The King of Beast Trainers

Chapter 243  146: A Blade of Grass Can Slay a Dragon_3

The cultivation level may even surpass that of the combat department's geniuses with stronger battle prowess.

"Did you see the news about the Snowfield Federation's conquest of the Legendary Secret Realm?" Lu Ran asked.

"I saw it! Are you also eager to challenge a tier-one Legendary Secret Realm? Take me with you!! Let's team up." On the other end of the phone, Fang Lan's tired voice became lively.

"I refuse," Lu Ran said.

Fang Lan: ???

"The Legendary Secret Realm is different from the Abyssal Secret Realm, it's too dangerous inside. I can't guarantee your safety, and even I have to be extremely cautious. One moment of negligence could mean never coming out."

"Moreover, according to my intelligence network, the more people there are challenging the Legendary Secret Realm, the worse the rewards. Without highly suitable teammates, it's actually safer and more cost-effective to go solo."

"Alright," Fang Lan pouted. She wasn't the type to be unreasonable and knew that in challenging a powerful Secret Realm, uneven team strength could be more dangerous than going alone.

The weakest teammate is the most terrifying thing.

They could easily become a breakthrough point for a powerful BOSS.

If a teammate gets into a crisis, any attempt to rescue them could disrupt the rhythm of the entire battle.

Clearly, Fang Lan didn't want to be Lu Ran's "weakest teammate."

"However, although you can't participate directly in conquering the Secret Realm, you can still help indirectly. Can you concoct some poison for me like last time when I conquered the Abandoned Experiment Field Secret Realm?" Lu Ran said cheerfully.

"Heh," Fang Lan said. "No problem."

"But dragon clan creatures have a high resistance to poison. Their dragon blood has a natural detoxifying function, making it very difficult to concoct a poison that affects them." @@novelbin@@

"If I could enter the Secret Realm, I could use the poisonous attribute energy to intensify the poison's potency, making it work much simpler, but relying solely on carried poison might be a bit demanding."

"So, there is a way," Lu Ran said.

"Yes, I need a sample of the Diamond Dragon's dragon blood, the more the better. Only then can I concoct a highly targeted poison."

"Can you get it?" Fang Lan asked.

"I can! But give me some time; within half a month, I'll bring it to you."

"Good," Fang Lan said. "I'll wait for your dragon blood."

...

Two days later.

Beast Training University officially began its academic year.

But Lu Ran doesn't seem to need to attend classes or teach.

Over in the Forging Department, Master Lin chose to give Lu Ran special instruction in the art of inscription engraving, because when it came to smelting mineral materials, Lu Ran's skills, thanks to the Flame Spirit, exceeded those of some Forging Masters. It would be a waste of talent to lump him in with regular freshmen.

Similarly, the culinary arts didn't want to let teaching interfere too much with Lu Ran's research time.

Though capable of teaching the basics, it was unnecessary for Lu Ran to do so, as this, too, would underutilize his talents. The Cultivation Department thus made Lu Ran's cutting and firework skills courses advanced ones, open only to elite students selected at the end of the term.

And so, with no trivial matters to distract him, Lu Ran devoted himself to studying cooking and training his pet beasts.

During this time, he also tried his hand at complex dishes, such as Dragon Beard Noodles, Dragon Meatballs, Spicy Lobster, and Squirrel-style Dragon Fish, moving away from primitive grilling and incorporating different extraordinary ingredients and seasonings.

There were some flops, as well as cases where the nutritional value surged.

Yet, Lu Ran enjoyed the experiments; after all, he was happy as long as there was food, and even the flops were tasty, even if they didn't meet the expected synergistic nutritional value where 1+1+1+1+1 was more than 10.

Having just finished a bowl of Dragon Blood Vermicelli Soup, Lu Ran proceeded to check on the Longleaf Sword Grass as usual...

"Hm??" Two days of observation and the Longleaf Sword Grass had finally shown some changes. Rather than deteriorating, compared to when Lu Ran first brought it home, it was much more vibrant, with signs of new green coloring where it had been withered!

"Come on, grass, show some spirit. I'm not counting on you to develop Spirit Intelligence like Professor Ye, just recover your vigor as a regular Sword Grass... Then, I'll show other nations' Beast Trainers what it means for a single grass to slay a True Dragon!" Lu Ran tried to encourage the Longleaf Sword Grass with Psychic Sensing, not caring whether the yet-to-develop-intelligence grass could understand.