Andre sat quietly in the Gothic shop full of mysterious runes and quaint atmosphere. The dim candlelight in the shop flickered, as if whispering the legends of the past.
"Okay!" Felix's expression instantly became solemn and serious after hearing Andre's question. "The world in the starry sky rift this time is a mysterious place floating in an unknown star field outside the interstellar navigation map. As for whether it is a vast land or an independent planet, we still don't know. There, there live a large number of indigenous star pets, most of which are demons, extremely fierce and aggressive. Judging from the current situation outside the entrance, they are generally low-level star pets. However, when our team ventured to explore the deep area, we encountered many powerful pets of medium and high levels. Among them, the strongest star pet we encountered was an eighth-level ghost flame bone dragon. Fortunately, we noticed it in time and were able to avoid it in advance, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Speaking of this, Felix suddenly felt that he might have said too much. The eighth-level ghost flame bone dragon is not an ordinary thing, and its power is enough to make people terrified. He thought to himself that even if Andre was very powerful, he was only a young man in his early twenties. No matter how powerful he was, how could he possibly fight against an eighth-level star pet? He secretly glanced at Andre's expression, but was surprised to find that Andre's face did not show any solemnity or fear.
"How deep is the depth area you entered?" Andre looked at Felix with a sharp gaze, as if his eyes could penetrate his soul and find the truth.
Felix hurriedly responded: "We have not yet explored the entire area, so we don't know how vast this world is. The so-called depth area is only relative. But from the information detected by our instruments, we should be close to the inner area of this world. Based on our previous rich exploration experience, it can be inferred that there is not only one eighth-level star pet in this world, and it is very likely that there are more powerful ninth-level star pets!" Felix's words were true, without any concealment.
Although he knew that revealing this information would most likely discourage Andrei from participating. After all, the ninth-order star pet is already the strongest existence of the king. Even the first-class team among their pioneers would be terrified and in awe when they mentioned the ninth-order star pet.
"Ninth-order?" Andrei narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of thought flashed in his deep eyes. On this continent, the only one who can subdue the ninth-order star pet is the noble and powerful titled battle pet master, and the titled battle pet master is one of the few top existences in the entire Vienna New City. However, this is not what he cares about most. He then asked: "Then the highest order is the ninth order? Is it possible for a king beast to exist?" In Andrei's mind, if the ninth-order star pet is a powerful bomb, then the king beast is a small nuclear bomb that can destroy everything. The gap between the two is like the difference between heaven and earth. A king beast even has the terrifying power to destroy most of the base city. It will be an unimaginable disaster.
"King Beast?" Felix's face changed slightly. For pioneers like them who have been wandering on the edge of life and death for many years, these two words are undoubtedly the biggest taboo, like the call of the god of death. Seeing Andre's solemn expression, Felix hurriedly shook his head and explained anxiously: "It's impossible. According to the basic principles of the food chain, if there are king beasts, then the number of eighth-level and ninth-level star pets in it must be much more than what we have found now, otherwise, the king beasts simply cannot get enough food to survive. Of course, unless it is a herbivorous king beast, but this world is filled with death and is extremely strong. There is almost no trace of herbivorous star pets, let alone herbivorous star pets that can grow into powerful king beasts." Andre stared at Felix, his eyes deep and sharp, as if examining the authenticity of his words. After a moment, he nodded slightly and asked again: "What is the overall strength of your team?"
Felix answered truthfully: "Our pioneer team usually acts in groups of five. Now, not counting my two injured teammates, the current combat power is mainly composed of me, the captain, and another team member. I am a sixth-level middle-level battle pet master, and the strongest star pet I have is a seventh-level lower-level. Our captain's strength is the strongest in the team. He is a seventh-level advanced battle pet master. He also has an eighth-level star pet. However, compared with the powerful demon star pet like the Ghost Flame Bone Dragon, there is still a certain gap. The strength of the other companion is roughly the same as mine."
"So, your highest combat power is just barely up to the eighth level?" Andre frowned slightly, secretly evaluating in his heart. In his opinion, this kind of strength is really too weak. Not to mention encountering a king beast, even if facing a ninth-level star pet, I am afraid that there is no resistance and can only be slaughtered. Even if they encounter a slightly stronger eighth-level star pet, it is very likely that the entire team will be wiped out and fall into a desperate situation.
Felix saw Andre's undisguised dissatisfaction and disdain, and he was stunned for a moment, with a hint of embarrassment on his face. In fact, when he talked about the strength of the team, he was still a little proud in his heart. After all, their team was also the mainstay of being able to step into the Star Dome Crack for exploration, while most pioneering teams could only explore the third-level wasteland opened up on the blue planet with difficulty, and had no chance to set foot in such a dangerous and mysterious Star Dome Crack.
