foreigner's journey

Chapter 128 Ilsan? 123!



Chapter 128 Ilsan? 123!

The house prepared by Jieyun Village for Ilshan, a hunter sent by the guild, is located on the west side of the small square in the center of the village.

After pushing the door open, Ilsan exclaimed excitedly: "Great, this is much better than the small room I rented in Dongduruma!"

What catches the eye is a spacious room, with a warm fire burning in the fireplace for heating, a huge storage box on the left of the door, a bookcase and a mirror on the right, and a large bed covered with a soft quilt is placed in the room. On the other side, the overall color of the house is reddish and the decoration is very warm. It can be seen that Jieyun Village is very concerned about the guild dispatching hunters, after all, it is related to the safety and future development of the villagers.

Heather pushed open another wooden door at the end of the room, and found that after going out, there was an ancient corridor made entirely of wooden boards, and outside was a beautiful maple pond.According to the layout in the game, the place where the corridor leads should be the pride of Jieyun Village - the hot spring bath.

Originally wanted to go to a hot spring, but considering it was getting late and had no money in his pocket, Heather decided to talk about it tomorrow.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and a villager from Jieyun Village brought Heather’s daily necessities and dinner for the two of them—two large grilled fish covered with honey seasoning, as well as rice and pickled cucumbers strip.

The grilled fish tastes pretty good, and the honey in it is very special. It should be the specialty honey from the stream area. Ilsan is still licking her fingers after eating, and she knows that the grilled fish tastes very good to her.Seeing the child's greedy look, Heather had to give her half of his grilled fish.

After eating, Heather spread the quilt on the floor beside the fireplace, lay down on his side facing the wall, and turned his back to Ilsan: "Good night, Ilsan."

"Good night, Heather." Ilsan, who was wearing only underwear, blushed and huddled under the blanket. Although she was usually carefree, this was the first time she had been in the same room with a boy or even spent the night. It was a bit... too exciting.

Of course, she didn't think too much about it.Heather's skinny physique is not her thing. Tall men with strong muscles are the more common mate selection criteria for women in the monster hunter profession, and Ilsan is no exception.

"...Are you asleep, Heather?"

"Huh? No."

"You said, what is the monster hiding in the dark clouds and confronting the lightning monster?"

"I don't know, maybe it's [Gu Long]."

"Oh so...thank you."

"You're welcome."

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"...Ilsan, are you asleep?"

"Not yet, what's wrong?"

"I'm curious about something, can I ask?"

"Tell me, mother-in-law's."

"Is your name 'Ilsan' or '123'?"

"……You're so naughty!"

"Seriously, please satisfy my curiosity?"

"...123, it's my dad's name, Ilsan, it's a nickname I gave myself, you can call it a scientific name."

"Pfft! No, is there really a father who will name his daughter 123? It's like a name that was typed out when creating a character, hahaha!"

"Don't laugh! I don't understand it either, but Dad has already identified this name, what can I do? In the future, I can only be called Ilsan, not 123!"

"Understood...good night, Ilsan."

"……Good night."

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"Ah!? Can't hunt? Why!"

The next day, Ilsan jumped up in shock at the bad news brought by the village chief.

The village chief put his hands on his side with a sad face: "I forgot to say yesterday that Jieyun Village has a clear regulation. If outside hunters want to hunt near Jieyun Village, they must first have a task entrusted by the village, and second, they need hunters. You must have at least a certain HR level (Hunter Rank). Yesterday, I was so happy talking with Lord Irshan, I subconsciously forgot that you are not a local hunter of Jieyun Village, and I am really sorry for causing you trouble.”

"Is there any task that can be done without HR level?" Heather frowned.

The village chief flipped through the mission book: "At present, there are only collection missions such as collecting specialty honey and specialty mushrooms, and they are all specially marked [Do not approach the stream area]."

Ilsan scratched her short brown hair and said helplessly: "Okay, just start accumulating experience from ordinary tasks, and by the way, familiarize yourself with the routes in the surrounding areas. How about you, Heather?"

"Lord Heather, you must have a hunter weapon and pass the assessment of the instructor of Jiyun Village before you can get the quest."

The village chief smiled apologetically to Heather: "Sorry, this is a rule made for safety."

Heather shrugged helplessly: "Well, understandable, so how do I get a weapon?"

"Routinely, you can buy it from a weapon store, but I don't think you look very wealthy, Mr. Heather. After all, the price of even the cheapest cloud wood weapon is not low. Besides, even if you want to accept the task, you need a deposit. Are you sure you can take it out, Lord Heather?"

