Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 283 The Fire Dragon's Special Skills

Lin Lin was about to leave when Iwata stopped him, seeming to want to say something.

"What's wrong? Just tell me what's going on?"

Having been a hunter for such a long time, Lin Lin has long been accustomed to being straightforward and carefree.

"That's right, are you planning to keep that Rioreus (the scientific name for fire dragon) on the farm forever?"

Iwata looked worried.

It's no wonder he was worried. In this world, humans and nature are one whole, and they are bound to compete with monsters from time to time. Among those monsters with numerous types and astonishing strength, the name of the fire dragon is uniquely loud. Even a little kid still wearing open-crotch pants is well aware of the majestic reputation of the king of the sky.

That was a powerful monster that only elite hunters had the ability to defeat, a monster standing at the pinnacle of the local ecology. And such a fire dragon cub was actually raised on the farm. In Iwata's view, this was just like having a house full of barrels of explosives G, and the lighting in the house was using oil lamps with open flames. If you were not careful, then - boom!

If the Thunder Wolf Dragon had not been defeated some time ago and the safety of the trade route had not been restored, his parents would have gone to Rocklak for a trip to relax and had no idea that there was a fire dragon in their home. Otherwise, they would have been scared to death!
Lin Lin: ...

Since the rider remains secluded and lacks the same ability to communicate with monsters as him, it would be difficult for the local Monster Hunters to accept the possibility that humans and monsters can live in harmony.

It’s not that they can’t accept or are stereotyped, but when they don’t have the corresponding strength, they can only hope that the other party has no ill intentions, which makes people feel insecure.

Lin Lin scratched his head. "Let's raise it a little bit. Then I'll take it out and try not to let it scare the villagers."

Iwata breathed a sigh of relief, but then realized his reaction was too obvious, and quickly added:
"I don't think that calling a monster a monster means that it is a monster, you know. I just have some concerns..."

"I understand, I understand. After all, it will be a five-star monster when it grows up. Even if you and your uncle and aunt can accept it, I don't think the villagers would dare to let such a fire dragon live in the village."

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After leaving Iwata, Lin Lin went to the newly built dragon's nest on the farm to see Dakong. He happened to find Ye Zi squatting next to the dragon's nest, teasing Dakong with a sausage in his hand.

Ever since she agreed to help Lin Lin solve the "infant formula" problem, she has become a frequent visitor to the farm, coming to feed Dakong from time to time. Although most of the time she just watches from the side when Lin Lin feeds him, the relationship between Dakong and her has become closer at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Thank you for your hard work, bringing back so much raw meat."

Lin Lin glanced at the small cart of raw meat held steady by ice crystals, and his tone unconsciously became much gentler.

Ye Zi stood up, her cheeks slightly red, and she waved her hands:
"No, no, it's not hard, it's just a piece of cake!"

Lin Lin smiled, walked over to Dakong, and began to measure its body data, jokingly saying, "I'm a hunter too, how can I not know whether it's hard or not? You've put so much effort into it, I don't know how to thank you. If it really doesn't work, how about I just repay you with my body..."

Lin Lin's attention was mostly on Dakong. While he was talking, he gently patted Dakong's body, asking it to be quiet and not be too active. It should not move around so that even its height today could not be measured accurately.

Therefore, he did not notice that Ye Zi did not respond, but was forced to stay in place after his casual joke, his face flushed, hot white mist faintly coming out of his forehead, and there seemed to be the sound of a whistle.

After a while, Lin Lin finished measuring Dakong's height, then took a tape measure to measure the length of its wingspan, and then touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

When he was just born, Dakong's physical condition changed every day, and his height grew as fast as if he had used Jin Ke La. However, the speed seems to have slowed down recently. Although strictly speaking, the growth is still quite fast, it is at least not so exaggerated. Now his height has exceeded four meters, officially surpassing common small monsters such as dog dragons and wild boars.

In other words, the hungry young dragon who had to chop his food into small pieces and make minced meat half a month ago now has the ability to carry Lin Lin's body - provided that he doesn't wear heavy armor and carry a shield and axe weighing several hundred kilograms on his back.

We have to teach this little guy basic survival skills as soon as possible, otherwise when he leaves the farm, he will be easily eliminated by nature...

The fire dragon can stand at the top of the conventional ecological niche thanks to its three signature skills: flying, fire, and poison.

Flying, now at least has a teaching direction.

Flame. There is not only gunpowder grass on the farm, but nitroparasitic mushrooms can always be collected from the rotten wood where mushrooms are grown. Usually, mix them with the meat and let it eat them little by little to adapt to it. This should promote the development of the flame bag and train its tolerance and control over flames.

As for the poison... this is a more worrying point.

According to the data left by the Scribes' research over the years, fire dragon cubs are actually not resistant to toxins. The reason why they can use their poisonous claws and tails, which make countless hunters feel very difficult to use after they grow up, is that when the female fire dragon is nursing her cubs, she feeds them a mixture of minced meat and saliva through the hollow spines on her chin, thereby passing on bacteria that can decompose toxins to them.

However, Lin Lin is not a female fire dragon, and he does not have bacteria that can decompose toxins. The principles of Chinese herbal medicine and antidotes are also very different. If he wants Dakong to gain the ability to use poison...

Lin Lin thought about it and found that the only feasible way seemed to be to hunt another female fire dragon and then collect the saliva from its mouth when skinning it.

Of course, in addition to hunting, you can also capture. In this way, after completing the necessary investigation, you may be able to give the other party a way out - of course, this situation is only limited to capture commissions specially issued by certain scholars. Most monsters that are listed on the guild's hunting commissions have a real impact on human survival. The fate of this type of monster after being captured is likely to be sent to the workshop to be turned into more materials, or sent to the arena for hunters to use as whetstones. It is better to kill it directly on the spot!

Since the house arrest has already been violated, I should go back to the meeting place and see if there are any suitable commissions...

Now, let's release those little birds first and let them be Dakong's "playmates". Whether they can survive depends on their own abilities...

(End of this chapter)