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The receptionist expressed his gratitude to Su Yi for the rescue and was curious about the monsters that could obey his commands.
Soon, everyone arrived at the checkpoint outside the stronghold.
The door is made of solid wood and is coated with some special paint. The smell it emits will disgust the monsters and drive them away.
After entering the level and walking a little further, the stronghold is right in front of you and its scenery is in full view.
"How spectacular!" Brother Yangguang exclaimed.
The road decorated with huge bones and ribbons led everyone into the stronghold.
The Star Base is a huge comprehensive base built on the edge of the sea cliff based on a huge ship.
The huge waterwheel uses the waterfall rushing down from the top of the mountain as power to support the operation of the machinery in the base.
A huge ship was built on the mountain behind the stronghold.
It is said that this ship of the first group was washed to the top of the mountain due to the impact of the battle between two ancient dragons.
It’s hard to imagine what a spectacular and fierce battle it was.
This stronghold, which has gone through many ups and downs, has become what it is today thanks to the efforts of countless people over the past forty years.
"Welcome to the Star Base!" said the investigation team leader proudly.
Su Yi officially entered the Star Base with the hunters. At that moment, the "Hunting Guide" shook slightly, and the blue star in the middle of the book lit up.
"I didn't expect you to come back so soon this time."
Inside the stronghold, at the open-air command post converted from the bow deck, the commander-in-chief with dark skin, weathered and resolute face spoke unexpectedly.
Opposite him, the dusty Master Yuanye sighed, "I came back early because of some things. I didn't expect to run into Gulongdu. I can only say that I came at the right time."
When she saw the huge body of the Molten Mountain Dragon walking out of the sea and onto the land on the cliff, the shock she felt was no less than the first time she saw the Coral Plateau.
"Yes, another decade has passed, and the fifth group has finally arrived. The power accumulated over forty years is finally about to burst out.
He knew very well the character of this companion who came to the New World at the same time as him. She was the kind of person who would ignore orders and rules and do her own thing, immersing herself in her own goals.
If there was nothing urgent, Master Yuanye would not return to the relatively safe base so quickly.
She is a person who can't sit still.
Master Yuanye smiled and sighed: "I met a magical person this time."
Then, Master Yuanye talked about his encounter with Su Yi.
After listening to the narration, the commander-in-chief frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
After a long pause, he said, "I have heard some legends before. In some unknown places, there are strange people who can control monsters."
"But I've never heard of the technology you mentioned, which is to store the monster in a small ball and carry it with you."
"So compared to taming monsters, I care more about the method of containing creatures."
Although it seems incredible to tame large monsters, humans can actually tame many small monsters.
The commander-in-chief believed that the reason they failed to tame the large monsters was probably because they simply had not found a way to do so.
In other words, in his opinion, the feasibility of taming a large monster is much greater than putting a creature more than ten meters long into a palm-sized ball.
"However," the commander-in-chief changed the subject and said, "Since you have seen it with your own eyes, I will believe you, but as for my opinion, let me see it with my own eyes before I draw a conclusion."
"Grandpa! The remaining members of the fifth group have been brought back!" The voice of the investigation team leader came from the circulation area from a long distance.
"Yeah." The commander-in-chief crossed his arms and responded calmly.
"Master?" Su Yi's voice came.
Master Yuanye took a closer look and asked in surprise, "Oh? Are you here already? And are you with the members of the fifth group?"
"We met by chance on the road and helped each other." Su Yi said with a smile.
"You are." The commander-in-chief narrowed his eyes slightly.
Master Yuanye smiled and said, "He is the magical young man I was talking about."
"Master, do you know him? This man who claimed to be from another place transformed himself into several monsters to help us when we encountered large monsters." The captain of the investigation team explained.
"Hello, everyone in the investigation team, my name is Su Yi, and I'm an adventurer." Su Yi said with a smile.
"Adventurer? I heard that you want to cooperate with us? What is your purpose?" asked the commander-in-chief in a deep voice.
Su Yi organized his words and said: "In fact, our goals are essentially the same, which is to explore and investigate the new continent."
"It's just that rather than investigating alone, I would like to draw on the help of everyone in the investigation team. Of course, since it's a collaboration, it's naturally mutually beneficial for both parties."
At this stage, the intelligence and resources of the investigation team are still very important to Su Yi, such as the discovery of monster traces, the manufacture of equipment, the acquisition of various materials, etc.
More importantly, after Su Yi entered the Star Stronghold, the Golden Finger "Hunting Guide" unlocked new functions!
[Base] function is enabled.
Along with it comes a host of practical features.
