Chapter 143: He Lives in a Different World from You!

Chapter 143: He Lives in a Different World from You!

In the laboratory, Su Ping gazed at the emerald-green potion in the test tube, a satisfied smile spreading across his face under the cold fluorescent lights. The liquid inside the tube shimmered like a fluid jade, emitting a dazzling light that could bewitch anyone.

This was the first bottle of 'Wolf Heart.'

Although he hadn't thoroughly tested it yet, Su Ping was confident in his creation. After all, the Book of All Spirits had given him a special feedback upon completing the potion.

[Successfully developed a special mana potion formula 'Wolf Heart'! You can choose to gain experience points or 2000 Forest Wolf experience points in the Book of Forest Wolves, or 500 points of experience for any other Wolf-type pet beast!]



(Note: The experience points for Wolf-type pets can be used for any other Wolf-type pets after unlocking them.)



Indeed, even the Book of All Spirits acknowledged Su Ping's achievement this time.

Therefore, even without conducting experiments, Su Ping had some confidence that his research results should be successful. Of course, experiments were still necessary, not only as a precaution but also to follow the procedures for patent applications and mana potion manufacturing.

"Lily, how many finished products do we have this time?"

Su Ping placed the first potion from the test tube on a nearby shelf and turned to the girl who was assisting him nearby.

"Brother Ping, we have a total of twenty!"

"Great!"

Su Ping nodded, "Pack them up for me. I'll head to the Beast Tamer Association to select some other Wolf-type pets for testing this potion."

The girl obediently nodded, took the portable freezer, packed the potions inside, and handed it to Su Ping, looking every bit like a junior assistant.

The girl was none other than Guan Qianshan's daughter, Guan Lili.

Previously, due to the Rainbow Coral Worm incident, Old Guan had endured some grievances, although he personally felt it wasn't a big deal.

However, Su Ping had offered some compensation.

This compensation was Guan Lili, Old Guan's daughter.

Things were getting too busy at the Heartwood.

Breeding pet beasts and conducting other research projects kept him occupied.

With the paper puppet Qian Yi, training Forest Wolves, and a myriad of other tasks, Su Ping was indeed feeling overwhelmed.

Regardless, any qualified and established breeding base would have apprentices and junior breeders to assist.

Su Ping couldn't trust just anyone, and now that Guan Lili had graduated and was a Forest Wolf Beast Tamer, he wanted to mentor her.

The results were indeed promising.

Guan Lili's talent was in ordinary spiritual communication.

Although this talent was common, it was, in fact, the most suitable for breeders.

Through spiritual communication, one could clearly sense the needs of the pet beasts and communicate with them to a certain extent, naturally fostering a closer relationship.

Over the past few days, many things didn't require Su Ping's personal attention, such as recording experiments, data calculations, and even some low-level tasks like a junior breeder.

Helping Guan Lili become the first breeder under Heartwood, second only to Su Ping himself, was his way of repaying Guan Qianshan for that slap he received.

Such a repayment was indeed invaluable.

Old Guan's work enthusiasm, where he'd work himself to the bone, was a testament to this.

And because of this reason, after securing the loan, the rapid transformation of Heartwood continued. In just a few days, with Old Guan working tirelessly day and night, the artificial lake named 'Heart Lake' by Su Ping was completed.

Once the bridge construction was finished, it would officially connect to the Spirit Stream River, allowing water to be introduced.

Additionally, there was the Water Essence Barrier sent by Dong Muchun.

This would serve as the future home for the Rainbow Coral Worms, and it was already prepared. Dong Muchun didn't ask for money; she merely gave Su Ping an IOU.

With the Water Essence Barrier priced at fifty thousand per square meter, she had given Su Ping an unlimited period to repay the debt.

Su Ping realized that this woman was truly going all out.

Previously, she had quoted fifty million per square meter, but now she had not only reduced the price tenfold but also offered an unlimited repayment period.

It was clear that she was using Tianyun Group's resources to do him a favor, intending to establish a close partnership with his new company.

