Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

As soon as they entered the vicinity of the volcanic area, Bai Zhen in the sky felt the vitality of the volcano.

Based on the map provided by Sui Feng Nian.

The area around the Land of Fire is approximately 173 square kilometers (if compared to a cube with a length and width of 300 kilometers) and has more than active and extinct volcanoes of various sizes.

Among them, the number of active volcanoes accounts for at least 60 percent of all volcanoes.

The country established in this volcanic group is called the "Fire Country". It is a small country, similar to the "Moon City", the former hometown of Artemisia.

It is much larger than Yanhuo Village, but it is not on the same level as the kingdom where Rodna is located.

The kingdom where Rodna lives has ways to deal with ancient dragons, but the Fire Nation has been forced to seek help from the entire continent because of the map king-level Flame Dragon. It is easy to tell who is stronger and who is weaker.

Following the map, Bai Zhen quickly arrived at a small border village in the Land of Fire.

According to the information provided, the Land of Fire is composed of approximately 20 villages and a large castle.

These more than 20 villages are big and small. The big one is about ten times the size of Yanhuo Village, while the small one may only have 10 households.

The national population is only about 3. In comparison, the kingdom where Rodna is located has a population of about 200 million, while Yanhuo Village has only 500 people.

Flying in the sky, Bai Zhen looked down from the sky and soon saw the small village on the border of the Fire Nation.

The village is located between mountains and near a lake. If you didn’t know that this is a volcanic area, you would probably think it is a scenic resort.

Seen from the air, the village appeared to have been destroyed.

"Let's go down and have a look."

Bai Zhen commanded Rayquaza to land in the village below.

Standing on the scorched earth, Bai Zhen looked around the village that had been baptized by lava.

On the roofs of the collapsed houses, one can clearly see the cooled lava and obsidian. The entire village has been destroyed and is no longer suitable for human survival.

Bai Zhen took a quick look at the traces in the village.

Some livestock carcasses could be seen in the village, but no human bodies were seen. Also, not many valuables were found in some of the surviving wooden houses.

It seems that the villagers here had already retreated in an orderly manner before the monsters attacked.

Bai Zhen checked the traces of the monster's attack again. There were many huge pits on the ground with a diameter of about seven or eight meters. These huge pits were obviously the masterpiece of the Yan Gelong.

There are also some small holes that are only about one meter wide. These holes are the masterpieces of lava beasts.

The Lava Beast is the young of the Flame Dragon. A Flame Dragon can give birth to about 20 to 30 young at a time. The survival rate of these young is very low, and even fewer of them can become Flame Dragons by possessing the blood of monsters.

Bai Zhen investigated again and found that the warehouse in the village was the target of attack by the Flame Dragons and Lava Beasts.

After investigating some remaining traces, Bai Zhen discovered remnants of materials such as [Dragon Slaying Fruit], [Red Lotus Stone], and [Burning Coal], and in quite a lot of them.

"It seems that these materials have attracted the Flame Dragon and the Lava Beast. But why would the Flame Dragon come here from the inside of the volcano? Even if it was because of the various materials prepared by Shangfeng, it would not be possible for the Flame Dragon to run out of the volcano and attack this small village."

There is no doubt that there is a reason for the appearance of the Flame Dragon, and since it can cover such a wide range, it must not be the work of a single Flame Dragon, but there must be at least three or more Flame Dragons active outside the volcano.

There are many possible reasons why Yan Gelong could leave his territory.

For example, there may be overpopulation, geological changes, or the appearance of a powerful enemy in the volcano that the Flame Dragon fears.

He would have to wait until he arrived at the Fire Nation castle and communicated with the other party's intelligence personnel to get more detailed information.

"But this is really miserable."

Bai Zhen stood up and looked around the village, which was roughly the same size as Yanhuo Village.

The number of villagers living here may be slightly more than that of Yanhuo Village, but just one Yan Ge Dragon and a large number of lava beasts are enough to make the villagers in this village flee directly.

In contrast, Yanhuo Village was facing a Night Parade of Hundred Dragons attacking by tens of thousands of monsters.

"It seems that there is a huge gap between villages. We can't use the superhuman standards of Yanhuo Village to compare other villages."

Even if compared with the rest of the world, Yanhuo Village can be considered a very special place.

