Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 121 Upgrade Failed

It was close to noon.

There were very few customers left outside Su Ping's shop, with only a few students occasionally visiting.

The warm early winter sun shone through the glass door into the store, dispelling much of the chill in the air.

Su Ping himself possessed the Golden Crow Divine Demon Body, so he was not afraid of the cold. He sat in the shop, crossed his legs, and his feet were shaking.

In front of him was the system panel, displaying his energy level.

213,692 energy points!

This is almost his entire day's revenue, or more precisely, his entire morning's revenue!

If converted to Star Coins, that's over 20 million!

This is an extremely terrifying number.

Who would have thought that such a small, run-down shop could generate over 20 million Federal Star Dollars in just one morning?!

Even though the other shops on the same street were envious of the number of customers outside Su Ping's shop, they would never have imagined that Su Ping's turnover today would be so terrifying!

Even many well-known listed companies don't make money as fast as Su Ping!

The fee for each person who comes to breed a medium-sized pet is 100,000.

In just one morning, sixty or seventy students came to the door.

Most of the trainees are training low-level pets, and the training fee is only 10,000.

After all, a student with a mid-level pet is already considered quite outstanding among students.

These outstanding students were the fat sheep...distinguished guests in Su Ping's eyes!

Seeing so much energy for the first time, Su Ping felt his heart pounding and his blood boiling with excitement!

However, he knew that this energy was only a deposit. He still had to fully cultivate all the pets associated with these energies before he could truly earn them.

Based on his current efficiency in cultivating shadow clones, his mental power will also increase when he breaks through to the fourth rank, allowing him to cultivate five pet beasts at a time.

Once an hour.

Ten times that's fifty.

His breeding space is already filled with more than forty birds, and it's almost full.

The foster care spaces were already full.

He needs to train them for more than ten hours straight to get all these pets under control.

Su Ping secretly rejoiced. If it weren't for the shadow clone cultivation function, he would have worked himself to death if he had to cultivate them all by himself.

"That's the benefit of fame. As long as the product is good enough, it will make you rich instantly after fermentation!" Su Ping's eyes shone. At this rate, he could accumulate a million in just a few days and upgrade the Chaos Nurturing Spirit Pool to level four!

A level four spirit pool has a relatively high probability of giving birth to a king-level beast!

If Su Ping had a royal beast pet, he could simply leave it at the door and immediately gain maximum fame, attracting attention from all walks of life. At that time, the number of customers coming to his door would probably break down the threshold.

However, everything in his shop can be restored by the system even if it is damaged, and the consequences would be more serious if someone deliberately destroyed it.

"It seems I need to improve my combat power as soon as possible. Although I am almost invincible inside the store with the system's protection, it is not so safe outside." Su Ping's eyes flashed, and he felt a sense of urgency regarding his own strength.

Although his strength is outstanding among his peers, it is still not enough compared to true powerhouses.

Su Ping needs to become even stronger.

The consequences of a frail child carrying a gold brick and parading through the streets are predictable.

However, Su Ping is not afraid in the short term.

If he really gets into trouble with someone he can't handle, he can just take his mom and sister and hide in the shop and not come out.

It's not too late for him to come out after he's trained strong enough in the nurturing space.

However, this is a bit difficult to endure. It would be best if one had the ability to walk openly and honestly in the outside world.

Gazing at the abundant energy points, Su Ping pondered.

Should we save up, or save up and use it as we go?

After careful consideration, Su Ping decided that improving his strength should be the priority. Upgrading the spirit pool was important, but he shouldn't miss any opportunities to improve his strength.

He opened the system shop. Today, the shop did not have any Force Pills, but it did have a medium-grade Beast Taming Ring and two peculiar materials.

Su Ping suddenly realized that one of the materials seemed to be what he needed.

"Fire Phoenix Feather?" Su Ping saw this rare material. The Fire Phoenix seemed to be a king-level beast. Could this be its feather?

Look at the price, 35,000.

Su Ping's lips twitched slightly.

It's expensive.

If he hadn't earned enough energy today, he would have simply ignored it at this price point.

Thinking of his Golden Crow Divine Demon Body, Su Ping gritted his teeth and bought it directly.

No matter how expensive it is, it's still just energy. Once it's converted into your own strength, that becomes unshakeable power. Strength is the foundation.

"To forge the Golden Crow Divine Demon Body to the second stage, a lot of rare materials and spiritual herbs are needed. The extremely pure fire spiritual power contained in this Fire Phoenix Feather is exactly what I need."

Su Ping's eyes flickered slightly. Thinking of Ye Chenshan's invitation, if he went to the wasteland again, in addition to exchanging for a precious medicine to cure his mother's illness, he would also need to find something suitable for his own cultivation.

After glancing at the remaining items again, I naturally bought the medium-grade animal trap ring; it was a sure thing.

There was nothing else he needed. Su Ping glanced at the refresh below, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

One hundred energy per use.

What's the deal?

