Chapter 146: Ribbon-Cutting Invitation, Su Ping's Connections?

Chapter 146: Ribbon-Cutting Invitation, Su Ping's Connections?

"What? Your sister is very close to a little guy?"

For the first time, the man on the other end of the phone sounded surprised.

But he quickly regained his composure:

"That's great! If Yun'er has the intention, it's a good thing to have a place to settle down. I sent you to Tianyun to learn management experience from your sister, not to gossip about trivial matters."

"Hehe, Dad, it doesn't seem to be about settling down. That little guy seems to be kept by my sister! And my sister treats him very well!"

Dong Muchun hinted at something.

The voice on the other end fell silent again, a bit helpless. He could see the sibling rivalry between the two, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, this eldest son was so unmotivated.

The Dong family had put in a lot of effort to keep him in the Legion, but not only did he fail to make a name for himself, but he was also caught for a minor disciplinary offense and kicked out.

Now, he could understand his daughter's feelings.

However, the Dong family's business was important, so he went along with her request:

"What's wrong?"

"Previously, Dong Muchun used the name of Tianyun Real Estate Company to rent a large piece of land around that kid, built a bunch of holiday villages against the base, and then more than a month ago, all of them were given to that kid.

Given without compensation, it seemed that not a single cent was obtained from the kid's hand, of course, whether or not other things were obtained, it's hard to say...

Also, a few days ago, a batch of Water Element Barriers originally planned for the Moon Lake project of my real estate company from the Tianyun Material Company were also given to that kid, at a bargain price, and even a promissory note was issued, without spending a single cent.

Dad, isn't my sister damaging the interests of our Dong family and Tianyun Group by keeping her little lover?"

"..."

The voice on the other end fell silent again, and after a long while, it finally spoke:

"Your sister has been a little resentful lately because of your arrival, which is normal. Whether these things are true or not, you shouldn't pursue them further, and the family won't pursue them either.

However, during this period, I'll have Dong San follow you. If Yun'er continues like this, I'll have Dong San remind her at the appropriate time."

Dong Muchun's expression brightened:

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, a flash of excitement passed through Dong Muchun's eyes.

Perfect, with Dong San personally going to see the intimate relationship between his dear sister and that freeloader, his father would naturally believe it.

...

Su Ping felt like he was the number one troublemaker.

Perhaps other Beast Tamers and Cultivators didn't know what the 2,000 experience points in the Forest Wolf Record represented.

It represented Su Ping having to spend several hours with fifty or sixty Forest Wolves, for at least half a month, to accumulate that much experience.

Although he had plenty of stock before, the experience points in the Forest Wolf Record were also sufficient.

But this was still 2,000 points.

Just like that, it was all gone!

Indeed, after returning to the Heartwood Cultivation Base, Su Ping didn't continue to idle.

However, the two main research paths had reached a bottleneck.

Old Sha's Heartwood, which was close to mastery, still needed a lot more to reach perfection.

The improvement in the Origami Person's realm and skills was progressing, but it hadn't reached a transformative level, let alone evolution.

These two areas were unlikely to see any breakthroughs in the short term.

So Su Ping turned his attention to the cultivation of the Forest Wolf and Sprite Wolf! Although their evolutionary potential might not be as good as the Thousand Wood Wolf, it was better than doing nothing.

By cultivating new evolutionary forms, Su Ping could also accumulate more experience in beast taming.

Thus, the 2,000 experience points in the Forest Wolf Record were used up like flowing water, and the evolutionary steps of the Forest Wolf and Sprite Wolf were perfected by Su Ping.

Then, what did he see?

The Forest Wolf required 800 experience points, but after Su Ping's improvements, the evolutionary method for the Forest Wolf didn't even show any noticeable differences at first glance!

【Forest Wolf: An advanced evolutionary race of the Forest Wolf, with average abilities and a further extension of the Forest Wolf's strength. However, it lacks any outstanding features and is a naturally grown race.】

【First Stage: Forest Wolf level reaches Elite Rank 5, age over 1 year!】

【Second Stage: Consume one Elite-grade Wood-type enhancement resource, and for each level increase, consume one resource of the same type.】

【Third Stage: After the Forest Wolf reaches Elite Rank 10, consume a Commander-grade Wood-type resource and begin evolution.】

That's it.

This was the evolutionary process of the Forest Wolf.

Incredibly simple.

Compared to the complexity of the Thousand Wood Wolf's evolution, the Forest Wolf's evolution was much more straightforward.

However, Su Ping's 800 experience points in the Forest Wolf Record added a condition to the Forest Wolf's evolution, in the second stage: 'Each level breakthrough interval is less than one month, and other resources can also be used to accelerate level enhancement.'

And that was it.

Who didn't know that shorter evolution times were better?

But when compared, the Thousand Wood Wolf's cost-effectiveness was indeed much better than the Forest Wolf.

Only some Forest Wolves with better talents required a slightly higher cost to evolve than the Forest Wolf.

