On the deck, Li Fan looked at the map and estimated the time required for the trip.
Dilu on the other side shed tears and said goodbye to her fellow Ellu cats in Kara Village.
During the next time on the ship, the team's main energy was spent on studying the ecology of the dense forest.
Velociraptors, female fire dragons, black wolf birds, Ming shield crabs and other monsters also live in the dense forest.
If you avoid encountering them, and how to avoid them after encountering them, you need to carefully study them.
Three days later, the transport ship arrived at East Doruma, which is known as the center of the world and is also the headquarters of the Hunter Guild.
Looking at the thick fortress walls, Eudora said that this was her hometown, and Li Fan said that she had visited it a long time ago.
However, because they had to transfer directly at the port, the team did not have time to visit.
After changing trains, the team arrived at a giant ship equipped with a dragon gun on the bow.
The overall level of weapons and armor worn by the hunters on the deck here is obviously much higher than that in Kara Village.
What surprised Li Fan even more was that there was a trade union branch set up on this giant ship.
He originally wanted to go to the union hall for a meal, but when he saw the horrifying meal prices on the billboard.
Then he gave up the idea, and finally spent only 200z to buy the latest journal issued by Longli Academy, and returned to the cabin.
Ryūliyuan's journal is published every two months, although Eudora still has several copies in her library.
But the most recent issue was also from a year ago, so it has basically lost its timeliness.
It stands to reason that they can also be purchased at the Kala Village Trade Union Branch, but when Li Fan went to ask, Shilin replied firmly that because logistics was not very convenient, the previous issue of the Longli Academy journal had not arrived.
Lying on the bed that was shaking with the waves, Li Fan flipped through the pages.
When he saw a mysterious carapace contract from all hunters being solicited by a dragon, he suddenly sat up from the bed.
"It's really here..."
Li Fan whispered softly that there were three reasons why he cared so much about Longli Academy's journals.
First, Longliyuan’s investigation style is very radical and can see the latest ecological investigation progress.
Second, you can more accurately confirm the timeline you are in through the movements of Longliyuan.
The third one is Tian Hui Long.
Among all the information Li Fan has learned so far, there is absolutely no information about the Sky Comet Dragon, but there is a legend about the red evil star that stretches across the sky.
Ryūryūin has started collecting scorching carapace, which means that the investigation on Sky Comet Dragon has begun.
The fifth phase of the investigation team to the New World has not yet been formed, and Tian Huilong was discovered by Ryūliyuan...
It feels a bit messy.
If it were a single-player timeline, Li Fan could still sort it out with his memory.
But if the timelines of the two generations of games are superimposed and paralleled, coupled with the differences in reality, it’s really hard to figure it out for a while.
In short, it's useless to think so much. Let's take Tian Huilong as the ideal capture target and contact Ryūliyuan if we have the opportunity.
It would be best if the other party can help, but if not, you can only rely on yourself to accumulate strength.
Li Fan doesn't want to plan an extremely difficult goal.
But depending on the next direction, either the Sky Comet Dragon will crush Ryukyakuin's Dragon Sense Ship to pieces, endangering the world of monster hunting.
Either Ryūliyuan hunts the Celestial Comet Dragon and loses the possibility of capturing it.
Li Fan didn't want to see either situation, so he could only rely on himself to change the direction.
Five days later, the giant ship arrived in the jungle and docked at the only port of Aura for unloading.
Carrying supplies on their backs, the team followed the signs in the slightly depressed port and quickly found the union stronghold in a shantytown.
"Aura Field Union Base welcomes you!"
In the small hall, the waitress in purple waved to Li Fan.
Stepping on the floor that was full of cracks and making constant squeaking sounds, the two of them and the cat came to the counter.
"This is...a contract I picked up in Kara Village! The target is the Peach-Hair Beast King! It's really a rare long-distance hunting!"
The waitress in purple exclaimed.
"Yes, can you help me update the information on the contract?"
Li Fan confirmed.
"OK, just a second."
The purple-clothed waitress said as she flipped through the huge book on the counter.
"I don't know if this is good news or not. This peach-haired beast king is not dead. The last sighting was half a month ago. It is a certain distance away from the location designated by the original contract. Because it has done many evil things, it has already caused a lot of harm.
"
The waitress in purple made the introduction while modifying the designated location on the original contract.
"The union branch has not been dispatched in two years?"
Li Fan asked curiously.
