Chapter 316: Operation Fish Killing on West Lake

Chapter 316: Operation Fish Killing on West Lake

Dong Muchun also didn't linger any longer.

Although her primary focus had long shifted from the Dong family's Heaven Cloud Group to the couple's Pingyun Company, these two giants had already grown too large for her to simply wash her hands of them.

After mentioning it to Su Ping, they chatted for a while before this woman, whose ambition and energy were so intense it was almost unbelievable, went back to her endeavors.

On the other hand, Su Ping, while stroking Xiao Qing, fell into deep thought.

Was the situation in the East Sea really that serious?

It wasn't strange for Su Ping to think so much.

In fact, although Jianghai was close to the East Sea, there hadn't been any major floods or incidents of sea beasts attacking the shore and forming beast tides for many, many years.

Such events were mostly seen in history books.

There were many reasons for this situation.

Among them, the advanced companion beasts and fierce beasts in the ocean could survive on land due to their strength, but if they didn't belong there, they naturally wouldn't feel as comfortable as they did in the sea.

It was a simple logic; companion beasts that had reached the Holy Spirit Rank and could fly could break through the atmosphere and enter the starry sky above the sky dome, but although there were human beastmasters arranged in the starry sky above the Blue Sphere, they were mainly special forces departments collecting resources.

Although there were exceptions, powerful beastmasters didn't settle in the starry sky all day long.

Because they weren't adapted to it.

The same logic applied to the powerful beings in the ocean.

For them, there wasn't a particularly big conflict with humans.

Secondly, the ocean was simply too vast, and compared to humans, the companions and fierce beasts in the ocean were the main competitors of those companion beasts and fierce beasts.

Unless it was a high-ranking companion beast or fierce beast leader, at the very least it had to be a Holy Spirit Rank fierce beast with sufficient wisdom and commanding ability, then it could launch a large-scale attack on human territory.

However, over the years, the high-ranking fierce beasts in the endless ocean had gradually been unified by the fierce beast empire in the endless ocean, and such a situation hadn't occurred again.

Why was it like this now?

Su Ping's brows furrowed, and the Heart of All Spirits was too close to West Lake. If there were indeed wild companion beasts, would the Heart of Water and the Lingxi River leading to West Lake have already been infiltrated by fierce beasts?

Although his intuition told Su Ping that the Dragon Nation's legion stationed in the East Sea wouldn't be so easily breached, he couldn't help but worry about the possibility.

With this in mind, Su Ping picked up the phone and called Guan Qiushan.

From Uncle Guan's mouth, he also learned of the recent situation where the East Sea flood had caused the beastmaster resources in Jianghai to skyrocket.

So, Su Ping instructed:

"Starting today, the Heart of Water will be temporarily closed, and no longer receive outside guests! At the same time, dispatch underwater beastmasters to temporarily enclose the Heart of Water and the Lingxi River area, which borders the Rainbow Worm, within the Water Elemental Barrier, using non-transparent materials to prevent the worm's breath from leaking out."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Ping looked up another number and dialed it again.

"President Qin!"

The familiar voice of Qin Erlong, the president of the Jianghai Province Beastmaster Association, came from the phone again: "Su Ping? Haha, are you back from the Northern Border?"

Old Qin and Liu Fuhai naturally knew about the matter of leaving the Northern Border.

It was just that, compared to Liu Fuhai, who occasionally chatted idly when they were in the Northern Border, Qin Erlong's voice was straightforward.

"Hmm, isn't this the first time I'm calling you after coming back?"

"You little rascal, I don't believe you. Just tell me what you want, but we agreed that borrowing the secret realm to test companion beast skills is off the table, everything else is fine!"

Qin Erlong's voice was direct.

This left Su Ping speechless, and he looked at Xiao Qing, who was a little aggrieved beside him.

It was obvious that Su Ping's idea and thoughts were directly crushed in the cradle by Old Qin.

In fact, if Old Qin hadn't said anything, Su Ping really had this idea in mind. There was no better opponent than the Emperor Peony in the Secret Realm of Ten Thousand Flowers.

The beast's rank could be adjusted at any time, from Overlord Rank to Emperor Rank, and there were opponents of all strengths. More importantly, it was a plant-type companion beast, perfectly compatible with Xiao Qing's current condition.

At the same time, because it was a plant-type companion beast, its movement efficiency and walking speed were extremely slow!

It was almost like a pure target set up there.

It was just a pity that the last time Qian Yi took the Rocket Sword Box and the Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Sword, obviously left a deep impression on it.

Hearing Su Ping's silence on the other end of the line, Qin Erlong's was a nightmarish.

Qin Erlong's eyelids twitched: "You little brat, don't tell me you're really thinking of using the companion beast in the Secret Realm of Ten Thousand Flowers to test your companion beast.

You little rascal, instead of improving your own strength and companion beast's strength, you're thinking of these messy things... First, improve your own strength and companion beast's strength, that's the right path..."

"Uh... This time, it was my companion beast that completed the evolution! But, I mainly wanted to ask, what's the situation with the East Sea flood?"

