Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

Su Yi officially entered the Starry Sky Stronghold with the hunters. At that moment, the Hunting Guide trembled slightly, and the azure star in the middle of the book lit up.

"I didn't expect you to be back so soon this time."

Inside the base, in the open-air command post converted from the bow deck of a ship, the dark-skinned, weathered, and resolute commander-in-chief spoke unexpectedly.

Across from him, the weary Master Yuanye sighed, "I came back early because of some things, and I didn't expect to run into Gu Longdu. I can only say that I arrived at the perfect time."

When she saw the massive body of the Lava Dragon emerge from the sea and step onto land from the cliff, the shock she felt was no less than when she first saw the Coral Highlands.

"Yes, another decade has passed, and the Fifth Generation has finally arrived. Forty years of accumulated power is finally about to burst forth."

He knew his companion, who had come to the New World at the same time as him, well. She was the kind of person who would disregard orders and rules and immerse herself in her own goals, doing things her own way.

Unless there's something urgent, Master Yuanye won't return to his relatively safe base so quickly.

She is someone who can't sit still.

Master Yuanye chuckled and exclaimed, "I've met a truly remarkable person this time!"

Then, Master Yuanye recounted his encounter with Su Yi.

After listening to the account, the Commander-in-Chief frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

After a long silence, he spoke: "I have heard some legends that in some unknown places, there exist extraordinary people who can control monsters."

"But I've never heard of the technology you mentioned, which involves storing monsters in a small ball and carrying them around."

"So I care more about the methods of containing creatures than taming monsters."

While taming large monsters may seem incredible, humans have actually been able to tame many smaller monsters.

The commander-in-chief believed that their failure to tame the large monsters was likely simply due to a lack of understanding of how.

In other words, in his view, taming a large monster is far more feasible than putting a creature that is more than ten meters long into a ball the size of a palm.

"However," the Commander-in-Chief changed the subject, saying, "Since you have witnessed it with your own eyes, I will believe you. But let me see for myself before drawing any conclusions."

"Grandpa! The remaining members of the Fifth Fleet have been brought back!" The voice of the investigation team leader could be heard from afar, coming from the distribution area.

"Hmm." The Commander-in-Chief crossed his arms and responded calmly.

"Master?" Su Yi's voice came.

Master Haruno looked closely and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? You've already arrived? Or are you with the members of the Fifth Fleet?"

"I ran into them on the way and just lent them a hand," Su Yi said with a smile.

"You are..." The Commander-in-Chief narrowed his eyes slightly.

Master Yuanye laughed and said, "He is the amazing young man I was talking about."

"Does the master know him? This man, who claims to be from out of town, conjured several monsters to help us when we encountered a large monster," the investigation team leader explained.

"Hello, everyone in the investigation team. My name is Su Yi, and I'm an adventurer," Su Yi said with a smile.

"An adventurer? I heard you want to cooperate with us? What is your purpose?" the commander-in-chief asked in a deep voice.

Su Yi organized his thoughts and said, "Actually, our goals are essentially the same: to explore and investigate the new continent."

"I would prefer to work with the help of the investigation team rather than investigate alone. Of course, since it is a collaboration, it should be mutually beneficial for both sides."

At this stage, the intelligence and resources of the investigation team are still very important to Su Yi, such as the discovery of monster tracks, the crafting of equipment, and the acquisition of various materials.

More importantly, after Su Yi entered the Starry Sky Stronghold, the cheat code "Hunting Guide" unlocked a new function!

The "Outpost" feature is now available.

This is followed by a series of practical functions.

First and foremost is the most basic function: the placement of companion beasts.

Companion beasts can be released freely within the [Outpost] and can freely enter and exit the [Outpost].

Companion beasts retrieved outside the [Outpost] will automatically be placed in the [Companion Beast] category.

Secondly, there are the [Dispatch] and [Gift] functions.

Su Yi was able to dispatch or gift companion beasts to a designated person. Before that, even if someone else obtained a capture ball containing a companion beast, they would not be able to open it.

Those who accept assignments or gifts can currently possess a maximum of six companion beasts.

Su Yi can view the location of the dispatched companion beasts on the map at any time, and can cancel the dispatch at will, forcibly returning the dispatched companion beasts to the ball.

When the dispatcher goes out to explore, they can help Su Yi improve the [map], trigger [quests], and complete [quests] with the accompanying beast.

However, after being gifted to someone else, the companion beast becomes completely unrelated to Su Yi and the functions of the "Hunting Guide".

The last important feature is [Hunting Followers].

Su Yi can choose three followers, who will be displayed on the map and can work together to complete tasks, helping Su Yi to improve the map, etc.

The members of the hunting companion can be selected from non-large monsters such as Palicoes, Deuters, Grimmas, and Fanged Hounds.

