Chapter 474: Chapter 334 Does the Star Dragon have the Ancient Dragon Species?
"Scholar Sir, this is the entire process of making our dish, meow! This cuisine will enhance your physical condition and help you focus more when collecting, meow!" Ailu patted its paw and then leaped down, presenting the dish that looked a bit like a burger patty to Chen Ze.
"Thank you, Ailu," Chen Ze said with a smile as he received the dish and picked up a spoon, ready to take a bite.
Enhancing physical condition probably meant an increase in health and stamina bars, and focusing more while collecting likely meant an increase in the number of items Chen Ze could gather.
Chen Ze scooped up a spoonful of rice covered in meat sauce, along with a piece of the burger meat, and stuffed it into his mouth, savoring it slowly.
It was the taste of the meat combined with the flavor of the sauce, and it was quite delicious. Chen Ze felt that the dish reached an exquisite level but was not quite there, somewhere between exquisite and superior.
But the meal was strangely satisfying, seemingly large but quickly consumed by Chen Ze, who finished it in no time.
Chen Ze stood up, rubbed his belly, and smiled contentedly. After finishing the burger meat rice dish, he felt more spirited, and it seemed his attention had improved significantly.
"What does Scholar Sir think about the taste, meow? The high-mystic rice is bitter, meow, and the true sea bream meat is also bitter, meow!" Ailu looked at Chen Ze eagerly, waiting for his evaluation.
"It’s very tasty, and also quite magical," Chen Ze complimented Ailu with a smile, and then they went out together.
Chen Ze wanted to see what kind of question Greenwich had come to ask this time. Fortunately, Chen Ze had taken some time recently to review Monster Hunter, or else he wasn’t sure he could answer Greenwich’s inquiries.
"Manager Bro, have you finished?" Greenwich saw Chen Ze and immediately stood up, still clutching some papers in his hand.
"Yes, that’s right, but I might need to purchase some ingredients from you at that time," Chen Ze nodded. If he wanted to make a dish from the Monster Hunter World, he would need ingredients from their realm, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to cook it.
"Haha, that’s naturally not a problem. With a scholar like Manager Bro, you provide countless hunters with a chance to survive. If we don’t understand the ecology of monsters, that would be very troublesome," Greenwich laughed heartily, but Chen Ze understood the meaning behind his words.
"So, Mr. Greenwich, by the look of it, have you encountered a problem today?" Chen Ze asked Greenwich directly.
"Hehe, Manager Bro is impressive. Indeed, I have some issues, and I need your help to take a look," Greenwich said sheepishly, touching the back of his head, then handed the papers to Chen Ze.
Chen Ze took a glance and indeed, it was a depiction of a monster. It was unclear who the artist commissioned by the Dragon History Academy was, but the drawing was strikingly vivid and lifelike.
Because of this, Chen Ze recognized the subject of the drawing at a glance. freewebnøvel.com
"This is... Have you encountered it?" Chen Ze frowned, recalling the banter about Monster Hunter Online. He genuinely hadn’t expected the Dragon History Academy would encounter a Star Dragon.
"It seems that Manager Bro indeed knows about it. We recently found it in an unexplored lake. It’s very mysterious and doesn’t engage in prolonged battles, preferring to leave the field," Greenwich said with a joyous expression while looking at Chen Ze.
"This is a Star Dragon, an unidentified category of monster, but I personally think it is likely part of the Ancient Dragon Species," Chen Ze stroked his chin, recalling the information about the Star Dragon, which he remembered well since he and his friends had marveled at the well-designed dragon in the past.
"Ancient Dragon Species? But the appearance of an Ancient Dragon usually is accompanied by spectacular phenomena..." it was clear that Greenwich was hesitant, as the Star Dragon seemed like a harmless dragon, unlike those catastrophic Ancient Dragons.
"You’re aware of the Black Eclipse Dragon, right? Its final evolutionary form is the Skyloop Dragon, and that’s an Ancient Dragon Species." Chen Ze shook his head, wondering what on earth was going on with the Dragon History Academy in that world. Could it be that they didn’t even know the concept of ancient dragon juveniles?
"So what you’re saying is, this is an Ancient Dragon in its growth stage?" Greenwich caught on to Chen Ze’s meaning, thanks to the information Chen Ze had provided before. They had already grasped the existence of the Skyloop Dragon.
"Pretty much," Chen Ze nodded. Although the Star Dragon of the Ancient Dragon Species would no longer appear due to the shutdown of Monster Hunter OL, in that world, perhaps Chen Ze could truly witness the complete form of the Star Dragon.
Chen Ze then shared the ecological information of the Star Dragon with Greenwich, casually mentioned its meat quality, and also the fact that Star Dragons don’t fall for pitfalls or paralysis traps.
"I see..." Greenwich took note very seriously. Intelligence was vital, and with this information, they could greatly assist the Dragon History Academy.
"Thank you, Scholar Sir Meow," Ailu bowed sincerely to Chen Ze.
"It’s nothing, don’t mention it," Chen Ze dismissed it with a wave of his hand, implying that such matters were common knowledge that would become apparent through repeating hunting endeavors.
"Boss, this is no trivial matter. It was while investigating this Star Dragon that one of my companions, and his hunting cat, were both killed by a sudden intrusion of a Red Helm," Greenwich’s expression fell for the first time, mourning a comrade with whom he had once shared drinks and meals and who was now dead.
Chen Ze fell silent, acknowledging that reality wasn’t a game where you could just carter away when your stamina was depleted, or simply face mission failure if you weren’t strong enough. In reality, the stakes could mean death.
"By the way, the existence of the Star Dragon might bring about two other things..." Chen Ze quickly mentioned the Star-Extinguishing Dragon and the Calamity Star Dragon, earning Greenwich’s gratitude.
After seeing Greenwich and Ailu off, Chen Ze shook his head and returned to the kitchen. There was nothing he could do about these issues; he was a chef, not a god.
"Boss, that customer came from Monster Hunter World, right?" Betty had been eavesdropping on Chen Ze and Greenwich’s conversation and now approached with curiosity.
"You’ve been playing?" Chen Ze looked at Betty with surprise. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"Yep! I’ll go beat that Red Helm later, to avenge the Hunter!" Betty nodded fervently, her face alight with shared indignation.
"...You can beat it?" Chen Ze was even more curious now.
"Sure, it’s just been released," Betty said with a naive nod.
"Go ahead," Chen Ze thought, silently lighting a candle for Betty in his mind. That’s a creature that could knock out a bear with one punch – taking you down would be all too easy.
"Just remember, don’t take out your anger on the game. If you break anything, it’s coming out of your paycheck," Chen Ze added with a reminder.
What if an incident like that with the German boy happened?
"My Kung Fu comes from the heart!"