Even Su Ping couldn't help but admire this woman's boldness and decisiveness.

Su Ping didn't waste any more time. After instructing Guan Lili to continue familiarizing herself with the Forest Wolves and building a bond with them, he hurriedly boarded the bus to the city center.

He really needed to get a car.

While the bus was convenient, it was just too slow.

Things seemed relaxed now, but Su Ping had to admit that his time was indeed quite tight.

There was no need to waste time on the road.

Unfortunately, the cars he could afford were either too basic or too expensive.

At the entrance of the Beast Tamer Association, Sun Chaoyu stood in place, his face beaming with a brilliant smile as he saw Su Ping approaching.

"You're here?"

Su Ping nodded, "Where's Teacher Liu?"

A few days ago, after Su Ping had discussed the Thousand Wood Wolf with Vice-President Liu, he wanted to consult with Sun Chaoyu. The next day, Sun Chaoyu had already arrived.

The two had no disagreements for the time being, and Su Ping genuinely didn't mind whether or not to submit the Thousand Wood Wolf formula to the Beast Tamer Association.

Sun Chao Ju's plan was to hand over the research, but only after five years. Starting from the following spring, they would begin the countdown.

His idea was quite reliable, and it was foreseeable that after the Beast Tamer Competition at the end of this year, the Thousand Wood Wolf would become a sensation. By then, only the Wood Heart and the Wolf Den would be capable of cultivating the Thousand Wood Wolf.

They would undoubtedly make a fortune.

Of course, the two had a clear agreement. The Wolf Den would charge a fee, and ten percent of it would go to Su Ping as the patent fee for the original researcher.

Sun Chao Ju didn't mind this at all. With the profits from cultivating the new evolutionary form, this small amount was insignificant.

After waiting for five years and letting the hype die down, they would then submit it to the Beast Tamer Association again, earning another batch of credits. This way, they would also be doing right by Old Liu.

So, these days, Sun Chao Ju had been at the Jianghai Beast Tamer Association, personally attempting to cultivate the Thousand Wood Wolf in the association's laboratories and cultivation bases. If he encountered any difficulties, he could directly seek advice from Su Ping.

Even when Su Ping occasionally visited the Beast Tamer Association, he could go and take a look.

That was the situation at present.

"It's still about the same thing. Didn't the Huaiyang Province send a batch of exchange Beast Tamers to our Jianghai Province? Teacher Liu is leading those kids to perform basic cultivation and training in various cultivation bases, engaging in mutual learning and exchange!"

Sun Chao Ju shrugged. Previously, due to the incident, Liu Fu Hai had a hard time looking at those kids from Huaiyang Province.

But now, after hearing the great news from Su Ping, he didn't mind at all. The face-saving project was still passable.

Su Ping nodded:

"Alright, let's go. I have an experiment, and I want Teacher Liu to keep an eye on it for me so I can be completely at ease."

In all of Linzhou, and perhaps even in the entire Jianghai Province, only this young man in front of them could casually ask Liu Fu Hai to help 'keep an eye' on his experiment.

Others, including Sun Chao Ju and Yang He, who were nominal disciples, would receive a cold stare from Old Liu if they made such a request.

Who do you think you are? What kind of cultivation experiment are you conducting? And you want him to help you keep an eye on it?

However, not only did Su Ping make the request, but even if he hadn't, the moment he arrived at the Beast Tamer Association to conduct an experiment, Old Liu would proactively come to check it out.

The disparity between people could be so vast.

"Let's go."

This was Su Ping's first time entering the rear cultivation base and laboratory complex of the Beast Tamer Association.

Surprisingly, each cultivation base had clear signage, and the various categorized pets were separated accordingly.

It was somewhat like a zoo with a unique style.

However, it was even more detailed than that.

In addition, there were interconnected buildings, and various laboratories within them.

Numerous Beast Tamers came and went, entering and exiting the laboratories. Some carried pets, while others, specialists within the cultivation bases, recorded the conditions of the pets being taken away or brought back, along with experimental data.

