Here, a fierce battle was raging, but a nearby open area was very calm.
“Brother, do you think this little guy would have starved to death if he hadn't run into me?” Liu Jingyi asked abruptly, squatting on the ground and staring intently at the petite figure that was devouring pet food.
Liu Jinglan was lying on the ground watching the stars. Hearing his sister's question, he replied casually, “Of course, it's possible. So, meeting us is its good fortune.”
It was during the holidays, and he brought his sister, who had just become a Beast Master, into Flame Mountain, trying to find a suitable pet for a newbie.
However, Liu Jingyi was very picky about pets, either finding them too ugly or too temperamental, and was not satisfied with the wild pets they encountered along the way.
Fortunately, earlier, they happened to encounter a hungry Fiery Flamehawk. The two of them and the pet actually hit it off, and the Fiery Flamehawk insisted on following Liu Jingyi.
The Fiery Flamehawk belongs to the fire attribute pet, with a relatively gentle temperament, often found in the high sky of the Gobi desert, and is difficult to capture.
Most importantly, the Fiery Flamehawk looks much better than pets like the Blast Flame Lizard.
The Fiery Flamehawk has a golden sharp beak. On closer inspection, one can also find its eyes shimmering with golden flames. Its wings and abdomen are covered with flame-burning patterns, and its feathers are very hard. If sunlight shines on it, it can also reflect a bright metallic luster.
Liu Jingyi was very satisfied with the Fiery Flamehawk and had secretly decided to contract it as her initial pet.
“Brother, after I contract this little guy, can we go home?” Liu Jingyi turned to look at Liu Jinglan and suddenly asked.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Jinglan's mouth: “You were the one who insisted on coming to Flame Mountain to contract a pet. Now you want to leave?”
“Brother…” Liu Jingyi cast a pitiful look and said in a low voice, “It's too hot here during the day and too cold at night. Let's go home early.”
Liu Jinglan slowly got up, raised his eyes to look at the starry night sky, and said, “You high school students are just troublesome. Tomorrow I'll go around to find some spirit plants, and we'll go home in the afternoon.”
“Brother is the best!” Liu Jingyi smiled happily.
“Tch.” Liu Jinglan curled his lips. He knew his sister's personality. When she needed something, she would call him 'brother,' but when she didn't need anything, she would call him by his name.
“Go to bed early. Tomorrow we still have to…” Before he could finish speaking, Liu Jinglan suddenly saw a bright stream of flame burning in the night sky not far away, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night. He narrowed his eyes and muttered, “Is there a battle going on over there?”
Hearing the sound, Liu Jingyi also got up and looked over, her eyes shining: “Brother, there's excitement to watch!”
Liu Jinglan shook his head and pondered: “There's no excitement to watch at night. It must be some Beast Master who has a conflict with a wild pet.”
Speaking of this, he touched his chin and muttered, “It's strange. It seems that many wild pets have been rioting before, running one after another to the edge of the area.”
“Could there be some connection between them?”
Liu Jinglan was still thinking, but he saw Liu Jingyi pick up the little Fiery Flamehawk and said to him, “Brother, let's go help.”
Liu Jinglan narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Jingyi, casting a questioning gaze.
Liu Jingyi replied: “Have you forgotten the new regulations of the association? As long as you help Beast Masters in distress in the wild, you can get a contribution value after confirmation.”
“It seems there is such a regulation…” Liu Jinglan muttered, then his eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled Liu Jingyi forward, “Quick, quick, my contribution value is calling me.”
As an intermediate Beast Master who was certified yesterday, Liu Jinglan not only had the courage to bring his sister, who had just become a Beast Master, into Flame Mountain, but also had the confidence to rescue other Beast Masters in the middle of the night.
If he were just a beginner Beast Master, the above two things would not have happened.
The thought flashed through his mind, and a bright white summoning array appeared in front of Liu Jinglan, and a huge figure slowly appeared.
The Scarlet Flame Bull was huge, covered in scarlet hair, with a circle of white fluff around its neck, the end of its long tail burning with a ball of flame, and flame patterns distributed at the lower end of its limbs.
“Scarlet Flame Bull, I'm counting on you.” Liu Jinglan said.
“Moo.”
The Scarlet Flame Bull called softly, then slowly lowered its body, carrying Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi on its back, and ran towards the place where the fire was flashing.
The Scarlet Flame Bull's running speed was not very fast, but its running posture was very stable, and the two people sitting on it did not feel bumpy at all.
After a while,
Deafening explosions came from his ears, and the bright flames became clearer. Liu Jinglan couldn't help but narrow his eyes and urged, “Faster.”
Even as a student of the Beast Mastery Academy, he still needed every hard-earned contribution point.
“Moo!”
