The King of Beast Trainers

Chapter 76  - 62 Old Fellow Villager from Lu Family Village_1

Lu Ran never expected it.

He had painstakingly realized the Blizzard Swordsmanship, hoping to show off in front of Doggo.

But the mutt just didn't play fair and treated it like Air-Conditioning Swordsmanship!

"Indeed, the moment I tried to have a normal conversation and interaction with Husky, I lost!"

Lu Ran's heart was riddled with holes, hating that his realization had come too late.

Why on earth did he want to show off in front of a Husky?

Although he was mentally exhausted, Lu Ran still had to dance attendance on Mr. Husky late at night to process the Heart of the Insect.

The fellow wanted it cooked, so Lu Ran made it cooked for him.

To Lu Ran's relief, Doggo wasn't selfish.

He even knew to share stir-fried and grilled insect heart with him and King of Sudden Death.

Of course, Lu Ran didn't eat it, but he did let King of Sudden Death try it, and the lizard was immediately overwhelmed with emotion.

Having been neglected for an entire day, Mr. Husky still remembered it.

"Woof." Mr. Husky instructed.

After eating this Heart of the Insect, you'll have to go down to the Secret Realm together in the future, so don't think of running away.

The King of Sudden Death clutched the Heart of the Insect, his expression choked up.

Last supper, huh...

Nighttime.

When Lu Ran lay in bed, he naturally started browsing on his cellphone.

He discovered that he had missed an important news today.

Fortunately, the news had a replay, which he clicked on to watch.

"At present, the number of registered Beast Trainers in our country has exceeded 150,000..."

"Among them, teenagers aged 18 to 25 are the main force of the Beast Trainer profession..."

"Therefore, our country has decided to establish a Beast Training University to systematically guide young Beast Trainers..."

"Once again, we call on all Novice Beast Trainers not to enter Secret Realms blindly..."

"According to official data, over 1000 Novice Beast Trainers who passed the beginner's trial have died in Secret Realms within a month, including some who achieved an S class in the Novice Secret Realm..."

Watching this news, Lu Ran felt that the officials were quite helpless.

Seeing too many deaths among Novice Beast Trainers seemed a bit desperate.

Unquestionably, Beast Trainers are now strategic resources, and the loss of even one is significant. Instead of letting these Novice Beast Trainers grow wildly, the officials would prefer to gather them and provide quality education to tap into their potential.

This way, those suitable for Secret Realm exploration might increase their survival rates, while those not suited could find alternative side professions more suited for them at an early stage.

Since the beginning of the Beast Training Era, the officials have been advising novices not to challenge Secret Realms rashly, but there are always people like Lu Ran who won't be dissuaded. Lu Ran is equipped with epic items and has noble benefactors helping him grow steadily, but others aren't so lucky; one oversight could mean death without a proper resting place.

The obvious attitude of the officials now is not to rush the fourth generation of Beast Trainers to become independent too soon, but rather, they hope they can grow safely and smoothly.

"Beast Training University, recruiting Beast Trainers aged 16 to 25, will conduct national admissions after a period of time..."

"At that time, whether already in the workforce, or high school or college students, all will be able to choose to attend the Beast Training University."

Lu Ran looked at the official announcement and opened the comments section, unsurprisingly finding it full of complaints...

The complainers were mostly those over 25 years old.

Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders; the officials claimed that educational resources were limited and gave priority to the young. They would gradually open up more spots, but Lu Ran reckoned it was probably because younger Beast Trainers had greater potential, leading to skewed resource allocation.

However, what shocked Lu Ran the most wasn't this but the fact that there truly were elderly people who were chosen to become Beast Trainers.

While extremely rare, after browsing the comments section, Lu Ran indeed found evidence of people over 60 becoming Beast Trainers, indicating that selection doesn't discriminate by age, just that the probability is smaller.

There were even rumors on the Beast Trainer forums that the strongest Beast Trainer in Xia Country was an old person...

Of course, without official confirmation, most of the fourth-generation newcomers didn't believe it.

However, the discussion over who really is the strongest Beast Trainer in Xia Country has always been a hot topic.

People had hoped to get clues from the Divine Pet List for Monarch Species, but after more than a week, not a single first-generation Beast Trainer made the list; it was second, third, and fourth-generation Beast Trainers who were active.

Apart from first-generation Beast Trainers being newsworthy, the fourth-generation Novice Beast Trainers also had the most buzz.

Who is the strongest fourth-generation novice is also a hot topic online, with the seventy names from the Divine Pet List constantly discussed, and Passerby A naturally included.

However, since the reason for Passerby A's entry into the list was too abstract, and the contracted Arctic Dog was not among the "strongest fourth generation" popular contenders.

"So boring, so boring. I'll continue with the Secret Realm exploration tomorrow." After snacking on gossip for a while and ending up focusing on himself, Lu Ran yawned and turned off the light.

Before the Beast Training University starts admitting students, he reckoned he would continue his love-hate relationship with the Secret Realm.

However, compared to constantly diving into Secret Realms, he was actually more eager to quickly pick up a side profession like forging... Then, he wouldn't have to bother finding others to process the materials he exploded out with much difficulty.

...

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

Ever since Lu Ran caught a glimpse of the threshold for Blizzard Swordsmanship, he started entering Blizzard Mountain Secret Realm even more frequently.

Hoping that the environment there would fully mature his Blizzard Swordsmanship.

