Chapter 146: Ten Days Countdown (4.6k~)
Borrowing Xiao Xingyun's teleportation ability, Bai Chen returned directly to his home in the Xingchen stronghold.
Everything in the room is exactly the same as it was a month ago, nothing has changed.
Bai Chen took out the Poké Ball and released the caretaker in the ball.
"Fu~?" The caretaker looked at Bai Chen's room, "Is this everyone's home in the future?" ”
Bai Chen replied: "I'm still a second-class hut, and our hunter level will be raised in the future." Then we could have a better room. ”
Bai Chen handed the little nebula in his arms to the caretaker and confirmed with her, "You still remember what I taught you before, right?" ”
The caretaker nodded repeatedly, indicating that he had not forgotten.
"Very well, then let's go to the headquarters."
Now that Ai Guan and Xiao Xingyun have joined the team, Bai Chen must give the commander-in-chief a reasonable explanation, unless Bai Chen decides to let them be like the dragon who has been slaying the dragon, and only come out of the ball when they are in the wild.
Bai Chen thought about it for a while, and finally decided to blame Xiao Xingyun for all the abnormalities.
He would tell the Commander-in-Chief that Xiao Xingyun had the ability to travel through the world, and that the Caretaker was brought by Xiao Xingyun from other worlds, and then they met in the course of the mission, attracted by the Smith and his fellow world-class partners.
Nor can it be said that this is a complete lie.
After all, the little nebula does have the ability to open the space-time hole and travel through the world.
On one side, there are knights from the local world of monster hunting, who can travel through the world; On one side are mysterious creatures from another world that can travel through the world.
In both cases, the latter is significantly more acceptable.
Moreover, now that Bai Chen and Xiao Xingyun have become partners, then in the future, under the power of Xiao Xingyun, Bai Chen 'accidentally' strayed into another world, which is also very reasonable to explain.
As for whether the 'Little Nebula' would be captured because of his ability to travel through the world, Bai Chen was not worried about this.
Let's not talk about whether the people of the investigation team who have been reviewed will be unfavorable to Xiao Xingyun.
Even if someone is not good for Xiao Xingyun, as long as Bai Chen can pick himself clean. Then if anyone captures Xiao Xingyun, Bai Chen can also take the Extinction Dragon to rescue Xiao Xingyun back.
In addition, if you meet some powerful people who want Xiao Xingyun, Xiao Xingyun can also run away at any time, and there is no such identity trouble as Bai Chen.
Walking out of the room, Bai Chen saw a lot of familiar hunters on the way.
Bai Chen greeted them warmly, but they seemed to have seen ghosts, and their expressions were extremely complicated.
"What's wrong with them? I used to be so enthusiastic when I saw me, but now I have this kind of expression when I see me. ”
Some hunters who were not very focused made a strange cry and rushed in the direction of the Star Ship.
Bai Chen had good hearing, and he also caught the hunter's muttering: "Didn't you say that Bai Chen would notify everyone when he came back?" Why did everyone come in and there was no news at all? ”
Over there, Bai Chen caught the conversation of the other hunters again: "Shall we go and take the mission?"
"What's the panic? There are a lot of four-star missions, and he can't finish them. ”
"What if? Why don't we go and pick up a guaranteed mission first? ”
"It's not necessary at all, even if the four-star mission is gone, we can complete the five-star."
When Bai Chen heard this, he understood why these hunters' faces suddenly changed when they saw him.
Ignoring everyone for the time being, Bai Chen came to the headquarters with Aiguan and Xiao Xingyun.
The commander-in-chief had heard the hunters' commotion from afar, and he didn't have to think about it to know that it was Bai Chen or the Grand Master who had returned.
Seeing Bai Chen, the commander-in-chief showed a rare smile, he understood that as soon as Bai Chen came back, it meant that those hunters might work hard in the next few days.
Single-handedly smashing the entire group of hunters to death, such a feat that only this monster can do.
"Commander-in-Chief, master of swordsmanship." Bai Chen politely greeted the two seniors.
"Just come back safely, how is the mission going?" The commander-in-chief was concerned.
"Worthy of the mission." Bai Chen handed the information that the ancient dragons had collected for him to the commander-in-chief.
The commander-in-chief glanced at it and understood how detailed the investigation report really was.
"The task was done perfectly." The commander-in-chief did not hesitate to praise himself, he looked at Bai Chen's side and Xiao Xingyun, "These two are?" ”
Bai Chen quickly told the commander-in-chief the excuse he had made up in advance.
He had anticipated almost all the doubts that the Commander-in-Chief might have, and he had prepared all the arguments in advance.
Afraid that they didn't believe that Xiao Xingyun had the ability to travel through the world, Bai Chen also specially let Xiao Xingyun perform a teleportation in front of them.
With such ability, it was quickly recognized by the commander-in-chief and the master of swordsmanship.
