Beast Taming Patrol

The storm dissipated, and out of nowhere, a deep pit formed in the snowy plain. Snow from the pit, whipped up by the storm, fell around, forming circular mounds reminiscent of a crater, and on the exposed frozen earth, a Snow Lynx, statuesque as an ice sculpture, maintained a posture of panicked flight, its face contorted in terror as it lay on the ground.

"Meow, meow! (ᓀωᓂ)" ("I, invincible!")

Although the Snow Lynx in front of them wasn't the same one that had severely injured Lin Su in the Frost Fall Mountain Range, Lin Su and his pet had previously faced a Snow Lynx of the same elite rank and had only managed to flee; Today, Qiuqiu was able to win with a single strike, which inevitably filled them with a bit of pride.

"Hurry and grab the resources, then we'll head to the next place." From not too far away, Lin Su said with a smile, interrupting Qiuqiu's self-contentment, "If it wasn't for Monarch Power and the Spirit attributes of the Frost Silence Storm, defeating your opponent wouldn't have been so easy, so you still need to keep practicing."

As a qualified Beast Tamer, he could not allow his pet to harbor feelings of arrogance or complacency.

"Meow~(≖ω≖)" ("Alright~")

Slightly chastised by Lin Su, Qiuqiu immediately behaved and dashed into an ice cave nearby.

That was precisely where the elite-ranked Snow Lynx they had just defeated had been guarding, and it clearly had supernatural resources fluctuating within.

Behind Lin Su, in the reflection cast by his shadow on the snow, a pair of large eyes appeared, watching Qiuqiu from afar with a hint of amusement.

This was the first type of supernatural resource they encountered with one person and two pets.

After entering the snowy mountains and considering the icy, snowy environment, Lin Su decided to let his ghostly creature enter his shadow as its combat abilities would decrease significantly and, being a creature of the dark, it lacked the cold-resistant abilities of ice types.

This way, it could avoid the cold wind, act as a bodyguard to protect him in emergencies, provide more opportunities for the newly evolved Qiuqiu to practice and hone its skills, and even casually improve the proficiency of Shadow Concealment.

As a competent Beast Tamer, every action he took was multifaceted, like shooting four arrows with one bow.

Soon, Qiuqiu came out carrying an ice-blue flower resembling a peony.

"Oh, an Ice Crystal Peony." Lin Su recognized the fourth-level resource that Qiuqiu had fetched with a look of satisfaction on his face, "Not bad, that's a good start."

While speaking, Lin Su reached out his hand to take the resource from Qiuqiu's mouth.

In the shadows, the ghostly creature watched this scene, its eyes gleaming with contemplation.

The Beast Tamer was on the hunt for more resources, and clearly he couldn't carry so many in his hands, so it was time for its trick pouch to be useful!

Thinking this, the ghostly creature revealed its form from the shadow, vigorously transformed the black smoke on its body into a pouch, opened it with its claws, and then looked expectantly at Lin Su.

I can hold so much!

However, after receiving the resource from Qiuqiu's mouth, Lin Su did not notice the ghostly creature's actions and unconsciously placed it in a box, storing it in the Space Ring.

"Caw?" ("You don't need me?")

Seeing the ring in Lin Su's hand and then looking at its own trick pouch, the ghostly creature fell into thought.

So... does the Beast Tamer not need my trick pouch?

Upon this realization, the ghostly creature's mood suddenly sank a little.

Lin Su then noticed the ghostly creature's actions, turned his head to see its revealed form and the trick pouch it was holding, and quickly understood its intention. He chuckled and patted the ghostly creature's head, "Do you want to use the trick pouch to help me carry resources?"

"Caw!" ("Yes!")

"Alright then." A thought crossed Lin Su's mind, and he took out the box containing the Ice Crystal Peony from the Space Ring, placing it into the ghostly creature's trick pouch with a smile, "There's not much space left in my Space Ring, so I'll let you help carry some items with your trick pouch."

"Caw! (｡⊙‿⊙｡)" ("Easy peasy!")

The momentary sulkiness was instantly tossed aside by the ghostly creature.

Happiness returned once again.

Watching the ghostly creature pack the trick pouch and then transform it back into the swirling smoke around its body before returning to his shadow, Lin Su smiled gently.

