The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 477 - 291: The Strongest Attribute of the Elemental System_1

Chapter 477: Chapter 291: The Strongest Attribute of the Elemental System_1

As they say, news spreads the fastest.

It hadn’t been long since Lu Ran had seen Fang Lan’s message when the news of the Saintess of the Five Poison Sect defeating the Princess of Light swept through various Beast Trainer apps via pop-up notifications.

At the moment, Lu Ran was just about to report to Doctor Gu and others about going to Reaper Island when this sudden piece of news left him speechless.

"How could it be her." The poor guy seems to have a tough journey ahead if he hopes to catch up with the rest of the Golden Generation.

But then again, what does that have to do with Lu Ran?

Lu Ran chuckled to himself, about to call Doctor Gu again; suddenly, a cat icon popped up on his screen, causing him to pause.

Manager Ying!

"Aren’t you busy? How come you suddenly have time to call me?" Lu Ran asked in feigned surprise after answering the call.

"Shall I hang up then?"

"Hey, hey, hey, tell me, what’s the good news?" Lu Ran smiled.

"I knew you, old man, must have come with some important intelligence."

"Hmph." From the other end, Manager Ying remarked, "The purpose of opening stores worldwide is to expand my information network. Without my hard work, how could I have so quickly found a suitable attribute for you?"

"While I was bargaining with the International League, I came across an attribute that suits your Weather Spirit."

"Really???"

Lu Ran’s eyes lit up. Despite Yun Bao being over level 20 now, with only one fused trait, its strength was pitifully weak, not even making it onto the Monarch Divine Pet List.

In actual combat, it would even get beaten up by Fang Lan’s little spider.

He was in desperate need of a powerful trait.

"You asked me before to find a weather-related attribute for it, then a speed-type attribute..."

"So, is it a weather-type trait, or a speed-type one?" Lu Ran asked.

"Neither."

Lu Ran: ???

"There are some, but they’re all too mediocre – I can’t even stand them, let alone you," Manager Ying said. "The trait I found for you is perfect, absolutely invincible, arguably the strongest elemental attribute."

"It’s just that the conditions for acquisition might be a bit difficult."

"What trait?" Lu Ran eagerly asked. Products from Manager Ying were definitely top-notch, whether it was the Evil God’s Eye trait or the Absolute Comprehension Attribute, both had greatly satisfied Lu Ran.

"Trait name: Ever-Changing."

Trait Crystal (Ever-Changing): An elemental being fused with this trait can almost perfectly shape itself into any creature using specific materials, gaining part of its abilities.

"Elemental life forms are the most adaptable to change and shaping among all life forms. The Ever-Changing attribute is tailored for elemental beings. Its effect is similar to Mr. Husky’s King of Swords talent – it requires the aid of external forces..."

"After fusion, if you wrap it around Mr. Husky’s teeth, it can transform into the Cloud Sword Dog; if you wrap it around the King of Sudden Death’s scales, it can become the Cloud Giant Dragon; if you wrap it around Deer Horn of God, it can become the Cloud Divine Deer. Most importantly, it can fuse the transformed creature’s abilities with its own."

"For example, after transforming into a Divine Deer and performing a rain dance, the rains that fall may well be healing rains."

"The reason I think this attribute is good is because of its flexibility. As long as you choose a high Species Level creature as the transformation target, it can strengthen its control over the corresponding weather, become a Thunder Attribute Divine Beast and wield endless thunder, or become a Wind Attribute Divine Beast and command devastating hurricanes..."

"Ahem, of course, you’ll have to figure out the shaping on your own."

"Also, weren’t you looking for a pet beast with outstanding speed? If you help it develop a speed-mastering transformation, that problem is also easily solved. In short, it’s an all-round attribute."

"In essence, you’ll be turning it into a shapeshifter!"

"Hiss..." Upon hearing this, Lu Ran said, "Indeed, it sounds great, but what do you mean by difficult to acquire?"

Manager Ying explained, "Because the holder of this trait doesn’t seem to have any plans to sell or trade it, but rather intends to use it themselves. Plus, it seems you two have a feud."

"Just a reminder, the other party has quite a high status."

Lu Ran: ???

"Wait... an elemental-type attribute..."

Lu Ran froze and said, "Don’t tell me this trait belongs to a Beast Trainer called the Princess of Light???"

"You got it right! Lu Bao is getting smarter!" Manager Ying said with a mischievous laugh.

"I only chanced upon this intelligence. It seems that the Princess of Light plans to use it on her elemental pet beast the next time the Evolutionary Secret Realm opens. It probably won’t be easy for you to trade for it."

"Damn," Lu Ran’s head felt like it was going to explode.

No wonder Manager Ying sounded like she was enjoying the spectacle.

Lu Ran didn’t know if it was the Princess of Light who was unlucky or himself.

Indeed, this won’t be easy to trade for...

"Do you have anything good to exchange? In case she agrees," Manager Ying’s voice came through again, "Based on my years of experience, there’s nothing that can’t be traded— if it doesn’t work, then up the ante."

"The problem is, I don’t have anything left..." Lu Ran fell silent.

He did have good items like Deer Horn of God and Relic Branch, but Lu Ran definitely couldn’t part with those.

The next best thing, the Leaf of Time, Time Acceleration Inheritance Crystal, and the Clover Trait, were items that Lu Ran was also reluctant to part with.

