Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

"I'll take a break after I finish smashing this!" Muti picked up the hammer again. For some reason, she seemed to have fallen in love with this kind of civil engineering labor.

Orlan pushed open the door of the cabin and was slightly startled by what he saw inside.

"what is this!"

The messy-haired Seabuckthorn raised his head and said excitedly, "Boss, what do you think? This is Fire Dragon Unit 7, meow!"

We're not planning on adding armor plates this time. After all, without an engine, the speed will be a bit slow. It would be better to reduce the weight, and we'll need to carry a lot of ammunition."

"Isn't Unit 6 still a rocket launcher? You and Muxiang tinkered with it for two days and it turned it into a tank?!" Ao Lang asked in disbelief.

Could it be that Muxiang is also a skilled mechanical craftsman?

As if seeing through Orlan's thoughts, Seabuckthorn shook his head, "In fact, the most critical transmission part has been completed long ago. Boss, do you remember what I told you before Shadow Spider's emergency mission? (Chapter 167)

Unfortunately, the situation was urgent and the chassis integration was not yet completed, so I couldn't use it. "

"You mention it like that, I do seem to have some impression of it."

Seabuckthorn put his paws on his hips and puffed out his chest, "But this time! With the help of Sister Muxiang, the chassis of the chariot is finally completed!

Then, use the materials found in the hunting grounds to slightly reinforce the key parts, install the cannon, and you can use it, meow!"

"Hmm, that's amazing." Orlan praised it first, then asked, "This thing looks quite large, and it doesn't have an engine to drive it. How does it move?"

"Just like this, meow!" Seabuckthorn jumped onto the chariot without saying a word.

The two front paws grasped the handle of the cannon to stabilize the body, and the two hind feet stepped on a pair of pedals connected to the tracks and pedaled quickly.

"Charge!" As Seabuckthorn shouted, the artillery carriage "whoosh!" rushed forward.

Aolan: “.”

Physically driven?!

"Because we have tried to reduce the weight as much as possible and even haven't installed any armor, it's surprisingly light!" Seabuckthorn stepped on the pedals to drive the chariot around, and even flexibly circled around Orlan.

Only then did Orlan discover that the cannon seemed to serve as a steering wheel. Wherever the muzzle was pointed, the cannon carriage would move in that direction.

This design reduces the flexibility of artillery firing, but at the same time greatly reduces the difficulty of operation and the complexity of the mechanical structure.

Considering that it's a cat driving this thing, this seemingly simple control mode may be the best.

"Even though it's pedaled, I've added a gear train to save effort, so it's pretty fast at full speed, not much different from running normally!

Even when fully loaded with ammunition, the speed isn't too slow, meow! It's much better than the previous cart form, meow!" Seabuckthorn explained as he drove the artillery cart around the room.

Aolan also came back to his senses from his previous silence. To be honest, it was quite exciting to see his own hunting cat driving a gun carriage to participate in the hunt.

At this moment, Muti's voice came from outside the house, "Sister Muxiang said dinner is ready! Come out quickly!"

Aolan lifted the excited Seabuckthorn down from the artillery carriage and said, "Well done. We'll deal with the finishing work later. Let's go eat first. Muti must be waiting anxiously."

So Miss Muxiang prepared dinner? What did she cook?

Chapter 201 Delicious Food from Yanhuo Village

To be honest, as he dragged the somewhat reluctant Seabuckthorn out of the wooden house and headed outside, Olang was quite excited.

The cooking ability of the two Elu is almost zero. Not to mention a cat meal, they can't even grill ordinary barbecue well.

On the contrary, Muti is a little better. Because she can eat and loves to eat and has been independent for a period of time, her cooking ability has reached the level of an average hunter. She can grill meat, grill fish and the like. Occasionally, she will use the food she brings with her to cook some porridge or something. It doesn't look good but it tastes good and can fill her stomach.

Of course, there is still a big gap compared to Orlang, who has specially studied recipes, so Orlang is responsible for preparing meals in the hunting ground.

