Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

Follow the guards into the castle tower.

The ground here is paved with flat red obsidian. There are flagpoles made of dragon bones on both sides of the road. Above the flagpoles is a fire spirit, a special stone from the volcanic area - white flint.

This stone can emit white light when heated. High-quality white flint can emit the same light as an incandescent lamp.

At this moment, all the white flints in the castle tower are of high quality. If calculated according to the market price, the white flints in this city are worth five or six million hunter golds.

Looking up at the towering castle tower, this building is a multi-story tower with the main functions of observation and command. It is also one of the symbols of the Fire Nation's ruling power.

The structure of a layered tower-type castle tower is somewhat similar to the tower in a temple building. It is built layer by layer on top of a square castle tower, with each layer indented a certain distance, so that each layer has the same shape, and as the building height increases, the indentation of the floor size becomes more uniform.

This castle tower is equivalent to a castle fortress, and it is equipped with heavy crossbows, cannons, and even dragon-slaying spears for city defense.

This was probably to prevent flying dragons from flying over the city wall and attacking the castle tower.

The main body of the castle tower is red in tone, and the totem logo of the fire spirit can be seen everywhere.

As the residence of a country's leader, this place is far superior to those in the city in terms of decoration and other aspects.

It’s not that the leader of the Fire Nation is exploiting the people. This is the power center of the Fire Nation, so it is naturally different from other houses.

This level of luxury is considered to be on the lower end. According to what he had heard from Rodna before, the cost of building the royal palace of their kingdom was over 100 billion, not counting some of the decorations and collections in the palace. If these were included, the cost would easily exceed 1000 billion.

According to his current rough estimate, the cost of building this castle tower may be only 1 billion yuan, which is not even as expensive as his yacht.

The guards took Bai Zhen to the reception room inside the castle tower.

When they arrived outside the reception room, there were three different people leading Bai Zhen. The last person to lead Bai Zhen was a maid wearing light pink traditional Fire Nation costume.

The maid asked Bai Zhen to wait for a moment. After she went in and announced, Bai Zhen was quickly allowed in.

Walking into the reception room, the first thing Bai Zhen noticed was the girl sitting one position behind the leader of the Fire Nation.

Her fiery red hair was as beautiful as red obsidian, and under her long eyelashes, her eyes were as bright as rubies, flashing a faint fluorescence.

The afternoon setting sun shone brightly, illuminating the girl's beautiful profile.

The girl wore a gorgeous crown on her head, a gorgeous red feather dress, and a silk shawl embroidered with the totem of the fire spirit.

Judging from the girl's clothes alone, her status is not low.

Although the girl was indeed beautiful enough, Bai Zhen did not stare at her rudely. After glancing at her, Bai Zhen looked at the leader of the Fire Nation sitting in the main seat, and the four-member hunter team that had arrived half an hour earlier than him.

The leader of the Fire Nation looks like a middle-aged man with the same red hair and eyes as the girl. The clothes he wears are also the most traditional and gorgeous priest costumes in this country.

Then look at the four hunters sitting on the special stone chairs.

The four hunters took off their helmets at this moment.

Judging from their ages, each of them is at least thirty or forty years old. If you take into account the fact that their skin has been exposed to wind and sun and looks rough due to long-term hunting, they look at least ten years older than their actual age.

The leading hunter was very tall. Although he was a human, his height reached 2.3 meters. He was wearing a master-level armored dragon armor, and the weapon placed behind his chair was a gunpowder.

The most memorable thing about this hunter is probably his unique appearance.

His face looks a bit bumpy due to his wide-set eyes, slightly sunken nose, thick lips and large pores.

The hunter was not handsome at all, but he was not hideous either.

His other teammates are all male, and the armor they wear are all master-level armor. If you look carefully, you will find that they are master-level velociraptor, master-level male Rathalos and female Rathalos sets, and the weapons they use are a light crossbow and two heavy crossbows respectively.

Bai Zhen looked at their levels and abilities again.

The leading hunter is at level 88, and the remaining three hunters are at levels 81, 83, and 84 respectively.

If we look at the level of the Hunter Guild.

The leading hunter can reach the level of a 3-star master with the help of super-enhanced equipment. Even if he understands the attribute restraint and specifically deals with a 4-star master, it is possible to hunt a weak map king like a Swift Dragon at around level 85.

Among the other three, probably only two are at the level of Master 2 Star, and one is at the level of Master 1 Star.

When Bai Zhen was looking at these hunters, these hunters were also looking at Bai Zhen.

Seeing that Bai Zhen was not wearing any protective gear, these people couldn't help but look at him with contempt.

They had just heard from the person reporting that a master hunter had arrived who had also accepted the mission. They were nervous, wondering how strong a hunter would be to dare to accept a master-level 3-star mission alone, but the one who came in was a guy who looked like he had barely grown all his hair.

