Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

As for the dog armor you mentioned, if she can't find a suitable craftsman in Minagard, the Guild can help her contact one. It's not difficult."

If only she would come with the bird and the dog!

Looking at Olivia who was excited again, Orlan began to write the letter reluctantly.

Chapter 311 Some people are reliable, and some are not.

The peregrine falcon carrying the letter was released that night.

The straight-line distance between Metabay Bay and Minagard City is not too far. The letter can be delivered to the meeting place in Minagard City before sunset tomorrow night.

If all goes well, Muxiang will depart by airship the day after tomorrow during the day, which means that from now on, Muxiang will be able to arrive here within three to four days.

Shortly after Olivia returned, several other teams also returned to the camp.

Although they are called several teams, in fact, including Olivia, Bradley and Orlan in the camp, there are only eight hunters in total, and they can barely form two full teams.

"Brother Sayer!"

Seeing Aolang, dressed in golden armor, standing up to greet him, Saier was inevitably surprised, "Aolang?

You kid, it's only been two months since I last saw you, you've made a lot of progress, right?"

"Hehe, there's a chance." Orlan grinned.

Apart from the leader of the Vanguard Hunting Group, the five-star one-handed swordsman Searle, whom he was familiar with, two of the remaining four were hunters based at the Metabetat Gathering House. Although they had never cooperated in hunting, they all knew each other.

Aolan took the initiative to greet them, "Senior Heath, Senior Nero."

The former is a thin four-star light crossbow user, wearing sickle crab archer armor, and has an Elu partner named Basho.

The latter is a four-star greatsword user with a hedgehog-like hairstyle and a scarlet shield crab suit, which inexplicably gives people the impression of a "hot-blooded idiot".

Both of them were guys with good personalities. The light crossbow made Heath take the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Orlan.

Nero, who was more lively and outgoing, patted his breastplate and praised him with a grin, "Brother Orlan, your new equipment is very cool!"

The other two were completely unfamiliar faces.

One of them was tall and strong with a broad chest. He wore a Explosive Hammer Dragon suit, which was famous for its defensive performance. His weapon was a spear. He was a typical heavy-armored defender.

The last person was a petite woman, her weapon was an insect-control stick, and her armor was...Olang didn't recognize her. It looked like the maid outfit that the girls at the meeting hall usually wore, but no one should enter the hunting ground wearing an ordinary maid outfit, right?

Noticing Orlan's gaze, the Spear Master introduced himself in a muffled voice: "Dorn, a five-star Spear Master from East Doruma."

"This guy is a bit taciturn." Olivia patted Dorn's shoulder armor and said with a smile: "Dorn is from the Guild Defense Force and is an old subordinate of Lord Fabius.

A few years ago, after Master Fabius retired from the front lines, he also left the defense team and embarked on his own path of cultivation. He is a very reliable defender.

"Hello, Senior Dorn." Orlan briefly introduced himself. "I'm Orlan, a four-star hunter. I usually use offensive weapons like the katana and double swords."

"Hello."

The spearman doesn't talk much, but it must be said that guys with heavy armor and few words are more likely to give people a more reliable impression.

In comparison, the girl next to him who was suspected to be the poster girl but was definitely not the poster girl gave a rather unreliable first impression.

It's strange. Why did he label the other person as "not very reliable" in his heart the first time he saw the poster girl uniform on her?

Is it because of some stereotype?

While Orlan was complaining in his heart, the girl who used the insect stick crossed her arms and looked at him for a while with her chin pinched.

"By the way, little brother Orlan, how old are you?" The insect stick user suddenly spoke.

Aolan was stunned when he heard this, as if he had not expected the other party to ask such a question, but he still answered truthfully: "A few months short of twenty."

"Oh! I told you you looked really young!" The Bug Stick Master clapped his hands. "But I'm a year younger than you, so I'm younger, hehe!"

Aolan: “?”

He was a little confused about this person's logic.

"My name is Huayue! Three Star Bug Stick User!" The lively hunter girl followed his example and extended her hand to shake his. "Please give me your guidance."

"Please give me some advice." Ao Lang replied subconsciously.

Another 18-year-old three-star hunter? This world truly has no shortage of geniuses.

As if she noticed the surprise in Aolan's eyes, Huayue waved her hands and said, "Alas, I'm not the genius you think I am. I'm just good at skipping classes."

Seeing that the two of them couldn't reach a clear conclusion, Olivia, the person in charge of the operation, spoke again, "Hanazuki is a rare, purely support-type hunter.

