The King of Beast Trainers

95  Chapter 73 Gradually Stabilizing Green Sea City_1

Now that Doctor Gu had entrusted him with such a significant responsibility, Lu Ran took the situation in Green Sea City very seriously, feeling that he definitely couldn't allow himself to mess up.

To further win over the wild animal kingdom of Green Sea City, Lu Ran entered Infinite City early the next morning and spent a hefty sum of 1200 crystal coins to buy a few days' worth of advanced superfoods with the attributes of gold, water, fire, earth, ice, and dark.

He then returned to Green Sea City and delivered them to the Insect King, Xuan Turtle, Fire Snake, One Ear, Ice Bird, and Dark Crow, one by one.

Although they had all evolved to around level ten or so, they had only just awakened and everything was still in a nascent stage; their knowledge and combat ability paled in comparison to Pet Beasts like Mr. Husky that had been carefully cultured by Beast Trainers.

These advanced superfoods hit the spot perfectly; it was impossible for them to find such fitting and high-quality food in Green Sea City at this stage of their development.

Initially some of the animals had their complaints, but upon seeing that there were real benefits to working under King Lu, they perked up, as if infused with chicken blood—especially the Fire Snake, which displayed one attitude before taking a beating, another afterward, and a completely different one after tasting the sweet date.

Communication skills + resource feeding + power suppression, there was no doubt that this first batch of high-level mutant beasts in Green Sea City was neatly arranged by Lu Ran.

While other cities were still struggling with how to drive away or exterminate high-level mutant evil beasts, here in Green Sea City, a group of high-level mutant beasts had already self-proclaimed themselves "The Seven General Beast", starting to work for Lu Ran in maintaining city order without even needing contracts.

Regardless of its significance, at least it was a good start.

For the following week, Lu Ran didn't do anything else but personally led Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death to continue getting little brothers on their side.

Though all mutant beasts above level ten had been won over, it didn't mean those below level ten weren't worth winning over.

In cooperation with "The Seven General Beast," Lu Ran had a heart-to-heart with a well-evolved wild boar today, a decently evolved rat Race the next day, and a well-evolved Bee Queen the day after that...

In just a week, Lu Ran had personally guided and instructed most of the wild animal races in Green Sea City and the process was very smooth. After all, a good half of them were already Lu Ran's "old friends". With momentum building like a rolling snowball, Lu Ran's team was growing larger and larger.

If one week ago, the title of Green Sea King for Lu Ran was somewhat shaky, but now... with Mr. Husky as his major general, "The Seven General Beast" under his command, and the hundred major wild races of Green Sea City subservient to him, the title was now fully deserved.

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"You're here." On this day, after Lu Ran woke up, Fang Lan came looking for him early in the morning.

After opening the door, Lu Ran saw Fang Lan looking at him with a grievance.

"A week! That's too long!"

"I can't help it..." Lu Ran said helplessly: "If I wanted to win them over one by one, I only slept four hours a day, surviving solely on Ice Honey Tea..."

"But now it's okay, next I'll take you to meet the Five Poison Species; after that, I'll leave them in your care."

"Ice Honey Tea, that stuff is tasty! Is there any left?" Fang Lan licked her lips, craving it.

"Yes, I'll go to the fridge and get you some."

Ice Honey Tea was a fruit tea beverage brewed by Lu Ran using Ice Heart Tea leaves from the mountain and honey made by the bee Race from supernatural plants.

The Ice Heart Tea leaves had the effect of relieving mental fatigue, and the supernatural honey, due to being limited by the variety of supernatural plant resources in Green Sea, mostly had a simple effect of restoring physical strength.

But their combination results in an excellent beverage for revitalizing both spirit and body.

At this moment, Lu Ran was already enjoying the perks of being the Green Sea King. He knew that the tea leaves and honey cost him nothing, even though the Ice Bird cried every time he went to pick tea leaves, and the Bee Queen was quite reluctant to make an offering of honey, but Lu Ran understood that they were still hoping he would accept it!

