Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 140: Surprise! Mysterious pet on the mountain top
I cannot go back on my promise to Xiao Xingyuelu, and today is the day Chen Yuan patrols the mountains and protects the forests.

After taking the food and equipment and putting them on the larger Coke, Chen Yuan took Sparks, Coke, the Twin Flower Concubines, the Electric Flying Cat and the Little Star Moon Deer into the mountains.

Originally, Chen Yuan was not planning to bring along the Diandian Flying Cat that specialized in finding spiritual plants, but then he thought that the main mission of this trip into the mountains was to find the Star-Moon Deer tribe, and they might encounter danger along the way, so having more helpers was always a good thing.

Although Den Den Flying Cat's strength is average compared to Spark and Coke, it has many clever ideas and is very useful in some special situations.

Since Coke's advancement took up a lot of time, Chen Yuan did not stop on the road and did not take a detour to visit the Flame-tailed Fox. Under the leadership of the little Star Moon Deer, he headed straight to their habitat.

After passing through the relatively flat forest and jumping over streams, the road ahead gradually became rugged and steep, and the difficulty of walking increased sharply.

Recalling the scene of the Xingyue deer leaping over the cliff, and looking at the difficult mountain road ahead, Chen Yuan sincerely lamented how difficult it was for them to return home.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan is no longer an ordinary person. His physical fitness has improved a lot compared to the past. He used both his hands and feet and barely caught up with the little Xingyue Deer who was eager to return home.

This guy is really an expert climber. The steep mountain road that seemed daunting to Chen Yuan is as easy to climb as flat ground.

This kind of terrain is certainly not a problem for Coke, who has successfully advanced. He can jump across several meters with a light leap, and his climbing speed is even faster than that of the little moon deer.

There is no need to say much about Spark and Den Den flying cats. With their wings, they can ignore all terrains.

We crossed one mountain after another, climbing rapidly in altitude, and finally reached the highest point of a mountain at sunset, where a flat grassland came into view.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the grass, creating a peaceful and tranquil mountaintop scene.

Chen Yuan panted: "Your daily range of activities is really large."

From the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, if they were equipped with a mobile phone, their daily step count would definitely be far ahead.

"Yo~"

At this moment, the little Star-Moon Deer ignored Chen Yuan's complaints. It walked quickly into the depths of the grassland, making urgent deer calls.

But after a long time, no sound responded to it, only the sound of strong wind whistling past its ears.

“Yo yo yo!”

The little crescent deer's calls became more and more urgent. It ran around the grassland several times but still received no response.

After a long time,
The little star-moon deer lowered its head, its eyes were blank and its expression was dazed.

Chen Yuan walked slowly to its side and said in a steady voice: "Are you guys back at this time?"

"If not, wait a while."

"Yo~"

The little Xingyue Deer suddenly looked up, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

However, until the night fell over the earth, there was still no sign of the deer.

This time, the little Xingyue Deer was completely panicked and was turning around in circles anxiously.

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, and he pondered, "Do you have any other habitats?"

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and some pets do not have only one habitat.

Little Xingyuelu raised his head, looked at Chen Yuan and thought for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up: "Yo Yo!"

"Where?" Chen Yuan asked.

The little Star Moon Deer looked towards the east and could vaguely see rolling mountains under the thin clouds.

That was the former Aotai Line.

Chen Yuan glanced at the dim sky, then looked at the anxious Xingyue Deer, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, let's go down and ask Lao Xing first, maybe they are staying there."

"If we don't see it, we'll go to the place you said."

Taking advantage of the dim night, Chen Yuan carefully went down the mountain and finally arrived at the ranger's cabin.

"Star-Moon Deer?"

"They haven't been here for a while." Hearing Chen Yuan's question, Old Xing shook his head, "What happened?"

Chen Yuan told Old Xing about the fight between the Xingyue Deer and the Xueyun Wolves. Old Xing remained calm and said, "This is not uncommon. The two groups have a large range of activities, so it is inevitable that they will fight over territory."

After a brief pause, Old Xing looked directly at Chen Yuan: "How are you going to solve this?"

Chen Yuan looked at the little star-moon deer and said, "Let's help it find its tribe first."

"And then?" Old Xing asked.

Chen Yuan fell into deep thought.

He didn't know whether he should get involved in the fight between the two ethnic groups.

Old Xing put his hands behind his back, staring at the mountains to the east, and said in a low voice: "You can drive them away."

"The range of activities of this group of Snow Cloud Wolves is too large. This is not a good thing for the villages below the mountain."

So far, there has been no case of Snow Cloud Wolves attacking humans, but the association has already issued a related task - to expel the Snow Cloud Wolf pack roaming around Nanhe Town.