"I have reported it several times before, but the capabilities of the field base are limited, and the dense forest environment is really complex, so I can only update the sighting information after encountering it."
The waitress in purple said helplessly.
"Are there any dangerous monsters around?"
"According to the existing information, there is a large Ming shield crab in the activity area of this peach-haired beast king. It has been marked on the contract for you."
The waitress in purple informed.
"Thank you very much."
"One more thing I would like to remind you. In less than a month, fire dragons and female fire dragons are expected to migrate to the dense forest area. At that time, the Aura Port will be closed as a whole and all personnel will be evacuated. If the hunting does not go well,
, please ask the team to repatriate as soon as possible."
The waitress in purple solemnly reminded.
"OK."
Li Fan left the hall and came to the shore, then looked back at the limited-scale Aola Port.
I feel that if a four-star or five-star monster were to attack, there would indeed be no defense here, so it would not be unreasonable to seal off and evacuate in advance.
After marching a certain distance deep into the jungle, Li Fan released the cans and loaded the backpack straps and all supplies.
"First try to survive in the wild for three days without relying on supplies from the stronghold. If you can adapt, we will go deep into the dense forest and go to the designated point to try hunting."
After Li Fan stated the deployment, the team got busy.
Eudora is responsible for finding a camping site and establishing a camp.
Li Fandilu investigates the surrounding ecology and eliminates potential threats immediately.
The most threatening of these is the giant bee.
As long as you are stung by the poisonous stinger on the tail of this half-human-high flying insect, you will immediately fall into paralysis.
"Drink!"
Li Fan roared loudly and slashed with an air blade, directly cutting the giant peak into pieces.
Watching the broken giant bee corpse slowly falling down, Di Lu asked curiously: "Li Fan, why do you feel that you hate giant bee meow so much?"
"Once when I was hunting monsters in the dense forest, I almost succeeded. This giant bee came around to my back and stung me."
"What next, meow?"
"There will be no more. From then on, I swore that whenever I encountered a giant bee, I would kill one."
"Uh... I always feel like you have a deep grudge against the giant bee, meow."
After cleaning up the area for two hours, Eudora found an area on the high rocky ground that was reasonably suitable for setting up a camp.
Li Fandilu learned about it and came to help build it.
After the tent was set up, only one side of the tent had its back against the rock wall.
Concealment and security are very weak, but the outer area of the dense forest does not have too high terrain, so we can only make do with it first.
After settling down, the next thing to do is to hunt for food.
Since the wild stronghold can't even deal with the Peach Fur Beast King, let alone Puff.
The insects that Shasha loves to eat are everywhere in the jungle.
Li Fan decided to let the two monsters roam wild for a while.
Roar! Shasha groaned angrily when she saw Puff next to her.
Puff took a deep breath and rested his pillow on his paws, looking too lazy to respond.
"Don't hold grudges, Shasha. You can't beat me. We will all be good brothers from now on."
Li Fan said comfortingly.
Shasha's crown carapace spurted out a burst of air and turned his head.
"You must be very hungry after being trapped in the ball for so many days. The probability of encountering large monsters is not high at our location, but there is a high possibility of encountering humans. Please exercise restraint, otherwise you will be hunted by contract.
It will be very troublesome for you personally. If there is no problem, then you can set off."
After Li Fan finished speaking, Shasha wanted to leave from the left, but when she saw Puff walking from that side, she turned her head and started running to the right.
"Adapting to the dense forest environment is a test for the team, and it is also a test for you."
After Li Fan sighed, he and Di Lu walked along the seaside.
Not long after walking, a small shield crab digging into the sand on the beach came into view.
Its appearance is similar to that of a hermit crab, with a red carapace and four sharp claws standing on the ground. Its two claws can be used to decompose food and attack and defend against enemies.
"Drink!"
Li Fan quickly ran over and slashed straight at the back of the small shield crab.
The back shell is slightly dented, the four sharp claws are bent, and the whole body of the small shield crab lies downward.
After a while, the little shield crab moved its claws sideways, drawing a semicircle on the sand, and turned around to see who was attacking it.
As a result, the knife stabbed straight into the soft carapace, causing gray juice to spurt out of the body.
Snap! Snap!
The little shield crab holds its claws high and opens and closes them quickly, as if in demonstration.
Li Fan thought about the abilities activated by his armor: Attack 2, Penetration 2, and Physical Skills 1.
