Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

"What are you thinking about, smiling so lewdly?"

"It's nothing, I think the poison of the Chameleon is also very potent."

"Nonsense, do you need to tell me?"

Watching Chen Yan return to his dorm, I heard him yelling, "Hua Miao, you lazy cat, did you sleep all day? Go get me a basin of water to wash my feet. I'm exhausted today, I need a nice, relaxing foot bath..."

Judging from the commotion inside his house, his cow-patterned Felyne cat probably didn't live up to his expectations.

Seeing that there was no one else around, she stood under a tree, her straight back suddenly slumped, and she leaned against the tree, looking up at the twinkling stars in the night sky. She slowly and deeply exhaled, feeling that today was the most exciting day of her life.

I had just admired the starry sky for a moment when I heard a rustling sound coming from the leaves above my head.

"Xialong is chasing after us?"

She had just reached her lower back and hadn't yet pulled out her emergency signal flare from her concealed pouch when a dark shadow, accompanied by several broken branches, fell from the treetops above her and into her arms.

Then Harley, who fell from the sky, suffered the same fate as Chen Yan when his legs went weak; she threw him to the ground with a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw.

Harley staggered to her feet, and it only took a few breaths for her voice to go from sounding like she was in excruciating pain to regaining its lively and cheerful tone.

"Naomi, you're finally back! I've been waiting for you for so long! Did you see the legendary Chameleon? Did Chameleon really eat those three big fat pigs? Did Chameleon give you a really beautiful tattoo..."

Naomi remained silent, simply swatting away Harley's hands that were groping her, and turned to leave.

But this dark-skinned girl, dressed in a poisonous bird suit and an invisibility cloak, who had been perched on a tree outside her house for half the night, her eyes bloodshot but still refusing to sleep, her tired face unable to hide her adorable appearance, would not let her off so easily.

She followed closely behind Naomi, bombarding her with all sorts of strange and bizarre questions, making Naomi's head spin even more after her mental rollercoaster.

Knowing that Harley was difficult to deal with, Naomi remained silent and simply quickened her pace. Seeing that she was unmoved, the cunning Harley simply turned around and walked back.

This time it was Naomi's turn to pursue her.

"Don't bother Chen Yan. He's exhausted after a long day. If you go, he won't be able to sleep all night."

"I do not care!"

Harley's cheeks were puffed out, her lips were pouting, and her head was tilted slightly, glancing sideways at Naomi along with the pair of eye-like buttons on the brim of her harpy hat.

"Who told Naomi to break her promise again! She clearly said she would tell me what Xialong is really like when she got back, but now she's complaining that I'm annoying. Humph, if you won't tell me, then I'll go find Chen Yan!"

Naomi, the eldest sister, looked helpless and grabbed Harley by the back of her collar.

This beautiful and enthusiastic leader of the supply squad, who has gained a lot of fans in the stronghold through her strength, has a way of dealing with everyone, except for the quirky Harley.

Since Naomi arrived at the New World Star Base as the head of the supplies team, she has transformed the previously chaotic and disorganized flow of supplies into a standardized and transparent system in just half a month. She has also calculated the real-time buying and selling prices of various goods and made the most of the base's savings.

Simply put, under her control, there were no more "poor people" in the entire Star Base.

Rumor has it that the man standing on the high platform at the stronghold's entrance, in charge of buying and selling supplies, was captivated by her charm. He not only became her apprentice but also followed her all the way from the Old World to the New World...

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you, okay? Listen carefully, the Xialong has one head, a pair of wings, four legs, and a tail. When it eats the mushroom pig, its mouth is full of thin, long, sharp teeth. It bites the mushroom pig and twists it in its mouth, and half the pig melts away..."

Harley excitedly embraced Naomi and headed towards her room, occasionally letting out a gasp.

It wasn't until late at night, after Naomi had told the story of Xia Long more than a dozen times, that she finally managed to lull Harley to sleep.

