Chapter 398
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Chapter 398: Setting Traps
“Setting traps?”
Zhou Yi frowned slightly at the suggestion.
“That’s certainly a method, but the problem is that setting a sufficient number of traps takes a lot of time. Will the Hyenamen give us that much time?”
“Don’t worry, it won’t take much time.”
“How so?”
In the darkness, Zhou Yi couldn’t see Jie Zichuan’s expression, but he could sense a clear confidence in his words.
“There are actually many pit traps in this mountain forest, originally used for hunting wild beasts. We just need to slightly repair them, and they’ll be ready again without much time.”
“I see.”
A flicker of understanding crossed Zhou Yi’s eyes.
Unlike the Myriad World Civilization, the backward barbarian tribes largely relied on catching wild beasts to solve their food problems.
Therefore, relatively easy pit traps became their first choice, and there must be many of them.
“However, I still have a question. To maneuver with the enemy using traps, we first need to be familiar with the terrain.”
“This northern mountain forest has complex terrain, and the landscapes are very similar.”
“It would probably be difficult for us to remember the locations of a large number of pit traps in a short time.”
He wasn’t trying to make things difficult for Jie Zichuan.
He was simply stating facts because when he first followed Jie Zichuan into this northern mountain forest, everything along the way looked almost the same.
Apart from large trees, there were mostly just rocks and bushes, and hardly anything distinctive to help them find their way.
If there wasn’t someone familiar with the terrain to guide them, their progress would probably be several times slower.
“If we leave too obvious marks near the traps, the enemy might discover them.”
“But if they’re too subtle, we might not have enough energy to find them ourselves during a battle.”
“If we don’t find them, wouldn’t we accidentally injure our own people? This problem also needs to be considered.”
Zhou Yi had clearly considered a lot and was very thorough in his thoughts.
While asking these questions, he was also thinking about solutions in his own mind.
However, Jie Zichuan, who was more familiar with this environment, clearly had an advantage over Zhou Yi when thinking about this problem.
“Marks that can be seen with the eyes won’t work, so how about marks that can be smelled with the nose?”
“Scent?”
Jie Zichuan’s idea made Zhou Yi raise an eyebrow slightly.
“But the hyenamen’s sense of smell is also very keen. Won’t they also detect it?”
“I don’t think it’ll be that easy. In fact, there are many plants and fruits in this mountain forest, and there are many scents. If their noses are keen enough, the smells they detect should be quite chaotic, right?”
As he spoke, Jie Zichuan turned to look at Li Ke, as if wanting to confirm this conjecture.
Noticing Jie Zichuan’s gaze, Li Ke nodded.
“That’s right, there are indeed many scents in this mountain forest.”
“Then General Li Ke, can you distinguish all these scents?”
Jie Zichuan asked again.
Li Ke pondered this question for a moment, then nodded again.
“I can do that.”
“Then it’s easy!”
As he spoke, Jie Zichuan quickly pulled out some fruits from his inner pocket.
He had picked these fruits along the way when he led Zhou Yi and the others deeper into the northern mountain forest.
There was no other way; it was an instinctive habit.
For people who often didn’t get enough to eat, they would definitely pick edible fruits and put them in their pockets when they saw them.
This habit couldn’t be changed in a short time, but it unexpectedly came in handy at this moment.
“When this fruit is crushed, it emits a rather unique scent. Most importantly, this fruit is generally only found on the outskirts of the mountain forest, and not in the interior.”
At this point, anyone who wasn’t foolish would understand.
Using the scent of this fruit as a marker, as long as Li Ke and the others remembered this scent, they could identify the approximate location of the traps.
The most clever part was that for the Hyenamen, who were accustomed to smelling various chaotic scents, another scent was quietly added, hidden by the other smells.
If no one told them in advance, who would notice such a thing?
Especially since it would be a situation where they were chasing and maneuvering with the enemy, it would be even more impossible to have the extra energy to notice such a subtle change.
“Excellent, this plan is feasible.”
Zhou Yi nodded with satisfaction, agreeing to Jie Zichuan’s proposed plan.
At the same time, after pondering for a while, he spoke again.
“General Li Ke, tomorrow morning, first have your wolf warriors remember this scent, then split into several groups to lure away the Hyenamen who are searching the mountains for our traces. This will buy us time to set the traps. What do you think?”
“It’s fine, there’s no problem.”
Li Ke nodded, also expressing his agreement with the plan.
“Then there’s still some time until dawn, let’s get some rest and recharge. We’ll need our energy to execute the plan tomorrow.”
After speaking, Zhou Yi leaned directly against the tent and dozed off.
After the discussion, perhaps because his tense nerves had relaxed, he felt a little drowsy again.
The night passed without a word.
The next morning, when the sky was still faintly lit, Zhou Yi and the others had already woken up.
It was at this moment that Zhou Yi finally saw the true appearance of the fruit.
It was round and black.
According to Jie Zichuan, this fruit was terribly unpalatable, both sour and rough taste. If there were no other food, probably no one would be willing to eat it.
After mashing the fruit into a paste, Zhou Yi leaned in and sniffed it.
It indeed had a recognizable scent.
During breakfast, the fruit paste was passed among the wolf warriors, ensuring they all clearly remembered the scent.
After this, the two groups formally split up and began their actions.
Li Ke and his team were responsible for attracting the attention of the Hyenamen, while Zhou Yi and his group followed Jie Zichuan to quickly repair the pit traps.
For a time, this once-silent mountain forest became much livelier.
At this very moment, Mirror City, far away in the center of Myriad World Civilization, was also bustling with activity.
Especially in front of Luo Ji’s restaurant, there was a sea of people, practically blocking the entire street to the point where not even a drop of water could pass.
This startled the patrol team, who all came out to maintain order.
The reason was clear: on the two rows of barbecue grills outside the store, tantalizing ‘sizzling’ sounds emanated continuously, along with waves of irresistibly hungry-inducing aroma.
Undoubtedly, their Emperor had once again resorted to his cunning ways.
To promote the recently produced coarse salt, he had set up a barbecue stall outside the store, using an old trick.
Salt-grilled fish and salt-grilled chicken, care to try?
