Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 21 Physical Training and Nutritional Supplements
Hunter training center in the back mountain of Jieyun.

"Hahahaha! Rookie, get moving! Don't stop! If you can't even run when you encounter a monster in the wild, you'll die!"

On top of a huge rock, a middle-aged man with a mustache and wearing a black belt suit crossed his arms, grinned strangely and shouted at the students running in circles below.

Even though there were three people here, and only one of them was his student, he still burst out with great passion.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

After two and a half days of training, hunter trainee Iwata felt his throat burning and his legs as soft as noodles. If he had not opened his eyes and seen a figure running in front of him, stimulating his unwillingness to admit defeat, he would have lay down long ago.

Lin Lin's condition was even worse than Iwata's. After all, Iwata didn't carry hundreds of kilograms of weight like him.

He tried hard to regulate his breathing and squeeze out every bit of strength in his body. The shield and axe, which usually felt only slightly heavy on his back, now seemed as heavy as a mountain, almost crushing him.

"Keep running! Imagine there's a male Rathalos chasing you! If you stop, you'll die!"

Slowly, the instructor's voice seemed to float through the clouds, sounding so unreal. Lin Lin just moved his steps mechanically, his head becoming a little dizzy, but even in this confused state, warmth seemed to flow out of his body, filling into the cells that were close to the limit, and then being swallowed up hungrily.

The instructor was always paying attention to the status of the two people below. He was about to call a halt, but when he saw a faint red light flashing on Lin Lin's body, he couldn't help but let out a light "Huh".

"You've already felt the 'Qi' so quickly? You're truly a gifted little fellow..."

After continuing to pay attention to Lin Lin for a while and then paying attention to Iwata's condition, the instructor felt a little regretful, but had to stop the physical training.

The instructor jumped down from the boulder and caught up with Iwata who was sitting on the ground. He picked him up by the collar and took out a bottle of translucent light blue liquid and fed him a drink.

"Don't sit down right away, walk around slowly!"

Then he caught up with Lin Lin in front of him and did the same thing.

Lin Lin was originally in a daze, but suddenly he felt a cool liquid pouring into his mouth. After swallowing it, it quickly turned into a surging warm current, pouring into his limbs and bones, allowing him to quickly recover from his weakness. Not to say that he recovered all at once, but at least he recovered a little bit, and once again steadily carried the weight of the bone armor.

"This is……?"

When he opened his eyes, he saw an old bearded face staring at him intently. Lin Lin subconsciously took a step back.

"Nutrient G."

Seeing that Lin Lin had regained consciousness, the instructor nodded, but then the corners of his mouth turned down.

"This isn't free, it's from my personal inventory, 200z off."

Seize, seize less?
After experiencing the magical effect of Nutrient G in efficiently replenishing physical strength, Lin Lin immediately began to think about using it as a necessity in future hunting. However, the instructor's next words shattered his fantasy.

What the hell! He only earned 300z from a single commission to kill a dog dragon. That's not even enough to buy two bottles of nutritional supplement G!

Not to mention that he spent nearly 150z yesterday on seasonings and high-quality ingredients to prepare that huge table of food. Even his wallet now is not enough to pay off his debts!
"Well, it's not that we are stingy, it's just that we are short of money. You can't bear to see an instructor who has worked so hard to teach you living on the streets and can't afford to eat, right?" Noticing the change in Lin Lin's expression, the instructor suddenly became nervous.

"Um, please give me two days. I'll go take the commission and make some money right away!"

Lin Lin's mouth twitched. Aren't hunters supposed to have a comfortable life? Why would someone like me take on commissions just to make a living?

The instructor relaxed a little and nodded in response:
"Yeah, no rush, just don't forget... and you! Iwata! Remember to bring money for training tomorrow!"

"understood……"

Iwata responded weakly, and even after drinking a bottle of nutrient G, he still looked a little listless.

Although he was tired during physical training before, he would never be so weak. He thought it was because of Lin Lin! He was so stubborn! If it weren't for this bottle of nutrient G, he was afraid he would die.

The instructor exhaled and clapped his hands, "That's it for today's training, disbanded!"

"Goodbye, Instructor!"*2
Iwata moved closer to Lin Lin and placed his arm on his shoulders to relieve some of the burden on his legs:
"I'm definitely not training with you anymore! I feel like I'm burning out!"

Lin Lin clenched his fists, feeling his own condition, and said uncertainly:
"This kind of running training seems to be more effective than I thought. I have a feeling that after today, my physical fitness will go straight to the next level."

This method of pushing the body to the limit little by little and then breaking through is relatively gentle. At least you don’t have to worry about your hands going soft and the axe hitting yourself like when you are playing with a shield axe, and you don’t dare to continue practicing when you have no strength... It seems that the long-lasting popularity of running training is justified. I will never laugh at Shrek Academy for running for tens of thousands of years again!
"Oh, wait a minute! There's something I almost forgot to tell you!"

The instructor's thoughts were pulled back from the fantasy that his wallet would soon be fatter, and he suddenly remembered that he almost forgot the important matter.

"?"

"What's the matter?"

He looked at Lin Lin and Iwata who turned around and walked back, and cleared his throat.

"Lin Lin, did you notice that there was a special warmth flowing through your body during the training just now?"

Lin Lin recalled carefully, it seems, seems, possible, probably?
what's the situation?
"Pay more attention to that feeling in the future. It's essential to becoming a good hunter."

Seeing the two people on the other side looking confused, the instructor thought for a moment and explained:

"According to scholars, it should be called 'life energy', but I prefer to call it 'qi'."

Seeing that the two were still confused, he added:
"By mobilizing their own life energy, hunters can make their moves more powerful. Although the manifestation is different for hunters using different weapons, the essence is the same."

"For example, the charging of the greatsword, the air blade of the katana, the transformation of the twin swords into demons... these are all accomplished by mobilizing life energy in conjunction with the weapons."

Iwata was still a little confused, but Lin Lin suddenly understood.

Oh! If you'd told me that earlier, I'd have understood! It's just the unique mechanics of the various weapons! And with all that cryptic talk about life energy, I thought Monster Hunter World had become a fantasy world!
(End of this chapter)