The King of Beast Trainers

237  Chapter 143 I Have a Dream_1

Now that the Dark Crow had awakened its special power, Lu Ran naturally couldn't go back to sleep.

If he did go back to sleep, that would be a disrespect to the profession of "Beast Trainer".

He took off his pajamas, put on his clothes, and decisively went to the back hill of Red Leaf Park to conduct a more in-depth study of the Curse Power with the Dark Crow.

After multiple experiments, Lu Ran became even more convinced that the essence of Curse Power was to purposefully disrupt the enemy's mind, thereby affecting their actions.

Any kind of destructive or disruptive curses was very easy to achieve.

But as for something like a reverse curse that sought to provide benefits to the cursed, it was impossible no matter what he tried.

Lu Ran guessed that besides his familiarity with the ability, it might also have to do with the "Dark Attribute's" characteristic.

After all, the characteristic of Dark Attribute Power is "corrosion" and "debuff".

Dark Attribute tends to erode most other Attribute Powers, making it hard to defend against; when attacked by Dark Attribute skills, if a wound occurs, then the injured party's attack, defense, speed, and other states would seriously decline.

Realizing this, Lu Ran wondered if awakening another attribute in the Dark Crow, such as a "blessing type" of curse effect, would be possible.

The first attribute that came to his mind was Light, which is the opposing attribute to Dark.

Although the prominent feature of the Light Attribute is simply being the quickest attribute, Light also has a hidden characteristic: Light Attribute Pets have a very high compatibility with "benefit-increasing traits".

Attribute Fusion requires a high degree of compatibility, not just with the race and individual but also with the attribute; some benefit-increasing traits are not compatible with every attribute. Generally, "Light Attribute," "Water Attribute," and "Grass Attribute" are more suitable for benefits and healing traits compared to other attributes.

Therefore, Lu Ran wondered if the Dark Crow might become an excellent source of blessings if one day it awoke to the Light Attribute.

However, that seemed somewhat risky, as not every Pet Beast could handle a combination of opposing attributes.

There have already been many failures on the Divine Pet List; some pets, which otherwise could have evolved into Monarchs, failed in their evolution because they attempted opposing attributes, ending up on the leaderboards instead.

Although Light was somewhat dangerous, Lu Ran quickly thought of another attribute stronger than both Light and Dark.

Time Attribute!

If Curse Power was combined with the Time Attribute, what kind of sparks would it create?

Of course, Lu Ran was just thinking aloud as the resources capable of helping a Pet Beast awaken the Time Attribute would undoubtedly be at World's Rare level or above, and far more precious than the Void Flower by tens or hundreds of times.

The Void Flower itself was actually quite rare.

Like "Curse type traits" and "Legion type traits," the Void Flower cannot be looted in Secret Realms of all levels; currently, the only two ways to obtain it are: one, by breaking through a Secret Realm, and two, as a rare kill reward from a powerful Space Attribute BOSS found in a Public Secret Realm.

Therefore, Beast Training University making the investment of providing a Void Flower to Lu Ran was quite a significant bet.

Of course, this was also because Lu Ran was outstanding, having thrashed the Tyrant Dragon Team and won a great deal of prestige for Xia Country on the international stage. Such prestige could not be bought with a Void Flower.

"Continue."

Lu Ran continued the experiments with the Dark Crow, no longer dwelling on the blessings-type curse effects for now, as not fully understanding the curse-type effects was pointless.

After more experimentation, Lu Ran discovered something new.

The curse of the Dark Crow was only effective within a twenty-meter radius.

"Not to be rude, but why is it so short?"

"Ah!" The Dark Crow was shocked.

Its range was indeed very short.

"A mere 20 meters of effective cursing range, what use is that?" Lu Ran said, frustrated.

He didn't expect it to curse someone across a city, but at least it should have a range of a hundred meters, right?

Otherwise, even on a combat stage, you would have to get face-to-face just to curse someone, which would be way too weak.

