Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

"What's the matter?" The professor adjusted his glasses and raised his voice so that Muti could hear clearly.

"The kid said his friends are missing, probably referring to the Star-Feather Butterflies. Do you know where they went?" Muti asked loudly.

One scholar's face was filled with disbelief. "How did she understand what the star dragon 'said'? Star dragons have language? She could understand it?"

"Emotional understanding and empathy, perhaps?" Another scholar didn't seem too surprised. "I've communicated with the indigenous people of Fenglong Forest. From birds and animals to insects, they seem to have the ability to communicate with everything.

According to them, words are secondary; the key is emotion.”

After hearing what Muti said, the professor's expression became serious. After a few seconds, he said to the person beside him: "Release those Star Feather Butterflies and return them to the Star Dragon."

"Are you serious?" A middle-aged scholar immediately objected, "Not to mention that retrieving the Star-Feather Butterfly Star Dragon is like acquiring a weapon, the danger increases dramatically.

Those Star Feather Butterflies are the only ones we can study. If we return them to the Star Dragon..."

"The loss of Star Feather Butterfly must be one of the main reasons why Xinglong is so uneasy, depressed, and easily stressed.

We had no other options before, so we held on to the Star Feather Butterfly as a research subject. Now that we can see the hope of free research, returning the Star Feather Butterfly to it is the best option."

The professor paused and continued, "Just like the Thunder Wolf Dragon and the Thunder Light Bug, can you fully understand the ecology of the Thunder Wolf Dragon by just studying the Thunder Light Bug?

The connection between the Star Dragon and the Star Feather Butterfly will only deepen. Only by reuniting the two can we truly understand the ecology of the Star Dragon."

The middle-aged scholar fell silent.

The scholars were persuaded by the professor, and before long, star-feather butterflies packed in several huge net cages, portable barbecue grills, frying pans, and condiments such as soy sauce, spices, and salt were delivered to the detention area one after another.

Seabuckthorn's beard twitched twice. "If I didn't know, I'd think you were going to barbecue the Star Feather Butterfly, meow..."

Feeling each other's breath, the star dragon jumped straight to the cages as if it had seen its relatives. The star-feather butterflies in the cages also became excited, flying around like a group of headless flies.

Aolan looked at Muti with some concern, "Are you sure? These Star Feather Butterflies can attack with considerable force. At least put on your armor first."

Muti, who had removed his helmet, armor, and wrist armor to facilitate movement and touching, looked confident. "Don't worry, we're already good friends. Sashimi Bacon won't attack us."

Orlan selectively ignored the increasingly strange name and walked to the steel cages.

At least he was still equipped with a full set of armor. Just in case, just in case the Star Dragon suddenly attacked, or those Star Feather Butterflies were out of control and attacked crazily, he was still confident that he could protect Muti and leave.

He unlocked the cages, and the next second, swarms of star-feather butterflies swarmed out, without even glancing at Orlan who was on high alert beside the cages, and flew to the side of Star Dragon with a flutter.

After circling around the star dragon happily for a few times, they landed on it and drilled into the gaps in its shell, leaving only the edges of its golden-red wing feathers floating gently without wind.

Xinglong, who looked a little gray half a minute ago, was like a princess who put on a gorgeous dress again, returning to the gorgeous and elegant appearance when they first met.

But the next second, this elegant temperament collapsed completely.

It was like a happy hound, jumping around in the enclosed cave, and the huge splash of water it made when it jumped into the pool of water splashed all over Yuwan.

Finally, it returned to Muti, rubbed against her affectionately, and licked her face with its tongue.

As the professor has repeatedly emphasized, even though this star dragon is just a cub, its IQ is astonishingly high. It can clearly determine who helped it find the Star Feather Butterfly, which is almost a part of its life.

A red light flashed in Yuwan's eyes again, and the equally wet Sea Buckthorn quickly grabbed it and said, "Forget it, meow, forget it, it's just a careless meow!"

Muti giggled, holding the big head of the star dragon cub with one hand and scratching its chin with the other.

"Can you please let those star-feather butterflies out again? They're so pretty!"

The star dragon cub stared at her for a while, and seemed to really understand what she said. A large group of star-feather butterflies rose from its body.

These star-feather butterflies no longer rushed around like before, but stretched out their gorgeous wings that were almost golden, flying slowly around the man and the dragon.

The mirror-like pond reflected the golden-red light, and the dim light moss seemed to be activated, emitting specks of fluorescent light.

Under the illumination of this group of glowing star-feather butterflies, the originally dark cave transformed into a fairyland.

Eric's face was full of fascination. He raised the portable camera in his hand to record this wonderful scene that no one had ever seen before.

Orlan tensed up slightly, maintaining his alert body, and gradually relaxed.

