Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

Chapter 390 Slate Fusion (4.2k, supplemented on 5.23 days)
After collecting the materials of the Resentful Tiger Dragon, Bai Zhen and Huo Ya went to the Feiye Fortress to submit the task.

The male fire dragon that was previously hunted by the resentful tiger dragon has escaped.

The male fire dragon had faked his death not long ago to avoid the fatal blow from the resentful tiger dragon.

When Bai Zhen was fighting with the Yuanhu Dragon, the male fire dragon had already escaped.

Return to Jade Leaf Fortress.

Bai Zhen saw Puxian, Sui Fengren and Dao Wen from a distance and came to their side.

Puxian praised Bai Zhen and said, "What a beautiful hunt!"

Sui Fengren exclaimed: "Well done!"

Dao Wen was the same as the other two, and said to Diao Zhen with a slightly grateful tone: "Perfect hunting."

Bai Zhen felt a little strange about the tones of the three people. From what he heard, it felt like they were watching the battle right there.

Before Bai Zhen could say anything, Huoya stood in front of Bai Zhen and protested seriously.

"Seniors, please don't praise his reckless hunting behavior."

Puxian and others were stunned for a moment.

“Hahahaha, sorry, sorry.” Puxian laughed twice and said to Bai Zhenyan, “When it comes to hunting, it’s better to listen to your master.”

"Yes, I have been reflecting on it."

After chatting with the three of them, Bai Zhen also learned that they had watched the live broadcast of the battle via a drone not long ago.

After chatting for a while, Bai Zhen asked Sui Fengren: "Senior, I heard from Ni Tai not long ago that traces of the Tianhui Dragon and the Golden Lion were found near Yanhuo Village?"

"That's right. Not long ago, when Chang Pu was hunting, she encountered the intrusion of Tian Hui Long. Fortunately, Tian Hui Long's target was not her, so she escaped. In addition, when Fei Huang accepted the investigation mission of Shui Mo Lin some time ago, he saw the golden lion from afar."

"Can you give these two tasks to me?" Bai Zhen looked at Sui Fengnen expectantly.

Sui Fengnen stroked his white beard and asked with a smile, "Wow, you just challenged a strong enemy, and you're ready to challenge an even stronger enemy?"

"Of course, this is the first time I've heard of an ancient dragon species, so naturally I want to try to fight it head-on."

"You are really energetic, Gua. That's a good thing. But those two monsters are both Master 3-star targets. You are still an upper 5-star hunter, so it is still difficult for you to accept them. Gua. I can keep these two tasks for you. When you reach Master 3-star, I will handle the procedures for you."

According to the level of the gathering place.

The goal of a 3-star master is roughly between level 80 and 85. Taking into account the racial talents of Tianhui Dragon and Golden Lion, they can reach the level of a 70-star master at around level 75 to 3.

An average hunter has to reach level 90 before he can challenge a general master 3-star monster, and can then challenge an ancient dragon of level 70 to 75.

This is a gap caused by racial talents, and it must be made up by the level gap.

Before Puxian retired, this legendary hunter had barely reached the level of Master 3 stars.

With Bai Zhen's current strength, as long as his injuries are healed, it will not be difficult for him to deal with these targets. It may even be easier than dealing with the resentful tiger dragon.

But according to the guild's level, Bai Zhen is only a 5-star hunter, so he has no way of accepting this hunting mission.

Even if Bai Zhen defeated the Yuanhulong, it would be difficult for the guild to confirm Bai Zhen's strength.

There are also big differences between monsters, such as attribute restraint and various other gaps.

Bai Zhen defeated the injured Yuanhu Dragon ≠ he can defeat the Golden Lion and Tianhui Dragon.

The guild cannot joke about hunters' lives.

"There is also a level limit. I wonder what level I can reach after I successfully defeat the Resentful Tiger Dragon?"

Sui Fengnen: "This should allow you to advance to the master level."

Watched the live broadcast of Bai Zhen's battle with Yuan Hulong.

He and Puxian and others couldn't tell who the monster was for a moment.

They had never seen a hunter who could knock a resentful tiger dragon away simply by relying on his physical strength.

That powerful force was so strong that it was too shocking.

"Can I reach the master level just by defeating the resentful tiger dragon?"

"Of course, the original rating for the Grudge Tiger Dragon was 5 stars. Even if you only defeated the severely injured Grudge Tiger Dragon, your strength has already reached the master level."

Even though the guild had overestimated the fighting power of the Resentful Tiger Dragon, the rating was still inaccurate.

