Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger-Chapter 76: The Air Force’s Reward

It wasn’t long before Chen Wenhao called.

"Not busy today?" Chen Yuan asked.

Chen Wenhao replied, "It’s my break time now. As soon as I picked up my phone, I saw you sent a video."

After a slight pause, he continued, "I looked at it, the mushroom in the video is a Spirit Mushroom. It’s a rare third-level resource, grows in damp, dark environments, and can effectively enhance a Beastmaster’s Spiritual Power."

Chen Yuan couldn’t help but be taken aback, "A third-level resource?"

He had been desperately seeking Fiery Sun Wood, also a third-level resource, to no avail. Yet, just stepping out to fish, he stumbled upon Spirit Mushrooms?

Is this a reward for being in the air force?

"Yes, a third-level resource," Chen Wenhao lightly nodded and smiled, "Brother, you’re quite lucky. The current market value of Spirit Mushrooms is very high, at least 400,000, and the Contribution Value won’t be less than 400."

"How much? How much did you say?!" Chen Yuan immediately stood up, eyes widening slightly.

"Brother, you didn’t hear wrong, 400,000," Chen Wenhao’s tone was calm as he continued, "But its effect on enhancing you is immense, I don’t recommend selling it."

"Investing this 400,000 in yourself will be more beneficial for your future development."

Chen Yuan quickly calmed down, "That’s how I was thinking."

In the current heated discussion online, many Beastmasters believe the value of Spirit Plants for Beastmasters far exceeds those for Pet Beasts.

The stronger the Beastmaster’s Spiritual Power, the higher their level, the more they can drive the growth of Contracted Pet Beasts.

"But the Spirit Mushroom in the video isn’t very big, it’ll take at least another week to mature," Chen Wenhao’s voice continued.

"No problem, I’ll patiently wait a week." Just a week, Chen Yuan was perfectly willing to wait.

"As for the source of the sound in the video, I agree with your guess, it should be some kind of frog Pet Beast, but I don’t know exactly what it is," said Chen Wenhao.

Chen Yuan was surprised, "Even you don’t know?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenhao said with a wry smile, "Brother, you overestimate me. I’ve only been studying for a week or two, and don’t know much about many Pet Beasts."

"Moreover, human understanding of Extraordinary Creatures is very limited nowadays, with many new Pet Beasts being discovered every day. There’s just so much to research."

At this, Chen Wenhao couldn’t help scratching his increasingly thinning hair as he sighed, "I now wish I could graduate soon and go back to the countryside to idle my days away."

Chen Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, "Alright, I won’t bother you anymore, make sure to rest up."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuan gazed at the calm lake, murmuring, "Spirit Mushroom..."

He turned to look at the Run Run Duck playing with Cola, muttering, "Duck is in no condition to go into that cave."

"Let’s hold off for a bit, and take this time waiting for the Spirit Mushroom to mature to enhance Duck’s abilities."

"It’s unfortunate that Duck is my only Water-type Pet Beast for now," Chen Yuan sighed slightly.

Though Cola can swim, swimming is different from diving, especially long-term diving.

As for Spark... let’s not even mention it.

And as for the Iron Head, Electric Flying Cat, and Bean Chicken, none seem suitable for diving.

The only way to get the Spirit Mushroom is to rely on Duck.

For the time being, Chen Yuan continued fishing, but aside from one or two ordinary little fish, he caught nothing else.

Instead, Cola was lying by the lakeside, letting its long tail into the water, occasionally gently swaying it, causing little ripples.

It was as if it was playing in the water or imitating Chen Yuan’s way of fishing.

Suddenly,

Cola felt a sharp pain in its tail and snapped it out of the water.

Whoa!

Along with its tail came a small Wave Pattern Salmon, dragged to the shore by Cola’s tail, flopping around continuously.

"Aroo?"

Cola was momentarily surprised, then excitedly ran to Chen Yuan, biting his pants to draw his attention.

