Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 276 The Mysterious Giant Bird and Cola's Little Tadpole

In fact, when the first cow moo pierced the wind wall, almost everyone thought it was a hallucination.

Until the snow-white giant shadow shattered the snow curtain—a line of frigid cattle, arranged in a wedge formation, trudged through the snow, their long white fur forming ice armor, their sturdy bodies connected together like a slowly moving city wall.

They stood firm amidst the raging wind and snow, seemingly accustomed to the extremely harsh weather conditions that others perceived them to be.

The wind and snow could not stop their advance; instead, they were blocked by the impregnable city walls.

As the herd of Frostbite cattle drew closer, the tall, thin boy, whose name had yet to be revealed, exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this the same wretched, unlucky herd of Frostbite cattle from before?"

What are they here for?

No one answered the question. Everyone watched silently as the herd of Frost Oxen approached, their snow-white figures blocking out the wind and snow.

"Moo~"

When the leader of the Frostfire Bulls stopped, all the Frostfire Bulls also stopped and remained silent.

The cold-blooded ox looked around but didn't see Cola, so it cast a puzzled look at Chen Yuan: "Moo?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It went to find a place to shelter from the wind and snow first, and will be back in a while."

The leader of the Frosty Bulls nodded slightly, then lowered his head, his long, thin tail swaying from side to side.

"What are they trying to do?" the tall, thin boy asked, his face full of confusion.

As a seasoned forest ranger, Chen Yuan immediately understood what the herd of cold-blooded cattle was thinking upon seeing their behavior, and a smile crept onto his face: "They want to thank us."

After a pause, Chen Yuan looked at the vast expanse of snow ahead and said, "Let's go, let's keep going."

"Hey, hey, what's going on?" The tall, thin boy was still puzzled, but when he saw Chen Yuan and the others step out of the concave rock wall, his body moved on its own and followed them out, facing the white torrent outside.

"Moo~"

With a roar from the leader of the Frostbulls, all the Frostbulls once again formed a wedge formation, sheltering everyone and the little ones within.

Looking around, the leader of the Frosty Bulls was seen striding ahead, facing the surging white torrent and braving the gale.

But the raging wind and snow could not harm it; it was split in two by the huge bull horns and its sturdy body, and swept out to the left and right.

But the rest of the cold-blooded cattle withstood the pressure of the wind and snow, resisting the white torrent, and using their own bodies to form a mobile barrier. Snowflakes hit their fur and burst into tiny silver flashes, as if they were moving forward to the beat of the blizzard.

The cold-resistant cattle naturally inhabit icy and snowy environments and are already accustomed to such climates.

In this way, the impact on the people protected by the herd of cold-blooded bulls was greatly reduced. The gale turned into a gentle breeze, the snow turned into a light snow, and walking on the snow was no longer difficult.

"So they were trying to help us."

Upon seeing this, the tall, thin boy finally realized what was going on and muttered, "These guys are actually quite kind."

Chen Yuan smiled gently: "The Frosty Ox is born this way. It is gentle in nature and will repay all kindness."

He paused, then added, "Of course, some Cold-Blooded Oxen are not of good character."

Pets are usually quite simple-minded; if you treat them well, they will naturally treat you well in return.

Chen Yuan and the others helped the Cold-Blooded Oxen who had slipped and fallen. When they encountered trouble, the Cold-Blooded Oxen certainly wouldn't stand idly by.

With the protection of the cold-blooded oxen, most of the wind and snow were kept out, and the group's speed of progress gradually increased.

But the blizzard showed no signs of stopping, and the howling wind and blizzard completely enveloped Puda Snow Mountain.

The tall, thin guy was right; today's climbers are in for a treat.

"If this snowstorm continues, no one should be able to reach the summit today." Li Junyue said solemnly as he looked at the scene before him.

"What was the previous success rate?" Jiang Wenning asked curiously.

Li Junyue had already consulted the detailed information and replied without hesitation, "For beast tamers, the success rate is seventy percent."

"So tall," Jiang Wenning remarked softly.

Li Junyue remained noncommittal and continued, "But once a strong wind blows, the success rate will drop to zero."

After saying that, he murmured to himself, his tone puzzled: "According to past patterns, this kind of gale shouldn't have appeared recently."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "No one can predict what will happen in nature."

Li Junyue nodded, agreeing with the statement. He then brought up another topic: "By the way, it is said that when this gale occurs, it will bring many wind-type spiritual plants."

“Spiritual plants like the Wind Whisperer are very common.”

"Therefore, some beast tamers who own wind-type pets will come to Puda Snow Mountain when the wind is raging. They are not here to climb the mountain, but to find wind-type spiritual plants."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan's eyes lit up.

With the strong winds and wind-type spiritual plants, could it be that Cola's time to advance has come ahead of schedule?

But he quickly regained his composure. After all, having a wind-type spiritual plant doesn't mean you'll have a hurricane core. This thing is an extremely rare level four spiritual plant, and it's unlikely that he would find it by sheer coincidence.

Even so, a faint hope welled up in Chen Yuan's heart.

