Su Ping read the description of the contract.
Slave Contract (Low):
Sign an absolute contract and you will be the absolute master. The party under the contract will not be able to fight back against the master, maintain a soul bond with the master, improve their relationship, and enter the master's pet space.
Duration of the contract: One month.
Scope of the contract: Below the Star Rank.
Price: 10000 energy points.
"Is there such a contract?" Su Ping was surprised. Why did the Slave Contract seem to be better than the astral pet contracts? Normally, battle pet warriors would have to worry about the ferocious battle pet attacking them when they were wounded. But with the Slave Contract, they didn't have to worry about that at all.
As for the inability to improve their relationship …
Usually, battle pet warriors wouldn't care about that. As long as the battle pet was strong enough to help them fight, who would care about their relationship?
The only inconvenience was that the battle pet couldn't enter the pet space, which meant that the battle pet under the Slave Contract could only accompany the battle pet warrior and stay outside all the time.
That would be very inconvenient for battle pet warriors when they went to important places in the base cities. Besides, the battle pet warriors would be alerted when they were hunting in the wild.
"Is this a gift when I'm sleepy?"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows. He had just gotten the Swamp War Crocodile and he didn't think he could use it. Then, he got the Slave Contract and it happened to come in handy.
Ten thousand energy points for the right to use a beast king for a month.
That was a good deal.
After all, the Swamp War Crocodile was a beast king at the advanced stage of the Ocean State, close to the Void State. Not even legendary battle pet warriors at the Ocean State could defeat it!
I'll buy it!
Su Ping made the purchase right away.
But Su Ping wasn't in a hurry to use the Slave Contract. The Slave Contract could only be used for a month. He had nothing else to do at the moment. He could stay in the store and train his pets. He didn't need the Swamp War Crocodile.
Besides, maybe he could get a more powerful beast king?
Su Ping's eyes glowed at the thought of the cultivation sites.
In the Demigod Burial, Joanna was his "spy." Su Ping could ask her to help him get a beast king at the peak of the Beast King rank. That way, he would be invincible under the Star Rank!
"A reminder: the Slave Contract cannot be used on the beasts in the cultivation sites." The System's voice rang out. Clearly, this System with a fetish for peeping had once again peeked into Su Ping's thoughts.
"Why?!"
When Su Ping heard this, he felt that his beautiful dream had been shattered. He couldn't help but say angrily.
The system's voice was calm. "That is an item from the real world. The beasts in the cultivation sites are imprinted with the laws of the cultivation sites. Such an inferior contract cannot be erased, unless the host uses his own Ancient Spirit Beast to make the contract."
Su Ping didn't know what to say. He had asked Joanna to help him catch a batch of demon beasts from the Demigod Burial and sell them in his store for the same reason. What the hell was a mark of the laws of the world?
"Also, even if the host uses the Slave Contract in the cultivation site, the host cannot bring the contracted pet back to the store." The system answered calmly, "Beasts under slave contracts cannot be put into the contract space. The system is only responsible for sending the host to the cultivation sites and bringing them back. It is not responsible for picking up other creatures that are not under the management of the store."
Su Ping's mouth twitched slightly.
It sounded as if the system was proud of itself.
Su Ping heaved a sigh. He put the Slave Contract away. Anyways, it was only 10,000 energy points. He didn't lose anything by buying it.
Su Ping left the test room and went back to the store. He asked the system to appraise the material he had just bought to increase the power of understanding of the fire family. The estimated selling price was the same as the energy points he had bought. Well … there was no middleman to profit from the price difference. Or, in other words, the system had strangled him, the middleman, to death.
Damn it …
"First warning!"
"What a pretty dress …"
Su Ping didn't try to provoke the system that couldn't take jokes (insults). He didn't put the material up for sale. Since he had bought it at the original price, he would sell it at the original price. Why would he make trouble for himself?
It wasn't as if he didn't have any pets of the fire family.
The Inferno Dragon was a dragon, but it was also a pet of the fire family.
Besides, since the system wasn't going to let him take advantage of the situation, he would be willing to jump down from here and feed the Dragon King, even if he didn't have any pets of the fire family!
"Come on out, fire-breathing dragon … oh, no, Inferno Dragon."
Su Ping called the Inferno Dragon in his mind.
