Monster life starting from picking up materials

However, volcanic eruptions and crustal movements caused the cave to collapse, forcing them to come to the surface, where they encountered the Red Velociraptor, which had expanded its range of activity due to the volcanic eruption.

"So, have any powerful monsters appeared recently?"

Chonggunzai was a little disappointed, but then he thought that these people made a living in this area, and he might witness something valuable.

"Are you Monster Hunters?"

The young adventurer looked at the hunters' attire and finally couldn't help but ask, then he scratched his head nervously.

"Yes, we are Monster Hunters, specializing in dealing with monsters that cause trouble! Ha!"

Hubble made a powerful sound and struck a bodybuilding pose.

"Wow, you must be some pretty amazing hunters, right? Are you out here to defeat that steel dragon that attacked the fortress?"

"Uh-huh."

Hubble's muscular posture drooped weakly in an instant. It was too difficult to defeat the Steel Dragon.

"A steel dragon appeared?"

Bug Stick asked curiously, this was also an additional piece of information.

"They were driven away by the Fortress. I heard many people were injured."

"It's good that they're repelled. Our target isn't him, but a pair of Yangyan Dragons."

"Yangyan Dragon? The legendary ancient dragon, you are really powerful!"

Admiration sparkled in the eyes of the adventurers, making the hunters feel awkward and a little embarrassed to say that they were only there to investigate.

"Well, you know that they are the legendary ancient dragons. We are only here to investigate. So, have you ever seen them?"

An explanation was still needed. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the adventurers were still enthusiastic, but they shook their heads when faced with questions.

"Things haven't been peaceful lately, with legendary ancient dragons like the Steel Dragon, the Mist Dragon, and the Flame Dragon appearing one after another."

These adventurers were just ordinary people after all. To them, the ancient dragons were just monsters mentioned by others, with a reputation for destroying the world. The mention of so many ancient dragons at once made them a little panicked.

"What did you just say, Xialong? Where is Xialong?"

After capturing the key words, Hubble's eyes suddenly widened like bells, and all the hunters had a similar reaction.

"I heard! I just heard that a Xialong looted a warehouse in a fortress and quietly transformed everything inside."

"Took everything? Is it really just Xialong?"

Hubble recalled the young dragon he had seen and did not think that was something a half-grown dragon could do.

Moreover, the items in the fortress warehouse are complicated and numerous. When the Xialongs rob humans, they usually only steal medicinal materials, weapons and gunpowder, which the Xialongs are not interested in.

"Where did you hear this? Is it something that happened recently?"

Compared to Hubble's confusion, Bug Stick asked the key question.

"I heard a few soldiers bragging about it in the tavern. It must have happened in the past few days."

"In the tavern, then I can kick the Red Armored Beast like a ball, haha."

When the tavern was mentioned, the hunters couldn't help but laugh.

"No matter what, some of this must be true. Do you know which fortress these soldiers are from?"

As he spoke, the extremely reliable Bug Stick opened the map and signaled the adventurers to mark the location.

"This is the fortress that was attacked by the Steel Dragon a few days ago. It's really not easy to build this fortress."

"This fortress was also attacked by a steel dragon..."

Being attacked by multiple ancient dragons at the same time, Chonggunzi pondered and looked at Hubble. Both of them had the same worry in their eyes.

Since the whereabouts of Yang Yanlong and his wife cannot be confirmed, this fortress that was looted by Xialong is the last clue.

Passing through this fortress means leaving the mountains and heading south into the plains.

They all preferred to believe that the Yangyan Dragon couple would head west to challenge the larger volcanic belt rather than enter the lush plains.

"We just need to report it. It depends on Lord Dark Night's decision. For now, the mission of exploring the volcano is over."

"It's time to get out of here and get some fresh air."

As he spoke, Hubble stretched.

"Are you leaving the volcano? Can you take us with you? The road leading into the volcano has collapsed, and there are monsters on the road above ground. We don't plan to continue exploring the volcano."

"Of course you can. Volcanic areas are very dangerous. Don't be so reckless next time."

--the other side--

While the airship was hesitating whether to go west or south, Ji Jie and his party had already flown over the city and left the mountains to the south. They were now in a forest, watching the caravan resting on the hillside.

The scent of some medicinal herbs came from upwind. This was obviously the caravan that had completed the drug purchase and was heading to the fortress to complete the commission.

Ji Jie pulled Xia Bao's tail, but Xia Bao's eyes were captured by the fragrance of the medicinal herbs and could not move away.

He was about to turn around, but Xia Bao hugged his paw and looked at him eagerly.

Let's go rob a caravan, please, I'll do anything!

574

Chapter 574 Xialong is here.

"Well."

Ji Jie looked at Xia Bao's pleading eyes, and his gaze fell on the caravan not far away again.

"You actually want me to go with you to find them... to play with them, or to tease them, right?"

After thinking for a moment, he tried to find out what Xia Bao was really thinking.

The dragons he adopted were not combat brains lacking curiosity like Fire Dragon and Broken Dragon, nor were they ancient dragons like Nana and Bingbingzi, who had a perfect worldview in their past lives and lacked interest in new things.

This is a Xialong known for its cunning. It is also a young Xialong with extraordinary talent and strong curiosity. It has had contact with humans early on and also met me.

The daily playfulness was not just playfulness. His every move would have an impact on Xia Bao, allowing him to gain wisdom earlier than all other ancient dragons and even develop intellect.

The feeling of "becoming a father" is stronger than ever at this moment.

Xia Bao will eventually become an independent individual. Whether you choose to condone him to rob the caravan or persuade him to give up will have a profound impact on him.

