241: Qingtian Alliance, Pet Egg

"What is it?"

"I plan to rename the base to Qingtian Base."

Tang Ping nodded, "It does need a new name."

But this didn't seem like an important matter; she shouldn't have needed to tell him specifically.

"After I've reorganized the base and dealt with the White-Haired People, I plan to follow the Qianxi River, gather the surrounding bases, and establish a Qingtian Alliance!"

Tang Ping's eyes widened instantly. "Sister Xiao Cao, you're really going to do that!"

"Why, is it not suitable?"

"Suitable, it's very suitable! Actually, I was going to tell Sister Xiao Cao about this earlier, but I felt it was too soon, so I didn't mention it. Hengtian Base's geographical location is excellent, unlike my mountain valley where it's inconvenient to communicate with other forces. Hengtian, no, it should be Qingtian Base now, Qingtian Base is located near the source of the Qianxi River. As long as we deal with the Pollution Beasts in the river and then move downstream, the surrounding bases can almost all be brought under our control!"

Tang Ping's eyes gleamed with excitement. "I had actually planned to build a Tang Alliance with Heavenly Mansion Base, but those mountain valleys only had some minor, insignificant bases with small populations, and they might be wiped out any day. So, I decided not to consolidate them, to avoid having to provide poverty relief later. I planned to use food as a link to first establish a loose alliance."

"As for Sister Xiao Cao's place, this is the heartland of Great Xia, with a large population. Moreover, the Qianxi River, as a living water source originating from Shennongjia, has naturally extremely low contamination levels, making it basically potable. The fish and shrimp in it can barely be eaten; although they also have contamination, there won't be any major problems for at least ten to twenty years. Therefore, there must be many bases around here, and they are all large bases. At that time, by moving down the river, Qingtian Base can completely take them over. Then, the area around the Qianxi River will be within our grasp, truly allowing us to claim territory as king and dominate one side! Everything will be centered around Sister Xiao Cao! And with future development, Qingtian Base's advantages will inevitably grow even larger!"

Miao Qingshi's eyes were filled with surprise. "Not bad, why didn't I notice before that you, Xiao Tang Ping, had such capabilities?"

Tang Ping immediately scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "Hehe, that was a harmonious society then, how can it compare to now?"

"Haha, alright, then let's do it this way. But, little brother, are you interested in being the Alliance Leader?" Miao Qingshi blinked.

Tang Ping waved his hands repeatedly. "Forget it, forget it. The matters of the Qingtian Alliance should naturally be managed by Qingtian Base. Besides, I already have one base of my own, and it's enough to drive me crazy."

"Crazy? I haven't seen it; I see you happy all day, even having the leisure to run around here and there."

"Uh, hahaha, do I?" Tang Ping rubbed his nose. "Actually, I really am very stressed."

Miao Qingshi waved her hand. "Stop being so flustered. I plan to establish one Alliance Leader and three Vice Alliance Leaders for the Qingtian Alliance. Since you won't be the Alliance Leader, you must be one of the Vice Alliance Leaders."

Tang Ping was about to speak again, but Miao Qingshi interrupted him once more, her face serious. "This way, my request for bloodline will also be justified."

"Alright, Vice Alliance Leader it is, but don't expect me to manage those affairs; I can't handle them," Tang Ping said directly.

"I know, I know, we'll invite you home and treat you like a young master," Miao Qingshi said, rolling her eyes.

"Hehe, that's good. When I return from the north in the future, I'll just come here to rest," Tang Ping laughed, then asked, "So, Sister Xiao Cao, what about the other two Vice Alliance Leaders? Do you have any candidates?"

"Regardless, Li Tianheng must have a place."

Tang Ping nodded. "Indeed, both emotionally and logically, he should have a place. Although his ability isn't great, he's still an S-Rank Talent User and a former base leader. As long as he's there, it will bring many invisible benefits to the future development of the Qingtian Alliance."

"That's right. As for the last one, we can find someone with stronger abilities, and with you there, you can help me keep them in check no matter what. However, there are no suitable candidates yet, so let's not discuss it for now."

"Then, Sister Xiao Cao, you should go back and prepare for the awakening. I and the others will continue to guard here."

"Okay, then you all be careful." Miao Qingshi nodded, then left the Shelter and departed on the Green Peacock.

Tang Ping planned to enter the Ancient Era Mini-Game later, but before that, he intended to use the treasures the three faction leaders traded to him.

The first scroll was a special S-rank weapon upgrade scroll. Its special feature was that it didn't upgrade an A-rank weapon to S-rank, but could directly upgrade any transcendent weapon of any grade to S-rank.

Tang Ping upgraded his saber to S-rank. When he entered the Ancient Era Mini-Game later, it would definitely be more convenient for killing insects.

The second item was two strange drops of water, the Bright Pupil Sacred Water, which could evolve his eyes into extraordinary Sacred Pupils. After acquiring these eyes, he would not only have extremely high resistance to mental attacks but also a bonus to his own mental attacks.

The third item was a Perfect-grade Hatching Stone, which could hatch pets.

Hatching pets, Tang Ping's eyes sparkled. He still had two pet eggs: one was a purple pet egg he obtained from a treasure chest a long time ago, and the other was a King Beast egg he obtained in the Absolute City Guardian dungeon. After Zhang Xile and Nie Yu picked theirs, there was still one earth-element pet egg left.

At this moment, Tang Ping hesitated about which one to hatch first.

He had no information about the purple pet egg he originally obtained. Perfect hatching only ensured that the pet would not be damaged during the hatching process and would not require other auxiliary items.

As for the earth-element pet egg, he knew it was a King Beast egg, and perfect hatching would undoubtedly result in S-rank potential.

"This purple egg can't possibly hatch a pet above S-rank," Tang Ping mumbled.

But what if it could? He was somewhat indecisive.

After much consideration, Tang Ping decided not to gamble. If a low-level pet hatched, he would have nowhere to cry, and there was a high probability it couldn't exceed S-rank. Since that was the case, he might as well choose the earth-element pet egg.

Tang Ping held the Perfect Hatching Stone, ready to use it. Perhaps it sensed that its owner was abandoning it for another egg, as a feeling of grievance was transmitted to Tang Ping's mind.

Tang Ping was immediately taken aback, his suspicious gaze once again fixed on the purple pet egg.

Then the egg wiggled, and another wave of grievance was transmitted.

"No, what are you aggrieved about, egg?"