After crushing the Deodorant Ball, Andrew thought the matter was thoroughly settled. He was completely caught off guard by Meow-Da's sudden question.
Instantly, Andrew felt a bit numb.
Could it be that the Deodorant Ball couldn't eliminate this kind of scent stuck from other people?!
This caused him to subconsciously suck in a sharp breath of cold air, making his own personal contribution to global warming.
As a result, in the very next moment, he choked directly on his own saliva.
Watching Andrew coughing violently and continuously, Meow-Da immediately asked with incomparable worry and concern:
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, meow?!"
"Boss, wait for me, I'll go call a doctor for you, meow!!"
"Boss, don't die, meow!!!"
Seeing that Meow-Da was about to shout him to death in just three sentences, the just-recovered Andrew immediately raised his hand in annoyance and smashed it heavily onto Meow-Da's forehead.
Instantly, a crisp, muffled sound spread out.
Thud!!!
This wasn't the kind of forehead flick Andrew used on Astra Yao, which was like a gentle caress.
Having walked step by step to where they were now together, Andrew knew clearly just how strong Meow-Da's physical constitution was.
Consequently, Andrew was also very clear on exactly how much force to use to make it hurt without causing injury.
If the force of the knock was too small, given Meow-Da's physical constitution—where a missile explosion was like a gentle breeze brushing the face—he wouldn't even feel pain.
So this time, Andrew's strike was one where he seriously used some strength.
"Meow-ow!!!"
The force was just right; stupefying, but not brain-damaging.
This blow not only stopped Meow-Da's wailing, which sounded like mourning at a funeral, but also intercepted his steps as he prepared to rush off to find a doctor.
Looking at the familiar bitter expression revealed by Meow-Da due to the pain coming from his skull, Andrew said with a bit of annoyance:
"No need! Look clearly! Your Boss is doing just fine! If you say I'm dead again next time, it won't be just this one hit!"
Hearing this, Meow-Da first circled around Andrew with a bit of disbelief.
Only after confirming that Andrew truly didn't have those symptoms that would appear when sick did Meow-Da breathe a sigh of relief and stop his steps.
"Looks like you're really okay, meow. I was just saying, ever since we met, I've never seen Boss get sick, meow!"
However, after confirming there was really no problem with Andrew's body, the relieved Meow-Da immediately returned to the topic he was extremely curious about before.
Following his careful observation while circling, his perception of the smell on Andrew's body instantly became even more obvious.
This was thoroughly blended together, just like being marinated into the flavor.
Instantly, Meow-Da asked with extreme curiosity:
"Boss, Boss, what exactly happened last night? How on earth did you guys get such a rich scent of each other on yourselves!"
Thinking for a moment, Meow-Da added with a bit of uncertainty:
"Could it be... like that kind of Ancient Felyne Territory Marking Method recorded in the ancient texts, you guys marked each other?"
"Ancient Territory Marking Method? What is that?"
For the Monster Hunter world where 'Ancient' equals 'Good', almost everything related to the ancient times represented something unique.
After all, the most representative item among them was the elixir called the 'Ancient Max Potion'.
Although he was a bit helpless that he hadn't successfully changed the topic, Andrew instantly developed a certain curiosity regarding the Ancient Territory Marking Method Meow-Da mentioned.
Since when did Felynes have such an ancient territory marking method?
How come he had never seen any Felyne mention this, nor seen any Felyne do it?
Hearing Andrew's question, although Meow-Da didn't mind answering, he ran into difficulty on exactly how to explain this matter.
However, after thinking for a few seconds, a flash of inspiration struck.
Since it wasn't easy to describe, wouldn't it be fine to directly imitate and describe it with actions!
So, he immediately began preparing to demonstrate directly with actions.
One could see his front paws land on the ground as he slightly cocked one of his hind legs, aiming at a stake to the side.
No follow-up action was needed.
In just a split second, Andrew understood exactly what Meow-Da was talking about.
The next moment.
Andrew, feeling a bit of regret over why he had to understand instantly, let his iron fist fall ruthlessly onto Meow-Da's forehead once again.
And impartially, it landed exactly on the spot that was hammered before.
Thud!!!
Venting a breath of frustration.