"You've had a very colorful month's investigative journey, and you've come back with two more reliable partners." The Commander-in-Chief was sincerely happy that Ai Guan and Xiao Xingyun had joined, as long as he was not an enemy of the investigation team, he naturally hoped that the more partners he had, the better.
Temporarily solved the identity problem of Xiao Xingyun and Ai Guan Waiter, Bai Chen asked about the things he was most concerned about.
"Commander-in-Chief, regarding the Molten Mountain Dragon, has the investigation team already tracked the whereabouts of the other party?"
"No, I was about to tell you." The Commander-in-Chief took his baton and pointed to the map in front of him, "We have found traces of the Molten Mountain Dragon in the Great Anthill Wasteland. ”
"Finding traces means that they are still being tracked, or that they have already grasped the clear trajectory of the other party's movements."
"It's mastered. The capture of the Molten Dragon will begin in 10 days. ”
Bai Chen said secretly: "Is it finally about to start?" ”
Bai Chen had never really faced a wild ancient dragon so far.
"As the top existence in the monster hunting world, how powerful will it be?" Bai Chen was looking forward to going head-to-head with the Molten Mountain Dragon.
But at the same time, meeting with the Molten Dragon is bound to face great challenges, such as the Slayer Dragon, who has been following the Molten Dragon to prepare a big meal.
The commander-in-chief added: "In three days, I will issue a large-scale capture mission, and then the entire stronghold will be in short supply." ”
Bai Chen heard the meaning of the commander-in-chief's words.
He's trying to figure out how to brush up on the mission's mission.
"I see, I'll be able to complete some of the tasks in the stronghold in the next few days."
"I'll leave it to you."
The commander-in-chief never doubted Bai Chen's speed in completing the task.
After saying goodbye to the commander-in-chief, Bai Chen did not go to the Star Ship immediately, but went to the dining area on the third floor first.
There are now quite a few hunters here who are preparing to set off to complete their mission.
Bai Chen took the steward to find the chef of the 'Lynx and Weapon Pavilion'.
"Chef." Bai Chen called out the other party's name.
The chef finished the meal just in time.
He looked at Bai Chen and thought that Bai Chen was here to eat.
"Or is it the same old-fashioned 'big and filling' package?"
"Then give me a copy first." Bai Chen took the steward and sat down on the opposite side of the chef's stove, and from here you could see the whole process of the chef's cooking.
Bai Chen's cat rice skills are not a matter of one or two days.
In the past, because I couldn't beat it, I couldn't copy it, but now that there are chefs in the team, it is natural to let the waiter learn the skills.
To be honest, the steward's cooking skills are not at all weaker than the cooking skills, and even in terms of the taste of the food, she may be even better.
But cat rice is not a simple addition to cooking skills, making cat rice is like wrought iron.
What kind of ingredients are used, and how to match the ingredients to fully stimulate the characteristics and power of those ingredients, is a big question.
The essence of cat rice lies in how to deal with these foods.
The steward knew that this was her task, and she watched very carefully.
A 'large amount of full' set meal is completed.
The portion of this set meal is three or four times that of other hunter packages, and a package like this one, Bai Chen can eat more than five or six portions in one meal, not counting the Exterminating Dragon and the Thunder Wolf Dragon.
Bai Chen pushed the set meal in front of the waiter and Xiao Xingyun, and said to the two, "Try the craftsmanship of our top chef here." ”
The chef's skills are recognized by all hunters in the base.
Naturally, it won't be far behind.
Even Xiao Xingyun, who only liked to eat croquettes before, has eaten a lot of things.
Waiting for a set meal, Bai Chen finally spoke: "Chef, I have something to ask for, I don't know if you can teach this partner of mine how to deal with monster ingredients?" ”
Bai Chen has been preparing for this day for a long time.
The chef often issues hunting quests for ingredients.
As long as Bai Chen sees that it is a task issued by the chef, he will take it all without saying a word, and in order to ensure the freshness and integrity of the ingredients, Bai Chen will spend more time fighting with the prey, so as not to let those monsters lack arms and legs or something.
However, to Bai Chen's surprise, the chef only thought about it and rejected Bai Chen.
"Don't get me wrong, I just don't think I'm qualified to take in apprentices at the moment, and I'm just an apprentice myself."
Once a cat hunter turned cat chef, the chef knows exactly how much his craft is different from a real top cat chef.
"If you want to learn how to cook, I can introduce you to my master, who is now helping out in the third group on the other side of the Grand Canyon."
The third phase of the group
Bai Chen muttered.
The chef Bai Chen also knew that in the previous life game, the chef of the chef had already retired, but then the ice field was opened, and the new Yuechen stronghold needed a chef, and the cat grandmother went out of the mountain to resume the duties of the chef.
"Really?"
"The master's craftsmanship is not something I can compare, since I want to learn, I naturally have to find the top master to learn. I'll help you write a letter of recommendation, although with the master's character, she will most likely not reject you. ”
As he spoke, the chef brought a blank piece of paper and simply wrote on the paper that he hoped that the master would accept another apprentice.
