Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger-Chapter 72: The Old Man’s Formidable Battle Record

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: The Old Man’s Formidable Battle Record

The night grew deeper,

Chen Yuan moved the table to the courtyard to enjoy dinner with the old man and the little ones.

Tonight’s dinner was lavish, featuring a steamed Spirit Fish, three-flavored stew, and mutton blood noodle soup.

Chen Yuan ate heartily while listening to the old man recount what happened yesterday.

"I got a shock when I returned to the farm last evening. The ground was full of potholes and scattered feathers everywhere."

"Lucky you weren’t at the farm then." Chen Yuan said with a smile.

The old man glared at Chen Yuan first, then said, "I’ve seen my share of big scenes, just a flock of birds."

Chen Yuan nodded in agreement with a smile: "Yes, yes, I haven’t heard the story of you fighting a lone wolf single-handedly at twenty for a week now."

At every gathering, after some baijiu, the old man couldn’t help but boast about it—back when he was young, he once went into the mountains alone and encountered a starving lone wolf, achieving the heroic feat of killing it with his blade alone.

This incident even made the local news.

Since then, others at the table could only listen to him brag obediently.

The old man rolled his eyes at him irritably but suddenly had a complicated look, sighing slightly: "The world is changing too fast. I’m not sure it’s a good idea for you to stay here now...."

"And the mountains are too dangerous, why not..."

Chen Yuan shook his head with a smile, pointing at the little ones eating heartily, and said, "Grandpa, with them here, we’re very safe."

"We didn’t encounter any danger this time in the mountains, so rest assured."

The old man just sighed and didn’t try to persuade further.

"By the way, Grandpa, you should try meditating." Chen Yuan suddenly said.

The old man waved it off: "I’m seventy, it’s not suitable...."

Chen Yuan said seriously: "The best time to become a Beastmaster was a week ago, the next best time is now."

"Grandpa, Old Xing in the mountain is not much younger than you, and he’s started meditating."

Before going down the mountain, Chen Yuan specifically left the "Basic Meditation Method 1.0" with Old Xing, who gladly accepted it.

"Even if you can’t become a powerful Beastmaster, meditation can improve your physical fitness, and significantly lower the chance of illness."

As people age, various ailments start to emerge.

Hearing this, the old man’s eyes flickered and met Chen Yuan’s very serious gaze. He gritted his teeth: "Then... then I’ll give it a try?"

"You must try." Chen Yuan said with a smile on his face.

After dinner, when Chen Yuan cleaned up the dishes and washed them, he went to the chicken coop and saw the Bean Chicken resting with its eyes closed.

"Bean Chicken, thank you for driving off that flock of Violent Cloud Sparrows yesterday."

Earlier, when Chen Yuan asked the little ones about the incident in turns, he was surprised to learn that the Bean Chicken also took action.

It had protected the Little Chick back to the coop and launched a "Bean Shock," helping to defeat two Violent Cloud Sparrows.

"Cluck cluck."

The Bean Chicken opened its eyes to glance at Chen Yuan, nodded slightly, and looked calm and collected.

Chen Yuan placed a small pile of vegetables in front of the Bean Chicken and left quietly.

He wasn’t really surprised that the Bean Chicken would take action, but didn’t expect the Electric Flying Cat to choose not to back down and instead fight alongside them.

This way, the four pet beasts cooperated, and indeed drove off that flock of Violent Cloud Sparrows.

"They do deserve a reward." Chen Yuan thought to himself.

However, Chen Yuan had initially planned to save the remaining four Luminous Fruits for Pomelo and Watermelon, as well as his own brother.

"I’ll ask Wenhao later. If it can’t be long-distance transported, I’ll just give it to the little ones directly."

"Even if it costs six Source Points for the Luminous Fruit Tree to bear fruit again, it’s worth rewarding them."

The night grew deeper,

Chen Yuan returned to his bedroom, dialed Zhou Xu’s number, and recounted everything that happened during his mountain journey.

"It’s my fault." Zhou Xu apologized after hearing the account.

Chen Yuan was taken aback: "Zhou, why do you say that?"

Zhou Xu explained: "I only just found out that satellite phones didn’t work. This issue isn’t just in the depths of Qinling, it’s happening worldwide."

"The deeper you go into the wild, the harsher the environment, and the weaker the satellite signal becomes, sometimes completely blocked."

"Places like Qinling’s depths, the core of the Northern Tibetan Plateau, and the Western Regions desert all have this issue."

"And it’s not just the satellite signal that’s blocked. Even when planes pass over these places, the signals of electronic devices get severely disrupted, making normal navigation impossible."

"Domestically, a batch of flights has been urgently canceled, and flight routes that must pass through Qinling have been adjusted."

Chen Yuan clicked his tongue: "That’s quite a significant impact."

Zhou Xu said: "This also means that we currently can’t detect the specific situation of these areas."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and then speculated: "Could it be related to the clouds above the forest?"

"That possibility can’t be ruled out." Zhou Xu first nodded in agreement, then said slowly, "We will surely organize a team to explore these areas in the future to be prepared."

"When the time comes, I’ll need your help."

Chen Yuan grinned: "Of course."

The more peaceful Qinling is, the safer the people living here will be.

"By the way, Zhou, I need a drone." Chen Yuan suddenly said.

Zhou Xu’s eyes flashed, instantly understanding Chen Yuan’s intention for applying for a drone, and nodded readily: "Sure, I’ll arrange it right away. Do you need any other equipment?"

Being a forest ranger in the new era is naturally different from the past, and equipping a series of high-tech gear can better help patrol the mountains and protect the forest.

Chen Yuan thought carefully and shook his head: "Not at the moment."

He already had a sports camera he was comfortable using at home, and with the drone, it would be enough to better fulfill his duties of mountain patrol and forest protection.

"Let’s do this, the Association recently procured a batch of special pet beast food. I’ll send some over too."

"This pet food was recently developed, tastes good, is suitable for most pet beasts, and is easy to carry, so even in the wild, you won’t worry about food for your pet beasts." Zhou Xu patiently explained.

Chen Yuan’s eyes lit up: "Great!"

This mountain trip took nearly two days. His own meals were easy enough to handle with makeshift solutions.

But since the two little ones had different tastes and appetites, Chen Yuan went to great lengths to make sure they were full and maintained battle readiness.

Having this kind of pet food would undoubtedly be more convenient.

Chen Yuan suddenly thought of something and added: "Zhou, I heard there’s recently a salve for treating pet beast injuries? Is it available for direct purchase, or does it require Contribution Value exchange?"

Zhou Xu waved it off: "It’s nothing, I’ll send some over too."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Zhou, there’s no need for that."

Zhou Xu laughed heartily: "Don’t feel burdened. As a forest ranger, your tasks are already daunting enough, and these things should be given to you."

"It’s my fault. I should have sent them to you sooner."