BookMe Chapter 316 Foraging
Chapter 316 Foraging
Hunting was actually originally used to select valley guards.
The strength of the evil people at that time varied greatly, so it was naturally quite troublesome to select a group of suitable valley guards to protect Xuanluo Valley.
Therefore, the Sage of Xuanluo Valley started a hunt at that time.
He first took the initiative to place some tokens scattered around the Hanging Valley. There were almost always strange things around these tokens.
Then, he asked the weirdos who had reached a certain level of strength to search for these tokens and hunt the weirdos at the same time.
Finally, the one with more tokens is chosen as the Valley Guardian.
At the beginning, Hanging Valley was not as stable as it is now. There were many strange things around, and the valley guards suffered heavy casualties.
Therefore, this kind of hunting basically takes place once every certain period of time.
Later, when the situation in Xuanluo Valley stabilized, this ritual became less frequent and evolved into a traditional custom.
It was during this period that the elixir of longevity appeared.
Unfortunately, the longevity elixir was quite expensive at that time and most people could not afford it.
So the Sage of Xuanluo Valley came up with an idea and immediately organized a hunting event, and then distributed longevity pills as rewards to the participants.
There weren't too many people participating at one time, so the hunt was held every other week for a total of one year.
As a result, a large number of longevity pills fell into people's hands, and the price of the longevity pills was suddenly brought down.
Afterwards, the Sage of Xuanluo Valley used some other means to lower the price of the longevity elixir to a level that almost everyone could afford.
And because of this incident, hunting has become a tradition in Hanging Valley today, but it is not held that frequently, about once a month.
And Gu Xing just happened to encounter such an incident.
However, the hunting tradition has undergone many changes since then.
The first is naturally the purpose of selection.
By now, Gu Wei can be said to be in a class similar to that of civil servants, so it is naturally not easy to get in. In addition, the quality and morals of the weird people vary greatly. It is not so difficult to get in during chaotic times, as long as you are strong enough.
However, during the stable stage of the Hanging Valley, careful screening is necessary to prevent one bad apple from spoiling the whole bunch.
Therefore, hunting was no longer used as a means of selecting valley guards.
However, even if Gu Wei is not selected, the selection still has its purpose, as the other four major families have set their sights on this.
Then, an agreement was made that each of the four families would take turns organizing a hunt and bear the manpower and longevity pills consumed. In return, they could select strong men from the hunt and form their own forces.
In fact, at the beginning, no other forces were allowed in Xuanluo Valley except the Valley Guards.
But as the saints of Xuanluo Valley gradually retired, the four major families came to the fore, and they began to secretly build up their own forces.
This kind of thing naturally cannot be revealed, but the turning point was during a hunt, when the Wang family invited several weirdos who had obtained the most tokens to join their forces.
Then they received the long-awaited warning from the Sage of Hanging Valley.
However, the Sage of Xuanluo Valley did not kill anyone, but asked the Wang family to bear all the expenses of the hunting.
As a result, the four major families understood the meaning of the Sage of Xuanluo Valley.
As long as they are willing to pay the price, they can select people through hunting and build up their own forces.
The author of the book implicitly suggested in the book that this might be some kind of checks and balances strategy of the Xuanluo Valley saint.
After all, if the saint of Xuanluo Valley is not counted, then whoever controls the valley guards can control Xuanluo Valley.
Now that the four major families all have their own power, if any family wants to monopolize power, the other families will naturally disagree. This also eliminates the possibility of Xuanluo Valley becoming a one-man show.
After all, the original intention of the Sage of Xuanluo Valley was to establish a common settlement for all the strange people.
Although the Hanging Valley today cannot be said to be very good, it is already very good for the weird people.
Gu Xing was not interested in power or politics, but watching these things would allow him to understand the various situations in Xuanluo Valley, so as to avoid getting into trouble due to ignorance of the situation.
Although he is not afraid of trouble, he is now in the hanging valley. He does not want to leave for the time being before he finds a way to completely solve the weirdness.
By the time I finished reading this book, it was already dusk.
Gu Xing stood up and walked to the window. The red glow outside the window almost covered the entire Hanging Valley, and the whole world was a gradient of red.
Watching the sunset by the sea of clouds is truly a rare enjoyment.
Gu Xing watched quietly for a moment, then went out to find food.
Although there was still food in his storage magic weapon, why should he eat dry food when he could eat fresh food?
So he looked for a place to eat in the Hanging Valley.
It’s just a pity that the few places I looked for only served food made of weird flesh and blood.
For the weird people, the weird flesh and blood is naturally not fatal.
Moreover, eating the strange flesh and blood appropriately can also enhance their strength.
However, Gu Xing didn't intend to eat these, so he continued searching.
Finally, he found a restaurant in a small alley.
The restaurant is not big and business is not very good. Even at dinner time, there are only a few people sitting inside.
From the way they greeted the boss, Gu Xing could guess that they must be regular customers in the area.
If there are regular customers coming, then there is probably nothing wrong with this restaurant.
The boss was a middle-aged man who looked quite old. He was also a weird person, but there were no black lines on his face, so he didn't look very weird.
And on the boss's back, there was a petite girl.
The girl looked young, about ten years old, but she already had black lines on her upper arms. At this moment, she was lying on the boss's back, learning to read, and muttering something in a low voice.
Logically speaking, a girl of this age should be running around, so why is she being carried on the boss's back?
Gu Xing didn't ask any further questions. He just looked at the menu and then listed a series of dishes.
"Boss, give me one portion each of these dishes, stir-fried lamb and braised broccoli."
The boss did not leave immediately, but looked at Gu Xing and asked.
"With so many guests, can you finish the meal?"
"Don't worry, you can finish it."
With a strong physique, he naturally has a big appetite.
Besides, if you are tired of eating barbecued dry food, now you can change to some home-cooked dishes to satisfy your appetite.
"Okay, wait a moment."
After saying that, the boss started to get busy with the girl on his back.
While he was busy, several diners around him had finished their meal and left.
By the time all the dishes were served, Gu Xing was the only one left in the restaurant.
"Enjoy your meal, sir." said the boss with a smile.
Gu Xing looked at the table full of delicious dishes in front of him and immediately started to eat them with relish.
I have to say, this boss's craftsmanship is really good.
It may be because the ingredients used are meat and vegetables without any strange aura, and the prices are relatively expensive, so there are not many customers.
Gu Xing didn't think much about it and enjoyed the food in front of him.
But at this moment, a woman hurried over and shouted anxiously to the boss.
“Daming, Lao Er and Jia Xing are fighting again, you should stop them quickly, don’t wait for the Gu Wei to come, I can’t afford it!