The house prepared for Irshan, the hunter sent by the guild, in Jieyun Village is located on the west side of the small square in the center of the village.
After pushing open the door, Ershan exclaimed excitedly: "It's great, this is much better than the small room I rented in Dondoruma!"
What comes into view is a spacious room with a warm fire burning in the fireplace for heating. On the left side of the door is a huge storage box, and on the right side are bookcases and mirrors for dressing up. A large bed covered with soft quilts is placed in the room.
On the other side, the overall color of the house is red and the decoration is very warm. It can be seen that Jieyun Village is very concerned about the guild sending hunters. After all, it is related to the safety and future development of the villagers.
Heather pushed open another wooden door at the end of the room and found that after going out, there was an ancient corridor made entirely of wooden boards, with a beautiful maple pond outside. According to the layout in the game, the corridor should lead to the junction.
The pride of Yuncun - hot spring bath.
Originally wanted to take a bath in a hot spring, but considering it was getting late and there was no money in her pocket, Heather decided to wait until tomorrow.
After a while, there was a knock on the door, and a villager from Jieyun Village brought Heather's daily necessities and dinner for the two of them - two large grilled fish smeared with honey seasoning, rice and pickled cucumbers.
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The grilled fish tastes quite good, and the honey in it has a very special taste. It should be the specialty honey of the stream area. Judging from the way Ershan is still licking her fingers after eating, she knows that the taste of the grilled fish is very good to her. The child looked eager.
Seemingly greedy, Heather had to give her half of her grilled fish.
After dinner, Heather spread the quilt on the floor next to the fireplace, and lay down on her side facing the wall, with her back to Irshan: "Good night, Irshan."
"Good night, Heather." Elshan, who was only wearing underwear, huddled in the bed with a blushing face. Although she was usually carefree, this was the first time she had been in the same room or even spent the night with a boy. It was indeed a bit... too exciting.
Of course, she didn’t think too much about it. Heather’s skinny body shape was not her cup of tea. Tall and muscular men were the more common mate selection criteria for women in the profession of monster hunters, and Irshan was no exception.
“…Are you asleep, Heather?”
“Hmm? No.”
“Tell me, what is that monster hiding in the dark clouds confronting the thunder and lightning monster?”
“I don’t know, maybe it’s [Gu Long].”
“Oh, that’s right...thank you.”
"You're welcome."
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“…Irshan, are you asleep?”
“Not yet, what’s wrong?”
“I’m curious about something, can I ask?”
“Say, it’s my mother-in-law’s.”
“Is your name ‘Irshan’ or ‘123’?”
"……You're so naughty!"
“Seriously, can you satisfy my curiosity?”
“...123 is the name given by my father, and Irshan is the nickname I gave myself. You can call it a scientific name.”
“Pfft! No, is there really a father who would name his daughter 123? It’s like a random name typed out when creating a character, hahaha!”
“Don’t laugh! I don’t understand it either, but dad knows this name right. What can I do? From now on, you can only call me Ershan, not 123!”
"I understand...Good night, Irshan."
"……Good night."
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“Ah!? Can’t hunt? Why!”
The next day, Ershan was so shocked by the bad news brought by the village chief that she jumped up.
The village chief held his face in his hands with a worried look on his face: "I forgot to mention yesterday that Jieyun Village has a clear decree. If foreign hunters want to hunt near Jieyun Village, they must first have a task commission issued by the village, and secondly, they need hunters.
You must have at least a certain HR level (Hunter Rank). I was so happy chatting with Lady Ershan yesterday that I subconsciously forgot that you are not a local hunter in Jieyun Village. I am really sorry for causing you any trouble."
“Is there any task that can be completed without HR level?” Heather frowned.
The village chief flipped through the task book: "Currently, there are only collection tasks such as collecting specialty honey and specialty mushrooms, and they are all specially marked [Do not approach the stream area]."
Elshan scratched her short brown hair and said helplessly: "Okay, I just want to accumulate experience from ordinary tasks and get familiar with the routes in the surrounding areas. What about you, Heather?"
“Master Heather must own a hunter weapon and pass the Jieyun Village instructor assessment before you can obtain the mission.”
The village chief smiled apologetically at Heather: "Sorry, this is a rule made for safety."
Heather shrugged helplessly: "Okay, that's understandable, but how do I get a weapon?"
"Normally, you can buy it from the weapon shop, but I see that you are not very wealthy, Master Heather. After all, even the cheapest cloudwood weapons are very expensive. Besides, even if you want to accept the mission, you need a deposit.
