Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1661 [Fufu's Bizarre Adventure 53] Elastic Animal Hide

Chapter 1661 [Fufu's Bizarre Adventure 53] Elastic Animal Hide

The group took some time to find the fisherman who was waiting next to the pit trap, and then returned to the nearby hunter camp.

The experience just now was really too exciting for the two newbies, and they needed to slow down.

Fu Fu sat down on the wooden stool in a very ungraceful manner.

She took out the bone whistle hanging on her chest and shouted "Praise the Qimian Tribe!" Then she took out the piece of tattered animal skin that the Qimian Tribe gave her and threw it to Yu Pai.

"See if you can recognize what this is?"

Yupai picked up the piece of animal skin and touched it, then sniffed it carefully, and his face wrinkled. "I don't know it, meow. It smells weird, meow. Where did you get it, meow?"

"Hehehe, it's the loincloth of the strange-faced tribe!" Fu Fu laughed strangely.

"Meow!" Yupai threw the piece of animal skin back to Fufu as if he had been electrocuted.

The honest child Sayre added quietly, "Actually it's not a loincloth. To be precise, it's something like an apron. The strange-faced creature was wearing something else underneath."

Fu Fu looked at him in surprise, "You observed very carefully?"

Not knowing what to say, Sayre shut his mouth.

Edelica came over, picked up the hide, looked at it for a while, and pulled it hard twice. "Sure enough, this is not an ordinary hide."

"Huh?" Fu Fu was curious. "Is it some kind of treasure map from an ancient civilization?"

"No, it's not that complicated." Edelica rubbed the edge of the hide. "Did you notice? This hide is unusually elastic, like soft rubber.

If I'm not mistaken, this should be the skin of a poisonous monster bird."

"But there shouldn't be any poisonous birds around here, right?" asked Saier, who moved to Jiangbo Village with his parents many years ago and is considered half a local.

"No, this is the most interesting part." Edelica handed the hide back to Fufu, "I taught you a simple tanning method a few days ago.

Do you think this piece of leather is tanned leather or raw leather?"

Fu Fu held up the hide and looked at it in the sunlight. "The Qimian tribe probably doesn't have a particularly advanced tanning process. This hide feels quite moist. It must be raw hide?"

"But raw hides can't be stored for a long time without rotting." Saier, who came over to observe, expressed his objection.

Edelica didn't keep the secret for too long and gave the final answer with a smile, "It is processed leather, but it is not artificially processed. I have only seen similar leather in one place.

Do you know a monster called Shadow Spider? "

Listening to Edelica speak, she felt like she was in class. Fufu subconsciously raised her hand, "I know! It seems to be a crustacean?"

"Wrong, it's the narrow-horned species, but there aren't many narrow-horned species, and they were classified as crustaceans in the early days, so it's not surprising that they were confused."

After correcting Fufu's mistake, Edelica continued, "Shadow Spiders have the habit of peeling off the skin of their prey and covering their bodies with it, and the poisonous bird is the target they most often use.

The specific reason for doing this is still unclear. Some scholars believe that this is for shadow spiders to maintain their own moisture when migrating long distances away from their nests.

There is also a theory that the Shadow Spider has a poor resistance to lightning, so the rubber skin of the Poison Bird is used to increase resistance in this regard, just like the hunters' armor. "

"You mean, this skin was obtained from the Shadow Spider, the skin of the poisonous bird?"

"That's right, so when I say this leather has been processed, I mean it has been processed by the Shadow Spiders, not tanned by humans or the Strange Face Tribe.

Therefore, this piece of leather not only maintains the elasticity and moisture of rawhide, but also will not rot.

Perhaps it is because of this that the strange-faced creature treats me as a treasure and keeps surrounding me."

Sai Er looked puzzled. "As I recall, the danger level of the shadow spider should be quite high, right? Do the strange-faced people have the ability to hunt shadow spiders?"

"Unless there is a powerful king of the strange-faced tribe in the tribe, it is unlikely." Edelica shook her head slightly, "It is more likely that it was picked up from the shadow spider's lair or along its route.

