Those 600 soldiers did not include the soldiers at the bottom of the large crack or the soldiers who were in charge of defending the village. In total, Zhao Fu’s overall forces numbered around 720. However, even though their numbers had been greatly boosted, it was still far from enough to deal with 5,000 Orcs.
Zhao Fu gave the 300 new soldiers to Bai Qi to be trained for a few days, while he took some soldiers to continue exploring the Forest of Horrors.
Over the past few days, Zhao Fu explored 20 kilometers around the Great Qin Village and did not find any villages. However, he did find some small iron mines but no other resources. This made Zhao Fu feel somewhat disappointed. After regrouping at the Great Qin Village, he took his 600 soldiers and started to head outside of the 20-kilometer radius around the Great Qin Village.
Little Grey followed along and sniffed the ground. It had not found anything over the past few days, and the pressure on it was quite heavy.
“Awoo…”
Little Grey suddenly detected something and howled, waiting for Zhao Fu’s command. After Zhao Fu gave the signal, it immediately rushed towards the smell.
Zhao Fu and his people followed behind it.
After running for a while, Zhao Fu felt quite pleased because he started to see horse tracks on the ground. From the very beginning, Zhao Fu had been looking for horses, and he had finally found some traces of them.
Zhao Fu excitedly ran behind Little Grey, and he finally found 10 or so horses on a grassy plain. The horses were tall and powerfully-built, and their hair was completely black. However, their eyes were slightly green, making them look quite strange.
After observing them, Zhao Fu received some information about the horses.
[Black Forest Horse]: Description: A type of horse that lives in forests and has good physical power. It is skilled at passing over obstacles.
After reading the Black Forest Horse’s description, Zhao Fu felt that they were well suited to become warhorses. He thought about the method he had used to capture the Azure Oxen but realized that it wouldn’t work.
First of all, these 10 or so horses were treasures. Moreover, their legs were not as strong as the oxen’s legs, and if they were frightened, they would run incredibly quickly. As such, if they used the same method, it was possible that the horses would be crippled.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Fu decided to go with the traditional method. He made lassos out of rope to throw around the horses’ necks. This was often done in the real world and would not cause much harm to the horses.
However, catching horses through this method required great skill. Since the 10 or so Black Forest Horses hadn’t discovered them yet, Zhao Fu chose 10 or so of his soldiers to practice for a bit.
Right now, they could only rely on these 10 or so people. If too many people went, it was likely that they would be discovered. Animals were not to be looked down upon.
After 10 minutes of practice, the soldiers gripped their ropes and slowly crawled towards the horses. The plan went quite smoothly, but when it came to throwing the lassos, things did not go too well. The Black Forest Horses were too alert, and they were only able to capture 8 of them while they missed 7.
Now that the horses had been frightened, they immediately started running incredibly quickly. Even the lassoed horses started to run, and because of how strong they were, they started to drag the soldiers along. Luckily, the soldiers who hadn’t lassoed horses helped them. However, it still took two soldiers to slow down a Black Forest Horse, and they were still being dragged along.
Zhao Fu immediately ordered more soldiers to go and help. He rode on Little Grey, who was now about as big as a tiger and could carry Zhao Fu on its back as it ran.
Now that he had finally encountered horses, Zhao Fu did not want to let any get away.
Zhao Fu sat on Little Grey’s back and hugged its body. Little Grey was very fast and had a sensitive nose, so it quickly chased after the Black Forest Horses.
After a while, Zhao Fu told Little Grey to stop because he heard many horses ahead. This gave Zhao Fu a pleasant surprise, and he silently crept up to have a look.
There was a grassy plain around 6 kilometers in diameter that had around 300 or so Black Forest Horses within it. What Zhao Fu was interested in was a stage made of brick that had a horse-shaped statue. Clearly, it was a Den.
Zhao Fu immediately rode Little Grey back and brought all his soldiers here. When Bai Qi saw so many Black Forest Horses, he cheerfully exclaimed, “It’s time for the Great Qin to have Cavalry!”
Zhang Dahu also laughed cheerfully, “I want to have my own warhorse!”
However, Zhang Dahu’s voice was quite loud, and he almost scared the horses. Everyone glared at him and he awkwardly scratched his head, gesturing that he would be careful in the future.
Liu Mei also excitedly came over and said, “I also want my own horse!”
