Under Su Ping's gaze, the four braced themselves and told him the pet food they needed. Su Ping realized that only two of the items were available in his store.
After all, the pet food in his store was randomly picked from the cultivation sites and he didn't purchase them by category. Unlike other pet stores, which would purchase specific pet foods from the cultivation sites, Su Ping would purchase pet foods of all kinds of popular pets, from the low rank to the high rank. That was the basic requirement for a pet store.
The four titled battle pet warriors were surprised to hear that Su Ping only had two kinds of pet foods. But they refrained from asking questions because of the ferocious beast they had just seen.
They were there to make a deal … and Su Ping was being polite … But somehow, they felt that someone was holding a knife to their necks.
"This is a diamond-shaped Fire Dragon Grass. Your battle pet is a ninth-rank Three-clawed Flame Dragon. It can eat this as well. 1.85 million astral coins for one." Su Ping handed over the grass.
"1.85 million astral coins?"
The four opened their eyes wide in astonishment. A mouthful of pet food was that expensive?
Wouldn't it be over ten million astral coins if it could eat more?
They were titled battle pet warriors and were quite wealthy. Still, it was a bit exaggerated to spend over a million astral coins. After all, it was just a mouthful of pet food. That was too extravagant!
The middle-aged man bit his teeth. "Do you want to pay here?"
"No need."
Su Ping said, "I told you. Anything below ten million astral coins will be on the house."
The middle-aged man said at once, "How can we do that? You have to pay."
"Okay then." Su Ping nodded. He didn't push the issue again.
The middle-aged man: "…"
I'm just being modest. I don't want you to underestimate me!
You said yes just like that?
The middle-aged man forced himself not to show his frustration. He took out his card and paid with a smile. But he was cursing inwardly.
After paying, he took the glass jar from Su Ping. As soon as he held it in his hand, he found that the jar was boiling hot. The heat seemed to be coming from the red diamond-shaped grass in the jar.
How could a grass have such a shocking amount of heat?
He was a little surprised, and looked up and down.
"These are Thunder Pattern Fruits. All battle pets of the thunder family can use them. There are only two left. One for 1.5 million astral coins. Su Ping took out another small bottle from behind the counter. Inside the bottle were two purple fruits the size of cherries. The surface of the fruits had raised vein-like patterns. Upon closer inspection, it looked like a coiling dragon.
"Uh …"
The old man at the side opened his mouth slightly. Just these two little things actually cost three million?
This was daylight robbery!
When he saw that the middle-aged man beside him had already accepted it, he hesitated for a moment before choosing to accept it as well … Just treat it as spending money to avoid disaster.
"Is there anything else you need?" Su Ping asked.
The four of them shook their heads in unison. No, no.
Even if he did, he wouldn't dare to say it. What a joke! If pet food could be sold at such a high price, wouldn't other things be sold at sky-high prices?
After putting away their things, they hurriedly said goodbye and left the shop.
When they walked out of the door, the four of them felt like they had seen the light of day again. The shops in the Longjiang Base City … were really shady!
They didn't have the time to linger. They hurried along the street and soon flew back to the uptown area where they had settled down.
"Two fruits actually cost me 3 million RMB. F * ck! I thought we were making money fast. I didn't know that they were making money even faster. Is this the true face of the Longjiang Base City? "
"This is not the Longjiang Base City. This is the Heilongjiang River!"
"You have a point …"
The four of them were still in a state of shock as they flew in the sky.
"Speaking of which, that battle pet is real. It's at the Void State. Oh, my god. What does that mean?"
"I'm wondering if we were hallucinating. A shop that even has a Void State battle pet. Even though it's said to be the highlight of the shop, it's still unbelievable that it would be able to sell such a valuable item. Is there a legendary battle pet warrior behind the shop?"
"I heard that one of the five major families in the Longjiang Base City is a legendary battle pet warrior. Are they the ones behind the shop?"
"Good thing we didn't act rashly. If we had gone against a legendary battle pet warrior, no one would have been able to bury us!"
The four of them looked at each other and heaved a sigh. They had gone out in the middle of the night to look for food for their battle pets, but they had almost become food for someone else!
The shop in the Longjiang Base City was shady!
…
After the four customers left, Su Ping cast a glance at Tang Ruyan.
"Ha, ha, ha … I'm sorry …"
Tang Ruyan chuckled awkwardly. She lowered her head and admitted her mistake.
"What did you do wrong?" Su Ping sounded indifferent. She couldn't tell if he was happy or angry.
