Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 686 Turmoil, Migration

"How long will it take to upgrade the store?"

"24 hours."

The system clearly understood Su Ping's thoughts and replied, "During the upgrade process, all functions of the store will be suspended, including the store's absolute rule domain."

Having had previous experience, Su Ping was mentally prepared and made an estimate in his mind.

Holding out for 24 hours... with his current combat capabilities, he should be able to manage it...

As for stopping the beast tide, the shop's current functions are basically useless, since his first priority is to defend the outer wall of Longjiang, which is a place that the shop's domain cannot reach.

As for training and selling battle pets, these are not immediate combat assets that can be converted into combat power on the battlefield.

Moreover, he can sell all his battle pets before upgrading.

The only concern is that the beast tide is too ferocious, breaking through Longjiang's defenses within 24 hours and sweeping everything in its path...

Considering his own combat strength, Su Ping thought it over and decided to upgrade.

Unless it's a demonic beast at the Starry Sky Realm, he should be able to hold it off if he goes all out. Even if he can't stop it, he can at least delay it for a while.

Conversely, if the shop is upgraded and high-quality items are refreshed in the system store, they may be of great use on the battlefield.

After thinking it over, Su Ping immediately made a decision and turned to look at Tang Ruyan beside him.

Tang Ruyan: "?"

"You're the head of the Tang family now, right?"

Tang Ruyan was taken aback, and immediately became wary: "Why are you asking this?"

"Your Tang family should also have titles. You're going to the Peak Tower to serve the Legendary Ones and gather first-hand intelligence, right?" Su Ping said irritably when he saw her nervous look.

"Aren't you going to cause trouble for the Tang family?" Tang Ruyan was slightly taken aback, secretly relieved, and said, "Of course. Although our Tang family is one of the four great families, we don't have a legendary figure in charge. If we don't keep track of the legendary figure's movements, it would be terrible if we stepped on a landmine. Moreover, even a tiny bit of what the legendary figure knows can be a huge benefit."

Our Tang family… Su Ping glanced at her, thinking of the Tang family’s previous attitude towards her. However, in this girl’s heart, she still regarded herself as a member of the Tang family, perhaps that had never changed.

He didn't take offense. After all, that was the attitude the Tang family had towards Tang Ruyan. She herself could forgive and pardon it, so what could he say?

"Then you should have a basic understanding of the Legend of the Peak Tower, right? Do you know any legends with good personalities?" Su Ping asked.

Tang Ruyan was taken aback, her eyes darting around before she suddenly asked, "You mean you want to sell the remaining battle pets to them?"

"Um."

Su Ping remained noncommittal.

He needs to ship the goods quickly and then upgrade the store as soon as possible.

Tang Ruyan asked curiously, "Why don't you sell them publicly? If those legends get the news, they will definitely flock to you. If you sell one to each of them, you can win people's hearts and minds, which can also resolve the feud between you and Peak Tower."

"To resolve...they don't even deserve it!" Su Ping chuckled lightly, appearing unhurried and composed, as if stating a fact.

"If these Void Realm battle pets didn't require at least a Legendary rank to contract, I would have sold them all to you or to the titled members of the five great families across the street. They wouldn't have a chance."

Tang Ruyan was speechless.

She was well aware of Su Ping's arrogance; it had always been...

However, considering Su Ping's combat strength, and the dozens of top-grade battle pets at the late stage of the Void Realm she had seen today, she knew that Su Ping had the right to be arrogant.

Conversely, it would be a failure if Fengta couldn't get along with someone like Su Ping!

"Our Tang family does have a few legendary figures we're on good terms with, but it's only a superficial relationship. I'm not very familiar with the specifics, so I'll have to go back and ask them," Tang Ruyan pondered.

Upon hearing this, Su Ping immediately understood what she meant by "shallow friendship".

Superficial acquaintances, financial transactions!

Money doesn't just refer to Star Coins, but to precious and scarce resources.

They use these things to gain a sliver of so-called friendship, or rather, pity, from the legends.

"Alright," Su Ping nodded. "Hurry up."

"it is good."

Knowing that time was of the essence, Tang Ruyan immediately took out her communicator and contacted her father, Tang Linzhan, who helped manage the clan affairs and was also the previous head of the Tang clan.

……

While Tang Ruyan was making the contact, several messages arrived at the intelligence base headquarters in the Asian continent.

Xihai Continent has been destroyed...

A piece of news, as if struck by lightning, brought the intelligence station in the Asian continent to a deathly silence once again!

