Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1368: Ancient Dragon Ferry Opens Again

“Oh—oh—”

In the temporary first-class cabin, the master held Muti in his arms and rocked him gently.

The old man was surprisingly good at coaxing children. The little guy had already fallen asleep, but the old man still refused to put the child down and kept humming a tuneless lullaby.

Gordon and Julius looked at each other.

"Master doesn't have any descendants, right?" Gordon lowered his voice.

Julius looked at him strangely. "Do you even need to ask? You know that Master has never married or had children."

"But the way he holds the child and coaxes her is surprisingly skilled." Gordon pinched his chin, "I can't even coax her to sleep that quickly."

Julius was silent for several seconds before leaning closer to Gordon's ear and saying, "Before coming to the New World, Master even asked someone for advice on this subject."

"Huh? Just for Muti?"

"What else?" Julius's always tense mouth showed a slight smile, "Master treats you as his own son.

When he received your letter last year and heard that Muti was born, he made serious plans to come to the New World to visit in person.

It was a pity that he had some other important matters to attend to and couldn’t leave. Master was lost for a long time at that time.

This time, Master took the initiative to ask to come here, so it’s hard to say there’s no reason for this.”

Gordon opened his mouth, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Perhaps, I should write a few more letters to my master and send him a few more photos.

"But thank you very much." Julius said suddenly without any context.

"Ah?" Gordon, immersed in self-blame and melancholy, was somewhat slow to react.

Julius's frozen face revealed a hint of helplessness and relief. "It's nothing special. Don't worry about it."

"Cough cough."

While trying hard to suppress a cough, the master walked slowly towards me, holding Muti in his arms.

He placed the sleeping Muti in Julius' arms.

Julius, who had never held a child before, took it in a hurry. The metal arm armor made Muti uncomfortable and he twisted his body and was about to wake up.

The master quickly picked her up again, opened his squinting eyes a little, glanced at Julius, and left.

Julius:"."

"What does the master mean? Ah, I kind of understand." Gordon grinned, and hooked his arm around Julius' shoulder with a chuckle.

"Brother, what's going on between you and Nadia after all these years?"

Julius' face turned serious, "We are partners."

Gordon curled his lips, "No wonder the master doesn't treat you well. Forget it, you should take care of your own affairs."

Julius rubbed his forehead with a headache and changed the subject, "Let's get ready in the next few days.

The investigation operation against the northeastern waters of the New World is about to begin, and the specific order will be issued tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest.

I have a bad feeling that this investigation won't be easy."

"Do I need a premonition for this?" Gordon crossed his arms, "Whether it was the warning from the ancient dragon people or the sense of threat that came from afar when we were confronting Mingbo Dragon.

It is almost certain that there is something lurking in the waters off the northeast. It all depends on how far the guild leaders and the commander-in-chief want to investigate.

So, is there any news that can be revealed in advance?"

Julius frowned, "In principle, everything discussed in that meeting is confidential information that is strictly prohibited from being disclosed.

As a Nine Star Hunter, you are qualified and should have attended the meeting, but why did you run away?"

"Ah? Which time?"

"It was the day we first arrived at the Star Base."

Gordon wiped his nose awkwardly when he heard this. "That time, I thought it was just a meeting, handshake, and some polite words. So there was something more important?"

"You guy, really..."

Julius shook his head helplessly, "Regarding this matter, the commander of the investigation team should tell you when the mission is officially assigned.

It’s okay to tell you in advance, but remember, it’s strictly forbidden to leak it, otherwise it may cause unnecessary panic.”

Seeing Julius' serious attitude, Gordon also straightened his face and said, "You go ahead."

Julius was not in the habit of keeping people in suspense, so he went straight to the point and continued:
"The Great Elders sent us here in a hurry and specially arranged for the professors from the Ancient Dragon Observatory to deliver the information related to the 'taboo', not just because of the warning from the ancient dragon people.

About a month ago, just a few days before the investigation team's letter was delivered, the Gulong Observatory sent an urgent report.

The ancient dragons scattered across the Old Continent began to move almost simultaneously."

"Ancient dragons across the entire continent?!"

"Yes, the entire continent." Julius nodded and continued:
"Scholars analyzed and compared the behavior of the ancient dragons in this anomaly and found that it was very similar to the ancient dragon crossing, except that the scope was larger and the activity was stronger.

Facts have proven that the Gulongdu phenomenon, which had been stabilizing, has erupted again, and this time the scale is unprecedented.”

"Something's wrong." Gordon frowned, "The cause of the Ancient Dragon Ferry outbreak has been investigated very clearly. The Dark Light Dragon released a special hormone that attracted the ancient dragons to the new world and their final demise.

We have already killed the Darklight Dragon, and even its corpse has been completely decomposed by scholars during autopsy. There is no possibility of its resurrection.

Could there be another Darklight Dragon in the New World?"

"It could be... worse."

"What do you mean?" Gordon demanded.

"The Dark Lantern is a juvenile, and this conclusion can be confirmed by its cocoon-breaking behavior and the results of the autopsy report.

If the hormones released by the larvae can trigger the ancient dragon crossing.

So can we assume that the person who caused this unprecedented ancient dragon crossing might be a mature individual with stronger abilities in all aspects?"

"An adult Darklighter?!" Gordon was stunned.

He had never dared to think about this before.

When the existence of the Dark Dragon was first discovered, everyone had the same thought, that is, they must not let this "giant baby" escape. If it was given the opportunity to grow and mature, it might be able to destroy the world.

After successfully hunting the Darklight Dragon, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they had saved this land and even the world.

Now tell them that there are adult individuals in the New World? !

"Dragon King" Gordon suddenly recalled the motto of the ancient dragon people, "Could the 'king' mentioned by the ancient dragon people refer to the adult Dark Lantern Dragon?
The juveniles have the strength to crush most ancient dragon species, so it is not surprising that the adult forms have become a 'taboo'."

"The professor came to a similar conclusion as you."

Julius looked at Gordon and continued, "In the ancient books and materials collected by the guild, there is a being called the 'Original King', but it is unlikely that he would come to the New World to cause trouble.

Therefore, the guild leaders believed that the 'Dragon King' of the New World should be another unknown 'taboo'.

Creatures that can be named "taboo" are all incredibly powerful. Ordinary ancient dragon species seem fragile and tiny in front of them.

Such creatures must be extremely rare, and even in the high-energy environment of the New World, it is unlikely to support multiple individuals.

Therefore, the speculation that the creature suspected to be an adult Hades Lantern Dragon that triggered a new round of ancient dragon crossing was the so-called "Dragon King" was recognized by most of the senior officials.

But this is just speculation after all, the truth of everything can only be known.”

“We can only discover it ourselves.”

Ps.
　I feel like the plots about the taboos in this world are pretty random.
　　The Grand Commander and the Dragon Hunters wandered to the Netherworld Valley. Ah! It was an adult red dragon of the Dark Lantern Dragon!

　　——Blue Star! Go get it!

　　The leader of the third group suddenly ran over and said that Balloon had discovered something incredible, and it seemed to be Suneo!
　　——Blue Star! Go get it!

　　The general ran over from the Old World, and Shulet's taboo awakened!

　　——Blue Star! Go get it!

　　In terms of supporting settings and plots, Zha Zha Hui is much more complete (covering face)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)