"In that case, I hope you'll consider us first when you plan to open another branch, Boss Xu."
Xu Qing was not too disappointed by Xu Ran's outright refusal. She left her contact information, told him she would be staying in Cloud-Gathering City for a while, then turned and left the Boarding Shop.
"Demonwood City, huh..." Watching Xu Qing leave, Xu Ran tapped the tabletop with his index finger, deep in thought.
He had been wondering where to open a new branch after completing Main Quest 3 and obtaining three new employees. Now he had a pretty good option.
Keeping this rather unusual Second-Tier Stronghold in mind, Xu Ran put on another polite smile as the next customer entered the shop.
"Welcome~"
"Thank you for your patronage. Please come again!"
After seeing off his last customer of the day, Xu Ran stretched and looked at the Three Little Ones, who had gathered beside him with expectant expressions. "Tell me, how did your ranking challenges go today?"
The moment Xu Ran asked, the Three Little Ones perked up. They chimed in one after another, recounting their achievements that day with a touch of pride.
First was Purple Cloud. Thanks to an all-out burst in the Contract Beast Combat Power Rankings, Purple Cloud's combat power had, unsurprisingly, surpassed Can Can's before Can Can had even warmed the top spot, reclaiming first place in the current Combat Power Rankings.
Purple Cloud's all-time ranking had also shot up to third in one go.
That was another forty thousand Beast Tamer Points earned.
Besides that, the Three Little Ones had also shown their prowess on the other rankings they had not had time to challenge yesterday. Their positions had improved to varying degrees on almost every ranking, earning each of them another ten to