Chapter 34: New Bow

We reached our destination and started searching for peak-level master stage monsters to hunt them for the fire element monster cores.

"We are in luck" I said happily when I saw two peak-level master stage monsters in just fifteen minutes after reaching our destination.

They were the fire element tigers. They are strong, but not fast. So it will be easy for us to kill them and get their cores.

We all agreed to have an equal share in meat, skin and other useful materials that can be collected from the monsters, but all the monster cores of peak-level master sergeant monsters will be mine till I get ten cores.

After that, If we get more monster cores, others can have them.

Geiger and Serina are having fun with Kim's firey wolf "Toby". While Toby and Serina are enjoying each other's company, Geiger was interested in Kim as she gave him a fruit when she first saw him.

Kim always used to give fruit to Serina and other pets who are with her friends. Now Geiger is walking next to her expecting more fruits.

"Growl growl.."

We tried to sneak up on the fire element tigers, but the wind blew our scent towards them and they are now aware of our presence.

We started fighting those two tigers immediately as they rushed to attack us. They are not fast enough to inflict any damage upon us.

As we planned, Kim and Kamran are fighting one tiger and I am fighting the other. If any other monsters appear while we are fighting, our pets will distract them and if possible, kill them.

I fought for fifteen minutes with the tiger and was able to kill it. When I looked back, I saw the others already completed their fight and harvesting their rewards.

I also started harvesting the meat, skin and other materials. I first took the thumb size monster core from the tiger's head as it is the reason I came for hunting.

After harvesting their reward, they came near me. I immediately sensed an increase in Kim's power and concluded that she levelled up to the low-level specialist stage.

We just nodded at each other as our usual gesture to appreciate ourselves. Kim returned the nod while Kamran gave me the monster core they collected with a simple smile.

We continued hunting for more monsters and by the evening we had about twelve peak-level master sergeant monster cores and a lot of materials.

All we hunted was the tigers. Even Geiger, Serina and Toby had few battles when there were more than three monsters. We decided to leave for the city.

We still had an hour before our agreed time to leave, but since the hunt was more than a success, we decided to leave soon.

On our way back, we did not find any monsters to fight which was a little disappointing, but we reached the area where we can get a signal to call for an armoured cab.

We waited for another twenty minutes for the cab and once it came down, we boarded the cab and left for Central city.

Once we reached the city, we went to the restaurant to have a good meal as we were all hungry including our pets.

I wanted to go straight to the blacksmith shop to give the cores so he can start crafting my bow, but stopped by Kim's angry look and went with them to the restaurant.

Once we finished our meal, we slowly walked towards the blacksmith shop. Kim and Kamran were talking from the moment they boarded the cab back to the city.

Since they were both spearmen and Kamran is an experienced veteran. Kim asked a lot of questions to him which he answered calmly.

We reached the blacksmith shop after thirty-five minutes of walking. I handed over the ten monster cores to Joe and he got it and said I can collect my bow in two days.

He explained that it will take a day to craft and a day to infuse the mana cores into the bow. He also mentioned that he is crafting the bow in a way where it can be upgraded if required.

I was happy to hear that the cost of crafting a new bow at the later stages will be more than I can dream of. But upgrading the bow will only need higher-stage mana cores.

I can also infuse other elemental mana cores into my bow if I need to increase its battle power. But for now, the fire element is what I can control for now.

Once I have enough experience in using my bow, I can add other elemental cores to increase its power.

After that Kim and I left the shop and Kamran stayed back to help his dad in crafting my weapon.

"Kamran is pretty cool right?" Kim asked me after we came out of the shop.

"Yeah, he is cool. He is a veteran too. He can teach you a lot about using your spear" I said in return.

"Once I complete my service in the military, I'll come and join you guys in the hunt" she said.

"You are always welcome" I replied.

After that, she left for the military camp and I went to my home. I was waiting for the two days to get over so I can get my bow and it looked like the longest wait I have ever done in my life.

Two days felt like two years for me and it finally got over. On the second day evening, Kamran called me by holo watch and informed me that my bow is ready to be collected.

I immediately got ready and went to the blacksmith shop to get the delivery. I couldn't wait anymore. I was too excited to wait.

I went to the shop and was greeted by Kamran and Joe who were sitting near the counter of the shop.

I took the bow from Joe with eyes full of greed. I wanted to start hunting immediately, but Joe and Kamran said I must first get used to my new bow before going to hunt.