Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 234: Recruiting Chen Yuan, the key player, into the team!
"Blazing Flower?" Chen Yuan looked up in surprise.

“Yes, Consultant Chen.” Zhou Xu’s voice was steady and powerful. “It is the Blazing Flower that you asked me to keep an eye on. Based on the description you gave me, I searched for all similar spiritual plants recently and finally got some information yesterday.”

"I have sent you the details of the intelligence in document form."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuan opened the file.

After a long while, he leaned back in his chair, his eyes gleaming: "It's Fire State again, and Flaming Mountain again."

According to the intelligence gathered by Zhou Xu, something unusual happened at Flame Mountain a week ago. The flames that were originally surging on the mountaintop erupted in all directions like a volcanic eruption, with patches of flame falling irregularly in various areas of Flame Mountain, while also sweeping out countless fire-attribute spiritual plants.

Although the wildfires were raging, wild beasts and beast tamers began to fight over these spiritual plants, and the once relatively calm Flaming Mountain was suddenly filled with undercurrents overnight.

Among them was a spiritual plant that resembled the Blazing Flower.

This spiritual plant was discovered and harvested by a beast tamer. It was as large as a water basin, with nine blooming leaves and flowers, which were a brilliant fiery red. An inextinguishable flame burned at the center of the flower.

Its appearance is almost identical to that of the Blazing Flower, and Chen Yuan quickly made a judgment: this is the advanced resource that Spark needs, the Blazing Flower.

However, there is a very strange coincidence: the original Blazing Sun Tree appeared in the Flaming Mountain, and now the Blazing Flame Flower also grows here.

Could it be that Flaming Mountain has a special connection with Sparkle?

Maybe I'll have to come to this place again to advance my level?

After a moment's thought, Chen Yuan quickly opened a group chat and tagged Liu Jinglan: "I heard there's been some news about Flaming Mountain lately?"

Liu Jinglan was clearly glued to her phone, replying almost instantly: "You found out too?"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Ever since you revealed the secret of the mountain peak flames, a large number of beast tamers have flocked here. They use the flames to temper their pets and search for the spiritual plants hidden within them."

"But there are very few beast tamers with this ability and skill. Most beast tamers are not as good as you and me. They can only sigh as they watch the wildfire from afar."

"Until this happened a week ago, the wildfire swept the spiritual plants to the ground, and the beast tamers fought each other over these plants. It is said that the city's pet hospitals were overcrowded for those few days, and several serious conflicts occurred."

"And then?" Chen Yuan asked.

Liu Jinglan: "Then the Beast Tamer Association forcibly intervened and temporarily took over for a period of time."

"But we can't ignore these wildfires that have spread to various places. The continued burning of these wildfires will most likely damage the ecological environment of the Flaming Mountains, making the environment even worse and squeezing the living space of wild animals."

"More importantly, these wildfires have given birth to a new kind of life, a fire-type pet called the Wandering Fire Spirit, which is very special."

"If I had to describe it, I think the Fire Ember Spirits are very similar to elemental life forms in game novels; they have no physical form."

"These pet beasts were born alongside the wildfires, and their temperament seems to have become extremely irritable for some reason. Many beast tamers have been attacked and injured by them."

At this point, Liu Jingyi suddenly chimed in: "So the Beast Tamer Association is preparing to hold a wildfire clearing competition in two days, encouraging Beast Tamers to enter the Flaming Mountain and use various methods to clear the wildfire."

"Fire-type pets can absorb wildfires, while water-type or earth-type pets can extinguish them."

"The more wildfires you clear, the more points you get."

"In addition, you can also earn points for defeating each Fire Spirit."

"The combined results of these two factors will allow the top-ranked Beast Tamer groups to receive rewards from the Beast Tamer Association."

Chen Yuan astutely grasped a key word: "group?"

“Yes.” Liu Jinglan took over the conversation and explained, “Because the Flaming Mountain is currently very dangerous, it is not allowed for individuals to enter alone. Only teams can participate in this competition.”

"A team can have a maximum of four people."

"My sister and I are looking for teammates. Consultant Chen, why don't you join us?"

Chen Yuan didn't hesitate at all: "Okay."

Now that he knew there were Blazing Flowers in the Flaming Mountain, he needed to hurry and obtain them as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.

After all, they had already obtained the Starshine Stone, the other resource needed for the Spark's advancement, and now all that was missing was the Blazing Flower.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan's eyes flashed: "Moreover, the advancement of the Spark requires the use of spiritual plants in a place where flames burn, and the Flame Mountain is the most suitable place."

