Monster Hunter: Farm Story Begins with Pokémon

"This mission is your first adventure in life, right? You also know that this mission is very dangerous, why are you still so persistent in following me?"

This princess's persistence was far beyond Bai Zhen's imagination.

Bai Zhen has seen her efforts in the past few days.

As a hunter who was adventuring for the first time, she at least did better than more than 90 percent of the people in the world.

If she could start from the bottom of the hunter ladder, then given a little time, combined with her talent, there would be another legendary hunter in the world.

Bai Zhen's original intention was to ease the atmosphere so that he could ask the other party about the ranch's new products.

But it seems like I hit a dead end.

The princess's expression visibly darkened.

Bai Zhen quickly made up for it, "If it's inconvenient to answer, then just pretend I didn't ask."

Lingling shook her head and said, "It's not something I can't talk about. It's just that this is my first adventure, but it may also be my last."

"The last adventure?" Bai Zhen looked up and down at the princess of the Fire Nation.

She looks healthy and doesn't look like someone who is about to die.

"Ah."

Lingling held a fork in her hand and gently poked the steak on her plate, speaking in a depressed and helpless tone.

"Many princesses in royal families have no freedom, and I am no exception. When I was a child, it was impossible for me to go out and have adventures. I could only learn about the outside world through storybooks. When I grew up, I had no chance. When I reached the age to get married, I had to get married under the arrangement of my father no matter how unwilling I was."

Things like marriage are indeed the fate that people of a princess's status have to face.

It should be said, this kind of thing seems to be quite common.

Lingling said frankly: "Our Fire Nation can only be regarded as a small country. Historically, it is also to let the princess marry the prince of other kingdoms to obtain a large amount of materials to protect the safety of our own people. Since I am a princess and enjoy preferential treatment, I must also fulfill my own responsibilities and be prepared to sacrifice myself to protect the people."

Bai Zhen: "I see. That's why your father wanted to recruit a son-in-law through this mission this time."

"No." To Bai Zhen's surprise, Lingling shook her head and said, "My father originally planned to marry me to a prince from a neighboring country, but I asked for it myself, wanting to marry a powerful hunter. Since I can't decide when to get married, at least I hope to marry the person I admire."

"You asked for it yourself? Would your father agree to this request?"

Marry a prince of a country, and marry a hunter.

From the perspective of benefits alone, any normal person would know which of these two options is more cost-effective.

"Of course he didn't agree at first, but after I analyzed it a little and threatened my father a little, he couldn't do anything to me."

Speaking of this, Lingling's expression became much more relaxed.

She cut a piece of meat with a table knife, put it in her mouth, and while chewing, she shared with Bai Zhen: "The royal family is not just about high status. The bloodline of the royal family is also required to be excellent."

Talking while eating is actually very impolite.

As a princess, Lingling naturally received such education since childhood.

But she also knew that this was the only time she could eat freely like this.

Whether she was eating at the dining table wearing only one piece of clothing or talking while eating, it gave her a sense of excitement of breaking the rules.

When Bai Zhen heard this, he nodded in agreement.

Lingling's bloodline is indeed better than that of ordinary people.

Lingling said, "Like other kingdoms, the princes would choose spouses with good genes at the request of the royal family. Our Fire Nation should have done the same, but unfortunately my father has a slight hidden disease in that area. Not only do I not have an older brother, I will not have a younger brother in the future either."

Bai Zhen was speechless.

Is this really something someone like me can listen to?

Lingling ate another piece of steak and said, "Now the bloodline of the Fire Kingdom's royal family is all in me. If I marry someone else, the children born to me and other princes will most likely stay in the other country. Our Fire Kingdom is weak, and this is not something my father can decide."

"If I give birth to two princes in the future, the second son may be able to return to the Fire Nation to be the leader, but at that time the Fire Nation will inevitably become a vassal of the other kingdom, which is something my father absolutely does not want to see. So I proposed to take the second path, which is to marry into the family and recruit a powerful hunter with excellent genes to keep the royal bloodline in our Fire Nation."

After hearing this, Bai Zhen finally understood why this mission had the outrageous situation of "martial arts competition to win a bride".

Although hunters have a low status, those who can become master hunters have more or less some extraordinary talents.

For example, Manjusri has a very special characteristic - the characteristic of increasing her physical attack racial value by 20 points.

