The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 383 - 219 Cultivating Instrument Spirit Land_1

Chapter 383: Chapter 219 Cultivating Instrument Spirit Land_1

Having learned the important information, Lu Ran continued to inquire.

"Where is the location of the Reality Necromancer Secret Realm?"

Knowing about the key was useless without knowing the location.

Pan Kai said, "A small island in South America, which is Reaper’s headquarters."

Lu Ran turned his head and exchanged a glance with Gu Qingyi.

At this moment, Dr. Sean added, "Before we came, there was just an internal conflict within Reaper."

"Now, the necromancers who remain at the headquarters are those who wish to cooperate with Mr. Lu Ran."

"Only a very small portion of necromancers, for various reasons, do not wish for Reaper to cooperate with Xia Country, but these individuals are in the minority, and under the pressure of the prevailing situation, have already left Reaper."

"Of course, I believe this group is the one we must be most cautious of. They are not deeply involved in the necro system and have complex backgrounds, with ties to various authoritarian small countries and international corporations. They are genuine ambitious individuals."

"Hmm..."

"I can accept the cooperation," Lu Ran said, responding to Dr. Sean’s words, "However, this kind of cooperation cannot be established openly. I can offer protection to Reaper, but likewise, the method of protection will not be ’gentle’ either."

"What follows is that Reaper will be ’destroyed,’ and most of its personnel will be ’captured and arrested.’"

"I understand," Pan Kai did not object, "However, there might be a group of people who cannot accept this. They may accept the cooperation, but will definitely struggle to accept having their fates controlled by others, or even, to change their identities."

"Then we won’t cooperate with them."

Lu Ran tossed a Spirit Storage Ring to Pan Kai and said, "There are a hundred harmless souls inside as food, a gesture of my sincerity. Whether you can persuade those people is up to you."

An international crime organization seeking to go straight is an essential step.

When the time comes, those who were forced to join Reaper and can be cleansed will be directly cleaned, such as those like Lu Ran’s parents, who are also victims.

Those with blood on their hands would be dealt with depending on the circumstances. Even if they are necromancers, they are still human, and most people possess a moral compass. Even if they can kill Beast Trainers to level up, to create a pretext for themselves, they would prefer to target corrupt bureaucrats and sin-laden Beast Trainers to hunt, adding the label of "eliminating a scourge for the people" to mitigate their own killings.

"I just killed the bad guys, and devouring their souls was just incidental."

Such rationalization was fully acceptable in Lu Ran’s view.

As for those without any moral bottom line, even Lu Ran, whose moral standards are not particularly high, was not willing to work with them, as it would only bring risks to himself.

Lu Ran believed this type of person did not have the willpower to endure for long; chances are, they might have already gone mad and been dealt with.

If things went as expected, Lu Ran believed that there would be another internal conflict within Reaper.

"Harmless souls..." In an instant, Pan Kai’s attention was entirely caught by the ring in his hand, and he swallowed hard, resisting the urge to send out his Pet Beast to immediately devour the souls.

To maintain his clarity, he had not allowed his Pet Beast to fight for a long time, fearing excessive consumption, but now, he was in desperate need of food!

"Right, can you tell me more about the specific situation inside the Necromancer Secret Realm?" Lu Ran asked.

The specifics of the Necromancer Secret Realm...

With the ring in his grasp, Pan Kai looked at Lu Ran and said, "The Necromancer Secret Realm doesn’t have a level restriction; anyone can challenge it indefinitely. The realm refreshes the initial enemies based on the Beast Trainer’s level. After a victorious challenge, it will refresh even stronger enemies."

Lu Ran: ?

This sounds very familiar.

Isn’t this what the people raising pandas said before?

Could it be that all Reality Secret Realms operate with the same mechanism?

However, unlike the "relatively safe" that the Youxiong family mentioned, Pan Kai continued, "This Necromancer Secret Realm is somewhat dangerous; the refreshed beings are all undead, and their attacks mainly target the soul."

"There are plenty of methods to heal physical injuries, and resources to heal mental damage are not non-existent, but the abilities and resources to heal soul damage are almost none."

"The only way to recover is by slowly self-healing through devouring souls, but this requires consuming a huge number of souls, which affects the mental state."

"So challenging this realm is very dangerous. It’s best to meet the minimum clearing standards and then retreat."

"Do not attempt to chase the highest score."

"Since no one has ever achieved the highest score, I’m not clear on what the best reward it could drop is."

"However, even a normal clearance will at least drop a ’Resurgence of Death’ Skill Card. If the performance is slightly better, there will also be a Trait Crystal ’Soul Ignition.’

"This Trait Crystal is actually quite redundant; it provides stronger explosive power by intensifying the burning of Soul Power, but as I said before, there are practically no means to heal the soul right now. Who would want to use such a trait? Its tactical value is even far less than adding a Secondary Attribute to an undead pet beast."

"Right—"

Upon hearing this explanation, Lu Ran began to disregard this attribute. Even though his Pet Beasts would not be affected by devouring souls, and even though he could create Healing System Soul Cuisine, he was not interested in a mere explosive trait. Why waste a trait slot when he could simply cultivate energy compression skills?

Indeed, these obtainable traits have significant limitations.

However, after hearing the other party’s description, Lu Ran quickly noticed another loophole.

"If the Necromancer Secret Realm is full of dead things, is the death aura there very strong?"

"Correct... The background of this Necromancer Secret Realm is a legendary battlefield, so it is suffused with death aura everywhere."

