The King of Beast Trainers-Chapter 191 - 121 Spider Queen, Medusa_1

191 Chapter 121 Spider Queen, Medusa_1

Lu Ran still had high hopes for the little Dark Crow.

Although it had a rather sharp tongue, its other advantages were more than enough to make up for this shortcoming.

Previously, Lu Ran had considered forming a contract with the Dark Crow, especially since the Dark Attribute was quite rare.

But as he learned more about the existence of naturally born Dominator Species and the fact that the grand prize of the new competition was an extraordinary Monarch Beast Egg, the Dark Crow's advantages didn't seem all that significant anymore.

However, now Lu Ran felt that if he could eventually get the Beast Training Legion up and running, it would still be worthwhile to contract the Dark Crow.

A single Dark Crow had no advantage against those top-grade Pet Beasts with better Racial Talents, but what if it was an extremely intelligent Dark Crow that could command a whole Crow Legion?

Lu Ran didn't know if there was any "the more minions, the stronger the individual" or "the more of the same species, the stronger the leader" kind of Attribute Crystal, but he figured it was worth a try anyway.

In the natural world, there were many social creatures, and he refused to believe there were no such Talents.

Most likely, the current level of Secret Realm achieved by Beast Trainers on Blue Star was not high enough for such crystals to drop.

After all, the current raiding teams had only managed to reach the hard difficulty level of the fifth Secret Realm; they hadn't fully conquered the Abyss Difficulty of the fifth level Secret Realm.

Above that were the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of Secret Realms... all unknown.

If such crystals appeared, having already created a vast Beast army, he might find himself at a significant advantage.

Even if not, it wouldn't matter; just some Fusion Skills or Legion Skills with high compatibility would make the Beast Training Legion quite formidable.

On the Star-Moon Continent, the Empire's Beast Training Legions also employed this tactic, which was proven to be effective.

"Although I can't fuse Traits with the Dark Crow before forming the contract, I can still use resources to awaken Secondary Attributes," Lu Ran said earnestly.

"What if I find a resource to awaken a 'mental attribute' for the Dark Crow, turning it into a Dark Attribute creature that excels in Illusion Techniques and can beguile and communicate with others?"

"The mental attribute undoubtedly complements its Racial Talent and will also make it easier for the Dark Crow to command a large Crow Legion."

Before the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, Lu Ran had interacted frequently with the Dark Crow and knew that, like the Insect King, it had its own ideas.

The Insect King wanted to establish a harem and offspring, aspiring for freedom, which was utterly uninspiring; the Dark Crow, on the other hand, wished to constantly recruit minions and make a name for itself, which was relatively more ambitious.

It was unclear where it had picked up these ideas.

Lu Ran wondered if it was an ambition he had unwittingly fostered in the Dark Crow, given that their initial interactions happened when he was at an impressionable age, often playing games like "the king and his generals"...

At the time, the Dark Crow was just a youngling, at a formative stage... It was possible that Lu Ran had led it astray.

Well... for now, it seemed best to just go along with the Dark Crow's games.

If things really worked out, the Dark Crow would be happy, and Lu Ran would reap considerable benefits.

...

"I mean, why do we have to use Teleportation again?"

Outside the Neko Maid Cafe in Green Sea City.

Manager Ying was bristling with annoyance.

Lu Ran hadn't even entered the cafe when he spotted Manager Ying basking in the sun on the roof outside.

He then called her down to ask for help with teleporting himself and Fang Lan to Jinling.

"Taking public transportation is a bit risky, as you know I'm being targeted by an assassin organization," Lu Ran explained seriously. "I think planes and high-speed trains are perfect spots for an assassination..."

"They might directly bomb the transportation!"

"Targeted by ghosts! Instead of that, you should worry more about being watched by the Reaper," said Manager Ying, who had done some investigating.

The information provided by the vampires was correct; Lu Ran indeed had made it onto a hit list in the international underworld.

Because of his identity as a Superpower Expert.

But the thing was, that hit list wasn't only about Lu Ran.

