Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger - Chapter 216 - 151: At This Moment, Winter Has Arrived
Chapter 216: Chapter 151: At This Moment, Winter Has Arrived
When Cai Mingming drove to the breeding base, it was already evening.
“Finally, I’m here!”
From a racing enthusiast to a long-haul cargo driver, Cai Mingming felt he had matured quite a bit.
But in order not to be labeled as “mom and dad’s good kid” by his friends, Cai Mingming chose to keep his flowing long hair and a wardrobe full of trendy clothes to prove he’s not following all of their arrangements.
Cai Hong soon appeared in front of him but didn’t inquire about the Fire Patterned Snake. Instead, he asked, “Did you leave a bad impression on Advisor Chen?”
Cai Mingming grinned and said, “Don’t worry, Dad. I followed your advice the whole time, being respectful and polite to Advisor Chen.”
Then, he muttered, “I feel Advisor Chen’s temper is quite good, and he’s about my age. Maybe it’s better to befriend him as a peer; perhaps the relationship could improve further.”
“Hmm.” Cai Hong nodded thoughtfully, “You’re making sense. But mind your boundaries. Don’t drag Advisor Chen into racing, and avoid taking him to those dubious places.”
“Relax, I’m not that kind of person.” Cai Mingming nodded and, noticing there were no outsiders around, asked softly, “Dad, now that I’m a mid-tier Beastmaster too, can I wrestle with Advisor Chen?”
Cai Hong glanced at him indifferently, “What do you think?”
Cai Mingming stroked his flowing long hair and smiled slightly, “Though I can’t win, maybe I could last several minutes.”
Cai Hong didn’t respond directly, but gestured towards the Fire Patterned Snake in the iron cage, “Simple. As long as you can defeat this Fire Patterned Snake and that Snow Cloud Wolf, it proves you can wrestle with Advisor Chen.”
Hearing this, Cai Mingming scratched his chin, “Sounds reasonable.”
After a chat, Cai Mingming opened the van’s compartment door, and Cai Hong had people move out the iron cage.
Inside the iron cage, the Fire Patterned Snake was still asleep; its several-meter-long body and dark-red scales still made them feel a sense of dread.
“Dad, where should this Fire Patterned Snake be placed?”
“In the small dark room?” Cai Mingming asked first.
Cai Hong shook his head and replied with a smile, “I have a plan.”
After what happened last time, he had a sudden inspiration to clear the area around the Snow Cloud Wolf for the Pet Beasts sent by Advisor Chen.
After all, Advisor Chen was quite powerful. The Pet Beasts he sent over should at least be Tier Two in strength.
Moreover, the Pet Beasts sent by Advisor Chen are all located in Qinling. It would be better to integrate the entire area once these Pet Beasts become less aggressive and name it the “Qinling Pet Beast Area.”
Currently, with a Tier Two Snow Cloud Wolf and a Tier Two Fire Patterned Snake, the Qinling Area is starting to take shape.
Cai Hong once again quietly thanked Advisor Chen and then had the staff place the Fire Patterned Snake in the area next to the Snow Cloud Wolf.
“Ow?”
The Snow Cloud Wolf had been here for two days and gradually adapted to the environment.
The activity area wasn’t very large but had mountains, water, and rocks, with plenty of food delivered daily.
Except for not being able to lead a group of Snow Cloud Wolves through the mountains and not having space to fulfill its ambitions, it’s actually not bad here.
Suddenly, the Snow Cloud Wolf noticed staff moving an iron cage into the adjacent area, sparking its interest. It quickly approached the fence and looked: “Ow?”
Which poor fellow got caught this time?
Wait, why did I say “again?”
When the iron cage was opened, the Snow Cloud Wolf froze, feeling the Fire Patterned Snake looked very familiar.
It remembered.
It had seen this Fire Patterned Snake in a dense forest.
This Fire Patterned Snake had occupied a precious Spirit Plant and had been driven off by it leading the wolf pack.
Wolf pack…
Recalling the past of roaring through the forest, the Snow Cloud Wolf lowered its head, its eyes dim.
It could never be the leader of Qinling’s top wolf pack again.
“Ssss…”
Under the Snow Cloud Wolf’s long gaze, the Fire Patterned Snake finally awoke, reacting fiercely to the unfamiliar surroundings, spewing flames from its mouth.
Cai Mingming stood at the fence, the Gem Cat perched on his shoulder, watching the raging flames burn with reckless abandon, engulfed in scorching Flame Stream, both falling silent.
After a while, Cai Mingming turned to the Gem Cat and asked, “What do you think? Any confidence in defeating it?”
“Meow!”
The Gem Cat, shocked, shook its head like a rattlesnake.
Seeing this, Cai Mingming lamented, “Can’t even defeat the Fire Patterned Snake, how do you expect to wrestle with Advisor Chen?”
“Gem Cat, you’re such a disappointment!”
Upon hearing this, the Gem Cat puffed its cheeks in anger, its ruby-like eyes flashing a faint white light, scaring Cai Mingming into surrendering immediately: “I’m sorry, darling, you’re the strongest.”
Meanwhile, the blazing flames scorched the nearby ground and stones, and the Fire Patterned Snake finally stopped panting, scanning its surroundings, assessing the environment.
The next moment, the Snow Cloud Wolf and the Fire Patterned Snake locked eyes.
“Sss!”
The Fire Patterned Snake instantly recognized the massive Snow Cloud Wolf.
It was the creature leading a pack of Snow Cloud Wolves that took its Spirit Plant and claimed its territory!
