The King of Beast Trainers

109  Chapter 80 Three Attributes_1
As the world stirred again due to Pluto and Lu Ran making it onto the list, Lu Ran was still attentively receiving guidance from Gu Qingyi.
"Hoo."
"Alright, that's all I have to say."
"Do you have any other questions?"
"Otherwise, you'll end up spending a foolish sum of money at some Information Dealer."
Lu Ran had reason to suspect that the other party was talking about a certain cat store manager.
"Yes, there is one." Lu Ran asked curiously, "Doctor Gu, I heard that you are the only Beast Trainer in the entire world who has cultivated a Dragon Attribute Pet Beast, is that true?"
Gu Qingyi pondered, "That's about right."
"However, my situation is quite unique, and it's very difficult for others to replicate."
"Right now, I'm also exploring how to evolve a Dragon Attribute Pet Beast in a stable manner."
Lu Ran grinned and said, "Actually, regarding the issue of choosing a second Pet Beast that we talked about just now, I already have an idea. It is the lizard that was following me."
"I actually want it to evolve in the direction of the Dragon Attribute."
"My Beast Training Technique, Super Beast Mimicry, allows a Beast Trainer to gain the power of a contracted pet beast. There was no choice for the first Pet Beast; I contracted a Husky, so for the second Pet Beast, I want one from a powerful race. That way, I can maximize the advantages of the Beast Training Technique."
"Dragons are the most powerful living beings in terms of combined Attributes, so you also want to cultivate a Dragon?" asked Gu Qingyi.
As the two conversed, Mr. Husky was startled. What did he mean there was no choice for the first Pet Beast, contracting a Husky? Are Dragons that powerful???
Damn King of Sudden Death, I'll remember this grudge!
"Yes." Lu Ran nodded and said, "So, I would like to ask you, Doctor Gu, to share some knowledge about Dragons."
"Hm." Gu Qingyi massaged her temples with a pained expression and said:
"Why does every choice you make have to be on hard mode?"
"I know it's difficult…" Lu Ran smiled bitterly, after all, there was currently only one Dragon Attribute Pet Beast in the entire world.
Every country was researching how to reliably produce Dragons. He wanted to evolve the King of Sudden Death into a Dragon, which was indeed an extremely difficult choice, probably as hard as merging the Weapon Control Trait with Mr. Husky.
Pure Dragon Line… even the weakest is of the Monarch Race.
"All I can suggest now is not to merge any Attributes related to the Dragon Trait for the first and second traits."
After thinking for a while, Gu Qingyi said, "For the first and second traits, just make normal choices according to the characteristics of your Pet Beast. In the meantime, frequently use resources shed from Sub-Dragon creatures to increase its compatibility with the Dragon Clan. Then, for the third trait, choose a Dragon Trait so that when merging the Dragon Trait, there is the highest probability of perfectly merging and awakening its Racial Talent."
"However, even if there is the highest probability of awakening the Racial Talent, it doesn't mean that it will become a Purebred Dragon Clan immediately after evolving."
"Perhaps, after perfectly merging Dragon Traits as the fourth, fifth, and sixth traits, and completing a second stage of Evolution, it may gain Dragon Attributes. But that's too distant in the future. Currently, the highest level for First Generation Beast Trainer Pet Beasts still hasn't reached Level 60, and no one has gone through a second stage of Evolution, so no one can judge."
"I understand," Lu Ran said. "That is to say, before the Pet Beast has an absolute compatibility with Dragon Traits, one must not merge them too early, right?"
"Exactly. Imperfect merging will affect subsequent racial Evolution." Gu Qingyi said, "Well, tell me about that lizard of yours, what's its situation? I can recommend some transitional Attributes for you."
"My lizard is a Red-eyed Eagle Lizard. It has a timid and fearful nature, which is why it hopes to possess extremely strong defensive power. It is exactly because of this desire that it possesses exceptional defensive talent after awakening its extraordinary powers. Then, it awakened the Thunder Attribute."
"Not bad at all," Gu Qingyi said with surprise. "Pet Beasts that obtain corresponding Talents due to their heartfelt desires during their extraordinary awakening are top-grade pets. If you cultivate it well, its potential won't be low in the future. The Thunder Attribute is also quite good. Let me think..."
"Suitable Attributes..."
"Based on its Talent and Attribute, I recommend three transitional Attributes. You can choose one or two from them."
"Which three?"
"One, the Domineering Body Trait. Beasts with this trait will have a damage-reducing Dominating Body; any enemy attack that lands on its body will have its damage halved."
"Considering its already strong defense, coupled with Domineering Body, even if it does eventually evolve toward the Dragon Clan, it won't clash with the Dragons. Instead, it will be like adding wings to a tiger."
Lu Ran's eyes lit up. Indeed, it was a great trait.
"Two, the Rapid Healing Trait. Beasts with this trait can quickly self-heal no matter how severe their injuries. Hmm, coupled with strong defensive power, it's also excellent and highly suitable for masters of Energy Compression techniques."
"In the future, it will be formidable in both offense and defense."
"Three, the Red Lightning Trait. This trait allows the Pet Beast's ordinary Thunder and Lightning energy to transform into Red Lightning. Red Lightning's effect is similar to Thunder Body Forging, which allows the owner to strengthen their physique through continuous Electric Shocks, expanding the defensive advantage. With practice, it can also help other lifeforms forge their bodies with Thunder and Lightning, and of course, its power is a bit stronger than ordinary lightning."
"These three Traits each have their pros and cons. However, Domineering Body and Rapid Healing Traits will only be found in Advanced Abyssal Secret Realms. If you want to obtain them early, you'll have to buy them. As for the Red Lightning Trait, you can farm it yourself."
