I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

Unlike the voices of other Felynx, the chef's voice is very low, and he no longer uses the Felynx language, but speaks to Seele in the common language.

Speaking of which, Xier has always been wondering why the hunters in this world can understand and hear the words of the Felyne cat. Moreover, it is obviously just a cat paw print, but the hunters can see a lot of information from it. Is this rather subtle ability a talent of humans in this world?

However, some Felynx have learned the common language because of long-term interaction with humans, and it seems that the chef is one of them.

"No...no..."

The chef's ferocious expression scared Seele, and she answered carefully. She felt that this Felyne was extremely strong, and even many hunters in the fifth group could not compare to it.

"Hahaha, don't be afraid. The chef is very kind. But people who see it for the first time will probably be frightened by its appearance to some extent."

Looking at Xier's appearance, the captain of the investigation team laughed.

"Young men! Make a fire!"

As if he could see that Xier was hungry, the chef gave some instructions to the helping cats, and then, in Xier's surprised eyes, he picked up a large piece of meat with his big knife and placed it on the stone cooking table. The meat quickly cooked in the hot stove, and then the chef raised his big knife and started cutting it quickly. Almost instantly, the piece of meat was divided into equal-sized pieces. He sprinkled seasoning on it with a rough method, and finally carefully garnished the dish with a bay leaf. Soon, a portion of the chef's special cat meal was freshly baked.

"Hmph! Welcome to taste it!"

"Meow! (Eat it while it's hot!)"

"Thank you."

After thanking Elu Cat for bringing the cat food, Xier looked at the chef with gratitude.

"Ah! It smells so good!"

Miss Aibo said while enjoying the smell of the cat food in front of Xier, but soon she touched her stomach and said, "Yabai, I seem to be hungry again. Hey (>ω?* )ノ"

"Ha ha ha ha"

Amidst laughter and joy, Xier's journey to the new world officially began.

Chapter 12: First Mission

With the arrival of the fifth group, the manpower of the New World Survey Team has been greatly supplemented. As the decisive move for the development of the New World, the fifth group has more people than the previous four groups combined, a total of 500 people, all of whom are elite hunters and scholars, providing sufficient manpower for the New World Survey Team to carry out its investigation.

Thanks to the arrival of the fifth group, many shelved projects in the New World Investigation Team can be reopened, such as the commission that Xier is currently accepting from the lively and enthusiastic members of the fourth group - hunting the giant thief dragon.

What? Why not go for a hard-core hunt?

Xier has just arrived in the New World and is not familiar with the terrain at all. Even if she accepts other commissions, she will not be able to complete them. After all, there are many ferocious dragons such as Brute Jaw Dragons, Rathalos, and Female Rathalos in the Ancient Tree Forest (the forest that Xier and her friends traveled through). If you are not careful, you may encounter unexpected situations.

Therefore, the team leader assigned Xier and the others some simple and easy-to-complete tasks that would allow them to quickly understand the terrain, in order to help them adapt to the complex environment of the New World.

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"Xi'er, hehe, Xi'er. Xi'er and I are on a mission together hehehe."

"Captain, could you please stop making such strange noises?"

Xier looked at this young and promising (referring to three years old) team leader helplessly. She didn't know why, she was just on a mission with her, but she could make such a strange sound.

"I'm so happy! I can go on a mission with Xi'er. It's a two-person space."

Shirahoshi began to talk nonsense.

"!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノBut I am here too, Captain."

Ms. Aibo, who was in charge of recording, said.

"Nani! Miss Aibo, you are here!"

"I'm here all the time."

(Ah, ah, ah…)

Xier looked at the two people's antics with a little helplessness. She was obviously the youngest one, so why did she feel like she was the leader of this team...

"Ah, this is it."

Xier looked at the hidden camp in front of her, took out the map and compared it briefly, confirming that the camp in front of her was the temporary camp for their mission.

There are dozens of camps of various sizes in the Ancient Tree Forest, all of which were opened up by previous members of the New World Survey Team. However, some places have been temporarily abandoned due to disrepair, and the repair matters were only proposed after the arrival of the Fifth Team. After all, there was not enough manpower to maintain them before.

"This place... ahem... is indeed a bit old."