Even less valuable were the Meteorite fragments, Vitality Skill, Miracle Seed, Blood Crystal, and seeds of a lower Overlord Level monarch pet beast with a 100% awakening potential; Lu Ran was willing to give these up, but the other party might not be particularly interested.

"No rush, the other party will definitely want to wait until the Evolutionary Secret Realm; they won’t use the trait hastily, there’s still time," said Manager Ying. "I’ll go negotiate first and see if they have any special needs."

"Okay, but don’t say it’s me who wants it," Lu Ran readily agreed. After hearing Manager Ying talking about the All-Round Trait, he did feel quite tempted.

But Lu Ran felt that if the Princess of Light knew it was him who wanted it, even if a deal could be made, it probably wouldn’t happen.

"Also, Her Highness might be unwell right now; be gentle when you visit her."

"Huh?"

"Just take a look at the news, not long ago Fang Lan floored Her Highness with poison in the arena. Even if Fang Lan held back, I guess the princess will need to rest for ten days to half a month..."

Manager Ying: ???

"Alright, alright, is this how you all play? This just makes my negotiation more difficult!"

...

"Who knew it would be such a coincidence?" After hanging up on Manager Ying, Lu Ran took a deep breath; he figured he’d need to do some good deeds next time.

However.

If he could get his hands on the All-Round Trait, then he could settle on being an All-Round support for the Weather Spirit. But its success still depended on Manager Ying’s business ability.

"I wonder if Her Highness, an Artifact Spirit being, would covet such a thing..."

Lu Ran looked inside his backpack at the three World’s Rare equipment and then called Doctor Gu.

"All done?" came a light exclamation from the other side.

"Yep, I successfully relocated the Forest of Death."

"Do you need more botanists to help take care of it?" Gu Qingyi asked.

She’d seen the Forest of Death in the Relic Space, a land of high-potential Ferocious Plants which, if they awakened Spirit Wisdom, would all be top-grade plant pet beasts.

"Ah, I’m good, just check with Fang Lan; I plan to hand over the forest for her to manage. Doesn’t her pet beast have the trait to manipulate and improve plants? I transferred the forest from the Breakthrough Secret Realm just to use it as her armory," Lu Ran responded.

He had no intention of keeping up with his pet beast army, so taking care of those plants was the least of his concerns.

"You really spoil her," Gu Qingyi chuckled.

"Cough, no choice, that’s the only clumsy sister I have; I have to be extra caring," he replied.

"So when are you going to pamper me?"

"Huh???" Lu Ran was taken aback, his heart rate speeding up.

"Just kidding, you called at just the right time, I also had something I wanted to discuss with you."

"Do you have something else or should I go ahead?"

"My thing is minor, you go ahead," Lu Ran resigned himself.

"The Mermaid Princess of the Fishman Empire has come to Xia Country as an envoy to further discuss an alliance. To ensure close relations between both parties, either the Fishman Prince or the Mermaid Princess will need to be contracted by a Beast Trainer from Xia Country."

"The Mermaid Princess seems to have taken a liking to you. Are you interested in contracting her?"

"Her Species Level is as high as a lower Overlord, with quite strong potential."

"I..." Lu Ran had initially been interested, considering it equivalent to a top-grade marine pet beast. But just then, he suddenly remembered what Manager Ying had just mentioned about the All-Round Trait.

If Yun Bao could integrate the All-Round Trait and later replicate the form of a marine Overlord, then he wouldn’t need the Mermaid Princess as much.

Positional conflict.

To have her merely as an Affiliation, Lu Ran had only thought about it; he didn’t believe that the progeny of an Overlord would be willing to become an Affiliation for a human’s pet beast.

"I’m not interested for now. How about you try negotiating to contract the Mermaid Princess yourself, Doctor? Your Sea Blue Dragon can’t evolve in the short term, and contracting her should greatly enhance your strength," Lu Ran suggested.

After Lu Ran finished speaking, Gu Qingyi again chuckled lightly on the other end: "She came specifically for you, though."

"Contracting is out of the question; I don’t want to cause misunderstandings, it might make it hard to find a wife later... At most, I can let her be an Affiliation to my pet beast, but given her status, that’s definitely not feasible," Lu Ran shrugged.

"Contracting an Affiliation? I’ll negotiate on your behalf," offered Doctor Gu.

"Better not; if it affects the alliance, that would be bad. I guess Xia Country would want to use the Fishman Empire to counterattack the Dragon Palace, right?" said Lu Ran.

"No worries, it’s the Fishman Empire that needs Xia Country now." Gu Qingyi asked, "What was your matter?"

"I’m planning a trip abroad, to the Necromancer Secret Realm. I’ve crafted two pieces of equipment through Soul Forging in the past few days. I’ll see if I can nourish Artifact Spirits and perhaps do some research on undead weapons," replied Lu Ran.

"Going alone?" Gu Qingyi was taken aback.

"No problem, with my current strength, I should be able to flee any danger. And as long as I keep a low profile, there’s not that much danger," he said nonchalantly.

"Alright then," Gu Qingyi conceded. "Contact the person in charge there beforehand; Old Pig is currently stationed at Reaper Island. He’ll take care of you when you arrive."

"Sure thing," Lu Ran immediately agreed. Old Pig had also helped quite a bit during the Black Dragon battle, having donated plenty of blood from his pigs to meet the Dark Crow’s sacrificial needs...