It was already an extremely mature system.

Along the way, many people greeted Sun Chao Ju, but most were unfamiliar with Su Ping.

Perhaps they had heard of Su Ping's name, but they didn't truly know him. Moreover, Old Liu had instructed those who already knew about this matter not to casually disclose the information.

Therefore, only the small circle of Wolf Beast Tamers knew that this young man could be considered the heir to the Jianghai Beast Tamer Association.

Of course, there were also no objections.

If someone disagreed, they could develop a brand-new evolutionary form at this age, and they too would be able to display such dominance.

In a world where Beast Tamers and pets coexist, strength was always the primary standard of measurement, no matter the time.

Only true personal strength could earn respect.

As Sun Chao Ju and Su Ping stepped down from the sightseeing cart within the association, they arrived at a special pet cultivation base.

A plaque hung at the base's entrance, depicting a flame wolf head with the characters 'Yan Lang' (Flame Wolf) written beneath it.

A Flame Wolf cultivation base? Su Ping became interested and followed Sun Chao Ju inside. Within this unique, fully enclosed, simulated base, a wave of heat, incompatible with the current season, washed over them.

For a moment, Su Ping felt a bit suffocated.

However, this was just the outer area.

Upon entering, Su Ping saw that the entire massive base was enclosed by a layer of heat-resistant glass. Inside the glass, flame-haired Flame Wolves strolled leisurely.

There were no plants inside, only some dark, stone floor tiles. At regular intervals, there were large flame jets.

As Su Ping watched, a flame jet shot out a wave of fire, and an elite-level Flame Wolf quickly rushed to the flame jet, as if taking a bath. Its fur rippled and swayed, and it seemed relaxed and joyful.

It was quite an amusing sight.

Following Sun Chao Ju's footsteps, they finally arrived at a small area separated from the large Flame Wolf living area.

Inside, there were over ten people.

Most of the people present were strangers to each other.

Among them, three familiar figures stood out.

One was the bored Liu Fu Hai, the Vice President, and another was the Flame Wolf senior breeder, Ding Yan, whom they had met a few days ago in the Legion. He was the developer of the Ashen Wolf King.

The last person, Su Ping, seemed vaguely familiar. He was likely the Intermediate Breeder who had attended Liu Fu Hai's class once, but they had no substantial interaction, so Su Ping didn't know much about him, not even his name.

"The Flame Wolf has a volatile temperament, so to get close to it and make it obedient, one must have an extremely high understanding of its habits."

"In Jianghai Province, Teacher Liu once gave a lecture on the simplest way to approach a Flame Wolf..."

In the partitioned room, the Flame Wolf breeder from Jianghai Province was chattering non-stop to the surrounding Huaiyang Province breeders who had come to exchange ideas.

However, the junior breeders from Huaiyang below didn't seem to pay any attention.

This was because the teacher leading their group was a senior Flame Wolf breeder, and speaking about this in front of him was like showing off a broadsword in front of Guan Yu.

Even Liu Fu Hai, the Vice President, hadn't developed his own unique Flame Wolf evolution, so in the eyes of these people, other pet beasts were insignificant compared to the expertise of this Flame Wolf breeder.

Whether it was the breeder named Tian Xinghuo at the front or Liu Fu Hai, they didn't seem to care much.

This exchange, if it could be called that, was more like the Huaiyang breeders showing off.

However, it had to be said that there were indeed some promising talents among them.

Especially the young man with the sword-like eyebrows who had previously spoken about the low breeding value of the Forest Wolf; he was a disciple of a senior breeder from Huaiyang Province.

Moreover, he was rumored to have successfully bred a Magma Dog with the 'Temperature Increase' skill.

If not for the extremely low success rate, this 19-year-old youngster might have already become an Intermediate Breeder in Huaiyang Province.

There were one or two others in the group with similar stories, but their achievements and significance didn't compare to the 'Temperature Increase' skill of the Magma Dog.