"I shouldn't have teased them. I shouldn't have shown off …" Tang Ruyan answered quickly. Then, she stole a glance at Su Ping.
"Good. I don't care if you're the head of the Tang family or not, but you have to remember that you're just an employee here. It's your job to receive customers. You can't play tricks on customers unless they offend you first. Do you understand?" Su Ping snorted and said, "That's good. I don't care if you're the family head of the Tang family or not, but you have to remember that you're just an employee here.
"Yes, yes, yes …"
Tang Ruyan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. She couldn't have been more obedient.
Su Ping didn't know what to say. "Don't pretend to be obedient. You almost brought shame to the shop today. Tell me, how should I punish you?"
"You can punish me however you want …" Tang Ruyan's cheeks blushed as she whispered to Su Ping.
"Then I'll punish you by scrubbing the toilet for a month," Su Ping said.
Tang Ruyan raised her head in surprise. "Scrubbing the toilet is too wasteful. I can warm your bed and serve you tea. What do you think?"
"Serving me tea is what you should do," Su Ping said, "I'm busy cultivating. I don't need a bed."
"…"
"If you have no objections, it's decided."
"No, I don't agree. Can I do something else?"
"Since you've agreed, we'll start counting from today. You'll be in charge of cleaning the toilets for this month," Su Ping said. At the same time, he told the system that the toilets in the store didn't need to be cleaned.
The system gladly agreed. "Of course!"
"You …"
Tang Ruyan was dumbfounded. Su Ping turned around and left. She was so angry that she clenched her fists. She wanted to crush something, but there was nothing in her palms.
…
In the meantime, the four titled battle pet warriors had returned. One of them looked at the bottles in the hands of the middle-aged man and the old man. "Do you want to have a taste?"
The middle-aged man and the old man looked at each other. The old man snorted. He was a man of few words. A swirl appeared behind him. From the swirl emerged a ninth-rank Thunder Horn Pegasus.
"Eat."
The old man opened the bottle and threw out two Thunder Horn Fruits. The Thunder Horn Pegasus's eyes glowed. It hurriedly swallowed the fruits.
The two Thunder Horn Fruits were the size of grapes. They were barely enough to fill the gaps between the pegasus's teeth.
However, the Thunder Horn Pegasus became excited after eating the fruits. It stomped on the ground with its scaly hooves. Soon, the Thunder Horn Pegasus began to emit bolts of lightning.
"What?"
The titled battle pet warriors were surprised. The other three stepped back in case they got hurt.
The old man stared at his battle pet in bewilderment. What was going on?
The next second, he saw the lightning bolts around the Thunder Horn Pegasus expanding. The Thunder Horn Pegasus was enveloped in white lightning bolts. A few minutes later, the lightning bolts began to converge on the Thunder Horn Pegasus's head. As the lightning bolts converged, the Thunder Horn Pegasus became thicker and sharper!
"It's grown?" The old man stared at the Thunder Horn Pegasus in astonishment.
His Thunder Horn Pegasus had a bloodline at the upper position of the ninth rank and it had just reached the ninth rank. He didn't expect that the Thunder Horn Pegasus would grow so much in such a short time. The Thunder Horn Pegasus had grown from three to six. That was a sign that the Thunder Horn Pegasus was at the intermediate position of the ninth rank!
The Thunder Horn Pegasus calmed down as the lightning bolts on the Thunder Horn Pegasus disappeared. Still, the Thunder Horn Pegasus was delighted. It kept rubbing its head against the old man's neck.
Not far away, the three people were stunned and a little confused.
Two fruits and the Thunder Horn Pegasus had grown. That was unbelievable!
Soon, the other two turned to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man came back to his senses. He looked at the rhombus-shaped Fire Dragon Grass in his hand. He was both surprised and hopeful. Could it be …
Soon, he summoned his Three-clawed Flame Dragon. The Three-clawed Flame Dragon was a dragon with a bloodline at the peak of the ninth rank. The Three-clawed Flame Dragon was ranked below the 20th rank. The Three-clawed Flame Dragon was also at the peak of the ninth rank, but the Three-clawed Flame Dragon was able to force the Three-clawed Flame Dragon to submit.
That being said, the Inferno Flame Dragon was still a powerful battle pet at the same rank. It could fight two or even three beasts at the same time.
"Here."
The middle-aged man opened the jar and immediately felt a wave of heat sweep out. This made him a little surprised, but at the same time, a little excited.
