King of Beasts

Chapter 26: I Cant Teach You That

To forge a sword.

For a pet beast.

The pet beast is a husky.

Master Lin understood each sentence.

But why, when combined, did it make no sense to him?

Was he the one going mad, or was it this newcomer in front of him?

“It means just what it says…”

Lu Ran knew that arming a husky with a sword was a bit against common sense.

Like couldn’t see a future in that.

One day, when he successfully reverse-engineered and completed the super beast mimicry 2.0 version, he and General Ha could achieve “dual cultivation.”

By then, their combined swordsmanship experience could grow exponentially, and bringing the concept of a swordsman dog to life would pose no problem.

“This is the first time I’ve encountered such a business proposition,” Master Lin said after a moment of silence, seriously looking at Lu Ran to make sure he wasn’t joking.

“I don’t recommend you mess around like this. Although it seems fun and unique, from my forging experience, such a weapon has no compatibility with a canine creature.”

“Unless you can evolve your pet beast into a humanoid form, like a werewolf of the West. But that’s far beyond your reach.”

“Thank you. But I’ve made up my mind. Can you forge it?” Lu Ran said.

This uncle seemed quite nice.

Master Lin paused, pondered for a moment, and then said, “Interesting, it seems you have your own plans. I’ll just handle the forging and take no responsibility for what happens afterward. If your dog injures itself, don’t come to me. If you can accept that, bring me your materials.”

“Only a meteorite mine, that will be 2,000 crystal coins.”

“What?” Lu Ran was taken aback. “That’s expensive.”

He thought it would cost maybe only a few hundred crystal coins at most, given that he was providing his own materials.

“You have only one meteorite mine,” Master Lin said. “How could one type of material be enough to forge a weapon?”

“Release your pet beast, and based on its attributes and other factors, I will help you incorporate other advanced materials.”

“When the finished product is ready, it won’t just be comparable to weapons of rare quality, but it will certainly stand out amongst those of high quality. Even if used by a dog, it will be able to slice through iron as if it were mud, and create a huge advantage in lower-level dungeons.”

“Alright.” Since the intelligence dealer had spoken highly of this place, Lu Ran chose to trust Master Lin’s words. It was just 2000 crystal coins, and he could afford that.

For General Ha!

“Make the payment.”

Master Lin tapped the table and pointed to a spot where a handprint was to be placed.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran transferred the 2000 crystal coins and then took the silvery meteorite mine out of his backpack and placed it on the counter.

In this way, apart from a few thousand crystal coins he had not yet spent, Lu Ran had utilized all the rewards he obtained from the novice secret realm.

“The remaining few thousand crystal coins, I’ll save a portion for running dungeons, and the rest will be used to buy food for General Ha as recommended by the Basic Beast Taming Handbook for wind-type pet beasts, to help improve his growth level…” Lu Ran planned in his mind.

“Master Lin, how long will the forging take?” As he asked, Lu Ran also summoned General Ha.

Inside the forge house, the circular summoning circle appeared.

“Owooo~~~” With a flash of light, General Ha appeared, full of life and looking around. It must be said, huskies are truly handsome, even considered top-tier in terms of looks among dogs.

“Hmm…” Master Lin looked at General Ha, lost in thought. He had thought that Lu Ran’s pet beast might have some special characteristics, but was there any difference from an ordinary husky?

“Woof.” General Ha looked at Master Lin, as if asking, “What are you looking at?”

“Just a high-quality weapon, find a place to sit, it’ll be done within an hour. Also, this fellow is wind-type, right?”

“Right.”

Master Lin took only a glance at General Ha to determine its attribute. Wind-type pet beasts typically have fur that appears soft and flowing, as if constantly caressed by the breeze.

“Wait here.” He picked up the heavy meteorite stone, weighed it in his hand, and called out to the back room, “Old pal, time to get to work.”

“Oh!!!”

In the steaming back room of the forge house, next to a massive furnace, a turtle-shaped creature with a dark reddish shell and limbs and head made entirely of red flames let out a loud cry.

