Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

Chapter 403: The Favor of the Fire Elf King (5k, supplemented on 5.29th)
After the leader of the hunters ruthlessly exposed the true identity of the hunter named Ale.

Three of the four members of the team never said another word.

During the trip, the leader of the Fire Nation temporarily left the reception room for a while due to official business.

The entire reception room became a place for the princess and the leader of the hunters to have a long conversation.

The leader of the hunters fiddled with his half-understood attribute knowledge, and mostly boasted about his past glorious hunting experiences.

Among the three people, the eyes of the remaining two also regained clarity. Perhaps they remembered their lovers, or perhaps they were glad that they did not show their previous affection, otherwise they would have died on the spot like A'er.

The hunter named Ale, although he said nothing at this moment and seemed to know his mistake, Bai Zhen still saw a hint of extreme resentment in the depths of the hunter's eyes.

Every word the hunter leader said to the princess was like a knife stabbing his heart.

Judging from the resentment hidden in the hunter's eyes, Bai Zhen even felt that the hunter named A'er might do anything in the future.

Because Bai Zhen had already refused, the grudges between the four people did not affect him at all.

While he was lamenting about how beautiful women are the root of all trouble, he was also watching a show and enjoying the special snacks prepared for him by the Fire Nation.

I have to say that the snacks from the Fire Nation are quite delicious, some of them like the red bean paste cake, and Xie Mi Ku Ku had five plates of them.

After eating, I asked him if there was any better bean paste cake at home.

Making red bean paste cake is not difficult, but the ingredients are a bit troublesome. Both red beans and mung beans must be planted in spring. The farm does have a small amount of cultivated mung beans and red beans, but those made into mung bean cake are not enough to make Xie Mi, a Pokémon, show off.

so.
Bai Zhen asked the maid for three plates of special snacks from the Fire Country.

Prepare to feed Shaymi first.

The leader of the hunters was chatting animatedly with the princess, while Bai Zhen was enjoying the food and drink.

He even wants to find the pastry chef to ask how this traditional pastry is made.

About thirty minutes later, the Hunter Guild's poster girl returned with the Fire Nation leader.

As soon as I came back, the poster girl shared the news.

"We have basically confirmed that the attributes of the Flame Dragon are Fire + Ground. In theory, water-based weapons can cause significant four times the damage to the opponent, but according to our experiments, the power of water-based moves is not that significant. This may be related to the characteristics or unique skills of the Flame Dragon. The specific situation still needs to be explored by hunters during hunting."

The information from the poster girl is of no use to Bai Zhen, but it is very good information for the hunters, which allows them to prepare in advance.

The leader said to Bai Zhen and the four master hunters, "This time our mission is to investigate the monsters deep in the volcano and reduce the number of Flame Dragons. If you can successfully defeat a Flame Dragon, we will give you a very generous reward for each one."

The number of Flame Dragons in the volcano has reached the point of an overabundance. Originally, about 20 Flame Dragons could normally share a mountain area, but now the number of Flame Dragons has increased to at least 40.

With this number of Flame Dragons, even if Bai Zhen and others were allowed to defeat them at will, it would be impossible for them to defeat 20 Flame Dragons at once.

"If you are ready, please set off now. If everything goes well, you should be able to reach our camp deep in the volcano in two days. There are enough supplies there for you to get well prepared."

Normal monster hunting would take several days or even half a month, not to mention that this time we were going deep into the volcano.

According to the plan, this time they have to advance more than two or three hundred kilometers, and most of the route will be through the volcano. Even if Bai Zhen wants to fly in with Rayquaza, it is impossible to do it.

As they were about to set off, Xie Mi hurriedly stuffed all the unfinished snacks into his own little spiritual world.

When Bai Zhen and the hunters stood up and prepared to make final preparations, the princess of the Fire Nation suddenly suggested, "Father, please allow me to follow these powerful hunters to the depths of the volcano. It would be detrimental to the dignity of our royal family to let the great hunters go to the dangerous volcano alone."

Bai Zhen originally thought that the chief would sternly reject his daughter's stupidity, but unexpectedly, the chief actually agreed after hesitating for a moment.

"It's very dangerous deep inside a volcano."

"It's okay, father. These hunters are very experienced hunters. I think they will be able to protect me. This mission is also very related to me. I also want to witness it with my own eyes."

The leader was silent for a few seconds, and finally agreed: "Okay, then you can follow them, but be sure to pay attention to safety."

Bai Zhen was very curious: "Does this leader have a grudge against his own daughter? He actually let his daughter go to the depths of a dangerous volcano. Or is there something extraordinary about this Fire Nation princess?"

Bai Zhen quickly glanced at the princess's panel, and he actually saw something interesting.

The princess of the Fire Nation is not just a vase. Her own level has reached 45.

The princess looks no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Although she is not as good as the superhuman villagers in Yanhuo Village, it can be seen that the princess of the Fire Nation has been practicing martial arts since she was a child.