"Hey, don't you guys know?" Hearing Chen Yuan and the others' conversation, the expert boy frowned and asked in return, "These strong winds have been appearing more and more frequently lately. It's said that this is because of the continued progress of the spiritual energy revival, and various natural phenomena that were extremely rare in the past are becoming more and more common."

"It might not be long before strong winds blow every day on Puda Snow Mountain."

"In this way, this place will definitely become a training ground for many beast tamers."

At this point, he seemed to remember something, and his voice rang out in the wind and snow: "My classmates also climbed Puda Snow Mountain a while ago, and they successfully reached the summit at sunrise."

"When we reached the summit, a sudden gust of wind arose, and a large bird appeared in the sky."

"A big bird?" Chen Yuan keenly caught this key word.

“Yes, a big bird.” The tall, thin boy nodded, then squinted his eyes, seemingly absorbed in his classmate’s description. “According to my classmate, this bird is very large and particularly majestic; it’s clearly a high-quality pet.”

"Moreover, once it appeared, it brought a strong sense of oppression, as if this big bird could blow them all away with a gentle flap of its wings."

Finally, the large bird plunged into the gale, danced with it, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Back at school, my classmate searched through various materials but couldn't find any records that matched this large bird."

He paused briefly, then looked directly at Chen Yuan and the other three who were listening intently, a smile spreading across his face: "We came here to climb the mountain with the idea of ​​finding this big bird. If we upload more information about it to the official website, maybe it can be named after me."

After listening silently to the tall, thin boy's words, Chen Yuan pondered for a moment before asking a question that seemed completely unrelated to the topic: "Did you go to Longda Village before you started climbing the mountain?"

Although he didn't understand, the tall, thin boy still answered Chen Yuan's question seriously: "We haven't been there before. We prepared our supplies and equipment at school and didn't need a guide, so we went straight to the base camp."

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then asked Chang Yuhuan to open the camera and show her a photo of the mysterious statue in Longda Village: "Do you think that big bird looks similar to this statue?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenning suddenly understood the meaning behind Chen Yuan's question. She turned her head to stare at Chen Yuan, her tone slightly excited: "You mean, this big bird might be it?"

"Hmm." Chen Yuan didn't answer directly, he just nodded.

Based on his past experience, when multiple coincidences come together, it is most likely not a coincidence.

Soaring atop the snow-capped mountains, a mysterious, high-quality bird, and the mysterious statue worshipped in Longda Village—there is likely some connection between the two.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan couldn't help but complain, "I always feel like something mysterious happens every time I go out."

Chen Yuan fell silent, but Jiang Wenning's beautiful eyes shone even brighter. She clenched her fists and said excitedly, "I never thought we'd encounter something like this while mountain climbing. Let's unravel the connection between them when we reach the summit."

Meanwhile, the tall, thin boy saw the photos of the sculpture taken by Chang Yuhuan and frowned deeply: "He didn't describe the appearance of this big bird very well, so I'm not sure either."

"It's alright," Chen Yuan said slowly. "We'll just keep an eye out."

"Dude, what's going on here?" The tall, thin guy clearly sensed something was wrong and looked at the four of them with a curious gaze.

There was no need to keep this a secret, Li Junyue said in a low voice, "Let me tell you."

"There is a statue in Londa Village."

Amidst the raging snowstorm, a sudden, excited bark pierced through the white torrent and reached Chen Yuan's ears. "It's Cola's voice!"

Jiang Wenning also heard the sound of cola. Her face lit up with joy, and she looked ahead.

"Ouch~~"

Cola's figure quickly appeared in everyone's sight. It was agile and light, easily passing through the fierce wind and snow, and returned to Chen Yuan's side.

"How's it going? Have you found a shelter yet?" Chen Yuan asked, looking at Cola, who was holding its head high with a smug look in its eyes and wagging its tail rapidly.

Actually, he didn't need to ask; Cola's reaction had already answered the question.

If it's not found, Cola will definitely be dejected, drooping its tail, looking pitiful, and will most likely let out a whimper saying, "I've tried my best, don't blame me."

"Ow!"

When it met its owner's gaze, Cola responded with a loud bark.

It indeed found a place to shelter from the wind and snow.

Chen Yuan looked up at the relentless, fierce snowstorm and said softly, "Let's go, take us there."

It's unclear when this blizzard will stop. Although we have the protection of the cold-weather cattle, it's not wise to keep our heads down and move forward. We should take shelter for now and wait for the blizzard to subside.

"Ow~"

Cola always loved to lead the way. With a flick of its tail, it suddenly darted forward and rushed to the front to start leading the way.

The cold-blooded cows followed closely behind, moving forward with the cola.

Nearly half an hour later, Cola suddenly changed direction and plunged into the small path on the left.

The narrow road came into view first, and after walking for about half a minute, the view suddenly opened up, and a huge cave hidden by ice formations came into view without warning.

"Ow!"

Standing in front of the cave entrance, Cola let out a rather smug shout.

This is the best place it has found to shelter from the wind and snow after going through great hardships.

"I'll remember this favor. You'll get a bottle of Coke as a reward when we get back to the village."