After discovering so many Black Forest Horses, everyone felt extremely excited. The question they now faced was how to catch the Black Forest Horses. Even though Zhao Fu had many soldiers, they couldn’t just charge over.
If they charged, the Black Forest Horses would attack as a group, and Zhao Fu’s soldiers would be forced to fight back. Zhao Fu did not want to kill any of the Black Forest Horses.
Moreover, 300 Black Forest Horses were not the same as 300 Grey Wolves. If such a massive group of horses rushed at them, it would be quite dangerous, and there would be many injuries and casualties on Zhao Fu’s side.
Zhao Fu looked around and saw a Black Forest Horse that was twice as big as the normal Black Forest Horses. It was jet-black and looked incredibly powerful, and it had a small horn that was a few centimeters long on its head. It was the Black Forest Horse King.
For most herd-type animals, as long as one could control the leader, it would be equivalent to controlling the entire herd. However, since the Black Forest Horse King was among the other horses, Zhao Fu couldn’t do anything to it.
Perhaps they could find a way to lure it out. Zhao Fu thought about it and finally looked over at Little Grey. He stroked its head, and Little Grey naively did not sense what Zhao Fu was thinking and comfortably rubbed its head against his hand.
Zhao Fu smiled as he said, “Little Grey! How about you go and challenge the Black Forest Horse King to provoke into fighting you King against King. After that, lure it out.”
Little Grey immediately took a few steps away from Zhao Fu and looked quite reluctant. As the Grey Wolf King, Little Grey was quite powerful, but there was no way that it could face 300 Black Forest Horses. That was simply suicidal, and it wasn’t willing to do such a thing.
Zhao Fu lightly smiled, took out a small medicine bottle, and drew out two Little Spirit Pills. Zhao Fu walked over and fed them to Little Grey, and he stroked its head and said, “Don’t worry; if it’s dangerous, you can just retreat. I won’t let you get injured.”
After consuming the two Little Spirit Pills and hearing Zhao Fu’s words, Little Grey thought for a moment before reluctantly agreeing. It leapt up and ran towards the horses from another direction.
“Awoooo!!”
Little Grey’s howl could be heard from over one kilometer away, and Little Grey gave off the domineering airs of a king as it walked towards the horses.
As Little Grey howled, the Black Forest Horses all stopped what they were doing and looked towards Little Grey.
“Awooo…”
Little Grey howled again, a clear challenge to the Black Forest Horse King.
Facing Little Grey’s provocation, the Black Forest Horse King, who had been lying down at the Den, gracefully stood up and gazed at Little Grey. It whinnied, and just as Zhao Fu thought that his plan had succeeded, the 300 or so horses started to run at Little Grey instead of the Black Forest Horse King. The ground started to shake as if there was an earthquake, and the horses gave off a fearsome aura.
Little Grey was scared and quickly ran away. Luckily, Little Grey was completely prepared and ran quite quickly, or it would have been stomped into a meat paste.
After returning to Zhao Fu’s side, Little Grey looked incredibly wronged as it howled pitifully. Zhao Fu awkwardly smiled and took out another Little Spirit Pill to comfort it. That plan had failed.
Now, he could only think of a new plan. Zhao Fu sank into deep thought, and after a while, Zhao Fu once again looked at Little Grey. Facing Zhao Fu’s gaze, Little Grey was already quite wary, and it prepared to run.
Zhao Fu couldn’t help but laugh, and he grabbed its tail and said, “Little Grey, what are you running for? Don’t worry; you won’t have to do anything this time but give commands.”
Following this, Zhao Fu told his plan to Little Grey. After hearing the plan, Little Grey reassuringly howled, signaling that it agreed.
Apart from Little Grey, Zhao Fu also brought 6 normal Grey Wolves. This time, Zhao Fu ordered Little Grey to command the Grey Wolves to pretend to attack the Black Forest Horses in order to lure them out slowly.
Everyone else also made preparations and formed an encirclement. Once this was completed, the plan began.
“Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!”
The 6 Grey Wolves rushed out from within the forest and acted like they were going to attack. The Black Forest Horses did not take the Grey Wolves seriously. The Black Forest Horses obviously wouldn’t attack with all 300 horses, and instead, only 20 or so horses started to gallop towards the Grey Wolves.
The Grey Wolves immediately turned and ran, and the 20 or so Black Forest Horses chased after them. Since the Grey Wolves immediately fled, the Black Forest Horses decided to return to the herd.
“Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!”
