All my hunting commissions come from another world?

Chapter Fourteen: Now that things have come to this, let's eat first.

Chef Zhou's long-awaited culinary mini-class is back in session!

Today we have invited several special guests, let's give them a warm welcome—

A lone bird! A thousand calamities!

Ms. Olivia had to go back to deal with matters in Kiln Village, and unfortunately missed the opportunity to enjoy the delicious food.

Today's ingredient is the legendary Ancient Black Flame, a dominant monster in the Oil Valley region.

From its appearance, the Ancient Black Flame is a giant squid with a green body covered in numerous black stripes. Normally, its entire body is covered in heavy oil, making it appear black.

These heavy oils are the key reason why the Ancient Black Flame became the overlord. The high temperature deep in the Oil Valley allows it to ignite the oily mud on its body with just a little friction. Under the high temperature flames, most monsters can only stare helplessly at the Ancient Black Flame.

The key to the ancient black flame's ability to utilize heavy oil lies in the oil film on its body.

This oil film not only absorbs heavy oil, but also protects the body of the ancient black flame from being roasted by the intensely burning flames.

Therefore, the key to cooking this giant octopus is to remove the oily membrane covering its body.

Only in this way can the plump and elastic flesh of the ancient black flame be revealed.

Today's head chef, Ms. Lonely Bird, is carefully preparing squid tentacles that are as thick as a person in front of her.

"If you want to eat, just watch quietly and don't make a sound."

Zhou Si's explanation clearly affected the lone bird's handling of the ingredients, and under her warning gaze, Zhou Si obediently shut her mouth.

Unable to harass the caged bird, Zhou Si turned his gaze to Qian Jie, who was sitting in a daze to the side.

stare--

I was wondering why I felt something was off when I arrived at the sanatorium; it turns out it was because I hadn't seen any porters.

Zhou Si stuffed a small piece of oil film into her mouth, but her eyes remained fixed on Qian Jie.

"What are you looking at."

Perhaps because Zhou Si's gaze was too intense, Qian Jie's tone was not very friendly.

Do you know Aponia?

"Who is that?"

"What about Dusk Street?"

Qian Jie shook his head again. He had no recollection of the two names Zhou Si mentioned, but his intuition told him that the monster in front of him might know something about him.

'It's Jie Ge, who hasn't even reached Dusk Street yet?'

Zhou Si was somewhat surprised; it seemed that the connection between Honkai Impact and Monster Hunter was more extensive than he had imagined.

Let me eat first: [Ellie, where are you now?]

Miss Pink Fairy: [Emmmm, that's a hard question to answer, because I don't even know where I am right now~]

Looking around at the vast expanse of white snow and ice, Alicia noticed something particularly striking: the buildings and rocks suspended in the air.

Neither Zhou Si nor Gu Niao had any recollection of such a place.

Let me eat first: [Is it safe for you to be around right now?]

Miss Pink Fairy: [We haven't encountered any danger yet, and there aren't even any monsters around, but the temperature seems to be getting lower and lower.]

Alicia crouched on a rock floating in the air, her pink eyes fixed on an area not far away, observing carefully. It seemed that tiny vibrations were coming from that area.

"That's quite concerning."

Zhou Si mentioned in the group that Honkai energy had appeared in Monster Hunter, but the intensity of the Honkai energy in that direction seemed a bit too exaggerated. It was definitely not the level of Honkai energy that any Honkai-breaking monster could reach.

Let me eat first: [Ellie, don't be impulsive. I'll bring you some things first, see if you can set up a temporary camp over there.]

Let me cook first: [Once you receive this, turn on the tracking device. I'll have Huihui find you first.]

Pink Fairy: [Huihui? Judging from the name, she must be a cute girl~]

Let me eat first: [Cute, really cute...]

Zhou Si wanted to explain Huihui's situation, but her fingers stopped just before touching the keyboard.

Never mind, let Huihui give her a little surprise later.

"Could you please stop with that lewd smile?"

The lone bird, grilling squid tentacles on the side, couldn't help but complain.

"Ahem, let's get back to the topic we were just discussing."

Zhou Si coughed lightly twice, suppressing the upward curve of her lips, and then looked at Qian Jie beside her.

"Qianjie, what are your plans after this? If you want to go back to that world, I can send you back."

"..."

Qianjie did not answer. Since the village was destroyed, he had been wandering aimlessly across the continent. Apart from occasionally saving one or two people attacked by Honkai Beasts, he had basically no communication with others.

"I have no idea..."

After a long while, he slowly uttered these few words. Zhou Si sighed inwardly. In the end, all Jie-ge wanted was a place to belong.

Fortunately, Zhou Si had also come up with a solution.

"Since you don't know where to go, just stay here. The Sand Plains base camp is short-handed, so you can help move things or something."

"Come find me again after you've figured out what you want to do."

Zhou Si looked at Qian Jie with great kindness. If the hunters could accept him, they naturally wouldn't reject Qian Jie either.

Once the main camp is renovated, Zhou Si will ask Lord Fabius for a piece of land and move the sanatorium over.

