Dou Youyou arrived at Zhang Pingfan's small courtyard.
"Master, what's the point of this pet? Besides sharing my experience, it has no combat power at all!"
Zhang Pingfan looked at the rabbit in front of him. Although it had grown a bit bigger than before, it seemed utterly useless.
"That's right, it seems I haven't seen it display any useful abilities. Could there be some hidden information?"
Dou Youyou shook her head and said, "No. Mounts can increase our movement speed, at least allowing us to reach our destination faster, but pets have no use at all. Is it only my pet that has a problem?"
Zhang Pingfan shook his head, "That shouldn't be the case."
"Wait a moment, I'll check the system to see if there's an issue somewhere!"
"Okay, Master!"
"System, what's going on with this pet system?"
【Ding! This pet system is not fully unlocked yet, so players' pets can only level up. For players, their pets are indeed of no use at the moment. However, once it's officially opened, due to pet levels, players who have pets will receive more help than others. A higher level itself is a huge advantage!】
"When will it be opened? This game has been out for several months, and I think it's time to fully open all in-game systems!"
【Ding! It can be done. The pet system and mount system will be officially fully opened!】
"Mhm!"
【Ding! System announcement: Attention all players, the server will undergo online maintenance and updates. After the maintenance and updates, the pet system and mount system will be opened. The pet system will unlock pet skills, and the mount system will unlock mount skills!】
The sudden system announcement excited many players.
It had been a long time since they had seen a system update, and this time it was indeed the pet and mount systems that players needed.
In Pingfan City, a pet shop and a mount shop were refreshed out of nowhere.
This was not only the case in Pingfan City but also in the other three main cities.
Players could enter the pet shops and mount shops to choose their favorite mounts and pets.
However, the mounts and pets sold in the shops were not of high level. Pets were divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower. These three grades could be purchased in the shops.
Mounts were also divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower, all of which could be purchased in the shops.
However, to obtain better mounts and pets, such as those above the upper grade, which were considered exquisite, immortal, or divine, these pets and mounts had to be dropped by bosses.
Instantly, a craze for fighting bosses surged among players again. After all, the combat power brought by higher-grade pets was unimaginable.
After the system update, Dou Youyou's pet, God-Slaying Rabbit, also displayed its skill power.
With instantaneous massive growth, its huge mouth seemed capable of devouring everything. When it sucked monsters into its mouth, the monsters' health instantly decreased by 15%.
In addition, another skill of the God-Slaying Rabbit was to launch multi-stage attacks, and monsters attacked had a chance to be instantly killed.
Even Dou Youyou was somewhat dumbfounded by such a powerful pet.
She had previously thought the God-Slaying Rabbit was useless, but after it displayed its abilities, it was no less than a nuclear bomb. Its power was too great, no wonder it was called a divine-grade pet.
Recently, the game had been quite peaceful. Zhang Pingfan's faction and the Four Great Families seemed to have had no conflicts, not even minor skirmishes.
This led Zhang Pingfan to believe that the Four Great Families were content to develop themselves. However, the subsequent actions of the Four Great Families left Zhang Pingfan confused.
For some reason, the Four Great Families had once again united to form the Four Great Families Alliance.
Originally, Zhang Pingfan thought that the guilds of the Four Great Families already had many skilled experts, so he planned to bring them into the Heavenly God Sect. After all, joining the Heavenly God Sect could grant them skills of Yellow grade or higher.
However, the Four Great Families rejected such a good offer one by one. They had begged him before, so why had they changed completely now?
Zhang Pingfan was unaware that the Four Great Families had also received their own inside information.
They had somehow learned the exact time of the apocalypse.
They did not want to waste their energy fighting for territory.
Their main family members, led by the guild members, were steadily improving their levels and equipment.
They simply had no energy to compete with other guilds for anything. They had many family members, and the game was their only way to survive the apocalypse.
"Chang Sheng, your Nangong family has been very quiet lately!"
Chang Sheng also found it unbelievable. After all, how could a great family be willing to play a supporting role in a game?
"I'm not too sure. Ever since I lost contact with the Nangong family, I haven't heard any news from them. But Qingyu should know something, as she is Nangong Hongliu's biological granddaughter!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded and turned to ask Nangong Qingyu. However, the answer he received was still "I don't know." But he heard that her father had also entered the game, apparently under Nangong Hongliu's orders.
"Master, my father doesn't really like this kind of game, so I think there might be some unspeakable secret. When I first played this game, if it weren't for my grandfather's orders, my father wouldn't have let me play it. He thinks all of this is fake, a scam!"
Zhang Pingfan was somewhat helpless, as there were still many such people in reality. They simply didn't believe the information about the apocalypse.
"It's alright. If my guess is correct, your Nangong family must have received some information, otherwise, they wouldn't be so quiet. If you can help, I'll ask your father what's going on. I want to know the exact news!"
"Okay, Master!"
"But Master, my father asked me to go home for a visit after a while. You know I'm staying at my senior sister's place now."
Zhang Pingfan nodded. Although he hadn't revealed his identity in reality, they usually told him about their affairs, so Zhang Pingfan wasn't surprised.
"Alright, what if your family keeps you at home?"
Nangong Qingyu was a little at a loss. After all, that was her home. Even if her grandfather didn't like her, her parents were still there. They couldn't completely sever ties with the Nangong family, as she was Nangong Hongliu's biological granddaughter!
"Fine, remember to stay in touch with your senior sister!"
"Yes, Master! It's good for me to go home and gather the information you need!"
"Alright!"