September 25th, Wednesday
Sunny.
"Diandi ~"
Diandi Flying Cat was tugging Chen Yuan's sleeve with all its might, a hint of urgency in its eyes.
Chen Yuan said unhurriedly, "Alright, alright, don't rush."
Early in the morning, Chen Yuan brought Spark, Cola, and Diandi Flying Cat into the northern forest, preparing to meet up with the Earth Tyrant Bear and then investigate the situation in that valley.
After a long time, Diandi Flying Cat, who had gained nothing when entering the mountain the day before yesterday, brought good news—it smelled the scent of spirit plants!
"I'll give you credit for this."
Seeing that it was still early, Chen Yuan let Diandi Flying Cat lead the way, with Spark and Cola closely following behind.
Passing through the dense jungle and leaping over the gurgling stream, a bamboo forest gradually came into view.
Bamboo was already very tall, but after the revival of spiritual energy, these bamboos uniformly grew to forty or fifty meters high. Looking up, the sky was blocked by bamboo leaves, with only a few rays of sunlight seeping through.
Continuing forward and stepping into the bamboo forest, Diandi Flying Cat quickly stopped.
Chen Yuan looked up and saw a round figure sitting on the ground, its smooth black and white fur covering its entire body, with irregular green stripes distributed on it. Its short tail swayed as it gnawed on bamboo.
And the bamboo in its hand emitted a faint green glow, obviously some kind of spirit plant.
Even from far away, Chen Yuan could recognize the name of this pet at a glance—Treewood Panda.
Treewood Panda, a wood-attribute pet, is naturally born with Elite rank, and is recognized as a transcendent creature evolved from the Giant Panda.
Everyone knows that there are four treasures in the Qinling Mountains, namely the Crested Ibis, the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, the Takin, and the Giant Panda.
Compared to the Giant Pandas in Shu Province, the Giant Pandas in the Qinling Mountains are a subspecies with brown and white fur, known as "the beauty among national treasures", and are extremely rare.
Chen Yuan had been in the Qinling Mountains for so many years, and he had seen the other three treasures more than once, but the Giant Panda, no, the Treewood Panda, was the first time he had seen it.
Chen Yuan calmed down and said softly, "Let's go, don't disturb it."
Since the spirit plant already had an owner, and it was a panda-like pet that Chen Yuan particularly liked, Chen Yuan immediately retreated.
He secretly noted the approximate location of this bamboo forest and turned to leave.
As a result, just as he turned around, he heard a muffled roar coming from the other end of the forest. This voice sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Awoo!"
Cola's eyes lit up, and it instantly became excited, biting Chen Yuan's trouser leg and constantly dragging him towards the direction the sound came from.
It smelled the scent of the bear cub.
Chen Yuan suddenly nodded, "No wonder this voice sounds familiar."
At the same time,
At the instant the sound rang out, the Treewood Panda blankly raised its head. When the sound became clearer, its expression changed slightly, and it quickly put the bamboo aside and dug a hole with its claws.
The Treewood Panda put the bamboo into the hole, refilled it with soil, and stomped on it a few times, before hurriedly running towards the direction the sound came from.
"Awoo?" Cola looked up at Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan said without hesitation, "Go ahead, see what's going on."
Anyway, he was going to meet up with the Earth Tyrant Bear, so he might as well see what kind of trouble the Earth Tyrant Bear had caused again.
Following the sound all the way forward, passing through the bamboo forest, the roar became clearer and clearer. At the same time, another unfamiliar muffled roar exploded in his ears like muffled thunder.
Chen Yuan and the little guys hid behind the bamboo, spying on the scene directly in front of them.
Just as he had guessed, the Earth Tyrant Bear was fighting with a huge Treewood Panda. The bear cub was hiding behind a bamboo, cheering for its bear dad.
Compared to the bamboo-eating Treewood Panda that Chen Yuan had just encountered, this Treewood Panda was significantly larger, and was not much different from the Earth Tyrant Bear.
And the little Treewood Panda was standing behind the big Treewood Panda, glaring at the bear cub. The two little guys' eyes met, their gazes clashing, just short of rushing over to fight.
Obviously, this bamboo forest was inhabited by two Treewood Pandas, one large and one small.
However, for some reason, they had a fight with the Earth Tyrant Bear.
But according to Chen Yuan's understanding of the Earth Tyrant Bear, this guy would start fighting at the slightest disagreement and act very casually, so it was likely that it had taken the initiative to cause trouble.
"Stereotypes are not allowed." Chen Yuan shook his head.
Before knowing the truth, all subjective judgments are just meaningless guesses.
"Roar!"
The Treewood Panda roared angrily, and its palms suddenly bloomed with emerald green light, quickly gathering into a materialized thick wooden pole.
Holding the wooden pole, its huge body stepped out, facing the Earth Tyrant Bear's dark eyes, and smashed down with a heavy blow from top to bottom!