In addition, this princess has a very interesting characteristic——【Blessing of the Fire Spirit King】

Bai Zhen's own characteristic was once called [Elf Protection], and its effect was to have a certain probability of reducing the damage received by 30%.

The protection of this princess is a super-enhanced version of this.

Blessing of the Fire Spirit King: In places with abundant fire energy, damage received is reduced by 100% and all attributes are increased by 50 points.

All attributes +50 points is equivalent to raising the princess' level by 20 levels.

If we take into account the characteristic of reducing damage by half 100%, this princess can hunt down some high-level monsters as long as she has good martial arts skills.

In addition to her special features, this princess also has a permanent lucky skill [Favor of the Fire Elf King].

This skill allows the princess to hear the 'voice' of the Fire Elf King.

Some of them are like the [Luck] skill that Bai Zhen used to use, which can make the holder feel a sense of the unknown.

Bai Zhen used the [Luck] skill to capture Maru Bird King.

Bai Zhen thought to himself: "It seems that the royal family is not just a royal family. They also have genetic talents that other commoners do not have."

On the way here, Bai Zhen also scanned the panels of the Fire Nation citizens.

The attribute of most people is the most common [Adaptability], which allows them to adapt to the environment faster. Sometimes when he meets some talented people, he can occasionally see people with the [Fire Spirit Blessing] characteristic.

The effect of this feature is exactly the same as his previous [Elf Protection], except that it has an added restriction that it can only be triggered in a volcanic environment.

Compared with the common people, the Wang family does have the reason to be the Wang family.

It’s no wonder that those hunters even want to abandon their wives and marry the princess. If they can get royal blood, their descendants will be able to soar to success, right?
As for whether to let the princess follow.

The leader of the Fire Nation has allowed the princess to follow him. Even if Bai Zhen dislikes the princess for being a hindrance, he can't say anything.

The leader of the four hunters was visibly excited at this moment.

He was ready to show off his skills in front of his goddess.

Bai Zhen accepted the task without saying a word and turned around to stroll around the city to see if he could bring back some local specialties for Huo Ya and Shui Yun.

The hunters also used local materials and purchased some basic supplies in the city, and finally everyone gathered at the city gate.

Bai Zhen arrived here early.

He walked around the Fire City, but he didn't find any interesting local products. However, he did find a magical lollipop-like candy. In the Fire Kingdom, this lollipop is called "Barro Candy", and it is said that this candy cannot be melted even if you lick it.

One piece of this candy costs 500 hunter gold, which is very expensive.

This lollipop has a light sweetness to it, and it leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth after just one lick.

Bai Zhen bought ten at once.

This candy can just solve Xie Mi's craving problem. At the city gate, Bai Zhen leaned against the Honglong with a piece of Balo candy in his mouth. The four-man hunter team also finished their supplies and arrived at the city gate first.

Those four hunters all have their own Felynx and mounts.

The four people's mounts are a small monster called 'Heron Eagle Dragon'. The positioning of this dragon is similar to the Fang Hound of Yanhuo Village, which allows hunters to move quickly.

The head of the Ardeagle Dragon is bird-like, with a beak and yellow eyes. The neck to chest is covered with khaki feathers, and the head to back and the joints of the forelimbs and hind limbs are covered with feathers gradient from light green to dark green. The top of the head, tail and limb joints are additionally covered with dense purple feathers. There is a pair of short, backward-curved dragon horns on the head, which can be used to fix protective gear.

The load-bearing capacity and endurance of the harpy dragon are excellent. This dragon can carry more than 200 kilograms of cargo while carrying a fully armed hunter.

When fully loaded, it can run at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, and its sturdy hind legs are very good at jumping.

Although the Argus cannot match the load-bearing and endurance of the Heavy Steel Draft Horse, it is still considered an excellent mount in the Monster Hunter world.

The 2.3-meter-tall hunter in the lead had a much larger eagle-dragon than the other hunters' eagle-dragons, about two sizes larger.

Most of the crossbow bullets carried by the heavy and light crossbow hunters were hung on the Egret Dragon. They also carried crossbow bullets on the outer layer of their own armor and on the body of the Felynx.

A master hunter would carry at least a thousand crossbow bullets when he goes out, not including some special crossbow bullets.

Seeing Bai Zhen already there, the leader of the hunters strode up to Bai Zhen. He looked down at Bai Zhen and said in a commanding tone, "Hey, newcomer, you are not allowed to take action in the following battles. Do you hear me?"

Bai Zhen took out the Balo candy from his mouth with one hand and asked slowly, "I said that I came here this time to promise our branch's agent that I would complete this task before he would give me the task I wanted. If you ask me not to take action, I will be in a difficult position."

The leader of the hunters frowned and looked at Bai Zhen. He understood what Bai Zhen meant. He said, "I will give you all my materials for the monsters we hunt, and I will give you the right to choose first."

"This is not enough. You need to pay me one million hunter gold in advance for the loss." Bai Zhen asked for the high price without mercy.

"One million!? Are you crazy?"

