The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 394 - 229 Lu Ran’s Goal_1

Chapter 394: Chapter 229 Lu Ran’s Goal_1

The next day.

Under Manager Ying’s lead, Lu Ran and his group secretly left the country.

Since Lu Ran was not in a hurry anymore, he and the cat took their time, going at a leisurely pace.

High in the sky.

Lu Ran and Manager Ying sat together on a large clump of cloud, transported by the "Somersault Cloud."

"Manager Ying, I don’t think this is right."

"I asked you to escort me over."

"But why has it turned into squeezing Yun Bao?"

Manager Ying pointed to the glittering lights outside the cloud and said, "Haven’t I added a layer of barrier around it? No one can discover us now, you wouldn’t want me to Teleport you all the way there, would you?"

"But Yun Bao isn’t even a month old yet!" Lu Ran exclaimed in distress, then he turned over to find a more comfortable position.

To be honest, this was indeed more comfortable than riding on Mr. Husky and King of Sudden Death or even Teleporting.

Soft and fluffy.

"No worries, training should start from childhood!" Manager Ying declared with a righteous air, definitely not holding a grudge because of the previous insult by the Weather Spirit.

"Fine, you have a point."

Since it was more comfortable, Lu Ran felt justified in accepting her reasoning.

The dizziness caused by constant Teleporting was something he could not quite bear.

"Ripple..." As for the Weather Spirit, it was currently flying with effort, its water-blue, teardrop-shaped eyes wide, puffing its cheeks discontentedly.

It didn’t quite understand why it suddenly had to serve as a means of transportation.

"Have you decided what to do with that Secret Realm Card yet?"

"If you have no plans for it, how about giving it to me?"

Above the clouds, Manager Ying, who was lying in the midst of the cloud formation, began to covet Lu Ran’s resources again and turned her head to ask.

"Don’t even think about it." Lu Ran flatly refused.

"I plan to get a few more Secret Realm Cards and open up several small secret realms in Green Sea City."

"Right now it’s okay, these extraordinary beings are not strong and can normally integrate into Green Sea City."

"But once they level up and a yawn from them could induce environmental changes, it’s no longer suitable for them to live near human cities."

"By then, I’ll settle them all into small secret realms."

"Tch... I should also remind you, it’s fine now, the extraordinary beings have low levels and low intellect, but once they level up and become more cunning, be careful not to nurture a threat for yourself." Manager Ying pursed her lips.

Lu Ran smiled slightly and said, "When it comes to the extraordinary beings I focus on nurturing, I’ll surely find a way to restrain them. Don’t worry about that."

Manager Ying’s concerns were not unfounded. Although Lu Ran could now bind them by force and interest, what if one day they encountered stronger force and temptation?

Just like the Xuan Turtle, which was directly taken away by the Fishman Empire, and Lu Ran could do nothing about it.

As other evil beast forces gradually grew stronger, the extraordinary beings in Green Sea City would eventually face being poached.

Lu Ran couldn’t guarantee that every extraordinary being would be as loyal as the Dark Crow or as indifferent as the Xuan Turtle.

In the future, Lu Ran’s efforts in nurturing them might just benefit others.

For now, Lu Ran felt most at ease with the Crow Clan in Green Sea City.

Because once the Dark Crow fused with the clan’s controlling attribute, it would be able to form a contract with the Crow Clan. With the Dark Crow’s presence, the common crows wouldn’t betray him.

However, with other races, even the Insect King that Lu Ran had cultivated himself didn’t instill much confidence in him; he felt it could be lured away by a beautiful creature. If even the Insect King was like this, there was even less hope for creatures like the Fire Snake and the Ice Bird, which were initially subdued by brute force.

In response to this, Lu Ran planned to see if he could mitigate some risks through the "Affiliation" Beast Training Skill.

Convert the stronger Green Sea beasts into the affiliation of one of his Pet Beasts.

That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about them being poached.

