Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 134: No Son of Destiny

When Ernest mentioned the village chief, Gordon suddenly realized that the village elder, who usually liked to join in the fun, had not yet appeared.

Just when he was about to ask the instructor to inquire, the short figure, less than his waist height, walked out from behind the big tree where Ernest was leaning on, leaning on a cane.

"Hmm, this big guy I've never seen before, who are you?"

The village elder's unusual way of greeting made Gordon's smile fall.

The old guy is pretending to have dementia again?

If he was not sure before whether the village chief was really confused or was always pretending to be confused, then after communicating with the village chief's old acquaintance, the professor, he was completely confirmed.

Pretended.

Gordon squatted down helplessly so that the village chief could look at him at eye level. He hugged his knees and said, "Village Chief, I have met the professor, so we don't have to go through the process and pretend to be stunned, right?"

The village chief tilted his head, looking like "I don't know what you're talking about."

Then he crossed Gordon and headed towards the large group of young girls gathered around Ancil.

The instructor coughed awkwardly, "This, this can only be said to be a hobby for the elderly."

Gordon stood up again and said helplessly: "I also hope that the village chief will help me write a letter to the guild and arrange a task for us to hunt the male fire dragon."

"Are you already qualified to be promoted to four stars?" The instructor looked at Gordon from top to bottom in surprise.

He had been surprised when he saw the strange bird suit before and guessed that Gordon had three stars, but now he was surprised again.

"Lucky, lucky."

Gordon chuckled and explained the advantages he had gained as a "two-and-a-half-star" hunter. In order to prevent the instructor from thinking that he was opportunistic and lacked hard power, he told the story of how he had successfully hunted General Sickle by sneaking away.

"How dare you run away?!" The instructor's eyes twitched after hearing this.

Gordon quickly waved his hands and explained, "Ancil escaped, and I went to rescue him!"

Unfortunately, I still couldn't escape the instructor's scolding in the end.

"Sneaking away is absolutely prohibited. It was easier to say that before four stars. After four stars, many monsters are far more dangerous than you imagine, especially high-level monsters. You must not try them before their strength is recognized by the guild. Do you hear me!"

"I heard you, I heard you. You won't mess around." Gordon said half seriously and half perfunctorily.

"I hope you really listened." The instructor said with a straight face, "By the way, you just said that you came back this time to hunt the male fire dragon?"

"Well, Ancil and I have made a lot of preparations for hunting together, and we are at least 80% sure!" Gordon quickly emphasized.

Although the instructor was not his biological father, and it was impossible to tie him up and prevent him from receiving the mission, he still did not want to conflict with the instructor if possible.

The instructor frowned and thought for a long time. He also knew Gordon's donkey-like character, not to mention that the latter was no longer the child who needed his care. "First, tell me how you prepared."

"Ahem." Gordon cleared his throat. He pointed at his strange bird suit first, "A strange bird suit that is reinforced with armor stones and has excellent fire resistance."

Then he pointed to the steel sword held in the arms of the workshop owner over there, "Exploding Knife Kai, after using the skill 'Takumi' to increase the sharpness, it has a blue cutting flavor and can easily break through the carapace of the fire dragon.

defense."

"Wait a minute, where did you get the 'craftsman' from?"

Gordon took out the protective stone as if it were a treasure. After learning the grade and effect of the protective stone, Ernest was shocked, "The protective stone I use is not as good as yours."

"And Ancier, that guy's shooting skills are very good, and his weapon, the crystal rifle, is very suitable for loading water-cooled bullets and ice-cooled bullets.

At that time, we will also have sufficient antidotes, flash bombs, and traps, which will come in handy whether for control or capture."

"It sounds like you are quite well prepared." The instructor crossed his arms and tapped his chin, reluctantly agreeing with Gordon's statement, "Boy, tell me the truth, are you really sure?

In fact, you don’t need to be in such a hurry. Even if most hunters meet the promotion requirements, they will stay at the original star level for one to two years. You are only twenty years old, so you can do it."

