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

“Brother Yao, can you tell me more about the New Star Society?”

After entering the mysterious forest, Chen Yuan, who was also unfamiliar with the surrounding environment, didn't need to lead the way; he just needed to move straight ahead.

He thought it over and decided to gather more information about the New Star Society.

He would have to face them sooner or later anyway.

Yao Li looked to be in his thirties, with a buzz cut and a shallow scar on his left eyebrow. He wore a dark green tactical windbreaker and had a water bottle hanging from his waist.

“Since Consultant Chen is interested, of course, no problem.” Yao Li smiled and said amiably, “The New Star Society is an organization that suddenly emerged after the spiritual energy recovery. Their whereabouts are mysterious, and they operate in small teams all over Donghuang.”

“According to the information currently collected, the New Star Society is divided into several departments, such as the Biological Research Department, the Logistics Resources Department, and the Intelligence Integration Department, etc.”

Speaking of this, Yao Li smiled faintly: “An organization that comes up with so many tricks.”

Chen Yuan looked thoughtful: “It seems like they have been planning this for a long time.”

Yao Li first nodded in agreement, then said: “The identity information of the leader of the New Star Society is currently unknown. Below him, there are twelve executives, each corresponding to a different code name.”

“What is the strength of the executives?” Chen Yuan was more concerned about this question.

Yao Li objectively evaluated: “About the same as our Investigation Department's captains.”

“But our Investigation Department has hundreds of captains.”

Since the Investigation Department was divided into ten branches, each branch has several teams, and the overall strength is far greater than before.

Hearing this, the difference in strength between the New Star Society and the Investigation Department seemed to be worlds apart.

Perhaps seeing through Chen Yuan's inner thoughts, Yao Li said: “Consultant Chen, the most fundamental reason why these organizations hide and operate underground is that they don't have enough power.”

“In front of our Investigation Department, they can only engage in petty theft, and it is absolutely impossible to confront us head-on.”

“The scenarios in some film and television animations where villainous organizations turn the world upside down, but the authorities can do nothing, will not happen in Donghuang.”

Chen Yuan was slightly stunned and quickly understood that Yao Li was probably referring to the scene where the villainous organization turned the world upside down, but the authorities could do nothing.

But as he listened, Chen Yuan always felt that Yao Li was setting a flag.

Yao Li continued: “Below the executives are senior members and ordinary members.”

“They should have a mature promotion channel, as long as they accumulate enough merit, they can be promoted.”

“Moreover, their channels for recruiting new members are very secretive and require multiple assessments.”

Chen Yuan's thoughts flickered, and he suddenly remembered the poacher named Viperfang.

Captain Nie Li said that Viperfang was funded by the New Star Society.

Could it be that the New Star Society planned to develop Viperfang into a formal member?

It was a pity that Viperfang encountered the adventure team, and his wish to join the New Star Society fell through.

The two talked all the way, and before they knew it, dusk sank into the ridge.

“Professor, let's find a place to rest.” Chen Yuan suggested.

They had set off early this morning, and it had been most of the day now. Everyone's physical strength and energy were rapidly declining, and it was time to find a place to camp.

“Okay.” The professor nodded.

The jagged peaks were like the spine of a giant beast, and the pine forest surged like waves of ink.

The wind swept in from all directions, and the whistling sound when it scraped against the rock wall was like the whimpering of an old flute.

Everyone wore head-mounted lights, and beams of light pierced the night sky.

Before long, Chen Yuan found a relatively flat ground with a rock wall behind it to block the wind, making it an excellent campsite.

A bright bonfire was quickly lit, and everyone quickly set up their tents.

After feeding their pets, everyone busied themselves preparing dinner.

Speaking of dinner, it was actually just some very ordinary instant food that could be eaten quickly with hot water.

Yao Li took down the water bottle from his waist, broke off a piece of instant noodles and put it in, and put it on the bonfire to cook. He could eat it in a short while.

He didn't know where he took out a pair of folding chopsticks, squatted on the ground, picked up a piece of instant noodles and sucked it into his mouth, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

Anyone who didn't know would have thought he was eating delicacies.

But I have to say that even the best delicacies cannot compare to hot instant noodles in the cold night wind.

Chen Yuan glanced at Yao Li's backpack next to him and saw bags of neatly arranged instant noodles through the gap. He was stunned: “Brother Yao, are you an instant noodle lover?”

