Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

"Qilin?" It was a name that neither Xingjian nor Jiuyue had ever heard of.

"Look carefully, it has horns on its head."

Rina squatted down and stroked the monster's head, pointing at its forehead with her fingertips.

There was indeed a small protrusion.

Rina said, "A monster with a single horn and lightning attributes, logically speaking, it can only be a Qilin."

"Qilin, is it mentioned in the hunting encyclopedia?" Jiu Yue asked.

"How is that possible? The Kirin is a legendary Abyss. There's no hunting level for it."

“Abyss!” Jiu Yue took a deep breath, contributing to the greenhouse effect.

Among monsters, in most cases, "dragons" suppress "beasts" in terms of combat power.

The ancient dragons, in particular, were terrifying beings that could crush most creatures.

However, looking at the beast side, there is actually a special race that can rival the ancient dragons in combat power, the Abyss.

"A mythical beast... a god." As expected, Xingjian was not wrong at that first moment.

"It's said that a grown Kirin has the power to rival an ancient dragon. But, can an Abyss really be pulled out of a shrine?"

Although it was her own judgment, Rina still felt a sense of unreality.

If the news of Kirin being drawn from the shrine card pool spreads, countless hunters will probably scramble to grab the Wishing Jade.

After all, that is the terrifying fighting power that can rival Gu Long after he grows up.

Jiu Yue looked at the young Qilin with complicated eyes, and thought of Xing Jian's "violence" when he drew the card.

Is this really the result of Xingjian threatening the gods?

The god gave this card to Xingjian and said, I have given you the best, so don’t come here again.

"Meteor, you are really amazing." Xingjian also squatted next to Rina and caressed his summoned beast.

"Have you chosen a name already?" Rina asked curiously.

"Yeah, shooting star."

"Because it's your summoned beast, it's called Meteor." Jiu Yue said, "What a straightforward way to name it. It suits your style very well."

"Anyway, now that it's out, Xingjian, you have to take good care of it and raise it."

Of course, Rina was happy from the bottom of her heart about the arrival of the Qilin.

In this turbulent era where humans are threatened by monsters at any time and anywhere, nothing could be more reassuring than having an Abyss guarding Yunxue Village.

People live just to feel at ease.

"If you don't know how to raise monsters, the guild can provide you with help. For example, feed and so on."

"Don't worry, I will take care of it."

September: “Will you?”

"I have."

Rina: "You've lost your memory, haven't you?"

"I still have memories of this."

September: "Then what have you raised?"

"silver……"

Xingjian paused for a few seconds.

[Humans are very afraid of silver dragons, so we must pay attention to this in the future.]

Of course Xingjian couldn't say that he had raised a silver dragon.

Rina: "Silver?"

"firefly."

September: "That can't be considered a monster!"

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much," Rina added. "A summoned beast with a soul bound to it by a card will automatically share the energy of its master's body. Even if left alone, it will still grow automatically, though it will be a little slower."

Jiu Yue pointed at Xing Jian with a trembling voice: "What I mean is that this guy will become even more greedy."

Starting tomorrow, I have to work harder.

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

Chapter 22: Is the scabbard useful?

two weeks later -

Compared to the long lifespan of an ancient dragon, two weeks is so short that it is insignificant.

But these two weeks of living as a human gave Xingjian a completely different sense of the passage of time.

Two weeks is enough time for a stranger to get familiar with the villagers in a strange village, or even become familiar with them.

And Xingjian is more like a "human" than when he first came to the village, at least in terms of common sense.

Hoshimi's Diary - [Dashan, the gatekeeper, often sends me fresh fruit. He seems to be a wealthy man.]

[The healing potion tastes sweet, but it's too expensive, so Jiuyue won't let me buy it. But the shop owner, Yin, will secretly give it to me. He seems to be a wealthy man.]

Jiuyue said that if you go to the butcher shop after 7pm, you can get discounted meat. But every time I go, I get it for free. The butcher seems to be a wealthy man.

There are often tastings at the entrance of the dessert shop. The owner, Yuko, is very welcoming and gives generous portions. She seems to be a wealthy person.

[There seem to be a lot of wealthy people in Yunxue Village.]

[Jiu Yue said I could definitely make a living just by relying on my looks, but I still don't understand what she meant.]

"Xiaoting, give me two fish today."

"Oh, it's Xingjian, running errands for Sister Jiuyue again. I really envy Sister Jiuyue for having such a lovely distant cousin like you."

If we were to say which villager Xingjian had the best relationship with during the past two weeks, it would probably be Xiaoting. Perhaps because they looked about the same age, Xiaoting completely considered Xingjian a close friend.

