King of Beasts

Chapter 150: Harvesting Abundantly

There was once a beastmaster with the ID Treant who said that there are two extremely gratifying things for a beastmaster:

1. Pet beast evolution.

2. The reward stage of pioneering secret realms.

Pet beast evolution marks the beginning of a pet beast acquiring new talents. This lottery-like thrill is incredibly addictive.

The reward stage of pioneering secret realms is no different.

Challenges in known reward secret realms do not provide this kind of thrill. However, clearing breakthrough secret realms and unknown secret realms, facing unknown rewards, makes beastmasters particularly excited.

At this moment, Lu Ran was quite excited.

The rewards for solo clearing and pioneering a Legendary Secret Realm did not disappoint him.

One million crystal coins, a hard currency, need not be mentioned for now.

To upgrade a contract card, it requires 1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 cards… Currently, the contract cards for General Ha and the sudden death king have both been upgraded twice.

These 100 cards can be used to upgrade one of their contract cards again, adding a new effect.

A contract card upgraded once gains the new effect of stamina recovery.

Twice upgraded provides slow healing.

Thrice upgraded accelerates growth.

This is equivalent to an auto-training effect.

At this time, if Lu Ran wanted to quickly level a pet beast to level 30… upgrading its contract card would be the way to go.

Besides these basic resources, Lu Ran looked at the heart of the dragon, the Stone Dragon Egg, and the dragon king bloodline trait.

His expression was peculiar.

The heart of the dragon contains the heart’s blood of a Diamond Dragon, which has a small chance of causing a Sub-dragon creature to mutate into a Loong-type!

As for the dragon king bloodline… those who can be called Dragon Kings are generally upper overlord members of the Overlord dragon Clan, incredibly powerful. This Loong-type trait is unbelievably rare.

It should be noted that the mainstream dragon blood traits and dragonborn traits currently only grant pet beasts ordinary dragon bloodlines and ordinary dragon characteristics.

They do not compare to this dragon king trait, which directly bestows Dragon King potential on the user.

Lu Ran had never heard of such a trait before; it must be an exclusive reward from this Legendary Secret Realm, the first on the blue star.

This trait likely also represents the potential of the Diamond Dragon itself.

The Diamond Dragon is actually a mutated form of the Sub-dragon Stone Dragon.

The Diamond Dragon is only its first stage of mutation; according to Dean Kong’s research, the Diamond Dragon later undergoes another evolution to become the Diamond Dragon King.

This evolution is what made a beastmaster a legend.

Lu Ran felt that the three resources rewarded by infinite city could potentially recreate a Diamond Dragon King.

After hatching the Stone Dragon, bath it in Dragon Blood, let it consume the heart of the dragon to induce mutation and evolution, transforming it into a Diamond Dragon.

Then, fuse it with the dragon king bloodline trait, granting it Dragon King potential, which could enable another evolution into the Diamond Dragon King in the future…

“No wonder infinite city says that those who clear a Legendary Secret Realm ’embark on the Path of Legend.’”

“Such abundant resources are indeed provided to cultivate Legendary beastmasters, significantly enhancing a beastmaster’s strength. If one possesses a pet beast with the potential of a Diamond Dragon King, it would be hard for that beastmaster not to excel.”

“But unfortunately, I am all about rebellion,” thought Lu Ran.

The heart of the dragon and the dragon king trait are definitely meant to be used to strengthen the sudden death king!

The positioning of a Diamond Dragon actually conflicts somewhat with the sudden death king, as both are front-line tank roles.

For such a role, having one pet beast with the dragon attribute is enough.

Lu Ran naturally could not give up on the sudden death king, so he would have to forgo the Stone Dragon.

He had more than one sovereign pet beast egg. The one waiting to be hatched had a high probability of being an elemental type pet beast, an extremely rare species, with very few existing on the blue star. Lu Ran would definitely not give it up.

Additionally, there was a dark crow waiting for a contract, with its curse type abilities being quite interesting, so Lu Ran wouldn’t abandon it either. Hence, he simply couldn’t manage to raise more.

Although Lu Ran felt regretful about giving up a sovereign species Stone Dragon Egg, he had no choice but to take the heart of the dragon and the dragon king trait for the sudden death king. As for the Stone Dragon Egg, he would either sell it or give it to someone else to nurture.

The last beast taming skill, damage transfer, would transfer the damage received by the beastmaster to a pet beast.

This was the first time Lu Ran had heard of such a skill, and it seemed to be a newly introduced beast taming skill.

He figured this skill would be highly attractive to beastmasters who follow a combat-oriented school.

Faced with this skill, Lu Ran felt conflicted because he didn’t think it suited him; it wasn’t his ideal type of skill.

However, his rational side told him that this skill was quite good and could greatly enhance a beastmaster’s survival ability.

