The King of Beast Trainers

240  Chapter 145: Past Regrets, Vegetable Dog_1

Manager Ying left peacefully.

In her view, Lu Ran had already become a mature fourth-generation Beast Trainer.

She believed that after giving Lu Ran the key intelligence, he would find a way to tackle the Secret Realm by himself.

There was no need for others to worry about it.

Assisting Lu Ran in figuring out how to conquer the Legendary Secret Realm was not Manager Ying's style.

"I'm just a bodyguard, not a nanny. A fourth-generation Beast Trainer needs to go through trials and learn independence to grow strong."

"Eh? Weren't we supposed to be partners? When did I become a bodyguard?"

...

"Next, the top priority task will be to solo the level-one Legendary Secret Realm."

After Manager Ying left, Lu Ran pondered again.

How could he solo the Diamond Dragon?

Firstly, for the King of Sudden Death, the defensive power must be strong enough to withstand multiple rounds of attacks and create opportunities for Mr. Husky to strike.

This required his Thunder Dragon Armor to become even tougher.

This part was easy to achieve; he just needed to keep feeding Dragon Cuisine to increase the level of Dragon Intent.

In addition to that, he would integrate energy compression and the Energy Flow Technique into the Thunder Dragon Armor.

Hmm... that's pretty much all for the King of Sudden Death.

Secondly.

Mr. Husky's attack power must be strong enough, the previous level of defense-breaking was simply not enough!

To enhance Mr. Husky's attack power, there are roughly two aspects to consider.

First, in terms of skills, Lu Ran felt that there wasn't much room for improvement in the short term with energy compression; a twenty-plus times energy compression was already the limit, and that level had nearly cost Mr. Husky his life.

Therefore, the next step could only be to enhance Mr. Husky's skill power through Sword Intent.

Just as Lu Ran said before, feeding Dragon Cuisine to raise the level of Dragon-Slaying Sword Intent was a good choice.

This process would allow Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death to spar with each other, one to gain Dragon-Slaying experience and the other to train defense.

Following that, the most effective way to enhance Mr. Husky's combat power would be to improve the quality of his weapon.

Frankly speaking, although the Icy Sky Great Sword isn't bad, it's just a rare weapon worth tens of thousands of crystal coins, an ordinary item even among rare-quality equipment, which no longer matches Mr. Husky's status.

If Lu Ran could acquire a World's Rare level sword, then Mr. Husky's strength would undoubtedly make a qualitative leap.

But the problem is, as Forging Master Lin has said, currently, no Forging Master in Xia Country has such forging experience.

Since there are no high-level Beast Trainers in Xia Country that use swords, naturally, no Forging Master is idle and foolish enough to use World's Rare minerals to forge swords, as failure would mean material wastage, which would be utterly extravagant.

That's also the reason why Lu Ran has come to learn about forging himself.

Clearly, if he waits to learn forging himself, the opportunity will have passed.

He can't wait.

Therefore, he might as well try to find someone to forge it.

In the worst case, he would ask for a simple sword; as long as the quality is sufficient, there's no requirement for it to be too complex. As long as it meets the quality standards, it will definitely be better than the Icy Sky Great Sword.

Actually, besides this path, Lu Ran has another bold idea.

Is there such a thing as a World's Rare mineral that naturally resembles a sword?

For instance, a natural mineral resource that looks like a sword, the Sword of Stone...

With nature's miraculous workmanship, it's entirely possible; there are naturally occurring stones that resemble humans and animals. It's not impossible for a World's Rare mineral to look like a sword either.

Mr. Husky's King of Swords talent does not necessarily have to wield an actual sword; as long as it looks reasonable and Mr. Husky thinks it can serve as a sword, even a kitchen knife or tree branch could be considered one.

With its intelligence, it has perfectly achieved the state of "the heart has a sword, all things are swords."

If such a natural resource exists, that would be a lot easier.

