Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

Chapter 394: The Fire Nation's Request for Help (4k, supplemented on 5.25th)
Bai Zhen still has some memories of the Fire Kingdom. It is a small country, and is called the Fire Kingdom because there are many volcanoes surrounding its territory.

Bai Zhen had seen the description of the client for the mission issued by the Fire Nation when he was playing Monster Hunter P3 and Monster Hunter XX.

What he didn't expect was that after coming to Yanhuo Village, he would be able to receive a mission from the Fire Nation.

Bai Zhen asked: "The Fire Country is more than a thousand kilometers away from our Yanhuo Village, right? How come this rescue mission was sent to our Yanhuo Village?"

The hunting range of Yanhuo Village is within 10 to 200 kilometers.

Jieyun Village and Yanhuo Village are neighboring villages, only about one or two hundred kilometers apart.

This distance is nothing on this planet which is four or five times larger than the Pokémon world. Some of the monsters that are transporting goods here are actually very fast.

For example, Marunori from Jieyun Village has great endurance and can easily pull a cart for 100 kilometers a day. Bobo's speed is relatively slow, but he can also travel 30 kilometers at full load without stopping in a day, which is much better than the horse-drawn carriages in previous lives.

The Fire Kingdom is more than a thousand kilometers away from Yanhuo Village. Even if the hunters set out with a light load, it will take at least five days to reach the Fire Kingdom.

Sui Fengren explained: "This mission was actually posted at the Hunter Guild headquarters about 20 days ago. The headquarters passed the mission to other branches that might be able to help, but in the end, because there were not many hunters capable of hunting the master-level Flame Dragon, and the distance might be a little far, no hunter has accepted this mission yet."

Bai Zhenli nodded as a matter of course.

There are not many hunters who can take on 3-star master missions. In addition, the Flame Dragon is known to be a more social monster, making hunting it even more difficult.

Yan Gelong is a species of sea dragon that looks like a seahorse. It is a monster that can swim in magma and travel underground.

Yan Gelong is very exclusive, but it does not exclude its own kind. It usually allows its compatriots to share the territory with them. A mountain area is often shared by 20 to 30 Yan Gelongs.

These flamingosaurs communicate by making Morse code-like clicking sounds with their upper and lower jaws.

When a Fire Dragon is in danger, they will make a clicking sound to call for help. If there are other Fire Dragons nearby, they will come to the rescue.

In other words, this task is not as simple as defeating one Flame Dragon, but may require defeating 2 to 3 Flame Dragons of different levels.

The ecological niche of the Flame Dragon is equivalent to that of the map king like the Boom Dragon. Its own racial value may reach about 550 points, which is really too dangerous for ordinary hunters.

Sui Fengren said: "You have Rayquaza and Moltres to take you flying, and you should be able to reach the Land of Fire within a day. As long as you can complete this mission, I will agree to let you take on the mission of hunting the Celestial Dragon."

When Bai Zhen heard that he could get Tianhuilong's information by completing a task, he immediately agreed: "Okay! I'll take this task!"

Although he had to go hunting thousands of miles away, the distance was nothing to him. Rayquaza's flying speed was very fast, and if everything went well, he could even make the round trip within a day, which was like taking on a longer mission.

Moreover, he only needs to complete this one task to accept the Master 3-star Tianhui Dragon subjugation mission, which can save Bai Zhen a lot of time.

Sui Fengren helped Bai Zhen complete the acceptance procedures for this mission. He asked Bai Zhen, "When are you going to leave?"

"I'll leave in five days. I'm going to Glass Bottle City tomorrow to challenge the Glass Bottle Gym. I'll go there when I come back and recover from my injuries."

The situation in the Fire Nation is very urgent right now, but there is no need to rush in these five days.

Bai Zhen also didn't want to drag his seriously injured body to that dangerous place to challenge a group of Yan Ge dragons.

"Hohoho, you're going to participate in the gym battle tomorrow. I wish you success in getting your third badge in advance."

In Sui Fengren's opinion, Bai Zhen should be able to win easily in the gym battle.

Bai Zhen himself wasn't under much pressure, as his companions were all very strong and they would have no problem facing the gym leader's ace.

And this time, participating in the gym battle is not just about getting gym badges, there are also rewards to be won.

Bai Zhen and Ye Ci agreed that as long as he successfully passed this gym battle, he would get a moves learning machine as a reward.

Some time ago, he obtained the [Tai Jing Burst] learning machine from Qi Shu, and he has successfully taught it to all his partners in the team.