The Grey Wolves stopped and roared at them with a ferocious look, and they charged towards the 20 horses as if they were going to devour them. Facing the Grey Wolves’ provocation, the 20 Black Forest Horses once again rushed towards them, vowing to stomp them into the ground.
The Grey Wolves once again turned and ran, and they looked incredibly devious.
These Black Forest Horses were very fast and filled with anger, causing them to run at their fastest speed. Soon, they started to catch up to the Grey Wolves.
At this moment, lassos flew out from the grass nearby, falling on the Black Forest Horses’ heads. After being lassoed so suddenly, the Black Forest Horses panicked and turned back to escape.
However, the soldiers that threw the lassos quickly tied the other end of the rope to large trees.
Three of the horses that had not been lassoed tried to run, but in the next second, countless lassos flew at them and captured them as well.
Zhao Fu was quite happy to catch 20 or so Black Forest Horses in one go. When the horses tired themselves out, Zhao Fu’s soldiers started taming them.
After this successful run, he continued using this method.
The 6 Grey Wolves howled as they rushed out from the forest. The Black Forest Horses were not too intelligent, and they did not wonder where the previous Black Forest Horses had gone. Another 20 or so horses went to chase the Grey Wolves.
After repeating this method many times, it gradually lost its effectiveness. Now, there were 100 or so Black Forest Horses remaining, and they all became alert. After so many horses had disappeared, they would have to be idiots not to realize that there was something wrong.
“Awooooo!” Little Grey howled again as it walked out from the forest. This time, it did not look as wretched as when it was running away, and its mouth was instead curved like a human’s smile, making it look quite pleased.
The Black Forest Horse King looked at Little Grey furiously and understood that Little Grey was somehow involved in all of this.
The Black Forest Horse King whinnied as it led the charge towards Little Grey to crush the despicable wolf.
When Little Grey saw the Black Forest Horse King personally rush over with 100 or so Black Forest Horses behind it, Little Grey immediately ran away.
In the next second, a lasso flew towards the Black Forest Horse King and fell around its neck. Now that the Black Forest Horse King had been caught, the rest of the Black Forest Horses panicked.
The Black Forest Horse King whinnied furiously and leaping high into the air as it ran. The 5 soldiers gripping the rope lost their balance and were dragged behind it.
Another lasso fell around the Black Forest Horse King’s neck. This time, Bai Qi also acted, yet they were still dragged away by the Black Forest Horse King.
“This Black Forest Horse King is so strong!”
Lassos continuously fell around the Black Forest Horse King’s neck. In the end, it took 30 soldiers, Bai Qi, and Zhang Dahu to finally stop the Black Forest Horse King.
After being caught by the lassos, the Black Forest Horse King continued to struggle, and they used all their strength to hold the ropes in place.
Zhao Fu moved his attention from the Black Forest Horse King for now and made sure that the other horses were caught as well before turning back to the Black Forest Horse King.
Even now, the Black Forest Horse King was still vigorously resisting. Zhao Fu was not in a hurry, and after waiting for a few hours, the Black Forest Horse King was tired to the point that it was lying on the ground and breathing heavily.
Only then did Zhao Fu walk up and try to use Taming. However, the effects were the same as when he had tried to initially use it on Little Grey, and the Black Forest Horse King stubbornly resisted.
At this moment, Little Grey rubbed against Zhao Fu as if it had an idea. Zhao Fu was quite surprised, but he allowed Little Grey to try.
Little Grey ran over and quietly howled at the Black Forest Horse King, and Zhao Fu had no idea what Little Grey said. In response, the Black Forest Horse King turned its head away, completely ignoring Little Grey.
Little Grey ran over and used its claws to hit the Black Forest Horse King’s head a few times, infuriating it and causing it to want to stand up and teach Little Grey a lesson.
However, it was already completely exhausted, and there were also many lassos binding it. As such, countless scratches appeared on its face, and there were many bites on its body.
Zhao Fu could tell that this was Little Grey’s revenge against the Black Forest Horse King for chasing Little Grey for so long. Zhao Fu smiled and called Little Grey to stop before going to the Black Forest Horse King’s side and looking at it. He stretched out his hand and said, “This is your last chance. If you don’t submit to me, I’ll have to kill you!”
Following this, Zhao Fu used Taming, and the light from his palm covered the Black Forest Horse King’s body. The Black Forest Horse King’s green eyes looked at Zhao Fu as if it was considering something.
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