This group of people were selected from Ming'an City. They have the best ideological awareness and are very suitable for being accepted into the church. Next, it will depend on their talents.

"Then next, you should summon your pets."

"Yes, Lord Gaoli." These beastmasters in black robes spoke in unison and began to summon their pets.

Soon, more than a dozen pets appeared nearby. Lu Ran looked over and found that they were all creatures below level 20, of low race, and quite weak.

Lu Ran pondered for a moment and summoned out Boss Ha. The wolf-like Boss Ha mixed in with this group of weak pets and did not cause any reaction. When he was not fighting with a sword in his mouth, combined with his wise eyes, Boss Ha looked like he had no demeanor of a strong man.

"Woof." Mr. Ha called softly, looked at Lu Ran and asked what was going on.

"It's okay, I'm just testing your soul talent. There's no need to fight for now." Lu Ran thought to himself.

oh.

Mr. Ha showed a disdainful look. So that's how it is. Do we need to test it? How could it be bad? By the way, what is the soul? Mr. Ha looked at Lu Ran wisely.

"Look carefully." Lu Ran was speechless.

At this time, the person closest to the missionary walked over at Gao Li's call.

His pet was a rock pig. The missionary threw the soul-soothing stone to the man and said, "During this process, the pet cannot resist and cannot use energy to protect its body, otherwise it will not be able to knock out the soul. You communicate with your pet and test it yourself. I will not do it to prevent it from overreacting."

"Okay, okay." The beastmaster took the soul-calming stone as if it were a treasure and looked at the rock boar.

"Huff huff..."

The next moment, he hit the pig's head with a brick. Then, people present were shocked to see a large gray pig-shaped spirit being knocked out by the soul-calming stone, and it was caught off guard and almost fell beside its physical body.

Mr. Ha:?

At this moment, the rock boar's physical body seemed to be in a daze, standing there stupidly, while the pig-shaped spirit inherited its expression, shaking its head in panic and shock.

At this time, Lu Ran's data eye looked quickly.

[Name]: Unstable Rock Pig Soul [Racial Level]: None

[Growth Level]: None

"Woo!!!" After just a few seconds, the rock pig spirit let out a suffocating cry, and then quickly drilled back into the body. At this time, the sluggish rock pig "came back to life", gasping for breath, with fear in its eyes.

“No way.”

Seeing this, Gao Li frowned, thinking that his talent was too poor.

The kind of person who will go crazy and lose his mind after devouring souls a few times.

"Master Gaoli, does it have very poor talent..." asked the rock boar's beastmaster.

Gao Li said: "In theory, any pet can be transformed into a dead spirit, but there is still the same problem. Only pets with strong enough soul talents can maintain their identity during the growth process in the form of a dead spirit."

"I suggest that you train your pet normally first, and when it dies accidentally in the future, consider whether to transform it into a undead. You go aside first, and I will take you to find a pet with strong enough soul talent near Ming'an City. You can consider whether to contract a new pet at that time."

"There is no hope for your pet."

"Let's give the Soul Calming Stone to the next person."

The man walked away disappointed. The next beastmaster's cat-shaped pet had good talent. Its spirit stayed in the outside world for a minute before it felt uncomfortable. This result made Gao Li nod with satisfaction.

Although it is still not a very strong soul talent, it is enough for a beastmaster of this level and can be developed into a believer.

"Next……"

"Next..."

After a while, it was finally Lu Ran's turn. Although Lu Ran had no intention of training Mr. Ha into the necromancy department, he was still very curious about the strength of Mr. Ha's soul talent.

Holding the brick-like soul-calming stone, Lu Ran looked at the confused Mr. Ha next to him.

"It's your turn, give it a try." Gao Li looked at Lu Ran and Mr. Ha. Compared with the previous ones, Lu Ran's pet was very majestic and seemed to be well trained.

However.

The next scene, however, made the missionaries and the crowd feel silent.

Lu Ran kept hitting Mr. Ha on the head with a brick, but the dog just stared with wide eyes and didn't react at all.

"What's going on!" The beastmasters around who wanted to join the cult were at a loss.

Although this dog's eyes look a little silly, I've only heard of dogs without hearts, not dogs without souls.

"What's going on?" Lu Ran was also confused.

"Woof!" As Lu Ran kept patting him on the head, Mr. Ha finally showed an unhappy expression.

It's the soul-calming stone, right? It will remember this grudge.

“Could it be———” At this time, seeing that the Soul Calming Stone had no reaction to the dog, the missionary Gao Li pondered for a moment and said in surprise: “Incredible, this is the first time I have seen such a situation. I have only heard of it before.”

