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Chapter 105: Su Ping's Cultivation Blueprint - Running Out of Money!
Chapter 105: Su Ping's Cultivation Blueprint - Running Out of Money!
Herbal Juice, Wood Spirit Grass, Smiling Sunflower Seeds, Sunlight Spring Water, Natural Lung...
These are the resources Su Ping requires for breeding his beasts.
However, at this moment, more than just these resources were delivered.
In addition to two precious Solar Crystals, items like Spirit Leaves, Life Fruits, Wood Core Heart, and a pile of Wood and Life-attributed resources were delivered by a small truck.
They were sent directly to Su Ping's breeding base.
As Zhang Lie mentioned, typically, breeding resources and materials would not be delivered all at once to ordinary breeders.
But Su Ping believed in himself and in the Heart of Wood.
In short, no matter how much you flatter, it's all in vain if you don't have the skills.
Su Ping was quite satisfied with the efficiency of the Legion's handling of matters.
Regarding the breeding and evolution of these ten Thousand Trees Wolves, Su Ping already had a plan.
As agreed upon, as long as the Thousand Trees Wolves achieve a ranking in the upcoming Legion Combat Tournament, Su Ping would not only receive a Third-Class Merit but also an additional Second-Class Military Merit.
There's also the Honorary Military Rank.
Although Su Ping didn't fully understand the specific uses of these honors, they sounded quite impressive.
Naturally, to ensure that these little guys don't embarrass him in two months, Su Ping must give it his all!
First, it's the cultivation of the Heart of Wood.
Heart of Wood, Sunshine Absorption, Photosynthesis, these three skill combinations have a unique formula, but Su Ping hasn't fully grasped the ultimate conclusion.
However, there's no doubt that based on Old Sha's performance, a cyclical system can be formed.
Therefore, even though the Thousand Trees Wolf's racial skills don't include the Heart of Wood, Su Ping still placed the Heart of Wood skill in the core skill slot of the Thousand Trees Wolf.
Unfortunately, after Old Sha's Heart of Wood skill reached the Master Rank, further improvement became extremely difficult.
Even when connected with other Forest Wolves, practicing the Heart of Wood skill to improve proficiency is a challenge.
Su Ping quickly planned the upcoming training schedule.
He now had a clear idea of the time required.
First, cultivate the Heart of Wood, and then, in about ten days, officially start breeding these Legion Forest Wolves to evolve into Thousand Trees Wolves.
Old Sha's evolution time is estimated to be less than half a month.
This breeding period will only last for two months.
After cultivating the Heart of Wood, Su Ping also wants to try to improve the Sunlight Absorption skill of some Legion Forest Wolves, so that the potential and strength of the resulting Thousand Trees Wolves will be even greater.
However, after the breeding is complete, Su Ping must reserve at least one week to train these Thousand Trees Wolves in combat and help them adapt to their new abilities.
Sighing slightly, Su Ping looked at the precious resources placed in the potion-making room. These resources were no problem for him to use, and even asking for more wouldn't be an issue.
But if he took these resources from the Legion and sold them, the nature of the matter would change.
Regardless of how the Legion might feel, his father would definitely have an opinion.
Indeed, Su Ping was now facing a financial dilemma.
He's out of money!
Old Sha's recent evolution had consumed all the money Su Ping had saved up, but he currently had many expenses.
Lao Guan had successfully negotiated with the Heart of Wood's surroundings, and the land deeds for the Spirit Stream River were all settled. Even the small hill south of the river had been agreed upon; he could sign the contract anytime as long as he had the money!
At that time, the area of the Heart of Wood's land could be expanded by at least twofold.
This twofold increase is not compared to the current breeding base's area but to the entire Heart of Wood, including the Cloud Heaven Resort, which would be more than doubled!
After all, except for the street frontage with some shops, the area behind it was indeed a desolate place with little human activity.
Su Ping planned to build a bridge at the Spirit Stream River's location, connecting both sides of the river for the Heart of Wood. Simultaneously, he would divert the river water and create a small pond.
The small, barren hill in the south would become a large botanical garden for plant-type beasts.
