The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 586 - 374 Breakthrough Secret Realm: Mechanical Era_1

Chapter 586: Chapter 374 Breakthrough Secret Realm: Mechanical Era_1

It’s the Mechanical Era!

Lu Ran fell silent.

The next moment, he became even more silent.

[Introduction of the Era: In the year 486, over the span of five hundred years, with the development of the Mechanic Series, human warfare capabilities had reached an unprecedented height, and many Evil Beast powers were driven to the edges of the Star-Moon World.

With the advancement of technology, humans were no longer content with dominating under the legends and gradually stretched their hands towards the unknown domain of "Artificial Gods."

For the "Artificial God" project, the Star-Moon Republic established the "Spirit Research Institute" and vigorously developed and supported the Mechanic Series domestically. With policy support, over 60% of the Beast Trainers within the Republic had switched careers to become Mechanists.

The purpose of the Republic’s actions was to discover top-tier genius mechanists with exceptional research and invention abilities within the massive group of mechanists, thereby enriching the number of scientific researchers at the "Spirit Research Institute."

In this era, Mechanical Invention Conventions bloomed everywhere, and mechanists took pride in having unique inventions.

The "Contract Ball," which rivaled the Beast Training Space and allowed users to directly capture and tame Advanced Pet Beasts.

The "Mechanical Exoskeleton" that allowed Pet Beasts to be outfitted and directly evolve via mechanical armament.

The "Missile: Wrath of the Gods" capable of continuously accumulating natural energy, powerful enough to obliterate level 100 Overlords in one strike.

The "Spaceship" that enabled ordinary people to reach the cosmos and complete space travel...

These were all just some inconspicuous small inventions of the Mechanical Era, as mechanists ceaselessly pursued the pinnacle of the Mechanic Series at all times...]

[Breakthrough Task: Present your invention at the ’University Students Invention Competition’ held in the capital of the Star-Moon Republic, achieve a top 100 position, and rank higher than other trialists!]

[Tip ①: Only one person in this trial can advance to become a ’Level 5 Beast Trainer.’]

[Tip ②: The Breakthrough Task score is positively correlated with the final rankings of the invention competition.]

[Tip ③: You have obtained the identity of a student at the Capital Mechanical University.]

[Tip ④: The invention competition will start 18 days after entering the Secret Realm...]

[Tip ⑤...]

The tips kept refreshing, and Lu Ran was overwhelmed.

It felt like the first time he had entered the Breakthrough Secret Realm.

This Breakthrough Task... was actually for trialists to participate in some kind of Mechanical Invention Competition.

The key issue was that Lu Ran was completely clueless about the Mechanic Series.

Even more uncomfortable than the chef competition he had initially encountered.

Inventing... invent a hammer!

It wasn’t just him, even mechanists from later eras would be baffled if they came to this era.

Because the level of mechanical technology in later eras was completely inferior to that of the Mechanical Era.

Which meant, it was difficult to achieve a dimensionality reduction assault with the things from later eras.

"A relatively mild Breakthrough Task..."

"Compared to it, the Mechanical Era tasks experienced by the chairman of the Divine Eagle Federation and others seemed to be related to battle, which is why they were beaten badly..."

"However, for me, I’d rather it be related to battle."

"The only good news is that, apart from me, the other trialists are definitely just as confused."

"After all, mechanists are still a minority."

In the final Teleportation process, memories about his identity arranged by Infinite City also gradually integrated into Lu Ran’s mind.

And with the implantation of these memories, Lu Ran suddenly had an epiphany.

Infinite City would not arrange a task that seemed impossible to complete. With the load of identity information, Lu Ran finally knew what the "guaranteed invention" arranged by Infinite City was.

Lu Ran’s identity was that of an orphaned genius Beast Trainer. Then, because of his Pet Beast’s powerful strength, he was scouted by the Capital Mechanical University with the hopes that Lu Ran could follow the evolutionary route of "mechanically modified Pets."

