Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 6 Shield Axe Tutorial
Waving his hand and adding a handful of firewood to the campfire, Lin Lin stuffed the last honey-roasted fish into Xiong Er's mouth. Xiong Er wiped his mouth contentedly and ran to the lake to roll around happily. He seemed to be in a good mood.

Lin Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this guy was so carefree that he forgot about the conflict that almost broke out just now because he enjoyed the meal. Otherwise, he would definitely be hung up and beaten by this hunter.

Turning around, Kevin was patting his belly and sighing with satisfaction. The fresh and hot honey grilled fish was really delicious. This strange guy who could make friends with the blue bear beast was much better at grilling than him.

Kevin was rubbing his stomach when suddenly a thick notebook fell out from his waist. The notebook rolled a few times on the ground and hit Lin Lin's feet.

Lin Lin picked it up and returned it to the other party, but found that Kevin's expression looked a little strange when he looked at the notes, and he tilted his head in confusion.

Kevin opened his mouth awkwardly, then silently opened the notebook, turned to one of the pages, and showed it to Lin Lin.

The text is still not Chinese characters, but Lin Lin can subconsciously react to the meaning.

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Gathering Mission: Let's Go! Hunting for Honey! (★)
Task content: Pay 5 portions of honey

Reward: 500z
Mission Location: Stream

Limited time: 3 day

Client: Beverage store owner
Request: Dear customer, meow! Our store is running low on honey! If things continue like this, we won't be able to offer our popular honey grapefruit tea! So, we'd appreciate your help in collecting some honey as an emergency measure! Once the drink is ready, we'll give it to you first!
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Is this the Felyne cat from the beverage store at the Jieyun Village Assembly Hall?
Hmm... The first time I saw it in the game must have been more than ten years ago, right?

At that time, I was just a little kid, playing around with my PSP, but now I have come into this world.

Lin Lin blinked and looked at the content of the commission. He felt inexplicably touched in his heart. The dreamlike sense of unreality that had been there since he traveled through time seemed to disappear completely at this moment.

"cough cough"

Kevin coughed twice, drawing Lin Lin's attention back. He saw him looking at him with a wry smile, and his expression made people imagine a big fly rubbing its hands.

Lin Lin blinked, picked up the half-used honeycomb on the ground next to him that was being barbecued, and handed it to Kevin.

"Ah, this, this is so embarrassing! I already had a free meal, I can't just take it for free!"

If Kevin hadn't run out of time because he came to the stream just to enjoy the scenery the past two days, he would definitely not have completed the commission in such a tricky way. However, for the dignity of the superior hunter, and to avoid leaving behind the "glorious deeds" of not even being able to complete the gathering commission, Kevin felt that hunters sometimes also needed to be flexible.

Kevin originally wanted to make the transaction directly with money, as the senior hunter himself was not short of money. However, after reaching out and feeling around his waist, he realized that no hunter would bring money into the hunting grounds. His purse was still deposited at the Jieyun Village Assembly Hall!
"Ahaha, well, I didn't bring any money to the hunting ground. I'll definitely give it to you when I get back. I won't take it for free, seriously!"

Lin Lin waved his hand nonchalantly. It was just money. Once he became a hunter, he wouldn't be short of money. His focus now was actually on the hunter profession itself and how different it was from the one in the game.

For example, at this moment, his eyes were fixed on the Tyrant's Bronze Shield that Kevin had placed diagonally on the rock beside him, and his face was full of eagerness to try.

"Well, you're curious about my weapon?"

Nodding. "You want to be a hunter too?"

Nod quickly.

"So, do you want to try it? Her name is Tyrant Bronze Shield."

Nod very quickly and vigorously.

Kevin was a little surprised. Such a strange guy who could live in harmony with the Blue Bear Beast actually wanted to become a hunter?

But no matter what, it is a good thing that some people are willing to become hunters. This means that the power to protect human survival will not be interrupted after their generation grows old. The new generation of hunters will shoulder the heavy responsibilities on their shoulders and continue to protect human survival in this dangerous world.

Kevin decided to try and see if he could discover a potential hunter seed, so he grabbed his beloved Tyrant Bronze Shield and first demonstrated to Lin Lin in slow motion the standard shield-axe holding posture and knife-sheathing movements.

"Come and try it. The Tyrant's Bronze Shield is quite heavy. If you can't even lift it, then the Shield Axe is clearly not suitable for you."

"Oh, right, the shield of the shield axe is quite special. It needs to be paired with the special slide rail on the right arm armor to ensure the flexibility of switching between sword form and axe form... Uh, why am I telling you this now? Anyway, you should wear my arm armor first to see if it can bear the weight of the shield axe."

Kevin glanced at the blue bear beast that fell asleep after taking a bath in the lake, and took off his right arm armor to equip Lin Lin.

Kevin's physique particularly fits the stereotype of a hunter with strong arms capable of running horses. His forearms are almost as thick as Lin Lin's thighs. While putting on his equipment, Kevin no longer had any hope that Lin Lin could use the shield axe.

However, contrary to Kevin's expectations and Lin Lin's own expectations, when he took the sword and shield and made a standard knife-holding posture, although his arms were shaking, he did support the heavy weight completely.

It seems that during the time I lived with Xiong Er, I got enough nutrition and my strength increased a lot without me noticing.

"Wow! Not bad! You look skinny, but you're actually quite strong! My shield axe has been strengthened many times, and its weight has increased a lot. If it were a basic bone weapon or ore shield axe, you should be able to control it."

"Come on, try to sheath your sword now... Oh, you don't have armor, so you can't hang up the zipline. But other than that, you're doing pretty well. You're quite talented!"

"Try swinging the sword, using whatever force feels most comfortable to you... upward slash, downward slash, followed by a spinning slash. Hiss! Have you ever seen a hunter wielding a shield axe before? This is the most common move in the shield-axe-sword form..."

"I've definitely seen it. It scared me to death. How could someone be so evil... Let me tell you how to use the charged double strike technique. It's not as simple as it looks on the surface..."

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If Kevin initially only gave some pointers out of his hunter's responsibility, then after seeing Lin Lin's strong compatibility with the shield and axe, he had already thought about taking him in as his disciple.

If Xiong Er hadn't woken up and made some noise, he would have been so immersed in teaching that he would have forgotten the time.

"Oh no, it's getting dark. If we don't go back now, the mission will be overdue!"

"Well, do you want to go back with me? I'll be staying in the small room at the Jieyun Village Assembly Hall these days. There's a training ground over there, so it will be more convenient for teaching."

(End of this chapter)