Shirin glanced at Jena, the waiter in pink next to her, who was carefully sorting out documents.
Picking up a stack of mission contracts to cover his face, he stood up and leaned closer and whispered, "It's very dangerous over there in Shui Meiling. Are you really okay with that?"
"You were the one responsible for the hunting certifications for the Big Monster Bird and the Tickling Bird. Doesn't this prove it?"
Li Fan said with great confidence.
"Hold on."
After Shirin finished speaking, she squatted down and rummaged through the counter, and finally took out a stack of dusty hunting contracts.
"The Poison Dog Dragon King, the Poison Monster Bird, and the Earth Sand Dragon. These are the three three-star contracts Shuiwu Lin has accumulated at the moment."
Shirin introduced.
For poisonous monsters, you also need to carry an antidote.
And I haven’t fully understood the effects of poisoning here.
If there is permanent damage, the loss will be huge.
Li Fan thought for a moment and made a decision: "I want Tushalong's."
"Okay, but be sure not to reveal the source of the contract. If you find it difficult to complete it halfway, don't force yourself, just find a place where no one is and destroy the contract."
Shirin whispered.
"destroy?"
Li Fan was puzzled.
"Yes, just help. This kind of task is meaningless. If the contract remains in the union, it will only lower the task completion rate."
"All right."
In order to avoid being discovered by others, Li Fan rolled up his contract and quickly left the union.
I sat on a stone bench by the street and watched with Di Lu.
"The client is an old lady in fancy clothes. Mission introduction. The following is the client's description. Damn it! It's so abominable!..."
Li Fannian paused here, looked at each other in confusion with Di Lu, and then continued to look.
"My carefully washed white carriage is covered with mud. All of this! It's all the work of the dirty sand dragon! Please arrange a powerful hunter as soon as possible to hunt down the sand dragon!"
"Listen to the tone...this old lady seems very angry, meow!"
Dilu speculated.
"Remuneration 10500z, expedition subsidy 3400z... Where was the specific sighting place? What are the characteristics of that sand dragon?"
Li Fan looked at the front and back, but couldn't find any other information.
"Is there a possibility that the client's fancy-dressed grandma just wants to hunt a sand dragon to vent her anger?"
Dilu asked tentatively.
"Is there such a mission?....Well, I do this kind of mission too."
Li Fan finally understood why Shilin said this kind of mission was meaningless.
The first is the inaccessible submerged forest area. Unless it is a monster that can pose a high threat, it will not threaten the safety of villages and towns at all.
Secondly, the client's purpose is just to hunt monsters to vent his anger.
It didn't matter which sand dragon soiled her carriage.
"This contract is so stupid..."
Li Fan said helplessly.
"Then why do you have to go, meow?"
Dilu scratched his head.
Seeing that there was no one around, Li Fan explained: "If Puff produces a large amount of foaming synovial fluid in a forest farm, it will be discovered soon, but if we go to Shuiwu Forest and find a corner where no one is around, we can produce it."
No one cares how much.”
"That makes sense, nya! If we go on a hunting expedition, we won't arouse any suspicion."
Di Lu suddenly realized.
"You can get rewards for completing the hunt!"
"Great, meow! How did you come up with this plan?"
Dilu asked excitedly.
"There is a legendary story called The Desperate Hunter. I researched it based on the plot in it."
"Tell me when you have time, meow... By the way, what should I do if I encounter danger?"
To say that Shui Mo Lin is far enough away from villages and towns, Di Lu agrees.
However, the level of danger in the environment has also increased significantly.
If you witness three-star monster activity around villages and towns.
Once the sightings are reported and the union contract is issued, a team of hunters will go.
Even if no one picks up the task within a certain period of time, the union will come forward to eradicate them.
It's different in Shuiwulin. Strictly speaking, the hunters who visit there are more like outsiders.
"We have puffs."
Li Fan responded.
Although the five-star monsters are not so exaggerated as to destroy the world, they are not in danger in the wild.
Di Lu blinked and said suddenly: "Yes, we have Puff Meow!"
"Li Fan, let's set off now, meow!"
"No, we have to wait for a while."
"Why meow?"
"Eudora's hunter promotion ceremony will begin in two days. In addition, when the supply of materials is restored in the village, there will be supplies available at the union."
"Okay, Meow, then I will use this time to make more preparations and collect information about the Tusha Dragon."
This is how preparations were made for one person and one cat.
What Li Fan needs to focus on is not safety issues, but identity exposure.
After all, if you were to act with Puff in the submerged forest, you might be witnessed.
