Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 300: Blessings and Misfortunes (4K)

While collecting the necessary materials along the way, Lin Lin was also looking for Tiao Tiao. When he was left alone to fight the Tyrannosaurus Rex, he let the exhausted Tiao Tiao hide.

After the Tyrannosaurus was cut in half, he immediately went up the mountain to rescue people, and then fell into a coma again. He only woke up recently. It had been a long time since he and Tiao Tiao parted ways.

Lin Lin took a quick walk around but didn't see any trace of Tiaotiao. He came to the foot of the mountain. The bloodstains on the ground where the Tyrannosaurus Rex had been lying had been washed clean by the heavy rain. Only the dark green corpse of the giant beast lay there quietly, with several hate birds around pecking at its flesh and blood with difficulty.

The horrible monster that once regarded all life around it as food has now become food for other creatures.

This is the sacred peak, and neither large nor small predators dare to approach. Otherwise, Lin Lin estimated that there would be nothing left of the Deviljhosaurus he saw at this moment...

Wait, is this?
Lin Lin looked at the small, obviously hollowed-out area where the Devil's body had been broken. Without a doubt, these were bite marks that could only be left by a large carnivorous monster. Judging by the size and height of these marks...

Lin Lin's face turned dark. There was no trace of any other large monsters nearby. Who else but Tiao Tiao could leave such traces?
Although he didn't find out where the jumping dragon had gone, he found the traces it left behind. Knowing that it had a good appetite and the dragon was fine, Lin Lin felt relieved.

Faced with the ancient dragon pressure that Lan Long had released without any concealment before, this guy probably would not stay in Lan Long's territory for long. He should have run to some unknown mountain nearby. However, this guy had followed him for so long that he had learned a lot. Lin Lin was not too worried that it would be killed directly by some other large monsters. After all, if he couldn't beat it, he could just run away.

And right now, before him lay a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its material still intact. This was an extremely rare material that he would never have been able to obtain under normal circumstances! This was the reward he deserved for his repeated struggles back from the brink of death!
Lin Lin looked back at the top of the sacred peak and took out a small knife like a thief.

The body of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was more than 20 meters long, and the materials were well preserved. If all of them were peeled off, it would probably not fit in an entire trailer. Lin Lin could only selectively peel off some of them, such as its claws, fangs, black scales and saliva. He had no choice but to give up the dark green gelatinous skin that was scarred, covered in blood and difficult to process.

While peeling off its skull, Lin Lin's knife tip accidentally hit something hard where bones shouldn't be.

Lin Lin's heart moved, and he pried the thing out with force.

It was a dark green spherical crystal. When observed through the sunlight, it had a clear texture like imperial green jade. When Lin Lin touched it with his fingers, a tiny red and black electric current shot out from the surface of the object, causing his fingers to burn.

Lin Lin couldn't help but feel happy. Although it was hard to struggle on the verge of death this time, the generous reward was worth his hard work!

For this type of crystalline object, there is a common name among hunters: jade!

For example, the red jade of the fire dragon, the water jade of the bubble fox dragon, the jasper of the thunder wolf dragon, the gem of the tyrannosaurus rex...

Unlike the various bags of scales, skins, claws, and fangs, this type of material is not found in all monsters, but only in a few individual monsters. Moreover, it is impossible to determine whether a certain individual monster has gems just by looking at its appearance, which makes obtaining this type of material very dependent on luck. Hunters often want to make a weapon that requires gems, but end up killing more than ten or twenty monsters, but unfortunately never get the desired material - this is also an important factor that leads many poachers astray.

Scholars have studied the birth principle of Baoyu for a long time, but there is still no conclusion. There are only relatively reasonable guesses:
They are essentially crystals of highly compressed energy, the product of the gradual deposition and enrichment of some energy in the process of monsters absorbing and utilizing life energy over the years (including eating, absorbing earth energy, and frequently using certain parts of the body in battle). Although there is no strong evidence yet, it seems that the older or stronger the monster individual is, the greater the possibility of having gems in its body than other young and weak individuals.