Let Jie be his porter in peace, without having to lose everything because of the Honkai.

Qian Jie looked at the piece of meat Zhou Si handed him, his expression behind the mask somewhat bewildered.

His thoughts are much more subtle than they appear.

Whether it was Gu Niao or Zhou Si, the people here didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him.

......

"Monster... Monster!!!"

The man, engulfed in flames, was repeatedly ostracized by the rescued, simply because of his fighting style and overly impulsive words.

"it is good."

Qianjie eventually accepted Zhou Si's invitation.

At least things can't get any worse, right?

"By the way, Qianjie, what were you doing before you came to this world? Why were you sealed in the ice?"

While gnawing on a squid tentacle, Zhou Si asked with some confusion.

"I was fighting an ice puppet when I fell into that crevice."

The one fighting Qian Jie must be the Fifth Herrscher; no wonder Jie hasn't arrived in Twilight City yet...

and many more!

Zhou Si suddenly discovered a blind spot and even forgot about eating.

"Qian Jie, what about the girl you fought? Is she dead?"

"I had the upper hand before falling into the crevice, but the guy's injuries weren't too serious."

By this time, Qianjie's memories had gradually become clearer, and his judgment of the battle situation was no longer wrong.

"Lockbird, when you found him, did you spot anyone else nearby?"

"No."

The lone bird's words silenced Zhou Si. After a long while, he picked up the squid tentacles from the grill without saying a word.

Now that things have come to this, let's eat first.

Chapter Fifteen: Above the Frozen Peak

"Ouch, it's so cold!"

Ellie rubbed her arms. Although it was already autumn in the Honkai world, it was still a bit of a pipe dream for her coat to keep out the cold here.

The surrounding temperature was getting lower and lower. Ever since Ellie noticed the tremor, a cold current had been surging outwards. Protected by Honkai energy, she only felt a bit cold, but the other creatures around her were suffering.

Let me eat first: [I have good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?]

As Ellie looked at the contents of her phone screen, a sense of foreboding rose in her heart.

Pink Fairy: [Let's hear the good news first.]

Let me eat first: [The good news is, I've located you, and we'll be there soon.]

Pink Fairy: [And the bad news?]

Bad news...

Zhou Si looked at the new request that appeared in the Hunter's Book, his lips twitched, and then he took a screenshot and sent it to Alicia.

[Above the Frozen Peak]

[lower 5 stars]

Client: Hunter's Guild

[Mission Details: The overlord atop the ice cliffs has now gained power from beyond the world. Hunters, please defeat him, or the consequences will be dire.]

[Mission Reward: 20000 Investigation Points]

Since the update, although the quest star rating in the Hunter's Book remains abstract, the quest rewards can still give a general idea of ​​the target monster's strength.

The commission shown in the book is undoubtedly the most extravagant reward to date, which gives you an idea of ​​just how powerful that monster has become.

It should at least be based on Gu Long's works.

Pink Fairy: [?]

Alicia looked at the screenshot of the request and slowly typed a question mark. She glanced at the direction from which the cold air was coming, and then looked at the screen.

Pink Fairy: [A power from beyond this world?]

Let me eat first: [Uh, if nothing unexpected happens, the core of the Fifth Herrscher should already be inside that monster's stomach.]

The situation over there is too dangerous. Why don't you come back first, and we'll discuss a plan before going to defeat that monster?

Zhou Si and Lone Bird had already returned to the camp in Yongyou Valley and contacted Lord Fabius and the others using a communicator. It was really not safe for Alicia to stay there alone.

Ellie tightened her coat, her face already red from the wind and snow. Her pink eyes were fixed on the direction from which the cold wave was coming. Her instincts as a Herrscher told her that the monster was not just absorbing Honkai energy.

The stones beneath their feet suddenly trembled, and the mysterious force supporting them seemed to be affected, becoming somewhat unstable.

Ellie quickly moved to another place to stay.

The monster is now constantly extracting all usable energy from the air, including Honkai energy, ley line energy, and dragon milk.

Miss Pink Fairy: [We're afraid we don't have much time left.]

The monster absorbed far more energy than the Third and Fourth Herrschers. These two Herrschers had already caused humanity to pay a heavy price, and even directly exposed the existence of the Honkai to the public eye.

As a result, the moths drawn to the flame have gradually come to the forefront, which is also the reason why those ignorant high-level officials are taking increasingly radical actions.

They crave even greater rights.

But let's put all that aside for now. The most important thing right now is to defeat the monster that devoured the Herrscher's core.

Miss Pink Fairy: [I'll stay here and observe the situation. We can communicate anytime with our phones; just let me know the results later.]

A pink ray of light swept away the frost and snow covering Ellie, and she held a brand-new pink longbow in her hand.

Pink Fairy: [Remember to wear more clothes when you come, it's cold here!]

Ellie gripped her longbow tightly, drank a bottle of hot beverage that Zhou Si had brought her, and then began to head towards the direction of the cold wave.

On the other side, Zhou Si shook his head helplessly. He wasn't too worried about Ai Li's safety.

After all, Huihui is coming soon.