A swirl appeared behind him and a surge of dragon aura swept out. The majestic Inferno Dragon stepped out, bathed in flames.
The Inferno Dragon was so huge that it almost touched the ceiling.
The Inferno Dragon restrained its killing intent when it saw the familiar environment of the store. It knew that its master wasn't sending it out to fight.
"Here you go."
Su Ping tossed the blood-red herb that he had spent 120,000 energy points on to the Inferno Dragon.
The Inferno Dragon opened its mouth and swallowed it. The Inferno Dragon blinked in confusion. Is this dinner? That's all?
Su Ping didn't see any reaction from the pet, as if it hadn't eaten the herb at all. He wondered if the herb hadn't taken effect yet. Since the pet was too big and would be a hindrance in the store, Su Ping decided to let it go to the nursing pen to digest the herb.
The Inferno Dragon would have to depend on how much the Inferno Dragon's power of understanding could be enhanced by the herb.
On the other side, Zhong Lingtong, who was chatting with Tang Ruyan on the couch, was dumbfounded.
What did she just see?
An Inferno Dragon?!
The third rarest dragon of the dragon rank?!
It took Zhong Lingtong a long time to come back to her senses. She stared at Su Ping in a daze.
Even though she had been born in the Holy Light Base City, which was rich with famous pets, Zhong Lingtong had only seen such a rare pet a few times. It wasn't the first time she had seen the Inferno Dragon, but it was the first time she had seen it so close!
More importantly, the Inferno Dragon didn't belong to someone else. It belonged to her teacher!
It was like seeing someone else's kid scoring 100 points in a test. That was normal. But if it were her own kid … well, she would be so happy that she would beat the kid up!
"Sir, sir …"
Zhong Lingtong finally came back to her senses when she saw Su Ping coming over. She couldn't help but shout.
"Yes?"
"Is, is this Inferno Dragon yours?"
"No."
"No?" Zhong Lingtong glared at him. "But, the Inferno Dragon came out from your contract space!"
"Oh, you saw it. Then why are you asking?"
"…"
Zhong Lingtong opened her mouth. She didn't say anything for a long time.
Tang Ruyan couldn't help but snicker to herself. Finally, there was someone else like her who had to admit defeat in front of this abominable guy.
Su Ping didn't say anything else. He sorted out the pet food in the cabinet. The Chaos Spirit Pool consumed too much energy. In the future, when he went to the Demigod Burial, he would have to bring more pet food back.
It would be too slow to earn energy through pet training alone.
With that in mind, Su Ping darted a look at the pet room.
In the pet room, Joanna was in a nursing pen. All of a sudden, she opened her eyes. She didn't know why, but she had a feeling that she was being watched by something strange.
Her scalp was … tingling.
Was there something wrong with her cultivation?
Or was it just her imagination?
Joanna frowned. She thought for a moment and waited for that feeling to disappear. Then, she focused her mind and went back to cultivation.
…
Since Su Ping had left the store, Joanna, who was in charge of the store, could only take care of the general training business. As for the general training, Su Ping had asked his dummy to do it in batches. He didn't have to do it himself.
Therefore, from afternoon to night, Su Ping had nothing to do. He stayed in the store and cultivated on his own.
That night, Su Ping returned home with Joanna, Tang Ruyan, and the new guy who was good at eating. He thanked his mother over and over again as he looked at the sumptuous dinner on the table. While they were eating, he discussed with her about hiring a chef to cook for them in the future. That way, she wouldn't have to work so hard.
Li Qingru turned down Su Ping's suggestion without hesitation. She said that she didn't have anything to do at home and that hiring a chef was too expensive.
Su Ping had said that money wasn't a problem and he had even revealed his wealth. Still, Li Qingru insisted that she would cook for them herself. She wanted to save as much money as possible.
Su Ping couldn't argue with her so he had to give up.
At night, Su Ping went back to his room after arranging a room for Zhong Lingtong. He cultivated until midnight and went to bed on time.
The night passed quickly.
The next morning, after breakfast, Su Ping went back to the store. People were waiting in line outside. Su Ping didn't have to worry about the store's business and customers anymore. Every day, all the training slots would be filled up.
Su Ping squinted as he remembered what Tang Ruyan had told him the day before. He glanced over the crowd and noticed that there were some ordinary people.
