Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 109 Earth Sand Shield Ax
Feeling completely adapted to this set of earth and sand armor, Lin Lin also mentioned the bone armor which had gained a lot of weight and could be said to have been completely transformed... No, it should be called an earth and sand shield axe now.

The hard head shell of the earth dragon is used as a shield, and the surface is inlaid with multiple rivets. The shape of the sword is similar to that of a mace. The whole weapon has a fierce and wild aura just from its shape.

The owner of the processing shop patted the rough surface of the shield that looked like the breathing hole of a sand dragon and introduced it to Lin Lin:
"In order to fully utilize the performance of the Sand Dragon material, this shield axe actually made certain trade-offs in its design."

"Being significantly heavier than other shield axes of the same tier allows it to unleash greater power when attacking, causing more significant damage. However, a heavier weapon also makes it more difficult to control, making it more difficult to precisely strike certain parts of a monster."

(The Earth Sand Shield Axe is the same as the Triceratops Shield Axe, it has a high panel and negative critical hit rate, the difference is that the Earth Sand Shield Axe's panel is not that high, and the critical hit rate is not that low)
"As for the sharpness, it's acceptable, barely reaching a blue rating. However, its durability is very poor. Basically, it will drop to green after two or three cuts. It needs to be sharpened more frequently, so you need to pay attention to this aspect."

"However, if we get some White Dove Stone and use some high-quality Earth Sand Dragon materials, we can strengthen it into an Earth Sand Hard Armor Shield Axe. This way, the Slashing Axe's rating can be significantly improved, approaching white... Your future plan is to hunt Ceratops and upgrade it into a Ceratops Armor, right? To do that, you first need to strengthen this Shield Axe into an Earth Sand Hard Armor Shield Axe."

Yeah? White Dove Stone?
Shouldn't it be in the ore he dug on the Peak Dragon's back? Even if he didn't find it, after the Peak Dragon mission is completed, he should still have it in his share of materials, right? Wouldn't that mean he could enhance his weapon again soon?

Perhaps guessing Lin Lin's thoughts, the processing shop owner shook his head and said, "I told you to use high-quality sand dragon materials. The strength of the one you hunted was a little short of the standard."

"Also, upgrading your bone armor to a sand shield axe will significantly increase its weight. I advise you to first fully master this sand shield axe before considering further enhancements. Don't take too big a step, or you'll end up hurting yourself!"

Tsk, alright...

What the boss said made sense, so Lin Lin temporarily gave up the idea of continuing to strengthen it and instead looked at the shield axe carefully.

The edge of the shield is shaped like the pore of a sand dragon. It is not sharp and can even be called a blunt weapon. It seems that the axe blade is hidden inside and will only extend out when it is deformed.

Lin Lin mounted the Earth Sand Shield Axe on his body. Just as he was pulling it out and preparing to insert the sword into the shield to see what the axe mode looked like, he was stopped by the owner of the processing shop with a stern face.

"If you want to try it, go to the training ground! Trying it here, are you trying to tear my shop down?!"

If it were light weapons like dual blades and swords, it would be fine, but you hunters using heavy weapons, don't you have any idea of the destructive power of your weapons? Last time, that idiot with the gun rifle almost blew up his workshop with a full-on blast...

"Ahaha, sorry, I'll go right away..."

Lin Lin said goodbye to the processing shop owner in a dejected manner and ran to Locklark's training ground.

Brave thought about it and decided to come here to work hard. After all, his family had returned to Tangia Port these two days after the Harvest Festival, and he was suspended from work at home. He had no intention of taking on hunting missions for the time being, so he might as well come here to practice his sword skills.

As a benefit provided by the guild to hunters, the training ground is open to hunters free of charge. However, its presence is so low that many hunters have never even entered the training ground. For example, Lin Lin only found out where the training ground is when he was wandering around with Brother Todd last time.

It's called a training ground, but it's actually just a relatively large square. It's made of knotty wood covered with iron sheets of varying thicknesses to simulate monster skins of varying strengths. There's even a rudimentary mechanical dragon nearby that can mimic monster movements under the operator's control. The one modeled after Yang Ku Ku (a giant bird) is probably a bit strange. Does Rocklake have a giant bird here? Why a mechanical dragon in the shape of a giant bird?

It just so happened that Felyne, who was in charge of operating the mechanical dragon, was at the scene, so Lin Lin asked the questions in his mind directly.

"This was recently created at the suggestion of Instructor Rachel. Since Rocklark has no experience making this kind of mechanism, we just copied the training mechanism from Todoruma. That's why it's shaped like a giant bird..."

Lin Lin blinked, a little surprised, but also reasonable.

East Dorma may not be the most prosperous city in the entire continent, but as the location of the union headquarters, it must be the city with the most mature hunter-related industrial system. It is not surprising that it is the first city to develop a mechanical dragon.

Wait, speaking of these training mechanical dragons, Flame Village should have one too, right? Maybe it's in the shape of a kappa frog!
So who invented this thing first?

Lin Lin scratched his head, but quickly threw this meaningless speculation out of his mind. It didn't matter. The important thing was to quickly adapt to the feel of his new weapon.

"You want to use this mechanical dragon-meow?"

"Yes, please."

"It's okay, meow. This is my duty, meow! What kind of attack do you need, meow?"

"This one can imitate the giant bird's pecking, tail flicking, and even breathing... oh, of course, the breathing uses a stream of water instead of real fire!"

"Then peck the ground!"

The wooden mechanical dragon could only imitate the monster's movements, but not its strength. The action of constantly raising its head and pecking down, or rather smashing, looked like the real thing, but after Lin Lin tentatively blocked it with his shield, he was disappointed to find that this pecking attack only barely made him slide back a step, and could not shake his defensive posture at all.

"With your heavy armor, it's already strong enough to make you slide back a step, right? This is a training device, not a monster that really wants to kill people."

Brave swung the sword horizontally, and after a hazy white light emanated from the sword, he retracted it behind his back.

Just then he turned around and saw Lin Lin with a dissatisfied look on his face, pouting and complaining.

Lin Lin looked down at the earth and sand suit on his body and reacted belatedly.

Yes, the earth and sand cover not only enhances the defensive performance, but also provides strong protection. It is normal that you don’t feel anything when the mechanical dragon pecks at you!
(End of this chapter)