Chapter 330: You’re the boss (1/2)
Chapter 330: You’re the boss
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
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Ten days later.
”Zoom!” An arrow shot through the air. It was a jade green arrow flying faster than a shooting star. It sailed through the air and exploded upon impact with the ground.
”Aroo...” An armored scaled pig screamed in pain before falling to the ground, blood flowing from an open wound.
Just at this moment, a figure appeared in the distance.
A figure dressed in leopard prints and holding a jade green bow skipped next to the big. He hummed a tune as he did so.
Fang Zhengzhi wanted to get to the Iron Hill settlement. It was the closest to the Sagely Mountain city.
For the past 10 days, he used the map to find a way around the four major settlements. Coupled with the keen hearing he developed from his years on Cang Ling Mountain, he managed to avoid getting into trouble.
Right now, he was already outside the four major settlements.
This allowed him to relax a little. He wanted to hunt some game to make a nice meal for himself. This pig became his target.
”Forgive me, I am just hunting for food!” Fang Zhengzhi bowed to the Arrow Toothed Pig, then smirked.
It was quite the overkill.
He kept his Sun Shooting Bow and retrieved a small knife. As he cut off pieces of meat, he murmured to himself, ”Pig tails, pig ears, pig tongue, yummy...”
However...
After all, one man’s meat was another man’s poison.
That being said, change and surprises were an inevitable part of life!
Just as Fang Zhengzhi hummed his tune and butchered the pig, there was a movement in the surrounding bushes.
He was now on alert.
It was not rare to encounter ferocious beasts here. However, ordinarily, there would not be too many small beasts where the dangerous ones roamed.
He had already picked a position with many small beasts.
Just as he thought about it, he heard a ”zoom zoom zoom...” in the air. Then, rays of black fell from the sky.
”Spears?” Fang Zhengzhi immediately saw what those black rays were.
This was slightly different to the lances used by the army. Those were not usually thrown, but one could throw a spear. Furthermore, they did a lot of damage to beasts.
Did he wander into the hunting grounds of a tribe?
But there was nothing on the map?!
Fang Zhengzhi easily dodged all the falling spears. However, there was an order as to how they were thrown. They were not used to kill Fang Zhengzhi.
They were used to trap him.
Circles of spears formed around Fang Zhengzhi. It was not large, but it trapped Fang Zhengzhi in the center.
”Freeze!” A voice could be heard from the bushes.
Then, hundreds of figures appeared around him. Each one of them held a long black spear in their hands and wore green rattan armor.
Fang Zhengzhi had seen this armor before. Shan Jia had worn it in The Vast World.
However, these men wore armor which was much weaker and simpler. It only covered the vital areas like the chest and the groin. Everything else was left uncovered. They were all tanned from prolonged exposure to the sun.
Aborigines!
Fang Zhengzhi recognized these people instantly. He was certain that these men were from the Southern Mountain Range army.
If it was just a hunting tribe, their dressing and weapons would be more varied.
However, all of their armor and weapons were standardized.
They had to be from the Southern Mountain Range army.
If he had indeed run into the army...
His plan would be foiled.
”Which settlement are you from?” One of the middle aged men looked at Fang Zhengzhi’s dressing and asked suspiciously.
”Which settlement?” Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes brightened. He wanted to just use any random name, but he realized that it was not going to work.
If he hadn’t seen the aborigines...
He would have thought of assimilating into the army or a settlement. However, after seeing their appearance, he basically gave up on that idea.
Because...
He was too white.
By asking which settlement he was from, his opponent was trying to trick him.
The people of the Southern Mountain Range were not dumb at all.
However, Fang Zhengzhi never expected that he would run into the Southern Mountain Range Army the moment he stepped outside the boundaries of the four settlements. He was not prepared for that.
He did not have many options right now.
His first option was to be weak and act like an idiot. He could refuse to answer every question and used some dance moves to shock them. Then, he may be able to seize an opportunity to escape.
His second option was to be strong!
There was a saying, if my enemy is weak, I am powerful. If my enemy is powerful, I am weak.
It was a very simple equation.
Fang Zhengzhi calmed himself down and looked slightly arrogant. He wagged his finger at the middle aged man.
The middle aged man looked around his surroundings, his suspicions raised. However, this was still his territory.
He walked next to Fang Zhengzhi.
”I asked you which settlement you are from?!”
”Smack!”
With a clean swipe of his hand, one of the spears in the ground was split into two by Fang Zhengzhi. It was a clean cut.
”You...” The middle aged man was stunned by Fang Zhengzhi’s actions. He subconsciously tightened his grip on his spear as he took a step back.
All of the soldiers behind him also raised their spears. They prepared to charge forward when they heard the command.
”What settlement?! Can’t you see my leather? Do I look like a villager to you? I am an envoy! Are you blind?” Fang Zhengzhi replied rudely.
After showing his power, he had to be fierce enough.
”Envoy? You... are?” The middle aged man was slightly taken aback.
He did not attack Fang Zhengzhi immediately because he noticed that Fang Zhengzhi was wearing superior leather. Only two types of people could wear such leather.
An ”ignorant” spy from the Great Xia Dynasty...
Or someone of serious standing...
But now, he did not attack Fang Zhengzhi because of an additional reason...
Fang Zhengzhi was very powerful!
”If I had chopped your neck, what do you think would have happened? Enough crap, get your people to move aside! Who are you to question me?” Fang Zhengzhi waved him off in exasperation. He had to show them that he would not tolerate nonsense.
”Send the signal!” The middle aged man’s expression darkened when he heard this. He waved to the soldiers behind him and Fang Zhengzhi was surrounded.
After the middle aged man finished speaking, Fang Zhengzhi saw a soldier shoot an arrow into the sky.
”Bong!” A crisp sound could be heard.
Fang Zhengzhi was slightly taken aback. What the hell is going on? Did he fail in his plan?
That’s impossible.
He would have been able to kill the middle aged man without any problem. The fact that he didn’t showed that he was one of them. Furthermore, his attitude should have been convincing enough. There should be no reason for a ‘rebellion’.
”Are you trying to violate my status?” Fang Zhengzhi had no choice but to stick to his story. He had no idea how many people he was facing.
”If you really are an envoy, tell us your intentions. If not, you can forget about leaving this place!” The middle aged man did not have any intention of attacking just yet.
”Aren’t you afraid I’ll have your head for this?” Fang Zhengzhi replied coldly.
”I am just doing my job, I fear nothing!” The middle aged man replied with determination.
”Fear nothing?” Fang Zhengzhi stared at the middle aged man. This was only the second time he had interacted with someone from the Southern Mountain Range.
However, he could see a strong determination in the eyes of the middle aged man.
All these while, Fang Zhengzhi had read that those who grew up in harsher environments were stronger. He could see this trait from this man.
The people from the Southern Mountain Range...
Were really different from those of the Great Xia Dynasty!
”Tell us!” The hundreds of soldiers shouted in unison when they heard the middle aged man. Their crisp voices echoed throughout the woods.
Could Fang Zhengzhi say?
He was not familiar with the Southern Mountain Range. The more he said, the larger the gaps in his story. He could not just come up with a random story.
Fang Zhengzhi had two choices.
He could kill them, or run.
Killing was an option. However, killing without reason was unnecessary. Furthermore, he did not know how they were like.
Kill all of these soldiers?
He was not a maniac.
Even if he killed all of them, he would still have to run.
Fang Zhengzhi knew he should be running.
He wanted to be stronger than these people, but they were definitely stronger than him.