Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1240 You don’t want to report us, do you?

Alva's well-reasoned consolation cheered up Xixi.

If her previous mood was to be described, it was that she was looking forward to meeting Xiao Zi in the frozen canyon.

Now, she has begun to pray, praying that her baby will not appear among the group of wind-drifting dragons, so as not to be bullied.

In fact, Alva did not tell Xixi his true judgment.

Feng Ying and her team mentioned in their report that during the migration of the Fengpiaosauruses, an unknown ancient dragon rushed into the group of Fengpiaosauruses.

I don't know whether it is expelling or hunting.

As an individual of a different color, the purple wind dragon is too conspicuous. It is the easiest to be targeted and also the easiest to die.

There is a common misconception among hunters - mutated subspecies of monsters are often more powerful than the original species.

For example, the blue monster bird versus the big monster bird, the white one-horned dragon versus the one-horned dragon.

This is actually a typical survivor bias.

It’s not that the mutant subspecies are stronger, but that their living environment is more difficult, and only the strong are qualified to survive.

The purple wind dragon has been treated as a baby by the dragon since it was a child, and it is true that its development is better than that of ordinary wind dragons.

But when it comes to combat experience, it's hard to say, at least he is not optimistic.

But there's no need to talk about all this in front of Miss Xixi.

Born in Fenglong Forest, she has seen a lot of cruelty from nature, so she knows a lot of things even if they are not said by the mother.

Besides, who knows, the people of the Sea of ​​Trees might have some special animal taming skills. How could the Purple Wind Dragon be able to kill so many people even though it is not even an adult yet?
The Scribe team members are in a brain storm.

While trying to chew the frozen food he brought with him, Gale said to Hayata, "We have confirmed the nesting location and approximate number of the Wind Drifting Dragons, and our main investigation goal has actually been achieved.

What to do next, try to get both ends of it?"

After hearing this, Alva couldn't help but look up at her.

Facing the former's strange gaze, Gale suddenly remembered that this guy was not only a member of the Scribe team, but also a relative of a former Dark Elf and current Guild Knight.
"Well, you're not going to report us, are you?" Gail asked with a dry laugh.

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"If you don't agree, I'll kill you, okay?" Gail pretended to grab the crossbow.

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"You can't say that, meow." Xianglan, who was huddled next to Liefeng for warmth, spoke up, "If you want to say that, meow."

Then, it looked at Alva and said, "You don't want your wife to know either."

"Stop!" Alva raised his hand to stop Xianglan from continuing.

Many things are not a big deal, but if the cat tells them in a different way and Rania hears them, she will be in big trouble.

Alva rubbed his face vigorously and said through gritted teeth: "The number of these wind dragons has indeed reached a level that will have a negative impact on the local ecological balance.

Within the rules, don't go too far and I can turn a blind eye.

And, only this time!"

Gail and Hayata looked at each other and laughed.

The so-called "within the scope of the rules" is nothing more than "you cannot actively hunt large monsters outside of the plan, and legitimate self-defense does not count."

There are many loopholes in these rules, such as "pretending to be careless" to be discovered by Fengpiaosaurus, thus luring the latter to attack, and then "fighting back legitimately" or something like that.

If this practice is reported by Alva, it will not reach the level of a crime, but troubles such as fines, review, criticism and education, and confiscation of materials are inevitable.

However, since Alva agreed to turn a blind eye, there is more room for maneuver.

"How about two? We can limit the number of Wind Drift Dragons we hunt to two this time. This way, it won't have any impact on the population."

Hayata also made her attitude clear. She needed materials for the Wind Drifting Dragon, but she would not hunt crazily without restraint.

As for whether you can strip the gems from the two Wind-Drifting Dragons, it all depends on luck. If you are unlucky, just wait until the next time you receive the mission to hunt Wind-Drifting Dragons.

"Okay." Alva nodded. "But Miss Hayata, with your current equipment level, do you still need materials for the Wind Drifting Dragon?"

Gail smiled and explained the matter of the ice-resistant stone to Hayata, and Alva understood.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Ms. Hayata, the following statement has not been supported by enough evidence. It is just a guess for reference only."

Gale waved his hands. "Oh! We are not scholars. Why should we be so rigorous? If you have any suggestions, just tell us!"

"Well, Ms. Hayata, the materials you really need are Dragon Jade, Wind-Drifting Dragon Gem, and Wind-Drifting Dragon's Reverse Scale, right?"

"Actually, I'm only missing precious jade. I stripped it from Ni Lin when he was hunting the Fengpiaolong before. I have quite a few dragon jades." Hayata answered honestly.

Gale couldn't help but cover his face after hearing this, ".Listen to me, is this human language?"

"That's right. What I want to talk about is related to energy crystals like gems."

Alva folded his arms and said, "The so-called precious jade is a strange jade that is naturally generated in the monster's body. The reason for its formation is still unknown.

But there is a saying that the existence of gems is closely related to attribute energy.

There is a lot of indirect evidence, for example, the red jade of the fire dragon, when used on weapons, can greatly enhance the fire attribute ability of the weapons.

The Gem of the Wind Dragon and the Sky Jade of the Thunder Wolf Dragon both have similar effects.

On the contrary, gems have never been found in the bodies of monsters like the Horned Dragon, the Booming Dragon, and the Bone Hammer Dragon, which do not have any so-called attribute attack capabilities."

"So, it's true?" Gale pinched his chin, "But more than 90% of fire dragons don't have gems in their bodies, so they can still spit fire?"

“The fire dragon can breathe fire because it has an organ called the Flame Bag. Let’s put it this way, the existence of the gem is not the reason why those monsters can use attribute energy.

Only those monsters who are good at using attribute energy can produce gems in their bodies."

This was a little confusing, but not hard to understand. Hayata nodded, "So what you mean?"

"Let's put it this way. Let's continue with the fire dragon example. Although they are all fire dragons, there are some that are good at breathing fire and some that are not so good at breathing fire, right? This is an individual difference.

Judging from the formation principle, the probability of gems being generated in the body of a fire dragon that is good at breathing fire is higher.

This is difficult to quantify, and previous researchers have not conducted systematic statistical research, so its reliability cannot be confirmed, but I personally prefer to believe this speculation. "

Hayata understood now. "That is to say, I should try to hunt Wind Drifting Dragons that are 'good at using frost', so that the chances of stripping the gemstone will be higher?"

"That may be the case." Alva answered perfectly as usual.

"How can we confirm this? We can't necessarily fight every wind dragon and see which one's frost wind is the coldest?" Gale asked with a frown.

Alva spread his hands, "I don't know about that. I'm just providing a direction."

Xixi, who was silently drinking a hot drink on the side, suddenly raised his hand.

“You can tell from the appearance.”

"Huh?" The three of them looked at her.

I almost forgot, there is a dragon keeper here.

The butterfly-wing decoration on the top of the dragon's head shook, "There are secretory glands distributed in many parts of the wind dragon's head, neck, chest, and wings, which secrete ultra-low temperature liquid.

They use these secretions and the airflow created by their wings to form ultra-low temperature frost winds to freeze their prey.

Therefore, there will be traces of frost on the chest, wings and other parts of the dragon where secretory glands are concentrated.

If it is an individual who is good at using frost, the frost on the chest and wings would be more obvious and thicker, right?"

Ps.
　Everyone should be able to see that we are going to Frostwing.

　　Let me explain one thing here. In the game, Frostwing Winddragon will not drop gems.
　　However, the FrostWing is a special individual after all, not a subspecies. It is set to be an individual that is particularly adapted to the ice environment and is good at using ice.

　　So it makes sense to chase it to dig for gems, right?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)