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

As Link hung two bulging hunter backpacks on the hunting saddle on Matsutake's back, its body sank. Matsutake's big eyes, full of wisdom, suddenly looked at Link with resentment, and a low growl came out of the dog's mouth.

"Wang!"

"What are you looking at? If you eat so much, you must work harder. Otherwise, what's the difference between you and the wild boar you just ate?"

Looking at Matsutake's innocent eyes, Link patted its head with a smile and took out his beloved weapon from the box.

It was a large brown-yellow gun that was folded in half. As a weapon for a novice hunter, it did not look good. Made of monster bones, it looked a bit old.

Link easily lifted the heavy crossbow weighing dozens of kilograms, skillfully hung it on the weapon strap behind him, and led Matsutake out the door.

"Master, have a nice trip, meow."

Behind him, Honey, dressed in maid clothes, waved her cat paws with paw pads, blessing her master who was going out hunting.

It is not a hunting cat, but Link's butler, mainly responsible for taking care of his daily life.

Hunting monsters is not within its scope of work; that is the job of follower cats and hunter cats.

As intelligent races, Melucats and Elucats also have their own social division of labor.

In addition to the housekeepers who take care of humans' daily life, there are also servant cats who specialize in hunting, hunting cats, and others such as merchants, explorers, blacksmiths, etc.

There are even bath attendants who give people baths in hot springs.

This world is simply a paradise for cat lovers. You can see cute cats busy and cute in all walks of life.

Without turning back, Link waved and strode away.

Walking out of the house and looking to the right, the most eye-catching thing is the huge iron furnace room next door.

Yanhuo Village, the name of this village.

This is a small village located at the junction of the ocean and the river, with its back facing the forest, its east facing the ocean, and surrounded by water on three sides.

From the huge bellows furnace in the center of the village, it is not difficult to see that the specialty of this village is calcined fine iron.

Bellows iron smelting has created a developed steel industry in Yanhuo Village, which is famous for its high-quality steel and weapons made from steel.

Because of this, Yanhuo Village is known as the place where the divine fire forges iron.

Link's home is located in the center of the village. He can have such an excellent house only because he has a good father in his life.

Unlike most of his fellow time travelers, Link is not an orphan and his parents are still alive.

Link's father is the heroic hunter of Flame Village, a legendary hunter known as the Blazing Flame.

He has a record of single-handedly defeating the Wind and Thunder Gods, ending the Night Roam of a Hundred Dragons, and saving the village. In the hunter profession, he is a legendary figure.

Unfortunately, although he was a good hunter, he was not a good father.

Before Link was born, his father, a legendary hunter, abandoned his pregnant wife and traveled alone to a distant new world.

It is said that he couldn't accept the food in Yanhuo Village and ran away.

Link, the good son, was very happy about this.

Just go if you want to go. Did you leave anything behind?

For example, your pregnant wife.

But this cannot be blamed on Link's cheap father. The situation was very complicated at the time. It was said that the development of the New World lacked manpower, especially powerful hunters. As a legendary hunter, Link's father naturally received the call of the guild and went there with a mission.

Link's mother, however, was unable to accompany her husband to the distant new world due to work reasons.

Although her husband was not around when she gave birth, Link's mother was not a weak woman. Not long after giving birth to Link, she returned to her old job and started working like crazy. She is a true strong woman.

Since his mother's working environment was not suitable for the growth of a child, she had to send young Link to live in his father's hometown, Yanhuo Village.

On weekdays, the mother and son can only see each other during festivals.

Link had no objection to this. After all, he was an adult at heart, and it would be too uncomfortable to call a woman who was almost the same age as his soul "mom" every day.

Fortunately, from childhood to adulthood, the simple and honest villagers of Yanhuo Village were very friendly to him, the son of a hero. In addition, his cheap father would send him specialties from the New World from time to time, so his life was not bad.

Just recently, rumors began to circulate in the village that the hero's son could only kill wild boars, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

But it’s not a big problem. Cricket rumors are not as important as one’s life. The necessary preparations still need to be made. Hunting is not a joke with one’s life.

"Hey, Link, are you getting ready to go out hunting meow? What's your target today? It's another big wild boar meow."

As soon as he went out, A'lu, the fish vendor at the stall opposite, greeted Link with a smile.

"No, I'm going to go to the meeting place today to see if there are any promotion tasks suitable for me."

The one who greeted Link was the fishmonger, A'li, a white cat who made a living by selling fish alone in Flame Village.

Since my job requires me to go into the water frequently, I don’t wear clothes like Honey.

He can be considered as Link's old neighbor. A'lu has been selling fish here since Link was born. No one knows how many years this old brand has been here.

Thanks to the extremely long lifespan of the beastmen, the guy selling rice balls next door is almost 30 years old, but he is still the same as before.

"Haha, our heroic son is finally going to start hunting large monsters? Here, take these two rice balls and eat them."

Hearing that Link was preparing to hunt a large monster, Brother Qukang, who was sitting at the stall next to him to rest, scooped a full spoonful of glutinous rice from the steamer, and without wearing any protective gear, he quickly made two large rice balls with his bare hands.

Link's eyes twitched when he saw this, that was freshly steamed glutinous rice, not only was it hot, it was also sticky to his hands, could it be that you are Johnny Silverhand from another world.

Putting aside someone's manipulation, the rice balls still look very good.

The crystal clear glutinous rice is paired with dried purple seaweed and a little bit of salt flakes made from dried sea salt after the chaff is removed. The fragrance of the rice is overwhelming.

"Thank you, Brother Go."

Link thanked him and took the steaming rice ball from Qukan's hand. Link didn't hesitate and took a bite immediately.

The glutinous rice is soft and elastic, and the deliciousness of the seaweed and the salty fragrance of the salt blend together, which effectively resolves the greasy feeling left over from the fried meat in the mouth.

"Brother Qu's cooking skills are just great, and the taste is just as good as before. He is no wonder he has been doing this since he was a child."

Link gave a thumbs up, smiled and praised the skill of removing the bran and making rice balls, while secretly criticizing in his heart.

"It's been more than ten years, and the taste is still the same. There is no novelty at all. No wonder my father ran away."

Due to his strong physique, the hunter also has a big appetite. Even if he has just eaten a large plate of meat slices, two palm-sized glutinous rice balls are just snacks for Link, and he can finish them in just a few bites.

"Wow, it tastes really good. By the way, Brother Qukang and Uncle Ayu, your stalls are so close to each other, why don't you consider partnering up?"

Link thought about it, and for the sake of his own food, he made a suggestion to A Li and Qu Kang.

These two stalls, one sells dry rice balls and the other only sells fresh fish, why don’t they cooperate?

Fresh sea fish is cut into fish sashimi or fish sauce, placed on the flat glutinous rice, rolled up, and wrapped with a thin layer of seaweed to add a touch of fresh sea flavor. Isn’t it sushi?

Or you can add some dried fish floss, bacon, and sausage and make it into Chinese rice balls. The taste will be at least several levels better.

Thinking about the rice ball stall at the school gate when he was in school in his previous life, Link almost had tears streaming down his face. They were both selling rice balls, so why were people in this world so stupid?