Chapter 84: Camping Shopping.
Leo nodded with a smile and then after paying the bills the trio moved to the shop where they sold trekking and camping equipment. The shop was a brand outlet called, Swish.
The trio entered, and Lily's eyes sparkled as if she had just witnessed a new world. The young lady took a deep breath and began to look around quickly. Leo picked her up, and had her sit inside the shopping trolley, before leading her to the section where they bought a big camping tent that could accommodate five people.
Then they bought three sleeping bags, followed by some tools to help them light fires, and at the same time, they bought bug repellents, and Leo specially bought eight animal deflecting trap lights.
These lights were to be erected around the campsite and they would flash with strong lights and cause the nocturnal enemies to run away. Then Leo brought Lily to the attire section, he got her a pair of camping shoes, cargo pants, a nice puffer jacket as the weather was getting colder. He also got her a pair of gloves, beanie, and sunglasses. His little princess was armed to the teeth.
He bought a matching set for Snow, and himself as well. Then he bought a fire extinguisher and some first-aid kits as well. Swish was a brand that dealt in fifty thousand different sport centric merchandise. You could find everything here. The young man bought three folding chairs as well.
Just when he was about to pick an air gun, Lily asked, "Baba, why are you buying a gun?"
Leo replied, "So that we could hunt some rabbits."
Lily suddenly opened her eyes wide, and asked, "You want to kill cute bunny rabbits?"
Leo suddenly felt a knife driven through his heart, his daughter was still too young after all, and she loved everything cute. He looked at her and said, "No baby, why would I kill cute rabbits? This is to scare away big animals that might attack us."
Lily shook her head and said, "No, I don't believe you, please don't kill rabbits. Please.."
She held onto his hand and begged, how could Leo refuse his treasure? He put down the gun and said, "See, fine now? Can I buy a fishing rod to catch some fish?"
Lily looked at the fishing rod and then she nodded. Jock watched the scene with much amusement from the side, because he knew what Leo was capable of but all his skills were rendered waste in the eyes of his daughter.
Leo then looked at Jock and said, "We might need a hunting knife to gather some wood and also for cleaning the fish, Jock, I will leave that to you. Just select something nice, and I will use my firearms license to claim it at the counter."
Jock nodded and moved to the knife section. Meanwhile, Leo took Lily to the reception counter and began to check out the stuff one by one. Many people would think about the usage of a firearm license when buying a hunting knife, however, it was also a weapon that could kill.
There were only a few of them circulating through the market in the Clover Nation, and if you don't have a firearm license, then you would have to settle for those flimsy multipurpose pocket knife tools, which had a blunt blade in it.
Leo wanted a real knife, he was heading to the forest for the first time, and wanted to cover all the bases that he could. Soon, Jock came over with a black knife which was seven inches big and had a reverse curve to it.
Leo was surprised and asked, "They are really selling it here?"
Jock nodded and replied, "I was surprised when I saw it too. I asked one of the guys if this was really allowed and he said that Swish had acquired government permission, they cannot sell more than five of these in a city over the duration of a year."
Leo took hold of the Khukri and then gave it a leisurely swing which caused the operator to open his eyes wide. Leo chuckled and took out his firearm license and said, "I will be buying this."
The man nodded and quickly processed the bill because as a fellow citizen he knew what it meant for someone to have a firearm license. This was a big shot.
After they finished shopping, the people headed home, and Jock handled the knife carefully. When they came home, Snow was already there playing with Momo in the living room, she raised her brows looking at the stuff and asked, "Do you guys intend to live in the woods from now on? What is it with so much stuff? You guys go out shopping and come back with so many things everytime. Leo, if I find that anything is unnecessary, I am returning it, okay?"
Leo nodded, and Lily said, "Ma, we didn't buy useless things. Here see, this is the tent…"
Lily began to tell Snow about the stuff, and Leo slipped the knife back in Jock's hand and said, "Hide it under the driver seat carefully, or she will really throw it out."
Jock nodded and hurriedly excused himself from the scene. He sighed when he thought about the situation inside the house. Leo was the boss of wild men outside the confines of his house. In there, he was a slave to his wife, and even more than her, his daughter.
Jock couldn't help but feel bad about the people who would be willing to end up on the wrong side of this young man. The entire security team feared Leo because they knew that if someone tried to rub him the wrong way, they would be dealt with an iron fist, and if they even as much as looked at his family with bad motives, then the recent ending of the notorious Dagger Of Marlin would be his end.