Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

It took Gordon a long time to skin the corpses of the Strange Face Tribe.

Hayata also ran to help under the instructions of Yamos, but judging from her timid appearance, it was obvious that she was not very accustomed to this kind of blood collection work.

Fortunately, the skinning of the Strange Face Clan is relatively simple, and the main task is to check their luggage. There is no need to skin and remove the bones. Otherwise, the girl who has just become accustomed to the bloody scenes will probably vomit it out on the spot.

Gordon's luck was still hopelessly bad. After searching through the corpses of a dozen odd-faced tribesmen, the "most valuable" thing he found was a half-eaten dried mushroom.

Gordon rolled his eyes and threw the pile of rubbish aside, taking only the fragments of the Strangeface Clan's mask as proof of the completion of the crusade.

If it were just like this, Gordon wouldn't feel too depressed. After all, "the Strange Faces only have garbage on them" is common sense to him.

However, Hayata, who was peeling monsters to collect materials for the first time, told him through his actions that you are the only one with a black face.

There were only two strange-faced corpses processed by Hayata, but with just these two corpses, she gained an enviable treasure.

She found a metal pendant on the neck of a strange-faced tribe. After scrubbing it away for a while, she discovered that it was an exotic gold coin in quite good condition.

According to Yamos, although the main material of this so-called "gold coin" is brass, it is also an antique in the true sense. It should be sold to a businessman with such preferences for a few thousand gold.

Just as Gordon stared at the exotic gold coin in the girl's hand with envy and jealousy on his face, Hayata took out a small piece of rough crystal about the size of a finger from the bag of the second Strangeface clan corpse.

Now even Yamos couldn't help but look over.

He took the rough crystal stone from Hayata's hand, looked at the structure of the crystal's interior against the sun, then pulled out the Shirazuru, and scratched the surface of the crystal a few times with the blade to check its hardness.

Finally, with a subtle expression, he handed the small piece of rough crystal back to Hayata's hand, and said in a slightly weird tone: "This is a brilliant crystal, um, or a higher level of pure crystal.

The only regret is that it is too small to be used as equipment material, but even as jewelry, its value is not low. You can keep it and make it yourself, or you can ask your uncle to find a jewelry craftsman to refine it and sell it.

It would be worth a lot of money to those noble ladies in the city."

Gordon: "..."

I bet this guy touched the corpse twice, and the harvest would be several times more than the total reward for this mission?

It was a sigh of relief, but Gordon had no intention of taking these two good things for himself.

The Strange Face Tribe did not hunt alone. If Yamos hadn't anticipated that the King of the Strange Face Tribe might appear and specifically joined the mission to help, he might have died in the forest this time.

He is not that shameless when it comes to asking for treasures or something.

But I’m still really angry!

"Damn it, is this the good luck of a novice! But I didn't find any good stuff back then?" Silently squatting next to the pile of garbage he had thrown away, Gordon began to mutter with resentment on his face.

"Luck is something that is destined by God, meow. It's useless to regret it, meow!"

The consolation of the pork chop's low emotional intelligence had no effect. Gordon grabbed it and rubbed it.

"Pfft~"

Noticing Gordon's playful interaction with Pork Chop, Hayata, who was admiring the charming luster of the pure crystal, couldn't help laughing.

She whispered a few words to Yamos, and after seeing the latter nodding indifferently, she trotted over to Gordon, who was holding a pork chop, as low as a giant mushroom.

"Senior Gordon~, this is for you."

Hayata smiled and put the exotic gold coin into Gordon's hand, "It's up to you to see it. I've been very lucky since I was a child. Let me share it with you~"

Looking at the ancient coin with restrained luster in his palm, Gordon was stunned for a moment, then stood up in a hurry, preparing to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Yamosi spoke first, "Take it. After team hunting, it is a rule to share the spoils according to merit. Most of these strange-faced tribes were killed by you. Originally, you should take the big head."

"But the king of the Qimian Clan is you..."

"The appearance of the King of Strange Faces is an accident and has nothing to do with the mission itself. The value of that piece of pure crystal is far more than that of exotic gold coins. Just accept it with confidence."

Yamos smiled and interrupted Gordon again, and steered the topic in another direction, "Should 20 odd-faced tribes be enough to conquer, right?"

Gordon still felt a little embarrassed, but he also knew that it was not appropriate to continue to refuse. He smiled at Hayata and finally put away the gold coins.

Then, as if to hide the surprise and shame in his heart, Gordon replied seriously: "That's enough. There are fifteen Strange Face Clan corpses here, plus the previous nine, it's more than enough."

"Very good, get ready to return."

...

The crusade mission, which was limited to one week, was completed without any danger on the first day. Gordon could not help but feel like it started but ended at the end.

It took them more than an hour to return to the camp, rested for a night, and left the hunting ground the next day, hitching a ride with a passing caravan, and embarked on the journey back to Minagard.

In fact, based on Gordon's past habits, if the mission is completed early and he is in good condition, he will choose to stay in the hunting ground for a while to collect some minerals, herbs and other materials, as well as settlement items such as specialty mushrooms.

Maximize profits.

However, he could also understand Yamos's decision to return immediately. After all, the King of the Strange Face Clan was still alive in this mountain forest.

Until the strange-faced clan's sacrifice is over and the king of the strange-faced clan returns to the mountains, this place is no longer suitable for activities for two-star hunters like himself and beginners like Hayata.

But he still couldn't figure it out.

Why did Senior Yamos let go of the King of the Strange Face Tribe when he had an absolute advantage?

In the truck returning to Minagard City, Gordon asked the question in his heart.

"I knew you would ask this question."

Yamos's expression became serious, and he even called down Hayata who was lying on the top of the goods pile teasing the pork chops. After the two young men sat down obediently in front of him, he continued:

"What do you think is the role of a hunter and what is the relationship between humans and nature?"

When Hayata and Gordon heard this, they looked at each other.

Is this a theory class? A philosophy class? Or an ideological and moral class?

"The hunter's duty should be to eliminate dangerous monsters. As for the relationship between humans and nature, it should be competition."

Gordon's answer was quite satisfactory. Yamos nodded and looked at Hayata again.

Hayata thought for a while and said: "The hunter's duty is to protect the survival and development of mankind. As for the relationship between mankind and nature, the competition mentioned by Senior Gordon is on the one hand, and there is also coexistence, right?"

A smile appeared in Yamos's eyes.

Obviously, Hayata's answer was more in line with his wishes, but Gordon's slightly more radical philosophy was not wrong either.

At least in this era when human activity areas only account for less than ten percent of the entire world, Gordon's concept is absolutely mainstream.