"This is really...really, so beautiful!" Muti struggled to come up with a more appropriate word. "By the way, do you want some barbecue? The ingredients are all ready. I've even had the grill and seasonings brought over."

Aolan: “…”

"?" The Star Dragon cub tilted its head and looked at her in confusion.

Chapter 308 Mission Records Must Be Brushed

Orlan tried grilling some meat and frying two small fish in butter.

The cave was filled with a peculiar smoky smell made up of oil, protein and spices. Xinglong was very curious about this smell that did not exist in nature, and he came close to the pot and sniffed.

Orlan was not surprised by this. After all, he was able to catch this guy by attracting him with the smell of frying bacon.

Muti used a knife to pick up a fried fish, blew on it twice, and waited for the fish to cool down a little. "Come on, open your mouth!"

Xinglong had indeed memorized the word "open your mouth" and opened his mouth obediently.

Muti put the small fish fried in butter into Xinglong's mouth, and Xinglong swallowed the fish with a roll of his tongue.

"Is it delicious?" Muti asked expectantly.

"Sneeze--" Xinglong seemed to be not used to the taste of cooked food and spices. A stream of air spurted out of his nostrils, and he shook his head and took two steps back.

Muti was unwilling to give up, and stuffed grilled meat, fried vegetables and other foods into the Star Dragon to try. However, it turned out that the Star Dragon cubs were just curious about the smell and were not really used to these cooked and seasoned foods.

Ao Lang had a smile on his face and was secretly glad in his heart.

Fortunately, Xinglong doesn't like these things, otherwise, in order to please this guy and promote the smooth progress of research, the professor might strip off his armor and force him to work as a chef for a few days.

After the method of making the star dragon like human food proved to be unworkable, the kitchen utensils and seasonings were gradually removed.

The professor is willing to accept various attempts with clear purposes, but that does not mean he will allow Muti to take the opportunity to turn the research base into a kitchen.

But this at least proves one thing, that the Star Dragon cub's trust in Muti has reached a very high level. Otherwise, as a highly intelligent creature, it would not allow anyone to stuff those foods that are extremely strange, at least in the eyes of monsters, into its mouth.

With Muti acting as a bridge of communication and helping to comfort the star dragon cubs when the scholars needed to contact them, subsequent research began to go smoothly.

The star dragon cub, having let down its guard, finally began to eat normally. As a large monster, even as a cub, its appetite was definitely not small.

It likes to eat clean fish meat. Deboning and skinning fresh fish every day is not an easy job, and this task finally falls on Yuwan's shoulders.

At first, Seabuckthorn thought that this guy would be dissatisfied and angry, but he didn't expect Yuwan to do it so quickly and efficiently.

The reason is very simple. If it is responsible for processing the food, then Muti will not have to worry about that guy himself. This mysterious thinking logic makes Seabuckthorn feel a little scared.

Orlan entered a state of having nothing to do.

It was obvious that he and Muti had captured the star dragon together, and the star dragon was indeed quite afraid of him, but it was just pure fear, and did not have the kind of intimate dependence it had on Muti at all. This made Orlan very puzzled.

Just because it wasn't you who knocked Xinglong unconscious?

No one cared about his confusion. The professor, who pursued efficiency, hated wasting resources, which of course included human resources. When he found that Orlan was of no use in the research here, he decisively sent him back to Fabius.

A four-star hunter, whose combat power can even be used as a five-star hunter with the help of equipment, cannot be idle for a long time.

In the tent in the center of the stronghold, Fabius looked at Orlan, who stood upright, and pondered for a moment, "What should I let you do?"

Aolan: “…”

Didn’t you say you were short of manpower and that’s why you brought us here?

Fabius, with his long white hair and looking like a strong old lion, stared at Orlan for a while and said, "There are three teams taking action regarding this incident.

One of them is a group of high-ranking hunters, Huali and Haifa, who have conducted numerous in-depth investigations into Lake Esther. It seems you have some connection to them?"

Ao Lang was startled when he heard this, then nodded, "Ms. Huali is my adoptive mother, and they were also my first teachers."

"So, are we sending you to join them?"

"." Orlan paused for two seconds before saying, "They're both high-ranking hunters. I won't go. I'll just hold you back."

Fabius found it a little amusing. "Forget it, their investigation is almost complete. Currently, they are just guarding the craftsmen with the Knights while repairing the changes in Lake Esther.

A young man of your age would not be willing to act with his mother."

Aolan felt a little relieved. He didn't dare to think about what kind of punishment he would receive after meeting Teacher Huali when he met her wearing the Thousand Blade Dragon Suit and carrying the Thousand Blade Dragon Sword.

Just before they parted ways last time, she warned herself to take some time to calm down and make all the necessary preparations before trying to challenge a five-star monster.

This was no longer just a deaf ear to the wind, it was simply going against the wind. When she looked at her hunter notes again, she saw that there was a dragon slayer.

