Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 168 The Key to the Ethnic Struggle

When Chen Yuan inquired about the cause of the conflict between the two tribes, the leader of the skylarks called over a skylark cub in a menacing manner.

This young skylark came flying from a tree, its flight shaky as if it was drunk.

Looking closely, there were several obvious scars on its gray-black wings.

“Chirp, chirp!”

As soon as the skylark chick appeared, it looked angrily at the young owls on the opposite side and flapped its wings continuously.

After Huohua's translation, Chen Yuan finally figured out the conflict points between the two ethnic groups.

It turned out that this young skylark had mistakenly entered the habitat of the young owls, and was expelled by the young owls with [Wind Whisper Alert], causing it to fall off a cliff and get injured, resulting in a conflict between the two major groups.

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, he always felt that the cause of the conflict was not that simple.

Young owls are generally gentle in temperament and should not behave in this way.

Even if some young owls are aggressive and behave in this way, it is unlikely to lead to conflicts within the group.

"Choooooo!!!"

Sure enough, after hearing the description of the skylark chicks, several young owls couldn't help but flap their wings hard, stirring up gusts of strong wind.

"Ouch!"

Seeing the two major ethnic groups on the verge of a fight, Coke jumped for joy.

Fight, fight!
Chen Yuan held down the excited dog's head, stared at the group of young owls with his sharp eyes, and said, "What do you want to say?"

“Chiu-wu-wu!”

Every young owl seemed to want to speak out in rebuttal, but the leader of the young owls spread his short wings with a deep look in his eyes.

According to the leader of the young owls, there are silver pines where they live. The silver pines can produce silver pine cones. These fruits are the core material for building nests. They are waterproof and insect-proof, and can also serve as the first food for young birds.

However, silver pine only grows on cliffs and is scarce in number.

Chen Yuan immediately recalled the relevant information about silver pine cones. This fruit is a first-class resource. The flesh is edible and the peel is waterproof and insect-proof.

Some time ago, a skylark would occasionally break into their habitat and harvest silver pine cones with [Wind Blade].

The young owls wanted to be friendly and avoid fighting, but the skylarks became more aggressive and came more and more frequently.

Until a young skylark tried to steal the silver pine cones, they finally couldn't bear it anymore and used [Wind Whisper Alert] to drive it away.

"Choooooo!!!"

The gentle young owls became angry, vibrating their feathers to produce waves of ultrasonic waves, as if they would attack in the next second.

“Chirp, chirp!”

The skylarks were not willing to be outdone. Led by their leader, they flapped their wings violently, and a strong wind blew along.

Chen Yuan frowned slightly: "Sparks."

"Chirp!"

The dark blue eyes glanced left and right, and the strong sense of oppression made all the skylarks and young owls hold their breath, and the tense and solemn atmosphere disappeared.

"Go on." Chen Yuan said.

The leaders of the two major ethnic groups glared at each other and told each other what had happened during this period.

After a Tyrant Lark chick is injured, the Tyrant Lark colony launches a massive attack, forcing the Kitten Owl colony to fight back.

The next thing was very simple. The group of skylarks would occasionally go to the place where the young owls lived for a stroll, and the group of young owls would come to cause trouble for the skylarks every two days.

As a result, the Skylarks naturally had no time to help Chen Yuan be alert to the surrounding environment of Xuanhe Village.

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and asked the core point of the whole incident: "Why did you try to steal the silver pine cones from the young owl?"

If he remembered correctly, the main food of the Skylark was the first-level resource, Wind Millet. There were a lot of this thing growing nearby, so there was no need to worry about food.

However, Bao Yunque's answer was beyond Chen Yuan's expectations.

"You Fengsu is gone?"

“Chirp, chirp!”

The leader of the Skylarks flapped his wings and answered Chen Yuan's questions seriously.

Some time ago, there were fewer and fewer wandering owls in the vicinity. In order to survive, they had to look for alternative food, so they set their sights on the silver pine cones in the territory of the young owl.

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully: "Sure enough, the fights between pet groups are either because of territory or because of food."

"But why are there fewer and fewer You Fengsu?"

“This may be the key to resolving the conflict between the two major ethnic groups.”

A thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Yuan decided to explore the reason why the number of You Fengsu had decreased.

Otherwise, the two ethnic groups will continue to fight for a long time.

"Take me over to have a look." Chen Yuan looked at the leader of the Skylark.

“Chirp!”

The leader of the Skylarks showed joy in his eyes and couldn't wait to take Chen Yuan to the place where the Youfeng millet grew.

"Don't worry." Chen Yuan said, then looked at the young owls hovering in the air and said in a deep voice, "You go back first, I will help you solve this problem."

After a brief pause, he added: "Don't worry, I won't take sides."

As a forest ranger, he would not have obvious inclinations. If there was a reason for the Skylark incident, he would sit down and deal with it properly.

If Skylark's fault is greater, then let these guys make amends and apologize.