The King of Sudden Death's discharge range was even longer than yours.

Mr. Husky's Sword Qi can even strike over a hundred meters away!

"What's the maximum range of your Emission Attribute skills?" Lu Ran asked.

"Seems like it's less than 50 meters, but if it goes beyond half that range, its power drops sharply," admitted the Dark Crow in shame.

Currently, it mastered three of the four major energy techniques: flow, shaping, and release.

Without any specialized human training, its learning talent was already quite perfect.

In terms of comprehension, even the King of Sudden Death probably couldn't match the Dark Crow.

Perhaps it was because it mastered such a diverse array of techniques that the Dark Crow's Energy Release Technique was just average.

"Then, I guess the cursing range is something similar to the effective range of your Emission Attribute skills," Lu Ran mused.

That won't do.

Training is necessary.

It would be best if one day it could curse enemies from the other side of a city, or even a country.

Only then would the deterrent power of the curse be fully realized!

So, first, train the Dark Crow's Energy Release Technique.

Mainly the range!

And make sure that there isn't too much energy loss during the release process.

"The second was to become a super sharpshooter, the king of snipers."

"Now, my first dream has been inherited by Mr. Husky, and you've seen the sword it carries in its mouth, right? It's so powerful because it inherited my dream, sharing a heart and mind with me as pet and master."

"Ah!"

"Now, are you interested in taking on my second dream and becoming an impressive sharpshooter?"

"At the initial stage, just being able to accurately snipe an enemy's head with a Crow Feather from more than two kilometers away would suffice..."

Lu Ran looked at the Dark Crow expectantly and said, "You should know that even the Thunder Dragon General didn't get the chance to inherit my dream."

"Really?!" The Dark Crow was skeptical, feeling that its master might be tricking it.

"Train hard, and when your Emission Attribute skills reach a range of 800 meters, I'll contract you and take you to conquer other places, not just stay in this tiny Green Sea City," Lu Ran said.

The Dark Crow's eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty is wise!!!"

"This general will definitely train hard and inherit Your Majesty's ambition!"

With that, it spread its wings, which made a shooting gesture, and a black crow feather condensed at the tip and whooshed off in a shot.

It blew up a wild tree straight away.

Watching this, Lu Ran nodded with satisfaction; although the Curse was powerful, a solid foundation was also necessary!

Treating the Dark Crow as a sniper pursuing maximum effective range when training, without a doubt, would comprehensively boost its strength!

Good.

Next, Mr. Husky would focus on energy compression, King of Sudden Death would concentrate on Energy Shaping, and Dark Crow would specialize in Energy Release—each Pet Beast had a bright future ahead.

Now, Lu Ran was genuinely considering the idea of contracting the Dark Crow, thinking about the days ahead when, after descending to the Secret Realm, it could gun down Mutant Beasts from 800 meters away, or cast a Curse from two kilometers out, eliminating the Boss before even seeing it, clearing the Secret Realm so pleasantly.

...…

That day, Lu Ran and the Dark Crow continued interacting for half a day.

Both man and bird were pretty exhausted.

Although he was more tired, Lu Ran's energy was more abundant than ever.

Holding resources for the other six Awakening Attributes, he wanted to see if the other six Generals had the potential similar to the Dark Crow.

In the back mountains of Red Leaf Park.

The sky was overcast with a mass of crows.

A flock of crows flew together, forming a dark cloud.

Above the cloud, One Ear—a large cat, the Qingwu Lake Giant Turtle, and the Emerald Mountain Fire Snake were all brought over and dropped from the sky to the back mountains of Red Leaf Park.

As for the Emerald Mountain Insect King, the tea-guarding Ice Bird, and the Bee Queen made especially for the honey vendors, they could fly on their own, so there was no need for Dark Crow's help.

Soon, all members of The Seven Beasts of Green Sea gathered here.

Lu Ran observed them briefly.

One Ear, Level 19.