From hunters like Wenshu to young boys and girls like Daoji and Aicao, everyone in the village can use city defense weapons to deal with monster attacks.

As a result, Yanhuo Village does not need the protection of the kingdom at all, nor does it need to pay tribute to the country that protects it every year like this village. Yanhuo Village can protect itself.

Only in times of crisis can they ask for support from their allies.

Bai Zhen rode on Rayquaza's head again and continued towards the castle of the Fire Nation.

During the flight, Bai Zhen also saw two destroyed villages.

It can be seen that the current situation in the Fire Nation is really very urgent.

Seeing the castle of the Fire Nation from afar, Bai Zhen asked Liekong to land in the suburbs, and he walked into the castle instead.

When we arrived at the gate of the Fire Nation castle, we saw many refugees queuing to enter the city.

These people are all civilians from the Fire Nation. Due to the recent unrest in the country, they all fled to relatively safer cities.

Bai Zhen did not cut in line and stood at the end of the line. He looked around at the city called "City of Fire".

The wall of the City of Fire is about 10 meters high. It uses special metal materials as the frame, and the remaining gaps are filled with stones.

There are many city defense weapons on the city wall, including heavy crossbows, cannons, and combo dragon spears.

With this city defense configuration, most enemies can be resisted as long as you don’t encounter ancient dragons or ancient dragon-level creatures.

Even if it is a master-level Flame Dragon, this city wall can block its invasion as long as it is prevented from entering the city from underground.

"The Fire Nation's request for assistance is to subjugate the Flame Dragon. It looks like no one in the country is capable of hunting the Flame Dragon."

Soon, the person in front of Bai Zhen successfully registered to enter the Fire City. When it was Bai Zhen's turn, the guard stopped Bai Zhen and questioned him impartially.

"Name, where are you from? What is your purpose in coming to the Fire Nation?"

The two guards were wearing red armor, which was the traditional attire of the Fire Nation guards and hunters. The strange mask imitated the fire spirit they worshipped. The body equipment was covered with elastic armor, and the thick armor could protect the body from collisions.

The two guards looked at Bai Zhen's light clothes in surprise.

Everyone else was carrying large and small bags of luggage, but Bai Zhen had a green hedgehog-like unknown creature lying on his left shoulder, and a red-shelled turtle-like unknown creature lying on his right shoulder.

"Bai Zhen, I'm from Yanhuo Village. I accepted a rescue mission and came to the Fire Country to defeat Yan Gelong."

As he spoke, Bai Zhen handed the guard the certification document that Sui Fengnong had prepared in advance.

The two guards took the document, looked at it carefully, and confirmed its authenticity.

But this did not dispel their doubts.

"Are you a hunter?"

The two guards looked Bai Zhen up and down again.

Hunters all carry weapons and wear protective gear, but Bai Zhen is wearing just casual everyday clothes and doesn't look like a hunter at all.

Even through the masks, Bai Zhen could feel the doubts of the two people.

Bai Zhen stretched out his hand and directly transformed it into a big sword.

With a thud, the heavy sword smashed into the ground, and people around could feel the obvious vibration.

Bai Zhen explained: "Because I have some special talents, I usually put away my weapons and protective gear."

Wearing protective gear will make you feel stuffy no matter what, and Bai Zhen doesn't like wearing protective gear all the time, as he will definitely sweat all over.

The two guards watched Bai Zhen put his weapon away again, and after a moment of silence they became unexpectedly calm.

"I'm sorry to doubt your identity, but unfortunately you're a step late." One of the guards said with some regret.

"Ah?" Now it was Bai Zhen's turn to be stunned. "Has someone already successfully completed the task?"

He was only five days late, how could someone complete the task so quickly?

Could it be that when he first learned about this mission, someone had already accepted it and rushed to the Fire Nation to complete it?

This possibility is not low. After all, communications in this world are backward and there is a lag.

But if there really were hunters who completed it, why are there so many refugees?

When Bai Zhen thought that his mission had failed, the guard's companion hurriedly whispered a reminder, and the guard changed his words again: "I'm very sorry, please follow me, I will take you to see the leader first."

Bai Zhen nodded and followed the guard.

After entering the City of Fire, Bai Zhen asked the guard about the reason for his previous words.