The village chief looks pretty and has a gentle personality, but always inadvertently reveals his dark-bellied nature.

Huh?Don't you automatically get a variety of cloud wood weapons when you enter the game?How come I have no start-up capital and no weapons, forcing me to go down the wrong road?
At this moment, there was a loud frolic from the direction of the village entrance, mixed with cat meowing.

A short old lady came up the steps with an unusually huge bamboo basket on her back. No, it can't be said to be a bamboo basket. It should be regarded as a built cat litter. Several Ailu cats poked out from the top of the litter box. He looked around curiously.

"Mother Cat, you're here!" The village chief happily waved his arms to the old lady who was nicknamed Granny Cat.

"Hey hey hey... The steps of your Jieyun Village are too high, and it's really unfriendly to my old arms and legs... Huh, who are these two?"

The mother-in-law finally climbed to the small central square, took off the cat litter, wiped the sweat and looked at Ilsan and Heather.

The village chief quickly pulled Granny Cat aside and chatted with her in a low voice.

Not to mention that the village chief was chatting with the cat mother-in-law, Heather and Ilsan leaned over to the cathouse and looked at the Elu cat inside, and the Elu cat inside also looked back at the two of them curiously.

Ai Lu Mao, in fact, its name should be called [Ai Lu], but it is called Ai Lu Mao because of its cat-like shape.

In the biological classification of the scrivener team, Elu cats belong to the orc race. The characteristics of the orc race are that they are shorter than humans, can walk upright, have unique culture and customs, have high intelligence, can use and learn various languages, and can even communicate with humans. comminicate.

Elu cats are the closest to humans among the orcs.

These Ailu cats brought by the cat mother-in-law are all individuals determined to hunt for a living, that is, [following cats].Due to the poor combat effectiveness of most Ailu cats, the danger of hunting alone is too high, so they need to sign a contract with the hunter to help the latter hunt by being hired, and the relative hunter needs to provide it with food and lodging and guide its training .

In this process, the hunter obtains great convenience, and the follower cat also acquires valuable hunting experience in the process of following the owner to hunt.

In the cat litter, there was an orange Elu cat, shaking its ears and sticking out its head, looking at Heather carefully, as if evaluating Heather's strength as a hunter.

"So, one of you is a hunter sent by the guild and the other is a traveler who aspires to become a sergeant?"

Granny cat paced to the cat's den with her hands behind her back, and looked at Ilsan and Heather with a smile: "These Elu cats are cute, aren't they?"

"Super cute!" Irshan hugged a white Ellu cat and rubbed against its furry cheeks, and the latter also had an expression of enjoyment.

"I'm old friends with the village chief of Jieyun Village. Since you're here to help, I can't be stingy, right? Sasaki, do you want to follow this hunter?"

Hearing the mother-in-law's question, the white cat nodded without hesitation: "Meow!"

"The employment fee will not be charged to you. Come and sign the employment contract."

Granny Cat pulled out a contract and spread it out in front of Ilsan: "Take good care of Sasaki, he is the most powerful follower cat in my place."

"Great! Please take care of Sasaki!"

"Meow!"

Ilsan happily hugged the white cat Sasaki.

Heather was drooling from the side.

Follow the cat!Free!
"Meow! Are you a hunter?" After looking at Heather, the orange Elu cat suddenly asked.

"Strictly speaking, I'm not a hunter." Heather said, "But I'm not boasting, I'm much better than an ordinary hunter."

The mother-in-law cat didn't know when she appeared next to the color cat, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Ba, have you decided?"

"Meow! Granny cat, I want to learn the way of hunting with this adult meow!" Elu cat named Xiaoba nodded vigorously.

Granny Cat nodded and turned to look at Heather: "What about you, young man? Are you willing to sign a contract with Xiaoba and become the master who teaches him his hunting experience?"

"no problem."

When Heather heard that the mother-in-law meant that she wanted to order a free follower cat for herself, how could she have any opinions?

After signing the contract neatly, the orange cat Xiaoba officially became Heather's follower cat.

But no amount of joy can hide the sadness that follows.

Watching Ilsan carry the dagger on her back and happily take the white cat Sasaki to carry out the gathering task, Heather and Hachi sat on the steps of the village square, feeling sad.

Heather is sad that he doesn't know how to find a suitable way to make money, and Xiao Ba is sad that he has to drink the northwest wind with his master as soon as he becomes a follower cat.