The range of the Strange Face Tribe’s activities is not very large, which means that there is a high probability that the Shadow Spider has come to this area.”

"Well, isn't that bad?" Sayre stared.

Not all large monsters prey on humans, but shadow spiders are different. They seem to be particularly fond of prey of human size.

If a shadow spider really came to this area, it would be a threat that cannot be ignored for the villagers of Jiangbo Village.

"And Tross Forest isn't the habitat of the Shadow Spiders, is it? Could this be related to the 'anomaly' we're investigating?"

"It's possible." Edelica nodded, "I will write this matter into the report. As for the shadow spider, I will investigate it alone.

Maybe we can find more clues in the lair of the shadow spider."

"so we."

Fu Fu started to speak, but was interrupted by Edelica, "While I go to investigate the Shadow Spider, you guys stay in the camp and don't go anywhere.

Shadow spiders are somewhat gregarious, and if there really is more than one shadow spider in the lair, I am not sure I can protect you two."

Saier nodded obediently to show his agreement.

Although Fu Fu felt a little regretful, she would not cause trouble in this situation, “Okay, be careful.

By the way, do I need to call out those strange-faced people and ask them about the Shadow Spider Lair?"

Edelica looked at her in surprise. "It would be a good thing if we could get information from the strange-faced people, but how do you plan to communicate with them?"

Fu Fu laughed strangely again, "Of course I have a way! But before that, let's prepare more food. When asking people for help, we have to show some appreciation!"

A high-frequency whistle that is difficult for human ears to hear echoes in the forest.

It didn't take long before several strange-faced creatures appeared in the hunters' camp.

The leader was still the strange-faced creature that gave Fu Fu the gift, and the boar fangs that Fu Fu gave it were also fixed on its mask, making it look like two huge curved horns, quite majestic.

"Quack!"

Fu Fu, who was wearing a wild boar disguise, waved and greeted them. She pointed at the sizzling deer roasting on the campfire and said, "Haha! Haha!"

She has realized that as long as she can say "Ga Ga Ya", she can complete at least half of the communication with the strange-faced people.

There is no word "politeness" in the dictionary of the strange-faced people.

When friends treat them to a meal, they open their stomachs and eat heartily.

There was quite a lot of meat from a spiritual deer, so a few more members of the strange-faced tribe came one after another and finally ate up the fat spiritual deer.

The leader of the strange-faced creatures, who had boar fangs, patted his belly, burped, and was about to say goodbye and leave, but Fu Fu quickly stopped him.

She picked up the animal skin the other party had given her and shook it. "Haha?"

It's like asking "This, any more?"

The strange-faced creature seemed a little embarrassed, but after looking at the pile of bones on the ground, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

Even though it's very dangerous, since it's a friend's request, I'll just give it a try!

Fu Fu quickly pulled it back. She had no intention of letting these strange-faced people fight to the death with the shadow spider.

She pulled an arrow from her quiver and used it as a pen to draw a pattern of a giant spider on the ground. Then she stretched out her finger and pointed back and forth between the animal skin and the spider pattern on the ground.

The strange-faced people nodded quickly.

Seeing this, Edilica's eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed that she was right. The rubber leather in the hands of the Strange-faced Tribe was indeed obtained from the Shadow Spider.

Fu Fu pointed at Edelika to the strange-faced people again, then forcefully thrust the arrow in her hand into the head of the spider pattern on the ground.

At the same time, he yelled, "F**KGGGGG!"

The strange-faced people in the camp shouted in unison, "Ga Ga Ya! Ka Ba Ga Ya!"

The strange-faced man with big boar tusks on his head jumped in front of Edelica and waved at her vigorously, as if to say, "We will lead the way!"

Edelica picked up her weapon and followed the group of strange-faced people with a subtle look on her face.

Before leaving the camp, she looked back at the piece of leather in Fu Fu's hand, and then at the leftover spirit deer bones on the ground.

"Keep that piece of skin and the horn of the spirit deer. When you return to the village, ask the craftsmen to make you a new weapon that is more suitable for you."

P.S. 3G veterans should know what kind of weapon it is, it's outrageous

(End of this chapter)