"Moreover, there have been similar precedents before, where a Beastmaster discovered a special environnt with roaring thunder on a mountain peak, and as long as the Thunder-type Pet Beast endured the lightning strikes, it would see significant improvent in strength."
Chen Yuan couldn’t help but glance through the window at the small treehouse on the Camphor Tree.
"In short, such special environnts are rare and precious, and every discovery should be taken seriously."
"This is the common wealth of all Beastmasters."
October 7th, Monday.
Sunny.
Today is the last day of the holiday, but as a Qinling Forest Ranger, Chen Yuan had already taken his little ones into the mountains early in the morning.
This ti, he brought along Spark, Cola, the Electric Flying Cat, and the Twin Flower Concubine.
The first three were regulars in the mountains, but the Twin Flower Concubine was sowhat special.
Chen Yuan couldn’t leave it for more than five minutes; once exceeded, this little guy would start crying.
Thus, even at night when Chen Yuan took a bath, the little guy would keep watch outside the door.
"Yin Yin~"
The Twin Flower Concubine sat on Chen Yuan’s shoulder, curiously scanning the surroundings, occasionally waving its petal-like hands, a burst of green fluorescent light flickering, catalyzing the flowers and plants along the path.
After so ti of training, its [Maosheng] skill proficiency had improved to a proficient level, making the catalyzing effect more apparent.
Moreover, its level had risen to Level 3, and it had learned a new skill, [Heart of Grass and Trees]
This skill was quite unique; the Twin Flower Concubine could tear off a petal from its petal-like hand to heal injuries.
Chen Yuan had specifically tested it, finding out that not only Pet Beasts could consu the petal to heal injuries, but he could also consu it.
Furthermore, the speed and effectiveness of recovery surpassed that of Healing Ointnt by a wide margin.
Chen Yuan observed that once a petal was torn off, it only took an hour to grow back, without affecting the Twin Flower Concubine.
[Maosheng] combined with [Heart of Grass and Trees], the Twin Flower Concubine was developing into a functional Pet Beast.
However, this way, the Twin Flower Concubine lacked ans of self-defense.
One couldn’t expect to defeat opponents with just these two skills, right?
But... whenever the Twin Flower Concubine appeared, the usually fleeing wild Pet Beasts would co to its side, along with improving their attitude toward Chen Yuan.
This innate attraction and favorability seed to be the Twin Flower Concubine’s best ans of self-preservation.
The first thing to do upon entering the mountains was, of course, to visit the Fla-tailed Fox.
Before long, he arrived at the iconic Blazing Fruit Tree. Chen Yuan looked around and soon found the Fla-tailed Fox and Ice Fox huddled together, their two fluffy tails resting on the ground, both munching on so fruit they had picked from who knows where.
"Hey, not fighting anymore?"
A voice quietly sounded from behind, startling the two little guys. They first shuddered, instinctively hiding the fruit under their bodies, then turned around baring their teeth.
Upon seeing who it was, the vicious expression on the Fla-tailed Fox’s face changed as fast as a Sichuan opera face change into excitent and joy, pouncing straight at Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan opened his arms, hugging the Fla-tailed Fox, while looking down at the bewildered Ice Fox standing still, smiling, "Would you like to join as well?"
"Ying?"
The Ice Fox instinctively retreated half a step, but a pair of rciless hands grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, and it found its entire body being pulled up.
"Ying Ying Ying!"
The Ice Fox tried to struggle, but when it saw a pair of ghostly blue eyes quietly gazing at it, it trembled unwittingly and stopped moving.
Holding both the Fla-tailed Fox and Ice Fox in his arms, Chen Yuan stroked their soft fur with his hands, showing a satisfied smile on his face: "Now, this is the right way to be a Forest Ranger."
"Yin Yin~"
Seeing Chen Yuan holding the two critters in his arms, a thoughtful glance flashed in the Twin Flower Concubine’s eyes.
"Alright, off you go now."
After a while of petting, Chen Yuan released the two little ones, the Ice Fox quickly jumped off, while the Fla-tailed Fox leapt to the ground, light and graceful.
"I brought you two so treats."
Chen Yuan opened his backpack, taking out the prepared snacks.
