"What do you mean by 'huh?'" Lu Ran asked.
"What do you mean by unifying the animals around Green Sea City? Have you gone crazy?" Fang Lan countered.
"Dr. Gu wants to use Green Sea City as a special testing area. I am now the person in charge."
"No way! Then, what do you mean by a special testing area?" Fang Lan was a little confused.
"Well, how should I explain it? You know how the spiritual energy revival occurred and how many animals have evolved, right?"
"Currently, other cities are trying to expel, eliminate, or capture these creatures, but it’s clear that as the number of transcendent creatures increases, this approach won’t work in the long run.
"So, Green Sea City is planning to expel and eliminate any creatures that can’t be reasoned with while subduing those powerful enough to communicate. The subdued creatures, in turn, would help manage the wild ones. Do you get it now?" Lu Ran explained.
Fang Lan was still puzzled.
"How are you going to subdue them? Are you going to contract them one by one?"
"Fourth-generation beastmasters may not be capable of contracting them. On the other hand, there aren’t enough third-generation beastmasters, and the number of transcendent creatures is continually rising. So, rather than contracting them all, we need to communicate with them."
"How can we communicate with them? There are so many. Even if you find a beastmaster with a familiar of the same species, they might not be able to communicate smoothly," Fang Lan said, still puzzled.
As Lu Ran had mentioned, fourth-generation beastmasters were not ready to handle this situation on their own. They were only marginally better than ordinary people and not as reliable as the military or police. They considered themselves lucky if a transcendent beast didn’t eat them in one bite.
"That’s why I was put in charge," Lu Ran said.
"Hehe, Ms. Fang, Dr. Fang, think carefully. Do you remember, two years ago, when I told you that I could hear and understand the voices of animals? Someone thought I was crazy and told me to go to the hospital. I'm telling you now, I actually wasn’t crazy. It might have been an early sign of the spiritual energy revival.
"There are many people with special abilities around the world. It’s because of my ability that Dr. Gu entrusted me with such an important responsibility. For the last two years, I have been talking to wild animals from time to time and am now familiar with most of the wild animals in Green Sea City. Even though they’ve evolved due to the spiritual energy revival, our relationship remains the same."
"At present, I have already persuaded four advanced creatures above level 10. The red-banded snake I told you about isn’t one of them. If you don’t want it, I will go talk to it myself," Lu Ran said.
Fang Lan’s mind went blank. She vaguely remembered Lu Ran telling her something like that before, but she had always thought Lu Ran was just being edgy, so she didn’t believe it. After all, why would an honor student like her believe in something so unrealistic? So, in the end, everything Lu Ran said was true? The evolved creatures in Green Sea City were actually all his friends!?
"Did you become some kind of animal mob boss in Green Sea City?"
"You could say that. Didn’t you say you also wanted to unify the animals around Green Sea City?" Lu Ran smiled.
At that moment, he was gradually beginning to realize the benefits of his ability. If he could gather all the transcendent wild animals, he would have no shortage of resources. For example, if bees had evolved, then their honey would likely become a transcendent resource. If the queen bee provided a few crates of honey every month, he would be rich!
This was just one example. If he recruited more species, Lu Ran couldn’t even begin to imagine how much money he could make. No wonder Dr. Gu said that if he took charge of the wildlife around the city, he would quickly catch up to the previous generations of beastmasters!
Even the previous generations of beastmasters didn’t have a project this lucrative.
Meanwhile, Fang Lan was still dazed, even after Lu Ran had finished speaking.
Really? The wildlife king of Green Sea City? What a joke! Weren’t you still hanging out in Golden King two hours ago!?
In the blink of an eye, he became the wildlife king of Green Sea City. This was nothing short of amazing! The world had changed drastically, and Fang Lan now had to believe what Lu Ran was saying. After all, telepathy was nothing compared to the spiritual energy revival.
Was this why Lu Ran always had a leg up on her and scored an S? Was his ability the reason why Captain Doofus was so well trained? Everything suddenly became clear. She had been lagging behind since day one! No wonder Lu Ran and Captain Doofus were such monsters!
Fang Lan turned around and looked at the centipedes, snakes, scorpions, and toads standing neatly in front of the Great Xia wolf spider on the table. Suddenly, they didn’t seem that impressive anymore.
"I don't want the red-banded snake. I already have a lot of pets at home. The red-banded snake has low toxicity and doesn’t look appealing, so I don’t like it."
"Okay," Lu Ran shrugged.
"No, wait!" Fang Lan suddenly thought of something. "Can you talk to Dr. Gu and let me be your assistant for this testing area? I can help you! Are you knowledgeable about poisons? If you handle poisonous transcendent creatures carelessly, it could be extremely dangerous!
"I will manage the poisonous animals of Green Sea City for you! The toxins they release are actually very useful for making antidotes. Processing them requires professionals! I can be that professional. Please~!"
Fang Lan’s pleading was so loud that Lu Ran almost dropped the phone.
Damn. How lucky am I to have someone beg me to be a grunt?
"It's no big deal; I’ll arrange something! As you said, dealing with toxic creatures, removing toxins, and so on truly requires professionals," Lu Ran said.
Fang Lan’s excited voice echoed from the other end of the phone.
In a week, she had already mastered most of the lessons on poisons that Gu Qingyi had given her. During this period, she rarely visited Limitless City. Unexpectedly, the knowledge she had learned would be put to use so quickly.
The brother and sister duo immediately divided up the poisonous creatures of Green Sea City.
In the meantime, Dr. Gu also acted quickly. After ending the call with Lu Ran, she immediately issued orders to the Golden Hill Beastmaster Tower.
"What? You want to give a fourth-generation beastmaster partial governance rights over transcendent creatures in Green Sea City and set up a special testing area?"
In the Golden Hill Beastmaster Tower, senior executives found it difficult to understand the orders. What did a fourth-generation beastmaster know?
"That fourth-generation beastmaster is actually Pedestrian A?!"
When they discovered that Pedestrian A was the fourth-generation beastmaster in question, the senior executives stopped objecting. Pedestrian A was ranked first on Limitless City #3’s Heavenly Familiar Rankings. He was full of potential, and his rise seemed unstoppable. It was clear that Dr. Gu must have had some overarching plan for this decision.
Even so, the senior executives of the Golden Hill Beastmaster Tower were still very surprised, including Nebula, the president of the Galaxy Guild, who was present at the time. He was shocked by the order as well.
"It’s obvious that they’re planning to crown Pedestrian A as the king of Green Sea City. Green Sea City has a population of one million and is rich in natural resources. Even if Pedestrian A is extremely powerful, isn’t this going a bit too far? What’s so special about him?"
Xing Chen remained silent, though he knew that Pedestrian A’s rise was now unstoppable.
Among the senior management, even Zhao Chen didn’t expect Dr. Gu to place so much trust in Lu Ran. After all, Lu Ran hadn’t even returned that long ago. He was only a 17-year-old high school student, and someone his age bearing such heavy responsibilities was reminiscent of ancient wars. However, the current situation wasn’t all that different.
The orders were quickly passed down the chain of command. In Green Sea City, Officer Luo and his colleagues had just finished their report when they suddenly received a notice: Lu Ran was now their immediate superior.
They were utterly confused.
Damn, Lu Ran isn’t just favored by animals but also by beastmasters!
Officer Luo and the others realized that the future of Green Sea City would now be shaped by the young man standing before them.