Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

As a team leader, you must always keep a dynamic understanding of key information such as routes, itineraries, and supply inventories in order to make targeted adjustments to your actions.

Otherwise, accidents are likely to occur, which could be dangerous.”

"Is there such a saying?" Xianglan looked at Eric again to confirm.

"Of course there are. For example, we encountered some accidents on the road and lost some supplies.

At this time, should we find a way to replenish supplies, shorten the journey, or give up the investigation and return to the city? These are all things the captain needs to decide.

However, if you wish, you can delegate the captaincy duties to me."

Xianglan quickly asked, "Agent meow? What do you mean meow?"

Eric patiently explained, "Just like more than a year ago, I followed the professor to the desert to investigate the giant bee infestation in Chongri Town.

That time we asked Orang to be our guide. The preparations before departure and everything on the road were decided by Orang. After all, he was a native of the desert and was familiar with the situation.

The professor essentially delegated the captain's authority to Aolan during the journey. Once we arrived at our destination, the professor would take over the captain's duties and continue directing everyone's actions."

"Wait, you're from the Great Desert, meow?" Xianglan's focus shifted oddly. "Yeah, meow! Judging by your skin and hair color, are you from a desert nomadic tribe, meow?"

"Yes, I moved to Rocklark when I was about eight or nine."

"Loklak, meow! I'm very familiar with Loklak, meow! My sister works as a tour guide at the Loklak Tourism Association, meow!"

Seabuckthorn raised his paw happily, "I've been with the Boss in the Fortress Guerrillas before, and we're all very familiar with the Elu guides from the Tourism Association, meow!"

Ao Lang's face also showed a hint of surprise. "Could it be Miss Shizhu, the association's president? It has the same silver fur, and I heard it say its sister is a hunting cat."

"That's impossible, meow? Aunt Shizhu has a very gentle personality, meow."

"That's my sister, meow!"

Xianglan jumped up and down on the table excitedly. "So you're all from the Great Desert, meow? That's no problem, meow! People from the Great Desert are very reliable, meow!"

Just like the nerd said, I'll give you full authority over the captain's duties, meow! You can make the final decision if there's anything you want, meow!

I have other things to do, so I’m leaving now!” After saying that, it jumped and ran away.

".So, I became the acting captain just like that?" Orlan rubbed his numb face.

He had previously been working with Eric Seabuckthorn to gradually seize the captain's authority.

Because they could all see that Xianglan had little experience in this area. Instead of being confused by it, it would be better to take the responsibility on their own shoulders and let it just bear the empty title.

In the end, after all the talk, it was not as effective as saying "a fellow countryman from the desert". This made Olang feel powerless as if he had tricked a fool.

"Forget it, the departure time will be changed to two days later. I won't take care of the various tools needed for the investigation, Eric, you prepare them yourself.

I will arrange the route, itinerary and supplies, don't worry.

Seabuckthorn, you will be responsible for all kinds of props and machinery required for the battle. Prepare them according to the standards that can support two to three high-intensity battles.

As for transportation, I'll go talk to the guild leader and use Miss Xianglan's name to leverage some connections. Maybe I can get an airship."

"no problem."

"Leave it to us, meow!"

After assigning their respective tasks, they began to act separately.

Busy days always pass quickly. The two days of preparation passed in a flash, and the two people and two cats gathered as agreed.

Behind them, the light cart that even Elu could pull easily was already piled full.

The items mainly include food, camping equipment, medicine, etc., as well as Seabuckthorn's fire dragon chariot base, various ammunition, hunting props, machinery, and a large bag filled with Eric's various research tools.

"Put these away, meow. Be careful not to crush them!" Xianglan also put some of her things on the cart.

Compared with her casual clothes a few days ago, Xianglan looked much more agile after changing into cat armor and carrying a cat sword.

The cat sword looked like a Queen Cat rapier made of female fire dragon material, but the blade was a bright purple that was alarming. It was unknown whether it was made of some subspecies or some other material.

As for what kind of monster the cute cat armor was made of, not only Orlan, but even Eric, a scholar from an academic academy, couldn't recognize it at all.

"What are these? Things for setting up a tent?" Seeing Xianglan piling some more things on the cart, Seabuckthorn, who was in charge of pulling the cart, poked his head out.