Lu Ran: "!!!"

Lu Ran was surprised; there was such a good thing.

One must know that to cultivate an Artifact Spirit, he needs to find a place where many extraordinary lives have died to absorb the death aura.

On Blue Star, such places are quite rare, and Lu Ran had been quite troubled about which location to choose.

After much thought, the various similar sites in Infinite City’s secret realms were the only option, but the biggest challenge with using these for nurturing was having to go back and forth, which could be quite draining.

Unlike in the outside world, where one could simply leave their weapon in a spot and walk away, maybe with just a security guard keeping watch.

Now, this Reality Secret Realm offered Lu Ran an additional option.

Cultivation spot for Instrument Spirits +1.

Although it was still a type of secret realm and could be energy-consuming, with its relatively short nurturing time, this legendary battlefield teeming with undead beings seemed particularly suitable, and relying on the quality of the death aura, it could potentially reduce the nurturing time significantly.

With this, Lu Ran had yet another reason to take over the Reaper’s headquarters.

At this moment, the exclusive secret realm of the Reaper, apart from being a spot to obtain Death Skill Books, had also become a site for nurturing Instrument Spirits in Lu Ran’s eyes.

"Speaking of which... Can I give it a try??"

Right then, Pan Kai, holding the ring, couldn’t help but speak up. As he had said over the phone, he was about to lose his patience.

Lu Ran was silent and then said, "Alright, let’s stop here; we’ll meet in reality."

With that, he glanced at Doctor Gu and the cat, and with a teleport from the cat, they left the place.

Inside the Neko Maid Cafe.

Manager Ying, smacking her lips, said, "So next..."

"Next, you can leave it to me. Lu Ran will wait in Green Sea City while I take a bunch of First Generation to South America to secure the territory first," Gu Qingyi said. "Once the situation there stabilizes, then you find an opportunity to go there."

"Okay," Lu Ran nodded in agreement.

"Then I’ll stay in Green Sea and forge weapons for Mr. Husky," he continued.

"And then, continue to process more Evil Beast souls and forge more Spirit Storage Rings."

"Yes," Gu Qingyi nodded.

After all, they were about to start incorporating the people of the Reaper, and these individuals looking to join Lu Ran were mostly interested in Harmless Souls. If Lu Ran wanted them to willingly work for him, it was impossible to give nothing in return.

As for the Evil Beasts themselves and the materials for forging Spirit Storage Rings, Xia Country would provide the majority.

Lu Ran’s own resources, as well as the hunting pace of Bai Qi from the Netherworld Bureau alone, were far from sufficient.

Through this process, Lu Ran’s Mind Sword Intent and Soul Forging Skills would also become more proficient.

......

The matter of the Reaper was then entirely entrusted to Doctor Gu to manage, while Lu Ran returned to Green Sea.

Upon his return to Green Sea, Lu Ran originally wanted to continue practicing Soul Forging, but he suddenly remembered something and asked another avatar of Manager Ying, who took care of the Weather Spirit:

"Hasn’t the Ant Queen’s Egg been traded yet?"

"The Ant Queen’s Egg has been traded, but we still haven’t found resources suitable for you," Manager Ying looked up.

Lu Ran: ???

"Then what did they trade for the Ant Queen’s Egg?"

"Nutritional products for my actual body," Manager Ying said with longing eyes. "When I encounter resources suitable for you, I’ll just buy them with my own money. Haven’t I already paid you two World’s Rare minerals as a deposit?"

After a moment of silence, Lu Ran said, "Forget it."

"Who did the Ant Queen’s Egg get traded to, then?"

"Lin Nian."

"Her??"

"As a Superpower Expert, she would..." Lu Ran was about to question why a Superpower Expert with no need for Mental Attribute pet beasts would want an Ant Queen’s Egg, which was dual-attributed to gold and rock, but he quickly realized that it might indeed be easier for a Superpower Expert to command a legion than for an ordinary Beast Trainer.

"To be precise, Lin Nian got it for her sister, Lin Yin," Manager Ying shrugged. "As you know, Lin Yin has started challenging the Legendary Secret Realm, and having just one pet beast, now getting another Monarch Species pet beast will make things much easier for her."

"Damn—"

"What’s the ’damn’ for?" Manager Ying asked, confused.

Lu Ran looked at her: "Fang Lan is teaming up with Lin Yin, and it’s going to be awkward if she finds out the Ant Queen’s Egg I got ended up with Lin Yin... She was already pretty upset about Summer coming to Green Sea... Why would you sell it to Lin Nian."

Manager Ying looked at Lu Ran with disdain: "You get the good stuff but don’t think of your own sister first, you have me sell it, and then you’re giving me grief!"

"The main issue is that Fang Lan’s Contract Slot is full now; giving her the Ant Queen’s Egg wouldn’t help... I’ll just get her a Poisonous Attribute Monarch cub once she reaches level two," Lu Ran retorted.

"Anyway, no more talking, off to forge—"

At that moment.

There were 5 days left until the next Evolutionary Secret Realm opened.

There were 16 days left until the opening of the fourth Evolutionary Secret Realm.

Lu Ran felt it might be better for Mr. Husky not to evolve in the third secret realm. Five days was too short, and he doubted there would be much progress.

It might be better to catch the last Evolutionary Secret Realm in the near future and take Mr. Husky there for evolution.

A fortnight later, once Mr. Husky had evolved, Lu Ran was ready to enter the second Level Breakthrough Secret Realm to become a Level Three Beast Trainer.