The next moment, Lu Ran felt the temperature in the forge house rise several notches.

His gaze was drawn to the back room; he was eager to see what kind of pet beast was there, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see it.

Since he had to wait an hour, Lu Ran naturally couldn’t just sit idly; he stroked the fur of General Ha, who was lying beside his legs, while his eyes wandered over to the wall.

There were weapons, equipment, and items hanging there, none with marked prices.

He had the Primary Eye of Data, and could discern the information of these non-living low-level items.

The Primary Eye of Data was a reward only for those who achieved a rating of S or higher in the novice trial secret realm, and this was one of his personal advantages.

Name: Maple Knife

Level: High Quality

Introduction: A short knife with a blade enchanted with the fire attribute, activating the flame requires drawing on the user’s physical energy.

…

Name: Black Steel Shield

Level: High Quality

Introduction: A shield capable of absorbing a certain degree of elemental damage.

…

Name: Flash Gemstone

Level: High Quality

Introduction: When activated, it can form an energy shield that lasts for one hour. The energy shield will disappear after being hit once.

…

There were many types of equipment and items hanging on the wall. After seeing several swords, Lu Ran fell into thought.

If General Ha was to use a sword forged from the meteorite mine, should he not also have a sword himself?

After all, he couldn’t bring the Iron-Slashing Sword from home into Infinite City.

Also, he was quite interested in one-time-use defenses like the Flash Gemstone.

For a beastmaster, being the biggest weak point in battle was without doubt. Until he could strengthen his physique through Super Beast Mimicry, such one-time defensive items could greatly enhance his safety.

Unfortunately… his backpack was rather empty, and he probably couldn’t afford much.

No matter, the Divine Deer Pendant would be enough.

Lu Ran continued to observe the equipment and items on the wall. At this point, he had already come to understand the hierarchy of resources:

Ordinary, High Quality, Rare, Exquisite, Epic, Legend.

The divine deer pendant ranked at the fifth tier, which made it quite precious. Therefore, Lu Ran grew more curious about the origins of his family heirloom.

When time allowed, he considered investigating back in Lujia Village.

He hadn’t been back there in a long time…

After the passing of his grandparents’ generation, his parents rarely kept in touch with the village.

Forty-five minutes later.

Master Lin emerged from the forge room, holding a middle-length silver-white sword in his hand.

“Customer, your weapon is forged.”

“Please check it.”

Lu Ran stood up and looked at the sword placed on the counter.

Name: Wind Meteor Sword

Level: Advanced

Introduction: A weapon capable of conducting and enhancing wind-type energy.

“Your pet beast should be capable of energy overlay, and you know how to wrap energy around its body, right?” Master Lin asked.

“This sword has the ability to conduct and enhance energy.”

“Even if your pet beast hasn’t mastered energy external wrapping, it can still wrap energy around this sword. If it has mastered the technique, then wrapping it will be even easier and more efficient.”

“Once energy is wrapped around this sword, it will enhance the attribute’s energy effect, causing greater damage.”

“Meteorite mine is among the top of advanced resources. In theory, it can conduct and enhance any attribute, but since your pet beast is wind-type, I’ve enhanced its wind-type conduction and strengthening effects with some additional materials.”

“Of course, it still retains the ability to conduct other attributes, so it can continue to be used after your pet beast’s awakening of a second attribute.”

“Hmm… With this sword, even if your pet beast doesn’t exceed level 6, it could severely injure supernatural creatures of level 10… For a newcomer like you, that’s a significant boost.”

The premise… is that you can truly wield it well.

Don’t end up playing with fire and hurting yourself, or get injured while using the sword.

Master Lin looked skeptically at the excited Erha.

“Great sword!” Lu Ran was in high spirits; the effectiveness of the sword was yet to be known, but he was very satisfied with its appearance.

Its silver-white body and dazzling sword light, with patterns like a storm, matched well with General Ha’s color scheme.

“Here.” Lu Ran picked up the wind meteor sword that Master Lin had set down and bowed slightly.