As for Mr. Husky, he naturally followed Lu Ran every day into the Secret Realm and began learning Blizzard Swordsmanship from him.

For a week, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky maintained a challenge frequency of one Mantis Jungle Secret Realm and two Blizzard Mountain Secret Realms per day.

During this period, Mr. Husky used the useful resources they gathered for himself.

Useless ones were sold for a bit of a financial recovery.

After all the effort, it could be said that Mr. Husky was thoroughly transformed.

Firstly, his Growth Level finally reached Level 10 on the seventh day.

Additionally, with the Heart of the Insect they looted over the week, his teeth had significantly improved.

Name: Wind Dog Sharp Tooth

Level: Advanced

Introduction: The sharp teeth of a Wind Attribute Dog Beast, exceptionally hard and sharp, with good Wind Attribute conductivity!

This change greatly pleased Lu Ran.

Now, Mr. Husky's teeth were no longer useless.

The improvement in the level of his teeth also allowed Mr. Husky to wield Storm Slash better.

When he used an ordinary-powered Storm Slash, Mr. Husky no longer ended up with a mouth full of blood.

Of course, if he used it at its limit, it would still be quite brutal.

In any case, Mr. Husky's Storm Slash was becoming more and more proficient.

However, the frequent teeth swapping meant that the Heart of the Insect no longer provided Mr. Husky with significant enhancement, almost none at all.

To strengthen him further, it was estimated that even rarer resources would be needed. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Besides that, by applying the Mantis Feathers externally in large quantities, Mr. Husky's sensitivity to airflow had greatly increased.

Now, he could predict the weather like some animals; for example, he could clearly sense when it was about to rain.

In the Blizzard Mountain Secret Realm, it meant that when sudden cold snaps hit, he could detect them earlier, allowing him to dodge hailstones with Lu Ran.

But that wasn't the biggest gain.

The greatest gain from the week was that by consuming a large amount of the Seed of Cold Wind, Mr. Husky's Power of Wind now carried a bone-chilling cold.

With this advantage, he was able to learn the Blizzard Swordsmanship quite quickly.

Coupled with Lu Ran's Reverse Beast Mimicry, Mr. Husky had already mastered the Blizzard Swordsmanship two days ago, and although he had just begun, his chilly sword momentum was already more powerful than Lu Ran's due to his attribute.

It was enough to leave the Mantis Leader suspended in midair for three full seconds, freezing its thoughts and preventing any reaction.

After a week of training, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky had undoubtedly brought their ratings in the Blizzard Mountain and the Mantis Jungle Secret Realm up to 3S class, but regrettably, even at SSS class, Lu Ran had not looted any Wind Attribute-enhancing Beast Training Techniques.

This skill book, worth tens of thousands of crystal coins, was not so easily obtained, indeed.

Furthermore, the materials from these Secret Realms weren't much use to Mr. Husky anymore, leaving Lu Ran uncertain whether to continue challenging them.

After all, Mr. Husky was Level 10 now and could go for Fusion Traits; perhaps it was time to tackle the Abyss Difficulty Secret Realms?

Lu Ran felt it was about time, as there were no other challenges left in other areas.

In a week's time, the Divine Pet List of Infinite City's third district still had no changes.

Mr. Husky, cutting through the blizzard, continued to hold the first place; even though ten names were now all Level 10, and the majority had merged with Traits or awakened a second Attribute, none had surpassed Mr. Husky.

The Abyss Difficulty Secret Realms seemed to be the only challenge left for Lu Ran... Once he looted a Trait Crystal for fusion, he could break through!

"To celebrate reaching Level 10, I'm taking you out for dinner." Back in the exclusive room, after once again teleporting back from the Secret Realm, Lu Ran said to Mr. Husky with a smile.

"Woof woof!" Mr. Husky looked suspicious, doubting that it was actually Lu Ran who was craving food.

"You dare to doubt me? Then you go back to Black Card and sleep; I'll go eat by myself." Lu Ran pouted, now that you've called me out, there's nothing I can do.

Mr. Husky: ???

So, Lu Ran prepared to happily sell a bunch of materials and have himself a good meal in the process.

However, upon reaching the Beast Training Plaza, Lu Ran suddenly paused, frowning slightly at the sight of four people walking across in matching Hunter Clothes.

Hunter attire was not uncommon in Infinite City, but what was rare was their uniform attire with orange fur.

This clothing... This clothing... If Lu Ran remembered correctly, he had seen it many times before!

As a child, he often saw his grandfather wearing it. Though his grandfather passed away early, when Lu Ran was in elementary school, many of the photos his grandfather left behind featured him in this attire!

That was the uniform worn by the hunters from his ancestral home, Lu Family Village!

"Are they people from the Lu Family Village?" After making the judgment, Lu Ran was quite surprised, not expecting to encounter people from his hometown in Infinite City.

He thought for a moment, then hurried to catch up, planning to ask about some matters concerning the Lu Family Village. As a Hunter's Village... they should be doing quite well in the Beast Training Era, right?

The group also entered a restaurant.

No sooner had the four sat down than they heard a voice from nearby.

"Excuse me, are you hunters from the Lu Family Village?"

The three men and one woman looked up to see a young man who appeared younger than them, dressed in a black coat and carrying a sword, looking at them with an inquisitive expression.

They were wary, but the tanned, voluptuous huntress clad in beast skin responded upon seeing Lu Ran's handsome face, "Who are you?"