"The store is in the host's mind. You can summon it in your mind," the system said.
Su Ping thought of something.
All of a sudden, a dark gray store panel popped up in his mind. It was like a warehouse, but there were only three items in it.
"Awakening Potion — 100 energy points."
"Elementary Beast-catching Ring — 100 energy points."
"Low-rank Astral Pet Food — 10 energy points."
The information of the three items popped up at the same time.
Su Ping chose to buy the "Awakening Potion" without hesitation.
"Unable to buy. Insufficient energy," the system said.
"Energy?"
Su Ping was surprised. Only then did he notice the purchase requirement.
"Energy is mainly converted through the currency earned by the host. The ratio is 100: 1. Current energy left, 1 point."
Su Ping was surprised. Suddenly, he remembered something. He opened his account record.
-100！
Sure enough, 100 points were transferred to an unknown account.
"So, I can buy it with only 10,000 coins?" Su Ping was not frustrated. On the contrary, he was surprised.
That was too cheap. This was something that could make an average person become an Astral Pet warrior!
If he were to buy it in the Federation, the price alone would be astronomical, not to mention the complicated channels. Besides, the effect might not be as good as this!
"Convert all the remaining balance in my account into energy points," Su Ping said at once.
He had over 20,000 coins left in his account. His family had transferred the money to him so that he could buy some Astral Pet cubs.
"Apart from the currency earned in the store, the currency earned through other channels cannot be converted," the system said.
What?
Su Ping was surprised. "Is there any difference between the money earned in the store and the money earned elsewhere?"
"No."
"Attention. First warning for swearing!"
"…" Su Ping took a deep breath and clenched his fists. "If there is no difference, why can't I convert the money earned elsewhere?"
"The currency conversion module mainly tests the host's ability to grow. This ability will also be included in the system's final evaluation of the host," the system said.
"What final evaluation?" Su Ping raised his eyebrows.
"The host is not authorized enough. I cannot tell you."
"…"
Su Ping fought back some impulse and slowly loosened his clenched fists.
Under the system, humans had no choice but to lower their heads.
"Luckily, it's not too difficult to make 10,000 by relying on the pet store. I just need some time. If I can train another pet like the Lightning Rat and sell it, I can make more than one million, let alone 10,000!" Su Ping said to himself.
"Given the host's current authority, the host cannot sell pets for the time being. You can only rent them." The system poured cold water on Su Ping's enthusiasm.
Su Ping: "??"
As a pet store, they couldn't sell pets?
"Please take note. Second warning for swearing!" The system's voice was cold.
Some painful memories popped up in his mind. Su Ping quickly stopped the thoughts that were running around in his head.
He took a deep breath and exhaled.
He had become a Buddha.
"Even if it's a rental, given the quality of the Lightning Rat, it won't be difficult to rent it for 10,000 coins each time," Su Ping said to himself.
"All the services in this shop have reasonable pricing. The host has no right to change the price," the system said again.
Su Ping was stunned.
He had a bad feeling. "What are the prices?"
"At the moment, the store only offers three services: foster care, renting, and food sales."
"Since the host hasn't bought a nursing pen, the two nursing pens available in the store are free of charge. Therefore, the cost of foster care is 10 coins per hour."
"As for the pet renting service, the comprehensive evaluation is based on the pet's rank, combat strength, and aptitude. At the moment, the host has not bred a pet, so the evaluation is not possible."
"As for the food sales, the host has to go to the cultivation site to collect the food in person. The price will be set according to the quality of the food."
Su Ping was dumbfounded.
Only these three kinds of services?
Didn't that mean that the pet store couldn't push the sales of peripheral items?
Pets' clothes, toys, hair trimming, and other services were the real … the biggest source of profit for a pet store!
Pets were not only good at fighting. Most of the time, pets would accompany their masters to go shopping, eat, and watch TV shows. Most battle pet warriors would be happy to take care of their pets in all aspects. After all, the pets were the only ones that could accompany them in life and death situations!
"At the moment, if I only rely on foster care to make money, the cost is 10 coins per hour. One nursing pen is 240 coins per day and two nursing pens are 480 coins per day. I can make that amount in about a month …"
Su Ping did some calculations and found it acceptable. One month would pass in a blink of an eye.
However, the cost of the nursing pens seemed to be much higher than that of the other stores, and it was calculated on an hourly basis.
Who would go out to foster a pet for only an hour?
"System, you just said that the nursing pens are free of charge. Then, are there any nursing pens that are more expensive?" Su Ping asked in his mind.
"Of course." The system answered at once, "One elementary nursing pen costs 10 energy points. One energy point per day will be used to maintain it. The host will pay for it."
"Energy points?" Su Ping felt that he had run into a black market. "Aren't they permanent?"
"Of course not." The system explained, "Elementary nursing pens are built with spirit stones. The pets inside will be nurtured with pure spirit energy. The nursing pens can improve the pet's power of understanding and body constitution, making it easier for the pet to learn powerful skills."
Su Ping could not believe it. Was it that serious?
Apart from some mysterious treasures, only advanced trainers could enlighten a pet's power of understanding.
But a nursing pen could have such an effect. It was like having an advanced trainer to take care of the pet at all times …
"What's the price of a primary nursing pen?" Su Ping asked at once.
"One hundred per hour," the system answered.
"…" Su Ping was speechless.
On the market, the average price for pet foster care was one hundred per ten days. Unless the owner had special requirements and added other services, the price would be about the same.
One hundred per hour would be two hundred per day.
Ten days would be two hundred and forty thousand!
That was 24 times the price of other pet stores!
"System."
Su Ping suddenly said.
"Yes?"
"Can you … increase the price?"
"…"
In the end, the system turned down Su Ping's request mercilessly, which made Su Ping feel regretful.
It was true that the price was unimaginable. But as far as Su Ping was concerned, the benefits of the elementary nursing pen were too great. He would feel justified even if the price were to be increased by ten times!
"But, I can't afford this elementary nursing pen yet. Do I have to rely on the useless nursing pens?" Su Ping was having a headache.
As for food sales …
He would have to go to the cultivation sites to collect more.
Su Ping's lips twitched at the thought of the countless deaths he had experienced in the past three days in the cultivation sites.
Life was so difficult …
"Wait, I've been missing for three days. My family must be worried." Su Ping was startled by this thought.
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