Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 85 Cannons and Crossbows

The sails were blown high, and the huge dragon-beating boat was galloping across the sand sea. The strong wind caused by the high speed made people not feel too hot even if they did not need cold drinks.

"boom!"

A huge shell, half a person's height, whizzed past the abandoned sand ship that served as a training target, and finally crashed into the sand farther away, blasting a large hole in the flat sand surface.

Lin Lin glanced at Ziyuan standing behind the cannon, estimated the landing point of the shell, and then curled his lips. The distance was already beyond the target ship and flew out about 20 to 30 meters...

"Well, you've pretty much mastered the use of the cannon. It's pretty accurate against a mountain dragon."

The captain nodded. "The Fengshan Dragon is so large, it's hard to miss if you're just a little careful. After all, we're not asking you to be a full-time gunner. This level of training is more than enough."

Ziyuan sighed slightly, but was not too disappointed.

After all, I've used this kind of artillery before in training camp, but it's really hard to use. The shells always fly around, which is very annoying...

Rachel smiled secretly, but then immediately returned to her cold expression and "comforted" him with words that were not full of emotion:

"It's okay. You can carry the shells for me when the time comes. I won't leave you idle."

Although she was not particularly good at using artillery, she had participated in many battles against super-large monsters. With practice, her artillery could at least hit the target without missing.

Shiyuan gritted her teeth. The teacher actually teased her. She was so angry that she wanted to bite her...

“It’s my turn, it’s my turn!”

Ziyuan stepped back a few steps to make room, and Lin Lin excitedly trotted over with the cannonball in his arms and loaded it into the breech block behind the barrel.

The breech block had just popped out and was still quite hot, emitting a pungent smell of gunpowder, but Lin Lin didn't care at all. He pushed the breech block excitedly, turned his head to look at the position of the target ship, pushed the gun body hard again, adjusted the direction of the muzzle, and then pulled the fuse without hesitation.

Thunder suddenly sounded, smoke filled the air, and the shells fired out of the gun drew a beautiful parabola and hit the center of the target ship accurately. Fragments flew everywhere, causing the already dilapidated abandoned sand ship to disintegrate into parts on the spot.

"Wuhu!"

Lin Lin cheered, this shot was awesome!
"Wow~"

It was not only the captain who exclaimed in amazement, but also the other members of the sand ship. After all, although this kind of artillery was extremely powerful, its shortcomings were also quite obvious. Its trajectory had a large dispersion range, and many experienced gunners could not completely hit the target, but could only ensure that the hit area was locked within a certain range.

"Ahahaha, very impressive! Lin Lin, why don't you stop being a hunter and come to our fleet to be a full-time gunner!"

The captain laughed heartily, and it was unclear whether he was joking or speaking the truth in a joking tone.

"It was just luck, just luck."

Although it is exciting to fire cannons, it is inevitably boring to keep shooting at the mountain dragon. It is indeed more exciting to see various monsters and fight them in person!
The captain of the fleet clicked his tongue. If the ammunition was not limited and could not be wasted, he really wanted to let Lin Lin fire two more shots to see whether it was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse or whether this kid was really talented in using artillery.

"The number of cannonballs is limited and cannot be wasted carelessly, but there is no such concern for heavy crossbows. Let's practice with the heavy crossbow!"

Compared to artillery whose trajectory is difficult to control, the three-point-one-line aiming method of the heavy crossbow is much easier to control. You only need to use the capstan to pull the crossbow string, fill the fine steel crossbow arrow, which is one size larger than the arrow used by the hunting bow, into the groove, then aim, pull the trigger, and whoosh - it is so simple. The difference from a sniper rifle is the range and the degree of ballistic drop.

Using a heavy crossbow is much easier than using a cannon. With enough practice, most people can at least hit the target, if not hit the target every time.

It's a pity that Lin Lin's talent seems to be mainly in operating artillery, and he has no talent for using heavy crossbows. If he is given "enough practice", it will probably turn into massive practice, and the training time is so long. How can he have the time to practice for so long?
So Lin Lin just practiced briefly, and after understanding how to use the weapon, he turned his attention to Rachel and Ziyuan.

On a high-speed dragon boat, in order to hit the target accurately, it is not only necessary to align the crosshairs with the desired position, but also to calculate the lead time based on factors such as boat speed, wind speed, target speed, etc. Coincidentally, the use of light crossbows and heavy crossbows is often inseparable from these factors.

For this pair of heavy crossbow masters and apprentices, the heavy crossbow is almost a more powerful version of the heavy crossbow. After getting used to the feel of it, they can easily hit whatever they point at, which makes Lin Lin very envious.

They can hold the crossbow and fire as much as they want, but he can't hold the cannon and use it as a bomber. Why is this world so inconsistent?
……

After skillfully pouring out more than a pound of sand from the gaps in his protective gear, Lin Lin soaked himself in the bathtub and let out a comfortable sigh.

"This lake on the giant rock platform is a treasure gifted by God!"

After being blown by wind and sand all day, you can go back to your residence and take a nice hot bath. How can there be such a pleasant thing in the world?
"Boss meow, where have you been today meow?"

Yezao grabbed the towel and rubbed Lin Lin's back, asking questions curiously.

The eldest brother disappeared early in the morning and didn't come back until the sun went down. He was covered in sand. If it weren't for Coconut Date knowing how to place an order for the waiter to bring food, would it be that he and Tiao Tiao would have starved?
Oh, no, Tiaotiao is a yellow velociraptor. It’s okay if he doesn’t eat for three or two days. That’s fine.

"Nothing much, just going to Fengshan Marujo for a run-in training session."

"Mineyama Maru? Is that the largest and most imposing dragon-striking ship in that shipyard, meow?"

Coconut Date's tone suddenly became much more excited.

"Yes, you know that ship?"

Lin Lin closed his eyes and enjoyed the back-rubbing service of Jujube, and asked subconsciously.

"Of course I know it, meow. It's Rocklak's most famous sand boat, the absolute main force in fighting against the Peak Dragon every year. How could anyone in Rocklak not know it, meow?!"

Lin Lin finally realized, "Ah, I almost forgot, you are a cat born and raised in Rocklake..."

"By the way, what are you doing on the Mineyama Maru, Boss?"

"Didn't I just tell you to participate in adaptive training?"

"train?"

Coconut Date was about to continue asking, but then he thought of something and his expression became quite shocked.

"Boss, you want to participate in the 'Great Desert Feast' meow?!"

(End of this chapter)