Chapter 529: Chapter 529

“Are there any other important admin privileges?” The Divine Deer asked.

Lu Ran turned to it. “Yes. What we discussed earlier might also be achievable. With my admin privileges, I can apparently choose which timeline to enter for my ascension realm. As we discussed before, the Four Supreme Divine Dragons appeared once during the elemental rebellion era.

“If I select the elemental rebellion period for my next ascension realm and choose the timeline where the Four Supreme Divine Dragons appeared, I should be able to meet them inside the realm.”

The Divine Deer and Squirrel God immediately grew solemn.

Did he really obtain such a privilege?

“Yes, and based on my understanding, this privilege should allow it. The only issue now is if I do encounter the Four Supreme Divine Dragons’ projections, what should I do?”

The Divine Deer said, “Regardless of whether Limitless City was created by the Four Supreme Divine Dragons, the only thing you can do if you successfully meet their historical projections is to earn their trust and try to learn about any potential future crises they might face.

“This world might still harbor threats unknown even to us kin. Perhaps the Four Supreme Divine Dragons disappeared because of these hidden dangers.”

“That’s tough.” Lu Ran scratched his head.

Squirrel God agreed. “Definitely! No matter who created Limitless City, manifesting the Four Supreme Divine Dragons would consume an enormous amount of energy. If Lu Ran plays around and angers Limitless City’s will, it could easily fabricate an ‘accident’ to kill him inside the realm.

“That era was exceptionally chaotic, with two elemental Primary Divines and several Superior Divines. A single breath from them would obliterate Lu Ran.”

The Divine Deer added, “Moreover, during that era, we kin hadn’t even been born yet. For him to make contact with beings like the Four Supreme Divine Dragons would be similar to a fool’s dream, let alone gaining their trust. At that time, the Four Supreme Divine Dragons were in a state of extreme fury after being betrayed. It’s indeed a difficult mission.

“Let me think. You shouldn’t rashly enter that era yet. You’re still too weak. At the very least, wait until you possess the power to rival a Superior Legendary before attempting it.”

Lu Ran said, “It’s not that big of an issue. The super admin privilege also includes a privilege where I can’t die in the ascension realm. At worst, I’ll just try a few more times.”

“There’s even a no-death privilege...” The Divine Deer and Squirrel God were stunned.

“Additionally, there’s another privilege. If I complete a hidden mission, I can resurrect one historical projection I’ve interacted with inside the realm. The condition is that this projection must already be deceased in reality.

“If I meet the Four Supreme Divine Dragons inside the realm, theoretically, I could use this ability to check whether they’re truly dead in reality. If they’re merely missing in reality, then resurrection would be impossible. But if they’ve really gone, then through Limitless City, perhaps they could be resurrected? Just like Six-Path Flower.”

The Divine Deer replied, “You’re overthinking it. The Four Supreme Divine Dragons would never be gone. They must be unable to return due to certain circumstances. The universe is vast, and there are far too many unknowns.”

Lu Ran nodded. “Fair enough. But you’re right about one thing, Lord Divine Deer. With my current strength, even if I enter the elemental rebellion era, I’d have no ability to interfere in the war between the Four Supreme Divine Dragons and the elemental gods.

“Compared to them, we’re mere ants. They probably wouldn’t even spare us a glance. To avoid dying too many times, I should first break through to the Legendary rank before attempting to enter the Elemental Era.”

“What’s your plan?” The Divine Deer asked.

Lu Ran analyzed, “I want to enter the late Plant Era first. The late Plant Era was when the Divine Tree was at its peak. Currently, the Divine Tree is dormant, and even if it awakens, its power will likely be diminished.

“I want to take Six-Path Flower to meet the Divine Tree at its strongest and find a way to restore Six-Path Flower’s power as a Superior Legendary with the help of the Primary Divine Tree. After that, entering the Elemental Era would be much safer.”

