Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 145 The Princess of the Subjugated Country
Ai Cao pulled up the corners of his mouth with his fingers and said with a smile:

"Smerusmerus!"

Brave didn't understand and blinked blankly.

Lin Lin's mouth twitched. He felt something was wrong. Why did it sound so wrong for Ai Cao to say this?
He picked up the bunny in front of him and coughed lightly. "Maybe it's the dialect of Yanhuo Village? I guess it means smile or laughter?"

"Hi!"

Ai Cao nodded vigorously and gave Lin Lin a thumbs up:

"Sir, you are amazing! That's right, it means a smile!"

Brave nodded in understanding and laughed.

It’s not that Ai Cao’s performance made him laugh, but mainly because this girl is full of energy, and her lively and lovely smile is really contagious, which makes people want to relax just by looking at it.

"So, I'm starting?"

Lin Lin shook the bamboo stick in his hand. It was not reflected in the game, but judging from the details in all aspects, this etiquette of greeting before eating should be similar?
“Enjoy it!”

Ai Cao skipped back and continued to study the new method of making rabbit dumplings, so Lin Lin and Brave concentrated on dealing with the full plate of rabbit dumplings in front of them.

As for Dates and Tiaotiao, Tiaotiao had no interest in non-meat food, and as for Dates, since he had eaten it before and had the trauma of almost choking to death, he just took a look at it and turned his head to look around.

Upon seeing this, Coconut Date suddenly noticed the center of the village in the distance. There was a truck pulled by a bobo parked there, and a very strange man was standing next to the truck.

There was neither rain nor scorching sun, but this person was holding an umbrella, covering his entire body tightly. The area where his face should have been was completely blocked by a piece of thin paper with weird drawings on it. Just looking at it made people feel weird.

"Boss, boss meow..."

Yezao quietly approached Lin Lin, stretched out his hand and pulled his shin guard. When Lin Lin lowered his head to look at him, he lowered his voice and reminded him:
"There's a very strange-looking person over there, seemingly staring at you, meow..."

Lin Lin glanced back, and after seeing the other person's appearance clearly, he thought about it for a while and understood.

He rubbed Yezao's head and said, "You're probably overthinking it. That person's face is completely covered with talismans. How could he possibly see us?"

"To put it another way, even through the talisman paper, we can see that the man is probably a traveling merchant. Hunters from outside the village like us may be strange to the locals, but to these traveling merchants, it is absolutely commonplace. There is no reason for him to pay attention to us."

"If you ask me, even if he's paying attention to the mugwort shop owner just now, it's more reliable than paying attention to the few of us."

Lin Lin's analysis was well-reasoned. After thinking for a moment, Yezao had no choice but to regard his previous feeling as an illusion.

After comforting the date, Lin Lin swallowed a dumpling with difficulty, quickly drank a cup of tea to moisten his stomach, and looked at Ai Cao's busy back with his eyes slightly lowered.

The Lost Princess and the Last Knight...

Is the Storm Dragon that destroyed the Moon People's Capital the same Storm Dragon that is now perched on the top of the Spiritual Peak?

……

Putting aside the in-game stereotype of eating rabbit dumplings until you vomit, after carefully tasting them, Lin Lin felt that these rabbit dumplings did make sense as the cat food of Yanhuo Village. You didn't need to eat too much to feel full, and the high carbohydrate content provided ample energy for subsequent hunts. Not to mention that by adding different ingredients, it could stimulate different abilities and protections, which was quite useful. As long as he didn't eat them every day like Huoya did, and only had one before a hunt, it seemed acceptable.

After dinner, Lin Lin followed Brave all the way to the big furnace in the center of the village, but when he saw the half-open door, Brave was at a loss for a moment.

How come there isn't even a gatekeeper here?

Isn't it a bit rude to go in without saying hello?
Lin Lin had no intention of going in. At this moment, he was standing at the bottom of the steps at the entrance of the melting furnace, looking around.

Judging from the experience in the game, the Big Furnace is just a place for processing and producing weapons, but to place an order, he has to find Dao Wen. However, the real Yanhuo Village is much larger than the one in the game, and there are many shops at the door. For a while, he really couldn't find where Dao Wen's shop was.

"Are you two in trouble? Do you need my help?"

A gentle female voice was heard, and when Lin Lin turned around, he saw Huoya walking towards him with two strings of rabbit dumplings in her hand.

No, you're still eating...

Glancing in the direction where Huoya came from, one can see a wooden bench not far away. If nothing unexpected happens, that is where Huoya usually spends the most time in the village.

"Excuse me, Huoya, he wants to make weapons and equipment but can't find a place."

Lin Lin pointed at Brave and cleared himself of all responsibility, as if he didn't need to find a processor at all.

"I see. Please follow me!"

Huoya smiled gently and walked in front to lead the way. Not long after, they stopped in front of a small shop. Compared with other shops lined up alongside it, this shop seemed quite insignificant and could be easily overlooked if one was not careful.

"Is this a weapons manufacturer? The shop is too small, isn't it?"

Brave was very surprised. Whether it was Tangia Port, Lockrak or Jieyun Village, the weapons processing shops should be the second most popular places among local hunters after the gathering hall. How could they be so stingy?
Huoya spread her hands helplessly, "It's still because of the Night Parade of a Hundred Dragons..."

"There aren't many hunters in the village, and the demand for hunter weapons and equipment isn't huge. That's why Grandpa Daowen spends most of his time in the furnace over there, forging weapons for the village guards. This place is just a window for receiving hunter orders, so naturally, there's no need for a large storefront..."

"Huh?! Huo, Huoya? Why are you here?"

Perhaps hearing the voices of several people, a young man poked his head out of the shop and saw at a glance the girl in his mind who was like the sun shining on Yanhuo Village. He suddenly became a little nervous and his speech seemed a little incoherent.

"Ah, it's a blade..."

Huoya blinked, "Excuse me, is Grandpa Daowen here? The two behind me are hunters who just arrived at Yanhuo Village today. They want to forge weapons and equipment."

The young man known as Daofu only then noticed that there were two people following Huoya. He quickly adjusted his expression, suppressed the corners of his mouth that were constantly rising, and replaced it with a serious look:
"Ah, Master Dao Wen is here, resting inside. I'll go call him right away!"

Dao Fu hurriedly turned back to find his master, while Huo Ya turned sideways and gave Lin Lin and the other two a brief introduction:
"Grandpa Dao Wen is the most skilled craftsman in the village. The person just now was Dao Fu, an apprentice currently learning from Grandpa Dao Wen."

　Fun fact: The apprentice processor Daofu has always admired Huoya, calling her the sun that shines brightly in Yanhuo Village. According to the attendant processor Daofeng, Daofu is always talking about Huoya, but Huoya has never mentioned Daofu on her own initiative...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)