At this moment, Muxiang, a new member of the team, took the initiative to take over the task of cooking dinner. Although I have never eaten the food she cooked, I think her cooking skills are not bad. Otherwise, with her personality, she would definitely not be so proactive in preparing food for everyone.

Following the call of "Dinner is ready!", Ao Lang and his companions came to an open space with a bonfire in the center of the camp. This was the "restaurant" and "kitchen" specially prepared by Mu Xiang.

"Oh, you care so much." Orlan praised with a smile.

If he were to prepare it, the most he would do is build a bonfire and put a frying pan on it, but Muxiang was unexpectedly energetic and built three bonfires.

On top of one pile was a large iron pot with a lid on it, from which the sound of boiling water could be heard; on top of another pile was a steamer with steam rising out of it, and no one knew where she had found these things; and on the other pile was a pile of hot stones on the ground with the open flames having just been extinguished, probably to be used for baking something.

The air was filled with the refreshing sweet aroma unique to grains. Just from the smell, one could tell that the food the other party was making was a completely different cuisine from what he usually made. Ao Lang couldn't help but feel excited.

Muti stared at the boiling pot so closely that his saliva was about to flow out.

Seeing Muti's greedy look, Muxiang, who had rolled up his shirt sleeves with a piece of cloth, said with a smile: "The first batch is ready. The one in the pot is the second batch being prepared. Let's eat it first."

As she spoke, she lifted the cloth covering a huge chopping board, revealing the neatly arranged, round objects underneath.

"The specialty of Yanhuo Village, the rabbit dumplings from the Ai Cao family!"

"Wow!"

Muti's praise came from the heart. The food cooked by Orlan was delicious, but he never paid extra attention to the presentation and shape of the dish.

The dumplings Miss Muxiang made were different. Besides the basic snow-white dumplings, there were also dumplings dyed green and pink with an unknown plant powder, dumplings sprinkled with two-color powdered sugar, dumplings shaped like little bunnies with ears cut out using small scissors, and dumplings embellished with sesame seeds to create little human-like facial features...

Why are they all meatballs?

No, no! Muti shook his head vigorously to get rid of those impolite thoughts.

Although they are all meatballs, they are all carefully prepared. Some are boiled, some are steamed, and some are baked. They have different fillings and completely different shapes.

This takes much more effort than making an ordinary meal!

Muxiang wore a business-like smile, completely different from her usual one. She took out two handfuls of bamboo sticks and said, "Whatever you like, just skewer them and eat them. These are the self-service rabbit dumplings from Ai Cao's Tea Shop!"

Looking at the wide variety of dumplings, Ao Lang was a little confused about where to start. "Boss Muxiang, do you have any classic pairing recommendations? Could you give us some suggestions on how many skewers to pair with them?"

"Of course! It's a good opportunity to show off the special skills I learned from my teacher!" Mu Xiang handed a chopping board to Mu Ti, "Could you please help me hold it up?"

"Oh ok!"

At Muxiang's command, Muti stepped back a few steps and raised the wooden chopping board.

Muxiang served a plate of rabbit dumplings and threw it into the air. Under the dull gaze of Ao Lang and others, she suddenly threw the bamboo stick in her hand.

The slender bamboo sticks, like the Senbon in the hands of a ninja, accurately pierced through the rabbit dumplings falling from the air and nailed them to the chopping board in Muti's hand.

"Done!" Looking at the bunches of rabbit dumplings neatly nailed to the chopping board, Muxiang nodded with satisfaction. Then, she said with a hint of emotion, "Sure enough, I'm still far from being able to compare to the teacher. If it were the teacher, he could string all the rabbit dumplings together in an instant, instead of just one at a time like me."

Aolan: “…”

Is this an acrobatic performance? Some kind of sideshow? Or perhaps a display of skill from a knife-throwing expert?

With this skill, you should be able to throw fertilizer bombs into the monster's nostrils with your eyes closed, right?

