Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 282: Cat's Soundproofing Technique
The next day.

Lin Lin woke up from his deep sleep. He sat up from the bed, stretched hard, and then let out a sigh of satisfaction.

It was a very comfortable sleep. Lin Lin felt that all the accumulated fatigue in his body was swept away. He felt refreshed and in better condition than ever before.

Lin Lin clenched his fist, took his arm, and looked at his biceps. He had a vague feeling that the strength contained in his body seemed to have slightly exceeded its original limit after being squeezed yesterday.

Has the power really increased?
It seems that the training method I came up with yesterday is really effective, but... well, it's a bit painful.

Is it true that he's a Half-Step Overlord? Xiong Er's brute force is truly absurd. When a bear claw comes down, he has to use both hands to resist, and that's even without using his full strength...

With this comparison, how terrifying must the physical fitness of the overlord Thunder Wolf Dragon be, as it can suppress Xiong Er head-on with its strength in battle?
It seems like I still need to practice more with Xiong Er, but this time I have to wear protective gear, otherwise Xiong Er’s claws will scratch me too easily...

As for the house arrest? It's already been violated, once or twice doesn't make any difference.

Besides, no matter what, he is a four-and-a-half-star hunter and a mainstay in the guild. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to just put him under house arrest?
Lin Lin kept making excuses for himself and got out of bed while rubbing his stomach.

He had already decided that after filling his stomach and playing with Dakong for a while, he would leave the village to wrestle with Xiong Er!

As soon as his feet touched the ground, Lin Lin suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked down and saw that he was stepping on a furry tail.
Following the tail upwards, Lin Lin saw a furry ball curled up on the ground. Feeling its tail being stepped on, the furry ball turned its head to see what was going on, and then met Lin Lin's blank gaze.

"Heh~yawn~good morning, boss..."

Lin Lin didn't say anything, but just looked at the Elu cat with messy and dull fur, listless, and drooping eyelids with a strange look, and fell into confusion.

Is this still my date?

Why does it feel like a new Elu cat?

It looks like someone who wanted to sleep but couldn't, so he just wandered around, and finally couldn't stand it anymore so he just lay down and took a nap...

"What's wrong with you, Date? Are you okay?"

Yezao's heavy eyelids blinked up and down, and he saw Lin Lin's mouth moving, but no sound came out:
"Boss, what did you say, meow?"

Lin Lin repeated it in a louder voice, but Yezao still looked half asleep and half awake, and did not seem to be very clear-headed.

Lin Lin felt something was wrong. He bent down and picked up the dates, looked around, and finally found a clue.

He reached out and took out the two oversized earplugs from Coconut Date's ears and repeated what he had just said.

Yezao blinked his eyes, his gaze falling on the two earplugs in Lin Lin's hands, as if he had finally come back to his senses.

It meowed lamentingly, "Boss, have you also grown an organ similar to a whistling pouch? Mya! Your purring is so loud that it could rival that of a dinosaur, mya! "

Oh, so that’s how it is… huh?
and many more?

Is it that exaggerated?
Lin Lin rubbed his nose and touched his throat. He felt that his mouth seemed to be drier than usual, a bit like the feeling of smoke coming out of his throat when he spoke.

Could it be that what Date said is true?
Lin Lin's gaze towards Coconut Date changed instantly, containing four parts of apology, three parts of pity, two parts of helplessness, and one part of amusement.

I'm sorry, I really can't help it. Although the coconut looks really miserable, it's also really funny...

"Ahem, yesterday's training was a bit intense, and I was too tired tonight. Sorry, sorry, sorry!"

Lin Lin carried Coconut Date to the bed and said, "Ahem, well, I still have to go out for training today. You should rest well at home. I definitely can't disturb you right now."

Seeing that Yezao, whose mental state was worrying, fell asleep in two seconds on the bed, Lin Lin tiptoed out of the room and closed the door. Then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and put down the armor rack in his hand.

He didn't even dare to wear protective gear in the room, for fear that the noise would wake up Coconut Date.

Looking at the date palm like this, it seems that it has not slept all night. This situation probably rarely occurs when hunters go out hunting. After all, fighting is a high-risk job, and it is best to face it in the best condition at all times. Therefore, unless it is extremely urgent, they will take out some time to rest.

Early in the morning, Lin Lin had no plans to eat greasy food like barbecue. He just prepared some water and cooked a pot of porridge with the food he brought with him. Although the taste was a bit bland, at least it was nutritious enough, which made up for the loss of his body from excessive training yesterday.

After breakfast, Lin Lin went to knock on Iwata's door. During the short time he was waiting for the door to open, Lin Lin seemed to hear some noisy chattering sounds, but he didn't know if it was an illusion.

When the door opened and he saw Iwata, Lin Lin was no longer surprised. Rather, it was strange that there was no noisy chattering sound.

Two emerald birds were standing on the left and right of the brim of Iwata Yuyun's hat, pecking each other as if they were quarreling. On his arm was another bird that was a size larger, with fluffy white feathers on its neck and a dark blue body like a crow. It was stretching its neck to look outside the door, and its mouth was making a rhythmic but unclear chirping sound.

Lin Lin listened carefully for a moment before realizing that the bird seemed to be imitating what Iwata had said before:

"Stop yelling! Stop yelling! If you yell again, I'll feed you to the fire dragon!"

After seeing Lin Lin, Iwata looked surprised and happy:

"Finally you're here! If you don't take these little things you caught away, I'm going to be killed by the noise!"

Lin Lin gave an awkward but polite smile, and was too embarrassed to say that he caught these little creatures to use them as playmates for Dakong and to stimulate its flying talent.

He poked his head into the house and took a peek, and found that the small animals that he had huddled together in a wicker cage were now sorted into their own cages, and most of the noisy noises were made by them.

Lin Lin picked up the bird cages one by one, and finally looked at the three birds still standing on Iwata, smiled, and said:
"These are for you. They seem to like you very much."

"Oh, I don't recognize the two green ones, but I have some impression of this corvid with a claw-like tail. It's called the Ling Crow. In the legends of the neighboring Flame Zone, it seems to be called the Blessing Messenger. Whoever can get the branch in its beak will be blessed. You can give it more branches to play with when you are free."

(End of this chapter)