The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 317 - 179 Weather Spirit!_1

Chapter 317: Chapter 179 Weather Spirit!_1

Weather Spirit!

Clearly, this was a cloud-type Elemental Spirit with Water as its primary element.

Lu Ran was instantly delighted.

Although he would have been thrilled with the hatching of any Innate King Species Pet Beast, he felt as if this Weather Spirit was a gift from heaven itself.

It was a perfect fit for his current team!

Lu Ran needed a Water Attribute Pet Beast for future sea battles, and here it was.

Lu Ran needed a Pet Beast capable of wide-area AOE damage, and here it was.

In addition, its snow cloud form and thunder cloud form seemed to be able to support Mr. Husky and The King of Sudden Death.

Lu Ran couldn’t think of any Elemental Spirit more suitable for him than this cloud.

"Drip, drip——"

However, just as Lu Ran was looking at the Weather Spirit kindly, who knew it would change its expression instantly and start crying.

Raindrops began falling from its cloudy body.

Pat pat pat pat pat!!

Moreso, its crying seemed to induce changes in the weather outside; half of Starlight District now had rain clouds, and heavy rain started pouring down.

"Er," Lu Ran blinked in surprise.

Damn.

This is level 1?

He watched the downpour outside and fell into contemplation.

Such is a Monarch.

But you shouldn’t cry!

"What, has it hatched?"

At this moment, Manager Ying, sensing something amiss, came to the balcony...

After discovering the floor was full of water, she turned her eyes to the Weather Spirit and the flustered Lu Ran.

[A Water Elemental Spirit... Could this be a species that manipulates the weather by invoking natural energy?]

Manager Ying quickly gauged the Weather Spirit’s situation by looking outside.

"Drip, drip——"

However, what Lu Ran didn’t expect was that when Manager Ying came in, the Weather Spirit saw her and cried even harder.

Its body even showed a tendency to darken, and arcs of electricity began to flicker...

Boom——

And outside, a thunderclap sounded.

"Crap." This scene frightened Lu Ran so much he quickly tried to calm it using Psychic Sensing.

Water and thunder combo attacks are not fun to play with.

Too prone to friendly fire due to an insider’s mistake.

Perhaps because it was just born and not used to the outside world, the Weather Spirit was a bit emotionally unstable.

Nevertheless, no matter how much Lu Ran tried to soothe it, it didn’t seem to work, and ultimately, Manager Ying took out a Water Elemental Gem from her space with a disdainful expression and tossed it to the Weather Spirit.

Feeling the rich Water Elemental power, the Weather Spirit immediately paused, using its body to catch the Water Elemental Gem.

"Are you okay?" Manager Ying curled her lip, "Just born and crying, obviously it’s hungry. What use is your ’be good, don’t cry’ without feeding? Give it milk."

Lu Ran: "..."

"Drip! Drip!" The Weather Spirit held the Water Elemental Gem, its body pulsing, seeming to nod.

"I know, you don’t have to tell me," Lu Ran said with a twitch of his mouth, "I’d already felt its emotions just now. I just hadn’t thought of what to feed it in that instant."

"Elemental beings prefer food that is pure energy, like energy crystals or special water sources, rather than animal flesh and blood."

"Hmm, since it’s Water Attribute, you might start by feeding it liquid food."

"Boring, I’m going." Manager Ying cast a glance at the Weather Spirit and said uninterestedly.

"Goodbye." Lu Ran continued to watch the Weather Spirit.

A born Monarch is indeed a Monarch.

Not only did it possess three innate attributes, but it also mastered all sorts of Energy Application Techniques and came with innate skills, not requiring any Beast Trainer instruction to help in training or development.

[Skills]: Rain Prayer, Snowfall, Thunderstrike!

"So powerful." Lu Ran looked warmly at the now quiet Weather Spirit, which, holding the Water Elemental Gem, also "looked" back at him.

It was just a mass of cloud without any features that likely perceived the world through the vibrations of energy.

"Little guy, starting from today, I’m going to be your Beast Trainer."

"Here, take this as a welcoming gift."

Lu Ran took out a bottle of drink from the Black Card Space, and the Weather Spirit immediately split off a wisp of cloud to catch the drink, then poured it into its body.

"Glug! Glug!" It seemed to happily acknowledge Lu Ran as well.

"Let’s give you a name." Lu Ran smiled, feeling that the four characters for ’Weather Spirit’ were too long and not very smooth, so he decided to give it a nickname, just like Mr. Husky and King of Sudden Death.

What to call it...

But as soon as Lu Ran started pondering, the Weather Spirit flopped down laxly, with heaving breaths like it had fallen asleep.

Lu Ran was silent, thinking that this was typical of the eat-and-sleep, wake-and-cry pattern.

...

After a while.

Gu Qingyi also arrived at Lu Ran’s side, and Lu Ran, Manager Ying, and Gu Qingyi began a tripartite meeting.

However, even though they were supposed to discuss the undead system, Gu Qingyi couldn’t help but ask curiously about the creature’s race after discovering that Lu Ran’s egg had hatched.

And Lu Ran naturally shared the basic details about the Weather Spirit.

"And you say you’re not the illegitimate child of Infinite City, this Weather Spirit, no matter how you look at it, fits really well with your two Pet Beasts."

