Su Ping calmed himself down when he saw that a customer had arrived. Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong were still learning the Common Language outside. He greeted them, "Welcome. What can I do for you?"
"Do you have any drugs that can make wild beasts of the thunder family sleep?" asked the brown-haired young man as he looked around Su Ping's shop.
"…"
Su Ping found it weird. What do you want to do with the wild beasts?
"Do you want to catch wild beasts? If that's the case, we can rent powerful pets to help you defeat the wild beasts. The beasts will also be put to sleep … "said Su Ping. Flexibility was the most important thing in business.
There were no drugs that could put them to sleep, but there were still ways to put them to sleep.
Physical Deep Sleep, wouldn't the effect be even better?
"We don't have any …" The other purple-haired young man shook his head in disappointment and was about to leave.
The brown-haired young man was also regretful. He was about to leave, when he saw the confidence on Su Ping's face. He couldn't help but ask, "Pets for rent? What's the level of the pets? "
"It depends on the level of the pets you need. If you want to catch a wild beast of the thunder family below the Fate State, the pets we rent can help you," said Su Ping.
He didn't tell them their level directly.
After all, the Little Skeleton and the Dark Dragon Hound were only at the ninth rank, while Su Ping sensed that the two young men were already in the Ocean State. They would probably turn around and leave if they heard that only ninth-rank pets could be rented.
"Pets below the Fate State can be bought?"
The purple-haired young man who was about to leave the shop stopped and looked at Su Ping in surprise.
The brown-haired young man was also stunned. He quickly asked, "Are you saying that you can rent Fate State pets?"
Renting and selling were two different things. Some pet stores would sell Fate State battle pets, but they wouldn't rent them. After all, Fate State battle pets were already the best of the best, and they were often the treasures of the store. It would be a huge loss if the pets were killed because of improper command!
Even if they didn't die in battle, some people would make the best use of the rented battle pets. As a result, the rented battle pets would often have internal injuries or mental illnesses after they were taken back. Not only were they difficult to treat, but they were also difficult to detect!
Almost all the shops on Rhea that allowed Fate State pets to be rented were interplanetary chain stores. Only the VIP members and the most trustworthy customers of those stores were allowed to rent them. Nobody else could even dream of doing so.
The two of them didn't expect that they could rent such an advanced battle pet in a random shop on the street.
"I'm not at the Fate State, but I can deal with anyone below the Fate State," said Su Ping.
He wasn't familiar with the environment or the two customers on Rhea, since he had just moved there. He would only rent the Little Skeleton or the Dark Dragon Hound; they were capable of escaping even if they ran into Fate State wild beasts.
The Little Skeleton, in particular, might not be killed easily even if it was attacked by Star State wild beasts.
After all, even if it couldn't outrun the wild beasts, it could still outrun the two customers.
As for the possibility that they could use the contract to coerce the pets … That was impossible. Su Ping used the temporary contract he had purchased from the system. The temporary contract would not release the contract fire. Once the customer forced the pets to fight, the pets would be able to fight back without being injured at any time!
"Not at the Fate State?"
Both of them were stunned by Su Ping's words. The excitement that had just been ignited in their eyes was instantly extinguished. The purple-haired young man frowned and said, "The beast we're going to capture is a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon, preferably one in the advanced phase of the Void State. It's the strongest dragon ever born on Rhea. Are you sure your rented pets can handle it?"
"It won't be a problem as long as there's only one of them," said Su Ping with a smile.
Both of them were stunned, not expecting Su Ping to be so arrogant!
It won't be a problem as long as there's only one of them?
Does he mean that his rented pets can defeat a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon in a one-on-one fight?
"Is that so? What kind of pets? We'd like to see them," said the purple-haired young man unhappily.
The Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon was a "specialty" of Rhea and the pride of the locals. He was quite dissatisfied after hearing Su Ping's words.
Su Ping instantly summoned the Little Skeleton from the pet room after hearing that.
Seeing the Little Skeleton stumbling out, the two people in the hall were stunned. They looked at each other and the purple-haired young man couldn't help but ask, "The battle pet you were talking about is, is it this low-rank skeleton?!"
