October 20th, Monday.
Cloudy.
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Perhaps it was because of the gloomy weather, Chen Yuan felt that the little guys' spirits weren't very good, all looking listless and sleepy.
It was just like when he used to stay up all night at an internet cafe and then was forced to sit in the classroom listening to a hypnotic math class.
When drowsiness was deep, he could fall asleep even while standing.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
Chen Yuan looked at the little guys suspiciously.
Runrun Duck didn't answer, it had already fallen asleep on the ground, even if a fried small fish was placed in front of it, it wouldn't open its eyes.
Well, maybe not necessarily.
"Diandian."
Diandian Flying Cat yawned, swaying and flying back to the little treehouse, closing the wooden door with a "bang," and then there was no movement.
Good, no need to count on Diandian Flying Cat to go into the mountains together.
Chen Yuan looked at the sleepy Cola again and couldn't help but say, "Go back to the pet space and sleep for a while."
"It won't work if you force yourself."
Cola obediently listened and returned to the pet space to rest.
Fortunately, Spark and Meteor Horned Beast weren't like that, they were full of energy, waiting for Chen Yuan to issue the departure order.
On the other side,
Papa Bear's spirit was still pretty good, while Bear Cub's spirit was a bit bad.
Chen Yuan said helplessly: "Eat some breakfast first, let them rest."
Breakfast was simple, but considering that Papa Bear and Bear Cub had come from afar, Chen Yuan specially prepared two steamed small fish.
Papa Bear swallowed it in one gulp, this little bit only counted as a pre-meal snack for it.
Chen Yuan put the other small fish in front of Bear Cub, the tempting aroma didn't make it open its eyes, instead, Papa Bear stretched out its paw, impolitely snatched it over, and threw it into its mouth in one bite.
Indeed, a loving father.
At nine o'clock in the morning, after the little guys had recovered their spirits slightly, Chen Yuan also packed his luggage.
This time there was no need for Cola to carry things, Chen Yuan installed two packs on both sides of the Meteor Horned Beast's body and directly put all the things he brought into them.
In this way, Chen Yuan and Cola were both relaxed, and this little bit of stuff wouldn't affect the Meteor Horned Beast.
"Let's go!" Chen Yuan waved his hand and set off with the little guys.
The lineup for this mountain trip was Chen Yuan, Spark, Cola, Twin Flower Concubine, Meteor Horned Beast, Bear Cub, and Papa Bear.
The lineup was unprecedentedly strong, enough to sweep the surrounding area.
However, considering that the Meteor Horned Beast hadn't fully matured and it was necessary to reduce the load as much as possible, Chen Yuan didn't choose to ride it the entire way.
Strands of sunlight pierced through the heavy clouds, reflecting into the forest full of dead branches and fallen leaves.
"Aoo ~"
Having so many little partners go into the mountains together for the first time, Cola seemed very excited, not chasing butterflies as usual, but frolicking with Bear Cub all the way.
The two little guys even tried to find a beehive, but Chen Yuan grabbed them back: "Business is important."
But before doing business, he had to visit the Flame-tailed Fox.
Last time he went into the mountains, he was busy looking for a tribe for Little Star Moon Deer, and he forgot to visit the Flame-tailed Fox.
Chen Yuan was already familiar with the nearby terrain, and soon walked to the familiar Flame Fruit Tree.
"Sang"
As usual, Chen Yuan was about to call out the Flame-tailed Fox's name, but he saw a fiery red figure quickly dart out, rushing straight towards him, abruptly stopping his second word in his throat.
Afterward, Chen Yuan smiled and opened his arms, letting the Flame-tailed Fox pounce into his arms, reaching out to stroke its soft fur.
"Ying"
The Flame-tailed Fox also breathed a sigh of relief, finally not letting Chen Yuan successfully call out its name, otherwise, it would lose face in front of its little friends.
"Woo ~"
The snow-white Frost Ice Fox also stepped out from behind the tree, compared to the nervousness and worry when they first met, this time it was obviously much calmer.
However, it would take a step and stop, looking up at Papa Bear not far away, seemingly worried that Papa Bear would open its bloody mouth and eat it in one bite.
"Roar."
Seeing the Frost Ice Fox's reaction, Papa Bear impatiently made a low roar, but silently retreated a few steps, ran to a big tree next to it, raised its head, as if checking whether there was a beehive on the tree.
Afterward,
The two little guys who relied on each other squatted on the ground, feasting on the pile of snacks in front of them.
Because the mountain mission this time was arduous, Chen Yuan didn't plan to stay too long, simply touched them, and got up to leave.
"Ying!"
But the Flame-tailed Fox suddenly bit Chen Yuan's pants leg, and the latter stopped, looking over in confusion.
"Is something wrong?"
"Ying ying ying ~"
The Flame-tailed Fox tilted its head to look in one direction, stretched out its paw, gesticulating.
