Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger - Chapter 170 - 131: Chen Yuan Becomes a Superstar? (2)

Chapter 170: Chapter 131: Chen Yuan Becomes a Superstar? (2)

The night deepens,

Lying on the soft bed, after days of travel, Chen Yuan finally showed a satisfied smile and casually opened the Taibai Cup competition website.

After four days of intense competition, the Taibai Cup has entered the final stage of sixteen to eight.

Due to the less-than-ideal skill level of most beastmasters, the duration of each pet beast battle is particularly short, lasting from a few seconds to a minute or two.

As a result, the competition proceeds very quickly.

Among these sixteen competitors, there are eight intermediate beastmasters, accounting for half.

Among these eight, there are both emerging Beast Taming Academy students and previously unknown beastmasters.

The competition website launched a new champion player voting section, allowing fans to vote for their favorite champion, with Zhuang Jianbai’s votes far ahead.

Zhuang Jianbai is the top favorite to win the Taibai Cup this time.

He already had high popularity before the competition, and his stunning performance attracted a large number of fans, making him the highest contender to win.

Although other players performed well, compared to Zhuang Jianbai, they are somewhat inferior.

“Looks like the champion is most likely him.” Chen Yuan muttered.

The defeated opponent of Cola is about to hold up the first trophy of his life, and Chen Yuan is genuinely happy for him.

As long as powerful beastmasters from the Baokun City Beastmaster Association increase, the troublesome matters for him will decrease.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan also spotted a popular post: Who is stronger, Advisor Chen or champion favorite Zhuang Jianbai?

“Is this even a discussion? Definitely Advisor Chen.”

“Flame Cloud Falcon versus Winter Dog, Fire Type against Ice Type, who do you think is stronger?”

“Attribute restraint cannot determine the outcome of the battle, I actually think the beastmaster’s command is more crucial, I vote for Zhuang Jianbai!”

“Unfortunately, Advisor Chen didn’t participate in the main competition, can’t witness their strong showdown.”

…

October 5th, Saturday.

Sunny.

Early in the morning, the eagerly awaiting Chen Yuan took a car back to Xuanhe Village.

As usual, he first took a car to Taibai County and then transferred back to Xuanhe Village.

With all this fuss, he arrived at Xuanhe Village in the afternoon.

“Our big star is back!”

As soon as he reached the village entrance, the elders gathered around him, some even went up to stroke Cola, who had an impressive performance in the exhibition matches, with various praises emerging continuously.

Cola’s cheeks were pinched countless times, feeling dizzy, but upon hearing praise after praise, it couldn’t help but grin cheekily.

For many villagers, Chen Yuan is the kid they watched grow up, never expecting that one day, this child familiar beyond comprehension would appear on television, standing under the spotlight, surrounded by deafening cheers.

They might not understand the significance of the Taibai Cup to Baokun City, nor the value of Chen Yuan as an advisor, but it didn’t prevent them from generously giving compliments, and when heading to Nanhe Town for a market day, they would “casually” mention this to people from other villages.

The conversation often goes like this:

“Uncle Zhao, here for market day again?”

“How did you know our village’s Chen Yuan became an Association Consultant and even participated in exhibition matches.”

In conclusion, after this live broadcast, Chen Yuan’s consultant identity is no longer a secret, and his status in Xuanhe Village will undergo a dramatic change, even Chen Weiyi’s posture straightened up.

At this moment, Chen Yuan struggled to break free from the elders’ encirclement, grabbed the dizzy Cola, sped off towards the farm: “I’m heading back, grandpa is waiting for me to eat.”

Walking along the street in Xuanhe Village, Chen Yuan noticed the ground was uniformly paved with stone bricks, much cleaner and tidier than before, looking neat.

Various shops lined the sides of the street, including small stores, pet beast supply shops, and local specialty restaurants.

Of course, farm inns were numerous, stretching from the east to the west of the village.

These days, most local beastmasters were in the city either participating or watching the Taibai Cup, giving villagers the chance to improve Xuanhe Village’s environment, seizing the opportunity for renovation.

In this secluded place, Xuanhe Village changes every day.

Chen Yuan jogged along while Cola gradually moved ahead, threading through grass, leaping over puddles, occasionally calling out.

“Ow ow ow ow!”

After a while, continuous barking sounded, and figures emerged from all sides, surrounding Cola.

Puppy Team assemble!

“Ow!”

Cola led the little companions in a wild run, following Chen Yuan back to the farm.

“Ow ow ow!”

Cola looked back, and the Puppy Team halted collectively, with countless eyes focused on him.

“Ow ow ow!”

Cola called out once more, then strutted into the farm gate while the Puppy Team gradually dispersed.

“Crack!”

During Chen Yuan’s absence, Iron Head vigilantly fulfilled security duties, patrolling every corner of the farm, alert to any intruders, while guarding the gate and confirming everyone’s identity.

This home would lose order without Iron Head’s diligent presence.

Inside the farm, Bean Chicken was seen wandering around with its chicks, Chen Yuan continued forward, entering the yard.

“Quack quack quack～”

Run Run Duck sat at the table, gobbling down fried fish snacks, and when feeling joyful, it would temporarily set aside the snacks and serenade Duck’s song.

“Dian Dian～”

Electric Flying Cat nestled in Chen Weiyi’s arms, eyes glued to the phone screen, with the sound of the video emerging: “Dragon King returns, sees his sister expelled from the house, furious, gathering three thousand brothers…”

Chen Yuan couldn’t help but cough: “Grandpa, I’m back.”

The engrossed old man turned his puzzled gaze, upon seeing clearly, quickly got up heading to the kitchen: “Hungry? I’ll heat up some food.”

“I’ll do it myself.” Chen Yuan stopped Chen Weiyi, letting him continue watching the video, as he headed to the kitchen.

Yet, Chen Weiyi was too distracted to watch, wanting to retrieve the phone when Electric Flying Cat in distress extended its paw to grab: “Dian Dian～”

Chen Weiyi had no choice but to secure the phone on the table, continuing the video playback, calming Electric Flying Cat to lie on the bench watching intently again.

“Ow ow ow～”

Cola’s first task upon homecoming was recounting recent events to Run Run Duck, narrating its impressive exhibition match performances and courageous acts resisting Blast Flame Lizard Monster at Flame Mountain.

“Quack quack.”

Sated Run Run Duck gazed at Cola, then flapped its wings: “Quack quack!”

Well done, Duck～

Soon after,

Chen Yuan sat at the table, eating while recounting the recent happenings.

Chen Weiyi expressed no opinion, merely smiling: “Good that you’re not injured, good that you’re not injured.”

After dinner, Chen Yuan moved the two boxes from the yard into the hall.

These were special containers for transporting spirit plants, reportedly made from special materials to keep the spirit plants fresh for a long time.

He opened the box, unpacked two Fiery Sun Woods, and all the little creatures immediately gathered curiously observing the faintly flaming Fiery Sun Wood.

“This fire is fake.” Chen Yuan touched the flames, feeling no warmth.

Electric Flying Cat cautiously extended its paw above the flames, confirming no burning sensation.

The little creatures were intrigued, each eager to try, only Run Run Duck yawned indifferently.

Seemed dull, Duck.

Better go sleep.

“Spark, rest tonight, and advance tomorrow.” Chen Yuan looked back at Spark.

Though there have been no cases of advancement failures, letting Spark recover to optimal condition before advancing is clearly better.

After waiting so many days, one more night isn’t a bother.

“Tweet.”

At this moment, Spark’s yearning for advancement peaked, eagerly desiring greater strength.

Seeing Chen Yuan’s suggestion, it blinked and nodded slowly.