This was the best shortcut Lu Ran could think of to restore Six-Path Flower’s power. The Chaos Dragon God was untouchable, the elemental Primary Divines were untouchable, and the Four Supreme Divine Dragons were untouchable. Only the Divine Tree seemed like an easy target to exploit.

“You decide for yourself. Squirrel God and I will go mock—no, discuss the Elemental Era with the Underworld God, Void God, and Abyss God. We’ll definitely bring you a complete, reasonable, and feasible strategy for the Elemental Era.” The Divine Deer had quickly mastered Limitless City’s terminology.

Sharing intel on privileges was something they’d agreed upon during the kin’s meeting.

Lu Ran nodded. “Then I’ll trouble you, Lord Divine Deer. The Elemental Era is extremely dangerous, so please ask the other kin to prepare some supplies for me... In return, once the cooldown ends, I’ll help the other kins enter Limitless City. Lord Divine Deer, here’s your access pass to Limitless City.”

Lu Ran extended his hand, and a white light shimmered, materializing a silver card. On it was an image of the Divine Deer, with the words “Limitless City Pass” inscribed below. The pass merged into the Divine Deer’s body, and it nodded slightly before glancing at the envious Squirrel God beside it.

“Then I’ll go take a look at Limitless City first...” The Divine Deer said.

“What about me? What about me?” Squirrel God waved its paws frantically.

“In a month, once the privilege cooldown is over, you’ll be the second one. For now, just bear with it.” Lu Ran said with a grin.

“Fine, I’m going to sleep.” Squirrel God pouted and sighed.

Soon, only Lu Ran remained on the scene. Exploring the Elemental Era indeed required careful planning.

“We could have the Divine Deer capture and interrogate that Ice Emperor. Wasn’t he from the late Elemental Era? He might know more about that period.”

As Lu Ran pondered, a cat-shaped shadow emerged from behind a tree and spoke. It had been eavesdropping nearby the whole time.

Manager Ying feigned anger. “Also, have you forgotten about me? My main body currently can’t enter Limitless City either. Don’t forget to save a pass for me.”

Lu Ran chuckled. “I won’t forget. Your clone can enter anyway, so don’t rush. By the way, with these privileges, I’ll probably be spending a lot of time in ascension realms soon. The empire and Xia will be in your hands. Also... keep an eye out for any news about my parents and senior brother.” Original content can be found at novel·fiɾe·net

“I know, but there’s no need to go through all that trouble for intel. Let me teach you a trick.” Manager Ying grinned.

“What trick?” Lu Ran blinked.

Manager Ying stood up, raised its cat paws skyward, and declared, “Before entering the ascension realm, shout in your exclusive room, ‘Daddy Limitless City, please match me with my mom and dad in the same ascension realm!’

“Then, even if their final resurrection trial mission is to obstruct your ascension mission, it’s fine if you fail once. You can always retry. Ensuring their safe resurrection is more important, right?”

“Is it really that easy to get matched together?” Lu Ran’s scalp tingled.

“Just try it! You’re a super admin privilege holder now. Limitless City will pay some attention to your requests. Don’t forget, Limitless City has consciousness.”

Well... I might as well try.

“What is it?” Lu Ran looked at the cat.

Lu Ran rolled his eyes and let Manager Ying’s spatial ripple envelop him, teleporting him elsewhere. It seemed to be a massive incubation room.

Inside, a robotic cat clone of Manager Ying was tending to a kitten in its pouch. The robotic cat clone was something Manager Ying had asked #18 to create for it. #18 seemed to have drawn inspiration from a certain cartoon.

The kitten in the pouch had a tiger-like head with tender antlers. Its body was white, but the tips of its ears and tail were red, and its fluffy face bore a red spiral pattern. It was adorable.

[Species Rank: Quasi-Legendary]

[Species Talent 1: Bai Ze’s Eye (Can discern the uses of all natural objects, peer into their essence, and identify their weaknesses!)]

[Species Talent 2: Evil Warding (Extremely effective at repelling beings or objects with negative, evil energy.)]

