Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 270 This older brother is also a champion

Leaving Longda Village, heading west will lead you into a vast forest.

This place is located in the heart of the national forest park, and since the spiritual energy has been restored, beast tamers have been allowed to pass through.

Looking ahead, the view is expansive, with spruce and fir trees densely covering the mountainside, moss hanging down like a green curtain in the forest, meadows stretching like a carpet at the foot of the mountain, and winding streams flowing through the wetlands.

Looking through the forest, one can also see steep mountain peaks shrouded in mist, a magnificent sight.

Jiang Wenning and Chang Yuhuan kept taking pictures, and Chen Yuan casually said, "Post them in the group chat after you're done."

For every boy, this is an essential phrase when traveling.

Walking on the winding and rugged dirt road, you can occasionally see other beast tamers coming and going. The two sides do not communicate, but simply nod to each other.

As they walked further, the figures of the other beast tamers gradually disappeared. Their view was blocked by a huge tree that was as thick as several people could hug. The huge canopy of the tree blocked out the sky, and even the sunlight could not penetrate it.

Due to geographical differences, the environment here is somewhat different from that of the Qinling Mountains, and the vegetation that comes into view is the most direct proof of this.

In addition, there are also differences in the pets in the two places.

A small, ghostly figure soared down from the coniferous canopy. This little creature was covered in reddish-brown fur, had a bushy tail like a broom, and moved as nimbly as a paraglider, easily traversing dozens of meters and disappearing into another treetop.

Jiang Wenning withdrew her gaze, displaying the profound knowledge of an outstanding student from the Beast Taming Academy: "This is the Pine Crown Flying Sable, a wind-type pet beast with a keen sense of smell, capable of tracking spiritual plants, and adept at gliding through the forest, appearing and disappearing without a trace."

"This is a unique pet animal in Yunnan Province."

"Ow"

Cola stared blankly in the direction where the pine-crowned flying sable had disappeared.

Another flying wind-type pet.

Not only the pine-crowned flying sable, but along the way, the group saw many other unique pets of Yunnan Province.

The moon loach, which inhabits shallow lakes, can secrete a healing mucus that can be used to treat minor injuries, earning it the nickname "living bandage."

The mossy yak, leisurely strolling among the alpine meadows, has a coat of luminescent moss that makes it look like moving star lanterns from afar.

These mosses can purify toxins, so mossy yaks are keen to find fungi scattered in various places and will swallow them whole, whether they are poisonous or not.

Gazing at the leisurely mossy yaks in the distance, Xiao Dorje's voice rang in my ears: "If you had come earlier, they could have helped you find mushrooms."

"But it's past their feeding time now."

Jiang Wenning waved her hand casually: "It's alright, we still have you as our little guide."

These words made Xiao Duoji's cheeks flush red, though it was hard to see against his dark face. He nodded emphatically, his eyes filled with seriousness: "Yes, I will definitely lead you to find it!"

Seeing Little Dorje's reaction, the fluffy mushroom on its head shook its cap and let out another mocking cry: "Mushroom mushroom!"

Little Dorje was clearly uncomfortable in front of the four of them. He carefully tugged at the stem of the fluffy mushroom and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "Stop laughing."

Jiang Wenning suddenly leaned closer to observe the laughing, fluffy mushroom, and smiled slightly: "You two seem to have a good relationship."

As soon as she approached, the velvety mushroom's laughter stopped abruptly, its cap tilted, its color dimmed, and it instantly entered a state of disguise.

“Hmm.” Little Dorje subconsciously took a half step back, then explained in a low voice, “Once when I went into the mountains, I found it lying unconscious on the ground, so I took it home to treat its injuries, and I never expected it to stay at home ever since.”

"Grandpa chased it away with a broom, and it jumped onto my head and grabbed my hair and wouldn't let go."

These words made all four people present burst into laughter. Chang Yuhuan turned around and looked at the person and the pet, her voice magnetic: "When you grow up and become a beast tamer, you can form a contract with it and make it a true partner."

"Ok!"

Chang Yuhuan's words seemed to strike a chord with Xiao Duoji. His clear, bright eyes suddenly lit up, and he said as if he had rehearsed it a thousand times: "I will definitely become a beast tamer like Du Guanjun in the future, and then bring Grandpa to live in the city in a big house!"