Lu Ran could borrow it for a while, without facing the risk of forging failure or processing damage, thus avoiding damage to materials. Similarly, a natural World's Rare sword would undoubtedly offer a greater improvement to Mr. Husky than the Icy Sky Great Sword, and after using it, he could return it, which would save money and effort...

If the deer antlers weren't too short and un-sword-like, barely even resembling a dagger, Lu Ran would have considered letting Mr. Husky fight using the antlers as a short sword.

One needn't worry about a World's Rare mineral getting damaged in battle. Forging World's Rare weapons is an exceedingly difficult process during the smelting of the mineral. With a level 20 combat capability, it wouldn't be possible to damage the mineral.

The only concern for the borrower would be dying in the Secret Realm with such an expensive resource, and the resultant complete loss. If the other party is worried, Lu Ran could simply write a debt note and purchase it himself...

Thinking thus, Lu Ran felt the plan was feasible, getting a World's Rare natural sword was undoubtedly the most secure and cost-effective method.

As for how to acquire it, Lu Ran thought of Master Lin, who would definitely have a way.

He gave Master Lin a call.

As the school term was about to start, he was not managing his own Smithy but was always in Sky City.

Upon receiving Lu Ran's call, a surprised voice came through: "Professor Lu, what brings you to contact me?"

Master Lin had been feeling very impressed lately.

Damn it, who could have thought that a quirky fourth-generation who came to forge a sword for a dog would suddenly become the strongest fourth-generation in Xia Country.

And became the only Dragon Chef!

This status was far more prestigious than his own as a Forging Master.

"Master Lin, stop joking, just call me Passerby A."

"In Sky City? I'm coming to you."

"Eh, sure, come over. Actually, I have something to discuss with you as well."

Soon, Lu Ran arrived at Master Lin's professorial villa.

Master Lin was already sitting in the outer courtyard, drinking juice and waiting for Lu Ran.

Lu Ran took a seat and got straight to the point,

"Master Lin, I want to ask if you know of any naturally sword-shaped World's Rare level ores."

"Uh," Master Lin was taken aback and fell into thought.

"You've stumped me there."

"As far as I know, there's no such thing."

Lu Ran was startled and said, "Really? There's none?"

"If you're talking about sword-shaped World's Rare plants, I do know where to find some."

"As for ores, really, there's none."

"Plants? What is it?" Though Lu Ran felt plants might not be suitable, he still asked subconsciously.

"Well, how do I put it?"

"Currently, Infinite City is linked to four major worlds in the Breakthrough Secret Realm, you know that, right?" Master Lin looked at Lu Ran, "Star-Moon Continent is mainly populated with pet beasts deriving from animals."

"Besides, there are three other worlds, mainly focused on the 'Elemental Race,' 'Plant Race,' and 'Mechanical Race.'" @@novelbin@@

"Of these, we have the most contact with Star-Moon Continent and less so with the other three worlds, pathetically less. In the case of the Mechanical World, there's only been one encounter, and Beast Trainers suffered catastrophic losses there."

"Though it's less, there are still some interactions. In the Plant World, the evolution speed of plants is much faster than that of animals, with animals merely serving as food for plants. This is a complete reversal from the situation on Blue Star and Star-Moon Continent, where animals use plants as resources."

"In that Plant World, there's a type of grass called Longleaf Sword Grass, known for its sword-like appearance. Even before it evolves consciousness, it's already considered a World's Rare plant. Of course, it's not the type of World's Rare plant resource beneficial to pet beasts when consumed, but rather a ferocious plant."

"In that world, most of the formidable plant lives are ferocious plants."

"Longleaf Sword Grass grows in grasslands, is impervious to flames, exceptionally tough and sharply edged, impossible to destroy by ordinary strength. An accidental brush against it leads to certain injury or death, and even dragon species prefer not to be scratched by Longleaf Sword Grass."

"You know, currently, every country on Blue Star is researching how to create Mechanical Pets, Plant Pets, and Elemental Pets...

And although entering the Breakthrough Secret Realm doesn't allow for taking high-level lifeforms out, normal plant resources can be brought out."