Impact aside, before the impact, Ji Jie was still more curious about what Xia Bao was thinking.

The horns of the two dragons, big and small, touched each other, and the alien soul and the monster's wisdom touched each other.

There is no doubt that Xia Bao likes humans.

In his eyes, humans are special monsters. Compared with other monsters that only have primitive instincts, he can gain more feedback from humans.

But this liking was one-sided. Xia Bao never considered herself to be one of them, just as she would never consider herself to be a member of the Blue Speed Dragon group.

Therefore, looting caravans is a great activity for him, as he can harvest medicinal herbs and observe human reactions.

【what about me? 】

Xia Bao happily put her cheek close to his.

Spending time together day and night made Xia Bao feel that they had a closer relationship.

He would search the pockets of humans for seasonings and bring them to Nana.

Are you curious about the meaning of their feedback?

The water was transformed into mist by the organs in the body and spewed out, enveloping the bodies of the big and small dragons.

They approached the stationed caravan silently. A young man was leaning against the truck alone. Xia Bao appeared in front of him, stretched out his tongue and licked the young man's face, scaring him so much that he fell to the ground.

Before the young man could even exclaim, Xialong turned into a blurry shadow and disappeared before his eyes.

“There’s a Xialong! There’s a Xialong!!”

The man shouted, waking up the other members of the caravan.

"Where is the Xialong?!"

The leader of the caravan was a young dragon man who looked around with a torch in his hand, but he couldn't even see the shadow of the Xialong.

Xia Bao sneaked up behind the dragon man like a ghost, stretched out his tongue, snatched the torch and stomped it out, and the surrounding environment became dim again.

"Xialong is often interested in medicinal herbs. First, ensure the safety of the personnel and leave the goods here. We will leave and ask the Fortress to come back and take a look later. Perhaps we can recover some of the losses."

Although the caravan's guards were not monster hunters, they were retired soldiers from the fortress and knew a little about the habits of monsters. They would never dare to attack the Xialong.

They think you're more interested in the medicinal herbs and are afraid you might harm them, so they want to run away and come back later to recover some of their losses from the non-medicinal goods.

Are medicinal herbs their food?

Xia Bao did not want to harm humans. He was a little confused and could not understand human trading behavior.

Maintaining his mimicry, he quickly came to the front of the running people, like a wall of air, watching people bump into his body, fall to the ground in a daze, let out some cheerful laughter, and revealed his figure.

[It's not food, but it can be exchanged for something very important, almost like food.]

Ji Jie did not show up, but just watched Xia Bao playing with people quietly.

Will they die without the medicine?

Xia Bao stopped teasing the humans and moved closer to the truck. He stuck his head inside, opened the cargo box and rummaged through it. He then rolled up a bitter worm with his tongue and put it into his mouth. He began to think about the impact of his actions on humans.

Those who noticed that Xialong's attention had left quietly stood up and carefully groped in the direction away from Xiabao.

[Not at the moment, but if you come a few more times, it’s hard to say.]

Ji Jie's perception passed through the metal in the dragon merchant's purse and he shook his head.

Xia Bao was still confused. The social structure of human beings could not be described in just a few words.

[That depends on whether you are willing to put yourself in their perspective.]

[Your medicinal herbs were taken away by a monster stronger than you...]

I'll come to you to help me get the herbs back!

"Yes, I will help you. But if you steal their medicinal herbs, they can also find the "Monster Hunters" in their tribe to fight you, so that you won't rob them again, and everything will return to the wilderness where the strong prey on the weak."

In response to Xia Bao's trust, Ji Jie smiled and promised seriously.

[But who would want to have their herbs stolen if they could avoid having them stolen?]

Xialong stopped searching for herbs and fell into deeper thought. He turned his eyes slightly and looked at the people who were fleeing from him.

The key isn't who steals whose herbs, but the meaning of thinking. Just because you don't steal others' herbs doesn't mean monsters won't steal yours. The most real harvest is the one you gain right now.

[As an ancient dragon, you are an irresistible natural disaster to them. They fear natural disasters more than they resent them.]

Xia Bao nodded and asked with her eyes, "Aren't you coming to eat?"

Xia Bao is an independent individual, and it is even more impossible for a monster to mingle in the human market. For monsters, plundering caravans is just a part of the survival of the fittest.

But it is not the case for alien souls, Ji Jie shook his head.

The young boy Xia Long pondered for a long time in front of the truck, but the smell of the medicinal herbs still made him open the boxes one by one and let his tongue roll over the herbs.

But his thoughts were never overwhelmed by the instinct to eat. His claws left the truck, and the lid of the cargo box closed as Xialong's head was pulled away.

"Don't eat?"

Xia Bao shook her head and returned to his side.

"Aren't you going to take them back? These are all your spoils. I can help you mix them into nutritional supplements."

Ji Jie's perception penetrated the wooden box, and a lot of medicinal herbs were left inside.

Xia Bao still shook her head and looked in the direction where people were fleeing.

"You think it's enough to eat, there's no need to grab everything? Can you save it for next time?"

It was like looking for a sword on a boat, which made Ji Jie feel a little funny.

"Everyone has been scared away. Take everything this time. Besides the herbs, there are some other things. But don't steal them next time. I promised to collect herbs for you, and I will definitely do it."

Patting Xia Bao's head gently with his wings, he continued to teach:

"Another thing to remember is that even a powerful natural disaster cannot do whatever it wants. In this world, there are still many warriors who dare to face the natural disaster."

"Reverence is indeed important, and just as she said, you surprised me."