10. Prelude to the hunt

There were many hunters in the fifth investigation team, and there were many more people in the entourage, but the number of the core personnel recommendation group did not exceed thirty, and only half of them were hunters, and the other half were the hunters' partner receptionists, that is, the accompanying researchers.

At this time, Alyssa's second-class cabin was almost crowded with people from the recommendation group, and there were nearly thirty people staying in the room of no more than fifty square meters!

Hearing Kelly's cheerful shout, the hunters immediately stood up.

Isn't that why they came to the New World?

Hunt, investigate, explore, discover – in the name of pioneering, they are monster hunters!

Since coming to the investigation base, it has only been half a day, and they already feel that they are about to suffocate! If you don't move your hands and feet outside, your bones will rust.

"Yo Si! Please command it as soon as possible, I can't wait! Russell was so excited that the nose of the plane was about to fly, and he was gearing up, and his little eyes were shining with glitter.

The other hunters also gathered around Kelly, clamoring to explore the deepest and most dangerous places.

"Well, everyone, please listen to me first." Kelly motioned for everyone to be quiet before continuing, "Due to the migration of the ancient dragons, the landform of the New World has changed a lot, and the ecology of the monsters has also changed, so almost all of the previous exploration progress of the investigation team has been lost, except for some of the previous habits of the monsters, everything needs to be re-explored. ”

"Therefore, everyone's task is very difficult!" Kelly emphasized one sentence in particular.

"Miss Editor, we are not afraid of any of this, just assign us the most difficult tasks!" A draped hunter shouted, and beside him stood three hunters in almost identical appearance to him, apparently in a squad of four.

The recommendation group is a team of two, with a hunter and a receptionist, but hunters can form their own teams. However, the number of people in the team generally cannot exceed four, which involves a taboo between hunters in the Old World, and it is said that a team of more than four people will lose manpower when going out hunting, so the Hunter Guild limits the number of people in the team to four people.

Kelly looked at them and grinned, "I'm relieved to see everyone so motivated!" ”

"Let me assign tasks to everyone now!"

"There are two main areas that we need to explore at the moment, one is the Ancient Tree Forest on the west side of the stronghold - you may have seen it; The other is the large anthill wasteland on the east side of the stronghold. ”

"We need to collect the terrain, the distribution of creatures, the types of minerals, the types of monsters, and the degree of danger of the two different regions, and most importantly, the traces of the molten dragon. Since the Molten Dragon landed in the New World, we have lost its traces, so we need to search for traces of the Molten Dragon in various places to deduce the direction and speed of its advance so that our research can continue. ”

"Therefore, I will divide everyone into two groups, one group will go to the Ancient Tree Forest, and the other group will go to the Great Ant Mound Wasteland, and everyone can think about where they want to explore for themselves······

"Of course, our priority now is to get acquainted with the local area, whether it's the environment, the monsters, or whatever."

"Receptionists should be careful that we record the information obtained by the hunters, summarize it to the ecological research institute in the circulation area, and then organize it into a task based on the statistics from all sides, announce the hunting tasks and remuneration to the hunters, and adjust the survey objectives at any time······

Kelly explained all the information to the others in detail, while Alyssa quietly walked over to Fichte and poked him lightly in the back......

"Before you go to investigate, be prepared. Medicine, weapons and equipment, rocks and some emergency items that must be carried with you can be resupplied at the Supply Shop and the Weapon Shop······" Barn instructs Alyssa on how to prepare for the hunt.

Alyssa's first hunt is conducted under the joint guidance of two seniors, one is the leader of the survey team who is familiar with the Ancient Tree Forest, Barn, and the other is Fichte, who tests her hunting ability, and the three of them will go to the Ancient Tree Forest together.

The two receptionists will also accompany them, but as receptionists, it means that they can't guarantee their own safety when facing monsters, and the hunter must be distracted to protect his partner.

"If you're ready, let's go now." Barn stood beside the pterosaur on the side of the mountain road and whistled, and a pterosaur heard the sound, and he hung his hook claw on the pterodactyl's claw and flew towards the ancient tree forest southwest of the stronghold.

Over there is the direction of the only remaining camp in the Ancient Tree Forest, where they will make their final resupply.

"Let's go too." Several people who confirmed that the supplies were correct also blew their whistles and flew into the sky.

At the end of the battle meeting, the sun was still hanging in the sky, and by the time Alyssa and the others arrived at the southwest camp of the Ancient Tree Forest on a pterodactyl, it was already dark.

The southwest camp of the Ancient Tree Forest is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and it is the place where Alyssa fell after leaving the back of the molten mountain dragon, the yellow camp tent built on a small clearing in a quiet environment, although the sparrows are small and have all the organs, and a few people have also brought a batch of supplies to store them as a temporary supply point.

After a simple light meal, the men began to make arrangements for the battle.

Alyssa and Kelly stood opposite each other in front of the tent, Kelly flipped through the book while carefully instructing the precautions, Alyssa listened carefully: "This is our first mission, we must take it seriously and leave a good impression on our seniors." ”

"Now let me explain the rules of the mission!"

