Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 46: Fengshan Maru

Connor listened to Rachel's simple description, tried to imagine in his mind a flying dragon that would suddenly attack from the darkness, and shuddered involuntarily.

Flying dragons are terrifying enough in themselves, but they can also launch sneak attacks? Hiss, I dare not even think about it.

Connor changed the subject. "Speaking of which, Senior Rachel came to Rocklark at this time. Could it be that she wanted to attend the 'Great Desert Feast'?"

Rachel withdrew her thoughts, her expression unchanged. She simply nodded and said, "Yes, I'll take that kid to broaden his horizons."

Connor followed her gaze and saw that Lin Lin had already retreated from the bow. The wind and sand were so strong that even with a visor on, he could hardly bear it. He was now taking off his helmet and pouring out the sand.

"Are you and him master and disciple?"

Connor was extremely envious. Why didn't he have such good luck to have a superior hunter as his master?
"Not really. I'm teaching a disciple to a jerk."

"Ah? Then his master..."

"He's also a high-ranking hunter who uses a shield axe. He doesn't have time right now, so I'm teaching him."

Connor was even more envious now. This kid had two high-ranking hunters as his teachers! No wonder he was already a two-star at such a young age!
Lin Lin spit out the sand that had entered his mouth with force. He felt so uncomfortable now as he had so much fun just now. He felt that the sand had entered every corner of his body. This made Lin Lin miss the Jieyun hot springs before he even arrived in Rocklake.

"Brother Connor, should we be able to take a shower over at Rocklark?"

Rachel pricked up her ears all of a sudden. Obviously, although she didn't say it, she was also very concerned about this issue.

It is true that hunters can endure hardships, but that is because they have no other options in the wild. If they had the conditions to enjoy it, who would refuse?

"Don't worry about that. Although Rocklak is a desert city, it actually has plenty of water. It's definitely not a problem to meet your daily needs for washing."

Lin Lin:?
Rachel: ?

Desert cities have abundant water resources. Do these two words seem to go together?
Connor rubbed his chin, knowing that the two of them didn't know much about Locklark, so he introduced him:

"Loklak is a city built on a massive rock platform. From above, the entire city looks like a giant, irregular cake placed in a sea of sand. Coincidentally, in the center of the rock platform lies a massive lake that occupies almost one-fifth of the entire platform."

Rachel breathed a sigh of relief, so that's how it is. Now she felt relieved. It was really uncomfortable to have sand all over her body.

Lin Lin, however, developed an even stronger curiosity. When he first played the game, he was only focused on killing monsters and never delved into the game's background. Now that the game settings have become a reality, it's hard not to want to explore.

"But without a water source, the water in the lake will eventually run out, right?"

"Hmm..." Connor pondered for a moment. "In fact, over the years of observation, although the lake's water level has occasionally fluctuated, it has generally remained within a stable range. There's almost no rainfall in the desert, so some scholars speculate that groundwater beneath the ledge replenishes the lake—although we've never found the location of that groundwater."

……

After the initial excitement of the sand boat trip, the sight of the yellow sand became dull and boring. Even the most beautiful scenery will become aesthetically tiring if you keep looking at it all day without any change.

Lin Lin felt bored again, so he pulled Connor to chat about this and that, learning about the city of Rocklak and the monsters that roamed the desert. He also listened to some of his hunting stories. Although the protagonists of these stories were basically just pterosaurs, yellow speed dragons and other small Karami, and at most the yellow speed dragon king, Lin Lin still listened with gusto. After all, it was better to hear something than nothing.

Finally, as the frequency of airships appearing in the sky gradually increased, a protruding shadow appeared on the distant yellow horizon.

"We're almost there!"

Connor perked up, reached out his hand to wake up Lin Lin, who was sleeping soundly on the deck, and pointed to the shadow over there.

As the sand boat got closer, the shadow became clearer and clearer. The most eye-catching thing was the huge irregular rock pillar standing in the middle of the lake where the residents of Rocklak depended for their survival.

"No one knows how that thing got there. It was already there when the first settlers arrived in Rocklak. There's also a rumor that the pillar, over a hundred meters long, is actually the broken tusk of a mountain dragon. Ha, if that's true, then this mountain dragon would have been far larger than the one that visits every year."

Lin Lin rubbed his eyes dazedly, glanced at the pillar, and yawned, "How is it possible? The pillar is covered in thorns, and the fangs of the Peak Mountain Dragon are round and slender. No matter how you think about it, they can't be the same thing..."

Connor gave him a look of disdain. "Weathering! Don't you know how severe desert weathering is?"

After a pause, he asked with some confusion, "Have you seen a mountain dragon before? Otherwise, how would you know what that creature's fangs look like?"

At this time, Lin Lin finally woke up completely. He laughed and said, "I heard it, I heard it."

Then he changed the subject: "By the way, where are we going to get off the ship?"

Connor didn't care and pointed to the left. "The dock is over there. We can unload the knotwood there. It will be much easier to repair and maintain the 'Fengshan Maru' later."

"Mengshan Maru? Is that the main dragon-striking ship that attacked the Mineyama Dragon?"

Rachel observed for a moment through the stealth sniper's scope. "I thought it would be impressive, but why does it look so tattered?"

"Well, after all, it's the main force fighting against the Peak Dragon every year, so of course it's always the one that suffers the most damage... That's why we need a large amount of Cloudwood to repair and reinforce it!"

Lin Lin leaned his hands against the sunshade and looked towards the direction of the dock. However, at this distance, Rachel needed to rely on the sight to observe. Lin Lin, whose eyesight was not as good as hers, could not see any details with his naked eyes. After waiting for a while, when the sand ship was almost close, he saw this "old friend".

The dragon bones of Fengshan Maru are made from the skeleton of an unknown creature, but they have been able to support it through multiple battles with Fengshan Dragon and remain intact. There is no doubt that the owner of this skeleton must also be an ancient dragon;

The hull of the Mineyama Maru is made up of woods of varying colors, some fresh and some dark, just like the ship of Theseus, with traces of repairs everywhere;

At the stern of the ship stood a rather large bronze gong. It was said that this gong, passed down from ancient times, produced a special sound wave when struck. If struck suddenly, it would cause a strong stimulation to the mountain dragon, causing it to become rigid.
On the bow of the ship stood a spear with a cold gleam still shining through the vicissitudes of life. The tip of the spear was covered with barbs. This was a killer weapon developed specifically for dealing with large monsters, the Dragon-Slaying Spear!

(End of this chapter)