The leader of the young owls lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on Chen Yuan, and suddenly saw the twin concubines sitting on his shoulders.

"Yinyin~"

The twin flower concubines waved their petal-shaped palms, and the passive effect of the pet succubus was activated at this moment.

"Chirp~"

The leader of the young owls nodded slightly, then turned around and flew away with a group of unwilling young owls.

"Let's go."

"Go and see why the number of You Fengsu has decreased."

Before leaving, Chen Yuan did not forget to use the healing spray to heal the wounds on the skylark cub.

At the same moment,

Huo Hong squinted his eyes and looked ahead. The wandering millet, about one meter tall, swayed in the wind, but the seeds on it had long disappeared.

"Qinglan Hunting Dog, have you found anything?"

After taking a look, Huo Hong lowered his head to look at the Qinglan hunting dog beside him.

The Qinglan Hunting Dog is somewhere between a Shiba Inu and a wolf in size, and has bluish-gray fur with lichen-like markings.

The tips of the ears are forked like young leaves, the tail hair is fluffy like a fern, and the emerald-colored nose flutters gently, with the leaf-like veins on the surface clearly visible.

The Qinglan hunting dog lowered its head and sniffed the ground, tracking the suspicious smell.

"I don't know where that guy ran off to." Huo Hong looked straight ahead and murmured softly.

Some time ago, he received a mission issued by the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association - to expel the blimps that were stealing food from the farmland in Nanhe Town.

After receiving the mission, Huo Hong used the Qinglan Hunting Dog's keen sense of smell to find the Wind-Snatching Shrew, and after making sufficient preparations, he drove it away.

However, not long after, a research institute suddenly issued a bounty mission - requiring a second-level wind-skimming shrew to carry out scientific research tasks.

As a bounty hunter, Huo Hong accepted the mission without hesitation.

He was still thanking the wind-snatching shrew for not only helping him complete the association's mission, but also completing the bounty mission. Where can you find such a good thing, with both contribution points and money?
But he soon found that he was too happy too early.

After the wind-skipping shrew was driven away by himself, its trace soon disappeared. After several days of hard pursuit, Qinglan Hunting Dog finally discovered the footprints it left many days ago with the help of [Forest Patrol] and followed it all the way here.

This area full of windmills is the new habitat of the wind-skipping shrew?
"Tsk, all these Youfeng millet seeds were eaten up by that guy." Huo Hong squatted down and carefully looked at the Youfeng millet seeds left on the ground.

The shell of the seeds of the wandering millet has barbs that can attach to animal fur and spread, so many birds and pets will have their beaks hooked when eating them.

But the shrew has hard teeth and can easily bite through the barb and swallow it in one gulp.

These wandering millets are the best food for the wind-skipping shrew.

"Ow!"

The barking of Qinglan Hunting Dog brought Huo Hong back to his senses. He looked delighted and asked, "Did you find it?"

"Ow."

The Qinglan hunting dog barked twice, then stepped forward, taking Huo Hong to the place where the smell of the wind-skimming mouse appeared.

After walking through Youfeng Millet for a few minutes, Huo Hong saw from afar a slender figure lying on the ground, chewing Youfeng Millet in big mouthfuls.

The wind-skimming shrew has sandy yellow fur and streamlined scales on its back.

The spiral drill on the front paws shone with a cold light, the end of the tail was forked like fan blades, and the elastic leather bags on the cheeks were bulging, obviously storing the stolen fish millet inside.

Huo Hong raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Finally found you."

He crouched down and winked at the Qinglan Hunting Dog, and the lichen patterns on the latter's body assimilated with the surrounding wandering wind millet, and it entered a hidden state like a chameleon.

If you don't look carefully, you can't see the Qinglan Hunting Dog at all.

Wood-related skill, leaves hide.

It is precisely with this skill that Huo Hong is able to complete tasks before many beastmasters.

The Qinglan hunting dog tiptoed towards the Wind-Swallowing Shrew, pressing its body against Youfengsu, making a slight sound, but the Wind-Swallowing Shrew did not notice it.

Twenty meters.

ten meters.

five meters.

The Qinglan hunting dog suddenly stopped, jumped over the one-meter-high Youfengsu, and stared quietly at the Fengshuo right in front of it.

If you continue to get closer, you will probably be discovered by the shrew.

Seeing this, Huo Hong gave a command through telepathy: "Green vine binding."

At this moment, the Qinglan Hunting Dog swung its tail and released two green vines, which quickly approached the Wind-Snatching Shrew that was eating, trying to wrap it up.

The Wind-Snatching Shrew looked up in confusion. When it saw the vines roaring towards it and trying to wrap around it from both sides, it immediately became furious.

After being furious, the scene of being entangled by green vines appeared in his mind, and the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared.

The dark eyes flashed, and the spiral front claws waved suddenly, with a cold light flashing, and actually cut off the green vine in an instant.

At this time, Huo Hong came running over, with a thought flashing through his mind: "Continue."