The learning machine is also effective against monsters, which makes Bai Zhen think of a very crucial thing, and he now urgently needs to verify his idea.

After accepting the mission, Bai Zhen bid farewell to Sui Fengnian and returned home.

Exclusive refresh of Ice Fang Dragon and Overlord Bubble Fox Dragon. Bai Zhen doesn’t have enough money to buy the skills now, so he can only postpone it temporarily and try to refresh again after selling the water jade of Bubble Fox Dragon.

As for the cooking of the Resentful Tiger Dragon, the Ice Fang Dragon, and the Bubble Fox Dragon, Bai Zhen plans to prepare them when he returns.

He has studied the recipe these days and plans to use the Lv.7 rice that will mature in two days to make a legendary dish.

At that time, the materials of the Overlord Bubble Fox Dragon and the Master-level Ice Fang Dragon will be used together to make a feast.

On November 11, Bai Zhen prepared to go to Boping City to participate in the gym battle as agreed.

This time, Huoya and Shuiyun naturally went along, and they also thought of it as a good trip to have a good rest.

Before going to Boping City, Bai Zhen first went to Ziqin Town and handed over the Paohu Dragon Water Jade to Patch, asking Patch to help him auction it.

Bai Zhen asked Daigo about the water jade, and Daigo was willing to pay for this A-grade water jade.

But the 5000 million he offered could not meet Bai Zhen's needs.

Water jade is an A-grade material. It is harder than many gemstones and extremely gorgeous. 5000 million is really too low.

Daigo has a chance to get the Heavenly Jade by hunting the Bubble Fox Dragon, so he is not willing to spend too much money on it, and Bai Zhen understands this very well.

Unable to reach a consensus with Daigo, Bai Zhen naturally put the Tianyu up for auction in Ziqin Town.

Bai Zhen doesn't have to worry about the promotion of Bubble Fox Dragon Tianyu. In order to thank Bai Zhen for his great achievement of destroying the Ocean Team and the Lava Team not long ago, Patch chose to help Bai Zhen promote it for free.

He would use his network of connections to first appraise the Tianyu, then spend five days promoting the Tianyu, and finally auction it.

The entire process may take up to 7 days.

Bai Zhen gave the Tianyu to Patch for help and went to Glass Bottle City.

Boping City is a water city, but it is not close to the ocean. You can even enter the scorching desert when you leave the city.

Glass Bottle City is divided into three levels, and each level is traversed by a huge elevator.

When Bai Zhen arrived at Glass Bottle City, he found that there seemed to be a lot more trainers on the road.

These boys and girls, aged twelve or thirteen, were wearing the school uniforms of Grape Academy and walking in groups of two or three on the streets of Glass Bottle City.

Those who don’t know the situation might think that the college is organizing a spring outing.

Thinking there was some large-scale event, Bai Zhen found a friendly-looking girl in school uniform on the side of the road and asked her what was going on.

"Huh? Don't you know?"

The girl seemed surprised by Bai Zhen's ignorance. Bai Zhen smiled awkwardly and asked, "Sorry, I don't pay much attention to some news."

The girl explained the situation: "Today at 5pm, Master Qianzhou will hold the third gym battle in Glass Bottle City. This is the first time he will appear in front of the camera after saving the world!"

As she spoke, the girl also showed the preview sent by the strange tree on her mobile phone.

This time there will be a very special cooking competition, and the invited guests are also very prestigious, including the current president of the Padiya Alliance, Ye Ci, and two of the Four Heavenly Kings, Xin Li and Popi.

Bai Zhen himself didn’t know who the guests were who invited this time.

It’s not that Qishu didn’t notify him, but he has been in the Frozen Islands these days and he can’t see the messages Qishu sent him.

"I see. So the other students came to Glass Bottle City because of Qian Zhou?"

"That's right." After the girl finished speaking, another girl beside her anxiously pulled her companion's hand and said, "Qi Shu has just arrived at the Glass Bottle Gym. Let's go there quickly! Maybe we can meet Master Qian Zhou and shake hands with him!"

"Eh? Are we there yet?" The girl quickly said goodbye to Bai Zhen and ran towards the Glass Bottle Gym with her companions.

Bai Zhen smiled and waved goodbye to the two girls.

At this time, Huoya said sourly: "It's really popular."

Bai Zhen didn't notice anything wrong in Huoya's tone, he said helplessly: "This is indeed beyond my imagination. This is just an ordinary gym battle. If it is the subsequent championship battle, the popularity will be even more incredible. Oops, I suddenly feel a little stressed."

Bai Zhen couldn't imagine what would happen if he lost to Ye Ci, the top champion, in front of everyone.

