Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 482 Going to Claim an Award (First Update)

"After waiting for so long, it's finally fully absorbed."

Looking at the blood-red cocoon, Su Ping was quite expectant. The little skeleton had been absorbing the Skeleton King's bloodline for a long time, but the progress was slow. Now that the bloodline has finally been completely transformed, its combat power should soar again, and it is very likely to break through the limit and become comparable to the legendary Void Realm!

"This is a bloodline awakening, and a highly advanced one at that. It probably won't end anytime soon. I suggest you put it into your summoning space so no one will interfere," Joanna said to Su Ping.

Su Ping nodded.

This was his first time experiencing this, so he wasn't very familiar with it. Listening to someone as experienced as Joanna was always the right thing to do.

With a thought, a vortex appeared, absorbing the little skeleton, while the blood-red cocoon stood quietly in the summoning space.

After Su Ping put away the little skeleton, Joanna waved to dismiss the curious gods who had gathered around and went back to attend to her own business.

Su Ping continued his cultivation, and once he had mastered it, he used the remaining time to train Er Gouzi and the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast. He would also check on the pet breeding progress of his customers when he had free time.

With Joanna's assistance, the customers' pets were trained relatively smoothly. After all, these were pets that had never undergone life-or-death training. Under the pressure of death, they unleashed tremendous potential and improved rapidly. Compared to before the training, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they had been reborn.

Before they knew it, the day had come to leave the demigod's lair.

Su Ping saw that the blood-red cocoon that the little skeleton had transformed into was still in the summoning space. Almost a week had passed, and the awakening process had not yet ended. Instead, the color of the cocoon had become even more vivid and scarlet.

Fortunately, Su Ping wasn't in a hurry. According to Joanna, the longer it takes, the better the effect. Su Ping was even more eager to see it fully mature.

After Joanna finished explaining things to her subordinates, Su Ping teleported her back to the store.

The store was dimly lit, while the sky outside was just beginning to lighten.

Su Ping glanced at the time; it was still early, only around six in the morning.

He put Er Gouzi and the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast back into their foster homes, then went to wash up, shave his beard, and check all the pets he had raised to make sure there were no oversights before opening the door and going home.

As soon as the door opened, Su Ping saw a long queue outside the store.

It was barely dawn when a long line of at least a hundred people had already formed.

Upon seeing Su Ping, the people in line were all taken aback, as it was rare for Su Ping to open the door so early!

However, just as everyone was pleasantly surprised, Su Ping turned around and closed the door again.

"I'll go have some breakfast first, and then call the staff. We'll open at 7:30," Su Ping said.

Everyone was speechless and could only watch helplessly as Su Ping turned and left.

Without Tang Ruyan's help, Su Ping felt a bit out of sorts and could only ask them to wait for the time being. Anyway, he usually opened his business around nine o'clock, so he figured they were used to waiting...

On his way home, Su Ping suddenly noticed that there were seven or eight figures with strong auras in the buildings opposite the entrance, in every storefront.

Moreover, these scents felt quite familiar.

Su Ping sensed it briefly and discovered that it was Qin Duhuang and the others he had met yesterday. In addition to them, there were several other titled individuals accompanying them.

...So these guys have all moved in here?

Su Ping was taken aback, never expecting to become neighbors with these guys.

Thinking about what they had said to Mayor Xie Jinshui yesterday, Su Ping was speechless. He hadn't expected them to be so quick. In less than a day, they had already reached an agreement and resolved the issue. It seemed that everyone had a house, and the property closest to his shop had already been allocated. He just wondered if there had been any forced sales involved.

Su Ping thought he should ask Xie Jinshui about it later.

After all, the people who lived across the street were his old neighbors, and some of them had even greeted him before. If there was any forced purchase, he would have to intervene, since it was all because of him.

"Boss Su."

As Su Ping was leaving, a figure emerged from a former ramen shop directly opposite the door. It was Qin Duhuang. Seeing that Su Ping was up so early, he smiled and said, "Good morning."

He was carrying a birdcage and walking his bird.

"Good morning," Su Ping greeted her in return.

"Boss Su, business is booming! There are already so many people queuing up before it even opens." From another tailor shop, Mu Beihai also came out, accompanied by an elder of their Mu family. Sensing Su Ping's presence, he immediately stood up and greeted him casually.

"It's all thanks to everyone's support," Su Ping said with a polite smile.

The two patriarchs from the Liu and Ye families next door also came out one after another, greeting each other with smiles, not wanting to be left behind.

Su Ping responded as he walked, exchanging a few brief pleasantries before leaving them behind. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong having breakfast at the table in the living room.

"You're up so early?"

When Tang Ruyan saw Su Ping, she looked up in surprise, her lips still stained with white porridge.

"Teacher." Zhong Lingtong saw Su Ping and quickly stood up, calling out respectfully.

Li Qingru also learned about Zhong Lingtong's relationship with Su Ping, and told her to sit down and eat first, and not to be so reserved at home. Su Ping also said, "You don't need to be so polite in the future, just kowtow."