He was angry, feeling that Su Ping had tricked him.
Su Ping was about to introduce the pets to them, when he heard the question. He didn't mind being questioned, but he wouldn't allow anyone to question his pets, especially the Little Skeleton that had been fighting side by side with him.
"Don't underestimate it. It can easily take care of the two of you," said Su Ping coldly.
The purple-haired young man was amused by Su Ping's words. He said, "Is that so? I'd like to see what kind of skeleton can take care of the two of us so easily. Not even the Purple Bone Evil King Puppet is capable of that. Your skeleton isn't a Purple Bone Evil King Puppet, is it?"
"Is that so?"
A glint of coldness flashed in Su Ping's eyes.
Whoosh!
The Little Skeleton, which had been wobbling a moment ago, suddenly received the order. The Little Skeleton instantly stood up straight and was ready for battle. The aura that the Little Skeleton emitted made the temperature in the hall plummet.
"Huh?"
The brown-haired young man at the side was about to persuade his companion that there was no need to argue with the boss and that they should just leave. However, before he could say anything, he suddenly saw the skeleton standing upright. He was startled and his pupils contracted slightly. He felt an extremely strong and terrifying baleful aura that caused his scalp to turn numb!
Whoosh!
Bang! Bang!
Bang! White light flashed, and several astral shields that the brown-haired young man had set up in a hurry were shattered.
The next moment, a cold finger was pointed at the purple-haired young man's forehead. The finger was white and fleshless, but there was a sharp bone protruding from the tip of the finger.
The purple-haired young man was about to continue his sarcasm when the expression on his face froze. His pupils contracted as he stared at the skeleton floating in front of him in horror.
Especially when he looked at the flickering scarlet flames in the skeleton's eye sockets, he felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen, and he felt endless ruthlessness, coldness, and killing intent from the flickering flames!
"Bo … Boss …" The brown-haired young man's eyes blurred. When he saw the scene clearly, his face turned pale. He said to Su Ping, "It … It's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding …"
Su Ping's eyes were indifferent. He asked the Little Skeleton to stop.
Whoosh!
The Little Skeleton flashed and appeared next to Su Ping. The scarlet flames in its eye sockets faded away. It stood unsteadily and its bones seemed to be very loose.
However, at this moment, when they heard the soft sound of bones touching each other, they felt as if the God of Death was knocking on their temples. They couldn't help but swallow.
"Do you still want to rent it?"
Su Ping's eyes were indifferent. He said to the two of them, "If you want to rent it, let me tell you first. You'd better not use my pet to do anything bad. In other words, you should cherish it as if it were your own pet. If you ask it to attack you when you're in a situation where you're bound to die, you'll be the unlucky ones."
Hearing Su Ping's words, the two of them looked at each other in bewilderment. The cut on the purple-haired young man's forehead had healed, but his face was still pale and his legs were trembling.
The brown-haired young man's back was already covered in sweat. He was relieved to see that the Little Skeleton had recovered. He said to Su Ping, "Rent! Rent! We're willing to rent it! However … "
He seemed to be in a dilemma and said, "Boss, how much does it cost to rent your pet?"
Su Ping immediately put the Little Skeleton in the system's rental column and saw the rental price below. It was 9.2 million astral coins per hour.
Ten hours would be 92 million astral coins.
Su Ping didn't know what to say. It was just as he had expected; there were no surprises. It wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap, either. After all, it was more than two hundred million per day; he couldn't afford it if he didn't have enough money.
If he rented it for a few more days, he would be able to buy a Void State battle pet.
In other stores, a Void State battle pet would only cost a few billion astral coins, unless it was an extremely rare battle pet that could be sold at a sky-high price.
"9.2 million astral coins per hour."
Su Ping reported the price to the two of them.
The two of them were stunned; the price was twice as cheap as they had expected. They had thought that the starting price for such a battle pet would be at least twenty million astral coins.
After all, renting a battle pet was more expensive than buying one. Who would rent a battle pet if they weren't in urgent need or under special circumstances?
"We'll rent it," said the brown-haired young man at once.
