Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 1 The Fire-Breathing Bird
On the seventh day of heavy rain, Chen Yuan felt that the world was a little different.

The camphor tree in the yard grew taller and taller, with lush branches and leaves. When the strong wind swept past, it looked like a swaying green ocean.

The weeds on both sides of the road and in the fields grew wildly, easily exceeding one meter in height; even the exteriors of the houses were covered with mosses, with some ivy and the like wrapping around parts of the houses, and the rich green spread throughout Xuanhe Village.

"Ow!"

The sudden sound of a dog barking pulled Chen Yuan back to his senses. He looked down and saw a Chinese pastoral dog covered with brown hair. Its tail was shaking from side to side.

"And you." Looking at the dog in front of him, Chen Yuan's face looked strange for a moment.

This Chinese native dog, which was born just half a month ago, grew rapidly during the week of heavy rain. Its beauty increased at an unimaginable speed. Its body size increased by several times and is now almost the same as that of an ordinary adult dog.

This astonishing growth rate obviously goes against biological common sense, but when Chen Yuan thought of the plants growing wildly outside the house, he felt it was quite normal.

If everyone is abnormal, then it's normal.

"Ouch!"

The dog's barking became more and more rapid, and there was a hint of eagerness and longing in its eyes as it looked at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan smiled helplessly and unscrewed the can of Coke on the desk.

"Ow!"

The dog lay on the ground, raised his head, opened his mouth, drooled, and his tail twitched.

The cola flowed down, and the pungent smell filled the dog's nose. The dog quickly gulped it down. The excitement in his eyes became more and more intense, and the frequency of his tail wagging increased rapidly.

"Since you like drinking Coke so much, I'll call you Coke from now on." Chen Yuan tightened the half-remaining bottle of Coke and smiled at the dog in front of him.

However, Coke didn't pay attention to what Chen Yuan said. Instead, he stared at the half bottle of Coke, with desire in his eyes evident.

Chen Yuan put the Coke bottle back on the table and threatened Coke who was lying on the ground: "If you drink too much Coke, you won't be able to have children."

Coke seemed to understand what Chen Yuan meant. He quickly shrank his neck and stiffly looked away, so that his eyes would no longer fall on the Coke bottle.

Chen Yuan smiled, but suddenly looked up to the window and muttered, "Huh?"

"Has the rain stopped?"

He stood up, opened the window, and the warm sunlight rushed into the house.

Chen Yuan raised his head and saw rays of sunlight piercing through the thick dark clouds and gently shining on the earth.

He was stunned at first, then a bright smile appeared on his face: "It's not easy, it's finally sunny."

This sudden rainstorm swept every corner of the world, bringing adverse effects to many countries and cities and affecting hundreds of millions of people.

Fortunately, after a week of heavy rain, the clouds finally cleared and the moon appeared.

Chen Yuan pushed open the door of the wildlife rescue station, stood at the door, breathing in the moist and fresh air after the rain, the sun falling on him.

Coke behind him couldn't wait to rush out of the door, running around happily and chasing his own shadow.

"Xiao Chen, come with me and take a look."

Just then, a middle-aged man with a dark complexion came running over quickly, looking anxious.

Chen Yuan turned around and said calmly, "Uncle Wang, what happened?"

Uncle Wang stopped and stood in front of Chen Yuan, panting and speaking in a hurried tone: "Come with me and have a look. There is a bird that can breathe fire in my field."

A fire-breathing bird?
Chen Yuan was slightly startled and was about to say something, but suddenly he remembered the changes that had taken place during this period and remained silent for a moment.

"Hey, come with me first and take a look." Uncle Wang grabbed Chen Yuan's hand and pulled him to run towards the east of the village.

"Don't worry, I'll bring a cage."

Coke followed closely behind.

After graduating from university, Chen Yuan, who majored in veterinary medicine, returned to his hometown, Xuanhe Village, and passed the examination for a career position in the Forestry Bureau and entered the Wildlife Rescue Station. Xuanhe Village is located in the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, with rich wildlife resources and a very high forest coverage rate.

As a staff member of the wildlife rescue station, Chen Yuan's daily job is to rescue injured animals found by forest rangers and villagers.

Walking on the flooded road and through the one-meter-high weeds, the sunlight that pierced through the clouds became increasingly dazzling. Chen Yuan and Uncle Wang soon arrived at a field of crops.

At this time, there were already quite a few people gathered in front of the farmland. As Chen Yuan got closer, the sound of discussion came into his ears.

"What on earth do you think this is?"

"I've lived for more than 50 years, and this is the first time I've seen a bird that can breathe fire."

"Hiss, there have been so many strange things during this period."

Seeing Chen Yuan's figure, the people who were discussing made way for him, allowing Chen Yuan to see a petite orange-yellow figure lying on the ground.

This is a bird covered with orange-yellow feathers. It is not big in size, with long and pointed wings and a long and narrow tail. The tip of its upper beak is curved with sharp teeth on the edge, and an upward-curved fiery red feather extends from the tail, like a cluster of burning flames.

Those dark blue eyes were even more eye-catching, just like the azure blue sea, with waves hidden beneath the calm.

Chen Yuan stood there in a daze for a moment.

The appearance of this little bird is obviously that of a Falconidae bird, but its specific appearance does not match the Falconidae birds in Chen Yuan's memory.

This is a strange bird that has never appeared before!
What's more, the little bird had clusters of flames spewing out of its mouth, which splashed faint sparks on the ground.

The destructive power is not strong, but this phenomenon is obviously contrary to common sense.

While the fire-breathing bird was spewing flames, a faint five-pointed star symbol appeared on its forehead.

Thinking about the changes in various aspects, Chen Yuan became more and more convinced that some incredible changes had occurred in this world.

Chen Yuan tried hard to calm himself and observed carefully, only to find that the wings of the fire-breathing bird were stained with bright red blood and were flapping up and down weakly.

The experienced Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately saw the current condition of the firebird - its wings were injured and it could not fly.

"What's going on with this fire-breathing bird?" Uncle Wang asked anxiously when he saw Chen Yuan staring at the fire-breathing bird in silence.

Chen Yuan replied slowly, "Its wings are injured. I will take it back for treatment first."

"Oh." Uncle Wang nodded suddenly, then lowered his voice, hesitating, "Do you think it's because of the rainstorm?"

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows and replied, "Uncle Wang, these are matters that the higher-ups are concerned about."

After saying that, Chen Yuan took a step forward and stood right in front of the fire-breathing bird.

A huge shadow covered the fire-breathing bird, but the latter was not afraid at all. It raised its head with great effort, spread its wings with great effort, and made a delicate hissing sound: "Chirp!"

As an experienced rescuer, Chen Yuan was not scared by the firebird at all. After making sure that the small flame posed no threat to him, he suddenly reached out, grabbed the firebird's neck and lifted it up with force.

“Chirp, chirp!”

The fire-breathing bird had an expression of grief and anger, and made fierce noises of resistance. Sweat oozed from its forehead, and its struggles were weak.

Others applauded and cheered, but Chen Yuan, who was holding the fire-breathing bird, had a strange look on his face.

[Supernatural creature detected, supernatural illustration opened]

[The first time you collect the Flame Cloud Falcon, your source points increase by one]

[Race: Flame Cloud Falcon

Attribute: Fire

Level: 1 (first order)
Favorability: –10
Skills: Flame Surge (0.1/3) +
Quality: Normal

Conditions for promotion to elite quality: insufficient source points (1/5)]

(End of this chapter)