The King of Beast Trainers

117  Chapter 84 Initial Formation of the Squad_3

"After entering Infinite City, once Lu Ran learned from Sister Hua that the Beast Trainer profession was very lucrative, he quickly decided to earn money to help alleviate his family's financial pressure and repay the villagers' debts. It was for this reason he initially refused Sister Hua's invitation to join the officials and instead went to Star Guild, where the sign-up bonus was hefty."

"I know he went to assess with Star Guild. What happened afterward?" Lu Ran asked.

"What happened afterward? Due to the arrival of the fourth generation of Beast Trainers, the guilds were no longer short on new talent, except for those with exceptionally high potential. So, they slashed the benefits and incentives for joining. I heard from Sister Hua that after the benefits were cut, Lu Ran didn't plan on staying with Star Guild and went back to seek Sister Hua again."

Lu Ran was speechless, finding that both Xing Chen and Pluto really knew how to crunch numbers.

It was a pity that Lu Ran had initially taken the assessment so seriously.

"Now, Lu Ran has heard from Sister Hua about the substantial prize money in the Beast Training University's Freshman Competition, so he's been pressuring himself to train in the Secret Realm every day, making rapid progress in strength."

"But just that on its own is still far from the Divine Pet List. Sister Hua asked, and apparently, after the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, Lu Ran found a Rare resource near his village. Sadly, Lu Ran wasn't watching and his wild boar, in a confused state, ate it, which made it significantly stronger."

"After learning the truth, the guy was filled with regret. If he had sold that resource, not to mention a debt of a few million, he could have made tens of millions. So now, he's even more fiercely challenging the Secret Realm with his boar... After a series of gruelling challenges, he even managed to make it onto the Divine Pet List for a few hours at a time."

"All I can say is, everyone has their own fate," said Little White Dragon with a tone full of emotion and sighs.

A family on the verge of breaking apart was about to turn their fate around, all because they had a Beast Trainer with decent Talent.

"So you're saying this guy isn't part of a guild, hasn't joined the officials, and he's planning to apply to Beast Training University?" Lu Ran said with a peculiar expression.

"It seems so. With his current strength, repaying the family debt shouldn't be difficult. Next, he also has to seek opportunities for his own development," replied Fang Lan.

"Ok, got it, thanks," Lu Ran said.

"You're welcome," Little White Dragon laughed, "We'll see each other at Beast Training University."

Lu Ran hung up the call with Little White Dragon. Fang Lan, who had been quietly listening, asked, "Are you very familiar with this pig herder?"

"The Awakening Leaf that awakened King of Sudden Death was given to me by him; I suppose you could call him one of King of Sudden Death's angel investors," Lu Ran said, "This guy seems to be quite lucky, encountering a wild Rare resource out of nowhere. He's definitely the lucky type. Once I'm back in Infinite City, I'll contact him to see if he'd like to join the team."

Although the pig herder needed money, Lu Ran felt what he needed even more was the opportunity to become stronger, something hard to come by for someone going it alone.

"We still need one more person," Fang Lan said.

"I'll ask around," Lu Ran took out his phone and began to dial a number from memory.

Fortunately, the other party was also in the outside world and not in Infinite City.

Soon after the call connected, a hearty female voice came through, "Who is it?"

Hearing a woman's voice, Fang Lan perked up her ears.

"It's me, Lu Ran," he said to Lu Bing.

"Lu Ran?!" From the other end, Lu Bing was quite surprised, "What's up, little brother Lu Ran?" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

After all, the group had just separated not long ago.

"Haha, there's something. I owe a big sum of crystal coins to some seniors, and I urgently need money. Although I can solo the Abyssal Secret Realm to earn crystal coins, the solo drop rate is too low. So, I thought of forming a team for the challenge. However, I don't know many fourth-generation Beast Trainers. I want to borrow a person or two from Lu Family Village."

"I'll lead the team to help get through the Abyssal Secret Realm. In return, I'll have the right to distribute the entire team's loot materials. Don't worry, I won't let the team members waste too much time or energy; they'll be compensated from the materials we get. Do you think you could help me ask if anyone from Lu Family Village is interested?"

"Hey! What are you saying!" Lu Bing's baffled voice came through, "Are you running a charity?!"

"Having a big shot lead the team to tackle the Abyssal Secret Realm is something many would pay for, and you're offering to compensate them? For such a good deal, you've got to include me!" Lu Bing was stunned.

Did Lu Ran not understand that most Beast Trainers' limit was just dealing with a standard difficulty Secret Realm?

The Abyssal Secret Realm? They couldn't even handle the regular monsters in it!

If they had a big shot leading the team, they could gain experience and knowledge in the Abyssal Secret Realm, an opportunity that's rare to come by.

After all, there aren't many newbie Beast Trainers capable of carrying dead weight and still conquering the Abyssal Secret Realm with ease. Even if they weren't as rare as a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn, they weren't far off. Even the big guilds needed multiple people working together to tackle the Abyssal Secret Realm.

"If you put it that way, there'd definitely be a bunch of people from the village clamoring to go," she said.

"No, we don't need that many people," Lu Ran said, "It's enough if you can accept the plan. So, should I contact you when it's time to challenge the Secret Realm?"

"Sure, no problem," Lu Bing quickly agreed.

Ok, Lu Ran looked at Fang Lan, and that settled the team lineup.

Passerby A, Saintess of the Five Poison Sect... plus two alternates who could be swapped in at any time and chosen from among the pig herder and the people of Lu Family Village.

Soon, Lu Ran's Secret Realm squad members were preliminarily confirmed.

"So, should I give Xiao Wu and Dingding a heads up?"

"Don't worry, the Beast Trainers from our village definitely won't drag you down!" Lu Bing guaranteed from the other end, afraid that Lu Ran wouldn't include them in his plans.

Lu Ran chuckled, feeling very reassured…

You should know, the most common type of Hunting Dog in Lu Family Village... was the Tibetan Mastiff.

As the saying goes, one Mastiff takes on three Tigers, three Mastiffs sink an aircraft carrier, five Mastiffs battle a god, ten Mastiffs create a genesis. These dogs are at least infinitely stronger in combat than the pet dogs found in the city.

The Lu Family Village was still formidable, and now, with Lu Ran leading the team into the Secret Realm, the overall strength of the village was likely to rise even faster!

PS: Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch 'Below the Official, Qi Ye's Prayer' for their support.

Also recommending another Beast Training novel: "I'm not a trainer". If you're impatient with Quan Quan's slow updates, you can check out this one, it's really good, although my updates aren't slow anymore, thump!