Generally speaking, businesses like pet beast breeding bases had only one source of income.
That was selling newborn pet beasts.
Forest Wolves were a likable type of pet beast with decent combat strength.
Their racial potential peaked at the Elite level. While that was not particularly high, it was already quite good for ordinary people.
However, Su Ping did not want to take that route.
Although that was precisely how his family's business operated, the Myriad Spirits Codex made Su Ping want to keep the pet beasts they bred and raise them properly himself. For one thing, once he grew attached to them, he would find it hard to sell them.
For another, he naturally wanted to level up the Forest Wolf Record as quickly as possible.
Su Ping knew perfectly well which mattered more: the money from selling them or the world essence rewards from the Forest Wolf Record.
After all, that was not the only way to make money.
In that case, there was only one option.
At present, Su Ping's greatest trump card was his perfected Woodheart Potion formula.
It was also the only thing that could earn him a large amount of money in a short time.
Of course, Su Ping would not be foolish enough to sell the Magic Potion directly.
Given public safety standards in the Dragon Nation and the countless absolute prohibitions issued by the Beast Tamer Association and the Breeder Association on such matters, outright theft or coercion was unlikely to happen,
but Magic Potions were far too easy to reproduce, and this one would certainly draw attention.
After all, this was a precious Magic Potion that guaranteed the awakening of the Woodheart skill. If he entered a breeder competition with it, he would probably place in the top five at the very least, making Woodheart famous nationwide in one stroke!
Still, it was a little early to think about that. Su Ping preferred to quietly make a fortune.
So instead of selling the Magic Potion, he could offer boarding and training.
Although it seemed much the same, with the end result being that a pet beast acquired the precious Woodheart skill, adding a little buffer and raising the barrier to entry would spare him a great deal of unnecessary attention.
A dose of Woodheart Potion cost only two hundred thousand to make. But if wealthy Beast Tamers contracted to Forest Wolves were given the option, they would pay not just two million, but three or four million without batting an eye.
They might even be more eager to pay than anyone else!
This truly was a business with staggering returns on a tiny investment. No wonder the Senior Breeders and master breeders certified by the Breeder Association possessed unimaginable fortunes.
Major corporations and companies practically tripped over themselves to support them.
Once someone developed a new Magic Potion or breeding method, profits of ten or even dozens of times the cost were indeed tempting.
At that thought, a glint of determination flashed in Su Ping's eyes.
No matter the circumstances, money was the most important thing in beast taming. With money, he could quickly develop all twenty-odd Forest Wolves at home, bring their affinity with him up to the required standard, and level up the Forest Wolf Record faster.
With money, he could buy basic-form pet beasts of other species to unlock more Records and obtain rewards.
He could even purchase similarly incomplete Magic Potions for the relevant pet beasts, perfect them using Record experience, and develop those beasts further.
He might even be able to make Xiao Qing and the other Forest Wolf Evolutions evolve!
And accomplishing any of that undoubtedly required money!
After all, in his current circumstances, this was his only way to earn money quickly. As for actually selling that large tract of land next door that his family rented out?
Su Ping had clearly never considered it.
His grandfather had left it to them. Even his unreliable father had never entertained the idea, so naturally, neither would he.
With that in mind, Su Ping took out his phone while eating, selected a number, and called it.
In downtown Linzhou City.
Inside an office building, a middle-aged man sat behind his own desk.
He had the typical build of a man his age, though his plump face still suggested that he had been handsome in his youth.
Unfortunately, time had left its marks on him, along with a bald patch surrounded by a horseshoe of hair.
He was the editor-in-chief of the Linzhou Pet Beast Daily.
As the editor-in-chief of Linzhou City's largest online and print beast-taming publication, Li Senlin had plenty to deal with.
Still, when his personal phone rang, he glanced at it.
Sure enough, it was his troublesome son, Li Shu.
"Hey, Dad."
"What is it? Did your Falling Seed Pine crack another flowerpot?"