She gently poked the girl's soft, bouncy cheek. Only when she was silent would people realize that she was actually a super beautiful girl.

"Xia Long... Chen Yan..."

Naomi recalled the different looks Xia Long gave her and Chen Yan. His gaze towards her was filled with wariness and ferocity, while his gaze towards Chen Yan was filled with curiosity and doubt.

It's a strange look in your eyes, like a human's even though you're clearly a monster yourself.

She shook her head, dismissing several unrealistic guesses.

"Go to sleep, we still need to figure out where to catch pigs tomorrow..."

...

"Flower Cat, go! Your chance to make a name for yourself has arrived!"

"Go for it, my foot! Why don't you go for it?"

The man and the cat argued endlessly as they looked at the giant, immobile dragon lying on the ground.

The giant thief dragon grinned, and an extreme stench emanated from the depths of its mouth. The smell alone was enough to make one nauseous, not to mention the thick, sticky saliva that dripped from its mouth. If even a little bit got on you, it would probably take days to wash off.

Chen Yan and Hua Miao were discussing who would be the most suitable to crawl into the belly of the giant thief dragon.

[The Great Thief Dragon issues a quest: My stomach not only hurts, but I also feel nauseous and have acid reflux. It also makes a rattling sound when I run.]

I don't eat stones, but I feel like there are lots of hard stones in my stomach. I can't vomit them up, and I can't pass them out. It's so uncomfortable and painful.

[Compensation for the service: Enhancing the appetite]

"Hey, hey, hey, if it weren't for my powerful Dragon Rising attack, would we have been able to take it down so quickly? We clearly agreed that whoever deals the most damage would get to do it, so why are you going back on your word, you fat cat?"

"Hahaha, your dragon-climbing move almost made me laugh my teeth out. If I hadn't jumped up so you could stomp on it, you probably would have walked straight into the mouth of that giant thieving dragon, right?"

The cat brandished its little katana, showing off the bloodstains on it.

"It was clearly my perfectly timed crossbody slide tackle that severely injured it. You didn't see it. The instant the giant thief pounced, I slid under its belly with my blade pointing upwards, leaving a huge gash on its stomach. If it weren't for that slash, we'd still be being chased and bitten by it right now!"

Chen Yan glanced at Hua Miao with disdain.

It did attempt a sliding tackle, but halfway through, the friction gave way and the engine stalled. It was nearly crushed to death by the giant thief's belly. If he hadn't kicked it in the rear in time, it would have been easier to slide in than to slide out.

"Alright, enough talk, let's do it the old way!"

Chen Yan and Hua Miao both put their left hands behind their backs.

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

Chapter 9 Are your feet numb?

Chen Yan, who had chosen to play the cloth, stared incredulously at Hua Miao, who had chosen to play the scissors.

"How is that possible? You're clearly a Palico, how could you possibly make a scissor shape with your paws!"

As we all know, Palicoes have short, thick paws, making it difficult for them to make complex gestures. Generally speaking, when they spread their five paws out in a plum blossom shape, it's like a cloth; when they clench their paws into a fist, it's like a fist. They are too weak to make other movements.

Chen Yan, who had already won against Hua Miao seventeen times in rock-paper-scissors, was seeing a cat's paws for the first time ever, with only the first two paws extended and the last three paws tightly clenched.

The cat, effortlessly making a scissor gesture, appeared completely nonchalant.

"You cunning human, do you think I don't know your little schemes?"

"I mastered this deadly scissor claw move a year ago. I was just waiting to surprise you at the crucial moment. Did you think I spent half a month pinching ants with my two claws for nothing?"

The cat laughed and gestured for the other cat to enter.

"Come on, let this cat-lord open his eyes and witness the first warrior in history to crawl into the mouth of a giant thief dragon!"

Chen Yan took a deep breath as if resigned to his fate, combed his hair into an adult style, used a few branches to pry open the mouth of the unconscious giant dragon to its maximum, looked at its throat full of red and yellow mucus, took a deep breath and burrowed inside.

