The King of Beast Trainers

104  Chapter 77: Massive Gain_1

Abandoned Experiment Field Secret Realm.

Mr. Husky and Lu Ran slowly descended to the ground.

As soon as they landed, Lu Ran began to check the loot from this trip.

[Name]: Shadow Ore

[Level]: Advanced

[Introduction]: Possesses good dark attribute energy conduction and amplification effects, can be used to manufacture weapons, equipment.

After a glance, Lu Ran shook his head. Although Shadow Ore might be more valuable than the Ice Crystal Ore blown up in the Blizzard Secret Realm, it was probably not nearly as valuable as Meteorite Ore, and would not make Lu Ran rich.

Then, Lu Ran took out a card.

Its style was very similar to that of the Contract Card and identity card, all gold with various patterns of wild beasts all over it, numerous types.

[Name]: Upgrade Card

[Introduction]: Can be used to upgrade Contract Cards.

"An Upgrade Card even burst out, really lucky this time," Lu Ran remarked with a slight smile, glancing at Mr. Husky who was baring his teeth at the Devilish Bull Leader.

When Lu Ran first obtained the Black Card, there was such a prompt.

Notification 4: "Success rate of a Contract Card's capture depends on the user's spiritual power and the quality of the Contract Card. Be cautious not to attempt capturing creatures beyond control, as it may result in the destruction of the Contract Card or pet beast backlash."

Contract Cards are differentiated by quality!

The Contract Cards that Novice Beast Trainers initially receive are of the lowest quality.

And to obtain a high-quality Contract Card, it isn't distributed by Infinite City but rather needs to be upgraded with resources by oneself.

Abyss Difficulty Secret Realms have two special drops, one, Upgrade Cards; two, Trait Crystals.

Compared to Trait Crystals, the drop rate of Upgrade Cards is slightly higher, though not by much.

Lu Ran could only say that the rate of drops this time was outrageous.

Also, if Lu Ran remembered correctly, the information he had seen mentioned that the first upgrade of a Contract Card requires only one Upgrade Card.

After the upgrade, not only can the Contract Card capture stronger creatures, but there will also be an additional special effect within the space of the Contract Card.

For example, after the first upgrade, when a pet beast is inside the Contract Card, its stamina recovery speed will increase.

This function seems useless, but if there are more pet beasts, then it becomes useful. At that time, pet beasts can be switched out for battle in turns; one gets tired and goes back for a rest, and when rested, comes out to fight again, saving a lot of stamina recovery resources.

How many times a Contract Card can be upgraded, Lu Ran does not know. He only knows that the first upgrade requires one Upgrade Card, the second upgrade requires ten, the third requires one hundred... The fourth requires one thousand...

That's what the whistleblower on the Beast Trainer forum said. The number of Upgrade Cards needed later is probably astronomical, so no one knows the limit.

The specific effects of each upgrade are, of course, different too.

It's said that at a very high level, there can even be a "time stop" effect within the Contract Card, which can temporarily halt the life decay of a pet beast on the brink of death.

At this moment, having the Upgrade Card in hand, Lu Ran didn't say a second word, took out the Contract Card and slapped the two cards together.

In the next moment, a flash of light occurred, and the two cards fused.

The original Contract Black Card with its black edges instantly gained a slender silver border, signifying that it had been successfully upgraded.

"Next."

Lu Ran immediately used the Upgrade Card, then his eyes turned to the last resource that made his heart race, the Trait Crystal.

[Name]: Trait Crystal (Weapon Control)

[Introduction]: After fusion, it can allow a pet beast to master any weapon as if it were a part of their body.

"This is it!" Lu Ran laughed. What his unlucky senior had spent two months to explode, he did on his first try, such luck.

Originally he was prepared to waste ten days or half a month, but here it was, instantly conquered!

Lu Ran was in a good mood, but he didn't plan to fuse it into Mr. Husky right there and then. Mr. Husky wasn't in great shape right now, better wait until he had fully rested.