The Scarlet Flame Bull responded in a deep voice, and its speed became faster, and the cold night wind roared past, blowing against his cheeks.
Finally,
They saw everything that was happening in front of them—a group of Blast Flame Lizards were lying scattered on the ground, and a very large Blast Flame Lizard was breathing weakly and struggling on the ground.
“Roar…”
So every intermediate Beast Master is so powerful.
Hearing Chang Yuhuan's answer, Liu Jinglan's eyes flickered. First, he walked around the fallen Blast Flame Lizards, marveling while walking, and then walked to Chen Yuan and extended his right hand: “I'm Liu Jinglan, what's your name?”
“Chen Yuan.” Chen Yuan shook hands with him.
Chen Yuan.
Liu Jinglan searched for this name in his mind, and soon shook his head.
He had not heard this name in the Beast Mastery Academy or the association, obviously a Beast Master from out of town.
And obviously a very powerful Beast Master.
He didn't need to carefully observe the state of the Flame Cloud Falcon and the Wind Hunting Hound. He could easily draw conclusions just by looking at these fallen Blast Flame Lizards.
“That Blast Flame Lizard is very large, most likely at the second level, plus a group of first-level Blast Flame Lizards. Ordinary second-level pets can hardly cope.”
“It seems that this Chen Yuan is also an intermediate Beast Master.”
Reaching this conclusion, Liu Jinglan instantly had the idea of making friends: “Friend, are you interested in a pet battle?”
Chen Yuan was stunned.
He now found a strange thing. Many Beast Masters, as long as their eyes met, would naturally utter a sentence: “Want to have a pet battle?”
It was like a NPC that had been programmed long ago.
Liu Jingyi quickly tugged at Liu Jinglan's sleeve and whispered a reminder: “Brother, don't you look at the situation now?”
Liu Jinglan came back to his senses, a apologetic smile on his face, but he just changed the way of saying it: “When you are free, let's have a tense and exciting pet battle.”
Chen Yuan neither affirmed nor denied, only saying, "Thank you for coming all the way to help."
"Hey, we're all Beast Tamers. It's only right to help each other when we're out and about," Liu Jinglan casually replied, then looked at the fallen Flame Lizards and squinted, asking, "What are you planning to do with them?"
Chen Yuan pondered, "These Flame Lizards are a bit strange. We didn't provoke them, yet they inexplicably attacked."
Liu Jinglan thoughtfully nodded, "Perhaps it's related to the previous pet beast riot."
"Pet beast riot?" Chen Yuan asked, puzzled.
"Yes." Liu Jinglan slightly nodded, guessing, "Something must have happened in the area ahead. Many pet beasts were stimulated and fled outwards. Maybe these Flame Lizards encountered you while escaping and thought you were blocking their path, leading to the conflict."
Chen Yuan's lips twitched.
This explanation seemed far-fetched, but it was often the correct answer.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he turned to look at Chang Yuhuan, who was constantly taking pictures of the Flame Lizards' faces with her camera, saying, "Let's change our campsite."
Chang Yuhuan didn't even turn her head, "Okay, okay, just wait for me."
"Let's join you. It'll be good to have each other's company tonight," Liu Jinglan said.
Chen Yuan glanced at Liu Jinglan, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, "Alright."
Nothing wrong, one head, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one is, look one look!
The group packed their luggage and moved to another area to set up camp and rest.
The clouds in the sky above Flame Mountain were sparse, and one could see a disc-like moon and countless stars by looking up.
After the previous incident, none of the four felt sleepy, so they sat around the campfire chatting and discussing.
"Is that a Fiery Flame Eagle?" Chen Yuan's attention was drawn to the little guy in Liu Jingyi's arms. "Can I touch it?"
"Of course you can."
The Fiery Flame Eagle in Liu Jingyi's arms was fast asleep. Chen Yuan carefully reached out his right hand and gently stroked its hard feathers.
Well, the texture isn't great. It's not as smooth as Huahua's fur.
But as the system notification sounded, and two Source Points were obtained, a bright smile appeared on Chen Yuan's face: "What a cute little guy."
"Of course," Liu Jingyi slightly raised her head, her dark eyes sparkling with light, "This is the initial pet beast I painstakingly captured."
Liu Jinglan curled his lips and bluntly exposed her: "So, finding a Fiery Flame Eagle on the road also counts as painstakingly capturing it."
"Ya ya ya, Older Brother, why are you like this!" Liu Jingyi put her hands on her hips and glared at Liu Jinglan.
Chang Yuhuan took pictures of the Fiery Flame Eagle while looking up and asking, "Are you siblings?"
Liu Jinglan nodded, then pointed to his younger sister: "Liu Jingyi, a high school student, just became a beginner Beast Tamer yesterday, and dragged me to Flame Mountain to find a suitable initial pet beast."