However, since he hadn’t learned the Affiliation Beast Training Skill yet, Lu Ran wasn’t sure how many affiliations each Pet Beast could have.

But based on the logic of Beast Training Technique, even if he could initially give only one Affiliation to a Pet Beast, that number should be able to increase with development.

If worst comes to worst, he could just use Enhancement Cards to strengthen a bunch of Clear Spirit Fruits for himself to consume, maximizing the development of the affiliation skill.

Thinking of this, Lu Ran asked:

"Manager Ying, can your created personal space hold living things?"

Manager Ying replied, "It can’t!"

"Pity, it seems like once a secret realm space is opened up, its location is fixed and can’t be carried with me. Otherwise, I could carry a secret realm space with me, moving around with an army of Pet Beasts."

Lu Ran expressed his regret.

"Is there really no way? Tell me, is there such spatial equipment that can contain living things and be carried around?"

Equivalent to an alternative Beast Training Space!

Manager Ying’s mouth twitched, noting the grand scale of Lu Ran’s ambitions.

No wonder he could cultivate a Pet Beast like the Dark Crow.

"That Soul Binding Bottle..."

"The Soul Binding Bottle won’t work; it can’t restrain undead life, only the souls of the physically dead. Such souls are on the verge of disappearing, lacking any will of their own, no different from dead things."

"Then it’s impossible. Equipment of that caliber would at least have to be epic-level."

Lu Ran mused, "If only I had an Epic Enhancement Card, I could take a rare spatial equipment, enhance it to World’s Rare, then to epic..."

"..." Manager Ying replied, "If you really want one, try to find a way in the Breakthrough Secret Realm."

"Huh?"

Manager Ying looked at Lu Ran and said, "I’ve heard about it."

"It is said that some level eight Beast Trainers on the Star-Moon Continent have the ability to transform their own Beast Training Space into an independent secret realm. This independent realm, which can exist in the form of an item, can carry living beings and be transported personally."

"It is tantamount to an epic-level spatial equipment."

"However, since such spatial items are too rare, even on the Star-Moon Continent, there are very few pieces of information about them available to Beast Trainers from Blue Star."

"If in the next secret realm you remain a disciple of a Legendary Beast Trainer, you might explore this further."

"Of course, getting that kind of equipment is definitely harder than inheriting the Legendary Great Church! Your necro master is only a Level 7 Beast Trainer, right?"

"Really?" When Lu Ran heard this information provided by Manager Ying, he didn’t first ponder the difficulty.

If there really were such super spatial equipment that could be carried around, then no matter what, he must obtain one.

Once he had learned the affiliation skills and the Dark Crow had fused with the lineage dominance attribute, he was in dire need of such personal space!

With that, from a short-term perspective, it could even enhance his strength faster than learning how to open up a Beast Training Space.

"It should be real, consider the intel a freebie from me."

"Good, once Mr. Husky finishes evolving, I’ll head to the Breakthrough Secret Realm and see if I can snag one."

Manager Ying: ???

"I was just speaking off the cuff, and you took it seriously," Manager Ying said, looking at Lu Ran speechlessly.

This was no different from obtaining an epic-level item from the Secret Realm.

Such a thing, even the Necromancy Cult might not necessarily possess it.

For Lu Ran to find it, unless he was to raid the Imperial Palace in Emperor City.

Even if it existed, items of such caliber were mostly controlled by legendary figures within the Beast Training Empire’s official ranks.

Lu Ran let out a slight smile, "Dreams are still necessary. Anyway, I’ll have nothing to do after finishing the breakthrough mission, so I need another goal to pass the time."

The counterfeit Beast Trainer diligently carried out the breakthrough mission.

The genuine Beast Trainer, after the breakthrough mission ended, the world exploration began!

...

Reaper Island.

After Lu Ran and his group arrived, they met up with Lin Nian.

Upon seeing Lin Nian, Lu Ran didn’t talk about the Necromancer Secret Realm first but instead asked, "Is there a vampire creature called Earl Hong on this island?"