At the end of the letter of recommendation, the chef stamps his own cat's paw print.
After folding it and handing it to Bai Chen, he said, "Give this to the master and her old man, and she should be able to teach your partner cooking skills." ”
Bai Chen took the letter of recommendation and put it away closely.
Solving the problem of loving the waiter to learn, Bai Chen also went straight to the fourth-story star ship.
Before he could go up, Bai Chen heard the commotion above.
Smack.
Bai Chen had just stepped onto the Star Ship area on the fourth floor.
The hunters, who had been noisy, suddenly fell silent.
This is followed by a very uniform inhalation sound.
The hunters, who were still hesitant, removed the order from the taskbar.
"Please hurry up and help me register!"
There was a palpable panic on the hunters' faces.
Bai Chen came to the back of the front desk queue unhurriedly.
Seeing that Bai Chen was obediently queuing, the hunters in front of Bai Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
The hunters who had just come to the scene after getting the news were all desperate when they saw Bai Chen.
Bai Chen's return means that those low-level tasks will be completed in a very short time.
The hunters who took the task were very remorseful at the moment.
There was once an easy task in front of me, I didn't cherish it, if God was willing to give me another chance, I would definitely not pick and choose!
"Fu?" The housekeeper sensed that everyone's emotions were very complicated, she looked at Bai Chen strangely and asked Bai Chen what he had done.
Bai Chen just smiled and didn't speak.
After waiting in line for nearly half an hour, it was finally Bai Chen's turn.
"Lord Bai, welcome back." Ella smiled like a flower, "Is your lord going to take on the task now?" There are also three more large hunting missions below four stars, five more four-star missions, slightly more five-star missions, and six more missions waiting to be picked up. ”
After Bai Chen listened, he first handed over the investigation task he had received before to Yila: "I'll take a look at the task for myself first." Also, please help me register the completed tasks first. ”
Ella handed over all the tasks of hunting large monsters of five stars and below to Bai Chen, and took the investigation task from Bai Chen's hands.
Ella skillfully confirms the completion of the mission.
Bai Chen also took advantage of this time to start checking these hunting tasks.
Among the tasks given to him by Ela, they were all subordinate tasks.
In addition to star ratings, missions are also divided into lower, upper, and G-rank tasks.
Missions with 1-5 stars are in the lower category, and 6-8 stars above 5 stars are higher-level missions.
Higher-rank missions can only be taken by high-ranking hunters.
And the number of upper hunters is actually very small.
The fifth regiment, which is known as an elite group, only more than 100 of the 500 people can reach the upper level, and most of them are still at the level of only receiving 6-star missions.
The G rank above it is also called the master level, which is a level that is absolutely unattainable for ordinary hunters.
The lowest enemies that a hunter of that level comes into contact with are ancient dragon creatures.
In the previous game, the protagonist played by the player was a G-position hunter in the story setting, and that was one of the strongest hunters who could crusade against the black dragon.
Bai Chen took a quick look at those tasks, the three-star and four-star missions were not much difficult for him now.
The only trouble is the five-star mission.
The enemies in the five-star mission are also strong and weak, the relatively weak Bai Chen can solve it alone, and some are slightly stronger, Bai Chen needs the Thunder Wolf Dragon and the Exterminating Dragon to cooperate with him, so that he can complete the task.
Soon, Ila helped Bai Chen confirm the completion of the task.
She saw that Bai Chen was still checking the task, and she asked, "Are you sure what kind of task you want to take?" ”
To everyone's surprise, Bai Chen actually pushed back all these tasks.
He said, "I want to rest more tonight, and I'll wait until tomorrow to talk about the mission." ”
Now there are still a lot of tasks waiting for him to complete on the ancient dragonman's side, Bai Chen has to see what kind of tasks are there, and then decide how many tasks he wants to take on from the investigation team.
Basically, he is the only seedling who can fight, unlike this investigation team, there are a lot of hunters who have no task to take over, and they have to compete with him for tasks.
Ella paused.
When everyone thought that Bai Chen was going to brush the task, Bai Chen suddenly stopped answering? Or is the number of tasks too small for adults to be too lazy to complete?
Ila nodded politely and said, "When you want to take on a task, you can come to me directly." ”
"Well, I'm in trouble." With that, Bai Chen turned around and left the Star Ship.
It's as if he's coming back today and really just coming to report on a mission.
It wasn't until Bai Chen got off the Star Ship that the hunters breathed a sigh of relief.
seems to be the aftermath of the catastrophe: "It seems that such an outrageous brush task is not so easy to reproduce, and you can relax a little more in the future." ”
In front of Ila, some hunters came up with the task registration form, and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"What's the matter, is it too late for me to quit the mission now? I've only been back for less than two hours, and I want to rest for two more days."
Ila picked up the recovery medicine, sighed, and said calmly: "It's not okay according to the rules of the guild~ Please come on to complete the task"
It's really painful to adjust the sleep time, and it's a little unbearable, and the remaining 2k will be made up tomorrow~
(End of chapter)