Forest Guardian: I Really Don’t Want to Be a Beast Tamer

#11 - Steelhead Gopher

As a transcendent creature who had just evolved less than three days ago, possessing only one skill and a mere level of 2, Spark couldn't help but feel nervous facing the menacing opponent.

"Go, Spark! You can do it!"

The Beastmaster's encouraging voice echoed beside him, still so gentle and powerful, warming Spark's heart and spurring him on.

Go!

You can do it!

Although Chen Yuan didn't know the specific level or combat strength of the opponent, Spark, as one of the first creatures to evolve, and with the system's blessing, was bound to be at the forefront of progress.

The advantage in this battle lies with me.

The setting sun resembled blood, and the dim, golden afterglow outlined shadows. Chen Weiyi watched the two pets facing each other, silently clenching his hoe.

There's nothing that a hoe can't solve.

"Spark, Flame Surge."

A gentle breeze passed, Chen Yuan's sleeves fluttered lightly, and he spoke softly.

Since he wasn't clear about the opponent's details, Chen Yuan decided to test the waters first.

Well, Spark only knows one skill anyway.

"Cheep!"

Hearing the Beastmaster's command, Spark unhesitatingly puffed out his cheeks, and a scorching power churned in his belly.

The feathers burned even brighter, echoing the falling afterglow, like a fiery cloud stretching across the sky.

Boom!

In an instant, a scorching flame spewed from his mouth, turning into a thin pillar of fire, carrying heat waves, and rushing towards the opponent!

Standing behind, Chen Yuan could clearly feel the residual heat, and his expression instantly became excited.

Compared to the 1.3 proficiency Flame Surge, the power produced by the 2.3 proficiency was obviously much stronger.

If Spark's level was higher and the proficiency was higher, what kind of power would this flame display?

"Clang."

Seeing the pillar of fire whistling past, instantly crossing several meters, and being close at hand, the transcendent creature resembling a groundhog was obviously stunned for a moment, and then raised its arms high, overlapping each other, trying to block the attack with the sharp, metallic parts.

Bang!

The raging flames struck the opponent head-on, and the firelight suddenly flared up. The churning sparks continuously scorched the iron-like arms, and Spark's eyes showed excitement.

Soon, the flames died down.

"Clang."

Along with a painful moan, Chen Yuan raised his eyes to look at the opponent, only to see that its arms were glowing red, showing obvious burn marks, and its body was faintly trembling.

Good, this [Flame Surge] dealt excellent damage!

Chen Yuan silently praised Spark's strength, while also staring at the transcendent creature opposite, not daring to relax his mind in the slightest.

Even if a single strike was effective, he still didn't know the other party's details and couldn't relax his vigilance.

"Clang."

However, meeting Chen Yuan's vigilant gaze, this transcendent creature lowered its head and glanced at its reddened arms, and hurriedly shook its head.

Don't hit me, don't hit me!

[Defeat a Tier 1 transcendent creature, gain 0.1 Source Point]

Hearing the voice in his head, Chen Yuan was slightly stunned, and then signaled Spark to stop attacking with his eyes, and said: "Ask it what it means?"

Is it still fighting or not?

Although he couldn't accurately understand the meaning of the transcendent creature, it and Spark were both transcendent creatures, and they should be able to communicate simply.

And Chen Yuan was connected to Spark's mind, so with a simple rounding, he and this transcendent creature opposite were also connected.

Chen Weiyi on the side smiled happily, stroking his beard lightly: "This is what it means to feel the pain when the fist lands on your body."

"Cheep?"

"Clang~~"

"Awoo!"

"Cheep cheep cheep!"

"Clang clang clang!"

"Cheep cheep cheep!"

After some friendly communication, Chen Yuan finally figured out the origin of this transcendent creature.

It originally lived in this wasteland. After a week of torrential rain, it turned into its current appearance this morning.

Once it became larger, it could no longer hide in the cave, so it had to run to the ground to dig a new hole.

That dark hole is the hole it dug for itself.

"So it's you guys!"

At the same time, Chen Weiyi also learned its origin from Chen Yuan, and immediately frowned and shouted angrily.

He had long known that a group of groundhogs lived under this wasteland, always sneaking out at night to gnaw on the vegetables in the fields.

It's just that groundhogs are nocturnal, and they are small, and they have underground caves as cover, making it difficult to catch them.

As a result, Chen Weiyi specially hired professionals to catch groundhogs, and the effect was remarkable. The groundhogs disappeared.

But he never expected that this wasteland would still hide groundhog remnants, and they were secretly active under his nose!

Chen Yuan ignored these things. He stared at the overturned soil and asked, "Can you still turn the soil?"

"Clang?"

This transcendent creature evolved from a groundhog tilted its head, and then its body turned downwards, and the drill parts extending from the top of its head and arms exerted force together, drilling into the wasteland.

Next, under the gaze of Chen Yuan and Chen Weiyi, the groundhog underground turned over pieces of soil, exposing fresh soil to the outside.

After a while, the groundhog drilled out of the ground, shook off the dirt on its body, and grinned at Chen Yuan.

Turning the soil, I'm a professional!

Chen Yuan nodded subconsciously and said to Chen Weiyi beside him, "Grandpa, haven't you always wanted to reclaim this wasteland?"

No mistake, one first, one hair, one content, one appearance, one look!

"How about this helper?"

Chen Weiyi was silent for a while, his stunned expression as if his worldview had been severely impacted, and he didn't ask until after a long while: "Is this really going to work?"

"Have you forgotten Spark helping with weeding?" Chen Yuan asked again.

Chen Weiyi stared at the giant groundhog in front of him and fell into deep thought again.

In terms of tilling alone, his own efficiency and quality were completely inferior to this transcendent creature.

Silence is the best answer.

Chen Yuan slowly stepped forward, stopping only when he was nearly three meters away from the giant groundhog, with a smile on his face: "Since you have been living here, then we have no reason to drive you away."

Then, he deliberately pondered for a moment, and then asked with a smile: "How about this, since you can help with tilling, then stay here."

"Clang?"

A look of doubt and incomprehension flashed in the giant groundhog's eyes.

Chen Yuan's smile grew even wider: "You help my grandpa till the land, and you don't have to do anything else."

"We will give you enough food every day."

"This is an opportunity with free food and lodging."

"Clang!"

The giant groundhog seemed to understand something, and instantly widened its eyes, its face full of desire.

Vegetables!

It seemed to see piles and piles of fresh vegetables!

"Cheep?"

Hearing this familiar rhetoric, Spark, with a puzzled expression, glanced at Chen Yuan with a smiling face.