Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 264 People Waiting

On the defensive position in the north of Lockak City, everyone's expressions were serious, even a little tragic.

More than an hour ago, the news brought back by the sand boat caused the Lockrack Assembly Hall to fall into a brief panic.

Although the battle between the fleet and the Lingshan Dragon has not yet been decided, everyone who heard the news can feel the difficulty of this battle.

The ammunition was exhausted, the Mineyama Maru was seriously damaged, and nearly half of the sand boat was destroyed. The battle group cut the safety rope to board the dragon, and the fishing fleet joined the battle.

Each of these sounds like terrible news.

It was the guild leader's words, "The fleet is fighting desperately right now, and the preparation time bought for us is not wasted!" everyone was shocked back to their senses.

Without any forced summons, the hunters in the city spontaneously entered the position.

Regardless of whether they are locals of Lockark or not, they are fighting for humanity at this time. If the Sand Ship Group is really destroyed, they will be Lockark's last barrier.

The strong man in charge of the fortress guerrillas was loudly lecturing the guerrillas and archer members who had completed their assembly.

"The most dangerous situation in the regulations has happened. You all know what to do. Show your backbone and don't let the hunters next door see the joke!"

In front of the position, the guild leader looked at the northern horizon and remained silent.

A staff member came over and asked in a low voice: "All the fighting forces in the city have gathered here. Do you want to explain the situation to the citizens in the shelter and call in volunteers?"

The guild leader was silent for a moment and shook his head, "No need for now. The opponent is an ancient dragon. It is difficult for ordinary hunters to be useful. Letting ordinary people go to the front line will only cause more chaos.

There should be enough manpower to carry the ammunition. You can help me pay attention to it later. If any chamber of commerce does not contribute at all, there is no need to appear in Lockark again."

"Hey senior, you are really strict!"

The man known as the "rich merchant" came to the guild leader wearing armor that was very characteristic of the Western Continent's ethnic groups.

This is an armor carefully crafted by the craftsmen of Shiki Kingdom using special minerals from the Mineyama Dragon as raw materials.

The famous work【Yamato】.

The guild leader gave the wealthy merchant a sideways glance.

"Finally willing to show up? I'm still planning to nail a sign on the city gate pillar starting next year if I can't see you tonight.

‘Shiguo merchants are not allowed to enter’, you won’t be able to buy a single piece of ore from Lockark in the future!”

"Hahaha how can that be possible!"

The wealthy businessman laughed and said, "Didn't I introduce two outstanding young people to come here before? We care too much about Lockak!"

The guild leader stared and said angrily: "How dare you say that? You sent someone all the way here for a missing weapon blueprint, and you still want to take credit for it?"

"You know everything?" The wealthy businessman smiled and didn't care.

"Pork Chops told me."

The guild leader snorted coldly, and just as he was about to say something else, he noticed a sand boat with a tattered hull speeding towards him in the distance.

The guild leader dropped the wealthy merchant and rushed forward.

The sand boat arriving in front of the position gradually slowed down, and Cessna jumped down from it, waving her hands, jumping and screaming.

"Success! Success! The Lingshan Dragon has been repulsed!"

The guild let out a long breath and quickly asked: "How to say it, how to say it? Have you confirmed that Lingshan Dragon has left? What are the casualties?"

"Repulse confirmed!"

At this point, Cessna's expression became serious again, and she lowered her voice and said: "The casualties are heavy, more than 60% of the injured are injured, and everyone in the battle group is injured, and the number of dead has not yet been determined.

In the Mineyama Maru, seven sand boats and two fishing boats lost their navigation ability. The leader said that there is an urgent need for Lockrack to send support to participate in search and rescue and medical work."

"I'll arrange it immediately!"

The guild leader loudly called several staff members and quickly arranged the response team and rescue work.

The personnel are all ready, and the response team will be ready to go soon.

Seeing that the guild leader had arranged all this, Cessna was about to say something, but when she saw the wealthy businessman approaching, she immediately shut her mouth cautiously.

The guild leader drove away the wealthy businessman like a fly, and asked worriedly: "What else happened?"

Cessna looked around and reported in a low voice: "What a bumper harvest! What a bumper harvest! Not to mention the catch of the fishing fleet, we have removed almost all the amethysts from the back of the Lingshan Dragon.

There are also various ores scattered everywhere in the combat area!

The leader asked me to tell you to quickly arrange for a trustworthy transportation team to go there and recover the crystals and ores overnight, and don’t let some people take advantage!"

As she said that, Cessna glanced at the wealthy businessman from a distance, and her meaning was self-evident.

Rich businessman: "?"

"Oh! By the way, the leader and Gordon also removed one of Lingshan Dragon's tusks. It was twenty meters long! We may have to send a camel team to drag it back!"

Cessna was chirping, and Guild President Mustache was very happy to hear it. The sadness after learning about the heavy casualties was much diluted.

"Arrangement! Everything is easy to arrange!"

President Mustache waved his hand to summon the leader of the fortress guerrillas, "What, just find any excuse and say that the guild has a secret operation or something, and we will be under martial law for one day after dawn.

Unless you have my permission, no one is allowed to leave the city! Especially those merchants with sand boats, please keep an eye on me!"

As he said that, President Mustache also glanced at the wealthy businessman from afar.

The leader of the fortress guerrillas followed the president's line of sight, squinted his eyes to remember the appearance of the wealthy merchant, and nodded heavily.

Rich businessman: "???"

After President Mustache had arranged all the matters, the wealthy businessman walked forward rubbing his hands.

"Ah~, senior, can you tell me? Is it this year?"

"right!"

President Mustache responded to the other party's guess without hesitation, with the shrewdness and cunning unique to a businessman appearing in his eyes.

"This year's harvest will be a bumper harvest, a super bumper harvest! Do you know Lingshan Dragon? Fengshan Dragon subspecies, a super rare and super mysterious existence that is much more powerful than Fengshan Dragon.

Special crystals rich in mysterious energy, various rare ores, and a twenty-meter-long ancient dragon tusk, more than you can eat!"

"If you can afford it, of course you can afford it!" The wealthy merchant rubbed his hands frantically, "The price is negotiable, so please give us priority!"

"Well, after all, Lingshan dragons are rare to see in a thousand years. Don't talk about you, um, I mean Shiguo behind you. Even the Hunter Guild Headquarters, the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau, and the kingdom are all very greedy."

The corner of the wealthy businessman's mouth twitched, and now he started to take advantage of the situation?

"If you have any requests, just ask." The wealthy businessman gritted his teeth and said.

"The fleet was seriously damaged. The most important Fengshan Pill was shattered into pieces, all the sand boats were destroyed, and most of the fishing fleet was damaged. It's hard for me, the guild leader, to handle it."

Rich businessman: "."

"The casualties among the crew were also very heavy. I'm not fooling you. When the rescue team comes back later, you will see that there are big holes in various pensions, bonuses, and subsidies." The guild leader said with a heavy expression.

Rich businessman: "."

"But this time, Gordon and the others you introduced have done a great job. I guess you have done a small job, but you can't treat them badly, otherwise no one in the ship group will agree.

Well, before we start formal negotiations, let me first see how sincere you are, how generous your rewards are to them, and then decide how stingy I am when I sell you ore this year."

Rich businessman: "."

(End of chapter)