"Instructor, I'm sure." Gordon looked directly into Ernest's eyes and interrupted the latter's persuasion, "If we fight alone, I'm 60-70% sure of hunting successfully, and more than 90% sure of returning safely.

.

Working with Ancier, I am 80% sure of hunting the Fire Dragon and 100% sure of retreating safely.

I really don’t need to be so anxious, but the Fire Dragon is a threshold for me. It was the first opponent I lost to without any ability to fight back. If I don’t defeat it, I will have no intention of continuing to become stronger and challenge stronger ones.

opponent."

"Stronger opponent"

Gordon grinned and said: "I used to think that the flying dragon was the pinnacle of the world, but when I saw the power that rivaled the gods, I realized that that was my true goal."

The moon was at the top of the sky, the bonfires were gradually extinguished, and the villagers who had been busy for half a night returned home.

Anhil, who originally wanted to rent a room in a hotel, was dragged back home by Gordon and Pig Chop. As long as the house left by Gordon's parents could be simply cleaned up, it would be enough to accommodate three or four people. It would be a waste to rent an extra room.

Ernest was the only one in the entire Kokot village who did not go home. With a worried look on his face, he arrived at the door of the village chief's house.

To his surprise, the village chief seemed to know that he was coming and was standing at the door waiting for him on crutches.

"Ernest, do you know why I came late? At the banquet."

The village chief rarely pretended to be senile and confused. The moonlight was dim, and under the village chief's white eyebrows, his golden pupils shone with the light of time.

Facing the village chief's first question, Ernest shook his head without knowing why.

"Because I took the time to send a letter to the guild, sent by Peregrine Falcon, asking them to arrange a four-star promotion mission for me. As for the hunting target, the Fire Dragon is very good."

"Did you really guess the purpose of Gordon's return?"

"Do you need to guess?" The village chief twitched his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Don't you remember the words he shouted when he left two years ago?"

Ernest smiled bitterly and pinched the corners of his eyes, "Of course I remember, he said, 'When I'm strong enough, I'll come back and kill the fire dragon.' I thought it was just a young man's high-spirited joke."

"That kid wouldn't make such a joke." The village chief rubbed the head of his cane, "You know, an old friend of mine sent me a letter two months ago.

"Speaking of the child's encounter with the mist dragon"

"Encountered a Lanlong?! Gordon encountered an ancient dragon??!" Ernest, who respected the village chief very much, interrupted the former in a rare move.

The village chief glanced at him dissatisfied and continued: "Yes, the airship he was riding was involved in the storm of 'Tianjin Disaster'. The child pointed at Lanlong's nose and said that one day he would challenge it.

Hahaha."

"That boy"

"Are you trying to say that he doesn't know how high the sky is? No, that kid will stand in front of Gu Long one day. Maybe he will have to rely on him to solve the 'dark disaster' deep in Xiuret in the future."

"Aren't your expectations for him too heavy?" Ernest said helplessly.

The village chief was silent for a moment and said leisurely: "Human beings always subconsciously ignore some things around them, just like that child who always believes that you are a five-star hunter."

"It's not the same thing."

"Hey, no matter how powerful a legendary figure is, he has grown up from a rookie step by step, and the 'Hero of Kokot' is no exception."

"You are"

"alright!"

The village chief raised his cane and tapped Ernest's calf. His tone became slightly stern, "Don't mythologise the past, whether it is people, monsters, or civilization.

You humans always like to believe in the so-called 'son of destiny', which is just a halo added to it by later people. You must believe in these words.

Hey, did you know? That kid Gordon actually pulled out the 'Sword of Heroes'."

"What?!" Ernest's eyes widened and he almost jumped up.

"Really, it was when he was seven or eight years old, he peed on the 'Sword in the Stone' and then pulled it out, hahahaha!"

"." Ernest opened his mouth wide and was speechless.

The village chief laughed louder and louder.

"There is no inheritance of the 'Hero's Sword'. I, the 'hero', don't even know about it. To put it bluntly, that sword is just too old and unused. It is rusted to death in the stone. Even a child can pull it out after urinating.

come out.

If you don’t believe me, why don’t you go and pee?”

(End of chapter)