Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

As the words fell, he added in his heart, "I hope no more people will join."

The more people there are, the more complications will arise.

However, at this moment, the four of them first saw a brilliant light unfold before their eyes, covering their entire vision for an instant before gradually revealing a scroll, displaying many strange lines.

"What is this?" Jiang Wenning exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Yuan quietly gathered his thoughts, examining the scroll in his mind, scrutinizing those strange lines, and suddenly frowned: "This... looks very much like the outline of our Donghuang."

With these words, the other three looked again.

"This... this is not a scroll, this is a map," Li Junyue said with a tone of certainty.

Hearing Li Junyue say this, Jiang Wenning also spoke slowly, "Indeed, here is Yun Province, here is the Northern Border, here’s the eastern coast..."

At this moment, Chen Yuan couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

Why did the Jade Pendant suddenly change?

Was it because of Chang Yuhuan joining?

Why did it reveal the map of Donghuang Land?

In the next moment, spots emitting a faint glow appeared on the map, and upon close counting, there were eight spots, distributed in different locations on the map.

Chen Yuan carefully recalled the exact location of Qin Province on the map of Donghuang, and suddenly found a spot that was particularly close to Qin Province.

No, this spot is within Qin Province!

Could this spot be himself?

No.

Chen Yuan quickly shook his head, dismissing the idea.

If each of them represents a spot, then there should be a spot where Jiang Wenning is now.

But the location of Shanghai is dim, with no spot present.

"And what’s the matter with these spots?" The sudden significant change in the Jade Pendant left Jiang Wenning feeling very uncomfortable, with many doubts filling her mind.

"Wait a moment, I’ll compare it with the map on my phone." After saying this, Chen Yuan first memorized the spot very close to him on this map, then exited the meditation state, opened the map on his phone, and carefully compared.

A moment later,

Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered, his lips moved, and he uttered two words: "Qinling."

The approximate location of this spot is precisely Qinling.

If examined closely, it should be somewhere on the southern slope of Qinling.

Chen Yuan instinctively recalled that Mysterious Forest.

He re-entered the meditation state.

"There’s a spot here on my side, within the Fire State territory, which seems to be Flame Mountain," Chang Yuhuan said.

Li Junyue followed up: "There is also a spot in Yun Province, to the northwest, not too far from me."

Jiang Wenning said, "There’s no spot in the coastal area, but there is one inside the East Sea."

And the remaining four spots are distributed in other places, far from them.

"What do these spots and the map mean?" Jiang Wenning’s beautiful eyes gleamed, suddenly shining brightly, "Could it be telling us there are treasures in these places?"

"Or perhaps ruins from ancient times?"

Listening to Jiang Wenning’s speculation, Chen Yuan nodded: "That’s not an impossibility."

After contemplating for a long time, Li Junyue suddenly spoke: "Did you notice the commonality in the distribution of these spots?"

"All are located in sparsely populated areas."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully.

"So what should we do now?" Chang Yuhuan suddenly spoke out, asking the most crucial question.

Everyone fell silent simultaneously.

The Jade Pendant abruptly showed a map accompanied by spots with unclear meanings, evidently trying to convey some information, much like the treasures or ruins speculated by Jiang Wenning.

But the Jade Pendant offered no other hints, leaving them to conjecture blindly like headless flies.

Yet in a different perspective, the Jade Pendant’s function, previously limited to long-distance communication, now adds a new, unclear function, perhaps reflecting its true nature.

Chen Yuan contemplated, "Let’s not pay attention to these for now; next time I venture into the mountains, I’ll check out the spot marked there."

Li Junyue solemnly reminded, "We don’t have other information now, so prepare for facing danger."

The discussion around the map and spots concluded, returning to the topic of Chang Yuhuan.

"Grape, from now on you’re part of our Fruit Factory team, feel free to ask about anything related to Beast Taming." Jiang Wenning’s face showed a faint smile, "We have a particularly skilled Beastmaster among us who knows everything."

Chen Yuan promptly took over the conversation, "That’s right, it’s Pomelo. She’s a genius Beastmaster at the Beast Taming Academy, and we always consult her when we have questions."

Li Junyue smiled, then introduced himself seriously, "Hello, I’m Watermelon, currently a member of the Investigation Department."

Jiang Wenning suddenly remembered something, "Orange, since you already know Grape, do you guys already have each other’s contact information?"

"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded.

Jiang Wenning’s eyes sparkled, proposing, "Why don’t we... exchange contact information? It would make our communication more efficient."

"And after today’s event, I think it’s necessary for us to stay in touch constantly."

"... Alright." Li Junyue, typically opposed to this, finally nodded.

It’s time for deeper engagement.

Chen Yuan pondered, "Let’s use our phones for daily communication, and the Jade Pendant when someone is in the wild."

In the wild, phones have no signal, but the Jade Pendant’s communication function remains unaffected.

Initially, they had mocked the Jade Pendant’s function as useless in the information-rich modern era, but now it seems, quite the contrary.

The ability to communicate anytime, anywhere is an extremely important function.