Forest Guardian: I Really Don’t Want to Be a Beast Tamer

After a flurry of activity, it was already noon.

Through the joint efforts of Chen Yuan and the little guys, the farm was finally restored to its appearance before the wind and rainstorm.

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Chen Yuan was about to rest when he received a call from Song Guohao: "Xiao Chen, are you free now? Can you come to the rescue station?"

"Okay." Chen Yuan responded, called Spark and Cola, and walked towards the rescue station.

After a night of heavy rain, the village roads were a bit muddy, and the villagers were busy cleaning up their yards. A group of barking dogs composed of Gale Hounds and Tinder Hounds were running around, and the barking of dogs never stopped.

"Woof woof ~"

Cola looked at them with envy.

"What's wrong? Want to play with them?" Chen Yuan said with a smile.

Since Cola was born, it had been staying on the farm. After evolving, it followed Chen Yuan around and rarely had the opportunity to join the dog squad to play together.

"Woof!"

Cola responded instantly.

"Then if you have nothing to do later, you can go play with them."

"Woof woof!"

Walking into the rescue station, Song Guohao was already eagerly waiting, and Zhang Hao was also standing beside him.

"Xiao Chen, I have something I want to ask you to help with." Song Guohao went straight to the point.

"It's like this, a couple of Beast Tamers entered the Qinling Mountains from Nanhe Town three days ago. When they signed the agreement, they said they would return in two days."

After a pause, Song Guohao continued: "But when it was time to return, the couple was nowhere to be seen."

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

According to the current regulations, all Beast Tamers who attempt to enter the wild must obtain approval from the Forestry Bureau or the Beast Tamer Association, and sign relevant agreements to determine their departure and return times. After returning, they must report to the relevant units.

Given the uncertainty of wilderness exploration, the return time may fluctuate, but as long as it exceeds one day without returning, it will be classified as missing.

"The higher-ups are afraid that something happened to the couple, and asked the nearby rangers and relevant rescue personnel to enter the mountains to search for them."

"Originally, this matter didn't require you to come forward, but our rescue station only has two Beast Tamers now. Shao Yang is busy with other things and can't spare the time, so I can only ask you and Zhang Hao to enter the mountains together." Song Guohao looked at Chen Yuan and spoke slowly.

Chen Yuan grinned: "This is simple, anyway, I am considered half a staff member of the rescue station."

Song Guohao breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

At the same time, he secretly felt ashamed. Since Chen Yuan became a Beast Tamer, he had troubled the latter to help several times, and he had to find an opportunity to repay this favor.

"Brother Song is too polite."

Afterwards, Song Guohao took out a map and pointed to the north of Xuanhe Village and said: "This is your search and rescue route."

This route is exactly the opposite of Chen Yuan's usual patrol route, one in the north and one in the east.

"Remember, if you haven't found anything before dark, you must retreat in time. I'm afraid last night's rainstorm has had a significant impact on the nearby forest." Song Guohao's face was solemn.

Zhang Hao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Brother Song, with Brother Yuan here, it's very safe."

"See if you need anything else, get ready and leave quickly," Song Guohao said.

Chen Yuan smiled and said: "If we retreat before dark, we don't need to bring anything else."

He turned his head and glanced at Cola, who was lying beside his leg: "Just bring your pet."

A moment later,

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Chen Yuan was stunned.

Zhang Hao said seriously: "Now more and more Beast Tamers are entering the wild to explore, it's impossible for us to rescue everyone who goes missing, right?"

"We rangers are just ordinary people familiar with the mountains, not professional rescuers."

After a slight pause, he continued: "Every Beast Tamer who enters the wild should sign a life-and-death agreement, and bear all the consequences themselves."

"After all, there are so many Beast Tamers, how can we possibly save them all?"

Chen Yuan pondered: "That makes sense."

After this rainstorm, more ordinary people will become Beast Tamers. Once the number of this group expands, it will cause many uncontrolled effects.

The number of Beast Tamers exploring in the wild will definitely skyrocket.

"If you ask me, the Beast Tamer Association should launch different agreements in a targeted manner." Zhang Hao's eyes lit up, and he talked endlessly, "For example, the lowest level agreement is the life-and-death agreement, and you are responsible for any accidents."

"The second level is the rescue agreement. Once the time to enter the mountain is exceeded, the association must organize personnel to conduct a search and rescue."

"The first level is the all-round bodyguard agreement, where the association sends people to follow the entire process and formulate the safest and most efficient exploration route."

"The lowest level agreement is free, the second level is moderate, and the first level is the most expensive."

Chen Yuan silently gave a thumbs up: "If you ask me, you are really wasting your talent as a ranger."

Zhang Hao flicked his hair and smiled, "These are just the basics, I have even more complete ones…"

While Zhang Hao was talking about his series of ideas, the two had already left Xuanhe Village far behind and entered the forest to the north.

Chen Yuan reminded: "Okay, it's time to get down to business."

"Okay." Zhang Hao nodded, and immediately a gray magic circle appeared in front of him, and a Gray Armor Mountain Boar wrapped in white light slowly emerged and pounced on Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao was prepared for this, and dodged sideways expressionlessly, which prevented him from being knocked to the ground by the Gray Armor Mountain Boar.

Afterwards, the Gray Armor Mountain Boar walked to Zhang Hao's side and affectionately rubbed his body with its head.

The huge body and the slightly thin Zhang Hao were tightly close together, forming a strong contrast.

"Let's go find the pets to help first," Chen Yuan said.

Zhang Hao pushed away the huge pig's head with difficulty and asked curiously: "What pets?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "The group of pets that chased you last time."

Zhang Hao's expression suddenly froze.

This forest is not far from the habitat of the Storm Cloud Sparrow group, and Chen Yuan led Zhang Hao to rush there quickly.

"Snort snort!"

Enemies meeting are extremely jealous.

When the Gray Armor Mountain Boar, which had been pecked before, saw this group of Storm Cloud Sparrows, it was furious, and it gradually calmed down after being comforted by Zhang Hao.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

Seeing Spark flying slowly, the Storm Cloud Sparrows were in an uproar at first, and then, led by the Storm Cloud Sparrow leader, they flapped their wings and rushed up.

Zhang Hao couldn't help but muttered: "It feels like the little brothers are paying homage to the gang boss."

Chen Yuan said: "Spark, ask them if they have seen these two people recently?"

Chen Yuan flipped out the photo that Song Guohao sent him, which showed a man and a woman wearing windbreakers.

"Chirp chirp chirp ~"

After checking the photos, the Storm Cloud Sparrows all shook their heads.

Chen Yuan nodded helplessly, and then said: "Now there is an opportunity to get a Luminous Fruit."

"Chirp!"

The Storm Cloud Sparrow leader's eyes lit up instantly, staring at Chen Yuan intently.

Chen Yuan cleared his throat, glanced at every Storm Cloud Sparrow, and said loudly: "Whoever can find the two people in the picture will be rewarded with a Luminous Fruit."

"Chirp chirp!"

The flock of Storm Swallows immediately stirred, their chirping voices rising into a chorus. Some even flapped their wings, eager to be the first to find the two people.

For Chen Yuan, this was an interesting experiment.

If this group of Storm Swallows could accurately understand and complete the tasks he assigned, he could entrust them with even more in the future.

For example, searching for pet beasts he hadn't encountered, or spiritual plants occupied by powerful pet beasts.

"Alright, go help with the search. If you find anything, come find me. I'll continue forward along this path."

Before he finished speaking, the leader of the Storm Swallows, already eager to try, let out a high-pitched cry and led the flock on their search for the people.

Zhang Hao stroked his chin, muttering softly, "Could we establish a long-term cooperative relationship with this group of Storm Swallows, forming a Qinling Emergency Search and Rescue Team? We provide the money, and they provide the spiritual plants."

Chen Yuan joked, "Haozi, with that business acumen of yours, you really shouldn't continue being a forest ranger."

"The next business prodigy is you."

After a brief conversation, the two continued forward, traversing the dense forest.

Flawless, one first, one shot, one inside, one appearance, one look!

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, scattering in patches, and a gentle breeze stirred, causing the light and shadows to dance.

"Oh right, Yuan-ge, when I went into the mountains a few days ago, I ran into that pack of Snow Cloud Wolves you mentioned," Zhang Hao suddenly said.

"Did anything happen?" Chen Yuan asked with concern.

"No, I just took a look from a distance and quickly ran away with the Gray-Armored Mountain Boar," Zhang Hao replied slowly. "Besides, they were chasing a group of Star Moon Deer at the time and weren't interested in me."

The Snow Cloud Wolves and Star Moon Deer were familiar faces.

Chen Yuan sighed, "Deer and wolves have always been mortal enemies. After the spiritual energy revival, their territorial awareness has become even stronger, and they'll probably fight for a long time."

Zhang Hao shrugged, "Their fighting each other is the law of nature. As long as humans don't get involved, it's fine."

Chen Yuan nodded in agreement.

High mountains, steep cliffs, deep caves.

Lin Hongwei rubbed his aching arm, first sucking in a cold breath, then softly asked his girlfriend beside him, "Jiajia, are you alright?"

Gong Jia slowly shook her head, leaning against the uneven rock wall with Lin Hongwei, and said softly, "What do you think it wants?"

Hearing this, Lin Hongwei raised his head to look at the large, brown-haired figure in front of him and shook his head, "It's hard to say for now."

This was an exceptionally large bear-type pet beast, covered in brown fur with some white stripes. Its two sharp claws, gleaming with a cold light, were pawing at two hiking backpacks.

As a member of the first class of Yunhua Pet Beast Academy, Lin Hongwei recognized this type of bear-type pet beast—the Earth Rampage Bear, an earth-type pet beast, with a naturally born Elite quality.

It was known for its violent temperament and extremely strong territorial awareness.

The Earth Rampage Bear lightly swiped its claws, and the two hiking backpacks were immediately torn open, causing the clothes, food, and other items inside to fall out.

The Earth Rampage Bear's round eyes darted around. It casually pushed the clothes aside, picked up the pile of food, sniffed it, and a hint of contemplation appeared in its eyes.

"Roar~"

A muffled roar, like thunder, echoed in their ears, and the two couldn't help but cover their ears, their faces instantly turning pale.

The roar reminded them of what had happened last night.

They had been preparing to descend the mountain yesterday, but they were caught in a sudden rainstorm and had to temporarily change their minds, finding a cave to take shelter.

As a result, as soon as they entered the cave, they ran into this incredibly powerful Earth Rampage Bear.

With just two punches, their proud pet beasts were lying on the ground.

"This Earth Rampage Bear definitely has Second Order strength," Lin Hongwei thought to himself.

He had fought against Zhuang Jianbai, a genius pet beast master in the academy. Although the latter's pet beast was strong, it definitely couldn't kill with a single blow.

As the roar subsided, a young Earth Rampage Bear, about one meter tall, ran in from outside the cave, toddling to its bear-dad's side.

"Roar?"

Bear-dad pointed at the pile of food in front of it, looking at the bear-cub.

The bear-cub lowered its head, sniffed the scent, and then turned its head away.

"Our food is being rejected?" Gong Jia asked softly.

"It seems so," Lin Hongwei's expression was particularly interesting.

Outdoor exploration had limited options, and they only brought instant food, enough to fill their stomachs, not exactly delicious.

"Roar!"

Bear-dad gently patted the bear-cub's head and pointed its claws at the two people cowering against the rock wall.

"Roar!"

The bear-cub shook its head again.

Being stared at by two Earth Rampage Bears, one large and one small, the two people's hearts instantly leaped into their throats, pounding rapidly.

However, the bear-cub seemed uninterested in them, shaking its head and looking outside the cave.

"They're not planning to eat us?" Gong Jia whispered.

Lin Hongwei told a cold joke, "Maybe they're saving us as New Year's goods, to eat during the New Year."

Gong Jia glared at Lin Hongwei, who gave a sheepish smile.

"Do you remember what happened this morning?" Lin Hongwei suddenly asked.

Gong Jia pursed her lips and slowly nodded.

From last night to this morning, they were too afraid to run away from the Earth Rampage Bear's power and could only obediently stay in the cave.

As a result, early in the morning, the Earth Rampage Bear had the two of them send out their pet beasts in turn to fight the bear-cub.

Bear-dad watched from the side, and the two didn't dare to exert their full strength, both losing miserably.

However, Bear-dad didn't seem satisfied and pushed the two of them to personally fight the bear-cub.

As a result, the bear-cub gently pushed, and Lin Hongwei fell on his butt, also injuring his arm.

Fortunately, the bear-cub probably found it boring and didn't fight Gong Jia.

"I feel like it's treating us as sparring partners, or rather..." Lin Hongwei leaned close to Gong Jia's ear, his expression strange, "...as this little bear-cub's toys."

Gong Jia fell silent, then sighed, "Are we going to be trapped here?"

Lin Hongwei's heart was equally uneasy and panicked, but in order to comfort his girlfriend, he could only force a smile: "Let's wait and see, maybe things will turn around."

"Maybe this Earth Rampage Bear will get tired of playing and let us go, or maybe the association will send someone to rescue us."

"Believe me, Jiajia, we will definitely get out."

The two people's whispers were not noticed by the two Earth Rampage Bears. The little bear-cub got up from the ground and pointed outside the cave: "Roar roar~".

Bear-dad waved its claws helplessly: "Roar."

"Roar!"

The little bear-cub immediately became excited. It quickly ran out of the cave, and after getting away from Bear-dad's sight, it immediately raised its head, looking around, searching for truly delicious food.

Its nose twitched, its ears trembled slightly, and it began to look for the scent that made it drool just thinking about it.

Suddenly,

The little bear-cub's eyes lit up, and it ran forward, following the scent drifting in the air.