Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

The old craftsman frowned and shouted, "Get lost! Even if you want to ask our guests to help you test your new weapons, at least wait until their work is done before you formally ask for their help!"

“Hey, hey.”

The workshop owner didn't dare to talk back to the old father. He smiled awkwardly and together with his son, he pulled the weapon rack where the sledgehammer was placed aside, revealing the extremely large red and blue rifle on another rack at the back.

"Oh!" Muti ran to the weapon rack excitedly, then turned back to look at the old craftsman, "Can I try it?"

"of course."

Without saying a word, Muti took the big shield in his hand.

The first feeling when holding the big shield is its heaviness. This shield is not made entirely of dragon-slaying materials, but is made of a high-strength alloy melted from a variety of precious metals as a base, and then the dragon-slaying's hardest shell is inlaid on it to form double protection, so it is naturally extremely heavy.

Muti gripped the handle of the large shield tightly with his right hand, and used a strap to secure the shield firmly to his right arm, swinging it back and forth twice.

Even with her strength, she could clearly feel the pressure. This large shield was almost twice as heavy as the one she had used before!

But she just felt happy. It didn't matter if it was heavy, as long as it was strong enough!

With continued training and development, her strength is still growing. The defense force rifle that felt just right two years ago now feels light in her hand.

Moreover, the strength of the shield must be proportional to its weight. This shield can make her feel the heaviness she has not felt for a long time. There is no need to doubt its defensive performance!

Then, she picked up the huge gunpowder that was also made of a combination of high-strength alloy and dragon-slaying materials.

"Hey ha!" Muti exhaled and exerted force, raising the rifle in an instant.

Aolan, who was standing by, watched with his eyes twitching.

This is a gunpowder rifle?!

You should know that in some classification rules, the gunlance is actually classified as a "light weapon". Because without considering the extra weight of the large shield, the gunlance is essentially a gun with a bayonet, and its weight is not much different from that of a light crossbow.

It just seems heavy because it needs to be held in one hand when used with a large shield.

And the gunlance in Muti's hand, with its thickness and blade length, is it completely a greatsword? No, it might even be heavier than most greatswords.

After all, the greatsword is just a sword with a simple structure, while the gunlance is equipped with complex artillery mechanisms including dragon-hitting cannons, which is equivalent to adding a light crossbow to the greatsword.

Others added a cutting blade to the gun barrel as a bayonet. Are you adding a gun barrel to a broadsword?

"It's heavy," Muti murmured, "but that's how it feels! Drink it!"

With a sudden loud shout, Muti took a big step forward, twisted his waist and swung his arms, swinging the rifle in his hand towards the solid wooden target in the center of the field.

With a loud "bang", a huge hole was cut in the solid wooden target with a diameter of more than one meter and covered with thick leather, as if it had been blown up by a bomb, and small pieces of wood flew everywhere.

Orlan quickly stepped in front of the old craftsman to block the attack. He was of course fine because he was wearing armor, but the old craftsman was likely to be injured by the flying wood chips at such a close distance.

"Sure enough! This gunlance is perfect for you!" The old craftsman pushed aside Orlan in front of him and stared at Muti with a fiery gaze, "Many people say that the Dragon Slayer Gunlance is too heavy and inconvenient to use.

No! It's just that those mediocre people are not qualified to unleash the true power of this gun!"

Muti grinned and shouldered the Dragon Slayer Lance like a sword.

She really wanted to do a set of exercises targeting the target, but she also knew that with the power of the rifle, not only would the target be destroyed, but the entire yard would be destroyed.

So she decided to take it easy.

But to her surprise, the old craftsman ran over to her and urged her urgently, "Don't stop, try firing! You haven't realized the true power of this gunpowder!"

"Are you serious?"

"It's okay! Just don't use the Dragon Cannon, and feel free to try the others!"

"okay!"

Muti raised the rifle, slammed the butt of the gun into the ground, and flipped the barrel open. She glanced into the ammunition bay and asked, "Is it a diffusion type?"

"Yes, it can hold three diffusion bullets. You'll have the opportunity to hunt more dragon slayers in the future. If you strengthen it with carefully selected materials, you can expand the number to four."

Muti smiled even more happily when he heard this.

She was a gunner who specialized in close combat. Of the three types of bullets, the one that suited her best was the diffuse type, which was incredibly powerful at close range, followed by the normal type. As for the radial type, which could almost be used as a long-range weapon, she didn't even want to try it.