After listening, Manager Ying was quite speechless. Teamed up with Mr. Husky, it could initiate a blizzard, and with King of Sudden Death, it could create a thunderstorm. In a duo, the Weather Squad they formed was simply perfect.

"A Weather Spirit, huh... That’s indeed quite impressive, especially at sea. Coordinating with groups of Wind Attribute and Water Attribute spirits, with the Weather Spirit’s control over the weather, it could potentially become the core of a Weather Legion."

"It’s the kind that comes with an innate command talent for legions."

"Not too shabby, not too shabby." Lu Ran’s smile was very broad, as if compliments for the Weather Spirit were compliments for himself.

"Do you want me to find you another one with the Nature Manipulation Trait?" Gu Qingyi asked. "This Weather Spirit race seems quite suitable for the Nature Manipulation Trait as well."

"Sure." Lu Ran nodded. If Mr. Husky’s compatibility with the Nature Manipulation Trait was considered acceptable, then the Weather Spirit was a perfect match.

Even some unique traits that gave the Weather Spirit a boost didn’t enhance it as much as the Nature Manipulation Trait.

"However, its abilities are too all-encompassing. Other than traits like Nature Manipulation that can enhance its strength in all areas, I can’t think of any other traits that would suit it off the top of my head."

"Special Thunder and Lightning, Special Frost, Special Water Source... Although they could also work, they can’t enhance it in all areas and have some limitations." Gu Qingyi pondered.

"You could also train it horizontally. Since it’s called a Weather Spirit, perhaps we could try to see if we can awaken other weather forms in it."

"For instance, by awakening new Attributes, creating storm forms, dust storm forms, intense sunlight forms, toxic smog forms..." Manager Ying casually suggested.

"However, there are some attributes that don’t quite match its current cloud form, so I’m not sure if they can be successfully cultivated,"

"Indeed," Lu Ran nodded. He understood that one way to cultivate this little guy was to enhance its existing water, ice, and thunder powers vertically. Another was to bestow new attributes upon it, opening up new weather forms.

If Lu Ran were to contract a pet beast with earth and rock strength in the future, then if the Weather Spirit were to acquire a sandstorm form, it could also assist that pet beast.

"Once we’ve made the contract, I’ll try attaching a Flame Spirit to it to see if it can awaken a Fiery Cloud · Sunshine form," Lu Ran said, not even needing to wait for it to awaken new attributes as he could directly use his Beast Training Technique to test new forms.

"..." Gu Qingyi, Manager Ying.

"Are we getting off-topic? Let’s not worry about that Cloud Baby for now," Manager Ying said. "All right, now that Xiao Qingyi has arrived, tell us about your experience in the Secret Realm from beginning to end, in detail..."

"OK." Then, Lu Ran began to report on his breakthrough experience in the Secret Realm, and the core of their discussion was actually how to let the necro system step onto the Blue Star stage openly and rightfully.

Although Xia Country was very powerful, it couldn’t just cultivate Necromancy without regard for the views of other countries around the world.

It was necessary to clearly explain to the International League that the necro system had no disadvantages and even had profound significance, and only after obtaining the endorsement of the International League would it be appropriate to bring Necromancy into the light.

"This may require your research results to be completely perfected, followed by an international press conference," Gu Qingyi said, looking at Lu Ran,

"A conference to defend the necro system before the world. After the conference, Xia Country will assist you in securing support from Beast Trainer Leagues of various countries. With that, the necro system will truly enter the world stage."

"Of course, Xia Country could continue its secret cultivation and research without bringing it to light, with its benefits and drawbacks. Lu Ran, what do you think?"

"Conducting secret research in Xia Country could be more trouble-free and less risky, but the progress in research on the necro system would likely be slower,"

"Whereas if it’s revealed, fully bringing the necro system onto the world stage, Xia Country could gain substantial resource support within the International Beast Training Alliance, becoming the birthplace of the necro system, and you would receive countless honors and rewards,"

"The International Beast Training Alliance places great importance on pioneering research and discoveries in the field of Beast Training."

"At that time, Xia Country could also exchange its necro system research results for a significant amount of political leverage with other countries."

"However, by comparison, you would become a prominent international figure, with an influence that’s not at all comparable to that of a top fourth-generation or a Dragon Chef. When that happens, you might end up even more in the spotlight," Gu Qingyi paused thoughtfully and said,

"Hmm, guess how many assassination attempts I faced after I first cultivated a Dragon Attribute Beasts?"

Lu Ran: "..."

"No matter, I still want to openly use the necro system and even make this attribute as normal as the water, fire, wind, and thunder attributes, accepted by people," Lu Ran said. "After all, I promised that Sect Hierarch in the Secret Realm to promote the development of the necro system."

"After the Evolutionary Secret Realm is over... No, after Dark Crow evolves a bit more, I’ll hold a necro system press conference and present my research findings and Secret Realm discoveries to the whole world."

"To establish necro system as a new scientific field."

"That’s possible," Gu Qingyi said with a measure of admiration for the young man. "Researching the Dragon Clan, researching the necro system... your generation of fourth-gens... No, it’s just you, isn’t it? I wonder how much change the world will see after this Evolutionary Secret Realm."

Manager Ying chimed in from the side, "Heh, now I’m curious if this kid is going to bring plant life and mechanical life into being too. If that happens, I’ll seriously question if there’s some unspeakable secret between him and Infinite City."