Li Senlin answered the phone with an irritated question.
"Dad! Pinecone is really well-behaved now. Besides, that pot of yours was obviously too small."
"All right, cut the nonsense. If you've got something to say, say it."
Li Senlin sounded rather short-tempered, but he could hardly help it. One slot in this week's advertising section remained unsold, and with the growth of technology and independent online media over the years,
it was only natural that some local media outlets were struggling to grow.
"Dad, this is serious. I'm bringing you business today!"
Li Senlin paused and glanced suspiciously at his phone. It was definitely his son's number, and the voice was certainly his son's too. So why did those words sound so incomprehensible?
It was enough if that troublesome kid stayed out of mischief, yet now he was bringing him business?
"Heh, one of my classmates wants to place an ad with you. He's already sent me the deposit."
He really was bringing him business?
Old Li raised an eyebrow.
"Your classmate? What kind of ad? Let me make this clear: the Linzhou Pet Beast Daily serves all of Linzhou City, and we mainly feature positive, uplifting pet beast news and advertisements.
"We don't just run ads from people looking for high-quality pet beasts of the same species to breed with theirs!"
"It's nothing like that. My buddy Su Ping wants to advertise his family's pet beast breeding base."
"Su Ping?"
The image of a handsome young man, far more composed than others his age, slowly surfaced in Old Li's mind.
"Right! His family has a Forest Wolf breeding base over by the Spirit Creek River."
Forest Wolves?
A gleam involuntarily appeared in Old Li's eyes. Although he was an Elite-level Beast Tamer, he had only barely broken through. Moreover, because of his age, he had failed the Beast Tamer examination back then.
He could not be considered a true combat Beast Tamer. However, his first pet beast was a Forest Wolf, and even now, it remained one of his closest family members.
"All right. For once, you've got a reliable friend. What's the ad?"
"I've sent it over. Take a look yourself. I'm hanging up now. I need to talk to Su Ping about getting together at his place in a few days."
After the call ended, Li Senlin finally looked at the message his son had sent earlier.
He also saw the supposed advertisement from his son's classmate.
Very soon, however, Li Senlin's expression turned exceedingly strange.
[The Woodheart Forest Wolf Breeding Base offers Forest Wolf training and breeding services, with a chance of developing the rare Forest Wolf skill "Woodheart" within a short time! Interested customers may call 138******** or visit us in person. Address: Woodheart Forest Wolf Breeding Base, south of Spirit Creek River Station on the outskirts of Linzhou City.]
Li Senlin stared at the advertisement in silence for a long while.
Failing the Beast Tamer examination back then was the greatest regret of his life.
However, because his first pet beast was a Forest Wolf, he had a very special attachment to them. Naturally, he also knew just how powerful and difficult to obtain the Woodheart skill was for a Forest Wolf.
But how many Forest Wolf breeding bases across Jianghai Province specialized in this?
Among them were large breeding bases renowned throughout the country!
Even those bases would not dare make such a claim!
Sure enough, he had been getting ahead of himself.
Appearances could be deceiving. With the way his son behaved, what reliable people could he possibly know?
An advertisement like this certainly caught the eye, but someone still had to believe it!
Still, after looking at the advertising fee transferred along with the ad, Li Senlin shook his head.
Oh well. It was only an advertisement, and the boy had not claimed he could definitely help a Forest Wolf learn the skill. Even if it did cause trouble, it would have nothing to do with them.
With that, Li Senlin put the matter out of his mind.
Meanwhile, after chatting for quite a while with an enthusiastic Li Shu, Su Ping finally put down his phone. He had sent over the last of his money to pay for the advertisement.
He only hoped the ad would work well enough not to disappoint him.
At that thought, he glanced outside at the sky, which had already begun to darken, and suddenly perked up.
Those last three bottles of Woodheart Potion should have finished cooling by now!
He would keep one in reserve and use it as startup capital.
As for the remaining two, it was time to try them on Little Dot and Xiao Qing!
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