Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1378 Animal Companions
Following the vines and crawling into the narrow crack, the two people and the cat entered the oversized "tree stump".

It is filled with weeds, small trees and shrubs, as well as various types of mushrooms that are difficult to identify.

The expected smell of rotten wood was not present, but it did give people a messy feeling.

After looking around and kicking the "walls" around him to feel their hardness, Gordon showed a satisfied expression on his face.

Alva was right, this was indeed a natural place to set up camp.

Although it is a bit troublesome to clean up, even if it is cleaned, it will soon be overgrown with weeds if it is not taken care of for a period of time.

But it's safe and hidden enough here.

It is not easy to find such a safe place in the dense forest full of dangers.

"Okay!"

Gordon slapped Alva's arm so hard that he staggered.

“Hurry up and mark this place on the map, then move the tents and campfire racks here, and clear the weeds and bushes with a little effort, and the campsite will be ready!

So where are we now?"

Alva opened his huge notebook, which was covered with notes of all sizes.

The words, pictures, and simple symbols were mixed together in a mess, and only he could understand them. For others, they would be considered sharp-eyed if they could roughly make out the outline of an island.

This is a half-made map that has not yet had its information summarized and organized.

“This island is roughly in the shape of an equilateral triangle, and the reef where the Azure Star is docked is located directly south of the island.

We are now roughly here, slightly east of the waist of the triangle."

"That's great. From this place, the distance to various areas of the island is not too far. From now on, we will call this East Camp." Gordon nodded with satisfaction.

"Row."

Alva marked a triangle on the intricately lined map to symbolize the camp and labeled it "East Camp."

Gordon asked again: "How is the map drawing progress now?"

"If you mean a map that is 'almost usable', we have completed less than 40% of it. At our efficiency over the past few days, it will take another three or four days.

But as for a more detailed map that includes information on various mineral veins and resource collection points, it is still a long way off.”

"Whatever works is fine, let's continue."

Gordon was about to call the pterosaur to take off again, but Alva quickly stopped him, "Wait a minute! To create a map that can be used normally, it is not enough to just scan the area by aerial reconnaissance."

Gordon looked suspicious and a little distrustful of this person.

Alva explained helplessly: "The vegetation around here is too dense, even worse than the core area of ​​the ancient tree forest.

Aerial reconnaissance only shows large tracts of treetops, and the terrain cannot be clearly seen, so we have to confirm it from the ground."

"Ok."

Gordon knew that Alva would be a little crazy when he encountered something that interested him, but he would not be careless when it came to serious matters.

While carefully folding the notes into the notebook and closing the notebook, Alva said:

"It's a pity that we don't have a fang hound, otherwise the investigation efficiency can be greatly improved. In this complex terrain, a fang hound is more useful than a pterosaur."

"Meow?" Zhucho tilted his head and looked at him, "Do you need the mobility of the Fanghound, or the sense of smell, or the fighting ability, meow?"

"Of course it's mobility, sense of smell and fighting ability, etc. Aren't you two good at that?"

"Then I have a solution, meow."

Pork Chop sat down on the spot, buried his head in the package and searched for a while, and finally found a small ceramic whistle.

"Is this the flute to call the strange-faced people? Or is it to call Deter?" Gordon asked curiously.

"Neither of them are meows. Although they are both whistles, they look completely different! And those two whistles are made of bones, and this one is Tao's meow!"

"Uh, so what is this for?"

"Just watch meow!"

Pig Chop took the ceramic whistle, came to the entrance of the camp and blew it loudly.

The ceramic whistle made a strange "crackling" sound.

"Huh?" Alva came to Pork Chop and asked in surprise, "This seems to be the sound of a small toothed beast roaring?"

Pork Chop didn't respond to him immediately and continued blowing.

Soon, a response came from deep in the forest.

A few ochre-colored thief dragons poked their heads out from between the bushes.

"You are indeed the Thief Dragon. Did you learn this trick from Deter?"

Alva looked curiously at the thiasaurs that didn't dare to approach but didn't show any hostility. "I remember that wild Detel would establish a very close cooperative relationship with small toothed beasts such as thiasaurs and cat lizards."

"Yes meow!" Pork Chop put his hands on his hips.

Then he scratched and touched the necks of several thief dragons, and they soon relaxed their vigilance and lay down.

Zhuchop turned around and explained: “If it is an experienced Deterrer hunter, it is a cat that can imitate this sound directly with its throat.

They can even make a variety of different sounds, allowing the thieves to accurately understand their intentions and even help them fight. "

"When did you learn all this?" Gordon looked strange.

These things sound simple, but without someone to guide you, it is not easy to learn.

Not long after arriving in the New World, I tried to cook it, but unfortunately I didn't learn it.

At that time, either the thief dragon could not be summoned, or it would not obey even if it was summoned, so I didn't waste any more time on it.

When did you pick it up again?

Zhuchop said awkwardly: "It was Yuzi who taught me. It told me that the sound I imitated was wrong, so it got me this ocarina.

I can't give complicated commands to the thieves with this ocarina, but it's still easy to gain their friendship, meow."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Gordon made a deliberate clicking sound.

Pork Chop, who was a little thin-skinned, shook his ears, turned his head and ignored Gordon's teasing.

"Just lie on the backs of these dragon thieves, meow. They will carry us."

Alva, who was brave and curious, climbed up immediately and said, "Wow, it really won't attack us. Can a thief dragon be so docile?

So, how exactly should we command them?"

"I don't know, meow."

Gordon and the other man were stunned, "I don't know what that means?"

"That's exactly what it means, meow!" Zhuchop said angrily, "Yuzi didn't have time to teach me those things before this mission started, meow.

I can only learn meow from it after I return this time."

Alva, who was lying on the back of the thief dragon, looked back in surprise, "What should we do? Just being able to ride on it is useless."

"I'll give them a signal later, and they'll go on their own, but I won't be able to control where they'll end up.

Anyway, isn't our purpose to wander around here and check the terrain? Just let them run around as they please. "

"Well, that's OK. At least it's faster than walking." Alva put on his goggles and twisted his body eagerly.

Gordon's expression turned awkward.

"Hey, Pork Chop, there's something I forgot to tell you."

"What's that, meow?" Pig Chop looked at him warily.

"Well, after this mission, you may not see fish roe for a while."

Gordon covered his face, "The guild headquarters is calling for hunters to come back for reinforcements, and Az, the slacker, must be on the list.

I guess Yuzi will follow Azi back to the Old World."

"Meow meow meow?!"

(P.S. Why did I ride it only when I got here? Because I found out that I could ride it only after I entered the Demon Gathering Land.
　Some readers are more concerned about this, so let me emphasize it here. The question of whether the Demon Gathering Place is a mountain or an island is not clearly stated in the plot.

　　Personally, I think from the CG images and other aspects, it looks like an island (at least similar to Dalian).

　　You can understand that this is the setting in the book, and it does not completely represent the official setting. I hope the official can complete this information later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)