"I have an impression," Lin Nian crossed her arms, "I remember now, when we first arrived on Reaper Island, it helped us out a bit. After everything was settled, Qingyi beat it up and imprisoned it."

"Mhm, all of Reaper’s members are now detained. As originally discussed, we must first investigate their pasts before making further arrangements."

"However, although they have been locked up, those necromancers seem to be quite happy in their cells after eating the soul food you provided. Not a single one of them is clamoring for their immediate release."

Lin Nian’s expression was playful; this turn of events was unexpected for her.

Some necromancers even expressed that as long as they were provided food and lodging, staying there for two and a half years wasn’t an issue.

Lu Ran: ?

How long had this group been starving, finding imprisonment a joyous occasion?

Indeed, for most who had no choice but to become necromancers, over time, feeding their pet beasts was a luxury, and they lived in constant suffering. Now, this situation might actually be a rare relaxation for them.

They could use this time to adjust their state of being.

It was more of hospitalization than imprisonment.

"I want to see that Vampire Count," Lu Ran spoke up.

"Entering the secret realm requires high-quality blood, right? Let’s use it."

Next to him, Manager Ying’s mouth curled into a grin. Someone was about to suffer; from Mr. Husky’s vengeful behavior, it knew that Lu Ran certainly held grudges too.

"Fine," said Lin Nian indifferently, not particularly caring about Lu Ran’s state of mind.

Reaper Prison.

This was a prison built by Reaper themselves, with the special cell walls even inlaid with minerals that isolated space power, making it difficult to teleport to Infinite City once inside.

Under Lin Nian’s lead, a teleport brought Lu Ran and Manager Ying directly to the outside of a designated prison cell. Inside, a ragged vampire was bound by magic prohibition chains and leaning against the wall with his eyes half-closed.

As the space fluctuated, he slowly opened his eyes and upon seeing Lu Ran, he immediately smiled and shook the chains:

"Hahahahaha—"

"You finally came."

"Now you can release me."

Earl Hong was extremely dissatisfied with Xia Country’s actions!!

It was one of the first to provide resources and intel to Xia Country from Reaper. Detaining other high-ranking members of Reaper for scrutiny was tolerable, but why detain it!!!

"..." Just as Earl Hong was about to say it was good to see Lu Ran again, he saw Lu Ran summon the Dark Crow.

The Dark Crow’s expression was indifferent.

It emotionlessly looked at the bat before it.

Kid, I heard you hurt the boss before???

Unforgivable!

"Crow, turn it into a pig, then we’ll draw its blood for the secret realm. Start with one kilogram."

Vampire Count: ???

The next moment, the prison echoed with pig-like screams.

Lin Nian stood by and watched, frowning nonstop. What a grudge this was?

...

After sorting out the temporary Secret Realm key, Lu Ran also followed Lin Nian’s guidance and had the Dark Crow envelop the blood crystal with spiritual power, opening the Necromancer Secret Realm.

Just as when he entered the Trial Secret Realm of the Youxiong Family, Lu Ran arrived inside the Secret Realm directly after being teleported.

However, as soon as Lu Ran entered the Secret Realm, he froze on the spot.

Just as the Level 5 necromancer had said, the real Necromancer Trial Secret Realm was indeed an ancient battlefield.

The chaotic scenery all around indicated that a fierce battle had taken place here, but... when Lu Ran looked at the familiar mountains in the distance, his defenses were breached.

Because the Secret Realm’s environment was identical to the Necro Sect’s stronghold, at that moment, Lu Ran almost thought he had returned to the Divine Sect within the Breakthrough Secret Realm.

Lu Ran’s eyes flickered heavily, his tone grave:

"What exactly happened to the Divine Sect in the normal timeline, and why did it become a battlefield? Wasn’t the Divine Sect’s stronghold opened up by the Dragon of Death’s affiliation... Could it be that it was breached by the Imperial Army?"