Chapter 134: There is no such thing as a child of destiny

　　When Ernest mentioned the village chief, Gordon suddenly realized that the village elder, who usually liked to join in the fun, had not yet appeared.

Just when he was about to ask the instructor about it, the short figure, who was less than his waist height, walked out from behind the big tree where Ernest was leaning on, leaning on a cane.

“Hmm, I’ve never seen this big guy before, who are you?”

The village elder's unusual way of greeting made Gordon's smile fall.

 The old guy is pretending to have dementia again?

If he was not sure before whether the village chief was really confused or was always pretending to be confused, then after communicating with the village chief's old acquaintance, the professor, he was completely confirmed.

 Pretended.

Gordon squatted down helplessly so that the village chief could look at him levelly. He hugged his knees and said, "Village Chief, I have met the professor, so we don't have to go through the process and pretend to be dumbfounded, right?"

The village chief tilted his head, looking like "I don't know what you are talking about."

　　Then he crossed Gordon and headed towards the large group of young girls gathered around Ancil.

The instructor coughed awkwardly, "This, this can only be said to be a hobby for the elderly."

Gordon stood up again and said helplessly: "I also hope that the village chief will help me write a letter to the guild and arrange a task for us to hunt the male fire dragon."

“Are you already qualified to be promoted to four stars?” The instructor looked at Gordon from top to bottom in surprise.

　　When he saw the strange bird suit before and guessed that Gordon had three stars, he was already surprised, but now he was surprised again.

 “Lucky, lucky.”

 Gordon chuckled and explained the advantages he had gained as a "two-and-a-half-star" hunter. In order to prevent the instructor from thinking that he was opportunistic and lacked hard power, he told the story of how he escaped and successfully hunted the general sickle crab.

“How dare you run away?!” The instructor’s eyes widened after hearing this.

Gordon quickly waved his hands and explained, "Ancil escaped, and I went to rescue him!"

Unfortunately, I still couldn’t escape the instructor’s scolding in the end.

"Sneaking away is absolutely prohibited. Before four stars, it was easier to say that. After four stars, many monsters are far more dangerous than you imagine, especially high-level monsters. You must not try it before your strength is recognized by the guild. Do you hear me!"

"I heard it. I won't mess around." Gordon said half seriously and half perfunctorily.

"I hope you really listened." The instructor said with a straight face, "By the way, you just said that you came back this time to hunt the male fire dragon?"

“Well, Ancil and I have made quite a lot of preparations for hunting together, and we are at least 80% sure!” Gordon quickly emphasized.

 Although the instructor is not his biological father, and it is impossible to tie him up and prevent him from receiving the mission, he still does not want to conflict with the instructor if possible.

The instructor frowned and thought for a long time. He was also aware of Gordon's donkey-like character, not to mention that the latter was no longer the child who needed his care. "First, tell me how you prepared."

"Ahem." Gordon cleared his throat. He pointed at his strange bird suit first, "The strange bird suit is strengthened with armor stone and has excellent fire resistance."

Then he pointed to the steel sword held in the arms of the workshop owner over there, "The Exploding Knife Kai, after using the skill 'Takumi' to increase the sharpness, it has a blue cutting flavor and can easily break through the carapace of the fire dragon. defense."

“Wait a minute, where did you get the craftsman from?”

Gordon took out the protective stone as if it were a treasure. After learning the level and effect of the protective stone, Ernest was shocked, "The protective stone I use is not as good as yours."

“And Ancier, that guy’s shooting skills are very good, and his weapon, the crystal rifle, is very suitable for loading water-cooled bullets and ice-crystallized bullets.

 At that time, we will also have sufficient antidotes, flash bombs, and traps, which will come in handy whether for control or capture. "

"It sounds like you are quite well prepared." The instructor crossed his arms and tapped his chin, reluctantly agreeing with Gordon's statement, "Boy, tell me the truth, are you really sure?

 Actually, you don’t need to be in such a hurry. Even if most hunters meet the promotion requirements, they will stay at the original star level for one to two years. You are less than twenty years old, so it is absolutely fine.”

