RBCT Chapter 1: Hiding in the deep mountains, raising wild beasts; fierce yet kind-hearted, but penniless
Chapter 1: Hiding in the deep mountains, raising wild beasts; fierce yet kind-hearted, but penniless
The back mountain of Chenjia Village.
Inside a 300-square-meter wooden courtyard, Chu Yi sat atop the back of a leopard that was at least two meters long, with glossy black fur and well-defined muscles, a blade of grass dangling from its mouth as it grumbled:
"Wenji, heal me! Where's your healing? Damn it!"
After being blasted to death by the enemy's braised egg, Chu Yi was so angry that he slapped the big black panther on the back, making a loud "smack" sound.
The big black panther lay obediently on the ground. After Chu Yi slapped it, it shuddered, its eyes became extremely clear, and it let out a low growl.
"The game mechanics are terrible; you're bound to run into stupid teammates when you're on a winning streak."
"I suspect my teammates are bots."
Chu Yi endured the nausea and finished the game.
He jumped off the leopard's back, looked at the little black cat he had picked up from the roadside abroad, and shook his head helplessly.
Sigh, Little Black is getting bigger and bigger, and he's eating more and more.
He's almost spent all the money the system rewarded him with.
We need to make some money; we can't just sit around and do nothing.
"System, check your pet's gold."
"Ding! Pet Gold: 100000. One RMB can be exchanged for one Pet Gold."
Chu Yi, through practice, bought ten catties of beef from the system store and threw it into a large iron basin.
Upon seeing the food, the black panther suddenly stood up, trudged heavily to the iron shed, and began to devour it with gusto, its eating manner appearing quite ferocious.
However, this ferocious beast appeared quite docile in front of Chu Yi.
Three years ago, Chu Yi was tricked by his ex-girlfriend into going to an overseas park. He escaped after a near-death experience, but accidentally wandered into a restricted forest and found the dying Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai inside.
He thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly, he awakened the God-level Beast Tamer System, and after opening the newbie gift pack, he cheated his way through, leading Little Black and Little White on a year and a half of stealthy development.
Afterwards, he and his two companions completely conquered the forbidden forest, obtained animal trainer certificates, and returned to China with two wild beasts, where they lived in seclusion in Chenjia Village.
To avoid causing panic among the villagers, he simply took the leopard and the tiger to the old forest behind the mountain.
When Chu Yi was abroad, he did a lot of good deeds, such as helping the criminal police of his motherland to capture fugitives and accumulating a lot of money.
He had been back in China for almost half a year, and most of his savings were gone. If he didn't find a way to make money soon, he and Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai would starve to death.
"It's almost lunchtime, and Xiaobai has gone off to play somewhere again."
Chu Yi shook his head.
Xiao Bai is a Bengal tiger, one of the most ferocious tigers, rumored to be even more ferocious than the Siberian tiger.
It is larger than a black panther, but its fur is white due to albinism.
Perhaps it was because of its fur color that it was abandoned by its mother tiger.
Ten pounds of beef were barely enough to fill Little Black's teeth, yet Chu Yi was charged over three thousand pet coins.
His heart was bleeding.
Make money, make money...
"Ding! A lost black bear cub has been detected in the jungle bordering the Changling Mountains. Please adopt it and feed it within three days. Reward: 100,000 yuan!"
"Ding! If the host does not collect any more ferocious beasts, the system will automatically unbind them."
Chu Yi: "..."
I've already conquered a forbidden forest, and you want me to adopt wild beasts?!
Fine, for the sake of the 100,000 yuan reward, I'll do this task.
Even 100,000 yuan isn't enough!
What animal trainer? I think he's more like a bachelor who adopts stray wild animals.
I haven't seen a young woman for years because of taking care of these two guys.
Even the village beauty who secretly loved me could only write me a farewell letter before getting married.
I'm 23 years old and I've never even held a girl's hand. My masculinity is even stronger than that of Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai!
At least these two guys will never go into heat again after taking the "hormone stabilizer".
Thinking of this, he clutched his chest, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.
Just then, heavy footsteps and panting came from the doorway.
The next moment, a giant tiger, a meter tall with snow-white fur, entered the courtyard carrying a villager in its mouth.