Nearly a hundred superpower experts from around the world were on it, involving various countries.

The possibility of executing those assassinations was almost nil.

So far, no assassin had been heard to take such orders, as superpower experts were the treasured darlings of their respective countries.

To assassinate them was undoubtedly tantamount to declaring war on a powerful nation.

However, the one who released the hit list was indeed mysterious.

Even the dark masters of the underworld did not know his true identity.

Nor could they fathom how this person knew the information on superpower experts from different countries.

After all, it's not like Xia Country could possibly know the number of superpower experts in other nations, and the same went for other countries regarding Xia Country.

But this mysterious person knew, and as soon as a superpower expert emerged, they were added to his hit list.

This caused people to suspect that rather than having a vast intelligence network, this person might possess some sort of "divination" superpower which allowed him to learn of these superpower experts.

It seemed a bit more plausible than the idea of infiltration by various countries.

At the same time, the "divination" superpower was quite peculiar and people found it even more baffling as to why, if the person had such ability, they were so hostile toward superpower experts and determined to eliminate them?

After Manager Ying's investigation, there were numerous theories in the underworld; there were claims like "superpower experts aren't humans from Blue Star, they are spies planted by aliens and cannot be trusted,"

and others like "every gift has a price tagged in the shadows, the rise of superpower experts will lead to the ultimate destruction of Blue Star,"

and even some absurd theories like "that person is envious of others having superpowers and lacking them, so they want to assassinate all of them."

In short, superpower experts were portrayed as a rather ominous bunch, but without concrete evidence, these rumors were certainly not taken seriously by countries.

The strategic value of superpower experts was undeniably great, and countries would rather protect and nurture them than suppress them.

Even if some forces were initially wary of superpower experts, upon seeing the enormous advantage they brought to other nations, they would understand that embracing superpower experts was the correct choice.

"So, to avoid being targeted by the Reaper, Manager Ying, please teleport me there!" Lu Ran said earnestly.

Within the Green Sea, having Manager Ying holding down the fort was reassuring, but now that she had to handle external affairs, Lu Ran felt a lack of security without Manager Ying by his side!

Both his parents were high-ranking members of the Reaper organization, and although they were now deceased, if other high-level Reapers found time to put their attention on the matter and learned that the two Dr. Lus had a son with exceptional superpower talent, the chances were high they'd want to pull Lu Ran into the Reaper ranks.

"Alright, alright," Manager Ying seemed to have resigned itself, if Lu Ran was going to Jinling, it would naturally follow him there.

However, it definitely would not choose to teleport there instantly but would take a mode of transportation together.

It had figured out that Lu Ran simply wanted the convenience of a quick arrival in Jinling.

Initially, Manager Ying was utterly unwilling to agree, but after clearing its throat, it revealed a differently motivated suggestion, "Then this is the last time, and in return, you have to agree to a request from me."

"While you're in the Green Sea, I'll provide the ingredients, and you come over to cook for me regularly."

"No problem, right?"

"Use that 'Dragon's Cooking Intent'!"

Lu Ran: "..."

Well, Lu Ran had not anticipated that Manager Ying was also a glutton.

If Manager Ying knew what Lu Ran was thinking, it would definitely scorn him, feeling that he was underestimating it.

With its strength, how could it be tempted by food? Delicious as it may be, it still had self-control.

The interest was purely because the 'Flame Dragon Cooking Intent' was a rare treat, and Manager Ying wanted to try it out to see if it could harness the power of the Dragon Clan through the cuisine inspired by dragons.

There was a possibility it could even develop a dragon-cat avatar later on.

...

"This is Manager Ying, the owner of the Neko Maid Cafe that I've told you about before," Lu Ran introduced to Fang Lan.

"It has also started a new branch right here in the Green Sea..."

Before departing, Lu Ran and Fang Lan met up.

And he introduced her to Manager Ying.

"Manager Ying!" When Fang Lan saw Manager Ying, stars sparkled in her eyes—it was an adorable large cat.

