Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

The mischievous monkey beasts were even more grateful—after all, Cheng Yuan and his companions had genuinely saved their clan.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement, and the baby monkey was added to the list of human partners.

"The harvest time has finally arrived!" Kang Zhao rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining.

As dawn broke, Xu Xin stood before a pile of spoils, his expression serious as he began the task of distributing them.

In this war, Xu Xin does not intend to return the legacy of the Gadgetzan—the Digital Core and the incomplete data—to the Wildmon, because this would hasten the birth of the next Gadgetzan.

Wang Lin said from the side, "The Wind Calamity Beast is not only powerful, but even more terrifying is its intelligence. This riot was orchestrated by it."

Using a brand-new digital collector, she collected data on the participation of the Windstorm Beasts, then took the digital core and carefully placed it into a specially made shielded container. "If this data is allowed to flow back to the Wild Beast tribe without any control, it will give birth to new Windstorm Beasts in less than six months."

Cheng Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

He recalled the cunning tactics employed by the Wind Beasts during the battle. They even arranged for the tribe to launch a feint attack on the outpost to mislead the human beast tamers, and then secretly moved to Green Fruit Mountain. They were indeed quite different from the other wild beasts.

The Digimon Gaaramon evolved from the more intelligent Shamanmon in the Wildmon tribe. The evolved Gaaramon became more cunning and shrewd, making it impossible for it to become a Tamer Partner. The riot that was extinguished in its nascent stage was also instigated by Gaaramon.

"As for this..." Xu Xin picked up the broken digital core of the King Kong Beast, his tone softening, "Although its energy is almost depleted, it is still very valuable as a mature core."

Zhao Lu curiously leaned closer to examine it: "Teacher, can this still be used?"

“Of course.” Xu Xin’s lips curled up slightly. “The Digital Nursery can be used to replicate and cultivate 10-15 Digital Eggs. Digital Eggs produced using mature Digital Cores will also have better potential.” He paused, “They should be worth about 80,000 or 90,000.”

Xu Xin turned to Sepikmon: "The Digicore and data of the Mischievous Monkeymon are now returned to their rightful owner."

He solemnly handed the data collector, now full of data, to the old monkey, saying, "I hope you will use it properly."

The Sepikmon trembled as it accepted the collector, tears welling in its eyes beneath its mask: "Thank you...this is the soul of our people..."

"As for the legacy of the Wildmanmon..." Xu Xin suddenly revealed a sly smile, looking at the students, "Consider it a reward for your practical experience. Remember, when collecting data, make sure the data is pure and do not mix it with data from other Digimon."

The students cheered and immediately pulled out their digital data acquisition devices to start working.

As dawn broke, the inventory was finally completed.

Cheng Yuan rubbed his aching back, looked at the data acquisition device filled with data, and a satisfied smile appeared on his tired face.

"A total of over 180 Wild Beast Digital Cores and 140 sets of pure data," Xu Xin announced. "By exchanging them through professional beast tamers, taxes can be waived, leaving a total value of nearly 600 million."

This number sent a collective gasp through everyone. Even the usually composed Zhao Lu's eyes widened in shock.

Even more surprisingly, the Sepik Beast, representing the Monkey Beast clan, gifted them 30 precious green fruits, which were almost all the treasures of the four Monkey Beast tribes.

"This is just a small token of our appreciation," the old monkey said, his voice filled with gratitude. "Without your help, our tribe might already be..."

This was an unexpected windfall. Based on the calculation that each green fruit is equivalent to an intermediate-level Rubik's Cube, its value is close to 120 million!

Cheng Yuan knew that these green fruits, as intermediate-grade digital gems, were each quite valuable. This gift further proved the significance of this adventure.

This was a huge sum of money, and Xu Xin knew very well that the person who connected the whole thing was Cheng Yuan. For this reason, he specifically talked to Cheng Yuan.

Xu Xin called Cheng Yuan aside to an ancient tree. This usually decisive and efficient professional animal trainer showed a rare look of hesitation at this moment.

“Class representative,” Xu Xin said bluntly, “the total value of the harvest from Savage Valley this time exceeds 700 million.” He paused, looking directly into Cheng Yuan’s eyes, “I know very well that without your mediation, we could not have achieved such results.”