Zhong Lingtong was speechless.

Li Qingru rolled her eyes at Su Ping and said, "He's so unserious so early in the morning. Xiao Tong, don't listen to his nonsense. Go brush your teeth and eat. Today's breakfast was bought by Xiao Tang and Xiao Tong. When you're at the shop, you should treat them well and not act all high and mighty just because of your status."

Su Ping blinked. How come I'm acting all high and mighty?

"I brushed my teeth at the store," Su Ping said, and sat down to start eating.

"I wonder how your sister is doing at Zhenwu Academy." Li Qingru said softly as she ate, it seemed that she missed and was worried about Su Lingyue since she didn't have breakfast with her.

Su Ping also felt that recently, without that guy around, his meals had become much more plentiful, and no one was competing with him anymore, which was great... but he wasn't used to it.

Shaking his head, Su Ping said, "Mom, don't worry. I have connections over there, no one will bully her. Maybe when she comes back, you'll see a big fat guy weighing two hundred pounds."

Li Qingru rolled her eyes at him, "Don't talk about your sister like that."

Su Ping smiled, then suddenly remembered his father and asked, "Mom, didn't you say you'd contact Dad and tell him not to wander around outside? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingru's face showed a hint of worry. She said, "Your father just wrote back saying that he has reached the shore and is on his way back. It must be quite a long journey, so he hasn't arrived yet."

Su Ping frowned slightly, thinking about the recent repeated attacks by monsters on the underground train outside Longjiang Base City. He hoped that his father, whom he had never met, would be alright.

After quickly finishing breakfast, Su Ping contacted Xie Jinshui directly via communication.

After inquiring about the shops sold to Qin Duhuang and others, Su Ping was relieved to learn that the owners of those shops had received a price increase of dozens of times.

"Mayor, are the monsters outside the base city still active these past two days?" Su Ping changed the subject and asked about the monsters outside the base city.

Xie Jinshui was somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting Su Ping to care about this, and immediately his tone became worried: "It is quite frequent, but I have already sent out my agents to clean it up, and quite a few have been cleared up recently."

Su Ping breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Is the underground train route from Whale Sea City to here still open?"

His father used to work at sea, and Whale Sea Base City is mainly for maritime work. If his father were to return, he would inevitably return via the Whale Sea City route.

"Whale Sea City?" Xie Jinshui asked in surprise, "It's always been open, but the other routes were interrupted for a few days due to attacks by monsters. Do you have any relatives or acquaintances in Whale Sea City?"

Su Ping felt relieved and said, "That's good. Thank you for your concern, Mayor."

"No problem."

Xie Jinshui had some guesses and was preparing to send someone to keep an eye on the route to Whale Sea City.

After hanging up the call, Su Ping was about to get up and go back to the shop when suddenly his phone rang again.

Su Ping glanced at the number and saw it belonged to Qin Shuhai.

"Boss Su, I've finally gotten in touch with you." Qin Shuhai said with a hint of surprise as soon as the call connected.

Su Ping was also quite surprised that he would contact him. "Why?"

"Boss Su, you really have a bad memory. Didn't I tell you about the King's League before? If you want to participate, you can come over now. The league has already started, but as a titled player, you can directly participate in the main competition. I tried to contact you before but couldn't. My clan leader told me that you don't seem to be in Longjiang. My communication number is only registered for intercity communication in Longjiang."

Qin Shuhai explained quickly.

The King's League? Su Ping was taken aback, then immediately thought of what Qin Shuhai had said before, that the treasure for winning the King's League was a talent stone.

This talent stone has a chance to inspire talent, which is equivalent to the Spirit Awakening Manual. It's just unknown how it compares to the effect of the Spirit Awakening Manual.

"I went on a long trip to Holy Light Base City," Su Ping said. "Where is the league venue?"

"Going to Holy Light?" Qin Shuhai understood. No wonder he couldn't get in touch with him. However, he was also a little surprised. What was Su Ping doing in Holy Light Base City? That was the holy land of cultivators.

Could it be that Su Ping went there specifically to breed pets in preparation for the Royal League?

Qin Shuhai didn't dare to ask too much about Su Ping's private affairs, and said, "The league venue is in an A-level base city, an extreme base city."

"Okay, I'll come over later, thanks," Su Ping said.

After hanging up the call, Su Ping's mind started to wander. He was quite interested in the talent stone. After all, it wasn't easy to refresh the Spirit Opening Diagram in the system shop. It was too expensive and purely based on luck.

"Let's go, eat our fill and then go back to open the shop." Su Ping immediately stood up and called to Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong.

Both of them overheard Su Ping's communication. Tang Ruyan asked in surprise, "Are you going to participate in the Royal League?"

"Okay, let's go collect the award," Su Ping said.

Tang Ruyan was speechless. These words made it sound as if the championship was a sure thing.

(End of this chapter)