"As expected, the Flaming Mountain and the Spark have a special connection."

Upon seeing the "Okay" message pop up on her phone screen, Liu Jinglan's face lit up with joy.

He's having a headache finding teammates to participate in the competition, since his younger sister has been insisting on joining him, and he needs to find two strong teammates.

Firstly, I want to achieve a good ranking, and secondly, I want to ensure my younger sister's safety.

This consultant Chen, who is far away in Qin Province, is undoubtedly the most suitable teammate, or even the most important one.

As long as we can bring Consultant Chen into the team, it doesn't matter who the other team members are; we just need to cling tightly to this powerful figure.

Just then, Chang Yuhuan, who had been quietly lurking online, also sent a message: "1".

In this way, the original four-person team from Flaming Mountain reunited because of the wildfire clearance competition and agreed to enter Flaming Mountain two days later.

Liu Jinglan was in charge of registration, while Chen Yuan bought plane tickets to Huozhou for the next day and began to take care of things before leaving.

"If this trip goes smoothly, it shouldn't take too long."

"Everything on the farm remains the same. Let Duck help keep an eye on the little guys, especially Electric Flying Cat."

"There's a bit of trouble with the forest rangers, though," Chen Yuan murmured to himself.

Although he no longer needs to patrol the mountains and protect the forests, he has to help deal with troublesome matters that other forest rangers cannot handle. If the matter cannot be resolved when he is not in the Qinling Mountains, he, as the head of the forest rangers, will inevitably be held responsible.

"So we need to have a backup plan." Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he quickly came up with an idea.

Seeing that it was still early, Chen Yuan got up, summoned Spark, found Cola who was wandering around the village, mounted the Fallen Horned Beast, and said with gleaming eyes, "Let's go, into the mountains!"

However, just as they were about to leave the farm, snow began to fall heavily, as if countless torn cotton balls were tumbling down from the sky.

Before long, the wind and snow intensified, ravaging the land and engulfing the farm.

Chen Yuan sighed helplessly, "Let's wait for the snow to stop."

"Ouch!"

The sudden heavy snow disrupted Chen Yuan's plans, but Cola was very excited. Its wagging tail was like a high-speed spinning propeller, and the breeze around it stirred up snowflakes, leaving a series of footprints on the snow-covered ground.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and snowflakes filled the heavens. Runrun Duck, who was lying on a large rock basking in the sun, suddenly felt a chill. It opened its eyes abruptly, and a snowflake landed right on its eye: "Quack?"

What ambushed me, Duck Duck?

Runrun Duck first wiped away the snowflakes with its wings, then quickly stood up, raised its head, and looked up at the sky.

The sun disappeared, and snow raged.

"Quack quack!"

Runrun Duck stood with its left wing on its hip and its right wing pointing to the sky, looking angry and speaking rapidly.

Give me back the sun!

But God ignored Runrun Duck and instead sent down an increasingly heavy blizzard, which quickly covered the entire farm, piling snow on the branches of every tall tree.

"Hey~"

A wood spirit mouse suddenly poked its head out, stepping on branches piled high with snow, and at that moment it seemed to become the last straw that broke the camel's back.

boom!
The branches, unable to bear the weight, drooped downwards, carrying with them the accumulated snow, which landed right on the top of Runrun's head.

The snow came suddenly, covering Runrun Duck's head. Its wet, soft, and fluffy hair made Duck's expression stiffen. It shakily stretched out its wings and touched its proud hairstyle: "Quack quack quack!"

Oops, my hair is completely messed up!
The moment the wood spirit mouse sensed something was wrong, it scurried back into the tree and disappeared in an instant, leaving Runrun Duck alone to wail.

"Electricity."

Runrun Duck's mournful cries woke up the soundly sleeping Dian Dian Flying Cat. It groggily opened the wooden door, only to be greeted by a world covered in white snow. It couldn't help but rub its eyes: "Dian Dian?"

Where did this mess lead me?
"Ouch!"

But soon, Coca-Cola, who was darting around on the snow, attracted the attention of all the little ones.

This seems like it would be really fun!

After a while,
"Electricity!"

Electric Flying Cat joined the snow carnival, rolling a snowball with its paws, curling its tail, and throwing it at the cola.

Cola was agile, and a breeze rose from her feet. She easily dodged to the side, but this displeased Electric Flying Cat.

