In front of them was a vast grassland. The lush pasture was flourishing. The pasture was a new breed after the doomsday. It was cold-resistant, productive, and rich in vitamins and trace elements.
More than a dozen mutated cows, which were larger in size, black and white, and had exceptionally bright fur, were strolling leisurely in the meadow. From time to time, they would lower their heads and take a bite of the green pasture, munching on it and letting out mooing sounds.
Several milkers were squatting beside several of the mutated cows, squeezing them skillfully. The milky fresh milk seeped into the prepared wooden bucket below.
As an excellent breed that was highly selected and bred before the doomsday, after the mutation, these dairy cows, which were generally one or two kilograms, still maintained their previous docility. Every day, they would leisurely wander around the grassland. Their milk production was higher than that of ordinary dairy cows, and their milk was more delicious.
Long-term consumption could also subtly improve the physique.
Tang Yu spent a lot of money to buy these dozen mutated cows from Lindong. Most of them were female cows, and a few were used as breeding bulls.
Several hunters from the Garrison Corps were stationed at the entrance of the ranch. When the squad captain saw the two of them, he walked over with a solemn face. He signaled with his eyes to step back and stay in place, but his eyes glanced at them from time to time.
A squadron of 25 hunters was stationed in the entire pasture daily. In addition to guarding against intruders, they were also there to prevent the alienated beasts from rioting.
Aside from the cows, there weren't many alienated beasts in a free-range state. Their aura didn't exceed the Triple Awakening Stage, and their appearance was warm and tolerable.
Well, there was one exception.
Tang Yu glanced at the left side of the pasture. A giant golden beast, like a hill, was panting and gnawing on the metal minerals piled up in front of it.
The golden beast exuded a terrifying aura of the Ninth Awakening Stage. This kind of ability to quickly grow strength by eating and drinking was enviable.
In the pasture, the cows, antler deer, and other exotic beasts were suppressed by this oppressive aura and stayed far away.
Within a hundred meters, there was an open area. The golden beast had become the overlord of the pasture.
"I haven't seen Metal Swallowing Beast for a long time. It seems like it's fat again? Will there be a day when it can't walk? Forget it, it's good to be able to produce ore. "
Tang Yu muttered and took a few more glances.
Sensing their gazes, the fat body of the Metal Swallowing Beast suddenly froze. The rock fragments that it had chewed on slid out of its not-so-big mouth. When the two figures disappeared into the distance, the Metal Swallowing Beast's huge body trembled violently. It swayed a little before continuing to chew on the Fat Otaku Ore.
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The ranch was divided into an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer was where mutated beasts were raised. Harmless mutated beasts were not restricted in their activities.
However, even more mutated beasts were locked up in cages.
Clatter, clatter, clatter —
An ear-piercing scream was accompanied by the sound of iron and stone colliding.
On the left, a two-meter-tall hen with beautiful yellow feathers was madly pecking at the metal fence with its sharp beak. Clang! Clang! Sparks flew, but the metal fence remained intact.
The Mutant Hen was only a Triple Mutated Beast, but he didn't dare to put it outside.
Tang Yu expressed his helplessness. There weren't many mutant beasts like the Metal Swallowing Beast that knew how to judge the situation.
"Can you calm Goldie down?"
"No problem."
Kara took out some yellow-green granules of powder from his pocket, grabbed it in his hand, and walked step by step towards the iron fence that held the mutant hen.
He stretched out his hand holding the powder as if he wanted to feed it to Goldie.
Won't it peck a bloody hole? Tang Yu thought worriedly. Then he remembered that Kara was a Sixth Awakening Hunter, and Goldie was only a Triple Awakening Hunter. Besides, as a beast tamer, he would undoubtedly be disappointed if he couldn't even handle a mutant hen.
Kara didn't disappoint him.
When the hen's sharp beak pecked down like lightning, he raised his hand. The yellow-green granules of powder were sprinkled on the mutant hen's body or directly into its mouth.
Raquel's eyes widened as if he was staring at the mutant hen. After a while, he reached out and touched the hen's soft yellow feathers. Without any resistance, Goldie had already squatted down and became docile.
Sure enough, he had some tricks up his sleeve.
Tang Yu walked closer, "Has Goldie been completely tamed?"
Kara shook his head, "It's just temporarily suppressing its wild nature. It won't take long for it to return to its previous violent appearance. It'll take a few more days to completely tame it."
"What's the highest level of mutant beast that Mr. Kara can tame?"
"It's hard to say. There are many factors that affect taming, such as the alienated beast's character, preparation, hostility toward humans, etc. Each alienated beast is different. Only by seeing and understanding it can we know if it can be tamed or not."
