The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 348 - 199 Xuan Turtle: MMP_1

Chapter 348: Chapter 199 Xuan Turtle: MMP_1

Distracted for a moment, Lu Ran quickly recovered and continued to inquire.

Passerby A: "Doctor Gu, when will you send me back to Green Sea...?"

Whether to evolve Mr. Husky or the Dark Crow first, the next preparations must be started.

For Mr. Husky, a new primeval weapon needed to be forged.

For the Dark Crow, its soul strength had to continue to be cultivated.

The former’s forging materials were easy to come by; with Lu Ran’s current assets, purchasing them wasn’t hard. With Flame Spirit as a cheat and the Necro Sect’s forging experience, a little more refinement should make forging possible.

However, according to the forging blueprint, forging an undead weapon embryo required Soul Fire.

Lu Ran still hadn’t figured out how to create this kind of flame and felt he might need some external help.

That is, to hunt down Fire Attribute Evil Beasts, extract their souls, and study them.

For the latter, Lu Ran himself needed to hunt a large number of Evil Beasts, extract their souls, and turn them into food to nurture the Dark Crow.

If Lu Ran wanted to delve deeper into the necro system, simply hiding away in Infinite City wouldn’t do; after all, the monsters in the Common Secret Realm were heavily dataized, crumbling upon contact, making soul separation impossible, so he had to find a way in reality.

Gu Qingyi: "Is it urgent, should I hurry them up?"

Passerby A: "Yes, it’s urgent. By the way, in our Xia Country, where are areas with a high concentration of wild Fire Attribute Evil Beasts that are uncontrollable and need to be cleared in large numbers?"

"I want those of the Mental and Dark Attributes too!"

Gu Qingyi: "Eh, what are you planning to do?"

Passerby A: "As a Xia Country Beast Trainer, I want to help eliminate some safety hazards for the public."

Gu Qingyi: "Speak human."

Passerby A: "The next step in cultivation requires a large number of souls..."

Gu Qingyi chuckled, it seemed that the Necromancer Holy Son was about to take action in reality...

...

While Lu Ran was out enjoying himself.

Green Sea.

A fishman that resembled a toad climbed ashore.

"Where exactly is it?"

The King had sent it to look for a turtle that carried a stele on its back, and it had been searching for a long time without success.

After some inquiries, it learned that this turtle was also an extraterrestrial life form that seemed to have entered the sea from the land.

Originally, the Fishman Empire had a ban on easily entering the land, but it understood the consequences of failing to complete the task given by the King.

Distraught, the fishman aimlessly swam and asked around the waters near Green Sea.

However, it hadn’t been ashore long before it was spotted by a flock of crows circling in the sky.

"An intruder!"

"Intruder spotted!"

Although the Dark Crow General was not present at the time, the flock of crows had developed the habit of seeking the corresponding general to deal with different kinds of invaders.

Qingwu Lake.

The Xuan Turtle was enjoying a leisurely retirement, occasionally educating King Carp, chosen by Lu Ran, on life’s great truths, leading a very comfortable life.

However, as a flock of crows hovered over the lake’s surface, a sense of dread sank in the Xuan Turtle’s heart.

"Damn it."

The old turtle glanced at King Carp, who had not yet matured, and felt a tinge of sadness.

Why had new troubles come before the new general had grown up?

"Forget it, let’s go have a look."

"It shouldn’t be anything serious."

"After this last task, I’ll retire completely!"

After a long internal struggle, the old turtle decided to check things out, driven by a professional duty that had built up over the days.

As it carried the newly forged stele given to it by Lu Ran on its back and glanced at the crows, in the next instant, the crows swept up the Xuan Turtle with a gust of wind.

"What is this??"

Meanwhile, the fishman leader still searching for the stele-carrying turtle in Green Sea saw a skyful of crow swarms flying towards it.

It narrowed its eyes and could tell just from the aura that this flock of crows was a bunch of weaklings, almost all below Level 10.

They were no match for it, a dignified Level 38 fishman leader.

But what shocked it next was that the crow swarm slowly descended, and as the dark mass dispersed, a giant turtle carrying a stele directly appeared before its eyes.

As if the flock of crows was the turtle’s subordinates, its mounts!

Seeing the stele-carrying giant turtle it had been searching for so long finally appear, the fishman’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"Ah, you’re truly a turtle genius, having managed to recruit so many birds as mounts; even my King is not as fun as you are."

The fishman seemed to possess a special ability, which allowed the Xuan Turtle to clearly understand its words.

The Xuan Turtle’s face darkened.

Damn.

It had been tricked.

Seeing the appearance of the "intruder," it felt a chill in its heart.

Why another fishman?

It regretted its decision.

It looked up at the crows in the sky, wondering if they could send it back.

However, it seemed the crows only knew how to pick up, and until the Xuan Turtle resolved its trouble, they had no intention of returning it.

Xuan Turtle: "???"

So this is how you train your subordinates, Dark Crow.

This grudge, the old turtle noted.

"Wow————" The old turtle silently watched the fishman, feeling a bit intimidated. The one from before had given it a hard time, and this one... surely this one should be even stronger than the last, right?

Was the other here for revenge?

The old turtle’s stomach ached because it knew that in recent days, Lu Ran and Dark Crow were not in the Green Sea.

Why, why oh why, hadn’t Lu Ran and the others said that the Fishman Empire wouldn’t come looking for trouble in the short term?