Previously, Liu Fu Hai had felt envious and jealous of Huaiyang Province for producing so many talented breeders, but now...

Old Liu remained calm.

With a serene gaze, he looked down at these youngsters with a peaceful and detached expression.

The gap between geniuses is even greater than the gap between a genius and an ordinary person.

In his heart, ten thousand so-called breeding geniuses couldn't compare to Su Ping; they were not even worth a fart.

Ding Yan seemed to feel the same way.

Since returning from the Legion, he had lost the desire to show off and had slightly improved his attitude towards the breeders from the Jianghai Breeder Association.

However, the young breeders he had brought along clearly didn't know what had happened and still maintained their condescending attitude, paying little attention to the breeders from Jianghai Province.

They were just a bunch of inexperienced youngsters who hadn't yet faced the harsh realities of society or encountered true geniuses.

Look at Su Ping; with such talent and ability, he wasn't the least bit arrogant, and his entire focus was on pet beast breeding.

After thinking about this, when they looked at these youngsters, everyone felt a sense of detachment.

The same was true at this moment.

However, as Old Liu played with the Flame Wolf in his hand, he suddenly looked up and saw two figures outside the high-temperature glass, and his eyes lit up.

He quickly stood up and opened the door.

Su Ping walked in.

"Su Ping, how did you get here?"

Before Old Liu could speak, Ding Yan, who had also noticed Su Ping, spoke up.

Everyone's gaze turned to the two newcomers.

They recognized the nearby Sun Chaoyu, the Intermediate Breeder of the Forest Wolf, who had previously spoken to them about the strengths and weaknesses of the Forest Wolf. However, they didn't care much about him.

Instead, they were more interested in the person beside him, who was a fellow breeder from their province.

Su Ping smiled slightly:

"Senior Ding is here too. I have something to discuss with Teacher Liu."

"What is it?" Old Liu asked with a smile, then glanced at Ding Yan out of the corner of his eye. You little rascal, do you still dare to look down on the breeders from Jianghai Province?

"I've created an experimental product, but my family doesn't have many wolf-type pet beasts, so I came to borrow some experimental pet beasts from your association to try it out. I also want you to help me check it to prevent any accidents."

Experiment?!

Not only did Liu Fu Hai's eyes light up, but so did Ding Yan beside him.

It was evident that this was an experiment related to wolf-type pet beasts.

Liu Fu Hai laughed:

"That's it? Come, I'll take you to get the pet beasts. Let's go to my laboratory!"

Old Liu was excited, too. This stinker finally remembered that there was a senior wolf pet breeder like him in the Breeder Association.

Finally, he could make use of him.

After instructing Tian Xinghuo, Old Liu was about to lead Su Ping away in a hurry, paying no attention to the people behind them.

Meanwhile, Ding Yan, who had been hesitating, finally couldn't hold back. He spoke up amidst the surprised gazes of the junior breeders from Huaiyang Province:

"Um... Su Ping, do you need my help?"

Su Ping was taken aback and turned to look at Ding, the Beast Tamer. After a moment's thought, he said, "Sure, it's not a big deal anyway. Ding Ge, if you want to come, you're welcome too!"

Indeed, it wasn't a big deal. This Wolf Heart experiment required all the other wolf pets to give it a try, including the Flame Wolf, as well as testing various combinations of mana potions and resources.

The more people there were to observe, the better they could understand any situation that might arise.

Moreover, Su Ping had another motive. The effects of the Wolf Heart could be effective on any wolf-type pet beast.

When the time came to collaborate with Dong Muchun to set up a company for production, the demand from individual investors would be one aspect.

More importantly, the Beast Tamer Associations from various regions, and the breeding bases for wolf-type pet beasts, these were the real big consumers.

The more people who knew about it, the greater the demand would be, and it would serve as a form of advertising.

Therefore, amidst the excited gazes of the two, Ding Yan didn't even bother with the other junior Beast Tamers who were eagerly watching their interactions. He followed Su Ping and left the Flame Wolf base.