Yao Li didn't even raise his head and replied with a smile: “I used to be busy with work and didn't have time to eat, so I could only eat instant noodles to deal with it.”

“Over time, I got used to it and fell in love with instant noodles.”

He took out a bag of spicy flavor from his backpack and handed it to Chen Yuan: “Consultant Chen, want to share a bag?”

“Share a bag.” Chen Yuan did not refuse.

After eating and drinking enough, and after determining the night watch arrangements, the exhausted people went to sleep early.

The next morning,

“It's snowing!”

Chen Yuan, who was still in his sleep, was awakened by a surprised voice. He opened his eyes groggily and opened the tent door.

The sunlight was very dazzling, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes—the morning light parted the clouds, and the entire mountain forest was covered with soft silver catkins.

Snowflakes rustled past the branches of the fir trees, startling a few clusters of velvet snow, which was lifted by the cold wind and spun into small vortices before they even landed, like dandelions scattered by the mountain god.

No, not the mountain god.

It was Coca-Cola, who was running wild in the snow. The whirlwind surging around him rolled up waves of snow, and his fluffy tail swept the accumulated snow like a broom, leaving a series of plum blossom prints, but they were covered by the rustling snowflakes.

The old pine branches not far away hung heavy with snow caps, and suddenly trembled, shaking off jade-like snow powder.

A snow velvet squirrel poked its little head out of the tree hole, holding a pine cone and leaping onto the branch, its fluffy tail sweeping out comma-shaped arcs in the snow curtain.

It squatted on the branch, curiously looking at the group of people under the tree.

“It's really snowing!” Jiang Wenning stretched out her arms, letting the snowflakes fall on her palm, her face full of surprise.

God seemed to have heard her inner voice. She was still regretting that it didn't snow last night, but it quietly fell this morning.

“Meow~”

The Ice Crystal Illusion Cat's eyes were sparkling. It landed lightly on the ground, looking up to receive the snow, like a beautiful little princess standing alone in the heavy snow.

“Nuomi, watch this.” Jiang Wenning picked up a small snowball and threw it at the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat.

The Ice Crystal Illusion Cat didn't even turn its head, its body shifted slightly, easily avoiding the snowball.

Then its long tail rolled up, and a snowball was thrown towards Jiang Wenning.

Bang!

The snowball hit Jiang Wenning's face.

“Good Nuomi, you dare to sneak attack me!” Jiang Wenning said with a smile, picking up snowballs again and throwing them at the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat.

“Boring.” Lu Ran put his hands in his pockets, watching the close interaction between the person and the pet without any interest.

He grew up in the capital and had seen countless snow scenes. He felt no emotion in the face of heavy snow.

It's better to have a tense and exciting pet battle on the snow!

Bang!

A snowball hit the back of his head. Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, then became furious: “Which bastard sneak attacked me?”

Turning his head, he saw the Blast Flame Fighting Ape making another snowball, adjusting its angle, and throwing it hard.

Lu Ran dodged sideways, bent down to pick up the snowball, and a curve appeared on the corner of his mouth: “Watch this!”

Facing the snowball that was hitting straight, the Blast Flame Fighting Ape did not dodge or avoid it. It waved its right fist with flames surging, the fist wind whistling, and the flames melted the snowball in an instant.

Lu Ran laughed and cursed: “Bastard, don't cheat!”

This snow was like a gift from God to them. Everyone and their pets played closely and had a snowball fight, only Professor Song silently added a thick coat.

“Yinyin~”

The Twin Flower Concubine was very interested in the fluttering snowflakes. She waved her palms, and emerald green light bloomed in her palms, covering the falling snowflakes.

But the snowflakes did not react.

Chen Yuan smiled dumbly: “Snowflakes are not flowers, your skills have no effect.”

“Yin”

The Twin Flower Concubine lowered her head in disappointment, but quickly cheered up, slid down Chen Yuan's arm to the ground, and her petite body stood on the snow, carefully sticking out her little feet.

Stepping on the snow, the slight “creak, creak” sound rang in her ears. The Twin Flower Concubine found it very interesting, so she dragged her long skirt and sped up.

The small footprints fell on the snow like blooming flowers, but if she was not careful, her little feet would be trapped in the snow.

“Chirp~”

Huahua controlled its strength, carefully spraying out a stream of hot air, which melted the snow that trapped the Twin Flower Concubine.