Has Xihaizhou also been destroyed?

Two continents were wiped out overnight?!

Didn't we say before that the Peak Master had already gone to West Sea Continent to provide reinforcements? How could it still be destroyed? If West Sea Continent has been destroyed, then could it be that the Peak Master is also... dead?

In everyone's mind, the Peak Master is the number one person in the world!

The strongest!

If the peak masters are all dead, then... what can we do?

Is there still hope?

This time, even the legendary figure stationed at the intelligence station was stunned by the news.

Besides the news of the destruction of Xihai Continent, there is also news about Longze Continent. At this moment, Longze Continent is making every effort to migrate to the Asian continent, but the migration has encountered obstacles. The beast tide has swept to the last stronghold of Longze Continent. At this moment, the war is raging and the human defense line is fighting a decisive battle with the beast tide.

Upon hearing this devastating news, the people at the intelligence station were not surprised; instead, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The main contributor to the migration of Longze Continent was the Peak Master's battle pet, "Sitting Mountain". Since Longze Continent is still migrating, it means that Sitting Mountain is still there. If the Peak Master dies, the contract will naturally be dissolved, and Sitting Mountain will become ownerless. A new Heavenly Fate Realm demon beast may even join this demon beast carnival.

Upon learning that the peak master was still alive, the crowd's fear subsided somewhat, but the thought of the destruction of the Western Sea Continent still filled them with horror. Even the peak master had failed to stop it, making this beast tide all the more ferocious and terrifying!

The third message concerns the issue of migration.

What should be done with those who migrated from Longzezhou?

When a problem arises, those responsible for solving it are quickly mobilized and come up with a solution. These migrants will be divided into three groups and sent to various base cities along the three major defense lines.

The solution is not hard to come up with; the difficulty lies in reconciling the conflicting interests involved and how to do so quickly.

……

Under the cover of night, each base was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

Longjiang Base.

Several gates on the outer walls were slightly ajar, and a line of war chariots from the wasteland sped in. The cargo beds behind these chariots were filled with a large number of figures, some in suits and ties, and others in tattered clothes. The fact that they were all living in the same cargo bed created a stark contrast and gave people a strange sense of impact.

But whether rich or poor, their faces showed fear, uncertainty, and confusion.

These people were sent to Longjiang like refugees.

Besides these ordinary residents, there were also battle pets behind the wasteland tanks. They ranged in size from two or three meters to seven or eight meters. Some looked like brown bears, some were giant wolves, and some were lizard-like earth dragons. These were all battle pet trainers who had been relocated here, which could be considered as bringing a small amount of combat power to Longjiang.

These people who migrated came from various bases; some were from the Asian continent, while others had just migrated from Longzezhou and were assigned here.

In the gun-free zone of the slums on the outskirts of Longjiang, the original residents were relocated to a district in Shangcheng District under Xie Jinshui's orders. This relocation was to a higher-lying area. If this disaster ends and humanity survives, their descendants will become residents of Shangcheng District, which is a tremendous opportunity.

After all, in the past, even if they struggled their whole lives, it would be difficult for them to escape the quagmire.

It's hard to get ahead!

It's even harder for the poor to rise up!

Disaster, chaos... but also hope and opportunity!

The gun-free zone has now been designated as a refugee area, specifically to accommodate people from other bases.

Ordinary residents who relocated were settled in gun-free zones, while pet trainers were assigned to less economically developed areas in the upper city, where they received slightly better treatment.

In addition, civilians in gun-free zones are subject to movement restrictions and are not allowed to leave without permission.

Those pet trainers who migrated here and reached the level of advanced pet trainers were conscripted into the municipal government's military system, required to go to the battlefield, and also gained some "freedom".

Some of the titles that came with the family migration have a little bit of say, and they can move the family members out of the gun-free zone and spend a lot of money to buy houses elsewhere. However, all the information must be registered under Longjiang's name, and from then on they will be considered Longjiang people, including paying taxes.

Disaster is imminent, and people are filled with fear, but order has not yet completely collapsed.

"Is this Longjiang?"

"I've heard that a legend has been born in Heilongjiang."

"The family that gave birth to the legend was the Qin family, the head of the original five major families in Longjiang, and the Angry God who once dominated more than 30 years ago."

"I heard that this base city once withstood an attack from the Other Shore, one of the Four Heavenly Kings?"

"That's right, this base city is full of hidden talents, so everyone should be careful."