There was naturally still plenty of space within the Space Ring, enough to hold a hundred kinds of supernatural resources.

The reason Lin Su had it assist with carrying items was mainly to casually train the ghostly creature's trick pouch ability.

This was the ghostly creature's only skill still at Rank I, likely due to its recent awakening or infrequent use; currently, its trick pouch had only the capacity of a ladies' handbag and could hold very limited items.

The Trick Pocket skill, with increasing proficiency levels, would also increase in volume, and for Lin Su, the larger the pocket's capacity for carrying items across the two realms, the better.

Besides that, there was another reason Lin Su had handed over the supernatural resources to Qiuqiu.

It was something he had noticed from Qiuqiu's casual behaviors along the way.

Qiuqiu lacked a sense of security.

This likely stemmed from Qiuqiu's previous experiences surviving in the wild for a long time, and without a completed contract, Qiuqiu still harbored worries, fearing that Lin Su would abandon it here or renege on their contract.

Because of this insecurity, Qiuqiu had been trying its best to show its usefulness throughout their journey, as if by doing so it could tell Lin Su that it was useful to him and hoped Lin Su would not leave it behind.

Lin Su truly felt distressed by Qiuqiu's state of mind, but he knew this wasn't something he could resolve with just a few words, and the best solution was to reciprocate with concrete actions.

Entrusting important resources to Qiuqiu for safekeeping was a good way to do this.

Seeing Qiuqiu's big eyes shine with a smile emerging from the shadows, he knew his thinking was correct.

"Let's go, Qiuqiu, let's continue looking for the next resource."

"Meow!" (Okay!)

With that response, Qiuqiu turned its head toward Qiuqiu in the shadows, its face showing an encouraging expression.

"Meow~(๑ŏωŏ๑)" (Take good care of the resources for me~)

The meticulous Qiuqiu had also noticed Qiuqiu's issue.

"Skree!" (Leave it to me!)

Qiuqiu poked its head out from the shadows, beaming brilliantly.

…

Time passed quickly, and a day and a half had flown by.

Lin Su, along with Qiuqiu and Qiuqiu, had spent a whole day scouring the entire Frost Fall Mountain Range and, after collecting all the cryogenic resources they could find, left with a sense of reluctance, entering the forest where they initially entered the secret realm.

Under Qiuqiu's guidance, it took only half a day to locate and collect all the supernatural resources within that forest.

Besides, Qiuqiu had its wish fulfilled by beating up that group of Flying Leaf Sprouts.

Under Monarch Power, the juvenile Flying Leaf Sprouts hardly had any ability to fight back, but Qiuqiu didn't go too far, just thoroughly thrashing the leader to vent its frustrations before leaving refreshingly, leaving the victims wailing on the ground.

The forest wasn't a dark environment, but under the canopy of towering trees, the ground, covered with sparse grass and leaves in the shadows cast by the treetops, provided an excellent environment for deploying Shadow Concealment skills.

Qiuqiu had initially chosen to stay in the forest for this reason. Embark on new adventures with m-vl-em,pyr

Here, Qiuqiu shed its previous hesitancy seen in the Frost Fall Mountain Range, and, losing the advantage of terrain, worked together with Qiuqiu to strike forcefully, battling the elite beasts within the forest. No beast could withstand a single round against the two of them teamed up.

Having collected the last of the supernatural resources in the forest into the Space Ring, Lin Su turned to Qiuqiu, whose Trick Pocket was already filled, "Qiuqiu, you've worked hard."

"Skree!" (Not at all!)

Raiding two areas, the trio together obtained twelve tier-4 resources, three tier-5 resources, not counting the tier-5 resource used up by Qiuqiu's evolution.

A real boon.

Glancing at Qiuqiu lazily sprawled in his arms, Lin Su smiled slightly, "It's about time."

A pale yellow light flashed, and Lin Su temporarily returned Qiuqiu to the Beast Taming Space.

Immediately afterward, he bent down to pick up Qiuqiu, explaining, "I'm uncertain if Shadow Concealment can come along through teleportation, so to be safe, I'll hold you for the transit."

Having said this, he took out the transport token that had been flashing a reminder that the realm's time limit was nearly up, crushed it casually, and vanished on the spot with Qiuqiu.

Having gained so much, it was time to leave.