Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 165 Ye Zi's Assessment Commission
Neatly dressed and fully equipped, Lin Lin stood at Ye Zi's door with Tiao Tiao.

"Brother Lin Lin, I'm ready!"

After a while, the door opened and Ye Zi cheered and jumped out.

She was so excited when she found out that Lin Lin would be the examiner for this test. She didn't care even though Lin Lin had specifically emphasized that he would be strict.

He was still wearing the same blue protective gear with a scarf, but looking at his exposed arms, abdomen, and half of his thighs that were covered in white, Lin Lin couldn't help but doubt whether this gear could really provide protection.

Apart from this protective gear that saves a lot of fabric, Ye Zi looks quite like a hunter at this moment, holding Huang on his left and Cang on his right - Huang is the orange Fukuki rabbit, and Cang is the moon-white Fang hound.

A red rhinoceros beetle lay quietly on Ye Zi's left arm guard. Sensing Lin Lin's breath, its wings vibrated slightly, as if to say hello.

It still remembers that it was this person who saved its master during the crisis.

Lin Lin looked at the rhinoceros beetle in surprise. He didn't expect that Ye Zi's hunting insect was so intelligent. Most beetle species have their instincts controlled by various pheromones, let alone the stupid Kinsect. It seems that even large beetle species may not have this kind of intelligence.

The majestic, tall and strong hound Xiaobai was frightened when he saw the tall figure of Tiaotiao, but then he saw Lin Lin who was getting along well with Tiaotiao, and he calmed down with Ye Zi's comfort.

Lin Lin nodded, "I'm ready, let's go!"

"Let me make this clear first. Unless there's some unforeseen situation, I won't help you with your assessment. Everything depends on you!"

Ye Zi nodded like a chick pecking at rice. Lin Lin couldn't tell whether she listened or was just perfunctory. He shook his head helplessly, and the two of them officially set off.

Ye Zi rode the hunting dog "Xiaobai" and Lin Lin rode the yellow speed dragon king "Tiao Tiao", and the two of them left the village one after the other.

Although it is outside the village, there are often hunters raiding the area within a dozen miles around the village. Although it is already in the wild, it is relatively safe.

Slightly behind Ye Zi, Lin Lin squinted his eyes and observed Ye Zi's every move, then nodded slightly.

Fortunately, after entering the wild, I knew to restrain my excitement and did not let Xiaobai run wildly. This alone shows that the previous confinement was not in vain.

Both the Fang Hound and the Yellow Speed Dragon King were moving at a fast speed. Not long after, the two of them, one in front and one behind, officially entered the Wasted God Community area.

The first place they arrived at was a cliff. The terrain here was high enough and the location was relatively hidden. Monsters usually would not discover it. There was also a large camp set up here.

Seeing that Ye Zi did not rush into the hunting ground directly, but took a short rest in the camp first, Lin Lin's mouth curled up into a smile.

Now you know not to act rashly. Is it because you learned your lesson last time, or is it because you are watching behind the scenes?

"Brother Lin Lin, do you want to eat some skewered rabbit dumplings?"

Since it was almost noon when they arrived at the camp, Ye Zi directly found some raw materials from the camp and made a meal of rabbit dumplings to provide sufficient energy for the subsequent hunting operation.

At this moment, Ye Zi had just finished three large rabbit dumplings in one mouthful, her mouth was stuffed full, and she was waving at Lin Lin who was not far away with a skewer in her hand. Lin Lin watched Ye Zi swallow the rabbit dumplings directly in one gulp, and pulled the corner of his mouth. The way he ate, he felt tired for her.

Although he always had a prejudice against rabbit dumplings, he had entered a hunting ground after all. If he didn't get some raw meat to roast, he would either have to chew on the food he brought with him or eat the rabbit dumplings. After weighing the two options, Lin Lin finally took the rabbit dumpling handed to him by Ye Zi.

Although the rabbit dumplings are sweet and sticky, they are not that unacceptable compared to the dry, hard and salty food.

After replenishing his energy and being in the best condition, Ye Zi finally stood up and prepared to officially start the hunt.

Lin Lin had also done the assessment commission before, but Ye Zi’s assessment commission might be different from his.

Because Lin Lin was only hunting a puppy dragon at that time, while Ye Zi was going to hunt a sickle-weasel dragon king.

When Lin Lin first learned about Ye Zi's assessment from Puxian, he was still confused, but after thinking about it over and over again, he gradually came to his senses:
Ye Zi is a genius, but he still lacks accumulation and needs to lay a solid foundation - this is not only Lin Lin’s own opinion, but also the unanimous opinion of Puxian, Ni Tai, Sui Fengmin and others.

If it was just hunting "small monsters" like sickle-weasel dragons and giant wild boars, Ye Zi would have already possessed the ability to do so. However, for Yanhuo Village, the density of monsters in the surrounding ecology is much higher, and it is easy to encounter various large monsters in the wild. The "one-star monster" standard in most places is no longer applicable here.

In short, if you want to engage in outdoor activities in Yanhuo Village, it would be safer to have the strength of a two-star hunter from other places.

If Ye Zi can successfully hunt the Kamaitachi Dragon King, it means that her foundation is pretty good. Even if she becomes a hunter early, it is not considered as forcing things to happen. If Ye Zi fails, then there is nothing to say. She should go back and continue to lay the foundation!
As for whether it was a big step for Ye Zi to go straight in and hunt large monsters... not to mention that this girl had already survived the attacks of the colorful birds and umbrella birds until she was rescued by Lin Lin more than ten days ago, the fact that an examiner was specially called to accompany her for her assessment was enough to ensure her safety.

After all, not everyone has an examiner for their assessment task.

Lin Lin: ...

Forget it, I don’t want to think too much about it. Let’s take a closer look at Ye Zi’s performance!

Lin Lin looked at Ye Zi's actions with interest.

The first step in hunting is to find the monster's location. Let me see your basic skills in detecting traces!

Lin Lin recalled the rote learning method Rachel had used when he was teaching him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. If Ye Zi's performance was not satisfactory, he would definitely let this girl experience the same experience as when he learned a lot of knowledge.

Then, he saw Yako raise her arm, and Fukuki Rabbit flapped its wings and flew high into the sky.

Lin Lin: ...

Blanch!
I forgot that the people of Yanhuo Village have eyes in heaven!
……

After all, reality is not a game. Even if there is Fukuki Rabbit scouting in the sky, it does not mean that the full map perspective is directly opened. The traces that need to be searched must still be found. Ye Zi obviously knows this. After releasing Fukuki Rabbit, he rode on the dog and started searching for the traces of the Kamaitachi Dragon King from the water source under the cliff.

(End of this chapter)