The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 521 - 329: Unprecedented Military Exploits, Unlimited Resources_1

Chapter 521: Chapter 329: Unprecedented Military Exploits, Unlimited Resources_1

Several days after leaving Emperor City, Lu Ran returned simply, without prior notice to those in the city.

Otherwise, considering his military exploits, it wouldn’t have been excessive to welcome him back with a city-wide celebration.

"Master."

Inside the Palace Hall, Lu Ran met privately with Emperor Yun. He bowed slightly, immediately feeling his hand being grasped.

"No need for such formalities," Emperor Yun’s mouth twitched as he said, "You’re back."

"The Six Paths Flower is indeed powerful."

"What you all did, the empire’s history will surely remember it."

Emperor Yun had thought that during his reign, he’d have to invest everything into the fight against the Four Great Beast Empires. Unexpectedly, the four crises were now resolved so easily.

And all of this, thanks to the youth before him. Emperor Yun’s expression was complex.

As Lu Ran spoke the next sentence, Emperor Yun felt just as complicated inside.

"It’s my duty as a disciple to share the burdens of my master. That was agreed upon when I became your disciple."

"Right, Master, didn’t you say that the military merits I accumulated on the front line could be rewarded back to me ten-fold, just like any normal commander’s soldiers?"

"The enemies killed in battle, my battle function will return 10 times the rewards!"

Lu Ran’s eyes twinkled brightly as he looked at Emperor Yun, afraid that he would deny it.

Military exploits were something that could be exchanged for resources.

He might have plundered a fair amount of resources from the Four Great Beast Empires, but it still wasn’t enough for Lu Ran.

He suspected that the Four Great Beast Empires originally had plenty of resources, but Infinite City had swallowed them up, too lazy to create that many.

Therefore, Lu Ran could only look to the empire for the rest now.

"Cough cough cough." Emperor Yun’s stomach hurt unbearably.

He felt again that he really should have kept his mouth shut.

"Good disciple, what I actually meant was the military merits you accrued with your own strength."

"The Four Great Beasts, those were resolved by the Six Paths Flower, weren’t they? That..."

Lu Ran: ?

Without saying a word, he just stared straight at Emperor Yun.

What’s the problem? Little Flower is my contracted pet beast, so how is that not my own strength?

Feeling the intensity of Lu Ran’s gaze, Emperor Yun coughed awkwardly and said, "Blame me for not making myself clear."

"But once a promise is made, it’s hard to take it back."

"It’s a pity, after years of continuous wars, the national treasury resources may not be enough to support your tenfold reward for military merits. Most resources have already been invested in warfare, used to cultivate the Beast Training Legion."

"Your reward, I’ll provide it to you in another form."

"I will betroth my Little Seven to you, and I promise that once you’ve reached the Legendary Realm, you... will be the next emperor. How about this reward?" Emperor Yun had no other choice, after thinking it through, he could only use the position of the emperor to offset the military merits.

Upon reflection, Lu Ran was indeed not a bad choice.

Setting his temperament aside, just based on his resolution of the threat from the Four Great Beast Empires, and being the Legendary Apostle, the contractor of the Six Paths Flower, he was more than qualified to sit firmly on the throne and protect the empire’s peace for a thousand years.

Lu Ran: ???

"There’s really no need..."

"Just give me as many resources as you can, forget about the marriage and the position of emperor," Lu Ran spoke up.

Emperor Yun: ?

"Huh?" Emperor Yun was startled.

What’s this, is this kid a fool?

You don’t want my daughter, nor the empire?

Once you become the emperor, the whole empire is yours, what resources could you possibly lack?

And yet you’re still fixated on the national treasury resources of the empire during its weakened state?

Emperor Yun wondered if there was something wrong with Lu Ran’s head, if someone had thrown something at him.

Unfortunately, Emperor Yun didn’t know that Lu Ran was just a temporary visitor in this era.

What Emperor Yun promised would bring immense benefits to Lu Ran in the future.

But the issue was, Lu Ran simply couldn’t wait for that moment.

To Lu Ran, the most important thing was how many resources he could gather these two days.

"Are you stupid?"

Right after Lu Ran declined the marriage and the imperial succession, the Temporary Contract Space, the Six Paths Flower couldn’t help but speak out.

"Why wouldn’t you want the position of emperor?"

"What’s the use..." Lu Ran curled his lip.

"Of course, it’s the Luck Dragon Veins of the entire empire boosting you, allowing you to have a cultivation speed far surpassing other humans."

"Otherwise, how do you think Yun Hao managed to reach Level 60 at such a young age?"

"His talent is indeed very good, but without the added luck of the empire, it would have been impossible for him to reach Level 60 so quickly."

"Overall, becoming the emperor of the Beast Training Empire has many benefits for you; not only can your cultivation speed get a boost, but with the Luck Dragon Veins protecting you, you would also be invulnerable to all manner of evil, for example, any curse could be directly ignored by you."

Lu Ran: ?

You might as well have not said anything!

Lu Ran suddenly coveted the opportunity.

Although he was currently unable to cultivate, after this breakthrough in the Secret Realm, he was going to the Star-Moon Federation to seek the Divine Deer to enlighten him.

After that, he would be able to cultivate.

If he could have a cultivation accelerator, of course, Lu Ran would yearn for it.

But the problem was, Emperor Yun said it would be until he reached the Legendary realm that he could take the throne, and Lu Ran didn’t have time to wait.

Moreover, whether he could enjoy the luck of the empire after returning from the Secret Realm was another question.

"Why reject?" Emperor Yun asked, puzzled.