The first is the most basic, the [Placement] function of the companion beast.
Companion beasts can be released at will within the [Base], and can enter and exit the [Base] freely.
The companion beasts retrieved outside the [Base] will automatically be added to the [Companion Beast] column.
Secondly, there are the [dispatch] and [gift] functions.
Su Yi can dispatch or give the companion beast to a designated person. Before that, even if someone else gets the capture ball containing the companion beast, they cannot open it.
Currently, those who accept dispatches and gifts can have up to six companion beasts.
Su Yi can check the location of the dispatched companion beast on the [Map] at any time, cancel the [dispatch] at will, and forcibly take the [dispatched] companion beast back into the ball.
When the dispatcher goes out to explore, he can help Su Yi complete the [map], trigger the [mission], and complete the [mission] with the companion beast.
But after [giving] it to others, the companion beast has nothing to do with Su Yi and the function of the "Hunting Guide".
The last important function is [Hunting Followers].
Su Yi can choose three followers, who can be displayed on the [map] and can complete [tasks] together, help Su Yi improve the [map], etc.
The members of the hunting retinue can be selected from creatures that are not large monsters, such as the Felynx, the Detters, the Strangefaces, the Fanghounds, etc.
Although Pokémon are included in the [Companion Beasts], their essence is not a Companion Beast, so they can also become [Hunting Followers].
This is equivalent to freeing three Pokémon from the six companions going into battle.
In this way, the way of hunting becomes diverse.
For example, Su Yi can set Dew Grass, Jigglypuff Egg, and Sword Scabbard as followers, and he can send out six companions, which means a total of nine companions can be on the field.
Su Yi can also send companion beasts to others and then team up with that person. In this way, more companion beasts will be able to join the battle.
It can be said that after the opening of the [Stronghold] function, the hunting methods have become more diverse.
I'm sorry for the poor update these two days.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 124: What We Saw at the Starry Stronghold
The activation of the [Base] function allows Su Yi to have a sufficiently safe and more fully functional base in the world of Monster Hunter.
However, the activation of the [Base] requires certain conditions.
The determination of a [stronghold] requires a certain scale and sufficient security.
It's not like a camp where just providing accommodation is enough.
For a territory like the Star Stronghold that belongs to the investigation team, if Su Yi wants to activate it as a [Stronghold], he needs to obtain the right to use this stronghold.
Otherwise, it is a stronghold built by Su Yi himself. As long as the scale and safety standards are met, the [stronghold] can be activated.
"Is the purpose also to investigate the New World?" After hearing Su Yi's purpose, the commander-in-chief thought a lot at once.
It is so difficult to investigate an unknown continent.
This can be seen from the fact that they accumulated 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 Group.
If the other party really has the means described by Master Yuanye, then working together to explore the new continent might greatly improve efficiency and safety.
"I understand your intention to cooperate. Please allow me to arrange the members of the fifth group first. After that, I want to see your ability with my own eyes."
"And after that, we will discuss the content of cooperation in detail." said the commander-in-chief.
After all, he shoulders the important task of leading the entire New World Investigation Team. Facing an outsider like Su Yi who possesses peculiar means, he needs to be cautious and think carefully.
Of course, he is not a pedantic person. If this cooperation is truly beneficial to the exploration of the New World, he will not refuse it.
"Of course no problem." Su Yi nodded.
Now, the most important thing for the base is to properly resettle the members of the fifth group.
"Then let my grandson take you around the Star Stronghold, a guest from outside the country." The commander-in-chief nodded.
"My name is Su Yi. I don't need a guide to visit the base. After all, you are busy right now. My partner is the Felyne here. He can take me around."
"Oh, by the way, I kidnapped the cat from your base, so it should be okay." Su Yi said with a smile.
"Meow! Su Yi is very nice to me meow! We have had great adventures together meow!" Lu Cao said spiritedly.
"Since Elu Cat is willing to follow you, we naturally have no objection." said the commander-in-chief.
"Meow! I want to take Su Yi to meet my friend meow!" Lu Cao said happily.
"Hoo hoo! Are they all Elu cats?" Su Yi looked expectant.
"Follow me, meow!" Lucao got on all fours and ran up the stairs on the cliff to the upper level of the stronghold.
"Wait for me!" Su Yi chased after him.
"Is he really an adventurer?" said the commander-in-chief.
Master Yuanye laughed and said, "In fact, he is very similar to the Grand Master and the others. He is always immersed in his own fun."
"Do you think he can bring us new changes?" asked the commander-in-chief.
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 them were things that had never happened before.