Chapter 26: Thunder Whip
Chapter 26: Thunder Whip
There are still five and a half days left, so it might as well be a try.
So let’s start with the shepherds.
After saying goodbye to Wang Kai, Xiao Jie went straight to the animal pen on the east side of the village.
I found Old Yang, who was in charge of the sheep pen, and explained my purpose directly.
Old Man Yang (shepherd): "What, you want to help me herd sheep? Haha, that's great, I'm in need of help. Alas, I'm old and my legs are not as flexible as before, and I can't herd sheep anymore. Come on, young man, I'll tell you how to herd sheep.
The job is very simple. You just need to keep the sheep from getting lost. See the grassland in the valley behind the village? You can graze the sheep there. Remember, leave them alone when they are grazing. But if the sheep want to run away, you must drive them back to the flock. Remember not to let them run to the mountains. Nowadays, it is not peaceful outside. Once they get lost, you can't find them again.
Sheep are very afraid of noises. If you whip them in front of them, they will run back obediently. Here, this is for you. Use it to drive away sheep if they run away.
I will give you 100 copper coins for one hour. How about that? This is not too little. Drive the sheep back to the sheepfold after one hour. Remember to count the number. If there are fewer sheep, I will deduct your wages. For one less sheep, I will deduct 200 coins from you. How about that? This is not too much, right? "
A dialog box popped up in front of Xiao Jie.
[System prompt: Old Man Yang has assigned you the task of [Shepherding], do you accept it?]
You give 100 for one hour (two hours), and 200 for a sheep. Even capitalists are not as ruthless as you...
There are fifty sheep in total. If they are all lost, that would be ten taels of silver, enough to buy a hundred-year-old ginseng...
But thinking about it, my level should not be that bad. As long as I operate properly and don't lose a single sheep, the income will still be considerable. Working eight hours a day (four hours), that would be 400 coins, which is more than what I earn from cutting trees.
Okay, let’s get started for the animal taming technique!
Xiao Jie clicked to accept the task.
System prompt: Obtain temporary profession [Shepherd], obtain temporary weapon [Shepherd's Whip].
Xiao Jie looked at the shepherd's whip in his bag.
【Shepherd's Whip (Special Weapon)
Attack power: 5 toughness.
Weapon-specific combat skills: Thunder Whip. Release: emits a thunderous sonic boom, consuming 10 points of physical strength.
Weapon effect: Scare wild beasts (weakened).
Weapon Introduction: A whip used by shepherds to drive sheep and scare wild beasts. It makes a crackling sound when swung. It is said that this combat skill simulates the sound of thunder, using the power of nature to make wild beasts feel fear from the bottom of their hearts, thereby protecting the safety of the sheep. 】
This... Xiao Jie couldn't help but be speechless when looking at the weapon introduction. Why are the weapons given for this job so explosive? It's okay for a hatchet to have a weapon special effect, but a shepherd's whip actually has combat skills.
He equipped the whip.
Use combat skill - Thunder Whip!
The character swung his arm vigorously and a whip made a crackling sound. The sound was so crisp that he couldn't help but think of the sound of an old man cracking a whip in the park.
Looking at the fifty sheep bustling about on the grass, Xiao Jie took a deep breath and started.
He drove the flock of sheep to the grassland on the back mountain. Once the sheep entered the pasture, Xiao Jie began to herd them seriously.
Fortunately, this job is not as complicated as imagined. The most important strategy is to ensure that the sheep stay together and do not get separated.
Most of the goats were huddled together, munching on the grass. Xiao Jie whipped a few lone goats and drove them into the herd.
He noticed that there was a satiety bar above the head of each sheep.
When there is grass to eat, goats generally do not make any unusual movements and just lie there quietly eating grass.
But once they have eaten all the nearby grass, they will wander around aimlessly and sometimes even leave the main group.
At this time, they must be driven back to the appropriate area quickly, so every sheep must be ensured to have enough grass to keep the flock safe. However, the biggest challenge is the well-fed sheep, which always have a few restless ones that want to run around or even go into the woods on the mountain.
Every time this happened, Xiao Jie had to speed up to block the sheep's way and drive it back to the flock.
If there are too many scattered sheep and you can't catch them all, just set off a Thunder Whip. This thing is really useful. With a crackling sound, those sheep that want to run away will immediately be scared and hide back in the flock.
It was fine at the beginning, as the sheep were busy eating grass. But after more than an hour, when more and more goats were full, Xiao Jie was a little overwhelmed.
Damn, why are these goats so troublesome?
He rushed quickly to the hillside, beating and scaring a few goats back to the herd, while complaining to himself.
After running a few times, Xiao Jie found that he was lacking in physical strength.
Oh my god, herding sheep is such a physically demanding job.
Xiao Jie quickly took a powerful pill to support himself.
Fortunately, there are mountains to the south of the grassland, a village to the north, and steep cliffs on the east and west sides. As long as we guard the road up the mountain in the south, we can basically ensure that the sheep will not be lost.
But Xiao Jie did not dare to relax completely. He still had to keep moving around the flock and drive away the naughty goats from time to time.
This kind of work is much more complicated than chopping wood. At least chopping wood is just a little slower, and there is no need to worry about losing money because of losing a sheep.
Finally, the hour was almost up. Xiao Jie took two powerful pills and felt very tired.
He thought it would be better to chop wood, but for the sake of animal taming, he had to endure it. Alas, it would be much more convenient if he had a dog, Xiao Jie couldn't help thinking so.
Unfortunately, the cost of becoming a hunter's apprentice is too high, and I'm a poor guy. If I had money, I would really consider it.
Finally, an hour passed and most of the sheep had eaten their fill.
Xiao Jie drove the flock back to the sheepfold and was so tired that he felt dizzy, but Old Man Yang was very satisfied.
Old Man Yang (shepherd): "Well done, young man. We got all fifty sheep, not one less. Here, this is your reward. If you want more, come find me anytime. These goats are very gluttonous and will be hungry soon."
Xiao Jie was not very happy looking at the 100 coins he got. Although he had done the work, he did not learn the related skills, which was quite frustrating.
I was so busy herding the sheep just now, afraid of letting one run away, that I completely forgot about the epiphany.
After resting for more than ten minutes, Xiao Jie's energy was almost restored. He gritted his teeth and chose to talk to Old Man Yang again.
"Uncle Yang, I've rested enough, let's play it again."
Old Man Yang (shepherd): "Oh, you are quite diligent, young man. Well, these sheep here are hungry too, come on, drive them out."
Another fifty sheep were driven out. Xiao Jie drove the flock to the pasture. In a short while, the grass that had been eaten up had grown back.
Fortunately, this is just a game and the grass will be constantly refreshed. Otherwise, if we don’t continue to eat it this way, I’m afraid the whole mountain will be eaten bare in two days.
Watching the sheep start to eat grass again, Xiao Jie thought to himself that he couldn't just stand there and watch. When he had a sudden realization of the skill of cutting it in two with one blow before, it was because he had mastered some rules of the game during the process of chopping wood. So he should do something this time.
With the experience of herding sheep last time, Xiao Jie was much more calm and had some time to observe the behavior patterns of the sheep. Looking at the increasing satiety level on the goats' heads, he suddenly had an idea.
Since you will run around when you are full, then just don't let you eat enough.
(End of this chapter)