One man and one dog, wandering in the world of Monster Hunter

The night falls like a deep blue tapestry, slowly descending upon this world, enveloping everything in its embrace.

The twinkling fireflies flicker with faint light, like bright pearls in the night sky.

In the silent night, there are bursts of crisp chirping sounds of insects, as if they are cheering for the arrival of night.

Along with this beautiful melody, some nocturnal animals also began to become active.

It’s still the familiar old place, the familiar camp, the familiar bamboo forest.

Tonight's dinner is different. It is no longer the usual maru bird. Instead, the left front leg of the kappa frog is chosen as the ingredient.

The Kappa Frog is a three-star monster. The meat on its limbs is delicious and nutritious, and it is a delicacy on the tables of people in this land.

As is customary, the first thing to do is to carefully peel the frog legs and clean them.

The materials from the Kappa frog's hands and feet were not of much value, so Link peeled off the frog skin and threw it directly to the matsutake mushroom next to him without having time to think about its use. It was swallowed whole with a look of disgust on its face.

There are so many ways to cook frog meat, such as boiling, dry pot, stir-frying, pickling peppers, hot pot, stewing, and charcoal grilling.

No matter which combination you choose, it can whet your appetite and make you eat three bowls of rice in one go!

Today's dinner is stir-fried frog legs, bamboo tube glutinous rice, green pepper frog skewers, and pork bone soup.

The glutinous rice was brought by Phyllis from the village. It does not require any other ingredients. Just cut a few clean bamboo joints with sealed ends, make a small opening, wash the bamboo tube, and put a layer of bamboo leaves on the bottom. This way, the cooked rice will have the fragrance of bamboo leaves.

Then fill the glutinous rice into the bamboo tube, sprinkle it with a proper amount of salt, add a proper amount of water, seal it, and stick it next to the campfire and forget about it.

The big bones are the leg bones of the kappa frog. These thick and hard bones can be taken to the workshop and sawn into small pieces to be used as processing materials for weapons and protective gear.

But for Link, let alone the leg bones of a kappa frog, he would even dare to stew the skull of a black dragon.

This leg bone is larger than a cow bone and is extremely hard. Link took a lot of effort to open it.

I almost used the special ammunition called the Slash Bullet, which is specially designed to cut off monsters' tails.

Fortunately, Phyllis came to help. She used the hunting skill [Beast Soul Possession: Hungry Wolf] and split the thigh bone into four pieces with just two cuts.

Link was filled with envy, and after chatting for a while, he learned that this technology was not passed on to outsiders.

Take out the previously washed frog meat and carefully cut it into small, even pieces. The fat part is used to make soup.

Put the cut bones into boiling water and blanch them. Use a spoon to gently skim off the foam on the water to keep the soup clear.

Then, put the frog fat prepared in advance into the pot and stew it with the bones over high heat, so that the aroma of the frog oil can be fully integrated into the soup, adding a mellow taste to the soup.

While the soup is simmering, you can prepare the frog legs.

First, remove the fascia and excess fat on the surface of the frog legs, then gently tap the frog legs with the back of a knife to make the meat softer.

Next, cut the frog leg meat into pieces of appropriate size, which can ensure that it is cooked thoroughly and make it easier for diners to eat.

The processed frog leg meat can be marinated with salt to make the meat more flavorful.

Wash the green peppers, cut them into even small pieces, and skewer them with fresh frog meat. Each piece of frog meat is tightly surrounded by green peppers. The roasted frog meat is fat but not greasy, and is the most delicious.

Link gently inserted the colorful skewers next to the bamboo tube rice and told Milu to keep an eye on the heat and rotate them occasionally to ensure that each side was heated evenly to avoid burning.

On the other side, put the cut frog meat into a bamboo bowl, pour in some Hunter beer, let the aroma of the wine and the meat blend together, and marinate for a while to remove the fishy smell of the frog meat and add a unique flavor.

After the meat is marinated and left to stand for a while, gently pour out excess blood and rinse it with clean water to ensure the frog meat has a pure taste and is ready for the next cooking step.

When the campfire is burning, heat the pot and pour in an appropriate amount of raccoon oil. When the oil is hot, quickly put the frog meat into the pot and stir-fry over high heat until the water is dry. Stir-fry until golden brown, then add chili, shredded ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

Scoop a ladle of clear water from the mountain spring nearby and pour it into the pot, cover the pot and simmer on low heat for seven to eight minutes. Add green and red peppers and scallions and stir-fry evenly before serving. A pot of delicious stir-fried kappa frog legs is ready.

The beautiful Phyllis kept swallowing her saliva, her eyes fixed on the frog meat in the pot, a faint blush on her face. She felt that one leg was too few, as the Kappa frog had four legs.

Link put the fried frog meat on a plate, placed it in front of Phyllis, and asked her to taste it first.

Phyllis didn't hesitate to eat. She didn't even use chopsticks. She just reached out and grabbed a piece of hot frog meat and stuffed it into her mouth. She nodded gently while chewing, with a satisfied smile on her face.

"Mm, delicious. The frog meat is tender and juicy, and the seasoning is just right. It has the flavor of game and a delicate taste. It's really good."