"Electricity!"

No skills allowed!
"Ow~"

Cola had no choice but to agree, relying on her physical reflexes to dodge the snowball attacks one by one.

"call out."

The Wood Spirit Mouse family stood quietly on a thick branch, watching the children playing in the snow. The eyes of the two little Wood Spirit Mice showed obvious envy.

They want to play too.

Scarface Rat shook his head seriously: "Whoosh~"

As new employees, they should focus on their work and not indulge in pleasure.

Cola ignored all of this and, seeing the Wood Spirit Mouse family watching the show, threw a snowball that hurtled through the air. The Wood Spirit Mouse family scrambled to dodge, some climbing branches, others leaping to the ground, their movements nimble and agile.

Chen Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be shy, come and play with us."

Upon hearing the farmer's words, Scarface Mouse breathed a sigh of relief, while the two little Wood Spirit Mice, their eyes gleaming with excitement, rolled snowballs with their tiny paws, attempting to take revenge.

The twin flower concubine also joined the snowball fight, but the other little guys were quite tacit in letting it win, throwing small snowballs that didn't hurt at all when they hit it.

"Yingying~"

The twin concubines were not satisfied and waved their hands, signaling Cola not to add water.

"Ow"

Cola had no choice but to roll out a big snowball and throw it at the twin concubines.

Unable to use her skills, the Twin Flower Concubine failed to dodge the snowball, which was almost the size of her own body. She was hit precisely, fell to the ground, and her petite body was covered in snow.

Upon seeing this, Cola panicked and charged towards the twin flower concubines covered in snow, howling loudly.

Oh no, if something happens to this little guy, I'll never be able to drink Coke again for the rest of my life.

boom!
However, just as Cola ran up to the Twin Flower Concubine, the latter suddenly appeared from the snow and threw a tiny snowball, which hit Cola in the face.

"Yingying~"

Seeing that their sneak attack had succeeded, the twin concubines waved their hands and danced with joy.

I hit it too!
It's fun, I want to play again!
Seeing that the twin concubines were unharmed, Cola plopped down on the ground, let out a long sigh of relief, and grinned foolishly.

Thank goodness, the cola was saved.

At the same moment,

The massive body of the Fallen Horned Beast burst out of the farm, galloping wildly along the dirt roads surrounding it, and steadily traversing the snow.

The Qinling Cycling Competition will be held next month. At that time, the Qinling Mountains will be covered in snow, and the ground will be covered with snow. The riders must adapt to this environment in advance and strive to achieve good results in the competition.

train!

I need to train!

"Crack."

Watching the departing figure of the Fallen Horned Beast, Ironhead nodded with satisfaction.

While other animals are playing in the snow, the Fallen Horned Beast stays true to itself and trains hard, and one day it will surely become a pillar of the farm.

"Ka"

Ironhead suddenly raised his eyes, his semi-circular eyes staring intently at the fluttering snowflakes. He silently raised his double blades and unleashed a sharp white slash.

A snowflake splits in two.

Iron-Headed Boy stood in the wind and snow, silently sheathing his blade.

When will it be able to cleave the snowflakes in two with a single stroke?
If you can't do this, you can't leave the farm and venture into the dangerous outside world.

"quack."

While the other little ones were playing in the snow or training, Runrun Duck stood quietly by the fishpond, building a snowman, enjoying the peaceful solitude.

More accurately, Runrun Duck is building a snow duck that looks exactly like itself.

I don't like snowball fights or hard training at all!

While busy at work, Runrun Duck would occasionally come to the water to observe its own appearance, and then stride over to Snow Duck to make continuous modifications.

After an unknown amount of time, a snow duck that looked seven-tenths like Runrun duck was officially born.

The snow duck has a hairstyle that is extremely similar to Runrun duck on its head. Its eyes, which are decorated with small stones, match its hairstyle and posture, giving it a bit of Runrun duck's own dashing and unruly nature.

"Quack~"

Stepping back a few paces, Runrun Duck squinted at the perfect snow duck she had painstakingly created and nodded in satisfaction.

As expected of me!

I'm so handsome, and the snow duck I made is just as handsome!

Runrun Duck was practically basking in its own magnificent appearance when a snowball of moderate size hurtled through the air. It raised its head and watched as the snowball struck precisely the snow duck it had painstakingly built.

The perfect hairstyle was ruined.

Runrun Duck stretched its neck, widened its eyes, and let out a mournful cry that echoed throughout the entire farm: "Quack quack quack quack quack quack!"

who is it!

