My Divine Beasts Are Really Not Evil Gods-Chapter 56: Beast King

"Your Savings Card ending in 2767 received an income of 1,010,000 yuan at 19:17 on June 24. Current balance: 1,211,791 yuan.
[Alliance Beast Taming Bank]"
For Lu Yu, the most beautiful sound in the world was none other than the notification of money arriving in his account.
He was already eager to go on a retaliatory spending spree.
But just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Director Wang:
"If you can advance to the Silver Rank before next month, you should pay more attention to the Alliance's missions and events. There might be an unexpected surprise."
As a mid-level manager at the Great Abyss City Alliance's intelligence center, he had heard some rumors.
It seemed the vice president of the Beast Taming Association was going to open a special Mystic Realm, and it would be open to all Silver Beast Tamers.
A special Mystic Realm represented countless opportunities and immense wealth!
Although Lu Yu was only at Mid-tier Red Copper now, geniuses like him could never be judged by common sense.
It wouldn't hurt to do him a favor and give him a heads-up.
If he was wrong, it was no big deal.
If he was right, the other party would remember his kindness.
Either way, he wouldn't lose.
"The Director is so quick to act!"
Xu Xiaotao was filled with envy. She also wanted to invest in Lu Yu, but she sadly realized something: she had just started her job and was completely clueless about her work, let alone any inside information.
In the end, she pouted and fell into a slump.
Lu Yu seemed thoughtful and replied, "Thanks."
With that, he turned and left.
The other homeowners also returned to their respective homes to share the good news with their families and prepare for the production of the bone-forging medicinal ointment.
Among the trio, Song Yue stared blankly at Lu Yu's departing figure.
From beginning to end, Lu Yu hadn't interacted much with them. Although he was friendly, he maintained a sense of distance.
The greatest distance between people isn't harsh words, but politeness!
That was fine, but even the slow-witted Zhao Bin noticed something was off. He looked hesitant, unsure if he should offer words of comfort.
Beside them, although Chen Chi couldn't bear to see his childhood friend so upset, he was also inwardly relieved.
'Once she realizes they're from different worlds, she should give up, right!'
However, what they didn't know was that Song Yue wasn't upset because Lu Yu paid them no mind, but because she had caught a fleeting glimpse of a tattoo on his hand.
She once had a brain-dead idea of becoming a tattoo artist for a while, for which she received a joint beating from her parents. Although she eventually came to her senses, she had learned some things in the process, such as the special patterns of tattoos.
For example… a Succubus tattoo!
The seemingly ascetic heartthrob actually had a Succubus tattoo that represented desire.
The contrast was just too much, I like him even more!
…………………
Meanwhile, Lu Yu was unaware that his reputation had been damaged because of Lilith's Secret Ritual pattern.
He was currently reflecting on one thing.
Retaliatory spending is not the way to go!
After leaving the Jade Community, he went straight to one of Great Abyss City's three famous merchant guilds—the Dark Moon Chamber of Commerce.
A large chain of merchant guilds that sold a vast amount of Supernatural Items and Magic Potions.
Upon entering, he was greeted by pavilions and terraces with carved railings and jade inlays, looking splendid and magnificent.
The goods inside were even more dazzling, leaving Lu Yu's eyes blurred, and then he saw the prices and his mind went into chaos!
The main theme could be summed up in one word—expensive!
Servant-rank items were reasonable; a few of them added up to about a hundred thousand. But starting from the Elite Rank, prices easily reached hundreds of thousands, and Commander Rank materials started at a million.
(Materials refer to the organs and body parts of pet beasts containing supernatural power; renewable ones are cheaper, non-renewable ones are expensive).
His "huge sum" of money could, at most, buy a single, very ordinary Commander Rank material.
This wasn't retaliatory spending; this was his wallet retaliating against him!
Poverty was like the wind, brushing against his cheeks, carrying with it the faint echo of laughter.
"No matter how tough things get, I can't let the child suffer.
Besides, I'm a master of Secret Foods who can extract materials from anything. Worst case, I'll just extract more materials and sell them back later!"
Lu Yu insincerely comforted himself a few times.
After calming down, he began to ponder a question.
That was the future system for the Little Spider, which would determine the choice of materials he needed to buy today.
The system here didn't refer to skill proficiency or raising her strength rank, but a complete direction for her development.
It was like building a house.
Only with a solid foundation, a confirmed blueprint, and the right materials could one build a sturdy house.
In the Beast Taming World, aside from some support professions, there were two mainstream systems.
One was focused on individual power, known as the 【War King】.
Most pet beasts followed this route, including some Arms-type Pet Beasts that attached to their Beast Tamers.
They improved their strength through constant battle; Great Power Belongs to the Self.
The other path was the 【Beast King】, which, as the name implies, followed the power of the group.
A typical example was the Zerg Race. The Zerg Matriarch would give up its own power in exchange for astonishing reproductive capabilities, birthing massive numbers of Zerg to command.
Wherever they passed, no grass would grow!
Others included Hive Mind Network Creatures, overwhelming swarms of Spores, special plants, and so on…
Both of these were paths leading to becoming a 【King】!
Both systems had their pros and cons. The Beast King System was invincible with resources but was useless without them.
Controlling just a few minions was pointless.
Moreover, to control a larger number of servants, a Beast King would make sacrifices in certain aspects, such as weakening its physical strength to enhance fertility or expanding its spiritual radiation range.
The War King system was weaker in the early stages but would make a comeback in the mid-to-late stages. However, before reaching a certain level of strength, it couldn't stand against a massive Beast Tide and could only rely on Decapitation Tactic to defeat opponents.
However, beyond these two, Lu Yu had discovered a third system, the one Lilith told him about, the Ecosystem Lord, which could be called the 【Dominator】 system.
It possessed the powerful individual strength of a War King while also mastering the ability to radiate and create Slave Beasts—an almost perfect system.
But the requirements were extremely high. After all, a pet beast couldn't be born with a 【Domain】.
If it truly had the great power to create a Mystic Realm, it wouldn't matter which system it followed.
It could just steamroll everything!
Therefore, in Lu Yu's view, following the 【Dominator】 system required two prerequisites.
First, it had to have Overlord Potential. Without sufficient personal strength, everything was meaningless.
Second, it had to possess an ability that could substitute for a 【Domain】.
For example, the Void Matriarch's Nest.
Hidden in the depths of the Void, it was much safer than a typical Zerg Matriarch's Nest and didn't have to worry about Decapitation Tactic. Moreover, it could grow alongside the Little Spider.
As her strength increased, the number of Slave Beasts it could create would also increase. When the Little Spider became a War King, it would automatically advance to a Beast King.
The combination of the two would be a Dominator.
The Spirit Puppet Thread also had this potential.
It could forcibly turn living beings into her puppets, which was another form of creating Slave Beasts.
So, Lu Yu's primary goal now was to compensate for the Little Spider's weaknesses, choose attribute skills suitable for her, and develop different combinations of attribute skills.
Based on her needs, he roughly divided them into four categories.
The first was to improve her Physique, which required an Enhancement-type Skill.
The second was the power and attributes of her Silk Threads; while strengthening the threads' durability, special attributes could be added to inflict high damage. The third was a Group Psychic Network or an Aura-type Skill to buff the Slave Beasts.
The fourth was to buy Space Fragments to create Space-type Slave Beasts.
After sorting out his thoughts, Lu Yu's plan became crystal clear.
He turned to a nearby Salesgirl with long legs in a qipao and white silk stockings, who had a curvaceous figure, and said:
"Hello, I'd like to buy…"