The next moment, General Ha bit the hilt of the sword and backed away a few steps.

Seeing this, Master Lin’s face showed a hint of surprise.

“Woof.” Following that, General Ha’s eyes sharpened, and an impressive surge of energy began to emanate from its body. Shortly after, streams of white energy, gradually transitioning to sky blue, wrapped swiftly from the hilt towards the blade of the sword!

Boom!

In just an instant, the wind meteor sword emitted a stunning brilliance. The originally faint streams of energy, under the buzzing resonance of the sword, seemed to swell into a terrifying hurricane!

It was like a storm dancing on the blade.

“Stop!”

At that moment, Master Lin’s eyelids twitched, reminded of Erha’s penchant for making a mess, and he called for General Ha to halt the further unleashing of energy.

“Indeed, the effect is impressive. It only injected a small portion of energy, yet it could be enhanced to such an extent,” Lu Ran said, feeling that the 2000 crystal coins were well spent!

“Speaking of which, your pet beast has actually mastered the energy external wrapping technique…” At this time, Master Lin was even more surprised by General Ha’s control over energy. Although the wind meteor sword had excellent energy conduction, he could tell that Erha’s own level was also quite remarkable.

This Erha… is it below level 10?

Generally speaking, few pet beasts under level 10 can master such an advanced technique as energy external wrapping.

“Yes, it’s quite intuitive,” Lu Ran smiled.

“We are very satisfied with this sword.”

“As long as you’re satisfied,” Master Lin nodded, observing General Ha skillfully managing its power.

This dog… its actions with the sword were quite practiced, probably trained for a long time.

It can’t actually fight with the sword in its mouth, can it?

Don’t joke.

He looked towards Lu Ran, thinking this guy might not be a simple newcomer.

A normal newcomer couldn’t train an Erha to this level, let alone bring out meteorite mine and 2000 crystal coins!

But then again, whoever he is, it’s none of his business.

“Alright, if there’s nothing else, I won’t see you out,” Master Lin said, stretching.

“Hold on, Master Lin, how many crystal coins for this?” Lu Ran pointed towards the wall.

Name: Wind Cutter Sword

Level: Advanced

Introduction: An enchanted wind-type sword that activates wind blades by drawing on the user’s physical energy.

“Oh? Did you use it yourself this time?” Master Lin asked.

Weapons like the Maple Knife and Wind Cutter Sword, which naturally come with enchantments, are actually for Beastmasters’ self-defense, or for use in specific secret realms.

In some secret realms where ice-type creatures are abundant, a Beastmaster holding a Maple Knife enchanted with fire-type energy can inflict substantial damage on low-level creatures, even without much physical strength.

They are quite useful for novices.

“The Wind Cutter Sword is 1,500 crystal coins,” Master Lin said, glancing at it casually.

“I’ll take it,” Lu Ran said, gritting his teeth.

“Alright, then transfer the payment,” Master Lin said.

Soon, Lu Ran completed another transaction here. Afterward, he casually asked, “Master Lin, where did you learn your forging skills?”

Beside him, General Ha looked up at Lu Ran.

Is Boss Lu planning to forge a sword for it himself in the future?

Love it.

“You interested in learning?” Master Lin glanced at Lu Ran as well, and given the substantial amount Lu Ran had spent that day, he added a few more words: “My situation is a bit unique and not suitable for you. I learned forging in a breakthrough secret realm.”

“Don’t know if it was bad luck or good fortune…”

“90% of breakthrough secret realms test a Beastmaster’s combat abilities, but the one I encountered was ridiculously about making Beastmasters forge a piece of equipment suitable for their pet beast, with quality requirements too… Apart from lifestyle Beastmasters, who would bother with that stuff?” Master Lin cursed and said:

“Fortunately, I have exceptional talent and managed to learn a few tricks from a master forger in the secret realm. Out of all the Beastmasters who entered, I was the only one who cleared it. If you want to learn, isn’t the Alliance preparing a Beast Taming University? Surely someone there will teach.”