Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1416 - 685: There are also Battlefield Relics here_2

Chapter 1416: Chapter 685: There are also Battlefield Relics here_2

The castle renovation had been progressing rapidly over the past few days, and the outer layer of the first floor was already taking shape. Sean Knight was very pleased. After leaving the experts under Lincoln Harrington’s watch, he took Elijah Hastings, Douglas Cooper, and a few team members to the forest for a hunting expedition!

Viola was also excited to join them—she had even purchased a hunting outfit specifically for the trip. Seeing the tall and slender girl in her tight hunting gear, Sean couldn’t help but be amused.

It really was a pity that this girl wasn’t a model.

Of course, her natural armor was much thicker than many supermodels, which was certainly an advantage!

The group walked into the forest with many carrying backpacks, planning to spend several days living out in the wild for the hunt.

They were also exploring what game was available in the forest leased by Sean and how to develop a hunting ground.

As the group ventured deeper into the jungle, twisting and turning, they soon lost sight of the castle behind them.

Carrying a freshly cleaned Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle and with his "Sky Eye" active, Sean scanned the surroundings.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and raised his rifle.

The nearby team members immediately became vigilant.

"Boss, what do you see?" Douglas whispered from beside him.

"Feels like... a bear!"

Sean truly did see a bear!

Not far ahead, a black bear was crouched near a patch of shrubbery, reaching for berries to feed itself.

In this season, there were many things edible in the jungle, and the black bear was fattened up, its body swaying as it moved.

It was about 200 meters away from Sean and the others, but due to the cover of birch and pine trees along with the shrubbery, the others hadn’t noticed it.

Wanting to test the power of the rifle, Sean slowly moved to find the best shooting angle, then carefully aimed at the bear’s head and gently squeezed the trigger!

"Bang!"

As Sean fired the shot, he felt something was off—

However, an incredibly rare event occurred just as he pulled the trigger: a bird flew into the bullet’s path and was struck down. The bullet still carried its momentum toward the bear but slightly missed its mark!

The bullet that should have fatally struck the bear merely clipped its right ear, spattering blood everywhere!

The bear’s ferocity was instantly provoked, and it violently rose up, roaring twice in Sean’s direction before charging on all fours toward them!

Although the bear couldn’t see Sean and his team, it knew the attacker was in this direction!

"The bear’s coming, on guard, prepare to shoot!" Sean shouted, not bothering with his annoyance.

By then, the movements of the bear had already captured the team members’ attention—most of them were armed with old-fashioned rifles—hunting with these rifles was more flavorful!

The bear burst through the shrubbery, and upon clearing the visibility, paused for a moment in confusion, expecting only one or two enemies, but was greeted by many more!

However, it no longer cared about that and targeted the nearest team member to attack!

Then...

There was no after.

With a series of gunshots, the bear was fatally struck by hatred.

Some team members immediately stepped forward, sliced open the bear with bayonets to extract the bear gallbladder, and began butchering for meat.

With several team members helping, the bear was quickly dissected.

The useful parts were taken, though most of it was left behind.

The bear weighed two to three hundred kilograms, with at least 100 kilograms of meat retrievable, which was too much for the group to consume.

For their first day of hunting, and only a few kilometers from the castle, Sean had Elijah contact the castle to arrange for people to drag the bear meat back for consumption at the campground.

They then continued to advance.

As they moved forward, the terrain started to steepen and mountains began to appear ahead. Although not tall, these mountains were covered with large, ancient-looking trees.

The team members had been instructed that since they came to hunt, they had to follow commands and avoid making unnecessary noise.

It must be said, the resources here were incredibly abundant. Soon, their second prey appeared—or rather, the second group of prey—four deer.

After shooting one, they let the rest go.

Later on, Sean and his team caught quite a few small game species, including wild rabbits, wild chickens, and badgers amongst others.

Even Viola, with guidance from Sean, managed to secure a plump wild rabbit.

At noon, the team rested about ten kilometers from the castle and had a picnic. With plenty of game caught, some knowledgeable team members suggested smoking the game on pine branches.

Seeing this as a good solution, Sean did not intervene. Instead, he leisurely walked through the shrubbery with Viola, picking wild berries. The forest was rich in blueberries and other edible berries, scaring off the small animals nibbling nearby as they approached.

After the meal, they did not stray far, just circled the nearby area. The team members were highly enthusiastic about hunting, but Sean refrained from using his gun again.

After all, the Mosin-Nagant had quite a kickback; his use of the rifle for hunting was primarily driven by curiosity.

As they walked, Sean began to sense something peculiar.

Beneath the ground here, why were there fragments of iron wares?

And some remnants of buildings?

But those structures were mostly made of a combination of grass and mud, now only leaving some subtle traces that were hard to detect.

Beneath the surface, aside from some weapon fragments, there were also human bones present. This was indeed intriguing!