As a hunter of the Yanhuo Village at the same level as Wenshu, Ni Tai also has his own talents. His characteristics allow him to educate others and increase their growth rate by 50%.

In addition, Huoya and Shuiyun also possess an undeveloped talent - resonance.

If this characteristic can be developed well, Huoya and Shuiyun may become the strongest in Yanhuo Village.

The four hunters that Bai Zhen disliked all had their own unique talents.

For example, the hunter leader has similar characteristics to Manjusri, except that Manjusri increases the racial value by 20 points, while he directly gains 30 points of physical attack attribute.

Comparing the numbers, the hunter leader will show higher talent when he is young, but if both sides reach level 100, the attribute points obtained by Manjusri will be more than twice that of the hunter leader.

The other three hunters also have their own unique talents to a greater or lesser extent.

It can be said that without any personal talent, it is very difficult for ordinary people to become a master hunter.

If the chief and the princess want hunters with good genes, then the best way is to summon the master hunters on the continent through this mission.

"Hmm?" Bai Zhen suddenly thought, if the princess's target is hunters with good genes, then wouldn't he become the primary target?

Bai Zhen didn’t dare to say anything about other things, but when it came to genes, he was definitely the best among the rest.

If he can master the skills and slates of eighteen attributes in the future, there is a chance that his children with Huoya and Shuiyun will be born with skills of 18 attributes.

Even if not all of them are inherited, being born with the ability to master skills of multiple attributes is the most basic thing.

Bai Zhen gave the other party a shot of prevention in advance and said: "Let me make it clear first, I have someone I like very much. Don't take me into consideration. I also have the right to choose."

Lingling rolled her eyes at Bai Zhen and snorted, "I should be the one saying this! Even if I turn into a puppy, I won't choose you!"

"That's good. I feel relieved when you say that." Bai Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the bread on the table, tore off a piece and put it in his mouth. He still didn't understand something, so he asked, "Since your father can't have any more children, then as your only child, your father should love you more and shouldn't send you to such a dangerous place."

"My father really loves me, so as long as I try to persuade him a little, he won't be able to do anything to me. Besides, my destination this time is to the safe camp deep inside. I won't follow the hunters to the most dangerous place deep inside. This is just my last willful request before getting married, and my doting father won't refuse it directly."

After hearing this, Bai Zhen realized that he had been tricked into doing something harmless.

When Lingling said she gave up the adventure, it didn’t mean she really gave up, but that she was about to reach her destination.

It is impossible for Bai Zhen to send her back to the Fire Country directly now. It would be more convenient to take her to the safe camp ahead.

Bai Zhen had nothing to say about this little calculation. From the beginning to the end, no one had ever said that they would go deep into the abyss with everyone to defeat the most dangerous Flame Dragon. It was all just his misunderstanding.

Lingling held the food in front of her with both hands and threatened Bai Zhen: "You promised to give me this. If you take it back, I will laugh at you for the rest of my life!"

Bai Zhen waved his hand and said indifferently: "It's just some food. If you want more, I can give you more."

Bai Zhen did not have any aversion to the princess. After listening to her personal account, he even looked at her with a new respect.

At least compared to some of the four hunters, this princess seems very innocent. Although she may be a little eccentric at times, it is harmless and can be said to be a small charm.

The most important point, of course, is that it is pleasing to the eyes. No one doesn't like to look at handsome men and beautiful women. Even if you don't have any other thoughts, looking at beautiful and lovely things is also a kind of relaxation and enjoyment, right?

Moreover, it is extremely rare to find someone who would wear a nude shirt in front of you, so you should cherish this great benefit.

Seeing that Bai Zhen generously shared so much food and even provided her with a place to take a shower, Lingling felt a little embarrassed.

She said, "As for the fact that I only went to the deep camp, since you never asked me, I won't apologize. But thank you for providing me with such delicious food. Although you are stingy, narcissistic, rude, and annoying, you are unexpectedly a good person. After completing this mission, I will ask my father to give you more rewards."

For a moment, Bai Zhen couldn't tell whether the princess was insulting him or praising him.

But this frank thanks still counts as a plus for him.

"You're welcome, Princess. This is what I should do."

Bai Zhen's polite response made Lingling feel very uncomfortable, and she got goosebumps.

