The King of Beast Trainers

118  Chapter 85 The Infamy of the Five Poison Saintess_1

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"When do we go to the Secret Realm?"

After confirming the team line-up for the Secret Realm, Fang Lan asked.

"Do you really not need to rest for a bit?" Lu Ran looked at her.

Taking Fang Lan to the Secret Realm after she had been up all night, he feared she might die of excitement.

"How about you take a nap in the room for a while, and when you wake up, we'll go?" Lu Ran suggested.

"That works." Fang Lan initially wanted to say that she didn't need to rest, but she indeed felt a trace of sleepiness...

"Then I'm off!" Saying so, Fang Lan stood up and randomly picked a room.

As for Lu Ran, he just shrugged his shoulders and started browsing his phone...

Technology is great, allowing one to understand the whole world without stepping outside.

Lu Ran checked out today's news.

"Huh?" Opening the trending search, Lu Ran received a direct blow.

It turned out that in a small country in South America, a special Mutant Beast had appeared - a giant python hundreds of meters long and bulky! n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

It directly caused paralysis in several cities!

After verification by the International Beast Training Alliance, this python was estimated to be level 44.

A beast above level 40 so early after the revival of Spiritual Energy, undoubtedly consumed a "World's Rare" resource.

After all, the nearby Amazon Rainforest is unimaginably rich in resources, and the sudden birth of a World's Rare resource was not impossible.

Although this python was not raised by a Beast Trainer, "World's Rare resources", to them, are like certain Attributes, also granting them unimaginably powerful abilities.

Gigantification... might be one of this python's powers, its incomparable size causing unimaginable destruction to human cities.

[Wild Extraordinary Beings that evolve outdoors also have a chance to awaken 'Attributes', but their sources are not Trait Crystals, instead, they are 'Special Resources' that have similar effects to Trait Crystals.]

[Trait Crystals are just a standardized form of 'Special Resources' produced by Infinite City, so... some Mutant Beasts in the wilds of Blue Star, as they evolve, might become as hard to deal with as Bosses in Secret Realms, owning multiple Attributes and Traits.]

[Some high-intelligence, powerful Mutant Beasts might even establish their own kingdoms sooner or later, and confront human nations on equal footing...]

In the comment section, high-level Beast Trainers shared their opinions, receiving quite a bit of recognition.

Fortunately, so far, there has been no news similar to the powerful Mutant Beasts seizing cities reported within the major countries.

Those who suffered heavy losses from the attacks of powerful Mutant Beasts were basically smaller countries.

[Our country's land is so vast, there must have been many powerful Mutant Beasts that emerged, but the reason why we were less impacted is probably that the First, Second, and Third Generations of Beast Trainers nipped the dangers in the bud.]

[That's right, some minor calamities are unavoidable now, but we haven't seen anything like those overseas situations causing numerous cities to fall into panic, and that's already something, because nobody knows for sure how the revival of Spiritual Energy will unfold.]

As Lu Ran kept scrolling through the comments, most people felt fortunate to live in a powerful country which, to some extent, possesses leading technology and Beast Training capability in the world. Even if such Mutant Beasts appeared, they could likely be controlled quickly, preventing them from running amok.

"A level 44 Mutant Beast... truly terrifying. If it appeared in Green Sea City, Mr. Husky and I would probably drop dead," Lu Ran thought, shaking his head as he looked at the satellite images of the city ruins.

He continued to browse and found that the top news was similar... In addition to that, there were trending searches about Xia Country deciding to establish Beast Trainer Associations in various cities, about Beast Training University, and about the first batch of Fourth Generation Beast Trainers entering the Breakthrough Secret Realm... There was also news about some First, Second, and Third Generation heavyweights resolving some Mutant Beast issues.

Among them, Lu Ran also saw his name in the 20th spot on the hot search list.

Although the heat was continuously dropping, making it to the trending topics was quite an achievement for a newcomer.

The hot topic took the number five spot, with the incident at Infinite City No. 3... Pluto and Passerby A had returned to compete for the top spot in Infinite City No. 3, which was quite dramatic, but there was more discussion about the Sword-Bearing Dog, a breed that had fused with the Weapon Control Trait.

Many comments asked if dogs can really use swords.

Seeing Passerby A ranking so high, many contract dog Beast Trainers became interested.

Some even posted videos of their own dogs grasping swords and even their cats grasping swords in the comment section, asking for help... Why doesn't it look impressive?

"Ah, this." Upon seeing it, Lu Ran patted his forehead. Indeed, this was how bad habits spread.

What are you all learning! Want to die in the Secret Realm?

Lu Ran couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to post a comment to tell everyone not to do this... But as his hand touched the screen, he hesitated.

If everyone heeded the advice, there wouldn't be so many Novice Beast Trainers dying in the Secret Realm.

This was clearly something that those who thought it through wouldn't learn, or if they did learn it, they would succeed, and no amount of convincing would stop those who don't think it through, so why bother?

"Let go of the desire to help others, respect the fate of others."

Moreover, there was no need for him to intervene; Lu Ran had already seen plenty of Predecessor Beast Trainers in the comment section, advising newcomers not to follow the trend.

They stated that up to now, no Beast Trainer's Pet Beast has perfectly fused the Weapon Control Trait, and no one knew the situation with Passerby A.

Seeing these comments, Lu Ran felt they were enough...

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While Fang Lan took her afternoon nap, Lu Ran, who had been browsing his phone, dozed off on the couch as well, and it was Mr. Husky that licked him awake.

"Woof!"

Mr. Husky stood in front of the couch, his blue eyes gazing at Lu Ran.

"What's up." Lu Ran clutched the pillow, his voice groggy.

"Woof!" Mr. Husky indicated that Fang Lan told me to wake you up, it's time to go to Infinite City.