"Instructor, I'm sure." Gordon looked directly into Ernest's eyes and interrupted the latter's persuasion, "If we are fighting alone, I am 60 to 70% sure of hunting successfully, and more than 90% sure of returning safely. .

 Working with Ancier, I am 80% sure of hunting the male fire dragon and 100% sure of retreating safely.

I really don’t need to be so anxious, but the Fire Dragon is a threshold for me. It was the first opponent I lost to without any ability to fight back. If I don’t defeat it, I will have no intention of continuing to become stronger and challenge stronger ones. opponent. "

 “Stronger opponent”

Gordon grinned and said: "I used to think that flying dragons were the pinnacle of the world, but when I saw the power that rivaled the gods, I realized that that was my true goal."

 The moon was at the top of the sky, the bonfire was gradually extinguished, and the villagers who had been busy for half a night returned home.

Anhil, who originally wanted to rent a room in a hotel, was dragged back home by Gordon and Pig Chop. As long as the house left by Gordon's parents could be simply cleaned up, it would be enough to accommodate three or four people. It would be a waste to rent an extra room.

Ernest was the only one in the whole Kokot village who did not go home. He came to the door of the village chief's house with a worried look on his face.

To his surprise, the village chief seemed to know that he was coming and was standing at the door with a cane, waiting for him.

 “Ernest, do you know why I’m late? At the banquet.”

The village chief was rarely pretending to be the confused of the old age. The moonlight was dim. Under the eyebrows of the village chief Baihuahua, the golden pupils flashed the light of the years.

Facing the village chief’s first question, Ernest shook his head without knowing why.

“Because I took the time to send a letter to the guild, sent by Peregrine Falcon, asking them to arrange a four-star promotion mission for me. As for the hunting target, the Fire Dragon is very good.”

“Have you really guessed the purpose of Gordon’s return?”

“Do you need to guess?” The village chief twitched his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes with a smile: “Don’t you remember the words he shouted when he left two years ago?”

Ernest pinched the corners of his eyes with a wry smile, "Of course I remember, he said, 'When I'm strong enough, I'll come back and kill the dragon.' I thought it was just a young man's high-spirited joke."

“That kid wouldn’t make such a joke.” The village chief rubbed the head of his cane, “You know, an old friend of mine sent me a letter two months ago.

 Speaking of the child’s encounter with Lan Long”

"Encountered a mist dragon?! Gordon encountered an ancient dragon??!" Ernest, who respected the village chief very much, interrupted the former in a rare move.

The village chief glanced at him dissatisfied and continued: "Yes, the airship he was riding was involved in the storm of 'Tianjin Disaster'. The child pointed at Lanlong's nose and said that one day he would challenge it. Hahaha."

 “That boy”

“Are you trying to say that he doesn’t know the heights of the world? No, that kid will stand in front of Gu Long one day. Maybe he will have to rely on him to solve the ‘dark disaster’ deep in Xiuret in the future.”

"Are your expectations for him too heavy?" Ernest said helplessly.

The village chief was silent for a moment and said leisurely: "Human beings always subconsciously ignore some things around them, just like that child who always believes that you are a five-star hunter."

 “It’s not the same thing.”

"Hey, no matter how powerful a legendary figure is, he has grown up from a rookie step by step, and the 'Hero of Kokot' is no exception."

 “You are”

"alright!"

The village chief raised his cane and tapped Ernest's calf. His tone became slightly stern, "Don't mythologize the past, whether the object is people, monsters, or civilization.

You humans always like to believe in the so-called ‘son of destiny’, which is just a halo added to it by later people. You must believe these words.

 Hey, do you know? That kid Gordon actually pulled out the 'Sword of Heroes'. "

 “What?!” Ernest’s eyes widened and he almost jumped up.

“Really, it was when he was seven or eight years old, he peed on the ‘Sword in the Stone’ and then pulled it out, hahahaha!”

“.” Ernest opened his mouth wide and was speechless.

 The village chief laughed louder and louder.

"There is no inheritance of the 'Hero's Sword'. I, the 'hero', don't even know about it. To put it bluntly, that sword has been unused for too long and has rusted to death in the stone. Even a child can pull it out after urinating. come out.

 If you don’t believe me, why don’t you try peeing? "

 (End of this chapter)