October 1st, Tuesday.
Weather: Sunny.
Opening his eyes, Chen Yuan, who got out of bed swiftly, first washed up simply. Then, seeing Cola sprawled on the carpet and Spark standing by the French window, he couldn't help but recall what happened last night.
He was sleeping soundly when the hotel front desk called, saying that his two pet beasts had run away.
Chen Yuan was filled with confusion, only to discover that Spark and Cola were gone.
After he went to the front desk to bring the two little guys back, he finally understood the reason – they wanted to maintain their condition through training in order to secure victory for themselves. As a result, they were stopped by the responsible security guard when they secretly sneaked out.
Chen Yuan was caught between laughter and tears: "There's no need for that. Just train properly usually."
"This kind of last-minute cramming is not advisable. It's better to rest well than to train."
"Besides, it's not necessarily about striving for victory. We can just enjoy the battle process."
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Chen Yuan coughed softly. Cola, who was originally listlessly sprawled on the carpet, immediately raised its head. Spark, who was resting, suddenly opened its eyes, and even the Twin Flower Concubine hiding in his pocket poked out its little head.
Chen Yuan's lips curled up slightly, and he waved his hand: "Let's go!!!"
"Awoo awoo awoo!"
Cola instantly became excited, got up nimbly, and rushed to the front to open the door.
Spark spread its wings and slowly landed on Chen Yuan's shoulder.
The Twin Flower Concubine's light pink eyes blinked, and it opened its petal-shaped hands towards Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan understood, extended his index finger towards the Twin Flower Concubine, who immediately hugged it tightly. Then, his index finger slowly moved upwards, and the Twin Flower Concubine sat on his right shoulder.
"Let's go!"
Leaving the hotel, Chen Yuan walked directly towards the stadium two hundred meters away.
Although it was eight o'clock in the morning, the outside of the stadium was densely packed with people. The noisy discussions of the crowd and the cries of pet beasts were mixed together, making Chen Yuan frown.
Because there were too many people and pet beasts, Chen Yuan had to take Spark and Cola back into the pet beast space, and also let the Twin Flower Concubine hide in his pocket.
He walked straight towards the temporarily converted employee通道 (employee passage), where a familiar figure was already waving at him at the entrance.
"Brother Zhou."
"Consultant Chen." Zhou Xu called out directly, using his title outside, "Come in with me quickly."
As the two walked through the long employee passage, Chen Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhou, what do I need to do?"
Zhou Xu chuckled: "I'll take you to the lounge to wait, and then just wait to go on stage. You don't need to do anything else."
"Okay." Hearing that the process wasn't complicated, Chen Yuan nodded.
By the time he arrived at the lounge, more and more spectators were entering the stadium.
Until almost nine o'clock sharp,
Colorful flags fluttered, and white doves flew.
The Baokun City Stadium was crowded with people, with no empty seats.
The 20,000 spectators present came from all walks of life, including the participating thousands of Beast Tamers, representatives from various fields in Baokun City, ordinary citizens, and so on.
As participating contestants, Yang Yue and Li Qing were already seated in the audience. The former looked around and couldn't help but sigh when she saw the densely packed crowd: "It's been a long time since I've seen so many people in Baokun City at once."
She looked forward and suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure. She quickly nudged Li Qing's arm, and when the latter looked up, she quickly lowered her voice: "I heard that Zhuang Jianbai and his class went to the Qinling Mountains for training these past few days, and it's the same place we went to last time."
"I heard from the classmates in the class that their experience was terrible. They were chased by that group of Stormy Cloud Sparrows across three mountains."
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the two seemed to recall some unbearable past, and their faces changed slightly.
Yang Yue quickly changed the subject: "I wonder if he will come to participate?"
"Him?" Li Qing turned her head to look, her long bangs concealing a pair of inquisitive eyes.
Yang Yue explained, "It's that farmer. His pet beasts are so powerful, he will definitely come to participate in the competition, right?"
"What if we encounter him in the competition..." After saying this, Yang Yue quickly shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'd better pray that I don't encounter him. I don't want to be eliminated early."
Since this was a competition held by the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association, only Beast Tamers registered in Baokun City could participate, so his classmates had left one after another. Only Jiang Yuntao was worried about his mental state and stayed to accompany him.
Although he was resting with his eyes closed, Zhuang Jianbai still felt a little dazed when he thought of what he had heard yesterday morning.
The Great Earth Bear, which seemed extremely powerful to him, was completely no match for that person...
Although he hadn't seen this Beast Tamer in person yet, Zhuang Jianbai had already regarded him as the most powerful opponent since becoming a Beast Tamer.
