Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 36: A Feast in the Great Desert
In the end, the hunter's desire for new equipment overcame the shame of owing others money, and Lin Lin shamelessly placed an order with the owner of the processing shop with the help of senior Rachel's friendly sponsorship.

Not only the dog dragon suit, but also the shield axe enhancement were ordered.

As he took over the bone armor, the workshop owner raised an eyebrow at the deep scratches on the shield's surface. "It's time to strengthen it. This shield axe is just the right strength for a beginner, but it's not suitable for dealing with monsters above two stars."

"If the bite marks were deeper, or if they happened more often, it might affect the stability of the transformation mechanism..."

"Okay, old rules, come back in a week to pick it up! I'm going to get to work!"

Craftsmen need to maintain absolute concentration when working, so they didn't give Lin Lin any chance to visit. They just kicked him out after confirming the order.

Seeing Rachel leaning against the door, Lin Lin bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you for your help, senior. I will make money and pay you back as soon as possible."

Rachel waved her hand nonchalantly. "I heard before that Kevin paid for your Cloud Suit and the Bone Weapon. Why haven't you mentioned paying him back?"

Lin Lin: ...

Can that be the same?

"Kevin and I are close comrades, often hunting together! Since your teacher is away on a mission and can't take on the responsibility of teaching you, I'll take his place!"

"Just think of me as your teacher. Let's go to the gathering place to take on the mission. On-site teaching will have the best effect!"

Lin Lin blinked, thinking that the relationship between Senior Rachel and Teacher Kevin was really unusual. The senior who was obviously a cold and taciturn person before suddenly became enthusiastic after learning about his identity as "Kevin's disciple".

"But my weapon is still in the workshop. I can't get it back until a week later."

Rachel froze for a moment, then waved her hand nonchalantly, "Then I'll give you a week off! Once you've got your weapons and armor back, you can take on any commissions!"

I was too anxious and even a little confused. This is a good time for me to take a good rest and think about what to teach him next.

In just a few days, he was promoted from a novice to a two-star, and he was even able to become friends with the Blue Bear Beast. To be honest, even putting Kevin's factor aside, she was very optimistic about this young man.

Kevin, this bastard, found a good disciple but left him in the village without caring about him. If I hadn’t come, what if he grew up to be a bad disciple or died young?
After parting from the processing house, Rachel returned to the gathering place with a lot on her mind. She wanted to change into a yukata and soak in the hot spring to treat herself, but she saw an unexpected person next to the counter.

"Ms. Village Chief?"

The elegant dragon woman turned around and saw the petite figure in Swift Dragon armor. She nodded politely, "Ms. Rachel, you've arrived just in time."

Rachel made a gesture pointing to herself.

"Yes, have you heard of 'The Feast of the Great Desert'?"

Rachel thought for a moment, "Peak Mountain Dragon?"

The village head nodded slowly. "Yes, the Peak Dragon is a symbol of courage and prosperity, a super-large ancient dragon that symbolizes abundance."

Rachel was confused. "But what does this have to do with me? You can't ask me to defeat that guy, right?"

She knew something about Fengshan Dragon. To the northwest of Jieyun, across Lingfeng and across the mountains, there was an extremely vast desert. The city of Lockrak, known as the "Pearl of the Desert", was located in the center of the desert.

Every year, when the monsoon blows and sandstorms rage, the massive ancient dragon appears and passes through Rockrak. To prevent the mountain dragon's impact from destroying the unimaginably massive rock platform that Rockrak built upon, the Rockrak Hunters Guild dispatches a fleet of sand ships each year to intercept the mountain dragon. This annual battle is known as the "Great Desert Feast."

The village head lady seemed to have always been elegant and calm. She patiently explained:

"Every year, in preparation for the feast, Rocklark purchases large quantities of knotwood from the Jieyun Village to maintain the Sand Fleet. This year, the caravan transporting the knotwood will depart in less than two weeks. However, I'm a little worried about not having a strong hunter escort such important supplies, so I want to discuss with the Guild Master and issue a commission to recruit hunters to escort the caravan."

Rachel understood. "So you need me to escort the caravan?"

Frankly speaking, she didn't want to go at all. After all, she wasn't short of money and was preparing to train some new people. How could she have the time to travel such a long distance?

But on second thought, is there any better choice than Fengshanlong to show the newcomer the world?
"The symbol of courage and prosperity" is not called that for nothing. The courage to face the oppression brought by the super-large ancient dragon without flinching is the foundation for the hunter to become stronger.

There are many super-large ancient dragons. When she was a fledgling two-star hunter, she once participated in a blocking battle against the Old Mountain Dragon. She still remembers the brutality of that battle vividly.

In comparison, the annual battles had already made people extremely familiar with the Peak Mountain Dragons, and the preparations were almost the most thorough and least likely to cause accidents among all the battles against super-large ancient dragons. It was simply perfect.

"I have no problem, but I'm afraid it would be a bit difficult for me to protect such a large caravan alone."

The village headwoman breathed a sigh of relief. "It's great that you're willing to help. If we're short on manpower, I'll try to recruit other hunters."

"Actually, it doesn't take too much. Didn't your village just produce a young two-star hunter? I can just take him with me."

"So you already have a candidate in mind? Looks like I was worrying too much... I'll officially announce the commission in the guild later, so I won't disturb you from enjoying the hot springs!"

Rachel scratched her face. Had she acted so eager? Was this even noticeable?

Never mind, let’s just have some fun first, thinking is really tiring…

……

"You're already a two-star?"

On the farm, Iwata looked at the two stars on Hunter's Notes, almost succumbing to jealousy.

"You betrayed me! What happened to the physical training we agreed to do together?"

Lin Lin rubbed his chin with his fingers. "Really? But I remember someone saying they absolutely wouldn't do physical training with me."

"Who is it? It's so hard to guess!"

Iwata coughed dryly and said, "I'm not going there."

Lin Lin smiled and patted his shoulder. "Hey, is there a pickaxe in the mine? I need to mine some ore and send it to the processing shop to make a new set of armor!"

"Yes, that's right. It's the armor made from materials from that two-star monster, the Dog Dragon King. Don't worry, once it's finished, I'll definitely show it to you to satisfy your craving!"

Iwata: Ahhhhhhh!
I really want to graduate from the training center soon!
(End of this chapter)