Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 16 Entering the Tent

Su Ping looked up and saw an old man dressed in a Tang suit entering, accompanied by a bird-beast about half the height of a person.

The bird was entirely covered in crimson feathers, like an ostrich, and its little head was drooping, as if it were listless.

The moment Su Ping saw the bird and beast, a thought struck him.

"Boss, do you have any unusual pet food, the kind that's particularly fragrant?" Fan Shangde asked, stepping forward to see the very young Su Ping behind the counter.

"Delicious pet food?" Su Ping asked in surprise, but seeing the bird's dejected look, he said with relief, "Has it not been eating lately?"

Fan Shangde nodded, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "Starting a few days ago, it suddenly stopped eating much. I don't know why. I took it to the vet, but they couldn't diagnose anything."

Su Ping indicated that he understood, and he turned around to take a bottle of "Rock Vermilion Fruit" from the cabinet behind him, saying, "It should like this."

"Oh?" Seeing Su Ping's confidence, Fan Shangde picked up the Yan Zhu Fruit, looked at it for a moment, and said with a focused gaze, "What kind of pet food is this? I don't think I've ever heard of it before."

Su Ping didn't know how to explain it either, since he didn't know whether the cultivation plane the system had sent him to existed in the past or still exists today, or perhaps it was an ancient artifact.

However, he trusted the system's judgment.

"You can let it try it," Su Ping said.

Fan Shangde had a lot of knowledge about pet food for birds and beasts, but he didn't recognize what this thing was. However, he figured that Su Ping's shop was a legitimate pet store and he probably wouldn't sell things that would harm birds and beasts. He unscrewed the cap and gently poured out two pills.

The moment he unscrewed the bottle cap, the firebird, which had been looking down dejectedly, suddenly stirred its feathers and looked up. Its previously listless and languid gaze suddenly brightened as it stared intently at the two rock vermilion fruits in Fan Shangde's hand.

"Hmm?" Seeing the pet's reaction, Fan Shangde was taken aback, but suddenly felt more confident. He lowered his hand and put two fruits to its mouth.

The firebird swiftly pecked at the two fruits, and as soon as it swallowed them, it let out a joyful cry, its short wings flapping excitedly. Its gaze then turned to the whole bottle of fruit on the counter, radiating a fiery light.

Fan Shangde was stunned and somewhat surprised. This little guy had been losing his appetite for several days, but now he was eating so enthusiastically, as if he wasn't satisfied.

Since it was effective, Fan Shangde didn't think much of it and immediately said to Su Ping, "Boss, what kind of pet food is this? Give me a few bottles first."

Seeing the firebird's drooling expression, as if it was about to pounce on him, Su Ping calmly took the bottle, moved it back in front of him, and said, "This is the Crimson Vermilion Fruit, the Crimson Vermilion Bird's favorite food. This is the only bottle left in the shop. It's 130 per fruit, and there are 34 in this bottle. Do you want them all?"

"Oh, 130 per bottle..." Fan Shangde thought for a moment and felt the price was reasonable, then suddenly froze, "One pill?"

Su Ping nodded, "One!"

Fan Shangde was stunned for a moment, and when he met Su Ping's eyes, he realized that he had not misheard when he saw Su Ping's serious and calm gaze.

At that moment, he also caught a glimpse of the other items behind Su Ping's counter. When he saw their prices, he was quite surprised. He hadn't expected that his item wasn't the only expensive one; there were others that were even more expensive!

So it seems that Su Ping didn't deliberately rip him off by raising the price on short notice.

"Is there anything special about your pet food?" Fan Shangde quickly regained his composure and asked curiously.

Seeing the other party's composed demeanor, Su Ping was somewhat surprised and truthfully said, "These pet foods have different effects, but most of them help to improve the strength of pets. Some of them also have other benefits and are not just simple pet foods. They are definitely worth the money."

"It helps improve strength?" Fan Shangde asked with interest, pointing to the most expensive item inside, the 'Seven-Colored Buddha Heart Leaf,' and asked, "This costs twenty thousand. What's it used for?"

"This can improve a pet's comprehension," Su Ping said.

"To enhance comprehension?" Fan Shangde paused for a moment, his eyes flickered slightly, but he quickly looked away and said to Su Ping, "Give me ten of these Rock Vermilion Fruits first, and I'll get more when I'm satisfied with them."

Su Ping was somewhat surprised. "You placed an order?"

So... he made money?

As if seeing the energy points beckoning to him, Su Ping felt a little emotional, but his expression remained calm. He quickly calculated and said, "The price of 10 pills is 1300. Your Crimson Bird just ate two pills, which cost 260. The total is 1560."

Fan Shangde nodded slightly, transferred the money to Su Ping, and asked, "How long will these 10 pills last?"

Su Ping thought for a moment and said, "If you're going to feed it until it's full... one meal might not be enough. But if you want to save some money, you can mix the Rock Vermilion Fruit with other pet food, and that way you can feed it for ten meals."

"Uh..." Fan Shangde hadn't thought this thing was expensive at first, but after hearing Su Ping say that, he suddenly felt a little sorry for the money.

Although he's not short of money, spending 1500 on a single meal...

"Thank you, boss." After exchanging pleasantries, Fan Shangde turned and left the pet shop. As he was leaving, he glanced back at the shop's sign—Little Rascal.

"..."

After seeing the guests off, Su Ping immediately checked his account and, sure enough, a new deposit of 1560 had been made!

In terms of conversion, that's 15.6 units of energy!

The pet-breeding quest he accepted only requires 10 energy points to hatch a pet, which means he is already capable of completing the quest!

"Fortunately, the cultivation world I chose this time isn't too desolate. If I had chosen a dilapidated world with no pets or plants, it would have been a disastrous start..." Su Ping thought to himself, secretly relieved.

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Azure Bay Garden.

It's an ordinary-looking residential area, and the buildings inside are all quite old, dating back to a certain era.

Fan Shangde, with his hands behind his back and in a great mood, leisurely strolled back to the community with his red pheasant. Along the way, he encountered some old acquaintances, who were taking a walk in the community park with their pets or their spouses.

"Old De, out walking that silly bird again?"

"You're walking your spouse too..."

"Pah, you're the one walking your old lady!"

"Old De is still as frivolous as ever, let's go, let's go..."

An elderly couple quickly left.

After exchanging banter with an old acquaintance, Fan Shangde smiled, led the Vermilion Bird back to his small building, took out his key, and opened the door.

Arrive at the elevator inside and take it to the sixth floor.

He lives in 601.

As soon as he opened the door, Fan Shangde saw that someone had been inside. The most obvious evidence was that several pairs of smelly socks he had left at the door had disappeared!

Thief?

Fan Shangde was not alarmed, but rather very calm. After changing into his slippers in the entryway, he turned around and went into the living room. He immediately saw two figures sitting in the living room, and the aroma of stir-fried dishes wafted from the kitchen.

"Grandpa, you're back." Two young figures on the sofa quickly stood up.

One of the girls, lively and energetic, lit up when she saw Fan Shangde and ran over excitedly, "Grandpa, we've been waiting for you for so long!"

Fan Shangde smiled and patted the girl's head. "What brings you here today?"

"I just missed Grandpa," the girl said coquettishly.

"Hey, you're the one with the sweetest tongue." Fan Shangde flicked her nose.

The young man, who was standing obediently on the sofa, grinned and said, "Grandpa, didn't you say last time that your Crimson Bird hasn't had much of an appetite lately and doesn't like to eat? I asked someone in the team to buy some of the things that fire-type birds and beasts love to eat, and I brought them to you today."

(End of this chapter)