It is never a good thing for such a brutal supernatural creature to be too close to human gathering places.

For safety reasons, it is best to drive them deeper into the Qinling Mountains.

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, I'll consider it."

"Let's rest for a night and set off tomorrow morning," Lao Xing advised.

Chen Yuan looked at the restless little Xingyue Deer, shook his head, and declined politely: "Forget it, this kid can't wait any longer. Help him find his tribe as soon as possible to avoid more accidents."

Hearing this, Old Xing stopped trying to persuade him and prepared to leave with Chen Yuan, but was stopped by the latter:
"Old Xing, you can stay here. The road is hard to walk on at night. I can do it by myself."

"It's safe with them by my side." Chen Yuan glanced at the little ones beside him.

If I had just become a beastmaster, I would definitely not choose to travel through the Qinling Mountains in the night.

But things are different now. Sparks and Coke give him full confidence.

"Ouch!"

Coke spoke up immediately. Having successfully advanced, he was confident in his ability to protect his master.

As long as you don’t encounter an opponent like the big sister.

"Okay." Old Xing moved his lips and swallowed back his words of persuasion.

"Yo Yo~"

With the little Xingyuelu leading the way, Chen Yuan took advantage of the night and set off towards the continuous mountains in the east.

"Chirp~"

Sparks spread their wings and flew high, and their orange-yellow bodies burst into flames, almost illuminating half the sky and guiding the road ahead.

Even though this place is deep in the Qinling Mountains, sparks are flying wantonly in the air, and no wild pet dares to provoke.

"Yo"

Looking at the sparks flying high in the sky, Little Star Moon Deer's eyes were filled with envy.

If it were as strong as this, it could have driven away the group of Snow Cloud Wolves.

It's late at night.

Chen Yuan arrived at Aoshan.

This was his first time to the Aotai Line and he was curious about everything here. Unfortunately, it was already late at night and he could not see the surrounding scenery clearly. Moreover, the higher he went, the thicker the sea of clouds became, lingering between the mountain peaks and visibility dropped sharply.

In addition, the temperature dropped rapidly, but fortunately it had little impact on Chen Yuan whose physical fitness had improved.

Then the terrain becomes very complex, with jagged rocks, steep cliffs, and deep gullies. You need to keep climbing and crossing when walking upwards. Some sections have steep slopes and you will slip and fall if you are not careful.

Even Chen Yuan was extremely careful while passing through.

But for the little Xingyuelu and Coke, this section of road was not very dangerous, and their forward speed did not decrease.

Moreover, in the swirling clouds, Chen Yuan could occasionally see the silhouettes of wild pets, or birds flying by with their wings spread, or giant creatures that he caught a glimpse of. "How far is it?"

Panting Chen Yuan asked the little Xingyuelu who was walking in front.

"Yo Yo~"

The little Star Moon Deer looked around, as if trying to figure out the direction. Suddenly, its eyes lit up, and it lowered its head, pointing to the left front with its antlers.

Coming Soon!
After moving forward for about ten minutes, the clouds gradually dissipated and a relatively flat ground came into view.

On the edge of the cliff at the end of the sight stands an extremely tall tree, with dense branches extending in all directions and golden leaves swaying in the wind.

There were some orange fruits hanging on the tree, each of which was very large, glowing faintly in the dim night.

"Spiritual plant!"

Chen Yuan's attention was instantly attracted by the big tree.

However, the little Star-Moon Deer didn't care about the big tree. It looked around, eagerly looking for other Star-Moon Deer.

But soon, the little star-moon deer lowered its head, and was in an extremely low mood: "Yo"

There is no trace of the ethnic group here either.

Chen Yuan carefully observed the surroundings and soon discovered that there were many traces of battle left here, including crushed stone chips, deep pits, and scratches on tree trunks, all of which showed that a fierce battle had taken place here.

"Cola, it's your turn." Chen Yuan looked at Coke.

"Ouch!"

Coke called out repeatedly, then moved closer to the ground and sniffed the scent carefully.

There are a lot of smells here and it's very confusing.

But Coke recalled the smell of the Star-Moon Deer and the Snow Cloud Wolf, and compared it with the smell here, and soon came to the conclusion that both the Star-Moon Deer and the Snow Cloud Wolf had appeared here.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said thoughtfully: "The Snow Cloud Wolf actually chased us here."

He stood under the big tree, asked the electric flying cat to pick a fruit, and reached out to touch it:

[The first time you collect Kongming Fruit, your source points will increase by 5]

【Name: Kongming Fruit

Level: Level 3

Function: Can be used to improve the understanding of pet animals]

"It has the same effect as the Luminous Fruit." Chen Yuan murmured softly.

