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

The queue was moving very quickly, and as expected, the golden gradient fish in front of Link and the other two got the third goldfish. He took the grand prize, the Polygonum multiflorum, from the prize pool and ran away happily.

Only the shop owner had an expression as if his baby Marutori had died in childbirth.

When the cats around saw that their most precious Polygonum multiflorum was gone, they scattered and went to find fun elsewhere.

This also made the originally crowded stall seem a little more spacious.

Link and his two companions also spent a coin and received 10 paper nets and three small bamboo tubes for goldfish from the stall owner.

The frame of this paper net is made of woven bamboo, and thin white paper is stuck on it with the juice of sticky grass. It is the kind that can be broken by a light poke of the finger.

There were 10 paper nets, shared among three people. Link and Shuiyun were not as interested in catching goldfish as Huoya, so they gave the extra net to her.

Huoya took the paper net, carefully put it into the water, fixed her eyes on a swimming goldfish, and scooped it up quickly.

"Wow."

There was a sound of water splashing, and the paper net broke without catching any fish.

"Oops, I used too much force."

Huoya slapped her head in annoyance, looking helpless, which made Link and Shuiyun smile at each other.

Fortunately, she had more than one paper net. The second time, with the previous lesson in mind, Huoya was much gentler in her scooping movements. However, this also resulted in the goldfish always being able to slip away from the bottom of her net. Over time, the paper net melted.

"Damn, this is so hard."

After the second failure, Huoya stomped her feet in anger, and Shuiyun immediately stepped forward to comfort her.

"It's okay, sister, just look at me."

As she spoke, Shuiyun gave Huoya a paper net, and she took a paper net in each hand, one on each side, and reached into the water, using the net to catch several goldfish.

However, the consequence of doing so was that the paper net was torn apart by several goldfish before it even emerged from the water. The goldfish swam away from the gap, shaking their crimson tails in a silent mockery before leaving.

Can you do it, you bastard?

"..."

At this moment, even Shuiyun fell silent.

"Okay, watch me."

Seeing the two dragon sisters fail, Link felt it was time for him to take the stage.

He walked forward with great vigor and confidence and squatted beside the pool.

Although it was time to go on stage, Link did not catch fish right away like the two sisters did. Instead, he carefully observed the swimming patterns and angles of the goldfish, looking for his target. Soon, Link found a goldfish that swam very slowly.

This goldfish may have eaten too much, its belly is a little bloated, a size bigger than the other fish around it, and it looks a little silly.

Then, Link waited patiently for it to swim to the corner of the pool before he quickly acted and trapped it in the corner.

This method really worked. The fat goldfish couldn't escape from the corner and didn't struggle very hard, so Link successfully picked it up.

"As expected, Little Link is really good. He caught it right away."

Seeing Link scoop up the goldfish, Huoya laughed happily, showing a bright smile, and looked even happier than if she had caught the goldfish herself.

The corners of Shuiyun's mouth also curled up slightly.

'Shh, this feeling of shame is like when I was almost 30 years old in my previous life, and my mother still praised me for not wetting the bed in front of relatives.'

Link, whose soul age was nearly fifty, could not bear such praise. He immediately shook his body and had the urge to dig his way out of the villa with his toes.

"Hey, since Little Link is so awesome, I'll give you all the remaining paper nets."

Huoya handed all three paper nets in his hand to Link, clenched his fist slightly, and cheered him up.

But Link felt that this little fist could kill him with one punch.

He took the paper net handed to him by Huoya, and added the two remaining paper nets in Link's hand, making a total of five paper nets.

Link did not disappoint Huoya's kindness. Except for one goldfish that was accidentally broken in the middle, he successfully caught four more goldfish.

"Boss, I caught five goldfish, what can I exchange for them?"

Putting the goldfish in a bamboo tube, Link took the two sisters to the prize booth nearby to exchange their rewards.

"Yes, the rewards are all here, take a look for yourself."

Because Link caught five goldfish at once, the profiteer cat boss looked at Link twice more and patted the shelf behind him. There were many prizes on it. Except for the Polygonum multiflorum on the top that required three small goldfish to exchange, the rest were some props and decorations such as ornaments.

Among them, common potions such as recovery potion, antidote potion, flash ball, and forced walking potion can be exchanged for one bottle by one goldfish.

As for slightly more precious items such as recovery potion G, paralysis trap, and falling hole trap, they are sold for one each from two goldfish.

However, Link already has these props at home, so it would be meaningless to go out and play and exchange them for them.

So he turned his attention to the other side, where there were some handicrafts and ornaments.

This kind of handicraft is also available in Yanhuo Village, but they are all hanging paintings painted by Mr. Sui Fengren.

In addition to being the manager of the guild, the old man is also a master with superb painting skills. The paintings he draws can even be sold at sky-high prices.

Sometimes when Yanhuo Village holds a festival, the old man will take out a painting and give it to the person who performs best in the festival.

On the other hand, in Jieyun Village, these handicrafts are all monster statues carved from Jieyun wood. These statues are so lifelike that they appear to be the work of a master.

"Sister Huoya, Sister Shuiyun, which one do you want?"

Huoya Shuiyun naturally had no shortage of props and was now standing in front of the statue observing it carefully.

These statues are also graded. Small monsters like Maru Bird, Bobo, and Elf Deer require a goldfish.

As for large monsters like the Blue Bear Beast, Dog Dragon, and Sao Bird, they start with two.

Link took a look and was secretly shocked.

"My goodness, the most expensive item actually requires five goldfish to exchange, and the three goldfish in a bottle of wood-ten-polygonum is the most expensive item on the prop side. If it is put on the handicraft side, it can't even be exchanged for a ghost frog statue."

Most of the handicraft statues here are carved of common monsters. Link and Huoya Shuiyun spent a long time selecting, and finally exchanged four goldfish for a ghost frog statue, preparing to give it to Grandpa Sui Fengnen when they return to Yanhuo Village.

After all, they can come out and play thanks to the old man working overtime in the village.

"A-choo! Damn it, someone is scolding me behind my back."

Sui Fengnen, who was sleeping at home, suddenly sneezed and jumped up in shock, scaring the ghost frog who was dozing beside the bed so much that his snot bubble burst.

In addition to the ghost frog statue, there was only one goldfish left. Link thought about it and replaced it with a Marutori statue.

You know what, the ghost frog and the marutori both look like balls, they are quite a match.

However, there is a huge difference in strength between the two. The ghost frog can swallow Marunori whole in one bite without burping after eating it.

After the three people chose their prizes, the stall owner put the two handicrafts into gift boxes and solemnly handed them to them.

This small gift box is hanging and can be tied around the waist, freeing travelers' hands and eliminating the need to hold it all the time.