They were a few thin and flexible wooden sticks tied with a thin but strong silk cloth.

"We already brought the tent, meow. We don't need an extra tent, meow."

"It's not some tacky thing like a tent, meow." Xianglan puffed out her chest and crossed her arms. "It's a kite, meow. These are for flying the kite, meow!"

The two people and the cat looked at each other.

They couldn't understand why she had to bring a kite into the dense forest, and could only attribute it to Miss Xianglan's willfulness again.

Forget it, considering that Xianglan had managed to snatch an airship from the resource-strapped President Noah for them to travel, saving everyone a lot of travel time, let them be willful.

After counting and moving the supplies, the two people and two cats boarded the airship one after another.

Since Eric can fly a small airship himself, there is not even a dedicated pilot on this airship. According to him, this is a necessary skill for field scholars.

Without an ordinary driver, the investigation team can act more freely.

As for the issue of shift driving, Eric planned to simply teach Seabuckthorn how to operate the airship.

It is almost impossible to fully learn the skills of flying an airship in a short period of time, even for the simplest small airship.

Taking off, landing, dealing with unexpected situations such as air storms, etc. all require special training and long hours of practice.

However, if it is just to maintain cruising, or simple lifting and turning, the difficulty is not high. In addition, Seabuckthorn has a basic knowledge of mechanics, so it is not slow for him to get started.

The active Xianglan ran to Eric, but Eric was busy operating the airship and had no time to pay attention to it. He ran to Seabuckthorn, who was helping and learning how to fly the airship, and ignored it.

Finally, he ran to find Aolang. Aolang was not busy, but was sitting cross-legged on the deck, holding the sword in his hands and meditating with his eyes closed, practicing sword Zen.

Xianglan wrinkled her nose as she couldn't find anyone to talk to.

He dived into the cabin, took out the materials he had specially prepared, and assembled a diamond-shaped kite as big as a dining table in less than a minute.

"I'm going to take a walk around here, meow."

Carrying the big kite on his back, he jumped off the airship under the shocked gaze of Eric and others. Then, it took off with the wind and disappeared among the clouds in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 243 This damn pride

Xianglan's sudden departure scared Eric and the others.

Even Aolang, who had calmed his mind and entered into a state of meditation, was awakened from his meditation by the pull of sea buckthorn.

After listening to Sha Thorn's animated description of Xianglan flying away on a kite, Ao Lang fell silent.

First of all, he knew that Xianglan brought the kite not because she wanted to fly it in the dense forest, which made him feel a little relieved.

At least this elder of Muti's was not the kind of foolish young lady who had no sense of tension and was still thinking about having fun in the wilderness full of dangers.

Should we say it is worthy of being called the Nine-Star Hunting Cat?

It can even fly. You know, flying ability is very important. It can move quickly in all terrains and is undoubtedly the best scout. It can become the eyes of the team and greatly improve the investigation efficiency of the investigation team.

But the problem is

Where did this guy fly to and when will he be back?

"Stop moving forward and hover in the air to wait for it." After a brief hesitation, Orlan gave Eric the order, "Don't fly too far ahead. It won't be able to find us."

"Row."

Under the operation of Eric and Seabuckthorn, the airship gradually slowed down and hovered in the air. Fortunately, there was no strong wind at this time, otherwise it would take a lot of effort to maintain hovering.

Five minutes, ten minutes, almost half an hour passed.

Just when everyone began to wonder if Miss Xianglan had crashed her plane, they finally saw her figure appear among the clouds.

It circled around the airship, slowed down, and finally landed steadily on the deck of the airship.

Orlan walked up.

If the person who suddenly left for half an hour without saying hello while on the road was Muti or Seabuckthorn, he would definitely give them a serious lecture.

But the other party was Miss Xianglan, Muti's elder, the Nine-Star Hunting Cat, and the nominal captain of this investigation team.

You can't say it too directly, you have to change the way you say it.

He squatted down in front of Xianglan, so that his sight was still higher than Xianglan's, but not to the point of looking down on her. "Captain Xianglan, were you just checking out the situation nearby?

Next time, please let us know in advance so I can arrange a meeting point so it’s convenient for everyone to meet up.”

