Synthesizing all these analyses, the training plan exclusive to Lucy was finally set.
After laying a solid foundation, she would proceed to train alongside the Silver Squad, further learning weapon usage techniques and gaining combat experience.
Once she had completely adapted to both the physical conditioning and technical aspects...
She would formally begin training with her Three Little Pigs squad members on how to coordinate, and also start following Meow-Da to undergo training benchmarks that matched the intensity required for a Hunter Cat.
Proceeding through these several levels, with the training intensity increasing in a stepped manner, there presumably wouldn't be any problems.
As for those Three Little Pigs.
Their training content consisted of Support Palico hunting drills, as well as how to use and craft Palico equipment.
Solo Hunting and Support Hunting.
Just a difference of one word, but the training intensity was worlds apart.
As for why she had to go to the Silver Squad to learn weapon skills, it was because the weapon Lucy used was a normal human weapon.
Coupled with the fact that her physique was too small for a Hunter, yet too large for a Felyne.
For Andrew, the instructor, she fell into an awkward category where she was neither here nor there. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a need to go in such a big circle, passing her around.
This was already the most reasonable arrangement under the existing conditions.
However, when Lucy saw this schedule—detailed planning, heavy tasks, and almost no rest time when combined with her work at the Sons of Calydon...
The objections she originally had regarding the training vanished instantly.
For the current Lucy...
Increasing her strength was the most important thing!
To win!!!
Ever since she successfully ran away from home and arrived at the Outer Ring, Lucy, who hated losing the most, had encountered the person who made her lose the most miserably so far—Caesar.
And it wasn't just that one defeat.
Since that crushing defeat, Lucy, who never accepted losing, would seek out Caesar for a duel every few days.
She fought repeatedly and lost repeatedly. She lost repeatedly and fought repeatedly.
In just a few short days, the battle record between the two had gone from the initial 1-0 to 6-0.
And Lucy herself was that zero.
Lucy, whose face was almost flushed red from losing, now had one biggest goal: to win against Caesar!
As the saying goes: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west! Don't look down on a young girl just because she's poor!
No matter what method, no matter what aspect.
She definitely had to find a way to win back everything she had lost before!
And Andrew's high-intensity training actually suited her perfectly. With a training plan prepared for her by someone as strong as Andrew, surely...
"Caesar! Just you wait!!!"
Watching Lucy, who was already all fired up, Andrew felt that Caesar's initial idea of making this Young Miss retreat in the face of difficulties had likely fallen through.
However, thinking of Lucy's goal for being so hardworking...
He hoped that after training for a period, Caesar could still hold her ground during their duels. It wouldn't be too great if she accidentally capsized in the gutter.
But regardless, improving strength and going back for revenge would be matters for after Lucy had trained for a while.
Now...
After taking Astra Yao and Evelyn to meet Meow-Da as family, the two prepared to leave Silver City and go back for a good rest.
After all, due to the monster invasion at the concert, Astra Yao's popularity on the internet was currently second only to Andrew, who had solved the Diablos in front of everyone.
But since no one knew Andrew's true identity, they could only swarm towards the other party involved in the incident.
Astra Yao.
Regardless of what everyone else's objectives were, after today, her activity itinerary had long been completely fully booked by various event invitations.
And this was even after Evelyn's strict screening.
Currently, it was indeed the best window for Astra Yao's career development.
In order to achieve Astra Yao's ideals faster, this heat was the best booster propellant for her to go further.
According to DGA Entertainment's suggestions and Evelyn's arrangements.
Astra Yao would have to start spinning like a top for quite a while, participating in different events to thoroughly stabilize her popularity.
The concert plan, originally tentatively scheduled for several months later, was directly moved up to half a month later under Evelyn's striving.
So right now was Astra Yao's last break time.
And on this matter, Andrew didn't have any solutions either.
After all, as an idol who hadn't debuted long ago, being busy for the sake of popularity could be said to be inevitable.
Compared to other idols who were firmly controlled by their companies, whose every activity and persona could only obey company arrangements with no freedom, and whose careers had no heat to speak of...
The current Astra Yao was already like an existence using hacks to them.
In this aspect, what Andrew could do was provide the two with ample Healing Potions, while waiting for the blending materials to be successfully cultivated.
