Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1484 Lost Again!
Passing through the incredible number of large and small aircraft.

The airship landed on the airship pad in Berna Village.

Before they even stepped off the gangway, the three drunkards took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.

“Inhale—, exhale!”

"Wow, what Gordon and the others said is true!"

"What's wrong with the air in this place? It feels like my lungs have been washed!"

“It feels good!”

"Kababa!"

At the airship landing, the chief researcher who was walking up to greet them couldn't help but smile when he heard their comments.

"That's right. The most delicious 'drink' in Bernardo Village is not wine or goat milk, but the mountain air."

Seeing that the other side was coming towards them, Ted and his friends certainly couldn't continue to stay on the airboat and "put on airs", so they all went down the gangway.

Although his status may not be as high as Babaka on a normal day, Makaoshura and the others still give Ted face in front of outsiders.

The two of them lagged behind by half a step, highlighting Ted's status as Captain.

But in contrast, tasks such as formal negotiations with others were also thrown to him.

The head researcher put on a warm smile and took the initiative to extend his hand and shake Ted's hand.

"Mr. Ted from 'Iron Wall', and Miss Maka from 'Flying Spirit', and Miss Oshura from 'Air Strike', welcome to Berna Village."

Maka and Oshura shuddered together.

As Alcohol is a top hunting group second only to Silver Edge, the guild will do a lot of publicity for them, and the so-called titles are naturally arranged for them.

Although these are all quite "conventional" titles, when I was visiting my relatives in Minagard, I was still teased by Maxine and my old friends in the gathering place.

This makes them feel embarrassed when they hear these titles from others.

Only Ted was thick-skinned enough, even a little smug.

"Just call us by our names," Maka suggested with a dry laugh.

The chief researcher's glasses flashed, and being very observant and communicative, he keenly noticed that the two ladies seemed to be somewhat unhappy with their respective titles, so he never mentioned the matter again.

"I just heard you mention 'Gordon'. Are you referring to the one from the Silver Edge Hunter Group?" The chief researcher asked knowingly, "Those people from the Silver Edge have a deep connection with our Dragon Calendar Institute.

One of our most mainstream hunting styles, the courage style, was perfected and established by Mr. Gordon."

Ted is tall and strong, with a face full of flesh and a big bald head. It is easy for him to give people a "rough" impression, but in fact, he is not lacking in experience in interacting with people.

Anhil even commented that he was the one with the highest emotional intelligence among the alcoholic trio.

Of course he could see that the chief researcher was trying to get close to Gordon and the others and himself, but it didn't matter. That was how interpersonal communication worked.

He shook the chief researcher's thin arm vigorously, and he also laughed and said, "We have also heard Gordon and others talk a lot about Bernard Village and the Dragon Calendar Institute.

Although this is our first time here, we feel very familiar with this place!"

"Haha! If that's the case, you must have heard of our Bernardo village's specialty, cheese hot pot, right?"

"Of course! I've been thinking about coming here to try it if I have the chance!"

"That's a coincidence. The welcoming dinner has already been prepared. Please follow me! We have super fresh prawns caught from the mountain lake this morning!"

The two of them laughed out loud as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Led by the chief researcher, they left the airship landing area and walked along the village road towards the village.

Maka Oshura looked at each other, shrugged, and followed.

There's a free meal, why not take it?
Although this welcoming banquet was served at a roadside stall, Ted and his two companions enjoyed the meal very much.

The huge skewer as thick as an arm is stuffed into the boiling cheese pot, stirred vigorously a few times, turned a few times, and taken out in threads, with the ingredients covered with a thick layer of cheese.

He looks like he's going to make you fat to death if not burn you to death.

The chief researcher who was accompanying them watched them eat with a smile on his face.

He had done his homework in advance. If the hunters who came were like Anshil or Amos, it would not be appropriate to treat them to these foods.

He also asked for a barrel of cold ale to drink.

What surprised him a little was that the trio, whose hunting group was named "Alcohol", did not drink excessively, but instead drank quite restrainedly.

This made him think more highly of the three of them.

After eating and drinking, the chief researcher took them for a stroll in the village.

When he was strolling to digest his food and arrived near the Dragon Shi ship's dedicated airboat pad, he "happened" to run into the three-member crossover team.

"Oh! You are here too!" The chief researcher said in surprise, "Let me introduce you."

The young female hammer put her hands on her hips, pouted her lips, glared at the head researcher in dissatisfaction, and interrupted him, "You didn't even invite us to the dinner! And you made us wait here!"

"Uh." The head researcher hesitated.

"Hee~! I'm just kidding!" The Hammer Master left the Chief Researcher behind and stretched out his hand to Ted, "My name is Yuna! The Seven-Star Hammer Master, a member of the Crossover Team!"

Two hands, one big and one small, clasped together.

Ted could feel that the other party was slowly increasing his strength.

Ted understood what the other party meant, grinned, and started to exert his strength.

Soon, the wrist armors of the two men made a creaking sound.

The chief researcher was about to say something when the blond crossbowman put his arm around his shoulders and said with a grin, "It's okay, this is how we hunters greet each other.

You can go about your business, and leave the reception work to us!"

The chief researcher felt relieved after glancing at Makaoshura and the others' faces and finding that they were also watching the show with a smile on their faces.

After apologizing to them, he left silently.

The "handshake" between Ted and Yuna lasted for nearly a minute, and finally ended with the latter voluntarily relaxing his strength and admitting defeat.

She shook her hands and muttered, "I still can't compare."

Ted chuckled, but he couldn't help feeling uneasy in his heart.

If his strength had not increased by 20 to 30 percent during the past few years in the New World, the outcome of this victory would have been uncertain.

"Wow, you are really strong enough to convince Yuna!"

The blond male light crossbow user gave a somewhat exaggerated salute, "I'm Lan Scratchy, a seven-star light crossbow user. Just call me Lan."

"Iliad, the Seven-Star Greatsword Master." The remaining greatsword master introduced himself simply in a calm tone that did not match the flamboyant appearance of his armor.

"Fork meow." Beside him, an Elu with a lazy look also spoke.

The alcohol team also introduced themselves.

Before Babaka finished speaking, Yuna asked impatiently, "Seniors! I heard that the hunters of the New World Ancient Dragon Investigation Team have all withdrawn. Are you familiar with the people in Silver Edge?"

"That's so familiar!" Ted grinned.

"So how does our strength compare to Feng Ying's? Do we have a chance of winning?" Yuna asked expectantly.

Lan laughed and said, "She has competed with Feng Ying countless times before, but never won. She has been training hard over the years and said she wants to find a chance to avenge her previous defeat."

Yuna kicked him away in anger.

Ted scratched his bald head and said, "Compared to that guy, I'm probably a little behind."

Maka also smiled and squinted his eyes, "And just a few days ago, Feng Ying was promoted to eight stars."

Yuna was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this.

Suddenly he held his head and howled, "We lost again!"

(End of this chapter)