Boris, who was standing aside, saw that her brother was so disliked by Andre, and suddenly felt annoyed. In her heart, from childhood to adulthood, her brother has always been a genius in the eyes of everyone, and is her pride and role model. In the academy, my brother was a dazzling figure, attracting much attention and admiration; after graduation, my brother relied on his own efforts and talents to achieve his current strength and status in just a few years, and successfully joined the second-class team. His future is bright and full of infinite possibilities. But now, he is despised and despised by Andre, how can she not be angry? Boris thought to herself, if she didn't know that Andre could easily break her brother's arm, with her fiery temper, she would probably retort to Andre on the spot and refute him mercilessly. However, this world is ultimately based on strength and the strong are the greatest. Although she was extremely dissatisfied with Andre's attitude, she had to admit that the seemingly hateful boss in front of her was indeed a genius who was more powerful than her brother, and a genius with an extremely weird style of behavior. At such a young age, it is hard to understand why he chose to open a shop here instead of going to the wilderness full of opportunities and challenges to open up new lands and fight, hone himself, and improve his strength. It seems that he is wantonly wasting his innate talent.
Andre ignored the complex reactions of the two brothers and sisters. He frowned and fell into deep contemplation, thinking about the huge risks that he might face on this trip.
"Andre, is there any life-saving prop?" Andre asked the system silently in his heart.
The cold and mechanical voice of the system sounded in his mind: "No."
"Damn it!" Andre couldn't help cursing in his heart. This damn system, it was really annoying that he couldn't count on it at the critical moment.
Although encountering a ninth-level star pet is only the worst, the worst scenario, Andre knows that he must be fully prepared in advance, otherwise once he falls into a desperate situation, he will be doomed.
Felix and Boris, brother and sister, saw Andrei lost in thought, and dared not disturb him. They just stood quietly by the side, anxiously waiting for Andrei's final answer. After all, they all knew that pioneering was not a lighthearted joke like a child playing house, but a cruel game with the god of death. If you are not careful, you will pay a heavy price for your life.
After a long time, the light in Andrei's eyes gradually calmed down. He slowly raised his head and looked at the brother and sister in front of him, but suddenly asked: "Do you want to buy some items?"
"..." When the brother and sister heard this, their expectations were instantly gone, and the hopeful eyes on their faces froze instantly, and they almost spurted out a mouthful of blood. They secretly exclaimed in their hearts: Did your brain suddenly short-circuit? Or are you deliberately making fun of us? I just said so many important things, have you forgotten them all?
"Old, boss..." Felix's mouth trembled slightly, with a hint of disbelief and helplessness in his voice.
Andre said calmly: "Don't get me wrong, I will go. But before you leave, don't you want to pick some items first? The goods in our store are all of high quality, you should know that. Well, try to pick more expensive items, after all, what's the point of keeping money?"
Although Andre's words surprised the brother and sister, they both laughed at the slightly sarcastic words in the second half of his sentence, not knowing how to respond. However, they came here this time with the intention of buying some more items. Now that Andre has agreed to go to the frontier together, the worries and anxieties in their hearts have dissipated a lot, and they turned around and carefully selected on the shelf.
"Hmm? This is..." Felix's eyes were suddenly attracted by a pale bone lotus. When he saw the price clearly, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, "One, one million and two hundred thousand euros?"
Andre saw Felix's reaction, his eyes lit up slightly, and asked with a hint of expectation: "Do you want to buy it?"
Felix was stunned and exclaimed in his heart: This is simply blatant robbery! Even if they are pioneers who make money faster, it is not easy to accumulate millions of euros. It requires countless life-and-death adventures and hard work.
"What is this... for?" Felix couldn't help but ask curiously. The price of the spiritual awakening treasure that was said to improve enlightenment last time was only 20,000 euros, but the price of this bone lotus this time has doubled by sixty times, which is really hard for him to understand.
Andre smiled and patiently explained: "This item can directly promote a high-level undead pet to the first level. If you have a ninth-level undead pet, there is a 5% chance that it will break through and become an extremely powerful king beast."
The brother and sister were stunned when they heard this and were shocked to the point of being speechless. Let a high-level pet directly advance? And it can also make a ninth-level peak pet have a chance to break through and become a king beast? Such a magical treasure, even for a knowledgeable veteran pioneer like Felix, has only heard of it in rumors, but has never had the honor of seeing it with his own eyes. He used to think that those rumors were just fictional stories, but he didn't expect that today, he actually saw a store selling such treasures here. How could he not be shocked and surprised?
"Andre, do you want to buy it?" Andre urged again.
Felix came back to his senses, his mouth twitched slightly, and he forced an awkward smile on his face, saying, "Well, we haven't signed a contract for the undead pet, so there's no need to buy it."
Andre saw this, his face suddenly sank, and he secretly complained in his heart: It's so hypocritical to smile so reluctantly without buying it!
Although Andre has agreed to participate in the pioneering journey, what kind of stormy waves and unknown dangers are waiting for them ahead? Can they successfully find the lost pet in the mysterious world of the starry sky crack? How will Andre cleverly use his wisdom and strength in this adventure to cope with the many challenges? And will the magical bone lotus play an unexpected key role in the subsequent story? Everything is shrouded in fog, which makes people full of endless reverie and expectations for the subsequent plot.