All my hunting commissions come from another world?

But in her heart, she had already regarded this suddenly appearing savage as her friend.

"It's a guild mission. A receptionist named Alma specifically asked me to explore the Forbidden Land, and I agreed to her request."

"That's it..."

After Lone Bird explained the situation, Zhou Si felt a little down. He wasn't unaware of Lone Bird's situation, but parting was something that was hard to be happy about, especially for Zhou Si, who had been living alone in the New World for so long.

His previous actions were just him releasing his emotions, and of course, it cannot be ruled out that he still had a bit of wishful thinking.

"Then I won't see you off."

"Take good care of yourself when you get to the Forbidden Land. Be careful when hunting, and remember to replenish your supplies before going out. We don't know if the monsters there have the same dung as here."

"If you keep spacing out in front of the monster, I can't save you..."

The lone bird was initially moved by what Zhou Si had said, but when Zhou Si said this last sentence, she finally couldn't hold back her outburst.

"How many times have I told you! I was really growing my hair! I wasn't just spacing out!"

"Am I fucking trying to make you deaf?!"

"Okay, okay, I really will."

Zhou Si's expression was full of tolerance. This silly child was fantasizing again that she could stop the dragon chariot with her head on the ground. The dragon chariot on the other side had already broken through, but she was still standing there holding her sword without moving. What else could that be but daydreaming?

If it weren't for my quick reflexes that allowed me to save her every time, she would have been transported to another world long ago.

"You fucking bastard."

Seeing Zhou Si's disbelieving look, Lone Bird was so angry that his body began to tremble. He wished he could immediately pick up his sword and beat Zhou Si to a pulp.

Let this savage know that her sword is not without its weaknesses!

After their playful fight, the two were a little tired and leaned against the golden lion, gazing at the unchanging snowscape of the permafrost.

"Lao Zhou, why won't you contact the investigation team?"

This question had been on Lonely Bird's mind for a long time. Zhou Si was clearly someone who was so afraid of being alone, so why would she rather wait for him for several days or even half a month than go and contact the people on the investigation team?

"Well, you're not unaware of my situation. You even said I'm a humanoid dragon. If the research team finds out, won't I be captured and studied?"

"..."

"Caged bird, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Is it possible that I already reported your situation? Then my first task would have been to observe and assess whether your behavior might have an impact on the investigation and the ecology of the New World?"

"Cuck!"

The lone bird's words caused Zhou Si's already not-so-useful brain to instantly shut down, and he let out a strange cry.

This is betrayal!!!

I never imagined that I would be betrayed by the person I trusted most!

Caged bird, I trusted you so much, damn it, what the hell?

A wave of sadness rose in Zhou Si's heart, accompanied by anger and despair. He stared into the eyes of the lone bird, trying to glean something from her gaze, but unfortunately, the lone bird's words were undoubtedly a fait accompli.

Wait, if the prison bird reported it so early, why didn't the investigation team come to find him?

"Oh, because I noticed you seemed very afraid to see them, I wrote it in the report."

"So after that, they would deliberately avoid you."

The shocking fact left Zhou Si speechless. He stared at the lone bird in front of him in disbelief and asked in a trembling voice.

"So that mute guy was faking it too?"

"No, she really doesn't speak."

"Uh."

Zhou Si's case is unique, but considering that he is also human and has goodwill towards them, the guild has adopted a gentle approach towards him from the beginning.

The lone bird was the olive branch extended by the investigation team.

"So, do you want to join the investigation team, or...?"

Come with me to the Forbidden Land.

The lone bird didn't say the second half of her sentence because she didn't know the specifics of the Forbidden Land. The environment there might not be much better than the New World, and it might even be more dangerous.

She didn't want to involve her few friends in unknown risks.

"Hmph, I'm not going. I'm used to being carefree on my own. If I weren't afraid you'd die in some dragon's mouth, I wouldn't even bother showing my face."

Zhou Si turned his head away arrogantly, not letting the lone bird see his expression, but at this moment his eyes had already made up his mind.

"when are we leaving?"

"Tomorrow afternoon."

"I won't see you off. Take care on your journey."

"Ah."

After saying that, the lone bird turned and left, leaving Zhou Si sitting alone next to the golden lion, lost in thought.

......

The next day at noon, the lone bird stood on the returning ship, gazing at the new continent receding into the distance, and let out a soft sigh.

Turning back to his room in the cabin, he opened the door and saw a man and a cat facing off inside.

Who are you, meow!

"I am your master's friend. I advise you to let me touch your fur instead of forcing me to kneel down and beg you."

The savage boy, dressed in animal skins, spoke these words in the lifeless eyes of the lone bird.

Chapter Three: Has the Golden Lion Become a Spirit?

"Please don't throw me off the ship, please! I'll do anything!"

In Lonely Bird's room, Zhou Si knelt on the ground with great courage. To be honest, it wasn't that he was a coward, but it was just that facing a monster who could solo Gu Long, it would be hard for anyone to be tough.

Although Zhou Si has lived the life of a gourmet for more than three years, his physical strength has reached an extremely terrifying level. However, he is more skilled at engaging in hand-to-hand combat and attrition warfare with large creatures. Zhou Si has sparred with the Lone Bird before.

That day, with a small round shield and a short knife, Lone Bird showed Zhou Si what it meant to be an ace hunter and a weapon master.

He encountered the One-Handed Celestial in the Frozen Soil, and despite his best efforts, he could not defeat him.

After that, he understood the difference in combat power between himself and the caged bird, and it left a shadow in his heart. After all, anyone would be traumatized if they were hit on the head by the small round shield for two hours.

