The King of Beast Trainers

Chapter 245 - 147 Lu Ran's First Time_2

It's no wonder Master Lin said that Lu Ran was simply not suitable to study alongside the new students of the Forging Department. If he did, with Lu Ran's setup, it would be a dimensionality reduction strike.

Next, under the guidance of Master Lin, Lu Ran began to set the main materials into the yet-to-be-shaped stele, such as materials for Water Attribute enhancement and Rock Attribute enhancement.

After a bit of toil and trouble, Lu Ran quickly forged a huge stele embedded with gemstones.

But that was not the end of it.

"The next step is the most important one…" Master Lin said, "The materials for forging this stele, I have included the methods for inscribing runes in the textbooks, notes, and manuals I gave you. You must have studied them diligently on your own."

"Of course," Lu Ran took out an Inscription Stone at the final moment.

Inscribing runes is the most important part of crafting high-quality equipment.

Mere melting and reaction, combined with main material shaping, only yields a semi-finished product.

The real power of these forging materials has not yet been unified, nor can they react and interrelate with each other, which would lead to the equipment becoming damaged quite soon after use.

The role of the runes is to synthesize the power of a host of materials into a whole, through external forces. This process requires the use of a natural mineral called Inscription Stone.

The purpose of the Inscription Stone is quite easy to understand. It absorbs the user's physical strength to release a miraculous fluctuation. This miraculous fluctuation greatly enhances the fusion process of various forging materials.

As long as you use the Inscription Stone to touch the forged weapon or equipment and "link" the power fluctuations of various materials with the right trajectory suitable for each mineral material, the process is complete. After the linking is finished, the high-quality weapon is considered forged. This step is called inscribing runes because it is much like etching letters on the equipment.

The difficulty in the final step lies in the fact that the trajectories to link different mineral materials are not the same. For some familiar materials, forging masters find the process quite easy and just need to exert a certain amount of physical strength.

It's like cooks following a tutorial or recipe to cook, which is very simple.

However, if the mineral materials used and combinations attempted have no past experience to reference, then the process becomes much more difficult. The forging master needs to invest energy in trying during the final process, similar to how a chef experiments with new recipes. This process tests the forging master's physical strength and experience.

If any significant mistakes occur, they can cause damage to the forged equipment embryo or decrease the final product's quality.

Luckily, Lu Ran, with his superhuman physique, had an advantage in this process.

As for this particular forging, there was no need for such hassle. Lu Ran followed the instructions as if drawing a gourd from a model and completed the rune inscription with ease. With his exceptional constitution, he merely broke a sweat after the entire forging process.

A high-quality stele capable of amplifying Water and Rock Attribute powers was easily completed.

"Not bad," said Master Lin, appraising the stele after Lu Ran finished the forge. For a first attempt, the result was already quite commendable.

However, as he looked toward Lu Ran, he noticed a hint of dissatisfaction in Lu Ran's eyes as he gazed at the stele.

"I feel like I could have done better," Lu Ran said.

After all, it was a gift for the Xuan Turtle, and with his current status, he ought to at least give a stele weapon of rare quality to make it seem acceptable.

"Haha, no rush. This is just your first attempt at forging. Going for high difficulty right away isn't quite suitable. If you like, you can keep this stele as a souvenir. If not, just dismantle it. Continue to work on it to improve your skills," Master Lin said encouragingly.

"Dismantle?"

Lu Ran's eyes lit up as he said, "I understand this. When I was a child studying firearms in Hawaii, I also learned about disassembling and assembling guns. This process was very helpful for an introduction to firearms skills. So forging can be done in the same way."

Master Lin was flabbergasted: ???

What the heck kind of family do you have, learning about disassembling and assembling firearms in Hawaii as a child…

"Master Lin, the four swords I forged here last time for the freshmen competition, can they also be taken apart to learn?" Lu Ran asked.

Master Lin: ???

"Darn it, dismantle them if you're willing!"

......

There was no need for half a month.

Just one week later!

Through constant practice and by dissecting the works of the master, learning the master's thought process, and crossing the river by feeling the stones of the master's experience, Lu Ran was already able to initially forge weapons of rare quality.

And the price was just the permanent damage of a few weapons.

Green Sea City.

After a span of ten days, Lu Ran finally fulfilled his promise and brought the fine Dragon cuisine he cooked during this period to General Xuan Turtle.