Although Pokémon are included in the category of "Palm Beasts", they are not actually Palicoes, and therefore can also be considered "Hunter Palicoes".

This is equivalent to freeing up three Pokémon from the six partners who will be in battle.

This made hunting methods more diverse.

For example, Su Yi can set Dewgrass, Chansey, and Sword Sheath as followers, and he can send out six more companions, for a total of nine companions on the field.

Su Yi can also send companion beasts to others and team up with them, thus increasing the number of companion beasts that can join the battle.

It can be said that the opening of the [Outpost] function has made hunting more diverse.

I haven't been feeling well these past couple of days, so my updates haven't been frequent. Sorry.

Chapter 124 Observations at the Starry Sky Stronghold

The activation of the [Outpost] function gave Su Yi a safe and more fully functional base in the world of Monster Hunter.

However, activating a [base] requires certain conditions.

The determination of a "base" requires it to reach a certain scale and have sufficient security.

Unlike campsites, which only need to meet the requirements for accommodation, this is not a place for camping.

For territory like Starry Sky Outpost, which belongs to the investigation team, Su Yi needs to obtain the right to use the outpost in order to activate it as an [outpost].

Alternatively, it could be a base built by Su Yi himself. As long as the scale and security standards are met, the [base] can be activated.

"Is the purpose also to investigate the New World?" Upon hearing Su Yi's purpose, the Commander-in-Chief pondered for a moment.

Investigating an unknown continent is incredibly difficult.

This can be seen from the fact that they accumulated their strength for forty years, and only began to actively investigate the New World after the arrival of a large number of elite hunters from the Fifth Fleet.

If the other party truly possesses the methods described by Master Yuanye, then cooperating in exploring the new continent might greatly improve both efficiency and safety.

"I understand your intention to cooperate. Please allow me to make arrangements for the members of the fifth team first. After that, I would like to see your abilities for myself."

"And after that, we'll discuss the details of the cooperation in more detail," the Commander-in-Chief said.

After all, he was responsible for leading the entire New World Survey Team. He needed to be careful and thoughtful when facing an outsider like Su Yi who had unique methods.

Of course, he was not a pedantic person; if it was a collaboration that would truly benefit the exploration of new continents, he would not refuse it.

“Of course, no problem.” Su Yi nodded.

For the base now, the most important thing to do is to properly settle the members of the Fifth Fleet.

"Then let my grandson show you around Star Base, guest from out of town." The Commander-in-Chief nodded.

"My name is Su Yi. You don't need a guide to explore the outpost, since you're all busy right now. My partner is the Palico here, and he can show me around."

"Oh, by the way, I kidnapped your base's cat, that should be okay, right?" Su Yi said with a smile.

"Meow! Su Yi is so good to me, meow! We've had some amazing adventures together, meow!" Lu Cao said energetically.

“Since the Palico is willing to follow you, we naturally have no objections,” the Commander-in-Chief said.

"Meow! I'm going to take Su Yi to meet my friend, meow!" Lu Cao said happily.

"Hoo hoo! Are they all Palicoes?" Su Yi asked expectantly.

"Come with meow!" Lucao ran on all fours, up the stairs on the cliff face, towards the upper level of the stronghold.

"Wait for me!" Su Yi chased after him.

"Is he really an adventurer?" the commander-in-chief asked.

Master Yuanye chuckled and said, "Actually, he's a lot like the Grand Master and the others; they're always immersed in their own fun."

"Do you think he can bring about new changes for us?" the Commander-in-Chief asked.

Master Yuanye said, "I don't know, but what I do know is that what he brings will be revolutionary."

The commander-in-chief nodded. Cooperating with monsters to hunt and carrying monsters with him were things that had never happened before.

"Humans cooperating with nature? How interesting."

"Everyone, I'm back, meow!" Lucao excitedly entered a dormitory converted from a ship's cabin.

"It's Dew Grass back, meow!"

"You've been gone for so long, meow!"

"Where did you go on your adventure, meow?"

Immediately, white cats, black cats, Siamese cats, orange cats—all sorts of cats—happily gathered around, playing and frolicking with Lucao with curiosity and surprise.

Outside the door, Su Yi saw this scene and sighed inwardly.

Lucao must have missed her friends a lot since she left for so long to go on adventures with him.

"Meow! Let me introduce my partner to you, meow! This is Su Yi, meow! He's very nice to me, and we've been to many amazing places, meow!"

Lu Cao turned her head and happily introduced Su Yi to her friends.

"Hello meow!"

The cat immediately greeted Su Yi in a lively manner.

Su Yi smiled and squatted down, responding to the Palicoes' enthusiasm: "Hello."

"I brought you gifts, meow." Dewgrass distributed the "friends pendants" she made from bones and minerals to her friends.