Astral Pet Store Novel - Chapter 268

Chapter 268: Determined to Win

“Me?”

Su Lingyue pointed to herself, pop-eyed, wondering if her ears were acting up.

She, participating in the Elite League?

Was he horsing around? She was still in school, nowhere near graduation.

She was confident, often flattering herself as one of the more outstanding (the most outstanding) students in her grade. However, those that could stand out in the Elite League were either experienced hunters that had honed themselves in the barren areas or former students that had graduated years before.

When those students were still in school, they were the stars.

Su Lingyue believed she could try her chances if she had six more years.

But, for the moment… it would be basically a day trip for her.

With any luck, she might be able to last a couple of rounds. She wouldn’t even dare to dream about making it to the top 100, let alone the championship. She would consider herself extremely fortunate if she could be among the Top 1000!

“I wonder how you’re able to make jokes at times like this.” Su Lingyue was angry. She thought Su Ping was deliberately making fun of her.

Naturally, Su Ping was being serious. He waved to Joanna and told her to get the dragon that he had blackmailed from the titled battle pet warrior surnamed Xiong.

Joanna went to the pet room. When she came back out, a horse-sized dragon was following her.

The Moonfrost Dragon!

It was one of the best dragons.

Although the Moonfrost Dragon could not compare with any one of the three rarest dragons like the Inferno Dragon, the Moonfrost Dragon wasn’t easy to come by on the market. At the very least, in the dozens of base cities on the continent, the total number of Moonfrost Dragons was likely to be less than twenty.

That was to say, Moonfrost Dragons could be hardly seen in most of the base cities.

When Su Ping asked for the Moonfrost Dragon, he had already planned to give it to Su Lingyue. Since he had the Inferno Dragon already, he didn’t need to have another dragon. He would rather concentrate his efforts on making the Inferno Dragon stronger, instead of splitting up his efforts in training the Moonfrost Dragon.

Besides, he would worry less if Su Lingyue grew stronger. After all, they were family.

“What is that??”

Su Lingyue’s eyes opened wider and wider.

Another rare dragon?!

There was an Inferno Dragon by the door. How could there be another dragon hidden inside Su Ping’s store?

Did it belong to one of their customers?

“This is a Moonfrost Dragon. It’ll be a good companion for you. Here you go. Take good care of her. It just so happens that the Moonfrost Dragon is reaching the end of its infancy and is at around the third-rank. It won’t take you too much effort to sign a contract with it,” Su Ping explained.

Su Lingyue couldn’t say a single word.

After a moment, she turned around and gazed at Su Ping intently. “Did you, you… just say that this, this dragon is for me?”

“Yes.” For once, Su Ping did not diss her. He replied with a gentle smile.

“…”

Su Lingyue felt there was a buzzing noise in her suddenly blank brain.

She had never imagined that she could have a dragon.

The common families would never afford the dragons on the market, not to mention a rare Moonfrost Dragon. Even the average dragons at the ninth-rank would be sold at a whopping price!

This grand gift had exceeded her imagination.

Tang Ruyan was sizing up the Moonfrost Dragon as well. Hearing Su Ping’s words, she became a bit envious. Even with her status in the family, it would be extremely difficult for her to obtain such an uncommon dragon.

The Tang Family was wealthy. Nevertheless, countless members were after the family’s resources. Everyone had to earn resources with effort. No one in the Tang Family could be as fortunate as Su Lingyue. All she needed to do was to have a good big brother.

“Go ahead and sign the contract.”

Su Ping patted Su Lingyue’s shoulders to wake her up from her astonishment.

Su Lingyue looked at Su Ping and then at the Moonfrost Dragon. “Why would you give me this pet?” She bit her lips.

Her underlying meaning was: I’ve been treating you poorly and I’ve argued with you every day. Why would you help me?

She already considered it unusual when Su Ping surprised her with petty favors. But this was not another petty favor. He was giving her a dragon, a top-level kind!

Generally speaking, siblings would fight over a million-coin house when it came to family matters, let alone a dragon. Also, she and Su Ping were never on good terms. They found each other disagreeable to the eye. Just during the past few months, Su Ping had changed greatly, which had bettered their relationship a bit.

Before this, they had been as incompatible as fire and water.

“It’s just a gift for you. If you think the gift is too valuable, then you can be more obedient from now on. After all, adorable girls are more lovable.” Su Ping smiled. He pinched her cheeks so hard that they ended out of shape. Well, it felt comfortable.

Su Lingyue was almost moved to tears but Su Ping pinching her cheeks ruined that. She slapped away his hand. “You haven’t washed your hands. Don’t touch me with your dirty hand!”

Su Ping was speechless. Given her genes and her temper, she could never be adorable in this lifetime, could she?

“All right. Go and sign the contract.” Su Ping waved his hand.

