Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 528 Reunion with Thunder Rat

Hearing this, Su Ping asked curiously, "What do sailors usually do?"

"A sailor..."

When Su Yuanshan asked, he chuckled and said, "It's about traveling with ships to search for scarce resources in the sea. You know that star rifts appear in wastelands, but they also appear in the sea. No one fights over these star rifts in the sea, since there are sea monsters everywhere. Whoever finds them keeps them."

"The supplies inside can be moved freely. Of course, some star rifts are extremely dangerous, and some are deadly places where king-level beasts are hidden. So at this time, we have to rely on our professional sailors to explore."

"How do we detect it?"

"It's very particular. For example, we send in some temporarily contracted pets to explore. If we don't have any pets, we send in sailors."

"..."

Su Ping was speechless. Wasn't this risking one's life to explore? Was this what they called being particular?

Su Yuanshan smiled and continued to tell Su Ping about his experiences as a sailor and the strange Starry Sky Rift Secret Realm he had witnessed.

Su Ping sat on the edge of the bed, listening quietly.

Although the old man spoke of it casually, he could sense the danger in it, and sometimes he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for him.

When the two had finished their conversation, Su Ping glanced at him and said, "If that's the case, then the stronger the combat ability, the better for a sailor. Why can't ordinary people do it too?"

He could sense that this old man had no star power fluctuations; he wasn't a battle pet master, but just an ordinary person.

"Let alone being a sailor, in any other profession, the higher your cultivation level, the better. But which of those with high cultivation levels would want to be a sailor? Wouldn't it be more enjoyable to earn some easy money on land? Only those who don't value their lives would do such dangerous things, and only they would have the guts to do it," Su Yuanshan said with a smile.

"Seafarers are also divided into ranks. Pet trainers are high-ranking seafarers, while people like me who transport supplies are just ordinary seafarers."

Su Ping was slightly taken aback and fell silent for a moment.

Just then, their mother came upstairs and called the two of them down to help make dumplings.

Su Yuanshan patted his thigh, stood up, and beckoned Su Ping to go downstairs together.

Downstairs, Su Yuanshan changed into an apron and went to the kitchen to chop minced meat. His mother was washing vegetables. Su Ping sat in the living room, watching them busy. The scene felt very homey. He suddenly felt that something was missing. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was missing someone he could tease and bully.

I wonder how well that guy is doing at Zhenwu Academy.

Su Ping shook his head.

Before long, the minced meat was chopped, and Su Ping's parents made dumplings while she sat and waited to eat.

There were quite a few dumplings prepared, so Mom cooked them in two pots. She served the first pot to Su Ping and his son Su Yuanshan, and then cooked the second pot for herself.

The father and son sat down at the dining table and ate, chatting casually as they ate. Su Yuanshan asked about Su Ping, such as when he awakened his powers and why he had cultivated to such a high level.

Su Ping casually brushed it off, feeling a little guilty. He felt that his father wasn't as easily fooled as his mother, and he didn't know if the other party believed him. Fortunately, the other party was just an ordinary person after all. Although he knew a little about battle pet masters, it was only the knowledge of an outsider, which gave him a lot of room to make up stories.

At that moment, the television next to the dining table was playing the news.

Suddenly, the news report inside made the father and son, who were eating dumplings, stop.

This is the official radio station of Heilongjiang Province. The news is absolutely true and reliable. There is no need to use fake news to attract attention. At this moment, the station is broadcasting footage from several other base cities. The first one is Jinghai Base City, which is not too far from Heilongjiang, but not close either, as it is near the sea.

The ship that Su Yuanshan returned to docked in this base city.

At this moment, the base city was also attacked by beasts and had already been breached.

The footage captured by reporters on the front lines showed collapsed residential buildings, debris scattered everywhere, and some mangled monster corpses.

Whale Sea City is suffering from an A-level beast tide, with king-level beasts appearing!

Although there was only one, even a single King Beast was a deadly threat to a B-level base city like Whale Sea City. Fortunately, many powerful individuals from other base cities came to its aid. Although the base city was destroyed and suffered numerous casualties, it was fortunate that it was not completely wiped out by the King Beast!

Besides Whale Sea City, two other base cities were also breached by the beast tide. One of the base cities was in extremely dire condition. Aerial footage showed that one-third of the base city's area had been destroyed, as if it had been crushed by tanks, with all the buildings completely destroyed.

Seeing the mess, Su Ping suddenly felt that the dumplings in her bowl didn't taste good anymore, and she lost her appetite.

He thought of the bloody, hellish scene outside the Longjiang base. Although Longjiang was preserved and the monsters did not invade, the number of people who died in the battle was no less than that of other bases.

Despite his assistance, the beast tide that invaded Longjiang was simply too large. He dealt with the main king beast, but the remaining beast tide was a super-large-scale beast tide capable of overturning any base city. It was only through the desperate resistance of the five major families and those who came to reinforce that they were able to hold on.

