Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 25: Harmony of Props (Please Read)

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Hunting Mission (Emergency Mission): The gangster leader who threatens the business road (★★)
Mission content: Hunting the Dog Dragon Leader

Reward: 1800z
Processing fee: 150z
Mission Location: Stream

Limited time: 7 day

Client: The drunken guild leader
A hunter has reported back that there's an aggressive dog-dragon leader near the stream's trade route. It's believed to pose a serious threat to caravans and travelers traveling to Jieyun Village. "Gulu, to ensure the safety of Jieyun Village and its surroundings, please hunt it down!"
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Lin Lin's decision to take on the task of hunting down the Dog Dragon leader was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, or at least not entirely a spur-of-the-moment decision.

First, with his previous experience and improved stamina, Lin Lin was certain that hunting the Dog Dragon Leader was within his capabilities. Second, after confirming that the Dog Dragon Leader was the culprit that caused him to jump off the cliff, he regretted not being able to kill it himself. Now that the opportunity presented itself, he couldn't let it slip away.

However, Lin Lin did not set off immediately after accepting the commission. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Mr. Qia, he still needed to make some preparations.

farm.

"Wait a minute meow, I didn't hear you clearly meow, what do you want meow?"

The farm manager rubbed his ears. Either there was something wrong with his ears, or there was something wrong with the person in front of him, otherwise how could he hear someone wanting to take shit?
"Doesn't the farm buy a lot of manure to fertilize the fields? I'd like to take some, should that be okay?"

"Meow! What do you want that for, meow!"

The housekeeper's fur stood on end. Elu, who was in charge of looking after the farmland, had to wear several layers of masks before every work, and had to take three or four showers after finishing. Why did this guy take the initiative to ask for this thing?
"Make some props to give me a better protection for this hunt."

Lin Lin was actually not very willing to touch this kind of thing, but facing the monsters that might appear, fertilizer jade, or stink bombs, were indispensable countermeasures.

"Okay, meow, the things are in the barrel over there, go get them yourself, meow..."

Lin Lin followed the housekeeper's instructions and found the big wooden barrel. He had originally prepared to scrub his entire body until the skin peeled off tonight, but after opening the barrel, he found that it was not as smelly as he had expected.

"This smell doesn't seem strong enough... Can a stink bomb made with this really repel monsters?"

"These are all Marubird's droppings. Although Marubird is an omnivore, it mainly eats grass, so the taste is certainly not strong..."

"Carnivorous monster feces can definitely satisfy your needs, Lin Lin, meow, but there's none on the farm, meow..."

Lin Lin's mouth twitched. "Alright, if I can't make up for the lack of quality with quantity, I don't believe that throwing five or six stinky bombs at it won't be enough to scare the monster away!"

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The mixing of stinky bombs is much simpler than other sophisticated props. As long as you can tolerate the smell, you can just use the juice of sticky grass to stick stones and feces together into a paste. However, Lin Lin will definitely not use such a primitive mixing method.

Thanks to a blending book left by Teacher Kevin, Lin Lin's blending of props is much more sophisticated than when he was surviving in the wild. He no longer needs to simply mix them together based on his guesswork and understanding of the properties of the materials.

For example, with the stinky bombs this time, Lin Lin, following the instructions in the recipe book, injected Marutori feces into the material bullet through encapsulation. This way, unless the shell was shattered by a violent impact, the stench would be firmly locked inside, preventing it from escaping and affecting the carrier's movements. To be on the safe side, Lin Lin made a dozen stinky bombs in one go. By the time the last one was encapsulated, his expression, which had initially twitched his eyes and locked his brows, had become as calm as water, unchanged for what seemed like a while.

Sorry, nose, there's no going back...

That night, Lin Lin fell into a deep sleep after repeatedly washing himself until his skin was almost rubbed off. Fortunately, he was not wearing protective gear when making the props, otherwise, just washing the protective gear would be enough to drive him crazy.

The next day, Lin Lin repeatedly counted the props he had prepared, and put the secret weapon he had prepared in a small prop bag. After confirming that everything was correct and his own condition was at its peak, he dressed neatly and prepared to set off.

"Meow? Hunter, are you heading out on a mission?"

Under a small awning at the entrance of the village, an Elu cat wearing a red bellyband and a Shengquan on his head noticed Lin Lin walking out, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, then bowed.

"Well, what's the matter?"

"I'm the owner of the beverage store at the gathering place, meow. I recently developed a new drink and I'd like someone to taste it and share their thoughts on it. Would you like to try it, meow?"

Lin Lin's eyes widened suddenly. He almost forgot that he should eat cat food before going out hunting. In Jieyun Village, cat food is replaced by drinks and hot springs. Drinks are responsible for providing skills, and hot springs are responsible for increasing health and endurance bars.

So, what kind of magical drink did the owner of this beverage store develop?

Lin Lin was silent for a while as he brainstormed. The shopkeeper cat seemed to have misunderstood something and raised his voice a little:
"Although I'm not sure what changes this new drink will bring to the body, I can guarantee that it will not have any negative effects. It will definitely help you with your hunting trips, meow!"

Lin Lin rubbed his chin with his fingers and thought for a moment, "Then let's give it a try... What's the name of your new product?"

"I call it Jieyun Milk Coffee, meow! I use Jieyun Village's high-quality hot spring water to extract specialty coffee beans from Rocklark, and then mix it with fresh milk from Berna Village. It will definitely help hunters improve their physical vitality, meow!"

Milk? Besides the Bullfight, are there any cows in Monster Hunter World? Or are they from Bernardo Village?

It seems that the world seen in games is still too narrow...

"That doesn't sound cheap..."

"Because it's a trial of a new product, it's completely free!"

I took the large solid wood cup handed to me by the shopkeeper cat and gulped it down. The aroma of coffee and the richness of milk transformed into a unique sweetness that instantly exploded in my mouth, and even my spirits were lifted.

Lin Lin lowered his eyes and carefully sensed the state of his body. He nodded, "I can feel a strong vitality in my body. Although the increase may not be large, my strength and reaction speed should be slightly improved. And it tastes great too... If you decide to launch this drink, how do you plan to sell it?"

"Thank you very much for your feedback, meow! As for the price, it's tentatively set at 200z meow. After all, transporting fresh ingredients is still very expensive meow! However, we may continue to make improvements in the future, so the price is not yet confirmed meow..."

The shopkeeper cat wrote down the feedback in a small notebook and nodded his head as he answered Lin Lin.

(End of this chapter)