"Woo woo."
The Frost Ice Fox's cheeks were stuffed with snacks, joining the Flame-tailed Fox's narration indistinctly.
It turned out that when the two little guys were wandering around, they found a mysterious cave, the cave was very deep, not knowing where it led.
They were preparing to enter and check the situation when they suddenly heard many strange cries coming from inside, and then, after careful consideration, they retreated.
However, when Chen Yuan saw the Flame-tailed Fox's evasive eyes, he knew that they probably didn't retreat after careful consideration, but instinctively fled in a panic.
Chen Yuan asked: "So you want me to accompany you into that cave?"
"Ying ying ying." The Flame-tailed Fox nodded repeatedly.
"How far is that place from here?" Chen Yuan's mind moved, and he asked aloud.
"Ying ying ying"
There is nothing wrong with the first one, the first one, the first one, the first one, the first one, the first one, the first one!
The Flame-tailed Fox couldn't accurately describe the specific distance, so it had to say that it and the Frost Ice Fox had to spend the time of eating two snacks to get there.
"That's not too far." Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then asked a completely irrelevant question, "Are there any beehives nearby?"
"Ying?"
The Flame-tailed Fox didn't understand the meaning of Chen Yuan's question, but still nodded obediently.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan turned his head to look at Papa Bear not far away, "How about it, want to go take a look?"
He had asked Papa Bear and Bear Cub what kind of living environment they needed, and they said that meeting three conditions was enough.
First, it must be a cave, allowing them to sleep inside during the day.
Second, there must be plenty of beehives nearby.
Third, it must be far away from humans.
The place the Flame-tailed Fox was talking about barely met the first two conditions, but he didn't know if the location was hidden, and whether beast tamers often passed by.
It didn't matter if there were already pets living inside, anyway, as long as it was deep and long enough, the cave could house multiple pets.
Well... Papa Bear might also drive those pets out.
But no matter what, Chen Yuan waved his hand, deciding to let the Flame-tailed Fox lead the way, and they would go together to check the situation of this cave.
Once it was suitable, Papa Bear and Bear Cub could move in immediately.
At the same moment,
Two beast tamers stood in front of a deep, dark cave.
"Go in?"
"If you see a cave and don't drill, then you're truly a god."
"Then let's go in, I heard that rock and earth-type pets usually live in caves, and I just want to contract these two attributes of pets."
"If we're lucky, we might even find spiritual plants."
After a discussion, the two let their respective pets walk in front to clear the way, turned on their headlamps to illuminate the road ahead, and began to explore this cave.
In this dark and quiet semi-enclosed environment, the two eagerly used conversation to dispel the nervousness and unease in their hearts.
"I watched the video you recommended yesterday, your city's consultant Chen is really amazing, I estimate he's one of the first-tier beast tamers." The beast tamer who spoke was named Zeng Hui, from the neighboring Yu City.
"Of course." As a local of Baokun City, Wu Peng was very grateful for Chen Yuan's appearance, which gave him a lot of face in front of outsiders.
"It's such a pity that such a powerful beast tamer doesn't participate in the main competition, but instead participates in the performance match." Zeng Hui felt very puzzled by Chen Yuan's choice.
Wu Peng said: "Perhaps in consultant Chen's eyes, a truly powerful beast tamer doesn't need to prove his strength through the main competition."
"But there are rewards for winning the main competition." Zeng Hui was still puzzled.
"Um..." Wu Peng also couldn't figure out this matter, he had also wondered why Chen Yuan didn't participate in the main competition, but meeting Zeng Hui's doubtful gaze, he had to ponder and say, "Perhaps consultant Chen doesn't lack those rewards."
After a slight pause, he joked: "Isn't there a lumin fruit tree planted at the agritainment we're staying at, maybe consultant Chen has dozens of lumin fruit trees planted at home, so he looks down on the rewards for winning the main competition."
During the conversation, the two gradually went deeper into the cave.
"I feel like something's not right." Wu Peng suddenly stopped in place, his dark eyes looking around, his brows tightly furrowed.
"What's not right?" Zeng Hui looked around, only seeing the uneven rock walls illuminated by the headlamps, and didn't notice anything wrong.
Wu Peng said in a deep voice: "It's too quiet."
"Too quiet?" Zeng Hui looked puzzled.
Wu Peng raised his vigilance and lowered his voice: "We've been in the cave for a while, logically speaking, the pets inside should have discovered us long ago."
"But..."
"Not a single pet has appeared, I think it's very strange."
Hearing these words, Zeng Hui's pupils shrank, recalling the beast taming knowledge he had seen, he whispered: "In this situation, either there is a powerful pet occupying the cave."
"Or... a pet has already quietly followed us, lurking in the dark."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Hui subconsciously raised his head, only to see pairs of ghostly green eyes appearing one after another in the dark environment.
A transparent net, unknowingly trapping them.