Chapter 1019 - 38: Exchange
"It’s that guy, Boris, it’s that guy!"
Arseny murmured, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Seeing his unusual behavior.
Boris also walked over in confusion, but when he saw the wound, Boris couldn’t help but tremble, raising his hand to touch the scar.
Beside him, Chen Wen exchanged a glance with Fred.
They both had some guesses about the unusual behavior of the two hunters.
Could it really be their prey?
Chen Wen wondered.
But at that moment, Arseny took off his hat, revealing a bald head and three long scars.
Chen Wen’s eyebrows raised, immediately recognizing the culprit behind the scars—a bear!
The three scars on his head were definitely the work of a certain bear!
𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Looking at Arseny and the brown bear pelt he was holding, Chen Wen had a thought, could it really be such a coincidence?
This brown bear was indeed the one that had previously injured Arseny?
In fact, it was indeed such a coincidence.
Arseny spoke to everyone: "You might have seen it, my head had once been clawed by a brown bear, that attack nearly cost me my life!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at the scar, feeling a bit apprehensive inside.
With the strength of that bear, it’s already fortunate Arseny’s head wasn’t smashed with that slap.
Arseny sighed and said: "And that bear is the brown bear you killed. Our hunter group and I hunted this brown bear many times, but it always got away. This guy was very cunning; when too many people came, it would avoid them. About two weeks ago, Boris and I came here, we encountered this guy, but Boris didn’t have time to shoot. I was the only one to stab this guy with a spear."
Hearing this, Chen Wen understood.
So that’s how it is!
No wonder this bear seemed familiar with the spear, knowing its lethality.
It turned out it had been attacked by Arseny.
What a coincidence!
At this point, Arseny tapped the bear pelt, gratefully saying: "Anyway, thank you. Although I didn’t personally kill this bear, with it dead, I feel much better, and I want this pelt!"
Arseny spoke with much resolve.
And he had no intention of bargaining.
After Arseny finished speaking, Boris put down the backpack he was carrying.
Then, Boris gave everyone a friendly smile and opened the backpack: "I believe you’ll need what’s inside here."
Hearing this, Chen Wen leaned over to take a look.
Soon, his mouth twitched slightly: inside was a double-barreled shotgun!
And a large box of bullets!
Oh my gosh!
If you could trade for a double-barreled shotgun, never mind the wild boar or brown bear, even if an elephant came, they’d dare to hunt it!
But unfortunately.
Fred regretfully said: "The association doesn’t allow trading these things. We’ve discussed that it’s better to trade for staple food."
Hearing this, Roland and Adam both clicked their tongues, looking a bit disappointed.
Obviously, they were more interested in acquiring the shotgun.
Hearing what Fred said, Arseny worriedly replied: "If we trade for staple food, we didn’t bring much this time, it might not meet your needs."
"It’s okay, it’s okay."
Chen Wen waved his hand, signaling Arseny not to worry: "On one hand, you’ve brought quite a bit of staple food, it’s enough for us to eat for several days. After all, the brown bear we hunted, and the wild boar from last night are meat. On the other hand, we can negotiate."
Saying this, a sly smile appeared on Chen Wen’s face: "I see you’re from the Hunter Club, and you seem to deal in animal pelts. If it’s convenient, we can set an agreement to have you come here regularly to trade some animal pelts for staple food. How does that sound?"
Hearing this, Arseny laughed: "Of course, trading for animal pelts is already a profit for us. Besides spending some money to take a boat here, we almost pay nothing else."
Chen Wen nodded: "Then let’s just set a time for the exchange, nothing else requires you to pay any costs."
This actually left some of the team members puzzled.
Logically speaking, the value of this bear pelt should certainly be greater than these few packages of staple food, but Chen Wen not only didn’t ask for more, he actually asked for much less.
If not for Chen Wen’s high regard, the team members’ opinions would certainly have exploded.
But beside him, Boris was watching Chen Wen with a faint smile.
Indeed, not much was asked for.
But this feels worse than asking for a lot!
Just as Boris thought, after hearing Chen Wen’s words, Arseny was very moved.
He didn’t say much, just kept Chen Wen’s kindness in mind.
When exchanging materials later, Arseny would repay him, after all, he wasn’t an unreasonable person.
Otherwise, last night, Arseny wouldn’t have so easily let go of the wild boar.
Chen Wen precisely judged from this that Arseny should not be a petty person, hence he dared to say this.
After speaking a few more words, Arseny and his companions showed their intention to leave.
Arseny said: "Well, if there’s nothing else, we’re planning to leave, but before we go, let’s set up the next visit time. It doesn’t have to be too long, about five days later, we will bring materials over. Besides exchanging for staple food with you, I also have to supply my brother."
With that said, Chen Wen remembered that these supplies were originally meant for Arseny’s brother.
He said somewhat embarrassingly: "If your brother is short of food, you can send these things over first; we are not in a hurry."
These words surprised everyone again.
Isn’t it?
When did Chen Wen become so generous?
Well, maybe he’s always been quite generous, just not often like this with outsiders.
And upon hearing Chen Wen’s words, Arseny, already feeling a bit embarrassed, felt even more so.
He decisively waved his hand: "Rest assured, he still has part of his supply left, can last more than a week with no problem, you must keep these supplies, or I won’t feel comfortable returning to this forest."
Seeing Arseny’s determined expression, Chen Wen couldn’t refuse anymore.
He had no choice but to accept these staple foods.
Before leaving, Arseny earnestly said: "Brother, thank you very much, you’re a good person. Next time I come, I’ll bring you materials that will satisfy you."
Chen Wen smiled: "Then I’ll look forward to it."
Waving goodbye, watching the three leave.
Chen Wen couldn’t help but say: "This big brother is really genuine! I only humbly said a few words, didn’t actually give anything, how much do you guess he’ll bring next time?"
Beside him, Hua Yun shook her head, she couldn’t tell either.