Who did this?!

"Electricity."

Electric Flying Cat flapped its wings and flew over. It first smiled apologetically at Runrun Duck, or perhaps realizing that its behavior was impolite, before flying to the disfigured Snow Duck.

It stretched out its claws, trying to straighten its collapsed hairstyle, but with just a light touch, the entire snow duck seemed to be stimulated and collapsed into a mess.

Electric Flying Cat froze on the spot, silently retracting its paws, then looked at Runrun Duck: "."

If I say I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?

The only response it received was a surging jet of water.

Suddenly, a chaotic battle broke out on the snow.

Chen Weiyi sat under the eaves, holding Hanlie Niu in his arms, watching the snowflakes dance and the yard filled with noise, and said with a smile, "It's so nice, everyone is so energetic."

He actually hoped that the Frost Ox would join the snowball fight, but the latter's personality was surprisingly similar to his, unlike a lively pet cub.

Chen Yuan neither confirmed nor denied it, but silently noted which items on the farm were damaged by the little ones' brawl.

Then, he looked at Electric Flying Cat.

Electric Flying Cat, you started this mess, I'll remember this grudge!

As the battle intensified and snowballs flew everywhere, Chen Yuan coughed lightly and thought, "Spark, stop this farce."

"Chirp."

Spark nodded slightly, then suddenly took flight from beside Chen Yuan, soaring high above the farm. It flapped its wings violently, stirring up waves of raging flames that instantly enveloped the entire farm in intense heat.

Suddenly, the heatwave intensified, and all the little ones silently stopped what they were doing.

Cola stretched out its paw and yawned, then silently lay back down beside Chen Yuan's legs. Electric Flying Cat flew back to the cabin, the Wood Spirit Mouse family cleaned up the yard after the battle, and Runrun Duck stared blankly at the collapsed Snow Duck.

Despite the continued snow and wind, Chen Yuan stayed at the farm and spent a pleasant morning with the little ones.

In the afternoon, the wind and snow stopped, and Chen Yuan got up, mounted the Fallen Horned Beast, and headed to the village.

Along the way, Cola happily stomped through the snow, sparks flew high in the air, and the Fallen Horned Beast ran steadily, its mane flying wildly, seemingly oblivious to the snow.

From afar, the entire mountain range was covered in silver, transforming into a world of ice and snow in just a few hours.

Upon entering the village, the village chief, along with some villagers and their pets, was clearing snow from the roads and streets.

With the help of their pets, the villagers no longer need to shovel snow as in the past, which was inefficient and took up most of the day.

This time, all they had to do was cheer them on from the sidelines and then use shovels to remove some of the snow that was difficult to clear from the corners.

Once most of the snow had been cleared, the village chief had someone bring over warm ginger soup and delicious treats for the pets. The villagers and their animals sat together, enjoying a moment of leisure after their busy work.

Chen Yuan walked straight into the Beast Tamer's office, found the Gray Feather Falcon who was with his wife and children, and directly stated his request: "I need to leave the village for a few days. If anyone asks you for help, please agree."

"The reward is the fruit of emptiness."

"Wow!"

The grey-feathered falcon suddenly raised its eyes, which gleamed, and flapped its wings in agreement.

It may not care about the Void Fruit, but its hungry young need a lot of Void Fruits to lay a good foundation.

Seeing that Greyfeather Falcon agreed, Chen Yuan nodded in satisfaction: "Then it's settled."

Although the Greyfeather Falcon has suffered repeated defeats against Spark, what other pet can defeat Spark?
The Greyfeather Falcon is very competitive among wild pets. With Spark's encouragement and quality improvement, it is at least on par with Bear Dad, and may even have an advantage considering its flight capability.

If other rangers encounter problems they can't solve, the Greyfeather Falcon can definitely help.

Besides the Greyfeather Falcon, Chen Yuan thought of another guy who could help him when he left: the bear father and bear cubs.

Bear Dad's strength has always been among the top in the wild pets. After all, even Zhuang Jianbai, a semi-finalist of the Dafeng Cup, has been beaten by him several times. He can be considered a master of the wild.

The bear cub's strength has also reached the second tier, which is a great help.

"The grey-feathered falcons, the bear father and cubs, and the little guys on the farm—they can all face any special situation with composure."

Even if it can't be solved, it can be stalled until I come back.

"I can leave with peace of mind."

(End of this chapter)