She is not wearing an ordinary poster girl uniform, but a supporter suit made of light crystal as the main material and using special craftsmanship.

This set of armor can diffuse potions in a special way (widely spread), providing a very special protection that can be very useful in group combat.

At the same time, she has a deep understanding of insect habits and related knowledge, which may be helpful in analyzing the behavior of the star-feather butterfly."

Ao Lang nodded and tore off the label he had randomly put on the other person in his mind.

Although this guy has a somewhat eccentric personality and his combat style is not so mainstream, as a three-star hunter he was invited to participate in this mission which is much more difficult than three-star missions. He must have some special skills.

"Okay, here's the situation." Olivia clapped her hands, drawing the hunters' attention.

“In addition to Aolang who just joined, there should be another shooter joining this operation in a few days.

The archer is from Yanhuo Village. He has Fang Hounds and Fukuki Rabbits at his command, which can greatly improve our reconnaissance efficiency and help us avoid interception by the large group of monster birds to a great extent.

What we need to do now is to reduce the number of giant birds in the nearby mountains and forests as much as possible before she arrives, so as to clear the way for subsequent operations."

The hunters nodded in understanding.

Olivia continued, "Before, we were clearing out the area in teams of two. This was safer, but the efficiency was also relatively low.

Right now, we need to improve our efficiency without taking too much risk. Does anyone have any good ideas?"

Orlan raised his hand. "Could you please tell me more about the giant bird flock? After all, it's very rare to see so many giant birds gathered together."

"Oh yes, Orlan, you just arrived and don't know these things yet." Olivia looked at Silla, "Ms. Silla, could you please explain it briefly?"

Silla nodded, “We can’t confirm the exact number of giant strange birds in the nearby mountains and forests, we can only make a rough estimate by counting the density.

The conclusion is that the number of large strange birds in the nearby hundreds of square kilometers of mountains and forests must be at least over thirty."

"Thirty heads" Aolang couldn't help but take a breath.

"At least." After emphasizing, Ms. Sheila continued, "The good news is that this doesn't mean that dozens of them will appear together.

So far, the largest flock of giant birds we have encountered at one time is six.

This is already the limit under natural conditions. If more large strange birds live together, it will become very difficult for them to even obtain food to sustain their lives.

Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Star Dragon has somehow managed to forcibly gather the giant birds together in a short period of time, but we haven't encountered any yet."

"I see."

Olivia took over, "During previous clearing operations, we found that the giant birds most often acted alone or in groups of two or three.

So we carried out the clearing operation in two-person teams. If we encountered a lone large monster bird, we could quickly hunt it down even if it was a ferocious individual.

If we encounter a small group of two or three, we will use flares to notify nearby teams for support and jointly hunt.

If we encounter a larger cluster, we will choose to retreat directly.

Over the past week, we have hunted more than fifteen big strange birds in this way, but the number of big strange birds in the nearby mountains and forests has not decreased at all.

Moreover, they are less and less likely to be seen alone, and are now seen in small groups of two or three at least. The number of encounters with large groups is also increasing.

If this continues, we will be completely passive and must consider revising our battle plan."

Several people looked at each other, and Brandli was the first to speak up and suggest, "We have eight hunters now, and it shouldn't be difficult for us to act together to deal with five or six big monster birds.

But this violates the 'Iron Rule of Four' and seems a bit unlucky."

The taciturn Dorn suddenly spoke up, "Hunters are different from the Knights of the Defense Corps. Their vastly different fighting styles mean that hunters are only suitable for small-scale combat.

People like to use superstitions like "unlucky" and "curse" to explain the Iron Rule of Four.

But in fact, when there are more than four people, the coordination between hunters will become more complicated, the mutual interference will increase greatly, and the combat effectiveness will drop sharply.

Why is there no need to worry about the so-called "iron rule of four" when fighting against a giant ancient dragon's guards? It's because after the battlefield is expanded, there is no need to worry about interference with each other.

So, what we need to worry about is not whether it is auspicious or not, but how to avoid interfering with each other."

The hunters nodded one after another. As the oldest of the eight hunters, Dorn, who was nearly forty years old, was recognized by everyone for what he said.

"By the way, I have an idea."

Aolan suddenly raised his head and asked, "How many people can quickly kill the giant bird if it loses its ability to move?"

ps. The four new characters are from book friends "Leisure Mountain Man Free in People's Heart", "Abonir", "Salted Fish Wild Cat" and "Banana Cake ex"

Chapter 312 The Stand User is Growing (Nonsense)

It was almost noon, and the tide was gradually receding on the golden beach of Metabe Bay, revealing the beach that had become flat, moist, and nutrient-rich under the influence of the tide.

