The King of Beast Trainers

114  Chapter 83 Law of Conservation of Oomph_1

Deep in the Fiery Thunder Ruins.

"Roar!!!"

A giant bear, completely enveloped in red lightning, was continually smashing its attacks forward.

Boom!

It collided with a Husky grasping a Great Sword in its jaws.

With stable footsteps, the Husky firmly bit onto the Great Sword, using it to block the fearsome thunderous blows of the opponent.

The clash between the sword and the bear's paw almost sliced and froze the bear's hand.

"Roar!!" It roared again in anger, not understanding how this dog could be so strong.

"That's enough, Mr. Husky, let's stop training."

Upon receiving Lu Ran's command, Mr. Husky's eyes flashed, unleashing his full combat strength, and a tenfold Storm Slash swung over———

Swoosh!!

Under the incredulous gaze of the bear wielding red lightning, its body was instantly split in two, with a layer of cold frost on the cut surface...

Seeing this, Lu Ran fell into deep thought. A dog grasping a sword, well...

If it didn't evolve towards a humanoid form, its close-combat skills were still too rough and simple.

Lu Ran was helpless; after all, swords weren't made for dogs.

So, to make Mr. Husky's swordsmanship more skillful,

Aside from Sword Intent, a sort of mental state, it seems the Gale Sword Control Technique must be learned quickly.

Advanced energy release control skills...

By then, with Wind Sword Control, Mr. Husky could also perform various high-difficulty sword techniques...

"Woof!" Mr. Husky had taken care of the opponent and looked back with a grin.

This time, with the tenfold Storm Slash, his teeth... surprisingly didn't fall out.

Content with the strength of his body, he was now able to perfectly handle tenfold energy compression! n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Of course, it was about not just bodily strength, but also his repeated experiences. Constant injuries and use had quickly perfected his control over energy, an advantage other Pet Beasts would find hard to come by.

After all, when a typical Pet Beast was hurt in retaliation, it would have to rest for quite a while and would struggle to quickly grow a new set of teeth.

"So, I have to upgrade the energy compression technique to Advanced as well, and develop 20-fold, 30-fold or even 100-fold compression... otherwise, how can I forge new weapon with new teeth!"

Lu Ran muttered.

At the same time, he sighed.

Because the rewards from this Secret Realm challenge were too shabby.

[Congratulations on completing the Secret Realm challenge.]

[Rating: SSS class!]

[Congratulations, you've obtained 1000 crystal coins.]

[Congratulations, you've obtained Advanced resources, Thunderstruck Wood.]

[Congratulations, you've obtained Advanced resources, Mutated Bear Paw.]

[Congratulations, you've obtained Special Resources, Upgrade Card.]

Not only was there no Red Lightning Trait Crystal, but also no Thunder Attribute Beast Training Technique, and no Rare materials!!

The two Advanced materials that dropped were not worthless, but compared to 50,000 crystal coins, they were of little consequence.

The only silver lining was an Upgrade Card, which Lu Ran himself could use and definitely wouldn't sell.

If he collected nine more, he could upgrade Mr. Husky's Contract Card again...

"Damn, I've got a bad feeling that luck is conserved; after getting a Trait Crystal once, who knows how many times it will take to drop one again!" In the Ruined Forest, Lu Ran suddenly scratched his head.

Beside him, Mr. Husky sighed helplessly, it seemed he was unlucky again...

...

After a trip to the Secret Realm, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky returned to their exclusive room for rest.

Because of being exceedingly unlucky, Lu Ran was plunged into deep reflections about life.

He felt that grinding in the Secret Realm by himself was too inefficient.

It wasn't the speed of defeating monsters that was slow, rather it was the efficiency of making money!

"Maybe find three teammates?" Lu Ran contemplated.

There was a benefit to forming a four-person team; the rewards for clearing were in four parts.

If four teammates of equal strength teamed up, the rewards naturally belonged to each individually.

But if one strong player took three novices into the Secret Realm, aside from keeping the basic crystal coins, wouldn't it be fair for those novices to hand over any Rare materials they obtained?

Lu Ran's brain whirred.

Of course, the three should not be too much of a burden or require protection.

"If I bring three people, and we challenge it once, it's like getting four sets of rewards."

"Efficiency multiplied by four..."

Lu Ran's brain continued to race.

In addition, after defeating the boss, four people harvesting the Secret Realm's other resources together would also be much more efficient than one person gathering slowly.

"Now, even without using the Divine Deer Pendant, just relying on Mr. Husky and the Icy Sky Great Sword, I can clear the Abyss Difficulty Novice Secret Realm with stability. Taking three people with me is totally doable, and whether it's for Trait Crystals or Beast Training Techniques, the odds could be much higher..."

Lu Ran thought about it and felt more and more that it could work.

As for teammates, Lu Ran thought of Fang Lan first.

However, this guy was probably going to be quite engrossed in his work as the "Green Sea Female Poison King" recently… Although inviting her to join the Secret Realm was certainly something she wouldn't refuse.

The people from Lu Family Village could also work, since their levels were all quite similar anyway.

Lu Ran pondered, realizing another benefit was that it could also help the Beast Trainers being mentored to grow rapidly.

After all, if they handed over rare materials, Lu Ran wouldn't be so stingy as to not leave anything for them to keep.

Later, by taking them to farm appropriate Beast Training Techniques and Trait Crystals, wouldn't their strength rise?