Outside Qingwu Lake.

Lu Ran walked to the lakeside with a Dark Crow perched on his shoulder.

This time, in addition to bringing resources for the Xuan Turtle, he was also there to check the training results of the Dark Crow.

It had worked hard, the effective range of its Emission Attribute skills had broken through 50 meters, the effective range of its Curse had also reached 50 meters, which, compared to the previous 20 meters, was no longer so negligible. It had not wasted the improved diet Lu Ran provided for it.

"You know what..."

"This so-called dragon cuisine really smells incredible."

"I've lived this long, when have I ever eaten something so delicious?"

The Xuan Turtle, too, was tearfully grateful, seemingly very satisfied with the cooking Lu Ran had done.

"How is it, these Seven Star Dragon Fish Balls, not bad, right?" Lu Ran smiled.

The Seven Star Dragon Fish Balls were white in color, elastic without being greasy, with a fragrant and loose filling, offering a taste that was both sweet and smooth.

They were made from Mutated Dragon Fish Meat, Dragon Blood Boar Meat, and dried lobster as the main ingredients, seasoned with a variety of other ingredients.

This dragon cuisine principally aimed to enhance the purity of dragon blood as well as the defensive power of scale armor; it was developed for the King of Sudden Death.

Now, being used for the Xuan Turtle, it was also highly compatible.

Next to them, the snow-white dragon fish balls rolled around like basketball-sized orbs, scattered across the lakeside like the stars in the sky, as the Xuan Turtle, while marveling, saw faint red energy patterns appear on its black turtle shell.

Clearly, this dragon cuisine was subtly altering the Xuan Turtle's constitution, pushing it towards an evolution into a Sub-Dragon Species, a Dragon Turtle.

"All of this is for you, enjoy it slowly."

"Old Turtle, this is for you too." Next, Lu Ran took out a huge stele that matched the Xuan Turtle's size and placed it to one side, saying:

"This stele is called the Abyss Stele, of rare quality, with an absorbing effect. You could carry it on your shell without worrying about it falling off."

"Huh?" The Xuan Turtle was enjoying its meal when it suddenly saw Lu Ran lift a huge stele, and it was momentarily taken aback.

It really had to carry that thing.

It looked quite heavy.

"Don't underestimate it, this thing can effectively enhance your strength, allowing you to dominate the near seas! Whether it's boosting the power of your Water Attribute skills or your Rock Attribute skills, it is highly skilled… Although it looks a bit superfluous, what's that saying again…"

"Caw!" The Dark Crow beside him reminded him.

It solemnly looked at the Xuan Turtle. @@novelbin@@

"General Xuan Turtle, even if you bear the Abyss Stele, you can still be invincible in the near seas, do not disappoint the king's expectations!"

"Fly off, that's not the quote I was thinking of, you're making the stele sound like a burden." Lu Ran bluntly shooed the stupid bird away, then told the Xuan Turtle, "Anyway, it's all poisonous chicken soup, not important, you just need to know that this is a good thing."

The Xuan Turtle fell into thought.

Should it, old as it was, really let Lu Ran play around with its life with such abandon?

Forget it, eat the fish balls first.

......

After settling things with the Xuan Turtle, Lu Ran returned to Sky City, and under the guidance of Master Lin, spent two days finishing his last training session.

He finally managed to enchant the Icy Sky Great Sword with a blood-sucking effect by fusing it with the Blood-Sucking Stone.

And nearly half a month later, Lu Ran re-entered the Legendary Secret Realm·Dragon King's Nest!

"Roar!!!"

Under the roaring of two giant dragons, Lu Ran replicated the process of his first battle.

At present, they still did not have the strength to defeat the Huge Diamond Dragon, but compared to last time, they were a bit more at ease, and their objective was clear.

"Mr. Husky, Sword Control."

"Woof!"

In the cave, King of Sudden Death took a heavy blow to create an attacking opportunity for Mr. Husky, after which a Flying Sword launched forth, piercing through a scale and drawing the Huge Diamond Dragon's blood, eliciting a painful cry from it.

However, just as it was about to rage and strike back, it bewilderedly found that the Flying Sword was swiftly carried away by the Wild Wind, and the enemies had vanished without a trace; the Huge Diamond Dragon lowered its head to inspect the wound... and then even more bewilderedly discovered that the blood from the wound was also gone.