After quickly completing the reloading, Muti strode to the target.

"Fire all bombs!"

As she swung her rifle, cannon fire rang out, and she released three diffusion bombs in one breath, blasting several huge holes in the target.

If this trend continues, this target will probably be scrapped today.

But Muti didn't care about those things at the moment. She was surprised to find that with the bombardment, the blade of the Dragon Slaying Spear became hot and red.

It's like a dragon-slaying blade tail heated by its breath.

"Ha! This is the best part of this gunlance's design," the old craftsman explained with a laugh. "It utilizes the heat-storing properties of the dragon-slaying material, reusing the waste heat from the artillery and dragon-slaying cannons to heat the blade to a fiery red, inflicting additional burning damage to monsters!

It will be an even more terrifying weapon against monsters that fear heat and fire!"

"Oh——!" Muti raised the burning rifle high and waved it excitedly.

Letting Muti have fun there, the old craftsman turned to look at Yuwan, "Your cat armor is also made, Bali, let's take it to try it on."

"Sure!"

"I'll go take a look too!" Muti also put away his weapon and followed with a happy look on his face.

Seeing the stern father and daughter leave temporarily, the workshop owner came up to Orlan eagerly.

"Brother Aolan, I heard from Bali that you are also proficient in sledgehammer?"

“I can’t say I’m proficient in it, but I do know how to use it.”

"Well, you should have guessed it. The weapon rack over there is our newly crafted Tail Hammer Dragon Hammer - the Great Steel Hammer Heavy Tail.

We have adjusted the center of gravity as much as possible, but how it actually feels in use still needs to be confirmed by a truly experienced hammer user.

Bali is too inexperienced as a hunter, and even if there is a problem, she finds it difficult to point it out accurately.

We originally wanted to ask her teacher, Mr. Buck, to try it out, but as you know, Mr. Buck is still seriously injured."

"I understand." Orlan nodded, "But to be honest, although I can use a sledgehammer, I'm not a full-time sledgehammer user after all.

I can help you try it out first, and if necessary, I can also introduce you to a truly experienced hammer user for further testing."

Senior Olivia is also a hammer lover, so she would not miss the opportunity to try out the new sledgehammer, not to mention that the "Big Steel Hammer Heavy Tail" has amazing destructive power just by looking at it.

The workshop owner and his son looked at each other excitedly.

"Thank you so much!"

Chapter 298 The Wife Must Taste

After swinging the hammer continuously, he slammed it down on the solid wooden target in front of him.

Under the repeated accumulation of terrifying inertia, the semicircular hammer head of the sledgehammer smashed a huge hole on the pile target. As the sledgehammer continued to drag under the action of gravity and inertia, the horn-shaped saw blades on both sides of the hammer head further cut, cutting a deep mark on the pile target.

"Well."

Under the nervous gaze of the craftsman and his son, Orlan did not say anything immediately. Instead, he put down the sledgehammer to feel the formation, and then swung the sledgehammer again.

He used multiple blows, powerful pressure, and spinning attacks. He used all the hammer techniques he knew in turn, and after thinking for a long time, he finally spoke:

“The overall center of gravity is very well placed, but I think if the center of gravity of the hammer head was moved a little forward, it would be more powerful.

Could you consider moving those two horn-like axe blades forward a bit?

This way, when you strike with the hammer, you can use the hammer's inertia to drive the blade deeper into the monster, just like an axe, and the armor-piercing effect should be even better."

As Aolang spoke, the craftsman and his son were carefully recording what he had said.

"I have another question. Did you deliberately control the weight of this sledgehammer?" After a pause, Orlan spoke again.

The craftsman and his son looked at each other, and then the workshop owner spoke, "Indeed, my father once told us that weight is not the only thing to pursue when making a sledgehammer.

Taking versatility into consideration, we have managed to reduce some weight. Can you feel it? "

"If I'm not mistaken, the old man's intention is to tell you not to focus solely on increasing the weight and neglect other aspects, rather than to tell you to deliberately reduce the weight."

Ao Lang picked up the sledgehammer with both hands, raised it, and then put it down. "The weight of this sledgehammer is just right for me, but I'm not a full-time sledgehammer user. I usually use the katana and double swords more.

There should be many hammer users of the same level who are stronger than me. This hammer may seem a little light in their hands.

As for the 'versatility' you just mentioned, I don't think it's necessary to consider it.