This benefit was far superior to the Wooden Scale Fruit, which even dogs wouldn't bother with anymore!

Now, whenever Mr. Husky got tired, he would sip some Ice Honey Tea to replenish his spirit and strength.

In short, Ice Honey Tea was the first real resource benefit Lu Ran enjoyed as the Green Sea King. After he made some, he also sent some to Fang Lan's place for city-wide express delivery and kept some to reward the people who had been bustling about in the past days for the stability of the city and consequently hadn't rested much.

From Fang Lan's reaction, it seemed she had been unable to forget about the Ice Honey Tea...

"Glug glug~" Having tasted the Ice Honey Tea again at Lu Ran's, Fang Lan felt refreshed and shook her purple ponytail, then wiped the honey from her lips, cheerfully saying, "It's so good. If you sell this in Infinite City, you'd make a fortune."

"The Ice Heart Tea trees don't have many leaves. I've already found a few Grass Attribute mutant beasts to help the Ice Bird take care of the tea trees. We'll talk about selling it when the yields are higher," Lu Ran said.

"Hmm—" Fang Lan thought Lu Ran was living too comfortably, like the emperor of the earth of Green Sea City!

"Alright, let's go. I'll call Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death and then take you over there," Lu Ran said. "You two, come out."

With a shout from Lu Ran, the door to one of the rooms was immediately knocked open, Mr. Husky scurried out, and upon seeing Fang Lan, it greeted her with a friendly bark.

"Woof!"

Mr. Husky was now as big as a tiger and looked imposing.

Seeing it, Fang Lan cracked a slight smile, who would have thought that the little dog Lu Ran had picked up back then had now firmly become one of the top contenders for potential in several provinces.

"Crack." However, what surprised Fang Lan even more was the Red-eyed Eagle Lizard she had given Lu Ran.

Although Lu Ran had said the lizard had evolved supernaturally, seeing the King of Sudden Death now grown to over half a meter long after such a time still surprised her.

The sturdy body seemed to be made of rock, with a weave of black and brown colors, and white electricity shimmering between the scales.

Beyond its body, its neck, skull, long tail, sharp claws, fangs, and all four powerful legs were completely wrapped in a thick layer of spike-covered Thunder Armor, as if its whole body were bathed in lightning, and shielded by it!

Combined with those domineering orange-red eyes, it simply looked even cooler—truly the lizard kingdom's number one in looks.

"This is the Red-eyed Eagle Lizard? Energy Shaping??"

"Yes," Lu Ran replied, smiling at Fang Lan, "How is it? I've taken good care of the birthday present you gave me."

"Wow, smash!" The King of Sudden Death also noticed his second master at this moment, looking on eagerly, "Does this armor look cool? It was all gained through near-death experiences!"

The King of Sudden Death didn't even know how many times Mr. Husky had tormented him.

He thought he was going to die suddenly.

"Why is it still in Energy Shaping mode at home?" Fang Lan wondered.

"Well, it might be... a sense of security?" Lu Ran suggested.

After all, Mr. Husky would occasionally ambush it.

Originally, Lu Ran thought it might be too cruel for the King of Sudden Death, but in just a couple of days, the creature actually comprehended Thunder Energy Shaping, donning itself in a suit of armor, leaving Lu Ran speechless.

For a moment, he didn't know whether to praise the King of Sudden Death's intelligence, commend Mr. Husky's methods, or laud his own foresight in entrusting Mr. Husky with the task of training the King of Sudden Death.

The best way to deal with a timid and pain-fearing creature seemed to be to constantly ambush it, which evidently could better stimulate its potential.

In order to protect itself, it needed to comprehend Thunder Armor sooner rather than later.

As for now, Mr. Husky no longer ambushed the King of Sudden Death because once it mastered the spiky Thunder Armor, Mr. Husky couldn't hurt it in the slightest with just claws and fangs and without skills.

Instead, the King of Sudden Death's spiky Thunder Armor could make Mr. Husky's skin tingle with electricity.

