The boss coughed twice and pulled down the red curtain on the cart solemnly.
Two weapons and a bare cross-shaped wooden stake hanger were revealed.
One weapon is a tachi shaped like a sickle, with a blade made of crab claws.
One is a large sword shaped like a crab sickle, with a blade made of crab claws.
"These two weapons are the pinnacle of my sword and the many Elcats in the blacksmith shop..."
"Uh...Mr. Daohen, where's the armor?"
Li Fan asked softly.
"The armor was finished yesterday afternoon. Miss Eudora said she wanted to get used to it as soon as possible, so she took it away first."
Dao Heng informed.
"Thank you very much."
Li Fan said as he took off the sword and sword and put them in the pickup truck.
"And my armor, meow!"
Di Lu reminded anxiously.
"Your armor...I almost forgot."
The knife mark suddenly dawned on him, and he went under the counter and rummaged around for a while.
Not long after, a small vest, a small helmet, and a small crab shell made of red and white striped sickle crab shells were taken out.
With stars in her eyes, Dilu immediately jumped up to the counter and tried it on.
"By the way, Li Fan, I also made the barrel-shaped protective shell that you asked for temporarily. I wonder what you want this thing for?"
Dao Hen said as he picked up a barrel protective gear made of shield crab carapace.
"I have a little wild boar that I keep in the forest. Because it is not strong enough, it is often bullied by other wild boars, so I want to make it an armor for self-defense."
Li Fan explained.
"I see, it turns out it's for wild boars."
I had envisioned many uses for the knife scar before, but I really didn't expect it to be worn by wild boars.
Dragging a small truck to Eudora's house, Eudora, wearing a lady's shield crab armor, was standing on the street with her arms folded, looking at the door of her house.
"Good morning Eudora, how are you getting used to the shield crab equipment?"
"It's okay...maybe."
Eudora gave an ambiguous answer.
"The Shield Crab sword has been delivered to you. Do you want to check it for acceptance? The owner of the weapon shop, Dao Hen, said that if you have any questions, you can go to him at any time."
Li Fan informed.
"Thank you, don't worry, help me put it at the door."
"good."
Li Fan took a deep breath, raised the shield crab sword, and put it on the ground at the door.
Looking back, the position where Eudora was standing moved a little distance to the right.
"Okay, we have all the new equipment. Remember to come to the investigation agency in the afternoon to make a final confirmation of the supplies. We will set off by boat at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Li Fan reminded.
"OK."
When the minivan turned the corner, Eudora let out a long breath, turned her body sideways, and moved into the house with sideways steps.
Back at the hut, Li Fan tried to use a new weapon, the Shield Crab Taito, also known as the Shell Cutter.
While all similar weapons in the game feel almost the same, the actual use experience of similar weapons in reality is very different.
Even if the Jaw Blade Brax is only an upgrade based on the Jaw Blade Type 1, you can still feel the weight and the difference in the center of gravity of the weapon when you hold it and swing it.
Li Fan even suspected that if weapons of the same specifications were produced by different blacksmiths, they would probably have completely different holding feel due to differences in craftsmanship and other factors.
What Li Fan feels about the Shield Crab Taito is that the weight has increased compared to the jaw blade, and because the weight is concentrated on the claw-shaped blade, the center of gravity of the weapon has moved forward a lot.
This is not a disadvantage, but it definitely takes some time to get used to.
After spending an hour chopping at the Yuyun training stake, Li Fan gradually learned how to use the shield crab sword to strike with force.
However, there is one thing that he has not yet been able to comprehend, and that is that this sword in the game is one of the few that can increase defense.
"Well...all the standard actions do not reflect the defensive ability, so it should be that the defensive ability under non-standard actions is relatively strong."
Li Fan looked at the angle formed by the blade of the crab claws and the blade made of thick crab shells, and felt that this was the only place that could show its defensive power.
After lunch, Li Fan and Di Lu began to put on the shield crab protective gear for Qingtian.
This is a preliminary attempt to equip monsters with equipment, inspired by the anti-wolf iron spike collars worn by shepherds.
Since the size of monsters mostly increases with the star level, this attempt may not be fruitful, but if you can protect Sunny in the wild, it is not a waste of effort.
"It seems... a bit bigger, meow?"
Dilu walked around Sunny Day and felt that the shield crab protective gear she was wearing was too loose.
"It will stop getting bigger in a few days, so I can try putting the riding cushion on it."
"This is it! A cushion for cats, meow!"
Dilu was particularly surprised when she saw the size of the seat cushion.
