Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 223 Qinling Guardian Medal!
With the finals of the Dafeng Cup just around the corner, the eyes of millions of people in Qin Province are focused on this event.

The day before the finals, the Qin Province Beast Tamer Association suddenly issued a notice—warmly celebrating the birth of the province's first high-level beast tamer.

Upon clicking, Chen Yuan's portrait and name, along with his life experiences and major achievements, are clearly displayed.

Putting aside the preceding points, the information revealed in the achievements alone has amazed countless netizens:

[Recipient of the New Era Pioneer Medal]

[Baokun City's first intermediate-level Beast Tamer]

[Guests at the Baokun City Taibai Cup Championship Exhibition Match]

[Recipient of the Qinling Guardian Medal]

[Qin Province's First High-Level Beast Tamer]

"Can we announce now that Consultant Chen is the number one beast tamer in Qin Province?"

"What's the point of Xia Heng competing for the championship? I suggest he go wash up and go to bed early."

"Wow, Consultant Chen's credentials are truly impressive!"

"Two medals, two first places, how come there are some strange things mixed in between?"

"I've heard of the New Era Pioneers, but what is the Qinling Guardian Medal?"

Chen Yuan had the same question: when did he receive the "Qinling Guardian" medal?
Fortunately, Zhou Xu quickly provided an answer: "Advisor Chen, in order to recognize your indelible contributions to protecting the Qinling Mountains, and in recognition of your indispensable role in this Qinling research expedition, the leaders have specially applied for this unique medal for you."

"You are the only one in the entire Eastern Empire to receive this."

"It is unique and cannot be replicated."

Chen Yuan's face lit up with joy, and he quickly asked, "Has that matter been resolved?"

"It's almost done, but there's still some finishing touches. Once that's done, the contribution points will be distributed." Zhou Xu knew what Chen Yuan cared about most, and his tone was tinged with amusement. "I heard it's a very generous amount of contribution points."

A smile crept into Chen Yuan's eyes and brows. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Contribution points and such are not important. My main purpose is to contribute my share to the Qinling Mountains."

He paused, then his eyes lit up: "What about contribution points?"

The advanced resources for Spark and Cola require a lot of contribution points, which is perfect for this.

"Uh..." Zhou Xu was taken aback at first, then said uncertainly, "About... a week?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "Okay, I will wait patiently."

Zhou Xu wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, coughed awkwardly, and then changed the subject: "Advisor Chen, Chairman Wang also asked me to ask you something."

"Ok?"

"The finals are tomorrow night. How about bringing your relatives and friends to watch the game? We can arrange transportation so they can come and cheer you on," Zhou Xu said.

"Hmm," Chen Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, thinking that this seemed like a good idea, so he nodded and said, "Let me ask."

For the old man and most of the elders in the village, the farthest place they had ever been in their lives was Baokun City, and at most they had traveled to surrounding cities with their children.

Although Fengcheng is located within the province, it remains inaccessible to men, women, and children who grew up in remote mountain villages.

Inviting them to watch the game live would allow them to experience the vibrant metropolis and personally feel the enthusiastic atmosphere, adding unforgettable memories as they approach the end of their lives.

But when Chen Yuan told the old man about this idea, the old man resolutely rejected it.

Just as Chen Yuan was puzzled, the old man slowly explained, "The village chief and Xiao Song are planning to set up a large screen in the east square to watch your game tomorrow. All the men, women, and children in the village will watch it. The village chief is also planning to invite people from several nearby villages."

"There are so many people and it's so lively."

Chen Yuan was stunned.

The "Little Song" the old man mentioned was actually Song Guohao, Chen Yuan's former boss and station chief.

There is a large square on the east side of Xuanhe Village, with some fitness equipment and stone tables and benches.

The elderly people in the village often come here to stroll around, chat, or play cards.

It is said that many years ago, film projectionists from other places would carry their equipment and travel over mountains and rivers to Xuanhe Village to show movies in this square.

At that time, villagers from several nearby villages would travel a long way to come, each carrying a torch and moving through the mountains. From a distance, it looked like a winding fire dragon.

Unexpectedly, this scene is about to repeat itself decades later.

But Chen Yuan quickly realized a problem: "It will be very cold to watch the live broadcast outside in the middle of winter."

