Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1287 Are you going to hit me with your head?

Hayata walked down from the airship holding her daughter who was wrapped like a ball.

Although the ice-resistant stone had already been worn by my daughter, theoretically, little Muti would not get frostbite even if the swaddling clothes were thrown into the snow.

But as a mother, how can I be completely at ease?

It is still safer to wear thicker clothes inside and outside.

Gordon trotted over, hugged his wife, then took his baby daughter and started teasing her with a smile on his face.

Pork Chop, who followed him, also climbed onto Gordon's shoulder and put his cat face in front of little Mutti.

The little fellow giggled and stretched out his little hand to grab the piglet's whiskers, but it dodged him.

Mrs. Sterling also came up, holding Fufu's hand.

Fu Fu, who was dressed like a little bear, broke free from her grandmother's hand, rushed over and hugged Gail's legs, mumbling about how she played with the "colorful giant jellyfish".

Ansel patted his daughter's head, looked at Gordon, and said jokingly with a smile: "Isn't it very free to be alone here?"

Gordon gritted his teeth.

Forget freedom. Ever since rescuing the swordsmanship master, he hasn't had a chance to leave the base.

Now that the leader of the logistics squad and his men are here, I can finally be the commander without any worries.

"Wow!"

Ted walked down the gangway. The ladder planks creaked under his heavy armor and looked like they would break at any time.

It was his first time to arrive at the ice field. Looking at the snow-covered scenery all around him, he could not think of any suitable adjectives after searching his brain for a few seconds, and then he shouted something.

"So much snow!"

Maka pushed him from behind, "If you can't express your feelings, don't hold them back. Get off quickly, the road is blocked!"

".Fine."

Gordon glanced at the newcomer.

Feng Ying squeezed next to Amber and followed tremblingly. She was not wearing her [Ice Wolf] suit, so she felt a little cold.

In this way, the Silver Edge team is finally complete.

The alcohol team also arrived in full force.

Both teams of top hunters were sent to Yuechen. In addition, there were several teams of elite hunters. It seemed like there was some big operation going on.

Okay, let’s not think about that for now.

Gordon raised his voice and said to the people who came down from the airship one after another: "First, go to Grandma Cat's house to eat a bowl of hot stew, and then go to the hot springs to drive away the cold.

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to say, everyone, welcome to the ice field!"

The return of members and the arrival of more new members have injected new vitality into the Yuechen stronghold which has been silent for more than a month.

The technical team leader's large steam engine has already been built and is said to be very effective and powerful.

But the work had been stagnant before and there was no demand. Except for the time when the craftsmen cast the steel city gates, it had never been started at full power.

At present, the base is staffed and the work of each department has been resumed. The blower of the blast furnace in the processing room, the heating of the residential area, the greenhouse of the plant growth research institute, the power mechanism of the starter and other large machinery are all in good condition.
There are more and more places where heat and power are needed.

The old man and several of his Elu finally had the chance to fill the steam engine with coal and enjoy the pleasant roar of the boiling boiler.

After the leader of the logistics squad regained power, the complicated construction work of the Yuechen stronghold progressed in an orderly manner.

Just as Gordon guessed, the first thing the lady said after seeing the huge steel gate was.

--"Demolished."

The leader of the second group and the leader of the technical class talked to her for a long time.

They came up with all kinds of random reasons, such as "Steel piled in a warehouse is just steel, it has no meaning!" "Dismantling and smelting also requires a lot of manpower and resources!" "At worst, we can dismantle it when we are really short of steel in the future!" "The Frost Curse Dragon may attack in the future, and this may become a key line of defense!" and so on.

Finally, the steel city gate was preserved for the time being.

For this, Gordon was criticized by the supply team leader for not reviewing the supply list carefully before approving the start of work.

Gordon felt a little embarrassed and helpless.

Having never taken on administrative work before, he had no idea about the quantity of materials.

The leader of the second group began to submit a list of "3000 units" of ore requirements, and he responded intuitively.

Later, the construction plan was changed from solid iron doors to iron bars doors, and the material requirements were reduced to "1800 units", and he reluctantly agreed.

How could I know there would still be so many? It's a headache.
Finally, it was Ansel who made a good suggestion.

The commander-in-chief did give the instruction that "the Ice Curse Dragon may attack in the future, so strengthen Yuechen's defenses and be prepared for battle." This is also the focus of everyone's work in Yuechen during this period.

As part of the defensive fortifications, the steel city gates cannot be said to be completely useless, but we just don’t know what they should be used for.

Ansel proposed to use the steel city gate as the outer wall and build a circle of fortifications inside it to form a "city wall".

At the same time, a large number of heavy crossbows, artillery, and dragon-slaying spears were installed in this area.

For anyone who has lived in a big city, this type of structural fortification is all too familiar.

This is called "Battle Street".

As the first line of defense in the battle street, the steel city gate can still play a certain role. Combined with facilities such as heavy crossbows that can fire restraint bombs, it can prevent incoming monsters from easily leaping over.

The enthusiastic leader of the second group patted his chest and said that this was his original idea. It was only because of lack of manpower that it could not be realized before that he built a city gate first.

The technical squad leader was also very excited, clamoring to use all the new dragon-striking spears, automatic cannons, and rapid-fire cannons.

When the two old guys brought the list of materials for building the battle street to the leader of the supplies squad, the latter almost fainted on the spot.

As for the subsequent arguments and confrontations, Gordon had no interest in participating. He believed that the leader of the logistics squad could control these two old men who were full of good ideas.

The craftsmen worked overtime and the construction site of Battle Street was in full swing.

The transport team of the fourth group was also very busy.

No one can guarantee that the Ice Curse Dragon will not attack tomorrow. In order to save time, all the cargo airships of the investigation team were put into the transportation of crossbow artillery, crossbow arrows and shells, as well as dragon-slaying spear parts.

It will take more than a day or two to create these things from scratch. In addition, the ore reserves in the Yuechen stronghold are worrying, so the most efficient option is to directly transport the finished products from the Xingchen stronghold.

Thanks to the large steam engine of the technical team leader, the power system is ready. Otherwise, it would take a month just to install the dragon-slaying spear.

Hunters were sent out separately to go deep into the everfrost to search for and confirm the trace of the Ice Curse Dragon.

The investigation mission against the ancient dragon is very dangerous, not to mention that the Ice Curse Dragon is full of hostility towards them because of the previous battle.

Normally, lower-level hunters shouldn't be involved in such a mission, but considering the danger of an ancient dragon attacking the stronghold, they couldn't care less.

Feng Ying looked very relaxed.

She felt that there was no need for everyone to be so nervous, building battle streets and sending out large numbers of hunters for comprehensive reconnaissance.

It's just an Ice Curse Dragon, a defeated opponent.

She, Hayata and Aiden are all able to suppress the fight. Now Aiden has been replaced by Master Gordon and Ansel, a fully staffed Silver Edge team. Would you like to try?

Not to mention that there is the Alcohol Squad on Chenyue's side, Gale and Gene, oh yeah, and the swordsmanship master.

There are ten top-level hunters, and you're going to fight against Frost Dragon with your head?

Hayata is not as optimistic as her.

How big would the difference be in strength between a frost dragon from the Snow Country in the dry and hot volcanic zone and in the icy and snowy land where it is most adapted?
Ps.
　This plot will be quite different from the game, so the Ice Curse Dragon will not be scratching the door stupidly. It's just a joke, but the ancient dragon is not that stupid.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)