Beastmaster King-Chapter 35 - Pig Farmers Treasure

Ultimately, Lu Ran told Pig Farmer to wait for him in the arena. The two of them were destined to be together. After training for so long, Captain Doofus needed someone to act as its grindstone, and it had never fought a boar before.

Rock-type opponents were known for their defensive power, and wild boars were naturally thick-skinned. They could quickly accumulate experience in dealing with Rock monsters by sparring with Pig Farmer and his familiar.

This time, Lu Ran didn’t plan on letting Captain Doofus fight with the Cascading Wind Sword. He wanted to see if Captain Doofus could break the opponent's defense with its own power. If it couldn’t inflict any real damage, then its next training segment would be focused on energy compression.

[Pig farmer: Thanks, boss. See you in the arena! ]

Lu Ran finally left his private suite. Instead of going to the arena, Lu Ran stopped by Beastmaster Square first to buy some food. He bought his usual haul. As for the Overflow fruit, Lu Ran decided not to buy any more.

He originally wanted to use Overflow fruits as a trump card in secret realms. However, Captain Doofus unexpectedly mastered energy acceleration after eating just five of them.

I don’t need them anymore. I need to find out if there are similar resources with more powerful effects. The only problem is that Captain Doofus likes it. I definitely won’t buy any to make training easier.

After buying what he needed, Lu Ran was ready to go to the arena. However, he subconsciously wandered into the center of the square and looked at the Heavenly Familiar Ranking. After a week of turmoil, the Heavenly Familiar Rankings underwent significant changes, especially the Transcendent Heavenly Familiar Rankings. The black bear, which was once first, had fallen to tenth place, while Fang Lan was really in sixth place!

[Species: Wolf spider.]

[Attribute: Poison]

[Species Rank: Superior-Transcendent]

[Level: 5]

[Beastmaster: Five Poisons Saintess]

[Reason for inclusion: Tyrannical species evolved from the heterochromatic great Xia wolf spider and awakened potent toxicity. In the arena, it crossed three levels and defeated a level eight Superior Transcendent alligator with poison in three seconds!]

"That’s pretty awesome."

When he saw Fang Lan’s achievement, Lu Ran couldn't help but admit that she was the cream of the crop.

Although Captain Doofus previously overcame a four-level gap, it was only against an Intermediate-Transcendent demon cat while armed with a weapon.

Fang Lan's opponent was an alligator. Lu Ran thought about it, and it should’ve been an eastern alligator with the scientific name, Alligator sinensis. As the number of beastmasters increased, all kinds of strange familiars began to appear. Lu Ran actually remembered seeing a maid costume made for alligators online.

Whatever you’re into, I guess. It would’ve been a waste of talent if they hadn’t become beastmasters.

Lu Ran continued to look through the rankings and saw that the ninth-place familiar had evolved from a monkey and had the lowest species rank of any ranked familiar. Just like Captain Doofus, it was an Intermediate-Transcendent familiar. This familiar’s evaluation was just as spectacular as Captain Doofus’. It defeated the enemy by comprehending Fire skills.

"Monkeys are smart animals. Could a familiar’s comprehension be correlated to its intelligence before being contracted?"

Dogs had relatively high intelligence among animals. Not only that, Captain Doofus had been with Lu Ran for over a year, and during that time, Lu Ran taught it many things. Perhaps its early education contributed to Captain Doofus’ comprehension after evolving.

What actually surprised Lu Ran the most was third place. Not even first place surprised him as much. The first-ranked Heavenly Familiar was a level nine Lightning-attribute eagle. Its attribute was known for its destructive power. Not only could it fly, but it also had many great accomplishments in battle.

Second place was the northeastern tiger from before. By now, its level had increased from seven to nine.

Third place, on the other hand, was just a turtle. It made the rankings because it endured the attack of a level ten Low-Champion monster while it was level eight and only got slightly injured.

"I think Fang Lan told me about this turtle before. If this were in a game, it would be a front-line tank specialized in soaking up damage. It looks like familiars can even get ranked by getting hit. Not bad.

"If Captain Doofus were armed to the teeth, it should be able to handle the Grass-attribute demon cat now. I just don't know where it will rank after beating the demon cat leader?"

Lu Ran planned to test his theory out when he returned. This time, he spent a large number of crystal coins to buy a month’s worth of food. With only a few crystal coins remaining, it was time to clear some secret realms and make more money.

Originally, because his parents left him several houses, an eight-digit savings account, and residuals from research patents, Lu Ran thought he would never have to worry about money his entire life.

Unfortunately, Limitless City invalidated the existing financial system and switched the world over to crystal coins. Now he had to work for a living. While thinking about going out to make money, Lu Ran arrived outside of the arena.

The Limitless City arena looked like the ancient Colosseum. From a bird's eye view, it was oval-shaped and constructed from stone. Before he got close, Lu Ran could smell the scent of blood. Combined with its decrepit appearance, the arena looked particularly terrifying.

"Hahahaha, I won today and earned 200 crystal coins. Let's go to a restaurant. I haven't been able to afford meat in a while."

