Xuanhe Village,
A business car steadily parked at the entrance of the village, the door opened, and out stepped a short-haired woman with a graceful figure and dignified attire. Upon closer inspection, the nameplate on her chest bore small words—Donghuang Daily, Fan Qianqian.
As Fan Qianqian got out of the car, a muscular man followed closely behind, carrying an obviously expensive camera. The two stood at the village entrance, looking around: "Is this Xuanhe Village?"
"Hmm hmm."
As soon as the words were spoken, a tender voice sounded by their ears. Fan Qianqian looked down and met a pair of clear big eyes and long eyelashes. She smiled warmly, "Hello, little one."
Little Taotao nodded obediently, then glanced at the journalist-like Fan Qianqian and the camera behind her, couldn’t help but mutter, "Are you here to interview Chen Yuan brother again?"
"Grandpa the village chief said to take you to the office."
Again?
Fan Qianqian keenly caught this word but didn’t pay much attention, instead smiled slightly: "Thank you, little one, but I’m not going to the office right now."
As a seasoned journalist, she was very familiar with this process.
Whenever she arrived at a place, she would first be hosted by the local Beastmaster Office, extracting some official and dull material, followed by some uninteresting answers with the interviewee.
She didn’t like this.
Fan Qianqian preferred to delve deeper into the surroundings, connect with and interview residents living near the interviewee, gain a deeper understanding of the interviewee’s daily life, and piece together a more authentic and complete picture of the interviewee through others’ narratives and her own observations.
What does the interviewee look like in the eyes of others?
What change did the interviewee bring to the place?
All these questions, she would rather understand in detail through her own in-depth interactions.
This time, it’s the same.
With thoughts turning over, Fan Qianqian looked around, her attention captured by the village entrance before her eyes.
At the village entrance stood a tall Camphor Tree, even in the cold winter, amidst the snow-clad Qinling, it remained lush and full of vitality.
Under the Camphor Tree, lay more than a dozen various canine Pet Beasts, some observing, some sleeping with closed eyes, some yawning.
Among them, one Gale Hunting Dog was particularly eye-catching, with sharp eyes, flowing fur, and a remarkable aura.
The photographer moved closer, lowered his voice, and said, "Tier Two strength."
Fan Qianqian nodded slightly, Little Taotao’s voice suddenly sounded: "This is the second commander of the Puppy Team."
Puppy Team?
Second commander?
Little Taotao’s introduction puzzled Fan Qianqian. She turned her head, and other children gathered around, chattering:
"These dogs are all members of the Puppy Team, they all follow Cola’s orders!"
"When Cola isn’t here, the second commander leads them!"
"The Puppy Team is amazing, they drive away scary wild Pet Beasts, help find lost things, and carry us around!"
"Hmm hmm, when I grow up and become a Beastmaster, I want to contract with them!"
Hearing the children’s introduction, Fan Qianqian nodded thoughtfully.
The Puppy Team, it seems to be Xuanhe Village’s patrol Pet Beast team, a situation common in many villages today.
However... this Puppy Team’s overall strength is evidently strong; the photographer by the side has already discovered several Tier Two strength Puppy Team members.
"Who is Cola?" Fan Qianqian quickly caught the key point of the question.
Little Taotao raised her hand, blinked her lively big eyes, full of pride and delight: "Cola is Chen Yuan brother’s Pet Beast, it’s a Gale Hunting Dog, it’s really amazing!"
"Sister, if you’re going to interview Chen Yuan brother, how come you don’t know Cola?"
Fan Qianqian was momentarily speechless.
Throughout the hurried journey, although she had crammed Chen Yuan’s life experiences, she hadn’t had time to focus on these details.
"Cola is a Gale Hunting Dog." Fan Qianqian remembered this fact, and continued to ask the children about all things related to Chen Yuan.
Soon, she extracted a lot of useful information:
These children all liked Chen Yuan very much and had more or less interactions with Chen Yuan’s life trajectory.
For instance, the most lively and adorable child in front of her, named Little Taotao, had once gotten lost in the wild while rescuing an injured Little Star Moon Deer; it was Cola who found her.
And the child from another village beside them, named Zhao, had once discovered traces of Pet Beast poachers, reported to Chen Yuan, leading to the capture of a poaching team.
The children’s narration meshed well with the information Fan Qianqian had, letting her learn more details about this Advisor Chen.
She nodded to herself: "Although he’s a champion known throughout Qin Province, he always cares for the village, selflessly solving all its issues."
Thus, Fan Qianqian became even more curious about this Advisor Chen.
Last night, after receiving news from her leaders, she rushed overnight to this small mountain village deep in Qinling, to interview Donghuang’s first researcher to upload the advancement conditions from Commander to Morning Star Quality.
She was puzzled as to why such a groundbreaking research result would come from an unknown little village, but after reviewing related information about Advisor Chen, she had an epiphany.
This person is simply not the traditional researcher.
Or rather, he is not a researcher at all, but an unbelievably talented Beastmaster.
Champion of Baokun City Taibai Cup demonstration contest, champion of Qin Province’s Da Feng Cup, Qin Province’s first High-tier Beastmaster... he carried many titles, being regarded as the first Beastmaster of Qin Province.
How could such a person research and produce academic results that rock the scholarly world?