However, after looking through the three reward resources, Lu Ran fell into deep thought again.

The Upgrade Card he used himself, the Trait Crystal he would definitely use himself and would not sell; the Shadow Ore probably wouldn't fetch much money.

So it seemed, the 50,000 crystal coins he owed for the forging of the Icy Sky Great Sword, how much of it had this journey through the Secret Realm resolved?

It looked like... the Dragon Blood Crystal of the King of Sudden Death wouldn't be redeemed anytime soon...

"No matter, once Mr. Husky fuses with the new Attribute, he will be able to solo the Abyssal Secret Realm like slaughtering a dog." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"It won't take long, not only will I be able to pay off the debt for the Icy Sky Great Sword, but also what I owe Doctor Gu."

"With that in mind, the future looks promising!" Lu Ran comforted himself.

Following that, his gaze turned towards the dismantled experiment field and he said to Mr. Husky: "Mr. Husky, even though this has been dismantled, can you dismantle it again for me? Take a look and see if you can dig up something valuable for me..."

"Woof?"

When it came to dismantling things, Mr. Husky was not tired anymore; his eyes lit up, but then it glanced at the now-ruined experimental field and fell into deep thought.

It felt like this time, it was a task requiring finesse.

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Outside, the news of Lu Ran reaching the top of Infinite City No. 5 was still fermenting.

At this point, whether it was inside Infinite City or outside, the hot topic was still the resurgence of spiritual energy.

Such as a country in Africa deploying its army to encircle and suppress the Mutated Lion King.

Or a well-known Beast Trainer heading into a forbidden zone for a live broadcast, only to vanish without a trace after encountering an Evil Beast.

Within Xia Country, Beast Trainers were also focused on similar news.

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Changes in the newcomer rankings like the extraordinary list actually aren't paid much attention to anymore.

However, today, for some inexplicable reason, news of changes in the Extraordinary Divine Pet List squeezed into Xia Country's top ten internet searches for the first time. Although it was only tenth place, it was still quite remarkable.

News headline: "A disgraceful day for Infinite City No.5."

It wasn't unheard of for Beast Trainers to cross servers to make the rankings before, but there hadn't been a situation where two individuals did it simultaneously and took over the top two spots on the leaderboard.

Committed to Raising Cat-Eared Girls: "[I understand that the Pet Beast of Mr. Husky from the Star Guild in Pluto has fused with traits, showing such combat results. But what's with this Passerby A – a mid-level extraordinary Snowy Dog inflicting a heavy blow on a Mid-Level Leader Species with a slash? A slash?]"

Life of a Mundane Beast Trainer: "[A lot of people aren't familiar with Infinite City No.3, huh. A local here to fill you in. Passerby A, the owner of a sword-wielding Arctic Dog, had a record of killing a lower leadership class species with a single strike in a Public Secret Realm just last week. Now this can only be called basics, the world of the great ones, we mortals can't understand! But it's odd for both of them to cross over together. Do you think... Could it be that Mr. Husky wanted to refresh the leaderboard for the top spot, and it just so happened that Passerby A went over there for something... Ssh, can't speculate anymore or I'll be assassinated. (Holds back laughter)]"

Source of Mayhem: "[I'm a Beast Trainer from Infinite City No.5 and I'm quite heartbroken. I hope 'Sister White Tiger' can knock them both off the list.]"

Sister White Tiger, ID Bai Ling, a fourth-generation Beast Trainer from the Guild's Four Saints Group, has an albino Bengal tiger in contract and was the original top ranker of Infinite City No.5.

But this time, not only was she pushed to second place by a Thunder Eagle, she was then topped by a doggo. This was no longer a matter of a tiger being humiliated by dogs once it's fallen on the plains...

Many Beast Trainers from Infinite City No.5 were hoping Sister White Tiger could revive the prestige of the king of beasts and take down these two outsiders.

