C21 A Sheephunting Trap

Since ancient times, mutton had always been a top-grade delicacy, and it was also Arslan's favorite.

Therefore, he naturally thought of the goats as his first animal to tame.

However, as Mull had said, the goats ran too fast in the forest, and very few could catch up to them.

Not only were the goats fast, they were also very cunning. They appeared in the forest between the human tribe and the large carnivorous fierce beasts. Some of the goats appeared less than ten miles away from the Beautine Clan.

Arslan remembered that there were quite a few goats near the tribe. There were also about twenty small-scale goats. This was completely in line with his "hand test" standard.

Besides salt, he also asked Mull to prepare some beast tendons and vines.

The beast tendons were made into beast tendon ropes, which were used to tie up the goats.

As for the vines, they were used to make nets.

Arslan knew how to weave nets. He had researched the history of fishing nets when he was an archaeologist. He was very familiar with the weaving of fishing nets.

Under Arslan's insistence, the vines were all soft and flexible.

Under his "guidance", the people of the tribe quickly learned how to use the vines to make nets.

However, the nets made from vines were not as practical as the nets made from ropes or hemp.

Fortunately, Arslan did not use it to fish, but to make traps.

After doing all this, Arslan asked Mull about the habits of the goats. He decided to set off to the forest tomorrow morning before the sun rose. His target was a place where about thirty goats would appear.

The next day, before dawn, Popit appeared in the cave and woke up Arslan.

With his previous experience of fishing, no one would stop him from going out again.

The entire tribe's fifty or so young men and women had all set out. Almost everyone carried a bag with salt water in it.

Apart from the salt water, everyone carried a vine net, a bone blade, a bamboo spear, and a beast tendon rope.

The most puzzling thing was that Arslan had also brought the two shovels with him.

"What is the Grand Sheikh planning to do?" Popit asked in a low voice, "Hunting with a leather bag and water in it?"

"I don't know either!" Mull shook his head, "Now that he has brought the golden weapon, he won't dig a well again, right?"

"Digging a well?" Popit frowned, "Can we hunt with a well?"

When Arslan heard this, he shook his head and smiled. He did not explain, but sighed in his heart, "The level of understanding of the people of the primitive society is really worrying!"

The group of people soon arrived at the location that Mull had mentioned.

The sky was still dark. Arslan looked around with the torch in his hand. The teeth marks on the leaves of the surrounding bushes and shrubs were clear. It was obvious that they had been eaten by animals.

He looked around and chose a place with relatively lush vegetation and few teeth marks. He stood there and said, "That's the place!"

Everyone around him came over.

"Arslan, what should we do?"

Arslan reached out and picked up a bamboo spear. He drew a circle about seven to eight meters long and two meters wide on the ground and said, "Now, everyone, hurry up and dig away all the soil in this circle. Throw the soil far away!"

"Ah?" Popit was surprised, "We are going to dig such a big well here?"

Arslan shook his head and said, "No, it doesn't need to be that deep. As long as it's about the same height as you, that's enough!"

He originally wanted to say that it was about a meter deep, but he was not sure about the jumping ability of the goats. To be safe, he had to say a little more.

"What's the use of this?" Popit was puzzled.

Arslan looked at the sky and waved his hand. He said, "Now is not the time to explain. Dig the pit first, and you'll know later!"

"Yes!" Popit hurriedly called for these people to dig.

Two shovels and more than fifty bone blades. In less than an hour, the pit that Arslan had drawn was dug out.

After doing all this, Popit looked at Arslan and asked, "Arslan, what are you going to do now?"

"Now, cut a few thin and long branches. As long as they can be placed on top of the pit, that's enough! Then, put the vine net on top of it. Hurry!"

Thus, Popit, Bull, and the other young men quickly cut down the branches and placed them on the pit. They also laid the vines according to the instructions of Arslan.

No one understood what Arslan wanted to do after he finished doing all this. They all looked at him.

Arslan sighed in his heart and said, "Now, everyone cut the grass close to you and put it on the vine net. Spread the vine net until you can't see it!"

"Remember, spread it evenly!"

The group of people moved in unison and quickly completed the task that Arslan had requested.

The group of people looked at Arslan again.

Arslan was speechless and could only say, "Now, try to remove as much soil as you can from the surrounding area of the pit. Then, pull out the grass and cover it with it. It's best if you don't see the soil!"

Everyone did as he said.

A grassland trap that was designed for a modern person from Earth was completed just like that!

In the end, Arslan did not wait for the group of people to look at him. He picked up the bag and opened it, then sprinkled the grass on the pit.

"Ah, Arslan, what are you doing?" Popit couldn't help but exclaim.

Arslan did not explain too much. He only said, "Another ten people, each of you sprinkle some salt water on the grass!"

After doing all this, Arslan picked up another bag and sprinkled more than ten meters of salt water on the grass.

At the same time, he had also asked Popit and Mull to scatter a dozen meters of salt water on the grass.

This way, the grass on the three lines of the trap were all sprinkled with salt water. In the end, the grass in front of them was the trap.

Arslan clapped his hands and nodded in satisfaction, indicating for the group of people to follow him and leave quickly.

At this point, the trap that Arslan had designed for the goats had been completely set up. His plan to tame the goats had officially begun!