Regarding the fact that Pork Chop went to learn the art of animal transformation without consulting him, Gordon felt...
It feels good.
Pork Chop is no longer the rookie hunting cat that was scared away by the ferocious look of the blacksmith uncle when he first came to Kokot Village. Now his strength even surpasses that of most hunters.
However, the road of Bolt Cat with Bolt Bomb as its core has an end.
Unless you give up your identity as a hunting cat and become a researcher like a master craftsman, you can concentrate on developing explosive bombs with new structures and more powerful explosive formulas.
But it doesn’t want that!
When the long board cannot continue to grow, improving the short board is the best way to improve strength.
Cure cats? Fighting cats?
I was not torn between the two, pork chop, and decisively chose the latter.
It just so happens that among the hunting cats in Bernard Village, there is a magical technique known as "The Art of Beast Transformation" that can improve the combat power of fighting cats in a short period of time.
Learn from it!
More than a week has passed since the last time I hunted the giant beast and returned from Bokai Village.
Gordon and Pork Chop were a little itchy after learning the new moves. After a few brief discussions, they decided to take on a somewhat difficult but not so dangerous mission to get used to it in actual combat.
They ran to the task counter of Ryūliyuan, and with the help of the researcher who worked part-time as a receptionist, one person and one cat chose a task that was moderately difficult for them.
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Hunting Mission: Searing Blade (★★★★★)
Mission content: Hunting and slaying dragons
Remuneration: 25,000 gold
Mission location: Ancient Forest
Possible monsters: big strange bird, jumping dog dragon, big wild boar
Limited time: 10 days
The village chief of Bernard Village: I heard that the terrifying Dragon-Zhanping appeared again in the ancient forest. The Ryuuriin investigation team was attacked and suffered huge losses. Hunters, hurry up and hunt that Dragon-Zhanking!
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The ancient forest has a warm climate and rich resources, so the preparation before hunting is not complicated.
After receiving the mission, Gordon and Pork Chop checked the equipment, packed the necessary supplies and hunting props, and set off in the airship.
The entire journey was silent.
One day later, the small airship landed near the hunter's camp. After greeting the pilot of the airship and the flight attendant Ellu, Gordon and Pork Chop jumped off the airship and walked to the camp.
They had been to this camp two months ago, and it was nearby where they met the three members of the crossover team.
Considering the number of large monsters of Zhanlong level and the stability of the territory, the target they are going to hunt this time will most likely be the one from last time.
Just in time to continue the unfinished battle from last time.
With this idea in mind, one person and one cat walked into the camp talking and laughing.
As soon as they stepped into the entrance of the camp, their footsteps were stunned - there was actually a hunter here.
It was a middle-aged man with a gloomy temperament.
Gordon was surprised to find that he had never seen any of his armor or weapons.
This set of armor is made of some kind of ancient-looking black and red fabric, paired with many hideous monster skeletons, exuding an ominous aura from head to toe.
The weapon is even more strange, it is a two-handed weapon similar to a pair of swords.
But it is definitely not a double sword. The length of a single sword is more than one meter. Double swords are rarely this long, and in terms of shape, they are more like blunt weapons.
stick?
etc......
Gordon suddenly remembered that when chatting with the master craftsman before, the latter had said that in the remote border area, a weapon from ancient times had been restored.
This weapon is called "Dragon-Piercing Stick".
Due to the extremely high difficulty of use, only high-level hunters are allowed to use it.
Gordon didn't know what the dragon-piercing stick looked like, and the master craftsman didn't elaborate. He just briefly mentioned that it was a two-handed weapon like the double swords.
There are many types of hunter weapons, but there are only a dozen types in total. The probability of encountering a weapon of completely unknown type is really low.
In addition, the two elements of "dual-wielding" and "stick" can be matched, Gordon felt that this person should be using the extremely rare "dragon-piercing stick".
Noticing the arrival of Gordon and the others, the middle-aged hunter frowned and stood up from the campfire.
Sensing the other party's vigilance, Gordon did not continue to approach, but first revealed his identity, "I am Gordon, the great swordsman from Bernard Village, and I have accepted the mission of hunting and slaying the dragon.
Excuse me, senior, are you passing by? "
The middle-aged hunter's frown deepened. He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Gordon carefully, and then said: "I also received the order to hunt and kill the dragon. Show me your mission slip."
Got an order?
This statement made Gordon a little interested. He took out the mission document sandwiched in his hunter's notebook and showed it to the middle-aged hunter, but did not hand it to him directly.
The middle-aged hunter also realized Gordon's distrust. After a few seconds of silence, he took out a shiny metal badge, displayed it in front of Gordon's eyes for two seconds, and then put it away.
"Guild Knight?" Gordon raised his eyebrows.
Although the other party didn't show it for long, he could see the whole badge clearly.
Of course Gordon recognized the badge.
Only a very small number of hunters directly affiliated with the guild will obtain the status of "Guild Knights". Unlike ordinary hunters, they are official personnel and even have certain law enforcement rights.
His senior brother Julius is a guild knight. In fact, with his master's relationship, he himself can apply to obtain the status of a guild knight.
Compared with ordinary hunters, guild knights have better benefits and greater power. The guild will even directly provide them with some elite equipment, such as Julius's favorite "ace suit".
But guild knights must always obey the guild's dispatches, and their freedom is even lower than that of upper-level hunters. This can be regarded as the price of those benefits and power.
Gordon had played with Julius's badge, and naturally he could see that the badge was real.
What's more, pretending to be a guild knight is an extremely illegal act in itself. It will attract the guild to pursue you in the dark, and few people will do this.
"Are the tasks overlapping?" Gordon muttered.
This situation is not common, but it is not uncommon. Especially in a remote and independent village like Bernard Village, the problem of poor information communication is particularly obvious.
Just when Gordon was hesitating, the guild knight glanced at the sword behind him.
The middle-aged hunter was slightly startled, and then he took the initiative and said: "There should be something wrong with the preparation process. The mission goals of both of us are to hunt and kill dragons, and there is no conflict.
We can cooperate in hunting. I will report the matter to the guild later and there will be no additional impact. "
Gordon thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Okay."
Although personally he didn't want to cooperate with this mysterious and gloomy senior, but considering the status of the other party's guild knight, it was inappropriate to refuse.
The guild knight sat down next to the campfire again and gave Gordon a "come and sit" look.
Gordon did not refuse. He sat down opposite the guild knight, took out the food he carried, and started chewing slowly.
The atmosphere between the two of them was a little awkward. Pork Chop looked this way and then that, scratched his ears, and took out a piece of dried fish and chewed it.
Silence lasted for some time.
Gordon noticed that this strange guild knight seemed to be quite interested in the jet sword behind him and had already looked at it several times.
He simply explained, "This is a new type of sword developed by my master. It is still in trial use."
The guild knight looked at Gordon twice in surprise, "Are you Cambay's disciple?"
"Yeah." Gordon smiled and nodded.
There should be no problem with this person's identity.
The reason for this judgment is that there is an inconspicuous mark on the blade of the jet sword near the hilt.
This is the mark of the equipment manufacturing department of the guild headquarters.
There are many people who can recognize this mark, but those who can notice a certain inconspicuous figure embedded in it should be core members of the guild, or people who are familiar with the master.
——That is the signature seal of the master craftsman.
"Like This."
The guild knight nodded gently, "Your master and I are old acquaintances. You can call me 'Black Eagle'. Do you mind showing me that sword carefully?"
ps. The character Black Hawk was only mentioned once in the introduction of mhwi’s Black Hawk design drawing, and will be expanded on this basis.
