Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 49: Guardian Stone Alchemy
"Amulets are indeed valuable items that can greatly improve hunters' strength, but the prerequisite is that the effects of these amulets must be excellent enough."

Rachel nodded, took off a glowing pendant from her neck, and showed it to Lin Lin.

"This is a Fortress-grade amulet. It provides the special protection of 'Precision Shot', which can suppress trajectory deviation to a certain extent, allowing me to shoot more accurately."

"Glacial stones are quite unique. The current mainstream way to obtain them is to dig up raw stones from ancient ruins. After polishing and identifying them, they become effective... However, the effects vary, and the skills they can activate are also very strange. What you get depends entirely on luck. I spent a lot of time digging in a volcano to get this one."

"Besides excavating the ruins, the only way to obtain the protective stone is through alchemy. However, there are not many people who master this kind of alchemy. I only saw it once in the village of Sinard in Sky Mountain. I didn't expect that there would be such a talented person in Rocklark. Xiaolin Lin, do you want to give it a try?"

Try, must try! If I could refine a Berserk 2 Struggle 2S222 amulet, that would be perfect!

Lin Lin rubbed his hands and walked forward. "Hello?"

The owner of the alchemy shop was busy at first, but when he saw another hunter coming, he couldn't spare any time for a while, so he just asked him to wait.

So Lin Lin stood by with his arms crossed, watching the other person carefully drip the liquid from a test tube into the crucible.

"Oh!"

A purple smoke rose up, making the boss cough several times.

After clearing away the smoke, the boss poured out an irregular thumb-sized sphere from the crucible, placed it in his palm and examined it carefully for a moment. After repeatedly testing it with tools, he shook his head slightly.

"He's a master of transportation, and the activation level is also very low. This furnace is considered useless again."

After putting away the newly minted waste amulet, the boss looked at Lin Lin and said, "You're a new face... Are you going to refine a amulet?"

"I want to try it, but what does it take?"

"150 z per refining. As for the materials, you can choose whatever you want."

"random?"

Lin Lin blinked.

If that was the case, it would be a real pity. He had a large amount of "blue bear hair" in his hands, all of which were collected from Xiong Er. He just didn't bring it to Rocklak, but left it in the storage box in the farm house.

"Yes, as long as it's monster material, no other requirements."

The boss coughed, seemingly overcome by the smoke. "The skill level required to refine a protective stone is actually quite low. It's mostly a matter of luck. Sometimes, even with the exact same materials and the same refining techniques, the quality of the resulting protective stones can vary greatly."

"However, if you want to refine a high-quality amulet, it's best to use high-quality monster materials. Although it's not impossible to refine low-level materials, based on my experience, the probability is really too low."

"Perhaps higher-level alchemy would require less luck, but that kind of technology has higher requirements for equipment, materials, and environment. I simply can't do it here."

"How about it? Want to refine one and try it out?"

Lin Lin nodded, then reacted and shook his head helplessly, "I just came to Rocklark and don't have any materials with me. I'll come back and try again when I get some..."

The boss didn't have any objections. "It's okay. You can come anytime you want. My shop has been here for a long time. Unlike most of them who only come here during the harvest festival."

The Alchemy House is actually located at the end of the commercial street, a relatively remote location. After saying goodbye to the owner of the Alchemy House, we arrived at the gathering place not long after walking.

"This is the meeting place, meow! You can register, accept commissions, rent cabins, and more here, meow!"

Unlike the hot springs in Jieyun Village, the Rocklake gathering place was completely open-air, shielded only by a black tarp from the scorching sun. There wasn't even a door. As soon as he approached, he could hear the clamor inside. The tangy aroma of barbecue mixed with the stench of alcohol and sweat filled his nostrils, making Lin Lin's head buzz. Hunters were everywhere, many of them sitting together, chatting and laughing, with glasses of wine in hand. Others carefully examined the various commissions posted on the wall, then tore them down and went to the poster girl to register.

This place seems more like a bar than a gathering place.

Sure enough, this was the hunter's gathering place that matched his stereotype. Although the hot spring gathering place in Jieyun Village was quiet and comfortable, it lacked a bit of wildness after all.

Joey led the two of them straight to a wine table and found an old dragon man wearing a small red round hat.

This old man looked a bit younger than the one in the alchemy house. I don’t know if it was because he had fewer wrinkles on his face and his beard was not as long, or because of the flirty smile he showed when he looked at the young girl passing by.

"President meow! These two are hunters who just arrived in Rocklak meow! They want to stay in Rocklak for a while meow!"

An old woman and a young man? Is this an old cow eating young grass?

The Dragon Guild President, dressed festively, raised his glass at the two and winked, "Haha! Rocklark welcomes you two!"

"Rachel, six-star heavy crossbow user."

"Lin Lin, a two-star shield axe user."

The old dragon man sat up slightly straighter and put away his mischievous expression. "Is it the 'Hidden Rachel' from Dondoruma?"

Hasn't this person always been active in East Doruma? Why did he suddenly come to Loklak?
"it's me."

Lin Lin looked at Rachel in surprise. It was the first time he heard of this title, but based on their previous experience of hunting water beasts together, why did he feel that the words "Hidden Killer" were not appropriate at all?

The president's expression suddenly grew serious. He glanced around and lowered his voice, "What happened? I heard that the Flame Queen Dragon..."

"No, that has nothing to do with it. I'm just bringing the new guy here to see the world."

When Rachel said this, the president relaxed immediately, a teasing smile on his face, "Really?"

"Then I'm relieved. I hope you two will have a wonderful time in Rocklark."

Lin Lin suddenly felt a chill coming from Rachel's body, which made him shrink his body and quietly move away from the old lady, while lighting a candle for the president in his heart.

Old man, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want…

The president's smile seemed to be frozen on his face. At this moment, he felt a sense of oppression no less than that of his wife, who was comparable to a humanoid Blue Bear Beast, looming over his head.

Look, there's something shining in the sky. Oh, it's the Death Star...

"Ahem, hey, An Xia! Come help these two hunters with the paperwork and arrange the best cabin for them!"

Driven by a strong desire to survive, the president's mind worked rapidly, and he decisively set aside two small houses that were like luxurious palaces to accommodate the two people.

Rachel glanced at him without saying anything. She just stood up silently and left behind a wheat-skinned girl with short hair.

"call--"

The president wiped his cold sweat, it was so scary, he almost thought he was being targeted by Xunlong, she was worthy of being the invisible killer Rachel!

(End of this chapter)