"She was dissatisfied with all kinds of pet beasts along the way, but she didn't expect to find a Fiery Flame Eagle."
"This is a destined fate. This little guy was destined to meet me from birth, and then work hard with me to become the strongest Beast Tamer," Liu Jingyi lowered her head and gazed at the Fiery Flame Eagle, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
Liu Jinglan said expressionlessly: "As you know, high school students are just so ignorant of the immensity of Heaven and Earth."
Chang Yuhuan covered her mouth and chuckled, and Chen Yuan smiled helplessly.
The four sat around the campfire, Coca-Cola lay beside Chen Yuan, its fluffy tail slowly and leisurely sweeping across the latter's waist, its blue eyes watching the night sky, suddenly missing the little partners in the farm.
This place is no fun at all!
And there's no delicious food either!
Huahua flew high into the air, its sharp gaze constantly scanning the surrounding area, always vigilant for unusual situations.
Liu Jinglan's Scarlet Flame Ox was half-lying on the ground, its eyes closed, and Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi leaned against its back.
Liu Jingyi poured mineral water into her palm and carefully washed the Fiery Flame Eagle's somewhat dirty fur with water, then smoothed the feathers one by one.
Liu Jinglan curled his lips: "Spendthrift, is that how you waste water?"
Liu Jingyi glared at him: "Brother, you're even more handsome when you don't talk."
Afterwards, Liu Jingyi took out a bag of pet beast cub-specific rations newly launched by the Beast Taming Mall. Compared to ordinary rations, this kind of ration has a more delicate taste and is more suitable for the intestines and stomach of cubs.
She was very patient, feeding the Fiery Flame Eagle one by one.
Sometimes Liu Jingyi would deliberately tease the Fiery Flame Eagle, holding a granular ration in front of the Fiery Flame Eagle's face and shaking it constantly.
The Fiery Flame Eagle would impatiently open its mouth, and when it saw that Liu Jingyi didn't feed it, it would try to raise its head and try to eat.
At this time, Liu Jingyi would move the rations away, and the Fiery Flame Eagle would flap its wings and open its mouth to chase.
The interaction between the two little guys amused the three, and Coca-Cola also blankly raised its head, fantasizing about its owner feeding it like this.
"Can this little guy fly yet?" Chen Yuan asked.
The desire for flight is very strong in avian pet beasts, but from the beginning until now, he had not seen the Fiery Flame Eagle fly.
"Probably not," Liu Jingyi thought carefully and replied, "It hasn't flown since I saw it."
Chen Yuan slightly nodded: "Then it shouldn't have been born long ago."
"Hey, have you heard of the legend of Flame Mountain?" Liu Jinglan suddenly brought up a topic.
Chen Yuan shook his head, Chang Yuhuan nodded.
Liu Jinglan looked at Chen Yuan and explained: "In our local area, there has always been a legend."
He cleared his throat and slowly said in a magnetic broadcast voice: "It is said that a huge monster sleeps beneath Flame Mountain. When it awakens, Flame Mountain will spew out raging flames that cannot be extinguished by water."
"When it is angry, these flames will spread in all directions, covering all areas, forming a barren land where nothing grows."
"Some say that this is also the origin of the name Huozhou (Fire Province)."
Chen Yuan supported his chin with one hand and smiled, "Many places have similar folk legends."
"That's true." Liu Jinglan first nodded, then looked at the bright flames burning on the distant mountain peak and muttered, "But the situation described in this legend is very similar to the present."
Liu Jingyi waved her hand: "Oh, the teacher told us to talk about science. Why are you still being superstitious, Brother?"
Liu Jinglan glanced at her: "Now that spiritual energy has been revived, it's useless to just talk about science."
Liu Jingyi didn't speak, just lowered her head to tease the Fiery Flame Eagle.
"Actually, I've heard this legend too," Chang Yuhuan took over the topic, "It is said that when this monster breaks out of the ground, it will shake the heavens and the earth, and the flames will surge in all directions. Whether it is the sky, the ground, or the rivers, they will be burned, endangering the safety of the entire world."
"See?" Liu Jinglan spread his hands and smiled, "What she said is much more serious than what I said."
"Hmph." Liu Jingyi softly snorted, her dark eyes immersed in the starlight of the night sky, and whispered, "I hope this day never comes."
Liu Jinglan was silent for a moment, then touched Liu Jingyi's head and said softly: "Don't worry, even if that day really comes, I, your older brother, will stand in front of you."
Chang Yuhuan raised her right hand: "And me, and me, I'm also a member of Huozhou, and I'll also help."
Chen Yuan joked: "If there really is such a day, no matter where I am, I will come and help you."
"Then it's settled," Liu Jingyi blinked her eyes.
