The King of Beast Trainers

Chapter 35 -  31 Mr. Husky makes the list_1

In the number three Infinite City, at the Beast Training Plaza, all ten spots on the Extraordinary Divine Pet List have been taken! n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Among them, eight pet beasts were evaluated by the list as "of a powerful race," while two pet beasts were evaluated as "possessing astonishing aptitude."

The former indicates that the pet beasts hold absolute advantages in terms of physical quality, while the latter indicates that they have a huge advantage in learning skills.

Mr. Husky clearly belongs to the latter category.

However, no matter how incredible the aptitude is, most people still couldn't initially associate an "Arctic Dog" with the act of "Releasing Sword Energy Across the Air."

Isn't this just a perfect example of abstraction?

What's the deal with this combination?

"Arctic Dog... Is it a Husky, an Alaska, or a Samoyed?"

"By the way, it actually has a Wind Attribute."

"What's wrong with the Wind Attribute? Isn't it good?" someone asked.

"It's not that it's bad, but Arctic Dogs are wilder and stronger in cold regions; they are generally of the Ice Attribute. Typically, if their primary attribute isn't Ice, choosing Ice as their secondary attribute could trigger hidden racial potential and make them stronger! It's a good thing—it lays out a clear path for advancement."

People discussed animatedly, many turning their gaze toward the ID of the Arctic Dog's owner, Passerby A...

Goodness...

Why does that name feel like a taunt to those who didn't make it onto the list?

"This..." Actually, there were people in the crowd who recognized this ID.

A woman in her thirties dressed in professional attire with black stockings appeared taken aback; she was the Sister Hua from the recruiting department who had previously transported a pig for attribute testing.

She was watching the ever-changing Extraordinary Divine Pet List, which could also be called the newcomer list, and was marveling at where her colleagues had lured away all these newcomers with extraordinary potential.

And then... she saw a familiar name appear.

Passerby A... wasn't that the newbie that Wave's Little White Dragon had taken on before!

"Contracting Husky, awakening Wind Attribute, Passerby A! He actually made it onto the list? That seemingly clumsy Husky is that strong?" Sister Hua couldn't believe it.

She hurriedly contacted Little White Dragon...

Little White Dragon was actually at the Beast Training Plaza at the moment and had no need for Sister Hua to reach out; he had seen it!

Holy shit, Lu!

"Sister Hua, what's up... yeah, I saw it too, Passerby A is on the list!"

"No, he hasn't joined the officials, but it's almost the same. He caught the eye of a powerful member of the Official Guide Group who plans to send him to the Beast Training University for further education. After he graduates, he might directly join the guide group."

"Anyway, this guy is someone the higher-ups are interested in. Don't go spreading his information around carelessly; it could cause him trouble."

Little White Dragon painfully communicated with Sister Hua, knowing he was first... No wonder Lu Ran was chosen by Doctor Gu; the Beast Trainer genes in his blood were not to be wasted—he was one of only two medium-level extraordinary race members to make the list!

Plus, the reason for making the list was Husky releasing Sword Qi? Is this some kind of joke?

At the Beast Training Plaza, there were actually more than just these two who knew Lu Ran. As it turned out, the pig farmer couldn't resist the allure of the Divine Pet List and had been watching for a while. And with Passerby A's entry onto the list, he was left dumbfounded. Huh?

...

"What the heck, why are there fewer and fewer people? Did they all go to the Beast Training Plaza to check out the Divine Pet List?"

At this moment, the Infinite City Arena.

Fang Lan, the Saintess of the Five Poison Sect, originally came to watch the battles to get a grasp of Beast Training combat, but she ended up waiting for a newcomer match that never started.

People were leaving the arena but none were entering.

This left Fang Lan feeling rather frustrated. She wondered if she should just watch another day and perhaps visit the Beast Training Plaza herself?

Just then, she overheard a conversation between two passersby who were about to leave the arena.

"My buddy just messaged me, saying the tenth name has appeared... This one is the most absurd, 'An Arctic Dog releasing Sword Qi and instantly defeating a Demon Cat beyond its level'? What the hell, who is this Passerby A? Do you know what's going on?"

"Must've been using an extraordinary weapon, right? I guess that's the only explanation... But I thought using external tools would lower the chance of being listed."

"A dog wielding a sword to release Sword Qi? I can't accept your explanation," the companion couldn't accept this reasoning.

Fang Lan stood rooted to the spot after hearing the passersby's discussion.

"Passerby A? Arctic Dog?"

Damn, that sneaky Lu Ran, not letting her challenge the Secret Realm, but going off to tackle it himself and even making it onto the Divine Pet List!

...

Meanwhile, in the Demon Cat Forest Secret Realm.

Lu Ran had no idea that Mr. Husky's move had gotten them onto the list.

After all, in his mind, if a pet beast's combat power were boosted by a weapon, its weighting to be listed would be reduced.

That Sword Qi just now, the Wind Meteor Sword at least doubled the energy power.

This is the amazing thing about energy-enhanced weapons!

