Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 70 Strange Forest
"I see."

Halfway through the journey, Old Xing, who had been immersed in thought, suddenly raised his head and took out a golden fruit from his green coat.

"Everything was normal until I picked up this fruit."

"After picking up the fruit, Dahei discovered that the wolves were following us."

Old Xing looked down at the fruit in his palm with a complicated expression.

Chen Yuan took a quick look and then looked away: "Old Xing, this is Luminous Fruit, a second-level resource, which has a natural fatal temptation for pets."

"No wonder they're chasing you."

It's Lumen Fruit again. Is it possible that Lumen Fruit is abundant in Qinling Mountains?
"Lumen fruit? Level 2 resource?" Old Xing looked puzzled.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Old Xing, there is no Internet in the mountains, it is normal that you don't know these things, I will explain them to you slowly later."

Not long after,
The two returned to the ranger's cabin, and in the dim light, Chen Yuan told Lao Xing about the important events after the revival of spiritual energy.

"So that's how it is." Old Xing sighed, then forced out an unnatural smile, "But these have nothing to do with an old man like me who lives in the mountains."

"You mean it, Big Black Flame Dog?"

Old Xing still felt a little uncomfortable hearing Dahei's new name.

Chen Yuan took the opportunity to touch the Black Flame Dog that was lying obediently beside Old Xing:

[The first time you collect the Black Flame Dog, your source points increase by 2]

[Race: Black Flame Dog

Attribute: Fire

Level: 4 (first level)
Favorability: 23
Skills: Flame Surge (1.8/3) + Fiery Fang (1.2/3) +
Quality: Elite

Conditions for promotion to commander quality: Unlockable]

Very good, two more sources are recorded.

"By the way, Old Xing, why doesn't the satellite phone work up there?"

Lao Xing carries a satellite phone with him, which can help him contact people down the mountain when an emergency occurs.

"It hasn't been effective since the rainstorm," said Old Xing.

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he secretly wondered why the revival of spiritual energy would affect the satellite.

But this is a question for professionals to think about. Chen Yuan soon stopped worrying about it and advised: "Old Xing, the Qinling Mountains are different now than before."

After a brief pause, he continued, "From what just happened, you can also feel that this place is much more dangerous than before. It is not suitable to stay here any longer."

As an ordinary person in his sixties, it was too dangerous for Lao Xing to stay in the mountain. Song Guohao's idea was to bring him back down the mountain and arrange a leisurely job for him to live out his retirement.

Hearing this, Old Xing blew his beard and glared, "This is my home. If I don't stay here, where else can I stay?"

Chen Yuan wanted to continue persuading: "Yes"

Old Xing took a tough stance and waved his hand, interrupting Chen Yuan: "Don't say anything, I won't leave here."

Chen Yuan was silent for a moment.

Old Xing has no relatives or friends, and even if he returns to the foot of the mountain he will be alone. It is indeed extremely difficult to persuade him to come down the mountain.

Chen Yuan simply stopped trying to persuade him, and instead asked about the changes in Qin Ling during this period of time: "Old Xing, where do you think the biggest change is?"

"Many places have changed. They are no longer the same as before." Old Xing said without hesitation, "Some places didn't have roads before, but now there are roads out of nowhere."

“The mountains, rivers, grasses and vegetation here have all changed.”

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. He noticed this when he was going up the mountain.

"Anything else?" Chen Yuan carefully noted down what Lao Xing said and continued to ask.

"And." Old Xing frowned and thought seriously, the wrinkles on his forehead were squeezed out, and his tone was slow and hesitant, "And the forest in the west, I feel something is wrong."

Lao Xing opened the curtains and wanted to point out the forest he was talking about, but he found it was pitch black outside and silently closed the curtains again.

Chen Yuan didn't care: "What do you think is wrong?" Old Xing sat back on the stool: "There is always a dark cloud floating above the forest, every day."

"Oh?" Chen Yuan sat up straight, interested, "And then?"

Old Xing looked at Dahei at his feet and said slowly: "Whenever Dahei goes there, he behaves very strangely."

"It will be very excited and excited, and will want to enter the area covered by dark clouds."

"Ow~"

Hearing his own name, Dahei raised his head and called out twice, as if echoing what Lao Xing said.

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully: "Then let's go there and take a look tomorrow?"

"Row."

"Anything else?"

Tuesday, October 9th.

partly cloudy.

"It was a comfortable sleep."

Chen Yuan stretched and climbed up from the nest, feeling refreshed and full of energy.

Yesterday he chatted with Lao Xing until very late and fell asleep in a hurry without washing.

Glancing at the time, Chen Yuan quickly got up and woke up the sleeping Coke.

"Which day can you wake up earlier than me?"

Chen Yuan muttered to himself, pushed open the wooden door, and walked out of the ranger's cabin.

The view here is very broad. Looking south, you can see Taibai Mountain and Ao Mountain. Looking east, you can also see majestic and spectacular mountains. Looking west, you can see a vast forest.

Old Xing stood beside Chen Yuan and pointed to the forest in the west: "That's where I'm talking about."

"Shall we go there after breakfast?"

"Okay." Chen Yuan nodded.

After eating a bowl of臊子面, the two took their accompanying equipment, called on their three pets, and headed towards their destination.

With Lao Xing, a senior forest ranger, leading the way, Chen Yuan moved forward much faster. He also seized the opportunity to ask Lao Xing about the key points of forest protection and patrol.

Lao Xing has been a forest ranger for more than ten years. Although he has not mastered enough theoretical knowledge, his years of experience have made him well aware of how to avoid danger in the mountains.

A few hours later, the sun was high overhead.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked forward, only to find that the vast forest in front of him was shrouded by a huge dark cloud.

"Ouch!"

Just as Lao Xing said, as soon as Dahei saw the forest, he became very excited and kept roaring.

If it weren't for Lao Xing restraining it, it might have rushed forward directly.

Cola and Sparks' reactions were similar to Dahei's. They both showed great desire for the forest in front of them, as if there was something in the forest that was attracting them.

Chen Yuan frowned slightly: "It's very strange. I have to report the situation here to the association and ask them to send someone to check it out."

Chen Yuan is just a small forest ranger. His duty is to discover and report situations, not to solve them.

It is natural for professionals to resolve such incidents.

He had no intention of entering first to check the situation. After all, it was obvious that something was wrong here. Would he be no different from being a fool if he barged in rashly?
After taking out his cell phone to record the situation here, Chen Yuan said goodbye to Old Xing: "Old Xing, since you don't want to go down the mountain, I won't persuade you."

"I'll come up every week from now on. Let me know in advance if you need anything."

"See you next week."

(End of this chapter)