wood elves. If you encounter you accidentally, don't expect them to be very friendly. It is best to stay away before they issue a warning.
The danger level in the deeper parts of the forest is many times higher than that in the outer areas. Even I, who grew up in the wilderness, dare not enter easily. The only thing Nohill can be sure of is the depths of these large forests. , there must be high-risk species living with challenge levels exceeding level ten.
Once he mistakenly entered the depths of the Cloak Forest, where he directly encountered a group of tree people with a creature level of 14 and a challenge level of 9. There were about 20 tree people living deep in the forest.
The minimum level of each treant is 14. To pick out one of them alone requires a whole team of fully armed level 9 adventurers. Only when they are fully prepared can they have a higher probability of challenging it. success.
The combined challenge level of all the trees in this community is definitely not less than level 20, which is a powerful enemy that only a whole team of level 20 legendary adventurers with a reasonable configuration can defeat with confidence.
However, the tree man is peaceful in nature and does not like fighting. At that time, he was just a young and ignorant child. Although he looked a little weird, in the eyes of plants, humanoids all looked the same. , so he didn’t embarrass Nohir. He just warned Nohir not to enter the depths of the forest at will in the future and let him go.
Nohir listened very much to the advice. From then on, he no longer dared to wander around in the woods just relying on his ability to fly, and this was not the only lesson he learned.
About six years ago, he encountered a group of harpies near a desert about 30 miles to the west. Their supernatural and confusing songs almost lured him there.
If he hadn't been born with high perception attributes, suddenly realized something was wrong, and exempted himself from the magical effect of the song, he would have turned into a pile of bones, and Nohir has never been near it since then.
Another time, he did not carefully choose a safe resting point, but rested directly in the gap between two huge rocks in the wilderness. The strong rock wall gave him a strong sense of security. As a result, that night he was killed by an unknown animal. The petrified cow that knew where to run blocked the road.
At that time, the petrified gas was only a few inches away from him. He quickly climbed up the stone wall, then spread his wings and flapped desperately to avoid the deadly gas.
These are the lessons he learned in exchange for blood.
Nohir remained vigilant all the way, his steps were light and nimble, his wings were slightly open and ready to fly. After walking in this state for more than ten minutes, he suddenly heard a rushing of water. Voice.
Hearing this sound, Nohir knew that he was close to his destination, but from now on he had to be more careful, because there might be other creatures near the water.
Especially in the early morning, when most herbivores go to water sources to drink.
He didn't want to disturb these creatures. If possible, it was best not to make any noise to avoid causing any unnecessary trouble.
If it is not necessary, avoid it if you can.
It didn’t take long for Nohill to understand this truth after being abandoned.
Fighting will cause injuries, injuries will bleed, bleeding will bring danger, danger means death, and for this reason, from then on, he never hunted animals for reasons other than hunting. He held his breath and leaned down to observe secretly for a while. This was a clear forest stream. Most of the ground around the stream was made of stones and pebbles. The shore was very empty with only a few weeds.
The relatively dense woodland where Nohir is now is about 40 feet (13 meters) away from the river. I don’t know how long the entire stream is, but its width is only about 12 to 13 feet. There are only some small rodent creatures chasing each other and playing around next to the river bank.
The water flow is relatively fast, and there seems to be a herd of deer on the other side, but the mist in the forest has not dispersed, so it is not clear.
“There are boulders and cobbles everywhere here. It may be difficult to collect any clues in such a terrain. However, there are many animals along the river, which means that this is indeed the main water acquisition point for the creatures in this area. .”
“Just wait a moment, if you’re lucky, you should meet him soon.”
Nohir folded his wings so that they passed under his armpits and crossed over his chest. He used the hook-shaped bony organs at the wing joints to grasp the iron rings reserved on the clothes on both shoulders, and wrapped his body.
This looks like wearing a weird cloak that does not wrap the arms. In this form, the wings will not hinder his movements at all.
The arms can be extended freely, making it easier to move on the ground. There is no need to worry about the wings being caught on something, or the wings hindering the swing of weapons during ground combat.
Nosir inserted the giant ax upside down and hung it on the weapon buckle on his waist. He looked around, chose the most lush and tallest tree, and slowly climbed up. With his natural sharpness, His claws and past experience make him appear relaxed and comfortable while performing this aspect of the sport.
Find a branch that is strong enough to stand on, hook it with its tail to prevent it from falling, and stretch out your fingers to feel the flow of air.
"There is almost no wind, so there should be no need to worry about the smell causing alarm. It is morning now and the temperature is low. The prey I am waiting for may not come here until a little later."
"The view here is very wide. , the river bank is very spacious and there is no obstruction, so you just need to wait quietly.”
Ten minutes later.
There began to be more and more creatures on the river bank. Nohir saw deer, monkeys, baboons, badgers and hyenas. After a while, some jungle wolves appeared about 500 feet away. at the corner of the river beach.
“Wolves are the most common in the forest, and the priority of totems is also last, but since they have appeared, let’s collect them first.”
Nohill began to observe the movements of the jungle wolves. These ordinary beasts were still dangerous to ordinary people who had never received combat training, but they were not enough for him.
However, Nohill did not choose to take action by the river, Green Leisure Garden, which was the organization to which the Druid camp where Nohill once lived belonged.
One of the unwritten rules is that it is best not to hunt and kill at water sources unless necessary, disturbing natural creatures, so as not to destroy the natural balance.
The Green Leisure Garden is an environmental organization dedicated to the harmonious coexistence of nature and civilization. Most of its members are rangers and druids. Their philosophy is to let all things in nature thrive and develop harmoniously.
Due to his previous experience, Nohill is also considered a member of this organization. The badge around his neck is actually a token between members of this organization.
So he chose to respect the tradition of the organization, wait until those wolves left, and then quietly follow them.
(End of this chapter)