If Mr. Husky were to drop the Wind Meteor Sword, it might not be so easy to deal with a level 8 Demon Cat.

"Awoo."

As a sword qi slashed the Demon Cat, Mr. Husky was exhilarated at the moment, extremely fond of this new skill of Sword Qi.

Afterward... even the ceiling could be dismantled! No, it would be able to catch birds for fun.

However...

Following that came weakness, which made Mr. Husky shudder all over.

"Does it consume that much?" Lu Ran jumped down from the tree and said.

"Bark..."

"Releasing one Sword Qi takes up about a quarter of your stamina?"

"Which means you can only release four at most before you're out of stamina?"

Perceiving Mr. Husky's condition, Lu Ran felt a bit of a headache—this meant that the trump card skill couldn't be used casually.

But this was also related to Mr. Husky's current low level, only level 4.

A level 4 attribute was too weak, barely having any stamina, so it was normal not to be able to release several powerful skills.

At level 40, it might be able to have a sea of Sword Qi, I guess!

"At this stage, Emission Attribute skills are too extravagant, they use up too much energy, and are easily missed..."

"When we go back, we should still look into other types of skills." Lu Ran said.

Sword Qi... it's enough to keep it for showing off and dealing with flying enemies.

In actual combat, unless encountering a goof like the Demon Cat that gets stunned by the Sword Qi, Lu Ran felt it would be very difficult to hit someone.

If you waste a bunch of stamina to release a skill and miss, that would be hurtful.

By comparison, if it's just energy twining around the sword, chasing and slashing the enemy, energy consumption would be much less.

Among the four major classes of skills, Flow should be the least consuming; whereas Shaping, Emission, and Compression each consume more than the one before.

Hmm... If the second Pet Beast could control skills and assist Mr. Husky with its ultimate moves, that would be great.

"Awo~" Mr. Husky drooled, indicating any plan was fine and it will listen to Boss Lu, and its gaze, intently fixed on the Wooden Scale Fruit Lu Ran had just picked.

...

After replenishing Mr. Husky's stamina and then resting on the spot for a while, Lu Ran planned to take Mr. Husky further in.

Mainly because all the Wooden Scale Fruits here were picked, and he wanted to collect more. After all, entry into the Demon Cat Secret Realm costs 200 crystal coins—not to mention breaking even, but at least recouping half is expected!

This time setting out, Lu Ran tightly held the Wind Cutting Sword, Mr. Husky leading the way in front, and he followed behind imitating Mr. Husky's actions!

"Awooo~~~"

In front, a wild level 6 Demon Cat appeared. Mr. Husky gripped the Wind Meteor Sword in its mouth, with Wind Attribute Energy twined around its body, becoming a gust-like dog charging forward. A flash of the blade, Mr. Husky brushed past the Demon Cat, and naturally, what intimately contacted the Demon Cat was the Wind Meteor Sword.

Swish! Sliced into two!

"Miao Awo!!!" In the Demon Cat's piteous cries, it was instantly killed by Mr. Husky, turning into light and disappearing.

In the subsequent battles, Mr. Husky didn't release Sword Qi anymore, because it consumed too much stamina, and the Wooden Scale Fruits couldn't recover it in time. Wooden Scale Fruits were not instant recovery resources but slowly restored over time, and the total amount of recovery wasn't much, only to say that they are not good as an ultimate move supply. Most importantly, at the moment, Lu Ran couldn't mimic Sword Qi!

Bang!

As Mr. Husky fought, Lu Ran also imitated with precision, utilizing Super Beast Mimicry while fighting the air, mirroring Mr. Husky's combat movements. It had to be said, compared to practicing in the room before, practicing Super Beast Mimicry during combat had significantly increased efficiency.

Every time Mr. Husky took down a wild monster, Lu Ran felt a warm current in his body, as if experience points were flowing in… Of course, that was all an illusion, just the Super Beast Mimicry Skill subtly improving his physical fitness.

"Eh? Dropped materials? The loot rate isn't high."

After dealing with the Demon Cat this time, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky unexpectedly stopped and looked towards the ground where, after the Demon Cat's death, a ball of light fell and after a few seconds, the light dissipated... revealing an object shaped like a nail.

Lu Ran performed a "Great Identification Technique," in reality, it was the Data Eye scanning over it.

[Name]: Demon Cat's Nail

[Level]: Common

[Introduction]: Material that seems of no use and indeed doesn't have much use.

Lu Ran: ?, aside from throwing it in the system store, what else can it do?

"What junk." Lu Ran said speechlessly. Couldn't it drop something useful? Like... well, it does feel like the Demon Cat doesn't have many valuable materials on it. This Secret Realm, not even a dog would come next time.

"Bark woo." Mr. Husky nodded, deeply agreeing. That night, the Demon Cat it had beaten with great effort only dropped a worthless nail, totally useless. Mr. Husky noted this grievance! However, since the Demon Cat had perished, it might as well be counted as a notch on the Demon Cat Forest leader's belt.