[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger":3,"chapter-beast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger-beast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1474481,1925,"Chapter 42: Luminous Fruit Tree","beast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>The morning sun was growing hotter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run Run Duck stood in the field with its rear in the air, watering the fruit kernels one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hummed along to the \"Duck March\" that no one could understand while enjoying the fun of watering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the watering, it pretended to wipe its forehead, fixed its hairstyle, and retreated to Chen Yuan’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan gave a thumbs up: \"Good, we’ll have fried dried fish for lunch today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quack quack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run Run Duck immediately beamed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Cola planned to help Run Run Duck get familiar with the farm environment, but the latter shook its head and swaggered over to the fishpond to lie down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started sunbathing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s really the life of a retired old cadre.\" Chen Yuan smiled helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just as Chen Yuan was about to go for a walk, he received a call from Song Guohao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song, what’s up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need your help with something.\" Song Guohao’s deep voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan chuckled: \"No need to be polite, Song.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll get straight to the point then.\" Song Guohao paused slightly, and explained, \"Actually, Uncle Zhao’s family has a troubling issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Chen Yuan looked curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn’t his family have a gray-armored wild boar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Chen Yuan nodded, he had interacted with that gray-armored wild boar to gain Source Point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the past two nights, Uncle Zhao has been hearing the gray-armored wild boar screaming terribly, and when he goes to check, finds it covered in scratch marks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan’s eyes flashed, intuitively guessing: \"Fighting with other Extraordinary Creatures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Guohao neither confirmed nor denied but continued: \"Uncle Zhao asked us to help investigate, and when we went over, we discovered a Spirit Plant on his farm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand now why the gray-armored wild boar was injured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan paused, his mind racing, and came up with a bold speculation: \"Extraordinary Creatures wanted to claim the Spirit Plant, so the gray-armored wild boar tried to obstruct and they started fighting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s my guess too; it’s probably very close.\" Song Guohao said solemnly, then sighed in a very helpless tone, \"But you know our rescue station’s situation; currently, there isn’t a Beastmaster who can handle this, so we have to ask you to step in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan readily agreed: \"No problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you come over to check the situation first or wait until tonight?\" Song Guohao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan thought for a moment: \"I’ll come over to take a look first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll have Zhang Hao wait for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen minutes later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan met Zhang Hao at Uncle Zhao’s farm gate, with Uncle Zhao also standing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting both of them, Uncle Zhao quickly said, \"Chen, everyone says you’re the most capable Beastmaster in Xuanhe Village, you must help me with this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Uncle Zhao, let’s take a look at the situation first.\" Chen Yuan soothed Uncle Zhao’s emotion and gently asked, \"Could you tell me when exactly did this happen, Uncle Zhao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Starting from the night before last, and also last night, it’s making my wife Aunt Wang and I on edge all day, unable to get our work done.\" Uncle Zhao looked worried and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan calmly said: \"Don’t worry, we’ll help you resolve this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the farm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan quickly saw the gray-armored wild boar roaming around, and upon closer inspection, indeed found several shallow scratches on its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the gray-armored wild boar was a full circle bigger than when Chen Yuan first saw it, combined with the scars on its body, a fierce aura greeted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its vigilant eyes scrutinized Spark and Cola by Chen Yuan’s side, then continuously stomped the ground with its limbs, snorting and puffing out heat, looking extremely anxious and uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan was taken aback: \"Uncle Zhao, are you letting it roam around the farm like this, not keeping it in the pigsty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Uncle Zhao sighed: \"I’d like to, but the pigsty can’t contain it; it can easily jump out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan chuckled helplessly: \"Indeed, then there’s nothing we can do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avoiding the gray-armored wild boar like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment, Uncle Zhao led them to a large tree about ten meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree was lush with branches and leaves, with a dozen or so golden fruits hanging from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan had never seen this tree or these fruits before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song checked the documents, this is the Luminous Fruit Tree; its fruits can enhance the perception of Extraordinary Creatures.\" At this moment, Zhang Hao’s voice sounded in Chen Yuan’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan turned his head to see Zhang Hao raise his eyebrows and continued, \"Luminous Fruit is considered a Level-Two resource, selling it to the Association would be worth at least ten Contribution Values.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow: \"Uncle Zhao really is lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Zhao looked confused, catching up on their conversation, and realized: \"So you mean we could sell these fruits for money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sell to the market or supermarket?\" Uncle Zhao continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan smiled: \"Neither, sell them to the Beastmaster Association.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Zhao’s expression became even more bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan didn’t dwell on the topic, waving it off: \"Let’s focus on solving the current trouble first, we can discuss this later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan and Zhang Hao walked out of the farm side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems our guesses were correct, most likely some Extraordinary Creatures trying to seize the Luminous Fruit and then got into a fight with the gray-armored wild boar.\" After on-site investigation, Chen Yuan was more certain of his guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These Extraordinary Creatures have quite keen noses, finding their way here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, Uncle Zhao’s farm is located in the center of Xuanhe Village, quite a distance from the nearest woods, it should be quite safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only there were surveillances, then we could find out everything.\" Zhang Hao shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\" Chen Yuan agreed, nodding solemnly, while deciding to install surveillance on his own farm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this new era, having surveillance is very necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, have you contracted a Pet Beast?\" Chen Yuan turned to Zhang Hao, curiously inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem.\" Zhang Hao showed a rare embarrassed look, his voice gradually shrinking, \"I have, it’s just like the one you saw...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan was initially taken aback, then realized: \"Oh, the gray-armored wild boar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the somewhat embarrassed Zhang Hao and joked: \"You’ve finally turned the corner and decided to become a Piggy Knight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he patted Zhang Hao’s shoulder, and speaking earnestly: \"It’s alright, Haozi, every Extraordinary Creature has unlimited potential and possibilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gray-armored wild boar isn’t bad; in my view, it’s actually quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hao suddenly lifted his head, his eyes full of anticipation signaling for Chen Yuan to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuan cleared his throat, and continued: \"The gray-armored wild boar has thick skin and can take a beating, it complements you as a Beastmaster perfectly, doesn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Hao, who was originally listening intently, suddenly changed his expression, shouting out: \"Oh, shut it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With laughter, the two quietly awaited the nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>",1191,"2026-06-06T03:13:41.935Z",1,"novelbin.me","aa6d8102bc1e3dfd7c630c8b996070a37fe181f093828761bbb547f751c142b1","beast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger-chapter-43","beast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger-chapter-41",313,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-i-m-really-just-a-forest-ranger-cover.jpg"]