Although there is no calibrated ability level here due to the different physiques of hunters, if applied to actual combat, it will definitely be felt.
"Okay, I'll give you a chance."
Li Fan said and took a few steps back to give the little shield crab a chance to attack.
Wow! Wow!
Even though the juice from the wound was gushing out, the little shield crab was not deterred and moved over waving its claws.
Li Fan adjusted his breathing and recalled in his mind the feeling of activating his ability.
Deliberately waiting for the moment when the crab claws struck, the pupils of his staring eyes suddenly contracted.
See through and activate!
Poof! This time, the blow went straight and accurately penetrated into the mouthparts of the small shield crab.
Wow... Wow...
The small shield crab, whose head was penetrated, was embedded in the tip of the jaw blade Brax, and small balls of foam slid along the blade and fell to the beach.
Li Fan stepped on the small shield crab, pulled out the jaw blade, shook off the gray juice stained on the blade, and put it into the scabbard behind his back.
He pulled out the hunter's knife from his waist and began to decompose the small shield crab carcass.
I cut off two crab claws and four crab legs, and found that the carapace was filled with gray juice.
Seeing this, Li Fan didn't dare to eat it, so he just scraped out the crab roe and gave it to Di Lu for packaging.
Continuing along the coast for a while, there were two more small shield crabs. After Li Fan practiced using his abilities, they were hunted and decomposed.
"It's not as exaggerated as Shirin said. After looking for two hours, there were only three small shield crabs in total."
Li Fan, who was carrying a bundle of crab legs and crab claws, said with emotion.
"This may have something to do with the season and the hunting conditions around the stronghold."
Dilu speculated.
"It's possible that this place is closer to the stronghold."
The abundance of resources is inseparable from the distance from the stronghold.
It is so close to Aola Port that it is not uncommon for ordinary fishermen to visit.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Fan and Di Lu turned back towards the camp.
From the beach with only coconut trees to the dark and dense jungle, Li Fan suddenly felt like he was getting lost in it.
Hao Zaidilu was very good at knowing the way and led Li Fan back to the camp before dark.
At this time, Eudora was trying to stuff a yellow croaker with a head bigger than her into the stew pot.
When Li Fan saw that there was no room in the pot, he put branches on the crab legs and put them on the portable barbecue grill while rotating them.
Li Fan had only eaten steamed crabs before, but this was his first time trying grilled crabs.
"It shouldn't take too long to bake."
Without the music to judge the barbecue, Li Fan was a little afraid that he wouldn't be able to control the heat, so he kept talking to himself.
At this time, there was a tremor in the leaves of the trees not far away, and the two people and the cat immediately became alert.
Eudora stared at the bushes and touched the hilt of the sword standing on the rock with one hand.
Husha!
Jar Jar's head popped out of the bushes.
"What are you doing? It's very scary."
Li Fan let out a long breath.
After Gu Guan's head looked around, his whole body emerged from the bushes, and the monster egg held in his front paws appeared.
"You two...who can identify me?"
Li Fan was stunned for a moment and asked.
"I can't tell the difference, meow."
"I have no research on monster eggs."
"Then...then eat it quickly, in case someone comes looking for it."
Li Fan made a suggestion.
"I'm going to get my little frying pan meow!"
"I'm going to get the deodorant balls to wipe out the smell!"
Eudora and Dilu quickly took action.
At this time, Li Fan looked at the crab legs on the barbecue grill and saw that they had become as black as charcoal.
An unknown large yellow croaker, crab legs as thick as an arm, and a giant fried egg with a red yolk.
After the team finished their dinner, even Guan Guan's belly was slightly bulging.
When I arrived in the jungle this time, I was prepared to endure hardship and starvation, but why did this seem to be more filling than what I had eaten in Kala Village?
Li Fan originally wanted to take advantage of the long trip to practice survival in the wild, but he didn't expect that he felt surprisingly good on the first night.
Because the terrain of the camp is not high enough, and only one side is covered by rocks.
There is no security guarantee in such an open area, so the team decided to hold a rotating vigil.
According to a normal four-person hunting team, this would not take up too much energy, but with only two people it would be a bit difficult.
"I can also keep watch at night, meow!"
Dilu volunteered.
"Okay then, divide one night into three periods and rotate them every night."
After Li Fan's deployment was completed, Eudora and Di Lu entered the tent.
After adding some branches to the fire, Li Fan sat aside, took out the latest journal of Longli Academy, and started reading it again.
