As the capital of the Beast Taming Empire, the Imperial City is filled with powerful warriors and can be said to be the place where the human race’s combat power is most concentrated in the Star-Moon Continent.
Although the Beast Taming Empire is now under siege by the four ferocious beast empires and the people in countless provinces are suffering, but in the Imperial City, there is still peace and prosperity, and all things are looking up.
Lu Ran was walking on the prosperous street, and he heard various shouts, which made him feel weird.
"In the 996th year of the Beast Taming Calendar, the Master was not yet born."
"The only identity I can rely on is from the lineage of Emperor Yan Sizhen."
This time, the identity that Wuxian City arranged for Lu Ran was a talented person who responded to the empire's call for "national conscription" and came to Yudi City from the common people to make a living and work hard.
In order to fight against the four ferocious beast empires, the empire not only recruited soldiers from all over the country, but also promised that powerful beast tamers could be directly awarded official titles and honors.
So recently there have indeed been many powerful figures hidden in the society who have come to the imperial capital to seek development.
Lu Ran estimated that the other trial participants should have similar identities.
However, the mission is for the trial participants to capture and contract top-quality pets, rather than to obtain an official position by relying on their own strength, so theoretically speaking, even if the trial participants are distributed across the country, it will not affect the mission.
But Infinite City still brought the trial participants to Yudi City. Infinite City’s intention is self-evident.
The Star-Moon Continent is too vast, and it is not easy to find top-quality pets. Let alone 30 days, even if it takes 3 years, it may not be easy for a few third-level beastmasters to find top-quality pets.
Therefore, what the trial participants need most is "intelligence".
Information on the location and acquisition channels of top-quality pets.
As for where to get the intelligence, the major legendary families in Yudi City or the military are all possible sources.
This is not only the political center of the Beast Taming Empire, but also the intelligence center of the entire empire.
Therefore, in Lu Ran's opinion, this should be considered a prerequisite task.
He quickly analyzed what he should do next. Just as he had just thought, he would quickly get support from a powerful force... and use their intelligence channels to find high-quality pets.
"Then my intelligence channel is obvious. Through the identity of Yan Ling, I can see if I can get in touch with the royal family..."
"However, the current royal family doesn't seem to be the descendant of Yan Sizhen..."
The imperial system of the Beast Taming Empire is similar to the system of abdication.
This is a tradition that has been passed down since the early days of the empire.
When the Beast Taming Empire was first established, the first emperor once said that the purpose of the Beast Taming Empire's existence was not to allow any tribe or clan to always be the ruler of mankind.
The purpose is to elect sufficiently outstanding beastmasters to lead more humans and help them live better on this continent.
Therefore, the God of Hunting did not pass the throne to his own descendants in the end, but passed it to Yan Sizhen, who pioneered the ways of cooking and forging.
The Hunting God believed that Yan Sizhen was far better than his own offspring, and in fact it was true. Under Yan Sizhen's leadership, the Beast Taming Empire became more prosperous.
In order to follow the will of the first emperor, Yan Sizhen, after much consideration, did not pass the throne of the third emperor to his own descendants, but passed it to another powerful figure who could lead the empire further.
This way of succession was very stable for the first thousand years of the empire.
A big part of the reason for this is that the pets left behind by previous generations of emperors serve as the guardian beasts of the country. Under their supervision, even the new emperor dare not act recklessly.
I have to say this idea is a good one.
However, this system will no longer work over time. A stable system also has a lifespan.
Not only were there emperors who were determined to clear obstacles to the throne for their offspring, but there were also emperors who suddenly did absurd things and were successfully overthrown. In short, the empire became more and more chaotic, and eventually it evolved into a situation like Lu Ran's level one breakthrough into the secret realm, with constant internal strife.
However, in the 996th year of the Beast Taming Calendar, Lu Ran knew from his memory in the textbook that such a situation should not have occurred yet.
At this time, even if the emperor gave up his throne to others, their family, with the protection of the guardian beast, would still be a super family that is not inferior to the royal family.
Known as the imperial clan.
The family of the current emperor is called the royal family, and the family of the previous emperor is called the imperial family. These two kinds of family forces are far superior to the legendary families and are the real core senior leaders of the empire.
Therefore, it is obvious that the family Lu Ran is going to look for next is the imperial family inherited from Yan Sizhen's lineage.
Lu Ran also made up for his historical knowledge.
In this era, although Yan Sizhen's Yan Spirit has not been lost, it has already degenerated and is no longer the core inheritance of the Yan Emperor clan.
Today, the Yan Emperor's clan is in charge of the Empire's Dragon Legion and maintains a high status in the empire relying on the dragon pet foundation left by Yan Sizhen.
Therefore, Lu Ran believed that when a beastmaster like himself who inherited a perfect flame spirit appeared in front of the Yan Emperor clan, they would definitely be ecstatic and want to recruit him.
The reason is simple.
It's not like the Beastmaster on Blue Star where you can learn by slapping a card on your forehead.
