Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 389 The group's name is simply "Our Group"

"I've assembled a team to travel around in search of the truth about this thing, but the team structure isn't quite complete yet. As you can see, the current members are just me, this hunter, and a blacksmith."

Sophia shifted her gaze from the dragon scale and glanced around. Apart from the gray-haired man and the mature-looking, composed hunter who appeared to be at least forty years old, there was no one else nearby.

"Haha, don't bother looking for him, he's not here right now."

Sophia nodded, not really caring about it; what she really cared about was the dragon scale from earlier.

To be honest, there was a moment when she almost asked to join the team searching for the truth about the dragon scales, but considering that they were complete strangers, it would be too presumptuous to ask directly, so Sophia held back.

"Young lady, judging from your appearance, you must be a scholar, right?"

The guild leader shook the dragon scale in his hand. "Don't rush to deny it. I know all too well the look you gave this thing just now."

Sophia didn't actually intend to deny it. If it were a few months ago, then the leader's words would have been absolutely correct. But now, she has another identity.

"Okay, but you're not entirely right. Besides being a scholar, I'm also a shopkeeper."

The moment the words "mascot girl" were uttered, the leader and Fabius's eyes lit up. The leader's earlier statement that the team structure was incomplete was not an exaggeration; they were indeed missing a mascot girl!
Given the current operational model of the guild, the team's income relies entirely on the leader's savings and the support of the hunter Fabius. Fabius can only find quests by going to local gathering places, and often he can't get any quests in some small places. Therefore, the team's situation is actually quite dire.

However, if a guild-affiliated signboard girl were to take over and become the hub connecting the guild and the group, the situation would be very different. At that time, even if there was no meeting place in the area, they could still compile the villagers' requests into guild-approved task forms and receive subsidies from the guild.

Hunters earn a lot of money; the reward for hunting a large monster is often enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for months or even years. However, a considerable number of the people who post hunting commissions are not well-off, and obviously, they simply cannot afford such high rewards.

This is precisely the significance of guild subsidies: to ensure that hunters don't work in vain and that their legitimate hunting demands are not ignored.

The two old men exchanged a glance, both seeing the same thought in each other's eyes.

We have to poach them!
"Our team needs someone like you. How about joining us?"

Fabius couldn't help but roll his eyes quietly. Captain, do you really attract that many people?
"Okay!"

Fabius: See, I told you so, Commander, how could you possibly do this...?

Um?What?
"no problem!"

Fabius: ...

Am I getting old and unable to keep up with the times?

"Hahaha, I knew you'd agree! Fabius, let's celebrate the arrival of our new member!"

Fabius smiled, raised the glass in front of him—which, of course, actually contained a beverage—clinked glasses with the captain and Sophia, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Welcome, um..."

"My name is Sofia!"

"Welcome Sophia to our group! From now on, we'll all be like-minded companions!"

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Fabius?"

Suddenly, a guild knight in bright armor approached and interrupted their conversation.

Fabius put down his wine glass, and the uneasy feeling that had been suppressed by the captain earlier reached its peak at this moment.

Sure enough, something must have happened, something urgent... Fabius nodded. "It was me."

"The Grand Elder requests your presence; please proceed as soon as possible."

Fabius nodded silently. Sure enough, it was a summons issued by the guild. As a high-ranking hunter, he couldn't refuse.

The guild knight glanced at the three who had just been raising their glasses in celebration and added:
"If nothing unexpected happens, you will hardly have much private time for yourself for quite some time to come."

Fabius nodded. He knew very well that the other party was implying that he should hurry up and take care of things before going to the Grand Hall.

"I'm sorry, Captain, Sophia, I may have to leave our group and can no longer join you on your journey to find the truth."

The captain didn't say much, but simply patted Fabius's shoulder armor forcefully:

"You must come back safely. When we find out the truth, we will definitely tell you."

……

After a brief farewell, Fabius followed the guild knight up the long staircase to the Grand Hall.

To his surprise, the main hall was unusually lively at this moment.

Besides the Grand Elder, who stood there like a city wall, and the guild leader with a serious expression, there were two other people standing in the center of the hall, a man and a woman. The man looked to be in his early thirties and carried three rapiers on his back. Two of them were longswords, one blue and one green, and one was a short sword, brown. He seemed to be a dual-wielder. The other female hunter had dark brown skin, a neat high ponytail, and carried a fiery red heavy crossbow on her back, which was probably made from fire dragon materials.

Although he didn't recognize the two people, Fabius could tell at a glance that they were definitely high-level hunters with considerable strength and experience.

"Elder, Fabius has arrived."

After the report, the guild knight stepped aside, leaving only three high-ranking hunters gathered together.

The elder looked around and said, "Now that everyone has arrived, I'll get down to business."

"The ecosystem is facing a brand new threat. Preliminary investigations suggest that it is caused by the appearance of an unknown monster. The guild urgently needs to form an investigation team to find out the target's ecosystem."

"It should be noted that the possibility of the target being an ancient dragon cannot be ruled out, so the danger level is very high. Julius, as the captain, you must keep a close eye on the situation."

"Yes, Great Elder."

"Because the known clues are severely lacking, this investigation is very difficult. Fabius, this is your area of ​​expertise, so we need you to put in a lot of effort."

Fabius nodded. Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't travel with the group, he was surprisingly quite interested in this mission.

"no problem."

"Nadia, as the marksman, cover your teammates."

"Elder, I'm not a new hunter, so there's no need for such detailed instructions."

Nadia made a joke that wasn't too big or too small, which made the Grand Elder chuckle twice.

"Alright, I won't say any more, lest you say I'm nagging. Top hunters, the situation is urgent, it's time to set off."

(End of this chapter)