After keeping the Tyrannosaurus Rex gem close to his body, Lin Lin stood up. Even though he had chosen to give up some of the materials, the materials he had peeled off were still a considerable amount.

Lin Lin did not carry them on his back, but found a place nearby, wrapped them in canvas and buried them, and marked them, preparing to take them with him when he left.

Fortunately, the Tyrannosaurus had been dead for some time, so Lin Lin didn't need to get himself covered in blood to extract the materials. He simply touched some plant juice to eliminate the smell, and then rushed to the temporary camp with the materials he collected along the way.

When he came back, Kukosin had woken up, but he still looked sick and listless.

Seeing Lin Lin walk in and looking okay, he relaxed, knowing that his bet was right.

Lin Lin greeted them and found a clean place to sit down. He took out the grinding equipment for mixing and took out all the materials he had just collected from the prop bag.

"What are you doing?"

Kukosin walked to Lin Lin with weak steps and sat down next to him. Even though he had no strength in his body, the strong curiosity that was unique to scholars was already burning.

"Make some potion."

Lin Lin took out a palm-sized blue mushroom, put it into the grinding mortar, and crushed it into crumbs.

"Is this a blue mushroom?"

Lin Lin nodded slightly, took out an empty medicine bottle, and poured the juice of the blue mushroom into it.

Glancing at the slightly turbid light blue liquid in the bottle and the tiny debris mixed in it, Lin Lin smacked his lips. He had limited tools and could only perform limited and simple blending. Without filtering, the quality of the blended medicine would definitely decline.

But under the current conditions, it’s good enough to have something to use, and there’s not much to choose from.

He took out another beetle with a white shell and squeezed it a little harder.

Before Kukosin could speak, he explained:
"This is the immortal insect."

"I know them. I've seen them in the research notes of my predecessors. The estimated lifespan is a maximum of 1,000 years. Scholars have always tried to draw inspiration from this and develop a drug that could extend lifespan, but unfortunately, there hasn't been much progress."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Lin exert force with his fingertips and crush the undead insect into pieces. The thick paste in the abdomen of the white beetle mixed with the broken chitinous shell fell into the potion bottle containing the blue mushroom juice.

Lin Lin took the bottle, stood up and filled it with some spring water, then screwed on the cork, shook it vigorously, and handed it to Kukosin.

Kukosin's face was stiff. He clearly saw that there was still half of the broken hind leg of the undead insect in the potion bottle.

No, is this something to be drunk directly?

Why do I feel a little nauseous...

Seeing that he didn't take it, Lin Lin didn't say anything and simply gulped it down. Since waking up, he had only eaten a few pieces of food he had brought with him, which was just enough to make him feel less hungry. Now, after drinking this bottle of nutrient solution, the abundant life energy continued to nourish his body, and Lin Lin felt that his condition would soon recover.

"In this area, I don't dare to rashly hunt for raw meat. I'll use the nutritional supplements to sustain myself for a while."

After Lin Lin finished speaking, he buried his head and started to mix the medicine again. This time, in order to take the tastes of the two scholars into consideration, he planned to add some honey to it, which would also better enhance the medicinal properties.

"That... is the nutrient?"

Kukosin recalled the impression of the nutrient supplement: the exquisite medicine bottle, the beautiful liquid as clear as the sky, with a unique fragrance, and the not-so-cheap price. He then compared it with the bottle of liquid that Lin Lin had prepared so carelessly just now... Was this really the same thing?
Lin Lin kept busy with his work while casually answering Kukosin's question:
"Yeah, it's pretty simple to mix. There's no complicated process. The only thing is that the immortal bugs aren't that common, so they're not easy to catch."

"That bottle of medicine looked cloudy, but if you let it sit for a while, all the impurities will settle down and it'll be the same sky-blue potion you usually see in the grocery store. Oh, and drinking it directly won't affect its effectiveness, so don't worry about that."

Lin Lin was talking while his hands were constantly moving. Soon he took out another bottle of nutrient G and handed it to Kukosin.

