Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 529 The Great Coat Cat Finally Arrives at Its Loyal Moga Village
Big Fishing Festival.

This is a festival in the Moga tradition held when the Great Sea Dragon appears near the village, as a way to express gratitude and reverence to nature and the sea.

However, this year's fishing festival is slightly different.

This time, they had not only just survived a huge crisis that could have wiped out the entire village, but they also had several participants from other places, namely the hunters from the White Wind Squad.

The hunters, having just finished their battle with the Great Sea Dragon, were utterly exhausted, and in such circumstances, a feast filled with wine and food was undoubtedly the best way to relax and unwind.

Long tables stretched from the village entrance all the way to the seaside, laden with a seafood feast characteristic of Moga. Giant lobsters were grilled over charcoal and drizzled with garlic butter, whole tuna were cut open to reveal their pink flesh, a rich soup of shellfish and seaweed simmered in a clay pot, and glutinous rice dumplings garnished with fish roe were steamed in a bamboo steamer.

The cat chef's stall was ablaze with firelight as he busily prepared ingredients. The children took out their treasured pickled kelp and candied squid tentacles, stuffing these precious snacks into the hands of the hunters. One glass of fragrant ale followed another, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of cooking.

As night fell, a huge bonfire shot into the sky in the open space in the center of Moga Village. The flames rolled like crimson silk, reflecting the smiling faces of the villagers in a rosy glow. Laughter and cheerful voices blended seamlessly with the rapid drumbeats and rousing music. At this moment, Moga Village relaxed its long-tense nerves and fully enjoyed this moment of joy.

Several shirtless seamen were beating wooden drums covered with sharkskin, the rhythm rising and falling like the tides.

After a hearty meal, men and women gathered around the blazing bonfire, swaying to the beat of drums and dancing the long-standing "Wave Dance." Ziyuan, unable to resist the urge, cheered and pulled Anxia into the crowd, mimicking the others by wildly swinging her arms. Although her dance looked completely out of place, it was met with applause and cheers, making the atmosphere even more lively.

People don't care about the beauty or ugliness of the dance moves; what matters is that everyone's hearts are connected at this moment, and they are fully enjoying the celebration.

Like a seaweed, Ziyuan swayed carelessly in the wind, not forgetting to turn back and greet Lin Lin and the others:

Come on, come on! Let's dance together!

After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Lin's strength had recovered quite well. He was no longer as exhausted as he had been at the beginning, and he just wanted to collapse there and not move. He turned to look at Ye Zi, whose eyes were shining brightly in the firelight.

"How's your rest? Do you want to jump?"

Yoko reached out and gently wiped the chili sauce from the corner of his mouth, her smile radiant.

"it is good!"

As Lin Linye joined the dance, the other members of the team couldn't sit still any longer. Chacha grabbed Kayamba without saying a word and rushed to the campfire where the children were gathered, fully displaying the unique and excellent dancing talent of the Qimian tribe. Nia Lu cautiously glanced at the half-drunk Yezao and mustered up her courage to invite him to dance. Only Bref looked left and right, and was momentarily embarrassed.

I want to jump too!
It was Sana who came to his rescue:

"Haha, Bref brothers, how about coming with me if you don't mind?"

If he had a choice, Brave would certainly prefer to dance with a girl he likes or a girl who likes him, rather than with a burly man, but clearly, he has no choice.

……

The feast lasted until late at night, with the villagers freely releasing their boundless energy until the morning star lit up the sky, and the brightly lit Moga village returned to its usual tranquility.

The hunters, having just endured a grueling battle, were too exhausted to stay up that late and had already fallen into a deep sleep. The villagers carefully escorted them back to their homes. The celebrations continued, but the singing and drumming stopped so as not to disturb the hunters' rest.

When Lin Lin stretched and got out of bed, he saw the golden sunrise and the shimmering golden light that shattered on the sea.

"What a beautiful morning..."

Lin Lin watched this scene quietly, a satisfied smile involuntarily curving his lips.

He slept very well that night, and his energy and spirits had been fully restored. He felt that he could fight another fierce battle without any problem.

Fierce battle...