The freed Twin Flower Concubine dragged her long skirt and bowed to Huahua to express her gratitude, trying to get closer to the snowball fight.

“Don't go over there.” Chen Yuan called out to the Twin Flower Concubine.

With the Twin Flower Concubine's small body, she would probably be buried under the snowballs.

“Yinyin~”

The Twin Flower Concubine obediently listened and returned to Chen Yuan's shoulder, staring at the snow fight between the Beast Masters and their pets.

“This year's first snow is a bit early.” Chen Yuan squatted on the ground and pinched the accumulated snow.

This first snow fell quietly, with the arrival of the morning light in the Qinling Mountains.

“I remember it usually snows in mid-November.” Chen Wenhao squatted next to Chen Yuan.

“Yeah.” Chen Yuan nodded, looking at the silver-clad mountains, “It seems that this year will be colder than in previous years.”

“It's okay if it's cold.” Chen Wenhao's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, “It's just that the snow makes the road difficult to walk.”

“Yes.”

The two brothers who grew up in the Qinling Mountains knew the difficulty of traveling in the snow.

Soft new snow is easy to sink like stepping on cotton, and compacted old snow is like walking on a hard road, neither of which is easy to walk.

Chen Yuan raised his head, but saw lead-gray clouds blocking the morning light, rolling over the ridge, and the snowflakes were like densely woven silver shuttles, sewing the sky and the earth into a dim velvet curtain.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before the snow on the ground would become thicker and thicker.

We have to leave quickly.

Calling a stop to the snowball fight, Chen Yuan said that they had to move forward quickly after breakfast.

Yao Li still took out that water bottle and cooked a bag of instant noodles.

Chen Yuan couldn't help but say: “Brother Yao, it's not good to eat instant noodles early in the morning, right?”

Yao Li waved his hand with a smile: “It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to it.”

After breakfast, everyone put on thicker clothes, put on the specially prepared ice claws, and continued to move forward.

No one expected that the Qinling Mountains would suddenly have a heavy rain. Fortunately, the old man reminded them before entering the mountains: “Bring the ice claws, the weather has been strange recently, and it may snow one of these days.”

If it weren't for the old man's words, everyone's journey would have been extremely difficult.

Since Qiong Yue followed another member of the Investigation Department down the mountain, Chen Yuan had Professor Song sit on the back of the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast to save as much energy as possible.

The snow made it difficult to walk, but the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast didn't think so.

It had a very stable center of gravity and could even run on relatively shallow snow, carrying Professor Song with ease.

Cola was even more relaxed; the heavy snow had no effect on it. A breeze swirled around it as it ran wildly across the snow.

The further they went, the heavier the snow became.

Chen Yuan raised his hand to hold down his hood, which was being blown up by the strong wind. His eyelashes were unconsciously covered in ice, and every time he blinked, it was like lifting a curtain of frost.

The accumulated snow was already knee-deep, and every step felt like pulling his legs out of a swamp.

Chen Yuan looked at the heavy snow, his face full of confusion: "How did this first snow turn into a blizzard?"

He didn't understand, he really didn't understand.

Even in more northern places, this level of heavy snow was rare.

Professor Song said with a smile: "Consultant Chen, after the spiritual energy recovery, the previous climate conditions cannot be used as a reference."

"The climate in many places has undergone tremendous changes."

Chen Yuan was speechless.

Yes, even the outrageous event of seven consecutive days of torrential rain had occurred, so a blizzard was quite reasonable.

As long as it doesn't rain for seven consecutive days, and then the whole world enters an ice age.

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"But at this rate, our progress is too slow," Chen Yuan frowned.

Riding pet beasts were far from enough; they could only rely on their own legs to walk.

But as the snow accumulated and thickened, even with crampons, their progress was slow.

Either stop temporarily and wait for the blizzard to end, or grit your teeth and continue moving forward.

But stubbornly advancing in a blizzard, even for Beast Masters, could be dangerous.

Yao Li was quite optimistic: "On the bright side, those New Star Society members are also trapped by this blizzard."

Professor Song asked everyone to stop and rest for a while, while discussing countermeasures.

Lu Ran, who had grown up in the capital since childhood, took the lead in proposing: "I also have a fire-type pet beast that can be temporarily ridden."

"And then..."