Xier walked into the camp. The camp was located on the outskirts of the ancient tree forest, close to the coast. There was a narrow passage at the entrance and exit. Basically, only hunters could pass through it. Other large monsters would be stuck in it. This place became a natural camp, but it looked like no one had used it for a long time.

Xier gently lifted the cloth covering the camp supplies, which immediately stirred up a cloud of dust. Fortunately, the ventilation in this camp was very good, and all the dust was blown away in a short while.

"let me see……"

While Xier was packing up the camp, Shirahoshi and Aibo came to the supply box to go shopping (actually just looking around to see if there was anything useful).

“What is this!!”

Bai Xing reached out and felt around in the box, and seemed to touch something. She excitedly took it out.

“Ding ding ding! Recovery medicine!!”

Imitating the voice of a certain blue fat man, Bai Xing took out a bottle of recovery medicine covered with a layer of dust from the box.

"Very good! A bottle of recovery medicine of unknown age! Let me continue! Paida...ah no, Shirahoshi!"

"Oh!!"

"Let me see! What is this?!"

Bai Xing continued her Taobao shopping journey. She reached into the box again and this time she touched a round object.

“Ding ding ding! Paralysis trap!!”

"Great!"

Miss Aibo recorded again: "Paralysis trap..."

"??Hold on??"

Bai Xing said in a trembling voice: "??This trap is already??broken??"

"Forehead……"

Seeing Shirahoshi's hair standing on end due to the electric shock from the paralysis trap she was pregnant with, Miss Aibo revised her notes.

"The paralysis trap I set off captured an ancient dragon of the ape-dragon species..."

"Hey! Who is the ape dragon? I am clearly... oh no, who is the ancient dragon!"

Miss Shirahoshi, who almost revealed her ancient dragon tail, quickly changed her words.

"But the only ones that don't fall for traps are ancient dragons..."

Miss Aibo said half-jokingly.

"Huh? Ahahahaha, I see."

Miss Shirahoshi smiled awkwardly and touched her head. So that's it. She thought she was exposed.

"Ms. Aibo, Shirahoshi, you two should stop playing. Although it is our task to record the information of the supplies in the supply boxes, we are not on a picnic..."

Xier said helplessly that facing these two funny guys, she had the illusion that she was facing Erguotou girls.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Xier."

Bai Xing spread his hands helplessly and said, "We should always find some fun in life, right?"

"But...there's really nothing useful in this supply box."

Bai Xing searched carefully and said, "It's either expired recovery medicine or broken traps. Oh, there's also half a dried barbecue. Eh? Who left the armor-piercing grenade here?"

"Eh!!!"

Xi'er and Aibo looked at the ancient-looking armor-piercing grenade in Bai Xing's hand with horror, and quickly stepped back and said in unison: "Throw it away!"

"Oh."

Bai Xing casually threw it out of the camp, and then there was a loud bang, and the armor-piercing grenade exploded the moment it touched the ground, scaring the surrounding birds and beasts away.

"It looks like it's broken..."

As a fan of armor-piercing grenades, Shirahoshi naturally knew the conditions required for a good armor-piercing grenade - sufficient fuse length, strictly controlled amount of gunpowder, and a shell of appropriate hardness.

These three conditions are indispensable. Only when all three conditions are met at the same time can a qualified armor-piercing grenade be made. This is why armor-piercing grenade is expensive.

The grenade just now exploded prematurely due to age-related damage, which is a failure.

Seeing that Shirahoshi had thrown the grenade out of the camp in time, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time they were afraid. If they had not been careful and triggered it directly, they might have seen reports like "Shocking, the leader and members of the fifth group were seriously injured by the Great Thief Dragon!" in Xingchen tomorrow.

Xier finally understood why they were responsible for checking the supply boxes. If they put things in without checking, some unexpected situations might occur, such as traps being triggered. It would be okay, but if it was like the situation just now, there would probably be big problems.

"Huh... an unstable armor-piercing grenade (cleared)"

Although Miss Aibo was also shocked, she still diligently recorded what happened.

"Shirahoshi, there won't be anything like this in there."

Xier asked with lingering fear.

"No, all that's left are some empty bottles."