"It is said that if a soul's talent is very strong, then ordinary soul-suppressing stones will be ineffective against it. Your pet may have a very high talent!" He looked at Lu Ran with envy and said, "What's your name?"

"The king died suddenly." Lu Ran said.

"What a good name. It fits the necromancy very well." Gao Li said, "It doesn't matter if it can't be detected. This proves that your pet's soul talent is very high. I guess its level and race are not low either."

"Yeah." Lu Ran nodded.

“Is your understanding also very good?”

"Soul talent is related to comprehension?" Lu Ran was surprised.

“A strong soul talent does not necessarily mean good comprehension, but a strong comprehension means that the soul strength and talent must be strong.” Gao Li said.

Gao Li was even more delighted. As expected, the corrupt empire had become increasingly unpopular.

Now, it is not only the low-level Beast Tamers who want to join the Cult of Death in pursuit of eternal life, even some geniuses are gradually being attracted to the Cult of Death.

However, the Cult of Death is indeed very attractive. The cult leader uses necromancy to clearly tell the beastmaster that even if the pet dies in battle, there is still a chance of resurrection.

When necromancy is practiced to the extreme, even if the Beastmaster dies in battle, he will have the opportunity to transform into a spirit body. At that time, his lifespan will be even longer.

This alone makes many people yearn for it.

Such temptation is undoubtedly fatal in this war-torn era.

"Please wait a moment." Gao Li was excited. He didn't expect that he had discovered such a genius.

Soon, all the people had finished testing their pets' talents, and were then taken away by another man in black robes who suddenly appeared. As for Lu Ran, he was called down by Gao Li.

Lu Ran: "One month later?"

Lu Ran waited for a long time, thinking that the other party was going to give him some special treatment, but this is the result? I chose the Necromancer camp just to get in touch with Necromancer knowledge, and you told me to wait a month? Give me another chance, I will definitely choose the Empire camp, damn you.

"One month..." Lu Ran frowned and said, "I decided to join you because I am interested in necromancy. One month is too long. Now the empire is destroying the undead forces everywhere. Do we have to stay in Ming'an City for a month?"

"Half a month. I can accept waiting for half a month."

"You are indeed extraordinary." Gao Li said, "But there is nothing we can do. We cannot contact the headquarters. We can only wait for the headquarters to contact us regularly unilaterally."

"Let's wait."

Most of the people in that group wanted to join the Cult of Death because they could no longer survive in this chaotic world.

This Lu Ran seemed different, he had his own ideas, but Gao Li was not surprised by Lu Ran's behavior.

The current empire is too corrupt. There are countless beast tamers like the Cult of Death rising up in rebellion. Many talented beast tamers have chosen to join the resistance against the empire.

In his opinion, Lu Ran is also such a person.

"This one month's wait is worth it. With your talent, you will definitely be trained as a key person after you arrive at the headquarters. We are just ordinary missionaries of the Divine Religion and cannot give you the best guidance."

"However, if you are very interested in necromancy, it's okay for me to teach you the most basic necromancy." Gao Li said, "But even if your pet doesn't turn into a dead spirit, its strength is not weak, right? Are you really willing to use basic necromancy to turn it into a dead spirit directly?"

"What do you mean?" Lu Ran was puzzled.

"If you return to headquarters and make your choice, you might have the opportunity to come into contact with advanced necromancy."

"Advanced necromancy allows the pet to retain its body while cultivating its soul power, while basic necromancy can only abandon its body in order to cultivate its soul power."

Lu Ran opened his mouth slightly, and then said: "It does sound like advanced necromancy is more interesting."

"But even so, I still want to learn the basics of necromancy. Can you give it to me?"

Lu Ran felt that his Death Resurrection skill book was a typical basic necromancy.

Is there a beast taming skill that can preserve the body and cultivate the soul at the same time? ? ?

Lu Ran was surprised, but he felt that it was quite difficult to acquire this skill, and in terms of time, he would not have enough time.

“Forget it.” Gao Li shook his head. He couldn’t do anything about Lu Ran. However, since he had already explained the pros and cons to Lu Ran, Lu Ran should not rashly practice basic necromancy. In Gao Li’s opinion, Lu Ran was a good seedling. After recommending him to the headquarters, they would get a considerable reward. However, if Lu Ran rashly used basic necromancy to cultivate pets, then most of this potential would be wasted.