For instance, if curses could be considered damage, Principal Shi Zhen might be able to transfer the curse to a pet beast that didn’t care about its gender… Of course, Lu Ran felt this would need further development.

“If it only transfers the damage received by the beastmaster to a designated pet beast, its usage is quite limited.”

“But if this skill can be deeply developed to transfer the damage received by one contracted pet beast to another contracted pet beast…”

“For example, transferring the damage received by general ha to the more defensively strong sudden death king, then this skill would be divine.”

“Or, if it could transfer the damage received by the sudden death king to a non-contracted pet beast or even to an enemy, it would also be a divine skill.”

“I wonder if this skill can be developed in such ways… Never mind, I’ll keep it for now.”

At the moment, Lu Ran was very satisfied with his harvest and communicated this through telepathy to general ha and the sudden death king.

Next to him, general ha, who was waiting with its tongue out, showed a disappointed expression upon hearing the news.

“Woof! (None of these are useful for me.)”

However, it quickly regained its spirit. Regardless, having eaten 20 slices of exquisite meat slices and possessing sword grass, general ha already felt great.

These resources would be used to enhance the sudden death king’s defense.

“Roar!!!” Nearby, the sudden death king was moved to tears, feeling that all the beatings it had endured this past month were worth it.

Diamond Dragon, rest assured… your power, your will, I will inherit them!

“With the heart of the dragon and the dragon king bloodline, you have the evolution resources you need for level 30. If you can’t evolve into a dragon with this, we might as well both drop dead,” Lu Ran said, now convinced that the sudden death king would successfully transform into a Loong-type at level 30.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be just any dragon; it would be at least an upper sovereign like the Diamond Dragon, possessing Dragon King potential!

However, this meant he had to find a new experiment subject.

The resources enjoyed by the sudden death king were so superior that its evolution path couldn’t be used as a reference.

Even if he used these two resources to nurture a lizard with a husky, it might still cultivate a pure Loong-type.

The resources were so good that they obscured the role of the Dragon Chef.

He needed to use reproducible resources, such as the dragonborn trait or Mutated Dragon Fish Meat, to evolve a Loong-type to truly demonstrate the power of the Dragon Chef.

At this moment, Lu Ran’s communication device was flooded with congratulations.

He briefly replied “Thanks” to most people before closing the chat, but he made a point to read Dr. Gu’s message.

After some thought, he sent a message: “[Dr. Gu, I have a lower sovereign species Stone Dragon Egg. Are you interested? I also have resources with a chance of causing it to mutate with Dragon Blood.]”

Currently, the pet beasts of the First Generation were mostly evolved and bred from creatures on the blue star.

For the First Generation, pet beast eggs from the Star-Moon Continent, which had initial species at the sovereign level, were extremely tempting.

The special pet beast egg from the Freshman Tournament was highly coveted by many First Generation members, but the guild leader chose neither to contract with it himself nor to give it to another First Generation member. Instead, he awarded it as a prize to the top Fourth Generation member.

In fact, this pet beast egg was indeed powerful. A First Generation member from Yinglun also obtained a similar pet beast egg, which hatched into a middle sovereign species elemental living creature. This elemental pet beast was eventually contracted by a princess of the Royalty, who successfully led her team to break through a level 1 Legendary Secret Realm with its help. It was clear that it was anything but weak.

As for this Stone Dragon Egg… Lu Ran thought that since Dr. Gu had helped him so much, giving her this lower sovereign species hatchling might be a good choice if she was interested. Perhaps it could further enhance Dr. Gu’s strength as a Dragon Tamer.

Soon enough, Dr. Gu responded.

“Thanks

😊

, but I don’t have the time to nurture a new pet at the moment, and I already have plans for my next pet beast.”

“Hmm…” Lu Ran was surprised that Dr. Gu didn’t want it.

Since that was the case, he decided to sell it.

Besides Dr. Gu, Lu Ran also thought of Fang Lan. However, she had already reserved her Third Pet, which was the commander species pet beast awarded from the Freshman Tournament. She and the school had customized a poison pet for her, and now she planned to major in poison. Compared to the Stone Dragon, a poison pet beast was evidently more suitable for her.

Although it was possible to use resources to awaken a poison attribute in the Stone Dragon, there was still the issue of compatibility. Adding an incompatible attribute would greatly reduce the Stone Dragon’s potential, so it would be better to give her something more suitable in the future.

After some consideration, Lu Ran thought that general ha’s level 30 trait was still undecided. Using this Sovereign Egg for a trade might get him some unique, powerful trait similar to the “Dragon King trait.”

With that thought, Lu Ran returned to reality.

In the dormitory.

As expected, Manager Ying was already waiting outside. Seeing Lu Ran emerge, it smiled: “Suppressor of the Golden Generation, Passerby A, not bad.”

