mesbooks 0027 Breeding season arrives
0027 Breeding season arrives
February 390, midday.
The climate in Senchiu is refreshing and pleasant.
Li Ai jumped off the truck, bid farewell to the people in the collection truck, and went deep into the forest.
Seeing that the net traps set up in the forest had successfully captured the shield beetles, Li Ai picked them up and continued on her way.
In a clearing in the woods, Yang Kuku was sitting on the grass, carefully holding up an AD calcium milk bottle and slowly pouring it onto the vine leaves.
Li Ai didn't rush to greet them. Instead, she stretched her arms and legs in place to warm up before consuming the power-up items.
The intense combat training with Yang Kuku, pushing him beyond his limits, not only greatly improved his shield defense skills, but also rapidly enhanced his physical condition through the high-speed cycle of injury and healing.
Just over a month into the training, Li Ai's rating soared from a negative 1.9 stars to 0.7 stars.
If you add the time-limited buffs, you can already be considered someone with the qualities of a hunter.
However, once you get used to this level of training, the improvement in your physique begins to slow down.
Fortunately, after more than a month of commissioning, Li Ai only needs to pay two more Elf Antlers to complete the promotion to three-star hunter.
"You've arrived."
Yang Kuku jumped up from the ground, opened the net made of ivy leaves with both hands, and showed it to Li Ai.
"How's the net trap I made?"
"The gaps in the weave are a bit too big, but it's not a big problem."
The man and the bird then began training.
Li Ai went from only being able to manage 10 tail whips a day at the beginning to now practicing 20 tail whips each time, including bird car crash, fireball explosion, pecking, and tail whip.
So much so that the shield of the one-handed sword Snakebite, after being repaired and patched up, is now unrecognizable.
After completing the training, Sheep Kuku transformed into a monster girl and collapsed wearily on the grass.
"Huff~ Huff~ I can't move anymore, you're getting more and more amazing."
"Hang in there a little longer, and train the Bond Skill [Shield Bug Home Run] five more times."
After Li Ai finished encouraging them, she checked the props again and then hung the cotton target on the tree branch.
Sheep Kuku got up and transformed. Its huge beak sucked in a shield beetle that had shrunk into a ball. Then it swung its neck to gather strength and spewed it towards Li Ai.
Li Ai seized the opportunity and swung the snake-bite motion to strike.
Bang!
The shield bug hit its target, passed through it, and embedded itself in the rock behind it, creating a deep crater.
Li Ai nodded in satisfaction, then picked up a shield beetle from the net and tossed it toward Yang Kuku.
His assessment of this bond technique was that it was a rare ranged move for one-handed swords, with considerable power, but unfortunately, it wasn't suitable for many scenarios, and the fact that he needed to prepare shield bugs in actual combat was also somewhat troublesome.
The wind blew through the woodland, sending leaves flying in the air and swirling into a vortex that moved horizontally.
A man and a bird rested against a large tree, watching the swirling vortex of leaves.
Only when the wind stopped and the leaves fell to the ground did I turn my gaze away.
Yang Kuku glanced at Li Ai, and when he saw her looking at him, he shifted his gaze to her outstretched paws.
"Any news about Lone Wolf lately?"
"Investigators have witnessed it deep in the forest; it looks like they are about to migrate."
"No way, she always takes me with her when she leaves Mori-oka."
Yang Kuku couldn't believe that the lone wolf had left just like that.
"This time the situation is different. The Hero Squad has developed new hunting tactics for Lone Wolf, so they were forced to migrate earlier than planned."
"She's very stubborn. What tactics could possibly make her leave early?"
Yang Kuku was puzzled.
"In general, it's about using the hatred the dragons have for her to shrink her habitat... And even without the hero team, you'll still migrate during the dragon breeding season, right?"
The fire dragon clan already dominates the skies of the forest, and it goes without saying that they do so during the breeding season.
Faced with an overwhelming numerical advantage, even the one-eared black wolfbird could not find a place to inhabit.
"Yes, we usually go to the dense forest. There are so many shield bugs there. It's just that those peach-furred beasts are so annoying. But thankfully, Lone Wolf is there. She always manages to..."
Yang Kuku spoke excitedly, but his voice suddenly weakened.
"It's a pity we can't travel together this time."
"I can accept a commission to go to the dense forest and take you there by boat."
Li Ai offered advice.
Great birds migrate in flocks, but Yangkuku travels alone, significantly increasing the danger he faces.
Although there are some risks involved in the hunter team traveling by boat, it is clearly much safer.
"No, I want to stay in Mori-chowa."
"Huh? You've been hiding in your monster girl form the whole time?"