"Du Guanjun?" Jiang Wenning looked puzzled.

"You mean Du Xin?" Li Junyue seemed to understand something and turned to look at Xiao Duoji.

"Yes, yes." Little Dorje nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining with hope. "Uncle Liu said that Du Guanjun is the most powerful beast tamer here. If we can become as powerful as him, we can change our destiny."

At this point, the velvety mushroom suddenly became excited, its cap shaking up and down, its short arms waving.

It seems that it also wants to help Little Dorje fulfill this dream.

Li Junyue nodded, then explained to the three of them: "Du Xin is the champion of the first Yunnan Province Caiyun Cup."

The three of them suddenly understood.

Like the Dafeng Cup, the Caiyun Cup is also an A-level competition. Du Xin, who was able to win the championship, is undoubtedly an extremely powerful beast tamer, and is likely to be on par with Chen Yuan.

Jiang Wenning's eyes flashed. She looked down at Xiao Duoji and smiled slightly: "Xiao Duoji, the Du Guanjun you mentioned is too far removed from you and is not realistic at all."

“I know.” Little Dorje looked up, his smile pure, “but it is this belief that will support me to keep going, that makes me take him as my role model.”

Hearing this, Jiang Wenning remained silent for a long time, but then a brighter smile appeared on her face. She pointed at Chen Yuan and said, "Instead of placing your hopes on the distant Du Guanjun, why not get to know this big brother?"

"Just between you and me, he's also a champion."

Jiang Wenning's voice was so loud that Xiao Duoji could still hear it echoing in the championship match many years later.

He raised his head, looked at Chen Yuan who was smiling, and murmured, "Champion?"

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I wouldn't call myself a champion. I'm just a beast tamer who got ahead of everyone else."

During the rest of the journey, Xiao Duoji stayed close to Chen Yuan, his heart pounding, and he would occasionally steal a glance at Chen Yuan.

But his sneaky actions had already been seen by Spark and Twin Flower Concubine. Both pairs of eyes glanced back at him at the same time. Little Dorje was unaware of this, but the fluffy mushroom on his head was startled.

Spark and Twin Flower Concubine looked about the same size as it, but their eyes were filled with an inexplicable sense of oppression, as if being stared at by the Mushroom King of the mountains, making one's body tremble uncontrollably.

This time, even disguising itself as an ordinary mushroom couldn't reassure it; the fluffy mushroom simply collapsed and began to play dead.

"what happened to you?"

Noticing something amiss with the fluffy mushroom, Little Dorje reached out and patted it.

Seeing that the fluffy mushroom didn't react, Little Dorje became anxious and kept patting its body, calling out in a panic, "Little Mushroom!"

The fluffy mushroom remained motionless, its body stiff, as if it were already dead.

Little Dorje panicked, grabbed the stem of the fluffy mushroom, shook it up and down vigorously, and called out, "Little mushroom, little mushroom, are you alright?"

"Mushrooms!"

The violent shaking made it impossible for the fluffy mushroom to continue pretending to be dead. It couldn't help but open its eyes and glare fiercely at Little Dorje, but a wave of dizziness washed over it.

I'm so dizzy.

The fluffy mushroom tilted its head and became dizzy.

Jiang Wenning smiled and said, "It was fine before, but now it's in trouble."

After figuring out that the fluffy mushroom was just playing dead, Xiao Duoji stuffed the dizzy mushroom into the pocket of his heavy cotton coat and strode forward, continuing to follow Chen Yuan.

“You two have a very good relationship,” Chen Yuan suddenly said. “When you grow up, will you choose to form a contract with it?”

"Of course!" Little Dorje raised his head, his tone resolute and determined. "I want to become champions with Little Mushroom!"

"Hmm, not a bad idea." Chen Yuan nodded, but his next sentence made Xiao Duoji fall into deep thought, "But if your initial pet is a fluffy mushroom, the path of a beast tamer will be extremely difficult."

Fluffy Mushroom, a wood-type pet, of common quality, extremely weak in combat, loves to play dead, and has unbelievably low combat power.

Winning the championship with Fluffy Mushroom is about as difficult as winning with Electric Flying Cat and Ice Crystal Illusion Cat.

Looking down at the silent little Dorje, Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "From a rational point of view, the best initial pet beasts are those with a gentle temperament, strong growth potential, and a certain level of combat power."