At that time, he really fell from the altar, right?

The higher his reputation is now, the greater the gap was back then.

Although he didn't care much about other people's opinions, if he lost the battle at that time, all his efforts during this period would be almost in vain.

Huoya added: "Those two girls' phone screensavers are all your pictures."

"Huh? Is that so?" Bai Zhen didn't notice this little detail at all.

"Yes, that photo is of you freezing Rayquaza."

Not long ago, when Bai Zhen conquered Rayquaza, a reporter took a perfect photo that could win a photography award.

Whether it's the composition, color, or angle, it's all perfect.

"What kind of photos?" Bai Zhen is the kind of person who is not very good at looking up his own affairs on the Internet.

Huoya handed the phone in her hand to Bai Zhen to take a look.

The photo on the screen was the photo of Bai Zhen freezing Rayquaza some time ago.

Bai Zhen took a look and had to admit that the photo was indeed quite handsome.

He subconsciously swiped his phone, wanting to zoom in on the photo, but the phone, which had no password set, was immediately unlocked with just a swipe.

Seeing the photo on the phone desktop, Bai Zhen was slightly stunned.

But it was just a matter of a moment, and the phone in his hand was snatched back by Huoya.

As if her little secret had been discovered, Huoya looked a little unnatural. She nervously changed the subject and said, "There is still some time before the gym battle begins. Let's go for a walk around the city first."

After saying that, Huoya pulled Bai Zhen and Shui Yun and headed towards the commercial street.

Bai Zhen secretly muttered in his heart: "That photo on the phone's desktop is a photo of me sleeping, right? When did Huoya take the photo?"

After a quick tour around Boping City, Bai Zhen followed Huoya to a chain restaurant called Lai Lai Lai Xuan in the afternoon for afternoon tea.

Most of the food sold in this restaurant is Chinese food.

For example, Mapo tofu, almond tofu, wild jellyfish and cucumber mixed with vinegar, shredded pork with green pepper, etc., these are all very typical home-cooked dishes.

Bai Zhen originally thought that these dishes were the same as those in overseas Chinese restaurants in his previous life. They only had a name, but the taste could not be said to be authentic.
But after tasting them, Bai Zhen unexpectedly discovered that the flavors and methods were quite authentic, and there were no strange modified versions like [Strawberry Mapo Tofu].

"This is not surprising. In this world, there are no concepts like borders and passports. Everyone is free to go wherever they want. If you want to learn authentic Chinese food, just go directly to the place where it originated."

There are many Chinese restaurants in Boping City, such as [Lai Lai Lai Xuan] which is a very common Chinese restaurant. Of course, it not only sells Chinese food, but also Japanese delicacies such as soy sauce ramen.

In addition, the leader of the Glass Bottle Gym, Haidai, whom he is going to challenge today, is also a Chinese chef, and his Haidai Club is a high-end Chinese restaurant.

And today he wanted to compete with Haidai in cooking skills.

Bai Zhen looked at the time and it was almost time.

Bai Zhen stood up, said goodbye to Huoya and Shuiyun temporarily, and set off to Haidai Club to participate in the gym battle.

After walking out of the restaurant, Bai Zhen put on his Tailebagos armor in an empty corner.

He summoned Moltres and rode it to the Haidai Club.

During this period, Moltres had eaten a lot of immature secret seasonings, and her treasure master level had reached level 5. Her height had reached 8 meters, and her wingspan was an astonishing 20 meters, which made Moltres look a little bit bigger than monsters like Blaziken.

The appearance of Moltres immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the city.

Those who know Bai Zhen know that Bai Zhen has a Moltres as a partner.

Some people who had come for Bai Zhen also rushed towards the Haidai Club.

When Bai Zhen arrived in front of the Haidai Club, many people had already gathered there.

These are the fans who got the news and came to the scene.

Landing in the middle of the crowd, Bai Zhen fulfilled his obligations and interacted with everyone for a few minutes.

Then, the lights at the scene suddenly lit up. Turning around, I saw more than a dozen Magnemites forming a circle, releasing their own electric current, creating an effect similar to that of a lighting lamp.

And right in the center of that light was the strange tree.

"Use the electric grid to capture your eyeballs! Who is coming to Qishu? Qishu is here! I am the gym leader! Good morning, noon and evening!"

Bai Zhen walked forward slowly.

He thought to himself, "The Gym Tournament has finally begun. After I challenge the gyms, I will go support the Fire Nation, and then I will go hunt the ancient dragon Tenhuilong."

(End of this chapter)