Master Heather, are you sure you can get it?"
The village chief looks good-looking and has a gentle personality, but he always reveals his sinister nature inadvertently.
Eh? When you enter the game, don’t you automatically get a variety of cloudwood weapons? How come I have no start-up capital and no weapons, forcing me to go astray?
At this moment, noisy sounds of playing were heard from the direction of the village entrance, mixed with the meowing of cats.
A short old lady walked up the steps carrying an unusually huge bamboo basket. No, it couldn't be said to be a bamboo basket. It should be regarded as a cat's nest. Several Ellu cats poked out from the top of the cat's nest.
He turned around and looked around curiously.
“Grandma Cat, you are here!” The village chief happily waved his arms to the old lady nicknamed Grandma Cat.
“Hey, hey, hey... the steps in your Jieyun Village are too high, and they are really unfriendly to my old arms and legs... Huh, who are these two?"
Grandma Cat finally crawled to the small central square, unloaded the cat bed, wiped her sweat and looked at Ershan and Heather.
The village chief quickly pulled Granny Cat aside and started chatting with her in a low voice.
Not to mention that the village chief and Granny Cat were chatting aside, Heather and Irshan went to the cat nest and looked at the El Cat inside. The El Cat inside also looked back at the two of them curiously.
Elu cat, actually its name should be called [Elu], but it is called Elu cat because of its resemblance to a cat.
In the biological classification of the Scriveners, Ellu cats belong to the orc species. The characteristics of the orc species are that they are shorter than humans, can walk upright, have unique culture and customs, are highly intelligent, can use and learn various languages, and can even communicate with humans.
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Elu cats are the closest to humans among the beastmen.
These El cats brought by Granny Cat are all individuals who are determined to make a living by hunting, that is, [Follower Cats]. Since most El Cats have poor combat effectiveness and the risk of hunting alone is too high, they need to be hunted by others.
In the form of employment, a contract is made with a hunter to help the latter hunt, and the hunter needs to provide it with food and accommodation and guide its training.
Hunters gain great convenience in this process, and the follower cats also gain valuable hunting experience in the process of following their masters in hunting.
In the cat's nest, an orange Ellu cat poked its head out with its ears trembling, looking at Heather carefully, as if assessing Heather's strength as a hunter.
“So, one of you is a hunter sent by the guild and the other is a traveler who aspires to become a scribe sergeant?”
Grandma Cat walked to the cat nest with her hands behind her back and looked at Ershan and Heather with a smile: "These Ellu cats are cute, aren't they?"
“Super cute!” Irshan hugged a white Ellu cat and rubbed its furry cheek vigorously. The latter also had an expression of enjoyment.
“I am an old friend with the village chief of Yuyun Village. Since you are here to help, I can’t be stingy, right? Sasaki, do you want to follow this hunter?”
Hearing Granny Cat’s question, the white cat nodded without hesitation: “Meow!”
“I won’t charge you the employment fee. Come and sign the employment contract.”
Grandma Cat pulled out a contract and spread it out in front of Ershan: "Take good care of Sasaki, he is the most powerful follower cat here."
“Great! Please take care of Sasaki!”
"Meow!"
Elshan hugged the white cat Sasaki happily.
Heather was drooling as she watched.
Follower Cat! Free!
“Meow! Are you a hunter?” After looking at Heather, the orange Ellu cat suddenly asked.
"Strictly speaking, I'm not a hunter." Heather said, "But I'm not bragging. I'm much better than ordinary hunters."
Grandma Cat appeared next to the colorful Eluma at some point, and asked with a smile: "Xiaoba, have you made up your mind?"
“Meow! Grandma Cat, I want to learn the way of hunting from this master, meow!” The Eluma cat named Xiaoba nodded vigorously.
Grandma Cat nodded and turned to look at Heather: "What about you, young man? Are you willing to sign a contract with Xiaoba and become the master who teaches him hunting experience?"
"no problem."
Heather heard that Granny Cat also wanted to get a free follower cat for herself, so how could she have any objections?
After signing the contract neatly, the orange cat Xiaoba officially became Heather's follower cat.
But no matter how happy you are, it cannot cover up the sadness that will follow.
Watching Ilshan carrying the sword and happily taking the white cat Sasaki on a collection mission, Heather and Hachi sat on the steps of the village square and felt sad.
Heather is sad because she doesn’t know how to find a suitable way to make money. Xiaoba is sad that she has to follow her master to drink the northwest wind as soon as she becomes a follower cat.