At this moment, Bai Ling herself was in a room looking at the news and clenching her fists in frustration, wondering where she or her guild had offended those two brutes from Infinite City No.3.

All kinds of powers and numerous newcomers were enjoying the buzz.

Soon enough, the news also reached Lu Ran's acquaintances. Fang Lan was gathering poison in Green Sea City when she saw that within half a day of his departure, Lu Ran had made it onto the hot search and couldn't help but feel startled.

"So, did he actually kill the boss or what?"

"If he did, did he get any Trait Crystals..."

"Ah, this news is no good, nothing useful in it! Forget it, I'll wait for Lu Ran to come back and tell me himself."

She went back to playing the role of a little girl picking poison.

"Has it started?"

In Devil City, Gu Qingyi, who was exploring the Eastern Sea, also received the message.

Seeing this search trend, she instantly understood that Lu Ran had started challenging the Abyssal Secret Realm.

Gu Qingyi: "[Let me know when you're about to fuse with the Trait Crystal, I'd like to watch.]"

Having said that, she prepared to log off.

But to her surprise, Lu Ran replied instantly.

Passerby A: "[I've already gotten one, and I plan on fusing it today. Doctor Gu, do you want to come over?]"

Gu Qingyi: "[?]"

"[Did you complete the Secret Realm? How many attempts? What's the score?]"

Passerby A: "[I passed on the first try, although I only got an S rating, just meeting the lowest standard for a Trait Crystal drop. But I seem to be incredibly lucky... not only did I get a Trait Crystal, but also an Upgrade Card.]"

Gu Qingyi stood in her private room, momentarily stunned. Despite herself, she couldn't help but mutter under her breath:

"Damn, what kind of luck is that."

To think that she had spent a whole month grinding the Abyssal Secret Realm for just one Trait Crystal!

And Lu Ran got one in a single attempt with an S rating?!

The comparison made her feel awful.

It was just like someone who always gets the guaranteed pull watching someone else get the prize on a single try.

Gu Qingyi: "[Where are you now?]"

Following that, he didn't plan to stay in Infinite City No.5 any longer and directly teleported back to Infinite City No.3.

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Passerby A: "[I'm about to head back to Infinite City No.3.]"

Gu Qingyi: "[When you're ready to fuse the Attribute, contact me. I'll take you to a Public Secret Realm to do the fusion, so you can immediately find a suitable opponent to test your strength.]"

Passerby A: "[Okay.]"

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Besides Gu Qingyi, Lu Ran also received other private messages.

However, one of them perplexed Lu Ran.

Pluto: "[?]"

"What the hell with the question mark." Lu Ran was puzzled.

But considering the need to maintain a good relationship with Pluto, Lu Ran replied with a "[Smile]."

Following that, he didn't plan to stay in Infinite City No.5 any longer and directly teleported back to Infinite City No.3.

And he brought out a day's worth of food and a large cup of Ice Honey Tea as a tribute to Mr. Husky.

The enthusiastic smile on Lu Ran's face made Mr. Husky quite scared.

"Mr. Husky, recover quickly, I'll take you for a Trait Fusion once you have your energy back! This is known as a 'minor evolution,' and whether we can turn the tables and surpass a Divine Beast starts with this crucial first step!!"

Pet Beasts undergo an evolution at Level 30, but the every-ten-levels Trait Fusion and Attribute Awakening could also be dubbed a "minor evolution," as both have the chance to increase the Species Level.

Evolution————

Mr. Husky looked calm as he patted Lu Ran with his paw, signaling him to be at ease.

For Mr. Husky, the word 'failure' wasn't in his life's dictionary.

"Now you're putting on airs." Saying that, Lu Ran took the Ice Honey Tea and started drinking it himself: "You're not nervous but I am. Let me drink some '82 Ice Honey Tea to calm my nerves...""

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