Chapter 17 From Summer to Winter
Seeing how unusual this blue velociraptor was, Gordon did not let Pork Chop go to lure the enemy, but launched the challenge himself.
Facing the sudden appearance of the enemy, the Blue Velociraptor stopped eating. It did not pounce on it immediately, but locked its gaze on the hunter, with a fierceness and caution.
Gordon put his right hand on the hilt of the sword behind his back and did not pull it out directly. The state of holding the sword will greatly affect the movement speed, which is not appropriate until the distance between the two parties is close.
In the end, it was Gordon who made the first move. He started sprinting, and the distance between the two quickly shortened.
The Blue Velociraptor hissed and also took steps forward. Its long beak and sharp claws stained with blood looked particularly ferocious.
Just when the target's head was about to enter the attack range of the explosive knife, Gordon decisively drew out the knife and slashed out.
This almost invincible move against the Blue Velociraptor actually failed this time. The Blue Velociraptor stopped in time and jumped back a short distance, easily dodging this powerful and heavy blow.
The heavy explosive knife hit the ground, and Gordon needed time to lift it up again. The Blue Velociraptor seized this opportunity and whipped its long tail toward Gordon's side.
Gordon frowned, temporarily stopped raising the sword, held the hilt with one hand, and turned to the other side of the explosive knife.
Block with a sword!
“Bang!”
The long tail of the blue velociraptor hit the sword surface of the explosive knife. The strong force made Gordon's hands that were maintaining the block numb slightly.
“Sure enough, he has rich combat experience.”
Gordon pursed his lips and put away his contemptuous attitude. He leaned down slightly, used the strength of his waist and legs, and swung his knife horizontally towards Lan Velociraptor's legs.
The Blue Velociraptor once again jumped back in time and successfully avoided it.
However, this time, Gordon's attack did not end there.
Get rid of the excess inertia of the horizontal slash and swing in the air, and after swinging through a complete arc, Gordon directly advances again.
Thinking that the hunter was about to take a break from attacking, the Blue Velociraptor was just about to pounce, when the huge claws were accurately nailed into its lower jaw, penetrating its brain, and its huge body fell limply to the ground.
Instant death.
Gordon put away the blasting knife and breathed out softly.
As expected, actual combat is the most effective way to improve martial arts. In just two days, he polished his originally unskilled sword moves to proficiency.
A sword that cuts through the air? It doesn't matter, the next sword that takes advantage of the situation will only be stronger!
Looking at the extremely complete body of the Blue Velociraptor in front of him, Gordon showed a satisfied smile on his lips.
Without his reminder, Pork Chop automatically started to alert his surroundings.
It took almost twice as long as usual to peel off the large and complete blue velociraptor skin with great care. Of course, those high-quality scales, claws, and teeth were not spared either.
The materials for the Blue Velociraptor suit have been collected!
“Okay pork chop, let’s go home!”
"Meow!"
Back to Kokot Village, after delivering the mission and settling the rewards, Gordon immediately came to the workshop with a large pile of blue velociraptor materials.
Then I got some bad news that struck me from the sky.
He has collected enough materials, but not enough money
The Blue Velociraptor suit includes five parts: the head, trunk, waist, wrists, and shins. The manufacturing cost of the armor for each part is 1150z, and the total cost is nearly 6000z.
In addition, Gordon hopes that the workshop owner will use the extra materials to make a suit of armor for Pork Chop, which will add another expense.
The 2000z mission reward I just received, part of it needs to be used to pay off the instructor's debt, which is completely insufficient.
And he took the pork chop, received a new mission, and rushed to the hunting ground again.
In the next period of time.
Looking for specialty mushrooms, hunting meat, collecting deer skins, hunting down giant wild boars, blue velociraptors, and hunting down strange-faced tribesmen. As long as the price is right, he will accept anything.
At first, these one-star missions, which were neither profitable nor challenging, made Gordon feel frustrated.
But the instructor told him that this was the daily life of monster hunters.
Ore and materials for making armor and weapons, countless materials for blending various hunting props, and money that must be used for everything.
These did not fall from the sky.
It can only be accumulated bit by bit.
Take the blasting knife in Gordon's hand as an example.
It seems like it was easy to collect all the materials, but after all, the huge amounts of iron ore and earth crystals were all hammered out by Gordon with picks over the past two years?
How to build stronger armor and hunt more powerful monsters without going through this accumulation stage?
Let’s do the task honestly!
Two weeks later, the Blue Velociraptor suit was completed, and Gordon, who paid the final payment, finally put on this new set of armor that he had been thinking about day and night.
This is a set of full-body armor that has a low-key shape but gives people a very reliable feeling.
The bright-colored blue velociraptor leather has been tanned and turned into an inconspicuous dark gray. It is obviously leather, but it has a heavy metallic texture.
The chest, joints and other vital parts are decorated with a large number of blue velociraptor scales and armor made of metal, which provides maximum protection without affecting the wearer's movements.
According to the workshop boss, the defensive performance of this set of armor is at least two to three times higher than that of the most basic hunter suit.
Paired with the heavy and sharp blasting knife, Gordon now looks like he no longer has the "budding, silly boy" style he used to have.
It’s not just Gordon who has changed his costume, but also Pork Chop.
The nut shell, which only had the advantage of being "lightweight", was replaced by a new armor made of the same blue velociraptor material as the main material.
And the "Ore Cat Pickaxe" that is carefully forged by smelting several minerals.
All this makes Pork Chop, who is also in "adolescence", very excited.
After paying the final payment for himself and the Pork Chop armor, Gordon became a pauper again and had no choice but to return to his original busy and slightly boring mission life.
However, even he didn't notice it.
In these inconspicuous one-star missions, his body has been tempered, his martial arts and sword skills have been improved, and even the impetuous mentality unique to young people has gradually calmed down under the polishing of mushrooms and ores.
Midsummer and autumn pass quietly.
Throughout the autumn, everyone was preparing for the coming winter. As the only two hunters in the village, the instructor and Gordon kept traveling back and forth between the village and the hunting ground to hunt the meat necessary for the villagers to survive the winter.
After the tenth full moon of this year, Gordon, who had been busy for nearly half a year, finally took off his armor and weapons temporarily.
In the Xiuret region located in the northwest corner of the continent, winter comes early. Blow by the cold wind from the Akula region in the north, everything dies, and the activities of all creatures slow down.
Humans are no exception.
Hunters generally do not enter hunting grounds during this season.
Firstly, the hungry monsters in the snow forest are more aggressive and extremely dangerous. On the other hand, it is also to give the pregnant female beasts some breathing time during the autumn breeding period.
Heavy snow fell, covering mountains, forests, hills, roads and villages.
In previous years, Gordon, who was unwilling to spend the winter at the instructor's house for the sake of face, was always alone.
This year, he has a cat!
(End of this chapter)