Chapter 55 A Hostile Arrival <TOC> Chapter 57 Snake Island Building
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The Ridge Spine Hunter was questioning and warning.
Zhou Yi then instructed Red Falcon to activate [Bird’s-Eye View].
On the remote control screen, the spherical lifeform’s head displayed its inner thoughts.
——What the heck is this? Why can’t I hit it at all… it’s impossible to fight.
——Sigh, if my mother hadn’t died, why would I be bullied like this, damn it. Our family has truly declined, it’s all [damn], I’m too weak, have no strength to expel the invading monsters.
——If it doesn’t work, just run first, and come back when you can fight. Anyway, [damn it], first stabilize it.
……
This time, the Bird’s-Eye View revealed symbols of [×〇] that had not appeared before.
Red Falcon provided an explanation: “Because the [Bird’s-Eye View] ability is C-Class, it’s very difficult to display B-Class lifeforms beyond its capacity, and many pieces of information cannot be read.”
Although understanding it became more difficult, Zhou Yi still largely comprehended it.
The Ridge Spine Hunter in front of him was indeed not yet in a complete state, and its mother was already dead.
So, does that mean they are Winter Beasts?
Extracting a creature’s bones, discarding flesh and skin, yet capable of flight, unable to resist… these features indeed match.
How to communicate with it became the most important issue before Zhou Yi.
After all, the other party is a B-Class lifeform, posing certain risks to himself.
Red Falcon volunteered: “I’ll go negotiate with it. Its destructive power is strong, but its coverage is limited, and it also fears our side. As long as I maintain a sufficient distance, I am safe.”
After obtaining permission, the drone flew between Jade Emerald City and the Ridge Spine Hunter, acting as a loudspeaker and amplifier.
Zhou Yi, through Red Falcon, informed the other party: “This is the Wasteland Development Company’s wildlife sanctuary. Hunting is prohibited without authorization.”
The other party was stunned.
Two red light clusters appeared on the Ridge Spine Hunter’s glass sphere-like body, arranged vertically, resembling the two dots in mahjong.
It protested: “This is my hunting ground!”
Zhou Yi said: “You and your mother have only been here for two years, while our company’s office building has stood here for many years, dating back to the Mythic Era. You are the newcomers.”
“……”
The Ridge Spine Hunter refused to give up, the two dots in its eyes turned into flame shapes: “Aren’t you cheating! This was originally my family’s! Our family will not give up our territory!”
“Call your family elders. I won’t discuss serious matters with children. Have your mother come and talk to me.”
Upon saying this, the Ridge Spine Hunter immediately froze.
Zhou Yi saw through the screen.
Its head was filled with dense inner thoughts.
——Mythic Era? Impossible, it must be lying.
——But this guy knows my mom. Its body is so strong, yet it didn’t kill me, being very restrained, only admonishing. What does this mean… a huge, high-strength body, Mythic Era existence, the master here, I remember now…
The Ridge Spine Hunter suddenly said: “You know my mother!”
Huh?
Zhou Yi was baffled.
According to the illustrated guide, Ridge Spine Hunters are highly intelligent, but this two-dot creature seemed to have overly active thinking.
“I don’t know her.”
“No, you must know my mother! My mother is a Hunter Quell. She almost became the Sea Domain Lord.”
The other party insisted: “My mother mentioned you, saying that under the mushroom-filled area, the Dead Sea Abomination sleeps, that’s you! My mother said she and you were once comrades, fighting against the Sky Walker. After you were defeated and injured, you recuperated there… then she temporarily managed this hunting ground, sending me to check here in the winter.”
Zhou Yi was dumbfounded.
He quickly turned to Jade Emerald City: “Is this true?”
“False, false!”
Jade Emerald City rarely showed anger: “I fell asleep after energy depletion, not defeated and knocked down. Lying, lying, the other party is completely lying!”
Zhou Yi continued to read the Ridge Spine Hunter’s thoughts.
——Mother initially said, there’s no need to worry about this hunting ground, even if the Dead Sea Abomination wakes up, it’s our own people, as long as we don’t provoke it.
——But this guy can actually speak, seems he doesn’t want to recognize it, [damn it].
——[Damn it], still because mother is gone, sigh, without mother, they don’t recognize me anymore, this world is really [damn]!
……
From the inner thoughts, it seems the Ridge Spine Hunter didn’t intentionally fabricate this passage.
Its deceased mother truly said this.
However, it seems more like a comfort to the child, to prevent it from fearing the Dead Sea Abomination in the Mushroom Forest.
The situation suddenly became a bit strange.
Zhou Yi thought for a moment, and asked through the drone: “What’s your name?”
The other party replied: “My name is ‘Hunter Sea.'”
The name is quite imposing.
But in behavior and thought, it still seems to be in a somewhat mama’s boy’s fragile childhood era.