The purple-haired young man didn't say anything else. He looked at the Little Skeleton next to Su Ping's feet, still frightened.
"How long?"
The brown-haired young man thought for a moment and confirmed with the purple-haired young man, "Well, one day should be enough."
The purple-haired young man nodded. "Boss has already made preparations over there. It should be enough. With such a strong battle pet, we won't need to prepare too much if we work together with boss."
"Okay."
Su Ping didn't say anything after hearing their conversation. He simply told the Little Skeleton to run if anything went wrong. The first priority was to save its own life, and the second was to save the customer's.
The Little Skeleton nodded, indicating that it had understood.
Su Ping wasn't worried about the Little Skeleton. It looked dull, but it wasn't stupid in a battle.
There was a temporary contract that could give the pet a certain degree of loyalty to the customer. That being said, the temporary contract could only guarantee that the pet would not attack the customer. On the other hand, if the customer were to do something outrageous, the pet could bite back at any time without being punished by the contract.
"Thank you, boss." The brown-haired young man put on a smile and thanked Su Ping. He also said, "We're planet explorers. My name is Abbott, and this is Alger. I hope you don't mind our rudeness."
"It's fine."
Su Ping said with surprise in his eyes. The relevant information popped up in his head when he scanned the map earlier.
Desolate Star Explorers were a very popular occupation in the Federation. They specialized in exploring desolate planets or developing primitive planets. They would also take on missions to capture rare demon beasts. In general, they were a group of adventurers in the Interstellar Federation. They could be found everywhere.
"Sorry," said the purple-haired young man named Alger to Su Ping.
Su Ping nodded and accepted the apology, seeing no anger on his face.
"Take good care of it," said Su Ping.
Abbott looked at the Little Skeleton next to Su Ping's feet and nodded. "We will."
Su Ping didn't say anything else. He completed the rental procedures and collected the money. He gave the temporary contract rune to Abbott and said, "Inject your astral power into it and stick it to its head."
"This seems different from the rental contract lock we used before …" Abbott asked curiously, "Is it a new model from the Federation?"
Su Ping didn't reply.
He didn't ask any more questions. Following Su Ping's instructions, he injected his astral power into the rune and completed the temporary contract with the Little Skeleton.
"Well …"
Abbott was stunned the moment the contract was completed.
He widened his eyes and looked at the Little Skeleton in disbelief.
Alger narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Abbott was stunned for three seconds before he came back to himself. He looked at Su Ping in shock and said, "B-Boss, is it … only a Rank-9 Apprentice?"
"What?" Alger was stunned, as if he didn't hear it clearly.
Su Ping nodded and said, "I hope you'll treat it well."
Abbott was dumbfounded. He mumbled, "How is it possible? A Rank-9 Apprentice demon beast … Just now …"
He was a little dumbfounded. Just now, they were scared to the point of breaking out in cold sweat by a level-nine Apprentice monster?!
It was unbelievable!
Alger was stunned when he heard Little Skeleton's words. He looked at Little Skeleton as if he had seen a ghost. He had long sensed Little Skeleton's cultivation, but had thought that it was a disguise. He had thought that Little Skeleton's disguise was too high, but after Little Skeleton displayed that terrifying strength, Alger felt that his disguise was too low.
But as it turned out … it was the skeleton's real Cultivation?
He was almost killed by a level-9 Apprentice skeleton!?
Alger was dumbfounded. He was an experienced desolate planet explorer. His combat ability was definitely above average among his peers. However, he had been killed by a pet whose level was lower than his. That was unbelievable!
Su Ping frowned as he looked at the shocked faces of the two. He was actually worried.
There was no doubt that the Little Skeleton had become an ultimate Divine Pet under his training.
Although such a combat ability enhancement was only high in the eyes of the system, it was definitely one of the best pets in other people's eyes!
These two fellows wouldn't be thinking of breaking their promise and taking the little skeleton away, would they …?
Thinking about it, Su Ping looked at the Little Skeleton. Soon after, he saw the faint red light in the Little Skeleton's eye sockets. He was instantly relieved.