It took several times the number of troops to win this battle.

"Things are getting a bit unsettled outside again..." Su Yuanshan looked around for a while, sighed softly, lowered his head, ate a couple of dumplings, and shook his head.

Su Ping remained silent.

He thought of the Abyss Cave mentioned in the Peak Tower. Although he didn't know the specifics, the appearance of the Other Shore, coupled with the simultaneous attacks on these base cities, and the fact that the beast tide had attacked too many base cities at such close timing, gave him a feeling that the world was about to descend into chaos.

In addition to the three bases that have already been attacked, there are two other base cities currently facing siege by the beast tide. In one of these base cities, reporters interviewed high-ranking officials of the municipal government.

"Are you confident? At this point, it's too early to talk about confidence. Our Hancheng base city is simply determined to hold out to the very end!"

"This beast tide is of A-level scale, with two king-level beasts appearing. Our Cold City base earnestly requests assistance from all other base cities and powerful figures outside the city. The millions of people of Cold City will forever remember this kindness!"

……

Seeing this, Su Ping's eyes flickered slightly. This Cold City base city did not have a monster like the Other Shore. He wondered if Peak Tower would send reinforcements.

Thinking of the devastation of those bases and the bloody hell outside Longjiang, Su Ping felt an urge to immediately set off to provide assistance.

He paused for a moment, then quickly finished the dumplings in his bowl. Without lingering any longer, he told his parents and went back to the shop.

……

Back in the store.

Su Ping saw several people queuing in front of the counter, and after scanning their faces, he realized they were all familiar faces.

When these people saw Su Ping, they immediately greeted him, their eyes filled with admiration. During the two days that Su Ping was in a coma, his name had spread throughout Longjiang.

Post-war news reports from Longjiang included footage of people defending the city.

Members of the five major families fought bravely and selflessly, while other titled warriors from various regions came to reinforce them. They charged through the beast tide, and the most eye-catching battle was between Su Ping and the Other Shore, which was earth-shattering.

During the first wave of beast tides, Su Ping's name had already spread throughout Longjiang, and now he is famous once again.

Countless families shattered knew that it was Su Ping, along with the five major families and the reinforcing pet masters, who risked their lives to save Longjiang.

Su Ping greeted them, then turned and went to a corner of the shop, took out his communicator, and contacted an acquaintance, Dao Zun.

"Boss Su?"

Upon receiving Su Ping's message, Dao Zun was somewhat surprised.

Hearing the whistling wind from the other end of the communicator, Su Ping asked, "Where are you? Would it be convenient for you to come to the store?"

"I'm on my way to the Cold City base. Is something wrong, Boss Su?" Dao Zun asked.

Su Ping paused slightly, then nodded and said, "When I asked you to come to Longjiang to help before, didn't I say that I would give you a gift after the war was over? You went to the Hancheng base to help fight off the monsters, right? The gift I gave you will be just what you need to do to help you."

"Boss Su also knows about the Cold City base? Okay, I'll come over now," said Dao Zun.

After the call ended, Su Ping contacted another number, Wu Guansheng, who taught Su Lingyue healing techniques. Wu Guansheng was also the person Su Ping had invited to come to Longjiang to help.

"Old Wu, thanks for the Longjiang thing. When do you have time to come to my shop? I'll bring you something." Su Ping said.

"Boss Su, you're too kind. I would have gone even without you. I'm currently in Whale Sea Base City. Many of the titled warriors and their battle pets are injured and waiting for treatment. I'll go when I have time later." Wu Guansheng was quite surprised to receive Su Ping's message, but he still smiled and said.

Su Ping thought of the news he had just seen, his gaze flickered slightly, and he nodded.

After hanging up the call, Su Ping returned to the counter to serve these regular customers.

In fact, Tang Ruyan can receive him in his place now, unless it is a professional training program, in which case he needs to personally take charge.

These regular customers have come many times. Although they want to choose professional training, their financial resources do not allow it. In addition, the recent economic downturn caused by the impact on Heilongjiang has affected everyone, not just ordinary people. Even the wealthy are facing the risk of bankruptcy. In particular, some companies that do foreign trade with other base cities are now contemplating suicide during the current lockdown in Heilongjiang.

After arranging the pet breeding for them, these people expressed their gratitude to Su Ping for helping Longjiang. Su Ping then saw them off one by one from the shop.

After they left, Su Ping returned to the shop and felt a little empty. The war had also impacted his shop, and many of his regular customers probably weren't in the mood to raise pets right now.

Su Ping wondered if he should notify Lao Qin and have the five major families come and take care of the business, so that he could raise enough energy sooner to revive the Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast and upgrade the shop.

Just as he was considering, a noise suddenly came from outside the shop.

Su Ping turned his head and saw a familiar figure.