Zhou Si strongly suspects that the reason he became increasingly reckless afterward was because he was stunned by the lone bird.

It's a pity that the hunter's weapon skills are not allowed to be taught to others without permission, otherwise Zhou Si would have knelt down and begged her to teach him how to use the katana long ago.

Simply because he's just too handsome!

"Didn't you say you weren't going?"

"Isn't it carefree and unrestrained?"

"Don't you rarely show your face?"

The lone bird crossed its arms and sneered, and with each word it spoke, Zhou Si's head drooped lower.

'If I could beat you...'

Zhou Si silently scoffed at the superhumanly strong woman in front of him. Patience was his greatest strength; in the three years he had spent in the New World, he had climbed step by step to the top of the food chain through patience.

One day he'll show that caged bird what he's made of!

"Come on, let's go out and meet the other people."

"...Can I not go?"

It was quite unusual for Zhou Si, who was usually very cheerful, to be so hesitant. Actually, he was a bit of a social phobic. He was hesitant with Lao Niao because he hadn't seen a living person in a long time, and Lao Niao wasn't a very outgoing person either. He felt more comfortable being with her.

Although he had temporarily gotten on board, Zhou Si was still very uncertain at this moment. He didn't know what the guild's attitude towards him was.

Looking at Zhou Si in front of her, the lone bird saw the fear in his eyes, sighed softly, and dragged him up from the ground.

"Elbow, come with me!"

"Sister Bird, no!"

Zhou Si was half-heartedly dragged out of the room by the lone bird and brought to the deck.

This is a supply ship that travels between two continents, transporting supplies back and forth every so often. So, apart from a few hunters who act as guards, most of the crew members on board are logistics personnel from the Hunter's Guild.

In their spare time, these logistics personnel love to gossip about the investigation team.

Clearly, the lone bird, who was usually a complete loner, hadn't considered this. The moment she dragged Zhou Si out of the room, a huge gossip session began surrounding them.

"What?! That man actually came from Lord Lonely Bird's room?"

"What?! That's actually Lord Lone Bird's man?"

"What! Lord Lone Bird is strolling on the deck with his male lover???"

......

In just a few dozen steps, rumors have already begun to spread; this is the inherent weakness of human nature.

Zhou Si eavesdropped on their conversation and, after gnawing on a few pieces of horned dragon meat in the Anthill Wasteland, his sense of smell and hearing became exceptionally sharp.

Although their conversation became increasingly outrageous, Zhou Si's tension subsided considerably, as if she wasn't anything unusual in their eyes.

But perhaps it's simply because they are unaware of their own identities...

'The important part is coming up...'

Finally, the lone bird led Zhou Si to the door of the captain's cabin. Looking at the half-closed door in front of him, Zhou Si couldn't help but swallow.

This group includes key figures from the Survey Corps and the Hunter's Guild, the ones who truly make the decisions.

"The ship hasn't gone too far yet. If things get really bad, I can jump ship and swim back. I can breathe underwater; they shouldn't be able to catch me."

Zhou Si was thinking about his escape route if the talks broke down, but he didn't notice that Lone Bird had already opened the door to the captain's cabin while he was hesitating.

"Hmm? Golden Lion?"

Drawn back to her senses by the sound of the door opening, Zhou Si looked up and her gaze fell upon the muscular man with wild blond hair in the room. The familiar appearance reminded Zhou Si of an "old acquaintance" from the Everfrost Tundra, and she muttered something under her breath.

"puff..."

The lone bird heard Zhou Si's voice clearly. After silently comparing the appearance of the Grand Commander and the Golden Lion in his mind, he couldn't help but laugh.

"...Come in first."

Hearing the commotion from the two people at the door, even someone as unpretentious as the Grand Master felt a little embarrassed. To avoid being called the Golden Lion by the entire New World Expedition in the future, he should hurry up and let the two of them in.

Stepping inside, Zhou Si took a deep breath and stood somewhat nervously before the imposing man. The man's mere presence exuded a sense of oppression. Knowing the precedent of the lone bird, Zhou Si dared not underestimate the humans of this world.

Moreover, judging from the previous attitude of the prison bird, this Grand Master is no ordinary person. Could he also spit out a Destruction Ray?

Lost in thought, Zhou Si subconsciously took a step back.

The Grand Master looked at the young man dressed in animal skins with curiosity in his eyes. It was his order to send Lone Bird, a legendary hunter, to contact Zhou Si, because Zhou Si's existence was simply too intriguing.

A being living alone in the New World, whose speech reveals a good education, who does not use any weapons, yet possesses incredible physical strength, even able to ignore the effects of extreme environments.

When the guild leader first heard the news, he even started to wonder if the legendary ancient dragons that had become human really existed.

However, subsequent reports from Lone Bird and analyses by scholars refuted this conjecture. Moreover, there had indeed been instances of beings from other worlds arriving here before, so they tentatively concluded that Zhou Si should also fall into this category.

"...Thank you for taking care of me during this time."

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Si bowed somewhat embarrassedly to the man in front of her and the lone bird beside her.

He wasn't stupid. Lonely Bird had been bringing him supplies from time to time these days, as long as he traded them for things like scales or broken horns from monsters. In his spare time, Lonely Bird would also tell him all sorts of things about this world.

Zhou Si had always kept this kindness in his heart. He originally planned to come and thank the bird after he had made all the necessary preparations, but the departure of the cage bird prompted him to make a decision sooner.

Regardless, he absolutely had to say thank you.

Looking at the sincere-looking young man in front of him, the captain could no longer suppress his smile, and his hearty laughter echoed through the captain's cabin.

"Hahahaha, I knew my judgment wouldn't be wrong!"