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

"I'm stuffed!" Zhang Hao patted his round belly, slumped in his chair, and let out a satisfied groan.

"If I could eat such delicious food every day, I'd even be willing to live in a villa and drive a luxury car."

Chen Yuan glanced at him sideways: "Why do you want everything?"

Zhang Hao chuckled: "A man's gotta have some aspirations."

After a pause, Zhang Hao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Right, Brother Yuan, don't you have a fish pond at your place?"

"Yeah, it's just sitting there unused."

Zhang Hao slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "What do you think about raising these fish we caught in the fish pond?"

The more he spoke, the more he felt his suggestion was promising, and his eyebrows danced with excitement: "If we catch enough fish, they might even breed."

"That way, we won't have to worry about not having fish to eat!"

"Awoo, awoo, awoo!"

Before Chen Yuan could respond, Cola excitedly barked.

Fish!

Lots and lots of fish!

"That's actually a good idea," Chen Yuan rubbed his chin, somewhat tempted. "But these fish are probably quite rare, so we'll have to take it slow."

"I'm just making a suggestion. If it really works out in the future, I'd be happy just to come over and mooch a couple of bites of fish," Zhang Hao chuckled.

Afterwards, seeing Chen Yuan get up to clear the table, Zhang Hao quickly stopped him: "I'll do it, I'm just full and need to digest."

Ignoring Chen Yuan and Chen Weiyi's attempts to stop him, Zhang Hao neatly took the dishes to the kitchen, humming a little tune as he began to wash them.

Just as the old man had said, after eating the fish meat and drinking the fish soup, a warm current would surge through the belly, flowing through the limbs and bones, improving even one's spirit and energy.

Chen Yuan even faintly felt that his mental strength had improved somewhat.

What surprised Chen Yuan the most was that Cola's level had also increased to Level 3, and it had mastered a new move—Wind Walk.

Hmm, although there was a clear gap compared to Spark, it was still not bad.

Spark could accelerate its growth in the Beast Taming Space, and it also had the benefit of two Flame Fruits, which allowed it to reach Level 5 in a short period of time.

"Looks like I need to meditate hard and strive to contract Cola as soon as possible," Chen Yuan thought to himself.

"Kid, what do you plan to do with this guy?" Chen Weiyi pointed to the Gray Feathered Falcon, which had fallen asleep again after eating and drinking its fill.

"Hmm..." Chen Yuan looked at the Gray Feathered Falcon's wounds and pondered for a long time. "Let it recuperate here for now. Spark, keep an eye on it and don't let it cause any trouble."

"Chirp~"

Spark glanced faintly at the battered Gray Feathered Falcon and nodded slightly.

With it around, this defeated opponent wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

A moment later,

"Then I'll go first. After I contract my pet beast, let's go fishing again." After witnessing the battle at Bright Gorge Lake, Zhang Hao was extremely eager to contract a pet beast of his own.

As interesting as fishing was, could it be more exciting than pet beast battles?

Zhang Hao waved goodbye to the two of them and was about to walk out of the farm gate when he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards him.

When he clearly saw the person's face, he immediately stopped in his tracks, a stiff smile appearing on his face: "Brother Song."

Song Guohao glanced at Zhang Hao and smiled slightly: "What are you doing here?"

Zhang Hao smiled sheepishly: "I came to hang out with Chen Yuan."

Song Guohao was their direct leader, and being from the military, he was capable and pragmatic in his work and had a high degree of personal prestige.

Fortunately, he was quite easy to get along with in private, and coupled with the fact that the age gap wasn't very large, everyone called him "Brother Song."

Song Guohao remained noncommittal: "Use this time to meditate and strive to become a Beast Tamer as soon as possible."

Hearing these words, the corners of Zhang Hao's mouth rose high: "Brother Song, I've succeeded in my meditation."

"Not bad, keep up the good work." Song Guohao's reaction was very calm. He patted Zhang Hao on the shoulder. "I have something to discuss with Chen Yuan."

"Understood, you guys talk slowly." Zhang Hao left immediately.

