User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-6050823-20130913091342/@comment-4813670-20130913105019

maybe it's got something to do with hunters (possibly from your friend list) you can send on defined quests (as in MH3U) to get you some items you cannot farm in the game. Maybe you can pay and ask the felynes to do such quests in a specific (same system as the one used in MH3/MH3U with boats sent in different areas overseas). Maybe we'll just find out soon and have to be patient till then ^^