Is he the only one who dares to take on a master-level mission?

Is the branch manager blind? Or is he new?

Bai Zhen also easily saw the contempt and disdain in the eyes of those four people.

This was not surprising to Bai Zhen, as hunters would judge each other's strength by the protective gear they wore.

Instead of checking what rank of hunter the other party is in the guild, it is better to directly see what monster materials the other party's armor is made of.

When the chief saw that the person coming in was a young hunter, his expectant look turned into suspicion.

"Are you the hunter who accepted the rescue mission?"

Bai Zhen bowed slightly and greeted politely: "Yes, I am from Yanhuo Village, my name is Bai Zhen. Here are my credentials."

Bai Zhen took out the documents that Sui Fengnian had prepared in advance.

The leader looked at a lady with glasses in the corner of the room. The lady of the branch came to Bai Zhen, took the document and checked its authenticity.

The Fire Nation naturally also has a Hunter's Guild, but for various reasons, the Hunter's Guild in this country is simply not as powerful as guilds in other places.

After checking it in front of Bai Zhen, the poster girl exclaimed in surprise: "Has he ever hunted a five-star master ancient dragon monster alone?"

When the poster girl said this, everyone in the room looked at Bai Zhen in surprise.

Especially the four hunters, they looked at Bai Zhen in disbelief.

Hunting ancient dragon-level creatures alone, doesn’t that mean Bai Zhen’s level is almost reaching the six-star master level?

But the next second, the poster girl saw Bai Zhen's registered level in the guild and asked in confusion: "But why did you just get promoted to the master two-star level?"

On the document, there is a bracket after the Master Two Star, and inside the bracket is a number 0.

This number indicates how many tasks of this level the hunter has successfully completed.

Master two stars?

When everyone heard Bai Zhen’s guild level, they were all confused.

Before Bai Zhen opened his mouth to explain, the highest-ranking leader among the four hunters loudly pinned a hat on Bai Zhen.

"Then the goal of a 5-star master is to cheat in hunting, right? For example, you pick up the body of a recently dead monster in the wild and tell the guild that you killed it yourself."

That person was very annoying because of his weird demeanor.

He sneered and continued to attack Bai Zhen: "Besides, this mission is a high-difficulty mission for Master 3 stars according to the guild's judgment. Why would you, a Master 2 star hunter, accept this mission?"

Bai Zhen looked at the team leader's distorted face.

Bai Zhen didn't understand why this hunter was so hostile towards him?

Even if I had accepted the same mission as them, I wouldn't have been so aggressive right from the start.

Is there some other hidden secret here?

The leader also stepped forward to ease the atmosphere and asked Bai Zhen: "What is going on?"

Bai Zhen really didn't want to lower himself to argue with such a person, so he looked at the leader of the Fire Nation and explained, "Chief, please don't misunderstand me. I am a monster knight, and my partner can hunt master 3-star monsters."

When the leader of the hunters heard this, he said with disdain, "He's actually a lunatic who raises monsters."

Monster Knights from the continent of Ekana are not hard to find on the continent, but that doesn't mean that everyone else can accept the existence of Monster Knights.

It feels like you encounter a large pet dog without a leash on the street.

Although you know that the dog is domestic, you still feel uneasy because you don't know whether the dog will bite people.

Similarly, the presence of Monster Rider is like a person taking a tiger out without a leash.

You never know what these lunatics are thinking, and you never know whether the tiger will suddenly pounce on you and bite your throat.

Everyone in Yanhuo Village was finally accepted by the whole village thanks to Bai Zhen's efforts and the monsters' help in defending Feiye Fortress.

Bai Zhen was not surprised at all to be called a madman here.

The leader was stunned for a moment, then asked Bai Zhen in a deep voice: "Can you tell me what kind of monster your partner is?"

"A wild hook-clawed blaster dragon."

"The Wild Hook-Clawed Boom Dragon?" The leader had heard of the Boom Dragon, after all, there were Boom Dragons active in volcanic areas, and he had also heard of the Black Boom Dragon, but he had never heard of the Wild Hook-Clawed Boom Dragon.

At this time, the guild's knowledgeable poster girl spoke up, "The Wild Hooked Claws are two individuals of the Booming Dragon that were discovered and confirmed by the Dragon Calendar Institute 20 years ago. They are as dangerous as ancient dragon-level monsters."

"It turns out to be an ancient dragon-level Boom Dragon." The leader, whose face had always shown no emotion, smiled a little.

Bai Zhen asked the leader, "I wonder if the leader would mind if the Monster Knight takes on the rescue mission?"

"Of course I don't mind. As long as it can save our Fire Nation, we are willing to lend our help, no matter if it's the power of monsters or demons." He waved his hand and ordered the servants, "Come here, give him a seat."

Soon, the guard on standby brought a stone chair.

"Please sit down." The leader invited Bai Zhen to take a seat.

