Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1469 Stand up!

(In the previous chapter, when talking about the previous Nine Star Hunter, I forgot the master - I have corrected it, the other one is the tavern owner of Longliyuan)
"Is it because of the things in the ancient city of Shuret?" Gordon asked bluntly.

Ernest looked helpless, "It's fine now that there are only two of us, but don't talk about this in public, and try not to mention it to anyone, including Hayata, Ansir and the others.

If necessary, someone will explain the details to you in the future."

Ernest stopped here and did not directly answer Gordon's question, but he had already acquiesced.

Gordon nodded and asked no more questions.

In fact, if you piece together information from all sides, the answer is very clear.

There is some kind of monster lurking in the ancient city of Shulet. It is very likely a "taboo" that is more dangerous than the red dragon, and the main source of the ancient dragon unrest in the Old Continent.

His intuition told him that the skull found in the Lingfeng ruins that year might be related to that "taboo".

"Don't think too much. When it comes to those beings, curiosity is the most dangerous thing." Ernest reminded him.

"I understand."

Gordon knocked his forehead with his fist, as if trying to knock these thoughts out of his mind.

"Instructor, do you think there will be a day when we can fight side by side in the future?"

".I hope not."

On the way back, the two were not in a hurry and chatted a lot along the way.

Gordon did most of the talking.

"That angry Tyrannosaurus Rex is really powerful. We poisoned it in advance, but it was still very difficult to defeat it."

".They feed on other ancient dragons, hence the name Nergigante."

"Lavasandra really is like a volcano."

"At the end of the underground corridor, we found a giant ancient dragon called the Dark Dragon. It turned out to be a juvenile."

"The Golden City of the Brilliant Dragon, the magical beast from another world, Behemoth"

"An ancient dragon named Ice Curse Dragon changed the climate of the New World. Later, we found out that the culprit was another monster. We call it Earth Crying Dragon."

"These guilds are not allowed to talk about them, but you should be fine. That place is called the Demon Gathering Land. Both ends are forbidden."

In fact, many of these contents were mentioned in the letters Gordon wrote to him over the years.

But Ernest was not at all impatient.

When the two returned to the village entrance, it was already dark, and the adventure story about the New World came to an end.

Ernest didn't comment much, but just patted Gordon's shoulder with satisfaction.

The two men jumped out of the car and while carrying the large chunks of raw meat, they shouted and called on the villagers to come and help.

Just like more than ten years ago.

A bonfire has been lit in the small square in the village.

In this remote mountain village, there is no other way to celebrate except for everyone to get together and eat and drink around the fire.

Naturally, the dishes from the countryside are not as delicious as the meals carefully prepared by the chefs of Elu.

Or it can be said that even the cooking skills of pork chops are far inferior.

But Gordon just couldn't eat enough. The food was almost stuffed into his throat, but he was reluctant to put down his cutlery.

Ernest hardly ate anything; he was holding little Muti carefully.

The little guy was running around and was very active.

He didn't dare hold the baby too loosely for fear that the baby would fall, and he didn't dare hold the baby too tightly for fear of hurting the baby.

"She likes you very much." Hayata said to the old hunter with a smile.

"Is that so?!" Ernest smiled happily when he heard it.

He hadn't been this happy in years.

The little guy giggled and started moving restlessly again.

Ernest, who didn't know how to hold a baby, quickly put her back on the ground. He didn't even dare to hand her over to Hayata directly, for fear that something might happen when he was handling her.

Muti returned to the ground with his two chubby legs sticking up, refusing to sit down.

Hayata watched the scene with a smile.

Mutti was only one year old and couldn't stand yet. When Ernest let go of his hand, the little guy would sit down on the ground.

But what does it matter? As a mother, sometimes I am happy to see my children make a fool of themselves.

However, what she didn't expect was that the moment Ernest let go of her hand, little Muti took the initiative to stretch out his little hand and grasped Ernest's rough fingers.

With its support, she actually staggered to her feet.

"Huh? Standing up?!"

Gordon and Hayata stayed in Kokot village for two days.

Gordon found some time to chat with the old village chief, but it was a pity that the village chief was still in a state similar to Alzheimer's.

The communication between the two people was more like being teased by the old guy than chatting.

Ernest hung around little Mutti all day.

He let the little guy hold his finger and practice walking wobbly on the village road.

The villagers all said that he treated Muti as his own granddaughter, and he smiled and did not deny it.

When Gordon and the others were about to leave, the old hunter couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.

I repeatedly reminded Gordon and the others to send letters back regularly. The content of the letters was not important, the key was to attach a photo of the baby.

If he didn't hold such an important position, Gordon suspected that he would have gone to East Doruma to settle down and be with his children, just like Mrs. Sterling did at that time.

Bid farewell to Ernest, the old village chief and the villagers of Kokote Village.

Gordon and his companions boarded the airship and headed for the city of Minagard, which was very close to Kokot Village.

The straight-line distance between the two places is only 200 kilometers, but the mountains in the forest and hills are rugged, and many places can only be detoured. If you walk, it will take at least half a month.

It's not that troublesome from the air.

They set off early in the morning, and the airship landed on the airship pad at Minagard Port before noon.

Gordon paid the fee and the two men got off the airboat.

Minagard is the most prosperous city in the northwest of the continent. It has a well-developed transportation industry and many airships depart for East Doruma every day.

There is no need to spend a lot of money to have the airship follow us all the time.

The only drawback is that you have to carry your weapons and equipment boxes with you, which is a bit cumbersome.

Their armor and weapons are no longer at the "rare" or "uncommon" level, which is not a big deal in a place like the Star Stronghold where there are no real civilians.

If you were to walk around in a normal city wearing a [Crazy Pattern], you would probably scare people.
The weapons are better, whether it is Gordon's [Immovable] greatsword or Hayata's [Ice Spirit Blade], they are not too eye-catching in appearance and can be simply wrapped with cloth.

But after that, it’s hard to say what will happen to the equipment made with forbidden materials.

It is still unclear whether the equipment can be used after it is produced. Even if they can be "subdued", those things will never appear in front of ordinary people.

If you touch it accidentally, you might go crazy on the spot.

Although they tried to keep a low profile as much as possible, the two people on the dock still attracted a lot of curious glances.

Their unusual size and the cloth wrapped behind them clearly indicate that they are carrying weapons such as giant swords.

Without a doubt, it can only be a hunter.

There are quite a lot of hunters in the city of Minagard, so it’s not that you haven’t seen them before, but this profession is still a bit mysterious to ordinary people.

Hayata, who didn't like this kind of attention, hugged her daughter and urged Gordon to leave quickly.

According to normal procedures, they should register with the guild first.

But now is the holiday, so there is no need to be so strict with the rules.

So, the two people left the dock and went straight through the commercial area and came to the residential area.

Looking at the courtyard that was slightly different from what he remembered, Hayata was obviously a little nervous.

Putting her daughter into Gordon's arms for the time being, she walked forward and knocked on the still familiar door.

(End of this chapter)