Su Ping's eyes then drifted to the energy count above.

I bought a medium-grade beast-catching ring and a fire phoenix feather, and I still have 160,000 to 170,000 left.

One hundred energy... Go for it!

He gritted his teeth and chose to refresh.

If I manage to get a Force Pill, I'll be rolling in it!

Soon, the screen refreshed, and a cloud of mist enveloped the five products. Once the mist dissipated, they reappeared.

There are no Force Pills.

The previously sold-out medium-grade animal traps are also gone, replaced by low-grade animal traps.

There are also three low-grade pet foods and one unfamiliar material that he can't use.

Su Ping glanced at it and was immediately filled with grief and indignation.

One hundred units of energy wasted!

That's a whole ten thousand yuan!

Su Ping dared not continue refreshing. Although he had a feeling that he would get good items next, based on his years of experience spending money on in-game purchases, he knew that such a feeling was just a trap.

The idea that things will turn around when they reach their extreme, or that things will turn out for the better when they're at their worst... is just self-deception!

"Forget it, let it be. Money can't change your fate. This stuff is all about luck. If you take it too seriously, you'll become a gambler..." Su Ping told himself, trying to let go and become a Buddha.

After taking a few deep breaths, Su Ping closed the shop. He glanced at the remaining energy, pondered for a moment, and decided that spending 100,000 to upgrade the shop to level three wouldn't be a bad idea.

For a level 3 shop, increasing the number of breeding space and boarding slots is secondary; the main thing is to open up professional breeding services and pet sales. In this way, pets that are bred poorly can be sold directly.

In addition, level 3 shops will also have a testing space inside the shop, where pets can freely use their skills without causing damage to the shop.

With all these benefits, spending 100,000 to upgrade is undoubtedly worthwhile.

Although 100,000 energy points translate to 10 million star coins...

"Upgrade failed!"

The system suddenly prompted: "The host has not completed the prerequisites for upgrading to a level three store: First, you have not completed one professional training service; second, the store area is insufficient. Please obtain more store area (expand the store area to three thousand square meters)."

Su Ping was stunned.

Upon hearing the words "upgrade failed," he nearly jumped up in fright and hurriedly looked at the energy source.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that the energy was still there. If the energy had been deducted and the upgrade had failed, he probably would have gone berserk on the spot.

"There are prerequisites?" Su Ping frowned, thinking of the professional training task previously issued by the system. Could it be that the previous task was to prepare him for upgrading his shop to level three?

And the store area...

He looked at his little shop, which was indeed quite small. If there was a built-in testing space, the area would be insufficient, although the system could transfer the testing space to other spaces such as the nurturing plane.

However, testing a pet's abilities must be done in front of its owner, so the testing space must be built in a physical area.

"If we expand to 2,000 square meters, that's about the size of six basketball courts. The current shop is just over 200 square meters, which means we'd have to take over all the nearby shops..." Su Ping frowned slightly. It wasn't difficult, just a bit troublesome.

"I don't know if other shops nearby would be willing to rent or transfer their properties, but as long as the price is high enough, it should be fine. However, all my money has been converted into energy, so I don't have many star coins that can't be converted."

"Looks like I'll have to figure out how to earn a few million star coins first."

Making money is difficult for ordinary people, but for Su Ping, it's just a waste of time.

He closed the shop interface, sat inside the shop, and fell into deep thought, pondering his grand plan to make money.

To make money, you naturally have to rely on your strengths.

Su Ping began to examine his own strengths.

He quickly came up with a way to make money.

Tutor.

Su Ping felt that everything he was good at was related to pets.

While land reclamation could be profitable, it was too dangerous and too troublesome to travel back and forth, which would disrupt his shop's business.

Besides pioneering, he thought about the fact that he had been invited to be a mentor.

Since I can teach students at Fengshan Academy, I can naturally teach others as well.

After sorting things out, Su Ping logged onto the internet and began searching for tutoring websites.

He quickly found a large number of online tutoring sites, but the tutoring fees on these sites were all very low.

However, the requirements for tutors are very low. A mid-level battle pet trainer is enough. They teach children from ordinary middle-class families. The price is calculated by the hour, and it costs a little over a thousand yuan per hour, with some costing around two or three thousand yuan.

This fee is considered expensive for many middle-class families, and many families may not be able to afford it.

But for Su Ping, it was too cheap.

His lectures at Fengshan College last one hour per session. Although the points awarded are tutor points, the value of these points is far more than just a few thousand yuan.

Su Ping wandered around for a while, then suddenly remembered his identity as a pioneer. He had an idea and logged into the pioneer website, using the official browser to search.

Soon, several tutoring websites he had never seen before popped up in front of him.

Su Ping clicked on the tutoring website that was ranked first on the recommended popularity list.

The homepage features numerous mentor recommendations and student job postings.

Below the tutor, there is also a fee display:

Wang XX (pictured): Senior Tier 7 Advanced Battle Pet Master.

120000/1 hour.

(End of this chapter)