Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 208: Departure, Frozen Islands

After roasting the bonfire for a while, Lin Lin once again concentrated on feeling the dragon egg in his arms, and after a moment he breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s okay, the emergency rescue was effective. The weak consciousness inside the eggshell has gradually stabilized and is no longer as if it would completely disappear at any time as before.

Then, as long as the environment remains stable, the egg will be safe. Before long, his home will have another hungry dragon's mouth waiting to be fed...

I have to control myself from now on. I can’t just pick up dragon eggs and cubs and bring them home. Otherwise, my house will become a zoo...

Calling Date to come over and hold the dragon egg for him, Lin Lin went out of the dragon's nest and cut down a knotwood tree. After spending a little time, he used the wood to rub out a wooden box that was just big enough to put the dragon egg in. He picked a few ivy leaves to make a soft lining, and crushed a bunch of dead leaves as filling for insulation. Now a simple incubator was completed.

Of course, this can only be used for temporary insulation when carried. If it is really used as an incubator, it still lacks a heat source. Lin Lin thought about it and decided to go back to discuss with Coconut Date and let it go to Blade to see if it can get some red lotus stone fragments. The properties of this mineral from the lava cave are somewhat similar to ice crystals, except that one releases heat and the other releases cold air.

Next, Lin Lin returned to Yanhuo Village carrying the dragon egg without any trouble along the way.

——It can’t be said that there were really no twists and turns. In fact, they encountered a little dragon dog on the way that wanted to attack, but Lin Lin and Yezao didn’t make a move. Tiaotiao just howled, and the little dragon dog ran away in a hurry.

In response to this, Coconut Date commented: "Luckily, the cat didn't encounter a wild boar, otherwise it would have been bloody..."

In fact, if it was just a big wild boar, after learning from Lin Lin for so long and upgrading his own equipment to a female fire dragon suit, it would be very easy for Date to deal with a big wild boar alone. It's just that the smell of blood makes things a little more troublesome.

Well, just a little.

……

Thanks to the friendship between the two Elu, Date and Blade, who jointly researched weapons, Lin Lin's face-swiping plan was a great success, even exceeding his expectations. Date directly brought back four red lotus stones.

What was even more beyond Lin Lin's expectations was that the largest of these four red lotus stones was only the size of a fingernail, and the smallest was even about the size of a pomegranate seed. When held in the hand, they did not emit as exaggerated heat as described in the information. Instead, they emitted warmth continuously, like a hand warmer.

But this was exactly what Lin Lin wanted. The four red lotus stones were placed in the four corners of the incubator, which saved him the trouble of taking out the dragon eggs to roast them by the fire from time to time.

-By the way, after returning to the village, Lin Lin made some minor modifications to the incubator. He replaced the broken dead leaves used for filling with cotton, and covered the outside of the wooden box with a layer of Bobo's fur. In this way, he could take the incubator with him when he went to the Frozen Islands.

That’s right, the fire dragon is not a docile species like Little Puff. Lin Lin decided to keep this unborn little guy by his side as much as possible.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day we had agreed to set off for the Frozen Islands.

The small cargo ship heading to the Frozen Islands was still owned by Yang Yan, but this time Lin Lin and his friends did not borrow the boat to travel, but rather took a ride on it.

This ship was originally destined for the Frozen Islands. Entering the middle of the cold season, Yanhuo Village's meat reserves were running low, and the prey around the Abandoned Shrine was no longer sufficient to sustain consumption. Therefore, after discussion, Puxian and his companions decided to head to the distant Frozen Islands. The main mission of this freighter was to transport sufficient raw meat from there. As for the people responsible for hunting the raw meat...

Lin Lin turned his head and glanced at Miss Ye Zi, who was smiling like a flower. For a moment, he didn't quite understand why the King of the Great West suddenly changed his nature. Instead of killing all kinds of dangerous large monsters, he did something so simple and unpretentious, which is usually done by low-star gathering hunters?

Shui Yun said that when he and Brave were preparing for this operation, Ye Zi was frantically accepting two-star missions, as if he was about to be promoted to three-star. However, after hearing the news, he immediately threw away the commission he was about to take on and instead grabbed this boring collection mission.

……

In short, the ship set out for the Frozen Islands. The specific members are as follows:
There are five crew members: a captain, a first mate, and three sailors - two of whom are Felynx, who are only responsible for driving the ship and transporting goods.

Three hunters: Lin Lin, Braif, and Ye Zi - a classic trio. Lin Lin is already thinking about what name to give to a hunting group if he wants to form one.

The hunter's hunting partners: Elu the cat, Date, the fang hound, Xiaobai, the Fukubiki rabbit, and perhaps Kabuto the insect hunter can also be counted among them?
Tiaotiao originally wanted to come along, but this guy was not only seasick from the sand boat, but also from the seasickness. Considering the extremely cold environment of the Frozen Islands, this desert kid probably couldn't adapt to it, so Lin Lin had to trouble Huoya to help take care of him again - oh, by the way, this time there was also a Daoji who was willing to help.

One is for care, two and three are also for care, so little Puff naturally stays. In addition to Tiaotiao, the one who keeps it company is the Brave family's hound puppy, Cang Xiang.

Lin Lin opened the incubator, placed his palm on the dragon egg inside to feel it for a moment, and nodded slightly.

All his efforts in this incubator were not in vain. The dragon egg was still warm, and the little guy inside was in a very stable condition. It was basically no longer as weak as it was at the beginning, so it should be able to hatch successfully.

After closing the lid of the box, Lin Lin hesitated for a moment and then wrapped another layer of fur around the outside of the box. As the voyage time increased, the air temperature gradually dropped. Now, he could occasionally see one or two crystal snowflakes. With an extra layer of warmth, he could feel a little more at ease.

"Brother Lin Lin?"

The door was opened and a gust of cold air rushed in, but almost the next moment, the door closed again, isolating the cold from outside.

Lin Lin turned around and saw a pretty girl in the cabin, looking at him with a smile.

"I asked the date palm, and it said you were still in the cabin, so I came over to check."

The girl moved lightly, approached Lin Lin, looked at the somewhat "bloated" incubator, and said with a chuckle:

"Looking after that dragon egg again? Brother Lin Lin, are you planning to raise another fire dragon like Tiaotiao and Puff?"

(End of this chapter)