Bai Zhen knew that if he didn't show some strength, he might really be driven back to Yanhuo Village.

This mission was a prerequisite for hunting the ancient dragon assigned to him by Sui Fengnen. If the mission failed, who knows how many master 2-star missions he would have to complete before he could be promoted.

The moment Bai Zhen sat down, he equipped himself with Tailebagos's armor.

The murderous mecha-style protective gear instantly changed Bai Zhen's aura, and the ever-burning Moltres Evil Fire Cloak also made Bai Zhen's aura look even more oppressive.

If one could judge a hunter's strength simply by looking at the armor he was wearing, then Bai Zhen was undoubtedly the most powerful hunter in the room.

The armor was incredibly strong, both in terms of workmanship and the energy it emitted.

No one in the room knew where Bai Zhen got the protective gear from, but this also explained why Bai Zhen came here without wearing any protective gear.

The chief looked at Bai Zhen in a daze. At this time, the leader of the hunters slapped the handle of the stone chair and questioned the other party in a bad tone.

"Chief, we were the first to accept this mission. Everything should be based on first come first served, right?"

The poster girl compared the time when the two teams accepted the mission. In terms of time, the four-person team indeed accepted the mission half a day earlier.

The chief did not seem to want to offend either party.

He answered tactfully, "For us in the Fire Nation, we naturally hope to resolve the Fire Nation's crisis more quickly and more safely. Of course, we will hand over the rewards for successful hunting to you in full."

Bai Zhen was also wondering why the hunter leader was so xenophobic. Although there were very few missions that could be completed by two or more teams, this mission in the Fire Nation was obviously not something that could be easily completed by one team.

Everyone just needs to complete the task and share the rewards according to the agreement.

This master-level team of four certainly has no shortage of money no matter how you look at it, right?

But the next second, Bai Zhen’s confusion was answered.

The leader of the hunters asked with a bad look on his face: "In the Fire Nation, is there still a system of polyandry? Can Your Highness the Princess be married to more than one person at the same time?"

"Ah?" After hearing the hunter's question, Bai Zhen finally understood why this hunter was so hostile towards him.

It turns out that in order to resolve the disaster as quickly as possible, the leader of the Fire Nation offered a condition that as long as the task was completed, he could marry the princess of the Fire Nation.

Bai Zhen held his forehead and sighed, "No wonder the leader of the hunter team was so hostile to me when I came in. It seems that he regarded me as a competitor."

Bai Zhen is still very confident about his appearance. Although he is not so handsome that he can be seen everywhere with just a smile, he is at least good enough to attract the attention of female passers-by when he walks on the street.

As for why the leader of the Fire Nation offered such conditions, there are probably many reasons.

Firstly, no master hunter has accepted the mission since it was issued more than 20 days ago, and because the situation is urgent, the stakes have been raised.

Secondly, he probably wanted to recruit a powerful hunter as his son-in-law.

On the way to the castle tower, Bai Zhen chatted with the guard and learned that the Fire Nation was almost destroyed by a Flame Dragon a long time ago. After the disaster was resolved, the Fire Nation has been vigorously cultivating powerful warriors.

After years of hard work, the Fire Nation has successfully trained a four-member warrior team.

If this warrior team was placed in the Hunter Guild, it would definitely be a 2-star Master team.

But even such a small team died when they entered the volcano to resolve the disaster.

The warriors that the Fire Nation had trained for many years were wiped out so easily, which naturally made the leader of the Fire Nation feel desperate.

If there is a hunter team that can easily resolve the current Fire Nation crisis, then what's wrong with letting the Fire Nation princess marry?

As for why the Fire Nation's princess isn't allowed to marry the princes of other powerful nations and then get support from those powerful nations, the reason should be that letting the hunters take action doesn't necessarily require marrying off a daughter.

Sure enough, when Bai Zhen thought so.

The leader of the Fire Nation said in a deep voice: "I only said during the mission that it is possible to marry our Fire Nation princess. I did not say that you will definitely be able to marry our princess after completing the mission."

After listening to this, Bai Zhen sighed in his heart.

This is really a convenient method.

As long as the news is spread that there is an opportunity to marry the princess, it will inevitably attract the attention of a group of powerful hunters.

After all, no matter how strong a hunter is, there is still a huge difference between him and the royal princess in terms of status.

There are definitely many people who want to make the leap to success, marry a princess and become a noble!

After these people arrive and resolve the crisis in the Fire Nation, we will slowly make the selection.

If there is talent, use the princess to keep him in the country. If there is no talent, give him a generous monetary reward and send him away directly.

The choice is in the hands of the leader anyway, and whether to marry his daughter off is still up to him.

The only ones who are really hurt are those guys whose brains are filled with sex.

At this moment, Bai Zhen suddenly began to sympathize with the leader of the hunters.

Apparently, this was the first poor fellow to take the bait.