Jiang Yuntao gently patted Zhuang Jianbai's shoulder and said softly, "Face your inner demons and then overcome them."
"He must have left yesterday to participate in the competition. With his strength, he will definitely stand until the end."
"Defeat him under the witness of tens of thousands of spectators."
Zhuang Jianbai didn't speak, just nodded repeatedly.
At nine o'clock sharp, the first Baokun City Beast Tamer Competition, the Taibai Cup, finally kicked off.
This Taibai Cup will be broadcast live in its entirety and will be set up with multiple camera angles. Multiple cameras are already ready.
The senior leaders of Baokun City and the senior leaders of the Beast Tamer Association took the stage one after another to give speeches, occupying most of the opening ceremony.
As the president of the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association, Wang Jianping was the last to appear. He scanned the audience and smiled slightly: "Next, I will simply say a few words..."
Ten minutes later, Wang Jianping left the stage, and wonderful song and dance performances took the stage one after another.
At eleven o'clock sharp, the final song and dance performance ended, and the host took the stage.
"Next is the highlight of our opening ceremony!"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately awakened many sleepy spectators, and enthusiastic cheers rose one after another.
"It's coming, it's coming, the exhibition match!"
"Mysterious guest, come out quickly!"
"I feel that this exhibition match will be very boring. After all, the Beast Tamers with strength have gone to participate in the main competition. Who would be willing to participate in the exhibition match?"
"Agreed."
The host's loud voice rang throughout the stadium, drowning out the noisy discussions: "That's right, it's the long-awaited mysterious guest exhibition match."
"So, who are these two mysterious guests?"
"Now let us reveal the answer!"
"A warm welcome to the two consultants of the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association to take the stage!"
At the same moment,
Leaning against the long选手通道 (contestant passage), Chen Yuan could clearly hear all kinds of sounds inside the stadium, whether it was cheering or discussion.
He let out a long breath. Under the guidance of the staff, he walked out of the contestant passage, stepped out of the shadows, and onto the green field.
The midday sun was very dazzling, and Chen Yuan couldn't help but squint his eyes. Several cameras instantly aimed at him, and the deafening cheers swallowed him like a tsunami.
It was a novel experience unlike any other, a heart that pounded wildly, blood that began to boil, and the first pet duel under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Chen Yuan took a deep breath, a smile on his face, waving to the audience all around, enjoying the shouts and cheers.
"Yinyin ~"
The Twin Flower Concubine, hiding in his chest pocket, couldn't resist poking its head out. When it heard the deafening cheers and saw tens of thousands of spectators, it eagerly crawled out of the pocket to offer a dance.
Chen Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he pressed its head back with his index finger.
His figure appeared on the big screen: simple attire, neat short hair, a tall and slender figure, and a bright smile. The cheers grew even louder.
"Stepping out from the right is Consultant Chen Yuan! Since becoming a Beastmaster, he has made outstanding contributions to the Bao Kun City Beastmaster Association!"
"To this day, he is the pillar of the Bao Kun City Beastmaster Association."
In the audience seats,
When the driver saw the figure appearing on the big screen, he was first stunned, then rubbed his eyes.
No mistake, every detail, every strand of hair, every expression, everything!
Opening his eyes again and seeing that it was still the same figure, he couldn't help but mutter, "How could it be this young man? I know him!"
His son turned his head and smiled, "Dad, are you still dazed from sleeping last night? This is an association consultant."
"Listening to the introduction, with all the outstanding contributions and pillar of strength talk, he's probably a very strong Beastmaster."
"How could you possibly know him?"
The driver's expression was very serious. He stared intently at the figure on the big screen and said in a deep voice, "I've driven him twice, I definitely won't mistake him."
After the astonishment came ecstasy: "Hahahaha, I drove a powerful Beastmaster, and an association consultant at that!"
Immediately afterward, he slapped his thigh, his face full of regret: "Alas, why did I forget to take a photo with him back then!!!"
Even so, he quickly took out his phone to take a photo, then sent it to the driver group, boasting: "How would you know that I've driven this association consultant twice in a row."
On the other side,
The moment they saw Chen Yuan come out, Yang Yue and Li Qing fell into a long silence.
After a while,
"Qingqing, I shouldn't be mistaken, right?" Yang Yue asked.
Li Qing shook her head.
Yang Yue exhaled softly, her eyes suddenly bursting with unprecedented brilliance, whispering to herself: "On the surface, he's a mysterious farm owner, but in reality, he's a consultant of the Beastmaster Association. What kind of novel plot is this?"