He used his astral powers to pick up the rhombus-shaped Fire Dragon Grass and handed it to the Three-clawed Flame Dragon.
The Three-clawed Flame Dragon Dragon stared at the rhombus-shaped Fire Dragon Grass. The Three-clawed Flame Dragon Dragon swallowed the grass before the middle-aged man could send astral powers to it.
The red grass was like a vegetable leaf in front of the Three-clawed Flame Dragon.
The middle-aged man was surprised by his pet's excitement. His Three-clawed Flame Dragon was already at the intermediate position of the ninth rank. Once it grew up, it would reach the upper position of the ninth rank. With such a strength, the Three-clawed Flame Dragon would be able to protect itself as long as it didn't run into beast kings!
A few minutes later, the Three-clawed Flame Dragon suddenly bellowed. The dragon's bellow startled everyone who was resting nearby.
In the next moment, the scales on the Three-clawed Flame Dragon's body trembled rapidly, and its dragon wings flapped non-stop. It seemed to be in extreme pain, and its huge dragon body went out of control under the pain. It swayed left and right, and it looked like it would fall at any time.
The middle-aged man was startled. He could feel the pain and heat coming from the dragon's consciousness. He was panicking. Did it eat something wrong?
The middle-aged man was anxious. However, there was nothing he could do as his battle pet was struggling. The only thing he could do was to channel his astral powers to the Three-clawed Flame Dragon.
With his astral powers, the Three-clawed Flame Dragon was in even more pain. The Three-clawed Flame Dragon bellowed miserably.
In the next moment, the dragon scales on the surface of its body cracked inch by inch, and cracks also appeared on its dragon wings. As it shook, the cracked dragon scales kept shaking off, falling all over the ground like black and ugly burnt orange peel. Its body was in so much pain that it fell to the ground, lying on its stomach. The cracking sounds of its bones were like beans jumping violently in its body.
"Damn it. Why is this happening?!"
The middle-aged man clutched his head. He was going crazy. Was he going to kill his battle pet with his own hands?
Roar!
The next second, he heard a different, hoarse dragon's bellow.
This dragon's bellow was similar to the previous one, but it was different. It was more ferocious, brutal, and violent!
This dragon's bellow came from the Three-clawed Flame Dragon that was lying on the ground.
Under the middle-aged man's astonished gaze, the dragon wings on the back of the Three-clawed Flame Dragon split open, and new dragon wings stretched out from within. They were even larger and had sharp barbs on them. Under the scales that had fallen off, new dragon scales grew out as well. The new scales were as red as blood and exuded a powerful dragon aura.
"What, what is that …?"
"I think it's mutated …" The two titled battle pet warriors were still in a daze.
At this moment, the Three-clawed Flame Dragon exuded a dragon's aura that was several times stronger than before. It was terrifying.
The Three-clawed Flame Dragon stood up again in the raging flames, as if it had been reborn. However, this time, its body exuded a restrained and violent aura, as if it was a dragon king in flames.
"I didn't see this in the illustrated handbook. It really is a mutation …"
"That's horrifying. I have only ever felt this kind of aura from the top 10 dragons of the dragon rank."
"Is, is this caused by the pet food?" The old man next to Su Ping walked over as well, dumbfounded.
He had thought that he was lucky enough that his Thunder Horn Pegasus could grow. However, the middle-aged man's battle pet had mutated after eating the pet food he had bought from Su Ping!
The middle-aged man came back to his senses. He could feel the familiar feeling through the connection. He was sure that this strange yet familiar dragon was his Three-clawed Flame Dragon.
"What is going on?"
"Is someone fighting?"
Right then, many people were flying over from the distance. They were all titled battle pet warriors who lived nearby. They had heard the noise and hurried over.
The middle-aged man came back to his senses. He put away his mutated Three-clawed Flame Dragon, but he was still excited.
If the first time was an accident, then the second time must have been for a reason.
The pet food sold in that store had such a horrifying effect. It was unimaginable!
No wonder that store was known as the best in the Longjiang Base City!
The middle-aged man remembered that there were many bottles and cans of pet food behind Su Ping's counter. He turned around and left at once.
"Brothers, what is going on?"
Quite a few people rushed over and blocked their path.
An old man stepped out from the crowd. He had silver hair and was wearing a pair of green earrings. "It's you. It's the middle of the night. What was that noise?"
The middle-aged man turned pale. After a moment of hesitation, he gave a brief account of the situation.
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