"My battle pet is starving! Does anyone know where there's a good quality pet store around here?"

"Just ask around and you'll find out."

"I heard that Northern Europe and the Western Seas are completely wiped out. Damn it, do you think our Asian continent can hold them off?"

"Even if we can't stop it, we have to. What else can we do? Commit suicide?"

Some of the families who moved to Longjiang quickly banded together to form a small group. They knew that if they didn't stick together, even after the disaster was over, they would be gradually devoured by the original large families in Longjiang. After all, their roots were there, and it would be easy for them to be killed and eaten up.

……

Inside the Little Rascal store.

"Oh, oh, I see." Tang Ruyan hung up the call and turned to Su Ping, saying, "I just asked. There's a legendary figure known as 'Night Hawk King,' with a pretty good reputation. He's done some charity work and I heard he's adopted quite a few sons, all of whom have been trained to become titles and are now scattered across various continents."

Su Ping nodded slightly and said, "Then let's notify them and ask if they want to buy a pet."

"Aren't you going to ask about anything else...?" Tang Ruyan was pleasantly surprised and felt a little smug when she saw Su Ping agree immediately. She quickly said, "I'll have my family contact them right away."

She quickly returned the call.

While waiting, Su Ping summoned Little Skeleton, Purgatory Candle Dragon Beast, and Er Gou back outside the shop and put them into his battle pet space. At this moment, he noticed many figures walking on the street outside. He checked the time and it was only a little past four o'clock, which was curfew time. The clothes of those people did not seem to belong to the five major families across the street.

"Is this the place?"

"Hmm, I just found out that this shop is the best. The battle pets they breed are completely transformed, almost like they've been switched out."

"Really? Wow, these two sculptures are quite intimidating."

The four people approached and were all drawn to the dragon sculpture at the shop entrance. They glanced at it with some surprise, but the more they looked, the more alarmed they became. They found that the sculpture had a strange charm. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as if the inanimate object had come to life, exuding an extremely fierce and strange aura.

Whew!

A soft snore interrupted their thoughts and brought them back to reality.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a purple-furred rat lying beneath the sculpture.

What a huge Thunder Mouse!

Is this really a Thunder Mouse?

Sensing the aura of this Thunder Rat, the group exchanged bewildered glances. A low-level Thunder Rat with a third-tier bloodline... was actually emanating a sixth-tier aura?!

"A guest has arrived, go and greet them."

Just then, a detached voice came from outside the shop.

The next moment, a clear yet slightly seductive voice obediently responded, and then a graceful figure appeared, standing at the doorway on the steps, smiling: "Welcome, please come in."

"pretty girl!"

The thought crossed their minds as they looked at it, but the next moment, their expressions suddenly changed, and they were all somewhat astonished.

They could sense that this beautiful young lady, who was acting like a welcoming guest, actually had an extremely powerful star energy within her body. Although she didn't deliberately conceal or release it, they could tell with a little perception.

This energy is in no way inferior to theirs!

Is this a banned account level?

A titled cultivator is actually guarding the gate here?!

The group of people were all speechless, exchanging bewildered glances.

After a long pause, one of the middle-aged men reacted. His gaze was steady as he looked deeply at Tang Ruyan and said, "I heard this is the best pet shop in Longjiang?"

"You heard right," Tang Ruyan said with a smile, her skill in using the professional fake smile of a hostess becoming more and more adept, which made her feel a little proud.

Look how professional I am, you big idiot, aren't you going to consider giving me a permanent position?!

Clearly, Su Ping couldn't read minds and couldn't see through her thoughts; otherwise, Miss Tang would have had no hope of becoming a full-fledged member of the family.

"Well……"

Hearing Tang Ruyan's answer, the group was delighted, but quickly felt relieved. To be personally received by a titled expert, the store's scale was simply astounding. It truly deserved to be called the strongest pet store in Longjiang. Even other top pet stores they knew that spanned cities or even states might not have such luxurious and prestigious service.

Hello, hello.

The middle-aged man leading the group quickly turned to a smile, walked up the steps, and was very polite, not daring to treat the girl as a service worker at all, after all... this young girl seemed to be younger than them.

Of course, this is on the premise that no secret techniques have been used to modify one's appearance.

"This way, please. Are you here to breed or purchase battle pets? If you are purchasing battle pets, our shop does not currently have any low-level ninth-tier battle pets in stock, only a few king-level beasts," Tang Ruyan said with a teasing smile.

(End of this chapter)