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

#9 - Windhound

“Little Chen, Little Chen, what should I do? My pig refuses to eat anything!”

“Little Chen, Little Chen, how did my sheep turn black?!?! ”

“Little Chen…”

As a staff member of the wildlife rescue station, Chen Yuan's daily work is relatively easy. Therefore, he often moonlights as a veterinarian to help the villagers solve some problems.

However, the problems he encountered today were much more difficult than usual.

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In the afternoon,

Chen Yuan, covered in sweat, returned to the office, rested for a while, and gulped down a glass of water.

“This world has really changed.” He sighed again, and at the same time turned to look at Spark on his shoulder, and said, “Don’t you think so, Spark?”

“Chirp, chirp, chirp!”

Spark fluttered its wings, its dark blue eyes quietly watching Chen Yuan.

The great changes brought about by the spiritual tide filled every corner of the world, and all living things were inevitably affected.

Aunt Zhao's sow, although not eating, was even fatter and stronger, with snores like muffled thunder and skin like steel, and was evolving towards a transcendent creature called “Gray Armor Mountain Pig.”

Aunt Liu's sheep, although turning black, had bright eyes like flames and a light posture, and was evolving towards a transcendent creature called “Gloomy Sheep.”

“In this way, a small number of animals in the village have begun to evolve.”

“Before long, Xuanhe Village will be full of extraordinary creatures.”

“I hope there won’t be too many troubles.” Chen Yuan thought to himself.

In his opinion, transcendent creatures are quite intelligent and possess extraordinary power, which will inevitably cause many conflicts with humans.

Either because of food, or because of territory.

When conflicts occur frequently, how should humans treat transcendent creatures, and how should they get along with them? This is an unavoidable problem.

While pondering, he saw his phone vibrating non-stop. He opened it and saw messages from the university classmates group.

At the same time, Spark lowered its head, staring at the glowing phone screen, full of curiosity.

Class 5, Animal Medicine Major, Class of 2018 student group:

“Damn, yesterday a big snake spitting out cold air popped up here, almost scaring me to death.”

“What’s that? A colleague of mine encountered a moving big tree in the mountains, and the tree branches knocked my colleague unconscious.”

“Ah? Where did this take me? Is this still Blue Star?”

“You’ll understand if you pay more attention to the news. After this rainstorm, creatures all over the world have mutated.”

“Quick! Click on this link, the authorities are uniformly answering these questions.”

Chen Yuan clicked on the link and was redirected to an official live broadcast room—an official representative in a suit was facing the camera and talking eloquently:

“We understand the concerns of many netizens regarding recent hot topics. Our department is actively contacting staff from all parties to further understand these hot topics. Any news will be announced as soon as possible.”

Hearing these familiar words, Chen Yuan couldn't help but twitch his lips.

What's the difference between saying this and saying nothing?

After saying this, the gentle official suddenly said seriously: “Society is constantly changing and developing, and so is the world.”

“We cannot avoid these changes, we can only face them.”

“It has always been like this.”

The official live broadcast room then closed, and only dense barrages continued to flood the screen. Chen Yuan fell into deep thought: “This last paragraph is actually equivalent to an explicit hint.”

“Perhaps when the authorities are fully prepared, they will completely disclose the relevant information about the spiritual tide.”

Chen Yuan understood the principle that “pulling one hair moves the whole body,” so he understood the caution and care of the authorities.

As one of the few citizens who knew part of the truth, Chen Yuan decided to work hard to seize the time difference and give himself enough self-protection ability.

After closing the live broadcast room, Chen Yuan continued to play with his phone for a while, only to find that the Internet was flooded with news about the world's changes, and the news headlines were almost all related topics.

Some people claimed to have seen a flying tiger in Changbai Mountain, with a roar like thunder; others said that a three-meter-high humanoid monster appeared in the depths of Shennongjia, shuttling through the dense forest; others also said that raging flames rose from the Flaming Mountains in the Northwest, and would not be extinguished by water.

In addition, the authorities arranged for several experts and scholars to provide scientific explanations for the rainstorms during this period, while calling on all people to remain calm and trust the authorities.

“Phew, I can’t be addicted.”

After a long time, Chen Yuan let out a long breath and forced himself to put down his phone.

“Chirp, chirp, chirp!!!”

However, Spark, who had been staring at the phone with its head down, was instantly unhappy. It jumped in front of the phone and tried to poke the screen with its sharp beak.

“Stop!”

Realizing Spark's actions, Chen Yuan hurriedly spoke to stop it, and at the same time took the phone away.

“Chirp!”

Spark turned to face Chen Yuan, its blue eyes showing eager desire and incomprehension.

No mistake, first issue, first content, see at a glance!

Chen Yuan had a telepathic connection with Spark and could clearly understand its inner thoughts: “You want to continue playing with the phone?”

“Chirp!”

Spark nodded.

“You’re done for, you’re addicted to your phone.” Chen Yuan muttered to himself, then fell into deep thought, thinking about how to solve this matter.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said: “How about this, every time you practice Flame Surge once, you can look at the phone for one minute.”

“When you have accumulated sixty practices, I will let you watch it for an hour in one go.”

“Chirp?”

Spark blinked its eyes, its expression showing thought, and then nodded: “Chirp!!!”

One minute at a time, easy peasy!

“Very good.” Seeing Spark’s high fighting spirit, Chen Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

Although he had a system in hand and could continue to improve with source points, he also had to give full play to the subjective initiative of his pet beasts, so that they could gain a sense of accomplishment from their hard training on weekdays.

“Woof woof woof!”

At this moment, a loud dog bark came from outside the office, followed by a breeze blowing towards Chen Yuan, caressing his whole body.

He looked up and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure getting closer and closer, arriving in front of him in a short period of time.

This was a dog the size of a calf, covered in light brown fur, with two ears standing high, a white fluff around its neck, and even a tuft of fluffy white hair extending from its tail. At this moment, it was staring at Chen Yuan with its round, azure blue eyes.

“Woof!”

The next second, the dog suddenly pounced into Chen Yuan's arms, sticking out its tongue to lick his cheeks, its tail wagging non-stop.

Chen Yuan subconsciously touched its head, and a data panel appeared in front of him:

[First collection of Gale Hound, source point plus one]

[Race: Gale Hound (collected)]

[Attribute: Wind]

[Level: 1 (First Order)]

[Favorability: 84]

[Skills: Wind Blade (Crude 0.1 / 3) +]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Unlock Elite Quality Condition: Insufficient Source Points (1 / 5)]

“Gale Hound!”