Excited Cola was the first to enter the cave, followed closely by the Frosty Bulls, with Chen Yuan and the others lagging behind.

Before they even entered, they heard a cacophony of roars around them, and Chen Yuan was taken aback: "Are there any other pets inside?"

As they stepped into the cave, a warm, moss-scented atmosphere enveloped them, and they were immediately met with wary stares.

Outside the cave, a fierce wind howled, and inside, it was pitch black and dim, except for pairs of eyes that kept shining from the depths of the cave, like twinkling stars.

With the help of the light from his headlamp and the sparks, the darkness was gradually dispelled, and figures were reflected in Chen Yuan's eyes.

A fierce-looking snow-striped clouded leopard with its back arched and fur bristling, its snow-white fur stained with blood;
The group of ice crystal weasels bared their sharp teeth and made restless cries, so noisy that Chen Yuan wanted to cover his ears.

Deeper still, three blue-scaled snakes were coiled up, their menacing mouths open, revealing fangs that gleamed with a cold light.

Not only these wild pets, but also some docile, some cute, and some fierce pets gathered in this cave. At a glance, there were at least twenty or thirty of them.

With the addition of the Frosty Cattle herd and Chen Yuan and his group, the originally spacious cave suddenly became crowded.

Furthermore, these wild animals that already lived in the caves did not seem to welcome them; their eyes were wary, and their cries were fierce.

They seemed to share the same idea as Chen Yuan and the others, coming here to escape the wind and snow.

"Ouch!"

Facing a crowd of gazes, Cola strode forward. It first glanced at the location of the leader out of the corner of its eye, then raised its head and roared, responding to these wild pets with a loud bark.

"Moo~"

The response from the cold-resistant cattle was much gentler and friendlier. They inhabit the Puda Snow Mountain and seemed to recognize these wild animals.

The leader of the Frosty Bulls strode forward with sturdy steps, his voice gentle yet powerful, instantly silencing the restless wild beasts.

Judging from their appearance, these Frostbite Cattle hold a high position among the wild animal populations of Puda Snow Mountain.

"You should go and help too."

Chen Yuan turned his head to look at the twin flower concubines and decided to let the little guy help the Cold Ox persuade the pet beasts.

"Yinyin".

The twin flower concubines walked out gracefully, smiling broadly, immediately attracting the attention of many pet beasts.

Under the persuasion of the Cold-Blooded Ox and the allure of the Twin Flower Concubines, the pets lowered their guard and made way for everyone to rest.

"I never expected to encounter so many unexpected events while mountain climbing."

Not minding at all, Jiang Wenning sat on the ground, gazing at the swirling snow outside the cave while sighing with emotion.

In her imagination, this should have been a relaxing and enjoyable mountain climbing activity.

Unexpectedly, they first encountered a cold-blooded cow blocking their way, and then a blizzard, which greatly delayed their mountain climbing progress.

“But this is quite interesting.” Jiang Wenning’s eyes crinkled as she thoroughly enjoyed the unexpected. “It would be boring if it were too mundane.”

Li Junyue closed his eyes to rest, but instructed the Ink Tree Spirit beside him to keep a close eye on the movements of these wild pets. He did not open his eyes and slowly said, "It's better to keep things calm. I hope we don't encounter any accidents next."

Chen Yuan shared the same idea as Li Junyue, but he knew that once the first accident occurred, countless more would follow.

"Ouch~~"

At this moment, Cola's barking caught Chen Yuan's attention. Turning his head, he saw that Cola, with its outgoing personality, had already become friends with these wild pets, and the previous tension had completely disappeared.

A little winter dog trotted along behind Cola.

This is a wild winter dog. Judging from its size, it is a puppy. Its small body is covered with thick, snow-white fur, and light blue stripes are all over its body. Its blue eyes are fixed on the cola.

Compared to Zhuang Jianbai's majestic and imposing winter dog, this little guy is chubby and his body jiggles when he runs.

Its running posture is not stable, and its body tilts from time to time, which makes it look cute.

"Ow~"

After walking the little winter dog around several times, when the little guy fell flat on his backside, Cola stopped, turned around, grinned at it, and, as usual, extended an invitation: "Aww?"

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The little winter dog didn't know what cola was. It struggled to its feet, slowly approached the cola, its clear, pure blue eyes fixed on it, and it barked sweetly, "Awooo!"

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"Ow!"

Cola really liked the Winter Dog for making the right choice and continued to take it for walks in the burrow.

Sometimes they encounter fierce snow leopards or green-scaled snakes. The two little guys bar their teeth, scaring the winter hound into hiding behind Cola, trembling with fear.

"Ow!"

Cola glared back defiantly, its fierce aura instantly scaring away the two pets.

"Ow!"

Looking at Cola's tall figure, Yan Dongquan's eyes widened.

Unbeknownst to them, the wind and snow outside gradually subsided.

Chen Yuan stood up: "It's time to go."

As everyone prepared to continue their journey, Cola followed closely behind, but a petite figure appeared behind it.

Chen Yuan was taken aback: "This little guy really wants to come with you?"

(End of this chapter)