Chapter 58

Recalling the game's mechanics, Wenlong remembered that the Felynes could improve various attributes through training.

Moreover, the improvements through training were not limited to basic attributes such as strength, defense, and health; they could even learn specialized Felyne skills that were different from those of human hunters!

However, Wenlong had no idea how to unlock these specialized Felyne skills. After all, when he played the game, he was a human hunter, not a Felyne, so he naturally had no memory of Felyne skills.

Although he felt a bit regretful about this, Wenlong believed that he would eventually figure it out during his future hunts. It was just a matter of time. So, for now, Wenlong decided to focus on improving his basic physical abilities...

"If I work hard, I should be able to narrow, or even close, the physical gap between Felynes and human hunters, right?"

Wenlong thought to himself.

"In the game, weightlifting can improve defense... long-distance running can improve health... and striking a punching bag can improve attack power... So, which training should I start with?"

After a moment's thought, Wenlong quickly made his decision.

"I'll do 500 weightlifting exercises, 500 100-meter sprints, and 500 punching bag strikes every day. Otherwise, if that woman catches up to me, it would be too embarrassing! Meow!"

Wenlong's mind was filled with the image of Catherine's rapid progress over the past few days, which gave him a sense of urgency and motivated him to work even harder.

"Let's start with the weightlifting! There's no shortage of stones in this cave, so I'll use two stones larger than my body for weightlifting! Meow!"

And so, it was late into the night before Wenlong and Catherine completed their training quotas...

From then on, every day, Wenlong and Catherine repeated what they had done that day. Although they were exhausted, neither of them hesitated to push through, as if they were competing to see who could work harder.

During the day, they went hunting and collected materials, and in the evening, after dinner in the cave, they each began their training.

Catherine did 500 vertical slashes and 500 horizontal slashes every day, and later added running to increase her lung capacity and strengthen her legs.

Wenlong, in addition to the 500 weightlifting exercises, 500 100-meter sprints, and 500 punching bag strikes he initially set, added 500 sit-ups to strengthen his core!

Days passed, and by the morning of the eighth day, at the entrance of a hidden cave in the Dawnwind Valley, Wenlong and Catherine put on their usual hunting gear and prepared to set out, but this time their destination was different.

"Woman, are you ready? Meow?" Wenlong asked.

"Yes, I've finished checking everything, Mr. Cat."

"How much?" Wenlong asked again.

"Ten large boar hides, ten pairs of large boar tusks, ten large boar skeletons, twenty-five sets of Blue Velociprey scales, twenty-five sets of Blue Velociprey fangs, two Blue Velocidrome crests, two sets of Blue Velocidrome scales, two Blue Velocidrome hides, two pairs of Blue Velocidrome fangs, eight Blue Velocidrome claws, three Beaverbeak spines, three Beaverbeak skulls, three sets of Beaverbeak fangs, three Beaverbeak hides... and sixty Bitterbugs, fifty-five Deathstingers, twenty-six Glowbugs, thirty-eight Blue Mushrooms, eight Evergreen Vines, six Spider Nests, and three bottles of Honey... That's all."

After reciting the long list, Catherine finally stopped.

"Let's not count the collected materials for now. I didn't realize we had hunted so many monsters in just one week... It's really surprising, meow..."

Wenlong looked at the pile of materials in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim.

Over the past week, Wenlong and Catherine had hunted every day in the area. At first, they encountered some monsters, but later, even the Beaverbeaks and Blue Velocidromes were cleared out, so no more monsters dared to approach the cave.

As a result, over the seven days, Wenlong and Catherine had hunted ten large boars, twenty-five Blue Velocipreys, two Blue Velocidromes, and three Beaverbeaks.

Since the monsters around the cave were almost cleared out, Wenlong and Catherine began to cultivate the land around the cave. They wanted to grow herbs and other materials, and they also considered building beehives for beekeeping, insect habitats, and mushroom houses.

However, before doing this, Wenlong knew he had to return to Mirard Village to buy some tools. For example, to build a beehive, he needed nails and a hammer, which he had to buy from the village.

Of course, besides buying necessary supplies, Wenlong had two other tasks to complete.

One was that Catherine's strength had improved significantly, and Wenlong wanted to go to the Hunter's Guild to take on a promotion quest. This time, he was determined to complete the quest and quickly raise Catherine's hunter level, which would greatly benefit their future hunts and daily life.

The other task was to consider selling the growing pile of materials in the cave to Mirard Village to accumulate money. After all, money was essential in both the real world and the Monster Hunter world. With money, many things could be accomplished!

However, looking at the mountain of materials in front of him, Wenlong was a bit overwhelmed. There was no way he and Catherine could transport all of it to Mirard Village in one trip.

"So, what should we do?" Catherine asked.

"Hmm... Since we can't bring all these supplies back, why don't we bring the merchants from Mirard Village here, meow?"

When he came up with this idea, Wenlong felt incredibly smart. After all, merchants usually had carts for transporting goods. If they brought their carts, they could load all the materials onto the cart and take them away in one trip.