Wood-type skill, Vegetation Strike.
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a muffled roar, the Earth Tyrant Bear retreated instead of advancing, its terrifying aura erupted in an instant, clenching its palms into fists, with gusts of wind all around, and suddenly throwing a powerful punch.
In an instant, a strong air wave spread rapidly from the two bear-like pets to all directions, and the wind suddenly howled, blowing the two little bears on the left and right.
After a while,
The Earth Tyrant Bear and the Treewood Panda retreated at the same time, staring at each other from a few meters away. They were both panting heavily, with scars on their bodies, but they were always vigilant against each other.
Obviously, this Treewood Panda possessed the strength to rival the Earth Tyrant Bear, and was also a Tier 2 pet.
Seeing that they were in a brief stalemate, Chen Yuan quickly coughed and walked out with the three little guys.
When several figures appeared at the same time, they instantly broke the deathly silence.
"Roar roar ~"
Seeing that it was its good friend, the bear cub immediately became excited, and it ran to Cola with brisk steps.
After not seeing each other for several days, the two little guys were very happy, and Cola kept jumping around the bear cub.
"Diandi."
Diandi Flying Cat remembered this little bear cub.
When it passed through this forest, it accidentally saw this little bear cub who was stealing honey. It was about to snatch it, but it saw the Earth Tyrant Bear walking from not far away, scaring it to quickly fly away from this terrible forest.
Therefore, Diandi Flying Cat glanced at the bear cub with a guilty conscience.
"Roar"
Seeing that these uninvited guests seemed to know its opponent, the Treewood Panda's heart tightened, and it sensed something was wrong. It hurriedly looked back at the Treewood Panda cub, signaling it to run away quickly.
"Roar?"
The Treewood Panda cub scratched its head, its eyes blank, and it didn't understand what its bear mom meant at all.
Bear mom instantly felt tired.
At this time, Chen Yuan's voice quietly sounded: "What... what happened?"
"Roar roar roar."
Hearing Chen Yuan's question, the bear cub immediately waved its paws.
I say, I say.
"Awoo."
Cola lay beside the bear cub, looking like it was listening attentively.
"Roar roar roar."
The bear cub first pointed at its bear dad, then pointed at the Treewood Panda, and slowly told the story.
It turned out that just now, the Earth Tyrant Bear accidentally broke into this bamboo forest while chasing a few Servant Bees. As a result, it disturbed the Treewood Panda who was sleeping. When its grumpiness rose, the Treewood Panda directly fought with the Earth Tyrant Bear.
"That's it?" Chen Yuan smiled dumbly.
He originally thought it was a major event like a territorial dispute, but he didn't expect it to be morning grumpiness.
But he suddenly remembered that sleeping is a very important thing for panda-like pets. They spend half of their day eating and the other half in dreams.
Whoever disturbs their sleep is equal to destroying their beautiful life.
Thinking like this, it's understandable that the Wood Lush Panda is angry.
After clarifying the reason, Chen Yuan took half a step forward, cleared his throat, and said loudly, "Why not listen to me for a few words."
The Earth Barbarian Bear naturally had no objections and nodded slowly.
The Wood Lush Panda turned its head to look at this strange human who suddenly appeared, secretly vigilant, but when it saw the Flame Cloud Falcon lying on Chen Yuan's shoulder, its eyes clear and cold, yet exuding a sharp aura;
The Condensing Wind Hunting Dog stood firmly on the ground, its eyes full of eagerness and eyeing it like a tiger;
And the Electric Flying Cat flying above Chen Yuan's head, its cheeks flashing with electricity from time to time.
The Wood Lush Panda forcibly suppressed its surging emotions, took another step back, and at the same time stared closely at Chen Yuan.
"You are both neighbors and should get along in a friendly manner. How can you fight?"
No mistake, one song, one shot, one inside, one appearance, one look!
As a Qinling forest ranger, Chen Yuan believes it is his duty to regulate the relationship between various pets.
Especially like the Earth Barbarian Bear and the Wood Lush Panda, the two are evenly matched in strength, and there is no conflict in territory and food, so they can get along in a friendly manner.
But if Chen Yuan tried to persuade Snow Cloud Wolves and Star Moon Deer to get along in a friendly manner, they would only stare at him with the eyes of an idiot.
"Roar!"
After hearing these words, the Earth Barbarian Bear glared at the Wood Lush Panda fiercely.
It attacked first!
"Roar!"
The Wood Lush Panda did not back down and met the Earth Barbarian Bear's fierce gaze.
You disturbed my sleep first!
Seeing that the two bears were about to argue again, Chen Yuan quickly brought out a more professional mediator: "Spark."
"Chirp."
Spark suddenly spread its wings and flew up, orange-yellow wings surging with boiling flames, and sparks splashed on the ground as it gently flapped its wings.
A pair of eyes gradually scanned the two bears, and a stern aura soared.
