Upgrading the store to the third level would cost him 100,000 energy points.
Su Ping had earned a lot of energy points when the store was doing well. But he had spent some on upgrading the Chaos Spirit Pool, buying nursing pens, body refining materials, beast-catching rings, and so on.
Plus, the entrance fee of 1,200 energy points was only a fraction of what he had spent on the trip to the Demigod Burial.
The number of deaths he had accumulated over the past seven days had cost him a lot of energy points. It was more than ten times the entrance fee.
That was why Su Ping didn't want to go to the Archean Divinity.
He could afford the 9,000 entrance fee, but he couldn't afford to die there …
Looking at the 460,000 remaining energy points on his store interface, Su Ping heaved a sigh. Spending 100,000 energy points to upgrade the store meant that he was one step closer to his goal of earning one million energy points and upgrading the Chaos Spirit Pool to the fourth level …
But even so, the store had to be upgraded. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to upgrade the Chaos Spirit Pool.
"Luckily, professional training will be available after the store is upgraded to the third level. Ten thousand per session. I can take a few more orders every day. It's possible to earn one million energy points," Su Ping said to himself. He didn't think too much and chose to upgrade the store.
"Beep!"
"The requirement for upgrading the store to the third level has been met. Confirm?"
The system prompted.
Su Ping said grumpily, "Can you stop beeping before you speak?"
The system asked back, "Aren't all intelligent systems like this?"
"Only retarded systems are like this."
"Is that so? I'll change it next time. Confirm first."
"Don't you know what I'm thinking? What's there to confirm?"
"Well, you have to follow the procedures. It's human rights."
Su Ping rolled his eyes and said to himself, "Confirm."
"Ding!"
"The store is about to be upgraded. Business will be suspended for 24 hours. The new services are as follows …"
Su Ping: "…"
He didn't want to argue with the system anymore. He laid his eyes on the virtual list in front of him, on which there were a few new services.
The first one was the professional training service he had been looking forward to. It cost one million star coins per session, which was 10,000 energy points. It was available forever!
As long as the customers had money, they could buy it. It was the most suitable service for rich students like Ye Hao.
The second service was the testing space.
A special space would be built in the store to test the pets' skills. That way, the customers could test their pets directly in the store. They didn't have to go to another arena.
The third item was the launch of the pet sales service.
That was the upgrade tab for the pet rental service.
There was a pet rental service in the store. However, Su Ping didn't have any good pets to rent out, so the service had been idle.
He trained pets like the Little Skeleton and the Dark Dragon Hound all the time and treated them as his own. He never planned to rent them out and he was reluctant to do so.
After all, if the rented pets were misused and died, there would be no saving them.
If the pets died in battle, the insurance money paid by the customers would belong to him. That being said, the customers were spending a lot of money to buy the pets. However, Su Ping would never sell pets like the Little Skeleton, the Dark Dragon Hound, and the Inferno Dragon, no matter how much money was offered.
"This service is for sale. It's just in time."
Su Ping was satisfied with this service. In the Mysterious Realm, he had captured several pets at the peak of the ninth rank with the beast-catching ring. Those pets were at the peak of the ninth rank but their combat strength was similar to their rank. Their aptitudes were average, which was just right for him to sell.
Su Ping didn't plan to keep those pets for his own use. The Little Skeleton's combat strength had surpassed 10, which was much better than the pets at the peak of the ninth rank that he had captured.
Besides, he couldn't sign a contract with a pet at the peak of the ninth rank. His brain would explode if he did.
After all.
His astral powers had just reached the lower position of the sixth rank.
He was too far away from the peak of the ninth rank. The best he could do was enslave beasts at the lower position of the eighth rank. He wouldn't die on the spot. That being said, that was the limit. He could easily suffer a backlash and lose his mind. If he were to be safe, he would be able to control beasts at the upper position of the seventh rank. That being said, it was still risky.
"The ninth-rank pets in the beast-catching ring can be put up for sale in the store. Such high-end pets can attract many high-quality customers to the store. They can be considered as advertising spots," Su Ping said to himself.
"What about the safety zone of the store after the store is upgraded?" Su Ping asked in his mind. That was what he was most concerned about at the moment.
The system answered, "The safety zone of the store has been built. The host will be safe as long as he is inside the store. But the other functions of the store will be activated after the upgrade is completed."
"Is that so?" Su Ping was delighted. That was to say, he could go out and visit the other stores that he had just bought.
"The host can turn on the visual function of the store's safety zone. In this way, the host will be able to see the safety zone of the store. This function is available only to the host," the system explained.
Su Ping was surprised. "Yes," he said at once.
Soon, he saw a light green screen in front of the stairs outside the store. The green screen extended to the left and right sides of the store. Su Ping craned his neck to take a look. Most stores had green screens outside their doors.
Was this the safety zone?
Su Ping's eyes glowed. With this, he would be able to accurately determine the safety zone.
