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

Time passed and it was almost noon. Link yawned and glanced out the window. The rain outside was still falling.

The scheduled departure time was tomorrow, which left him with nothing to do in the village.

He stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and decided to go to the village port to catch some fish for lunch.

The dog Matsutake was curled up by the stove, roasting its fur. Link didn't bring it this time. He took out the fishing rod and bait from his backpack, opened his umbrella, and walked out of the house alone.

Raindrops dripped on the umbrella. There were no stalls or shouting at the market near his home today, which made Link feel a little quiet.

Yanhuo Village looked a little desolate in the rain, and the streets were empty. Link walked on the muddy road and stopped at the door of his house for a while, not knowing where to go fishing.

There are two ports in the village. One is located in the Followers Square, which is a port dedicated to long-distance ships and is used to dock large ships. The other is located at the end of the village. It is a small port where villagers usually transport their own goods, such as glutinous rice, vegetables and coal.

Yanhuo Village is a big coal consumer. The coal used for iron smelting in the village is all charcoal imported from Naguli Village. This high-efficiency fuel produced from volcanoes can produce extremely high-temperature flames and smelt high-quality steel.

After thinking for a while, Link couldn't help but want to slap himself.

"This? No need to think about it, of course I'll go to the Followers Square, there are a lot of cats there."

That’s right, Link hasn’t forgotten his cat-lover persona. He turned left from the doorstep and walked onto a suspension bridge.

Yanhuo Village was born along the water. In addition to the large peninsula as the main body, it is also connected to a small island next to it by a suspension bridge, making it an important facility in the village.

Walking across the suspension bridge suspended above the blue waves, the bridge sways gently under your feet and the sea water sparkles under the bridge.

Passing through two large trees that act like guards, you will arrive at the Entourage Square.

There are many big trees that are several decades old growing on this island, and many small wooden houses have been built on the trees. They are the homes of the Felynes.

In the center of the square, a huge mechanical monster stood quietly. It was made up of countless gears and metal plates, with a green paint on the surface. It looked quite old.

This is the training equipment used by the Felynx on a daily basis to hone their combat skills and reaction abilities.

Its shape is inspired by the Kappa frog that was shot by Link and died tragically by Phyllis's knife.

The weather was bad, so the cats didn't have any training and were dozing off in the tree house. Link felt itchy from hearing the cats' soft purring.

The same is true for the port on the other side. The wooden water platform stands quietly in the water, waiting for tomorrow's visitors.

There was only one lonely boat moored on the shore.

That was the sampan that the hunters in the village used to go to the hunter training ground.

About a few hundred meters away from here, as far as the eye can see, you can see an isolated island. There is a huge cave on the side of the island facing Yanhuo Village. That is where the hunters in the village train.

Link spent a fulfilling yet difficult childhood there.

Instructor Ni Tai is the mentor who taught Link hunting skills. Because he taught Link's cheap father, he is also extremely strict with Link.

Under his guidance, Link, who is only eighteen years old this year, can skillfully use all conventional hunter weapons. I have to say it's awesome.

It is the same to teach others everything you know.

It was hard for Link, who had to carry weapons weighing over 100 pounds as toys and be chased and trained by his father since he was five years old.

Fortunately, all the hard work has paid off. Link’s current strength is inseparable from the guidance of his mentor.

Link found a big tree on the edge of the island, hung the umbrella on the branch and tied it tightly with vines to make a small awning. He looked around with satisfaction, then moved a dry tree stump, sat there, and started fishing.

Link's precious fishing rod is made of the finest knotwood, which is hard and has clear texture. The fishing line is made from the spider silk spit out by a small monster called the Guardian Spider.

The decades-old knotwood, after special processing, can be used to catch fish weighing thousands of pounds.

Link always felt that it would be a shame not to make beads out of this fine wood.

There are many ferocious carnivorous fish in this world. Their sharp teeth can bite through ordinary fishing lines in one bite, so fishing lines must be carefully selected and found from monster materials.

The silk from the Guardian Spider was very suitable, and Link bought it from a passing merchant.

The only bait was ordinary bait, which was a large earthworm dug from the soil, seven or eight centimeters long.

As a modern time traveler, Link once made a fake bait. Unfortunately, the fish in this world are very intelligent and cannot be fooled by the fake bait.

That time Link sat there for a whole day with no air force.

So later I learned my lesson and used live bait.

How efficient is live bait?

Link can only say that it is very high. You don’t even need to dig a nest, the fish will be caught as soon as you go down. It is a paradise for anglers.

"Took the bait!!!"

The sea breeze blew the treetops, blew off the leaves, and ruffled Link's hair. Before he could enjoy the salty smell brought by the sea breeze, the bait, which had just been thrown out for less than half a minute, was hooked.

"Hmm, this feels like a dragon fish."

The fishing rod bent into a bow shape in Link's hand, and he felt a powerful force pulling at the other end.

After years of fishing, he was already familiar with the feel of various fish when they were hooked. As the big fish took the bait, Link's face showed joy.

The fish that almost pulled him into the water were basically arowana, a type of fish that is large in size and tastes good, and is considered one of the commonly used carnivorous fish.

One is enough for Link to eat for a day.

You may say the fish in this world are stupid because they don’t eat fake baits. But you may say they are smart because they will eat any bait, so they will be caught very quickly.

The dragon fish kept struggling in the water, splashing water and its dorsal fin slapping the water surface, but Link refused to let go.

The tremendous strength brought by the 21-point power allowed him to engage in a tug-of-war with the dragon fish in the water without any scruples.

Fishing in this world is not as troublesome as fishing in the previous life, where you have to play with the fish. Hunters only rely on one word to fish.

reckless.

It’s just a pure competition of strength. Great strength can create miracles.

Win, have fish for dinner.

If you lose, go swimming.

Fortunately, Link's strength is not for show. With a strong swing of his hand holding the fishing rod, the huge dragon fish broke away from the water, drew an arc in the air, and hit a rock, knocking it unconscious on the spot. Its tail twitched twice and it stopped moving.

"It's an exploding dragon fish. It's quite rare."

Link looked at his trophy, a large dark gray fish that was almost as long as a man, and scratched his head.

The exploding dragonfish is a subspecies of the cracked dragonfish. Both fish have extremely outrageous habits.

When you die, you will explode.

This is because their scales contain a large amount of flammable and explosive substances. When faced with a death threat, they will actively detonate and die together with the enemy.

However, hunters have long had ways to deal with them. They feed them sleeping grass containing a large amount of hypnotic substances to make them fall asleep, and then take the opportunity to peel off all their scales to prevent them from self-exploding.

Not only is the meat of this fish edible, its scales are also a good material for making props. It can be said that it is a treasure from head to toe.