"This is a great opportunity to improve my independent survival skills. Besides... after spending so much time with my friends, I don't want to leave them easily."
Yang Kuku pulled his chicken feet back, hugged his knees, and stole a couple of glances at Li Ai.
"The opportunity is good, but isn't it a bit too dangerous?"
"But if I succeed, I'll be a legend among the great birds! When I see Lone Wolf again, I can proudly tell her that even without her protection, Goat Kuku can survive well in the Forest Hills."
"You should take it one step at a time."
Li Ai felt this was inappropriate.
"But you said you wanted to take advantage of the hunting season to try and capture the female Rathalos monster girl. It's obviously not going to be done step by step. I'm leaving... I'll be very worried about you, just like Lone Wolf would worry about me."
"Well... I'll only try it when the time is right."
If the breeding season of the Forest Fire Dragon is not intervened and controlled, it can easily lead to ecological disasters.
But for love hunters, it's also an excellent opportunity to tame a female Rathalos.
The so-called Fire Dragon Breeding Season is actually the Fire Dragon world's "If You Are the One" matchmaking event.
Forest Hill is usually inhabited by many female Rathalos, but those are all married female Rathalos with mates and cubs.
Li Ai, a two-star hunter, not only couldn't defeat him, but also dared not get involved in this relationship.
The breeding season is different; the forest hills are filled with single, young fire dragons.
The requests from the village of Kokot will be relaxed as much as possible.
Li Ai heard from the hunters in the village that in the most critical situations, emergency requests would sometimes overlook the identification of the target individual.
The team only needs to go to the Forest Hills and hunt any fire dragon to complete the quest.
"So what constitutes a suitable time?"
"For example, a four-star hunter team severely injured a female Rathalos in the extremely unstable forest hills and almost completed the hunt, but unfortunately the members were too injured to continue hunting. This is the right time."
"So you were waiting for an opportunity."
Yang Kuku suddenly realized.
"Yes."
"But wouldn't our chances of success be even greater if I were there too?"
"That's true."
Li Ai had no way to refute it.
Because the team's highest combat power is currently represented by Sheep Kuku, who is rated 3.7 stars.
"Then I'm even more determined to stay! Those wretched fire dragons, I've wanted to teach them a lesson for ages."
"Alright, but you have to promise me one thing."
"I know, you absolutely can't transform into a monster back then, or you'll definitely become food."
"Wow, you've improved quite a bit!"
Li Ai was somewhat surprised.
"Hehe, actually, Lone Wolf used to guide me, hoping that I could become a monster girl like her, so that I could take advantage of my small size and be hard to detect. But she tried for a long time and failed."
"Speaking of which, when you two first met, did nothing really happen?"
Li Ai still finds it unbelievable that they met, and she has no idea why Lone Wolf was able to independently complete the monster girlization.
"No, I was trapped in the fog for a long time, and then we met. After that, she has been protecting me ever since."
"Alright, let's change the training from now on, focusing on monster girl forms."
At dusk, the fully loaded mobile collection vehicle came to a stop.
Buka the cat grabbed the rope with its paws and started to shake it.
Upon hearing the noise, Li Ai quickly appeared by the roadside.
"Li Ai, guess what we found, meow?"
Kabu, standing on the roof of the car with his hands on his hips, asked with a smile.
"The cat's ruby?"
Li Ai speculated and asked.
"No, no, meow!"
Kabu took two steps back as he spoke, while the other Elru held up two elven antlers to display.
"Well done!"
Realizing that returning to the village would allow him to advance to the third rank, Li Ai was quite excited.
"Actually, it's all thanks to the sunny weather and the green grass, meow. They ran through the forest for a whole hour to catch up with that fairy deer."
Kabu explained.
Green Grass shook its neck, turned around and roared at the carriage.
This implies that the credit doesn't belong to him, but to Qingtian.
Li Ai heard the other person snoring before she even got in the car.
Seeing that the tired Qingtian was sleeping soundly, he did not disturb her.
Thinking that there was nothing to thank her for, she opened the Pain Elimination Game and made a deal with the Random Code Sister by exchanging a Love Gift Pack.
The truck returned to the village at dusk.
Kabu is very familiar with the sales process and can complete it by himself.
Li Ai arrived at the guild and placed the commission and the last two elven antlers on the counter.
After Becky confirmed the completion, she looked through Li Ai's hunting record and found that the two-star commission, "[A formidable foe, the Blue Velociraptor King has appeared!]," had already been completed ahead of schedule.
At this point, you have met the requirements to be promoted to a three-star hunter.
"Li Ai, would you like to have a celebration ceremony?"
Becky asked tentatively.
