Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

More mushrooms and a sweet fragrance?

Chen Yuan smiled: "Looks like we’ve found the habitat of the Fungal Pet Beast."

"But..." Li Junyue summoned the immovable Ink Tree Spirit, letting this giant, like a solid fortress, stand in front of everyone and spoke in a low voice in the deep coniferous forest, "There’s something ahead, let’s be careful."

Even a High-tier Beastmaster needs to maintain constant vigilance in the wild.

Especially now, as they’re in the habitat of the Fungal Pet Beast.

To prevent other creatures from invading or intruding on their territory, Fungal Pet Beasts often set up traps around their domain, like using [Poison Spore Mines] to form a mushroom formation, or creating a large poisonous fog with [Sweet Fragrance].

In short, there are various traps and numerous ambushes, one must be vigilant when entering the habitat of the Fungal Pet Beast.

Jiang Wenning had the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat on her shoulder jump down to be on guard, her voice lively and cheerful: "I guess either a Beastmaster with the same goal as us was attacked by the Fungal Pet Beasts here, or some other Pet Beast broke in."

"Let’s hurry up and join the fun, no wait, quickly go gather mushrooms."

Jiang Wenning showed no fear, her Ice Crystal Illusion Cat had broken through to Tier Three even before the Ink Tree Spirit, the surging Spiritual Power contained within could simultaneously intimidate multiple Pet Beasts when unleashed.

She even had the confidence to face any special situation on her own here.

"Then let’s make haste and gather more mushrooms." Li Junyue nodded in agreement, letting the slow-moving Ink Tree Spirit pave the way.

Cola, however, was dissatisfied with the slow pace of the Ink Tree Spirit, it dashed to its side, patted its trunk with its paw, and barked twice: "Awooo~"

Step back and let me handle it.

The faceless Ink Tree Spirit paused, turned towards Cola, its large crack-like mouth opening and closing, its branch-like arms drooping.

Cola nodded and charged forward: "Awooo!"

As it moved forward, a gentle breeze emanated from its body, blowing to the left and right, stirring up the fallen branches and leaves on the ground, and swaying the tall and slender fir trees.

Once it sensed the aura of wild Pet Beasts, this breeze would alert Cola.

However, as they proceeded, they saw few wild Pet Beasts, only scattered mushrooms on the ground came into view.

The mushrooms were of various kinds, some brightly colored, flamboyant, and with a look saying "I’m poisonous, don’t eat me."

Jiang Wenning and Chang Yuhuan threw these poisonous mushrooms into the bag as well.

On their way here, they had pulled some moss from the Tairyong Yaks, which could purify toxins when stewed with the poisonous mushrooms, allowing them to eat without worry of poisoning.

Of course, for certain mushrooms with extremely potent toxins, the moss from the Tairyong Yaks was helpless against them, they had no choice but to painfully discard them.

In fact, none of the four recognized these mushrooms, but fortunately, Duoji was like a living encyclopedia, familiar with every kind of mushroom, knowing whether they were edible and even the exact stewing time.

However, when he answered everyone’s questions, he was evidently distracted, repeatedly glancing stealthily forward.

Though his actions seemed covert, the four of them had long noticed.

"That should be enough."

Jiang Wenning glanced at the now full bag, teeming with various mushrooms lying quietly inside, she shook it hard to weigh it, beamed, "This should be enough for a meal."

They hadn’t intended to gather all the mushrooms in this forest, mainly to try something new, plus they appeared to be gathering mushrooms as a pretext to delve into the wild and enjoy a day of good rest.

This venture into the mountains was not for training, not for carrying out a mission, nor for patrolling and forest protection, but simply to have fun and roam.

"Still early." Li Junyue glanced up at the sky through the dense foliage and squinted, "Let’s head back directly."

Hearing this, Duoji finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Awooo!"

However, at that moment, Cola, lying to the side, suddenly raised its head, ears perked high, barking intensely towards the direction ahead, its low growl drawing everyone’s attention.

"Is there something?" Li Junyue glanced around, his gaze sharp.

Earlier Cola had sensed something, but as they ventured deeper, they didn’t encounter the imagined battle scene, only one mushroom after another scattered around.

"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded, then turned to Spark on his right shoulder, "Go check what’s ahead."

"Choo."

Spark nodded, spread its wings gently, and flew up into the sky.

"Mush-mush-mush!"

Suddenly,

The fluffy mushroom, which had been curled up in Duoji’s coat pocket, leaped out, its short stem bouncing quickly on the ground, dashing towards the direction where Cola had sensed something unusual, with quick cries accompanying it along the way.

"Ru!"

Duoji reached out and called, but the fluffy mushroom didn’t turn back.

Seeing this, Duoji softly apologized to the four of them, then wrapped his large coat around him and chased after the fluffy mushroom.

"There’s definitely something going on." Seeing this, Jiang Wenning’s eyes lit up.

They had long noticed Duoji’s unusual behavior, and combined with this reaction, Jiang Wenning immediately caught the scent of something special.

"Should we follow?"

Chang Yuhuan turned their gaze to Li Junyue and Chen Yuan, asking.

Li Junyue didn’t answer but turned to look at the contemplative Chen Yuan, waiting for him to speak first.

Chen Yuan appeared deep in thought, but in reality, he was watching Duoji’s retreating figure and muttering to himself: "Why is there another special situation again?"

Lately, he often had a feeling as if he would encounter special situations wherever he went, awaiting his resolution.

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