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Chapter 658: They charged forward, shouting about friendship and bonds.
[Bonding Stone: Template Armament. Wristguard, Accessory. Equipment Requirement: Monster Rider (Template/Class).
Proof of the bond between a Monster Rider and their monster, and also the most core item for a Monster Rider. When a monster and rider form a bond, the Bonding Stone can, to a certain extent, change the monster's existence form, allowing it to standby in the Bonding Stone in a bonded state when not needed.
You can theoretically only form a bond contract with a Dragon Egg, but after meeting certain specific conditions, you can also form a contract with an already hatched Dragon Beast.
Your current bonded companion Dragon Beast is — Crimson Violent Dragon.
The Bonding Stone can store a maximum of 6 'Companion Dragon Beasts'. Current slots used: 1/6.
You can summon a maximum of 2 Companion Dragon Beasts in combat. You can let them fight on their own, or issue specific combat commands.
You can forcibly swap the positions of two Companion Dragon Beasts every 1 minute.
You can release all Companion Dragon Beasts when not in combat, but they will all be forcibly recalled immediately upon entering combat.]
[Additional Comment: They always charge forward, shouting about love, justice, friendship, and proving our bonds...]
The Bonding Stone, in terms more easily understood by players, is the Monster Hunter Stories' exclusive Pokémon Poké Ball slot. Similarly, it can only hold a maximum of 6, but it's slightly more flexible in combat, leaning towards double battles.
Most importantly, in Monster Hunter Stories, the player as a Rider can also participate in combat, so theoretically, a Monster Rider starts with a 3-on-1 ganging up situation.
Although their combat power is generally lower than that of hunters, in situations where they outnumber the opponent, Monster Riders do indeed have some advantages.
In Cheng Tian's view, the Hunter class is something anyone can become, as long as they are willing to train, strive, and have courage. Even if they can't reach higher positions and just muddle along in the lower ranks, it's fine, as every world always needs people to do some low-level work.
But being a Rider is purely a matter of talent.
Those who can form bonds with monsters can become Riders, and those who cannot, no matter how hard they try, it's useless. Monsters will still run you over without giving any face.
And with a monster bond, even if you're so weak you can only bond with a Great Jaggi, you're still stronger than a low-level hunter. The starting point for some is the end point for many hunters.
Perhaps this was the fundamental reason for the great cleansing event between Hunters and Riders back then.
During Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Cheng Tian used the Hundred Demons' Night Parade to form a bond with Crimson. After obtaining the Monster Rider template, the Crimson Violent Dragon, who already missed Cheng Tian dearly, unhesitatingly chose to forge a bond contract with Cheng Tian, becoming Cheng Tian's first companion beast.
Unlike the War Elephant Mammoth, the Scarlet Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the Primeval Pterosaur, the Crimson Violent Dragon belongs to an independent pet system.
Cheng Tian's move stunned the guard hunter, but it made him even more hesitant.
The Violent Dragon had disappeared, that's true, but the problem was that its appearance had become even more uncontrollable!
Letting Cheng in was not an option, nor was not letting him in.
"What? Am I not a member of the Fifth Investigation Team? Is this how you, Starcross, treat your comrades?"
Cheng, knowing the other party was already in a dilemma, took a step forward, continuing to pressure him with words and actions.
"Hahahahaha!!! How could that be? Our Starcross's doors are always open for you!"
A series of hearty, yet also vaguely beast-like laughter came from behind the guard.
A strong man, with hair as wild and spiky as a Saiyan's, muscles gleaming under the sun on his bronze skin, and a row of exceptionally white teeth, strode forward.
Cheng Tian could clearly sense a very strong sacred radiance on the man in front of him, mixed with only a small amount of contamination.
It seemed he was biased towards the Redemption faction after the setting change.
"Belonging to the First Fleet of the New World Elder Dragon Investigation Team. Everyone calls me Fleet Commander, you can call me that directly too."
The Fleet Commander, like a human Golden Rajang, brought his large, fan-like hand down onto Cheng Tian's shoulder.
"I've already learned from the members about the accident everyone encountered at the landing point. Thank you for your hard work. However, recently, Elder Dragons are rampant and monsters are everywhere, so everyone is very busy. We temporarily can't spare more manpower to welcome you, and I'm afraid you'll need to get to work immediately. Please bear with us."
Facing the candid Fleet Commander, the NPC hunters who were there to support the work and the player group whose main goal was to complete quests, had almost no negative emotions about this.
Monster Hunter is famous for its numerous side quests, and they generally don't require players to search for them themselves; they just need to go to the Guild and find the dedicated counter to accept quests. The number of quests is also so large that it's enough for a large number of players to at least accept 1, existing much like a dungeon-limited version of the Heaven's Chosen Space mission center.
Under normal circumstances, to trigger a main quest, a series of prerequisite side quests must be completed, which cannot be done by a few teams of players in a short time. However, currently, it's completed by the overall faction progress. With the current number of players, it's estimated that the subsequent Elder Dragon investigation will be triggered very soon.
Even without doing quests, simply exploring the New World can lead to various resources, as well as encountering invading BOSSes similar to the Crimson Violent Dragon.
"However, I suggest that if you're going to do quests, it's best to carefully study the information related to the recent anomalies in the New World. If you're not knowledgeable enough in this area, your quests could easily fail."
The Fleet Commander then offered his suggestion, clearly referring to the temporary skill of Redemption and Sacrifice.
Most players were noncommittal about this, as they all had their own ideas. And no matter how much you know, can you know more than us, who have built-in skill descriptions?
"Hey, you can't leave yet, we still have something to talk about."
Just as Cheng Tian was about to follow the crowd and rush into the Ancient Forest, the Fleet Commander's grip tightened, keeping Cheng Tian in place.
"What's up?"
"It's simple, I hope you can join our Purification faction and follow the path of Redemption."
The Fleet Commander, who didn't have a devious bone in his body, stated his intentions directly.
But at this moment, a rather elegant, yet inexplicably gloomy voice interrupted.
"Fleet Commander, that's a bit unfair of you. He should have the right to make his own choice."
As the other party's voice fell, the Fleet Commander's expression drastically changed, and he squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"Merlin! Get back to your Avalon!"
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