Beast Taming: I have unique beast-collecting skills

Chapter 43 Pink Geranium

In front.

Ruan Xuyang, holding the swamp crocodile, curiously inquired about the golden scoreboard: "Tell me, how did you find it?"

"It wasn't me, it was my partner who found them," Tan Xiao said frankly.

In fact, they didn't even bother to look for it; their group's points were all picked up by Lin Su and Huan Yuehu while traveling.

However, the remaining two checkpoints are both on the mountaintop, and she wonders if she'll encounter any unusual animals along the way. She's curious to try it out.

Liu He almost immediately thought of the widely accepted rumor that "the Illusionary Moon Fox can bring people good luck."

Ruan Xuyang also wanted to see how others found the scoreboard. He and Liu He spent an hour searching before they had enough points to reach 10.

The three of them slowed down their pace without prior arrangement.

Lin Su, holding a carton of yogurt: "————"

Is he waiting for her?

Lin Su didn't think that someone who hadn't even asked her name would notice her for no reason.

There are barriers between classes, and the elite have every reason to be arrogant.

When someone who considers themselves to be in a superior position takes the initiative to care for those they perceive as inferior, they are most likely harboring ulterior motives.

The premise of equal interaction is that you also demonstrate sufficient capital, which could be strong strength, huge wealth, a powerful family background, or even amazing talent, so that both parties reach a certain degree of equality.

Even Tan Xiao's attitude only subtly changed after seeing Ahri's skills and the battle, but even then, she didn't intend to introduce the two of them.

It's a very simple principle: if you really want to get to know someone, you'll take the initiative to introduce yourself; otherwise, you simply don't want to.

She hasn't shown anything yet, except for those 100 points.

So they want to see her score points?

Unfortunately, that's a passive skill, and she doesn't have a penchant for being a monkey.

These people have complicated backgrounds and their intentions are not straightforward. It's okay if Tan Xiao is alone, but it's torture to have all three of them together and make her guess their thoughts and provide smiling service.

Lin Su slowed down, maintaining a distance of about half a step behind the three people.

After playing the silent game of "you slow down, I slow down too" a few times, the team returned to its normal pace.

The three-person group acted as a natural barrier, and Lin Su, holding Ah Li, felt comfortable being excluded from the back.

She has very little need for social interaction. She is already exhausted from spending all day with people and desperately needs to be alone to rejuvenate.

It's best if nobody pays attention to her. Lin Su reached up and rubbed her temples.

21:06 in the evening.

The four people successfully reached the summit.

A grass-type pet with pink flowers on its head and wearing a skirt made of green leaves is carrying a basket and giving flowers to each participant who reaches the top of the mountain.

Pink geraniums emit a light fragrance that can relax the mind and relieve physical fatigue. They can also very briefly alter the scent of the flower to give it the same effects as its own fragrance.

Not far behind it is checkpoint number 6, where several boxes are placed on the ground, filled with withered flowers.

Geranium.

Pink Geranium came over and held up the basket, indicating that the group could choose for themselves; all the plants had long green stems that made them easy to pick up.

"Thanks."

Lin Su smiled and picked out a branch with white and pink gradient petals and gold edges, and held it to Ali's nose so that it could smell it first.

Geranium.

Pink Geranium put the basket back in and smiled at Lin Su.

The two men who were casually picking up a branch and smelling its fragrance looked up at Lin Su in unison when she thanked them.

This was the first thing she said after she started climbing the mountain.

Liu He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Is this the kind of personality the Phantom Moon Fox likes? Could it be a saintly type who believes in kindness and never fights? That would certainly be quite gentle—

Tan Xiao didn't react much.

After all, the first scene I saw Lin Su was her shaking hands with the violent bear, so it's not surprising that she would thank a service-oriented pet.

Lin Su followed the three of them to the photo spot, took a deep breath of the flower fragrance, and felt her mood lighten and become more cheerful.

The aroma dissipates after about a minute.

Liu He and Tan Xiao stepped forward to check in.

Ruan Xuyang took the two expired flowers and put them into the recycling bin next to the checkpoint. When he turned around, he saw Lin Su stick the flowers into the side of her backpack.

"Aren't you going to put the flowers back?" Ruan Xuyang asked in surprise.

It's clear that the number of flowers on the mountaintop is limited, and the organizers prepared boxes there for reuse.

Lin Su was taken aback by his question: "It didn't say I had to return it."

She specifically chose the style, and the flowers she sent were all ordinary ones. The organizers aren't that stingy, are they?

The staff member who had just clocked in for Tan Xiao heard the sound and looked over, immediately smiling and saying, "It's okay, you can take her with you."

They prepared one per person; the box was actually for the convenience of picking the pink geranium flowers and placing them outside.

However, because the fragrance of pink geraniums lasts only a short time, people don't really use the flowers, so they are assumed to be used as recycling bins.

Ruan Xuyang did not continue the conversation.

Tan Xiao suddenly had an urge to pick up the flowers again.

But then she thought again that this was no ordinary animal, and Lin Su wasn't the only one holding flowers on the mountaintop, so she gave up on the idea.

Other contestants have approached the pink geranium with requests for new flower branches and even returned expired flower branches to it. The pink geranium simply took them back, changed their scent, and put them back in its basket without taking any other action. Therefore, the gold scoreboard should not be related to flowers.

After thinking it through, Tan Xiao began to pay attention to the plants and animals on the mountaintop.

Lin Su then turned her gaze to the square.

The original central open-air plaza has been partitioned off by railings to create a fighting arena. Behind it, the visitor information center is lit up and has a sign for checkpoint number 10. Many participants are resting there.

The task for point 10 was announced in advance via broadcast in the morning.

Each person must participate in at least one arena battle, and partners in the same group must be separated. The arena is a timed pet free-for-all mode, with 20 pets forming a group according to the order of registration, and the battle lasts for 10 minutes.

The last remaining pet in each arena receives one-third of the loser's score, plus an additional 15 points. If no single winner is determined after 10 minutes, all pets on the field share the loser's score, with no additional points awarded.

You can register multiple times, but there needs to be a 1-hour interval after the scores of the previous round are tallied.

This competition format is much better than she initially thought, where anyone could just grab a spot; at least it doesn't prevent her from going to bed before midnight.

Including the competition time, each pet can only participate in a maximum of 4 rounds between 10 PM and 3 AM. After the competition, you must immediately go to the starting point. If you do not return the bracelet before 6:30 AM the next morning, your results will be invalidated.

It took 3 hours to go up the mountain, and it probably won't be much faster to go down, so those with high scores should leave early to avoid crowds and prevent accidents.

Lin Su glanced at her wristband. The scores weren't announced until the end of the trail race, so it was hard to know where she ranked in her group.

Actually, the safest way is to hide the scoreboard and add the points after participating in the scoring battle.

But thinking about it now is pointless.