"Well, Sunny will also go to Moriyama for hunting this time. I'll leave it to you to train for sharp turns. If Sunny can turn at a right angle at high speed...that means he has the potential to become the Big Boar King."
Li Fan informed.
"I can definitely do it, meow!"
Dilu said excitedly.
Di Lu fixed the seat cushion on her back on a sunny day and climbed up. Before she could try riding, her eyes suddenly drifted into the distance.
"Eudora is here... Meow."
Following Di Lu's doubtful gaze, Li Fan looked over.
"Why is she walking sideways?"
"It must be affected by the shield crab armor, right?"
"That's not right, the influence of the shield crab should be sideways... I understand, she has adapted, but she has not fully adapted."
Li Fan didn't worry too much when he saw this.
Eudora's physique is not easy to assimilate, and it will take at least five days to reach Senqiu by boat.
You should be able to get used to it before joining the hunt, but daily life will be a bit awkward.
Organize the documents that need to be carried, count and confirm the quantity of materials, seal and pack the truck.
The team worked hard all afternoon and completed preparations for departure before evening.
In order to adapt as soon as possible, Eudora put on the shield crab armor again, and because she didn't like the trouble of taking it off when sleeping, she spread a straw mat on the small truck, saying that she could just tow it and take her away tomorrow.
After setting the alarm clock on the handheld device, Li Fan also decided to take a rest early.
Drip! Drip! Drip! Drip!....
Li Fan, who had practiced hard during the day and was a little tired, felt that as soon as he closed his eyes, it was time.
In the field illuminated by stars, a silver moon hung in the sky. Taimei drove a small truck to the village pier.
Li Fan saw that Eudora was sleeping soundly and couldn't bear to wake her up, so he asked the ship's hoisting team to hoist it to the deck together with the truck.
There is no need to transfer to a large ship for this journey, and the five days are spent in the cabin or on the deck.
In addition to studying the female fire dragon during this period, Li Fan also studied cat meal recipes.
Although I am not sure that Kokot Village will have corresponding food reserves, it is still necessary to sort the most suitable cat rice according to priority.
Five days later, the sun shone brightly at noon, and the cargo ship docked in the port.
Compared with the last outdoor stronghold in Aola Port, Kokot Village not only has a formal branch, but is also the birthplace of hunters.
The neighboring Senqiu is rich in products and has a wide variety of monsters. It is a very famous business center.
It can be regarded as one of the villages and towns that has prospered in development and is extremely reliable.
Li Fan glanced at the hunter teams in various costumes at the pier. It was initially estimated that there were more than twenty teams, which was larger than the hunter teams traveling on land in Kara Village.
"So many hunters, so many Elu cats!"
Dilu on the deck exclaimed.
"That's not good."
Li Fan noticed something was wrong.
"It's a good thing to have so many hunters, meow."
Dilu was puzzled.
"Li Fan wants to say that there are so many hunters in Kokot Village, but no team is willing to come forward to hunt the female fire dragon. This means that the situation here should be more complicated than expected."
Eudora explained.
"Such a dangerous cat."
Dilu also realized the danger.
"Your guess is correct, but in fact we need to worry too much. It is a hunting mission to eliminate ecological hazards. Maybe the union here is not in a hurry."
Li Fan didn't want the atmosphere to be too heavy.
After hoisting the materials off the ship, Li Fan rented a herbivorous dragon at the port and towed the truck to the middle of the village.
On the main street, which is crowded with people, there is a large processing house where many people are working together to make weapons, and there is also a grandma who specializes in introducing various types of El cats to hunters. It is very lively.
Follow the road signs to the union branch. Since there are too many people gathered here, three rectangular tables were set up at the door with benches on both sides for the hunting team or villagers to sit.
"It's been a few years since Kokot Village became so prosperous."
Li Fan could no longer tell that this was the small, downtrodden village it had been.
After queuing for half an hour, Li Fan came to the counter of the trade union hall.
"This handsome hunter, how can I help you?"
The middle-aged aunt in a waiter's uniform asked with a coquettish smile.
"This is the contract I received from Kara Village! I want to authenticate it! Confirm whether I can start hunting!"
Because the environment in the hall was too messy, Li Fan could only inform loudly while handing over the Earth Queen's contract.
"Hmm....Earth Queen?"
After checking the contract, the middle-aged aunt's expression changed slightly.
"This general contract is still valid. I will update the above information first and complete the branch certification. If your team confirms that you still want to participate, you can start the hunt."