The puffs are nothing, and there are puff fox dragons in Shui Wu Lin, which is perfectly normal.
I can submit eyewitness reports casually. If the hunter team can find the traces, I will lose. It will be difficult for me to explain myself.
Even if the other party has no evidence, involving too much will definitely lead to trouble.
How to do it?
While Li Fan was thinking, two children wearing masks playfully chased each other and ran quickly past him.
Yes, I put on a mask to make sure I have no obvious features, so no one can recognize me!
Li Fan came to the stall selling masks and was about to pay when he noticed a problem.
There are quite a lot of mask styles here, and they look better than those in the DLC.
But they are all handmade. If you really want to trace them, you can still pinpoint Kara Village.
But now that he had an idea, Li Fan wasn't in a hurry and immediately started thinking about his outfit.
Scabbard straps, prop shoulder straps, and hunter's knives have mature manufacturing techniques and very unified styles. It is basically impossible to rely on these to lock in your identity.
The most conspicuous thing on the body is the battle-damaged bear pajamas that have pilled on the surface and are dilapidated from many trips to the wild.
Wearing this one-piece suit in Monster Hunter World is just like loudly announcing who you are, so it must be changed.
Arriving in front of the equipment store and looking at the leather armor suit that was put on the wooden stake doll, Li Fan watched quietly.
The salesperson Elumao ran out quickly and introduced the leather armor suit's properties such as being lightweight, heat-insulating, waterproof, and quick-drying.
As mass-produced equipment, the leather armor suit does not have skill amplification.
But because of its low price and wide applicability, even if they are not hunters, many ordinary people who go out into the wild will buy one to wear. It is the most common outdoor suit.
"How much?"
"Guest, full set of 2666z meow."
"Are there any second-hand ones?"
"No meow."
"Are there any discounts?"
"No meow."
"I'm a one-star hunter and I often visit your house. I also bought the jaw blade type 1 here. Can it be cheaper?"
"Hmm... It's so embarrassing, meow. Why don't you, the guest, give me a price?"
The clerk, Eluma, rubbed her paws helplessly.
"1200!"
"Meow! What!"
The store clerk Elumao's eyes widened.
"Don't get excited, I'll pay 1,200 first, and the remaining 1,000 will be paid after I return from the mission."
Li Fan said, showing the contract to conquer the Earth Sand Dragon.
"Since we are a hunter on an expedition...well, meow!"
The clerk, Elumao, finally chose to be accommodating.
If Li Fan had enough money, he wouldn't want to spend a lot of money, but he only had 1300z left in his body.
Two days later, the hunter promotion ceremony was held at the entrance of the union.
Eudora, who participated on a crutch, received awards with a group of hunters who participated in the joint hunt.
Successfully promoted to a four-star hunter in the union.
Harlan, the branch president who failed in his pursuit of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, broke an arm but still insisted on lifting up and awarding the medal.
"It's all the damn Thunder Wolf Dragon's fault, otherwise I would have been on stage to receive the hunter badge that day."
Shirin bit her nails and said in a resentful tone.
"It doesn't matter. It'll be fine when you wait for the two-star promotion ceremony."
Li Fan comforted him while applauding.
"It's difficult to use equipment amplification, and the turmoil caused by the moonlit duet has caused a large backlog of contract tasks. I won't have the chance to train in the short term."
Shirin's tone was filled with helplessness.
"What is the use of equipment amplification?"
Li Fan was a little confused.
I wonder if the ability to increase equipment amplification also has a threshold for use?
"Don't you know the assessment items for two-star hunters?"
Shireen was particularly surprised.
"Now, please invite the members of the village defense team to come on stage and accept the Jade-level Chosen One badge issued by the village chief Bazeli!"
When someone on the stage called out to members of the village defense team, Li Fan said helplessly: "It's so annoying. I have to go up to the stage to receive a medal."
"You...you can also go on stage?"
Shirin's forehead turned blue.
"Well, excuse me for a moment."
Li Fan said, adjusted the collar of his leather armor, and walked to the stage.
It is said to be the village defense team, but in fact, including Bazelli himself, there are only 3 people and 2 cats in total.
After receiving the Kara Village Super Meal Ticket and the Jade-Level Chosen One Badge, and after the ceremony was over, Li Fan entered the union again and received the supplies that had been delivered.
Because they are distributed to teams of four.
So I received a total of 12 bottles of emergency medicine, 12 cans of portable food, and a hunting map of Shuimelin drawn by the union.
After estimating the preparation progress of the mission, I got something to cover my face, and then I was ready to go.
But after looking around, I always felt that nothing was suitable.