Buzzing!
Right then, he heard a buzzing sound from outside the street. Many renovation cars drove into the street and parked in front of the stores that Su Ping had just bought.
Su Ping was stunned. Then, he saw some average-looking people walking into the many stores that he had just bought.
"What …" Su Ping opened his eyes wide and was about to step forward.
"Don't worry. This is an energy body built by the system to cover up the store's upgrade," the system said calmly.
Su Ping was surprised.
Cover up the store's upgrade?
He had thought that after 24 hours, the stores would look brand new and all the stores would be integrated into one.
He didn't expect that this energy body would appear and pretend to be a renovation team.
Isn't this too hardcore?!
That being said, this would save him a lot of trouble. It was much better than having all the stores magically merge overnight. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for him to explain to his mother. Not to mention, Su Lingyue was a headache.
"Will 24 hours be enough if I pretend to be renovating?" Su Ping asked in his mind.
The system answered calmly, "This is a large-scale renovation team. Even if the time is tight, people won't be suspicious. They will only be amazed by the speed of the renovation team."
Su Ping had to admit that he was convinced.
The system was more cunning than he was.
Su Lingyue heard the noise and hurried to the door. She craned her neck and saw that the street was full of renovation cars. "Renovation? Since when did this shabby street have such a large-scale renovation? "
The system had solved Su Ping's worries for him. Naturally, Su Ping had to cooperate with the system. He said calmly, "This is the renovation team I hired. They are renovating the stores I just bought. From now on, those will be our stores. We need to integrate them. You and mom can choose one to live in first."
The stores he bought this time were larger than what the system required. The extra space would not be included in the system's renovation. The stores would still look the same. Su Ping had to hire a human renovation team to do the renovations.
Speaking of the human renovation team, Su Ping asked the system in his mind, "Did you create such a large-scale renovation team out of thin air? How are you going to explain this when people find out? Won't that make things more suspicious?"
"Don't worry. I have set up a renovation company for them. When the upgrade is over, no one will notice them," the system said casually.
Su Ping raised his eyebrows. He remembered that he had transferred the store's income to an unknown bank card. He knew that it was the system's power. He didn't say anything else.
"You hired them? Are you the one who paid for all the renovations? "
Su Lingyue saw that the streets were filled with renovation teams. Many renovation teams were setting up equipment outside the stores, ready for construction. She was dumbfounded. Even though she had never stepped into the real world, she could tell how much the shops were worth just by looking at the value of her own stores.
Su Ping was surprised to see Su Ping so calm. She wanted to say that he was bluffing. However, she remembered what Su Ping had done in the explorers' base and the more than 40 million merit points …
She didn't know what to say.
She didn't know when, but she realized that when she saw Su Ping's true colors, he was beyond her expectations. She could no longer see through him.
Su Ping saw that his mother had woken up. She had been woken up by the renovation team. He called her and the two of them walked through the safety zone outside the store. They found a restaurant that hadn't been bought yet and ordered some dishes.
While they were eating, Li Qingru asked about the renovation team. Su Ping repeated the story to her.
When Li Qingru learned that the renovation team and the dozens of stores that were being renovated along the way were all bought by Su Ping, her first reaction was that Su Ping was joking. She didn't believe him at all. After all, he had spent at least one or two hundred million.
That was an astronomical amount for her. She wouldn't be able to earn that much in ten lifetimes, not to mention a lifetime.
At this point, Su Ping couldn't hide the truth any longer. He told her that he was an explorer. That was the only reasonable explanation.
Li Qingru still didn't believe Su Ping. But this time, Su Lingyue spoke up. She wore a complicated expression and proved Su Ping's words. She also revealed that Su Ping was at the highest rank among the explorers.
Li Qingru touched Su Lingyue's forehead and asked if she was having a fever. Then, she asked Su Lingyue if Su Ping had learned anything that could be used against Su Lingyue.
Su Ping and Su Lingyue were speechless. Su Lingyue glared at Su Ping. She didn't expect that one day, she would be doubted when she put in a good word for Su Ping in front of her mother. That was infuriating.
Su Ping didn't know what to say. He wanted to take out his bank card to prove himself. However, he still had seven or eight hundred million in his account. He decided against it, in case it would be more difficult to explain.
He heaved a sigh to himself.
At the moment, he couldn't summon the Inferno Dragon to prove that he could make money. As for using his identity as an explorer? He hadn't received a gold medal yet. Even if he did, his mother wouldn't recognize it.
After much deliberation, Su Ping thought that there was only one person who could help him, Dong Mingsong.
Su Lingyue was studying at Fengshan University. Of course, Li Qingru knew about the Vice Dean of Fengshan University. She had seen his photos and information on the Internet.
Su Ping called Dong Mingsong at once and started a video call.
The call was quickly picked up. Dong Mingsong's smiling face appeared on the screen. He said, "Instructor Su, what brings you to this old man?"
