Gang Le grinned and whispered sideways, "The lord also gave us five eagle trainers from the Eagle Feather Tribe for aerial scouting."
"To be honest, going to war with eagle trainers is really great; we know the enemyâs movements clearly!"
"Yes, we hunters feel the same way."
Rein laughed and said, "A lot of experience in finding prey is no longer necessary."
"But the lord wonât let us slack off."
Gang Le reminded, "The lord specifically instructed that we cannot be careless just because we have eagle trainers; their observations arenât entirely accurate, and there could be things that evade the eagleâs eyes."
"Hmm, I know."
Rein knowingly nodded.
Rein was not doubting the abilities of the eagle trainers, he just thought there would always be times when the eagle trainers wouldnât be around, right?
The huntersâ own hunting skills still needed to be solid.
"When do we set out?"
Rein asked.
"Itâs too late today; if we donât make it to the place, weâll freeze."
Gang Le glanced at the sky, "Get some rest early, and weâll set out at first light."
"Letâs aim to reach the edge of Razor Plain by midday; weâve got a ready campsite there."
"Alright."
Rein agreed with Gang Leâs plan, chatted casually with his daughter for a bit, then let the hunting team all go rest.
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The terrain in the middle of Razor Plain is open.
Eagles swept across the sky, and on the vast snowfields, you could clearly see the wild deer and bison foraging in the snow.
The hunting team was ecstatic, having never hunted such abundant prey.
Rein led the hunting team into the plains, and on the first day, they easily hunted nearly fifteen tons of prey.
Eleven bison and nineteen deer; the soldiers in charge of transport stayed busy all day long.
Of course, pure meat was only a little over forty percent, but with the innards included, it was over half.
The hunting team wasnât concerned about this for now.
In this weather, the prey wouldnât spoil, so the hunting team didnât need to process them; the soldiers would transport the entire prey back.
The wildmen of Frost Leaf Town were responsible for processing; the hunting team only needed to hunt.
Razor Plain had abundant prey, and the hunting team didnât even glance at wild rabbits, focusing on hunting large prey.
Bison and wild boars were thoroughly doomed.
The caravans continuously transported the prey back to Frost Leaf Town.
Gang Le and the soldiers were living comfortably.
Every day, they had fresh roasted meat sandwiched in dry bread, along with some frozen wild berries; life was good except for the lack of wine.
However, the lack of sightings of Lizardmen made Gang Le uneasy.
While transporting goods with the soldiers, he ordered the eagle trainers to search for traces of Lizardmen.
Yet before Gang Leâs eagle trainers could find any traces of Lizardmen, Reinâs eagle trainers on the other side first discovered them.
Sakula quickly ran to Reinâs side and reported everything he saw,
"A group of humans is fleeing, pursued by forty Lizardmen!"
Rein, who was lying in ambush for a herd of deer, was shocked and immediately asked, "How many humans are there, and is the leader a knight?"
Sakula nodded and replied, "More than ten!"
"It should be Chris!"
Rein immediately grabbed a map and then asked Sakula, "Which location?"
Sakula pondered for a moment and pointed in the northeast direction,
"Here!"
"Less than two kilometers away."
Rein immediately ordered loudly, "Inform all hunting teams to store the prey and prepare for battle!"
After saying this, Rein took out a charcoal pencil, scribbled a few lines on the map in the northeast direction, and wrote a few simple words.
He then handed the map to Sakula and commanded,
"Give this to Gang Le!"
"Yes, Lord Rein."
Sakula responded, then called back his eagle and placed the map in a leather bag to send it back to the campsite.
Rein, meanwhile, let his deputy have his map and began studying the location to intercept Chris.