Chapter 2 Old Scalper

Author: Long Baoyu

Chapter 2 Old Scalper

As a time traveler, Zhao Lin also awakened his golden finger when he came to this world.

It was a nine-square diagram printed in my mind, with black lines on a gold background, three horizontal and three vertical, a total of nine blank grids.

Along with it comes a strange memory.

Zhao Lin learned from that memory that the Nine Palaces Picture is called the Spirit Beast Picture, which can absorb the souls of beasts and gain one of their abilities.

The ability must be a strength that exceeds that of most animals of the species, that is, a specialty.

For example, if you absorb the spirit of a dog, you can gain its keen sense of smell; if you absorb the spirit of a snake, you can gain its thermal tracking ability, and so on.

However, animals with no special abilities such as chickens, ducks, and geese cannot do this.

In order to verify the authenticity of the gold finger, Zhao Lin asked his brother to take him to the town to visit the butcher butchering pigs as soon as he could get out of bed and walk.

Watching the butcher pierce the pig's chest with a sharp knife, several rays of silver light rose up and converged in the air to resemble the pig's life appearance.

Zhao Lin was shocked and took a few steps back - afraid that he would accidentally suck the pig's soul into his body.

This also made Zhao Lin's mind come alive.

It seems that the only common animals in the village that have special abilities are local dogs, but the dog's nose cannot solve his current survival problem.

Not considered for now.

He wants to have the strength of a bear and the speed of a leopard...

However, these ferocious beasts are hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, and I am unable to hunt them.

He was thinking about one day going into the mountains with the hunters in the village to try his luck. Others would kill the beasts, and he would take the opportunity to absorb the souls.

It's a good idea, but now the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and animals rarely go out.

Like the black blind man, the snake, the rat, the hedgehog and the like, they have long gone to find a place to hide.

The hunters were idle at home, so this matter has been delayed to this day.

Now that he heard that Zhou Laowang's family was going to kill the cow, Zhao Lin had an idea and realized that the opportunity to open the spirit animal map had come.

What are the specialty of cows?

Of course, its strength is not inferior to that of bear and tiger, and it has long-lasting endurance!

If you have the power of an ox, your survival in troubled times will be a little more secure.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lin put down his chopsticks and asked his father: "Dad, when will Zhou Laowang's family kill the cow?"

"Tomorrow morning, it is said that the butcher in the town will be invited." Father Zhao replied.

"I'll go take a look tomorrow..."

After dinner, the family went to bed early to rest before it got dark.

Although people in ancient times did not understand the laws of heat, they also knew that it was less likely to get hungry when lying in bed, and poor people went to bed earlier.

Zhao Lin was lying on the bed in the outer room, unable to sleep.

I have been thinking about what I would do in the future if I had the strength of an ox.

You can do the same as your brother and work part-time in the town, but it will be slower to make money this way.

I heard that there is a forest farm on the mountain that employs many long-term workers. Their job is to cut wood and transport wood down the mountain. Although it is hard work, you can earn a lot of money.

The only problem is that the forest farm is too far from home, so he has to live and eat there. Zhao Lin is worried that his parents will have no one to take care of him after he leaves home.

In addition, there are two docks in the county, and moving goods requires manpower, so it is also an option.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lin laughed at himself. While others traveled through all kinds of killings, he was thinking about how to work hard.

The key is to absorb the cow's soul. How strong can you be?

Early the next morning, Zhao Lin got up, washed up, said hello to his parents and went out.

Zhou Laowang's house is in the East Village next door, just over a mountain ridge.

His family is a well-known wealthy family in the East Village, with more than 20 acres of land and four sons, all of whom are of marriageable age.

Nowadays, the harvest in the fields is poor and the cattle are of no use, so they have no choice but to kill the cattle to collect money to get wives for their sons.

When Zhao Lin arrived at East Village, it was just dawn and many people were already surrounding the village.

In the farming era, people had unusual feelings for cattle, and coupled with strict government restrictions, many people had lived for decades and this was the first time they had seen someone kill a cow.

Zhao Lin stood for a while and heard the sound of the bell. Zhou Laowang and his four sons came over leading an old scalper.

It can be seen that this old cow is well-raised, with a wide body, a strong body, and plenty of meat on its belly.

Walking closer, Zhou Laowang wiped his red eyes and said in a loud voice: "Please step aside, fellow villagers."

The crowd stepped back one after another, talking in low voices.

"What a pity. What a wonderful cow."

"I grew up watching cows, and even rode on their backs to play with. I never imagined that I would be here today."

"I can't help it, four dowry money..."

Zhou Laowang nodded to thank everyone, and then said to the bearded man beside him: "Please Zhang Tu, let him suffer less."

Zhang Tu patted his chest and said confidently: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, we promise not to let him suffer."

After saying that, he took out a piece of black cloth, asked someone to help cover the bull's eyes, and then grabbed a small hammer from behind.

Zhao Lin understood. He had read in a book before that the central nervous system was distributed in the middle part of the cow's horns. Once hit, the cow would faint.

This method of slaughter is more humane and the cattle do not feel pain.

The old scalper seemed to know his next fate. He didn't run away or earn money, but big tears rolled down from the bull's eyes.

"This cow understands human nature."

Butcher Zhang praised it, took a deep breath, and slammed the hammer down.

The old scalper suddenly fell to the ground.

Butcher Zhang took out his knife and cut the cow's neck to let out blood. Zheng Laowang and his sons took basins to catch the blood.

Zhao Lin didn't pay attention to this and looked at Lao Niu without blinking.

After a while, little bits of silver light appeared on the old cow's body.

These silver lights gathered together, gradually took shape, and finally turned into the shape of a cow above the corpse.

This is the spirit of the cow.

The picture of the spirit beast in Zhao Lin's mind seemed to smell the scent of the spirit, causing ripples and shaking constantly.

He no longer hesitated, inhaled hard, and the essence penetrated into his body along his breath.

boom!

Silver light exploded, and the spirit beast map suddenly lit up.

Zhao Lin felt as if he had been thrown into a wind tunnel where the air was flowing at high speed.

The muscles throughout the body are constantly being squeezed and stimulated, and there is a feeling of tearing from the inside out.

He tried his best to endure it, but his body was shaking uncontrollably...

I don't know how long it took, but the silver light flashed on the spirit animal map, and the head of the old scalper appeared in the first grid.

Done?

He took a deep breath and felt his whole body full of strength.

Not far away there is a blue stone used for threshing millet. It weighs two to three hundred kilograms. Go over and grab it firmly and lift it up with all your strength.

Green strips of stone rise into the sky!

"Very good!"

Zhao Lin put down the stone, excited, and waved his arms vigorously.

Adults can lift weights equivalent to their own weight, and for people who exercise regularly, this can be increased by 30 to 50%.

Zhao Lin is not yet an adult and would never have been able to lift such a heavy blue stone before today.

Moreover, he felt that he still had enough strength left. If he used all his strength, he could lift it by adding another hundred or ten kilograms.

Just then, a series of rooster crows sounded in my stomach.

A strong sense of hunger surged through the body, like a violent storm, and every cell in the body opened its mouth crazily.

I wish I could push through the crowd and eat the cow alive.

Zhao Lin knew that this was caused by the spirit beast map absorbing the spirit of the old scalper and transforming the body to consume energy.

He endured the burning discomfort in his stomach and hurried home.
To be continued...