The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 457 - 278: Believe a Little More_1

Chapter 457: Chapter 278: Believe a Little More_1

A black dragon appeared off the coast of Devil City, extorting resources from Xia Country, and it became a hot topic worldwide within half a day.

On Xia Country’s side, the response came extremely promptly, and by the end of the day, two wartime preparations had been passed during the twelve-member council meeting.

For advanced resources, Manager Ying was given free rein to select items, to be used for awakening the original form.

For basic resources, they would cooperate with Lu Ran to breed the Extraordinary Crow, to strengthen the Dark Crow Legion.

With the endorsement of Gu Qingyi and Lu Ran, compared to the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian and Crane Guardian God, Manager Ying, the Information Dealer who had dealt with the Xia Country Alliance for two years, was deemed somewhat more trustworthy.

At the same time, the League was also stabilizing public sentiment through the news media.

Information about the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian, Crane Guardian God, and Deer Guardian God was being released publicly for the first time.

"Damn it, with such a lineup, what’s there to fear? With three ancient Guardian Gods, let that black dragon come and we’ll make it regret it," exclaimed a young person fired up with enthusiasm, it’s a pity they themselves are too weak or else they would wish to personally skin that dragon.

"I think we should still negotiate for peace. Even if we win, the cost would be unbearable," plenty of ordinary people did not wish to provoke the black dragon, hoping to handle matters peacefully.

It’s not surprising they’re worried—in the wake of Spiritual Energy revival, many countries engage in battles with formidable Evil Beasts, rarely achieving complete victories, usually with many cities damaged and severe civilian casualties.

Precisely because of this, the Xia Country Alliance, although preparing for war, had not made its intentions on how to handle the situation clear.

Lu Family Village.

Compared to the restlessness elsewhere, the fourth generation of Beast Trainers in Lu Family Village, headed by Lu Bing and others, were actually quite excited.

They watched the news broadcasts in astonishment.

"Divine Deer!"

"The official news report mentioned the Divine Deer, stating that the Divine Deer is Xia Country’s Guardian God and has been protecting Xia Country all this time!"

"Not only that, the news also mentioned our Lu Family Village!!!"

The news reported in this way to highlight Xia Country’s profound heritage.

In ancient times, the ancestors of the people of Xia Country lived on this land in tribal forms, with each tribe being protected by a powerful Totem Guardian God.

Among them was the Lu Clan, valiant and skilled in combat, under the protection of the Divine Deer, famous during the ancient times.

This tribe, under the blessings of the Divine Deer, has passed its legacy down to this day.

The strongest fourth-generation Beast Trainer, the only Dragon Chef, the pioneer of the Overlord Era, the modern father of necromancy studies, Lu Ran, was born in Lu Family Village.

With such official certification from the Xia Country Beast Training Alliance, the name of Lu Family Village resounded across the country overnight.

If the Xia Country officials outright claimed the existence of such a "Divine Deer," the ordinary people might not trust them.

But if the Divine Deer is linked to Lu Ran, then the entire nation would have to believe it.

"Holy shit, was Lu Ran actually born into a clan blessed by an Ancient Totem Guardian God???"

"What else could it be? Did you really think Lu Ran, this super-freak, rose from the grassroots?"

"I knew it, I knew it! I knew Godly Lu was so incredible, there’s this heritage aspect to it. I’m so jealous, why wasn’t I born in Lu Family Village?"

"Being from a Totem Tribe doesn’t matter. The Youxiong Family of the Fossil Guild is also from a Totem Tribe, and they also have a Guardian God, but do you see Youxiong Anlin, from the fourth generation, beating Godly Lu?"

"Maybe the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian is not as strong as the Deer Guardian God. A giant panda is so cute, how could it possibly be combat-effective, it’s basically a Fossil mascot."

"I am Youxiong Anlin, where are your manners?"

"I am the Iron-Eating Beast Guardian, where are your manners?"