“I plan to allocate it like this,” Xu Xin continued, “80% will be used to train this year’s students and help them get into the Beast Tamer University. The remaining 20%…” He paused meaningfully, “will be split equally among your team. This allocation might be a little unfair to you. I’d like to hear your opinion?”

Cheng Yuan did a quick mental calculation and figured he'd get around 29! Holy crap, that's equivalent to 10 days of sparring! Still a huge profit!

“Teacher Xu, you saved my life,” Cheng Yuan said sincerely. “I will do whatever you say.”

Indeed, if Xu Xin's team hadn't arrived in time, Cheng Yuan would have died in the claws of death because of his aggressiveness and recklessness.

Xu Xin smiled and said, "That's right, you know how to be pragmatic and when to advance and retreat. I didn't misjudge you. In 3 to 5 years, you will understand how wise it was to back down today, and this will be of greater help to you in the future."

“I know you must have a lot of questions.” He winked mysteriously. “In return, you can ask me any questions you want on the way back, all the way to the outpost, and I’ll answer the ones I can.”

He added, "The intelligence consulting fee for the leader of an elite professional beast tamer squad is not low!"

Cheng Yuan was overjoyed. He understood that sometimes information and intelligence were priceless.

Cheng Yuan was pondering what to ask when he suddenly heard a gasp.

The golden-haired black ball beast on the puppy's head is about to evolve.

"Woof! Cheng Yuan, look!" The little dog excitedly jumped up to Cheng Yuan. The golden silk black ball beast on its head was wrapped in dazzling golden light—not the common green evolution cocoon, but a rare golden holy type evolution cocoon!

"This, this... So that's how it is! Holy type... It's actually Holy type..." Sepikmon exclaimed.

The cocoon of evolution burst open, and a white-bodied, gold-striped dog-meow beast leaped out.

The dog-cat beast's tail has a ring of golden fur around it.

Cheng Yuan recalled that when the puppy beast was still a meow beast, its tail also had a tuft of golden fur.

"The golden warrior Hanumon is coming back!" Seppimon exclaimed, tears streaming down his face.

Cheng Yuan was dumbfounded. He never expected that this journey would not only unravel the mystery of the wild beast cub, but also unexpectedly reveal the evolutionary path of the Hanu beast!

Although reluctant to part with its "toy," the Golden Woof-Cat Beast still said goodbye to it with a heavy heart, and waved goodbye to the entire Mischievous Monkey Beast tribe in the group.

After all, a tamer can only be bound to one Digimon partner, and the system can only be bound to one Digimon at a time. Therefore, if Cheng Yuan takes the Golden Woofmon out, it may not necessarily provide it with a better environment to grow. On the contrary, here, the Mischievous Monkey Tribe will devote all its resources to raising it.

"Goodbye, WoofMeowmon. I'll come visit you when my tamer is on vacation. When you grow up and become strong, we'll go fight Skeletonmon, Spidermon... and Renamon together!" Dogmon said goodbye heartlessly, leaving behind a teary-eyed golden WoofMeowmon.

Chapter 61 Dark Areas and Digital Spacetime Secrets

The golden-horned beast stood majestically at the head of the procession, perched atop the broad shoulders of the silver-horned beast.

In the middle were several students and professional animal trainers, while Cheng Yuan, carrying the little dog, deliberately slowed down and walked at the back with Xu Xin.

“Teacher Xu,” Cheng Yuan said casually, kicking a pebble, “you’ve gone to all this trouble to make this trip, and you’ve already given away all the money. What are you after?” He blinked, looking completely innocent.

He asked questions skillfully, seemingly casually, but actually trying to understand the tasks and motivations of professional animal trainers.

Xu Xin chuckled, seeing right through his little scheme: "You little rascal, you think we don't benefit from this?" He lowered his voice, "The merit points and star promotions that professional beast tamers receive in the association, and those rare evolution resources that money can't buy... these are the real treasures."

Xu Xin didn't mind telling him; consider it a way of introducing him to the world beforehand.

Cheng Yuan suddenly realized and said "Oh".

"Also," Xu Xin suddenly changed the subject, "after today, you don't need to call me teacher anymore. The special training course is over. I'm not much older than you. You can call me Brother Xu."