"First, the task is completed by reaching the goal. First of all, we need to determine the target of the mission, conduct an investigation, and then make a judgment and decide whether to carry out a crusade······ The completion of the task is determined on the basis of the evidence provided. Do not do superfluous things so as not to damage the local environment and ecology. ”

"This time, the mission is to 'investigate the ecological environment of the raptor and carry out a crusade according to the situation'."

"Aibo should remember the thief dragon, the same small monster we encountered on our way to investigate the stronghold."

When she said this, Alyssa immediately remembered the scene.

At that time, they had just made the decision to take a detour to the investigation base, and the only way was between the roots and trunks of the ancient trees at the end of the plain, and the intertwined trunks and dirt and rocks formed a chaotic passage.

According to the maps left by their predecessors in the booklet in their hands, they barely managed to find the right path from the cluttered tunnels that led to nowhere.

In the middle of the camp and the stronghold, in a cave blocked by vines, they encountered this small species of toothed dragons that lived in groups. The group of at least fifteen large earthy yellow lizards the size of a bucket, small as more than a meter long and as large as more than two meters, with fangs and claws and reflective scales that indicated their danger.

When Alyssa and Kelly spot them around the corner of the cave, the little ones are eating around a mass of carrion that came out of nowhere.

Based on the principle of investigation, the two began to observe the ecology of the raptor group on the spot. However, the newcomers did not know enough about the habits and hiding themselves of the raptors, and were soon discovered by the thieves, and were pursued for hundreds of meters, if they hadn't accidentally hid in a pungent bush, it is estimated that a bloody battle would have been inevitable······

"Second, the use of supplies. Supplies are props distributed by the mission, including medicines and ammunition. However, our supplies are more procured in hunting grounds, which is an important reason why we need a lot of research and knowledge······"

Because this is Alyssa and Kelly's first mission, both of them are extremely serious.

Relatively speaking, Fichte's attitude was much more casual.

Barn and Kuro bet on which of the herbivorous dragons' thighs or breasts would be better, and Fichte and Saldin knocked each other's heads with the leftover bone sticks, looking at each other in a leisurely manner.

"Senior~ I'll leave it to you next~" The freckled girl with a bright smile waved her hand at them, and Alyssa on the side pursed her lips slightly, her eyes firm.

Nodding to the one-legged Kurlo, Barn beckoned to the girl with the sword on her back, "Have you brought supplies?" Then go, follow me. ”

Fichte stepped forward and patted Alyssa on the shoulder, revealing a faint smile: "Let's go, don't be nervous, the shining blue star will guide you in the direction of progress." With that, he turned around and punched the smirkling Kurlo, and followed the survey squad leader out of the camp, who had already walked away.

"Yo~ Is this Fichte's chosen inheritor? Do a good job, Uncle Ben is optimistic about you! ”

Carrying a huge ballista folded on his back and a thick book on his waist, Kulo limped forward, cracked a mouthful of big white teeth, gave a thumbs up to Alyssa, and then limped forward: "Hey~ You two guys, wait for Uncle Ben!" ”

Be sure to keep it up! Elisa, you too can be as admirable as Fichte's predecessors!

Fichte is famous, but it is not known whether he is admirable, but in Alyssa's eyes, he is undoubtedly tall and majestic.

Alyssa raised her hand and grasped the long iron knife behind her back, smiled at each other with her partner, and left the camp along the established route.

Alyssa's life as an independent hunter is about to begin!

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At night, the wilderness is empty and silent, the herbivorous dragons hide in the depths of the water and sleep quietly, and the blackened coarse coarse chickens jump up and down in the dim grass, only jumping in the moonlight.

The ancient tree forest is halfway asleep, and the nocturnal critters begin to frolic in the middle of the day.

Also active are the nocturnal predatory monsters.

Following the secluded path, Alyssa came to the hollow of the vine-strewn tree.

"This is honey, which can be combined with herbs to restore medicine, and the taste is even better!" Kelly was holding a beehive the size of a human head in her arms, covered in water, and a wisp of aquatic plants hanging from her head. Honey with the recovery medicine has been debugged, and it is the most able material to improve the recovery medicine, which can greatly improve the utilization rate of the recovery medicine, so that the hunter's body can be restored to the greatest extent in time.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up again, as if a herbivorous dragon who had been hungry for two days saw the rich pasture and flew forward happily.

"Ah, this is a needle fruit, and it's an essential material for making shotshots."

"Look at the color...... This mushroom seems to be called a paralytic mushroom, right? I don't know what it will do. ”

"Ahh It's a bone mound and a vein! Great, Aibo, your gear can start to be enhanced! ”

Kelly chattered non-stop, in this strange forest, it is extremely dangerous to expose herself like this!

Alyssa had to remind her to calm down.

At this time, Barn, who was leading the way in front, suddenly squatted down in front of a dark cave and whispered, "Look at this trace, this should be the lair of the thief dragon......