As soon as Phyllis took a bite of the tender and juicy frog meat, she couldn't help but praise it, saying that the frog meat was even more tender than the meat of the maru bird's leg.

"Try this meow."

Mi Lu handed over the roasted green pepper and meat skewers at the right time. The two of them took the skewers and ate them from the end to the end, and the whole skewer of meat went into their stomachs.

The cat Milu felt that the two hunters' mouths were even bigger than those of the kappa frog.

"A piece of barbecue as thick as an arm is gone in one bite. How scary."

The bonfire danced in the breeze, reflecting the happy faces of the two people and the cat.

Today's hunting was very successful. Both of them completed their respective hunting commissions. Since they had nothing to do tomorrow, they simply pulled Milu over to have a drinking contest.

The wine is the beer that hunters often drink, and its name is Hunter Beer. It is simple and rough, with a low alcohol content. For hunters with strong physiques, it is no different from a drink.

"Come on, Phyllis, let's have a nice drink today."

Link raised the wine glass in his hand and spoke loudly. His immature and deep voice echoed in the night sky, reminding Phyllis of the hunters of the Dragon Calendar Institute.

Hunters in every place are all the same. After completing a mission, they all like to get together to drink. Phyllis was not pretentious. She raised her glass high, clinked it with Link's, and drank it all in one gulp.

Mi Lu also followed their example, raised the bamboo cup, and drank it in one gulp using the tea made with Polygonum multiflorum instead of beer.

Only the poor Matsutake was lying on the side gnawing on a hard bone. Looking at the two people and the cat drinking cup after cup, he scratched his paws a few times in dissatisfaction, secretly took a bite of the barbecue, and squinted his eyes comfortably.

As they drank glass after glass of wine, the atmosphere around the campfire gradually became heated, and the three began to talk about interesting stories in their hometowns.

Needless to say, Link has been a hunter for three years, and the thing he hunts most is wild boars.

Phyllis laughed dryly as she listened, and talked about the embarrassing incident when she first became a hunter and was knocked down by a wild boar and couldn't get up, so the cats had to push her home on a flatbed cart.

Link was outraged by this and hated the wild boars that were flooding the entire continent.

Milu said that in her hometown, Pokai Village, there were not only giant wild boars, but also wild boar kings in large numbers. The hunters sent by the guild could not kill them all. What they needed was hunters like Link who could go around and eat the giant wild boars to extinction.

The two people and the cat chatted until late at night.

A few drunk people were too lazy to enter the tent. They just used the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed and lay on the ground, snoring.

Fortunately, there was the hardworking Matsutake, which bit their collars tightly and dragged them into the tent one by one.

After completing this task, it quickly picked up the water scoop and carefully put out the campfire to prevent a possible fire.

The next morning, Link woke up slowly. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and heard the crisp sound of rain hitting bamboo leaves.

"It's raining?"

"Yeah, it's raining."

Link brushed off the dust on his body and slowly sat up from the ground, without any disgust in his eyes, hunters were not particular about details and it was common for them to sit on the ground.

He sat there casually, and with a slight turn of his eyes, he caught sight of Mi Lu standing beside him.

She was deep in sleep, breathing steadily and deeply, and had no reaction to anything around her.

Link smiled slightly and did not disturb Mi Lu's sweet dream.

His gaze turned to Phyllis again. She was sitting on a chair not far away. She had an elegant posture and even though she was sitting casually, she looked extraordinary.

Phyllis's outfit remained the same as always, with the veil still covering her face, as if it had never been taken off since Link first saw her.

I didn't even take it off when I was drinking last night, so I don't know what's wrong with me.

After Link chatted with Phyllis for a few sentences, his attention began to shift. Of course, it was not shifted to Phyllis, but to the log system that had not appeared for a long time.

[Ding, Kappa frog meat for dinner, Constitution +5, Strength +2, Water Resistance +2,]

Link rubbed his sore eyes. Last night's revelry seemed to still echo in his ears, but at this moment he was more concerned about the eye-catching record in the diary.

The log appeared last night, but Link, who was drunk at the time, ignored it. This morning, he got up and sat for a while, and when he woke up from his hangover, he opened it and took a look.

After reading the log, Link only wanted to say one thing.

"As expected of a three-star monster Kappa Frog, its improved physical fitness is comparable to that of a wild boar that has eaten for a year."

As physical fitness increased, the upper limit of vitality on the system panel reached 283 points, of which 50 points were additional attributes provided by Maofan, and strength also reached 21 points.

Link clenched his fists and felt the increased strength in his body. The corners of his mouth curved into a smile. He felt that with his current strength, he could kill a Maru Bird with one punch.

"How's it going? You've eaten the meat of the Kappa frog. Your strength has increased, right?"

Phyllis stretched, showing off her beautiful figure. Looking at the way Link clenched his fist, she knew that he had gained a lot of improvement from eating the meat of the kappa frog last night.

"Well, not bad."

Link nodded. Eating the flesh and blood of monsters could increase various attributes of the human body. This was no longer a secret, so there was no need to hide it.

It’s just that ordinary people are not as intuitive as Link, and can’t use the system to check attributes.