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Chapter 250: New Year's Eve Gift Pack! Three Wishes for the New Year!
Chapter 250: New Year's Eve Gift Pack! Three Wishes for the New Year!
Su Ping never expected that this New Year's Eve celebration would bring him such a huge surprise.
Over the past few days, the Heart Core Turtle and Xiao Wuya had been in the Heart of Wood, but their affinity had never reached the required level. Finally, they had met the conditions.
Two brand-new Companion Beast Catalogs were illuminated, granting him two new innate talents.
Moreover, just by looking at their names, these two talents seemed very different from the previous ones.
The next moment, the detailed information about these two talents appeared in Su Ping's mind:
[Levitation: Using psychic energy to slightly levitate and glide.]
[Underwater Breathing: Able to breathe freely underwater and enhance underwater vision to a certain extent.]
These two talents, with their clear purposes, filled Su Ping's eyes with joy.
These two talents represented the sky and underwater.
Su Ping had long wanted to enter the Heart of Water below and get closer to the Rainbow Coral Worm within the Water Essence Barrier.
Such a rare water-type companion beast, as the pillar of Su Ping's Heart of Water, might not even know that it was actually working for Su Ping.
However, if Su Ping could unlock its catalog, further understand it, and even evolve it, the help it would provide to the Heart of Water would be immeasurable.
Previously, Su Ping had an innate aversion to underwater, even more so than the sky.
But now, with the ability to breathe underwater, he could give it a try.
Filled with excitement, Su Ping clapped for the performances of the two little guys.
Then, the group of 'little guys' highly praised the New Year's Eve dinner.
Only Xiao Wuya and the Flame Trumpet Vine seemed a little unsatisfied.
The reason was simple; the Flame Fruit was very popular.
However, Su Ping was puzzled because he clearly remembered that in the Beast Taming Space, he had condensed ten Flame Fruits during this period.
There were also ten when preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
But in just a short while, after taking them out of the Beast Taming Space, there were only eight left.
Su Ping was suspicious and couldn't understand why.
Nevertheless, this New Year's Eve celebration finally came to an end in this environment and process.
As the midnight bell rang, the last day of the lunar calendar passed, and time finally approached the early hours of the morning, ushering in a brand-new year.
"It's the New Year! The bell is ringing! Everyone, gather here!"
Su Ping shouted, and the little guys, full from the New Year's Eve dinner, gathered in front of Su Ping, eagerly watching as he took out a stack of red envelopes from the Beast Taming Space.
Of course, they didn't know what red envelopes were, and they only had a vague understanding of the meaning of the Spring Festival and New Year's Eve. They just knew that this day was great and fun, and they wished they could celebrate the New Year every day.
These red envelopes were their prizes for performing.
So, they eagerly watched this segment.
"Come up one by one and draw your red envelopes! The red envelopes contain various New Year gifts, and what you get depends entirely on luck! There are three grand prizes!"
"Roar!"
"Wow!"
"Caw!"
"..."
"Great, line up and come to receive your red envelopes. Those with the highest scores will go first, and then the rest will follow!"
The first one was none other than Qianyi, the origami man who had demonstrated his newly comprehended sword technique, and he was the top performer at the Heart of Wood New Year's Eve celebration.
The little guy excitedly stood at the front, looking at the countless red envelopes arranged like a flower, and eagerly rubbed his hands.
Then he closed his eyes, but Su Ping immediately scolded him, "No using abilities to sense!"
"Wow!"
The origami man looked a little aggrieved, but after staring for a while, he finally picked a red envelope and eagerly opened it under the gaze of the other little guys.
It was a piece of paper with several large black characters written on it:
[One item of corresponding-level resources!]
Su Ping smiled and announced, and the origami man's eyes lit up:
()!
More resources?!
Su Ping didn't deceive him; he took out a resource that had been prepared in the Beast Taming Space.
An Elite-grade Dark Calligraphy Paper.
The origami man excitedly took it and showed off to the other little guys in line, but the next second, he began to question his existence.
The next one to take the stage was the very low-key Bay Laurel Tree among all the companion beasts.
The Bay Laurel Tree's talent demonstration was Moonlight Simulation, which simulated the moon's radiance. On this New Year's Eve night, it hung like a full moon, magnificent and beautiful, earning unanimous praise from the other participants and the sole judge, Su Ping.
Thus, it won second place.
The Bay Laurel Tree's red envelope contents were similar to the origami man's, also a resource reward.
However, unlike the origami man, the Bay Laurel Tree's envelope said:
"One item of resources above its level!"
The Bay Laurel Tree's level was Overlord Rank.
So, a resource above its level...
The origami man stared, and as the Bay Laurel Tree took away a Sovereign-rank resource right before his eyes, he suddenly felt his Dark Calligraphy Paper was no longer appealing.
How could this be?
How did it turn out like this?
The origami man couldn't comprehend it.
He really couldn't understand.
But this was the fact.
As the other little guys came up to receive their red envelopes, it was proven that the origami man's prize was indeed the lowest-value draw!
How could this be possible?
Was it reasonable?
The origami man thought it was unreasonable.
However, as he watched Xiao Qing lead away a companion beast that was not only one rank higher than him but also obtained with two fewer resources, Qianyi, the origami man, began to doubt his luck.
