September 28th, Saturday.
Sunny.
Chen Yuan had just woken up when he received good news.
Kele had successfully broken through to the Second Order!
Perhaps it was because Kele had been training extra hard recently, or perhaps it was because he had experienced many intense battles during this time, but early in the morning, Kele had achieved his wish and broken through to the Second Order.
“Awoo, awoo, awoo!”
Chen Yuan, who clearly felt a slight enhancement in his mental strength and physical fitness, got out of bed and saw Kele showing off his current strength to the little ones in the yard.
He simply raised his head and howled, immediately stirring up a very violent gust of wind, raising dust, blowing the leaves, and making the little ones stagger.
This kind of power was much stronger than before.
Seeing his little companions looking at him in surprise, Kele's smile grew even wider. With wind under his feet, he used 'Wind Riding' and instantly transformed into a blur, running back and forth around the yard at a speed difficult to capture with the naked eye.
Fast, too fast.
Kele was still not satisfied and was preparing to show off his [Wind Blade], but he heard a light cough, immediately straightened his back, shook his head, and walked towards Chen Yuan.
His fluffy tail swayed behind him, looking like a blooming dandelion.
Chen Yuan said with a straight face, "I usually tell you to be less impetuous, where did you leave that advice?"
“Awoo.”
Kele slowly lowered his head, looking just like a little monkey who had just mastered his skills and was showing off his supernatural powers in front of his fellow disciples, only to be caught by the patriarch.
Chen Yuan squatted down, reached out and stroked Kele's head. The serious expression on his face disappeared, replaced by praise filled with smiles: "But you are great. You have worked hard during this time and deserve praise."
“Awoo?”
Kele instantly raised his head, his blue eyes fixed on Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan said gently: "I'll give you extra food today. Kele's unlimited supply, and I'll allow you to rest for a day."
“Awoo, awoo, awoo!”
Kele couldn't believe his ears and widened his eyes. Then he reacted and pounced on Chen Yuan, howling.
Not long after,
Kele rushed out of the farm excitedly, heading towards Xuanhe Village, preparing to show off his current strength in front of his little brothers.
"This guy." Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly.
Kele was just like this. He didn't need to force a change, as long as Kele didn't get carried away.
Second Order pet beasts were rare now, but for the long life of pet beasts, it was just the beginning.
Only with a humble heart can one go further.
After eating breakfast, Chen Yuan went to the field.
“Gaa, gaa ~”
Runrun Duck had just finished watering and lay down, letting the sunlight fall on his body.
“Hmm ~”
The Twin Flower Concubine poked her little head out of Chen Yuan's chest pocket. Chen Yuan reached out and dragged her out, placing her on the ground.
The little one slowly approached these spiritual plants, folded her petal-shaped palms together, gently closed her eyes, and a faint green fluorescence radiated out.
Her long skirt dragged on the ground, and these sprouts swayed gently in the direction she was walking, as if they had all become servants loyal to the queen at this moment.
"Wood-type pet beasts are indeed the pet beasts closest to plants." Chen Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
Taking Spark and the Twin Flower Concubine away from the farm, Chen Yuan prepared to continue drawing the map around Xuanhe Village.
Since it was nearby and he wouldn't go deep into the Qinling Mountains, he didn't call Kele back.
Let him enjoy the joy of breaking through to the Second Order.
At the entrance of Xuanhe Village,
Several off-road vehicles stopped one after another. A head stretched out from the passenger seat of the first off-road vehicle, nodded while looking at the road sign ahead: "Xuanhe Village, we're here."
"Please find a place to park, Masters. We'll go in and complete the procedures first."
Jiang Yuntao, wearing a blue and white uniform with a [Yunhua Pet Beast Academy] badge on his chest, got out of the car and waved to the vehicles behind.
For a time, a dozen or so male and female students wearing student uniforms got out of the car.
Jiang Yuntao faced the crowd and said loudly: "Remember, this is a collective training activity. You represent the face of Yunhua Pet Beast Academy."
The originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
"We'll go to the office to complete the procedures for entering the mountain now, and then split into groups to enter the mountain."
Jiang Yuntao walked in the front, and the students followed one after another.
Among them, a tall, handsome young man was the most conspicuous. He walked in the front, closely following Jiang Yuntao, and the other students implicitly centered around him.
"Lao Zhuang, are you sure you won't team up this time?" A slightly chubby man followed beside him, eating snacks while asking vaguely.
Zhuang Jianbai didn't even raise his head, his expression calm: "No, I think entering the mountain alone can hone myself better."