In that instant, the Fire Patterned Snake instinctively backed away but quickly realized the Snow Cloud Wolf seemed to be in a similar situation, with no other Snow Cloud Wolves around.
Thus, the Fire Patterned Snake issued a taunting hiss across the high fence to the Snow Cloud Wolf: “Ssss sss sss.”
“Awoo!”
The Snow Cloud Wolf was furious, opened its mouth and spewed out a breath of coldness, but it was blocked by the fence made of special material.
Upon seeing this, the Fire Patterned Snake’s mocking cries became even more audacious.
Originally, it was filled with grief and anger due to its capture and being thrown into a strange environment, but now seeing the Snow Cloud Wolf sharing its plight, it felt somewhat balanced psychologically.
“Should we ignore them?” Cai Mingming turned to look at Cai Hong.
Cai Hong slightly shook his head: “No need, they can’t start a fight.”
After a pause, looking at the Pet Beasts in other areas that were disturbed by the commotion, he pondered: “This can be considered as giving them a little pressure.”
Cai Mingming ran her fingers through her smooth, flowing long hair, and said slowly: “Dad, if Advisor Chen sends any cute Pet Beasts in the future, remember to keep them for me.”
Cai Hong immediately looked at his son with disdain.
…
Xuanhe Village,
Farm.
After sending off the Fire Patterned Snake, the farm returned to a state of calm and peace.
But Chen Yuan had an important task to do.
He slowly stepped into the field and looked at the sprouting seedlings of the three Void Fruit Trees.
Out of the five fruit cores planted, three had successfully sprouted, which was a fairly good probability.
Previously, distributing three Void Fruits among the little creatures didn’t have a noticeable effect, so Chen Yuan planned to use Source Point to accelerate the growth of a Void Fruit Tree.
The resulting fruits would be used to enhance the Cold-Biting Ox’s perception.
As a third-level resource, the amount of Source Point required for the Void Fruit Tree to mature was twice that of the Luminous Fruit Tree.
Investing a total of twelve Source Points, the Void Fruit Tree seedlings grew into a towering tree over twenty meters high in a short time, its dense branches stretching in all directions, with golden leaves gently swaying.
Seven large orange fruits hung on the tree.
“Only seven fruits.”
Chen Yuan thought carefully, then shook his head.
On one hand, he wanted each little creature to eat one Void Fruit, and on the other, he needed to trade Luminous Fruits for the advancement materials for the Run Run Duck and Steel-headed Ground Rat. Seven Void Fruits were simply not enough.
Therefore, Chen Yuan spent another twelve Source Points to accelerate a Void Fruit Tree seedling to maturity, producing eight Void Fruits.
In this way, although the accumulated Source Points depleted, there was a harvest of fifteen Void Fruits.
“Duck and Iron Head’s advancement looks promising.” Chen Yuan showed a joyous expression.
But at this moment, Chen Yuan decided to let the little creatures enjoy a feast first.
Upon hearing the news about eating fruits, the little creatures immediately gathered around, and together with the Cold-Biting Ox closely leaning next to the old man, there were eight in total.
Chen Yuan promptly took out eight Void Fruits and distributed them one by one.
The Void Fruit was noticeably larger than the Luminous Fruit, and Run Run Duck struggled to hold it with its wings, so after discussing with the Electric Flying Cat, the two little creatures went into the kitchen, where Run Run Duck used water for washing, and the Electric Flying Cat grabbed a kitchen knife to cut the Void Fruit into several pieces.
The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast had no such concern; it directly swallowed the Void Fruit whole, then licked the corner of its mouth with satisfaction.
Chen Yuan’s attention was on the Cold-Biting Ox.
After the Cold-Biting Ox finished eating the Void Fruit, Chen Yuan immediately spoke: “Try using Cold Breath now.”
This was a third-level resource, and the enhancement of perception was very noticeable.
“Moo…..”
The Cold-Biting Ox glanced at Chen Weiyi, and seeing him slightly nod, it then slowly walked into the yard, aimed at a big stone not far away.
But it just stood quietly in place, not moving for a long time.
The Cold-Biting Ox attempted to open its mouth, but images of previous failed attempts and being mocked by its companions flashed through its mind.
“Quack quack?”
Run Run Duck looked at the unmoving Cold-Biting Ox with a face full of confusion.
What is it doing, duck?
“Dian Dian~”
The smartest Electric Flying Cat on the farm thought for a moment and speculated that the Cold-Biting Ox was brewing a strong energy, and once successfully unleashed, would shake the earth and sky.
Seeing that the Cold-Biting Ox hadn’t started yet, Chen Weiyi walked to its side, pointed to the big stone opposite, and said: “Imagine it as that Fire Patterned Snake, what do you most want to do to it?”
“Moo!”
Upon hearing that, the Cold-Biting Ox glared at the big stone with rage, its tail lightly wagged, body tensed up, and slowly opened its mouth.
For a moment, Chen Yuan, Chen Weiyi, and all the little creatures present stared at it intently.
In the next moment,
The Cold-Biting Ox opened its mouth wide, snowflakes drifted down from the sky, Chen Yuan raised his hand in confusion, the snowflakes melted in his palm: “Is it snowing?”
More and more snowflakes appeared, the temperature quickly dropped, and then a violent gust of wind from an unknown source swept through, brushing against Chen Yuan’s clothes.
Chen Yuan squinted his eyes, looking towards the back of the Cold-Biting Ox, a foreboding feeling surged in his heart.
In an instant, snowflakes flew wildly, and a fierce Cold Breath surged forward, instantly enveloping the entire yard!
At this moment, winter had arrived.