“Brother Xu?” Cheng Yuan looked Xu Xin up and down. “But your mature demeanor… makes you seem like you’re from a different generation than us.”

"If you can't speak, you don't have to," Xu Xin replied expressionlessly.

But Cheng Yuan's joke did bring the two closer, and Xu Xin's tense expression relaxed considerably.

Cheng Yuan keenly sensed this and immediately pressed his advantage, putting his arm around Xu Xin's shoulder: "Old Xu..."

Xu Xin's veins were bulging; he really shines when given a little sunshine. He "accidentally" stepped on Cheng Yuan's foot.

"Hey, Brother Xu!"

"What's wrong?" Xu Xin asked innocently.

"N-nothing, I just stepped on a stone..." Cheng Yuan grimaced as he rubbed his foot, then changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Xu, can you tell me about the Digital World? We saw the Digital Space this time and heard about the Dark Area. What is the Digital World really like? Can you tell me about it?"

Xu Xin glanced around. The two of them were at the back of the group, and there was no one around. He then lowered his voice and said, "Okay, there are some things that you should only know after you go to the Beast Tamer University. They can't be circulated in society..." He paused, "but since you, as the class representative, have performed well this month, I'll make an exception and tell you."

"The so-called Digital World, according to current exploration, is a collective term for many digital spaces. Some of these digital spaces, like the one you saw in Savage Valley, are spaces where Digimon can live and reproduce normally. They can be divided into small, medium, large, and super-large according to their size."

Cheng Yuan pricked up his ears, afraid of missing a single word.

"Small-sized spaces are roughly the size of a small town, with a maximum strength generally at the growth stage; medium-sized spaces are equivalent to the size of a county, with a maximum strength at the mature stage; large-sized spaces are comparable to a city, with a maximum strength at the complete stage..."

Xu Xin paused.

At this point, Xu Xin suddenly stopped, looking at Cheng Yuan meaningfully: "As for the super-large... there's only one in the entire Eastern Kingdom. As for the upper limit... do you know what level is above the complete form?"

"Ultimate form?" Cheng Yuan blurted out. In the original world, anyone who had gone to elementary school would know the answer to this question.

"Oh? You know quite a bit." A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Xin's eyes: "Currently, this level hasn't been officially announced; it's a legendary existence. The reason it needs to be controlled is because..."

"Humanity doesn't yet possess Ultimate-level combat power. If this were to be made public, it might cause panic." Xu Xin's voice was almost inaudible. "Moreover, in reality, no Digimon of this level has ever actually appeared; they are all legendary beings. The appearance of such a level would be as destructive as a forbidden weapon."

Cheng Yuan chuckled inwardly. In his previous life, he had seen quite a few Ultimate-level beings in anime, and had even collected their cards. But he wisely remained silent, since soul transmigration was not something that could be easily explained.

Moreover, the digital world Xu Xin described was different from the digital world in the animation of his previous life. The digital world in the animation of his previous life was an existence where planets and planes coexisted, rather than a series of independent and fragmented spaces of varying sizes.

"Teacher, what about the dark area?" Cheng Yuan pressed.

According to Cheng Yuan's memories of his past life, the Dark Area is the stronghold of dark energy in the Digital World, a graveyard and prison for the Digital World, and a place where a large number of Dark Digimon and Demon Lord Digimon reside and are sealed.

"The Dark Area?" Xu Xin swallowed hard; clearly, this was no ordinary place. "This isn't something you should know, because if ordinary people knew the truth, they might very well give up on becoming professional beast tamers."

"Class representative, are you sure you're prepared to find out this?"

Cheng Yuan nodded firmly.

Xu Xin took a deep breath and said, "You know, more than 20 years ago, the Digital World suddenly appeared and merged with Earth, triggering a war between humans and Digimon..." His voice was low and heavy, "Later, it evolved into a war between humans and friendly Digimon allies against evil Digimon."

"These evil Digimon... come from the Dark Area?"

Xu Xin nodded.

“That’s right.” Xu Xin nodded. “Remember the difference between these two terms—in the ordinary digital space it’s ‘fusion,’ while in the dark zone it’s ‘invasion.’”

