Late at night, while Li Fan was cutting down trees in the woods and doing daily strength training, he could occasionally hear the calls of several large strange birds, but he did not encounter them again.
The mixing and production of sonic boom bombs began early the next morning.
Following the tutorial step by step and operating carefully, I finally mixed the sonic bomb with no risk.
"It's amazing, I succeeded the first time, meow!"
Di Lu celebrated happily on the side.
"It's just so so. Just pack up and get ready to go."
There are currently four monsters registered in the [Monster Manual].
They are Thunder Bug, Marutori, Blue Bearmon, and Wild Boar.
If you catch another one, you can receive two intermediate elf balls every day.
Among them, the capture of small wild boars has a certain make-up component.
But considering the growth factor, it seems that as long as the young wild boar needs normal cultivation, it may become a rampant and unrivaled wild boar king, which is not a loss.
In the forest farm, Taimei was walking slowly, and Li Fan on his back was reading a book with an illustration of species.
Di Lu put her hands on Li Fan's shoulders and watched attentively.
"This is... Shield Bug Meow! I've seen it in the wild!"
Looking at the yellow crustacean creature that looks like a Pipi shrimp in the illustrated book, Dilu said in surprise.
"That's today's capture target."
"Why meow?"
Dilu felt that the shield bug could neither be ridden nor had combat effectiveness, so its value was really not high.
"Because the big strange bird's favorite food is shield worms, or according to the description in the book, it is more appropriate to say that it is delicious and fun."
According to the records in the illustrated book, shield bugs are widely found in various areas of the monster hunting world.
The hard carapace on the body is usually golden yellow and changes color according to the environment, thus achieving the purpose of blending into the surrounding environment and hiding itself.
As for why it is said to be delicious and fun, the main reason is that when attacked, the shield worm will connect end to end and curl up into a ball.
If the big strange bird wants to peck through the hard surface of the carapace, it must use its pointed beak to prick hard.
As a result, the shieldworm will be pecked around like a rubber ball.
"I understand, meow, let's use the shield worm as bait!"
"That's right."
After searching in the forest for an hour, Xiong Da caught a youth version of the shield bug, which was only slightly larger than a Poke Ball.
Li Fan compared the regular sizes in a book and immediately let go.
The little wild boar has the ability to grow, and with a little force, it can be captured stably with ordinary Poké Balls.
If a shield worm grows up, it will still be a shield worm and cannot evolve into a mantis. Catching the larvae is of little significance.
Most importantly, with its size and carapace thickness, it may not be able to withstand a gouge from the big strange bird.
The bait becomes a snack directly.
After another half an hour, Dilu dragged over a super-large version of the shield insect that was about the same size as himself.
"Is this one okay? Meow."
Dilu struggled to breathe, which seemed to have taken a lot of effort.
"Well... you put it on the ground."
After Dilu did as he was told, the spread-out shield worm began to crawl slowly on the grass.
The speed reached an astonishing 5 centimeters per second.
"This one is too old. It's better to go back and retire with peace of mind."
After Li Fan finished speaking, he released the animals again.
Shieldworms are very common creatures in forest farms, so you don’t have to worry about finding them.
Li Fan came up with the idea of whether it was the large number of shield bugs that inhabited and reproduced, causing the big strange birds to appear here.
After all, it has been introduced in more than one book that most monsters will intentionally avoid inhabiting human settlements.
There are also those who are simply ignorant or have special needs and will deliberately stay around.
The big strange bird doesn't look very smart, and is more likely to be brainless.
Time soon came to noon. As we went deeper into the forest farm, the number and types of creatures we encountered gradually increased.
Three shield bugs curled up into a ball quickly rolled down the hillside.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Snap!
Two flew out and continued to roll down, until they hit the rock and were embedded in the rock pit.
Li Fan thought that there was such a good thing. He rode Taimei closer and turned on the onlooker mode.
"Hmm... it's of medium size, probably in adulthood. The carapace can break even rocks, and its strength is guaranteed. Dilu, you take the insect net and attach it underneath."
Li Fan pulled out the hunter's knife from his waist, put his feet up against the rock wall, reached into the gap and pried hard.
The spherical shield insect fell and fell steadily into the insect catching net.
"Be sure to let it hang in the air, and don't use any force. The shield bug has a very strong jumping ability."
"Okay meow."
Dilu said, carrying the insect net on his shoulder.
As for how to make the shield bugs surrender and accept capture, it is a bit difficult from a force perspective.
First of all, the carapace is too hard, and even if it can be peeled off successfully and pose a sufficient threat to capture, you still need to wait for the carapace to form before you can start the hunting plan.
Moreover, the body of the shield worm cannot touch the point of force during this period, otherwise it will jump back and forth like a bouncy ball.
After thinking all the way back to the cabin, Li Fan thought of a solution when he saw the stew pot set up on the firewood pile.
After filling the stew pot with water, light the firewood and pour the shieldworm into the water.
The crouched shield insect immediately struggled violently and splashed with waves of water.
Click! Li Fan covered the wooden pot and pressed it firmly.
At this time, Eudora walked out of the cabin carrying a large plate of chopped ingredients.
"Li Fan...what are you doing?"
Eudora didn't know why.
"I said I was catching shield worms, do you believe me?"
"Okay, try to hurry up, I'm going to make lunch."
Eudora didn't hesitate. After all, Li Fan even had things like elf balls. There were some actions that ordinary people couldn't understand, but there was nothing surprising about them.
Dang! Dang! Dang!...
After banging on the pot lid for three consecutive minutes to no avail, the shieldworm fell silent.
Will everything be okay... No! Don't be soft-hearted, the water hasn't boiled yet.
Li Fan confirmed his judgment and waited for another 10 minutes.
During this period, I lifted a corner of the pot lid and took a few peeks. Each time, the shield bug would become restless again and continue to bounce and hit.
However, since the body is in the water, there is no impact at all.
After another 3 minutes, the water in the pot was already boiling. Li Fan opened a corner of the pot lid and observed, but there was no reaction.
It wasn't until the pot lid was completely opened that I realized that the shield insect, which was originally curled up into a ball, had stretched its body, and the edges of the golden carapace were slightly red.
This is... almost cooked!
Li Fan quickly took out the insect catching net and picked it out of the pot.
The shield worm did not curl up and bounce, but slowly crawled on the ground.
Stay as far away from Li Fan as possible...
"I've tried my best. If you don't give in, we'll have extra food for lunch."
Li Fan reminded him and threw the elf ball at him.
After being collected into the ball, the elf ball trembled three times and the elf ball was easily captured.
【Shield Worm】
HP:8/37
Condition: medium rare
Level:-2
Strength:18
Agility:4
Intelligence:3
Skill: [Pinball Impact] The shield bug curls up and turns into a ball, then it briefly charges up and launches towards the target.
Introduction: Insects covered by shield-like carapace have extremely high surface hardness and feed on carrion as their main food.
After reading the introduction to the attributes of the Shield Bug in the [Monster Manual], a prompt pops up.
The number of monsters logged into the [Monster Manual] reaches 5, and the elf balls received daily are upgraded to intermediate elf balls, and the number is increased to 2.