Yan Ling is a special skill developed by Emperor Yan Sizhen based on his own talents. Therefore, for his descendants whose qualifications and bloodline are close to Yan Sizhen, it will be easier for them to practice Yan Ling.
As the bloodline becomes thinner, it is inevitable that the Flame Spirit will be unable to continue its powerful inheritance.
At this time, if Lu Ran, a guy who had "returned to his ancestral bloodline" and mastered the perfect Flame Spirit, appeared, if the Yan Emperor clan wanted to make the family more glorious, breeding Lu Ran as a "stud" would be the fastest and simplest way.
In this way, the next generation of the Yan clan will have many babies who can master the perfect fire spirit.
So if Lu Ran goes there, he will definitely be a hot commodity.
If you are lucky, with the help of a powerful force like the Imperial Family, it would be easy to contract a new favorite of the overlord as a dowry.
As for wanting a better pet, you may have to find another way.
In short, choosing a good intelligence channel is definitely faster than going out into the wild to look for a powerful pet.
"Next, I just need to go to the family residence of the Yan Emperor clan." Lu Ran had a clear goal.
Unfortunately for Lu Ran, after walking for a long time, he did not find any other trial-takers.
It seems that the trial participants are scattered quite far away.
I don’t know exactly how many trial-takers there are, or what their levels are.
With only two spots for promotion, Lu Ran must ensure that the contracted pets are at least high-level overlords. Only in this way can he avoid failure.
Even if he contracted a low-level overlord, Lu Ran was afraid that something might go wrong and he would not be able to advance. If that happened, a whole month would be wasted, which he could not afford.
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Yan Emperor family.
As one of the five major imperial clans in the Beast Taming Empire, the Yan Emperor Clan plays a vital role in the Beast Taming Empire.
After searching for a long time, Lu Ran finally arrived at the Yan family mansion. The mansion was made entirely of fiery red bricks and was magnificent and larger than a town. There were more than a dozen gates in each direction of the east, south, west and north. Lu Ran didn't know which gate to visit from, so he just picked one at random.
At the entrance of the mansion, two young men wearing scarlet flame-patterned robes held spears and stood on both sides of the gate. Before Lu Ran could go over to visit, one of the young men frowned, walked up, and examined Lu Ran and asked, "Who are you?"
"Brother." Lu Ran saw the guard and said kindly, "Brother, I'm here to see my relatives."
Young guard: "Relative?" The young guard subconsciously thought Lu Ran was a relative of a housekeeper or servant in the mansion, and expelled him, "Get out of here quickly... Go find your relatives..."
He was just about to say, "If you want to find relatives, go to another gate to register," when suddenly the gate of the courtyard opened and two women in gorgeous clothes walked out side by side, talking and laughing.
The two saw something unusual outside the door. One of the pretty women with tied hair was startled. She looked at the guard who was communicating with Lu Ran and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Miss Third, this person is here to visit relatives, but he has found the wrong door. I am giving him directions."
The woman with red hair nodded slightly. She looked at Lu Ran, who was about the same age as her, and asked curiously, "What relative are you looking for? What position does he hold in the Yan Emperor's Palace?"
Third Miss? Lu Ran looked at the girl, and also at the other elegantly dressed woman next to her. He felt that he had not come to the wrong door. He was meeting an important person directly. This was more efficient than finding the right place and registering slowly.
Lu Ran said: "I don't know. When my master passed away, he told me to come to Emperor Yan's Mansion in Yudi City. All the people here are my relatives."
"What do you mean?" The red-haired girl frowned, and the next moment, Lu Ran continued: "My master said that I am the descendant of Emperor Yan Sizhen who was stranded among the people. He asked me to come here and show this to prove my identity."
As he spoke, Lu Ran stretched out his palm, and the next moment, a ball of fire, lifelike and made entirely of flames, like a miniature fire dragon, appeared on Lu Ran's palm, spewing flames towards the sky.
Although the fire dragon is small, its might is almost materialized, making the surrounding space blurry.
Seeing the fire dragon, the red-haired girl's expression changed. The woman in white clothes next to her was even more surprised and said, "Flame Spirit? And it's a flame spirit that successfully absorbed the strange fire and transformed it into a special flame???"
"How is this possible?" Seeing the mini flame dragon, the girl with red hair said in disbelief, "It's been so long, how is it possible that someone still has a flame spirit of this level?"
She raised her head quickly, looked at Lu Ran with her ruby-like eyes and said, "What did you say just now? Your master said that you are the descendant of Emperor Yan Sizhen who was stranded among the people?"
"Is that so..." Lu Ran said, as if he didn't quite understand, "He said that if I have nowhere to go, I can come here."
"Huh..." The girl with red hair was shocked by the explosive news. She felt that it was a good thing that she asked a little more. As for the two guards next to her, they had already opened their mouths wide and their brains had difficulty reacting.
“Sister Gong…” The girl with the tied hair looked at the woman in white fancy clothes. The woman in the fancy clothes smiled and said, “You take care of the housework first. I’ll go back first.”
"Yeah." The girl with tied hair nodded, her eyes clear and bright, feeling that she had accomplished a great feat this time.
(End of this chapter)