Although the temporary contract had covered it, he was still connected to the Little Skeleton.
That was to say, the Little Skeleton still knew who its real master was.
That was the difference between an ancient spiritual beast contract and an astral pet contract. The former was much more effective.
"Remember to return it on time. Otherwise, you'll have to pay three times the rent," Su Ping reminded the two of them.
Hearing Su Ping's words, the two of them came back to their senses and were shocked. They had only rented it for one day, and they were already in the middle of it. Every minute and every second was money!
"Boss, we're leaving." The two of them quickly said goodbye to Su Ping.
Su Ping nodded.
Watching Abbott put the Little Skeleton back into the contract space, Su Ping suddenly had a weird thought. Would the pets in Abbott's contract space be bullied by the Little Skeleton?
I can still feel it … It's truly tough. Su Ping could vaguely sense the Little Skeleton's location; it was right next to Abbott. He couldn't help but secretly sigh.
After the two of them left, Su Ping thought of the Ocean Sovereign, who was still locked up in his store. He hadn't thought of how to punish her, but he seemed to have an idea.
He could train her and keep her in his store as a rental pet in the future.
It would be too easy for her if he sold her directly and she met a good master.
While Su Ping was thinking, the system's voice suddenly popped up in his head:
"It has been detected that the best pets from this planet are not available in the host's store. The host must capture and tame the best beasts from this planet within 24 hours.
"Quest: Collect the best Astral Pets in the business area.
"Quest description: The Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon has been detected as the Astral Pet with the best bloodline in this business area. The host must capture a mid-level aptitude Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon and add it to the shop's illustrated book.
"Quest time limit: 24 hours.
"Quest reward: 'Pet Aptitude Book'."
Su Ping didn't know what to say.
Hunting a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon?
Wasn't that the same thing that the two of them were going to do? Mia, who had just left the store, seemed to have come to Rhea for the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon too.
Wait, what's the Pet Aptitude Book? I've never heard of such a prize before.
The voyeur's voice echoed in Su Ping's head and casually said, "The Pet Aptitude Book can directly improve a pet's aptitude by one level!"
Su Ping's eyes almost popped out.
Directly improved by one level?
Then, it can also be improved if the pet has a high aptitude? What level of aptitude will it reach if it's further improved?
"Above the high level is the special level!" The system said casually, "Above the special level is the Chaos Multiverse Ranking. Those who can make it onto the list are the greatest geniuses in history."
Su Ping narrowed his eyes and held his breath.
Chaos Multiverse Ranking?
It was obvious how difficult it was to make it onto the list.
After all, it was already extremely difficult to even reach the special level!
Even the Little Skeleton, which had such a high combat ability, was only rated as high by the system. As for the special level … it was unimaginable!
As for making it onto the Chaos Multiverse Ranking … It would definitely be a dazzling existence that would lead an era!
After a moment of shock, Su Ping gradually calmed down. He couldn't help but feel bitter again when he thought of the quest's requirements.
Capture a wild Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon with a mid-level aptitude? Wasn't this a little too difficult?!
It had to be noted that it would take a lot of effort for him to raise a pet's aptitude to the mid-level.
For example, Mia's pets, including the Greedy Nightmare that she treasured, only had a mid-level aptitude. Although it was only in the middle phase of the Void State, its combat ability was close to the Fate State.
Her other pets, on the other hand, were mostly low, high, or mid-level.
Such a rating was already rare on the Blue Star!
However, even Mia, who was from the Laiyefa family, had such a rating for her professionally trained pets, not to mention the wild beasts that had been captured in the wild.
A natural mid-level aptitude that had never been trained was extremely rare!
"Don't talk nonsense and give me missions that I can't even complete …" Su Ping wailed to the system in his mind.
The system said casually, "I won't give you a quest that you can't complete, unless … you don't work hard enough!"
"Is that so?"
Su Ping's eyes glittered after hearing that. So, the system had detected a wild Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon with a mid-level aptitude on Rhea? If that was the case, he would find it even if he had to turn the planet upside down!
Wouldn't it be stupid to try something that could be accomplished with hard work?
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