Su Ping heaved a sigh. "Well, can you explain to my mother that I'm a teacher?"
Dong Mingsong was surprised.
At the same time, Li Qingru saw Dong Mingsong on the screen. She cried out in surprise.
Dong Mingsong came back to his senses and greeted Li Qingru with a kind smile. Su Ping gave the phone to his mother and told her to talk to Dong Mingsong.
Ten minutes later, the call ended. Li Qingru looked at Su Ping in both shock and joy. This time, she believed him. Dong Mingsong had repeatedly proven that her son had awakened his talent and had become an advanced teacher at Fengshan University!
The Phoenix Peak Academy was a famous school. Su Lingyue was already proud of herself when she was admitted. She was proud of herself in front of her neighbors. She didn't know that Su Ping was even more impressive. Not only did he get into a famous school, he also got in as a teacher of the highest level. What kind of talent did he have?
Li Qingru's eyes welled up with tears of joy. They were tears of excitement.
Su Ping didn't expect that his mother would be so happy. He hurried to comfort her.
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? When did you awaken your talent? Why didn't you tell me? I could have bought you a pet. We're poor but I would have bought you a decent one even if I had to sell everything I had." Li Qingru's eyes were brimming with tears but she was smiling happily. She was comforted and worried about Su Ping at the same time.
She had never helped Su Ping with his cultivation. She didn't know that Su Ping could achieve so much. She knew that he had put in a lot of effort.
When she thought of this, she felt even more sorrow and pain in her heart.
"Mom, it's a long story. Let's talk about it later." Su Ping whispered. He was touched by the sincere feelings in her eyes. Maybe that was why he was willing to call her mom.
Su Lingyue didn't say anything.
Li Qingru wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "Your dad will be happy for you if he knows how successful you are. I will contact him later. Now that you and Yue 'er are grown up, your dad doesn't have to work so hard anymore. I can ask him to come back and find an easy and safe job."
Su Ping didn't have much memory of this father whom he had never met.
"Yes, it's time to ask him to come back." Su Lingyue finally spoke. She looked serious. "When I graduate, I will become a powerful explorer. Dad won't have to go out to sea to make money anymore. He can only come back a few times a year and it's too dangerous to go out to sea."
"Yes." Li Qingru nodded.
She had been worried about this as well. After all, he was her husband. If it weren't for the two kids, she wouldn't have allowed him to do something so dangerous.
Su Ping felt sorry for them. He said at once, "Tell dad to come back. I'll take care of you from now on."
Li Qingru's eyes were filled with relief when she heard his words. "Now that you've grown up and are so good at earning money, your father and I will be able to relax a little in the future. However, we still have to continue working. When I'm feeling better, your father and I will find another job. If you need some money in the future, we can help you."
Su Ping felt sad. He took a deep breath and said, "Mom, we can talk about work later. Ask dad to come back first. Also, from now on, you can live on this street. I will arrange a house for you. If there is any danger, I will be able to take care of you right away."
Li Qingru nodded. She didn't ask why there would be any danger. She had lived a long time and had seen many things. She knew that base cities weren't exactly safe, especially the shantytowns.
There were many base cities on the Blue Star that had been attacked by beast kings or wild beasts. She believed that was what Su Ping was talking about.
The chances of that happening to her were low. Still, it wouldn't hurt to be cautious.
After dinner, Su Ping took his mother and Su Lingyue to a store that sold sofas and beds. He told them to stay there for a few days. Later, he would arrange for a real renovation team to come and decorate the house.
Su Ping didn't tell them the reason but Su Lingyue knew. She and Su Ping had a tacit understanding and helped Su Ping persuade Li Qingru.
Li Qingru couldn't dissuade them so she agreed.
After they settled down, Su Ping went back to the store.
On the way back, Su Ping heard the sound of the renovation team. He asked the system in his mind, "Can you lower the noise? There are other stores nearby. It's too noisy."
The system answered, "Yes, sir."
Soon, the sound of the renovation team quieted down and they started to decorate the interior. That way, it would seem that they were renovating but they wouldn't be able to see the details. It was a complete cover-up.
Su Ping couldn't help but exclaim at the hardcore upgrade process.
He went back to the store and asked Joanna to come out from the nursing pen. He frowned when he saw the powerful energy she was emitting. She was like a beast king, too eye-catching.
He told her to hide her energy and go to the other stores that were under construction to patrol the territory.
Joanna followed Su Ping's order and concealed her energy. She was unhappy to hear that Su Ping had asked her to go out and patrol. She felt that Su Ping was abusing his power!
Still, she thought about the bonus points she would get. She snorted and was about to leave.
Right then, some people came into the store.
The leader was a white-haired old man in a green robe. He had a scholarly temperament and looked very elegant. Although he didn't reveal any powerful aura, it didn't match the surrounding world at all. He gave off an ethereal feeling.
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