For the next two days, Gordon and Alva got along quite happily.

The only thing that bothered him was that Alva was following him almost all the time, except for the working hours he was recording data.

Gordon knew that it wasn't because he had any strange personality charm, it was just that Alvar coveted the monster materials he carried with him at all times

Although most of the materials had been handed over to the caravan along with spare equipment such as the Blaster and the Refined Ore Set, and asked them to send them to the target village of Naguli, Gordon still carried some relatively valuable monster materials with him.

For example, the flame bag of the big monster bird, the gastrolith of the sleeping bird, and so on.

Iron ore, keel, big wild boar skin or something cheap materials, it doesn't hurt to lose a few pieces, but these "high-end goods", which one of them has to be distressed for a long time without him, and he can only rest assured if he carries it with him.

However, in the face of Alva's repeated pleas, Gordon relented and lent him the materials to study.

In fact, research is just a matter of holding a high-powered magnifying glass and observing it repeatedly, without worrying about the material itself being damaged, but this already makes Alva happy as if he was having a holiday.

For a trainee scrivener like him, there were too few opportunities to get his hands on the monster materials.

"Whew, it's really hot."

Climbing onto the deck, Gordon, shirtless, came to the bow of the boat, let the cold and moist clouds in the clouds take away the excess heat, and then picked up the water bladder and poured a few sips of salted water, and then exhaled.

Getting rid of Alva's "entanglement", he became idle again, so he took the initiative to take over the work of adding fuel to the fuel tank from Lao Hei.

The steam boiler that powers the propeller is located at the bottom of the pod and uses fuel from a special ore mined from the volcanic zone, burning rock carbon.

Burning rock carbon is not much different from ordinary coal in appearance, but the effect when used as a fuel is very different, whether it is temperature, energy density, or combustion continuity, burning rock carbon far exceeds the latter.

However, the sporadic veins of burning rock carbon are scattered, and the collection points are mostly located in volcanic areas where dangerous monsters are frequent, so the production is very low, and the price is quite high, and it cannot be used for daily heating.

However, the exceptionally excellent combustion performance of burning rock carbon makes it have a good market in forging, mechanical fuel, alchemy and other industries, and the supply exceeds demand.

The temperature in the boiler compartment is naturally high.

The heat in the cabin made him feel his skin and blood boiling, but after finishing his work, he gritted his teeth and held on to the blazing boiler for more than half an hour.

It is said that the temperature in the volcanic zone is comparable to that of the boiler room, and the core area is even better, and in this way, Gordon wanted to adapt to the heat in advance.

This method is actually a bit stupid, for volcanic deserts and other high temperature environments, there is a special alchemical potion called "cold drink", or alchemical drink can be used, can help hunters resist the heat.

But Gordon still enjoyed it.

The professor was always busy, holding a telescope about his height and surveying his surroundings all the time, while Alva was writing and drawing on a tabletop-sized map, using a complex script that Gordon couldn't understand.

In order to facilitate the professor's observation, Lao Hei deliberately lowered the flight altitude of the airship a little.

At such altitudes, the clouds are thin, and with the help of telescopes, even small creatures such as deer on the ground can be identified.

After a short break, Gordon took out the book and read it to himself.

The jaws of his friends might have been knocked off, but Gordon was surprised to find that he liked the feeling of filling his brain with words and useful information.

- "Archaeological Record of Lateau Volcano"

The manuscript was borrowed by Alva and belonged to the internal reading materials of the scrivener corps, which was actually a bit against the rules, but both the professor and the old black turned a blind eye and treated it as if they didn't see it.

He may not have needed most of the knowledge in the book about the ancient civilizations buried in the solidified volcanic rocks of Mount Latea, but he worked hard to keep the map of the ruins in his mind.

There is a chance to mine against this picture, and the probability of digging the talisman can also be high, right?

"Hmm, it looks like a hunter is asking for help?" The professor, who was holding a telescope to the side, suddenly spoke up and pulled Gordon's gaze away from the map of the ruins.

"Where?!" Gordon reached for another pair of binoculars on the shelf, and searched around, after all, he was also a hunter, and he seemed very concerned.

"At three o'clock the little lake, on the pebble beach on the southwest side of the lake."

The professor's quick and accurate description of the location allowed Gordon to quickly find the target location.

It was two hunters traveling together, waving vigorously at the airship they were riding, as if they were still shouting something.

"Think of us as hot air balloon observations, right?" The old black in the driver's seat seems to be very experienced in this kind of situation, "I hope we can help observe the whereabouts of the target monster." ”

Gordon looked expectantly at the professor, the old man was the decision-maker.

The professor didn't say much, but jumped directly onto the side of the ship, holding the binoculars and searching around, Gordon and Alva helping to search, but also being careful that the little professor was not blown down by the wind in the air.

After all, he was very experienced, and in just half a minute, the professor found a creature that was suspected to be the target of hunters in the dense forest-a tailed mallet dragon.

Based on the nearby trees, it is estimated that it is a large creature with a head and tail length of more than 20 meters and a pair of horns on the top of its head.

"It's Dopol Berk (tail hammer dragon)! It is a beast and dragon monster that feeds on tree branches and leaves and rotting wood.

Despite being a herbivorous monster, its rough, thick mossy skin and fat make it extremely defensible and very difficult to kill.

The tailed hammer dragon has a very violent personality, and will actively attack small monsters and humans that come into their sight, and its threat level is no less than that of the wyvern! Alva excitedly recited what he had learned from books.

Gordon's focus was different, the frame of his telescope moving back and forth between the bull-like horns of the tail hammer dragon and the giant tail hammer, wondering what he was going to do with it.

The professor had already begun to pull on the side of the mirror and began to give feedback to the two hunters.

"Tail hammer dragon, 20 degrees south-east, 3.5 kilometers away."

The two hunters, who had received the long-awaited answer, excitedly waved their arms again to thank the departing airship, and then plunged into the dark jungle and began their hunt.

The only thing a few people on the airship could do at this time was to wish them good luck.

The encounter with the hunters was only a small episode in the air journey, and the men soon returned to their respective posts.

Gordon, who had become idle again, held the pork chop that had come to the deck to breathe, and asked Alva for a piece of parchment, ready to trace the map of the ruins in the book.

Time passed slowly until a drop of rain fell on the tip of his pen.

(End of chapter)