Many equipment made from monster materials can indeed cover your face.
The problem is that Li Fan doesn't have the required materials at all, and the scarcity of monster equipment also increases the risk of being locked out.
Why don't you just put some mud on your face?
In order to set off before dark, Li Fan felt that this was the cheapest and easiest way to implement.
In front of the wooden house, the storage bag on Can Guan's backpack has been converted into a net bag, and a total of four large wooden barrels were dragged in front and back for loading supplies.
In the style of a nesting doll, there are also many smaller wooden barrels inside.
After the field camp was established this time, Li Fan did not plan to recycle it due to the issue of return carrying capacity.
After all, for the same volume, foaming synovial fluid is much more valuable than a portable camp site.
Just as Li Fan was making final preparations, Eudora on crutches came to the wooden house.
"Li Fan, take this."
Eudora said, handing out a yellow crystal bottle.
"This is...the secret medicine?"
Li Fan made a guess based on the shape of the bottle.
After all, the item icons in the Monster Hunter game are all displayed in a pseudo-style, which looks a bit abstract.
Except for the items that are relatively easy to identify, the rest can only be guessed.
"Yes, when you encounter a serious injury crisis, you must drink it decisively."
"Actually, there's nothing dangerous about going there this time."
Li Fan wanted to return the secret medicine, but Eudora refused.
"You're welcome. The investigation agency can't live without you. With a bottle of secret medicine on me, I can feel more at ease."
"Okay, once the mission is accomplished, I will come back as soon as possible. The bears will stay and take care of the cabin. You can just rest and recover in the village."
After saying goodbye, Li Fan rode on the back of Gu Guan and walked towards the forest path.
In the area around Kala Village, few people go to Shuiwu Forest, so naturally there are no access routes.
Li Fan could only choose the nearest one, walking through the jungle for a while and speeding on the mountain road for a while.
A caravan or hunter group encountered on the way.
First, you will be amazed that someone can tame a scratching bird into a mount, and then you will start talking about the four big barrels.
I just like to wander around with a big bucket, don’t I? What’s so cool to see!
Li Fan felt that if he continued to be watched so frequently, problems would arise sooner or later.
I simply changed my mind, found a pond, and started muddying my face.
But contrary to expectations, after the face was blurred, the face was indeed unrecognizable, but it attracted more attention.
"My friend, if you have anything you can't think of, you can tell me that the world may not be a beautiful place, but you can't do this to yourself."
An enthusiastic hunter carrying a sledgehammer blocked Li Fan's path and tried to persuade him.
"I'm fine, thank you. I have to go to Shuimeilin to meet my teammates. It's urgent."
Li Fan showed a sunny smile.
"real?"
The enthusiastic hunter said suspiciously.
"Xiaofen, show this big brother the map you calibrated."
Di Lu heard Li Fan calling her code name, and then used two cat paws to spread out a scroll map and display it.
"It's really a waste of time. Looking at these markings, I'm well prepared... Take care, my friend, I won't delay you any longer."
The enthusiastic hunter knew that he had misunderstood and quickly stepped aside.
However, Can Guan didn't run very far when the other party seemed to have remembered something and shouted loudly.
"A velociraptor has been extremely active in the Waterless Forest recently, and many hunting missions have been terminated. You and your teammates must be careful."
"I know! Thank you!"
Li Fan's voice gradually faded away.
"Li Fan...Oh no, meow! I should call you Lao Bai! The appearance of Xunlong is not mentioned at all in the contract."
This information is so important, Di Lu thinks it should be confirmed.
"This itself is a backlog of contracts that are constantly circulating between branches. The timeliness of the information above cannot be guaranteed. When the union branches launched a joint hunt, the reception of external information was stagnant for a period of time, so the information about Shuiwulin will definitely appear.
Hysteresis."
Li Fan gives analysis.
Apparently when the contract was revealed, Kara Village had not yet received news that the Velociraptor was active in Shuiwulin.
In addition, according to Li Fan's investigation during this period, Xunlong's activity was nothing surprising to Shui Mo Lin.
After all, there is no gathering place for humans, it is a natural hunting ground for monsters.
Except for the hunter team planning to go hunting, few people will pay attention to it.
In order to prevent the enthusiastic elder brothers and sisters from coming to comfort him, Li Fan asked Di Lu to use a small wooden bucket to go to the pond to get some water to wash away the mud on his face.
"I fell down, meow!"
"OK."
Bang! Bang!
Dilu's cat's paw failed to grasp it securely, and the small wooden bucket hit Li Fan's head.