Take Fang Lan, for instance, who hadn't learned any Beast Training Techniques yet and hadn't prepared any Denver Wolf Spider Trait Crystals.

If she didn't have a boss leading the team, it would take Fang Lan a long time to farm them on her own.

But with Lu Ran's help, the efficiency would be much higher.

Those big guilds were also basically employing this "veterans mentoring newcomers" approach to rapidly accumulate their foundation.

Lu Ran felt that he could adopt this method as well, especially since he was now at the Novice Secret Realm stage, where he was perfectly able to rampage.

Later on, forming an elite squad could also allow them to participate in the freshmen competition at the Beast Training University together.

If they could sweep the top 100, top 64, or even top 32 places together, wouldn't that mean a windfall of rewards?

On reflection, it indeed seemed much better than going solo.

"I hadn't expected to be forming a team so soon," Lu Ran recalled initially believing that he needed enough power before starting his own Secret Realm squad.

His original goal was to find helpers because he was worried that he couldn't clear the Abyssal Secret Realm alone.

Who knew that, in the blink of an eye, the purpose had suddenly changed to four people farming money together faster…

Lu Ran shook his head with a smile, really, plans couldn't keep up with changes.

Thinking about this, Lu Ran logged off to go find Fang Lan and talk to her.

…

In Green Sea City, Starlight Villa community.

Lu Ran and Mr. Husky appeared in the living room.

As soon as he arrived, Lu Ran skillfully picked up the mobile phone that was charging and fully charged.

"So many missed calls?"

Lu Ran was startled to find that he had several missed calls.

Looking closely, they were all from Jinling… the caller was Zhao Chen!

The old boss of Little White Dragon… What could it be, Lu Ran dialed back.

"Lu Ran?" Soon, Zhao Chen's surprised voice came from the other end.

"Uncle Zhao, what's wrong? I was in Infinite City before," said Lu Ran.

"Yes, yes, I know, I've already seen the related information about you online, congratulations."

"I'm calling you because there's another matter."

"Did you receive any news?"

"What news?" Lu Ran asked.

"Besides the several dozen provincial capitals, due to the revival of Spiritual Energy, there's an urgent need to unite the strength of Beast Trainers, and the League is also starting to establish Beast Training Buildings in second-tier cities. They plan to assemble civilian Beast Trainers in the form of associations."

"Isn't that good?" Lu Ran said.

Right now, apart from big cities, in second-tier cities like Green Sea City, Beast Training forces are too scattered... If there's official lead management, the situation will indeed improve a lot.

"Do you know the structure of a Beast Trainer Association? Take the Jinling Beast Training Building as an example, there's a chairman and ten directors who govern together. For instance, I'm one of the directors in the Jinling Association, as is Xing Chen, the president of the Star Guild. He's also one of the directors in the Jinling Association."

"I've heard about the situation in Green Sea City. Dr. Gu applied for special authority, allowing you to manage extraordinary affairs in Green Sea City, right?"

"That's right," said Lu Ran.

"This kind of pilot zone is actually of great significance. Dr. Gu making the decision on his own is not something that all the higher-ups in the League would be satisfied with."

He wouldn't bother and would directly return to Lu Family Village to run for village chief, where he felt his prospects were just as bright.

22:04

Lu Ran just hoped that the other party wouldn't treat him like an underling. Essentially, he still wanted some freedom.

"So there's a high probability that Green Sea City will also establish a Beast Trainer Association. Moreover, the League will send a Predecessor Beast Trainer over there to act as the chairman to supervise and restrict you, to prevent you from making mistakes."

"It's not just a high probability; it has already been decided. In theory, you should be the chairman of the Green Sea Association. But in the end, some people are not at ease letting a 17-year-old teenager manage a big city."

Lu Ran frowned. He knew that getting entangled with the officials would lead to a mound of issues; being the Green Sea King was indeed not all that easy. Having a boss over him was not going to be comfortable.

Still, Lu Ran sighed. He could understand that indeed, he had no management experience, and if a Beast Trainer with experience from other Beast Training civilizations came to assist, it would truly be beneficial for the whole city.

Lu Ran wasn't unreasonable. Anyway, he would take it one step at a time; who knew, the person might turn out to be not so bad.

"Do you have any news about who it is?" Lu Ran asked.

"To tell you the truth, I've got a bit of inside information. If you know who this person is, you wouldn't snitch to Dr. Gu to make things difficult for him, suppress him, or ostracize him, right?"

Lu Ran paused and replied, "Why would I do that? If it's a senior who can communicate normally, Green Sea would be extremely welcoming."

"But if he interferes in everything, just let him manage it all."

He wouldn't bother and would directly return to Lu Family Village to run for village chief, where he felt his prospects were just as bright.

Lu Ran just hoped that the other party wouldn't treat him like an underling. Essentially, he still wanted some freedom.

"Ah... That person... It's actually me. I don't even know what the higher-ups were thinking, sending me to Green Sea as the chairman!" complained Zhao Chen. "Student Luran, you know me. Rest assured, after I go there, I definitely won't dowdle around. You do whatever you want to do, as long as you don't stir up big news. I'll just be your mascot, a tool person."

Zhao Chen was frustrated, having been transferred from Devil City to Jinling, and now from Jinling to Green Sea. Although he felt it was a good thing, it was quite the hassle.

Lu Ran: ???

No wonder there were so many layers of armor; it was you!