Thinking of this, the smile on Lin Lin's lips faded, and he sighed softly.

Yes, after the fierce battle and the resolution of the Great Sea Dragon problem, a bigger trouble is still waiting...

There's not much time left for me to relax and rest. There are less than two days left until the final battle between Minagard and Lao-Shan Lung. I need to hurry over there to help.

Lin Lin was about to call Yezao to go and tell Brave and the others when he turned around and saw that Yezao had woken up earlier than him and was currently writing and drawing something at her desk. This made him curious and went over to her.

"What are you drawing?"

Startled by the sudden sound, the pen he was using to draw tilted sharply, ruining the entire drawing.

Turning his head, he saw it was Lin Lin. His face darkened, and he patted his chest to calm himself, complaining:

"Boss, could you at least make a sound before you speak, meow! I've been drawing these blueprints for ages, meow!"

Lin Lin chuckled dryly, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't expect you to be so focused... What kind of blueprint is this?"

Yezao turned back, crumpled the discarded drawing into a ball and tossed it aside, then picked up a new sheet of paper and started drawing again, answering without looking up as she did so:
"Of course, it's the blueprints for the improved Cat Dragon-Slaying Lance, meow! I inspected the wreckage of the scrapped prototype yesterday, meow, and I feel the biggest problem is actually that the materials used are not strong enough, meow. And if we want to change the materials used, the structure will also need to be modified a bit, meow..."

As she spoke, Yezao suddenly raised an eyebrow:
"By the way, Meow Boss, do you think that if we use the horn of a sea dragon to make a spearhead, the strength would be very high, meow?"

Lin Lin twitched the corner of his mouth:
"A dragon lance made from Elder Dragon materials... that's incredibly powerful. But the Great Sea Dragon's horn is still floating in that sea. Sana said he'd find someone to help pull it up, but that'll definitely take a while. We won't be able to use it for now."

"Huh? You don't need it anymore? Why, meow?"

Date turned her head in surprise, but accidentally her hand trembled, ruining the drawing again, and she couldn't help but turn pale.

It simply put the pen aside for the time being and focused on Lin Lin, waiting for his explanation.

"Let's find Brave and the others later and talk about it together, so we don't have to explain it twice."

……

"What? Minagard is also facing the threat of a colossal ancient dragon?"

Brave stared wide-eyed, utterly incredulous.

“That’s a major city, second only to East Doruma. Surely their own strength isn’t enough to defend it?” Yoko shook her head.

"This time, Lao-Shan Lung's actions were unexpected by everyone. The fortresses used to counter it are far from being maintained in optimal condition. This is a critical matter, and the guild hopes to mobilize as much combat power as possible to ensure that Minagard is completely safe."

"That's it..."

Brave pondered for a moment, "The guild leader only said that the two of you are going to provide support, but he didn't say that we can't come along, right?"

"But……"

Lin Lin seemed a little hesitant. If Moga Village was only facing the threat of earthquakes, then their whole team would definitely leave together after repairing the horn of the Great Sea Dragon without any problems. But in addition to the Great Sea Dragon, Moga was also facing the threat of ferocious monsters. If there were no hunters stationed there, wouldn't it be a bit too dangerous?

Shion thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement:

"Indeed, since we need to mobilize as many combat forces as possible, it's good to have more manpower. However, we can't really feel at ease if there are no hunters in Moga Village."

"In that case, let Chacha and I stay here. Now that we have this Dawn Cannon [Kaifeng], even if we encounter the attack of White Gale and Velociraptor again, I am confident that I can handle it. There are not many dangerous monsters of that level around Moga."

"Are we going to split up again...?"

"No, maybe it's not necessary."

Just then, a voice interrupted Lin Lin and the others. Turning around, they saw two girls, one energetic and the other quiet, approaching together. The one who had just spoken was the more lively one.

"Anxia, ​​Sophia? What did you mean by what you just said?"

Lin Lin gave them a strange look. If the White Wind Squad didn't leave a single person behind, how could they ensure the safety of Moga Village?
Sofia seemed to have thought of something; her expression was somewhat strange, and her voice sounded like she was suppressing a laugh.
"Just now, Mr. Hao's trading ship arrived at Moga Village, bringing two special passengers."