At this time, a group of ants crawled on the steps in front of Heather, automatically forming paragraphs of text——
【Congratulations, foreigner.】
【You have passed the trial world and officially started your journey as a stranger. From now on, every time you open a new world, one or several random tasks will be awarded. After completing the tasks, you will receive generous rewards. 】
【As long as you complete any two D-level or higher level tasks in the current world, you can leave this world and go to the next random world.】
【Please note that you must be in a relatively stationary state for 10 seconds when leaving the world. Once the departure is interrupted, the act of leaving the world will enter a 3600 second cooling period.】
【Current task——】
【‘Start from scratch’——Obtain 500000Z through legal means. Difficulty evaluation——D】
【‘Mind of the Kingdom’—Become a formal member of the Royal Paleontology Scribes Team, and publish at least five new detailed monster ecology in the official illustrated book. Mission Difficulty—C]
【‘Monster Hunter’——Become a hunter in Yuyun Village and have HR level over 5. Difficulty rating——B】
【‘After the rain, the sky is sunny’——obtain ‘Sky Dragon Divine Jade’. Difficulty evaluation——A】
After Heather read the last line, the ants crawled away on their own. What was strange was that neither the pedestrians nor Xiaoba seemed to notice the existence of these ants at all.
Heather frowned as she thought about the last task.
【Sky Dragon God Jade】, if I remember correctly, it should be the most precious source of power in Lanlong's body. It is marked as A-level difficulty... You can imagine how powerful Lanlong is!
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At least two tasks must be completed, then you can only consider from the perspective of "starting from scratch" and "kingdom mind".
Leaving aside the latter, how can we obtain the half million Z in a legal way if we start from scratch? We can’t really rely on game bugs to resell end materials to make money...
While Heather was sitting on the steps meditating, Xiaoya leisurely took out a small bag wrapped in oil paper from his small bag, and when he opened it, he found a few oily dried fish. He pinched
He picked one up and put it to his mouth, bit off half of it, and showed a happy expression while chewing.
“Hmm? It smells so good?”
Heather twitched her nose and looked at Xiaoba beside her in surprise: "Xiaoba, where did you buy this dried fish?"
“I made this myself, meow!”
Xiaoba sat on the steps, his furry paws dangling in the air. After thinking about it, he picked up a small dried fish and handed it to Heather: "Master, do you want to try it? Don't worry, humans can eat it too, meow."
Heather happened to have not eaten breakfast, so she unceremoniously took the dried fish and threw it into her mouth and chewed it.
I have to say that Xiaoba’s craftsmanship is really good. It is moderately salty and has a slight honey taste. The dried fish is tender and the fish bones are pickled and crispy.
Heather didn’t eat enough last night, and now her stomach was burning with hunger. She couldn’t help but take a small dried fish from Xiaoba and started chewing it: “Yeah, yeah, it’s really delicious. Xiaoba, you used to be a chef?”
Xiaoba glanced sideways at the owner who was snatching the food from his accompanying cat. He neatly rewrapped the remaining dried fish and put it back in his bag. Then he replied: "No, meow, I used to be a cat car driver, meow."
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“Cat driver...what?” Heather thought she heard wrongly.
"Cat car driver, Meow." Xiaoba licked his paws: "This industry is quite profitable, but it is very dangerous and does not improve hunting skills much. That's why I found the Cat Granny Agency in the hope of becoming a qualified cat hunter, Meow.
Meow meow."
“Is the cat car very profitable?” Heather’s eyes began to shine.
“It’s very profitable. As long as the hunters fail to hunt and are not fatally injured, they are transported to the camp by cart, and you can get 1/3 of the total reward of the mission.”
Xiao Hachi fell into memories: "Very few Elu are willing to take this job. Not only is it dangerous, but it also has the opportunity to get close contact with monsters to gain hunting experience, so... Meow?"
After ending the memory mode, Xiao Ba was startled by the sight of Heather so close to him as soon as he opened his eyes, and the hair on his tail exploded.
"Xiaoba, good brother. I want to correct an error in your words - the cat cart is also a very important job and very helpful in gaining hunting experience. So..."
Heather put her arms around Xiaoba’s shoulders with a serious look on her face and gave him a thumbs up:
“Let the two of us become the fastest legends in Yuyun Village!”
“Meow...meow?” Xiaoba had a question mark on his face.
After making up her mind, Heather stood up immediately, stretched and looked at the dense forest outside the village:
“First of all, we need to DIY a cat car ourselves.”