The other students spoke up one after another: "As expected of our academy's number one pet beast master, ambitious."
"The Qinling Mountains are much more dangerous than the small mountains and forests over there. I think it's safer to team up."
"Lao Zhuang is now an Intermediate Pet Beast Master. His definition of danger is different from ours."
Hearing the students' conversation, Jiang Yuntao turned his head and looked over, smiling: "Whether or not to team up is up to you. Anyway, when exploring the mountains, you are responsible for all the consequences."
"If you encounter danger, don't expect me to save you. You know my strength. I'm good at theoretical knowledge, but not practical combat."
Wang Yuan, the little fat man beside Zhuang Jianbai, leaned closer to the former and asked in a low voice: "Lao Zhuang, have you taken on several missions related to the Qinling Mountains?"
Zhuang Jianbai nodded: "Since I'm entering the Qinling Mountains anyway, I might as well solve them along the way."
Wang Yuan gave a thumbs up: "As expected of Lao Zhuang, this hard work is worth ten of me."
He and Zhuang Jianbai entered the academy at the same time, and he couldn't be clearer about the latter's hard work.
From morning to night, he studied various pet beast knowledge, trained and cultivated pet beasts. Whenever he had free time, he would go to the association to take on missions and earn contribution points.
Now his total contribution points are far ahead in the entire Yunhua Pet Beast Academy.
Wang Yuan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly remembered something, and said in a low voice: "Are you going to be able to exchange for the advancement conditions soon?"
"Fifty contribution points away." Zhuang Jianbai replied.
"Awesome." Wang Yuan said in a low voice, "Unlock the advancement conditions, and then if you win the championship in the Taibai Cup this time, you can get that Tier 3 resource."
"In this way, your pet beast can advance to Commander."
"At that time..." Wang Yuan raised his head slightly, imagined many scenes in his mind, and chuckled, "You will be one of the leading pet beast masters in the entire Qin Province, maybe you can compete with those guys from the headquarters."
"That so-called number one genius pet beast master, Li Tianyun, in my opinion, is not as good as you."
Zhuang Jianbai smiled dumbly and shook his head: "There's no need to compare with others, as long as I keep improving."
“Of course.” Wang Yuan nodded repeatedly. “Let’s set a small goal first, win the little Taibai Cup championship, and then win the first Beast Master Competition in Qin Province.”
Zhuang Jianbai didn't speak, but his eyes revealed a strong confidence.
As the top-ranked Beast Master in Yunhua Beast Control Academy, he had this confidence.
“Wow, what a cute puppy.”
A sharp-eyed female Beast Master suddenly noticed a chubby Fire Velvet Hound puppy on the ground, unable to restrain the desire to pet it, she squatted down and stretched out her right hand.
“Woof woof.”
Facing the sudden appearance of the palm, the Fire Velvet Hound puppy nimbly twisted away, and then ran backwards with its short legs.
The female Beast Master reluctantly got up, but suddenly saw a dozen or so canine pets lying, standing, or sitting on the open space in front of her, and her eyes lit up.
Dog petting!
She quickly took a half step forward, but saw a Fire Velvet Hound protecting the Fire Velvet Hound puppy behind it, casting a wary look, and shouting out: “Woof woof!”
This sound immediately caused a chain reaction, and the other Fire Velvet Hounds and Gale Wind Hounds all turned their heads and looked over, making intermittent noises: “Woof woof woof!”
The female Beast Master subconsciously took a half step back and raised her hands: “Don’t, don’t, don’t, I have no malicious intent.”
“I just want to touch it.”
Having grown up in the countryside since she was a child, she instantly recalled the fear of being dominated by the village's dog squad when she was a child.
And on her shoulder, a petite pet that was originally lying down and resting, noticed the movement of its master, immediately opened its narrow eyes, and sparks appeared in its mouth, glaring at the dog squad opposite.
“Woof woof!”
One after another, the barking canine pets suddenly stood up, barking repeatedly, and an atmosphere of tension instantly filled the air.
“What happened?” Jiang Yuntao walked over quickly and asked with a frown.
“Teacher…” The female Beast Master pointed to the dog squad and said in a low voice, “I wanted to touch the Fire Velvet Hound puppy, but it seems they misunderstood.”
Jiang Yuntao said sternly: “How many times have I told you, don’t touch pet puppies casually, their parents must be protecting them closely.”
“Pets with cubs are like powder kegs, they explode at the slightest touch.”
“Yes…” The female Beast Master's lips moved, and she lowered her head.