She continued to enjoy her dinner. Now, while tasting the extremely delicious food, she extended an olive branch to Bai Zhen and said, "Why don't you stop being a hunter and come to our Fire Country to be a chef? You can ask for any salary you want!"

Bai Zhen finished the bread in his hand and said to the princess, "If you want to hire me, I'm afraid you can't afford to hire me even if you sell your entire Fire Nation."

Lingling said disapprovingly: "You are so arrogant. Even though our Fire Nation is a small country, we still have the money to hire someone. You can name your price first."

Seeing that the princess was not giving up, Bai Zhen threw out a few numbers and said, "My fixed assets are about 1320 billion hunter gold. My income in the past six months was more than 775 billion. Now my monthly income can be stabilized at least around 2000 million. If you want to hire me, you have to pay me at least 2000 million a month."

1320 billion Hunter Gold is just a rough estimate.

The yacht is worth 50 billion, the private island is worth 500 billion, the lunar base is worth 700 billion, plus the S-level gems collected from the moon, etc. Daigo is willing to bid 70 billion.

Adding all these together, his fixed assets easily exceeded 100 billion. Although this wealth is nothing compared to the trillion-level wealth of the Daigo family, fortunately, these are all his private properties and he can use and sell them at will.

As for the farm, now the wineries, ranches, farms and other places are running at full capacity, and it is easy to make 2000 million a month, not to mention the advertising fees he earned from live broadcasts with Qishu. With these included, his ability to make money is even more terrifying.

After hearing Bai Zhen's words, Lingling was stunned for a moment, then laughed like a silver bell: "Haha~ I didn't expect you still like to brag~"

Lingling didn't take Bai Zhen's words to heart at all.

The Fire Nation's annual tax revenue is only about 2 million.

Bai Zhen earns 2000 million a month, which means 2.4 million a year. Add to that the 1250 billion hunter gold in fixed assets that Bai Zhen mentioned, it is no exaggeration to say that Bai Zhen is as rich as a country.

Why would such a rich man become a hunter? Wouldn't it be better to just enjoy life?

Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Bai Zhen shrugged and didn't intend to explain any more. Sometimes the truth is just impossible for people to accept.

Lingling also noticed from Bai Zhen's bragging that Bai Zhen really seemed unwilling to come to the Fire Kingdom to be a chef.

She was also smart enough not to mention it again.

While eating, she looked around curiously at the monsters and Pokémon that she had seen and had never seen before, and asked curiously: "Where did your friends hide before? I was shocked when I saw these monsters when I first came here."

"It's confidential."

"Tsk, you meanie~" Lingling propped up her head with one hand and protested to Bai Zhen in dissatisfaction, but then she asked other questions, "Did you raise the Honglong from childhood? She looks completely different from other Honglongs, and her scales look light pink. How did you raise her?"

Lingling had asked this question when she first met Bai Zhen by the lake, but Bai Zhen had reached a contract with the leader of the hunters at that time and simply ignored Lingling. Now she brought up the question again.

The appearance of the Honglong has changed dramatically now.

Her claws were covered in sky-blue scales and lightning-shaped patterns, the hallmarks of wild hook claws.

Now the other scales on her body have changed from their original khaki color to a light pink color.

That is the characteristic that shows she is evolving into a rare species - [Giant Bomb Dragon].

Bai Zhen was not wrong in his guess. The move of Primal Power would indeed cause the Boom Dragon to revert to its ancestral form.

Now, the Boom Dragon is absorbing the [primitive energy] in the air through the primordial force, which is now the ancient power technique.

When the day comes when all the scales on the Boom Dragon's body turn red and its body expands to its limit, she will be able to truly complete the evolution from an ordinary species to a rare species.

Bai Zhenyan said, "I captured her in the Frozen Islands a few months ago. When I met her, she was fighting for territory with a pair of Snow Ghost Beasts. I did spend a lot of time on her training. Now she is on the road to returning to her ancestral state. When she completes her return to her ancestral state, her combat power will be at least 1.5 times higher."

When the ordinary species evolves into the Wild Hook Claw, the racial value of the Dragonite reaches 600 points. When it evolves into the Great Dragonite, the racial value can reach 660 points, which is roughly equivalent to a first-level god.

After another super evolution, her racial value will increase by 110 points, and she can even reach an astonishing level of 770 racial value points!

If she can still master the power of thunder and lightning, then the Dragon King will truly open the path to the forbidden world.