"If it's convenient, let's do it."
"Okay! Wait for me."
Becky lifted the receptionist's skirt and ran directly into the backyard through the door on the inside of the counter.
When they returned, two Elf followed them, each carrying ribbons and confetti.
Bang!Bang!
As the ribbons fell, the two cats, one doing a somersault and the other swaying and dancing, created a lively scene.
The hunters and villagers in the hall cheered and applauded upon seeing this.
"It's a pity you don't have any teammates; the atmosphere feels a bit lacking."
"That's already pretty good. Will it be even more grand for the four-star version?"
"Yes, the village chief will also give a speech. I'm going to have stars engraved on the medal now. It's a rare medal, so please wait for me a little longer."
Seeing how serious Becky was, Li Ai didn't disturb her any further.
I found an empty round table, sat down, and opened my phone to look at the online store.
At this point, the premium items for Samsung have been unlocked.
The limited-time upgrade items during this phase are energy drinks: Green Bull and Magic Foot.
Permanent buffs include Pork Chips (Cucumber Flavor) and Braised Beef Noodles.
However, unlike the previous star-level upgrades, the shop now offers three additional items marked with a striking red asterisk.
Li Ai glanced at all the other unlockable items, but she looked at these three pay-to-win items again and again.
Two of them are permanent buffs, one is called the Nine Palaces Coffin-Pulling Dragon, and the other is called the Nine Palaces Coffin-Pulling Healing Dragon.
These are all tools that can help build muscle, but they can cause irreversible damage to the body.
Some are even veterinary hormones, which cause serious damage to organs, and users are completely overdrawing their lives.
Despite the significant improvement, players certainly wouldn't like an experience that would harm their character's health, so Li Ai designed another three-star unlock item: Old Sunflower Mom's Liver Protection Tablets.
This stuff can not only counteract the negative effects of the two medications on the body.
It also allows items made from the Seed of Super Strength to no longer have resistance to the user, and can be stacked completely.
Moreover, once all nine benefits of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin are injected, the body will receive a leap in enhancement.
Ask the waiter Ailu for a barrel-shaped wine glass, and Li Ai poured herself a glass of Brave the World.
After taking Trenbolone and Kangfulong, I had some Old Sunflower Mother Liver Protection Tablets and a glass of beer.
dong dong~
Li Ai felt her heart skip a beat, followed by thirst and blurred vision.
Time seemed to slow down suddenly, and the previously noisy sounds in the hall suddenly sounded incredibly clear and orderly.
The sound of shoe heels clicking on the ground approached from behind.
Even without turning her head, Li Ai could tell from the faint scent of perfume that it was Miss Becky, the receptionist.
"It's finished! Please check if you're satisfied?"
The tray was placed on the round table, with a heart-shaped medal bearing three stars placed in the center.
"I'm very satisfied, thank you."
As soon as Li Ai spoke, it was as if some kind of restriction had been broken, and everything in the hall returned to normal.
The noise became chaotic again, and the perception of Becky was greatly weakened.
"The preparatory meeting for the Rathalos breeding season will begin tonight. You're a three-star hunter, so attend it before returning to Sheep Village."
After giving her reminder, Becky returned to the counter.
Li Ai had always wanted to try to subdue the female fire dragon girl, so he was naturally happy to participate.
However, the strange feeling he had just experienced left him somewhat puzzled.
As night deepened, more and more hunters entered the hall.
Then the head of the chamber of commerce, as well as the owners of the blacksmith shop and the general store, also gathered in the hall.
Instructor Lang, chewing on cat's tail grass, sat down next to Li Ai.
"Instructor Lang, let me ask you something... No!"
Li Ai sighed and quickly denied it.
The liver-protecting pills eliminated the physical damage caused by Kowloon Coffin Pulling, but there seemed to be some residual negative effects on language.
"Instructor Lang, I'd like to ask you a question."
As Li Ai spoke, she pushed a box of Furongwang cigarettes onto the table.
"You're too kind, Li Ai. Please ask whatever you want."
As he spoke, Langde skillfully unpacked the cigarette box.
But when Li Ai finished speaking, his hand, which was about to light a cigarette, suddenly stopped, and his expression became serious.
"This kind of sensing ability is called 'insight,' and in some places it's also called 'insight.' It's a high-level ability activation, but the Blue Velociraptor armor set you're wearing doesn't have this ability activation capability."
Upon hearing Lang De's explanation, Li Ai immediately understood.
The critical strike attack of the "Seeing Through" technique is actually an ability that is activated when the senses are temporarily overclocked.
If the Velocidrome Set cannot be activated, then the activation source can only be itself.