“Old Mo… Mo Shan, no, Big Brother Mo!” a Monster Hunter clapped a hand on Mo Shan’s shoulder.
“Tell me, with the friendship between us, if I swallow my pride and ask your son to draw a Formation for me, would he agree?”
Before Mo Shan could reply, another Monster Hunter interjected:
“Your face is big?”
“You’re not young anymore, stop thinking about relying on your looks to earn a living.”
Others laughed and joined in teasing.
“Mo Shan, just tell me, how many Spirit Stones it’ll take to draw this Formation, give me an idea.”
Mo Shan replied with a wry smile, “I’ll have to go back and ask my son; this Formation probably isn’t easy to draw.”
The crowd thought it over and nodded in agreement.
A Formation capable of withstanding the blow of a late first-grade Monster Beast indeed wouldn’t be easy to draw.
Another Monster Hunter whispered to Mo Shan, “Your son, he isn’t betrothed yet, is he?”
Mo Shan nodded his head, “He’s still young.”
“He’s not that young, not that young. These things should be considered early on.”
“What are you getting at?”
The Monster Hunter chuckled, “I have a daughter, she’s quite a looker. How about our families become kin through marriage?”
“Mo Shan, don’t listen to his nonsense. My niece is the real beauty.”
“Big Brother Mo, these matters can’t be rushed. In my opinion, wait a bit longer, until next year… my daughter will be born then…”
“How old is your daughter, you shameless man!”
Mo Shan watched them all talking at once, and smiled helplessly.
Although this Monster Hunting expedition had some twists, it went smoothly overall and didn’t take too much time.
After coming down from the mountain, they sold the Monster Beasts, distributed the Spirit Stones, and each went their own way home.
As dusk fell, streetlights lit up one by one.
Mo Shan walked down the familiar streets and pushed open the gate to the familiar courtyard, returning home.
Liu Ruhua had already prepared the meal; on the table were green vegetables, beef, and steaming rice porridge.
During dinner, Mo Shan asked Mo Hua, “Did you draw a Formation inside the rattan armor?”
“Mhm.” Mo Hua, with a pale bun in one hand and meat stuffed in his mouth, nodded and said:
“I drew the Golden Armor Formation!”
“Golden Armor Formation? Is it a higher grade than the Iron Armor Formation?”
“Yes, its effect is significantly better than the Iron Armor Formation.”
After thinking for a moment, Mo Shan then asked:
“Some of the uncles from your Monster Hunting Team also want to ask for your help drawing this Formation.”
“That’s possible, but they’ll have to wait a while.”
Mo Hua needed to spend time learning a new First-grade Formation Method. Once his skill in Formation drawing stabilized, he would go back to drawing the Golden Armor Formation to increase his proficiency.
Thinking it over, Mo Hua added, “To draw the Golden Armor Formation, they will need to prepare some Golden Series pen and ink. They can give some Spirit Stones as they see fit, just as a token of appreciation for the hard work.”
After all, Loose Cultivators generally weren’t wealthy.
Mo Shan was reassured and smiled,
“I’ll let them prepare in advance. When you have free time later on, you can help them draw it.”
“Sure!” Mo Hua agreed, then asked curiously,
“Dad, is the Golden Armor Formation on the rattan armor effective?”
He wanted to know how effective a first-grade Golden Armor Formation was.
Mo Shan was about to say “effective”, after all, even the late-stage Kui Wood Wolf had not managed to tear through the rattan armor.
In his life, he had never worn armor more durable than this.
But as the words reached the tip of his tongue, Mo Shan hesitated.
Saying “effective” would mean that he had encountered danger in the mountains.
And the perils he had faced, to prevent his wife and child from worrying, were things Mo Shan had never spoken of.
After a moment’s hesitation, Mo Shan said, “It should be effective, but today’s Monster Hunting went well, without any real danger. We’ll talk about it if we encounter any next time.”
Mo Hua nodded, feeling a tad disappointed.
But then I thought again, not encountering danger is always a good thing.
Rattan Armor or Golden Armor Formation, both are meant to reduce danger, but no matter how much it’s reduced, there’s still some risk.
The best scenario is to not face any danger at all.