"Where is she now?" Lu Ran asked as he slowly got up.

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"Whimper." Mr. Husky looked towards the bathroom, probably off to touch up her makeup.

Lu Ran: ?

"Why does a dog even know what touching up makeup means?" Lu Ran questioned in his soul.

Mr. Husky pointed at the TV.

No, that wasn't quite right... he thought about it... Fang Lan didn't have a habit of wearing makeup. At most, she'd put in colored contacts, get a manicure to match her purple hair; she was quite a knockout even bare-faced.

This dog, just learned a few words and started using them indiscriminately!

"I'm going to make a phone call, you go to the corner. You did a good job judging, but don't make wild guesses next time," Lu Ran said, dialing Lu Bing's number again.

"Lu Ran, little brother?"

"It's me, we're going to enter the Abyssal Secret Realm for the first time soon, we're short 1~2 people. I'll contact you in Infinite City shortly to let you know the exact number we need."

"Sure!" Lu Bing replied excitedly, "If you're short one person, I'll come first!"

"If you need two, I'll bring the captain with me, he's the strongest among us."

"That's fine." Lu Ran replied with a slight smile and hung up. He planned to go to Infinite City first to see if the pig farmer was online and ask about his situation.

He felt that the pig farmer was quite lucky, or rather, his pig was lucky. Affected by swine fever, hundreds of pigs died but it survived, and after being contracted, it even underwent a mutation and reverted to its ancestors, gaining great strength. With the resurgence of spiritual energy, it even found and ate rare resources, giving the pig farmer the ability to climb the Divine Pet List. The resources that qualified that pig for the Divine Pet List must not be just any rare resources...

Rare resources vary greatly in type, difficulty of acquisition, and value. The cheaper ones can be handled for just a few thousand crystal coins, while the more expensive ones could cost tens or even hundreds of thousands.

Dr. Gu gave Lu Ran and Mr. Husky the Flower of Spirit, which belonged to the more expensive category, extremely scarce and difficult to obtain. The Giant Spirit Ore used by Master Lin to forge the Icy Sky Great Sword for Mr. Husky, on the other hand, could be managed for just over 30,000 crystal coins.

The Life Dandelion that Lu Ran had found in Green Sea City and fed to Mr. Husky was worth even less.

"You're awake... Huh, why is Mr. Husky facing the wall?" Fang Lan walked out of the bathroom and saw Mr. Husky facing the wall glumly, she said in confusion.

What's wrong with this dog.

"Woof, woof, woof." Mr. Husky didn't keep quiet, it was all the TV show's fault, he noted this grudge!

"Just playing around and interacting with him," Lu Ran said with a smile, "Are you ready? Shall we go to Infinite City?"

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Infinite City.

Having returned, Lu Ran tried to contact the pig farmer to see if he was online.

Three minutes later, just when Lu Ran thought the pig farmer wasn't around and was about to call Lu Bing to invite two people, the pig farmer replied.

Pig Farmer: [Big Boss, I'm here!]

Seeing the pig farmer's response, Passerby A immediately initiated a voice communication: "I heard about your situation from Sister Hua, so are you on your own now?"

Pig Farmer: "Yes... I didn't join the Star Guild in the end, although they invited me again later, but what's that saying? A good pig doesn't revisit the past!"

Lu Ran remained silent.

"How strong are you now? I heard you even made it to the Divine Pet List."

Pig Farmer: "Hehe, I can solo the Novice Secret Realm on normal difficulty with no problem now, managing an A grade or higher, but on hard difficulty, I can't get through it at all..."

Lu Ran thought that was not too bad, so he explained his own situation to him and asked if the pig farmer wanted to join his small squad as an adornment.

After he finished, there was a moment of silence from the pig farmer's side, perhaps because he didn't expect such a good opportunity, then he said excitedly, "I'm in!"

"All right, then we'll enter the Secret Realm for the first time in a while and see how it goes. Wait for me in the exclusive room," Lu Ran said.

"Yes, yes," replied the pig farmer cheerfully. To be known by Passerby A, who could clear the Abyssal Secret Realm and topped the Divine Pet List, and have Lu Ran leading was far more reliable than any of those elite guild raid teams; being acquainted with Passerby A was just too good.

Indeed, when standing on the wind, even pigs could fly!

At the same time, in Passerby A's exclusive room, Lu Ran sent a message to Lu Bing saying they were short one person this time.

Immediately after, he opened the Secret Realm and in the options between [Single Player Challenge Mode] and [Multiplayer Challenge Mode], he chose the multiplayer challenge mode.

He then created a [Team] and from his friends list, he invited [Five Poison Sect Saintess], [Pig Farmer], and [Ice Ahead].

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[Teleportation complete.]

[Current location: Fiery Thunder Ruins Secret Realm (Novice Secret Realm)]

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As the system voice sounded, four figures teleported in. Fang Lan, the Pig Farmer, and Lu Bing had accepted Lu Ran's team invitation, and they were teleported together to the Secret Realm.

Apart from Lu Ran, the other three looked at each other in silence after arriving.

Especially the Pig Farmer and Lu Bing, when they saw Fang Lan, with her purple hair, standing next to Lu Ran, they were stunned and took a step back as though they had encountered some super-villain, with a touch of panic in their voices.

"Five Poison Sect Saintess!!"

Lu Ran could understand the Pig Farmer's panic, after all, he had been poisoned by Fang Lan along with his pig, but why did Lu Bing also look so panicked?

At that moment, Fang Lan also saw the Pig Farmer and Lu Bing, and said, "I thought I recognized those voices... Ice Ahead... we've Pked in the arena before."

Lu Ran's mouth twitched, so in Infinite City no. 3, just how many people have you poisoned? You've caused enough trauma for these kids.