The Xuan Turtle, Ice Bird, Fire Snake, and Bee Queen, Level 18.

The Insect King, Level 17.

All of them had decent Levels.

But none of them had a higher Level than the Dark Crow, which was Level 20.

Lu Ran understood why.

The Dark Crow often dealt with the association, surely receiving the most resources.

And One Ear's Stray Cat Team frequently worked with the police, helping to handle small mutant beasts in the city. It also earned the title of White Cat Captain, so unsurprisingly, it had its share of resources, which made its higher Level quite normal.

As for Insect King... Lu Ran didn't even have to think about it. Most likely, it had a vast harem and too many offspring, which led to a severe division of resources and a setback in progress.

However, unfortunately, after studying them for a while, the Generals merely gained an additional Attribute and didn't awaken any special power combination like the Dark Crow.

Subsequently, apart from the old turtle, Lu Ran dismissed the other Generals.

[You've brought such rare resources, I knew there was no good news behind it...]

The old turtle was fairly familiar with Lu Ran; after all, the first time Lu Ran had approached it was to chat and bring it food, only to have it fetch his cell phone that had fallen into the lake...

Ordinary resources were one thing, but this time, the Awakening Attribute resources were clearly rarer and more valuable. The old turtle didn't believe for a moment that Lu Ran didn't want something in return.

"Old Turtle, these resources are truly free gifts for you," Lu Ran said.

"Indeed, I do have a favor to ask of you, but I'll give you separate compensation when the time comes."

[What favor? You know all I want is to retire as soon as possible. The promise to maintain the peace of Qingwu Lake was also just to avoid disturbances from all sides due to it being too chaotic.]

"That's right!" Lu Ran exclaimed, "Recently, I heard that there's a group of troublemakers in the sea that might threaten Green Sea. In addition to Qingwu Lake, could you also help guard the sea area?"

Old Turtle: ???

[What nonsense are you spouting? I'm just a freshwater turtle, not a sea turtle.]

[Moreover, didn't you say that there are high-level beings over there stirring up trouble, and we should avoid them for now and not interfere? So now we can deal with them?]

Lu Ran coughed dryly and said, "Being extraordinary beings now, what does freshwater or seawater matter? Rest assured, we've known each other for two years. You understand me, and I understand you. You just want peace, right? But the problem is that there indeed are troublesome thoughts emerging from those beings in the sea. For the tranquility of Green Sea City, just work for two more years, and that will be it."

"After a while, I'll bring you a 'Dragon Clan Cuisine' that will help you evolve into a 'Dragon Blood Being,' turning you into a Dragon Turtle. I'm confident you'll have the strength to suppress and command the nearby seas."

"Right, didn't you just awaken the Rock Attribute? Do you know about the Nine Sons of the Dragon, with Ba Xia carrying a stele on its back? You could cosplay as Ba Xia. Look at how strong Mr. Husky is because he cosplayed as Ya Zi. You should try cosplaying as Ba Xia too; I'm sure you won't be weaker. Hm, to support your work, I'll send you a Stele-class Weapon to bear and subdue the sea in a few days. Once you become the monarch of the nearby seas, I'll ensure you get a good retirement!"

"It's all a matter of necessity..." @@novelbin@@

"You wouldn't want the Qingwu Lake where you've lived for decades to be occupied by beings from the sea and then be forced to leave your home, right?"

The old turtle was furious. It couldn't tolerate that; Qingwu Lake was a place it had grown fond of over the decades.

"Gah?" Up in the tree, the lingering Dark Crow fell into deep thought. Was he using Mr. Husky as an example again?

Was he now sweet-talking General Xuan Turtle into something? However, conquering the seas was indeed an important strategic goal. Glinting with ambition, the Dark Crow considered that with General Xuan Turtle's steadiness, perhaps he was fit to take on this responsibility!

PS: Thank you to the Alliance Hierarch, Yi Gor brother, for the support!