"The velvet mushroom is clearly unsuitable."

Chen Yuan's early experiences were very similar to Xiao Duoji's, and he hoped that the latter could have a good future, so he did not say "There are no useless pets, only useless beast tamers".

There are objective differences between each type of pet, and quality is the most direct reflection of potential. A regular quality Fluffy Mushroom obviously doesn't have much potential.

Therefore, if Xiao Duoji wants to change his fate, he must contract a pet beast with higher potential.

After hearing this, Little Dorje lowered his head, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Fluffy Mushroom curled up in his pocket and fast asleep. A smile appeared on his tender face: "Yes, I know, but I still want to form a contract with Fluffy Mushroom."

"Because we promised to become champions together."

Chen Yuan had already anticipated Xiao Duoji's answer. He smiled slightly and changed the subject: "Alright, let's start making changes now. Let Rongronggu train properly. Daily physical and skill training is essential. I'll have Twin Flower Concubine give you a poison-type skill training guide later."

"Yinyin".

The twin concubines nodded slightly.

The fluffy mushroom, curled up in the pocket, seemed to be having a nightmare, its body trembling inexplicably. Chen Yuan's voice continued, "By the time you become a Beast Tamer, this little guy might be quite powerful."

Along the way, Li Junyue was responsible for keeping an eye on the surrounding environment, while Chen Yuan and the other two took turns instilling knowledge about pet breeding and training, as well as basic common sense of beast tamers, into Xiao Duoji.

after awhile,

"mushroom"

The fluffy mushroom broke free from its dizziness and slowly opened its eyes.

But as soon as it opened its eyes, it saw pairs of eyes staring at it, and a scary big dog not far away was casting a gloating look at it.

"mushroom!"

The fluffy mushroom let out a strange cry and fainted again.

Chen Yuan sighed helplessly, "It seems that before nurturing and training it, you must first cultivate its courage."

Led by Xiao Duoji, the group entered a dark and damp coniferous forest.

A gentle breeze blows, and the coniferous forest ripples like green waves. The tall fir trees almost pierce through the flowing clouds, and the figures of pet animals come into view.

The deeper they ventured into the wilderness, the more wild animals they encountered, and these creatures were clearly unafraid of humans, brazenly watching them from their spots.

That's right, they are the true owners of this forest, while Chen Yuan and his group are uninvited outsiders.

"Ouch!"

Cola responded with enthusiastic barking, but its increasingly large size made it extremely intimidating to the other pets. As soon as the sound rang out, a flock of birds were startled, and all the pets hurriedly fled.

The fluffy mushroom curled up in Little Dorje's pocket, gently tugged at the latter's clothes, and pointed its short arms toward a fir tree to the left.

Little Dorjee walked quickly to the fir tree, squatted down, and picked up a gray mushroom.

As everyone gathered around, Li Junyue smiled and said, "This is a Gray Mushroom, a first-grade spiritual plant."

These fungi fell from the bodies of fungal pets and are mostly first-grade spiritual plants, which are beneficial to the human body.

"You found it so easily?" Jiang Wenning stared at the ordinary gray mushroom with delight.

Chang Yuhuan first took a picture of the gray mushroom, then said, "It's not that easy, is it? We've been here for two hours and it took us two hours to find the first mushroom."

"There will be more and more ahead." Little Dorje wiped the dirt and dew off the gray mushrooms with his sleeve and carefully put them into the bag.

"Ahead?" Chen Yuan looked up at the dense, tall fir trees, lost in thought. "Is that the habitat of the fungal pet beasts?"

Little Dorje was about to nod instinctively, but he suddenly noticed the fluffy mushroom huddled in his pocket, and was jolted awake. He hesitated and stammered, "No, no, there were just a lot of fallen mushrooms ahead."

The four of them glanced at him suspiciously at the same time, but quickly looked away and exchanged glances.

As they walked further, they indeed found quite a few mushrooms that had fallen to the ground.

These fungi, whether hidden by broad leaves, buried under thick soil, or concealed under rocks, were easily discovered by Little Dorje.

Jiang Wen gazed at the increasing number of mushrooms in the bag and couldn't help but sigh, "Director Liu was right, Little Dorje is indeed good at finding mushrooms."