The Qinglan Hunting Dog suddenly jumped out, its blue-gray figure swept away the wind on both sides, and it swung its tail again to release the green vine, whistling towards them.

The wind-skimming shrew quickly threw away the wind millet and directly used the spiral drill to dig a hole. The high-speed rotating front claws immediately caused a small whirlwind, and sand and dust gushed out of the hole in a spiral shape.

The flying sand and dust obscured the vision of Qinglan Hunting Dog, and it lost its target in an instant.

When the dust settled, the figure of the wind-skipping mouse had disappeared.

"Ouch!"

Qinglan Hunting Dog quickly ran to the cave and looked down. He could only see the dark cave entrance, but no trace of the Wind-Swallowing Mouse.

“The speed of digging holes has increased.”

Huo Hong frowned slightly, suddenly feeling something was wrong.

The speed at which this wind-skipping shrew dug the hole some time ago was not so fast. The moment it dug the hole, it was caught by the Qinglan hunting dog with green vines.

But at this moment, the Qinglan Hunting Dog's Qingvine missed.

"Be careful."

As a qualified bounty hunter, Huo Hong knew that he had to treat every pet with caution, even if it was a seemingly ordinary and harmless little chicken.

If you make Doudouji angry, it may teach you a lesson with a single Doudou attack.

"Ow"

The Qinglan hunting dog tensed its body, clamped its fluffy tail, looked around with its deep green eyes, and its emerald nose twitched slightly, always tracking the scent of the wind-skimming mouse.

For a moment, the surroundings fell into deathly silence, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the wandering windmill.

Boom!
However, the next moment, the ground under the Qinglan Hunting Dog's feet suddenly collapsed, as if it was swallowed by a huge mouth, and the soil fell down.

"Ow!"

The Qinglan hunting dog leaped up, trying to escape from here.

However, the speed of the Wind-Shrew's attack was even faster and more fierce. Its front paws were wrapped with sharp white light. The moment it appeared, it swung its front paws high and accurately hit the tail of the Qinglan Hunting Dog!
"Ow!"

With a shrill sound, the Qinglan hunting dog's tail was severely hit and it fell heavily to the ground.

However, the daily training paid off. The Qinglan Hunting Dog endured the pain, quickly stood up, and tried to launch a counterattack, but could only see the surging sand and dust.

The wind-skimming shrew chose to dig a hole and sneak underground again, looking for an opportunity to launch a second sneak attack.

Huo Hong's expression turned ugly: "This wind-skimming shrew has become so much stronger."

The last time it fought against the Wind-Snatching Shrew, it did not show such excellent fighting qualities. After fighting for only a few moments, it fled in a hurry.

However, at this time, the Wind-Swallowing Shrew seemed to have received careful guidance from the Beastmaster. Its overall combat power improved by leaps and bounds, and it could also make full use of its advantage of burrowing into the ground, putting the Qinglan Hunting Hound at a disadvantage.

Huo Hong, who was originally careless, suddenly became serious. He first put on a mental shield for himself, and then comforted the Qinglan hunting dog: "We can't be impatient. We must pay attention to the movements under our feet."

"The moment the ground gave way, I jumped up."

As soon as the words fell, the Qinglan Hunting Dog immediately noticed the ground beneath its feet shaking slightly. Without too much time to think, it suddenly jumped forward.

boom!
The ground just now collapsed in an instant, sand and dust flew everywhere, and Qinglan Hunting Dog landed on the ground on the other side, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

But at the moment when Qinglan Hunting Dog relaxed his vigilance, the ground beneath his feet rumbled and sank again. A figure rushed out and attacked him fiercely in the waist!
"Ow!"

Feeling the pain again, the Qinglan Hunting Dog's body flew backwards uncontrollably for several meters, and with a loud bang, it fell heavily to the ground.

Dust flew up, and the figure of the Wind-Swallowing Mouse disappeared again.

Huo Hong was horrified: "This, this, this..."

Is this still the same stupid and clumsy wind-skipper from before?
This isn't right!
Something is wrong!
This confrontation completely took advantage of the Qinglan Hunting Dog, which had no power to resist at all.

Is it that this Wind-Snatching Shrew is making too much progress, or is it that he and the Blue Mist Hound are standing still?
Without too much time to think, Huo Hong quickly ran to Qinglan Hunting Dog, squatted down, and asked anxiously: "Qinglan Hunting Dog, are you okay?"

The Qinglan hunting dog had disheveled hair and a weak breath. It lowered its head and did not respond.

"Are you okay?" Huo Hong asked again.

"Ouch!"

The next moment, a dog barking sounded in his ears, but Huo Hong could clearly tell that it was not the barking of the Qinglan hunting dog.

this.
He looked up blankly, and the dazzling sunlight poured down.

Huo Hong couldn't help but squint his eyes, and a figure gradually appeared in front of him.

A majestic wind hound is walking towards them.

(End of this chapter)