To complete the "mechanically modified evolution" route, Lu Ran directly entered the university and had the opportunity to learn mechanical knowledge.

Inventing a brand-new "mechanically modified evolution route" in the various invention competitions was also considered an invention.

Which means, these trialists, even if they are completely clueless about the Mechanic Series, can still participate in the "Invention Competition" by selling resources, spending money to learn, and customizing a mechanical evolution route, striving for a high ranking through their Pet Beasts’ mechanical evolution.

Although, this type of invention of a mechanical modification evolution route is at the bottom of the disdain chain in various invention contests, things are never absolute.

If one could modify a Pet Beast with a special Racial Talent that is of great significance to the development of the mechanical domain, it could also achieve a higher ranking.

That is to say, this is the safety net provided by Infinite City for the trialists. If there are no other options, consider modifying their own Pet Beasts towards a mechanical evolution!

Of course, this also carries risks, as each person’s Pet Beast has a fixed cultivation route. Arbitrarily evolving towards the Mechanic Series may not lead to a good outcome.

Rather than taking this risk, one might as well wait for the next Breakthrough Secret Realm.

However, if the Beast Trainers entering this Breakthrough Secret Realm are from Blue Star, where the Mechanic Series is rare, some may prefer to take the risk and explore it.

Whirrr!!!

As Lu Ran sorted through his tangled thoughts, his figure quickly materialized in a luxurious single dorm room.

He lay on the bed, continuing to ponder.

"First of all, to not waste any time, I must clear this Breakthrough Secret Realm."

"Moreover, the hidden world view of this Breakthrough Secret Realm seems pretty awesome."

"If I can invent something impressive enough in the college invention competition, doesn’t that mean there’s a chance I’ll be invited by the ’Spirit Research Institute’ to become one of their researchers?"

"In this era, the Mechanical Main God has not yet been created by humans."

"This Spirit Research Institute is almost certainly the birthplace of the Mechanical Main God."

"Does that mean, as long as I meet the requirements, I could even participate in the creation project of the ’Mechanical Main God’?!"

"...Feels like I’m daydreaming again."

"Should I really modify my Mechanical Pets? It feels like none of my Pet Beasts are quite right."

"At most, the best I could do is a Sword Dog holding a Mechanical Light Sword or a Dragon King wearing defensive armor..."

"But if it’s just about modifying Mechanical Pets, no matter what, it definitely won’t meet the invitation criteria of the ’Spirit Research Institute’."

"It has to be some kind of epoch-making invention."

"Moreover, just to complete the breakthrough task, drastically modifying my Pet Beasts with no foundation is too risky."

"Besides Pet Beast modification, for someone with zero mechanical experience like me, dreaming of anything else is even more ludicrous..."

"Considering I also need an epoch-making research invention..."

"...With only 18 days, maybe I could use an epic-level Enhancement Card to enhance a Clear Spirit Fruit and boost my learning ability, to become a Mechanic Master in three weeks, but it still doesn’t seem very safe."

"Hmm? Right, don’t I still have an unactivated Man-Made Mechanical Angel in my backpack?!"

Lu Ran suddenly remembered something, looked toward his backpack, and then his face lit up with joy.

He had almost forgotten about that guy.

After all, a Mechanical Angel is a Monarch Race research type mechanical life; during this breakthrough task, it’s bound to be more useful than a mechanical novice like myself.

Can’t wait to reach level five breakthrough, maybe later in the Relic Space, I can activate her and have her act as my assistant. With her help, my chances of ultimately completing the task increase even more.

Having two people working together is always better than one working alone.

However, even with the Mechanical Angel’s assistance, it could only ensure that Lu Ran’s chances of completing the breakthrough task were a bit better.