"..."

Continuous heated discussions online; people might not know how mighty the Deer Guardian God is, but how awesome Lu Ran is, that’s something everybody knows.

At such a moment, quite a few people start worshipping the three Guardian Gods, asking for their protection.

Even if some of the prayers weren’t very devout or solemn, the sheer number of them was staggering.

Bearing the principle of harboring some belief, the people of Xia Country hoped the three Guardian Gods would protect them if some Evil Beasts truly ravaged Xia Country.

"Damn it."

In Lu Family Village at this moment, something utterly preposterous took place.

Lu Bing and others gathered at the village committee, getting goosebumps from the incessant ringing of phones.

Because in just a short while, the phones in Lu Family Village were overwhelmed with calls, and countless real estate companies and large corporations hoped to donate money to build this or that for Lu Family Village, seemingly trying to sponge off the blessings of the Divine Deer.

While the outside world was undergoing changes, the man behind it all had returned to Lu Family Village.

Lu Ran sat cross-legged on a cloud, eyeing faith Deer Spirit that was growing more solid and mature, and revealed a surprised expression.

Well then.

If he could find the Divine Deer, he would consider that black dragon the best MVP.

With the faith in the Divine Deer of Lu Family Village, who knew when these Deer Spirits would have grown, but now, with such a fuss, an inexplicable surge of faith crossed space and came here.

"Hmm??"

After arriving in Lu Family Village, Lu Ran did not go down to meet Lu Bing and the others; instead, he kept observing the changes in the Deer Spirits.

An unceasing influx of faith strengthened the Deer Spirits, with their forms changing every moment.

Until...

Lu Ran let out a soft exclamation, as he suddenly noticed that one of the Deer Spirits had finally escaped the confines of Lu Family Village and ventured beyond its territory.

This sight brightened his eyes and he wore an expression of pleasant surprise.

"Yun Bao, follow," Lu Ran called out to the Weather Spirit beneath him. A cloud immediately moved carefully to trail behind the faith Deer Spirit as it flew off.

However, much to Lu Ran’s annoyance, the Deer Spirit that had finally broken free from the confinement of Lu Family Village did not act as he expected, guiding him straight to the whereabouts of the Divine Deer.

Instead, after a short distance, it started grazing on the spot.

Lu Ran could do nothing about this and turned his attention to the Relic Space.

Inside the Tree King Ruin Space.

The King of Sudden Death was struggling desperately to defend himself.

Mr. Husky had a piece of Sword Grass in his mouth, and beside him was the Sword Spirit, learning earnestly from Mr. Husky’s attacks.

"Woof!!! (This is, the Dragon-Slaying Sword Intent!)"

With godly speed, Mr. Husky, carrying the Sword Grass, swept past the Dragon King Shield, leaving behind a deep sword mark. The fierce and violent Sword Intent fluctuating above the sword mark was tearing through the King of Sudden Death’s defenses.

The Sword Spirit had inherited Mr. Husky’s Blizzard Sword Intent and Soul-Slashing Sword Intent, and even awakened his own Space Rending Sword Intent, but had not inherited the Grass-Wood Sword Intent or the Dragon-Slaying Sword Intent.

Upon hearing about a Black Dragon that had come to challenge them with arrogance, Mr. Husky couldn’t wait to have a great battle with it.

At this moment, he was teaching the Corpse Dog the Dragon-Slaying Sword Intent, so that when the Sword Spirit possessed it, they could perform combined Dragon-Slaying Sword Techniques together!

"Roar!!!"

Below the Dragon King Shield, the King of Sudden Death clenched his teeth.

Damn Black Dragon King.

He, the King of Sudden Death, would remember this grudge.

Why did it come to Xia Country to stir up trouble, causing this dog to act up too?

In the end, he was the one who suffered.

The King of Sudden Death had rationally analyzed this with Mr. Husky.