Su Ping rubbed his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Hmm... It's normal for you to know about this matter. Recently, these days have been so busy because of this matter.

Along the coast of Jianghai, there are quite a few aquatic fierce beasts loitering in the coastal areas, and some have even followed some river mouths to the rivers in Jianghai Province.

There have even been casualties, although the news has been suppressed, but it has still caused quite a mess, and the registered combat beastmasters in the Beastmaster Association have been mobilized.

In various regions of Jianghai, especially along the coast, they all exercise caution in their arrangements, including here at West Lake. It's been like this for the past few days."

Qin Erlong spoke with confidence, but as he reached this point, he couldn't help but show a hint of fatigue. It was evident that compared to the Legion's primary responsibility of border defense and the Beastmaster Association's internal adjustments, matters concerning the people's livelihood were even more troublesome.

However, before Su Ping could speak, Qin Erlong suddenly had a thought and blurted out, "Speaking of which, after your contracted beast completes its evolution, it's generally necessary for the beast to engage in combat at this stage. This not only allows the beastmaster to fully adapt to the beast's abilities but also helps the beast release the accumulated power during its evolution!"

Su Ping's eyes lit up at this point.

He also wanted to gain a better understanding of Xiao Qing's true combat strength.

As for why he didn't let Qian Yi participate in the beast battle, the reason was simple.

The two of them were future battle partners, and in such beast battles, it was natural to unleash their full strength to avoid any emotional conflicts later on.

If it were just a casual sparring match, it wouldn't be an issue. But when it came to gauging Xiao Qing's maximum strength, it wouldn't be appropriate.

With this in mind, Su Ping quickly asked, "Where is this place you mentioned?"

"You're aware of the current situation," Qin Erlong continued. "In fact, for Jianghai, those high-level water-type ferocious beasts and contracted beasts are less of a concern because their energy ripples are more noticeable. With the Legion's detection methods, it's relatively easy to capture them.

On the contrary, the lower-level water-type ferocious beasts with less intelligence pose a greater challenge due to their sheer numbers. It's difficult to deal with them underwater, so the Beastmaster Association has set up areas in various water bodies to attract these aquatic beasts using resources or other means.

Alternatively, they can use other methods to divert these aquatic beasts to a specific location. Initially, the plan was to eradicate them all using mechanical weapons, but after discussions, it was decided to temporarily leave these locations as they are.

At the same time, the Beastmaster Association encourages beastmasters from various regions of Jianghai to participate. Most of the resources obtained from the beasts' corpses and materials will belong to the beastmasters themselves, as long as they hand over a portion as an entry fee. This also serves as a way for Jianghai beastmasters to prepare for potential large-scale water beast tides."

With a few words, Old Qin clearly explained the situation.

The Dragon Kingdom had been at peace for many years, and apart from the Beastmaster Legion, there were indeed very few registered beastmasters who had experienced life-and-death battles.

At most, they ventured into secret realms or explored uninhabited wildernesses, and while there were casualties, it was still different.

Indeed, Qin Erlong's words resonated with Su Ping.

Peace, in many cases, is relative.

For many years, the entire Dragon Kingdom had not experienced a large-scale war, except for the mechanical beast frenzy over a hundred years ago and the involvement of the stars.

However, no one could predict when the next full-scale war would occur.

In addition to beast wars, there was also the need to deal with beast tides, and it was indeed necessary to accustom beastmasters to combat.

Indeed, he was a man worthy of enjoying the benefits of a holy soft rice, and he did possess some strategic awareness and foresight!

Su Ping nodded:

"In that case, where is the nearest location that attracts these aquatic beasts?"

If it were to attract fish, Su Ping's interest would be greatly piqued!

"It's not far from you at all. It's on Crescent Island, an island in West Lake previously controlled by the Tianyun Group of the Dong Family. When the water disaster struck, the Dong Family quickly sold the island to mitigate some of their losses.

The location and terrain of Crescent Island are quite favorable. Approximately half of the aquatic beasts that entered West Lake through Dragon's Mouth were lured and attracted to that place."

West Lake, Crescent Island? It's indeed not far from here. Arriving at the shore of West Lake, if they took a boat, it would take less than two hours to reach the island. With a powerful aquatic beast, the journey would be even shorter.

Su Ping blinked.

He remembered that when Uncle Guan was exiled by Dong Muchun, it was to this Crescent Island, right? When that woman mentioned it, wasn't it one of the projects under the Tianyun Real Estate of the Tianyun Group? They sold it directly?

Su Ping clicked his tongue but didn't mind:

"Alright! I'll go and check it out sometime!"

"Come on, I'm actually at Crescent Island these days. You can't imagine how lively it is here now. If you need it later, give me a call, and I'll send someone to pick you up..."

"..."

Speaking of which, Su Ping also noticed that after returning to Linzhou, there were many cars heading towards West Lake that he rarely saw.

After chatting with Qin Erlong for a while longer, Su Ping hung up the phone and rubbed Xiao Qing's head, which was almost devoid of substance.

