Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

Just as the scene was getting a little tense, a young Corydorasaurus suddenly emerged from under its mother. Perhaps because it had just hatched, its four legs were still struggling to keep up. Its underdeveloped body stumbled and fell to the ground, rolling towards Chen Yan.

Chen Yan caught it without hesitation. The tiny Crested Teuth wasn't afraid at all and climbed up his body. However, the little Crested Teuth, which was about the length of his arm, blinked its dark eyes and nestled in Chen Yan's arms, staring blankly at him.

As the man and the dragon stared at each other, a small white ball of light suddenly appeared in Chen Yan's mind.

[A quest has been issued by the Cruciferous Dragon: The Cruciferous Dragon also wants to defy fate!]

It shouldn't have been born, but its eldest brother was ridden away by a hunter, its second brother was ridden away by a hunter, its third brother was ridden away by a hunter... Now it's its turn, but it doesn't want to be ridden away by a hunter; it wants to ride the hunter away!

[Compensation for the commission: Sense of smell of the coronophyte]

Chen Yan took a deep breath, lifted the juvenile rostrum high, and, under the incredulous gazes of Hua Miao and the adult rostrum, placed it firmly and accurately on his neck. He carefully held its two short legs with his left and right hands and started to run and jump in place.

"Does this count as being ridden?"

The Crownosaurus successfully accomplished a great feat that is unprecedented in its family tree and may never be accomplished by any other Crownosaurus.

It rode the hunter.

[Task completed.]

[Crow's Sense of Smell]: Your sense of smell has been greatly enhanced, allowing you to accurately smell the tender green grass and delicious mushrooms in the humid air of the Ancient Tree Forest, and perhaps even detect the stench emanating from your predators.

The white light in his mind shattered, and specks of white light poured into his body. Chen Yan felt a coolness on his nose and couldn't help but sneeze a few times. When he breathed again, he could smell a strange scent that he couldn't smell before.

But before he could smell it properly, he felt a warm current surge up the back of his neck, and at the same time, a strong smell entered his nostrils.

His nose told him that the juvenile crown-dragon on his back must have urinated, or perhaps defecated.

The young crowned dinosaur, after being jostled around a few times, came to its senses. Now it knew fear and began to instinctively let out a slightly mournful howl towards its mother.

The adult crowned dinosaur, which had been standing there in a daze, immediately roared. Its thighs tensed and its forelimbs pawed the ground. It didn't give Chen Yan a chance to explain and charged forward to kill Chen Yan, the two-legged beast that had tried to steal its only cub.

Faced with the menacing crested dinosaur charging towards him, Chen Yan would not back down. Although he was indeed an ordinary hunter with mediocre combat record, he was not so bad as to be unable to defeat even a crested dinosaur.

Until he saw the second, third, fourth... a full seven or eight adult crowned dinosaurs with red eyes and nostrils snorting angrily at him.

"Get out of here when the wind gets strong!"

Chen Yan deftly sheathed his knife, placed the baby crowned dinosaur on the ground, and turned to run away.

According to an unknown historical record, the hunter's win rate against the Corydoras is around 98%, and he doesn't want to become the next hunter whose win rate is lowered again by the Corydoras flying away.

A chaotic scene unfolded in the jungle as Chen Yan and Hua Miao frantically scrambled over obstacle after obstacle. For some reason, the large family of crested dragons seemed to have gotten hooked on the chase, relentlessly pursuing them as if they wouldn't give up until they brought the hunters' win rate against the crested dragons to 97%.

If it weren't for the complex terrain of the ancient forest, and their tendency to hide and dodge in those nooks and crannies, they would have been trampled and crushed long ago.

Finally, after crawling through a dense patch of vines, they managed to shake off the crowned dragon herd completely.

Chen Yan was panting heavily, while Hua Miao collapsed to the ground, limp as cat mud.

"Hey! Chen Yan, have you gone mad?"

The cat, which was forced to complete what should have been a week or half a month's worth of exercise, was naturally puzzled. Just as it was glaring at Chen Yan and waiting for his excuse, it suddenly saw Chen Yan's nose twitch, take a deep breath, and follow his nose with his eyes, finally fixing his gaze on a plain-looking patch of grass at the bottom of the slope.

"Come out, I can smell the stench on you!"

Chapter 3 Fragrance!

As Chen Yan's shout echoed, soon a rustling sound came from the grass below the slope.

It used its sharp front claws to part the grass, revealing a camouflaged skin with pale green scales and blue-red stripes. The thorns on its back trembled slightly, and its gaping mouth was full of sharp teeth, with saliva dripping from it. As it crawled, its shrunken belly rubbed against the grass, making a teeth-grinding sound.