As for the Sprite Wolf, it was slightly better.

【Sprite Wolf: A special evolutionary form of the Forest Wolf, with decent evolutionary potential and a further grasp of life attributes. It can be preliminarily applied to other organisms, making it a rare life-healing evolutionary form. Additionally, it has a certain degree of preliminary elementalization.】

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【First Stage (Preparation): The Forest Wolf has reached Elite Rank 7 or above, and its Self-Healing skill has reached Mastery level!】

【Second Stage: The Pet Beast enters a critically injured and near-death state and maintains this condition for three days.】 (Note: This stage is a special one, and it is crucial to ensure the Pet Beast's safety. Its vital signs must be constantly monitored with life-detection instruments.)



【Third Stage: After consuming the Commander-level resource 'Life Fruit', paired with its Self-Healing skill, it completes the recovery and begins the evolution!】

The evolution requirements are the same for three stages.

The evolution requirements for the Spirit Wolf are much shorter than those of the Forest Wolf, but the danger and difficulty are not only not reduced but are significantly higher than those of the Forest Wolf.

First, as mentioned before, the most challenging skill to improve for the Forest Wolf is Self-Healing.

Improving the Self-Healing skill level is much more difficult compared to skills like Vine Strangling and Accelerated Growth.

Secondly, the most challenging part is undoubtedly the second stage.

From a breeding perspective, maintaining the Pet Beast in a near-death state makes it difficult for the Forest Wolf to perceive its own life, focusing only on the physical body of flesh and blood.

After the evolution, the Spirit Wolf, like a victim of an indecent assault, can form a strange semi-elemental body.

Although it still has a physical body of flesh and blood, it is quite different from ordinary beast-type Pet Beasts.

If one were to describe it, it is somewhat similar to the mutated Wood Body of the Thousand Wood Wolf.

However, the Wood Body forms a wooden avatar, while the Spirit Wolf's semi-elementalization allows it to partially elementalize while still maintaining a physical body.

This enhances its survival capabilities, and although its attack power doesn't increase significantly, it is still a world of difference compared to before the evolution.

Most importantly, Su Ping found a photo of the Spirit Wolf online, and its appearance is quite impressive.

The Spirit Wolf's looks are considerably better than the Forest Wolf, which is just a larger version.

Compared to the Forest Wolf's 800 experience points, the Spirit Wolf's 1200 experience points, although it makes Su Ping a little heartache, it's not a complete loss.

Because these 1200 experience points improve the evolution and cultivation process, which is the most challenging and troublesome second stage!

【Second Stage: After the Pet Beast enters the near-death state, use the elite resources of the Undead series, 'Soul Dust' and 'Elite Slime Core', and digest them for three days.】

Yes, the second stage has been modified!

It is no longer about maintaining the near-death state for three days but using two elite resources as substitutes!

The value of this improvement is a matter of personal perspective.

Maintaining the near-death state for three days requires a lot of energy, and one cannot relax for a moment.

After this improvement, one can use Soul Dust and Elite Slime Core, wait for natural recovery, and then the evolution success rate is 100%!

This is unlike other situations where the evolution success rate might not be sufficient for the Forest Wolf to complete the evolution.

Exchanging resources for success rates while reducing the cultivation difficulty is, from Su Ping's perspective, a profitable decision.

It's just a pity that Su Ping's 2,000 experience points are used to improve the second stage, which is the most challenging and crucial part of the evolution process.

However, Su Ping is not one to dwell on losses, and he quickly adjusts his mindset.

It may seem like just a simple modification of two corresponding formulas.

But in reality, upon deeper reflection, it holds significant importance.

From Su Ping's perspective, there is no need to extrapolate further from the Forest Wolf's evolution.

Instead, the improvement of the Spirit Wolf is quite intriguing.

The Spirit Wolf's evolved form is achieved through semi-elementalization, temporarily setting aside the life attributes.

Speaking of this elementalization and the cultivation evolution process, as mentioned earlier, the second stage of evolution reduces the Forest Wolf's reliance on its physical body.

However, ordinary Spirit Wolves achieve this through a near-death experience and a heightened sense of life, which to some extent, frees them from the dependence on their physical bodies.

The improved evolution in the Spirit Beast Codex replaces this step with resources.

So...

Su Ping gently taps his pen on the cultivation notebook.

Is it possible to incorporate this special process into the evolution of other Pet Beasts, allowing them to form semi-elemental bodies during their evolution or the Forest Wolf's other evolutions?

Or even a complete transformation from a physical life to an elemental life?

Of course, this is just a random thought, and a rather absurd one at that.

Nevertheless, Su Ping records this idea in his notebook.

Each experience deduction in the Spirit Beast Codex provides Su Ping with inspiration and enlightenment from different aspects.

However, regardless, if Su Ping wants to explore this aspect further with the Spirit Wolf, he needs to have a certain understanding.

Therefore, Su Ping recalls the advice given to him by the Legion.