Hearing Jiang Wenning's praise, Xiao Duoji scratched his head, smiled shyly, and secretly glanced at the fluffy mushroom in his pocket. Their eyes met.

The fluffy mushroom raised its head, looking quite smug, and Little Dorje secretly gave it a thumbs up when the four weren't looking.

The man and the mushroom looked at each other and smiled.

"Do you think there are enough mushrooms?" Jiang Wenning asked, shaking the bag that was gradually filling with mushrooms.

Chen Yuan glanced at the expectant Cola and smiled gently: "It's enough for the four of us, but it's still far from enough for these guys."

"Awooooo!"

Cola nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying it could swallow all the mushrooms in one gulp.

"Let's keep going then. We've brought enough for the night, so we can make a mushroom soup tonight," Li Junyue said with a smile. He had already prepared for the night.

For every new-era beast tamer, spending the night in the wild is a common occurrence, not to mention that the four of them are so powerful that they have no need to worry about the dangers of the night.

Conversely, wild pets that roam at night should be wary of them.

Hearing their discussion, a hint of panic flashed across Xiao Duoji's face. The fluffy mushroom in his pocket seemed to want to jump out, so he quickly pressed down on the bouncing mushroom with his hand, then raised his innocent face and said in broken Mandarin, "It will be very dangerous here after the sun sets."

"All sorts of wild beasts will come out to hunt for food, and once it gets dark, I can't find any mushrooms."

"How about we come in again tomorrow?"

Jiang Wenning bent down and looked directly at Xiao Duoji: "Xiao Duoji, do you still remember what I said before?"

"With us here, there's nothing to fear, no matter how dangerous the place is."

"Come on, let's move on."

Hearing this, Xiao Duoji was secretly anxious, but he raised his face and smiled in response, "Okay."

Led by Xiao Duoji, the group continued their journey through the sunless coniferous forest, picking up several mushrooms along the way, though in significantly fewer numbers than before.

Jiang Wenning was very puzzled: "Why are there fewer and fewer?"

Little Dorje hurriedly explained, "It's probably because all the other mushrooms have been picked, or because the weather has been bad lately, so there are fewer mushrooms available."

Upon hearing Xiao Duoji's explanation, Li Junyue's face revealed a faint smile.

After walking for about half an hour, the dense coniferous forest suddenly thinned out, and a fork in the road came into view.

Looking around, to the left you can continue through the coniferous forest, and to the right you can go all the way up to the alpine meadow at the end of your sight.

Everyone looked at Little Dorje: "Which way?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Duoji felt immense pressure. His hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched tightly, and his voice trembled as he said, "Right, right."

"Meadow?"

Chang Yuhuan frowned slightly, puzzled by Xiao Duoji's directions: "Would fungal pets live in places without trees to provide shelter?"

"Ouch!"

Just then, Cola barked incessantly at the coniferous forest on the left, its barks rapid and intense, and its tail wagging violently.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the cola. Chen Yuan looked to the left at the coniferous forest and slowly said, "Cola smells mushrooms."

"Lots and lots of mushrooms."

"Ow!"

Cola nodded emphatically, his eyes gleaming, his body tensing as he awaited Chen Yuan's command to leap out.

"Then let's go to the left," Jiang Wenning said without hesitation, trusting Kele unconditionally.

"it is good."

Guided by Cola, the four of them headed to the left without hesitation. Only Little Dorje had a complicated expression and looked down at Fluffy Mushroom.

broken.

"Little Dorje, hurry up and keep up."

Jiang Wenning's shout rang in his ears. Xiao Duoji responded, sighed inwardly, and quickly followed.

Forget it, I'll just apologize to them.

With his head down, Little Dorje followed behind the four, mentally preparing himself, and struggled to speak: "Actually, I..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by even more urgent barking: "Awooo!"

Cola's eyes sharpened, her body tensed, her ears perked up, and she assumed a fighting stance.

It sensed the approaching battle.

Seeing Cola's reaction, everyone acted without hesitation, simultaneously becoming more vigilant, with their pets protecting them behind them.

The coniferous forest was completely silent, yet the air was filled with a heavy and oppressive atmosphere, like the calm before a storm.

"Yinyin".

Just then, the twin flower concubines stood up and gently waved their petal-shaped hands.

It sensed a great deal of sweet fragrance.

(End of this chapter)