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

After waking up and eating lunch, Zhou Xu suggested hosting a celebration party, but Chen Yuan politely declined.

He had no interest in such parties. He only knew Zhou Xu. Although he had dinner with Chairman Wang and exchanged contact information, there was an objective gap in age and other aspects, making it impossible to communicate as naturally as Zhou Xu.

Moreover, the party would definitely involve some association members he didn't know at all. Chen Yuan had always kept such social events at arm's length, preferring to return to the farm, cook a big meal, and enjoy it with the little guys.

However, Chairman Wang still sent a message to congratulate him and had his staff write up today's official media announcement overnight:

【Warmly Celebrate the Birth of the City's First Intermediate Beastmaster】

Chen Yuan clicked on it and saw that, like the announcement issued by the Donghuang Beastmaster Association headquarters, it did not reveal any of his personal information.

Asking about his doubts, Zhou Xu explained simply: "This is a protective measure taken by the higher-ups for excellent Beastmasters like you. The current social situation is not completely calm."

"Sometimes, being too high-profile isn't a good thing."

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully and then asked, "What about people like Li Tianyun and Zhuang Jianbai?"

"They belong to another extreme." Zhou Xu carefully considered his words and slowly explained, "They are both young, have outstanding appearances, and are the first batch of students, making them very suitable for setting examples."

"Moreover, their extremely high popularity and attention also keep them safe. Any actions against them will be exposed."

After asking his doubts, Chen Yuan clicked into the announcement's comment section:

"Baokun City is also making progress. It actually has an Intermediate Beastmaster so quickly."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. Baokun City can't possibly have an Intermediate Beastmaster so quickly, unless you let him give me one-on-one guidance, and I personally verify his level."

"I suggest this Beastmaster come to the city's schools to talk about his experiences and insights. The Beastmaster path is too difficult."

"Wait, I just succeeded in meditation, and there's already an Intermediate Beastmaster?"

"Lonely person, needs someone to accompany him late at night."

Chen Yuan closed the messy comment section with a blank expression and began searching online for driving schools with the best reputation.

Besides certifying as an Intermediate Beastmaster, he had another important matter to attend to on this trip to Baokun City.

Until he saw a "Xiangrui Driving School", he clicked on the location and muttered, "It's you."

Half an hour later,

"It's not an ordinary dog." Chen Yuan pointed to Cola and said hesitantly, "It's a Gale Hound, a transcendent creature."

The receptionist took a deep breath: "Sir, no matter what kind of dog it is, whether it's a transcendent creature or not, our driving school will not allow non-human creatures to apply for a driver's license for the time being."

Hearing this, Cola's originally wagging tail turned into a wilted dog-tail grass. It lowered its head sullenly and let out a plaintive whimper: "Eek."

Chen Yuan pursed his lips. He wasn't an unreasonable person and understood that the driving school had to follow the rules and regulations.

He had originally come here to dissuade Cola from the idea of applying for a driver's license, but when he saw Cola's appearance, he felt a little sorry for it.

"What's going on?" Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a slightly bulging belly walked over quickly.

The receptionist immediately repeated the conversation between the two, and then whispered: "Manager Zhang, I don't know how to handle this."

Manager Zhang waved his hand: "You go and get busy, I'll handle it."

Immediately,

Manager Zhang turned his head to look at Chen Yuan and extended his right hand: "You must be a Beastmaster, please come this way."

Chen Yuan followed Manager Zhang into an office. The two sat down, and the latter immediately asked: "I don't know if what you said is true or false?"

"Does it really want to get a driver's license?"

Meeting Cola's hopeful gaze, Chen Yuan hesitated and nodded: "Yes, it's very interested in driving."

Manager Zhang nodded slightly, the smile on his face becoming more obvious: "I understand. The intelligence of transcendent creatures is not lower than that of some humans, and may even be more intelligent than us in some aspects."

After a slight pause, he said slowly: "However, the matter of transcendent creatures getting driver's licenses needs to wait for a while longer."

"Huh?"

Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Chen Yuan looked puzzled.

"As a respected Beastmaster, you should be more aware than I am that the spiritual energy revival has brought about extremely profound changes in all aspects of society." Manager Zhang's eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled, and his chubby face made it easy for people to like him.

