After a brief rest, which wasn’t really that long, inspired by Shi Yiyi, they decided to continue capturing mole rats for training.
For the sake of their future, they could only inconvenience the mole rats.
However, before they could set out, the loudspeaker of Bai Xi Village suddenly blared.
The broadcast was so loud that Shi Yu and the others, who were far from the village center, could hear it clearly.
At this moment, upon hearing the content of the broadcast, the expressions of Shi Yu and the others changed.
"Attention all villagers, attention all villagers: The city has issued a yellow warning for a beast tide, the city has issued a yellow warning for a beast tide."
"Beasts of considerable scale are gathering outside the city walls, and there is a trend of escalation."
"Please prepare accordingly according to the defense guidelines..."
"Damn!"
Under the sound of the broadcast, Chen Kai couldn't help but vent his emotions, while Zhuang Yue and Yu Jingjing's faces showed obvious confusion and tension.
Beast tide?
The term "beast tide" was not unfamiliar to them.
Ten years ago, Pingcheng District had to be rebuilt due to a beast tide.
Although they were young at the time, they couldn't have been unaware of such an event.
The beast tide is coming again???
"Trouble."
While the four were in a daze, an old farmer who was patrolling the fields ran over to them.
"Kids, the situation is special today. Why don't you go back first?"
"Uncle, what was that broadcast about?" Shi Yu asked.
"I'm not sure, but it's probably the animals on the snow mountain being restless again."
"Yellow warning, it sounds pretty serious. If the situation escalates, we might have to evacuate."
The old man was also unsure, but his expression didn't show much panic.
At this moment, Shi Yu also came to his senses; it wasn't time to panic yet.
Unlike ten years ago, a high wall had been built between Pingcheng District and the dozen or so towns below it and the snow mountain.
Inside and outside the wall, the Beast Tamer Association's Beast Tamer Corps were stationed, forming the first line of defense against the beast tide.
The warning was just a reminder to the residents of the surrounding towns, not an indication of real danger.
If there was a real danger of the city being breached, it wouldn't be just a yellow disaster warning.
"Shall we go take a look?" Chen Kai suggested.
Bingyuan City is located on the edge of the country, and Pingcheng and the surrounding towns are right next to the snow mountain, which is infested with beasts.
This is why ten years ago, only Pingcheng and the surrounding two districts were hit by the beast tide first.
"What are you looking at? At this time, the city walls are definitely lined with warning lines. You'll just be causing trouble if you go there," Zhuang Yue said.
"Let's go back first," Shi Yu said.
Although he felt nothing would happen, the atmosphere was tense, and it wasn't a good time to be leisurely hunting mole rats and causing trouble for others.
Hunting mole rats could be done anytime. It was more important to return to the Beast Tamer Association and find out what the beast tide warning was about.
The other three nodded, not particularly enthusiastic about hunting mole rats. After tidying up, they quickly returned to Pingcheng.
Bingyuan City, Pingcheng District, Beast Tamer Association.
After completing the mole rat hunting mission, the four informed the staff at the mission hall about the warning in Bai Xi Village and asked what it was about.
"This..."
The staff at the front desk shook his head. "I'm not quite sure."
"But it seems this isn't the first time this month. The previous two times were blue warnings, and this time it's yellow, right?"
This answer left Shi Yu and the others puzzled. It was like saying nothing at all...
Just as Chen Kai was about to ask more, someone called his name from a distance.
"Chen Kai, Zhuang Yue!"
The voice from afar made Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue jump, and they instinctively turned around.
Shi Yu and Yu Jingjing also looked over and saw a beast tamer with a loyal and honest appearance and glasses entering the door.
He was in his thirties but had somewhat thinning hair, indicating he was a strong individual.
"Teacher Zhang..."
"How are you here?" Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue asked.
This person was their teacher at school.
"I was nearby and saw your chat in the class group, so I came over. I didn't expect to run into you."
On the way back, Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue had shared the yellow warning for the beast tide in the class group, and their teacher, who was lurking, happened to see it.
"So, you actually chat in a class group with a teacher?" Shi Yu thought, looking at this group of strange students.
Normally, shouldn't students create a separate group without the teacher?
The way you're doing it, the group chat can't even be fun.
"These two are?" Teacher Zhang looked at Shi Yu and Yu Jingjing.
Chen Kai said, "They are my friends, beast tamers from other schools."
Teacher Zhang smiled and nodded. "You're wondering about the beast tide warning, right?"
"Yes, Teacher, is the situation serious this time?"
"Will it be like the last time?"