"Blue mushrooms are rich in nutrients. Combined with the special essence contained in the undead insects, the effect of this bottle of medicine is not much less than a barbecue dinner."

"Drink this bottle. I'll make another one for the professor. Once he recovers a little, we'll evacuate this place."

……

Time goes back to when Lin Lin and Yezao went their separate ways.

Dakong flapped his wings vigorously, and his body shot towards the south like an arrow. Although he had only learned to fly not long ago, his figure as he rushed through the air already had the demeanor of a king of the sky.

The date palm held in its claws didn't care that the strong wind was blowing and making it cry. It sniffed hard and squinted its eyes to try to identify the direction.

However, compared with the countless years of evolution of the fire dragon clan's body structure to adapt to flight, Yezao's efforts are really meaningless. Dakong's keen eyesight allows him to see everything below clearly, and with his super sense of direction, his flight route never deviates.

Yezao had no choice but to turn his attention around and help Dakong be on guard against being targeted by any large flying monsters.

Although not everyone has the courage to challenge the king of the sky - at least in the Jieyun Creek area.

However, Date Palm's vigilance was not without effect.

Although there were no blind colorful birds who wanted to bully Dakong while he was still a baby, Dakong's flying posture attracted the attention of another flying dragon.

It was a female fire dragon temporarily residing in the stream area.

The lady was lying on the ground bored, thinking about the life of a dragon and enjoying the sunshine. When she looked up, she happened to see a fiery red body flying in the sky. She was immediately excited and her lonely heart became restless.

The female fire dragon flapped its wings and chased after him. Date was the first to notice it and immediately urged Dakong to speed up with sweat on his forehead so as not to be caught up.

Dakong is a minor and his flying ability is far from reaching its peak. Although the female fire dragon can fly, its flying ability is much weaker than that of the male fire dragon. The two are chasing each other, and for a while the distance between them remains unchanged.

In the end, the female fire dragon felt something was wrong. She compared the size of the sky again and realized that she was chasing a little kid. She immediately slowed down her flying speed in boredom.

It's not pedophilia!
After letting out a long cry towards the distant sky, the lady slowly landed on the ground, digging the ground with her claws in annoyance.

Although the male fire dragon just now was too young, his body posture was simply perfect. From the perspective of the fire dragons' aesthetics, his physique made him a super handsome man. Once he grows up, he will definitely attract a large group of female fire dragons to fight for him.

So even though it gave up the chase just now, it still extended the invitation, "Children, come and play with me more often if you have time!"

It doesn't like minors, but it can wait until the minors become adults before liking them!
……

Dakong was originally very anxious because Lin Lin's life or death was uncertain, but he couldn't go to him to help. Suddenly, a strange Aunt Long appeared and chased him, howling some strange and meaningless words, which made him feel even worse.

However, thanks to the pursuit of the female fire dragon, Dakong was forced to unleash some of his flying potential, and his speed increased to a higher level. Soon after he got rid of the female fire dragon, the fiery red village of Jieyun Village could be seen not far away.

"Go down a bit, meow! Don't let the villagers see you, meow!"

The frequency of Dakong's wings flapping slowed down, and the height of the entire dragon continued to decrease. Like falling red leaves, it slid silently towards the farm.

In the middle of the farm, on the training ground.

The girl held a long stick in her hand and kept swinging it to chop the wooden stake in front of her. The sound of chopping was endless.

As she swung the knife, her body also twisted and moved with great flexibility.

Finally, she ended with a four-seal slash. The girl put the insect stick back on her back and raised her hand to catch the bright red rhinoceros beetle that flew back.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaojia!"

The rhinoceros beetle flapped its wings a few times, as if responding to the girl.

The girl walked to the wooden stake next to her and sat down. There was a bowl of thick soup next to the stake, but it was already cold.

She had cooked it at noon and had intended to bring it to Brother Lin Lin to try, but she had been there for a long time and no one showed up, which made her feel a little worried.

(End of this chapter)