Chen Yuan nodded slightly.

Manager Zhang continued: "This change has also affected us."

"It is said that the higher-ups are already studying the construction of special lanes for mount beasts. At that time, Beastmasters with mount beasts will become highly sought after."

"A local amusement park launched a new service a few days ago. For just 500 yuan, you can ride a mount beast for ten minutes. The business is booming."

Chen Yuan remained noncommittal.

Currently, there are very few Beastmasters with mount beasts. After all, to become a mount, a large size is one requirement, a gentle temperament is another, and sufficient endurance is a third.

"Haozi's Gray Armored Mountain Pig can become a mount beast. Piggy Knight isn't embarrassing." Chen Yuan thought to himself.

"And to allow mount beasts to travel on the road, they also need to obtain corresponding certificates." Manager Zhang noticed the change in Chen Yuan's expression and continued, "At the same time, some people have also proposed that beasts with special abilities should obtain driver's licenses to replace some drivers."

"For example, mental-type beasts, they can directly use mental power to control vehicles more precisely, with higher efficiency and safety."

"Or four-armed leaf monkeys. Their intelligence is no lower than that of humans. Their four arms can control the steering wheel while operating other buttons. As long as they learn basic traffic knowledge, their driving skills will not be weaker than those of veteran drivers."

Chen Yuan had heard a little about the four-armed leaf monkey mentioned by Manager Zhang. It was a wood-type beast with four flexible arms and high intelligence.

"Isn't it too extravagant to let beasts serve as drivers?" Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask.

Manager Zhang said with a smile: "This is just a gimmick. Now that self-driving technology is relatively mature, we will definitely not let beasts become drivers."

"However, the higher-ups will definitely relax the relevant regulations to allow pet beasts to obtain driver's licenses. This way, they can also utilize pet beasts in various aspects and fields, further liberating productivity."

Speaking of which, Director Zhang stared at Chen Yuan and asked, "If I receive any relevant news, I will notify you immediately."

"You can bring your pet beast to obtain a driver's license for free, but I have one request."

Chen Yuan understood the principle that there is no free lunch in the world, his expression unchanged: "What request?"

"When it goes to take the driver's license test, can it help us promote it a little?"

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

"Compared to ordinary people taking the driver's license test, a pet beast taking the test is obviously more popular," Director Zhang said with an unchanging smile.

Chen Yuan glanced at the gleeful Cola beside him, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

After a pause, he added: "But I hope it doesn't take up too much time."

After a conversation, Chen Yuan walked out of Xiangrui Driving School, put Director Zhang's business card into his backpack, and took a car to the passenger station.

The sky was even more gloomy than in the morning, dark clouds pressing down on the sky, and the cold wind blowing from time to time. Although it was the height of summer, it gave people a sense of bleakness and coldness.

Looking at the abnormal weather, Chen Yuan frowned, only hoping to return to the farm quickly.

Baokun City Beast Master Association Building,

A burly and tall man slowly walked into the gate. He had thick eyebrows and a square face. Although he was wearing a black suit, he couldn't hide his obviously bulging muscles. From a distance, he looked like an iron tower.

Upon seeing this man enter the hall, the security guard guarding the door immediately shouted: "Good afternoon, Consultant Shi."

Shi Gang grinned and gently patted his shoulder. The latter immediately felt a sinking feeling in his body, as if he would be crushed in the next moment.

"Consultant Shi's strength has increased quite a bit again," After Shi Gang let go, the security guard rubbed his shoulder and said.

Hearing this, Shi Gang coughed lightly, and then said in an extremely loud voice: "Haha, you've noticed."

"Alas, there's no way around it. When I woke up this morning, I found that I had broken through to become an intermediate Beast Master, and my strength has also increased a lot."

As soon as these words came out, the security guard's eyes lit up immediately, and he excitedly shouted: "Consultant Shi has become an intermediate Beast Master?"

At this moment, one stone stirred up a thousand waves. The Beast Masters who came and went immediately turned their attention to Shi Gang, who was raising his head and chest, and the voices of discussion rose and fell.

"Is that Consultant Shi from the association? He became an intermediate Beast Master so quickly?"