The old man is doing well; his health has improved since becoming a beast tamer, and he's not afraid of being exposed to a cold wind for a short period of time.

The other elderly people in the village are probably in trouble. If they all catch a cold, the village chief's position will be in jeopardy.

The old man smiled and said, "The village chief has considered this issue, so he asked Xiao Song to organize a group of fire-type pets to help provide warmth."

Chen Yuan tilted his head back, his face showing surprise.

Oh right, how could he forget about that?

This is a new era of harmonious coexistence between humans and pets. How can we forget these pets that possess incredible abilities?
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan said, "Grandpa, tomorrow you should bring Ya Ya and the others to watch the game together."

The ducks have been staying at home all day; it's time for them to go out and get some exercise.

"You tell them yourself."

After a while, a familiar voice came from beside me: "Gaga?"

"Yaya, tomorrow you'll lead the team and organize the other kids to go to the village with Grandpa to watch the game." Chen Yuan spoke gently and slowly. "This is the task I'm assigning you. If you complete it successfully, you'll get two spirit fish."

The duck, which had been yawning nonchalantly, raised its head, immediately stood at attention, straightened its back, and glared at everyone: "Quack quack!"

I promise to complete the mission!
Chen Yuan reminded him: "This task is very difficult. You must ensure that each teammate is safely brought to the destination and take on the responsibility of being the team leader."

"Quack!" Duck raised its right wing above its head and stood up straight.

For those two spirit fish, I'm going all out!

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and added, "By the way, you need to keep a close eye on the Electric Flying Cat. Don't let it run around, don't let it come up with any tricks or bad ideas, don't let it bother other pets, and don't let it get into conflicts with other pets..."

Chen Yuan rambled on and on until Ya Ya was lying on the ground and almost asleep, at which point he finally stopped.

"There shouldn't be any omissions..." Chen Yuan muttered to himself.

Of all the little guys on the farm, Chen Yuan's biggest worry was Electric Flying Cat.

As everyone knows, Electric Flycat's nickname is the Idea King, and most things that happen on the farm are inseparable from it.

Duck is lazy and doesn't like trouble, Ironhead is silent, Fallen Horned Beast is honest and simple, Wood Spirit Mouse family is hardworking and down-to-earth, only Electric Flying Cat comes up with naughty ideas from time to time, causing trouble.

"Okay, that's all."

The sound in its ear made Duck Duck overjoyed. It yawned and was about to hang up the phone to start its afternoon nap when Chen Yuan's voice rang out again: "Oh, right, there's one more thing."

"Gah..."

Runrun Duck's expression froze, and its wings drooped down.

The farmer talks a lot.

But... for the sake of those two spirit fish, I, Duck, will endure it!
"Have Electric Flying Cat and Fallen Horned Beast invite Bear Dad and Bear Cub down the mountain to watch the competition," Chen Yuan said.

The bear cub and Cola have a very good relationship. Cola would be very happy if he knew that the bear cub had also watched his game.

"Oh, and by the way, please also invite the Flame-Tailed Fox and the Ice-Cooling Fox down the mountain."

Since both the bear father and cubs are going down the mountain, there's no shortage of two little foxes who have a good relationship with Chen Yuan.

Since it's just for watching the game, the more lively the better.

"Quack quack!" Runrun Duck nodded, remembering all of these things.

After hanging up the phone, Runrun Duck's eyes darted around as it tried to recall what the farmer had just told it.

I took all my friends to watch the game.
Go and invite Papa Bear and his cubs, along with Flametail Fox and Ice Fox, to come down the mountain to watch the competition.
Who was it that I invited?

Runrun Duck stopped in its tracks, blinked repeatedly, and then suddenly nodded in realization: "Quack quack."

The farmer invited the animals from the mountain to come and watch the competition.

"Quack quack!"

Runrun Duck swaggered over to the treehouse and raised its head.

Come down quickly!
The farmer wants you to invite all the pet animals on the mountain down to watch the competition!
At the same time, Chen Yuan told Station Master Song about his plans, asking him to prepare in advance to welcome the pets.

After all, the riots caused by the last time the bear father and cubs came to Xuanhe Village were still fresh in Chen Yuan's mind, and he wanted to avoid such a thing from happening again.

However, as time went on, more and more beast tamers came from other places, and the villagers saw all kinds of pets, including some that were even more ferocious and terrifying than Bear Dad.