"I'm going to post on my Xiaohongshu right away!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Yue remembered what Chen Yuan had asked her to do a few days ago, and silently put her phone back in her pocket.
But her eyes were still filled with uncontrollable excitement, and she couldn't help but grab Li Qing's arm and whispered, "I especially want to tell everyone I know what we've been through."
Xuanhe Village,
Beastmaster Affairs Office,
"Damn, Brother Yuan!!!" Zhang Hao immediately stood up when he saw the figure on the big screen.
"You—"
"You damn bastard!!!"
"You've hogged all the glory!!!"
In the farm,
In the hall.
"Ga Ga Ga!"
Runrun Duck and Iron Head Baby worked together to maintain order in the hall, finally calming down the restless Bean Chick hatchlings.
Afterward, Runrun Duck lay comfortably on the rocking chair, with Electric Flying Cat lying beside it, and Iron Head Baby leaning against the wall.
Chen Weiyi turned on the TV, and Chen Yuan's figure appeared on the screen. Hearing the host's introduction, the corners of his mouth turned up higher and higher.
"Stepping out from the left is Consultant Shi Gang! Since becoming a Beastmaster, he has made outstanding contributions to the Bao Kun City Beastmaster Association."
"To this day, he has become the mainstay of the Bao Kun City Beastmaster Association!"
Shi Gang, who was full of vigor, had just walked out of the player tunnel. The bright smile on his face disappeared the moment he heard the introduction. He turned his head to look at the staff next to him and couldn't help but ask, "Which is more important, a pillar of strength or a mainstay?"
The staff's mouth twitched, and he held out his right hand: "Consultant Shi, please go on stage first."
Shi Gang grinned and strode toward the arena. His burly and sturdy physique immediately attracted cheers from many male spectators, and some even had glimmers in their eyes.
Shi Gang waved to the audience on all sides, and finally stood on opposite sides of the battlefield with Chen Yuan, facing each other from afar.
The cheers never stopped. Shi Gang stared at the young man opposite him, moving his neck, the smile on his face extremely aggressive: "Consultant Chen Yuan, I've heard so much about you."
After learning that Chen Yuan would participate in this exhibition match, Shi Gang resolutely gave up the qualification to participate in the main competition and chose to face Chen Yuan head-on.
After this period of tempering and training, he knew that he had made great progress, and he was no longer the one who would shrink back when he heard about Chen Yuan's record.
Yes, Chen Yuan, who could easily defeat Captain Su Quan, was indeed very strong, but he was just as good.
The most important thing was that he had learned through various channels that Chen Yuan's initial pet beast was a fire-type Flame Cloud Falcon.
"I want to use this battle to prove to everyone that being the first to become an Intermediate Beastmaster is nothing special. Being able to win in battle is the most powerful Beastmaster." His eyes seemed to burn with raging flames, and his fighting spirit continued to grow.
"The two association consultants are ready, please invite the referee to the stage to explain the rules of the competition." The host's voice resounded throughout the arena.
Amidst the cheers, the referee took the stage. He stood in the center and explained the rules of the competition: "The format of this battle is a 2V2 exhibition match. The battle ends when all the pet beasts of either side lose their ability to fight. It is forbidden to attack the Beastmaster, and two pet beasts cannot appear at the same time."
"Please prepare, both players."
For a time, the tens of thousands of spectators in the stadium held their breath, and countless pairs of eyes looked at the two people on the field.
The next moment, the referee gave an order: "The match begins!"
At the same time,
Shi Gang clenched his fists, and a white summoning array with intricate patterns appeared on the ground in front of him, and a huge figure gradually emerged.
This pet beast's body was like a giant, covered with heavy dark gray stone armor from top to bottom. Its powerful limbs were hidden in the armor, standing like a mountain wall.
A strong sense of oppression came head-on.
The association invited a teacher from Yunhua Beastmaster Academy to temporarily serve as a commentator. He pushed his glasses and introduced: "This is the Rock Meteor Giant, a rock-type pet beast. Its naturally born rank is Elite, and sometimes even Commander quality will appear."
After a slight pause, he continued: "The Rock Meteor Giant is huge, and the armor covering it gives it super defensive capabilities, making ordinary attacks almost ineffective."
"Let's see what pet beast Consultant Chen Yuan has sent out."
"Oh? It's actually this kind of pet beast?"
The moment Chen Yuan's pet beast appeared, Zhuang Jianbai, who was sitting in the audience, trembled in his pupils and suddenly stood up.