At the same time,
One after another, the barking canine pets made way to both sides, and a majestic Gale Wind Hound walked out calmly, its body was the largest, its eyes were stern, and its light brown fur swayed in the wind.
“Awoo~”
Kele looked at this group of unfamiliar Beast Masters, and saw the frightened Fire Velvet Hound puppy, and was immediately furious, roaring.
For a time, all the canine pets dispersed, trying to surround the female Beast Master.
Jiang Yuntao recognized Kele as the leader of these canine pets, and quickly explained: “We have no malicious intent.”
Kele ignored him, just stared at the bewildered female Beast Master.
Seeing this, Wang Yuan couldn't help but mutter: “Teacher, didn't you say that most pets are simple-minded, it's useless to reason with them when they are angry.”
After a pause, he smiled: “You have to beat them until they are convinced, and then reason with them.”
Jiang Yuntao sighed helplessly, this was indeed the case.
Most pets are pure in nature, or rather, simple-minded. If your first impression of it is good, it will remember your kindness to it for a long time.
If the first impression is bad, then it will refuse to communicate with you.
But Jiang Yuntao considered that these canine pets should have owners, and they were outsiders, so there was no need to have conflicts in the village, so he pondered: “Don’t, this is just a small conflict, just find a villager to help explain.”
“Teacher, I have a way.” Zhuang Jianbai walked to Jiang Yuntao's side, and a mysterious white summoning array appeared in front of him, and a figure wrapped in white light quickly appeared.
Jiang Yuntao was stunned for a moment, then nodded suddenly.
Zhuang Jianbai's initial pet was a Tier 2 canine pet, it was of the same race as the dog squad, and could communicate better.
If it couldn't explain, the Tier 2 strength could also easily deter the dog squad.
The Frost Winter Hound was covered in thick snow-white fur, its body was stronger than the Gale Wind Hound, its ears stood upright, light blue stripes were distributed around its body, and its blue pupils stared ahead.
“Frost Winter Hound, please explain to them.” Zhuang Jianbai said.
“Woof.”
The Frost Winter Hound nodded, and walked forward slowly with its sturdy steps, its strong body exuding a strong sense of oppression, making the dog squad surrounding it feel a trace of fear, and subconsciously slowly retreating.
“Woof woof woof!”
Seeing the appearance of the Frost Winter Hound, Kele's eyes widened, and he instantly realized that something was wrong.
This guy is here to compete with me for the boss!
As soon as the thought came up, Kele no longer hesitated, a violent gust of wind rolled around his body, roaring: “Woof woof!”
The owner said, when facing unfamiliar pets with a bad attitude, you must strike first!
Seeing this scene, Wang Yuan smiled: “What courage, daring to take the initiative to attack in the face of a Tier 2 Frost Winter Hound.”
“You're really not afraid of getting beaten.”
However, the wind became more and more violent, and the dust raised rushed towards them, and the leaves of the trees not far away rustled down. Wang Yuan could clearly feel his clothes fluttering, and a sense of fear inexplicably surged in his heart.
Wait.
Something's not quite right!
The petite pet lying on the female Beast Master's shoulder was still confronting the dog squad, but when the gust of wind whistled, its expression changed drastically, and it hid behind the female Beast Master.
The other Beast Masters all changed their expressions slightly, retreating while comforting their respective pets.
Only Zhuang Jianbai stood in place, his expression as calm as ever, he stared at this imposing Gale Wind Hound, and muttered: “Tier 2 Gale Wind Hound.”
Immediately, he turned his head to look at Jiang Yuntao and said, “Teacher, it seems this battle is unavoidable.”
Jiang Yuntao was still wondering why there was a Tier 2 pet here, and it was mixed with a group of Tier 1 pets, but when he heard Zhuang Jianbai's voice, he immediately came back to his senses and quickly looked around - there were no passing villagers around, only their group.
And they were surrounded by this group of dog squads, and the leading Gale Wind Hound was eager to move.
Just as Zhuang Jianbai said, a fierce battle was unavoidable.
Since that's the case…
Jiang Yuntao sighed secretly: “I understand, I will explain to the village cadres later.”
Hearing this, Wang Yuan patted his chest and grinned: “Lao Zhuang has taken action, no matter how strong this Gale Wind Hound is, it will only obediently apologize later.”
Zhuang Jianbai nodded lightly, then stared at the Frost Winter Hound in front of him, his eyes were calm, and he telepathically said: “Frost Winter Hound, Cold Breath.”