Orlan quickly changed the subject. "Lake Esther is the original habitat of the Star Dragons, right? What happened there? Is it related to the Star Dragons leaving their habitat and migrating into the dense forest?"

Since Orlan had already joined the operation, Fabius did not hide it, "The water source of Lake Esther suddenly dried up. After repeated investigations, it was confirmed that the water vein upstream of the lake was cut off due to some drastic geological changes.

The craftsmen are working hard to repair it. If all goes well, it will be dredged again in a few weeks, restoring Lake Esther to its original appearance.

Then, we can try to bring the star dragons back to their original habitat."

"If it's just a simple guard job, the Knights should be enough. Why are Teacher Hana and the others still there?" Oran instinctively sensed something was wrong and asked with some concern.

"It's rare that you're willing to think deeply about it." Fabius glanced at him, "I can't tell you anything too specific, given your current hunter level.

The basic situation is that scholars from the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau judged that the geological changes that cut off the water veins may have been caused unconsciously by some kind of ancient dragon action.

We must be cautious when it comes to matters involving ancient dragons. Huali and Haifa are more like 'sentinels' than guards."

"I see." Orlan nodded in understanding.

Of course he would be worried, but that was the duty of the upper hunters, and with his current strength, he couldn't help.

Fabius also continued at the right time: "The second team is composed of the elite guild knights in the camp, including Rosso, whom you met before.

Their job is mainly to patrol and drive away monsters of all sizes that approach this area."

This area is located around the city, and the monsters nearby have long been cleared out. In addition, with the existence of a fortress-like stronghold, Mr. Luo Suo and his team probably have nothing to do every day except patrolling. Orlan is not very interested in this kind of procedural task.

"What about the other team?" Orlan asked.

"The last team, led by Olivia, headed to the Metabay Bay area west of the dense forest. Their job was to continuously track and investigate other star dragons that had entered the dense forest.

Among the three teams, this team has the highest probability of encountering danger.

Even excluding the threat of the Star Dragons themselves, the frequency of ferocious monsters appearing in that area has reached an absolutely abnormal level."

Fabius paused at this point and raised his eyes. He felt the interested gaze from the young hunter.

"I guessed you'd want to go over there." The old man sighed slightly, "We have the most manpower in that direction, but it's also the least.

Just the task of clearing out the flocks of ferocious monster birds has already taken up too much of their energy, and the investigation is progressing very slowly.

However, for you right now, it can be considered a good training, so, do you want to go to Metabay Bay?"

"I have a question. Is the danger rating of the ferocious giant bird four stars or five stars?" Orlan asked.

"Four stars. Although the Ferocious Giant Bird is obviously stronger than the ordinary Giant Bird, it is still far from the level of five stars."

"Excuse me, can the ferocious giant monster bird I hunt over there be counted towards the four-star mission?" Orlan asked.

"can."

"When can we set off?" Orlan couldn't wait any longer.

Muti! When I come back with a bunch of four-star mission records, the title of King of Stealing will be yours again!

Chapter 309 The Girl with Glasses

Fabius was also a man who valued efficiency. He arranged a small airship for transporting supplies that day, and transported Orlan along with some crossbow bullets, arrows, food, medicine and other supplies to Metabe Bay in the west of the jungle.

While the airship was being prepared, Orlan took the time to return to Metabetat's hunter's cabin and brought the cold chopping knife with him.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to become more proficient in my new weapon, Betelgeuse, but ice and water attributes are the two most obvious weaknesses of Monster Bird.

Facing a strong enemy, there is no reason to give up the advantages of attribute weapons.

What's more, according to Mr. Fabius, there are an astonishing number of ferocious giant monster birds in Metabe Bay, so there are plenty of opportunities to hone in on new weapons. At worst, the two weapons can be used alternately depending on the situation.

Not only Ao Lang, but Seabuckthorn is also looking forward to this action.

It had just developed the Giant Bird Unit 1 and was worried about not having the opportunity to observe the Giant Bird's wing structure and flying posture, and not having more high-quality materials for testing. As a result, this mission came to it.

All of this is the guidance of fate!

But this time, without the No. 2 engine, the Fire Dragon No. 9 will find it difficult to exert its full performance and may even become a burden.

Therefore, Seabuckthorn did not bring the Fire Dragon Unit 9, which has the strongest frontal combat capability, nor did he bring the Thunder Wolf Dragon, which has high environmental requirements but can cause huge damage to monsters under the right conditions.

They only prepared the most versatile Himeko Unit 3 and the Giant Bird Unit 1 as a test subject.

In short, it is not going there for frontal combat this time.

Orlan had no objection to this. The elite team specially formed by Mr. Fabius was not short of Seabuckthorn as an offensive force, so it could just seize this opportunity to improve itself.