To command a beast pack in battle, it is best to emulate the Legion's structure, dividing them into squads, platoons, companies, battalions, and regiments.

Battalions and regiments are a bit far-fetched for now.

But squads and platoons can be planned.

As a 'Battlefield Medic' in combat, the existence of the Spirit Wolf is also indispensable.

A 'class' consists of ten people. If the 'class leader' is the commanding Thousand Wood Wolf, then how many Sprite Wolves would be needed for the 'medic'?

Su Ping contemplated for a moment.

One or two should be sufficient, right? Su Ping had never considered evolving all the Forest Wolves into Thousand Wood Wolves; it would consume too many resources and be too monotonous, not to mention unnecessary.

From the recent Legion's martial arts competition, he had witnessed the functionality and effectiveness of the Thousand Wood Wolf.

Therefore, other Forest Wolf evolution forms were required to form a complete class, including those skilled in attack, defense, agility, and healing. A well-rounded class would be an all-encompassing combat group with no weaknesses.

Indeed, this was the type of beast combat Su Ping desired to control, not a chaotic and disorderly swarm like a beast tide. Such a beast group would not allow Beastmasters to utilize their abilities effectively.

Of course, this was just Su Ping's initial idea, and it was uncertain if it would change in the future.

In the following days, it was evident that Dong Muchun was busy. Aside from sending over a contract for company registration, Su Ping hadn't interacted with her since he signed and stamped it.

Su Ping was also busy.

Apart from researching the evolution of Sprite Wolves, preparing the necessary resources, and focusing on training a portion of Forest Wolves suitable for evolving into Sprite Wolves, he also oversaw the excavation and connection of the 'Heart of Water,' the bridge construction on the lake, and the engineering inspection where the Lingxi River met the lake.

And it was during this time that Dong Muchun finally called:

"Su Ping, the venue, factory, equipment, materials, and recruitment are all ready. Our company is also nearby, in a suburban industrial park not far from your home. We're renting it for now, and tomorrow is the grand opening. Will you be there?"

Dong Muchun's voice sounded tired.

It was clear that this period had exhausted her.

A company opening ceremony?

Su Ping hadn't participated in any previous activities, but as a co-founder and half-owner, it seemed appropriate to attend this event.

"Deal! What time tomorrow?"

"9 a.m. I've invited some media, and if you're capable, you can also mobilize some connections. The more people we have, the better the publicity. Also, have you secured the Legion's channels?"

"Er... I've been a bit busy these days..."

"Fine, you know what to do. I'm going to take a rest, damn it; I haven't had a break in days."

After hanging up, Su Ping shook his head. He hadn't expected Dong Muchun to act so swiftly, completing everything in such a short time. But it was understandable, as Dong Muchun's connections in Linzhou were no joke after all these years.

He opened his contacts and quickly found the person he was looking for—Lin Shizhang, the commander of the Linye Army's Warrior Wolf Class A!

"Hello, Commander Lin."

"Hello, Su Ping. You're quick to call. You don't have to call me 'Commander' anymore; you're practically family now. If you respect me, just call me Uncle Lin; I'm not much older than your father. What's up?"

Lin Lei's voice came through the phone.

"Hehe, Uncle Lin, I know your time is precious, so I'll get straight to the point. I've made some new research discoveries and plan to establish a factory for mass production. I want to ask if the Legion is interested in trying it out."

"New discovery?! What discovery?!"

Lin Lei's voice immediately became excited.

Indeed, at that moment, Lin Lei felt fortunate for his wise decision to give his phone number to this young man and choose to enthusiastically embrace his support.

Su Ping informed this Commander Lin about the Wolf Heart.

The latter fell silent for a moment.

"Su Ping, it's our fortune as Beastmasters to have a breeder like you for our Wolf pets!"

Su Ping felt a bit embarrassed by the praise but remained steadfast, saying, "To recast the glory of Wolf pets, it is our duty!"

"Good! But I can't make this decision alone. I'll ask General Zhao."

The call ended, but within ten minutes, it rang again.

"General Zhao has agreed, but we can't do it on a large scale. We need to test a small batch first to see the effects. I hope you understand."

"Of course, when do you have time to come to Linzhou for a discussion?"

"I'm free these days, hahaha, thanks to you, I've been on a high these days, and I even got a few extra days of vacation."

Lin Lei's voice was filled with excitement.

It was clear that the recent martial arts competition had given him a thrill.

Su Ping smiled in agreement, "In that case, Uncle Lin, why don't you come over tomorrow morning? It's the grand opening of the new factory I established. We can meet and discuss it in person!"

"Deal! I'll be at your place tomorrow morning, and remember to provide lunch!"

"Great! I'll see you tomorrow morning."

Su Ping also smiled.

Of course, Su Ping didn't bother the two presidents, as this was a minor matter.

However, calling on Sun Chaoju, Yang He, and other Beast Tamers like them to attend and create some buzz was not a problem.

After all, these people were also his 'clients'!

(End of Chapter)

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