Even so, the King of Sudden Death dared not relax, fearing that one day Mr. Husky would ambush it with Sword Qi. It stayed ready in its Thunder Armor, which was a relief since this state didn't consume much energy. As long as it wasn't drained, the test was only one of willpower and concentration.

Of course, the food for Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death had indeed improved in the past week. Dominating the Green Sea, Lu Ran and his group had encountered both obedient and unruly extraordinary beings.

For instance, a few days before, they had met a swarm of mutant mosquitoes that refused to submit, even unto death. Lu Ran didn't hesitate to rally his generals, killing them all and feeding them to the King of Sudden Death.

Feeding on extraordinary beings and coupled with the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, its malnourished state was finally improving.

"Sure... sure," Fang Lan accepted the explanation, but why did she feel the King of Sudden Death's gaze was so pitiful?

Lu Ran smiled, withdrew Mr. Husky back into the Black Card, and upon seeing this, the King of Sudden Death immediately exited its Thunder Armor state and sighed in relief.

"Let's go. Today is your birthday, so consider the Poisonous Beasts of Green Sea City my birthday gift to you. Later, we'll have them join your birthday celebration," Lu Ran said.

After Lu Ran finished, Fang Lan was taken aback and said, "I thought you had forgotten my birthday."

"How could I?" Lu Ran replied, "Otherwise, why do you think I called you today to take over?"

"Oh yes, here's something else for you." Saying this, Lu Ran took out the Dragon Scorpion Tail Needle he had obtained earlier and handed it to Fang Lan: "Another birthday present."

"A Poisonous Attribute resource, the Dragon Scorpion Tail Needle, containing petrifying poison, you should find it useful."

"Where did you get this! That public BOSS? Nice, you kept quiet until now!" exclaimed Fang Lan joyfully, "You do have a heart. It's worth the effort I've spent preparing for you, too."

"Ah?" Lu Ran blinked, asking, "What have you prepared for me?"

Fang Lan huffed, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to challenge the 'Devilish Bull Leader' in the 'Abandoned Experiment Field Secret Realm'? You must be planning to go there after dealing with things in Green Sea City."

"I did some digging, that BOSS has extremely sturdy defensive power and vitality, pretty tough to handle, and moreover, I feel like you're planning to solo it again, you loner."

As she spoke, she produced a white potion and continued, "I bought some materials and concocted a poison targeted at Dark Attribute beings. After you injure the Devilish Bull Leader, try to inject this poison into its wounds, it can speed up its demise."

"You can go to the Smithy to buy a crossbow or something. Don't coat Mr. Husky's sword in poison, though. Even though it's prepared for Dark Beasts, I'm worried Mr. Husky's intelligence might accidentally poison himself, which would be dangerous even with reduced effects!"

"In any case, don't overdo it. If you can't handle it, I'll go with you and provide support. Don't underestimate the Poisonous Attribute's ability to punch above its weight in combat."

Lu Ran was momentarily caught off guard by Fang Lan's formidable support, and couldn't help but smile. "As expected of the Saintess of the Five Poison Sect. I was also worried about this, my plan was to upgrade my weapons if Mr. Husky couldn't handle it. Now with this poison, complemented by a weapon upgrade, it seems almost like a sure win."

Fang Lan shot Lu Ran a look and said, "Here's hoping. By the way, I remember Infinite City number three doesn't have the Abandoned Experiment Field Secret Realm, right?"

"That's right, if I want to challenge that Secret Realm, I'll have to go to another nearby Infinite City... With the Divine Pet List about to settle, it'll be easy pickings for that kid from Pluto," Lu Ran said.

Each Pet Beast can only be listed on one Divine Pet List, and if he were to go to another Infinite City to challenge the Abandoned Experiment Field Secret Realm, Mr. Husky would inevitably be listed on that city's Divine Pet List. Consequently, he and Mr. Husky would disappear from number three Infinite City's list...

It could only be said that Pluto, that foolish child, should be overjoyed, likely to snag a first place, but as for the number one spot in another Infinite City, they might just cry. But what did that have to do with Boss Lu!