Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 23: Gift from Master Shancai
"It's strange that someone would come here. Are you lost?"

Lin Lin felt that this sounded familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

He smiled and said, "Ha, no, no, I'm a hunter. I lived here for a while some time ago. I happened to be passing by this time and came in to take a look."

"Why are you here alone, old man? It's very dangerous in the wild. Do you need me to escort you out?"

The old dragon stroked his beard, a look of sudden realization on his face. "So that's how it is! I was wondering if there were traces of life here!"

"Thank you for your kindness, young man, but as you can see, I am a traveler..."

He patted the large backpack beside him and said slowly with a kind smile that only an old man could have:

"Going out in the wild is a daily routine for me. Don't worry about me, young man. If I encounter danger, I won't necessarily run slower than you."

After a pause, he noticed that Lin Lin was secretly looking around the cave. He coughed lightly with a bit of embarrassment, and his already red face became even redder.

"Well, if you're looking for the materials here, I might have sold them..."

Lin Lin blinked and looked at him, which made the old dragon man feel quite uncomfortable. He turned his head and rummaged in the backpack, as if avoiding Lin Lin's gaze.

"By the way, take this and cherish it..."

A moment later, he stuffed a yellow paper bag into Lin Lin's hand.

"This is?"

Lin Lin pinched it lightly with his fingers. The paper package was very small and very light. It looked like an old-fashioned sugar pill wrapped in paper.

"This is an ancient secret medicine. Taking it can heal most injuries."

The redness on the old dragon man's face seemed to have faded a little, and he was now stroking his beard and looking at him with a little complacency.

Lin Lin was filled with awe, carefully keeping it close to his body, and quickly thanked him:
"Thank you, old man."

Ancient secret medicine! Such a generous offer! This is a life-saving good! In-game, taking it will max out both your health and stamina bars. Even if it's not quite as incredible in real life, the effect is definitely incomparable to recovery potions or emergency remedies.

"Yeah, you're welcome!"

The old dragon nodded and picked up the huge backpack again:

"Well, it's about time for me to get going, young man. If we meet again, I might be able to give you something good."

Lin Lin felt that he had vaguely guessed the identity of this old dragon man, but he was not quite sure.

"Um, what should I call you?"

"Call me Master Shancai, um... I'm so old, it's not like I'm taking advantage, right?"

Oh! It’s really wild vegetables!

I love this guy so much. He gives me props as soon as we have a disagreement.
"Master Shancai, take care!"

"Okay, let's go, bye!" After watching Shancaiye's back disappear, Lin Lin smiled and took out the yellow paper package again, carefully opened a corner, revealing the big brown pill inside.

He leaned in and sniffed it carefully. A slightly bitter medicinal fragrance penetrated his nose, which made him feel refreshed. Even the slight fatigue brought by the trek in the wild was completely dispelled. At this moment, the unprepossessing appearance of the pill seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light in Lin Lin's eyes.

After putting away the ancient secret medicine, Lin Lin immediately put aside the flying beetle material he had been thinking about before entering the cave, and happily left the cave and headed towards the waterfall.

If he remembered correctly, if he went down the waterfall and walked four or five kilometers, he would reach a forest. There were abundant wild flowers and fruits in that place, attracting a large number of bees to gather. As long as no one plundered the area in a short period of time, the honey collected here would be enough to complete the task with a large surplus left.

(Kevin: ?)
After collecting the honey, we can walk a little further to the lake. Then we can have a barbecue feast with Bear Two's favorite honey. Slurp...

However, ideals are full and reality is very skinny. When Lin Lin, with the fragrance of honey on his body, walked through the tall reeds and came to the place where he once slept on Xiong Er's belly, he saw two or three "bananas" wandering there, and Xiong Er was completely nowhere to be found.

"Ow!"

A "banana" discovered Lin Lin's figure and immediately twisted its long body to rush towards him. Through the perception of the mind's voice, it can be known that this guy really wants to taste the taste of the strange creature in front of him.

"Where's Xiong Er? Why is he an aquatic animal?"

"Where there are aquatic animals, there are often water beasts as well. Will Xiong Er..."

Lin Lin's mood suddenly became bad because of his worry about his friend, especially when the "banana" in front of him wanted to attack him without knowing what was good for him. He had no intention of retreating and directly drew out his sword and shield, ready to teach this thing a lesson.

As a monster of the sea dragon species, the aquatic beast has a unique body structure that gives it far greater flexibility in the water than on land. This aquatic beast relies on swimming in the water to accelerate, and suddenly jumped out of the water, rushing towards Lin Lin like an arrow.

Lin Lin neither dodged nor raised his shield to defend himself. He just stared at the movements of the aquatic beast and only took action after it completely left the water.

The sword was inserted into the shield, and with the slight vibration of the mechanism, the sword and shield were fully fitted together. However, the axe form had not yet appeared when the aquatic beast's pounce and bite hit the surface of the shield heavily. The claws and teeth rubbed against the hard bone shield, making a harsh squeak.

The force of the collision came from the shield, and was dispersed into two impacts through the hilt and the back of the shield, and transmitted evenly to both arms. The power was obviously no less than the last attack of the puppy dragon, but Lin Lin felt that this attack could not even make him lean back.

"Is this what GP feels like... No wonder they say GP's defense is better than normal defense..."

However, Lin Lin still took a step back with the force, and his arm swung back, and the axe-shaped shield axe was fully displayed. The next moment, a full moon passed by and hit the aquatic beast's head from the upper left.

It was like hitting a fragile bubble, with a slight delay, but this did not affect the swing of the shield axe at all. However, in the blink of an eye, red and white splashed all over the ground.

"Hey..."

Lin Lin looked at the aquatic beast's corpse with its head turned into a paste with some disgust, curled his lips, and did not go forward to peel it off.

It’s not that he disliked the materials so much that he didn’t want them anymore, but the aquatic beasts here had discovered him and were howling while preparing to attack him.

Tsk, trouble!

Lin Lin frowned and decided to retreat for the time being. If a fight really came to a head, he would not be afraid of these guys whose ecological niche was no different from that of the puppy dragon, but his goal was to find Xiong Er, not to bring back a bunch of aquatic animal materials and risk being suspected of poaching.

Definitely follow what you hear in your heart, it’s okay if water beasts roam nearby.

　Regarding hunting partners: The cat has been arranged, and there are foreshadowings in the front. As for the dog, I would like to ask for everyone's opinions. Do you want a dog or a heron eagle dragon? After all, they are mainly used for traveling, and their positioning overlaps.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)