A very common little thief dragon emerged.

As a small monster at the bottom of the food chain in the Ancient Forest region, the Little Jagras poses almost no threat to hunters unless it is in a group or led by a Great Jagras.

Soon, two more small thieves emerged from the grass. Chen Yan peered over and discovered a sunken pit hidden beneath the swaying grass, which was very likely one of the exits from the thieves' nest.

The three little thieves spotted Chen Yan and Hua Miao trespassing into their foraging range. They cautiously took three steps forward and two steps back, their lizard-like eyes fixed on the katana in Chen Yan and Hua Miao's hands, looking like they wanted to attack but dared not.

As monsters living in safe zones on the map, they have clearly already witnessed the power of the weapons in the hunter's hands.

Seeing their timid and hesitant appearance, the cat became brave.

"Chen Yan, I'm in a hurry to go back and take a shower! I'm going now!"

As a combat-type Palico, despite the wrinkles on its belly from being frequently fed by Chen Yan, it still didn't take these little thieves seriously.

Faced with the lone Flower Cat charging forward, the hungry little thieves did not choose to back down. They scattered in a flash, forming a triangular shape to surround the Flower Cat, rubbing their sharp teeth and claws together, ready to pounce.

Chen Yan, who was still watching the battle, carefully examined the three little thief dragons that were almost identical in shape and appearance.

Flower Cat charged into the trap set by the little Jagras. Facing being attacked from three sides, it was not flustered. With an angry meow, it unleashed a "Great Sword Spin" attack, slashing down at the three little Jagras. Although the movement was slow, its intimidating aura, combined with its shouts, frightened the three little Jagras to the ground.

Seeing that the first step went smoothly, Hua Miao took advantage of the fact that the sword momentum had not completely subsided and used another extremely ugly Swallow Return move.

As the katana in Hanako's hand fell to the ground, it not only did not slow down, but instead slammed it into the ground with all its might.

The moment it touched the ground, the flower cat loosened its grip slightly to prevent the force of the impact from numbing its claws. With a mournful cry like that of a dying old swallow, the entire katana bounced off the ground and slashed fiercely upwards at the little thieving dragon in front of it.

Chen Yan seemed to hear the weeping of the katana in Hua Miao's hand; the move was so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.

What should have been a dazzling move centered on a super-fast draw slash, using skill to launch the blade back up the instant it hits the ground, was instead turned by Flower Cat into a blow that sent a brick flying.

However, although the technique was crude, it was still effective.

"Prepare to die, you cat!"

The little thief dragon that Hua Miao was caught off guard was knocked to the ground. Hua Miao was naturally very proud of herself for subduing a little thief dragon in just two moves.

As its blade flipped, the two little thieves on the left and right were so frightened by this sight that they turned tail and ran away, disappearing into the grass.

Just as Hua Miao, with a ferocious expression, stepped on the tail of the struggling little thief dragon, preparing to unleash a finishing move on its vitals, Chen Yan suddenly grabbed the little thief dragon by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.

He had confirmed that the one who issued the quest request was none other than this little thief dragon.

[Little Thief Dragon issues a quest: Be a big eater even if it kills you!]

As a weak monster at the bottom of the food chain, it wasn't particularly afraid of death, but it didn't want to die hungry!

[Compensation: Super Large Appetite]

Seeing the monster meant for sacrificing the sword being stolen, Flower Cat opened its mouth to angrily berate its teammates for being incompetent in lane and only knowing how to steal kills, but a bag of gold coins fell from the sky and hit its arms, silencing the words it was about to say.

"Hua Miao, thank you for your trouble. Go to the head chef on the third floor of the base and get some large, affordable meat dishes. The rest is your errand fee. Hurry up!"

The cat disappeared with the money bag in its mouth.

Before long, it hurriedly returned, the money pouch in its mouth was gone, but a large bag had appeared on its back.

With a fawning expression, Flower Cat presented the bag and even thoughtfully helped him hold back the little thief dragon that kept spitting out grass leaves and dirt.

While Hua Miao went back to buy food, Chen Yan tried to force the little thief dragon to eat the dirt and grass leaves. After all, these things were free and would be best if they could fill its belly. However, judging from the messy scene, the carnivorous little thief dragon would never eat them, even if it meant death.

Chen Yan rummaged through the pocket; it was heavy. He glanced at the flower cat, who was pressing down on the little thief dragon so hard it could hardly breathe, and then released the pocket.

Leftover bones, whitish fat, murky broth, and even a few sheets of toilet paper floating in it.

"Good heavens! No wonder it was so heavy, you packed up the head chef's slop bucket, didn't you! Tell me, how much money did you embezzle!"