Was his luck really that bad?
In fact, it was indeed the case.
Soon, the second prize that Su Ping had mentioned appeared!
And the winner of this second prize was just an ordinary forest wolf.
However, Su Ping was somewhat familiar with this wolf.
The second prize was:
"Little Forest Wolf, you have won the second prize in this draw and will receive a skill cultivation suitable for yourself!"
Skill cultivation! Qianyi looked at the little forest wolf with teary eyes and then glanced at the dark calligraphy paper in his hand, momentarily speechless.
The little wolf shook its head, and this little fellow, who had grown up alongside Xiao Qing, had now reached the Elite Sixth-rank within just half a year.
After a few more moments, the first prize was also announced.
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What no one expected was that the winner of the first prize was also from the Forest Heart, a seemingly unremarkable little fellow:
"Mist Pine, you have won the first prize in this draw and will receive the qualification for priority evolution!"
Priority evolution!
All the little fellows present were stunned, especially Mist Pine. The cool little fellow was emitting wisps of icy mist at this moment, clearly indicating that this relatively cool-tempered little fellow was also excited upon hearing the reward.
Su Ping smiled slightly, as he quite liked this little fellow.
Especially when leaning against the Water Heart and the Forest Heart's water bridge, creating the beautiful Mist Bridge, and the mist it emitted was extremely cool and comfortable. In the summer, it might even be a perfect tool for escaping the heat.
However, just when all the little fellows thought that the first, second, and third prizes had been announced and the grand prize was over, the little crow, who was at the back, came forward with a big announcement.
"Congratulations, Little Crow, for winning the grand prize of this draw's red envelope! The grand prize is any request you desire! I and everyone from the Heart of All Spirits will do our best to help you fulfill it!"
With these words, the entire group of companion beasts seemed to boil with excitement, and a pile of companion beasts looked at the Fire Crow with envy and jealousy.
At this moment, Little Crow realized that he had won the grand prize.
"Caw! ! !"
Seeing Su Ping's affirmative nod, Little Crow flapped its wings and flew around in circles in the sky.
This seemed to be the only way for it to express its excitement.
"Alright, quickly think of your request, or else it will be too late!"
Su Ping smiled and said, "I'm not cheating; this little crow seems to have good luck, as it managed to hit the target with almost a one-in-a-hundred chance."
He also looked at the little fellow with anticipation, wanting to see what its request was.
However, to his surprise, Little Crow circled twice, thought for a moment amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the other companion beasts, and finally cawed its request:
"Caw (Home... don't let anything happen...)"
Su Ping was taken aback, and the other companion beasts didn't understand its meaning, waiting for Su Ping's response.
Su Ping smiled and said, "Little fellow, you don't need to say it. Everyone from the Heart of All Spirits will be together, so this condition doesn't count. You can think of another one."
Little Crow blinked, flapped its wings, and then fell back into deep thought. Soon, it finally stated a brand-new condition:
"Caw (I want... a name...)"
A name? Su Ping was slightly taken aback.
In a way, this condition wasn't a big deal, but for him, it wasn't an easy task either.
So, Su Ping fell into deep thought:
"For a name... let me think. How about Yaya?"
"Caw!"
From Little Crow's enthusiastic response, the little fellow seemed satisfied with this name.
Su Ping, on the other hand, felt a bit embarrassed that such an easily satisfied little fellow was satisfied with this name.
But what could he say? It was the little crow's own request.
Thinking of this, Su Ping took a deep breath and looked at the big red lantern in the dark night sky above. He smiled and said:
"Come, let's set off some fireworks!"
"Caw!"
"Woof!"
"..."
Accompanied by the sharp sound and the flame trumpet vine's ignition, fireworks soared into the sky from the open ground in the Wood Heart.
The dark night sky was completely illuminated, and the colorful lights reflected on Su Ping's face, making him look spirited.
On New Year's Eve, the dark night sky was lit up by fireworks, and the night finally came to an end.
Finally, Su Ping stood in a relatively secluded shrine room in the Wood Heart.
He respectfully washed up and took a few sticks of sandalwood incense, lighting them slowly.
He placed them on the two spirit tablets in the center.
One of the tablets needed no introduction, as the name inscribed on it was 'Spirit Tablet of Father Su Chongguang'.
The other was the 'Spirit Tablet of Wife Chun'er', of whom Su Ping had almost no memory.
The green incense mist slowly drifted, and compared to the previous commotion, this moment was especially quiet and solemn.
Su Ping took a deep breath and placed the incense sticks in the incense burner at the front. He arranged the prepared offerings neatly and knelt on the meditation cushion below:
"Su Ping and Father Su Anyong, we come to pay our respects to Mother and Grandfather! May you both rest in peace in heaven, and may you bless us."
Su Ping bowed and said word for word:
"On New Year's Eve, the grandchildren have three wishes:
First, may the Nine Provinces prosper forever, and may the country be peaceful and the people be safe;
Second, may the family be harmonious, and may the father prosper, and may relatives and friends be healthy and happy;
Third, may I live a long life, and may my martial fortunes flourish."
Fourth, may my good brothers' wishes come true~
(End of Chapter)
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