Unbeknownst to them, they had become accustomed to living in harmony with their pets.

Anyway, with the bear father and cubs, plus two little foxes, there are only four pet animals in total, so they shouldn't cause any chaos in the village.

Shao Yang was leading his Firepuff dog through the nearby villages, waving his flyers and shouting:
"Fellow villagers, our consultant Chen from Xuanhe Village will be participating in the Dafeng Cup finals at the Fengcheng Arena tomorrow. Please come to our village to watch the match tomorrow night!"

"Xuanhe Village welcomes you!" After saying these two sentences, Shao Yang did not linger. He left behind a pile of flyers and continued on to the next village.

As they watched Shao Yang's figure gradually disappear into the distance, the elderly people gathered at the village entrance picked up the leaflets one after another. However, some of them had poor eyesight and could not see clearly, while others could not recognize the words. They stared at Xuanhe Village for a long time but could not figure out what it was.

However, the young man on the flyer immediately attracted everyone's attention. He had a handsome face, a faint smile on his lips, a large orange-yellow bird perched on his shoulder, and a majestic dog lying at his feet.

An elderly man couldn't help but exclaim, "This young man is so handsome!"

"Of course." The old man next to him tilted his head slightly, his tone tinged with pride. "He is an advisor to our city's Beast Tamer Association, which is a very high-ranking official. He is also representing our city in the competition this time. If he becomes the champion, it will truly bring glory to his ancestors."

"No, he has already brought honor to his family. It is said that many people from other places travel thousands of miles just to see him."

"Because of this child, Xuanhe Village has developed so well recently. Didn't Wang Erwa and Liu Datou from our village go there to find work?"

The others chuckled and said, "Old Li, no matter how capable or skilled he is, he's still a kid from Xuanhe Village. He has nothing to do with us."

“How can it not matter?” Old Li stretched his neck and tapped the ground with his cane. “No matter which village he’s from, he will always be a child of this mountain.”

Old Li raised his head and looked at the rolling mountains in front of him.

They are all children of the Qinling Mountains.

After a long silence, someone suddenly asked, "Shall we go tomorrow night?"

"Go! Why wouldn't we go!" Old Li stood up, leaning on his cane, and said in a strong voice, "How could our village be absent from such a grand event?"

Fengcheng

Chen Yuan was about to head to the training room when Zhang Hao rushed over, waving excitedly: "Brother Yuan, a major discovery!"

"What is it?" Chen Yuan stopped in his tracks.

Zhang Hao stopped, panting heavily, and quickly said, "I went to solicit sponsorships today, and guess who I ran into?"

As the main person in charge of the Qinling Cycling Competition, Zhang Hao has not been idle during this period. After formulating the preliminary plan, he came to Fengcheng and also took the opportunity to solicit sponsorships.

The support of the Beast Tamer Association alone is not enough; real money is the key to making the competition a success.

Zhang Hao then targeted all the well-known companies and groups in Qin Province.

If Chen Yuan remembered correctly, Zhang Hao went to Mingsheng Group today. It is a large, well-capitalized conglomerate involved in various industries and is very famous in Qin Province.

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Who did you run into?"

"Xia Heng!" Zhang Hao waved excitedly, "He's your opponent tomorrow, Xia Heng!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I just found out that Mingsheng Group is a family business. Xia Heng is definitely a scion of a powerful family."

At this point, he sighed: "I was wondering how such a powerful folk beast tamer suddenly appeared. Turns out he's a pay-to-win player too."

"This isn't some amateur beast tamer, he's clearly a family-run beast tamer!"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "The power of a family is also a reflection of one's own strength."

“That’s true.” Zhang Hao nodded, then looked around and, seeing no one was around, lowered his voice and said, “Brother Yuan, you have to be careful. His family is very powerful, and they might be able to come up with something powerful to help Xia Heng make great progress.”

Chen Yuan didn't take it seriously: "The strength of pet beasts requires a steady and solid approach, improving step by step steadily."

"Even if there is something that can improve one's strength in a short period of time, it will definitely have some drawbacks."

"Don't overthink it, just deal with whatever comes your way."

After a brief pause, Chen Yuan asked, "How's the sponsorship deal going?"

