Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

Chapter 174: Chapter 133: The Proper Way to Be a Forest Ranger (2)

“Moreover, there have been similar precedents before, where a Beastmaster discovered a special environment with roaring thunder on a mountain peak, and as long as the Thunder-type Pet Beast endured the lightning strikes, it would see significant improvement in strength.”

Chen Yuan couldn’t help but glance through the window at the small treehouse on the Camphor Tree.

“In short, such special environments are rare and precious, and every discovery should be taken seriously.”

“This is the common wealth of all Beastmasters.”

October 7th, Monday.

Sunny.

Today is the last day of the holiday, but as a Qinling Forest Ranger, Chen Yuan had already taken his little ones into the mountains early in the morning.

This time, he brought along Spark, Cola, the Electric Flying Cat, and the Twin Flower Concubine.

The first three were regulars in the mountains, but the Twin Flower Concubine was somewhat special.

Chen Yuan couldn’t leave it for more than five minutes; once exceeded, this little guy would start crying.

Thus, even at night when Chen Yuan took a bath, the little guy would keep watch outside the door.

“Yin Yin~”

The Twin Flower Concubine sat on Chen Yuan’s shoulder, curiously scanning the surroundings, occasionally waving its petal-like hands, a burst of green fluorescent light flickering, catalyzing the flowers and plants along the path.

After some time of training, its [Maosheng] skill proficiency had improved to a proficient level, making the catalyzing effect more apparent.

Moreover, its level had risen to Level 3, and it had learned a new skill, [Heart of Grass and Trees]

This skill was quite unique; the Twin Flower Concubine could tear off a petal from its petal-like hand to heal injuries.

Chen Yuan had specifically tested it, finding out that not only Pet Beasts could consume the petal to heal injuries, but he could also consume it.

Furthermore, the speed and effectiveness of recovery surpassed that of Healing Ointment by a wide margin.

Chen Yuan observed that once a petal was torn off, it only took an hour to grow back, without affecting the Twin Flower Concubine.

[Maosheng] combined with [Heart of Grass and Trees], the Twin Flower Concubine was developing into a functional Pet Beast.

However, this way, the Twin Flower Concubine lacked means of self-defense.

One couldn’t expect to defeat opponents with just these two skills, right?

But… whenever the Twin Flower Concubine appeared, the usually fleeing wild Pet Beasts would come to its side, along with improving their attitude toward Chen Yuan.

This innate attraction and favorability seemed to be the Twin Flower Concubine’s best means of self-preservation.

The first thing to do upon entering the mountains was, of course, to visit the Flame-tailed Fox.

Before long, he arrived at the iconic Blazing Fruit Tree. Chen Yuan looked around and soon found the Flame-tailed Fox and Ice Fox huddled together, their two fluffy tails resting on the ground, both munching on some fruit they had picked from who knows where.

“Hey, not fighting anymore?”

A voice quietly sounded from behind, startling the two little guys. They first shuddered, instinctively hiding the fruit under their bodies, then turned around baring their teeth.

Upon seeing who it was, the vicious expression on the Flame-tailed Fox’s face changed as fast as a Sichuan opera face change into excitement and joy, pouncing straight at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan opened his arms, hugging the Flame-tailed Fox, while looking down at the bewildered Ice Fox standing still, smiling, “Would you like to join as well?”

“Ying?”

The Ice Fox instinctively retreated half a step, but a pair of merciless hands grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, and it found its entire body being pulled up.

“Ying Ying Ying!”

The Ice Fox tried to struggle, but when it saw a pair of ghostly blue eyes quietly gazing at it, it trembled unwittingly and stopped moving.

Holding both the Flame-tailed Fox and Ice Fox in his arms, Chen Yuan stroked their soft fur with his hands, showing a satisfied smile on his face: “Now, this is the right way to be a Forest Ranger.”

“Yin Yin~”

Seeing Chen Yuan holding the two critters in his arms, a thoughtful glance flashed in the Twin Flower Concubine’s eyes.

“Alright, off you go now.”

After a while of petting, Chen Yuan released the two little ones, the Ice Fox quickly jumped off, while the Flame-tailed Fox leapt to the ground, light and graceful.

“I brought you two some treats.”

Chen Yuan opened his backpack, taking out the prepared snacks.

