Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 296: Xialong's Farewell Gift, the Dragon Girl Arrives at the Ancient Tree

She stretched out her index finger, pretending to be blinded by the wind, and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The monitor of the logistics squad solemnly put the photos away. Although he felt that Xialong and his mother had probably left, he still spoke softly.

"Thank you, old friend, thank you for coming to see me off."

"Qua~"

A faint sound came from his ears, and the pupils of the logistics squad leader suddenly shrank. He looked back, but only saw a breeze blowing up the leaves and falling.

He turned his head with a somewhat dim look in his eyes, only to feel his sleeve being tugged at.

When I turned around, I saw the cat sitting next to me.

Just when I was about to ask it what was wrong, I saw a purple scale with some yellow stripes lying there quietly between me and it.

A faint scent of datura medicine wafts from the scales.

The leader of the logistics squad picked up the scale and was moved when a palm-sized metal lock was revealed under the scale. The appearance of the lock was still intact, but the internal lock core had been damaged, so it looked a little tattered.

However, when the leader of the logistics squad saw the lock, he could no longer stop the tears from his eyes.

This was the gift he gave to Xiao Xialong.

This big scale belongs to Xialong, and the lock belongs to little Xialong. These are the recognition of Xialong and his mother for him, and are also parting gifts specially given to him.

"Thank you, thank you! I, I will cherish it~"

A grown man who was almost fifty years old was holding these two things tightly and crying quietly.

Next to the monitor of the logistics class, a cat was flipping through a thick book. Under the cover of the book, he was secretly stroking the silver-white scale inside his robe that still had a warm breath.

"Master Fire Dragon will protect me, meow!!"

Maomao said firmly in his heart that the lingering warmth on the scales made it much less afraid of the unknown world.

As the sun rose higher and the wind direction changed, the liaison ship hoisted its sails and, under the gaze of the investigation team members on the cliff, used the wind to sail towards the horizon.

“Thank you all for your dedication over the years!!”

The commander-in-chief shouted loudly, and when the people around him heard this, they all shouted loudly to bid farewell to their friends on the liaison ship.

On the platform, an editor quickly recorded this scene. Parting is always sad, but for the members of the first and second groups, they were also sincerely happy for their companions who had to leave.

Opening up new territory is a hard and dangerous task. Although some of these companions left for various reasons, some of them are still buried on this land.

Every pioneer is a hero!
The farewell ceremony ended quickly, and the sad feeling of parting only lasted for a short time. The pioneering task was heavy, and the remaining people did not have the extra energy to immerse themselves in the separation, and soon the Star Stronghold became busy again.

"Commander-in-chief, Commander-in-chief! Great!"

A dusty hunter rode a thief dragon and galloped over. Carlos, who had just calmed down, hurried to meet him.

Under normal circumstances, high-speed movement on a thief dragon is not allowed within the stronghold. However, this old hunter from the second phase group knew this rule and still chose to ride a thief dragon here, which means that this information is really important.

As he turned the parchment and read the contents inside, the commander-in-chief's serious expression began to change visibly, and his joy was evident on his face.

A few days ago, at the ancient tree ecology research base.

The scholars in the base looked very happy, and the entire base was filled with cheerful expressions.

The dragon alchemist grandmother carefully put away the manuscript paper in her hand, fearing that it would be damaged in the slightest.

After so many scholars worked day and night to study, they finally cracked the alchemical principle of the ancient dragon-slaying spear.

For humans, the difficulty in studying ancient large-scale strategic weapons such as the Dragon-Slaying Spear has always been the alchemical structure engraved inside the weapon, rather than the material composition of the weapon.

Unfortunately, alchemy is a subject that requires huge amounts of biological knowledge and energy sensing abilities, which humans simply cannot learn. Even among dragon scholars, only a small number of highly talented people can master this technology.

And today, under the guidance of the Alchemy Granny, the alchemical structure of the ancient dragon-slaying spear brought by the Ge Mantis was finally successfully cracked and replicated, combined with some unique materials from the New World.

Although there is still a long way to go before it can be applied to imitated weapons, the most difficult and critical parts have been solved. What remains is just time and materials for verification.

In addition, scholars have also speculated from the internal serial number of this dragon-slaying spear that the place where this dragon-slaying spear was unearthed must be a defensive fortress, or at least a complex of buildings such as a castle.

This inference made a group of fanatical scholars excited, and they were eager to set out immediately to carry out the corresponding archaeological work.

Even though the investigation team has now opened up the transportation road between the Star Base and the Ancient Tree, they have even used it as a base to radiate to the surrounding areas and carry out large-scale investigation activities.

However, compared to such a large area as the Ancient Tree Forest, the current scope of the investigation team is only a small part of it. Moreover, this is the extent achieved when there is a Xialong in the stronghold and the investigation team does not have to worry too much about the defense power of the Star Stronghold.

Therefore, for everyone in the investigation team, every breakthrough that can enhance the overall defense capability is enough to make the entire investigation team excited.

What’s more, this is a dragon-slaying spear!
Humans' special equipment for fighting against ancient dragons! With just this thing, the Star Base can greatly reduce the threat from ancient dragons.

So if we can crack the other defense facilities in the ruins, wouldn’t it be possible to make the Star Base more secure?
Just as the scholars were arguing and the Grand Master and the Third-Term Master were trying their best to appease them, a dragon girl appeared under the ancient tree.

She looked up in the woods with some worry and fear, looking at the ferocious fire dragons flying in the canopy of the ancient trees. For a moment, she even wanted to retreat. Even though she sensed the joy conveyed by the gem in her backpack, she still didn't dare to go up.

The main reason is that these mutated fire dragons are really ferocious compared to the original fire dragons, and they seem more aggressive just by looking at them.

Moreover, the abnormal temperature near the ancient tree also made the dragon girl unsure whether these fire dragons had mutated other abilities that could see through her disguise!

She was here to deliver things according to her 'fate', but she was not here to die.

The dragon girl, who was reluctant to go, was struggling in the woods, not knowing that many pairs of eyes had already locked onto her and were quietly surrounding her.

(End of this chapter)