Dharma King lifted the fiery red crystal in his trembling paws, his eyes filled with obsession.
Was this a level-ten crystal?
No, this was a dog's life, the key to becoming the Dog Leader, the treasure he dreamed of every night.
Puppy actually gave me a hand at the crucial moment.
Want to get rich? Have more pups.
I have to keep breeding, work twice as hard, and get the brood up to fifty next year.
Dharma King shut the Doghouse tight and carefully tallied his points.
He had 4,654 on the books, as recorded by Chen Luo, with a clear source for every single point.
Dharma King had also stashed away plenty of crystals worth 2,412 points. Most were level-six and level-seven crystals, with a small number of level-five crystals.
Poor level-five crystals were only worth one point now. As for level-four crystals-ptui! They were worthless. Even a dog wouldn't want them.
A level-six crystal could be exchanged for 20 points, and a level-seven crystal for 200.
With the level-ten crystal Puppy had brought him, the total value was 12,066 points.
That was definitely enough to redeem the position of Dog Leader.
Dharma King slowly shook his head. He couldn't rush. He only had one chance.
Once he revealed his ambition, his master would turn into Big Gou and go to even greater lengths to thwart him.
He had to give it everything and deal his master a "heavy" blow.
Success was the only option. Failure was unacceptable.
Dharma King gave up on sleeping and began slowly working through the tactics his master might use.
Step by step, Dharma King simulated the possibilities. If he were in his master's place, how would he obstruct the attempt, and how should he counter it?
Late that night, two dogs and a