Chapter 136 Doctor Gu: Ah? _1
Outside Devil City, atop a boundless expanse of water.
Under the sunshine, the sea surface shimmered.
With a "plop," an azure Oriental Divine Dragon soared from the deep sea to the sky. Atop its head, a woman clad in a black diving suit stood, her gaze lost in the sunlight.
"It's been over half a month now,"
Gu Qingyi mused to herself as the Sea Blue Dragon glided through the clouds.
She had two objectives for diving into the deep sea — to train the strength of her Pet Beast and to investigate the threats within. Commanding the Sea Blue Dragon from Devil City into the deep waters, she had been gone for over half a month.
Upon emerging, Gu Qingyi's first thought was of Lu Ran, wondering if he had successfully passed through the Breakthrough Secret Realm.
How he had performed in the newcomer's competition.
She had left the Trait Crystal and the Beast Training Technique with Manager Ying before she left, and she was indeed a bit worried.
Gu Qingyi took out her phone, planning to call Manager Ying to inquire about the situation, but she paused as a series of breaking news notifications popped up.
"Tyrant Dragon Revived!"
"Passerby A Slayed the Monarch Tyrant Dragon with a Sword"
"Blue Star's First Dragon Chef Born"
"Cooking Department Professor Enters Forging Department and Overwhelms Battle Prodigy"
Other such chaotic headlines almost made her think her brain had gotten waterlogged.
"Ah?"
"What have I missed?"
At the same time, Lu Ran had already returned to Sky City.
Manager Ying was waiting for him in the living room when he came out of Infinite City.
"Wow, not bad at all."
Manager Ying, though believing that Husky with its Dragon-Slaying Sword Intent would not be at a disadvantage against the Tyrant Dragon, realized upon seeing Lu Ran's effortless victory that it had still underestimated the pair.
"It was just an attribute restraint," Lu Ran said with a smile.
"Also, about the promised World's Rare Resources..."
"I want a Void Flower, that's not a problem, right?"
"Figured you'd be most concerned about this," Manager Ying said with an expression that indicated this was expected. "Alright, I'll pass your request on to Shi Zhen."
"Shi Zhen, he's the principal of Beast Training University, right?" Lu Ran asked.
"His Infinite City ID is Earth-Shattering, and he's a First Generation Beast Trainer active on the front lines, just like Gu Qingyi, one of Xia Country's thirteen Level 5 Beast Trainers."
"However... I estimate he will soon retire from the front lines," Manager Ying added.
"What happened?" Lu Ran asked, curious.
"He received a curse in the Breakthrough Secret Realm, which made him unsuitable for combat. Consequently, the League Chairman suggested he take a break for a while, and that's why he was given the leisurely position of university principal."
"If he can lift the curse, he might return to the front lines; if not, he may simply retire on the spot."
Lu Ran nodded, realizing that the path of Beast Training was not to be taken lightly, and if this were true, then the thirteen frontline fighters were about to be reduced to twelve.
"What kind of curse is it?"
"Well, it's serious if you say it's serious, and not so much if you don't..."
"He offended a witch in the Breakthrough Secret Realm, which caused him to occasionally be cursed into turning into a female. During the gender transformation, his strength drops significantly... Overall, though, at least it's not life-threatening."
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"Damn!" Lu Ran blurted out, unable to hold back. "How could that not be serious?"
"Umm—" Manager Ying covered its mouth with its paw, realizing it had inadvertently spilled high-level intel. "If Shi Zhen found out, he would definitely have my hide."
"I just gave you this info for free, so don't go blabbing about it outside. And when you see Principal Shi Zhen, act cool for me, don't sell me out!!"
"Alright, he/she doesn't really like being in the spotlight, so I'll get your Void Flower for you when the time comes."
Lu Ran was still struggling to accept it quickly. No wonder all the news about Beast Training University featured the vice principal—so that's how it was...
What a bizarre curse.
Though he didn't know this big shot Shi Zhen personally, Lu Ran expressed profound sympathy for him.
After thanking him for the advance payment of the teaching salary, he was now grateful for the Void Flower...
"If he ever found a way to break the curse in the future, he would definitely lend a helping hand!"
The curse was simply too inhumane; even turning someone into an old man or a child would be more bearable than a gender swap.
Lu Ran's expression grew somber. "Do you have any information on that witch who cursed Principal Shi Zhen? I'll avoid her if I ever enter the same Breakthrough Secret Realm," he asked.
Manager Ying rubbed its cat's paw together. "This bit of information can't be mooched for free."
"Forget it," Lu Ran sighed. "No matter what Secret Realm I enter, I'll just keep my distance from women, and that'll be fine."
"???"
"What kind of strategy is that?"
Lu Ran's phone suddenly rang.
"Oh, is Doctor Gu back?"
The caller was Gu Qingyi, who had been offline for quite a while.
"You're quite something," Lu Ran answered.
Initially, with the Divine Eagle Federation resurrecting dinosaurs and achieving such research results, Gu Qingyi, a Xia Country dragon researcher, would have faced enormous pressure.
But as news of Lu Ran beating the Tyrant Dragon Team spread, that pressure suddenly vanished.
Instead, the Dinosaur Life Research Institute of the Federation found itself under significant pressure from Xia Country's dragon chef, Lu Ran.
This turnaround left Gu Qingyi somewhat bewildered, considering that Lu Ran was only a fourth-generation newcomer.
"What exactly had this guy done in the Breakthrough Secret Realm to earn the inheritance of Yan Sizhen?"
Before long, Gu Qingyi arrived at Lu Ran's dormitory.
After more than half a month, and whether it was an illusion or not, Lu Ran felt that Doctor Gu's skin was much more supple. Could it have been soaked by seawater? But that should not be the case... Constant soaking... shouldn't lead to pruned skin.
"Looking at what?" Gu Qingyi asked.
"Ah, nothing. Doctor Gu, glad you're back," Lu Ran laughed it off. "How was your harvest?"
"It wasn't small, but not as big as yours," Gu Qingyi said as she looked deeply at Lu Ran.
"Xiao Qingyi, how's the situation in the deep sea?" Manager Ying asked.
"The situation is not very optimistic. The environmental conditions of the deep sea are extremely harsh, with highly chaotic space magnetic fields. The Teleportation function of the identity card can't even be used normally. Furthermore, there are many Evil Beasts of Level 40 and 50 in the deep sea, far exceeding the number of powerful beasts on land."
"Moreover, with Evolution, it's possible that some marine creatures evolve terrestrial abilities and come ashore."
Gu Qingyi turned to Lu Ran, "In any case, we have to prepare for the worst. With the acceleration of global Evolution, the greatest threat to Humanity might come from the sea."
"As Green Sea City is a coastal city, it's under no small threat. You, as the head of the household, should also pay attention to the maritime developments."
Lu Ran's expression grew somber. Doctor Gu's implication... was she suggesting that he should strike first to gain dominance and become the king of the nearby seas?"