"Therefore, some Beast Trainers who entered the Plant World took out plants with potential to evolve consciousness from the Secret Realm and replanted them in the outer world, hoping they could evolve into Plant Pets after cultivation."

"Of course, it's clear that no one has succeeded so far."

"I'm getting off track. What I'm saying is, I know someone who expended a great deal of effort to dig up a Longleaf Sword Grass and has been cultivating it ever since."

"If this thing could evolve consciousness and become a living Plant Pet, it would at least be of the High-Ranked Monarch species. How about it, does that fit the characteristics of a sword-like plant?"

"Indeed." Lu Ran nodded. This Longleaf Sword Grass reminded him of the Blade-Shaped Grass in Mantis Forest Secret Realm. The two must be similar types of plant life.

Not bad at all, but not the best.

"Would be great if someone could bring back a Lightsaber from the Mechanical World, that sounds even cooler," Lu Ran said.

Master Lin: ???

"So what exactly are you trying to do?"

"You're not actually planning to give your Husky a sword-shaped ore or a sword-shaped plant as a weapon, are you?"

"Yes," Lu Ran laughed, "I'm thinking of strategizing for the Legendary Secret Realm. If I have to forge it, I'm afraid of wasting materials, so I'd rather test the raw material first. If that doesn't work, I'll find someone to forge it."

"Who knew, no ore, but there might be a Longleaf Sword Grass…"

"Damn," said Master Lin, "You do think of the strangest things…"

"Putting that aside, Master Lin, can you tell me who the Beast Trainer cultivating the Longleaf Sword Grass is?"

Although Lu Ran wasn't sure if the grass could be used as a weapon, and whether the other party would be willing to lend it, driven by curiosity about plant life, he still planned to visit and take a look.

A Husky wielding Longleaf Sword Grass... seemed pretty decent, although it could potentially injure itself, but there's no fear—they had the Divine Deer Pendant, so the cost of trial and error was very low.

Lu Ran was deep in thought, recalling the past regret of not providing Mr. Husky with Grass Attribute awakening... he always felt there was a lack of fun.

"It's a second-generation Beast Trainer. The person is also in Sky City and is a professor specializing in cultivation, a botanist... Wait, I'll give you the contact information," Master Lin no longer concerned himself with Lu Ran's ideas.

"Great, also Master Lin, you were looking for me just now, was there something you needed?"

"Yes," Master Lin said, "I've been thinking, you have a Beast Training Technique like Flame Spirit, which puts you far ahead of other students in the Forging Department in terms of starting out on forging skills. Attending class with them would definitely slow you down."

"So I think, why don't you just skip the classes and I'll teach you forging privately. What do you think?"

"Absolutely," Lu Ran immediately said upon hearing this.

"Good! Then it's decided." Master Lin laughed heartily, "By the way, I have a copy of the Inscription Combination Treasure Canon here, my private collection. You take it and have a look."

"The three major steps of forging..."

"The last step is to inscribe inscriptions on the finished forged item using Inscription Stones, guiding the perfect fusion of various materials to create a connection, tailored to the forged item."

"For someone with Flame Spirit and decent strength like you, the first two steps aren't a problem, so you just need to put more effort into inscription carving."

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After leaving Master Lin, Lu Ran took out his phone and dialed the number Master Lin had given him.

Shortly after, a hoarse female voice came from the other end.

"Who is this?"

"Professor Ye, this is Lu Ran."

"Lu Ran? Who is... Hm? Lu Ran, the one who got first place in the freshmen competition?" The person on the other end was clearly surprised, "The Dragon Chef, Professor Lu?"

"That's right... it's me."

"Professor Ye, do you have a moment? I have a favor to ask of you."

"Oh? What's up?" The other person was puzzled, wondering what Lu Ran wanted from her.

At the same time, Lu Ran, holding his phone, looked serious.

Oh, nothing much, just wanted to see if your precious experimental plant could be used as a real sword for my Husky to wield.