Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Following the vines and climbing into the narrow crack, the two of them and the cat entered the super-sized "tree stump".

It is covered with weeds, small trees and shrubs, and various types of mushrooms that are difficult to identify.

I didn't smell the smell of rotting wood that I expected, but it did give people a messy feeling.

After looking around and kicking the "walls" around to feel the hardness, Gordon had a look of satisfaction on his face.

Alva was right; this was a natural place to set up camp.

Although it is a bit troublesome to clean up, even if it is cleaned, if it is not taken care of for a period of time, it will soon become overgrown with weeds.

But it's safe enough here and secluded enough.

In a dense forest full of dangers, it is not easy to find such a safe place.

"Okay!"

Gordon slapped Alva on the arm so hard that he staggered.

"Hurry up and mark this place on the map, then go back and bring the tents and campfire stands, and then put a little effort into clearing away the weeds and shrubs, and the camp will be ready!

By the way, where are we now? "

Alva unfolded his huge notebook, filled with small and large notes.

The words, pictures, and simple signs were mixed together in a mess, and only he could understand it. If it were anyone else, he would be able to roughly make out the outline of an island, even if he has sharp eyes.

This is a half-finished map that has not yet compiled the information.

“This island is roughly in the shape of an equilateral triangle, and the island reef where the Blue Star is docked is located directly south of the island.

If we are now, we are probably here, east of the waist of the triangle. "

"Very good. From here, the distance to all areas of the island is not too far. From now on, we will call this East Camp." Gordon nodded with satisfaction.

"OK."

Alva marked a triangle symbolizing the camp on the map with intricate lines and marked it with the words "Eastern Camp".

Gordon asked again: "How is the map drawing progress now?"

"If you are referring to the kind of map that is 'almost usable', it is probably less than 40% completed. According to the efficiency of the past few days, it will still take three or four days.

But it can only be said that a more detailed map, including various mineral veins and resource collection point information, is still far away. "

"As long as it works, let's continue."

Gordon was about to call the pterosaur and take off again, but Alva quickly stopped, "Wait a minute! To make a map that can be used normally, it is not enough to just scan the area with aerial reconnaissance."

Gordon looked suspicious, a little distrustful of this person.

Alva explained helplessly: "The vegetation around here is too dense, even worse than the core area of ​​the ancient tree forest.

Aerial reconnaissance can only see large areas of tree crowns, and the terrain cannot be clearly seen at all, so it must be confirmed from the ground. "

"All right."

Gordon knew that Alva would be a little confused when he encountered something he was interested in, but when it came to business, he would not be careless.

While carefully folding those notes into the notebook, then closing the notebook and putting it away, Alva said:

"It's a pity that we don't have tooth hounds, otherwise the investigation efficiency can be improved a lot. In this complex terrain environment, tooth hounds are easier to use than pterosaurs."

"Meow?" Piglet tilted his head and looked at him, "Do you need the mobility of a tooth hound, or the sense of smell, or the combat ability, meow?"

"Of course it's mobility, sense of smell and combat ability, aren't you two?"

"Then there is a way, meow."

Pork Chop sat down on the spot, buried his head in the package and rummaged around for a while, and finally found a small ceramic whistle.

"Is this the flute that calls for the Strange Face Tribe? Or is it the flute that calls for Detel?" Gordon asked curiously.

"Both are not meows. Although they are both whistles, they look completely different. And those two whistles are made of bone. This one is Tao's meow!"

"Uh, so, what is this used for?"

"Watch it, meow!"

Pig Chop took the pottery whistle and went to the entrance and exit of the camp, blowing hard.

The pottery whistle made a strange "xiaxia" sound.

"Huh?" Alva came to Pig Chops and said in surprise: "This seems to be the sound of a small toothed beast screaming?"

Pork Chop didn't respond to him immediately and continued to blow.

Soon, a response came from deep in the jungle.

Several khaki-colored thieves poked their heads out from the bushes.

"It's really a thief dragon. Did you learn this trick from Detel?"

Alva stared curiously at the few thiefosaurs that did not dare to approach, but were not hostile. "I remember that wild Deter would establish a very close cooperative relationship with small toothed beasts such as thiefosaurs and cat lizards. Coming."

"Yes, meow!" Pork Chop put his hands on his hips.

Then he scratched and touched the necks of several thief dragons here and there. The thief dragons quickly relaxed their vigilance and lay down.

Pig Chop turned around and explained: "If you are an experienced Deter hunter, you can imitate this sound directly with your throat.

They can even emit a variety of different sounds, allowing the thieves to accurately understand their intentions and even help them fight. "

"When did you learn this?" Gordon looked strange.

These things are simple to say, but no one has started with them, and they are not easy to learn.

Not long after arriving in the New World, I tried pork chop, but unfortunately I didn’t learn how to make it.

At that time, I either couldn't summon the thief dragon, or it didn't obey me when I summoned it, so I didn't waste more time on it.

When did I pick it up again?

Pork Chop said awkwardly: "It was Yu Zi who taught me, meow. It told me that the sound I imitated was wrong, meow, so I got this ocarina meow.

If I use this ocarina, I can't give complex commands to the thief dragon, but it's still easy to gain their friendship meow."

"Tsk tsk tsk." Gordon made a deliberate click of his tongue.

Pork Chop, who was a little thin-skinned, shook his ears, turned his head, and ignored Gordon's ridicule.

"Just lie on the backs of these dragons, they will lead us."

Alva, who was brave and curious, climbed up immediately, "Wow, they really won't attack us, can dragons be so docile?

By the way, how should we command them specifically?"

"I don't know."

Gordon and the others were stunned, "What does 'I don't know' mean?"

"It means literally!" Pork Chop said angrily, "Yu Zi didn't have time to teach me those things before this mission started.

I can only learn from it after I go back this time."

Alva, who was lying on the back of the dragon, looked back in surprise, "What should I do? It's useless just to be able to ride on it?"

"I'll give a signal later, they will walk by themselves, but I can't control where they will go in the end.

Anyway, isn't our purpose to walk around here and confirm the terrain? Just let them run around."

"Well, that's fine, at least it's faster than walking." Alva put on goggles and twisted his body eagerly.

Gordon's expression became awkward.

"Hey, Pork Chop, I forgot to tell you something."

"What meow?" Pork Chop looked at him warily.

"Well, after this mission, you may not see Yu Zi for a short time."

Gordon covered his face, "The guild headquarters called for hunters to come back for help, and Az, the slacker, must be on the list.

Yu Zi will probably follow Az back to the Old World."

"Meow meow meow?!"

(P.S. Why did I ride here--because the author found out that I could ride after entering the Gathering Demon Land.

Some readers care more, so I will emphasize that the plot does not clearly state whether the Gathering Demon Land is a mountain or an island.

I personally think that from the CG screen and other aspects, it looks like an island (at least similar to Dalian).

You can understand that this is a setting in the book, not completely representing the official setting. I hope the official can complete this information later.