Chapter 22: The Taste of Youth

An Ran resisted the urge to draw his sword and cut down this dragon race, and asked in a very kind tone: "Do you want to see my strength......?"

An Ran, who was about to draw his sword and directly liberate his real name, was slapped on the head by Captain Hawke: "The anger of young people is not used to vent on their companions, Alex is just concerned about the safety of the brigade as a friend, but he is not very good at expressing himself." ”

"I've heard of your deeds, 'the lingerie hunters who protect Barbarre', captured a gang of poachers, and fought off the Sakura Fire Dragon alone......" Alex clasped his hands around his chest, completely unaware of how Enron was entangled when he brought up his black history.

"Isn't it true that everyone you meet in the future will mention 'underwear hunters', and let people not live?"

"None of that matters," Alex's tone suddenly became solemn, "I'm just asking you one thing, do you have the confidence to protect the caravan from all kinds of threats? You have to remember that everyone's safety depends on your strength, and if something happens to them, you will be fully responsible!"

"You have to work hard, or I won't be able to spare you!"

Under the guidance of Captain Hawke's eyes, An Ran could only helplessly put away his thoughts about drawing his sword, and then nodded to indicate that he knew, and then said something like "leave the safety of the brigade to me", which made Alex leave satisfied.

"Young man, be generous, then again, how did you get yourself to look like this?" Captain Hawke, who wanted to pat An Ran on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, withdrew his hand stupidly, even if he didn't have a cleanliness fetish, he didn't really want to touch the things that had been dried.

"Heh, hunting is so fun," An Ran recalled the scene of the juice splashing, and felt like crying, "Anyway, the commission has been completed, I'm going to take a bath!"

After returning to the caravan and taking a comfortable bath, Anran changed into new clothes and came to the open-air canteen to prepare for his dinner.

"You're the freshly harvested hunter of the brigade, I'm the shooter of the top team, Catherine," a huntress with a healthy complexion with a swarthy glow sat next to An Ran, and introduced herself very proactively, "Speaking of which, have you spoken to our captain? It's the blue, well, bitter melon face." ”

An Ran asked the cat kitchen for a barbecue rice, and couldn't help but laugh when he heard Catherine's introduction: "Poof...... Do you all call your captain that in private? The blue bitter gourd face is very vivid. ”

"Although his expression is fierce, he is not angry or unhappy, so you don't have to worry about messing with him," Catherine ordered a fried fish out of a woman's pursuit of figure, "Although he doesn't like to talk and is not easy to approach, he is not a bad person, by the way, the captain didn't say anything rude, right?"

Enron didn't say anything, but Catherine still noticed the change in his expression.

"Sure enough...... I'm sorry, that person is just too serious, if you cause trouble, I apologize to you on his behalf, forgive him. ”

An Ran waved his hand generously, and then tried to change the subject: "It's okay, shouldn't the top team go to investigate that black eclipse dragon?

"Oh yes, you've seen that monster too, it's very powerful, we're here to upgrade our equipment, after all, it's a monster close to the catastrophe level," Catherine praised An Ran for being able to escape under the pursuit of the quasi-catastrophe monster, "What about you, did the brigade come to Naganli Village to build something?"

"Boat, Uncle Whitebeard said he wanted to build a ship strong enough to cross the sea. "As for Captain Hawke's thoughts, Enron has always been incomprehensible.

"That white-bearded uncle who wants to cover the entire continent for his dreams is sometimes really enviable. 」

"Hahahaha! Captain Hawke is a very careless person, you must pay attention," Beate seemed to hear what An Ran said, and walked over to him and instructed, "Seeing that the people in the caravan are in good spirits, I can also complete the task with confidence, and there seem to be many more companions than before, much more lively than when I was here." ”

"In any case, the safety of the brigade is up to Your Excellency. ”

Beate's sudden bow made An Ran a little at a loss: "Ah, don't be like this, the uncle is very good, and the Kanban girl is also very beautiful...... Ah, no, heck, anyway, I'll protect everyone. ”

Catherine looked at An Ran in distress with a smile on her face, this boy seemed to be much cuter than she imagined.

"An Ran, the blacksmith has something to look for you, hey, why do you look at me so strangely?" Leah, who hurriedly ran over, called out to An Ran, who was scratching her neck, but the meaningful eyes of several people made her feel very strange.

"It's the taste of youth~ The old mother's heart is also beginning to move~"

“...... I'm done eating, let's go first," An Ran had a headache and peeled off the barbecue rice on the plate, and then quickly escaped from the open-air canteen.

"Oh, you're here," the blacksmith saw An Ran running in front of him, and put down the casting hammer in his hand, "The poisonous monster bird materials needed for shipbuilding, the old man of the dragon man said that they can't be bought on the market recently, and someone just said that they found traces of poisonous monster birds in the underground cave, so I have to trouble you to run again." ”

"Trigger the third stage of the main quest and get a reward of 30 Hypneosis points, skill "Insight"』

"Insight (Lv.1): Gain information on the target through observation and evaluate the target's strength."

"True Main Story 3: A Coincidental Material Shortage"

"Mission description: After restoring the vitality of Naganli Village, the leather of the Poison Bird was bought out at once, and as the only hunter in the brigade, you are obliged to take over the task of hunting the Poison Bird, which is really touching."

[Completion Condition: Hunt a Monster Bird (Try to keep the leather intact)"

"Reward: 15 Hypnos Points, Item "Starter Outfit"

"Okay, no problem. An Ran smiled and agreed to the blacksmith's request, but in fact, the small theater in his heart was constantly complaining.

"What kind of coincidence, doesn't this mission mean that everything is arranged? I just hunted ghost frogs and shadow spiders, and in the blink of an eye you told me that the leather of the poisonous bird was maliciously hoarded? White night, you touched your conscience and said that you were short of money? Monopoly is illegal, bastard!"

"In that case, I'll give the power of attorney to Leah's girl, wait for you to rest and go to her tomorrow to get it," the blacksmith picked up the casting hammer again, and said casually to make An Ran blush, "Young people should communicate more, love is really something that people miss." ”

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