Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

Chen Yuan looked at Iron Head with surprise and muttered, "This guy is getting better at putting on an act."

Iron Head, who had been quiet and reserved at first, gradually became someone who shows off at every turn.

"Crack!"

Iron Head opened his sharp eyes and slashed down at the Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting spinning rapidly ahead with a gleaming blade.

In an instant, a cold brilliance exploded, a slice of cold light swept forward from the blade, accompanied by a fierce aura surging forward, stirring up a fierce gale mid-way, grand and imposing, leaving a deep furrow in the snow wherever it passed.

The blade light whistled out, splitting the whirling snow and wind open, the advancing Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting halted in place.

Quite a while,

Iron Head sheathed his blade and stood still, his gaze calm, a snowflake drifted down, landing on his shoulder.

"Crack."

Iron Head didn’t spare a glance at Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting, but nodded slightly to the farmer, then turned around and returned to the gate, as if he didn’t care about the outcome of the fight.

But as he stood back at the gate, the swaying Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting amidst the swirling snow shook its body, then fell headfirst into the thick layer of snow.

At that moment, an eerie silence descended inside and outside the farm, pairs of eyes fixed intently on Iron Head.

"Quack, quack, quack!"

Until Duck’s call broke the weird silence, Run Run Duck strutted out from behind Chen Yuan, swaggered in front of Iron Head, patted the latter’s shoulder with its wing, laughing wildly.

Iron Head, if any bad guys show up in the future, I’ll leave them all to you.

I’ll just hide behind you, Duck!

"Crack."

Iron Head nodded slightly without looking sideways.

"Ow..."

In Cola’s mind, memories of the recent scene replayed, its gaze gradually became serious.

It actually sensed a hint of danger.

Could it be that Iron Head’s strength has almost caught up to me?

Chen Yuan also felt surprised: "This..."

Could Iron Head truly be cheating?

The power of this Steel Blade was unbelievably strong. Could focusing on one skill truly be effective?

No matter what, this is a good thing. With Iron Head around, the farm’s safety will increase, allowing me to feel more at ease when traveling.

"Just as expected..." Seeing the fallen, unconscious Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting, Zhang Bai’s expression was unusually calm, "It seems our training is still not enough."

"Resting for six hours a day is indeed too long, too idle."

"After returning, we’ll change training time to twenty hours instead."

Upon hearing this, others immediately sweated.

Twenty hours?

Does this guy have ten livers?

Indeed, after becoming Beastmasters, their stamina and physical strength greatly increased, able to feel energetic even if they slept for five or six hours a day.

But... twenty-hour training—isn’t that a bit too much?

"Advisor Chen." Muttering to himself for a bit, Zhang Bai retracted Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting and quickly walked up to Chen Yuan, appearing genuinely impressed, "Your Steel-headed Ground Rat is indeed as powerful as the rumors say."

After speaking, he glanced at the Gale Hunting Dog beside Chen Yuan and the Fire-breathing Bird on his shoulder, eyes filled with a fighting spirit: "If there’s a chance next time, I hope to see your full strength."

"You’re already very strong." Chen Yuan responded with a gentle smile, "I look forward to your next challenge."

After a slight pause, he looked at the others: "Come inside for a sit."

Leading the crowd into the farm, as tall fruit trees came into view, exclamations of awe emerged one after another:

"So many Spirit Plants, Advisor Chen is really as skilled in cultivating Spirit Plants as reported."

"Advisor Chen is still too versatile."

With praises ringing in his ears, Chen Yuan was already used to it, smiling as he asked, "Where did this so-called test rumor come from?"

"Eh, doesn’t Advisor Chen know?" The muscular man looked shocked, then suddenly realized, "Could it be a misunderstanding?"

Zhang Bai said: "It’s a rumor circulating online, who specifically I’m not sure."

Others nodded in agreement: "Yes, everyone was saying so, so we just followed suit."

Chen Yuan nodded helplessly: "It’s okay, but there’s no real test, the Steel-headed Ground Rat is just responsible for guarding the gate."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bai’s face froze.

Even he couldn’t defeat the Pet Beast guarding the gate, it seems the training time needs to increase.

How about twenty-one hours.

Inside the courtyard, after chatting for a while, Chen Yuan discovered they were students from various Beast Taming Academies.

Except for Zhang Bai.

This Beastmaster was from Binhai City, which was over a thousand kilometers away from Qin Province.

"It was a coincidence coming to Qin Province this time; a distant relative here passed away, so I came with my parents for the condolence, and incidentally, to train in Qinling." Zhang Bai, with long hair, was filled with artistic flair, "I just happened to hear about Advisor Chen’s matter and decided to join the fun."

Chen Yuan made no comment, curiously asking: "Was the Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting contracted in Binhai City?"

"Yes." Zhang Bai nodded, extending the topic, "After the Spiritual Energy Revival, tides at the seaside became more frequent, bringing all sorts of Pet Beasts ashore."

"That’s how the Iron-Cutting and Ao-Fighting was contracted."

Chen Yuan immediately got interested.

He had never been to the seaside from childhood to adulthood. If there was a chance, he definitely wanted to go once, and witness Pet Beasts completely different from the inland ones.

What would those large whale creatures, already huge before the Spiritual Energy Revival, look like after evolution?

Zhang Bai took the opportunity to exchange contact information with Chen Yuan, smiling slightly: "Advisor Chen, I have a ship in Binhai City. If you ever get a chance to come my way, be sure to let me know."

"I’ll take you out to sea."

After some conversation, everyone took their leave, and Chen Yuan called Zhou Xu: "Zhou, I got some very important information from Qing Bo, regarding those slumbering Divine beings."

Three minutes later, Zhou Xu appeared at the farm gate.

Chen Yuan questioned in surprise: "Zhou, you’re in Xuanhe Village?"

Zhou Xu explained: "Advisor Chen, since you went into the mountains recently, I worried these Beastmasters might cause a ruckus, so I stayed in Xuanhe Village. If anything happens, I can handle it promptly."

Chen Yuan felt a warmth in his heart, then turned to the main topic: "This matter is very important, so I didn’t talk about it over the phone."

"Qing Bo has awakened part of his memories concerning Cyan; it seems he knows the locations where other Divine beings slumber, which are located at..."

That night, the Donghuang Beastmaster Association issued several directives to various local branches.