Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

"The key point mentioned by Hariyatta is to 'coexist' with nature, or in other words, what we see, hear, and do, all of which are just a part of nature."

Amos spoke calmly and slowly, "Children, when you gradually understand nature, the sky, land and sea, and the countless wonderful creatures that live in it, you will gradually understand 'awe'.

The world is too big, and the vastness and wonder of nature are beyond imagination to ordinary people whose sight ends at the fences and walls of the towns. "

Gordon couldn't help raising his head, looking towards the endless stretch of the Shulet Mountains in the east, where countless powerful monsters and dragons lived, and couldn't help but understand the "awe" that Senior Amos said in his heart.

"If you are free, you can take the time to go to the Great Library. The scholars of Wang Li's Paleontological Scholars Team have left many copies of books there. Many of them will mention a kind of "ecological chain." 'the concept of."

"Ecological chain?"

Hayata looked a little confused.

But Gordon, who has been in the mountains and forests for several years, immediately caught something from the combination of the two words "ecology" and "chain".

"This is an extremely complex, extremely precise, extremely fragile, yet extremely strong natural system." Amos continued to narrate all this slowly. At this time, he did not look like a hunter, but rather like a hunter. a scholar.

"Producers and consumers, predators and prey, all creatures in this world, including us humans, are just an insignificant part of this system.

Gordon, as you said before, humans and nature are in a competitive relationship, right? "Amos suddenly looked at Gordon.

The latter hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Actually, what you said is correct, competition, in order to pursue the development of the race and create a better life, human beings should compete. This is the nature of human beings as a kind of life.

In recent years, among the aristocrats who hide in the center of the city and may not have the opportunity to step out of the city wall in their entire lives, there is a saying that killing is cruel, hunting activities should be prohibited, and 'noble' humans should live in solidarity. In the city, people live on a vegetarian diet.

If in the future, someone preaches this concept to you face to face, you can spit on him, because species that completely lose their competitive spirit will not be able to gain a foothold in this cruel world.

But at the same time, you must also be aware of the impact that your actions during the hunting process will have. "

Gordon and Hayata nodded ignorantly, but they still haven't figured out what Amos wanted to say.

Hayata also specifically asked, "Why do you say that the ecological chain is both fragile and strong?"

Realizing that he was talking too much, Amos patted his folded knee, and continued: "Let me give a simple example.

A forest fire swept across thousands of square kilometers of mountains and forests. Countless plants, animals, and even monsters were burned to death. Most of the Shoret Mountain Range was turned into white ground under the fire.

Ten or twenty years later, what will happen to this land that has been burned by wildfires. "

Gordon, who has seen with his own eyes how the hilltops that were burned black by wildfires, returned to green, shrugged and said, "In the spring of the second year, new shoots will sprout from the seeds buried deep in the ground.

In ten years, the forest will be basically restored to cover, and countless creatures will migrate from all directions to this brand new home.

Twenty years later, except for the lack of some really old giant trees in the mountains, there will be no difference between the trees before the wildfire. "

Amos nodded and said with a smile: "This is what I said, being strong, even if it is a natural disaster, it can only permanently change the ecology of an area, but it is impossible to completely destroy the local ecology."

"Then why do you say that the ecological chain is fragile?" Hayata continued to ask.

"Strength is on the macro level, and fragility is on the micro level." Amos looked at Gordon again, "You asked me why you didn't just kill the King of the Odd Faces.

Now, you can predict, if I killed it at that time, what would happen next? "

"What happened?" Gordon looked a little confused.

"The strange-faced tribe is a highly social group. Under the call of the king of the strange-faced tribe, according to the custom, dozens of tribes will gather in the next half month to hold the sacrifice of the strange-faced tribe.

Now that the king of the strange-faced tribe is dead, a new king must be elected, and the various tribes will fall into battles, and the sacrifice of the strange-faced tribe cannot start, let alone end immediately.

What would be the result if hundreds or thousands of strange faces gathered in one area? "

Gordon swallowed, "In order to fill their stomachs, they will hunt and prey crazily, and the small animals in that area will be hunted to death, and then they will expand their hunting range, frequently attack passing caravans, and even attack humans Village."

"That's right." Amos folded his arms, "Although that's just a possibility, of course, it's also possible that the strange-faced tribe will elect a new king immediately, and everything you said will not happen.

If you had to fight at the time, or your own safety was at stake, then of course you should have dealt with it cleanly and without hesitation, and no one can blame you, even if that choice has consequences in the future.

But since chasing the King of the Odd-faced Clan has nothing to do with the mission, it is useless and risky, and may even cause ecological disasters on a larger scale, so why do we do it? "

Gordon scratched the back of his head, he finally understood what Amos meant.

Hunting the King of the Odd Face Clan doesn't get paid, and there is no need to strip the material. There are still a few of them in the team, which are more likely to cause disasters. Are you full?

"In the eyes of most people, the role of the Hunter's Guild is similar to an intermediary platform, which collects entrustments, delivers them to hunters, and at the same time provides some support and collects some intermediary fees.

But this is just an appearance. In fact, the Hunter Guild has information exchanges and in-depth cooperation with the Wang Li Paleontological Scholars Team, the Gulong Observation Bureau, the local municipal agencies, and so on.

Every task posted on the bulletin board has been strictly reviewed, hunters don't need to worry about other things, just hunt the target with confidence and boldness.

This is also the main reason why the guild does not encourage hunters to overhunt targets outside of missions. They need to maintain the local ecological balance as much as possible. "

Speaking of this, Amos paused for a while, patted Gordon on the shoulder, and then touched Hayata's head.

"I don't ask you two guys to immediately imprint all the words I said in your mind. I only hope that when you carry a sharp knife and step into the hunting ground, you have a sense of life and nature in your heart. awe.

Balance exists among all things. We are hunters, not butchers. "(Is this sentence appropriate to put here?)

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ps. Of course this book will not be written for animal protection - don't worry