"What do you mean by greed... I call this making the most of resources and conserving supplies. Don't forget I'm a Palico who's a logistics manager. I'm meticulous and spend every gold coin wisely... Do you even know how a poor Palico lives?!"

The cat tried to justify itself.

Chen Yan was too lazy to argue with it, so he broke off a large leaf from the top of his head to use as a spoon while directing the cat to do its work.

"Never mind, help me pry its mouth open."

With her little treasury full, the cat immediately mounted the little thief dragon in a riding position, lowered its head and stretched out its claws to pry open its mouth, but the little thief dragon, whose skills were all in its mouth, naturally refused to let them have their way. Suddenly, it howled, struggled fiercely, flung its tongue wildly, and sprayed its face with foul-smelling saliva.

Enraged, Hua Miao transformed into a "heavy-duty ground tamper," lifting its rear end and slamming down on the little thief dragon. The sudden, immense pressure made the little thief dragon gasp for breath, forcing it to open its mouth wide. Chen Yan seized the opportunity and shoved a large spoonful of delicious swill into its mouth.

The man and the cat worked in perfect harmony, one pressing down and the other stuffing the food into the bag. Soon, the little thief dragon had eaten a whole bag of swill, and its belly gradually swelled up to an exaggerated degree. Just as Chen Yan put the last spoonful into its mouth and watched it swallow with difficulty, the white bubble in his mind finally burst.

[Task completed.]

【Super Big Stomach】: You can eat huge amounts of food at the cost of your body size. At the same time, the more food you eat, the faster you digest it.

The white light in his mind shattered, and specks of white light surged into his body. A warm current suddenly rose in his lower abdomen. Chen Yan subconsciously rubbed his stomach. He had eaten quite a lot that morning, but suddenly felt an unbearable hunger. He subconsciously looked at his chubby cat.

He swallowed hard and wiped his mouth.

"Hey bro, you smell amazing..."

Chapter 4 Strange Things at the Warehouse

On the way back to the base, Hua Miao had a tooth mark on her forehead, and Chen Yan got a claw hit on the face.

As soon as they returned to the base, they were caught red-handed by Naomi, the head of the supply squad, who was guarding behind the gatepost.

She had a stern face, and although her arms were slender, her strength was frightening.

Chen Yan was half a head taller than her, but he had no power to resist in her hands and was examined over and over again.

After confirming that he was not injured, Naomi raised an eyebrow, smirked, crossed her arms in front of her, and stood in a T-stance.

"Hey, isn't this Chen Yan, who just arrived at our Survey Materials Management Office? I was wondering why I hadn't seen you all afternoon. I thought you'd been carried off by a monster. Turns out you went hunting. Judging by your appearance, you're really wasting your talent in my materials team. Why didn't the great hunter Chen Yan make it into the recommendation group?"

Seeing her expression, as if she were a boss catching a team member slacking off at work, Chen Yan gave an awkward smile.

I had only said I would take a casual stroll around the outpost, but I ended up with two monster quests as soon as I stepped outside. It really took up a lot of my time, and now the sun is almost setting.

But he already had a plan. He took off his basket, lifted the animal skin, and revealed that it was full of herbs and mushrooms.

"Squad leader, I saw that the supplies in the warehouse were running low, so I went out to collect herbs and take a stroll. I didn't go to any dangerous places, just walked around the safe zone. I promise, I'll come back earlier next time!"

Thanks to the olfactory sense of the crown lizard, Chen Yan found a lot of herbs and mushrooms hidden in the nooks and crannies. Although they were not valuable, at least it proved that he had not gone to find a place to slack off.

Naomi casually flipped through the basket, and as she pulled her hand away, she sniffed the grass juice on her fingertips. The fresh grass juice told her that the basket was indeed filled with freshly picked herbs and mushrooms. Hearing Chen Yan's sincere words, she hummed a few times and reluctantly let him go.

"Alright, consider yourself lucky to have escaped this time."

She led Chen Yan through a maze of streets until they arrived at a small conference room located between the first and second floors.

Pushing open the door, Chen Yan found the small conference room noisy. He glanced around and saw that not only were several material investigation administrators from the Material Management Office present, but most of the other logistics and supply personnel were also there.

There was a thick stack of ledgers on the table, and several bespectacled dragon-human scholars were flipping through them, calculating the data inside.

After Chen Yan rubbed her rumbling stomach and found a corner to stand in, she stood at the head of the table and gently tapped the surface. The meeting room immediately fell silent.

She took a completed ledger, lightly touched the red circle on it with her fingertip, and frowned slightly.

"Everyone's aware of the strange things that's been happening in the supply warehouse lately, right?"