Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger - Chapter 282 - 78: When Cola Takes the Subject 1 Test
Time always slips away unnoticed, just like the fleeting and magnificent autumn in Qinling, ending suddenly without warning.
The weather became colder and colder, as the chilling wind wrapped the golden leaves and buried them in the eve before winter.
Winter arrived early in Qinling; every November, the temperature plunged, followed by the drifting of snowflakes.
Chen Yuan started waking up later and later, following the advice of online experts who said: In winter, even if you wake up, you should stay in bed a little longer to “hide” for a while, preserving your yang energy.
Chen Yuan totally agreed: This is great, truly expert advice, we are saved.
Until the sun rose high, Chen Yuan glanced at his phone’s date — October 30th.
He suddenly realized, today was the day to go to Phoenix City!
And tomorrow was the day Cola would take the first exam subject.
Chen Yuan quickly got dressed and went to the yard — the Wood Spirit Rats were under the guidance of the Twin Flower Concubine, catalyzing the Spirit Plants.
The Wood Spirit Rats were covered in fresh green fur like newborn sprouts, with a creamy white belly, and a golden leaf-like pattern on their back.
Their large ears were leaf-shaped, and their round amber eyes were like the finishing touch, making these small, cute creatures even more lovable.
During the last forest gathering, Chen Yuan had the idea to bring the Wood Spirit Rats to the farm. He had already devised a plan — let the Twin Flower Concubine build a good relationship with them first, and then offer them “food and lodging,” sure to entice the Wood Spirit Rats’ family.
But it turned out the Twin Flower Concubine only needed to beckon with a finger, and the Wood Spirit Rat family became so enchanted, they obediently followed her to the farm and diligently started gardening work.
Chen Yuan’s grand strategy was never used.
This Wood Spirit Rat family had four members, two large and two small ones, all with mundane Tier One power.
Like most Wood-type Pet Beasts, the Wood Spirit Rats weren’t strong, mostly mastering skills of healing and control.
[Maosheng], a skill most Wood-type Pet Beasts possess, can accelerate plant growth.
[Vine Swing], can summon vines from the ground to wrap around an opponent’s lower body, causing a brief immobilizing effect, and inflicting some damage to heavy Pet beasts.
[Forest Spirit Escape Shadow], can blend into surrounding vegetation to enter an invisible state, avoiding detection by predators.
Yet, these skills couldn’t withstand well-equipped and vicious poachers, thus making them easy to capture.
But as an excellent farm owner, Chen Yuan treated all his employees equally; he took out a pile of nuts from his pocket and placed them in front of the Wood Spirit Rat family: “Here, your payment for today.”
“Whew~”
The Wood Spirit Rats eagerly grabbed the nuts, then hopped to a tall Camphor Tree, using the dense foliage to hide themselves and start eating.
Although they had been on the farm for nearly a week, the Wood Spirit Rat family usually stayed up in the trees, communicating very little with the other small creatures.
They only interacted with the Twin Flower Concubine in the morning and disappeared the rest of the time.
As long as they worked diligently and honestly, Chen Yuan wouldn’t interfere with their lifestyle.
Anyway, the arrival of the Wood Spirit Rat family significantly sped up the Spirit Plant growth and eased the workload of the Twin Flower Concubine.
In just a week, several Spirit Plants were on the verge of maturity, and many saplings had grown into trees.
The promotion offered by Water-type Pet Beasts and Wood-type Pet Beasts to Spirit Plants was greater than Chen Yuan had imagined.
Moreover, the mysterious Far Traveling Frog often stopped by to exchange Spirit Plants with Run Run Duck, and Duck ate several lotus leaves, greatly improving the water quality.
Chen Yuan estimated that soon, the water streamed by Duck could be directly consumed as purified water.
“Spark, Cola, prepare for departure.”
After packing up, Chen Yuan called Spark and Cola.
For long trips, it wasn’t convenient to bring other little creatures; besides Spark and Cola, only the Twin Flower Concubine could accompany him.
His itinerary planned to reach Phoenix City tomorrow, the exam subject tomorrow, and the day after to pick up his younger brother and his group.
Yes, the long-awaited Qinling research trip was about to start.
The timing was perfect; he would stay in Phoenix City to welcome them, and then they’d return together to Baokun City.
His younger brother and Jiang Wenning both mentioned they got surprises waiting for him, though he had to meet them to get it, which made Chen Yuan very curious.
How could his brother, with his personality, think of giving surprises?
However, meeting with Jiang Wenning, after being online friends for a while, a greeting gift is completely normal.
As he guessed what the two surprises might be, he called his small creatures over: “We’re going out for a few days, during this time it’s up to you to guard the farm.”
“Clink.”
Iron Head’s eyes sparkled; always the first to respond.
If they don’t manage the farm well, it’ll face the consequences.
Run Run Duck and Electric Flying Cat exchanged a glance, simultaneously seeing excitement in each other’s eyes.
With the farm owner gone, and the leader with Cola gone, the entire farm belonged to the two little ones.
The main threat, Iron Head, was busy guarding the gate, while the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast, Wood Spirit Rats, Cold-Biting Ox, and Bean Chicken posed no threat to them.
The fruits in the yard, snacks in the room, were all theirs.
It was time to turn the tables!
“Dian Dian…”
Imagining the delightful days ahead, Electric Flying Cat drooled, chuckling in a silly manner.
“Forgot to tell you; I’ve installed monitors in the hidden corners of the yard and hall, allowing me to view the situation 24 hours a day.”
“If anyone causes trouble, refuses to obey, I’ll be fully aware.”