But it's not a person.

It was a chubby little mouse.

Upon seeing its purple, electric fur, Su Ping paused for a moment; it was a Thunder Rat.

However, he's become quite obese; it's obvious he's been fed extremely well.

Upon seeing the Thunder Rat's eyes, Su Ping immediately recognized it and was stunned. This was none other than the Thunder Rat that his shop had bred, Su Yanying's pet.

But the next moment, Su Ping's face suddenly changed, turning somewhat pale.

He sensed that the Thunder Rat was currently an unclaimed pet, and he could sign a contract with it at any time!

A thought that made Su Ping extremely uncomfortable and caused him to tremble slightly surfaced. He suppressed the thought and quickly went to the Thunder Rat.

At this moment, Thunder Rat was squatting on the steps at the shop entrance, looking up and around, seemingly puzzled.

Su Ping came to it.

Thunder Mouse also saw Su Ping.

Upon seeing Su Ping, something suddenly occurred to its rat-like eyes, its fur stood on end, and it bared its teeth, adopting an attack posture.

Su Ping hadn't expected that even after so much time had passed, the little guy's shadow over him would still be so deep.

He crouched down, stroked its head, and asked, "How did you get here? Where's your owner?"

The lightning rat bared its teeth, trying to dodge, but seemed to be afraid of something. In the end, it did not dodge Su Ping's palm, but its whole body crackled with electricity, its teeth bared, revealing a ferocious appearance.

Upon hearing Su Ping's words, it seemed to understand them instantly. It froze, its bristling fur softened immediately, and the crackling electricity disappeared. It raised its head and stared blankly at Su Ping.

Seeing its appearance, Su Ping's heart skipped a beat.

Thunder Rat looked around blankly, shook off Su Ping's hand, turned around, and looked around at the street outside the shop, as if searching for something.

Su Ping paused, his face shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to discern his expression.

"Where did this pet come from?" Tang Ruyan also came out and saw the Thunder Rat on the ground, her face full of surprise.

Zhong Lingtong followed and immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of the Thunder Rat. She exclaimed in surprise, "This seems to be an abandoned pet. Is this a Thunder Rat? I feel that it contains extremely terrifying lightning energy within its body."

"An unclaimed pet? Isn't that wild? No, this Thunder Rat has a necklace around its neck, so it should have an owner." Tang Ruyan observed carefully and immediately said.

Upon hearing Tang Ruyan's words, Su Ping noticed a chain in the fluffy purple fur around the Thunder Light Rat's neck, with a heart-shaped silver plaque in front of it. He reached out to pick it up, and the Thunder Light Rat, as if provoked, suddenly jumped back, baring its teeth and glaring at Su Ping with a fierce and murderous look on its face.

This time, it exuded an undisguised ferocious killing intent, its entire body surging with extremely strong lightning energy, terrifying beyond compare, comparable to many high-level lightning-type pets.

Upon seeing this exaggerated lightning energy, Tang Ruyan and Zhong Lingtong both gaped in astonishment.

Tang Ruyan seemed to remember something and immediately recognized her. She remembered that among Su Ping's customers, there was a little girl who came specifically to breed Thunder Rats.

At that moment, she thought of something, and her expression changed drastically, becoming somewhat unpleasant.

Looking at the Thunder Rat, which was in a fighting stance and looked fierce, Su Ping was neither angry nor did he take any further action. When he squatted down, he had already seen the words on the heart-shaped silver plaque, which was engraved with the character "Ying".

You came here...

Do you want to wait for your master again?

Su Ping's face was clouded with worry, and his fingers clenched slightly.

He knew that Su Yanying would never abandon the Thunder Rat, as it was her strongest battle pet, unless something unexpected happened to her.

Before the beast tide arrived, Su Ping remembered that Su Yanying and Ye Hao had passed by the shop and said goodbye.

Little did I know that that would be our final farewell.

Su Ping's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and his teeth were clenched.

He was willing to fight on the other side because he didn't want to see his close acquaintances get into trouble, but he never expected that he would ultimately be unable to protect everyone.

Seeing that Su Ping made no further move, the Thunder Rat glared at him angrily for a moment, then slowly withdrew its lightning. Its fat body then jumped back and forth at the doorway, glancing left and right from time to time, looking towards the street, as if waiting for something.

The streets to the left and right of the shop were deserted, with no pedestrians at all.

Su Ping lowered his head, took out his communicator, and searched through it. He quickly found Ye Hao's name and immediately made contact. There was a dial tone on the other end of the line. He suddenly felt a little nervous, worried that he was hearing a different voice. But soon, the connection was established and Ye Hao's voice came through.

"Boss Su?"

Su Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice, "You went to guard the city earlier, how is Su Yanying?"

"..."

Silence fell over the communication, and Su Ping's last glimmer of hope slowly sank away.

(End of this chapter)