"Village Chief?" Upon seeing this, Chu Yi quickly went up and leaped onto the white tiger's back.
Actually, he's the fiercest one in this courtyard.
With the system's help, his body has surpassed human limits, and he can knock out Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai with a single punch.
Of course, if he were to punch someone, he'd probably end up in jail.
The village chief is unconscious.
His legs also had abrasions.
Chu Yi glanced at Xiao Bai, "What's going on?"
"Roar roar roar..." Little White let out a low roar.
"Did you slip and fall while picking ginseng?"
"You scared him to death in the end, didn't you?"
Chu Yi patted Xiaobai's head.
Xiao Bai lowered his head, and a human-like "embarrassment" appeared on his face.
"Alright, let the old village chief rest here for a while."
"Oh, by the way, Xiaobai, go to the deepest part of the back mountain and find a stray black bear cub."
As Chu Yi spoke, he bought fifty catties of antelope meat and put it into a large wooden barrel.
Little White devoured his food with gusto.
The black panther lay on the ground, its four paws in the air, basking in the sun.
Chu Yi looked at the thing under the black panther's belly and couldn't help but sneer:
"Little Dingding, what are you showing off for?"
The little black panther squeezed its legs together and let out a defiant roar.
Chu Yi had a spiritual connection with the beast he had subdued.
Therefore, they can understand each other's words.
Of course, after systematic training, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai's intelligence is no less than that of an eleven or twelve-year-old child.
You have to understand that kids these days are like little devils; they might have already experienced heartbreak several times before they even start elementary school.
After Xiaobai finished eating, it left.
It took about two hours for village chief Chen Qingshan to wake up.
When he woke up, he found himself lying on a bed, and the abrasions on his legs had been disinfected with mercurochrome.
Chu Yi: "Village Chief, you're awake."
The village chief jumped in surprise and quickly shrank back.
This Chu Yi is nearly two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a thick waist. He has wheat-colored skin and a very stern face, giving him an air of imperial majesty.
The key issue is that he also has a strange quirk: he likes to keep wild animals!
The organization had tried to contact Chu Yi several times to let his two beasts go to the zoo, but Chu Yi refused each time.
Spending every day with wild beasts will cause you to develop their aura.
"Chu Yi, thanks to you, the wild beasts of the Changling Mountains dare not enter this forest, much less come down the mountain to harm people."
"The people of Chenjia Village used to make a living by hunting. But now that the country is developing so fast, all the young people have gone to the cities. This mountain has also been fenced off with safety nets."
"You're not getting any younger, don't you plan to go out and explore the world?"
Chen Qingshan said.
Chu Yi had heard these words at least seven or eight times.
He knew that Village Chief Chen was doing it for his own good.
However, he had nothing of value and no other skills besides raising animals.
Are you suggesting I go work on a construction site carrying bricks?
Which kind-hearted person possesses the strength of a wild beast to move bricks?
"Village chief, you know my background. If it weren't for Little Black and Little White, I would have died long ago."
"How could I possibly abandon them?"
"To be honest, I'm short of money right now."
Chu Yi took a packaged ginseng root from the coffee table drawer and handed it to Chen Qingshan.
"Same as always, 20/80 split, I get 80% and you get 20%. I don't care how much you sell it for."
Chen Qingshan took the ginseng.
"I also dug up some ginseng today, but it's not as old as yours."
"Oh, by the way, my kid's back from school. He's been doing some kind of livestreaming thing these past few days; I heard you can make money from it. Why don't you come over to my place and let her teach you?"
"These days, you can make money as long as you have a mobile phone. But our older generation still only knows how to hunt wild rabbits and dig up medicinal herbs to make a living."
live streaming?
Chu Yi's eyes lit up. That's right, he could make money through live streaming!
What's the fastest way to monetize traffic than digging for ginseng?!
The key is that wealthy people in the city are very generous these days. If they like watching my live streams, they'll probably tip a lot of money.
"I've raised these two for so long, it's time for them to share some of the burden!"
Chu Yi muttered something to himself and clapped his hands.
Little Black rammed the door open with its head and walked in.
Upon seeing the black leopard, Chen Qingshan dared not utter a sound.
Chu Yi simply picked up Chen Qingshan and placed him on Xiao Hei's back.
"Village chief, let's go find your granddaughter right now!"