The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 414 - 245: Dog Carrying Grass_2

Chapter 414: Chapter 245: Dog Carrying Grass_2

"The City Lord must feel the same way, I suppose," he said. "Born into a Beast Trainer Clan, yet forsaking the skills handed down to her in favor of learning something new, she must feel a bit nostalgic... Some deep-rooted ideas are quite hard to change. There have always been rumors that the City Lord actually wants to find a talented Beast Trainer as an apprentice, to pass on her family’s Beast Training strength."

"Of course, of course, not all Beast Training powers are like what I described. In fact, many are actively transitioning towards Plantmastery, but the problem is, some families have a complete Beast Training inheritance, powerful Beast Training Techniques, but they lack experience in Plantmastery."

"Recklessly switching over is akin to gambling. If it works out, one would undoubtedly become stronger, but if it fails, the outcome may be even worse than the current situation."

"So, it’s essentially a struggle between innovation and conservatism."

"As for dual cultivation, that’s even more unlikely. The Plantmaster Space, which is suited for plant life, and the Beast Training Space, for Beast Pets, are not interchangeable."

"Cough, but for someone like you, Brother Lu Ran, you shouldn’t have to worry about this. The Beast Training Place itself is a top-tier Beast Training legacy and power. Even if plant pets overall have more talent and potential compared to beast pets, that is usually for ordinary people. The Beast Pets nurtured by the Beast Training Place, with their combat power, crushing common plant pets should not be a problem," he looked at Lu Ran eagerly and said:

"Brother Lu Ran, why not represent our ’Shi Family’ in the battle this time?"

"Although the plant-beast competition welcomes participants from all forces, essentially, it is still a competition among the Nine Major Families of Tree World City fighting for related interests. Representing the Beast Training Place in the competition and achieving good results would only give the Beast Training Place a bit of a reputation boost, but the Beast Training Place is already very famous; it doesn’t really need such rankings to prove itself."

"But it’s different for our Shi Family. If you represent our Shi Family in the competition and achieve good results, we can genuinely gain a lot of benefits, such as territory, such as rights to mine Secret Realms."

"Of course, I won’t let Brother Lu Ran help us compete for nothing. Regardless of the result, we will give you a generous gift. If you achieve excellent results in the end, we can share the benefits the Shi Family receives with you, Brother Lu Ran. What do you think?"

As the conversation deepened, Shi Ze began to reveal his real purpose for inviting Lu Ran over, which was to invite Lu Ran to represent the Shi Family in the plant-beast supremacy competition.

As for this, Lu Ran was not at all surprised. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Brother Shi, indeed, I don’t necessarily have to represent the Beast Training Place in the competition. However, I am not a member of your Shi Family; doing this wouldn’t be like cheating?"

Seeing that Lu Ran showed no disdain, Shi Ze revealed a joyous expression and said, "Hey, what’s wrong with that? It’s all within the rules."

"Besides, if Brother Lu Ran is really worried, I have a cousin. She’s quite good-looking and talented..."

"That won’t be necessary," Lu Ran said. "If it’s allowed by the rules, I don’t mind; as long as your Shi Family doesn’t put me at a disadvantage, I have no issues representing you."

"Brother Lu Ran is so forthright!" Shi Ze said tearfully; it was his first time seeing someone so pragmatic and unpretentious, someone who was not shy about asking for benefits.

However, conversing with such a down-to-earth person like Lu Ran made Shi Ze feel very comfortable.

It’s just that, he wondered how capable Lu Ran was and how much benefit he could secure for the Shi Family.

If he was from the Beast Training Place, Lu Ran’s strength shouldn’t be weak, right?

"Don’t worry, Brother Lu Ran, we will definitely not let you suffer. By the way, I wonder what Brother Lu Ran would like and what kind of results he expects to achieve in this plant-beast competition?"

Lu Ran pondered for a moment, looked at Shi Ze, and said, "Between 32nd and 16th place, I guess."

"As for the specific result, I can’t say for sure, as I don’t know much about the plant-beast competition. Brother Shi Ze, could you tell me about the previous events?"

"16th place? That’s already quite good!" Shi Ze was satisfied upon hearing that, sensing that Lu Ran was confident in his own abilities.

The reason why Lu Ran was certain he could reach the top 16 was that the requirement to pass the breakthrough task was to rank in the top 32.

Lu Ran believed that with his strength, he surely couldn’t fail to pass the breakthrough task, right?

Infinity City wouldn’t assign a trialist a breakthrough task they couldn’t pass; if one was assigned, it surely was one that a second-level Beast Trainer could handle.

Since the threshold for the breakthrough task was the top 32, Lu Ran felt that reaching the top 32 would definitely not be a problem for him. Considering that his strength was "a bit" stronger than that of a normal second-level Beast Trainer, he thought that aiming for the top 16 wouldn’t be too excessive to say, in a modest way.

Shi Ze continued, "That’s right, since the Beast-Plant Clash limits participants to those under the age of 25, the overall level isn’t very high. Last year’s winner was a fourth-level Plantmaster who had a level 41 High-Ranked King species pet beast..."

"In previous years, the top 16 generally consisted only of third-level Beast Trainers, with pet beasts around level 35."

"By the way, Brother Lu Ran, I haven’t asked about your strength yet..."

"The top 16 in previous years were all third-level Beast Trainers?" Lu Ran was surprised.

"And the champion was a fourth-level Beast Trainer?"

"What’s wrong, Brother Lu Ran?" Shi Ze, seeing Lu Ran’s surprised expression, suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Haha, I’m only second-level, now it gets challenging..." Lu Ran laughed.

Shi Ze: ???

"But it’s not a big problem." Lu Ran said, "My beast pet is quite strong. Fighting above its level shouldn’t be an issue..."

"Didn’t you say you’re just second-level???" Shi Ze was dumbfounded.

"Yes, I am." Lu Ran looked at him cheerfully and said, "Don’t worry, a regular third-level Beast Trainer won’t be my match either."

Even if there was a fourth-level Beast Trainer, as long as his pet beast was just a Monarch species, there was nothing to fear.

His goal was definitely to attain an SSS class ranking. To reach an SSS class ranking, he would have to become the champion, and take down a fourth-level Beast Trainer.

"Alright, alright..."

Since Lu Ran was so confident, Shi Ze didn’t really know what to say. After all, Lu Ran came from a top-tier Beast Training force, and it wasn’t Shi Ze’s place to question his strength.

"Then, Brother Lu Ran, do you have any other requests..." Shi Ze asked with a wry smile.

"Yes, I do. If I want to help an Unawakened ferocious plant awaken its Spirit Wisdom, does your Shi Family have a way?" Lu Ran asked.

"This?" Shi Ze looked puzzled and said, "We really don’t have that."

"If you need care for a bitch after she gives birth, that we’re good at, but for plants..."

"Brother Lu Ran, aren’t you a Beast Trainer???"

Lu Ran shook his head and said, "Since plant beasts are so strong, I definitely need to understand them, and besides, who said Beast Trainers can’t study ferocious plants."

"Have you ever heard of a dog chewing grass? The kind that with a single blade can cut down the sun, the moon, and the stars. Our Beast Training Place is also going through a time of innovation recently."

Shi Ze: ???

Why did he feel like the Beast Trainers from the Beast Training Place were not what he had in mind!