Chronicles Of Primordial Wars (Ch. 271-500)

ch. 409-410

Chapter 409

Gongjia Heng stayed up all night, hammering the bronze piece. On the next day, he heard Shao Xuan come down the tree in the morning. When he walked out of the stone house, his eyes were bloodshot. He looked terrifying. 

“What happened to you?” Shao Xuan heard the clanging last night too. However, he wanted to sleep and the sounds were still bearable. A person who frequently hunted in the forest would have to get used to loud beasts, birds and insects even while he rested. If the hunter couldn’t stand noise, then he would never be able to sleep. It was rare for the forest to be completely quiet. 

When Gongjia heng heard him, he looked up at Shao Xuan with his reddened eyes. The muscles on his face twitched. “Nothing.” Then, he turned to walk towards the cave. 

There was some water stored in the cave. Gongjia Heng used a fruit shell as a ladle, scooping up some unto his face to freshen up. The water calmed his chaotic thoughts. 

“I’ve been thinking,” he said in a low voice as he squatted next to the wooden bucket filled with water. His hand was still holding the fruit shell in the bucket but he had stopped splashing water on himself. 

Shao Xuan turned towards him to show that he was listening, and Gongjia Heng could speak. 

Gongjia Heng did not look up, merely sloshing the water around in the bucket with one hand, his eyes on the ground. As if there was something very interesting there. 

“You’re looking for Gongjia Mountain, right? After some thought, I feel like I should go with you.” However, when Gongjia Heng finished, he felt the need to quickly defend himself. “You’re so young, it’s your first time here. You must be very unfamiliar with the terrain here. I’ve been here for twenty years and have been out three many times. I’ll be able to guide you.”

Shao Xuan was stunned for a moment. Then when he suddenly snapped back to reality, he laughed and clapped, “…That would be awesome!”

“Don’t you laugh at me like that! Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking! Hmmph.” Gongjia Heng tossed the fruit shell and picked up the bronze hammer he used to fight beasts. “Eat first, then you’ll have the strength to work!”

They had to prepare a survival kit if they were going to look for Gongjia Mountain. First, medicine for wounds and antidotes for poison and venoms. Then, food, tools etc. They had to be fully prepared. 

Gongjia Heng had recently gone for an excursion looking for the mountain. If Shao Xuan hadn’t arrived, he had no plans to make another trip so soon. That was why he did not have many tools prepared. However, with the change of plans, he had to work overtime to prepare all that was needed. 

Shao Xuan made armour out of the crocodile’s bony plates. He wasn’t very used to it in the beginning, even the crocodile’s movement was limited due to the plates. Although Shao Xuan could adapt and still function in it, it was a lot less comfortable than wormskin. Under the current circumstances, he could not afford to be choosy. This was better than nothing. 

After putting on armour, Gongjia Heng brought Shao Xuan out to pick out some herbs. “We have to prepare more medicine for treating wounds.”

When they returned, Shao Xuan continued getting used to his armour while making traps for Gongjia Heng. 

Preparations required three to five days so he did not stop setting up traps. 

The underwater cage used to catch crocodiles was set up once again. Gongjia Heng used some beast meat as bait, it had a dash of medicine in it and hung inside the cage. Once the crocodile swam into the cage and bit on the bait, the door would snap shut. Unless someone came to open it or it was smashed open by brute force, it would never open. However, at that point, the crocodile would be weak from the medicine so it would not be strong enough to smash the door open.