If we take into account the ability of total out-of-control, Yan Crystal's ability to enhance moves, and the large number of move levels that have been improved by Yuan Hu Long's characteristics, it is no exaggeration to say that Yuan Hu Long has reached the level of a 6-star master.

Sui Fengren agreed to upgrade Bai Zhen's hunter level from upper level to master level.

Puxian laughed loudly in a good mood: "If Bai Zhen can also be promoted to a master hunter, then our Yanhuo Village will successfully have five master hunters. This is a feat that will create a new history for Yanhuo Village."

Are Master Hunters rare?

It is a very rare existence in the global context.

There are huge differences in strength between each village, each region, and even each kingdom.

For example, in some villages, a high-level hunter is already a very remarkable existence, a set of high-level armor can be used as an heirloom, and someone who conquers the overlord of the sky - the male fire dragon can be called a hero.

If some villages can produce a master hunter, that person can become a village legend that is passed down for a long time in the village.

For example, in the kingdom where Rodna belongs, there are only about 10 master hunters in the entire country.

But even in this small village of Yanhuo Village, there are 5 master hunters, which shows their strength.

Of course, this also depends on the dimension of time.

Seven hundred years ago, when the profession of hunter was not yet popular, many legendary stories happened.

For example, the story of Kokot Village and the unicorn.

In an era when the profession of Monster Hunter had not yet been formed and humans were still unable to effectively fight monsters, a one-horned dragon entrenched near a small village once put the village in a huge crisis of life and death. When the villagers were dominated by fear, a young dragon man stood up, equipped with simple protective gear and a one-handed sword, and challenged the one-horned dragon alone.

After a week (some say a month) of life-and-death battle, the young man finally defeated the unicorn and broke its true red horn as proof of victory.

After this, the village named Kokote finally prospered, and this young man became known to later generations as the chief of Kokote Village.

At the same time, the feat of the chief of Kokot Village in defeating the One-Corn Dragon also contributed to the rise and prosperity of the Monster Hunter industry in the future. It also made hunting a One-Corn Dragon alone regarded by many hunters as a condition for becoming a hero, and the One-Corn Dragon's true red horn was also given the meaning of [Proof of Heroism].

As a well-known tradition in the Monster Hunter industry, almost every mission to hunt a Triceratops is required by the Hunter's Guild to be hunted individually. However, due to the rare number of Triceratops and its powerful combat power, many hunters who want to hunt Triceratops have returned empty-handed or even lost their lives.

In the past, upper-level hunters were extremely rare, but with the rapid development of armor technology, upper-level hunters have gradually become more common.

Hearing Puxian's words, Sui Fengnen nodded in agreement: "This is a good idea. Now that the resentful tiger dragon has been successfully defeated, the Night Parade of the Hundred Dragons has come to an end for the time being."

Sui Fengren has already passed on the news of the existence of the Wind Dragon and the speculation that the Wind Dragon might be looking for a mate, which has caused panic among a large number of ancient dragon-level creatures. This news has been passed on to the Hunter Guild headquarters.

Because this speculation was put forward by Bai Zhen, combined with Bai Zhen's identity as an "honorary doctor".

The headquarters will not ignore it and may send powerful hunters to defeat the Wind Dragon in the near future.

Regarding the powerful ancient dragon that could threaten the destruction of Yanhuo Village, Sui Fengnen very safely chose to ask for help from the elite hunters at the headquarters, hoping to get some support.

Puxian, Sui Fengren and others relaxed a little, but Bai Zhen knew that the situation had not improved much.

Until the Wind Dragon and the Thunder Dragon are defeated, Yanhuo Village will never have peace.

Bai Zhenyan said: "Sir Sui Fengren, if you have any news about the Wind Dragon, please be sure to inform me." "Of course."

I bid farewell to the three of them for now.

Bai Zhen also went back to the farm with Huo Ya first.

When Bai Zhen returned home, he saw Shui Yun waiting for him.

Shui Yun was relieved to see Bai Zhen return safely.

The video shot by the drone before was not only watched by Puxian and others, but she was also watching the entire battle.

That battle looked extremely dangerous.

Now that she saw Bai Zhen returning safely, Shui Yun felt a lot more relaxed.

Shui Yun bowed slightly: "Welcome back."

"We're back." Bai Zhen said with a grin, "You'll have a good meal tonight. I'm going to make a dish with the meat of the resentful tiger dragon."

Shuiyun saw that Bai Zhen didn't seem to be joking.

She said directly: "I will prepare dinner for the next few days, you should take good care of your injuries first."

Bai Zhen waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's just cooking, I'll do it."

As soon as Bai Zhen finished speaking, Huo Ya, who was beside him, reached out and poked Bai Zhen in the ribs.

