While Pluto and Lu Ran's appearances on the rankings caused another stir outside, Lu Ran was still listening to Gu Qingyi's careful guidance.
"Phew."
"All right, that's everything I wanted to say."
"Anything else you want to ask?"
"Otherwise, you might end up wasting more money at some information broker's later."
Lu Ran had reason to suspect she meant a certain feline shopkeeper.
"Yes, there is one thing." Lu Ran asked curiously, "Dr. Gu, I heard you're the only Beast Tamer in the world who's raised a dragon-type pet beast. Is that true?"
Gu Qingyi considered this. "You could say that."
"But my circumstances were rather unusual. They'd be difficult for anyone else to replicate."
"At the moment, I'm also exploring how to reliably evolve dragon-type pet beasts."
Lu Ran chuckled. "Actually, about that second pet beast we discussed earlier, I already have something in mind: the lizard that was following me before."
"I actually want to evolve that lizard toward the dragon type."
"My Beast Taming skill, Super Beast Mimicry, lets a Beast Tamer obtain the power of their contracted pet beasts. I didn't have a choice with my first pet beast and contracted a silly husky, so for my second, I want one from a mighty species. That would let me make the most of my Beast Taming skill."
"Dragons have the strongest overall attributes of any creature, so you want to raise a dragon-type beast too?" Gu Qingyi asked.
As they talked, General Ha froze. What did he mean, he hadn't had a choice with his first pet beast and had contracted a silly husky? Were dragons really that amazing???
Damn you, Sudden Death King. I'll remember this!
"Yes." Lu Ran nodded. "So I'd like to ask you for some knowledge about dragons, Dr. Gu."
"Hmm." Gu