"One of them is a five-star hunter. She said she was tired and didn't want to run around anymore, so she planned to stay in Moga Village for a while."

Anxia nodded and continued:

“That’s right. With her here, if another monster appears that threatens the village, Moga Village isn’t entirely defenseless. So, Brother Lin Lin, you can go where you’re needed more. Moga Village won’t and cannot become a chain binding you!”

Upon hearing this, Ziyuan immediately beamed with joy. She had never wanted to be separated from her teammates, but she had grown attached to the village and couldn't just leave, which is why she brought up this idea.

If she were left alone in this place for three or four years while the other three traveled all over the continent, could she still be considered a member of this team?

"That's great! I can rest assured now. I wonder what the hunter's name is?"

While five-star hunters are not as rare as high-ranking hunters, their numbers are still far from large. Maybe she knows one?
"Well... you actually know him."

Anxia's expression became somewhat similar to Sophia's, both wearing a strange look:
“Celestena, five-star shield and axe user, it was you who rescued them and brought them back to the village.”

"them?"

Lin Lin was stunned for a moment, recalling what Sophia had just said:
"You just said there were two passengers, who is the other one?"

"Yes, it's the messenger that the guild leader mentioned, the one who lost contact unexpectedly. It was assigned by the guild to deliver a message to you and Yoko. It chased after you all the way from Jiangbo Village, but was attacked by a skeletal dragon on the way, and its airship crashed. It was rescued by Shion and brought back to Moga Village."

Sophia thought about what she had just heard, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up wildly. Then, she kept telling herself that laughing like that was really immoral, and she forcibly suppressed it, but it still twitched.

"In order to deliver this message to you, it chased you all the way from Moga Village to Jieyun Village, then from Jieyun Village to Yanhuo Village, and finally from Yanhuo Village back to Moga Village... Here, this is the guild's secret letter it brought. It was too tired, so it had to ask me to deliver it."

Lin Lin took the secret letter from Sophia, tore off the sealing wax, unfolded it, and read it. Ye Zi also curiously came over to watch.

The letter was very simple, informing him and Yoko to return to East Doruma as soon as possible. Considering the time when the letter was sent, "as soon as possible" certainly did not refer to now. It was more likely that they were to return to East Doruma and then be assigned to Minagard to participate in the Lao-Shan Dragon blocking battle.

Lin Lin and Ye Zi exchanged a glance:
"How about... after the battle in Minagard is over, we go back to East Doruma? I remember when we parted, the brigade commander and the others mentioned East Doruma as their destination, right?"

Ye Zi nodded vigorously, unconditionally supporting Lin Lin's decision:
"Okay, okay!"

"Hmm... Are we going back to Dongdoruma?"

Sofia pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"This vacation has been long enough; it's time to rejoin the team leader and the others."

Lin Lin considered the load on the sky: five people, four orcs, plus the increasingly large Boom Boom. A bead of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Isn't this putting too much strain on Osora's stamina...?"

Sophia was stunned for a moment before realizing that Lin Lin had misunderstood something:
"No, I won't trouble you this time. You're going to Minagard to fight, so I'd better not go and cause trouble. The trade ship is arriving today, and I plan to take Bakub and sail back to East Doruma to meet up with the brigade commander and the others."

"Ahaha, that's it..."

Lin Lin scratched his head. "Then it's settled. See you in Dongdoruma!"

With the decisive battle to ambush Laoshanlong imminent, and now that the personnel have been finalized, there's no time to lose; the sooner we set off, the better.

Lin Lin whistled, and a moment later, a fiery red figure soared into the sky and landed near Lin Lin and the others.

The White Wind Squad climbed onto the back of the giant dragon, and the Rathalos roared and took to the air once more.

"Goodbye! Lin Lin! Brave! Shion! Yoko! Thank you!"

Anxia cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted it out with all her might.

"goodbye!"

High in the sky, on the back of the Rathalos, the hunters waved their arms at Anxia, ​​who had become a tiny dot below, until the entire village was completely hidden in the clouds.

(End of this chapter)