Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 37 Let’s go! Defeat the water beast!
Sometimes, time passes very slowly, like the sunshine falling on your face, making you feel warm and unwilling to move. Sometimes, you will suddenly realize that time passes so quickly, and it slips away through your fingers even though you have done nothing.

When Lin Lin put on the newly made protective gear, he was still a little dazed.

It felt like the leisurely life of fishing, barbecuing, picking wild fruits and cooking wild vegetables had just begun, but a week had already passed quietly.

Lin Lin slapped his cheeks hard. He had indeed been too relaxed this week. He couldn't enter the hunting ground in such a relaxed state. He had to adjust quickly.

After putting on his protective gear and carrying the reinforced shield and axe on his back, Lin Lin looked at himself in the mirror for a moment and nodded slightly.

Not bad, still very handsome, go show off in front of Iwata!

However, after walking around the farm, I didn't see Iwata. I only saw Aunt Xun wearing protective clothing next to the beehives.

"Huh? Xiaolin has new armor on! He's a handsome guy!"

Lin Lin blushed a little. Even though he could admire himself in the mirror for a long time, that was all in his mind. He felt a little embarrassed to be praised so directly by his elders.

"By the way, Auntie, why haven't you seen Hongyi?"

In fact, Lin Lin is more accustomed to calling him Iwata directly, but he should be a little more restrained in front of his elders.

"He used to love going out, but lately he's even been nowhere to be seen during the day. When I asked him about it, he was so secretive he wouldn't say anything..."

Lin Lin scratched his face. No, this guy went to participate in the training without being discovered? He thought he had been exposed long ago!
Xun opened a beehive and collected the honey produced during this period while chatting with Lin Lin.

"...But today, they should be chopping trees at the lumberyard right now, right?"

"Vera Trading Company bought a batch of knotwood from our farm a while ago, emptying our inventory. Xingping felt that we should replenish the stock. Last night, he told me that he wanted to take Hongyi with him so that he wouldn't have to sit around doing nothing all day!"

"That's it..."

Lin Lin felt a little regretful. He had reason to suspect that he had hidden away because he was afraid that he would show off in front of him.

"Auntie, I'm going to take on the mission. If Hongyi comes back, please tell him. If you want to see the new equipment, you have to wait until I come back."

"Huh? So soon? Don't you want to rest for a few days?"

"I've rested long enough, it's time to move around a bit."

……

Meeting hall.

After greeting Konohana and Sasayuki, Lin Lin explained his purpose.

"I made an appointment with Senior Rachel. She said she would take me on a mission and teach me the experience of a seasoned hunter."

The flower seemed to have regained its vitality, perhaps having come out of the shadow of the last incident - at least that's what it seemed.

She happily ran into the bathing area and greeted him. Not long after, Lin Lin saw the other person's petite figure.

Perhaps because he had just soaked in a hot spring, his face was red and his skin looked very tender. Visible heat was coming out of his whole body, and even a faint smell of alcohol could be smelled in his breath.

However, the smell of alcohol was not strong, so it was probably just a small drink, not a heavy drink like many alcoholic hunters.

"What's that look in your eyes?! As a shooter, keeping your senses sharp is the most important thing. Excessive alcohol can seriously affect a shooter's performance! Do I look like someone who's unconscious?"

The drunkard president who was passing by heard this and quietly put the wine gourd he had just poured a sip of into his mouth behind him.

Why do I feel that this hunter's words are so aggressive?

"Ahem," Lin Lin looked away, not daring to look directly into the other person's menacing eyes. "Well, Senior Rachel, what kind of commission do you think would be a good one to take on?"

Rachel curled her lips and did not expose Lin Lin's stiff change of subject, but walked to the task counter. Konoha looked at the other party's Swift Dragon armor, then looked at Sasaki, meaning that this is a high-level hunter, which is your scope of business.

Sasuke glanced at her helplessly. Didn't you see? She was going to take on an apprentice. How could she choose such a high-risk, high-ranking mission?

However, after all, Konohana is a junior and inevitably lacks experience. Sasayuki decided to teach her this quietly later and finish the work first.

"Ms. Rachel, how many stars of commission are you planning to accept?"

"Three stars, right? This monster's danger level is just right. Oh, and it would be best if I don't have to travel too far. I have to escort a caravan in less than a week, so I don't have that much time to spend on the road."

Sasayuki began to sift through the commission documents for the three-star mission, reminding her as she went along, "I understand your thoughts, but I still have to emphasize the rules."

"As a two-star hunter, Lin Lin is not allowed to participate in three-star missions. In other words, although he can follow you into the hunting grounds, he can only observe and not participate in the battles or the distribution and extraction of materials."

Rachel nodded. "Don't worry, I'm not that reckless guy like Kevin. I know what I'm doing."

During the conversation, Sasayuki had already found all the commissions that met the requirements.

"Among the three-star hunting commissions, the ones restricted to stream areas are these..."

"Dance of the Colorful Birds requires hunting a colorful bird; Carnival of Gallops requires hunting fifteen giant wild boars; Defeat the Water Beast requires hunting a water beast; Giant Boar's Onslaught requires hunting two giant wild boar kings..."

Rachel raised an eyebrow. "Is the quest for hunting water beasts limited to a certain individual?"

"Yep."

Sasayuki showed the commission to Rachel.

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Hunting Quest: Defeat the Water Beast! (★★★)

Mission content: Hunting water beasts

Reward: 4800z
Processing fee: 400z
Mission Location: Stream

Limited time: 7 day

Client: An unfortunate middle-aged fisherman
I was fishing as usual when that guy suddenly emerged from the water and ate the big fish I had just caught! The orange-yellow guy with scars all over his neck was even more aggressive and sprayed me with a strange liquid, causing my stamina to deplete very quickly. Luckily, a passing Fey cat helped to lead the guy away...

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Rachel smacked her lips, feeling the wonder of fate.

At the beginning, I clearly wanted to avoid destroying the ecology, so I just injured and repelled that guy. I didn't expect that after all the twists and turns, I would still kill it.

"That's it!"

Rachel decided on the choice and after completing the formalities, she did not set off immediately. Instead, she took Lin Lin to find a beverage shop inside the bathhouse.

"Boss, give me a glass of natural stream water!"

"Okay, wait a moment, sir!"

The shopkeeper cat responded and immediately started to mix the drinks. At the same time, his eyes swept over Lin Lin next to him and greeted him.

"Is this hunter here too, meow? How was the Jieyun milk coffee last time, meow? What would you like to drink today?"

Lin Lin touched his wallet and gave an awkward but polite smile.

(End of this chapter)