After a pause, he turned his head to look at Chen Yuan and said, "Teacher Chen also has a riding pet beast. The two of us will set off first to find the World Tree, and you guys wait for the blizzard to end."

"With the strength of Teacher Chen and me, we might see the World Tree before you arrive."

Professor Song shook his head and denied: "No, the team cannot be dispersed."

Jiang Wenning suddenly raised her hand: "Professor, I have an idea."

"There are many trees nearby. Let's cut down a few trees and make a sled, and then have the pet beasts pull us forward."

The so-called sled is actually a sleigh.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up.

Hey, you have to say, this idea is indeed feasible.

Pet beasts can walk calmly on the snow. Using their power to continue moving forward is a good idea.

Yao Li shook his head to express his disapproval: "Not to mention how troublesome it would be to make a sled, just the idea of pet beasts pulling a sled is unrealistic."

"You may ask why, but the reason is very simple. This area is full of continuous rolling hills. It's not easy for pet beasts to smoothly pull the crude sleds we make. There's a high probability of a shift in the center of gravity, or a situation where they can't brake when going downhill."

"Falling down while sitting on it is inevitable."

Yao Li's words ruthlessly shattered everyone's thoughts, and sighs rang out one after another.

Lu Ran grinned: "If you ask me, it's better to let Teacher Chen and me go ahead."

The others ignored him.

Chen Wenhao sighed: "It would be great if we had a herd of reindeer here."

Zhang Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, senior brother, but reindeer that can carry people are only found further north."

Wait a minute.

Reindeer?

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something—if his memory was correct, the Star Moon Deer clan seemed to have migrated to this mysterious forest.

Although he didn't know if the little Star Moon Deer had found its clan, it was certain that they did inhabit this large area.

It's just that he didn't know if it was close to here.

He had originally wanted to abduct a Star Moon Deer as a riding pet beast, but unfortunately, he encountered the Fallen Horn Beast by mistake.

But Star Moon Deer are definitely very suitable riding pet beasts, there is no doubt about that.

If they could help, getting out of this boundless snowfield would not be a problem.

"Professor, I might have a way," Chen Yuan didn't say anything definitively, "I know a group of friends nearby."

Friends again?

And a group?

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "You know, I'm a forest ranger, it's normal to know some pet beast friends."

Chen Wenhao said in astonishment: "Brother, haven't you ever been in here before?"

Chen Yuan explained: "This group of friends originally lived outside, but they migrated here some time ago."

"What kind of pet beasts are they?" Professor Song asked the most important question.

"Star Moon Deer," Chen Yuan said.

Chen Wenhao immediately recited the basic information of the Star Moon Deer as if reciting from a textbook: "Star Moon Deer, dark-type pet beasts, often inhabit high mountains and ridges, and possess extremely strong climbing abilities."

Everyone's faces lit up with joy:

"Sounds like they're very suitable as riding pet beasts."

"Teacher Chen really has wide connections."

"Ask around in the Qinling Mountains, who doesn't know Teacher Chen?"

"The Qinling Mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, Teacher Chen's fame has spread far."

Ignoring the discussing crowd, Yao Li reached out to catch a snowflake, gazed at the heavy snow, and asked, "But the problem is, how do we find them?"

"Let it go," Chen Yuan turned his head to look at Spark.

Although the wind and snow were heavy, Spark's wanton soaring was unimpeded.

In addition, the winter forest no longer had dense vegetation blocking the view. Spark flew in the air, its whole body surging with flames, particularly conspicuous.

As long as the Star Moon Deer could see Spark, they would definitely call out actively.

"Then let's do that," Professor Song's eyes were deep, and he agreed to Chen Yuan's request, "Let's find a place to rest."

Now the blizzard was fierce, and it would be difficult to continue stubbornly. It would be better to stop temporarily, first to wait for good news from Spark, and second to take the opportunity to rest.

After finding a place to shelter from the wind and snow, Chen Yuan tied a small bag full of rations to Spark's body, and the latter spread its wings and flew high, its orange-yellow figure instantly swallowed by the blizzard.

Chen Yuan wasn't worried that Spark wouldn't be able to find them on the way back. Beast Masters and pet beasts had a telepathic connection and could sense each other's location.

The temperature gradually decreased, and everyone huddled together, shivering. Lu Ran flicked his dark red bangs and snapped his fingers: "Explosive Flame Fighting Ape, it's your turn to play a role."

