Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1315: Barbecue in Exchange for Intelligence

With the mentality of "let's eat first since things have come to this", the hunters and hunting cats enjoyed a delicious meal of roasted pterosaur meat.

Even though the hunters had big appetites, they could only eat two of them. The rest were too big to fit in, but Gordon still ordered the pork chop to grill the third one and sprinkled it with a lot of unnecessary spices that the orcs liked.

The aroma of barbecue and spices wafts far away, becoming the best signpost.

Before long, several strange-faced creatures came over following the scent. They saw the message left by Pork Chop on the rock wall and happily came to the hunters' camp.

For various reasons, Gordon Pork Chop became quite familiar with the strange-faced people in the New World. Before they could even take out the tokens, these strange-faced people recognized them and danced with joy.

Gordon remembered the tricks Gail told them about dealing with the strange-faced people, and without even saying hello, he pointed at the barbecued meat that was cooked to perfection and smelled delicious.

"eat!"

Although there was a language barrier, the meaning was clear enough.

The strange-faced people cheered, gathered around the barbecue grill, and started to eat the food.

When the strange-faced people had almost finished eating, Gordon smiled and asked the questions they wanted to know - about the strange light and the thunder.

As indigenous people who have lived in this area for generations, the strange-faced people indeed know a lot.

After Alva's translation, the hunters learned that the thunder came from a "glowing big spiritual deer", which was undoubtedly the Qilin.

According to the Qimian tribe, the Qilin occasionally comes to this area, and there will be no danger as long as you don't provoke it.

As for the matter of the "strange light", the Strange-Faced Tribe gave a rather vague answer.

Of course, it is not that they intentionally conceal information, but they are not very clear in themselves.

However, there were also two pieces of information that caught the attention of hunters.

Alva translated these two sentences more directly. The first sentence is "The light appears high up, on the mountain tops, and sometimes in the sky", and the second sentence is "The light brings darkness and waterfalls."

The strange-faced people enthusiastically invited the hunters to visit their camp and said that they could mobilize their companions to help with the investigation.

But Gordon declined, saying that this was not necessary for the time being. If there was a real need later, he would ask them for it.

Carrying the remaining barbecue, the strange-faced people left happily, but it was a pity that they could not help their friends, and the little ones seemed a little regretful.

After the strange-faced people left, Gordon helped hang the other skinned and cleaned pterosaur on the grill, sprinkled spices on the pork chops generously, and continued to grill them.

Yu Zi's expression was a little subtle. He looked around. If he was not mistaken, the second group of guests had actually arrived.

It’s just that they are rather timid and don’t seem to be willing to show their heads.

Pork Chop actually felt it too. He reached his paw into the seasoning jar and rummaged around, then splashed out a handful of it.

It was more like the seasoning was sprinkled into the fire rather than on the meat. The strong and pungent smell of the spice filled the air, choking it and causing it to sneeze twice.

Yu Zi also meowed loudly, inviting him in the Detelder language.

In the end, I don’t know if it was the smell of grilled meat and spices, or the call of the fish roe that did the trick.

The two Detters, who had been hiding in the dark and secretly observing everything in the hunter camp, finally came out cautiously.

They carried musical instruments made of huge conch shells on their backs. There was no doubt that they were the Deter, a group of musicians.

Gordon was a little confused when he saw the two Detters cowering and ready to turn around and run away at any time.

Logically speaking, after the Grand Canyon was blown through and the roads to the central and northern parts of the New World were opened up, the hunters and researchers from the survey team should have come to the Coral Plateau quite a few times and should be quite familiar with both sides.

Why are they so alert? Is there some unscrupulous hunter who threatens and bullies them from time to time?
Yu Zi walked up to them and started communicating with them.

Then everyone was surprised to find that these two Detter could actually speak human language. Although it was not particularly fluent, communication was not a problem.

That's convenient.

Gordon invited them to eat barbecue with a smile, but the two Detters seemed a little hesitant.

"Yes, we need to do what?"

"For example, when we're fighting monsters, let's play some instruments on the side, meow?"

Gordon's mouth twitched, "No, I'm just treating you to meat."

The two Detters still looked unconvinced.

"Really, meow?"

"You're really not going to eat a mouthful of meat and then point a cannon at us and say something like 'You ate my food for nothing and you still want to run away?'"

Gordon: “…….”

Now you don't have to guess who that guy is.

No? You are so generous to the Qimian people, why can't you be nicer to Deter? !
After Gordon and his companions had to talk for a long time and got repeated assurances from Yu Zi, the two Detters who were playing in a group finally started to eat in small bites.

Seeing that they were a little more relaxed, Gordon coughed twice and said, "Ahem, well, there's something I want to think about."

As soon as he started talking, the two Detters jumped up as if they had been electrocuted and turned around to run away.

It was grabbed by the quick-eyed and quick-handed pig, and it was still struggling desperately, meowing shrilly, looking like it was in a desperate situation.

A vein jumped on Gordon's forehead, and he finally understood why Gale wanted to bully these guys.

Compared to the bold and forthright Qimian tribe who would fight to the death if they were not convinced, the Detels of the performing tribe were so timid that it was annoying.

If it weren't for the fish roe, he would have wanted to smash them in front of him with a big sword to make them quiet down.

After some effort, I finally calmed down these two timid guys.

"I don't plan to ask you to do anything, I just want to ask you something." Gordon said unhappily.

After listening to Yu Zi's explanation, the two Detters, who understood the hunters' purpose, felt a little embarrassed.

You and I started talking.

"Lightning is walking around everywhere, meow, but as long as you don't get too close, it's generally safe, meow."

"Don't go to high places, or you might get struck by lightning."

"If there's a strange light, it will appear at night, meow."

"Didn't Di Zi say last time that he saw meow on a rainy day? On the highest mountain, it was raining heavily, as if a river was pouring down the mountain, meow."

Alva took careful notes.

The Detels talked about a lot of random things, and by the time they finished, they were almost full.

Faced with these two timid yet shrewd guys, Gordon was a little helpless. He waved his hand and let them take away the leftover barbecue.

The two Detters carried the barbecue and left happily, making Yu Zi feel a little embarrassed.

Alva summarized the intelligence and said, "The situation is almost clear now. Qilin is operating in an area a little further south.

It is not recommended to operate on a pterosaur, as there is a risk of being struck by lightning. It is recommended to approach from the ground, observe the situation and confirm its status before leaving. "

Gordon nodded. "Let's do it from the ground. The distance is not too far. You can plan the approach and retreat routes."

"Ah."

Alva drew a line on the map, "Then we have the main target of this mission, the 'strange light'.

Both the Qimian tribe and Deter mentioned "high places" and "mountain tops", as well as "dark nights" and "heavy rains".

Coincidentally, the highest peak of the Coral Plateau is located further to the northeast and can be seen directly from here.

We first completed our investigation of Qilin and then returned to the camp to rest.

Judging from the weather, it will probably rain in the next two days. We can wait for a rainy night and then go to the highest peak to have a look.”

(End of this chapter)