But he did not immerse himself in the joy of discovering the precious spiritual plant. Instead, he fell into deep thought: "The two tribes had a fierce fight here. It is very likely that the Snow Cloud Wolf Pack won."

If the Star-Moon Deer Herd wins, this place won't be empty.

"But if the Snow Cloud Wolves won, why are there so many spiritual plants left here?"

Given the greed of the Snow Cloud Wolves, it is impossible for them to leave a tree full of Kongming fruits.

"Yin Yin~"

Suddenly, the twin concubines touched Chen Yuan's cheek, and when the latter looked over, they pointed to the ground.

Chen Yuan looked down, then squatted down, his eyes flickering.

He found several fruit pits.

The doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper. Chen Yuan walked to the side of the little Xingyue Deer and asked, "Has this tree always been here?"

"Yo."

The little Star Moon Deer nodded slightly, indicating that this big tree has been here since it was born.

Only the Star-Moon Deer with the most outstanding performance will be rewarded with a fruit by the leader.

"I understand." Chen Yuan nodded slightly, then said, "Sit down and rest first, eat something to restore your strength, and I will sort out my thoughts."

After saying that, he sat on the ground and took out the food he brought.

"Ow!"

At this moment, Coke suddenly smelled a strange scent approaching quickly. He immediately tensed his body, stood in front of Chen Yuan, and made a vigilant call.

Chen Yuan looked up and saw a huge figure slowly walking out of the clouds - the first thing that caught his eye was the tall and proud body and strong and explosive limbs. His body was covered with brown hair, and his translucent white beard was neatly fluttering. Extending from the top of his head were huge horns like a wild bull, and his brown eyes were unusually calm.

This is a pet that looks very powerful.

But Chen Yuan had never seen relevant information in the [Beast Taming Knowledge] section.

This strange wild pet seemed to have no interest in Chen Yuan and the little guys. It walked straight to the Kongming tree, with three faint pentagrams on its forehead. A sharp rock suddenly gathered in front of it, and it rushed towards a Kongming fruit!
It raised its head, opened its mouth, and caught the fallen Kongming fruit. Instead of swallowing it, it held it in its mouth.

"Ouch!"

Seeing the series of actions performed by the strange pet, Coke suddenly became anxious.

How dare you steal my Kongming fruit!!!
"Do you know him?" Chen Yuan asked Xiao Xingyuelu.

"YoYo."

Little Xingyue Deer's eyes flickered as he found relevant images of the strange pet from his memories.

It remembered!
When it came here with the tribe, it saw this guy fighting with the leader from afar, and the leader was no match for it!
"Of course, this is a pet of commanding quality." Chen Yuan said inwardly.

This was the first time he encountered a wild pet of commanding quality.

Does it know the whereabouts of the Xingyue Deer Herd?
Before Chen Yuan could ask, the little Star Moon Deer rushed in front of it: "Yo yo yo?"

"Roar"

In response to the little star deer's question, it did not answer at first. Instead, it turned around and stared at the pile of food in front of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Would you like to eat something together?"

"Roar."

It responded in a low voice, and then ignored the little star-moon deer who asked questions and Chen Yuan who had extended the invitation, and walked straight into the clouds and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yuan was confused and had no idea what this strange pet was doing.

He invited the little Star Moon Deer to eat together and then fell into deep thought.

However, after a while, Coke screamed again.

This time, two figures, one big and one small, walked out of the clouds. The big one was the strange pet just now.

The small figure clung closely to its side, looking exactly like it, except that it was only about one meter tall. Its brown eyes were full of curiosity, and it looked much more docile and cute.

Chen Yuan understood that this person brought his family here to get free food.

At the same time, he muttered to himself: "Why are all the pets I meet with cubs?"

The Earth Bear with its cub, the Mu Mao Panda with its cub
Then he glanced at the twin concubines on his shoulders with a strange expression.

Even he himself was carrying a cub.

Two figures, one big and one small, lay down in front of a pile of food and started eating without any hesitation.

They seemed to have been hungry for a long time and ate with relish. In a short while, they finished all the food Chen Yuan brought.

Even so, the big guy seemed not to be full yet and licked his lips with satisfaction.

This appetite is even more exaggerated than that of the gray-armored wild boar.

Aoshan is full of strange rocks and has few spiritual plants. Can this big and small creature really have enough food here?
Then, Chen Yuan turned his head to look at the little guy beside him. It was staring at the empty ground in a daze. When Chen Yuan looked at it, it gave him an inquiring look.

As if asking, is there anything else to eat?
(End of this chapter)