Seeing Lu Ran being so lackadaisical, Emperor Yun said, "If you want this imperial throne, I can lend you the Imperial Jade Seal right now. With its blessing, you, currently a Level 4 Beast Trainer, should be able to cultivate to Level 7 of the Legendary Realm within two years."

"Okay!" Lu Ran said, "I’ll take this position of the seventh emperor."

"Then it’s decided," Emperor Yun said with a faint smile. Great, the matter of the tenfold war contribution has been fudged over, and moreover, he has hoodwinked a worker.

This war made Emperor Yun realize how challenging it was to be an emperor.

He was already weary in his heart.

The immense pressure had even given rise to thoughts of retiring, turning the royal clan into an imperial one and developing behind the scenes.

With Lu Ran and the venerable Six Paths Flower at the forefront, the empire wouldn’t have any issues for a thousand years, and he could now cultivate in peace.

"I can rest easy now that I have passed the imperial throne to you."

"However, I still want to discuss the matter of marriage."

"That... give me ten days to think it over; is that okay, Master?" Lu Ran earnestly requested.

"Alright, I’ll give you ten days to consider it."

Saying this, Emperor Yun took out the Imperial Jade Seal and placed it before Lu Ran.

This was an artifact made of extraordinary jade, carved with the four characters "Beast Training King," perhaps signifying the emperor of the beast training nation.

The power of the Jade Seal was incredibly dominant; upon inspecting it with Data Eye, Lu Ran took a deep breath.

[Name]: Imperial Jade Seal

[Level]: Epic

[Introduction]: The Imperial Jade Seal of the Beast Training Empire. The holder will be endowed with great fortune, an increased cultivation speed, and a physiognomy that is subtly changed over time to be more long-lived and resistant to all evil. The more prosperous the empire, the stronger the effect of the Imperial Jade Seal, with an upper limit of Legendary Level. The weaker the empire, the worse the effect of the Imperial Jade Seal, with a lower limit of World’s Rare level.

"I will certainly not disappoint Master’s expectations!" Lu Ran took the Jade Seal, feeling excited.

So, one really doesn’t need to become the actual emperor to enjoy the empire’s fate, but...

Lu Ran felt oddly inside; the effect of this thing was actually fluctuating?

An upper limit of Legendary, a lower limit of World’s Rare?

Now that this Imperial Jade Seal was at the Epic level, once he returned to Blue Star and the empire was gone, it would surely drop to the guaranteed lower level, and the effect would be very poor.

This...

To own the Imperial Jade Seal with perfect effects, wouldn’t he actually have to rebuild the Beast Training Empire and develop it to be more prosperous and powerful than the current one?

Heavens...

This wasn’t succeeding the throne, but rather becoming the crown prince of a fallen nation.

"Alright, you can go back and think about the marriage proposal," Emperor Yun spoke up.

"Yes, Master. Oh, Master, about resources..."

"What other resources do you want?"

"I mean, I’ve gained a lot of resources from the Beast Empire, most of which I can’t use because they don’t match the attributes of my pet beasts; I’d like to submit these resources to the national treasury and exchange them for resources I need," Lu Ran said.

"Of course, that’s no problem," Emperor Yun said with a slight smile, knowing that Lu Ran had made quite the haul, and said, "The empire’s core treasury has always been guarded by the National Guardian Beast left by the First Emperor. With the Imperial Jade Seal in hand, you can enter directly."

"Yes, Master!"

Hehe.

Lu Ran had never felt as joyful as he did at this moment.

It didn’t matter if the treasury was empty because his desires weren’t high.

He just hoped he could get enough resources to perfectly cultivate all his contracted pet beasts to Level 60.

Was that too much? Surely that wasn’t excessive.

It was merely Level 60 after all. Lu Ran believed that the treasury of the Beast Training Empire could support that.

All things considered, he now had only eight pet beasts.

[With this, combined with Time Acceleration, it probably won’t take long to catch up with the first generation.]

[Perhaps, I truly have a chance to take part in the War of Worlds and gain control over Infinite City.]

...

Next, Lu Ran naturally spent his time soaking in the Beast Training Empire’s treasury, categorizing resources.

What made Lu Ran twitch his mouth was that Emperor Yun really hadn’t spoken in vain—the empire’s treasury was indeed not all that full.

The only two Epic resources there were just as rubbish as the few he had exploded.

[Which proper emperor would place precious resources in the treasury.]

[The true concentration of resources in the empire is still with the various imperial clans, royal clans, and legendary families. During wars, the treasury’s resources naturally have to be brought out; how much could be left over.]

"I understand," Lu Ran responded to Six Paths Flower’s grumbling, smirking, "It doesn’t matter, these are enough for short-term use."

Following that, Lu Ran studied Time Acceleration while harvesting resources, having a great time.

However, what Lu Ran hadn’t anticipated was that a crisis was stealthily approaching.

Six Paths Flower, which had been accompanying Lu Ran, suddenly felt a chill throughout its body, its pupils filled with panic, and like a frightened little rabbit, it couldn’t help but move closer to Lu Ran, who was sitting and cultivating.

"What’s wrong?" Lu Ran quickly looked at Six Paths Flower.

[A Legendary Level life form... is approaching the Beast Training Empire...]

[The other party may be coming because of us.] Six Paths Flower was overwhelmed with panic, feeling it might have been detected because of its actions.

[Can you identify which Legendary Divine Beast it is?] Lu Ran asked, his expression changing.

Shit, is Infinite City playing for real? They’re stingy with resources but generous with Legendary Level enemies?

Wait, checking the time— isn’t today the last day of the Secret Realm?

We’re very close to the end of the Secret Realm...

What is Infinite City up to? They just have to scare him at the last minute.