Xiaoting is the daughter of a fisherman. Like Jiuyue, she follows in her mother's footsteps and works in the village raising and selling fish.

Of course, compared to September's deserted sword shop, Xiaoting's business is much better.

Xiao Ting's skin is tanned because he often fishes on the lake.

Her dark skin adds a touch of lively and healthy beauty unique to girls, which is very suitable for Xiaoting's cheerful personality.

"I just caught these fried sardines today. They're so fresh and juicy, they're delicious. Two are a steal, only 30z."

"Okay, that's it."

I took the sardines from Xiaoting. Today, September’s family’s lunch has been decided to be sashimi and sushi.

After tasting human cuisine, Hoshimi prefers cooked meat to raw meat, but fish is an exception.

Raw fish served with vinegared rice, the food called sushi, does have a unique flavor.

The uncle from the butcher shop next door also greeted Xingjian warmly when he saw her.

"Good afternoon, would you like to see some meat, Xingjian? The meat is very cheap today. There are also wild boar chops that you like~"

"(゜￢゜) Wild boar chop... No, I need to save money recently."

Even if you become a hunter, due to the remote location of Yunxue Village, there are not many cost-effective money-making tasks like hunting flamingo dragons every day.

In the past two weeks, [driving away the monsters gathering around the village] and [investigating the nascent Blue Speed ​​Dragon camp] are both good tasks that can make money.

Most of the tasks the Hunter's Guild can take on are odd jobs like helping villagers catch cats and dogs.

You can make money, but not much.

When Jiu Yue was alone, he could barely make ends meet. Now he has the help of a huge eater Xing Jian and a young Qilin.

By living frugally and relying on the occasional food Xingjian got from other villagers and eating at Liuli's house, the money was barely enough to spend.

[As expected, in this world, money is very important. ]

This fact was emphasized once again in the diary recorded by Xingjian.

"Have you heard? Today, the neighboring Yunlan Village dumped garbage at the entrance of our village again."

"That's too much. Are they children?"

"Elbow, let's go back too."

I don't think you're that old...

During these two weeks, Xingjian also understood another thing.

Also written in the diary.

[The relationship between Yunxue Village and Yunlan Village is indeed very bad.]

"It's ready. Here you go."

Xiaoting handed the fish tied with a thin rope to Xingjian, and also gave her a bag of fish intestines.

"Give these to Meteor. They're free."

"Is it okay? These can be sold for money, right?"

"Don't be polite, what is our relationship?"

"Thank you."

After taking the food from Xiaoting, Xingjian suddenly thought of a question.

"Instructor Gao De, hasn't he returned yet?"

Xiaoting followed in her mother's footsteps and worked as a fisherman and fishmonger.

Xiaoting's father is Instructor Gaode of the Yunxue Village Hunter Guild.

"No." Xiao Ting pouted angrily, "Dad, I don't know what mission he took, he's been away for two weeks."

"Two weeks..."

Instructor Gao De received an urgent commission from the village chief to investigate a silver dragon that was suspected to have appeared in the snowy mountain area.

For fear of causing panic among the villagers, Gao De did not even tell his family about the mission.

However, only Xingjian knew that the silver dragon that seemed to appear in the snow-capped mountains was himself.

Therefore, Instructor Gaode's emergency mission this time should be very simple. He just needs to go around the snow-capped mountains and find that there is no silver dragon. Then he will come back and report happily.

Even though the terrain on the snow-capped mountains is complex, no matter how you think about it, it is not normal not to come back for two weeks.

"How about we go to the snow mountain tomorrow?" Xingjian thought to himself.

After all, Xingjian himself was primarily responsible for Instructor Gaode's trip to the snowy mountains to investigate.

Carrying two fish and a bag of offal, he returned to the knife shop. Before Xingjian even entered, Liuxing, who sensed the owner's presence, came out from the backyard to greet him warmly.

In two weeks, perhaps because of the energy sharing with Hoshimi, Meteor, the Kirin, grew at such a speed that Rina was dumbfounded.

When the young Qilin was born, it was only at the height of Xingjian's knees.

Today's meteors are taller than stars.

Although it is still far from adulthood, its size is more than enough for Xingjian to sit on its back and ride.

"Lunch, Shooting Star."

I threw the bag of fish intestines that Xiaoting sent to Liuxing. As a Qilin, Liuxing was not picky about food at all and would eat whatever he was fed.

As I pushed open the door of the workshop, the familiar heat wave hit me in the face.