Fortunately, Bai Xing gave an accurate answer after checking again.

"I've packed up here too."

Xier breathed a sigh of relief and vacated the tent that had been rebuilt.

"So fast! Xi'er, you are so awesome!"

Miss Aibo looked at Xier in surprise. The tent was still folded up when she saw it just now, but now it has been set up! Xier's hands-on ability is too strong!

"It's nothing, I just used to do some handicrafts."

Xier said a little embarrassedly, and at the same time, some scenes of her previous training with Master Meiya flashed through her mind.

That was when she often set up the tent. Although Master Meiya looked very gentle, she was actually careless. If Xier hadn't set up the tent, I'm afraid the two of them would have slept in the forest. Especially when Master Meiya slept, she was very bold. She was obviously a woman, but she slept in a bold way with her arms and legs wide open, which made Xier blush.

However, although that time was difficult, it was also a very happy time for Xier. At that time, she had just experienced the X-10 experiment and was forced to leave her hometown and relatives, but the appearance of Meiya allowed her to find warmth again and not feel so lonely.

"Xi'er? What's wrong with you?"

Shirahoshi's voice brought Xier back to her senses.

"Nothing, let's take a rest first."

Xier shook her head and put those thoughts behind her.

After coming to Xingchen again, she also looked for Meiya, but she couldn't find any trace of her after searching the entire Xingchen. Xier also asked other people, but the answers she got were all unclear.

Should I say that he is really an arrogant hunter? Xier was a little disappointed at that time, but when she talked with the captain of the investigation team again, she unexpectedly learned that he knew the whereabouts of Master Meiya.

He said that Master Meiya applied for a solo investigation as soon as she arrived. Due to her great strength and poor cooperation with others, the commander-in-chief agreed to her request, and then Master Meiya went alone to the deeper parts of the New World.

The captain of the investigation team said at the time: "That guy is just like a big leader, so strong that he is not human. But it is Xingchen's luck to have such a hunter."

Only then did Xier feel relieved. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to find Master Meiya's information even if she came here. If that happened, she would really have no way to find her.

It was getting late, and the three of them found some wild fruits and vegetables based on the information provided by Xingchen and the booklet from the guild leader. They combined them with the rationed meat and made a pot of vegetable stew, which was a perfect end to their first night in the wild.

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In the early morning, accompanied by the chirping of birds in the forest, the three packed up their luggage and officially embarked on a hunting trip.

The three of them are hunting the Megatherium. Due to the unique ecology of the New World, the Megatherium will reproduce in large numbers after a certain season, so proper hunting must be carried out to ensure the ecology of the ancient tree forest.

According to Xingchen's previous research data, the Megathiasaurus is an independent member from the group of thiasaurus. It has a larger body size and a larger appetite. It can be said to be the leader of the thiasaurus, and it is the yellow giant that Xier saw before.

The digestive ability of the Megathias is very strong, so much so that when it is hungry, its powerful digestive juices will dissolve its stomach and intestines, which makes it extremely irritable when hungry, and it will swallow everything recklessly, even the Small Thief Dragon.

This peculiar ecology leads to a phenomenon in which a large number of herbivorous dragons are swallowed after the infestation of the Megathryx, which is also the reason why hunters must hunt.

In addition, Xier and her team's mission also requires them to explore the habits of the giant thief dragon as much as possible. Xingchen's previous work focus was on building bases and extensive exploration, but now, based on the intelligence of frontline personnel and the lack of manpower, the focus has shifted to detailed research on the ecology of various monsters.

"Xi'er, look!"

Xier, who was exploring for traces of the giant thief dragon, suddenly heard Baixing's call and immediately went over to check.

However, when Xier rushed to Shirahoshi's location, she found that she was holding a guide rabbit in her hand. This made Xier a little angry. How could this guy not know the seriousness of the matter?

As if seeing Xi'er's anger, Bai Xing quickly said, "Xi'er, don't be angry. I just caught one. Environmental organisms are also part of the ecosystem. Besides, I didn't get nothing. Look over here."

As he spoke, Bai Xing made way for an empty space in front of him. There was an abnormal area of ​​fallen grass on the lush grass.

“这种现象？”

Xier carefully examined the fallen shape.