"Damn it, I lost everything. I will never gamble again!"

"In a battle between familiars, weakness is the greatest sin."

"Today, a beastmaster with a fox familiar appeared in Arena Two. So handsome! I’m talking about the fox."

As Lu Ran got closer, he overheard multiple conversations. Although there weren’t many people in the arena, there were still about a hundred people present.

"I'm here!"

As soon as Lu Ran arrived, Pig Farmer saw him from a distance and waved. The two quickly met.

"I'll reserve a private battle arena, and we'll duke it out!" Pig Farmer excitedly exclaimed.

Limitless City’s arena was divided into the main battle arena and private battle arenas. The main arena could only be used by beastmasters to get randomly matched or for large-scale battles. The audience in the stadium could watch the entire battle.

As for private battle arenas, it was like two people getting a room together. They would enter the basement of the arena, where a separate area was designated for them.

Fang Lan was currently active in the main arena, randomly matching for battles every day. If two combatants placed a bet beforehand, they could get crystal coins for winning. This was another way to make money. However, after a powerful beastmaster revealed a certain degree of strength, no one would be dumb enough to bet with them.

"Let's go. I’m actually kind of busy," Lu Ran said.

“Ah!"

Pig Farmer panicked.

"I found out that my examiner for the guild assessment also has a Wind-attribute familiar. I want to try out some special techniques today.

"Can you please train with me for a while? I'll pay 10 crystal coins per hour and cover all the treatment and venue costs!"

Pig Farmer gritted his teeth. His familiar was a bit slower than Wind-attribute familiars. He had to adapt to fighting them as quickly as possible.

Lu Ran was conflicted, but Pig Farmer suddenly thought of something. "Oh, and this is also for you."

"What? It’s not a guide to postpartum care for pigs, is it? I don't want it."

"What? No!"

Pig Farmer's face flushed.

If it's not that, then what’s with your face?

Lu Ran shuddered.

As they spoke, Pig Farmer took out an item from his storage space. It was a green leaf.

Lu Ran took a closer look.

[Name: Awakening Leaf]

[Grade: Advanced]

[Description: When consumed, there is a certain probability that ordinary creatures will evolve into Transcendence.]

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"I found this in a secret realm. It is not valuable and hard to sell. I’ll give it to you as well."

Lu Ran was speechless

Are you an idiot? Shouldn't you over-exaggerate it as extremely valuable and rare? You make it look like you’re blowing us off. Forget it. People from rural areas are honest.

Lu Ran decided to let it go.

"Okay, I will spar with you for a while. Forget about the crystal coins. I’m sure you’re short on them too. Just give me the leaf. If you pass the test, just treat me to a nice meal."

"Thank you!"

Pig Farmer's eyes lit up.

Good man!

He then handed the Awakening Leaf to Lu Ran.

"I’ve looked into it. Awakening Leaves are used by some beastmasters to test the qualifications of familiars. When choosing their second and third familiars, they would first feed the animal Awakening Leaves. If it awakens right away, then that means it has great potential. If it can’t, then that means it has poor potential and isn’t a good candidate.

"Furthermore, if it evolved into a high-ranked species, then it would be a perfect fit. If it just evolves into an ordinary species, then the beastmaster will have to think it over before deciding.

"This will help you pick a perfect second familiar, but it requires a lot of Awakening Leaves. Many beastmasters challenged that secret realm to farm Awakening Leaves when they got to that point.

“It seems that higher-level secret realms have better substitutes, which killed the market for Awakening Leaves, so no one grinds for them anymore. I don't plan to get a second familiar anytime soon. If you need it, then it’s yours.

"However, the probability of it working is not high."

Pig Farmer tried his best to introduce the leaf, but in the end, he scratched his head in embarrassment when he thought about the efficacy rate.

I’m broke and have nothing better to offer. As I mentioned before, the market had already rendered this obsolete.

"It's okay. I'm actually pretty interested in this."

Lu Ran looked at the Awakening Leaf. He didn't know about such a resource before.

"Which secret realm did you get it from?"

"An Easy-Beginner secret realm, Awakening Island. Some other interns from the guild asked me to form a team with them. I got this as a reward for clearing the realm," Pig Farmer explained.

Lu Ran remembered the name and seemed to have a vague impression of it. He had actually forgotten that he could get a second familiar. After all, he had to wait until Captain Doofus reached level ten and cleared a secret realm before he could get a second contract card.

However, this Awakening Leaf caught Lu Ran's attention. It had the ability to screen the qualifications for a second familiar.

This is a good investment. Who wouldn’t want a familiar with better potential?

As the king of wildlife in Green Sea City, he knew many animals, like the insect king, the crow with human-like intelligence, the stray cat boss adept at stealing and fishing, and the ancient old turtle in the river.

When the time came, he could grind for some Awakening Leaves to feed them. Whoever had the highest potential would become his second familiar. It was a pretty good plan.

But creating transcended creatures on a large scale is equivalent to arming a private army, right? That sucks. Will the police come after me?