Beast Taming: I have unique beast-collecting skills

The staff member was taken aback: "Really? Those aren't considered supernatural beings..."

The cedar trees not far away.

There was a clearly visible broken bird egg under the tree.

The violent bear nimbly climbed up and found a bird's nest near the treetop.

"Boom!"

It waved its claws and cried out, indicating that there was nothing inside and no birds lived there.

"Bring the nest down with you," Tan Xiaowei said, frowning slightly.

There are a total of 5 gold medals. Lin Su has already found one at checkpoint 7, and she guesses that one was hidden at each of checkpoints 6-10.

The violent bear grabbed the bird's nest and jumped down.

Tan Xiao checked twice and found nothing. She then handed the bird's nest to Lin Su, who was resting against a tree: "Want to take a look?"

"Chirp chirp."

A little bird flapped its wings and slowly flew over, landing on a branch above their heads, its big black eyes staring at the nest.

"Could this be its den?"

Lin Su took it and looked at the sparrow-like bird with curiosity.

"No, this bird's nest is too clean." Tan Xiao said, while also looking at the unusually bold bird.

Her current feeling is that the gold scoreboard must be here, and it's highly likely related to the bird or its nest, but because it's so unusual, she can't find anything amiss.

"Chirp chirp."

The little bird didn't fly away; instead, it began to slowly and methodically preen its feathers.

"Small image?"

After checking the bird's nest twice and finding nothing wrong, Lin Su turned to the smart encyclopedia for help.

To ensure that the knowledge and skills are genuinely her own, Xiaotu will remain silent unless she actively inquires or overlooks any rare resources.

"This is just an ordinary bird," the small picture clearly states.

But she still felt something was off...

Lin Su shook her head at Tan Xiao, holding the bird's nest, indicating that she hadn't found it either: "Still looking?"

Tan Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Let's stop looking and go straight to the next location."

The golden markers aren't easy to find. They've got clues and still haven't found them; it'll only be harder for the others. It's safer to stick to the original plan and head up the mountain as soon as possible.

"it is good."

Lin Su looked at the bird and the clean, discarded bird's nest in her hand, and said to Ali, who was perched on a branch, "Put this nest back."

It's useless to have it; if this bird is too stupid to build a nest, it might be able to stay there for a while.

"Huanhuan".

Ahri called out to indicate that everything was fine, and then carefully placed the bird's nest back in its original position.

The little bird tilted its head and glanced at the departing duo before flapping its wings and flying towards another tree not far from the battlefield.

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"There's still one point left on the eastern route, point 9. We'll rest there for half an hour before setting off again, then circle around from the north side of the mountain to point 3 on the western route," Tan Xiao said, explaining the upcoming arrangements.

Lin Su hummed in agreement.

Points 1-5 are all located in the lakeside scenic area, with point 3 being the closest to them.

After they finished speaking, the two planned to speed up.

"Chirp chirp."

The little bird flapped its wings and flew over in a hurry, throwing a mud-like thing at Lin Su, who was a step behind.

"Huanhuan!"

Ahri noticed something was wrong in time and intercepted the clod of dirt that was about to hit the back of her beast tamer's head, showing her sharp teeth to this ordinary little bird for once.

Hearing the sound, Lin Su turned around and saw the little bird trembling with fear, and a clod of dirt about two fists away from her.

Looks like they're giving away points.

"Chirp chirp chirp!!"

The little bird shakily turned its head and flew away, its flapping speed much faster than when it came.

It was terrifying.

Lin Su reached out and picked up the disgruntled Ahri, who was floating in the air, and promptly soothed her pet, saying, "It's alright, it's alright."

"Huanhuan".

Ahri turned her head away, indicating that she wouldn't be easily appeased this time.

It wanted to beat up that bird.

"Bao Bao?"

The violent bear ran for a while and then realized it wasn't following, so it immediately ran back and saw its beast tamer with a complicated expression.

After taking the clod of dirt from Lin Su, Tan Xiao casually scraped it against a tree trunk a couple of times, cleaned it up a bit, and found that it was indeed another gold scoreboard marked with the number 100.

"Beep—100 points credited to your account."

Without a second thought about it being dirty, Tan Xiao stuffed the second small metal disc into his pocket as well.

"Let's go."

Although I don't know the specifics of what happened with that bird, judging from the current situation, we're guaranteed to win the game tonight according to the rules.

Lin Su was also mentally asking Xiao Tu about what had just happened: "Was it controlled or possessed?"

Many ghost-type pets have this ability to attach themselves to objects, but usually the object must be inanimate or the creature must be in a state of unconsciousness or unable to control its behavior.

But the little bird's behavior was quite normal, except for its boldness; it was also conscious and showed fear, so it didn't seem like it.

The organizers probably wouldn't use animal cruelty as a scoring criterion, otherwise one report would ruin the competition.

Lin Su quickly dismissed her two guesses and waited for Xiao Tu's answer.

"It should be possession," the mechanical voice calmly replied. "We need you to touch it with your hand for Xiao Tu to give an accurate assessment."

Lin Su: "...Any guesses?"

She has to touch it herself every time, which isn't a very safe procedure.

The small image didn't keep you in suspense either:

"The most likely candidate is the Thousand-Faced Yao Demon, whose possession does not cause any damage to the body or mind of ordinary creatures."

Lin Su's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly she marveled at the organizers' extravagant spending.

The Thousand-Faced Yao Demon is an extremely rare ghost-type pet. It can possess unintelligent creatures, i.e., ordinary animals, by attaching slices of itself to them. The number of slices and the duration of possession are limited by energy and distance.

For those small animals, their personality and habits don't change; being possessed is like instantly gaining a brain.

It's easier to understand if we simply think of them as Yao Yao clones who were given the same mission but have different memories.

These kinds of pets are excellent at gathering information, and usually only people who specialize in intelligence work would go to great lengths to form contracts with them.

Based on the number of gold scorecards provided by the tournament organizers, it is highly likely that this is a King-level Five-Faced Yao Demon, meaning it can create five clones.

The first task is to give the squirrel water, the second is to return the abandoned bird's nest to the tree, what will the conditions be after that...?

Lin Su quickened her pace, carrying Ah Li, and inexplicably felt a little expectant.

"Huanhuan..."

Ahri, of course, couldn't bear to let her beast tamer carry her all the way, so she puffed out her cheeks and cried out, then floated up into the air.

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Two hours later.

Checkpoint No. 9.

The staff member said, "The requirement to pass the level is to win two 1v1 battles."

As expected, it was another battle mission.

Lin Su was leading Ah Li towards the shade of a tree near the battlefield, wondering what kind of small animal the Thousand-Faced Yao Demon would possess this time.

However, after taking only a few steps, they were stopped by staff: "You need to draw lots first."

Lin Su: "???"