She originally wasn't interested in cats and dogs, considering poisonous beasts cuter, but there was no denying that Manager Ying, with its demeanor, truly was a top-grade feline, exceedingly beautiful.

"Hmm," Manager Ying responded indifferently, saying, "Once you're prepared, we can set out."

Next, Lu Ran and Fang Lan began their dizzying, space-distorting journey to Jinling.

During this process, Lu Ran also learned what Fang Lan had been busy with.

She was cultivating her second Pet Beast.

After her breakthrough, she contracted with a purple-colored poisonous snake awakened to the Poisonous Attribute, a variant creature from after the spiritual energy restoration, belonging to a high-level extraordinary race with excellent talent.

She named it Xiao Zi.

These past few days, she had been enhancing Xiao Zi's poison.

Moreover, she brought out numerous resources from the Breakthrough Secret Realm, and after selling the ones she didn't need, bought a 'Poison Therapy' Trait Crystal to fuse with the poisonous snake.

Although fusing the Pet Beast with a matching attribute meant less differentiation, Poison Therapy was extraordinarily significant for poison-type beasts, laying a foundation. Fang Lan wasn't overambitious and chose to solidify the basics first, as this would ensure the beast's venom grew steadily.

As for the second attribute, both the poisonous snake and the poisonous spider had not yet reached level 20, so Fang Lan wasn't in a rush to make a choice.

"By the way, have you not selected your second Beast Training Technique yet?" Lu Ran asked while on the road to Jinling.

"Yeah, I haven't," she confirmed.

"I have a Beast Training Technique card that I won't be using for now, 'Combine.' Are you interested? I was planning on keeping it for myself to use at level one, but I've made a different choice for the time being, and it's just sitting unused. You might as well put it to good use," he offered.

"Maybe after you learn it, your ranking in the competition can go even higher."

"Combine? That's great!" Fang Lan was pleasantly surprised, "Doesn't that mean I could become like the Spider Queen and Medusa."

"This skill suits you well, and if I get some good rewards in the competition, I'll give them to you as payment for this Combine skill," she proposed.

"Don't mention it," Lu Ran dismissed the formality, since he wouldn't be able to use Combine for a while. He planned to select 'Resurgence of Death' as his third Beast Training technique.

And by the time he wanted to learn Combine, he would be capable of obtaining it on his own by farming the Secret Realm.

A specific Abyss Difficulty level-three Secret Realm could even drop the Combine Skill Card.

So toss it as he might into his inventory, it was better to let Fang Lan use it for now.

"You two..." finally, after delivering Lu Ran and Fang Lan to Jinling, Manager Ying showed displeasure.

The entire effortful instant teleportation, and Lu Ran and Fang Lan were just there chatting away?

"Ah, Manager Ying, thank you for all the hard work!" Lu Ran realized his oversight and quickly expressed his gratitude.

"You two, is this place alright for you to stay?" Manager Ying huffed slightly, not one to hold a grudge against Lu Ran. It pointed at a massive building in front of them and said.

This was...

Lu Ran looked at the place in front of him... whoops, Manager Ying had brought them to Prism Arena.

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Since the return of spiritual energy, it had been quite a while since he had seen Master Jiang Dou.

He had initially planned to exchange swordsmanship experience with Master Jiang Dou...

But in the blink of an eye, even Husky had learned Sword Intent, so there wasn't much left to exchange.

"Sure," Lu Ran nodded, saving on accommodation expenses—this place would do.

Besides, it was a good opportunity to have Mr. Husky show Master Jiang Dou "Blizzard Sword Intent" and "Sword Control Technique." Too bad Mr. Husky didn't have a compatible attribute to learn Flame Dragon Sword Intent; otherwise, Master Jiang Dou's expression would have been even more priceless...

"What place is this?" For Fang Lan, this was her first visit to Prism Arena, and she was unfamiliar with the location.

The next moment, as the dojo gates opened, Fang Lan saw a young trainee walk out, accompanied by a domestic cat carrying a small wooden sword in its mouth.

Lu Ran, Fang Lan, Manager Ying: ???