Since the Flame-tailed Fox’s favorability reached 80, it had been providing Source Points to Chen Yuan over time.

He had learned indirectly that it had been through quite a few battles recently.

Indeed, living in the forest, how can one avoid conflict?

The two little ones, upon seeing the snacks on the ground, their eyes lit up, immediately pushing aside the heap of fruits and diving into the pile of snacks.

Chen Yuan squatted down, reaching out to stroke the Ice Fox’s fur, this time it showed no signs of rejection.

However, the less it rejected, the less it struggled, the less interesting Chen Yuan found it.

“Has anything interesting happened in the forest recently?” Chen Yuan asked.

“Ying Ying~”

The Flame-tailed Fox lifted its head, gazing at Chen Yuan for a moment, and suddenly seemed to remember something, nudging the Ice Fox next to it.

“Ying?”

The Ice Fox looked up blankly.

“Ying Ying Ying~”

The Flame-tailed Fox gestured with its paws for a while, and the Ice Fox seemed to understand something, quickly getting up, looking at the Flame-tailed Fox from a distance away.

“Ying Ying Ying!”

The Flame-tailed Fox tugged at its ears, making them wide, while suppressing its voice to produce a muffled sound.

On the other side, the Ice Fox mimicked a fierce look, barking repeatedly at the Flame-tailed Fox, while waving its claws.

In the next moment, the two little ones glared at each other, charging towards one another, pretending to start a fight.

“Yin Yin~”

The Twin Flower Concubine clapped with great enthusiasm.

“Stop, stop, I get it.” Seeing the two getting more intense, as if the fake fight was turning real, Chen Yuan quickly stopped them.

Once the two little ones turned their gaze to him, Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered, first looking at the Flame-tailed Fox: “Are you playing the Star Moon Deer?”

“Ying~”

The Flame-tailed Fox nodded.

Chen Yuan then looked at the Ice Fox: “Are you playing the Snow Cloud Wolf?”

“Ying~”

The Ice Fox nodded.

Chen Yuan continued: “So, they’ve been fighting each other recently again.”

“Ying Ying Ying!”

The Flame-tailed Fox nodded repeatedly like a pecking chicken.

Chen Yuan smiled: “A fight between the Star Moon Deer and Snow Cloud Wolf isn’t anything new.”

Whenever these two tribes meet, there’s bound to be an intense battle.

“Alright, I understand, take your time eating. I’m heading further into the mountains.” Chen Yuan waved to the two little ones, turning and leaving.

“Ying Ying Ying~”

The Flame-tailed Fox watched Chen Yuan’s back for a long moment, while the Ice Fox seized the chance to bury its head in the snacks.

When the Flame-tailed Fox looked down, it realized half of the snacks were gone. It whipped its head around to see the Ice Fox’s cheeks bulging with snacks.

The Flame-tailed Fox, enraged, quickly extended a paw to snag the remaining snacks.

“Ying Ying Ying!”

…

In the afternoon,

at Baokun City Sports Hall.

Amidst the deafening cheers, Zhuang Jianbai, with one hand in his pocket, cast a sharp gaze: “Winter Dog, end this battle.”

“Cold Breath.”

“Awooo!”

The Winter Dog howled upwards, its eyes focusing, suddenly conjuring a cold breath that froze the ground at a remarkable speed, scraping towards the opposing Pet Beast!

At the same time, the Winter Dog charged out, sprinting across the frozen ground, colliding with the opponent!

The opponent tried to resist, but those pale blue, icy eyes had locked it in place. With a thunderous roar, a figure quickly dominated its entire field of vision.

Thud!

With a loud crash hitting the ground, the referee shouted: “The Armored Beast has lost its combat ability!”

He paused, then shouted even louder: “Therefore, the winner of this match is Zhuang Jianbai!”

The commentator’s voice came in at the right time: “He won!”

“Zhuang Jianbai defeated his final opponent, claiming victory in the inaugural Taibai Cup!”

“At this moment, he is the champion!!!”

Instantly, the stands erupted in waves of cheers and applause, with Zhuang Jianbai raising his hand high, acknowledging the audience from all directions.

Then, he walked slowly to the Winter Dog, stroking its head softly: “Our real competition starts from this moment.”

One more important battle awaits him and the Winter Dog.