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Chapter 42: Lozi Song and Li Shu, Resources Delivered! (Part 1)
Chapter 42: Lozi Song and Li Shu, Resources Delivered! (Part 1)
Afternoon
Su Ping was engaged in the work he was most familiar with.
With tweezers in hand and a wooden basket on his back, he continued to sift through the wolf feces in front of him, which resembled sawdust.
However, this time, he wasn't the only one enduring this torture.
Beside him, Li Shu's face was filled with grief and indignation:
"Brother Ping, is this how you want me to experience the work and life of a breeder?"
Su Ping glanced at him:
"If you're not willing, then scram! There are plenty of junior breeders out there who want to be apprentices."
Li Shu immediately wilted and resumed scooping the poop diligently.
After giving him a look, Su Ping finally nodded in satisfaction.
Although Li Shu was a bit eccentric, he was reliable and enthusiastic.
He was indeed a good helper.
Yes, a helper.
It had been two days since he arrived and delivered the Intermediate Breeder Certificate to Su Ping.
During these two days, Su Ping felt like he had received more phone calls than in his entire life.
This was the influence brought about by the endorsement of the Breeder Association.
Su Ping now truly understood the power of such an official organization.
Then, he turned his original phone into the reception phone for Heartwood, and applied for a new one, sending the new number to his acquaintances, finally achieving some peace.
However, most of the callers were discouraged after hearing the price, and only a few persisted.
Those who truly intended to pay for breeding were the beastmasters who came in person to take a look.
The one in charge of reception was Li Shu, who handled reception in the morning and studied the basics of interacting with wolves with Su Ping in the afternoon.
As for Su Ping, he directly begged for mercy and informed Vice President Liu, taking down the hanging advertisement and writing the breeding price and a new rule on the door:
"Only one wolf will be bred per week. Please make an appointment and queue up if you wish."
Finally, the world became truly peaceful.
Money was never enough, but the purpose of earning money was to enable him to breed better beasts, and Su Ping naturally understood that priorities should not be reversed.
Otherwise, Su Ping wouldn't have had the time to leisurely scoop poop with Li Shu here.
As for going to the Cloud Heaven Resort again to rent beasts, Su Ping didn't go.
After talking with Qin Xiaoxue, Su Ping became more cautious about the Cloud Heaven Resort.
Moreover, as Qin Xiaoxue had said that day, renting so many beasts at once meant he had to constantly monitor and worry about them at the resort.
Although the combat effect greatly improved the beasts, occasionally doing it was fine, but doing it every day was exhausting for both the wolves and Su Ping.
Li Shu glanced at Su Ping, and a genuine admiration flashed in his eyes.
He might seem eccentric, but he wasn't foolish.
That night, when he video-chatted with his father, the expression on his father's face, Li Senlin, upon hearing about Su Ping's Intermediate Breeder Certificate, was as if he had seen a ghost.
Even his father was eager to use Li Shu's connection to interview Su Ping, but was politely refused.
The fact that a friend of the same age could change his father's overall impression of his social skills—what did that imply?
Although his talent was average, in a society so closely tied to beasts, everyone aspired to become professional beastmasters or have a career solely reliant on beasts.
It represented both passion and a promising future.
So, he thickened his skin and wanted to stay here a little longer.
Being able to learn more from Su Ping was a good thing.
Su Ping didn't mind, and he was even pleased with Li Shu's decision to stay.
The reason was quite simple.
Take the current situation, for example.
Su Ping didn't have much wolf feces on his back, but Li Shu was covered in a thick pile of it.
At this moment, the two of them stood before the same object.
It was a small pine tree, about one meter tall.
The lush green branches swayed gently, as if welcoming its owner's arrival.
This was a Lozi Song.
An Elite Race Potential plant-type beast with great potential.
Its primary combat skill was the Pine Kernel Bomb, which could condense pine kernels on its branches and shoot them with immense force, making it a stationary cannon-type beast.
"Do you know why I asked you to shovel shit?
First, the smell of wolf feces can greatly reduce the aggression of wolves towards you, and even eliminate their hostility. With me here, I can help you get closer to wild wolves.
Second, among plant-type beasts, some have an excellent absorption effect on wolf feces, which can accelerate their growth, and Lozi Song is one of them.
That's all. If you were outside, don't even think about doing it for free. You wouldn't even have the chance to touch it if you didn't give me a thousand!"
Li Shu's eyes lit up, and he straightened his body immediately:
"Blame me! I didn't understand my stepfather's good intentions. I deserve to die! Stepdad, rest assured, from now on, I'll take care of the wolves' daily poop! If the pine kernels aren't clean enough, I'll use them!"
Watching Li Shu pat his chest in assurance, Su Ping gave him a sidelong glance.
However, he didn't bother to refute the guy's antics. Instead, he turned his gaze towards the Lozi Song in front of him.
He agreed to let Li Shu stay at Heartwood for a while, not only because of their good relationship but also because Li Shu had indirectly helped him in a significant way, which led to Qin Xiaoxue's arrival.
After all, without Qin Xiaoxue, it would have been difficult for Heartwood to acquire the Life Ancient Tree, let alone meet the Vice President Liu and make that special bet.
Apart from these, there was another main reason, and that was this Lozi Song.
In the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits, there were countless beast records waiting to be illuminated and activated.
Although Lozi Song wasn't his beast, as long as one of them reached the intimacy standard, he could activate the record.
Upgrading was one aspect, but once activated, he would gain corresponding rewards.
Su Ping naturally wouldn't pass up the opportunity to obtain the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits' original rewards.
So, Su Ping also wanted to take advantage of Li Shu's presence to see if he could try to build a closer relationship with this Lozi Song, reach the intimacy standard, and illuminate its beast record to obtain a reward.
To prepare for this, Su Ping even consulted a lot of information and requirements for cultivating Lozi Song, but he didn't find anything too valuable or useful.
He then asked Qin Xiaoxue for some tips on cultivating plant-type beasts, which slightly boosted his confidence.
Wolf feces were a highly sought-after fertilizer for most plant-type beasts.
Unfortunately, the potion recipe for this type of plant-type beast fertilizer was also extremely rare, and even with money, it was difficult for Su Ping to collect it.
Su Ping could only use the most basic method, mixing premium soil with wolf feces and applying it around Lozi Song.
But before Su Ping could properly approach the pine tree, his phone suddenly dinged.
He took it out and saw a message:
[The item you purchased has been delivered. Please receive it promptly. Thank you!]
A hint of joy appeared in Su Ping's eyes.
The materials he had purchased for several million had finally arrived!
Could he finally start cultivating the other wolves' Heartwood, and Xiao Qing's consumption of toxic resources?
(End of Chapter)
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