"Also, instead of merging Traits, you can choose to awaken a second Attribute. As long as it's matched well, it won't necessarily be worse than merging Traits."
As Gu Qingyi spoke, Lu Ran's brain was running at high speed.
He immediately ruled out the Rapid Healing Trait, given that he had the Divine Deer Pendant.
An epic-level item, there were only a few in the entire country.
Common, Advanced, Rare, World's Rare, Epic, Legends…
"World's Rare means that even when taking the whole current world into account, it still refers to something extremely precious and scarce."
"As for epic, it means something that is extremely difficult to come by, even when considering the history of the world."
"Therefore, the Divine Deer Pendant will definitely still be useful to me for a long time, so I might as well fuse other abilities first."
"Next, awakening a new Attribute, I've also ruled that out unless it's a powerful Attribute like Space or Time. Otherwise, I still prefer to have my Pet Beasts focus on mastering one system and then continually strengthen themselves around that Attribute."
"If I want other Attributes, I'll just go and capture new Pet Beasts of the respective Attribute."
"As for the Domineering Body and Red Lightning Trait, I'm having trouble deciding. However, considering that I can farm the Red Lightning Trait myself, and it seems that it could be used to strengthen both Mr. Husky and myself, I think I'll go farm the Red Lightning Trait next!" Lu Ran said.
"This trait is similar to the 'Gold Lightning' trait fused with the Pet Beasts from Pluto in the Star Guild, right?"
"That's right, besides being powerful, the special effect of Gold Lightning is that it allows Pet Beasts to rapidly grow by using Thunder and Lightning as nourishment. It's a trait used to quickly raise the Growth Level of a Pet Beast, allowing the newer generation of Beast Trainers to quickly catch up with the Levels of their predecessors... It's also a choice," she explained.
"Anyway, the difficulty of perfectly fusing such Traits is not high, as long as the Pet Beast's own Attributes are compatible. The difficulty is much lower compared to Weapon Control," Gu Qingyi explained.
"Alright... Doctor Gu, are there any resources you need me to help farm?" Lu Ran asked. "The debt I owe you..."
"Not for now!" Gu Qingyi said with a slight smile, "Let it be owed. I'm not in a rush."
I am in a rush though!
Lu Ran muttered to himself and decided to first figure out how to repay Elder Lin's money over the next ten days.
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Teleport Plaza.
Lu Ran, wearing a mask, and Gu Qingyi, who had equipped items to reduce her presence, both left Tranquil Island together.
As Gu Qingyi still had matters to attend to, she didn't stay long. After seeing Mr. Husky perfectly fuse the Weapon Control Trait and feeling satisfied, she left.
"You are a pioneer for achieving this step."
"If you meet other Beast Trainers in the future who also teach their Pet Beasts to use weapons, you can try to guide them."
"If they can also perfectly match the Weapon Control Trait, this evolutionary chain might make you famous and become a seminal figure like the founder of a school. Decades from now, textbooks will note your name in large print!" she said before leaving.
Walking on the street, Lu Ran pondered. Spreading the evolutionary school of Pet Beasts was pretty much like establishing a new school in a martial arts novel, right?
However, if the practice of sword-wielding Pet Beasts could really be popularized on a large scale, Mr. Jiang Dou Sr. would probably be thrilled.
After all, his wish was to see a new era of Sword Dao glory.
"If disciples from the Prism Arena become Beast Trainers and actually start to have the same ideas as Senior Brother Divine Sculpture Hero and me, I could indeed give them some pointers at that time to prevent them from taking detours."
While Lu Ran felt that there probably weren't many who had the same thought process as him and Senior Brother Divine Sculpture Hero, he couldn't help considering that he and Mr. Husky were now superstars in Infinite City.
Driven by the effect of their fame, who knows if someone might think this way of training is cool and then try to emulate them.
Please don't copy us! Mr. Husky and I have the advantage of the right conditions, which are hard to replicate.
Lu Ran felt that as "half a public figure," it was necessary to find an opportunity to post on the Beast Training forums to explain the difficulties of this evolutionary path.
To prevent misleading the young.
Even if it wasn't his intention for other people's Pet Beasts to practice the sword, if this led to Beast Trainers dying in the Secret Realm, Lu Ran would still feel guilty.
"Lu... Lu... Lu..."
As Lu Ran was heading back, suddenly, someone nearby started to stutter.
In theory, not many people should recognize Lu Ran.
Especially since Lu Ran was wearing a mask now, the chances of being recognized were very slim.
But the group that appeared before Lu Ran happened to have seen him wearing a mask before.
"Is it you guys, my fellow villagers?" Lu Ran saw the four people nervously whispering "Lu Lu Lu" and his eyes lit up.
He walked over and said, "I had something urgent last time and left in a hurry, forgot to add you as friends."
Lu Yi, Lu Bing, Lu Dingding, and Lu Xiaowu all smiled wryly.
"Lu Ran, we've been looking for you tirelessly. As soon as we saw the Divine Pet List update, we came to the Teleport Plaza right away to find you, and finally we did," Lu Bing said, patting his chest.
"Who would've thought you are the famous Passerby A?!!!" Lu Dingding said excitedly, covering her mouth and whispering, "That's so awesome, so strong!"
Lu Yi still wore a wry smile: "I went to ask my Grandfather, and apparently, Chief Lu Hai was extremely brave when he was young. Indeed, no pedigree dog lacks a brave son."
Lu Ran: ?
Is this proverb used that way? Besides, the Pet Beast he contracted is a dog!
Lu Xiaowu said, "Big brother from our village! You were interested in the history of our village last time, right? When we went back, we asked on your behalf and indeed discovered something big from the elders!"
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