Chen Yuan turned to look, and seeing the lively Wave Pattern Salmon on the ground and seeing Cola wagging its tail vigorously, he fell into a prolonged silence.

There are many ways to insult someone, but you chose the deadliest one.

...

By the time Chen Yuan returned to the farm, it was already near evening,

Chen Yuan carried a bucket, and poured all the two Wave Pattern Salmon caught today into the fish pond, while saying to the sullen Run Run Duck, "As a mature Run Run Duck, you should understand the principle of not fishing from a dry pond."

Run Run Duck shook its head.

Chen Yuan patiently explained, "It seems there are only three Spirit Fish now, but if they take a liking to each other, won’t they be able to have many little fish?"

"Quack quack."

Run Run Duck thought about it carefully and nodded.

"Arooo~"

Cola tilted its head, posing a deadly question—what if the three Wave Pattern Salmon don’t take a liking to each other? What if they’re all the same gender? 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Chen Yuan gave Cola a hard glare, and the latter immediately reached out a paw to cover its mouth, silently retreating to the corner.

He continued, "So, for the sake of long-term interests, for the ability to eat Spirit Fish every day in the future, we must endure for now."

"Quack."

Upon hearing Chen Yuan’s explanation, Run Run Duck thought seriously for a while, and nodded again.

After dinner, Chen Yuan received a call from Zhou Xu:

"I’ve already mailed the package. It should arrive tomorrow, so pick it up early."

"Okay, Zhou, thank you."

"No problem." Zhou Xu smiled slightly, "I have something else to tell you."

He paused, then continued, "We have reported your findings to the headquarters of the Beastmaster Association. After a thorough investigation, they will reward you with Contribution Value based on the importance of the information."

Chen Yuan shook his head, "I wasn’t the one who discovered it, the Forest Ranger up the mountain was the first."

Zhou Xu laughed, "Don’t worry, you both will get due credit."

Only then did Chen Yuan nod.

"By the way, Zhou, if I want to sell Spirit Plants, how should I go about it?" Chen Yuan suddenly asked.

"Currently, to sell Spirit Plants, you can either sell them directly to the Beast Taming Mall for the equivalent Contribution Value; sell them to local Beast Taming Stores to get cash; or find private buyers to exchange for cash or barter, though that’s risky."

"What are you planning to sell?" Zhou Xu asked after explaining.

"Luminous Fruit."

Zhou Xu was surprised, "That’s a good thing. Are you sure you want to sell it?"

Chen Yuan nodded, "Yes, and I remember you’re also a Beastmaster, I saved one for you."

"How can I accept that?" Zhou Xu decisively shook his head.

"Last time, Zhou, you helped me keep an eye out for information on Wind Language Grass, I haven’t properly thanked you yet."

"One thing at a time, and besides, the value of Luminous Fruit is much higher." Zhou Xu thought for a moment and smiled, "How about this, do you need cash, Contribution Value, or resources now?"

Chen Yuan answered without hesitation, "Resources."

"In that case, just tell me which resources you need, and I’ll help you trade the Luminous Fruit for those resources. Luminous Fruit is a hard currency, almost every Beastmaster needs it."

"Rest assured, you won’t lose out."

"Currently, the resources in the Beast Taming Mall are too few, and supplies are scarce. They’re hard to get."

As Zhou Xu said, selling to the Beast Taming Mall, though most secure, needs a series of cumbersome procedures and may not exchange for the desired resources.

As time passes, more ordinary people have become Beastmasters. The Beastmaster Association consequently released a bunch of missions, either to drive away wild Pet Beasts lingering around cities or to capture Pet Beasts that escaped from zoos...

With more missions, more Beastmasters earned Contribution Value, resulting in many resources in the Beast Taming Mall being swept clean.

Each of the three methods has its pros and cons, and Chen Yuan chose the one he needed most at the moment.

Chen Yuan readily agreed, "No problem."