"Haonan: Damn, I'm jealous! Brother Chen, is that other one available? I'll add twenty million more!"

"Erya: I'll add fifty million, Brother Chen~"

"Ah Fu Dog King: So envious of the rich guys upstairs who snagged the big toy."

"..."

Above the barrage of comments, message after message flashed across the screen, each one signifying one thing: the popularity of the Heart of Dreams truly exceeded all expectations. After all, this was clear from the constant flurry of other demands flashing by, as well as the complaints about Pingyun's limited production capacity.

Dong Muyun finally let out the breath he had been holding. At the same time, he quickly instructed his assistant Luo, "Okay, prepare to receive these distinguished guests, get their identity cards ready, and customize the helmets' special features according to their requests."

Meanwhile, Dong Muyun couldn't wait to send Su Ping the good news.

「This New Year's Eve, some people rejoiced while others worried.」

For instance, at this very moment, in the Imperial Capital of the Dragon Nation—also known as Dragon City, the nation's central hub—even at this festive season, one area was still not on holiday and was working overtime through the night. This place was none other than the Qintian Monitor building. The ancient Touch Gold Officers, now the Qintian Monitor's Secret Realm Prospecting Team, were indeed extremely busy at this time.

Huang Tianbing rubbed his eyes, already reddened from fatigue, and sighed helplessly as he looked over the never-ending files on new Secret Realm situations. What the hell is going on? The number of new Secret Realms appearing these last two years is just ridiculous. Plus, there were too many messy situations to deal with.

Sure enough, as soon as this thought crossed his mind, someone knocked on his door.

The previous Deputy Director Lin came in again, his eyes showing an urgent expression. "Boss, there's trouble again with the Tidal Secret Realm at Yanxun Island in the Eastern Sea!"

Huang Tianbing massaged his forehead and temples. "What happened this time?"

"Cracks have appeared in the space vortex's very fabric!"

"What?"

Huang Tianbing furrowed his brow. He had thought it was just a minor issue of leaking energy tidal fluctuations. The appearance of cracks in a space vortex meant the Secret Realm could potentially explode with enough force to impact the real world. Furthermore, after such an explosion, the Secret Realm's manifestation within reality could lead to temporary local spatial disorder. This was a serious matter.

Damn, how did it worsen so quickly?

Huang Tianbing's frown deepened. Deputy Director Lin, after a moment of hesitation, began to speak with some reservation, "It might have something to do with the Tidal Saint's Space Characteristics. His Space Characteristics are extremely powerful, causing the Secret Realm to become relatively unstable as it manifests in the real world. At this rate, if not handled properly, the Tidal Secret Realm might completely collapse and merge with reality in two months..."

Listening to Deputy Director Lin's explanation, Huang Tianbing nodded. "The residents on Yanxun Island in the Eastern Sea have already been evacuated, so there's not much of an immediate issue there. However, it is still part of the Dragon Nation's territory. The merging of the Mysterious Realm Space will lead to spatial disorder and have a significant impact on future generations. We must address this as soon as possible."

Old Lin gave a wry smile. Everyone knew what needed to be said, but how could it actually be dealt with? Space-type mechanical weapons were all precious, and a Space Oscillator was too valuable to use if it could be avoided. Unfortunately, the location of this Tidal Secret Realm was awkward. It wasn't in a bustling urban area, so it wouldn't cause too much damage to people's property, but it was still troublesome. Using a Space Oscillator or requesting a certain powerful individual to intervene didn't seem worth it, but leaving it would be as annoying as a persistent fly.

Clearly, Huang Tianbing paid no heed to Old Lin's resignation. He simply waved his hand. "I already have a plan. You go back and keep monitoring it. You've worked hard this time, and after this is sorted out, I'll give you a New Year's holiday."

Deputy Director Lin had stopped hoping. After all, the boss had been saying this since the second half of the year, but it had yet to be realized.

After Old Lin had left, Huang Tianbing tossed the files aside and started working on his computer. He reopened the backend, but it had been a long time since Young Master Su had replied to him. He understood, of course. After all, Young Master Su was participating in the Breeder Association's competition. For him, compared to such a significant event, dealing with a Secret Realm was naturally a trifling matter. Still, I'd been communicating with this young master in the backend before. We could more or less be considered acquaintances, right?

If previously Huang Tianbing had to be cautious around Su Ping because he was associated with the Ghost Saint and had special Skills for Secret Realms, now that he knew the young master had won first place in the Breeder competition, he couldn't afford to be careless at all. One must be cautious when dealing with such an individual. But the situation with the Tidal Secret Realm really had to be dealt with. So, it's time to make personal contact with this Young Master Su!

Exhaling deeply, Huang Tianbing made up his mind, determined. He happened to know Su Ping's phone number, as he had seen it when registering the young master's information. But wouldn't calling him abruptly seem a bit intrusive? Huang Tianbing's meticulous customer service background made him feel this was impolite. Lost in thought, he worked through the night, pondering the matter.

In the end, on the first day of the New Year, Huang Tianbing decided to use his phone to send his New Year's greetings to Breeder Su!

「In the early morning, Su Ping, who had only dozed off for a bit, opened his eyes.」

It was the first day of the New Year. Of course, he hadn't woken up naturally. His phone was ringing, video call notifications from his contact app were chiming, text message tones were sounding—a cacophony of alerts. Why didn't I just turn off my phone before going to sleep?

[Qin Xiaoxue: Don't be lazy this New Year's Day, get up early!]

[Ye Zhou: Happy New Year, Junior Su! When can I come to Heart of Woods to research the Darkflame Ancient Raven with you?]

[Dong Muyun: Our Heart of Dreams is selling like crazy! I think we should increase the production capacity accordingly.]

[Sun Chaoju: It's the first day of the New Year, and I wish everyone in the coming year, their Pet Beast career...]

[Yang He: It's the first day of the New Year, and I wish everyone in the coming year, their Pet Beast career...]

[Wang Wei: It's the first day of the New Year, and I wish everyone in the coming year...]

[Old Zhao: It's the first day of the New Year...]

[...]

Seeing all these identical notifications, dark lines appeared on Su Ping's forehead. Damn it, did these Wolf Pet Breeders from the Jianghai Breeder Association just copy and paste a single template? Can't they put a little sincerity into their New Year's texts?

But soon, Su Ping saw an unfamiliar message:

[Phone number 154*******: Hello, Su Ping, Happy New Year!]

Su Ping raised an eyebrow. Who is this? While my personal phone number isn't exactly top secret, not just anyone should have it, right?

But at that moment, he didn't think much about it because his phone was still buzzing with video calls and telephone rings. Su Ping started checking them one by one. He immediately hung up on Su Anyong's call, not bothering with it. Next was Qin Xiaoxue, calling, unable to wait to give her New Year's greetings. Of course, the others were mostly the same.

Su Ping replied to each call, and finally, as he expected, Liu Fuhai's call came through as well.

Su Ping answered the call. "Old Liu, we're so well acquainted, let's not be so formal, shall we?"

"Hm? What's going on?" Liu Fuhai sounded taken aback for a moment, but he quickly brushed aside such details and began to speak jovially, "Alright, kid! Are you at Heart of Woods now? Master Zhu and I are heading your way. The evolution of the Elemental Papercraft Person is complete!"

"What?!"

Su Ping was about to retort where else he could be on New Year's Day if not at home when he suddenly realized what Liu Fuhai had said.

The further evolution of the Elemental Papercraft Person... is complete?

He had not expected that on the first day after the Spring Festival, Old Liu would bring him such a big surprise!

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