Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1250 Bad News from the Stars
The mission to contact the Beast Clan was completed smoothly.

Not only did Gordon establish communication and gain the friendship of the Beast Clan, but he and his companions also received some "rescue smoke signals" as gifts.

No one knows what these black lumps are made of, and they smell bad.

After sniffing it carefully, Pig Chop said that in addition to the cedar rosin and sulfur, which are combustion aids, there seemed to be ice jackal feces.
Gordon had the urge to throw it away at that moment, but he finally kept it.

To put it simply, this thing is the "flare" of the Beast Clan. Once it is ignited, a conspicuous column of smoke will rise.

When the nearby beast tribe sees this, they will immediately come to help.

Although, for a monster that Gordon and the others find difficult to deal with, it would most likely be useless even if the Beast Clan were called over.

But this symbolizes the "friendship of the Beast Clan" after all. They all like these cute and powerful little guys, so naturally they are reluctant to throw them away.

In addition to the frowning "rescue smoke", there are also some new gains for pork chops.

The Beastmen taught it how to call the ice jackals, make friends with them, and even ride on them.

I haven't really tried it yet, but I plan to try it in the snow forest when I have time. It should be similar to the method used by the insect cage clan in the ancient tree forest to control the thief dragon?
If successful, it will be much easier to move in the snow in the future.

However, is there really an ice jackal that can carry Gordon?
Unlike Gordon and his two companions who returned to the Yuechen base in high spirits and with rosy faces, Hayata and his companions who returned a day later all had pale faces.

I was tired and even cold.

The first thing they did after returning to the Yuechen base was to go to Grandma Cat's house to have a real hot meal, and then go into the hot spring pool for a good soak.

Finally, the coldness that penetrated into my bones was removed.

The two groups met in the hot spring tavern, which had just been topped off and hadn't even had time to install doors and windows, and exchanged their experiences.

Gordon also specially showed a photo of them with the Beast Clan and the roasted ice fish dragon meat that was bigger than the table.

Even the good-tempered Hayata couldn't help it and rolled her eyes at Gordon several times.

In any case, the three key tasks sorted out by the Institute of Ecology have been successfully completed, and we should be able to have a few days of leisure before new tasks come down.

Although Master Yuanye is old, he is a person who can't sit still, and so is Ai Bo.

The two of them dove into the pile of data at the Institute of Ecology, trying to find some clues about the "special stones".

Hayata plans to return to the Star Base.

The precious jade of the Wind-Drifting Dragon had been sent to the processing house immediately along with other materials. With the help of the Second Phase Group Leader who had outstanding craftsmanship, the highest quality ice-resistant protective stone could be created quickly.

After getting the protective stone, she will take the nearest airship back to Xingchen, and then she will be able to pick up her precious daughter.

After an in-depth study of the hunters' reports, scholars from the Yuechen Ecological Research Institute named the two special individual monsters encountered by Hayata and others as "Frost Wing Wind Drifting Dragon" and "Frost Blade Ice Fang Dragon" respectively.

Frost Wing is almost turning into a protective stone, so let’s not talk about it for now.

However, the scholars, led by the leader of the third group, showed great interest in the Frost Blade Ice Fang Dragon, which possessed super-standard frost energy.

Icefang Dragons are also distributed in the Old World, but similar individuals have never appeared.

It is worth exploring the reasons behind this.

So, they issued an investigation mission and recruited top hunters to conduct a deeper investigation.

The person who accepted the mission was Gene. Born in the snowy mountain area of ​​Vlasia, he had many experiences in hunting ice dragons and was the most suitable candidate in the eyes of scholars.

After Feng Ying heard about this, she shook her head and said that it was over.

The leaders of the third group are probably only able to analyze the reason for the old guy's mutation based on the materials.

Two days later, Hayata finally got the ice-resistant stone that she had been dreaming about for a long time.

Coincidentally, on this day, the airship traveling between the two bases arrived at Yuechen, but this time, along with the airship came a message from Xingchen.

bad news.

Previously, the headquarters of the Yuechen stronghold was an empty space with only a table.

When the wind blows, map files fly all over the sky.

Now we have finally put up a huge tent. Although it still looks shabby, at least it is not exposed to the open air and there is a stove for heating.

Gordon thought it was a good idea and decided not to build any buildings.

"Everyone is here, I won't waste any more words. The Xingchen stronghold has sent a call for troops to come. There has been an unusual disturbance of monsters over there, and even several subspecies of monsters that have never been discovered have appeared.

Xingchen is currently short of manpower and needs to mobilize some hunters to go back and help." Gordon said straight to the point.

"What should we do about the investigation into the Everfrost?" The leader of the Third Regiment raised his hand and asked.

"Not all personnel will be deployed, and low-priority investigations will be suspended."

The leader of the third group nodded slightly, "I understand."

"How many people do we need to transfer back? I need to adjust the arrangements for all aspects of the work." The leader of the materials squad also hurriedly raised the question.

"The commander-in-chief means as much as possible without affecting the basic operation of the Yuechen base."

The leader of the logistics squad scratched his dreadlocks vigorously, then grabbed a piece of paper, wrote and drew some numbers, and then spoke:

“There are currently seven high-ranking hunters and twenty-five elite hunters ranging from three to five stars at the Seliana stronghold.

If we suspend the exploration of high-risk areas, most of the top hunters can be recalled. First of all, Gordon, you have to stay. After all, you are the person in charge of Yuechen!"

".Okay, I'll stay."

"In addition to you staying in charge of Yuechen, at least one higher-ranked hunter is required as a dispatchable mobile force. The other higher-ranked hunters can be temporarily transferred back to Xingchen."

Gordon thought for a moment and said, "Jin left yesterday to go to the Frozen Canyon to hunt and investigate the Frost Blade Ice Fang Dragon. It would be too much trouble to send someone to call him back. So, he and I will stay in Yuechen."

"Of course. As for the rest of the elite hunters, at least half of them should be left behind. Food, furs, collection of various building materials, and escort personnel for the transport team are the minimum requirements."

"Well, then we'll leave three teams behind, and the rest of the people will return to the Star Base with the five top hunters." Gordon nodded and made the decision.

This is not a business transaction, there is no need to bargain.

"Of course, there are also editors. Now that Yuechen has suspended all investigation activities, most of the editors can return to Xingchen to help." Gordon added.

"I'll arrange the list." Alva nodded with a conflicted look on his face.

Should I go back to Xingchen? Or should I stay in Yuechen? I have more freedom here, but the investigation has been suspended and I have nothing to do. Many subspecies of monsters have appeared in the New World?

As expected! I better go back!
"Oh, there's one more thing." Gordon looked at the leader of the supply squad again, "During this period of time, the construction of the Yuechen base can be temporarily suspended, and the focus of work can be shifted to food acquisition and storage."

"Huh? Why?"

Gordon shook the letter in his hand and said, "The temperature in the New World has dropped abnormally, and the Star Base has also been affected.

Between the monster disturbances and crop failures at the Plant Growth Research Institute, the food reserves at the Star Base are decreasing at an alarming rate."

The leader of the supplies squad and the person in charge of the supply station panicked after hearing this, and they both ran around the table.

After taking the letter and glancing at it, the leader of the supply squad burst into a scream, "The food reserves at the Xingchen base have dropped to 60%?! Are you kidding! It's only been a short time!
No! I have to go back and take a look! Yuechen also needs to find a way to support some of the supplies.

Tomorrow, everyone go hunting for Bobo!"

(End of this chapter)