Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

Chapter 309 - 186: Unveiling the Truth! The Real History! (Part 2)

Professor Song glanced sideways: "You attended the Spirit Plant Class?"

Zhang Yu froze for a moment, then gave an awkward smile: "Sometimes, just sometimes."

"Dinner’s ready."

Chen Weiyi came out of the kitchen with a spatula, shouting towards the courtyard.

Chen Yuan laughed: "Professor, let’s eat first."

Professor Song looked deeply at Chen Yuan, his world-weary eyes flickering with a faint glow, and finally nodded: "Alright."

Then he glared at Zhang Yu: "Hurry and help the old man."

The night wind swept in from deep within Qinling, bringing a dark night and a chilly gale.

The hall lit up brightly, dispelling the darkness.

It was already November, Qinling had officially entered winter, temperatures dropped again, eating in the courtyard risked catching a cold from the cold wind.

Warm yellow light shone on the wooden table, adorned with Baokun City’s typical specialty dishes, like Baokun roasted chicken with its crispy skin and tender meat, and steaming radish stew.

A must-have was a sizzling grilled Spirit Fish, with its slightly charred skin yielding glistening, translucent slices of meat, enticing one’s appetite.

Spirit Fish is a staple on the farm.

Whenever there are guests, a grilled fish or fresh fish soup is served on the table.

The fish pond’s Spirit Fish were still breeding and couldn’t be served yet, so Chen Yuan had to call the old man in advance to have Run Run Duck fetch a Spirit Fish from Mingyu Lake.

To persuade the duck, Chen Yuan had to promise a Spirit Fish.

Besides the grilled fish, there was also a pot of bubbling iron pot mushrooms with Level 1 Spirit Plant, Flowing Fire Mushroom.

Flowing Fire Mushrooms are widespread and reproduce quickly, favored by many fire-type Pet Beasts.

Put the Flowing Fire Mushrooms in the pot, boil them on high heat for ten minutes, then simmer on low for an hour with some seasonings to get a delicious pot of iron pot mushrooms.

Professor Song picked up a Flowing Fire Mushroom, put it in his mouth, slowly chewed, savoring it, soon feeling a faint warm stream flowing through his body, like a flame warming him up.

Winter and Flowing Fire Mushrooms, a perfect match.

Jiang Wenning also nibbled, her Ice Crystal Illusion Cat nestled on her knee, tail curled around a can of sour plum soup.

Her eyes focused, a cold mist enveloped the sour plum soup, frosting formed on the can’s edge, Jiang Wenning sipped, her lips curled up: "Delicious."

The slight chill of the chilled sour plum soup perfectly cut through the heat from the Flowing Fire Mushrooms.

And as a mid-level Beastmaster, drinking a chilled sour plum soup in winter was reasonable.

"Dian Dian..."

The Electric Flying Cat crouched on Chen Yuan’s chair back, stealthily eyeing the slender Ice Crystal Illusion Cat, uninterested in the delicious Spirit Fish slices before it.

Its eyes dim, spirits scattered, the Electric Flying Cat just wanted to lie on the ground.

"Quack quack~"

Unlike the lovelorn Electric Flying Cat, Run Run Duck was gobbling fish, wagging its short tail, joyful, softly singing the Duck Duck Song: "Quack quack quack quack~"

The Duck Duck Song caught the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat’s attention, its two-toned eyes focusing on Run Run Duck.

"Dian Dian....."

The Electric Flying Cat gritted its teeth, biting the fish slice to bits.

"Woof woof~"

Cola, having roamed the village for a while, finally returned, dashed into the hall, and while everyone wasn’t looking, grabbed a piece of fish from the table, its oily paws leaving plum blossom prints on the ground.

"Not eating?" Chen Yuan asked, watching Cola’s departing figure.

"Woof woof woof!"

Cola didn’t look back, heading straight for the farm gate.

Not eating! Not eating!

The Puppy Team was having a big meeting tonight!

Spark had long since returned to the farm, but its growing size didn’t want to squeeze in the hall, soaring on the roof, moonlight gently brushing its orange-yellow body.

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast was the same as Spark, its larger size stayed in the courtyard, the cold wind had no effect on it.

The timid and introverted Cold-Biting Ox preferred not staying in the hall, curling up before the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast, the cold night wind blocked outside.

In a daze, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast seemed back atop Ao Mountain.

On peaks, fiercer, colder winds would blow, a massive figure standing before it always.

Unknowingly, it became that massive figure, blocking the cold wind outside.

"It’s been a long time since the house was this lively," Chen Weiyi’s smile never waned, becoming a Beastmaster improved his spirit and physical state greatly, wrinkles on his face gradually lessened, "Even livelier than New Year."

Chen Yuan laughed: "Grandpa, it’ll only get livelier in the future."

Since the Spiritual Energy Revival, this remote mountain village has been rejuvenated, the farm becoming lively too.

Since Spark, one by one, little guys came to the farm for various reasons, their existence bringing laughter to the once silent farm.

It’s truly wonderful.

While talking, Chen Yuan poured his brother another bowl of mushroom soup, glimpsing the boy sneakily stuffing Run Run Duck with fish in the steaming mist.

"Quack quack~"

Run Run Duck was deeply touched, pecking fish while gently patting its chest.

If anyone bullies you, tell me, the duck!

I’ll report to the big sister, let her get revenge for you!

As the food dwindled on the table, Professor Song put down his chopsticks, looking at Chen Yuan: "Advisor Chen, we can’t do without your help for this trip into Qinling."

Previously, he hoped the Beastmasters helping as guides were familiar with the local environment, other aspects handled by him and his students.

But now, it seemed Chen Yuan’s strength surpassed Lu Ran, his research level on Pet Beasts and Spirit Plants far exceeded the students.