Liu Fuhai, on the other hand, intentionally walked at the very back. After everyone had exited, he gave a meaningful glance at Tian Xinghuo, whose eyes were filled with resentment at not being able to join them.

Tian Xinghuo also wanted to go! He was part of the 'Wolves of Jianghai' group, so he naturally knew what Su Ping had accomplished.

By the end of the year, when the Beast Tamer Competition was over, this young man would become the youngest specialized Advanced Beast Tamer in Jianghai Province!

Now, this young master had made some new discovery, and who wouldn't want to be the first witness?

However, as Liu Fuhai left, Tian Xinghuo seemed to understand something. After everyone else had exited the base, leaving only him and the remaining Beast Tamers from Huaiyang Province, he cleared his throat and said, "Alright, everyone, continue getting familiar with the Flame Wolf..."

It was clear that the previous scene had left everyone confused.

Among them, the young man with the sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes couldn't hold back and asked, "That... that student, what was his name?"

Hearing this arrogant young man, who usually looked down on other Beast Tamers and considered himself above everyone else, address Tian Xinghuo as 'Teacher', Tian Xinghuo smiled faintly, "Oh, that's Su Ping, a Mid-level Beast Tamer from the Jianghai Province Beast Tamer Association. I think he just graduated this summer. Ah, these young people nowadays are truly remarkable..."

"Tsk, you have to admit it..." Tian Xinghuo sighed with a hint of admiration.

Graduated just this year?

A Mid-level Beast Tamer?

The young man and the other Huaiyang Province Beast Tamers, who prided themselves on their exceptional talents, all looked at each other in disbelief.

"That... what pet beast does Su Beast Tamer have? What skills does he specialize in?"

The young man with the sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes was slightly unconvinced.

"He specializes in Forest Wolves and the Heartwood skill. I've even heard that Su Beast Tamer has an incredibly high success rate in cultivating the Heartwood skill for Forest Wolves, and he's never failed..."

The young man's fist clenched tightly, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

Although he had previously criticized the Forest Wolf as insignificant, he knew that no elite-level pet beast was weak. He, along with the others, had to admit that Su Ping, who was younger than most of them, seemed to be more exceptional than all of them.

However, this wasn't the end of it.

After a brief pause, Tian Xinghuo continued, "But you shouldn't feel discouraged. Su Ping is not from the same world as you, nor is he from my world. I heard that Su Beast Tamer independently developed an advanced evolutionary form for the Forest Wolf. He's likely to represent Jianghai Province in the Beast Tamer Competition at the end of the year.

By then, he'll probably be promoted to an Advanced Beast Tamer. So, there's no point in comparing yourselves to Su Beast Tamer. It's meaningless. Some people are just not from the same world as you.

These words left everyone stunned.

Tian Xinghuo didn't mind, though. Even though Liu Fuhai would probably tell the others in Huaiyang Province about this, and Su Ping had revealed this information to achieve his goal, it wasn't a big deal.

However, everyone else had fallen silent.

They didn't need to feel discouraged, as they weren't from the same world as Su Ping, and comparing themselves to him was pointless...

These words were usually used by others to describe them, but now they were being used to compare them to a peer.

Yet, they couldn't come up with a response.

Because if what Su Ping had said was true, it seemed that he and they were indeed not from the same world.

But soon, Tian Xinghuo spoke again in his usual nonchalant tone, "Of course, being with excellent Beast Tamers and Beast Masters will make you better as well. Huaiyang Province is good, but I doubt there are any geniuses like Su Ping. If he has time, Su Ping might occasionally come to give lectures and share his breeding insights. However, only members of the Jianghai Province Beast Tamer Association are eligible to attend.

Jianghai is also recruiting talented Beast Tamers, and if you wish to transfer to the Jianghai Association, there will be preferential treatment..."

Tian Xinghuo looked at the young, silent Beast Tamers deep in thought, finally revealing his true intention.

It was just poaching, wasn't it? Who couldn't do that?

(End of Chapter)

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