Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

December 16th, sunny.

In December, Yun Province is always sunny and breezy, without the overcast skies that Run Run Duck dislikes.

But staying at the farm, Run Run Duck never gets to see such bright weather. Cola, however, bites onto the curtains and pulls them aside, letting the dazzling sunlight flood in through the large floor-to-ceiling window.

Cola plops down on the ground, lazily sunbathing.

As a Light-type Pet Beast, Spark also loves sunlight. It flaps its wings and comes to the balcony, only to find no place to land.

Then, Spark spots Cola’s head.

It folds its wings and slowly descends, landing on top of Cola’s head, basking in the sunlight.

"Owww..."

Faced with the blatant "bullying" from the boss lady, Cola doesn’t dare refuse, not even daring to move its head, silently keeping still to make the boss lady’s perch comfortable.

"Ying ying."

As sunshine fills the room, the Twin Flower Concubine naturally shifts to its daytime form, stepping gracefully and lightly into the sunlight, coming to Cola’s front.

"Awo~"

Facing the cute little one, Cola grins, carefully waving a paw.

"Ying ying."

The Twin Flower Concubine lifts its long skirt, smiling broadly, and bows separately to Cola and Spark, then spreads its arms wide, posing to embrace the sun, dancing elegantly on the sunlit floor.

"Is it already so bright?"

The sunlight on the bed, like a pair of invisible hands, awakens the sleeping Chen Yuan. He opens his drowsy eyes, leaning against the wall, looking confused.

As his mind clears, Chen Yuan’s gaze falls on the three little fellows huddled together, propping his chin with one hand, a smile gradually appearing on his face.

Then, he stretches with a big, lazy yawn: "Another new day."

"I wish for no boring battles, no annoying incidents today."

"Awo awo!"

Hearing his master’s voice, Cola turns his head to look, and can no longer care about the boss lady on his head or the little one dancing prettily. With a flick of its tail, paws scraping the ground, it leaps through the air, spanning several meters to pounce toward Chen Yuan.

"Master, here I come!"

A while later, Chen Yuan wipes the drool off his face, expressionless, gathers his luggage, and calls out, "Let’s go."

The next moment,

Cola comes trotting over, tail wagging, like the most loyal and reliable General Dog;

Spark flaps its wings lightly, landing gently on his right shoulder. In its Fire-breathing Bird form, it seems utterly harmless;

With Cola’s help, the Twin Flower Concubine flies onto Chen Yuan’s left shoulder, tidying its long skirt and smoothing its hair, resembling a demure little princess ready for an outing.

Leaving the hotel, after a simple breakfast, the four set off for Deqing County.

Li Junyue drives, Chen Yuan sits in the front passenger seat, while Jiang Wenning and Chang Yuhuan are in the back seat.

Jiang Wenning is always the first to start the conversation: "Watermelon, how did that thing go yesterday?"

Chen Yuan is also curious about this matter, glancing at Li Junyue, who is driving seriously.

The behavior of these New Star Association members is very abnormal; there must be a deeper conspiracy.

With the interrogation methods of the Investigation Department, finding out these plots shouldn’t be an issue.

Li Junyue seems to have anticipated this question, his expression unchanged as he directly replies, "I asked earlier, there was a small problem during the interrogation."

His response stupefies the three, and Jiang Wenning quickly follows up, "A problem? Did someone rescue them?"

"Not at all." Li Junyue chuckles wryly. "Though our Investigation Department’s actions may occasionally be flawed, we wouldn’t make such a big mistake."

If the New Star Association could break into the branch to forcibly rescue those guys, everyone in the seventh branch might as well be laid off.

"Actually, it’s because they came prepared." Without beating around the bush, Li Junyue explains in more detail, "As usual, the department used Spirit-type Pet Beasts to interrogate them, but this time it failed."

Chen Yuan furrows his brow.

While entering the Mysterious Forest, Captain Yao from Shanghai had his Bright Light Crane use [Breath of Truth] to directly hypnotize those two New Star Association members, making them spill everything.

Each branch has a Pet Beast with similar abilities.

"Why did it fail?" Jiang Wenning asked curiously while stroking the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat in her arms.

Li Junyue keeps his eyes on the road, his tone deep: "Those guys’ subconscious has long been hypnotized by other Spirit-type Pet Beasts, our Pet Beasts cannot forcefully break through this mental barrier to make them tell the truth."

Chen Yuan nods thoughtfully.

In simple terms, these guys’ minds have long been hypnotized, with a mental barrier set up. If other Pet Beasts attempt to hypnotize them, they must break through this mental barrier first.

But if done forcefully, their brains could suffer intense shock, with a high probability of turning them into vegetables or driving them mad.

Unless our Pet Beasts are far more powerful than theirs, allowing an easy breakthrough of the mental barrier without any repercussions.

"These guys are crazy, being so ruthless even among themselves." After hearing Li Junyue’s explanation, Jiang Wenning hugs the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat tighter, gaining a deeper understanding of the New Star Association’s cruelty.

"Meow!"

The Ice Crystal Illusion Cat struggles, poking its head out, waving a paw in protest.

Chang Yuhuan’s eyes flicker, her voice mature: "So the New Star Association has already found a way to counter your interrogation methods."

Li Junyue gives a slight nod: "You can’t underestimate them; their counterattacks are always swift."

After a short pause, he continues with a somber tone while keeping his attention on the road ahead: "But it’s okay, we’ve urgently contacted the Yun Province Beastmaster Association’s advisor; he has a Tier Three Spirit-type Pet Beast, which should be able to break through this mental barrier."