Su Ping's words surprised Xie Jinshui. Out of instinct, Xie Jinshui was confused. In the face of a war like this, would opening a store … really matter?
But the next second, he remembered the battle pets that Su Ping was selling. Xie Jinshui's breath quickened.
Previously, Su Ping's store had sold beast kings. Qin Duhuang's beast king was one of them. At this critical moment, Su Ping was going to open a store. Was he going to sell beast kings as well?!
"Mr. Su, can … can I buy one?"
Xie Jinshui's voice was trembling. He was at the titled rank and he wanted to buy a beast king battle pet. In the past, he would have been too embarrassed to ask Su Ping. After all, beast kings were rare and he couldn't buy one just by relying on favors. Asking Su Ping to buy one would only embarrass him and himself.
But things were different at the moment. He needed beast kings and he wanted to be able to participate in the defense of the city. He didn't want to be a commander in the rear.
"You … I don't have enough beast kings for you. But I do have some. You can come and have a look," Su Ping said directly.
Xie Jinshui was both excited and ashamed. "Mr. Su, I, I'm so sorry for what you've done for me. Thank you so much …"
"Don't mention it. This is a business deal. I'm not giving it to you for free. Don't mention favors," Su Ping said casually.
Xie Jinshui produced a forced smile.
Considering the price that Su Ping was selling beast kings, it was no different from giving them away for free.
Su Ping didn't chat with Xie Jinshui for long. He told Xie Jinshui to bring the money. He hung up and dialed Venerable the Blade's number.
"Mr. Su," Dao Zun said respectfully.
Su Ping asked, "Where are you? Do you have time? I just received a batch of beast kings. Are you interested?"
"Beast kings?" Dao Zun was surprised. He remembered Su Ping's description of "a batch." His eyelids twitched. When other people talked about beast kings, they would count them as "one." But when it came to Su Ping, he was talking about "a batch" …
"I'll be right there. I'm in Han City," Dao Zun said hurriedly.
Su Ping nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "Oh right, if you want to come, bring more money. I don't accept credit or collateral. I only accept money!"
Dao Zun was speechless. He quickly asked, "How many billions do I need to prepare?"
Su Ping thought for a moment and said, "As much as possible. Do you have 10 billion?"
"Ten billion …"
Dao Zun's heart skipped a beat. Ten billion astral coins was not a small amount. Even if the five major families of the Longjiang Base City had the money, it would be equal to 70% of their assets.
Not to mention 10 billion, and that was in cash!
Dao Zun remembered that Su Ping had been selling beast kings at one or two hundred million each. How come the price had suddenly increased?
Dao Zun remembered that Su Ping was still waiting for a reply. "I think so. I will try my best."
"Okay."
Su Ping said yes and hung up.
"10 billion …"
Venerable the Blade looked at the disconnected call and smiled bitterly. It was true that he could afford ten billion yuan in assets, but most of his assets were real estate, secret treasures, and branded shops. Although the valuations of those things were high, it was not easy for him to find a buyer. Especially during such turbulent times, cash was the most important thing.
After all, once a base city fell or was abandoned, no matter how good or expensive the real estate there was, it would become a ruin!
"I'll borrow some money first …"
Dao Zun thought about it and quickly contacted his titled battle pet warriors.
…
In the store. After hanging up with Dao Zun, Su Ping called Qin Duhuang at once. He had some battle pets that he would be happy to buy.
"Mr. Su, you're selling battle pets again?"
Qin Duhuang was pleasantly surprised by Su Ping's reply. "Mr. Su, how many battle pets are you selling this time? I'll buy all of them!"
"You can't buy all of them," Su Ping said.
"What?" Qin Duhuang realized that he had gone too far. Su Ping was selling battle pets to him and he owed him a favor. It was a bit too much for him to ask for all of them.
"Well, Mr. Su, that's not what I meant. I'm sorry. I'm on my way. Let's talk in person," Qin Duhuang said in a hurry.
Su Ping was confused. What did he mean?
He didn't want to think about it. After hanging up, Su Ping thought about it and found two candidates for the two fruits he had.
The first one was Wu Guansheng, who had come with Yuan Tianchen to cause trouble but was left behind.
He had stayed there to atone for his sins by being Su Lingyue's teacher. He had done his duty. Besides, Su Ping could tell that he wasn't a bad person. He was a kind man, but he had followed the wrong master.