As for the area west of the Spirit Stream River, Su Ping considered developing a special area to raise Undead beasts in isolation.
The Cloud Heaven Resort would remain as it is, but being a street-facing location in the suburbs, some discretion is still necessary.
At that moment, the Cloud Heaven Resort, together with the entire Heart of Wood, would be connected, and several nearby street-front locations would serve as an integrated service station for beast taming, vacationing, and battles.
The Wolf Forest, the Spirit Stream River area, and the southern wasteland would be designated as beast taming sites.
This was the initial plan, and Old Guan had calculated the costs for Su Ping.
Regarding the land deeds, it wasn't too bad. If they only needed the land south of the Spirit Stream River and that wasteland, the deeds would cost around 20 million, which was quite affordable.
After all, it was an undeveloped and worthless piece of land.
However, aside from the Heart of Wood and the Cloud Heaven Resort, the street-front land deeds adjacent to them were not so cheap.
Of course, there was no need to rush into acquiring those lands just yet.
But while buying land might not be expensive, the renovation costs were sky-high! Su Ping wanted to dig lakes and build bridges on his own land.
Not to mention the other various measures and buildings, the cost of constructing roads to connect the areas and creating special fences to prevent beasts from escaping would be much higher than the land deeds themselves.
Roughly estimating, the basic foundation alone would cost at least 50 million.
And that's not even considering the terrifying cost of purchasing beasts later on!
Su Ping wanted to leverage the advantages of the Forest Wolves and planned to buy some plant-type beast cubs to expand the business of the Heart of Wood and conduct research on the breeding and evolution of plant-type beasts.
But buying just one wouldn't be enough, would it?
After all, he also had to consider the improvement of the Divine Beast Codex.
However, aside from the cost of purchasing plant-type beasts, there were other expenses to consider.
Even though plant-type beasts didn't require as much feeding and food consumption as others, they still needed things like spirit water.
All of these things required money.
And these were just plant-type beasts; if he wanted to create a large lake and further research aquatic beast resources, the costs would be astronomical.
The expenses required were already beyond what a few hundred million could cover.
Currently, the food and treefruit expenses for his fifty Forest Wolves amounted to several hundred thousand each month.
Indeed, keeping a group of beasts was not something that an ordinary beastmaster could afford.
However, Su Ping wasn't overly anxious. He believed in taking one step at a time and eating one bite at a time.
Once they evolved into the Thousand Trees Wolf, they could extract nutrients from sunlight, significantly reducing their food requirements. At most, they would occasionally chew on a few treefruits when they were idle.
It was indeed the best evolved form!
If only those beasts could be like the Thousand Trees Wolf.
Su Ping shook his head and suddenly felt a surge of energy.
His father had left, and it was time to get his life back on track. His goal now was to make money, enhance his strength, and delve into the research and development of beast taming!
For now, he decided to focus on acquiring the surrounding land deeds first.
Su Ping was determined to make a big move.
On the other side, near Xihu Lake and Linzhou City, there was a legion base.
In an office at the center of the base, a man in his fifties, with the authority of a general, sat behind a desk.
On his desk and in his hands were several documents.
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The content of the documents was straightforward, detailing the breeding directions and lists of elite beasts reported by each division, along with the resources distributed and their specific allocations.
Every detail was meticulously recorded.
General Zhao examined each item with utmost care.
This was his first significant move since taking command of the Eastern Forest Army.
He was well aware of its significance.
In recent years, the Dragon Kingdom had reached a critical juncture in its history, led by a young yet extraordinary ruler.
Upon ascending to power, he made bold moves, suppressing many old-guard beastmaster families and supporting the new wave of academy-trained beastmasters.
At the same time, he vigorously rectified the resource allocation issues within the Beastmaster Associations and Breeder Associations across the country.
Following this, the focus shifted to the Beastmaster Legion!
The internal power struggles within the legion were set aside, and he was entrusted with a crucial task—to initiate reform within the legion by taking command of the new army.
The legion's breeders had access to abundant resources but had failed to produce results for many years.
As a result, the legion's beastmasters often lacked combat effectiveness, sometimes even falling behind external beastmasters.
Such a situation left a certain person clearly dissatisfied.