This sledgehammer is an advanced and enhanced version of the 'Fist of Jupiter', right?

Among the four-star dangerous monsters, Tailhammer Dragon is also a very powerful species. The hunter who can obtain Tailhammer Dragon materials to create Jupiter's Fist must be at least four-star.

If you want to select the materials and further strengthen them to this state, you have to be at least a five-star or even a high-level hunter.

Since this is a weapon that only the elite among the elites are qualified to purchase, why do you still consider its versatility?

Just focus on it, there will always be someone who can unleash its true power.

Just like the dragon-slaying lance just now, those who can't use it won't place an order, but those like Muti who actively request to add more materials and weight must be sure to use it well."

The craftsman and his son looked at each other again, and they realized that they had made a mistake.

The old craftsman is like an insurmountable mountain in front of them, and any casual comments made by the former will be regarded as a guiding principle by them.

Unconsciously, the phrase "weight is not the only pursuit" changed their core design ideas. For example, the design of adding an angular saw blade is also to increase the destructive power at the same weight.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this idea is not wrong. As long as the weight is increased, the power of this sledgehammer will be even greater!

"But you don't have to rush to make changes. Wait a few days. Once Senior Buck recovers, let him try it. Then I'll introduce a powerful hammer user to try it out.

After they have tried it and given a comprehensive evaluation, you can make all the revisions at once."

The workshop owner grabbed Orlan's hand and shook it excitedly. "I see. Thank you so much! We'll remember this favor!"

After saying goodbye to the craftsman and his son who looked full of energy with a smile, Ao Lang left the backyard with Seabuckthorn. When he pushed the door and entered the workshop, he paused.

The old craftsman who was supposed to be accompanying Yuwan and the others to try out the equipment was standing there, looking at him with his hands behind his back.

Before Ao Lang could speak, the old craftsman lowered his head and said, "Thank you for your help and for reminding those two useless guys."

Aolan quickly bowed and said, "It's just a small matter. You are very polite."

Seabuckthorn tilted his head and looked at the old craftsman, curiously asking, "So why don't you just tell them they've gone astray?"

The old craftsman sighed slightly, "They have actually walked out their own path, but just because I am ahead of them, they always subconsciously follow me.

A single word from me can change their core thinking about weapon design. If I give them another warning, they'll follow even more closely."

"Um"

Aolan could understand this mentality. In fact, Muti was like this before. Her parents' backs were too tall, so she subconsciously followed behind them and didn't even consider trying weapons other than the broadsword and katana.

"Anyway, I owe you a favor."

Why do these three generations of grandparents and grandchildren like to say this? Ao Lang felt helpless and said, "It's just a few nonsense words, not enough to be a favor from you.

Rather, you were willing to personally help us craft the equipment, and we haven't yet repaid that favor."

"That was a favor for helping them capture the Tailhammer Dragon before. It's not the same thing." After saying that, the old craftsman waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Next time I can ask the old man to help me make equipment, meow!" Seabuckthorn said happily.

Aolan flicked its ears, feeling helpless yet happy.

At first, he did have the idea of ​​doing a favor for this family of craftsmen, but as they became more familiar with each other, he no longer had such utilitarian thoughts. For example, when he made suggestions for modifications to the new sledgehammer, he simply wanted to help.

"What a stubborn old fellow."

After muttering something under his breath, Orlan found Muti and the others.

Yuwan has put on his new cat armor and is jumping up and down excitedly, trying out various tactical moves.

Compared to Seabuckthorn's Thousand Blades Totoro Armor, which is mainly light, Yuwan's Totoro Armor is obviously much thicker, especially the breastplate and helmet, which are very thick.

The shoulder armor and arm armor were completely abandoned. This focused protection design ensures frontal defense capabilities without affecting flexibility.

Fishball was very satisfying.

What made it even happier was that the new cat armor was made from the leftover materials of Muti's new weapon, which made it feel that its bond with Muti was further deepened.

If the Rock Totoro armor wasn't too thick and really not suitable for it, it would have changed its clothes long ago.

"Okay, now that we've updated our equipment and gotten familiar with it for a day or two, isn't it time to take on a four-star mission and go into the jungle to hone our skills, as we promised Guild Master Noah?" Orlan asked Muti, who was holding Yuwan high under his arm, with a smile.

"Yes!" Muti nodded heavily. "Do you need to get used to your new armor and weapons?"

"Me? I don't need to. I've already adapted to the training grounds these past few days and am ready for actual combat."