As for the second one, Su Ping decided to choose from the five major families.
The second one was the Mu family. The family head of the Mu family didn't satisfy Su Ping when he was attacked by the Otherworld Heavenly King in the Longjiang Base City.
As for the Ye family … Su Ping didn't know that family well.
Liu Tianzong, the family head of the Liu family, had a conflict with Su Ping. They had made amends but it was hard to say that Liu Tianzong didn't hold a grudge against Su Ping. Besides, Liu Tianzong had only offended Su Ping because Liu Tianzong was too arrogant … At least, that was what Su Ping believed.
The Zhou family was the only one left.
The Zhou family had tried to make things difficult for Su Ping and Su Ping had gone to their door. The Zhou family had been obedient ever since. Su Ping could tell that the Zhou family had a bottom line and he could make use of them.
As for why he didn't choose Xie Jinshui, Su Ping had considered the side effects of the fruit.
It would be difficult for the Zhou family head to make further progress. After all, he was an old titled battle pet warrior and his potential was limited.
As for Xie Jinshui, he didn't have a high chance of reaching the legendary rank but he was still in his forties. There was still room for improvement.
Su Ping knew that when the Heaven Lock was unlocked, the soil that had been sealed in the Blue Star would be released. By then, the Blue Star would be much bigger and have more astral powers.
By then, reaching the legendary rank on the Blue Star wouldn't be as difficult as it was now. That would give Xie Jinshui a chance to reach the legendary rank on his own.
Su Ping dialed Wu Guansheng's number.
"Mr. Su?"
The call went through. Clearly, it was someone who hadn't slept yet.
"Mr. Wu, where are you?" Su Ping asked.
Wu Guansheng was surprised. "Mr. Su, what's the matter? I'm at the Sheng-Long Defense Line. Did you find traces of the wild beasts at the Xing-Jing Defense Line?"
"Sheng-Long Defense Line?" Su Ping remembered that Wu Guansheng was working for Yuan Tianchen. "Is the legendary battle pet warrior at the Sheng-Long Defense Line that Yuan Tianchen?"
Wu Guansheng answered at once, "Yes, it's Yuan Tianchen. Mr. Su, I know that you and Yuan Tianchen have conflicts but that's all in the past. Let's make money peacefully. Besides, this is a special time and we should work together. I heard that the Nordic Continent has been destroyed. I wonder if that's true …"
"I'm just asking. Don't be nervous. I'm calling because I want to give you something good. Do you have money?" Su Ping asked.
"Something good?" Wu Guansheng was curious. "What is it? Battle pets?"
Wu Guansheng's eyes glowed when he thought of Su Ping's pet store. The fact that Su Ping had sold beast kings had caused a sensation among the titled battle pet warriors. Naturally, Wu Guansheng had heard about it and had seen the beast kings on sale with his own eyes.
"Something like that." Su Ping went on, "I'm also giving you a chance to become a legendary battle pet warrior. If you're interested, come over right away. Of course, you have to have money first. At least ten billion and you have to have cash. You can't use real estate as collateral."
"A chance to become a legendary battle pet warrior?"
Wu Guansheng was dumbfounded.
A chance … to become a legendary battle pet warrior?
Didn't titled battle pet warriors have to rely on themselves to reach the legendary rank?
Su Ping could help him improve his perception?
Wu Guansheng didn't understand. But Su Ping had always been mysterious to him. He couldn't see through his background. Wu Guansheng was excited. What if Su Ping was telling the truth? Would it mean that … he had a chance to become a legendary battle pet warrior as well?!
"Mr. Su, are you serious?" Wu Guansheng asked in a hurry.
Su Ping answered grumpily, "Do you think I'm here to make fun of you in the middle of the night?"
Wu Guansheng agreed. "I'll be right there. Mr. Su, wait for me. I'll leave right away!"
"You haven't answered my question. Do you have money? At least ten billion in cash. If you don't, don't come," Su Ping said.
Once Wu Guansheng took the fruit, he would have to sell the Void State battle pets as well. Otherwise, the fruit would be meaningless.
Since he was going to sell the battle pets, he would need money.
"Ten billion?" Wu Guansheng came back to his senses. He thought quickly and answered in less than three seconds, "Yes, I will get the money right away. Mr. Su, wait for me. I'll be right there with the money."
"Sure." Su Ping was relieved to hear that.
Wu Guansheng was at the peak of the titled rank after all. He should be able to get ten billion.