"Wow!" Muti's eyes lit up, and he placed the chopping board filled with rabbit dumplings flat on top of him. "Can we eat it now?"

"Of course! I've also prepared the hot tea to go with the meal!"

Following Muxiang's strong recommendation, Muti first picked up the red, white, and green dumplings and was about to put them to his mouth when he suddenly hesitated, "How should I eat this?"

Mu Xiang answered seriously, "One at a time is the principle. Never eat half a bunch at a time. Of course, if you have the ability, eating a whole bunch at a time would be even better."

Ao Lang also picked up a string of pure white rabbit dumplings. Looking at the dumplings that were as big as eggs, Ao Lang decisively gave up the challenge of eating a whole string in one bite.

Muti opened her mouth as wide as possible, brought the dumpling string to her mouth, bit the bottom one and pulled it hard. Three dumplings fell into her mouth at the same time, making her cheeks round.

"Mmmmm, chew chew chew..."

Orlan didn't move his mouth for a moment. Just watching Muti eat made him feel choked.

For some reason, when Muxiang looked at Muti who could eat a whole bunch of meatballs in one bite, her eyes were full of envy and even a hint of longing.

She quickly handed over the teacup, "Quick! Now! Drink tea!"

Muti, who was just feeling a little choked, drank the hot tea in the cup in one gulp, as if he had taken a big gulp of liquor. He closed his eyes and lowered his head, holding his breath for two seconds before letting out a long breath.

“It feels so good!”

Aolang also took a dumpling and chewed it slowly.

Unlike what he initially thought were solid, these seemingly ordinary white dumplings were filled with red bean paste, which was so sweet that it even made him feel a little greasy.

After taking a sip of hot tea, the bitterness of the strong tea neutralizes the sweetness in the mouth and even stimulates a special herbal fragrance.

"It's really delicious," Orlan said sincerely. "Carbs plus carbs, these meatballs should be very filling, right?"

Muxiang nodded vigorously, "That's right, the hunters in Yanhuo Village have the custom of eating dumplings before going hunting, which is the same as eating cat food in the Old World.

Fine rabbit dumplings are often made with various special ingredients and medicinal herbs to enhance physical strength. Unfortunately, the ingredients are limited, so I can only make these basic dumplings that increase physical strength and energy."

After swallowing a rabbit dumpling with all his might, Seabuckthorn, who nearly choked to death, patted his chest and took a few deep breaths. "What are these dumplings made of, meow? I've never eaten anything with a similar texture, meow."

"It's rice, glutinous rice to be more precise," Muxiang explained. "It's a crop that's rarely grown in the Old World. We seem to be more accustomed to wheat here.

The most orthodox way is to steam the glutinous rice in a steamer, beat it into a glutinous rice ball, and then shape it into dumplings. The dumplings will have the best taste and aroma.

Unfortunately, the conditions in the hunting ground are limited, so I can only bring glutinous rice flour for mixing. By the way, the sugar powder, red bean paste and sesame paste are also brought here ready-made, and the taste is slightly worse than that prepared on the spot.

If you have the chance to visit Flame Village in the future, you can go to the teacher's shop and taste the truly perfect rabbit dumplings!"

Aolan: “…”

I saw you carrying a few big bags before, and you looked very precious. I thought they were gunpowder or something, but it turns out they were ingredients for making dumplings?

On the other side, Muti had finished eating the plate of dumplings.

Seeing this, Muxiang immediately put on her apron again and said, "I'll go prepare it right away. The second batch should be steamed by now."

"Strange." Muti poked his belly. "I don't feel like I ate much, so why do I feel full?"

Muxiang lifted the lid of the steamer and said with a smile, "Rabbit dumplings are indeed very filling and can satisfy hunger. Three or four skewers are enough to fill the stomach of an average hunter."

Aolan glanced at her and said, "You've already eaten eight skewers, so you should be full."

"Hmm, I always feel like my stomach is full, but it seems like I haven't eaten anything." Muti muttered softly.