All jokes aside, Su Lingyue was still touched. At the mention of the dragon, her expressions changed. She glanced at Su Ping and fell silent for a moment. “I will remember your kindness,” she murmured.

Her voice was barely audible but Su Ping did hear it. A faint smile climbed to his face.

Su Lingyue no longer held back. She strutted toward the Moonfrost Dragon and crouched down in front of it. The more she looked at its scales with the silvery sparkles, the more she liked them. The dragon was breathtaking.

The Moonfrost Dragon was mild. The girl was absorbed by its silvery eyes.

The dragon seemed to know that the girl would become the most important person in its world.

Soon, a pattern was engraved on the Moonfrost Dragon’s forehead. Su Lingyue laid down her hand. Her astral and spiritual powers poured out and combined with that mysterious contract. At the same time, her consciousness was linked to another feeble consciousness.

The latter grew deeper in her mind, tightly connecting with her consciousness.

That was because of the contract.

The contract was firmer than the bond formed by blood.

With the link between their consciousnesses, she could sense her pet’s emotions at all times and could pass on her instructions to her pet instantly.

The moment the contract was established, Su Lingyue felt her blood had merged with the blood of the dragon’s. It had become her family.

The connection touched her heart. She loved this little dragon even more.

“Moo~”

The Moonfrost Dragon chanted joyfully.

Su Lingyue patted its head, smiling from ear to ear.

Su Ping turned around. The view of his sister and her dragon’s intimate interaction leaped into his sight. “From today on, the Moonfrost Dragon will be yours. Remember to come to my store to train the dragon every day. I will count on this little guy to carry you to the championship!”

Su Lingyue couldn’t believe this. “The dragon? How are you going to make that work? The dragon is still an infant. To win the championship, the pet would have to be at least at the ninth-rank. This… It…”

“That is why I said you need to come here for training every day. Professional training is limited to once a week for each pet but there is no such limit for the general training. We must make the dragon reach adulthood before the Elite League,” Su Ping stressed.

Su Lingyue stared tongue-tied at him. “The Elite League is about to begin. Do you want to make my dragon an adult before it can go through the adolescent years?! No way. No. You are pulling up seedlings to help them grow. I won’t allow it!”

Though it was Su Ping who had given her the dragon, she still wanted to protect it against him.

“The dragon will train here. You don’t have to worry about anything. Pulling up seedlings to help them grow? I am caring about the seedlings. Enough said.”

“But…” Since Su Ping never intended to discuss with her, she was aware that she could not persuade him. “But I cannot afford all this money. You won’t give me a discount.”

“Give me your bank card and I will transfer you some money. Consider it a loan,” Su Ping said.

He had thought about this. He was somehow taking advantage of a loophole he had found. He could give Su Lingyue the money for her to consume in the store. Therefore, that sum of money could be converted into energy points.

If it weren’t for the fact that professional training was only allowed once per week, Su Ping would have paid Su Lingyue to come for professional training every day.

She would just be a go-between tool.

A real businessman was someone who would make his own money!

“What…” Su Lingyue was speechless. Lending her money so she could spend it? What a waste of time. He should just put it on her tab.

Anyways, Su Lingyue was not in the mood to complain about this. Su Ping was always peculiar and she could never figure him out.

There were too many things she wanted to complain about him.

“Are you sure this will not hurt it?” Su Lingyue had to double-check. She felt sorry for the pet she had just obtained. The bond established via the contract would not only affect the pets, but also the masters.

However, most of the humans could make decisions based on reasons. Hence, some people were able to abandon their pets.

On the other hand, most of the pets, apart from those pets born to be violent and heartless, would easily succumb to the impacts of the emotional bond.

“Of course. Think about it. This is a dragon we are talking about. Why would I hurt it?” Su Ping was bored of her incessant rambling.

Su Lingyue was speechless.

On second thought, his words did make sense.

If he could train the dragon well, it would be of greater significance than winning the championship. In no way would Su Ping want to mess up the dragon.

“Fine. But are you sure you can do this? We have very little time. The championship…” Su Lingyue had no confidence that she could become the champion. She had the Moonfrost Dragon but it was still a baby!

How could the dragon grow from the third-rank to the ninth-rank within such a short time?

“You just need to come at a set time every day. You don’t have to worry about anything else.” Su Ping was not in the mood to explain. Whether the dragon was at the third-rank or the sixth-rank made no difference for him. It would just be a matter of time.

Since this was a familiar matter, he would go to great lengths. He could devote extra effort to each training.

After all, the system didn’t say that he couldn’t conduct extra training every time.

As such, he would even have time left before the Elite League after he trained the Moonfrost Dragon. It was just that he would have to go through some tiring days.

But it would be worthwhile. He was determined about his sister winning the championship. Since Primo was not giving up, he would fight them to the very end!