At this time, a group of ants climbed over the steps in front of Heather, and automatically formed paragraphs of text—

[Congratulations, stranger. 】

[You have passed the trial world and officially started your journey as an outsider.From now on, whenever you open a new world, one or several random missions will be issued, and you will receive generous rewards after completing the missions. 】

[In the current world, as long as you complete any two D-level or higher-level tasks, you can leave this world and go to the next random world. 】

[Please note that you must be in a relatively static state for 10 seconds when you leave the world. Once you interrupt the exit, the act of leaving the world will enter a 3600-second cooldown period. 】

【Current task——】

['From scratch' - Obtain 500000Z legally.Difficulty Evaluation——D]

['The Mind of the Kingdom' - Become an official member of the Royal Paleontology Scholars team, and publish at least five new detailed monster ecology in the official illustrated book.Task Difficulty——C]

['Monster Hunter' - become a hunter of Jieyun Village and have an HR level over 5.Difficulty Evaluation——B]

['After the rain, the sky is clear' - get the 'Sky Dragon Jade'.Difficulty Evaluation——A]

After Heather read the last line, the ants crawled away on their own. The strange thing was that neither the pedestrians nor Xiao Ba seemed to notice the existence of these ants at all.

Thinking of the last task, Heather frowned.

[Sky Dragon Divine Jade], if I remember correctly, it should be the most precious source of power in Lanlong's body, and it is marked as A-level difficulty... One can imagine how powerful Lanlong is!

At least two quests are to be completed, then only 'from scratch' and 'mind of the kingdom' can be considered.

Leaving aside the latter for the time being, how can the 50 Z of 'self-made' be obtained legally! ?You can't really rely on game bugs to resell end materials to make money...

Just as Heather was sitting on the steps and pondering, Xiaoba leisurely took out a small bag wrapped in oiled paper from his small bag, and when he opened it, there were a few small dried fish that were marinated and oily.It picked up one and put it to its mouth, ah-woo, biting off half of it, and showing a happy expression while chewing.

"Huh? It smells so good?"

Heather twitched her nose and looked at Xiaoba beside her in surprise: "Xiaoba, where did you buy this dried fish?"

"I made this myself, meow!"

Xiao Ba was sitting on the steps, his furry claws dangling in the air. After thinking about it, he picked up a small dried fish and handed it to Heather: "Master, would you like to try it? Don't worry, humans can eat it too, meow."

Heather just didn't eat breakfast, so he took the small dried fish and threw it into his mouth and chewed it.

I have to say that Xiaoba's craftsmanship is really good. The saltiness is moderate and there is a slight honey taste. The dried fish is tender and tender, and the fish bones are marinated and delicious.

Heather wasn't full last night, and now her stomach is burning with hunger, she can't help but take a small dried fish from Xiaoba and chew it: "Mmmmm, it's delicious. Xiaoba, you used to be a chef?"

Xiao Ba squinted at the crumb owner who stole the cat food for his entourage, neatly repackaged the remaining dried fish, put it back in the bag, and replied, "No, I used to be a cat car driver, meow. ."

"Cat car driving... what?" Heather thought he had heard it wrong.

"Cat car driver meow." Xiaoba licked his paws: "This industry is quite profitable, but it is very dangerous and does not improve hunting skills, so I will find a cat mother-in-law agency hoping to become a qualified cat hunter meow Meow meow."

"Is the cat car very profitable?" Heather's eyes began to light up.

"It's very profitable. As long as the hunters are transported to the camp with a cart before they fail to hunt and receive fatal injuries, they can get 1/3 of the total reward for the mission."

Xiao Ba fell into memory: "There are very few Ailu who are willing to do this job. Not only is it dangerous, but there is no chance to get close contact with monsters to gain hunting experience, so... meow?"

Xiao Bayi, who had ended the memory mode, opened his eyes and was startled by Heather who was so close, and the hair on his tail exploded.

"Xiao Ba, good brother. I want to correct a mistake in your words - the cat car is also a very important job and it is very helpful to gain hunting experience. So..."

Heather took Hachi's shoulder seriously and gave it a thumbs up:

"Let us two become the fastest legends of Jieyun Village!"

"Meow... Meow?" Xiao Bay had a question mark on his face.

Heather made up his mind and stood up abruptly, stretched and looked at the dense forest outside the village:
"First of all, we need to DIY a cat car by ourselves."

 PS: 4000 words, it is considered as two chapters in one.

Another PS: Xiaoba was my first follower cat when I played P3, and saved me in distress several times.When I was pushed to the ground by Xunlong and rolled all over the floor, and I was about to get into a cat car, Ba Ye could cut Xunlong's tail to the ground and then lift up the flute in one go, so I asked other cats if they could do it! ?
 
(End of this chapter)


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