Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 586: Chapter 271: Mysterious Flame! The Rapid Expansion of the Heart of Myriad Spirits!_3

He paused for a moment before continuing, "In addition to that, the area with the special magnetic field is also ready for excavation and inspection. The dilapidated houses and storefronts opposite the gate of the Heart of Myriad Spirits have all been demolished.

Building construction is progressing much faster than the development of the Heart of Soul and Heart of Earth. However, due to the timing of the commencement, it’s a bit behind in relative speed. Regarding what you mentioned before, about wanting to open a tender for bids... we’re too remote here. Although we have some customers, no malls or stores are willing to invest and come over..."

Su Ping continued to nod. Unsurprisingly, he said, "It doesn’t matter; we can manage it ourselves when the time comes.

In the future, this place will focus mainly on functionality, with shops, storefronts, supermarkets, and the internet cafe facilities exclusive to the Heart of Dreams.

This area will connect with the Heart of Cloud, developing it into a complete industrial chain base."

Old Guan also nodded. "As for the Heart of Earth, progress has slowed down quite a bit. There’s no helping it; the scope is too broad. It’s already comparable to the entire Heart of Myriad Spirits put together. We’ll probably need to properly divide it at some point."

"Indeed. But... Uncle Guan, speaking of which, isn’t the Heart of Myriad Spirits just over twenty kilometers east of West Dragon Lake?" Su Ping asked with a raised eyebrow and a grin.

Old Guan’s eyelid twitched. "Su Ping, the West Dragon Lake area isn’t within the purchasable land deeds! Besides, the Heart of Myriad Spirits is already vast; there’s no need to expand further..."

Old Guan urged earnestly.

Su Ping smacked his lips, looking somewhat disappointed. "Alright, we’ll talk about that later then."

Old Guan breathed a sigh of relief and went on, "Aside from that, we’ve acquired some Pet Beasts.

Regarding the Rouge Powder Peach Blossom Smile you mentioned last time – news came that there are two plants available, but the asking price is a bit steep, over twenty-five million for one plant!"

This price had already exceeded the value of a Commander-Level Pet Beast. However, considering the unique uses of the Peach Blossom Smile, though above market price, it was not unacceptable.

"No worries," Su Ping said. "I already told Peach Blossom to go ahead and buy it if possible! Anything else?"

"Er... The rest of the low-level plant-based Pet Beasts aren’t difficult to acquire. The troublesome ones are this, and that Blackwater Mysterious Snake you mentioned last time. Monarch-Level Pet Beasts can’t simply be bought with money! However, we were able to get three Cloud-Patterned Tree Pythons through Tianyun’s channels!" Old Guan said helplessly.

Su Ping nodded. The inheritance of the Ten Thousand Snake Saint is indeed valuable, and with the expansion of the Heart of Myriad Spirits, it will be needed. "Okay, for the Blackwater Mysterious Snake juvenile, I’ll ask Old Liu about it later! What about the Rotten Sword?"

Su Ping hadn’t forgotten the evolution of Yu Liangqing’s legacy, the Rotten Sword.

"The Rotten Sword isn’t a big issue. There are plenty available from Xi Jing Province, but shipping takes some time. They’ll probably arrive in a few more days! The twenty Flame-Eating Crows you mentioned are in the same situation."

Su Ping nodded with satisfaction. "Hmm..."

Finally, after reporting everything, Old Guan revealed his ultimate reason for coming.

"Xiao Ping, we’re almost out of money again!"

"Running out again?"

Su Ping blinked. "Didn’t I just allocate five hundred million to you last week?"

Farming is an expensive hobby, especially in a place like the Heart of Myriad Spirits. Even after its massive expansion, the rate of expenditure still somewhat exceeded Su Ping’s expectations.

Guan Qianshan’s face turned bitter. "Ah, Xiao Ping, I’m not just crying poor. Although the Beast Master Association granted us special permission and we hardly spent any money on land deeds here, there are so many Pet Beasts! Not to mention, those hundreds of millions you gave me are almost entirely spent on the Pet Beasts alone.

We need to feed them every day here at the Heart of Myriad Spirits. You might not know, but the daily cost for ordinary food is already in the hundreds of thousands! We’re not yet capable of self-sufficiency."

Hearing this, Su Ping nodded.

Although the Pingyun Group had been ’printing money,’ he indeed had to think about these foundational expenses.

The Heart of Myriad Spirits was not a business venture; it was crucial for enhancing and developing his Beast Taming career through the Myriad Spirits Catalog. Thus, balancing its expenses and income was indeed not easy.

The issue of Pet Beast rations was already becoming a constraint. If the number of Pet Beasts increased in the future, how to lower feeding costs would definitely be a problem.

Thinking of this, Su Ping also felt a headache coming on.

If only they could all be like Old Sha, absorbing sunlight for nutrition and having little to no need for ordinary food. Wouldn’t that be great?

Indeed, as this thought crossed his mind, Su Ping felt a slight stir. Replicating Old Sha was certainly difficult. However, he did think of a special Pet Beast worth researching—none other than the Rainbow Coral Worm.

However, before Su Ping could ponder further on this, his phone rang. Master Zhu Hong’s voice came through the phone, "Su Ping, come to the back mountain! Da Huang has evolved!"

With that, Su Ping let out a sigh.