"It's only natural to have endless rabbit dumplings!" Muxiang seemed to have misunderstood Muti's meaning. "Don't worry, the rabbit dumplings I prepared this time aren't enough for one meal. They're delicious even when cold, so you can take them with you as dry food when you go hunting."

"Just eat meatballs for every meal, meow?!" Yuwan, who likes to eat fish but doesn't like things like meatballs, couldn't help but shout.

Muxiang tilted her head as she looked at it. "Don't you like sweets? Don't worry, I brought some miso. Miso grilled meatballs are delicious too."

Chapter 202: Sleep

On the second day after arriving at the hunting ground, the group, having completed all necessary preparations before hunting, left the temporary camp fully armed.

The number of meatballs that Muxiang prepared yesterday was really too many, and if you eat too many of them at once, your stomach will be stuffy. Even Muti couldn't finish them all. In the end, he could only wrap them in large leaves and carry them with him as dry food.

These rabbit dumplings made with solid ingredients are small in size and have high energy density. If they were not short-lived and easily crushed, they would be quite good dry food, at least better than the hard portable food.

Only Yuwan was dissatisfied. He preferred dried fish and sausages as dry food instead of rabbit balls. However, these balls were put into his bag by Muti himself, so he couldn't throw them away. Now the whole cat seemed a little irritated.

So I started looking for sea buckthorn stubble.

"You're too noisy, meow! The monsters will find you in advance, meow!" Yuwan bared his fangs at Seabuckthorn.

Seabuckthorn, who was excitedly pedaling the Fire Dragon No. 7 and rumbling forward, turned around and said, "What are you talking about, meow? I didn't hear you clearly, meow."

We have to hurry up meow, don’t get left behind meow, meow hahahaha!”

As he spoke, Seabuckthorn put more strength into his steps and rode the artillery cart to catch up with Aolang who was leading the way at the front of the team.

Aolan could naturally see Seabuckthorn's excitement at the moment. To be honest, the noise made by the Fire Dragon No. 7 moving in the dense forest was really loud. Fortunately, the strategy of their operation this time was not a covert operation, so he did not spoil Seabuckthorn's excitement.

Just let Seabuckthorn slow down and go back to the back of the team to keep the tail, and at the same time call Yuwan over and let it go forward for a distance to explore the way, so as to prevent the two little guys from quarreling again.

As discussed before, Orlan's role in this hunting operation was auxiliary, or support, so he did not choose the katana which had become his main weapon, but instead brought the "Shadow Spider Shield Sword" that had just been built.

The left arm projector is loaded with flash grenades, and the inside of the right arm shield is hung with recovery medicine, life dust, dye balls, smoke bombs and other commonly used hunting props, so that they can be taken and used whenever needed.

The prop bag contains a trap mechanism, and the one-handed sword is small in size and can be inserted horizontally behind the waist. The empty space on the back can also help the shooter carry an ammunition box.

For some reason, he felt incredibly strong today. Perhaps this was the extra time he had after letting go of the heavy burden of attacking. (You'll never know what the Pian Shou Man is doing if you don't check his DPS.)

In addition to using various props for support and first aid at critical moments, Olang also has an additional job - on-site combat command.

Originally, he planned to give the command work to Muxiang, after all, the latter had experience in hunting Tail Hammer Dragons, but Muxiang refused because she would concentrate on attacking the monster's weaknesses and might not have the energy to see the overall situation.

Not to mention Muti, as the main vanguard, she has the greatest pressure. It can even be said that as long as she can stably restrain the target, two-thirds of the hunt has been completed, and the rest can be left to the shooter.

Compared to the two of them, the relatively "leisurely" support player Orlan is naturally more suitable for commanding.

Yuwan, who had gone out to explore the way, ran back. He shook off the fallen leaves and grass debris stuck to his fur and reported, "After crossing the forest ahead, we'll enter the Tail Hammer Dragon's lair in another three or four hundred meters, meow.

That guy is sleeping in his nest, meow, we can approach him without any worries.

"Have you found any traces or scents of other monsters?" Orlan asked in a low voice.