Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 102 Mining

Carsickness and seasickness usually get better as soon as you leave the vehicle, but this was the case with Anxil, who returned to normal not long after resting.

In order to prove that he was no longer in trouble, he deliberately set up a heavy crossbow and fired several shots at a certain protrusion on the rock wall in the distance. He accurately hit the target without even using a scope, and the impact point spread was not even as large as a plate.

Gordon was quite impressed by this level of shooting. Compared with familiar shooters, perhaps only Mr. Miles could hold him steady.

Ancil's weapon is called "Ore Crystal Nova". As its name states, it is an ore-based heavy crossbow made of light crystal and colored crystal as the main raw materials.

The seemingly slender and gorgeous crossbow body has a heavy texture that is inconsistent with its appearance. When launched, the crossbow bullets shot out from the translucent crystal crossbow body are like meteors and are very powerful.

After folding up the heavy crossbow and hanging it back on his back, Ancier glanced at Gordon with a slightly provocative look, as if he was asking, "How do you think of my skills?".

Gordon gave him a thumbs up.

Now that Ancil was safe, the two began to make final preparations before departure.

Since the purpose of this trip was not to hunt monsters, Gordon didn't bring many hunting props. Except for a few bottles of recovery medicine just in case, and a bag full of cold drinks, he brought almost nothing else.

Reducing the load is also to bring back more ores and materials.

Ancier is similar. Usually, most of the loads carried by archers when hunting are various crossbow bullets, arrows, and corresponding blending materials. However, the ammunition he carries this time is not too much, and it seems that he is ready to spare it.

Bags, what to bring back.

"By the way, what did you come to the volcano to collect this time?" Gordon asked, hanging the carefully sharpened giant scissors on his back.

Anhil straightened the folds of his clothes, "Didn't I tell you, I'm here to collect ammunition materials."

Gordon looked at him speechlessly, "Don't come here. I have never heard of anyone traveling so far to collect ammunition materials. The expenses along the way are enough for you to buy a bunch of finished ammunition."

"I prefer to use crossbow bullets made by myself."

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Gordon curled his lips. Since Ancil didn't want to say more, there was no need to ask further.

"Should we split up in a moment or what?" Gordon came to the entrance of the camp and pointed at the map in his hand, "I plan to go to a mine in the northwest to try my luck first."

An Xil hesitated for two seconds and said, "Let's go together."

Gordon smiled secretly upon hearing this.

If Ancil is really here to collect crossbow bullet materials, then he should go to places where the materials are concentrated, such as looking for red velociraptor groups to obtain "fangs", or looking for exploding fruits.

If he had a clear goal, such as searching for a special treasure, he would not accept the exploration mission with him, let alone be willing to act together.

Now it seems that there is a high probability that this guy doesn’t know what he wants to do. He is just a young master who just came out to relax?

What a mysterious guy.

Leaving the hunter camp, Gordon and Ancil walked through the underground caves one after another.

The terrain here is very complicated, consisting of countless large and small caves and tunnels. Most of the areas are even deep underground. If you are not careful, you will lose your way.

Fortunately, he brought a map, Gordon was thankful.

If the Metabe Jungle and the Thuletes Mountains are somewhat similar, the natural environment here at Latio Volcano is really completely different.

The pungent smell of sulfur permeated the surroundings, the sky covered with volcanic ash was gloomy, the sun could not be seen, and the scorching hot air made breathing a torture.

When Gordon and Ancil followed the markings on the map and arrived at the huge underground cave, they finally couldn't bear it any longer.

Red lava waterfalls flow down from the rock walls and converge into lakes, occupying most of the area in the cave.

The radiated heat wave will already cause a burning sensation on the skin, and if left for a long time, it may even cause low-temperature burns.

"Huh, how about a cold drink?" Gordon took two deep breaths and suggested.

An Xil took out a handkerchief from somewhere, wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Well, I'm going to get heatstroke if I continue like this."

Gordon took out a bottle of frosty white potion from his bag, drank it down his neck, and then the cold potion slid down his esophagus into his abdomen, and was eventually absorbed by his intestines and stomach.

A refreshing coolness spreads from the inside out to the whole body.

This alchemical potion, which is made from ice crystals, bitter insects and other ingredients, is not just a bottle of cold drink. It can continue to resist high temperatures and prevent heat stroke for hunters for a long period of time.

Compared to Gordon's heroic manner of drinking it down in one gulp, Ancier looked much more elegant, as if it was not a potion but some kind of fine wine or coffee.

"Does it taste good?" Gordon asked in a strange tone, looking at Ancil who was slowly "tasting" the cold drink.

"It's not that delicious." An Xil took out another handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth, and objectively commented: "It's quite bitter."

"Why do you feel like you are enjoying yourself?"

"It doesn't matter the taste. You have to enjoy the feeling of coolness slowly sliding down your throat."

"Hypocritical!" Gordon laughed and cursed.

An Xil corrected with a certified expression: "It's calmness and elegance."

Pork Chop, who also drank the cold drink, looked at the two of them helplessly.

Maybe because they are truly peers? I always feel that when these two people stay together, they become a little more childish than usual?

Pointing to a black rock wall that was solidified from lava and shimmered with a metallic sheen, Gordon took out a pickaxe and said, "There might be a mine there. Let me go dig and have a look?"

Ancier did not comment, but took the ore crystal nova from his back, showing by his actions that he would be responsible for the vigilance.

"okay!"

Gordon moved his arms, excitedly came to the rock wall, selected an area with the most concentrated metal flash, and swung the pickaxe in his hand vigorously.

"Qiang!"

The iron pick hit the rock wall, making a buzzing sound, and some fine rocks peeled off, but no ore was found.

Gordon was not discouraged and continued to wield the pickaxe.

As a sword wielder, he was naturally very strong. With the continuous hammering of the pickaxe, a crack was soon opened in the rock wall. Gordon remained patient and dug deeper according to the crack.

A few more minutes passed, and with a crisp "ding" sound, something slightly larger than a fist fell to the ground.

Gordon picked it up and after knocking off the gravel attached to the surface, he discovered that it was a piece of raw metal ore with high taste and could be used for equipment forging with a little smelting.

The slightly bluish luster in the silver was something he had never seen before. Gordon happily put it away and continued digging.

It took him nearly half an hour to dig through the rock wall where the small piece of magma flowed, and finally found two pieces of metal ore similar to the ones before, as well as a more ordinary earth crystal.

Seeing that there was no longer any value to continue digging here, Gordon put away his pickaxe and went to Ancil's side.

From the latter's mouth, he learned that this metallic ore with a bluish tint in silver was the so-called "pyronite", which was a higher-grade metallic mineral than lanchite.

It is also a necessary material to strengthen the Explosive Knife into Explosive Knife Kai.

(End of chapter)