The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 341 - 195 This is the Overlord!_1

Chapter 341: Chapter 195 This is the Overlord!_1

"Alright, I will teleport over and take a look in a moment."

Lu Ran was very satisfied with the information provided by Manager Ying.

He then turned his gaze to Gu Qingyi.

Hadn’t Doctor Gu just mentioned that there was something he needed to discuss with him?

"On my end, it’s about the Fishman Empire."

After taking a sip of tea, Gu Qingyi continued:

"The experts of the International Beast Training Alliance encountered the Fishman King while investigating deep into the ocean within the Fishman Empire!"

"Hmm?" Both Lu Ran and Manager Ying perked up their spirits.

"The Fishman King is the ruler of the Fishman Empire."

"According to further information, it is a high-level overlord from the water attribute clan, a special marine race at level 61."

"In the deep sea environment, Beast Trainers from the International League have almost no power to resist."

"They were annihilated in an instant."

"What?" Lu Ran exclaimed in shock, "Is it that tragic?"

"It’s good you didn’t go, Doctor Gu."

Gu Qingyi nodded her head, even if she had gone, she doubted the situation could have been reversed.

The strength of that Fishman King had already surpassed the bosses of the level five Legendary Secret Realms.

Plus, in the deep-sea environment, even Beast Trainers specialized in naval warfare would definitely not perform as well as the Fishman King.

"So, are all those people dead?" Manager Ying asked.

If they all perished, that would certainly be major international news.

"No, the Fishman King merely defeated them and then let them go."

"Let them go?" Manager Ying didn’t understand.

"Could it be that this Fishman Empire is actually a peace-loving race?" it asked.

"It’s also possible they simply see humans as weak ants, lacking any interest in slaughter," Lu Ran said.

"Just like a human capturing a grasshopper, watching it for a moment, and then releasing it into the grass."

He had indeed done such things before...

Gu Qingyi turned to Lu Ran and said, "It’s not as ridiculous as you say; that Fishman King seems to be very ’wary’ of humans, although I believe that currently, humans have no means to contain it."

"From what can be seen, Manager Ying’s guess is a bit more accurate. The Fishman King asserted that it had no interest in occupying land but also didn’t want the ocean to be disturbed by terrestrial life."

"It hopes that humans can enter into marriage alliances with the Fishman Empire and develop peacefully together."

Manager Ying, Lu Ran: ???

"Alliance, a marriage alliance???" The voices of Lu Ran and the cat both rose.

"Mermaids, fishmen, and humans can really do that?" Lu Ran clapped his hands.

"But why go out of your way to tell this kid such things?" Manager Ying frowned and said, "Are you thinking of sending him for the marriage alliance?"

Gu Qingyi glanced at Lu Ran and said, "Because the Fishman Empire has made a request, not just any human is qualified to enter into a marriage alliance with the Fishman Empire; they need ’high quality’ humans, that is to say, ’superpower experts’."

"I definitely don’t intend to send Lu Ran into danger, but don’t you see something fishy in all of this?"

Lu Ran and Manager Ying fell into contemplation.

Lu Ran said, "If history is any guide, then the Fishman Empire’s desire to marry into humanity is likely because the Fishman King is currently at the stage of conquering the ocean and doesn’t have the capacity to confront terrestrial beings at the same time."

"But it’s also worried that terrestrial beings will see it as a threat, so it wants to proactively show goodwill."

"However, once the Fishman Empire completely dominates the ocean, whether it will still love peace... that’s uncertain."

"Exactly," Gu Qingyi said. "That’s why the International League is now divided into two factions. One side wants to strongly suppress the rise of the Fishman Empire, hoping to retaliate against the Fishman King with nuclear explosions in the deep sea. The other side does not want to create a huge conflict and supports the marriage alliance, looking to further understand the Fishman Empire."

"What’s our stance?" Lu Ran asked.

"For now, it’s neutral."

Lu Ran: "..."

"Why must the Fishman Empire choose superpower experts for the marriage alliance..." Manager Ying wondered skeptically. "Are you suggesting they might be aware of the secrets superpower experts carry?"

"Right," Gu Qingyi said. "Superpower experts are being hunted by mysterious people and are suspected of having connections to legendary creatures. Now the Fishman Empire has specifically named superpower experts as desired individuals for the marriage alliance."

"Nobody can say for sure what secrets lie within superpower experts, and I worry that even if the Human Alliance doesn’t choose to enter into peaceful marriage alliances with the Fishman Empire, the Empire won’t give up on ’superpower experts’."

"Perhaps they’ll take the initiative to come ashore and abduct superpower experts."

"That’s why I came to warn Lu Ran to be extra careful. His conflict with the Fishman Empire might be more complicated than just ’nearshore disputes’."

"Lu Ran himself could very likely become a target of the Fishman Empire."

"Hmm... especially now that Lu Ran has evolved into a middle-level overlord, I reckon it’s going to be hard for him to avoid attention. He might face the scrutiny of both human countries and the Marine Kingdom..."

"Damn it." Lu Ran cursed.

He felt things were getting difficult for him.

If the Fishman Empire wanted to snatch him away to be a mermaid princess’s groom, he wouldn’t be afraid, but he was afraid if they wanted to turn superpower experts into superpowered fish food.

"I feel like reality is becoming somewhat dangerous for me," Lu Ran said, stroking his chin, "What if I don’t return to reality for now and just lay low in Infinite City until I reach above level 60 before returning..."

Gu Qingyi and Manager Ying shook their heads noncommittally.

If Lu Ran had that kind of determination, well, that would work too.

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