Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 82 Drunk Rachel
"Hehehe, exactly, exactly."

Lin Lin rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly.

"150z per time."

The old dragon man raised his glasses and looked at the heavy package that Lin Lin placed on the counter, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"You're going to use this big bag to refine the protective stone?"

"You guessed it right!"

The old dragon man stretched out a hand, tried to grab the package, and lifted it up, but couldn't lift it.

Using two hands, he lifted the package slightly, but still didn't completely leave the counter.

The old dragon man took a deep breath and gave up on picking up the package, instead opening it and taking a look.

"Hmm...Sand Dragon, Hard Armored Dragon, Sand Fish, Shield Crab, Yellow Speed Dragon..."

After roughly identifying the sources of the various materials in the package, the old dragon sighed, "Although you have a lot of materials, they are basically ordinary small monsters. Although they are not impossible to refine, the probability of refining high-quality protective stones is very low. Be mentally prepared!"

Lin Lin nodded repeatedly. No matter how low the probability was, it was still outrageous that he could press A at the door of the blacksmith shop for an entire afternoon and not get a single skill he wanted.
Seeing that Lin Lin had made up his mind, the dragon boss didn't say anything else, but just started to work slowly.

Seeing Lin Lin just standing there watching blankly, the Dragon Man boss shook the test tube in his hand and shook his head helplessly:
"You don't want to just wait here, do you?"

"Eh? Is this not allowed to be seen? Sorry!"

Lin Lin turned his head as he spoke, but he remembered the last time he came to the alchemy house. The boss was clearly refining in public. He didn't try to hide it, did he?

"No," the old dragon man picked up a scale that had fallen off Tiaotiao and observed it in the sun. "Stone alchemy is a very time-consuming task, especially since you have to refine so many at once. If you just wait here, you won't be able to finish it until dark."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

Lin Lin rubbed his helmet awkwardly, "Then Boss, when would be a good time for me to come over again?"

The old dragon man threw the scales into a clay jar, thought for a moment, and gave a less precise time.

"About a week. Oh, and pay when you come back to pick up the goods. One piece costs 150z. I can't even count how many you can refine in such a large bag."

A week? That's a long time to wait...

But since the boss said so, no matter how anxious he was, he had to wait patiently. Lin Lin could only thank him and went to the processing room.

Although the bone armor can be strengthened directly after the body of the Sand Dragon is brought back, it is still a bit painful to see the uneven dents on the shield. It is better to send it for maintenance.

The efficiency of the processing house is much higher than that of the alchemy house. The shield axe that Lin Lin delivered today can be maintained tomorrow. The only thing is that the fee is a bit high, which makes Lin Lin feel a little distressed.

Although he made a lot of money by accepting commissions crazily during this period, most of it had to be used to create new armor and strengthen and modify weapons, so there was really not much left.

We agreed to come back tomorrow to retrieve our weapons. I happened to see Coconut Date coming out of the weapons processing shop next door, so I took it back with me.

Coconut Date looked unhappy, with its ears drooping. Lin Lin glanced at it and asked knowingly:
"What's going on?"

"They didn't agree, meow... They said building armor for monsters is ridiculous, meow..."

As expected... Lin Lin was not surprised at all. He comforted Coconut Date softly, "It's okay. There will be opportunities in the future. After this harvest festival, let's go to Yanhuo Village again. There should be a chance there."

As they were talking, the hunter's mansion was already in sight. Unexpectedly, Lin Lin saw Senior Rachel at the door, whom he hadn't seen for several days. She greeted them from a distance.

"Hey! Xiao Linzi, I heard you have an amazing little pet?"

Lin Lin felt a little strange. Is this still the senior Rachel he knew? What the hell is this nickname, Xiao Linzi?
As he got closer, he could immediately smell a strong smell of alcohol, which made Date sneeze involuntarily.

Lin Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. It smelled like he had drunk quite a lot of it. What was going on?
He remembered clearly that Senior Rachel was not an alcoholic. He had just smelled a little bit of alcohol and was scolded by her. He still remembered what she said clearly.

"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 is unconscious?"

Looking at the female hunter in front of me now, who was standing crookedly and burping from time to time, it was hard to imagine that she had said such words.

"Um... Rachel-senpai, do you need me to help you go inside and rest?"

"No need to help, I'm not drunk!"

Rachel pushed him a bit, but as a shooter, her strength was no match for Lin Lin, who wielded a shield and axe. After failing to push him away, she let him support her and took her to sit on the sofa in the living room.

"Date, go get some juice!"

So Coconut Date responded and hurried into the kitchen to start working.

Tiao Tiao, who was dozing on the carpet, watched with curiosity as the leader helped a stranger onto the sofa, served tea and poured water. Why did it feel like the leader's status was not as good as this strange female?

Rachel, with a flushed face, lay on the sofa, staring at Tiaotiao without giving in, until Tiaotiao became frightened and turned his head away unnaturally, then she let out a triumphant laugh.

"Senior Rachel, how much have you drunk..."

Think about Rachel's usual self. Most of the time, she has a cold face like an iceberg and has the title of "Hidden Killer". Even if she acts closer in front of him, she is just not so cold and still maintains the attitude of a "senior".

Looking at it now, this behavior is not as childish as a child, but it is not far from it. It is completely different from his usual behavior.

"It wasn't much. I was just happy and drank a few hundred million more gulps!"

Rachel raised her hand, her tone erratic.

"What happened that makes you so happy?"

Lin Lin took the juice handed to him by Jujube and brought it to Rachel's mouth, while asking curiously.

He was really curious. Could it be some great event that could make Senior Rachel drink so much?
Rachel took a sip of juice, then slammed the cup down on the coffee table, grinning.

"Your master has sent a letter!"

Teacher Kevin?

Thinking of this strong man who helped him a lot when he was starting out, but had to leave because of the guild's urgent matters and had not yet started formally teaching him, Lin Lin's face lit up with joy.

"Is Teacher Kevin okay?"

　The writing process these past two days hasn't been as smooth as it was at the beginning, so I'll update it today to sort out my thoughts on the subsequent plot. If readers have any ideas or suggestions about the plot, please leave a comment in the comment section.
　　
　
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