Waiting in line had become a business.
Su Ping wondered if he was making a contribution to the base city by providing jobs for the people there.
The people in line became restless when they saw Su Ping. They were pleasantly surprised and awed at the same time. They wanted to greet him but didn't have the courage to. Still, some of the more courageous customers did.
"Good morning, Mr. Su!"
"Mr. Su!"
Su Ping saw some familiar faces. He couldn't remember their names but he remembered them. He smiled and nodded to them as a greeting.
Su Ping went to the door and opened it. But before he opened the door, he said, "I heard that some people are lining up and transferring their spots to others. They don't train their pets themselves and are using the limited training spots in the store to make money. Some people are even selling the spots at very high prices so that other customers will have to pay more to be trained in the store …"
"Therefore, I declare that from now on, all the people in the queue are not allowed to transfer their positions. If you have something to do and want to leave, you can, but you are not allowed to find someone to take over your position. Once I find out that there is any profiteering, both the buyer and the seller will be blacklisted by this shop!"
Su Ping's words silenced the crowd. Many people looked at each other, surprised, nervous, and guilty. Even some of the regular customers were aware of Su Ping's abilities. He was as powerful as a battle pet warrior at the peak of the titled rank, a man high above the masses. They didn't know if he would actually supervise them, but his words were enough to intimidate them!
"Now, those who are taking up spots for others or reselling spots, please leave. I will let bygones be bygones." Su Ping looked at the people in line and said calmly. With that said, he went back into the store. He didn't even look at the crowd. He left his words at the door.
As Su Ping went back into the store, many people's expressions changed. Eventually, they left the line.
Some people were struggling. But as more and more people left, they didn't have the courage to stay any longer. They left with a guilty conscience.
As the people who were reselling spots left the line, the people behind them swarmed over. They were all pleasantly surprised. They had thought that they wouldn't have a chance to visit Su Ping's store because of the number of people who were in line. However, they didn't expect that so many people would leave the line, leaving a large space empty.
After everything was ready, Su Ping told Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong to greet the customers.
Zhong Lingtong was surprised that she had become an employee. Am I not your student?
That being said, she didn't dare to disobey Su Ping, her teacher. She had to go to the door with Tang Ruyan to greet the customers.
Soon, the customers arrived in front of Su Ping. Just like before, Su Ping registered them. If they were there to pick up their pets, Su Ping would ask Joanna to bring their pets out for them. If they were there to train their pets, Su Ping would take their pets, collect the money, and ask Joanna to send them to the storage room.
Some of the old customers picked up their pets, greeted Su Ping happily, and left. They didn't test their pets in Su Ping's store.
For the sake of safety, some new customers tested their pets on the spot. When they saw the results, they were shocked. The effect of the training was beyond their expectations.
"Mr. Su."
All of a sudden, Su Ping heard a clear voice, like melting ice.
Su Ping looked up. She looked familiar.
"It's me, Xu Kuang's sister, Xu Yingxue," the girl said, blushing.
Xu Yingxue's heart was pounding when she saw Su Ping again. She had heard about how Su Ping had demonstrated his skills at the Elite League and what he had done outside the store. She didn't know the details but she was in awe of Su Ping based on what she had seen.
Su Ping had reached a level she could only look up to!
Xu Yingxue remembered how she had argued with Su Ping and questioned Su Ping's store when she first came to his store. She was afraid that Su Ping would hold a grudge against her.
Su Ping was no longer what he used to be and so was the store. She wouldn't be able to bear his grudge.
"It's you."
Su Ping remembered. "Are you here for pet training?"
Xu Yingxue was relieved to see that Su Ping didn't seem to mind what had happened. She nodded and said, "Yes, I've been here a few times but you weren't there. I wanted to try the professional training in your store, but that lady told me that she couldn't give me professional training when you weren't there."
"Yes, she's right. Now that I'm back, you want professional training, right? What rank is your pet?"
"Seventh-rank."
Xu Yingxue looked at Su Ping. She bit her teeth and summoned her courage. "Apart from pet training, I'm also here to tell you a message for my brother. He left the Longjiang Base City not long ago to further his studies at the Valiant Academy. He wanted to say goodbye to you in person but you weren't there. He asked me to tell you that he might not be able to come to your store for a while."
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