Zhang Hao looked up and smiled smugly: "Of course I have no problem personally taking charge. The funding issue is almost resolved. Now we just need to inspect the site and set up obstacles."

Upon arriving at the training room, Chen Yuan gazed intently at the three little ones in front of him.

Since the Twin Flower Concubines haven't broken through yet, tomorrow's match will naturally be played by Spark and Cola.

Now that things have come to this point, Chen Yuan will do everything in his power to bring the championship home.

The order of appearance, however, posed a challenge for Chen Yuan.

Currently, Xia Heng's pets are known to be the Wood-type Ink Tree Spirit and the Water-type Raging Tide Crocodile. Considering the type advantage/disadvantage relationship, ideally, Spark should fight the Ink Tree Spirit and Cola should fight the Raging Tide Crocodile.

But Xia Heng isn't a robot; he won't rigidly send out his pet beasts. He'll definitely make predictions about Chen Yuan's movements.

Perhaps this situation will arise: Chen Yuan predicted Xia Heng's prediction, and Xia Heng predicted Chen Yuan's prediction.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of all the random thoughts, Chen Yuan decided to determine the order of appearance in the simplest way possible.

Roll the dice.

Chen Yuan opened his phone, found the dice-rolling app, and looked at Spark and Cola: "Take turns rolling the dice."

"Who comes first?"

"Ow!"

Cola was the first to respond, holding her head high and striding up to Chen Yuan.

I may not be able to beat the boss in a fight, but I'm definitely luckier than her!

I must be the first one to go!
Then he can take on two opponents at once and enjoy the cheers of the entire audience!
Thinking about this, Cola's mouth watered.

Chen Yuan coughed lightly, pulling his thoughts back from the drifting cola, then pushed his phone aside: "Let's begin."

"Ow!"

Cola's expression instantly turned serious, but its bark was filled with excitement. It slowly extended its paw and touched the dice on the screen.

Duck, Electric Flying Cat, Iron-Headed Baby, Fallen Horned Beast, and Wood Spirit Rats, lend me your luck!

I'm willing to sacrifice ten days of not being able to eat the spirit fish and Flying Cat not finding happiness this year in exchange for winning the dice roll!

The dice spun rapidly, and Cola stared intently at them, watching as they gradually came to a stop.

“Five o’clock, that’s quite a lot,” Chen Yuan said.

"Ow!"

Cola's eyes lit up, his ears perked up, and he did a backflip to express his excitement and joy.

Won!
Chen Yuan turned his head to look at the calm Spark: "You come too."

"Chirp."

Spark extended its claws and clicked the dice under Cola's tense gaze.

The dice spun rapidly, each spin feeling like a heavy blow to Cola's heart, plucking at his heartstrings.

The dice spun slower and slower until they were almost stopped.

Cola couldn't help but widen her eyes, lean closer, and stare intently at the dice.

"One point." Chen Yuan's lips moved, and the sound made Cola overjoyed. "Cola has more points, so Cola will go first tomorrow."

"Ouch!"

I won!
I finally beat the boss!

Cola raised its head, ran around Chen Yuan several times, and finally came to the boss and cautiously showed a smug smile.

If you didn't know better, you'd think that Coke defeated Spark in the battle.

"Chirp."

Spark stared intently at the single die on the screen, her eyes flickering as if wondering why her luck was so bad.

Chen Yuan laughed and said, "It's alright, it's normal for luck to come and go."

"Chirp."

Spark glanced at Chen Yuan with a hint of resentment, then turned her head away.

My luck must have been stolen by Chen Yuan.

"Ow..."

Overjoyed, Cola suddenly remembered something: she had borrowed the luck of Duck and Electric Flying Cat and made a promise...

It suddenly widened its eyes, but then lowered its head as if it had done something wrong.

If Duck can't catch the Spirit Fish, and Electric Flying Cat can't find happiness, it shouldn't have anything to do with me, right?
Hmm. It's definitely okay!
After all, I just mentioned it casually.

Chen Yuan suddenly reached out and pressed down on Kele's head, laughing, "Alright, are you happy now?"

Cola silently took a half step back.

Chen Yuan's voice continued: "Keep training, but don't put too much pressure on yourself, keep a calm mind."

"Just play to your normal level."

"After the match tomorrow, I'll treat you guys to a big meal!"

(End of this chapter)