He then turned to Qian Yi and Xiao Huoniao beside him:

"Qian Yi, Xiao Qing, you two get ready."

Upon hearing this, Qian Yi's eyes lit up with excitement:

"Wow! (Yes!)"

Ever since the New Year, Su Ping had been focusing on Xiao Qing, and Qian Yi had been holding his breath. Now, he finally had the chance to showcase his skills on the battlefield and compete with this wolf?

With this thought, Qian Yi looked at Xiao Qing, and the black eye sockets formed by the burning emerald demon body glanced at the guy:

"Wow! (I won't lose to you!)"

Xiao Qing's emerald-like eyes, burning like flames, glanced at the guy but didn't respond.

Previously, this guy who liked to run around had indeed shown some skills.

However, after its evolution, even though many of its abilities might not be as visually effective in combat as Qian Yi's, it still had the confidence to turn this into its home turf!

Only Xiao Huoniao, with its fiery red eyes, stared intently at these two guys.

And on the other side, with a smile, but the emotions in its eyes were not like those of a deceitful human, the consciousness that had emerged not long ago also gave birth to a thought it had never had before at this moment:

'It seems that becoming this human's companion beast isn't something unacceptable?'

However, as soon as this thought appeared, Xiao Huoniao quickly shook its head!

It's all fake!

It glared at this despicable human:

"Hiss hiss! (Human, too treacherous...)"

Su Ping didn't bother with Xiao Huoniao, who was always forced to suffer from delusions of persecution, and directly reached out, placing it into the Beast Taming Realm,

From the current situation, Xiao Huoniao's transformation had already improved significantly.

Xiao Qing's evolution, mutual contact.

He also noticed that Xiao Huoniao had an innate sense of urgency for strength enhancement, which was the best bargaining chip for Su Ping to attract this little thing!

Hmm... After arriving at Moon Island, during the battle, he would release this little thing again and let it experience the abilities of Xiao Qing and Qian Yi as his companion beasts.

With this thought, Su Ping immediately became full of ambition.

However, after looking at the sky outside, Xiao Qing's evolution had taken up most of the day.

He got up early in the morning, and by now, the sky was already turning west.

Su Ping wasn't in a hurry to go to Moon Island right away.

This water disaster had not formed in just a day or two.

When he went to the Northern Plains and called that Zhao Chief, the other party had mentioned it once, but it didn't seem too serious at that time.

Now, after half a month, it naturally wouldn't disappear in just a day or two.

Taking advantage of the sky not yet dark, Su Ping inspected the other places in the Beast Taming Realm.

There was nothing much to see at the Water Heart side.

At the Soul Heart side, he took a closer look.

The initial exploration-type Haunted House Necrobeast Base's architecture, after half a month, had entered the later stages.

This made Su Ping very satisfied, but the time was too tight, so he couldn't check on how Bai Cang was training the Necrobeasts he had purchased.

However, Su Ping learned from Uncle Guan that this guy's progress was good, so he was also satisfied with Bai Cang's performance during these days.

If possible, this guy could stay at the Soul Heart side of the Beast Taming Realm in the future, which would be good enough.

Although Su Ping wasn't a proper Necrobeast Cultivator, his achievements were more attractive than those of most Necrobeast Cultivators.

Moreover, in the future, the Simple Moon's Jian Shi Zhi Lang and Master Yin might also come.

Regarding the development of his Soul Heart, Su Ping was very confident.

In addition, what most concerned Su Ping was the small commercial street composed of a row of four-story shops built on the foundation across from the main street of the Beast Taming Realm.

Speaking of which, Su Ping relied on the Dream Heart to establish a Dream Heart Virtual Game Experience Center, and he also mentioned it to Dong Muyun, who agreed and urged the progress of the new batch of Dream Hearts.

Regarding the progress of the Dream Hearts, one must mention Fatty.

This guy seemed to have the ability to steal signals and surf the net, living a fulfilling and satisfying life, except when he needed to spend money, he was nowhere to be found,

indeed not requiring Su Ping's concern.

Thinking of this, Su Ping didn't bother with this dreamless mechanical core of a salted fish.

Anyway, for it, creating a Dream Heart was not a difficult task.

As for the battle, Xiao Qing and Qian Yi also had the ability to fly.

On one side, Xiao Qing was like a small paper person, enveloped in a green flame.

And even more noteworthy was that, in addition to Old Sha and their two companion beasts, there was another participant:

It was the mutated Flame Crow, YaYa, standing on Su Ping's shoulder, about to complete its atavistic evolution.

The little crow needed to consume Flame Fruits daily to aid its transformation into an Ancient Flame Crow.

Su Ping didn't know how long he would stay on Moon Island, although it wasn't far, but it was troublesome to travel back and forth, so he decided to bring it along, anyway, it wasn't a big deal.

So, riding on Old Sha, Su Ping took up the mechanical weapon in his arms and shouted:

"Let's go, this operation is named: Fish Killing Operation!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Wow!"

"Caw!"

(End of Chapter)

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