If he wanted to achieve an SSS class rating and deeply explore the era’s secrets like he did in previous Breakthrough Secret Realms, relying solely on the Mechanical Angel’s assistance was definitely not enough. Even if the Mechanical Angel could be presented as an invention, it wouldn’t be enough to catch the Spirit Research Institute’s attention.

"I’ve got it!"

"Before activation, a Mechanical Angel isn’t a ’mechanical life’; it’s just a bunch of materials."

"Including their core ’intelligent chip,’ which is just a mechanical resource."

"The intelligent chip of a Mechanical Angel is a World’s Rare level mechanical resource."

"Only this way, it can support the premise of a Monarch Race research type intelligent life."

"If I use an epic-level Enhancement Card to enhance the intelligent chip of the Mechanical Angel to epic level, then even if it can’t directly evolve into an Overlord Clan, its research ability should be on par with an Overlord level research type life."

"Even in the Mechanical Era, an Overlord level research type intelligent life would be considered top-tier among researchers."

"In this way, with its assistance, the probability of completing the breakthrough task isn’t just a bit better, it’s near 100%. I don’t believe that any other trialists could have the assistance of an Overlord level intelligent research life; such a thing in the Star-Moon Federation is only accessible to Legendary Machinists and is a national treasure-level foundation."

"Still, there remains one major problem, which is time and direction; 18 days is just too short, and I don’t have a suitable research direction yet..."

"You don’t have to worry." As Lu Ran was struggling with this, suddenly, Liu Hua spoke slowly from within the Contract Card.

"I can solve the problem of time."

"You just need to decide on the direction of the invention."

"Liu Hua!" Startled by Liu Hua’s voice, Lu Ran exclaimed, "Didn’t I tell you not to pop up unless it’s a special situation?"

"I know your abilities, but if you take action, it’s too easy for that bunch to notice."

"Wait until I learn the Time-Space Shielding Beast Skill, then you can come out."

Lu Ran knew what Liu Hua meant. Liu Hua’s powers also integrated the ability to manipulate time, which they had all experienced before.

Liu Hua can create a Hell Realm where time flows differently than in the outside world, inflicting more torment on enemies.

If Lu Ran wasn’t wrong, Liu Hua probably wanted the newly born Mechanical Angel to enter the Time Hell to work on the invention. This way, due to the different flow of time inside the realm, even if there were only 18 days outside, it would be more than enough time for the Mechanical Angel to do a lengthy amount of invention research.

However, this would put a significant strain on Liu Hua’s spirit. Besides, Lu Ran was also concerned about a situation similar to last time occurring, like being sought out by a Legendary Divine Beast from the Chaos Dragon God Bloodline.

"The problem isn’t that big," Liu Hua said. "The Divine Tree Era has just ended, which means that the battle between the Beast Gods and the Plant Gods has only recently concluded. It is precisely because both the Beast Gods and the Plant Gods have been greatly weakened that humans had the opportunity to develop."

"Using the ’Limit Removal’ Talent, I can feel that the natural energy’s constraints on plant life have lessened a lot."

"The beings we should be worried about are likely ’deep in slumber for recovery’."

"Moreover, in the current era, plant life is abundant, and a considerable number of Plant Spirits exist somewhere in the Star-Moon World. It’s not the Beast Training Empire era anymore when plant life was still very rare. They won’t notice us."

"This..." Lu Ran fell into thought. Indeed, at the beginning of the Mechanical Era, the Divine Tree and Chaos Dragon God factions had just finished their great war, both sides sustaining heavy losses and going into hibernation – how could they suddenly appear?

"Makes sense."

"This way, if I enhance the birth of the Mechanical Angel, and you lock her in Time Hell to work on the invention, top-tier researchers combined with enough time, just let me babble some high-sounding project to her, indeed, there’s a great chance she could figure it out... With this breakthrough task, it’s secure, and with you, a Legendary life-form giving the Intelligent Angel a bit of advice, the invention might even have a good chance of catching the ’Spirit Research Institute’s’ eye!"