And so, the Legion's elite breeding competition, which he had orchestrated, began with great fanfare.
The actions of the various regiments pleased General Zhao, and the entire army was informed within just a few days. These guys had already found their breeding directions and breeders.
"Hmm? Not bad. The breeding evolution of the Shadow Leopard, 'Shadow Chaser Leopard', has the potential of a Commander Rank, which is fine. But this breeder actually has a chance to breed the 'Shadow Step' skill? Interesting."
"Mighty Golden Monkey? This is an extremely powerful Commander Peak, and some have even broken through to the potential of the Monarch Rank with their evolved forms. Good, very good."
General Zhao nodded as he read the contents of the file, and when he saw something that caught his attention, he would also remember the corresponding regiment name to focus on during the competition to see how they performed.
But soon, General Zhao raised his eyebrows and showed a look of surprise.
"Those rascals in the Tiger Regiment have obviously been eyeing the situation in the Rock Tiger Battalion, just waiting for this order to be announced, huh? Tch tch, the Snow Roaring Tiger Commander Peak evolved form, Ice Scale White Tiger, with its ability to fly, and the Netherworld Demon Tiger with Monarch Rank potential?
As expected!
The resources within the Legion had only slightly leaked out, and those breeders outside couldn't breed anything?
Why keep those useless breeders in the Legion who haven't shown results for years?
However, judging by this, it seems that based on this Legion competition alone, the Tiger Warriors Regiment C Division will likely be the last ones laughing.
Tiger-type Companion Beasts are indeed stronger than other land-based Companion Beasts, and they have developed more evolved forms.
As he continued reading, General Zhao suddenly paused as he looked at the font below. He blinked a few times, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.
Obviously, he hadn't reacted yet.
The reason was simple. On the line below, in clear and concise font, was a small line of text:
[Wolf Warrior Regiment A, Wolf Battalion, Commander: Zhang Lie. Breeding Warriors: Sun Xiao, Gao Hang, Li Da...]
There was nothing special about the names above, but the Wolf Battalion had bred a slightly larger number of people, which was normal. He knew about the last exercise between the Rock Tiger Battalion and the Wolf Battalion, which had resulted in a 3:1 battle loss for the Wolf Battalion.
General Zhao could guess that Lin Lei wanted to give the Wolf Battalion a chance to prove themselves, so he had bred a few more people and selected suitable ones from them.
However, what surprised him was the line below:
[Breeding Direction: Evolution, Skill Breeding. Evolved Form: Thousand Trees Wolf. Bred Skill: Heart of Wood.]
"Thousand Trees Wolf? Never heard of it."
General Zhao thought for a moment and even directly searched on his computer, but still couldn't find any information.
He couldn't find any information not only from public sources but also from the Legion's internal search. He hadn't found any news about this Thousand Trees Wolf.
What kind of evolved form is this?
General Zhao thought for a moment, then took out a thick stack of files and quickly found the report about the Wolf Battalion. He identified the required resources and the delivery location.
"Heart of Wood Breeding Base? In Linzhou City? A newly discovered Wolf evolved form bred by a young breeder who just graduated? This is interesting!"
General Zhao's pupils constricted as he became genuinely intrigued.
The Wolf is one of the most widespread and popular beasts. If a new, widely adaptable evolved form were to appear, it would be a huge deal!
How could such news not leak out at all?
Either it's still in the confidential stage, or the Legion has been tricked.
But the latter possibility is unlikely.
Linzhou City?
General Zhao stopped reading and took out his phone. Soon, he found a somewhat familiar number.
This number belonged to none other than the current Vice President of the Linzhou City Breeder Association, Liu.
Although local breeders and beastmasters associations are not affiliated with the Legion, the two of them had a close private relationship.
Previously, Linzhou City had never achieved any results in breeder competitions.
It seems that Vice President Liu has been keeping this Thousand Trees Wolf evolved form a secret, waiting for the right moment to reveal it and make a name for himself.
However, after some thought, General Zhao decided not to call during work hours. Instead, he sent a text message:
"Vice President Liu, congratulations! You've kept it well hidden! Haha!"
(End of Chapter)
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