Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 175 Clearing the way for the development of the rabbit dumpling

"Red bean porridge is here!"

Ai Cao walked over quickly with two bowls of steaming red bean porridge. After hurriedly placing the bowls on the table, he quickly raised his red, scalded fingers and blew on them a few times.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Wormwood."

Lin Lin took the big bowl and saw at a glance that two big white and round dumplings were floating on the surface of the sticky sweet porridge made of piled up red beans, and the surface of the dumplings was decorated with cherry blossom petals.

Why do you have to put dumplings in your desserts in Yanhuo Village, even in the porridge?
(Since Entomb Village already has dango, it would be okay to have some other Japanese sweets, right?)
Ai Cao didn't notice that Lin Lin's expression was strange. After blowing on her burned fingers to cool them down, she moved a stool and sat down opposite her. She began chatting with Yang Yan, seemingly continuing the unfinished topic.

Lin Lin quietly pushed his bowl of porridge to Yezao and gave him a look.

See how good I am to you, boss? I couldn't bear to eat it myself, so I gave you both.

Coconut Date was so moved that it almost choked. It was only after Lin Lin quickly patted its back that it finally caught its breath.

Then, Lin Lin pretended not to see Jujube's "grateful" look, turned his head and joined in the chat between Yangyan and Aicao.

"What are you discussing?"

Yang Yan was just about to organize his words to give Lin Lin a rough account of the whole process, when Ai Cao opened his mouth and spoke out directly like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube:
"Actually, I know that the flavors of rabbit dumplings these days are too monotonous. If people eat them too often, they'll get tired of them."

"So I wanted to improve and develop it to see if I could make a new type of rabbit dumpling."

"Then, I went to the water forest. I heard there were many different kinds of fish living there, so I wanted to try to catch some fish to improve the taste of the rabbit dumplings..."

Before Ai Cao could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lin Lin, who looked strange:

"Wait a minute! Are you saying that you went fishing in the water to make bunny dumplings?"

Ai Cao blinked and said, "Yes!"

Lin Lin slapped his head and said, "That place is a hunting ground! It's easy to encounter monsters there. It's very dangerous!"

"Don't tell me you went there alone?"

Ai Cao scratched his head sheepishly. "Yes...that's right. I was just trying to fish quietly, but a big mud fish turned everything upside down. There was mud everywhere, and I couldn't fish properly at all."

"So, I was just thinking about whether I should go to the gathering place to issue a commission and teach that troublemaker a lesson!"

Lin Lin: ...

No, are all the villagers of Yanhuo Village immortals? I haven't even been to the Shuimi Lin area myself! How dare a little girl like you go to a place like that?

He scratched his hair and suddenly turned his gaze to Yang Yan beside him. Although his expression was obscured by the talisman and no changes could be seen, from the rhythm of his breathing and the posture of his body, he seemed to be very calm, without the slightest trace of worry.

Considering the relationship between Yang Yan and Ai Cao, it is absolutely impossible to say that he does not care about Ai Cao. The only possibility is that the other party has known about this for a long time, or even... In fact, Ai Cao thought he ran to Shuimo Forest alone, but maybe there was a great master hiding in secret to protect him!
After figuring this out, Lin Lin calmed down. He pinched his brows and said:

"Actually, you don't have to go to this extent. If you want to develop a new rabbit dumpling, you can just buy the ingredients and try it out. Why take the risk yourself?"

"Oh... I understand, but the fish you buy are not the freshest! They can't satisfy my need to develop new dumplings at all!" Ai Cao seemed to realize that it was indeed a bit dangerous for her to go out into the wild alone, and her voice became a little weaker.

Lin Lin was helpless:

"In that case, you can also post commissions and hire hunters as escorts. Most of the scholars in the Scribe Corps do the same when they go on field surveys."

Ai Cao clenched his fist and pounded his palm: "Yes! Why didn't I think of it!"

Lin Lin: ...

Perhaps, it is the influence of the tough folk customs of Yanhuo Village?
Seeing that Ai Cao finally cared about his own safety, Lin Lin couldn't help but relax a little. He glanced over and saw Yang Yan nod his chin slightly.

He casually picked up the teacup and poured himself a cup of barley tea. Lin Lin drank it in one gulp and let out a long breath.

You know what, this tea is pretty good.

After savoring the tea fragrance for a while, Lin Lin suddenly had an idea in his mind and found another piece of information from Ai Cao's previous words.

"By the way, Ai Cao, you said before that you were going to the gathering place to issue some commission?"

Without hesitation, Ai Cao said:

"That's the mud fish! If it hadn't messed with me, I might have already developed the new dumpling by now!"

Lin Lin touched his chin. Mud fish... If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the mud fish dragon, right?
I don't know what star rating the Mudfish Dragon has in the guild's danger rating scale... Judging solely by its in-game performance, the gap between World and Rise is so huge, so huge that they don't even seem like the same species...

However, considering the vast distance between the New World and the Old World, perhaps the ichthyosaurs on each side really did follow different evolutionary paths? And since Ai Cao went to the water-logged forest, the ichthyosaurs he encountered should naturally be from the Old World.

As for the danger level of the mudfish dragon on the old road, it should be rated as... four stars?
Lin Lin clapped his hands suddenly, isn’t this just perfect!

Now that he has the Kinsect, his own strength has experienced an explosive growth. He was thinking about which four-star monster to challenge to verify his strength, and now it has been delivered to his door, right?

Compared to flying dragons like the female Rathalos, the Mudfish Dragon should be relatively easier to bully even though they are both four-star, which is suitable for judging one's own level.

Ai Cao was startled by Lin Lin's sudden clapping of his hands, and looked up at him in confusion.

Lin Lin was immersed in his own plan and was completely unaware of this gaze. It was only when Yang Yan coughed lightly that Lin Lin came back to his senses and scratched his face in embarrassment.

"Ahem, sorry, I was distracted just now."

"Well, Miss Ai Cao, I think your previous decision was quite good. Since that mud fish dared to cause trouble, it should be taught a lesson. I support you in issuing the commission!"

Lin Lin spoke righteously, but Ai Cao couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Although she is just a little girl, she can play with bamboo sticks to make dumplings. Her eyesight is not bad at all. She can guess what Lin Lin is thinking just by observing his words and expressions.

"Okay! Then I'll post the commission tomorrow. I'll have to trouble Brother Lin Lin to help me vent my anger!"

(End of this chapter)