The Black Dragon was level 70, of the High-Level Overlord race, you, Mr. Husky, are not even level 40, and the Sword Spirit is not even level 30.

There’s no way you can beat that Black Dragon.

However, every time this was mentioned, Mr. Husky would put on a wise expression as if he didn’t understand.

This made the King of Sudden Death suspect that Mr. Husky simply wanted to use him as a testing stone for the Sword Spirit, rather than actually wanting to take on the Black Dragon.

How excessive!

"Roar!!!" the King of Sudden Death roared in the Ruin Space, indicating that he too wanted a necromantic affiliation.

To forge a shield out of his own scales.

To bear the injuries he shouldn’t have to at his age.

"..." Lu Ran scratched his cheek, thinking it wasn’t an impossible arrangement.

If Mr. Husky had the Sword Spirit, and would have Sword Grass in the future.

The Dark Crow had a flock of Crow Soldiers.

It was pitiful for the King of Sudden Death, who was still alone.

They couldn’t possibly let Yun Bao accompany him. Yun Bao, with his talent for changing form at will, was meant for everyone and couldn’t possibly be dedicated to assisting just one Pet Beast.

On second thought, indeed, it was most appropriate to create a companion for the King of Sudden Death by replicating the birth of the Corpse Dog, using the King of Sudden Death’s Dragon Scales to forge a shield, and awakening a true son of a Shield Spirit.

"King of Sudden Death, I’ve received your heart’s desire."

Lu Ran, across a space, transmitted his voice through the sky of the ruins:

"Mr. Husky, Corpse Dog, put some muscle into it, shed more scales."

Inside the ruins, Mr. Husky and the Corpse Dog looked up in astonishment.

The King of Sudden Death was also bewildered, looking up toward "Godly Lu in the heavens."

"Roar???"

...

After briefly attending to the mental health of the King of Sudden Death and the others, Lu Ran turned his attention back to the Deer Spirit. After the Deer Spirit filled its stomach, it directly flopped onto the ground and started to doze off.

Lu Ran felt a tickle in his teeth, wanting to kick its backside and get it moving.

But thankfully, despite the unhelpful Deer Spirit, with the strengthening of the faith power, more and more Deer Spirits were freeing themselves from the constraints of their region, emerging from Lu Family Village.

It seemed that from being just the Deer Spirit of Lu Family Village, it had become the Deer Spirit of the entire country.

"Two tigers~ two tigers~ run..." As Lu Ran was observing, his phone rang. After answering, he said:

"Dr. Gu? Is there something you need?"

"What are you doing?"

"Supervising the Deer Spirits, since I’m the only one who can see them. I have to keep an eye on them because if they disappear without a trace, that would be troublesome."

"What’s happened?"

Lu Ran asked in confusion. According to the division of labor among them, at this time, Dr. Gu should be guarding the sea area to monitor for any disturbances.

Of course, during this process, her Sea Blue Dragon, which had fused with the Dragon Pearl, definitely could not be released to avoid detection by the Black Dragon King.

"Mhm." Gu Qingyi spoke up: "The Fishman Empire has sent their offspring to the shores of Xia Country, seeking cooperation."

"Eh?"

Lu Ran was surprised, but then again, it made sense: the Fishman Empire’s fragment of the Dragon Pearl had been stolen by the Black Dragon King, and they had suffered significant defeat in the war. The Fishman Empire surely harbored more animosity towards the Dragon Palace and the Black Dragon King than Xia Country did.

But they couldn’t beat them in battle.

In such a scenario, the enemy of one’s enemy is a friend.

It seemed the Fishman Empire knew that the Black Dragon King had once again set its sights on Xia Country, and so they had sent an envoy to seek an alliance.

"According to intelligence, the Fishman Empire has a Fishman Prince and a Mermaid Princess. I remember you and Manager Ying said before that the Old Turtle from Green Sea City was abducted by the Fishman Prince, right?"

"Could it be related to this?"

Lu Ran: "!!!"