Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 61: Winter is so happy with you

The forest is deep and dense.

Fine and fragmented sunlight filtered through dense branches and leaves onto the grass-covered ground, and the shadows of the man and his two pets were cut into countless small pieces.

Although Chen Yuan was in a more relaxed state of mind when entering the mountains this time, he had made more thorough preparations than last time.

He specially carried a heavy hiking bag that he bought during college, with an egg nest mat attached to the outside and warm clothes inside. He looked more like a hiker than a ranger.

Although it is midsummer now, the average temperature in Qinling Mountains is only 22 degrees, thanks to its geographical and ecological environment.

Therefore, before the revival of spiritual energy, the biggest worry when crossing the Qinling Mountains was not encountering wild animals, but hypothermia.

But Chen Yuan was fully prepared. Besides, after becoming a beastmaster, his physical fitness improved a lot and he was able to face the harsh environment with ease.

However, Song Guohao took into consideration that Chen Yuan was going into the mountains alone, and planned to let Zhang Hao accompany him so that the two of them could take care of each other.

Chen Yuan thought about it and chose to refuse.

He was originally a native of the mountains and knew as much about them as Zhang Hao did, except that he was not as familiar with specific forest protection routes as the latter.

After the revival of spiritual energy, most of the dangers in the mountains come from extraordinary creatures.

With Sparks and Coke accompanying him, Chen Yuan was not worried about this. Instead, Zhang Hao went into the mountains with him and had to take better care of his safety.

Going into the mountains alone, Chen Yuan only needs to take care of himself.

Walking along the road he took last time into the mountains, Chen Yuan felt something was more and more strange.

He could understand that the trees grew taller and more lush after the revival of spiritual energy, but he could understand why he felt that the landscape of the mountains and rivers had subtly changed.

He was clearly walking in the same direction, but the surrounding environment was slightly different. The place where there was originally a road was blocked by a rock wall, and grass and trees suddenly appeared in the area where there was no road.

Chen Yuan stopped, took out his mobile phone, opened the satellite map he had downloaded long ago, and carefully compared the surrounding environment.

quickly,

He put his phone back into his pocket expressionlessly, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sun, then scanned the surroundings and said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, the topography of the mountains and rivers has not changed much, just a little bit different."

“But I still have to report this situation to the association after I return to the village.”

Chen Yuan continued to move forward by referring to the offline satellite map and marking the locations where errors occurred, so his progress was a bit slow.

It was not until about three o'clock in the afternoon that Chen Yuan arrived at the place where the Yanyan fruit tree was.

"Sangbiao."

"Sangbiao."

Chen Yuan walked around the Yanyan Fruit Tree several times, calling the Flame Tailed Fox's name.

His voice continued to echo throughout the area, startling a flock of birds, causing a roar of beasts, and pairs of flashing red eyes appeared in the dark corners.

"Ouch!"

Coke bared his teeth, his hair stood on end, and he let out a ferocious and oppressive bark. A strong wind suddenly blew up around him, blowing up dead branches and leaves and blowing Chen Yuan's clothes.

In an instant, the roar of the beasts stopped and the pairs of red eyes disappeared.

The intimidating effect of Coke was immediate.

Chen Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "Now if there is no pet to accompany you, it is really difficult to move in the wild."

"Ow~"

Cola rubbed his trouser leg affectionately, and its tail wagged wildly like a blooming dandelion, and its previous ferocious look seemed to have never appeared.

"Cola, can you smell the scent of Sang Biao?" Chen Yuan suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Kele lowered his head to the ground and walked around the Yanyan fruit tree several times, his nose constantly twitching - he smelled a variety of scents, some of which were sweet and delicious, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva;

Some of them were so smelly that Coke's face was squeezed into a ball and he retched;
There was a smell of fox. Keke couldn't help but frowned and turned to look at Chen Yuan: "Aoaoao." "Do you smell it?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Oh." Coke nodded.

Seeing that it was still early, Chen Yuan said, "Then lead the way."

Let Coke lead the way in front. It wagged its tail and moved close to the ground to track the scent of Sangbiao. Chen Yuan also called Sparks, which was hovering in the air, to his side to act as his personal bodyguard.

This way, you feel safe.

From time to time, a cold wind blew through the deep and dense forest, but as long as Spark stayed by his side, he could always feel a gentle breath blowing over his body, without feeling the coolness at all.

Chen Yuan turned his head to look at Huo Hua and said with a smile: "Winter should be very happy with you around."

Huo Hua was startled at first, then turned his head away, avoiding Chen Yuan's gaze, his cheeks slightly red, and chirped softly: "Chirp"

"You are like a mobile warm baby with unlimited energy and super high power."

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after an hour,

The originally dense and deep forest gradually became sparse, more and more sunlight shone in from all directions, and the view became wider.

In front of a bush, Coke suddenly stopped. He frowned and moved close to the ground, trying to search for the scent of the Flame-tailed Fox. However, all kinds of smells suddenly intertwined here, like streams flowing into rivers. Even he couldn't tell which smell belonged to the Flame-tailed Fox for a moment.

"Ow"

Helpless, Coke lowered his head and walked to Chen Yuan in a daze. The fluffy tail that was originally shaking turned into a wilted dogtail grass.

It was waiting for Chen Yuan's punishment.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Cola, you have successfully completed the task."

"Ouch?"

Kele suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Yuan in confusion.

"Look ahead."

Chen Yuan pointed straight ahead - pushing aside the leaves that blocked his view, a mountain lake as deep and blue as a tranquil sea suddenly appeared in his sight.

The lake is backed by a steep rock wall, with the mountain behind it piercing the sky like a sharp arrow. The other three directions are all covered with dense forests. When the breeze blows, the woods sway like a green ocean.

For a time,

The green of the forest, the blue of the lake, and the gray of the mountain are like three different layers that are close to each other, yet clearly distinct.

Chen Yuan had seen this alpine lake on satellite maps and remembered its name - Crescent Lake.

On the shore of Crescent Moon Lake, a large group of figures gathered, and among them Chen Yuan saw the Flame-tailed Fox he had been looking for.

"Ow."

Cola was extremely excited when he saw the flame-tailed fox. He called out repeatedly and was about to rush out the next moment.

Chen Yuan grabbed the excited Coke and said, "Don't worry, let's see what's going on first."

The man and his two pets hid themselves with the help of trees and branches, and stayed in the dark to observe what was happening by the lake.

I saw this group of figures forming a circle, leaving a space in the middle, and two huge figures slowly walked out.

Upon closer inspection, the two figures looked almost identical, with only slight differences in body shape - they were shaped like deer, covered in thick dark brown hair, with star patterns all over their bodies, a distinct moon pattern printed on their chests, and a pair of dark brown horns extending from their heads.

From the appearance of this pet, Chen Yuan quickly recognized its identity—a dark supernatural creature, the Star-Moon Deer.

(End of this chapter)