Astral Pet Store Novel - Chapter 269
Chapter 269: Strong Reaction
Primo, headquarters.
In front of the spacious and clean garden-like store, a dense crowd of at least a few thousands had gathered. The customers stood in several lines. Some were looking at their phones and some were standing on their tiptoes to check out the ferocious beast by the door.
The beast had a heinous look. It was one of the best pets of the demon family.
It was hard for them to see such a pet in real life. Usually, people could only search for some images online or to watch some CG-generated clips in movies to satisfy their curiosity. But that day, they could stand there and see this pet with their own eyes at a close range.
Eight Hell Beast!
It was just as rare as the Inferno Dragon!
“Have you heard this? The Pixie Pet Store never issued another announcement.”
“Tell me about it. They only claimed guaranteed admission to the Top 10 but Primo is aiming for the Top 5. No way can Pixie compete against Primo now.”
“True. The Pixie Pet Store is reaching its limit to say that they can take people to the Top 10. Compared to Primo, the Pixie Pet Store is still too weak. After all is said and done, Primo is a time-honored store. I have come here several times. The price is higher than other stores but the service is top-notch.”
“If you ask me, the Pixie Pet Store had it coming. They closed so early yesterday. They even took the dragon back so that people could not see it. How ridiculous.”
“Right. I went there specifically for the Inferno Dragon. Only my trip was in vain. I heard that nothing about them is posted online. My guess is that they’re going down.”
Customers were discussing in a low voice.
During the past couple of days, the competition between “Pixie” and “Primo” was a trending topic online.
If it involved other pet stores, people might have paid less attention. But there was something different about the two stores. Primo was an old and famed store in the base city, always at the center of attention.
The Pixie Pet Store was an emerging store with less fame but they did hire a popular star to advertise them. Also, there was a rare dragon, the Inferno Dragon. The Pixie store had built up its name quickly.
The competition between the two stores amused the onlookers. They were curious to know who would win
But based on the current status, Primo was winning and that was certain.
After all, being an old store chain, Primo was resourceful. Someone broke the news that Primo’s backer was the Liu family.
Anyone who had been born in the Longjiang Base City would have heard of or used the products of the groups and companies affiliated to the Liu family. None of the citizens were strangers to the Liu family’s products.
Primo alone was well-known to all.
Some nosy people were educating the public about the wealth of the Liu family. Only then did people become fully aware of Primo’s strength.
Primo was relying on a formidable giant!
No wonder the night Pixie placed the Inferno Dragon on display, Primo was able to invite a top-level pet of the demon family, the Eight Hell Beast, to keep up a strong front. That was because of the Liu family’s power!
Hence, many people were viewing the Pixie Pet Store unfavorably at the moment.
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“Sir, nothing is happening there.”
“Well, I suppose he’s still asleep.”
“I think they didn’t see it coming. Last night was the last highlight of their business. They were so full of themselves and closed the door early. So funny!”
“All glory to our boss. He goes there and he gets the Eight Hell Beast and he wins over someone like Liu Jainxin. We can take this chance and teach the other pet stores a lesson. We must let them know that, when it comes to pet stores in the Longjiang Base City, Primo makes the rules!”
“Hear, hear!”
“All hail the boss!”
In the meeting room, many executives were worked up.
Previously, all of them had turned desperate when Pixie placed the Inferno Dragon on exhibition. However, good fortune came after a long spell of bad luck. Soon, things changed. At the moment, they had gained the upper hand and victory was within their grasp. They just needed to sit here and watch Pixie perish on its own.
Liu Yuan smiled at those buttering up to him. The fact that he could ask the family head to lend him the Eight Hell Beast did save the day. That was the benefit that came with a powerful patron. If Liu Yuan had to deal with the competition by himself, he would have already lost to that small store.
“Listen, we need to strike the iron while it’s hot. Contact all the channels and get the word out. We must leverage this change and show Primo’s actual strength to the public. Our family head lent us the Eight Hell Beast. This is a once in a blue moon chance. We won’t have this opportunity again in the future.” Liu Yuan tapped the table. He was serious.
The executives put away their smiles and nodded.
“Also, keep an eye on Pixie. Do not ignore them. They should be open for business. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. I am eager to see how they’re going to fight me back this time.” Liu Yuan sneered.
“Yes, sir.” His assistant nodded.
All of a sudden, his assistant heard a ring.
He lowered his head to check and looked up in shock.
“Well?” Liu Yuan noticed the change of his assistant’s expression. “What is it?” Liu Yuan frowned.
His assistant had to reply honestly, “Sir, those who are monitoring Pixie told me something is up and asked me to get online right now.”
While saying so, the assistant was wondering what else had happened when Pixie’s doom was inevitable.
Liu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
The other executives looked at each other speechlessly. Someone laughed out loud and some went online to check the news immediately.
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The Longjiang intranet crashed!
Just a minute ago, before the release of a piece of news, the intranet was running smoothly and many netizens were still keeping a beady eye on the competition between Pixie and Primo. Many discussions were related to Primo.
People were dwelling upon, with great relish, Primo’s package for the Top 5, the Eight Hell Beast, and their master trainer.
The Pixie store, which had recently built up a name, seemed to have dropped off the internet. Only some “residual” fame of the store was still worthy of discussion. After all, Pixie had the Inferno Dragon. Some dragon fans felt sorry that they could no longer find Pixie on the news.
But, on a major platform, a piece of advertisement popped out abruptly.
It was Pixie’s advertisement.
—We will make the champion of Longjiang’s competition!
The simple words had the effect of a nuclear bomb that turned the lively Longjiang intranet into a place of dead silence.
Countless people that saw this advertisement were stunned still.
No one had read it wrong. Soon, the website was on the verge of collapsing!