"Roar!"

The Explosive Flame Fighting Ape roared, turned around and pointed its tail at the crowd, and a raging flame ignited at the end of its tail.

Zhang Yu rubbed his hands, using the flame to warm his body, and a smile appeared on his face: "The person who invented fire is a genius."

Yao Li silently took out a kettle, put instant noodles into it, first used the flame to melt a bottle of frozen mineral water, and then poured the water into the kettle to cook the instant noodles.

Everyone was stunned.

Lu Ran's forehead veins bulged, and he cursed: "Hey, hey, hey, I haven't been this extravagant."

"Just warm yourself by the fire, and you're cooking instant noodles..."

His voice gradually lowered, and an enticing aroma lingered at the tip of his nose. Lu Ran stared straight at the steaming kettle.

For a time, the sound of swallowing saliva rose and fell.

Yao Li picked up a strand of instant noodles, raised his eyebrows, "Want some?"

After a long time,

Outside, the snow was flying, and only the sound of slurping instant noodles kept ringing in the narrow cave.

Zhang Yu patted his belly, a satisfied smile on his face: "I dare to swear, apart from the extravagant instant noodles with egg and ham that I ate all night at the internet cafe one night in my third year of high school, this pack of instant noodles is definitely the most delicious."

"Seconded."

"+1"

Yao Li opened his backpack and glanced at it. The number of instant noodles inside was already precarious, and his expression froze.

He suddenly regretted sharing the instant noodles.

How would he survive the following days?

"Roar"

The almost exhausted Explosive Flame Fighting Ape squatted aside, panting heavily, the flame at the end of its tail was obviously much weaker.

Maintaining a fierce fire for a long time was extremely exhausting for it.

Not to mention needing to boil pack after pack of instant noodles.

Lu Ran silently took the Explosive Flame Fighting Ape back to the pet beast space to rest, and then summoned his second pet beast.

This was a fire-type pet beast about one meter tall, its shape resembling a horse, the lines of its back as soft as the hills of early spring, and a date-shaped flame at the end of its short tail.

Orange-yellow flame patterns appeared on its hooves, like clusters of burning flames.

Crimson Hoof Colt, a fire-type pet beast.

As Lu Ran said, the Crimson Hoof Colt was indeed a very suitable riding pet beast, but his was obviously not yet fully developed, with a childish look on its face and body shape.

As soon as the Crimson Hoof Colt appeared, its hooves and tail simultaneously ignited with vigorous flames, and bright flames illuminated the cave.

As long as there were fire-type pet beasts, they wouldn't suffer from hypothermia.

Lu Ran muttered in a low voice; "I'm here to fight, how did I almost become a fire pit..."

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked outside the cave.

He wondered if Spark's deer-seeking journey was going smoothly?

"Chirp ~"

Orange-yellow wings split the snow curtain, Spark hovered against the wind, and the gold-red sparks splashing from the gaps in its feathers were like shooting stars against the wind.

The next moment, Spark retracted its wings and swooped down, the streamer of fire trailing from its tail feathers leaving scorch marks on the snow, and its dark blue eyes scanned around.

There was still no sign of the Star Moon Deer clan.

Spark suddenly spread its wings and soared high, the flames on its body melting the falling snowflakes, and a long cry tore through the clouds.

Its flying posture was flamboyant and arrogant, soaring wantonly in the blizzard, and its burning figure startled flying birds from time to time.

He didn't know how long had passed,

The wind and snow gradually lessened, the soft sunlight gently touched his cheeks, Spark soared high under the sky, and he could already see the towering giant tree that pierced into the clouds from afar.

But Spark's destination was not the World Tree. Its sharp eyes stared at the ground, searching for the traces of the Star Moon Deer clan.

Suddenly,

Spark's gaze fell on a steep mountain peak, and it saw a familiar figure.

A group of Star Moon Deer were climbing the cliff, leaping to the top of the mountain, their lithe figures attracting attention.

It was them.

Retracting its wings, Spark swooped down.

Just then, a small Star Moon Deer accidentally stepped on empty air, and with a shrill scream, it fell straight towards the ground!

Spark was stunned.

How familiar was this scene?

Not having time to think too much, it violently vibrated its wings, preparing to rescue this unlucky little Star Moon Deer.

However, a green figure was faster and more swift than it.