Bai Zhen stood up straight instantly, and the severe pain in his ribs rushed straight to his brain.

Bai Zhen hissed softly in pain.

"The injured should have a good rest for now." Huoya said to Shuiyun, "I'll come and help with dinner."

Shuiyun nodded and said okay.

Bai Zhen still wanted to fight for it: "It's just cooking, it's really okay."

Seeing that Bai Zhen was still not calm, Huoya threatened, "Should I let Jigglypuff delay your treatment? This will teach you a lesson, and next time you hunt, you will remember the pain you've felt and won't mess around anymore."

Bai Zhen saw that Huoya really intended to do so, so he apologized with a wry smile: "I'm sorry! I will behave myself for a while."

Huoya chuckled, her smile returning to its usual gentleness: "That's good~"

When I got home, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

Bai Zhen sat on the sofa in the living room, watching Huoya and Shuiyun who were busy in the kitchen.

Emrido, Shaymin and other Pokémon were there to help the two.

Looking at this warm and harmonious scene, Bai Zhen felt his heart was purified.

“This scene is really a bit extravagant.”

After admiring it silently for a while, Bai Zhen soon became bored.

No matter what he wants to do now, as long as it is an activity that requires a long time, Huoya will sternly refuse it.

According to Huoya's current thoughts, she was being a bit indulgent by not letting Bai Zhen lie down in bed to rest.

Bai Zhen was really bored, so he decided to study the seventh seal on the stone tablet.

With the first seal of the stone slab, Bai Zhen obtained the corresponding attributes.

The second seal increased his racial value by 2 points.

With the third seal, he learned to control the energy of corresponding attributes, such as skills like [Water Control].

With the 4th seal, his racial value increased by 100 points again.

For the 5th seal, he learned the corresponding attribute skill of rarity 7.

With the 6th seal, his racial value increased by 100 points again.

And now for the 7th seal, he has learned a unique skill - [Slate Fusion].

The slate fusion skill allows Bai Zhen to have dual attributes or even multiple attributes.

Originally he could only equip one stone slab and obtain the corresponding single attribute, but now he can equip two stone slabs and obtain dual attributes.

There are three combinations of the three slabs.

There are three combinations: water + fire, water + ghost, and fire + ghost.

Multiple attributes have their own benefits. For example, water + fire can give him four times the resistance to ice attribute, making him more flexible when facing more diverse enemies in the future.

But if it only has multiple attributes, the 7th level unlocking of this stone slab is not as good as other seals.

The focus is on the fusion of the slate.

The fusion of stone tablets is not a rare thing. Arceus often fuses multiple stone tablets.

For example, he once combined five kinds of stone slabs, namely ground, water, grass, lightning and dragon, to create the [Life Gem]. The Life Gem made an entire area extremely fertile.

In addition, some people used the properties of the three sources of life - water, fire and earth - to make a pot of punishment to seal Hupa.

This fusion of attribute slates can often create completely different effects.

Now Bai Zhen can only achieve dual attributes and the level of fusing two stone slabs, and the fusion of the two stone slabs will create completely different effects.

E.g.

Water + Fire will produce the [Steam] effect.

Water + Ghost will produce the [Ghost Sea] effect.

Fire + Ghost will give the [Black Flame] effect.

These effects can be directly enhanced to skill moves.

The [Steam] effect will increase the power of water-type or fire-type moves by 30%, and will % put the opponent into a burning state (except for fire-type targets), and the user will not be frozen or frostbitten.

The [Ghost Sea] effect will increase the power of water-based or ghost-based moves by 30%, and reduce the enemy's speed by 1 level after being hit by the move, and will also cause a flinch effect.

The [Black Flame] effect will increase the power of Fire or Ghost-type moves by 30%, and will cause the enemy to fall into a Black Flame state. This state will cause the target to continuously lose health and cannot be dispelled.

All three effects are very effective!

Originally, a single stone slab could increase the power of Bai Zhen's single attribute by 20%. Now, by fusing two stone slabs, the power of dual-attribute skills can be increased by 30%.

If the attribute consistency bonus and star crystalization are taken into account.

The power of Bai Zhen's dual-attribute moves can reach 2.3 times the power of the normal state.

Moreover, all skills of these attributes can be added with the effects of the fused stone slabs, which really gave Bai Zhen a big surprise.

Bai Zhen whispered: "I now know the location of the emerald slate. If I get this slate, I can get three new effect attributes, right?"

Water + grass, fire + grass, ghost + grass, I don’t know what new effects these stone slabs fusion will bring.

(End of this chapter)