After the call ended, Su Ping called Zhou Tianlin.
"Mr. Su?"
The phone rang for two seconds before it was picked up. Zhou Tianlin sounded flattered. He said respectfully, "Mr. Su, why are you calling me so late at night?"
"I'm going to open for business. I'm going to sell beast kings. Do you have the money?" Su Ping went straight to the point.
Zhou Tianlin was stunned and then became excited. He said, "Yes, yes, yes. How much do you want, Mr. Su?"
"Ten billion."
"Ten … billion?" Zhou Tianlin was taken aback. He knew that Su Ping had sold beast kings to Qin Duhuang for less than two hundred million. Why was he asking for ten billion?
He hesitated, wondering if Su Ping was trying to take advantage of the impending disaster to make some money.
Or, was Su Ping targeting the Zhou family?
"You don't have the money?" Su Ping asked.
Zhou Tianlin came back to his senses. "Yes, I do have the money! Ten billion is all I have. Mr. Su, you're selling battle pets. I have to support you even if I have to sell everything I have. I'll get the money right away. I'll be right there. "
"Okay."
Su Ping hung up the call without saying anything else.
"Have you received your reward?"
Su Ping turned around and asked Joanna.
Joanna was standing by the door of the pet room, looking different from her usual calm self. She smiled when she heard Su Ping's question. "Yes, I have. I just heard a voice telling me that I'm an outstanding employee. Since it's the first time I've become an outstanding employee, I can travel to any world for seven days."
Su Ping knew that the voice she was referring to was from the system.
"Good. I suggest you wait for the chance to travel to any world you want. I'll go to the Archean Divinity with you when I'm done here," Su Ping said.
Qiao Anna thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
She was in less of a hurry now that she had the chance. Before she left, she planned to go back to the Demigod Burial to make some preparations.
"It's time to open for business. I'll call that girl over," Su Ping said.
He sensed Tang Ruyan's presence. She was sleeping in the same room as Zhong Lingtong, across from Su Lingyue's room. That was to say, next to his room.
"It's time to open for business," Su Ping said to Tang Ruyan.
Tang Ruyan opened her eyes in a daze. She was surprised to hear the voice in her head. "It's so late. Who would come here at night?" she mumbled.
Although she said that, she still tiptoed and gently got up.
Seeing Zhong Lingtong sleeping soundly on the bed, she heaved a sigh of relief and turned to leave the room quietly.
Since Tang Ruyan was already on the move, Su Ping pulled up the interface of the pet warehouse and saw that there were many cartoon avatars of battle pets.
"Bloody Sand Armor, later stage of the Void State, combat strength 32.5, price 32.5 million energy points."
"Dark Abyss Snake, later stage of the Void State, combat strength 29.9, price 29.9 million energy points."
"Thunder Dragon, later stage of the Void State, combat strength 31.4 …"
The information of each battle pet was displayed. Apart from combat strength and rank, there were also many skills, bloodlines, and origins.
Su Ping noticed that the prices of the battle pets seemed to be equal to their combat strength.
Those with a combat strength of 30 would be priced at 30 million energy points.
Those with a combat strength of 29 would be priced at 29 million energy points.
"System, I've been wanting to ask you this for a long time. What is the corresponding rank of the battle pet?" Su Ping asked in his mind.
Soon, a table popped up in Su Ping's head.
"See for yourself," the system said casually.
Su Ping looked at the table. According to the table, the combat strength of a battle pet at the Ocean State was between 10 and 20 points.
The combat strength of a battle pet at the Void State was between 20 and 30 points.
The combat strength of a battle pet at the Fate State was between 30 and 50 points.
Of course, that was the basic standard.
Su Ping remembered that the Little Skeleton's combat strength had been at 39 points. It had gradually increased until it was close to 40 points. That meant that the Little Skeleton was at the middle stage of the Fate State.
The Little Skeleton was at the intermediate position of the ninth rank. That was quite a leap in combat strength. No wonder the Little Skeleton's aptitude was rated as above average.
Most of the battle pets in the warehouse were at the later stage of the Void State. Many of them had combat strength over 30 points. That was a small difference in rank!
No wonder those battle pets were kept in the largest prison in the Demigod Burial. Their aptitudes were quite good.
Six of the battle pets were at the later stage of the Void State but their combat strength was 36 or 37. The strongest one had a combat strength of 38.7!
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