Chen Kai knew his teacher was a professional beast tamer and should know more, so he immediately asked.
"The noise here is too loud. Let's go outside and talk," Teacher Zhang said.
None of them objected. They left the mission hall and started walking around the buildings of the Beast Tamer Association.
Although he didn't know Teacher Zhang, Shi Yu, who wanted to know what was going on, followed.
If there was real danger... he needed to prepare in advance and escape to the city with Shi Yiyi.
Otherwise, the houses in the city center are expensive, while rural self-built houses and suburban self-built houses are cheaper but closer to the wild, which is too dangerous!
On the stone path, Teacher Zhang looked at the young group and said, "You don't need to worry too much."
"Things are very different now compared to ten years ago. The protective facilities around the snow mountain are well-built."
"Even if there is real danger, the Beast Tamer Association can respond quickly. If the Pingcheng Association's strength is insufficient, the city's beast tamers will come to help."
"If the city's beast tamer corps cannot defend, the beast tamer corps from surrounding cities will quickly come to support. The creatures on this snow mountain are no longer a threat to Bingyuan City."
Chen Kai asked, "So, Teacher, do you mean the beast tide might happen again?"
"Currently, it's just a small-scale gathering of beasts, far from the massive scale of the sudden change ten years ago..."
Zhuang Yue said, "The reason? Aren't those beasts ice-type creatures? They should prefer the environment of the snow mountain over the city."
"Books say that food and resource shortages, and excessive competition, are the main reasons for the beast tide," Shi Yu looked at the direction of the snow mountain.
"But that shouldn't be the main reason for the snow mountain beast tide... after all, such a beast tide usually happens frequently with signs, not suddenly like ten years ago."
Teacher Zhang looked at Shi Yu and nodded. "That's correct."
"But the exact reason is still unclear. The trigger for the beast tide ten years ago remains a mystery."
"But if we're talking about speculation, there is already an answer within Bingyuan City."
"Do you know the history of Bingyuan City?"
The group shook their heads.
"It's not really history, as it hasn't been fully confirmed. It's just speculation."
"According to archaeological findings, 2000 years ago, the area around Bingyuan City did not have a snow mountain environment."
"This was the territory of a highly developed beast tamer tribe of an ancient kingdom. However, later, an ice dragon flew from afar and landed on the surrounding mountains."
"This ice dragon was very powerful. Even just by resting there, it indirectly triggered a small ice age, causing great suffering to the beast tamer tribe."
"Subsequently, the beast tamer tribe decided to drive away the ice dragon. They formed a hunting department and engaged in a prolonged battle with the ice dragon in the mountains."
"It is said that the snow mountain was formed during this time."
Shi Yu asked, "Who won?"
Teacher Zhang said, "It should be the beast tamer tribe that won."
"There is an ice dragon relic on the snow mountain. It is said that the ice dragon's remains are sealed inside, sealed by the beast tamers of that time."
"Even now, the relic occasionally emits dragon aura, but 2000 years have passed, and even the ice dragon should be completely gone."
"There is a theory that the sealed ice dragon has transformed into a spirit, influencing the beasts in the snow mountain, causing them to lose their reason and attack the city."
Shi Yu and the others looked at the snow mountain again.
An ice dragon spirit?
They had never heard of this before.
Teacher Zhang pointed to a stone giant statue not far ahead. "See that?"
"That is one of the ancient artifacts excavated by archaeologists. It is said that the stone giant is the totem of that tribe."
As they talked, they had already reached a large park.
In the center of the park was a stone giant statue. The stone giant is an elemental extraordinary life form, a type of pet beast, placed here to add historical depth to the Pingcheng Association, making it feel more historical.
"Did that tribe use this to defeat the ice dragon?" Chen Kai looked at the statue, which he had never noticed before, thinking it was just a decoration, but now he realized it was an ancient artifact of Bingyuan City.
Shi Yu and the others focused on the stone giant statue. As they stared, Shi Yu's heart suddenly raced.
His brain buzzed, and his psychic sense seemed to activate involuntarily, hearing some strange voices.
"It's not like that..."
"It's not like that..."
This sudden voice made Shi Yu jump.
However, when he looked around, he saw that Teacher Zhang, Chen Kai, and the others showed no signs of abnormality.
Suppressing his shock, Shi Yu looked back at the statue. His face turned pale, and he hoped the voice wasn't coming from the statue.
The statue showed no signs of life. Psychic sense should only hear the thoughts of living beings, and if the statue was abnormal, it wouldn't be placed here!
"It's not like that..." Shi Yu could still hear the voice.