“There are 18 Dark Zones worldwide, where evil Digimon constantly attempt to invade the human world.” Xu Xin’s fist clenched unconsciously. “More than twenty years ago, humanity faced a life-or-death crisis, ultimately exhausting all its resources to drive the evil Digimon back to the Dark Zones and establishing outposts at the rifts… keeping the evil Digimon out of the human world. Guarding the fortresses and resisting the invasion of evil Digimon into the human world—this is the reason why the profession of professional Digimon Tamer was born…”

Xu Xin stopped there, afraid of scaring the newcomer away and leaving professional animal trainers without such a troublesome prospect.

Seeing that Cheng Yuan still wanted to ask more questions, he changed the subject: "Actually, in addition to the two types of digital spaces mentioned above, there is a third special type of digital space, or what is called a digital spacetime secret realm."

"A digital time-space secret realm?" Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up.

Xu Xin nodded. "This is an even more mysterious secret realm, controlled by the Digital World Administration, the highest organization in the human world. Every year, a group of the most outstanding beast tamers are selected to enter the Digital World Secret Realm for training..."

“And my Agumon also won the opportunity to evolve into BlackGreymon during that training. However, only the most outstanding people have the chance to be selected by the Bureau, so if you have aspirations, you still need to keep working hard.” He patted Cheng Yuan on the shoulder.

Cheng Yuan nodded thoughtfully. This digital world was completely different from the one he remembered, filled with a sense of "fragmentation." A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, but it vanished in an instant.

The last rays of the setting sun bathed the outpost's metal facade in an orange-red hue. The little dog in Cheng Yuan's arms let out a wide yawn, its golden sacred ring shimmering softly in the twilight like a small nightlight.

In this tranquil moment, a piercing alarm suddenly shattered the silence.

"Warning! Two wild Champion-level Digimon detected." The mechanized broadcast echoed over the outpost. "Suspected wild Digimon riot, all defense forces to take up positions immediately!"

Cheng Yuan looked up and saw that the outpost's defensive fortifications were instantly filled with armed personnel.

Two imposing guardian beasts appeared on the city wall with heavy steps, followed by dozens of military beast tamers and their mature partners.

All sorts of weapons were aimed at the Silverhorn's conspicuously large body.

The Silverhorn's size and color were so striking that it was like a bright light bulb in the dark.

Xu Xin sighed helplessly, "Wang Lin, show your credentials."

The flying insect beast immediately donned its professional beast tamer's certificate and transformed into a streak of green light, flying towards the city wall.

The certificate gleamed in the setting sun, its gold-embossed professional badge particularly eye-catching.

Cheng Yuan was dumbfounded—the fully armed soldiers immediately lowered their weapons the moment they saw the identification. The two guardian beasts even made a human-like "please" gesture.

The tense atmosphere from just moments ago instantly transformed into a joyful one.

"Let's go." Xu Xin patted Cheng Yuan on the shoulder and led the group through the fortifications with an air of nonchalance.

The Silver Horned Beast's massive body strode confidently into the outpost, and the Gold Horned Beast also enjoyed VIP treatment.

"It passed with such a smooth finish?" Cheng Yuan blinked in disbelief.

Wang Lin, with a blade of grass dangling from her mouth, said casually, "We're professional animal trainers, you know?"

Chapter 62 Gear Crisis

The moment Cheng Yuan stepped out of the outpost, the blinding spotlights made him squint.

A team of association staff members in dark blue uniforms had been waiting for a long time. Holding various testing equipment, they surrounded the group with serious expressions.

"Captain Xu!" The head staff member handed over a communicator. "The Pengcheng branch has reported to the association headquarters. A big shot will be coming to deal with the complete crisis."

Xu Xin nodded, turned to the students and said, "You all go back and rest first. There's nothing else for you to do." He paused, then looked at Cheng Yuan with a meaningful gaze, "You all did a good job this time."

The students dispersed in twos and threes, all exhausted and too tired to even make plans to have a meal together.

Cheng Yuan was not at ease either, because his little dog beast might have been infected by Devimon's Dark Gear.

During the battle at Green Fruit Mountain, the dark gear that appeared on Devimon's chest and eventually exploded perfectly matched the terrifying creation from the anime in his memory—

That's the evil tool used in the anime to manipulate powerful Digimon like Andromon and Leomon!