"Roar."
As a wood-type pet, the Wood Lush Panda was more aware of the power of this flame than the Earth Barbarian Bear. Its eyes were solemn, and it nodded slowly.
Chen Yuan grinned: "Okay, then I'll continue."
"The forest is a big family, and everyone should get along well and jointly maintain the peace and stability of the forest."
"You must understand the accurate meaning of what is an opponent and what is a friend."
"I'll start with three simple points."
"First"
Time gradually passed, and Chen Yuan's lips and tongue became dry. The Wood Lush Panda cub had long been confused and drowsy, curling up its body and sleeping soundly.
Snoring sounded, and the bear cubs also closed their eyes, leaning on the bamboo and falling into a dream.
"Awoo, awoo, awoo!"
Kola was very supportive and nodded at first, but as Chen Yuan said more and more, and the content became more and more obscure and difficult to understand, it couldn't help but stretch out its paw to cover its ears.
Master, stop reading!
Master, stop reading!
Only Spark had a serious listening expression from beginning to end, nodding from time to time to express its approval.
"Okay, that's all for now." After speaking for a full ten minutes, Chen Yuan stopped, still feeling unsatisfied.
Looking around, the Earth Barbarian Bear was already lying on the ground yawning, and the Wood Lush Panda was lying on its side on the ground, snuggling with its cub.
And the Electric Flying Cat, this little guy found a place where the bamboo crossed and slept directly on it.
Chen Yuan couldn't help but touch his chin: "No wonder I always felt that the leader's speech had a hypnotic effect, it turns out it's really like that."
But fortunately, a dispute has been temporarily quelled.
Chen Yuan tiptoed to the Earth Barbarian Bear's side and said in a low voice, "Let's leave here first."
The Earth Barbarian Bear suddenly woke up. It glanced at the sleeping Wood Lush Panda, one large and one small, and nodded.
Immediately, the Earth Barbarian Bear grabbed one of the bear cub's legs and dragged it away from here.
Although it was dragged all the way, and its body plowed a trace on the ground, the bear cub did not wake up and was still snoring like thunder.
This sleep quality, insomniacs express envy.
Chen Yuan asked Spark to wake up the Electric Flying Cat sleeping on the bamboo. In the end, he couldn't resist the urge to stroke it. He tiptoed to the Wood Lush Panda's side and gently stroked it.
[First time collecting Wood Lush Panda, source point plus two]
[Race: Wood Lush Panda]
[Attribute: Wood]
[Level: 10 (Second Order)]
[Skills: Wood Surge (Crude Understanding ) + Grass and Wood Heavy Strike (Proficient ) + Lush (Crude Understanding ) +]
[Quality: Elite]
[Conditions for Promotion to Lord Quality: Can be unlocked]
"As expected, it's a second order," Chen Yuan thought to himself.
After touching it, Chen Yuan quickly slipped away.
After so many trips into the mountains, Chen Yuan has figured out the pet forces near Xuanhe Village.
In a small forest north of Xuanhe Village, live Spark's little brothers, the Storm Swallows.
Continuing north, turning halfway can enter this bamboo forest, where two Wood Lush Pandas, one large and one small, live. The large Wood Lush Panda is at the second order, which is extremely dangerous for ordinary beast tamers.
Going further north, you can enter a large forest. Here you can encounter small groups of Servant Bees collecting honey. Be sure not to provoke them.
If you are lucky, you might even be taken back to the cave by the Earth Barbarian Bear and the bear cubs as a guest. Remember not to resist. You will not be in danger, at most you will need to help with some small tasks.
As for the east of Xuanhe Village, it is Chen Yuan's patrol route.
Here you will encounter many cute pets, including Flame Tail Foxes, Condensing Ice Foxes, Ice Dew Rats, etc. If you are lucky, you may also see groups of Star Moon Deer climbing mountains and ridges.
If you are unlucky, then a group of ferocious Snow Cloud Wolves will show you their fangs.
"How are you preparing? When can we go to that valley?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Roar, roar."
The Earth Barbarian Bear patted its chest, indicating that it could go now.
Chen Yuan nodded: "Okay, then let's go directly."
After a pause, he looked at the bear cub still in a dream and asked, "What about it?"
"Roar."
The Earth Barbarian Bear grinned, dragged the bear cub back to the cave, threw it in casually, and turned to face Chen Yuan.
Roar, roar, roar, we can set off.
Chen Yuan nodded: "Okay."
The main players in this valley trip are the Earth Barbarian Bear and Spark, the support player is Kola, and the Electric Flying Cat is responsible for harassment.
Chen Yuan's task is more arduous. He needs to coordinate the overall situation, command each pet well, and avoid damage as much as possible.
Under the leadership of the Earth Barbarian Bear, Chen Yuan and the little guys crossed the jungle, climbed the mountain, and finally arrived at the valley in the former's mouth in the evening.