[Species Talent 3: Kingly Auspicious Beast (Beings bound to the Bai Ze will possess a supreme kingly demeanor and fortune. Their words will be more persuasive and more likely to attract followers stronger than themselves.)]

“Holy shit, the little Bai Ze was born?” Lu Ran scanned it with his intermediate Eye of Detection and exclaimed in surprise.

“Yeah, it was born when the World War started.” Manager Ying sighed. “What should we do with it?”

It looked at the sleeping Bai Ze and asked, “Do you want to contract it? If not, I’ll keep it for bree...”

Lu Ran cut it off. “Breed my ass. Leave it to me as a mascot.”

The Bai Ze’s Kingly Auspicious Beast talent seemed quite useful to Lu Ran. Its ability to make words more persuasive and attract powerful followers might give him a buff when seeking investments in ascension realms.

“Leave it to me.” Lu Ran took the Bai Ze from Manager Ying, suddenly realizing it looked nothing like the big Bai Ze he knew.

Is this a subspecies?

“Fine.” Manager Ying shrugged.

What a pity. Such a Kingly Auspicious Beast is bound to be corrupted by Lu Ran. It would’ve been better off as breeding stock...

“I have things to do. Contact me if you need anything.” The cat turned and left.

With the World War over and the new update arriving, it indeed had a lot to handle.

Lu Ran watched Manager Ying leave before turning back to the Bai Ze. He placed it gently on a nearby crib.

I’ll contract it after it wakes up.

Lu Ran was debating whether to use his beastmaster space or a contract card. His contract slots were precious now. With the arrival of super admin privileges, Lu Ran had begun entertaining many bold ideas. For example, he could enter the era before the Chaos Dragon God was born, resurrect its parents using his privileges, and then contract them.

Contracting the Chaos Dragon God’s parents to blackmail the Chaos Dragon God... I’d at least be the Chaos Dragon God’s grandpa.

Or resurrecting Void Grass, another future Primary Divine-level fighter. In short, if he used the resurrection privilege wisely, countless top-tier familiars would be waiting for him. He could pull off the same trick he did when contracting Six-Path Flower.

“Enough daydreaming. Time to check the loot.” Lu Ran grinned.

The traits were Super Fusion, War Soldier, Mount Instinct, Life Link, Death Sacrifice, Surrender trait, Sprite trait, Light of Annihilation, Tyrant trait, and Abandonment.

His lips curled upward. Some of these were suitable for Captain Doofus and the others, but they wouldn’t be usable until level 80.

At Level 70, Captain Doofus had fused the Three Heads, Six Arms trait, Dark Crow had fused Hyper Regeneration, Baby Cloud had awakened the Time attribute, #18 had the Replication trait, and Sudden Death King had ultimately fused the basic Weapon Mastery trait, the same one Captain Doofus had.

Lu Ran had made this decision after careful consideration. Fortunately, the fusion had indeed improved its compatibility with its kin. After all, shields were weapons too, and Sudden Death King’s combat prowess had skyrocketed when wielding it. Its performance in team battles was entirely different post-fusion.

Without this trait, even with the comical shield, Sudden Death King might not have been able to defend against the Light of Annihilation so effortlessly. Thus, they’d probably have to wait until level 80 to fuse more traits.

However, a few traits could immediately bolster Lu Ran’s team.

The Light of Annihilation trait could enhance Captain Doofus’ lightsaber.

The Tyrant trait could go to Six-Path Flower, as it was the one in his team who killed the most often. The number of citizens it had sent to reincarnation in the Beastmaster Empire was uncountable. It was also the one who’d grievously injured teammates the most during training and sparring. The Divine Tree might meet a very different version of this flower.

I wonder if the Divine Tree has the ability to upgrade Six-Path Flower. If not, maybe Six-Path Flower can gain experience by beating up the Divine Tree a few times with the Tyrant trait. The gains would be astronomical... That is, if the Divine Tree is willing to take one for the team.