Song Guohao walked into the farm, greeted Chen Weiyi, and then found Chen Yuan: "Let's talk in the living room?"

"Oh, oh, okay."

Song Guohao looked at Chen Yuan with an exceptionally complex gaze. Chen Yuan was somewhat confused, but he still nodded.

"Brother Song, have some tea." Chen Yuan brought over a cup of tea.

Song Guohao took the teacup, but held it in his hand without saying anything for a long time, instead staring intently at Chen Yuan.

"Brother Song, if you have something to say, just say it directly," Chen Yuan was not comfortable with Song Guohao's prolonged gaze.

"Little Chen, you've really done a great thing, and you've also let me show off a bit," Song Guohao's lips moved, and he spoke slowly.

Chen Yuan looked puzzled: "What do you mean by that?"

"You uploaded the advancement conditions for the Flame Cloud Falcon yesterday, right?" Song Guohao asked.

Chen Yuan nodded.

"That's right." A smile bloomed on Song Guohao's face, and his tone became lighter. "Just because of you, our Baokun City Beast Tamer Association is ranked tenth on today's contribution value ranking list. The chairman is very happy."

Afterwards, Song Guohao briefly explained the relationship between the contribution value system and the Beast Tamer Association.

"So that's how it is." Chen Yuan nodded in realization. "Actually, I was just lucky."

In principle, one person's contribution cannot have a large impact on the huge Beast Tamer Association, let alone directly determine the ranking.

But... this is a special period.

The Beast Tamer Association had just been established, there were very few Beast Tamers, the staff was extremely scarce, and the mission hall was practically empty.

Chen Yuan had searched through the [Mission Board] of Baokun City, but couldn't find a single mission.

In addition, for the Beast Tamers who uploaded advancement conditions in the top 100, their ranking rewards far exceeded the value of the advancement conditions themselves.

After the top 100, there were no more ranking rewards, only contribution values were given based on the value of the advancement conditions.

"Regardless of whether it's luck or not, you've allowed our Baokun City Beast Tamer Association to show its face in front of the higher-ups, which is a great joy."

"It's like this for the leaders, and it's the same for you." Song Guohao's tone was slow and his words were sincere.

"I've inquired for you. Our association is very short of talent right now, and the leaders very much hope that you can directly join the association, rather than be like this now."

"If you're willing, I can help you transfer your organizational affiliation directly to the association."

"Joining at this time, the future development prospects are very broad, much better than staying in Xuanhe Village."

Chen Yuan fell into thought.

Although the Wildlife Rescue Station was already under the jurisdiction of the Beast Tamer Association, this was like a branch company versus the head office, and there was a world of difference in terms of benefits and promotion opportunities.

"Brother Song, if I join, do I have to work in Baokun City?" Chen Yuan asked the key question.

"Yes, that's a mandatory requirement."

"Then forget it, I'll stay here." Hearing this, Chen Yuan shook his head decisively.

He wasn't even willing to go to the Donghuang Beast Taming Academy, just so he could stay in the Qinling Mountains, let alone the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association?

Hearing these words, Song Guohao wasn't too surprised, and just nodded: "Don't rush to decide, give me an accurate answer tomorrow."

"Thank you, Brother Song."

"Alright, then I'll go back and rest first. I'm a little tired after sitting in the car all day." Song Guohao waved his hand and turned to leave.

Arriving in the courtyard, Song Guohao saw the Flame Cloud Falcon resting with its eyes closed, as well as the Gray Feathered Falcon that was motionless in the corner, and saw the Gale Hound running around. He opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

The other quasi-Beast Tamers were still racking their brains to contract their first pet beast, but in this small courtyard, there were actually three?

Turning his head,

he saw Chen Weiyi holding a pile of vegetables and placing them on the ground. Just as he was puzzled, he saw a huge figure emerge from the ground, startling even him, who had seen a lot.

Afterwards,

Song Guohao watched helplessly as the Steel-Headed Groundhog happily ate the vegetables, while Chen Weiyi watched it with a smile.

No, not three.

Four.