“No.” This was her reply, short and concise.
“What?” Liu Ran could not understand why Feng Ling sounded that bold and righteous. He had heard that people at Treasure Cove had many treasures with them. Why did she say otherwise?
Feng Ling returned her glance to Chen An to confirm whether her mischievous prank had succeeded. She then added, “What I meant is ‘no’ for today. I’m very familiar with the people here. The person who has a powerful plant-based beast is not here today—”
“When are they coming then?” Liu Ran was very enthusiastic. He pressed on before Feng Ling could finish her words.
“How would I know? I’ll let you know when he comes.”
Feng Ling was facing Chen An when she said that.
Liu Ran was clearly the one looking for a beast, but she wanted to communicate with Chen An.
Liu Ran spoke frankly. “Are you trying to woo my buddy? I have to tell you. We are close buddies and always together. You’ll have to look for me first if you want to find him.”
Feng Ling sneered. “A-alright. Understood. I’ll see you again when that person comes.”
Chen An nodded and left Treasure Cove.
The urgent task at hand was to hand this book to the red-haired man and find out its effect.
After returning to De Yuan, they could not find traces of the red-haired man. Li Danming was also clueless. He said the red-haired man had become more depressed and kept to himself more ever since he had unintentionally injured his opponent.
A Beast Tamer had to adhere to the beast battle rules and could not use tactics outside the rules. Neither could they kill or hurt the Beast Tamer and the beast.
If any party were to deliberately harm the opponent seriously during a beast battle, it would be hard for them to encounter Beast Tamers who were willing to fight with them in the future. They would also have a bad reputation, and this would leave a mark on their beast-taming journey.
The red-haired man had hurt someone again at the ranking battle stage. Thus, there were many discussions about this in De Yuan. Someone had suggested changing the rules of the leader board or banning special Beast Tamers from participating.
There was also a suggestion to expel the red-haired man from De Yuan.
Chen An searched many places in De Yuan but could not find the red-haired man.
Liu Ran had become impatient. “Buddy, why are you searching for him, expeditiously? You’re not related to him in any way.”
“You don’t understand.”
“What do I not understand? You must have gone to Treasure Cove to get the skills book for him. Do you know that you would have lost your beast if you had lost the battle today?”
“I won’t lose.”
“You make it sound that easy! What if! What if?!”
Chen An told him to shut up and focus on searching for the red-haired man. “You will very soon find out why I am concerned about the red-haired man’s matter. However, honestly, it is partly due to sympathy.”
“Why? Be blunt about it.” Liu Ran had learned his lesson. He knew that Chen An had a reason for all of his actions.
“Don’t be anxious. You have to feel it yourself to understand. It’s useless for me to say it.”
Just as Chen An said his piece, they found the red-haired man in a corner.
That was a very dark and damp corner, which had been isolated for a long time. Rubbish and excrement were piling up. It was smelly and filthy. This was a secluded land of filth in the bright and clean-looking De Yuan.
At that moment, the red-haired man’s flaming red short hair was buried in his arms, looking like an extinguished ball of fire with its last bit of shine.
Liu Ran could not tolerate this attitude. “I recall you being very fierce and dominant when you first came to the dormitory? You ignored everyone. Are you hiding here to cry?”
The red-haired man looked up. His expression was still as aloof and stoic as ever. It was just that there were two obvious, bright red scars on his face.
Had he hurt himself to suppress his madness with pain and to summon back his rationality?
Chen An stepped on the silt, ignoring the dirty and muddy water splashing on the bottom of his trousers. “A powerful wind attribute manipulation power can suppress the shortcoming of the Berserker Wolf. Many people don’t know that and view a beast’s madness as a difficult problem. That’s wrong.”
“What did you say?” The red-haired man did not expect these words to come from Chen An’s mouth.
“This is the Wind-Dwelling Egret’s passive skill. I have created a skills book with it. Are you going to give up on yourself or carry this book to give it a try? I’ll leave the choice to you.”
Chen An certainly wanted to help him, but if the red-haired were to continue to wallow in self-pity and refuse to accept his good intention, Chen An would not force him.
“Wind-Dwelling Egret?” The red-haired man was evidently clueless.
His big figure had been overshadowed by the trivial. He was overwhelmed by the fact that he would become mad and hurt people and felt that he was the worst Beast Tamer. He was filled with pain and remorse, gradually giving up on himself.
The red-haired man took the skills book from Chen An.
“The “Long Flames” skills book that your Berserker Wolf carries can only cause harm in a straight line. It’s not very useful. You might as well remove it. Don’t feel heartache about it.”
Thanks to the system, Chen An understood the red-haired man’s beast more than the latter.
The red-haired man hesitated for a moment. Soon after, he made up his mind and changed the skills book decisively.
The fire-attributed Berserker Wolf was now carrying a wind-attribute manipulation skills book. Those people who deemed themselves as beast experts would certainly laugh their heads off if they were to get to know this.
They would chide at the poor pairing.
Nevertheless, the effect said it all.
The red-haired man summoned his Berserker Wolf, which had obviously become quieter. “Come here.”
If the battles were not hard, he dared not summon his Berserker Wolf casually. This was because it was like a demon on fire. It could bring him great combat power, but it was also fearsome and cold-blooded. It could turn its back and harm him at any point in time.
The Berserker Wolf seemed to be obeying the red-haired man’s words as it moved toward him step by step. Afterward, it bowed obediently.
The red-haired man had never seen it behaving that obediently before.
“Is it really because I had given it the wrong skills book? Because of the lack of wind attribute?”
Chen An was incensed. “I only came to realize that you’re an ungrateful one now. Do you really think that a wind-attribute skills book can resolve your problem? This is from a Wind-Dwelling Egret, a high-grade beast. Your Berserker Wolf is only medium-grade. How would you be able to get this kind of skills book? You don’t know how much effort I spent on obtaining this.”
The truth was that Chen An had not found it a Herculean effort. He had only made one trip to Treasure Cove, after all.
“Is it true that my Berserker Wolf… will be able to fight normally after this?” The red-haired man realized that he was being overly impatient half-way through his question. “Chen An, I just happened to be assigned to your dormitory. Actually, you don’t need to help me?”
“No. There is a need for me to do so.” Chen An stopped at this.
The red-haired man had been troubled by his beast’s shortcoming for a long time. Just as he was about to give up on himself, a stranger had stepped out and helped him. He was filled with gratitude. The tall, burly, and muscular grown-up man could barely endure his tears.
“Please don’t.” Chen An made a gesture to stop him. If he were to cry, it would be very awkward and unnerving.