After the middle-aged aunt introduced it, she compared it with another contract at the counter and began to add information continuously.
Bang! An orange seal with the image of a one-horned dragon was stamped on the upper right corner of the contract.
Li Fan took the contract, thanked him, and quickly walked out of the noisy hall.
Seeing an empty seat on the bench at the door, I sat on it and checked the updated information.
It is currently the breeding season of fire dragons. The number of female fire dragons in Senqiu area exceeds the normal level by 6 and the number of male fire dragons exceeds 5. Due to the significant increase in the danger level in the area, an additional reward of 20000z will be added until the end of the breeding season.
Note 1: The above quantity information is periodically summarized and approved by trade union investigators, and there is a lag in quantity determination.
Note 2: Due to the excessive number of fire dragons and their frequent activities, the mission area will be expanded to the entire Senqiu and surrounding areas, and the calibration area will not be updated.
"This hunting environment is too harsh."
Li Fan finally understood why the local hunter team was unwilling to participate.
Hmm... But from another perspective, the more female fire dragons Moriqiu can encounter, the more choices I have.
I don't dare to hope for an individual who has the potential to become Purple Poison Princess.
But it’s not too much to choose a larger female fire dragon who is young enough.
Li Fan had no choice in catching monsters before, but now the Senqiu female fire dragons are flying all over the sky. Of course, he has to choose a good enough individual among them.
"Um...Mr. Hunter, this is the village chief's seat, nya."
Li Fan looked up and found a pure white Ellu cat waving at him.
"Feel sorry."
Li Fan stood up quickly.
An extremely short elderly male dragon man wearing a brown cloth robe walked slowly over.
This dragon's elf has long ears that have drooped on both sides of his head due to aging, and the three-toed claws on his lower body have also shrunk and are particularly petite. He is far from the young dragon who resembles a human.
"It's out of the way..."
The village chief smiled and slowly raised his head, but the moment he saw Li Fan's appearance, he suddenly froze.
The two stared at each other for a long time, and the village chief said with emotion: "I didn't expect to see you here again, hunter."
"Village Chief, are you confused again? Please sit down and take a rest."
The pure white Ellu cat supported me and said.
The old dragon village chief sat down. Li Fan walked far away and looked back softly: "Yes, I'm back."
In the guest room on the second floor of the village hotel, looking at the updated Earth Queen's contract spread out on the table.
Eudora and Dilu were both quite shocked.
They really didn't expect that the situation was actually worse than they expected.
Bang! Li Fan received the supplies and put them on the floor.
"No wonder Shirin said that the mission will not be a collision. There are so many female fire dragons to hunt. Now it is time to make a decision. What is your opinion?"
Li Fan began to solicit opinions.
After all, given the level of danger here, it's normal to shrink back in the face of battle.
"I used to be a lone hunter, and the environments I chose for hunting missions were generally relatively stable. Now that I'm a four-star hunter, it's time to hone my skills."
Eudora agreed.
"Me too, meow."
Di Lu didn't know much about it, but she still expressed her attitude.
"Okay, let's go eat cat food now, and then set off directly."
Li Fan said very firmly.
The hunting environment is destined to be extremely harsh anyway, so there is nothing to wait for.
The team arrived at the village cat canteen with great momentum.
Although there were many diners queuing up in the store, after showing their meal coupons, they were immediately invited to a private room on the second floor.
No one would raise any objection, because on a normal hunting mission, cat rice would not be eaten before departure.
"The Jian Poison Dog Dragon King's back muscles? Are there any?"
Elumao, who was taking the order, heard the recipe Li Fan mentioned and started to look for it in the small book.
"Sorry hunter, the branch does not have ingredients for the recipe you requested."
"What about the fried winter bamboo shoots with poisonous bird tongue?"
"This one is awesome! The hunter's share is 3400z, and the cat's share is 2450z. Should it be based on the current team size?"
"Yes, please serve more rice."
"Okay, meow, please tell me whether it should be deducted from the mission reward or paid in cash."
"Deduct it from the reward."
Li Fan said, giving the Earth Queen contract.
Entertaining Eluma, he took out a cat paw seal from the belly pocket of his apron and pressed it on the edge.
Eudora put on a napkin, rubbed the hairpin, vaguely remembered something, and asked, "Li Fan, why do you eat poisonous bird tongue and fry winter bamboo shoots?"
"Improve poison resistance."
Li Fan explained.
"Okay...but I still want to say that the roasted Thunder Dragon tail I ate last time was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten."