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

Cola's easy passing of Subject One surprised Chen Yuan a little, but it was also within reason.

Chen Yuan had seen Cola's efforts and hard work during this time; it didn't lead the Paw Patrol to wander around, nor did it take the Adventure Team to run around everywhere, but instead obediently stayed on the farm to practice questions.

This was very rare.

Chen Yuan also gradually figured out Cola's temperament: to get Cola to seriously do something, it had to have enough motivation and goals.

The motivation and goal for taking the driver's license test was naturally to drive.

In order to achieve this goal, Cola made the little ones on the farm call it unfamiliar, as it diligently practiced questions from morning till night.

If it was just letting Cola practice questions without corresponding motivation and goals, it would probably lose focus after two minutes.

"Let's go, let's go eat something good."

Chen Yuan rubbed Cola's head, and the latter shook its head, baring its teeth in a smug smile.

So it turns out that the Electric Flying Cat isn't the smartest one!

I am!

"Manager Zhang, let's go eat together."

"Consultant Chen, you guys go ahead, I have an appointment with a friend. I wish you a pleasant time," Manager Zhang casually made up a reason.

As an old hand in the workplace, Manager Zhang knew that interpersonal relationships should be subtle and silent, especially when facing a big shot like Consultant Chen, he had to be extra careful.

The more one tries to curry favor, the more likely it is to backfire.

As long as he leaves a good impression in Consultant Chen's mind, takes it slowly step by step, the relationship will naturally improve.

"Let's go, what do you want to eat?"

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

Braised pork knuckle!

Chen Yuan took Cola to a restaurant that looked very expensive to reward it for its hard work during this time.

If it were in the past, Chen Yuan, with his meager salary, would never have been able to step into such a luxurious restaurant, but now he was a big farm owner and association consultant, and his monthly income was enough to eat many, many braised pork knuckles.

It was necessary to occasionally eat something good.

Walking into this luxurious restaurant, Chen Yuan immediately noticed something unusual.

In the center of the restaurant, there was actually a circular battle arena, with tables distributed in all directions, and many guests were enjoying pet battles while dining.

What was this?

A pet battle restaurant?

Using pet battles as a gimmick to attract customers?

The two pets currently battling were Flowing Cloud Sparrow and Starfire Meow, both very common pets.

Although the first-tier battle wasn't particularly exciting, it wasn't bad to be able to enjoy a pet battle while eating, at least it could stimulate appetite.

The premise was that the battle couldn't be too intense, and shouldn't result in flying blood and flesh.

"Welcome."

A well-proportioned waiter, wearing a礼服 (lǐfú, formal dress), quickly came over, with a smile on his face that made people feel like a spring breeze.

Seeing Chen Yuan's gaze on the pet battle, the waiter smiled knowingly: "This is an activity jointly launched with the battle club next door some time ago."

According to the waiter's introduction, every guest could register as a member of the battle club for ten yuan and participate in matched pet battles.

Winning a battle would accumulate one hundred points on the card, equivalent to one thousand cash.

Losing a battle would not result in punishment, but would instead receive a souvenir.

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

Since the beastmaster community had grown, one battle club after another had sprung up.

Battle clubs could provide professional battle venues, including indoor and outdoor ones, and could also help arrange battles with other beastmasters or sparring partners.

Of course, battling other beastmasters was free, while choosing a sparring partner would incur a fee.

And this restaurant's joint launch of the event could not only help the restaurant attract customers, but also help the battle club expand its membership, which could be described as a win-win situation.

After all, the registration fee was only ten yuan, and once someone became a member, they would naturally choose this battle club in the future.

"Sir, if you are interested, I can take you to register," the waiter said in a timely manner.

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I'll see later, let's eat first."

Having finally come to the big city, Chen Yuan naturally wanted to rest for two days and avoid troublesome pet battles.

Strangely enough, Chen Yuan increasingly felt that he, the beastmaster, was like an ornament.

His biggest role now was to watch the little guys train diligently and then help formulate training plans...

"That's not right," Chen Yuan shook his head.

Since discovering that they could learn battle techniques and skills on their phones, the little guys had given full play to their subjective initiative, greatly weakening Chen Yuan's role.

He seemed to... have really become an ornament.

His only role was to praise them with "Good job" after the little guys defeated their opponents, and then give them some delicious food as a reward.

"Sure enough, excellent beastmasters rely on their pets to train and battle on their own."

Under the waiter's guidance, they sat down at a table near the battle arena, while Cola sat on a special pet chair, watching the pet battle next door while waiting for the braised pork knuckle it had been longing for.

But after watching for a while, Cola shook its head, its eyes full of disappointment with the battle.

With this level, it could scare them unconscious with just two roars on stage.

On the contrary, Twin Flower Concubine watched very seriously, her pink eyes unblinking, looking very interested.

"What's wrong? Interested?" Chen Yuan asked with a smile.

To Chen Yuan's surprise, Twin Flower Concubine nodded seriously.

"Huh?" Chen Yuan was stunned and looked down at Twin Flower Concubine.

This didn't seem like Twin Flower Concubine's personality.

But Chen Yuan's mind moved, and he suddenly remembered that Twin Flower Concubine had mastered a poison-type skill in the past two days.

Yes, after Black Pattern Spider's patient teaching and many days of self-study, Twin Flower Concubine had finally learned a very insidious poison-type skill.

Could it be that Twin Flower Concubine wanted to test her battle strength?

Speaking of which, Twin Flower Concubine had not yet participated in a one-on-one formal pet battle; the battles she had experienced were all large-scale melees, hiding to the side and using 【Sweet Aroma】 to affect her opponents.

Chen Yuan's positioning of Twin Flower Concubine was also like this: healing plus support, no need for frontal battles.

But now it seemed that the gentle, kind Twin Flower Concubine also had a certain desire to battle.

"Since you want to fight, then go," Chen Yuan fully respected the wishes of each little guy, gently tapped Twin Flower Concubine's little head, and said softly.

"Yinyin ~"

Looking at Chen Yuan, who had a smile on his lips, Twin Flower Concubine's eyes were firm.

As long as I am strong enough, I can protect "Mommy"!

After calling the waiter and explaining his intention, a battle club membership registration form appeared in Chen Yuan's hand.

【Name: Chen Yuan

Level: Intermediate Beastmaster】

After filling out the form and paying ten yuan, the waiter bowed: "Sir, please wait a moment, we will arrange an opponent of comparable strength for you."

"Thank you."

Chen Yuan continued to eat, and after about ten minutes, the previous waiter came again: "Sir, we have matched you with a suitable opponent, please follow me to the battle arena."

"Okay."

Chen Yuan raised his head and glanced, but saw that a muscular man in a vest was already standing in the battle arena, his muscles were overly strong, and he had a calm smile on his face.

Lin Hongwei and Gong Jia were sitting in a small private room next to them, watching the muscular man standing in the arena.

"This guy is here to fleece the sheep again," Lin Hongwei curled his lips.

This muscular man was called Yuan Xiong, and he was a student of Yunhua Beastmaster Academy like them.

However, compared to the two of them, Yuan Xiong's academy ranking was at the bottom level.

But even the bottom student of the academy was more than enough to bully ordinary beastmasters outside.

Since this restaurant jointly launched this new event with the battle club, he came here every few days to participate in battles and earn points.

With a second-tier pet, his win rate was extremely high, and he had already earned a large number of points.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the restaurant would formulate new rules, limiting the number of times each member could participate within a certain period of time.

But as far as it was concerned, Yuan Xiong had the strength to win the game, and he didn't exploit the loopholes in the event, so earning these points was in accordance with the rules.

"Jiajia, let's participate later, it's just right to digest after eating," Lin Hongwei decided to participate in this kind of behavior.

"Okay," Gong Jia's face bloomed with a smile.

"By the way, I remember that the Beastmaster Competition starts registering tomorrow, right?" Lin Hongwei suddenly remembered an important thing.

"Yes, let's go to the association to register together tomorrow," Gong Jia nodded.

"I hope to achieve good results in this kind of competition for the first time," Mentioning this competition that was watched by countless Qin Province beastmasters, Lin Hongwei couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

If he could achieve good results in this kind of large-scale competition, it would really be a great honor to his ancestors.

When he went home for dinner, those elders who didn't get on the table couldn't move their chopsticks.

"By the way, I saw Yang Yue and Li Qing being interviewed by reporters at the academy yesterday," Gong Jia suddenly changed the topic.

Lin Hongwei obviously hadn't heard of this: "Oh? There's such a thing?"

"Yes, yes, not only were there reporters, but several members of the Secret Service Department also sent commendations," Gong Jia's tone was full of envy, "I wish I could be like that too."

Lin Hongwei asked curiously: "What did they do?"

"I heard that they helped capture a poaching team when they went to the Qinling Mountains for training," Gong Jia replied.

"Qinling Mountains..." Lin Hongwei's expression changed slightly, as if he had remembered something, and he sighed: "We were caught in a cave when we went to the Qinling Mountains, and we had to wait for others to save us."

"They were good, they actually made this kind of contribution."

Gong Jia covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "At that time, we all thought we were going to be eaten by that Earth Tyrant Bear, but fortunately Consultant Chen arrived in time."

"Yes... fortunately there was Consultant Chen," Speaking of this, Lin Hongwei grabbed Gong Jia's right hand and said with a smile, "Consultant Chen didn't want our thank-you gift last time, let's pick out some gifts for Consultant Chen when we go to the Qinling Mountains for training next time."

"This is, after all, a life-saving grace. Consultant Chen may not care, but we must remember it firmly."

"Yes! I'll listen to you," Gong Jia nodded heavily.

The two snuggled together, their mouths getting closer and closer, when suddenly Gong Jia's eyes lit up, and she suddenly stood up and stared tightly out the window.

Lin Hongwei, who had missed the opportunity, cursed inwardly, then raised his head and looked out the window—a familiar figure slowly walked into the battle arena.

Lin Hongwei's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Consultant Chen?"

Suspecting that he had seen it wrong, Lin Hongwei quickly rubbed his eyes, and the person walking into the arena quickly overlapped with the familiar figure in his memory.

This was Consultant Chen!

"Consultant Chen has come to Fengcheng!"

At this moment, Lin Hongwei had no intention of kissing his girlfriend anymore, he just wanted to rush out of the private room and pull Consultant Chen to eat together.

Gong Jia tugged at Lin Hongwei's sleeve, reminding him, "Consultant Chen is going to battle."

"Oh, right, right." Lin Hongwei snapped awake, then looked at the two people in the arena. The corners of his mouth gradually rose. "If the opponent is Consultant Chen, Yuan Xiong will definitely lose miserably."

He clearly remembered Consultant Chen's strength. This was a top-tier Beast Master who could go toe-to-toe with Zhuang Jianbai.

In the vast Qin Province, you couldn't find many opponents who could compare.

Whether it was the Flame Cloud Falcon or the Gale Hound, they could easily defeat Yuan Xiong's pet beast.

But when the referee announced the start of the battle, Lin Hongwei watched as an extremely petite figure jumped down from Consultant Chen's shoulder, and he immediately fell silent.

Could it be that Consultant Chen had already become a high-level Beast Master and contracted a third pet beast?

No, no, if a high-level Beast Master appeared, the Beast Master Association would definitely issue a notice immediately.

But what's with this little guy?

Did Consultant Chen want to use a pet beast that hadn't been contracted for the battle?

Rumble!

At the same time, a white summoning array appeared in front of Yuan Xiong, and a huge pet beast gradually emerged.

This was a giant snail, its head covered with layers of bone armor, its eye sockets deep-set, and its pupils a murky ochre color.

The turtle shell-like carapace on its back was pieced together from hundreds of hexagonal rock plates, each with edges shimmering with a cold, steel-gray luster, and recessed centers embedded with dark red mineral crystals, like uncooled lava.

And its mandible extended with two pairs of chelated fangs, the surface covered with serrations.

Earth-type pet beast, Rock Armor Giant Snail.

This was Yuan Xiong's proud Rock Armor Giant Snail, relying on its huge size and high defense to win repeatedly in the restaurant, making it difficult to find an opponent.

When the Rock Armor Giant Snail saw the Twin Flower Concubine directly in front of it, its petite size immediately prompted the Rock Armor Giant Snail to issue a kind reminder: "Woo ~"

Little guy, give up quickly, it wouldn't be good to hurt you accidentally.

The difference in size between the two pet beasts formed a strong contrast, causing the spectators to talk about it:

"What kind of pet beast is that?"

"Twin Flower Concubine, a wood-type pet beast, very rare. It's my first time seeing one alive."

"Hiss, if the Rock Armor Giant Snail sits down, wouldn't it flatten this little guy?"

"This little guy is so cute, how could this person bear to let it go into battle?"