Since the Fla-tailed Fox’s favorability reached 80, it had been providing Source Points to Chen Yuan over ti.
He had learned indirectly that it had been through quite a few battles recently.
Indeed, living in the forest, how can one avoid conflict?
The two little ones, upon seeing the snacks on the ground, their eyes lit up, imdiately pushing aside the heap of fruits and diving into the pile of snacks.
Chen Yuan squatted down, reaching out to stroke the Ice Fox’s fur, this ti it showed no signs of rejection.
However, the less it rejected, the less it struggled, the less interesting Chen Yuan found it.
"Has anything interesting happened in the forest recently?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Ying Ying~"
The Fla-tailed Fox lifted its head, gazing at Chen Yuan for a mont, and suddenly seed to rember sothing, nudging the Ice Fox next to it.
"Ying?"
The Ice Fox looked up blankly.
"Ying Ying Ying~"
The Fla-tailed Fox gestured with its paws for a while, and the Ice Fox seed to understand sothing, quickly getting up, looking at the Fla-tailed Fox from a distance away.
"Ying Ying Ying!"
The Fla-tailed Fox tugged at its ears, making them wide, while suppressing its voice to produce a muffled sound.
On the other side, the Ice Fox mimicked a fierce look, barking repeatedly at the Fla-tailed Fox, while waving its claws.
In the next mont, the two little ones glared at each other, charging towards one another, pretending to start a fight.
"Yin Yin~"
The Twin Flower Concubine clapped with great enthusiasm.
"Stop, stop, I get it." Seeing the two getting more intense, as if the fake fight was turning real, Chen Yuan quickly stopped them.
Once the two little ones turned their gaze to him, Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered, first looking at the Fla-tailed Fox: "Are you playing the Star Moon Deer?"
"Ying~"
The Fla-tailed Fox nodded.
Chen Yuan then looked at the Ice Fox: "Are you playing the Snow Cloud Wolf?"
"Ying~"
The Ice Fox nodded.
Chen Yuan continued: "So, they’ve been fighting each other recently again."
"Ying Ying Ying!"
The Fla-tailed Fox nodded repeatedly like a pecking chicken.
Chen Yuan smiled: "A fight between the Star Moon Deer and Snow Cloud Wolf isn’t anything new."
Whenever these two tribes et, there’s bound to be an intense battle.
"Alright, I understand, take your ti eating. I’m heading further into the mountains." Chen Yuan waved to the two little ones, turning and leaving.
"Ying Ying Ying~"
The Fla-tailed Fox watched Chen Yuan’s back for a long mont, while the Ice Fox seized the chance to bury its head in the snacks.
When the Fla-tailed Fox looked down, it realized half of the snacks were gone. It whipped its head around to see the Ice Fox’s cheeks bulging with snacks.
The Fla-tailed Fox, enraged, quickly extended a paw to snag the remaining snacks.
"Ying Ying Ying!"
...
In the afternoon,
at Baokun City Sports Hall.
Amidst the deafening cheers, Zhuang Jianbai, with one hand in his pocket, cast a sharp gaze: "Winter Dog, end this battle."
"Cold Breath."
"Awooo!"
The Winter Dog howled upwards, its eyes focusing, suddenly conjuring a cold breath that froze the ground at a remarkable speed, scraping towards the opposing Pet Beast!
At the sa ti, the Winter Dog charged out, sprinting across the frozen ground, colliding with the opponent!
The opponent tried to resist, but those pale blue, icy eyes had locked it in place. With a thunderous roar, a figure quickly dominated its entire field of vision.
Thud!
With a loud crash hitting the ground, the referee shouted: "The Armored Beast has lost its combat ability!"
He paused, then shouted even louder: "Therefore, the winner of this match is Zhuang Jianbai!"
The comntator’s voice ca in at the right ti: "He won!"
"Zhuang Jianbai defeated his final opponent, claiming victory in the inaugural Taibai Cup!"
"At this mont, he is the champion!!!"
Instantly, the stands erupted in waves of cheers and applause, with Zhuang Jianbai raising his hand high, acknowledging the audience from all directions.
Then, he walked slowly to the Winter Dog, stroking its head softly: "Our real competition starts from this mont."
One more important battle awaits him and the Winter Dog.
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