Following Andrew's merciless heavy strike, two large, bright red bumps popped up on Meow-Da's forehead in just a few short seconds.
"Got beaten again, meow..."
Clutching his forehead which had been knocked again, Meow-Da said with a bit of defiance:
"But Boss, this concentration of scent on your body clearly only appears after being stained with a lot of the other party's body fluids, meow..."
Actually, if one really calculated it, the method Meow-Da spoke of really did match up in some ways—after all, they were both body fluids.
But now was not the time to say these things.
In order to prevent Meow-Da from continuing to say shocking words, Andrew decisively used the most perfect method once again.
That was—Physical Silencing.
He successfully forced all of Meow-Da's subsequent words back into his stomach, leaving him unable to say a single sentence.
Without a method like Astra Yao's, this way was still extremely useful.
Subsequently, Andrew opened his mouth and threatened decisively:
"Meow-Da, oh Meow-Da... some words are fine if you just know them yourself, don't say them out loud. Otherwise... your Felvine harvest time will probably have to be delayed, you know..."
"Meow?!"
Upon hearing that his Felvine harvest would be delayed, Meow-Da instantly recalled the principle Andrew had once taught him: 'Curiosity killed the cat'.
So he immediately laid down his so-called curiosity and began to shake his head violently and decisively, demonstrating his determination to correct his mistakes.
Subsequently, after Andrew loosened the hand covering his mouth, he decisively changed his tune:
"I didn't smell anything, meow! Actually, I have a cold today, so I smelled it wrong, meow!"
"The Felvine is innocent! Boss, if you have an issue, just come at me, meow! Don't touch my Felvine, meow!"
Hearing Meow-Da say this, Andrew nodded with satisfaction and let out a 'Jie Jie Jie' laugh.
"Rest assured, as long as you are obedient, I will let your Felvine return safely to your side."
"Sob sob sob meow—"
Although Andrew forcibly glossed over the matter of what exactly happened last night, he didn't choose to hide the core matter from Meow-Da.
As the clowning around between one human and one cat ended, Andrew said to Meow-Da with great seriousness:
"Do you still remember that matter we discussed while making dinner yesterday?"
"Meow?"
Although it was a bit sudden, Meow-Da still very quickly recalled what was said last night.
"Ah! You mean the matter about partners!"
Seeing that Meow-Da remembered, Andrew nodded and admitted:
"That's right. Now, all three of them are already my partners."
"Meow?!!"
Meow-Da's eyes widened instantly upon hearing this.
But very quickly, all the concealed doubts were instantly resolved, and Meow-Da immediately understood everything.
Subsequently, he nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Then in this world, I have three Big Sises, meow! I knew Boss wasn't a scumbag like Big Sis Loner said, meow!"
Hearing this, Andrew immediately put his hands on his hips proudly and said:
"That's natural, when have I ever been?"
And after receiving Andrew's confirmation, Meow-Da also knew why the scent belonging to each other was so rich on their bodies.
It was no wonder he suffered those two hits.
Meow-Da, whose curiosity had been satisfied, ignored Andrew who was looking proud.
Pattering his paws, he arrived in front of Astra Yao and Evelyn, who were standing behind watching the interaction between Andrew and Meow-Da with smiles on their faces.
Bowing slightly, Meow-Da, still sporting two large bumps on his head, said seriously:
"Big Sis Astra, Big Sis Eve, please take care of me from now on."
And the two naturally wouldn't refuse this Meow-Da whose personality was like a child.
To be precise, they liked him very much.
Looking at Meow-Da in front of her, Astra Yao inexplicably felt a sensation that this was her and Andrew's child.
At this moment, the Three Little Pigs' choice of weapons also had a result.
Turning his head, Andrew discovered that in A-Cao's hands was a Dual Blade-styled Plunderblade, learned and crafted from Meow-Da and the Plunderer Tribe of the New World.
Although the Plunderblade and Plunderang had the same effect, they counted as different weapons, so he wouldn't discuss that for now.
And in A-Mu's hands was the Coral Orchestra flute, learned and crafted from the Trouper Tribe of the Coral Highlands.
As for the new model Mushroom Flute obtained from the Guild after reaching the Forbidden Lands, A-Mu was completely uninterested.