Looking at the lovely Twin Flower Concubine, the smile on Yuan Xiong's face couldn't be stopped at all.

"Another hundred points in the account." He thought to himself.

But considering that the opponent was also a Second-Order strength, Yuan Xiong did not completely relax his vigilance, so he moved his mind, trying to use the most violent offensive to end this battle that was already without suspense.

He still had to quickly resolve it to win, and then slowly enjoy lunch.

"Earth Stomp."

Yuan Xiong's voice rang in the Rock Armor Giant Snail's mind, and the latter's six thick segmented legs stomped on the ground at the same time, the suction cup structure of the soles tearing at the arena.

The dark red crystals on the carapace flickered at a high frequency, immediately triggering a violent shockwave, and the ground rumbled and trembled.

"Flourish." Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed and he said.

The Twin Flower Concubine had never had a formal pet beast battle before, and his role as a hanger-on Beast Master finally had a use.

Just hearing Chen Yuan's voice, Yuan Xiong was obviously stunned.

What era is it? There are still Beast Masters who issue instructions out loud?

Is this some kind of tactic?

Or is he simply looking down on himself?

"Yinyin ~"

The Twin Flower Concubine's eyes twinkled, gently waving its petal-shaped palms, and the scattered green fluorescent light fell to the ground, and a sapling immediately drilled out of the ground, flourishing at a speed difficult to see with the naked eye, and dragging the Twin Flower Concubine away from the ground.

Rumble!

The earth shook non-stop, and this sapling seemed to be a canoe drifting in a raging wave. Although it swayed, it never fell.

When the tremor ended, the sapling disappeared, and the Twin Flower Concubine landed lightly on the ground.

Yuan Xiong was stunned: "Flourish can be used like this?"

A smile appeared on Chen Yuan's face.

This was a skill learned by the Twin Flower Concubine online, using the [Flourish] skill to create plants that exist for a short time out of thin air.

Yes, [Flourish] can not only catalyze the growth of spiritual plants, but also has uses in battle.

When the proficiency is improved, maybe he can directly raise trees to forcibly change the battlefield.

The surprised emotion disappeared in a flash, and Yuan Xiong moved his mind again, letting the Rock Armor Giant Snail launch an attack again: "Charge over."

This type of petite wood-type pet beast must have poor close combat ability and will not be able to withstand the Rock Armor Giant Snail's charge.

The Flourish skill can block Earth Stomp, can it block other attacks?

The Rock Armor Giant Snail launched a charge forward, and the friction between the carapace and the ground splashed a series of sparks, and the tail dragged out a trail of asphalt-like black viscous liquid.

Even if the speed was relatively slow, the huge Rock Armor Giant Snail brought a strong sense of oppression every time it advanced.

"Sweet Aroma." Chen Yuan was unmoved, his tone calm.

The Twin Flower Concubine's fingertips brushed past its hair, and it plucked a pink flower bud.

The flower bud burst open in its palm, and the sweet aroma turned into a pink haze visible to the naked eye, mixed with a sweet and fishy smell with fatal allure, permeating the entire arena.

The Rock Armor Giant Snail, which was charging with its head held high, had just approached the Twin Flower Concubine when a wisp of pink mist was inhaled into its nose, and its consciousness quickly became drowsy, and its huge body swayed faintly.

"Not good!"

Yuan Xiong, who had been confident of victory, changed his face slightly and secretly said it was not good.

In the battle class, the teacher had reminded them more than once - mental and poison skills are unpredictable and the most insidious.

But why would a cute-looking wood-type pet beast master poison skills?

Is this reasonable?

"Wood and poison have always been inseparable. It is normal for wood-type pet beasts to master poison skills." Seeing that Sweet Aroma had successfully hit the Rock Armor Giant Snail, Lin Hongwei said softly.

This Twin Flower Concubine doesn't seem as weak as imagined?

Could this be Consultant Chen's carefully cultivated third pet beast?

"That's right, if Consultant Chen sends out the Flame Cloud Falcon and the Gale Hound, there will be no suspense in the battle, and it will not have any grinding effect."

In the arena,

Chen Yuan's eyes sharpened, choosing to press the attack: "Corrosive Poison Burst."

This was the new poison skill mastered by the Twin Flower Concubine, and its name formed a strong sense of incongruity with its appearance and style.