“Haha, is that what people are calling me online?”

“It is indeed a significant achievement,” Manager Ying said. “Compared to the youth of some legendary beastmasters from the Star-Moon Continent, your strength is quite commendable.”

“Not bad, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement,” Lu Ran said, scratching his nose. “I was just about to look for you, Manager Ying.”

“I have a lower sovereign species egg as one of my rewards•it’s a sub-dragon, the precursor to the Diamond Dragon, the Stone Dragon.”

“Besides that, I also have a tank of Diamond Dragon Blood that can potentially mutate the Stone Dragon into a Diamond Dragon.”

“Combining the two, there’s a high chance of recreating a Diamond Dragon pet that rivals those in the secret realms!” Lu Ran said, exaggerating a bit.

If it were the heart of the dragon and the Dragon King trait, there might be a chance to recreate a Diamond Dragon. However, with just a Stone Dragon Egg and ordinary Dragon Blood, the odds aren’t as high. But when selling something, it’s natural to hype up its rarity. Even if the chances aren’t great, there is still a chance, right?

“Let’s make a deal. I’ll give you the Stone Dragon Egg and the Dragon Blood, and you help me get the resources I need. This way, you, as the middleman, can earn the difference.”

“Stone Dragon Egg???” Manager Ying was stunned, not expecting such a valuable item among the rewards. Good heavens, is this the treatment for a solo clear?

A sovereign species pet beast egg is something even the top First Generation members covet. It’s practically the best new pet candidate!

Infinite City actually dismantled the secret realm boss to use as a reward!

“Is this an intelligence commission?”

“Sort of.”

Manager Ying considered the deal. It didn’t need the Stone Dragon Egg itself, and a Diamond Dragon wouldn’t mean much to it. However, such a pet beast egg, along with the accompanying mutation resources, would likely drive most beastmasters crazy.

Especially with the words “Diamond” and “Dragon”•the former is sure to be popular among female beastmasters, and the latter is universally appealing.

“What do you want?” Manager Ying asked in surprise. “Are you still lacking resources?”

“I’m just trying to prepare in advance for the evolution at level 30.”

“In a while, I’ll be entering a breakthrough secret realm. After the breakthrough, general ha and the sudden death king will be aiming to reach level 30 and will be able to fuse new traits.”

“I’ve already got an idea for the sudden death king’s trait, but for general ha, I haven’t found anything suitable yet. I’m not satisfied with the repeatedly obtainable traits available on the market.”

“So I’m asking you to see if there are any unique, powerful traits suitable for it, especially those dropped from breakthrough secret realms, public secret realms, or even Legendary Secret Realms, particularly from foreign clearing teams.”

“I see,” Manager Ying nodded. Indeed, Legendary Secret Realms have been dropping many unique resources, and these resources aren’t necessarily needed by the challengers.

At such times, they often sell or trade them to get the resources they need.

Lu Ran’s idea was to have Manager Ying look into whether there were any unique rare traits suitable for general ha, held by beastmasters who had cleared special secret realms abroad.

“The chances aren’t great,” Manager Ying said. “Also, letting a sovereign pet beast egg end up abroad… even if it gets a unique trait, it still feels like we’re letting the other side get a bargain.”

“But I’ll help you investigate. Likewise, I’ll keep an eye out here in Xia Country.”

“The First Generation members should have a lot of unique treasures as well.”

“Additionally, the First Generation might soon clear secret realms and acquire new resources. Plus, now that you’ve cleared a Legendary Secret Realm, the top Fourth Generation members will probably start gathering and teaming up to clear new Legendary Secret Realms. Since you’re not in a rush, why not wait and see?”

“No problem,” Lu Ran said. “Worst case, when I choose a level 2 Legendary Secret Realm to clear, I’ll check out a few countries and apply for ‘exchange challenges.’ I’ll pick a Legendary Secret Realm that seems suitable for general ha, and maybe I’ll get a compatible trait myself.”

Manager Ying’s mouth twitched. Do you really not take Legendary Secret Realms seriously?

“Anyway, just keep an eye out for me, including for other resources,” Lu Ran said.

“For instance, legion type traits, curse type traits, and reversal technique type traits…”

Clearly, Lu Ran was planning ahead for the dark crow.

“Anyway, leave the Diamond Dragon Egg to you. You can make a small profit, but don’t let me suffer too much. I still need to get some of the resources I need,” Lu Ran said, pretending to feel a pang of loss. “This is a Sovereign Egg!”

“Are you planning to nurture that crow?” With its intelligence network, Manager Ying naturally knew all about Lu Ran’s crow. After thinking for a moment, it said:

“Don’t worry, fair trade is our motto. You know the reputation of the cat-eared maid café. And speaking of that crow, I do know of a… very suitable rare trait for it! Its value, even if slightly less than your egg, isn’t far off!”