The guard explained: "In fact, half an hour before you came, a three-star master hunter team had already arrived in the Fire City."

"That's it."

Bai Zhen nodded to show that he understood.

Communications in this world are underdeveloped, so delays are very normal. The mission was issued 20 days before he received it, and it took another four or five days to transmit the information from the Fire Nation to the Hunter's Guild headquarters.

Calculating the time, it is equivalent to a month ago that the Fire Nation had already asked for help from the outside world.

Bai Zhen then asked about the information about the mission. As a guard, the other party only knew some basic information. It was said that no less than three upper-level Flame Dragons ran out of the volcano.

The mission entrusted this time is to reduce the number of Yan Gelong population and investigate why Yan Gelong escaped from the depths of the volcano.

The guard said this in a very low voice to Bai Zhen: "I heard the oracle of the Fire Spirit three days ago, saying that a terrible Flame Dragon appeared in the volcano. If that guy comes out from the depths of the volcano, even the world will be destroyed!"

The Fire Spirit is the belief of the Fire Nation and is regarded as a god by the people here.

As for the Yan Gelong destroying the world?

Bai Zhen didn't quite believe that the Flame Dragon had such power, but if there really was a Flame Dragon that was stronger than the ancient dragon, then he really wanted to try to subdue it.

After chatting with the guard for a few words, the guard's dialogue became much more enthusiastic.

Guard: "I didn't expect that you, who looks about my age, are actually a master hunter. By the way, where did you conjure up the big sword before? That's amazing, isn't it?"

"Well, that's my personal talent, it's something I was born with."

“What a convenient ability.”

The guard was unexpectedly very receptive and did not continue to question Bai Zhen.

He said with emotion: "If only you had come half an hour earlier, if you could save the Fire Nation, I think the leader and the princess would be very happy, right?"

"Huh?" Hearing the guard's sigh, Bai Zhen became even more confused. After all, they were all hunting monsters, so was there a big difference between hunters?

"What do you mean by that? Did the group of hunters in front of us make a very unreasonable request?"

"Not really," the guard laughed awkwardly, "it's just that group of master hunters were very difficult to get along with. They gave me a rude and rude feeling. They also cut in line in front of the refugees to enter the city, and later I was the one who led the way for those hunters. Those were the 30 minutes I least want to recall."

The profession of hunter has no cultural threshold, and it is difficult to conduct moral tests on every hunter.

There are hunters who are easy to get along with, such as Wenshu, Nitai, and Acorus in Yanhuo Village, but there are definitely hunters who are difficult to get along with.

There is a black market in this world, and it can be clearly found in large hunter cities.

Acts like poaching and robbery are rampant and professions like guild knights have always existed in guilds.

Bai Zhen has no right to correct or criticize these hunters. He can only say that if he really encounters poaching in the future, he will definitely take action to stop it.

On the way, the guard was like a curious baby, asking about the origins of Xiemi and Huhu, and also curiously asking about Bai Zhen's previous hunting experiences.

Bai Zhen also patiently chatted with the guard all the way. Even though the guard talked a lot, Bai Zhen did not dislike him.

When they arrived at the castle tower in the center of the city, the guard at the city gate spoke to the guard of the castle tower, and the guard immediately trotted in to deliver the message.

While Bai Zhen was waiting outside, he looked up at the Fire Nation buildings in front of him.

The architectural style here is somewhat similar to that of Yanhuo Village and Jieyun Village. If I have to make an analogy, it is somewhat like the Japanese castles from the Warring States Period in Japan's previous life.

But if you compare carefully, you can see many elements similar to shamanism and sacrifice.

At first glance, the architectural style here is similar to that of Yanhuo Village, but a careful comparison reveals many differences.

While Bai Zhen and the guard were waiting outside, the guard sighed again and said, "It would be great if you were the one to complete this mission."

"Haha." Bai Zhen smiled politely and didn't take the other person's words to heart.

He just thought that the guard regarded him as a friend, and hoped that he, as a friend, would get a generous reward instead of those brutal hunters.

After waiting outside for about five or six minutes, the guard who delivered the message trotted out and said, "Our leader has agreed to meet you. Please follow me."

The guards guarding the city gate were not allowed to enter the castle tower. Bai Zhen walked into the castle tower at the guard's wave, ready to meet the leader of the Fire Nation.