When that time came, Energy Drinks that could recover stamina would be provided in unlimited supply.
Thinking about it, this could presumably alleviate quite a lot of pressure for them.
However...
Although he couldn't help much with the events, he actually should still have a treasure trove that could support Astra Yao.
If one said that previously asking Astra Yao to help reproduce the tunes from the Monster Hunter World through exchange was because he successfully obtained effects on the Ether Engine using the Meowscular Chef's Felyne Meal ditty.
And the effect was extremely good.
At the same time, what was reproduced was indeed brand-new music.
But in the final analysis, this kind of pure music didn't actually help Astra Yao much.
But what if it were the songs from the singers of 'The Flower Planting Nation' in his first life?
Music with lyrics and pure music without lyrics could completely be said to be two different lines of thought during creation.
And for Astra Yao, who was both a singer and a composer, the help songs gave her compared to pure music was completely a different concept.
As for those original monster tunes...
Although it was basically clear now that the stronger the dragon, the stronger the effect produced when the corresponding music resonated with Ether energy.
But the few he had now were already completely sufficient for the current stage.
Relying on the currently modified Ether Engine on hand, it couldn't even withstand the music of a Regional Apex level. But looking at the corresponding presentation effects...
Even if he spent energy reproducing those of a lower ecological niche than this, it wouldn't help much in combat.
If he let the currently extremely busy Astra Yao spend energy reproducing those, for Andrew, the loss would completely outweigh the gain.
As for those monsters of higher ecological niches.
Even if made, he could only stare at them dryly without being able to use them for a short time. It could similarly be said to be meaningless.
Moreover, making them but not being able to use them would make one feel even more vexed.
He might as well just not make them; out of sight, out of mind.
As for the same tier, at most there would be some weak differences in additional effects. It completely didn't reach the level where Andrew desperately wanted Astra Yao's help to reproduce them.
It was better to prioritize helping Astra Yao's career now.
When the time came and the music from 'The Flower Planting Nation' of his first life was successfully reproduced, and then released under the original singer's name...
Countless golden hits would surely give everyone in New Eridu a 'Small Otherworldly Shock'!
And Astra Yao raised both her hands and feet in approval.
So much new music—just thinking about it made her unable to stop wanting it.
The urgency in her heart made her wish she could drag Andrew to the recording studio at home right now, letting Andrew accompany her to make a new song.
But the moment she just held Andrew's hand, she was ruthlessly suppressed by Evelyn.
"Wait a moment, Eve! My spirit is quite good! I really have no problem!"
Astra Yao, unwilling in her heart, clutched the edge of the car door frame firmly while being stuffed into the car by Evelyn. She pitifully tried to use coquetry to make Evelyn soft-hearted.
Then she attempted to prove through words that she really could do it.
But this time, she failed.
Evelyn held down Astra Yao's head, which was trying hard to lean over to act cute, grabbed her shoulders, and unhesitatingly pressed her back into the car.
Then she said with a bit of helplessness:
"Miss, from yesterday morning until now, you haven't rested for twenty-six hours. If you don't rest soon, both Andrew and I will be worried."
Andrew, who also knew her feelings, also comforted her, saying:
"Rest assured, our time is still long."
Hearing these words, Astra Yao had no choice but to stop struggling. Under Andrew's guarantee, she finally sat into the car with a face full of reluctance.
This made Evelyn unable to resist breathing a sigh of relief.
Although she knew Astra Yao was like this actually because she couldn't bear to leave Andrew.
But the longer she followed Astra Yao, Evelyn felt that not only did she not develop resistance to Astra Yao's coquetry, but she became even easier to be persuaded by her.
She sighed somewhat helplessly.
Regarding the end of this short rest, although Evelyn was similarly a bit reluctant to part, she very quickly adjusted her own state.
Before getting into the car, she turned her head and said to Andrew:
"When I have time, I will come to find you to learn."
Coming to Andrew's side and gently embracing him into her arms, she leaned close to his ear and whispered quietly:
"Only me."
Hss...
He felt that... did Evelyn start learning bad things somewhere?
Is it my delusion?