A few bubbles appeared on the beach, and suddenly, the flat sand surface collapsed a little. The collapsed area expanded rapidly and turned into a sand pit with a diameter of two or three meters in a blink of an eye.

A shield crab poked half of its body out, and looked around with its small black pearl-like eyes. After confirming that there was no danger, it climbed out of the sand pit with confidence, scooped the moist sea sand into its mouth with its pliers, and filtered the seaweed and microorganisms in it.

Soon after it appeared, more and more small creatures appeared on the beach.

Crabs no bigger than a finger, clams that open their shells slightly and stretch their water pipes to breathe, and worm-like soft-bodied creatures

Almost in the blink of an eye, the entire beach became lively.

Unfortunately, this prosperous scene on the coastal mudflats did not last long.

"Guao--!" "Gawu!" The strange howling sounds came from the dense forest belt not far away. The alert shield crab stopped eating immediately, and its limbs quickly moved to drill into the sand pit where it was hiding. Its claws pried into the sand and buried itself.

Countless small lives on the mudflats seemed to have received a signal, stopped moving, and hid in the sand.

The rustling mudflats suddenly became quiet, and only the small holes and small bumps on the mirror-smooth sand surface proved that the previous bustle was not an illusion.

A giant orange-red bird walked out of the woods and landed on the mudflats where the tide had receded.

Then came the second and third, a total of five huge strange birds traveling together, like an aggressive invading army, savagely breaking into the mudflat.

In the distance, a bespectacled girl, hiding in the bushes and observing, lowered her binoculars and asked softly, "Teacher, the book doesn't seem to mention that giant monster birds come to the coastal mudflats to feed?"

"That's why we have to go out into the wild, Alma. Remember, the knowledge recorded in books is only one tenth of what nature can offer."

Alma nodded slightly.

Seeing that the students had listened, Silla smiled and continued teaching, "Generally speaking, there are two main sources of food for giant monster birds.

One is the earthworms, insects, and small arthropods such as millipedes that can be found everywhere in the dense forest soil. These are the staple food of most large monster birds.

Secondly, small crustaceans such as snails, shellfish, shrimps and crabs on the banks of streams and rivers, as well as some small fish, are also on their menu.

The above is what the books will tell you, and it is completely confirmed knowledge.

However, books rarely mention that for strange bird individuals that mainly feed on crustaceans, the calcium and pigments in the crustaceans of their food will accumulate in their bodies, making their shells harder and darker in color.

Mainstream academic opinion holds that this is the reason for the appearance of the blue bird, a subspecies of the giant bird. The fact that the blue bird often appears in areas with dense water networks such as swamps and streams also indirectly proves this point.

Books also rarely mention that the giant birds living in the desert cannot get enough food with their original diet, so they mainly feed on a small monster called shield insects.

These are all things you need to actively learn in order to have a chance to acquire.”

Having said that, Silla paused for a moment before continuing: "The salt content in the coastal mudflats is too high, so the mudflats rarely become the main feeding ground for the giant birds.

But the situation here is very special. There are too many large strange birds gathered in the nearby mountains and forests. If they continue to feed in the original way, there may not be enough food.

Only the fertile beaches of Metabe Bay can satisfy the appetites of so many large and strange birds at the same time.

I even suspect that it was because Xinglong understood this that he deliberately chose to hide in the area west of the jungle near Metabe Bay.

Because only here can they feed their 'Big Monster Bird Army'."

Alma's eyes widened. "They actually considered this?"

"Of course, these are just my personal guesses." Sheila raised the telescope and looked at the huge strange bird in the distance that was scooping up sea sand with its spoon-shaped beak and filtering out the small creatures in it.

"It's unclear what effect long-term excessive salt intake will have on the giant jays, but it's certainly not without effect.

If this continues, it may not be long before these big strange birds will show symptoms of various diseases, and it is not impossible that they will die in large numbers.

The giant monster birds in the dense forest are not endless. If flocks of giant monster birds leave their original habitats and die here, it will have unpredictable impacts on the dense forest.

After this, the star dragons may continue to migrate, attracting new "guard corps", and the ecology of the dense forest will be messed up by them.

If you look at it from this perspective, it's no wonder that the ancient texts of Shuret refer to the Star Dragon as the 'Dragon of Disaster.'"