As for A-Zhuan's hands, he held a Guardian Shield with a weird shape resembling a Shaman mask, learned and crafted from the Protector Tribe in the New World.
Regarding the other Guild-configured Provocation Shield, was it subtly despised by A-Zhuan?
Clearly, after experiments and data collection by Meow-Da and the Old Man's Felynes during the New World era, and after integrating and researching this data, the new models of Felyne equipment had become more standardized and sturdy compared to the New World era.
If crafted by a rookie, not only would it be simpler, but the rookie would also more easily craft equipment with stronger effects.
But the Three Little Pigs obviously had a greater fondness for the very rough, original Felyne equipment that Meow-Da learned and crafted from the various Grimalkyne tribes in the New World.
Seeing them unable to put down the equipment in their hands, Andrew chose not to speak up to persuade them.
Anyway, the final assessment for every Felyne weapon was to independently craft that weapon.
And the difference between the two was just that getting started at the very beginning would be a bit harder.
So, what their weapons would look like in the end essentially depended on their own efforts.
As for letting them choose now, it was just the initial weapon for rookie training, and temporarily borrowed during the training period.
Just like how Hunters would always choose the weapon type most suitable for themselves as their main weapon at the very beginning.
But in the end, they would always have to learn other weapon types.
However, what surprised Andrew was that the Three Little Pigs' selection must have been discussed in advance; the coordination of the chosen types was unexpectedly very reasonable.
Dual Blades as DPS (Damage Per Second).
The Flute as Support and Recovery.
And the Shield as the front-line tank to take damage.
The three-person group directly formed a fully functional hunting squad.
Except they were lacking a bit in the ranged aspect.
However, Andrew hadn't forgotten that the Three Little Pigs also had a captain belonging to them.
For Lucy, the improvement of physical constitution was a process with a long road and many obstacles.
Moreover, it was fundamentally impossible to reach the sky in a single bound.
But if it were throwing items, it would be different; this mainly depended on the strength of the thrown item's effect.
And a Hunter's items could be said to be extremely comprehensive in terms of combat support.
Of course, this didn't mean Lucy could slack off in terms of physical constitution. On the contrary, it meant the things she needed to train and learn would be an extra portion more than the Three Little Pigs.
Speak of the devil and the devil arrives.
Just then, Lucy's figure also appeared at the other end of the training ground, gradually running over from the distance while maintaining a uniform speed.
Looking at her state, she had already run quite a distance.
Although she already showed signs of fatigue, given that Lucy had good stamina from various courses at the noble academy itself, plus the buff from yesterday's Felyne Meal, her current physical constitution had already received a massive improvement.
So even though she had been running for a long time, her condition was still very good.
100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit-ups, plus a 10-kilometer run every day.
This was the training plan Andrew assigned to her.
Yes, the perfect training plan.
The kind that had been verified.
Noticing Andrew's figure on the training ground, Lucy, who had already completed the set goal of ten kilometers circling Silver City, stopped.
She couldn't help but look at Andrew with a bit of confusion and asked:
"Although it is already very massive for ordinary people, this level of training could be achieved even with my physical constitution from yesterday, right?"
"Can this really significantly improve my strength?"
Andrew didn't refute upon hearing this.
Although this was indeed That Adult's training method, breaking the 'Limiter' was not something everyone could accomplish.
You have to know, the thing Saitama broke is generally called the 'Genetic Lock' in the Infinite Space.
So Andrew told the truth:
"Because your current physical foundation is too poor, even the most basic Hunter training is too forced for you."
"So the current main improvement method is to lay a good foundation through Felyne Meals and moderate training, and then learn some extra techniques."
"For example, traps, thrown items, etc."
Not only that, the Silver Squad was also a good place for Lucy to learn the bat and train.
Yes, Lucy's weapon was finally settled.
Chosen by herself.
And Andrew didn't feel there was anything inappropriate about this.
Because Lucy herself was very familiar with the baseball bat due to baseball classes during school, plus for those who hadn't learned weaponry, the stick was always the best weapon to get started with.
And when the baseball bat is changed into a meticulously modified Spiked Bat, its own lethality is guaranteed.
So for Lucy, who was already in the Outer Ring and needed to pursue the fastest speed to improve her strength, there was indeed nothing more suitable than this.
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