Watching the back of the vehicle leaving in the distance, Andrew subconsciously rubbed his chin, thinking in confusion.
And following the departure of Astra Yao and Evelyn, the Three Little Pigs and Lucy had also long since begun their own physical training on the training ground.
The matters belonging to Silver City had been thoroughly settled.
Next, Andrew prepared to start fulfilling his duties belonging to a Hunter.
If one said that the previous Odogaron could still be treated as a transmigration caused by an extremely low probability accident...
Then the Diablos invasion and Meow-Da's appearance that occurred not long after both represented that between the Monster Hunter World and the world where New Eridu was located...
There were rifts that allowed mutual passage.
He just didn't know whether, apart from the briefly appearing ones like when Meow-Da and he transmigrated, there were types that appeared long-term.
If there were...
When the time came, whether it was going back to request support in a moment of crisis, or bringing over the various Elder Dragon Master Rank equipment he left in the New World...
Not to mention, as the Hunter who assisted the Old Man in fighting Miss Mira back then.
After the battle ended, regarding those dropped materials collected from the battle scene, he had also been distributed a share.
Not saying anything else, making a weapon would be more than enough.
These two possibilities, no matter which one, were proper good methods to quickly solve power issues.
At the same time, those materials that had always been in short supply could finally stop being pitifully grown by himself.
It was a pity.
Fantasy is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Everything thought of before could only be truly realized if this type of node could be found.
Fortunately, Andrew wasn't clueless.
Because monster invasions and the appearance of spatial rifts belonged to a cause-and-effect relationship.
As long as such rifts appeared continuously, various monster invasions occurring in New Eridu could be said to be inevitable.
And they could happen at any time.
And this also represented that the monsters appearing in New Eridu right now were definitely not just the two that had popped up. There must be many monsters that had mistakenly entered New Eridu that hadn't been discovered by people yet.
After all, not every monster could make a commotion like that Diablos.
For example, if small monsters like Kulu-Ya-Ku, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, or even smaller Jagras came to New Eridu.
Under the condition where neither their living habits nor body sizes would pose too much of a threat to humans, it would be very difficult to attract people's attention.
If one didn't specifically go to search or know in advance that the event of monster invasion existed...
He estimated that even if the police saw them, they wouldn't realize these were monsters from another world, and would only treat them as oversized mutated wild animals.
But this didn't mean Andrew could leave these monsters alone.
Aptonoth and the like wouldn't cause any problems.
But aside from that, even if it were just a few ordinary Jagras.
In this world, under the condition where absolutely no natural enemies existed, their population would multiply and grow strong very quickly.
Very quickly, they would become just like the Plecos that flooded into disasters domestically.
Ordinary animals and even humans couldn't cope with Jagras in packs at all.
Waiting until the population grew strong enough for a Great Jagras to appear.
By that time, for New Eridu, it wouldn't be a situation that could be easily settled by just paying a small price in casualties.
At least for the current New Eridu, any monster invasion was something this city couldn't bear.
And finding, and eliminating, this kind of disastrous ecological invasion...
Was the duty belonging to a Hunter.
Andrew couldn't, and wouldn't, sit back and watch this situation arise.
Apart from this, there was one more point.
That was, as long as it was associated with a monster invasion, there must be a rift leading to the Monster Hunter World.
And as long as he searched for the locations where those monsters appeared and continuously tracked their previous activity traces...
If the activity range of every monster was calculated as a circle.
Then under the condition where multiple monsters appeared continuously in a certain area, there was a high probability that he could find a rift capable of connecting the worlds in this area.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many monsters appearing continuously.
As long as he continuously searched for and dealt with problems in this aspect, sooner or later there would be a day he could rediscover the path leading to the Monster Hunter World.
Plus the materials that could be carved from the corpses of these monsters.
Although the equipment that could be crafted could be said to be completely useless for himself now.
But for the Silver Squad, or Lucy and Caesar, they would be decent armor.
Plus, whether for the needs of Felyne Meals, or the Ancient Tree that was about to sprout in two days...
When that time came, relying solely on the two corpses of the Odogaron and Diablos, the nutritional aspect would definitely not be enough.
And this could happen to make up for the deficit in this aspect.
In the final analysis.
This hunt... is one I must undertake.
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