Hua Miao quickly grabbed his trouser leg.

"No, you're really going to drill?"

Chen Yan turned around: "Otherwise what?"

"Chen Yan, there's something I've wanted to say to you for a long time. Are you crazy?"

The cat raised three paws and listed Chen Yan's inhumane acts in the New World.

"Ever since we arrived in the New World, I feel like you've been going increasingly erratic. First, you let a crested dinosaur ride on your neck, then you fed a baby slug relentlessly. Fine, I can understand that since you're stupid, broke, and don't have a pretty editor to keep you company, I can forgive you for acting crazy. But now you're actually trying to crawl into the mouth of a giant slug..."

"What, do you want to see how many hearts it has, or do you want to know how many pounds of shit will be added to its intestines after the great thief dragon eats you?"

The more Hua Miao talked, the more convinced she became that Chen Yan must have had his brain damaged when he was hunting monsters in the Old World, and that it was only now starting to manifest. She anxiously dragged Chen Yan toward the stronghold.

"Don't worry, Chen Yan. Even if you're bedridden and paralyzed, and have trouble peeing or pooping, I won't despise you. As long as I, Hua Miao, have a bite to eat, you'll definitely have a bite to drink!"

Chen Yan rubbed the cat's head.

Although its language was rough, the concern and worry in its eyes were genuine.

"Flower Cat, if I were really stupid, would I have won seventeen rounds of rock-paper-scissors against you?"

He stretched his limbs, lowered his body, and prepared to crawl into the mouth of the giant dragon.

"I didn't want to tell you, I wanted to keep it all to myself, but seeing how concerned you are about me, I've decided, I'll share half of the precious beads I dig up with you..."

When Hua Miao heard that there was a treasure, her eyes lit up. The concern in her eyes disappeared, replaced by longing for the treasure. Instead of pulling, she put all her strength into pushing him in.

There was no other way; it was simply terrified of being poor.

"Then hurry up and crawl in!"

Just as Chen Yan had expected, after struggling through the throat of the great thief dragon and sliding into a slightly more spacious area, he parted the elastic, wrinkled skin blocking his way and was immediately attracted by the hundreds of small stones in its stomach that shimmered with different lusters.

Precious pearl.

After going in and out three times, Chen Yan finally managed to empty all the visible pearls from the giant dragon's belly.

During this time, the big thief dragon woke up and struggled, almost taking Chen Yan back to his den to eat as takeout. Fortunately, they were prepared. When the flower cat pulled the rope, the stone hanging on its head fell down and immediately knocked it unconscious again.

"A glowing orb, a mysterious orb, an ancient orb... I'm rich! I'm rich!"

The gem is a valuable item. Not only can it be used to enhance the abilities of weapons and armor, but it can also be taken to the alchemist granny for an exciting alchemical adventure, or at the very least, it can be sold for money.

With its mouth watering, the cat didn't mind the giant dragon's stomach fluid stuck to the pearls. It carefully washed each pearl clean by the stream, almost kissing them one by one.

Chen Yan, on the other hand, was soaking in the stream, utterly despondent.

He was completely smoky.

[Task completed.]

[Strengthening your stomach]: Your seemingly ordinary stomach can hold more food, and you can also slightly control the speed of food digestion, but overeating will still cause your body to swell.

Despite spending half a day soaking in the clear stream and then scrubbing herself thoroughly for half a day after returning to the base, when she delivered roasted pig to Xialong in the evening, she was still disliked by the eldest sister, Naomi.

It was bad enough that she disliked him, but even Xia Long disliked him.

Instead of licking the purple lines on his wrist, Xia Long spat on his hand and told him to rub it himself...

Only the cat didn't mind him and, as usual, lay on him and slept soundly.

That strange smell lingered on Chen Yan for three whole days.

"So, where is the next monster to issue a quest request?"