"No, that's right, meow. I went to scout, meow!" Xianglan's ears twitched. "But you do have a point, meow. Next time we go out to play or scout, I'll tell you before I go."

"As expected of Captain Xianglan, meow! She can even fly, meow!" Seabuckthorn on the side praised sincerely.

If it had some doubts about Xianglan's strength before, the moment she took off, the doubts had completely turned into admiration.

Xianglan raised her head proudly, "There are so many things I know, meow! Close-range and long-range attacks, various props, I won't even mention the basics, meow."

Stealth infiltration, tracking traces, luring monsters, battlefield first aid, cat dance motivation... these are all my strengths, meow!"

Aolan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Wow, is this the skill mastered by the hunting cats of the legendary hunting group?

Obviously, Xianglan is an auxiliary hunting cat that focuses on support, assistance, and first aid. Its frontal combat capability may be relatively weak, but even if we only look at its auxiliary ability, it is enough to raise the combat effectiveness of a team to a higher level.

He subconsciously wanted to rub Xianglan's head, but the moment he reached out his hand, he realized that the other party was an elder and might not like to have his head rubbed, so he instead held its little paw and shook it up and down.

"The legendary hunting cat is indeed extraordinary. With you here, this investigation will surely go smoothly."

"Of course, meow!" Xianglan was so delighted that she patted her chest loudly. "Just rely on Xianglan-sama as much as you want, meow!"

"Seabuckthorn! Come help me steady the rudder!"

Eric threw the steering wheel in his hand and ran to Xianglan excitedly, "So, Lord Xianglan, can you help me with something?"

"Of course you can, meow!" Xianglan took the responsibility.

"That's right!" Eric took out the map he carried with him and spread it out. "Our itinerary is to start from Metabetat, cross the Alkreis region, and explore northwestward.

The main target of the investigation is the various large monsters along the way, to check whether they have become more ferocious."

"Mmmmm."

"According to our original plan, the airship was to fly at a low altitude and confirm the location of the large monster along the way.

But flying at low altitude consumes a lot of fuel, and we cannot turn back to search. We can only move slowly along a line, which will undoubtedly miss the territories of most large monsters.

But since you can fly, everything will be easy!" Eric also followed Aolan's example and grabbed Xianglan's paw and shook it.

"Meow?" Xianglan felt something was wrong.

"We can have the airship rise above the clouds and hover at high altitudes where the air currents are stable, minimizing lift and fall to save fuel. Then, Master Xianglan, you can fly the kite to conduct a large-scale search at low altitude.

If you find a large monster, record it and create a distribution map of its activity areas. This will save you a lot of searching time!"

"Meow meow?!"

It sounds like it will be very, very tiring, meow!

"I'm against this plan." Orlan shook his head and said, "Eric, we're a very small investigation team, and reconnaissance along a straight line is already the limit of our capabilities.

To put it bluntly, your new plan is to use Captain Xianglan's ability to fly to forcibly expand the search range.

This can indeed greatly increase the probability of discovering clues, but don't forget the size of our investigation team.

With two people and two Elu, even if Captain Xianglan can sweep the entire northwest part of the dense forest and mark the activity areas of every large monster, can we investigate it all?"

Eric choked.

That was of course impossible. Even if the density of monsters in the northwest of the jungle was lower than that in the south, it was definitely not something their small investigation team could accomplish.

Xianglan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

I thought I was going to be exhausted to death.

I was feeling relieved in my heart, but on the surface I was shaking my head with regret, "What a pity, meow, you can't do it, meow. Aerial reconnaissance is just a piece of cake for me, meow.

If you can keep up with my pace, we can turn the northwest jungle upside down in a few days, and we will definitely find a clue this way!"

"As expected of Captain Xianglan."

Ao Lang imitated Seabuckthorn's way of praising and gave Xianglan a thumbs-up. "So my idea is to conduct a focused investigation. During low-altitude reconnaissance, Captain Xianglan will focus on marking those individuals with abnormal body shapes or behaviors.

After the intelligence is brought back, Eric will analyze it and identify high-value key targets, and then we will conduct targeted investigations.

Of course, if it's truly a highly dangerous ferocious individual, it would be difficult for us to approach it with our strength, so we'd have to ask Captain Xianglan to sneak in secretly and gather intelligence."