"Gale Beast, go take a look from the sky."
"Rock Mountain Beast, check underground."
....
After entering, the Beastmasters showcased their skills, beginning their egg-hunting journey.
Soon enough, someone found an egg.
It was a girl, beaming with joy while holding the egg. Her Spirit Beast specialized in information, giving her a significant advantage.
Lin Chen and Qin Hao then realized they had oversimplified things.
Even if it was a benefit, it wasn’t that simple.
The two of them had meticulously calculated their combat strength but hadn’t considered how to actually find an egg.
At this point, they had no advantage to speak of—neither speed nor height.
After all, it was their first time, and they had no experience.
"Let’s just treat it as a tour."
Lin Chen was at ease, while Qin Hao pondered whether to start robbing.
With no advantage, Lin Chen and Qin Hao walked towards a less crowded area. After a short while, they heard someone sobbing.
"Wahhh, my egg~~~"
It was the girl who had just found the egg, along with her companions.
"Did the egg break?" Qin Hao was surprised.
"It must have been stolen."
Lin Chen glanced at the ground and understood that a fight had occurred here.
He didn’t gloat, heading straight over, but Xiaobai snorted at the girl’s feet while passing by.
"What are you looking at, smelly cow."
Upon hearing this, Xiaobai immediately sniffed itself...
Niu Niu is not smelly!
It quickly realized that the remark was an insult directed at the cow.
It wasn’t that Xiaobai lacked intelligence, but rather, its cleanliness obsession made it especially mindful of its own cleanliness.
It was extremely angry; it could tolerate being called a cow, but not being called smelly.
Before Niu Niu could get angry, Lin Chen was already furious.
Insulting him was one thing, but insulting his cow was unacceptable, especially since his cow hadn’t done anything.
"If you can’t control your foul mouth, I’ll gladly give it a smack."
Lin Chen’s voice was icy.
Seeing Lin Chen step in, Niu Niu immediately felt secure.
The girl looked at Lin Chen and his Spirit Beast, tempted to get angry again.
But her two companions saw Qin Hao’s Panlin Python and held her back.
"Why be afraid? We have combat pets too." The girl’s anger from having her egg stolen fueled her temper.
"Forget it, we’re here to make money." A companion said, "We still have time."
Seeing them back down, Lin Chen paid no more attention, leaving with Xiaobai. In this time, Qin Hao was quite loyal, standing by Lin Chen’s side.
They hadn’t gone far before they heard the girl’s thunderous roar:
"Why be afraid? There are only two of them."
.....
After this little hiccup, their mood was sour. Not finding an egg was frustrating enough without dealing with such people.
But Xiaobai started walking much faster.
"Throwing a cow fit?" Qin Hao noticed and tried to comfort it: "Xiaobai, don’t mind such people, that princess attitude..."
Qin Hao wasn’t against women; in fact, he was quite the admirer, but he disliked overly spoiled attitudes.
"Moo~~~"
Xiaobai looked back and mooed at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen paused, hastily catching up.
"What’s up, is there someone chasing us?" Qin Hao turned back, only to hear Lin Chen say, "Xiaobai seems to have found an egg..."
"What?!"
Qin Hao quickly followed, surprised by Xiaobai’s actions.
No way, bro, are you sure this is a Plowhorn Beast?
It’s stronger than combat pets, but does it also have information-type skills?
After winding through a few turns into dense jungle, the Divine Foxes here had long been cleared.
Xiaobai finally stopped on a patch of ground and started digging.
"Let me do it." Lin Chen worried Xiaobai might accidentally break the egg, so he used his hands.
Within ten centimeters of digging, they found an egg.
Lin Chen and Qin Hao were both overjoyed, but Qin Hao immediately lamented, "Buried in the ground, who could find it?"
"It must have been the Divine Foxes during the beast tide that buried it in the ground." Lin Chen, holding the Divine Fox Egg, explained joyfully.
To him, holding the Divine Fox Egg was like holding five thousand bucks.
Qin Hao, however, stared at Xiaobai, saying, "Brother Lin, your cow seems quite versatile."
Xiaobai didn’t respond, simply covering its nose with its hoof.
"What’s up, who farted?" Qin Hao glared at the Panlin Python behind them.
A snake’s fart is the smelliest.
The Panlin Python looked wronged, but Lin Chen held up the egg, saying, "Xiaobai just doesn’t like this smell."
"What smell..." Qin Hao asked, but quickly realized, "Fox stink?!"
Lin Chen nodded, reaching out to pat Xiaobai’s head, thinking that maybe a cleanliness obsession wasn’t all bad.
Thanks to Xiaobai’s cleanliness obsession, it was particularly sensitive to fox odor, leading them here.
But Xiaobai looked at Lin Chen disdainfully, dodging his hand...
Hold it further away!
Stinks up Niu Niu!
And your hand, having just dug in the dirt, haven’t washed, do not touch this cow!
.....
"It’s right ahead; it sensed it!"
In Lin Chen’s them path, three people and three beasts hurriedly moved forward.
These three people were the trio Lin Chen encountered earlier.
The girl named Zhao Xue had contracted with:
[Bee Butterfly Beast]
[Intermediate Mortal Beast (Pure Support)]
[Specializes in scent information, skill is Healing Technique.]
The chubbier companion named Zhao Jiang, Zhao Xue’s childhood friend who always pursued her, had contracted with:
[Thunderclaw Beast]
[Intermediate Mortal Beast (Combat Pet)]
[Skill is claw imbued with thunder attribute, enhancing speed and causing paralysis.]
Leopard-like in appearance.
Another named Lu Hua had contracted the previously tested Low Level Combat Pet Wild Boar from the Beast Tamer Guild exam.
They excitedly turned a corner and saw five people, including Lin Chen, along with another group of three.
Indeed, Lin Chen’s group had encountered a robbing squad.
"Damn, no way, your levels are this low?"
The trio, older than Lin Chen’s group, saw Lin Chen’s level and, cursing, walked away.
They were already Intermediate Beastmasters, with Spirit Beasts over thirty levels, so they couldn’t rob these newcomers based on guild rules, which they wouldn’t dare break.
Lin Chen and his team breathed a sigh of relief, while the trio departing also calmed Zhao Xue, who then laughed.
"What a pity." Lu Hua said, "Missed it by a step."
Zhao Jiang, however, understood Zhao Xue’s thoughts at a glance, because they grew up together, and he thoroughly understood her.
As her number one admirer, Zhao Jiang felt compelled to act.
Thus, he said, "Neither early nor late, just right."
Looking again at Zhao Xue, she indeed gave Zhao Jiang an appreciative glance.
Lu Hua also came to realization, saying, "Should we rob?"
"If others can rob us, why can’t we rob them?" Zhao Xue’s eyes glinted.
Robbing eggs was secondary; Lin Chen’s earlier words to her violated her bottom line.
Zhao Jiang, wanting to steal the spotlight, moved forward while saying, "If you’re scared, I won’t force you."
"Who said I’m scared?" Lu Hua caught up too.
There were only two of them, with one being a Semi-Support Spirit Beast.
This fight was bound to be won!