"That's why he can become a consultant."

"That's amazing, I just became a Beast Master."

Every time he heard a word praising himself, Shi Gang would smile and nod lightly, the little joy in his heart about to burst out.

Shi Gang walked with a gust of wind, his sturdy figure walking towards the front desk, his face always with a smile: "I'm here to apply for intermediate Beast Master certification."

He looked at the staff at the front desk and smiled: "By the way, please contact Chairman Wang for me and ask him what special rewards there are for becoming the first intermediate Beast Master in Baokun City?"

The staff member raised his head, his expression complicated: "I'm sorry, Consultant Shi, you are not the first."

"Huh?" Shi Gang subconsciously made a light sound, and then reacted, staring with his copper bell-like eyes, "What do you mean by this?"

The staff member carefully glanced at Shi Gang, whose voice was low, his voice as thin as a mosquito: "A Beast Master has already become an intermediate Beast Master before you."

Hearing this, Shi Gang frowned slightly: "I don't believe it."

He had been in the Beast Master Association for half a month and was very familiar with the Beast Masters in the association. No one's meditation progress was faster than his.

"This is the announcement released by the association this morning," The staff member took out the official media's announcement.

Shi Gang looked at a line of small print in the announcement. His originally cheerful mood instantly became the same as the gloomy weather outside. He silently clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Is there any information about this Beast Master?"

"This is confidential."

"I'll ask myself."

Before Shi Gang left the front desk, the shadow covering the front desk staff instantly dissipated, which made the latter breathe a long sigh of relief.

Arriving at the chairman's office, Shi Gang knocked on the door, and a voice quickly came from inside: "Come in."

Shi Gang pushed the door open and shouted loudly: "Chairman, I heard that someone became an intermediate Beast Master before me. What's this person's background?"

"Like you, they are also a consultant," Wang Jianping took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly.

Shi Gang clenched his right fist, his eyes bright: "Chairman, I'm not convinced, I want to have a pet beast battle with him."

Wang Jianping said: "Why are you not convinced?"

Shi Gang said: ". It's nothing great to have fast meditation progress. For Beast Masters, the strength of the pet beast is the most important thing."

"I apply to have a pet beast battle with him."

Hearing this, Wang Jianping showed a faint smile on his face: "Consultant Shi, do you still remember Team Leader Su?"

"Of course I remember," Shi Gang nodded, "Team Leader Su's Silver Armored Mantis is very strong. I went on a mission with him this time and saw him easily suppress that berserk second-order pet beast. I admire him very much."

Wang Jianping nodded slowly, then raised his eyes to look at Shi Gang, his expression intriguing: "Another consultant's intermediate Beast Master assessment was a battle against Team Leader Su."

"Guess what the result was?"

"Was he beaten down by Team Leader Su?" Shi Gang asked.

Wang Jianping smiled slightly: "Two minutes after the start of the battle, Team Leader Su's Silver Armored Mantis was lying on the ground unable to get up."

Shi Gang fell into a long silence. His expression changed rapidly. Finally, he got up and nodded to Wang Jianping, his voice hoarse: "Chairman, I'm bothering you."

After saying that, Shi Gang silently left the office and went to the fitness area.

Half an hour later,

Shi Gang, drenched in sweat, was showering, and Wang Jianping's words "Two minutes after the start of the battle, Team Leader Su's Silver Armored Mantis was lying on the ground unable to get up" were still echoing in his mind. He suddenly punched the wall and cursed: "Damn it, when did such a pervert appear in the association?"

But when he put on his clothes and left the fitness area, he had to face a cruel reality - he had to fight that person to verify his strength in order to be certified as an intermediate Beast Master.

Shi Gang returned to Wang Jianping's office, his momentum and voice much smaller than before: "Chairman, I want to get certified. Please let that consultant fight me."

After a pause, he took a deep breath and straightened his back: "No matter what, he is a member of our association. The stronger his strength, the better for us."

"I'm very happy that you can realize this," Wang Jianping nodded with a smile, but then spread his hands, "But unfortunately, you can't fight him now."

"Why?"

"Because he went back to the Qinling Mountains to continue being a forest ranger."

"Ah?" Shi Gang was dumbfounded.

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