The leader of the hunters glared at Bai Zhen, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

At the moment when the hunter leader scolded Bai Zhen, the Honglong behind Bai Zhen suddenly opened his eyes. The oppressive feeling of the ancient dragon-level creature was as heavy as a tsunami.

Bai Zhen said without retreating: "Understand that you are begging me now. If you are not convinced, then we will compete later to see whether your team is faster in hunting or my partner and I are faster in hunting."

The leader of the hunters opened his eyes wide, and his breathing rose and fell with his anger.

At this time, Bai Zhen gave another "candy" and said: "You are now the person closest to success. I saw that you and the princess had a very good chat just now. If you work harder, marrying the princess is not a dream at all. As long as you become the royal family of the Fire Nation, do you still need this 100 million?"

Bai Zhen's words instantly touched the hunter leader.

He also felt that the atmosphere just now was very good. He had never had such a good chat with any woman in his life.

After thinking it over again and again, the leader of the hunting team finally agreed and said, "Deal! I'll give you one million, but you can't hinder me. You must follow my command for this hunting mission."

"I won't obey your orders, but I can promise you that I won't hinder your relationship with the princess. I won't take action until your mission fails."

"Okay! Remember our contract. I will pay you half of the money first, and when the mission is over, I will pay you the rest."

As he spoke, the leader of the hunters took out a stack of gold notes that were commonly used in the kingdom and handed them to Bai Zhen.

As long as Bai Zhen takes this gold note, he can go to the kingdom and exchange it for 50 hunter gold. He can then give this gold note directly to Rodna and get 50 in cash.

There are things like tickets in this world. After all, few people would go out with several huge gold coin treasure chests. There is also something called [Yanhuo Ticket] in Yanhuo Village.

Taking the gold note, Bai Zhen laughed inwardly: "It's true that it's easiest to make money from men who are obsessed with sex."

The leader of the hunters felt that he and the princess got along very well and felt like he had met a soulmate.

But what people don’t know is that Her Royal Highness the Princess can get along well with anyone.

That is a very special conversation skill, which can be regarded as a basic accomplishment for members of the royal family.

Huoya also specifically studied this kind of conversational skill. As the son of the richest man in the world, he had also received relevant training since childhood.

If you feel that you are having a pleasant chat with the other person and that the other person is interested in you, then you are really feeling good about yourself.

Bai Zhen felt that if he offered a higher price, like two million, the other party might agree, but if the price was too high, it would be more difficult to fulfill the promise later.

As for whether it was a loss to miss the mission to subdue Tianhui Dragon for the sake of this one million, Bai Zhen could only say that the leader of the hunters thought things were too simple.
A Master 2-star team can evaporate silently without even a rescue signal.

Bai Zhen didn't think that this hunter team, whose strength had not yet reached the 3-star master level, could accomplish this task easily.

The early task of clearing the way can be left to these people, he only needs to prepare for the final battle.

After the hunter leader reached an agreement with Bai Zhen, he turned and left.

Bai Zhen turned around and patted Hong Long on the head, praising him: "You did a good job just now. When we hunt the Yan Ge Long later, I will save the best meat for you to eat."

Honglong snorted, closed her eyes and continued to doze off. She looked extremely cool, but the tail swaying left and right behind her completely exposed her thoughts.

What a cute guy.
After waiting outside the city for a while, the well-prepared Fire Nation Princess also arrived outside the city with her personal guards.

The princess was wearing a set of master-level red-armored beast armor, the design of which was much more gorgeous than the armor worn by others.

The princess' hair was tied into a high ponytail for easy movement. The princess looked very dignified and elegant before, but now she exuded a full sense of heroism.

This sudden change in style made the leader of the hunters stare in amazement.

The princess's personal guards consisted of ten warriors above level 70, and the strongest warrior was at level 79.

These people also rode on small monsters for transportation - Crown-Slaying Dragons.

The Crown-Striking Dragon is a small herbivorous monster that looks like a small theropod, with a head covered with dense crimson mane and a pair of curly dragon horns like bull horns.

This small monster usually lives in volcanic areas and can be said to be a very common means of transportation in the local area.

After the princess chatted with the leader of the hunters, the team immediately prepared to set off.

Bai Zhen turned over and rode on the back of the Honglong. The moment the Honglong stood up, whether it was the hunter's egret dragon or the crown-throwing dragon under the warriors, even though they were well-trained, they all became agitated and almost dropped their masters on their backs.

The suppression from the ecological niche is evident.

Everyone comforted their companions for a long time, and finally the mounts calmed down temporarily.

The princess's personal guards felt cold all over when they looked at Honglong.

"It's amazing that someone can actually tame the absolutely powerful being of the volcano."

"We won't be eaten by that dragon too, will we?"

The guards all looked at Bai Zhen with awe.

Even the hunters felt a little afraid of the obviously different form of the Boom Dragon.

Among all the people, only the leader of the hunters looked unhappy.

It had just begun and his limelight was stolen, but he couldn't say that Bai Zhen violated the contract. After all, Bai Zhen just made Honglong stand up.

The leader of the hunters shouted, drawing everyone's attention back: "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)