“You and my mother are comrades, you are my uncle or aunt! My mother doesn’t like dealing with aunts, you must be an uncle!”
“Uncle, please take me in! As long as I grow up, I will be strong!”
“I only hunt some monsters, I don’t eat much. After winter passes, I’ll go to the Dead Sea to continue hunting and live independently.”
Zhou Yi saw.
Hunter Sea had its plans forming above its head.
——This abomination must be like others, pretending not to know my mother at all. When mother is gone, everyone is like this, sigh.
——First numb it, then take the opportunity to escape.
Jade Emerald City seems to be putting great pressure on it.
Zhou Yi’s core strategic deterrence objective has been achieved.
However, the current situation gave him a different idea.
“Although I don’t know your mother, if you have no good place to go in winter, you can come to our Wasteland Development Company. By working for the company in exchange for rewards, including the Light Seeds and bones you need, the company can provide them.”
The other party didn’t respond immediately.
Hunter Sea thought.
——Sounds like a trap, but winter is really hard to endure, Light Seeds are too few. It’s also the time of greatest consumption, so hungry, Long-Necked Crocodiles are also hard to catch, each one is getting smarter.
——Now my energy reserves are insufficient, my body is too weak, and I still have to guard against other [damn], I’ll test it first.
“Uncle, what do you want me to do?”
“Patrol.”
“Patrol?”
“Correct.”
Zhou Yi said: “I need you to patrol our company’s territory this winter, drive away those foreign monsters, to prevent them from affecting our company’s industries.”
“But I’m too strong to fight… My strength isn’t sufficient to reach the normal level of the Ridge Spine Hunter clan.”
“You can’t handle it, I’ll take care of it.”
Zhou Yi explained.
The Ridge Spine Hunter finally understood, its role is to serve as a deterrent to low-Class monsters below B-Class, more like a patrol guard in the territory. When encountering a real strong enemy, Jade Emerald City will intervene.
“That’s no problem, uncle.”
It also said: “But I’m very hungry, can you give me some Light Seeds to replenish? Our clan’s consumption is the greatest in winter, but winter hunting is also the most difficult and dangerous, various high-Class creatures may appear…”
The Ridge Spine Hunter was scheming.
——If it doesn’t give, it’s definitely just wanting to boss me around.
——If it does give, I’ll see… but this is probably impossible.
Zhou Yi decided to take a gamble.
He had saved up some Light Seeds, could also use a bit of resources.
Zhou Yi took out the Light Absorber box from his pocket, after inquiring about the price, Red Falcon added a certain number of Light Seeds into it.
Then the drone took it to the Ridge Spine Hunter, and threw the Light Absorber box to it.
The Ridge Spine Hunter extended a petal-shaped tentacle and immediately wrapped around it.
Zhou Yi, through Red Falcon, told it: “You haven’t reached B-Class, using C+ class as the standard. According to the market hiring price, C+ class patrol guards earn 30 Light Seeds per month in winter. Here’s a prepayment for one month’s salary.”
“If you are willing, stay and work here. At least it’s safe here.”
Zhou Yi was already prepared for the possibility of the Light Seeds going to waste.
Advance payment carries this kind of risk.
Text also appeared on the screen.
The Ridge Spine Hunter thought to itself.
——Abominations are really wealthy, surviving the winter here seems doable. I’ll just hang around for a while and see.
“Uncle, I promise to do a good job patrolling! I’ll first go clean up the temporary nest under the Dead Sea, and come to work tomorrow!”
The Ridge Spine Hunter immediately promised.
However, the next day, the Ridge Spine Hunter didn’t show up.
The third day, it didn’t come either.
Fourth day, fifth day, no news.
Various situations proved that this monster temp worker had absconded with the money.
However, on the seventh day, Zhou Yi was eating Lao Gan Ma mixed noodles, and saw outside the floor-to-ceiling window, the spherical Ridge Spine Hunter staggered all the way from the distant end of the Dead Sea.
Behind it were dozens of black snake-shaped monsters shuttling through the Dead Sea, relentlessly chasing it.
From afar, it emitted deafening screams.
“Uncle, save me!”
Zhou Yi watched with his face turning pale.
This unlucky kid, no hope of saving. Destroy it.
But the Ridge Spine Hunter brought an extremely important message.
“I found an aunt for you, a very beautiful aunt! You will surely be able to have very strong offspring! Then I was attacked and besieged by these guys… Save, save! Save me!”
Beautiful aunt?
Another Dead Sea Abomination?
Zhou Yi put down his chopsticks.
Since you called me uncle, I have to help my own relative.
“Jade Emerald City, prepare to bombard! Repel the enemy!”
Chapter 55 A Hostile Arrival <TOC> Chapter 57 Snake Island Building