Taming the alienated hen wasn't important. At best, it would make it easier to pick up eggs in the future.
Tang Yu hoped that Kara could tame some kind of exotic beast that could be used as a mount and charge into the battlefield.
The ranch was huge. The deeper they went, the more terrifying the exotic beasts were. Their roars and cries were endless.
Most of the hunters from the squadron stationed in the ranch stayed in the depths.
The two walked past the iron bars that held the exotic beasts. There were birds and aquatic beasts. The holding rooms varied in size. The small ones were the size of a garage, and the large ones were the size of a basketball court.
In addition to a feeding port for the exotic beasts, the interior layout of the holding room was also different according to the living environment of the exotic beasts.
There was a terrifying crocodile exotic beast that was held in a watery swamp environment. With a swing of its big scaly tail, mud splattered everywhere.
In order to decorate such a ranch, Tang Yu had painstakingly expanded it several times. The manpower and material resources invested in custom building remodeling were estimated to be more than 2 million spirit stones.
Not only to satisfy his appetite, but also to try to tame exotic beasts that could be used as mounts. The existence of these exotic beasts was a huge specimen library. Whether it was for research or other purposes, it was of extraordinary significance.
"Mr. Kara, what kind of exotic beast do you think can be tamed as a mount? I hope to form a cavalry with a scale of 300 or more."
Karla looked around and touched around. Very soon, he had finished observing the exotic beasts imprisoned in the depths of the farm.
There were a total of 58 kinds, mostly between the Double and Fifth Awakening Stage. There were only three exotic beasts above the Sixth Awakening Stage.
There were a lot of them, but there weren't many exotic beasts that were suitable for hunters to ride and charge.
Kara locked on to three of them.
The first one was a wolf-type exotic beast. Its body was larger than a lion. Its fur, edges, and lines outlined an explosive beauty of power, showing unparalleled dominance.
Tang Yu named this exotic beast the Mount Wolf. It had the strength of the peak Fifth Awakening Stage. There was only one sample. He was also optimistic about this exotic beast before. But the Mount Wolf was extremely arrogant. When it was first caught, it showed a kind of 'even if it died, it wouldn't eat a bite of human food.'
In the end, the Mount Wolf couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food. However, its wild nature was difficult to tame. Every time it approached, it attracted a lot of hostility.
The second one was a horse-type exotic beast. It was a circle bigger than ordinary horses. It had a fiery red mane that fluttered like a burning flame. It was very gorgeous. Its strength was at the Fourth Awakening Stage. He named it the Flaming Horse.
The third one was more unexpected. It was a bird with yellow feathers. It was slightly larger than the laying hen Goldie. It had short wings and couldn't fly. What was striking was its slender neck and chicken claws like legs. It also looked very powerful.
This bird exotic beast hadn't caught his attention before. It hadn't gotten the opportunity to be named yet.
"The Mount Wolf is aggressive and has a strong combat power." Kara paused and continued, "If you want to tame it as a mount, you need the knight and I to cooperate. The tamed Mount Wolf will obey the knight's command and cooperate with the knight."
"But the Mount Wolf is wild. It will take a long time to tame it."
He walked to the iron bars of the second exotic beast. "The Flaming Horse is relatively weak. But the horse-type exotic beast is originally suitable for riding. It's easier to tame. It's easier for the knight to cooperate with the horse."
"This bird …" Kara pondered for a moment. "It doesn't seem aggressive …"
The yellow-feathered bird was somewhat similar to a mutant hen. It was stronger, but it didn't peck wildly at the iron bars like a mutant hen. Only when humans approached it would it make a 'coo coo coo' alert sound.
"But after observation, I found that this bird should have extraordinary jumping ability, superior speed, explosive power, and endurance. It's suitable as a long-distance mount."
Tang Yu was also observing.
His understanding of exotic beasts was far less than Kara's, but his insight was not bad.
The bird's claws did not have dense fur and were grayish-black in color. The claws and connected legs were huge and strong. If this yellow bird's height was about 2.8 meters, then its lower half occupied at least 1.6 meters. It was truly a "long leg".
Below the neck were all legs.
This appearance guaranteed the exotic beast's explosive power and jumping power. As Kara said, it was suitable for almost any terrain except that it couldn't fly.
It was a very good mount.
Combining the various characteristics of the yellow bird, Tang Yu decided to name it Chocobo.
Mount Wolf, Flaming Horse, and Chocobo. These were the three exotic beasts that Kara selected as suitable mounts.
