Chapter 109 The Green Forest.
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Updated : Sep 17th, 2025
There are other services being offered, such as those provided by guides and porters.
The guides know the location of special or dangerous plants and animals that one should avoid or that one is looking for. Guides take hunters in and out of the forest while porters help them carry things to make hunting easier.
If he were desperate, he would hire one of the guides to help him. He still won't accept the help of some random stranger offering to take him through the forests.
Both the guides and portals stood at the very edge of the settlement, offering their services at competitive prices. They were the last people hunters would see before they entered the forest.
Arthur didn't look at them at all since he had already made up his mind to go alone. He has done some research, so he is confident in himself.
He and Ruff walked side by side, without fear, into the green forest.
They had to pass through an area of scant trees and thick, waist-high grass before they entered the forest proper. But even from afar, they could already see the magnificent green forest.
Beyond the grass are thick trees that can contend with skyscrapers in height. One can tell when they have entered the forest proper because the waist-high grass suddenly disappears.
So the patch of thick grass is like a barrier between the world and the forest. At this point, he had to be very careful as danger could come from everywhere.
He unsheathed his giant sword and placed it over his shoulder. Then he said to Ruff, "We are counting on you, boy. Now be a good boy and fetch us something good."
Ruff barked in acknowledgment.
He said in encouragement, "Whatever we catch today won't be sold. We will eat it. You get 70% while I get 30%."
He shouted to Ruff, "Come back."
Ruff didn't need his warning either. He had already been informed earlier to run if he noticed an enemy, so he was already running back at top speed.
The boar barreled after Ruff. Ruff was running to him, so the boar was also coming towards him.
From where he stood, it was as if a car was rushing towards him. It wasn't a small car either. It was a big Jeep bearing down on him.
But he didn't run. He wasn't afraid because he was strong and because a boar this size is pretty average. If he couldn't kill something average on his first day as a hunter, then it would be a shameful performance.
He stood his ground and brought his sword up. He positioned the sword in a horizontal manner as if he were holding a spear. Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire
He didn't want to be cocky and lose his life, so he held the giant sword with both hands for assurance.
He told himself, "As long as its tusk doesn't touch you, you will be fine."
The tusks are the most dangerous things about the hog. They are the length of swords. If the wild boar crashed into him, it wouldn't be surprising for it to succeed in goring him with its tusks.
Even his armor won't save him. But as long as he looks out for those tusks and avoids them, he has very little to fear from the wild boar.
He told himself this to encourage himself and keep calm. He needed it because his heart was pounding in his chest.
He was in fight or flight mode. But he made sure to keep himself calm and his hands stead because he doesn't want to make a mistake.
A small mistake can lead to his death. He knows this which is why he had to remind himself of the one main mistake he mustn't make at all costs.
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