What is this!

[Forget it, if I die, I die. I’ve lived long enough, and dying like this might actually be a relief. At least I wouldn’t have to live and suffer anymore. But, I still wish to die of natural causes...]

However, just as the old turtle thought it was going to kick the bucket, the next words from the fishman left the Xuan Turtle dumbstruck.

Because, as it turned out, the other wasn’t here to make trouble, although, for the Xuan Turtle, it made no difference.

"Wu Li!!" the fishman spoke.

[You’re the ruler of these nearby seas, right? I’ve heard about you from my subordinates, your heroic deeds have reached our king’s ears, and he’s quite interested in you. I’ve come here to deliver the king’s decree, to invite you to become one of his generals and join our Fishman Empire!]

[Come with me.]

[Don’t refuse, otherwise, you’ll miss the chance to change the fate of your turtle life.]

Boom.

The next moment, the fishman exploded with a strong energy fluctuation, the wild wind generated by the energy waves hit the Xuan Turtle, catching it by surprise.

"Wow...... (I...)" the Xuan Turtle was about to say, just kill me instead of making me a general in your empire.

But instantly, the fishman’s expression turned impatient, and with a blink, he leaped onto the old turtle’s head, slapping it with a fish claw.

He hated communicating with turtles, too much trouble.

Better to just knock it unconscious and kidnap it.

In a single clash, the Xuan Turtle was knocked out, and the fishman leader, grabbing one of its legs, started walking towards the ocean.

Witnessing this scene, the crow swarm was left utterly baffled.

...

Some time later.

Antarctica.

With the arrival of Xia Country’s escort troops.

Lu Ran had also returned to reality from Infinite City, planning to head back to Xia Country first.

But as soon as he had emerged, Lu Ran discovered Manager Ying, accompanied by the Weather Spirit, waiting for him with a rather unpleasant expression.

"Lu Ran, something’s gone wrong."

The moment he came out, Lu Ran was startled by Manager Ying’s grave expression.

"Ah? What happened?"

Lu Ran was taken aback and said, "You don’t mean there are a few hundred First Generation strongmen waiting to ambush us on the road, do you?"

"Then screw this, I’m not going back. I’ll just hole up in Infinite City until I reach Level 60..."

Manager Ying’s mouth twitched slightly, "Is that likely?"

"It’s your Green Sea that’s in trouble."

"Damn," Lu Ran said, stunned. "Green Sea? What happened to Green Sea??"

"What could happen in Green Sea."

Manager Ying said, "Not long ago, a group of crows landed on my Neko Maid Cafe and went crazy slamming into the glass, trying to convey some kind of message."

"But my avatar in Green Sea was escorting you to Antarctica at the time, and no one there could understand what the crows were trying to convey."

"However, through the cafe’s staff’s contact, one of my nearby avatars still in the country hurried over and received some bad news."

"What news," Lu Ran said, a bad feeling growing inside him.

"A fishman from the Fishman Empire landed in Green Sea City again."

"Could it have caused massive destruction?" Lu Ran asked, but the next moment, he felt it was unlikely because such a matter would not involve contacting him directly but would involve the Green Sea Association seeking assistance from the Jinling Association.

"That’s not it." Manager Ying said, "I communicated with the crows a bit and got the whole story straight."

"It seems that the fishman who was defeated by your General Xuan Turtle went back and reported the news to the Fishman Prince."

"That Fishman Prince, it turns out, didn’t have revenge in mind, but rather, seemed to take a fancy to the old turtle."

"Therefore, they sent people over and kidnapped your General Xuan Turtle this time, wanting to make the old turtle one of their subordinates."

Lu Ran: ???

"This damned turtle." A moment later, Lu Ran cursed, disbelief in his gaze.

"Daring to snatch my general."

"But how do you plan to snatch it back?"

"I..." Lu Ran felt dumbfounded, not understanding how he’d gotten into this situation.

Fortunately, from what Manager Ying said, as long as the turtle showed submission and willingly obeyed, it should face no threat to its life. Otherwise, Lu Ran would certainly feel guilty.

After all, if it weren’t for his orders for the Xuan Turtle to guard the nearby waters, the old turtle wouldn’t have encountered this mess.

But for the Xuan Turtle, who had always wanted to retire, being captured by the Fishman Empire to become a war general was undoubtedly a huge annoyance.

Damn it, what was going through that Fishman Prince’s head, wanting a turtle that’s only around level 20.

"I definitely can’t give up on the Xuan Turtle, no matter what, I have to rescue it."

"Manager Ying, do you have any ideas?"

Lu Ran was perplexed. Even Gu Qingyi, the person in Xia Country most skilled in naval battles, probably had no way to go to the Fishman Empire and retrieve someone.

After a moment’s silence, Manager Ying said, "I’ve heard that the Fishman Empire has a Mermaid Princess. If you become that Fishman Prince’s brother-in-law, maybe you could get Xuan Turtle back..."

"Surely we can’t just barge over there; we wouldn’t stand a chance fighting them. Perhaps, you should level up first? Since the Fishman Empire doesn’t seem to have ill intentions toward the old turtle, maybe, with the turtle’s talent, it could even rise to become a major general in the Fishman Empire. Its talent isn’t bad; it’s never seriously trained and yet its level rose rapidly. In a great place like the deep sea, its growth would surely be even faster."

"By then, you could reunite from both ends..."

Lu Ran: ???