As he spoke, Gao Li took out a gray notebook from his arms, threw it to Lu Ran, and said, "This is my personal practice notebook, you can take a look at it, and I'll lend you this one too."

As he spoke, he threw a soul-calming stone to Lu Ran and said, "You can go to the city to find some wild beasts and study their souls, Hei Yu."

As Gao Li spoke, another woman in a black robe appeared. She seemed to be Gao Li's subordinate. He said, "Hei Yu, for the next period of time, you will be responsible for guiding the King of Sudden Death and teaching him relevant knowledge about the dead."

"Also, prepare a quiet room for him."

"Yes, Lord Gaoli." The woman in black robe nodded.

"Brother Wang, you have the best pet talent among all the cities I have visited. If you really want to practice necromancy, don't do it on your own. Wait until we get back to the headquarters." Gao Li advised kindly.

"Okay." Lu Ran nodded in response to the other party's persuasion.

In fact, there is no need for the other person to tell him anything. Even if he wants to learn, he can’t.

This should be considered a beast taming skill.

The beastmasters of the Star-Moon Continent learn beast taming skills based on the beast taming space.

The people of Blue Star do not have a beast taming space, and cannot directly learn beast taming skills in the same way as the beast tamers of the Star-Moon Continent. They can only learn skills through the skill cards created by the Infinite City.

Lu Ran came here simply to do research and look at the principles of necromancy from another perspective.

However, the other party was willing to lend him the Soul-Calming Stone... Lu Ran was delighted, it was a pleasant surprise.

Afterwards, he looked at the people arranged by the other party. It was said to be guidance, but it was more of surveillance. If a "genius" like himself ran away, it would be a serious loss for the missionary Gao Li.

In order to keep himself here, he lent out his training notes and soul-calming stone at a great cost. It seems that Mr. Ha is indeed talented.

However, Lu Ran had no intention of running away. Since he had chosen the Undead camp, he would definitely stay here for 14 days to help the Undead camp fight against the attacks of the Imperial Army and other trial participants.

…

After Hei Yu took Lu Ran away, Gao Li stood there, lost in thought.

After a while, another man in a black robe came in and said, "Lord Gao Li, the latest intelligence is that a remnant of the Beast Taming Corps seems to be approaching Ming'an City."

"I understand. Just continue the investigation. Also, send two more people to keep an eye on the King who died suddenly. If a fight really breaks out between the Imperial Army and the King, don't let him get away."

Because of the identity arranged by Infinite City, Gao Li did not have too many doubts about Lu Ran's intention to join the Cult of Death. The identities of Lu Ran and his group of people had been screened many times.

However, if the Beast Taming Corps fought with this group of people, even if Lu Ran wanted to join the Divine Religion, when he saw that the situation was not good, he would definitely think of escaping or rebelling first.

In order to prevent the loss of such a talent, Gao Li must find someone to look after Lu Ran.

As for the Beast Taming Empire... Gao Li didn't believe that they would go to war for such a small city. After the war, Ming'an City was full of undead resources. Unless it was necessary, Gao Li was unwilling to give up the dominance of this resource-rich city.

…………

at the same time.

Lu Ran, who was heading to the room under Hei Yu's guidance, lowered his head and suddenly said, "I have a question that I'm very curious about. Can you answer it for me?"

"What?" Hei Yu looked at Lu Ran.

"You said that since undead pets feed on souls."

"So the soul, in essence, is also an ingredient, right?" Lu Ran said faintly, "You say, can the soul be cooked? Just like ordinary ingredients, add seasonings and other ingredients to make a dish."

Hei Yu's face changed, he just felt that this guy was a lunatic. The fact that their necromancers' pets feed on souls was unacceptable enough to the secular world, but this guy... actually wanted to cook the souls into food? ?

If Lu Ran knew what the other party was thinking, he would definitely cry out for injustice. He was just thinking whether it would be possible to eliminate the side effects of devouring souls, just like "removing the fishy smell", so that the necromancer could return to normal.

After all, Dr. Gu still has a bunch of death resurrection skill cards. If Xia Country wants to cultivate its own undead army, it certainly cannot cultivate a bunch of unstable forces. Similarly, Lu Ran must also think about the food problem of his undead pet.

"Let's go down and try it later." Lu Ran muttered to himself while holding the soul-calming stone in his hand.

Soul chef, I feel like it’s even rarer than dragon chef.

As Lu Ran muttered, Hei Yu felt even more scared. "Boss, I want to report! This guy seems to be really interested in necromancy, even more extreme than the top executives at the headquarters!"

(End of this chapter)