In addition to the two Flaming Horses, there was only one Mount Wolf and Chocobo. Obviously, it was far from meeting the requirements of forming a cavalry regiment.
Tang Yu called the ranch manager, and after some questioning, he quickly learned the origin of these three exotic beasts.
The members of the Survey Corps who were active in the outside world were accidentally captured.
However, the booklet in the steward's hands did not record the locations of these three exotic beasts.
Frowning, Tang Yu looked at the Garrison Corps hunters standing guard not far away and waved.
The Awakened ran over eagerly.
"Help me call the Survey Corps's …%% ¥# several squadron captains."
…
When the Survey Corps was outside, it was generally a squadron of twenty-five people.
According to the records of the ranch's supervisor, the ones who discovered and captured three types of exotic beasts were the Third Squadron, the Fifth Squadron, and the Twelfth Squadron.
Third Squadron and Twelfth Squadron were not in the Sanctuary and could not be contacted at the moment.
The captain of the Fifth Platoon soon arrived. He looked at the flaming horses and recalled. "These two horses should be in the north, near the provincial border. As for the specific location …"
He scratched his head, obviously not sure either.
Tang Yu expressed his understanding. After the doomsday, the terrain had changed a lot. The mountains were crisscrossed, and the lush trees covered the road. If the hunters left the shelter, it was easy to get lost in the complex environment of the wilderness.
However, the squadron leader said that the Flaming Horse had only been caught a few days ago, and that the area should not have changed much, so he could still recognize it.
"If that's the case." Tang Yu pondered for a while and looked at the squadron leader. "Take your team members and go to the area where the Flaming Horse was found … Kara, come with us."
Among the three types of exotic beasts, only the Flaming Horse was found. It was very likely that the Flaming Horse belonged to a group.
Tang Yu couldn't wait and decided to act immediately, not to let go of any opportunity to find the Flaming Horse herd.
Although the Flaming Horse's combat power was not as good as the Mount Wolf, and its adaptability to the terrain was not as good as the Chocobo. However, as a horse-type exotic beast, it was easy to tame. It was suitable for charging with the Knights.
Its combat power was not important. Any member of the Corps could easily kill the Peak Fifth Awakening Beast.
Tang Yu was most optimistic about the Flaming Horse.
He didn't intend to give up the other two kinds of exotic beasts. The Mount Wolf should not live alone. The Chocobo was more difficult to say. However, he couldn't know the specific location since the Third and Twelfth Squadron hadn't returned.
"In the future, the information about the exotic beasts must be recorded. The location and the details of the capture must be recorded."
Tang Yu, Kara, and the others left the ranch.
…
In the mountain.
The airship parking platform.
Tang Yu came here with Kara, followed by the territory's military force and part-time No. 1 bodyguard "Nancy."
In order to go to the area where the Flaming Horse was found as soon as possible, and to facilitate the capture and transportation of the Flaming Horse afterward, he decided to use the strategic-level weapon airship.
Ma Liguo's Voyager transported goods to Seawatch Shelter two days ago. And because it needed to transport back the minerals, herbs, and other materials, the Voyager hadn't returned yet.
At this time, on the empty platform, the second airship "Flying Fish" was parked, and the last airship was being assembled.
After the three airships were completed, most of the rare materials that had been accumulated for several months in the territory's warehouse were declared to have been used up. Recently, the airship trade lists with Jingcheng, Wanghai, and other shelters emphasized on the main materials needed for the airship's construction.
Shay and others far away in the Yangtze River Delta had begun the looting plan and harvested a lot of mineral materials.
Such as Cloud Stone, Black Iron Wood, Star Pattern Steel, and so on.
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"The Survey Corps' Second Brigade, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Squadrons have assembled. Awaiting your instructions, sir."
"Follow me."
Sora nodded and boarded the airship.
A large company, a total of 93 hunters (the people who were poached by the Air Force Special Warfare Regiment hadn't been replenished), neatly equipped, and then boarded the airship.
Tang Yu stood at the bow of the airship, hands behind his back, looking down at the survivors and puppets who were busy like ants.
Seeing that the crew was ready, he said lightly, "Set sail."
The captain accepted the order.
With a soft hum, the rune array was activated, and the airship slowly rose into the air. After a while, it began to accelerate and flew toward the target location.
…
The white clouds drifted and retreated toward the rear.
The "Flying Bird" airship flew for about an hour and arrived at the northern part of Tiannan Province, at the border with the neighboring province.
Lowering the flight altitude, they wandered a few times in the nearby area. More than 20 hunters of the Fifth Squadron leaned on the edge of the deck to carefully identify. After more than half an hour, they finally confirmed the area they were originally active in.
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