Although the Rock Armor Giant Snail was hit by [Sweet Aroma], it did not directly fall into a coma. It was just that its consciousness was trance and its body swayed, and its state temporarily declined.

Chen Yuan guessed that this was because the Rock Armor Giant Snail's body was too large, and it needed a larger dose of Sweet Aroma to make it comatose.

But it was already enough.

"Yinyin ~"

The Twin Flower Concubine's pink hair swayed, its hands folded in front of its chest, and purple-black energy surged from the petals of its palms, condensing into dozens of squirming hailstones, like living things, rushing towards the Rock Armor Giant Snail.

Yuan Xiong was, after all, a student of the academy. Although he was at the bottom, he also had a calm way of dealing with it: "Mud Shot."

"Woo ~"

The Rock Armor Giant Snail raised its head and roared, and a stream of ochre mud surged from the ground around it, erupting with a bang!

The pillar-shaped mud hit the oncoming hailstones, devouring most of the spores, and then attacked the Twin Flower Concubine!

"Yin ~"

The Twin Flower Concubine was hit by the mud on its body, and its body retreated half a step uncontrollably, and its face instantly turned pale.

"The effect is good!" Yuan Xiong instantly cheered up.

With at most one more move, this Twin Flower Concubine will fall!

However, at this moment, a residual spore silently landed on the Rock Armor Giant Snail's body, and it exploded directly the moment it touched the carapace, and the dark purple viscous liquid seeped into the carapace along the cracks.

"Woo"

The Rock Armor Giant Snail let out a muffled wail, and spider web-like cyan-black blood vessels appeared on its body surface.

"Damn it, it's poisoned." Yuan Xiong's face changed again.

Is this Twin Flower Concubine a wood-type pet beast or a poison-type pet beast?

How come it's come up with two poison skills?

The audience's discussion suddenly became heated:

"So insidious, two poison skills."

"I suggest changing its name to Twin Poison Concubine in the future."

"Looking at it this way, the Rock Armor Giant Snail's condition is not optimistic."

"That's not the case. Poison skills take effect slowly. On the other hand, the Twin Flower Concubine will fall if it is hit once more. The Rock Armor Giant Snail has much higher fault tolerance."

Yuan Xiong thought the same way.

As long as he seizes the time to hit the Twin Flower Concubine once more, the Rock Armor Giant Snail will be able to easily take the victory.

But at this moment, a calm voice resounded in the air of the arena: "Aroma Therapy Healing Petals."

The Twin Flower Concubine's pale lips parted slightly, and it bit off a petal. Pale green light particles drifted from the wound, and the wound on its body hit by the mud began to heal at an alarming rate.

After a while, the Twin Flower Concubine's condition recovered.

Yuan Xiong's face was stunned when he saw this scene.

No, no, wait a minute!

This Twin Flower Concubine can not only use poison, but also heal itself.

Then... how can the clumsy Rock Armor Giant Snail defeat it?

Close combat will be poisoned.

Long range, the opponent can heal.

Unless he uses a high-burst attack skill, but Yuan Xiong looked at the huge Rock Armor Giant Snail and fell into deep silence.

So the next battle was very clear, and Chen Yuan's voice kept ringing in the air of the arena:

"Sweet Aroma."

"Corrosive Poison Burst."

"Aroma Therapy Healing Petals."

After a while,

Yuan Xiong looked at the Rock Armor Giant Snail, whose body was full of poison and whose consciousness had long been blurred, his expression stiff, and he raised his right hand blankly: "Referee, I want to admit defeat!"

This burly muscle man finally collapsed, his voice mixed with a hint of crying: "I'm not fighting anymore! This is too bullying!"

Yuan Xiong could accept the opponent defeating him in a head-on battle, but this way of losing was too helpless and too aggrieved.

The audience watched the collapsed Yuan Xiong, and sighs rang out one after another:

"Putting myself in this Beast Master's perspective, I would feel so helpless."

"It's more than just helpless, it's clearly aggrieved."

"It's clearly so cute and harmless in appearance, but it has such a high level of proficiency in insidious and despicable poison skills."

"What a terrible Beast Master, using the appearance of the Twin Flower Concubine to deceive opponents, and then taking the opportunity to use poison skills."

"Yinyin ~"

The Twin Flower Concubine regarded the audience's fierce discussions as praise for itself. It dragged its pink dress, and a shallow smile appeared on its face because of its first battle and victory, like a little princess bowing to all directions.