Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 148 Obtaining the Palico!
At one end of the dragon's lair, there were many things piled up: broken weapons, monster bones, stones, and branches.
It looked like a garbage dump, with the pungent smell that Rathalos was known for.

It was a peculiar smell, a mixture of sulfur and foul odor, enough to make an ordinary person dizzy just from smelling it.

It is also said to contain trace amounts of toxins.

Li Xia picked up a twig from the ground, rummaged through it, and found some good stuff inside, aside from most of the trash.

【Swallow Stone】

Category: Rare Minerals

【Function: Equipment enhancement material, usable during enhancement stages 1-3】

[Description: A rare ore that can be used for both forging and strengthening, and is very popular in workshops]

Li Xia tossed the swallow-shaped stone in his hand back and forth, seemingly lost in thought.

The equipment enhancement feature is not yet available; the enhancement hall will be unlocked at Tier 3.

I've heard people say that you could use the Enhancement Hall as early as Tier 1.

Later, the first and second-tier apostles went so far as to gamble on enhancements that some even went bankrupt.

In the end, except for a very few lucky ones, the vast majority of apostles ended up with their weapons shattered and nothing left.

This led to a significant increase in first and second-order mortality rates.

This sounds a bit far-fetched. If someone dies in the temple, they really die. How could an apostle risk his life like that?

The beauty of it is that there are very few resources to enhance low-level weapons, and even beginner apostles can enhance them, and the attributes of low-level weapons are too low.

The increased attributes from weapon enhancement are practically useless for low-level weapons, but they are a game-changer for high-level weapons.

A +4 enhanced green or blue weapon is enough for an Apostle to gain a significant advantage in Tier 1 and Tier 2 worlds.

This is the gambling instinct in human beings.

With his right hand firmly catching the ore, Li Xia focused all his attention on the 'garbage heap' in front of him.

The quantity of sparrow stones is not large, but it is certainly not small either.

You have obtained 6 Swallow Stones

"Great," Li Xia said with great interest, starting to search through the items. Then, observer Ai Bo shouted breathlessly:

"partner!"

He then realized that he had been searching for quite some time and had made a pretty good haul.

Rathalos sometimes hunt other low-star dragons, whose valuable materials are also the most difficult to digest.

So they were piled up haphazardly here, a considerable amount, roughly equivalent to the materials from hunting about ten of them.

Although Rathalos doesn't have a treasure chest, the rewards are no less than those from a treasure chest.

And the biggest gain—

Li Xia watched as Aibo rushed to the corpse of the Rathalos and began to circle around in amazement, taking out his notebook to record.

The materials for this male Rathalos haven't even been started yet.

“Your Highness—” Aowu handed over a small bag: “These are materials that Aibo and I collected on our way here.”

"Um"

Li Xia nodded, took the bag, and put it directly into her personal space.

Of course, you can directly store items in the space, but there will be a notification when items are stored in the space, in order to prevent interference with Li Xia's battle and avoid distraction.

It simply carried it with it, and it was still thin!
The main ingredients are herbs and specialty honey. These two things can be mixed into a nutritional supplement, which is good to sell even if you don't need it yourself.

The nutrient solutions provided by the guild cannot be taken out, but the ones you make yourself don't have this problem.

Selling a bottle for eight or nine hundred points is not a problem.

"Awoo, come help me peel them, there are so many ingredients!" "Coming, coming!"

Aowu discovered that peeling materials seems to be addictive, especially when you peel out rare materials and exclaim "Yay!" It's amazing, such a great sense of accomplishment!
So Li Xia watched as the man and the dragon busied themselves on the enormous dragon corpse.

As for learning a gathering skill myself, impossible, absolutely impossible!
He doesn't want 'Yeah!'

From a luck perspective, the probability of collecting rare materials is '0'.

But from another perspective, the shame of saying "Yay!" far outweighs the satisfaction of collecting rare materials. In terms of expectation, this damn luck might keep him constantly saying "Yay!"

Unless it's a very rare and valuable material, but such materials are almost impossible to collect due to the influence of luck.

Therefore, there are only two possible outcomes when learning the gathering technique.

Low-value gatherables keep dropping "Yay", while high-value gatherables drop nothing.

Gathering skills—fraught with hidden dangers!
Soon, the personal space was filled with materials: dragon scales, dragon wing membranes, dragon carapace, and dragon marrow.

These items are enough to craft a pale purple piece of equipment, which is part of the Rathalos armor set.

"Friend, shall we go back?"

The observer yawned. She had been hunting non-stop since she came out in the morning. Looking back on the day, she felt a kind of numbness after the shock.

It was exhausting; tracking, collecting, and recording data was by no means an easy task.

"Okay, I'll go back and rest for a bit."

"okay!"

She simply took out the pterosaur whistle, blew it loudly, and soon two pterosaurs trained by the guild swooped down with a 'caw'.

The grappling hooks accurately caught the pterosaur's claws, and several figures, dangling beneath the pterosaur, gradually disappeared into the night sky.

The second-class cabin was much better than the dormitory-style room in the hunter's house; it was similar to a yurt, with a tall pillar supporting it in the middle.

Hooks for hanging weapons were nailed to the pillars, and there were cross-shaped armor racks next to them.

A thick fur carpet covered the floor, and the small bed was still warm and comfortable. As soon as Li Xia touched the pillow, she felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.

I slept very soundly, and when I woke up the next day, I felt refreshed and full of inexhaustible energy.

Good morning, Xia!

Alvin, the leader of the fifth group, seems to have become a dedicated affairs officer. He can always be seen standing in front of the elevator, methodically arranging tasks.

"Hmm," Li Xia nodded, "Alvin, I want to see how to get an Elf Cat—"

Alvin patted Li Xia on the shoulder forcefully and said approvingly:

"I saw the observer's report last night, and even the Commander-in-Chief praised it highly, saying he hadn't seen such an outstanding and spirited hunter in a long time!"

He handed over the watch in his hand:
"This is the form for the Palico. Take a look and see which one you like. The next part shows the materials you need to submit!"

[You have activated the Felyne Exchange System. Please choose carefully, as your choice cannot be changed once made. Each Apostle can only possess one Felyne.]

Please select the type of Palico:

1.支援2.战斗3.协助4.爆破5.混合
He knew the first four types, but what was a mixed cat?

[Hybrid: The number of fixed skills and learned skills is uncertain; Palico will learn and evolve according to its own will.]

Li Xia thought for a moment, then unconsciously rubbed her fingers together.

He sensed a conspiracy involving luck stats, trying to trick himself into choosing randomness?
Even a dog wouldn't choose that!
Make a decisive decision and choose to provide support!

You have selected a support-type Palico.

[Executioner, you have acquired a Palico companion with the trait: Knowledgeable]

Oh no! Something's wrong!

(End of this chapter)