Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

The reason this digital space is called Savage Valley is because its entrance is located near the area where Savage Beasts roam, and is closest to Savage Valley. It is not that Savage Valley is the only area in the digital space.

Cheng Yuan surveyed the scenery before him. In the distance were rolling green mountains, while nearby were lush river valleys and forests, with a winding river shimmering in the sunlight.

According to the map, following this river downstream will lead you to the main habitat of the Savage Beast—the real Savage Valley.

"Class representative, what are you daydreaming about?" A voice interrupted his thoughts.

Cheng Yuan then noticed that he had been assigned to Wang Lin's team, along with seven classmates and physical education teacher Cao Jin.

Teacher Cao nervously rubbed his hands together, looking like a naive young man on his first date: "Instructor Wang, shall we take a walk around the neighborhood first? Get familiar with the area?"

"What's the point of this area being so heavily fortified? Do you really think we're here for a spring outing?" Wang Lin shook her head and said, "We're here to experience battle. Let's go, head into the jungle. There are very few wild Digimon around here."

The group headed into the jungle, and after walking for about half an hour, the surrounding scenery gradually became unfamiliar.

Wang Lin stopped and said, "From here on, Teacher Cao and I will follow you at a distance, paying attention to what Team Leader Xu Xin told you. Don't be reckless, and don't feed them."

The students knew that these two would definitely lag far behind, so they weren't too afraid.

They also saw that Wang Lin's Digimon was a Flying Insectmon patrolling and detecting in the sky. The Flying Insectmon's flight speed and detection capabilities were very reassuring.

The physical education teacher's Digimon, although only a Rookie-level Terriermon, is also jokingly called a "warrior-type Digimon." Moreover, it has been training in the Rookie stage for many years and, in addition to assisting in teaching, it also insists on training, making it one of the more powerful Rookie-level Digimon.

Teachers seem to prefer partnering with Terriermon, which may be related to Terriermon's cute appearance and serious, easygoing personality.

【Flying Insect Beast (also known as Spiked Beast)】

[Data-driven insect type]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skills: Insect Bomb, Horn Thrust, Finishing Spike]

[Introduction: A rare insect-type Digimon with a humanoid form. It possesses the hard exoskeleton and agile movements unique to insect-type Digimon. It excels as an assassin, using its intelligent movements and accurate judgment to snipe at the enemy's vitals. It is skilled at attacks that silence the enemy in one strike. It is very calm and intelligent, with a composed personality.]

【Terriermon (also known as Terriermon)】

[Data-Driven Beast Type]

[Growth Period]

[Skills: Small Tornado, Blazing Flame, Big Ear Smash]

[Introduction: With large eyes and long ears, it looks very cute and is often mistaken for a toy. However, it is actually a Digimon from a warrior race, capable of unleashing power far exceeding its appearance in battle.]

Wang Lin waved a device the size of a water glass in her hand: "This is a data collector. Your task today is for each of you to kill at least one Savage Beast and collect their data into this collector."

She shoved the collector into the arms of the nearest girl.

The girl asked timidly, "Should we...just kill him directly?"

"Otherwise what?" Wang Lin rolled her eyes, leaving her speechless with that one sentence.

Cheng Yuan knew that the Digimon in this world did not automatically reincarnate as Digi-Eggs in the Founding Village after death, but truly died. Once their data was absorbed and their Digicores were shattered, there was no way to recover.

Humans have created a series of digital data processing systems and industries. For example, the data of Digimon after they are killed is collected in various ways and brought back to the data factory for analysis, screening, classification and compression. Finally, it is packaged and compressed into data growth packages or attribute cubes through different processes, which are then consumed and absorbed by other Digimon.

If a Digimon directly absorbs the data of a defeated Digimon, it is easy to absorb too much impurity, causing data disorder, which will affect its growth and future evolution. If it is not careful, it may even evolve into an inferior Digimon, such as Numemon or Poopmon, which can easily lead to the loss of all previous efforts.

Therefore, there is a general consensus in society that Digimon partners should consume growth data packages or attribute cubes, and rarely directly absorb data from other Digimon, unless the Digimon itself possesses extremely powerful data decomposition and absorption capabilities.

After putting down the data collector, professional animal trainer Wang Lin and physical education teacher Cao Jin tacitly stepped back fifty meters, handing the stage over entirely to the students.

Teacher Cao's big-eared beast nervously tugged at its long ears, while Wang Lin's flying beast had already taken off and was patrolling among the treetops.

"What's next?"

"Class representative, what do you suggest? We'll listen to you," someone suggested.

Over the past month, Cheng Yuan has gained considerable prestige through both his skills and his willingness to serve as a sparring partner. Now is the time for the class leaders to play their leading role.

Cheng Yuan counted the Digimon in the team: besides his own Puppymon, there were two Sandmon, Goremon, Gearmon, Candlemon, Palmon, and Flamemon—a veritable reunion of the "starter five".

As for Kang Zhaodi and Zhao Lu, they probably went to other teams to become team leaders based on their abilities.

Cheng Yuan walked ahead, silently exploring the edge of the jungle and carving marks on the trees.

As you venture deeper into the jungle, the light gradually dims, and the dense canopy filters the sunlight into an eerie green. The tangled roots on the ground occasionally cause you to trip over something.

The puppy beast, with its speed advantage and keen senses, ran ahead as a scout.

"Woof! There's a Digimon ahead!" The puppymon suddenly stopped in its tracks.

"Something's up!" Cheng Yuan rolled behind a tree and hid, and the other students followed suit, instantly lying down in a group.

Cheng Yuan stood up, crept up to the puppy beast, hid behind the trunk of a large tree, and used the Digivice to scan the direction the puppy beast was facing.

"It's a monkey!" Cheng Yuan whispered to Digivice, sending the Pokédex information to everyone.

The Digivice now serves as a temporary team communicator for everyone.

"This monkey beast is larger than the average monkey beast," Cheng Yuan said based on his observations.

He had seen pictures of the Monkeybeast in the encyclopedia and knew about its fighting habits and characteristics, but seeing a real Monkeybeast in front of him was a completely different experience.

The mischievous monkey carried a slingshot almost as tall as itself on its back, and had light green fur all over its body, covered with a fur coat made of some unknown animal hide.

"Mischievousmon is a social Digimon." A female student's voice came from the Digivice. Her name was Wenrou, and she was one of the better students academically. She was in charge of keeping the data collector. "Have you found any other companions?"

"Woof!"

"No, but... I saw a Savage Beast." Cheng Yuan licked his lips. A group of green-skinned humanoid Digimon were waving wooden sticks and chasing after the Mischievous Monkey Beast.

The wild beasts chattered and shouted, occasionally throwing fireballs. Logically, the mischievous monkey should have already leaped up a tree and escaped, but instead of running up the tree, it staggered along the jungle path. If you looked closely, you could see that it was carrying something in its arms.

"It's protecting something..." Cheng Yuan suddenly realized.

Just then, a fireball struck the monkey beast in the back, and it screamed and fell to the ground.

The thing in its arms rolled out—it was a digital egg with a dull, stone-like color!