At five in the afternoon, Chen Shu returned to the dormitory.
"You two aren't wallowing in misery anymore?"
As soon as Chen Shu opened the door, he saw A Liang fiddling with his handheld computer, the projection displaying various missions.
"Preparing to take on missions?"
He sat down on the sofa and asked.
"We need to earn credits, otherwise, we can't use the school's advanced cultivation rooms."
A Liang replied while marking suitable missions to accept.
"Chen Pi, do you want to join us?"
Old Wang was recording class times, ensuring the mission times didn't conflict with classes.
Although they needed to seize time for cultivation, they certainly couldn't neglect their classes.
"Me? I'll pass. I'm going to the Battle Spirit Arena."
Chen Shu said, stating he couldn't get away right now.
A Liang turned his head, his eyes gleaming, "The underground Battle Spirit Arena? Does it pay quickly?"
"What underground? The official one!"
Chen Shu said, "There's a championship tournament in December. Coupled with the school missions, if I win the championship, I'll get some decent money."
He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you two want to participate?"
"I'm level nine, what the hell would I participate for!"
A Liang said, "The championship is for the Black Iron and Silver tiers."
"Old Wang, what about you?"
Chen Shu turned to look at Wang Jue. Before the other could answer, he immediately added, "Never mind, I didn't ask!"
The three of them were at different levels, so they could only go their separate ways. Forcing themselves together would only hinder each other's progress. Da Feng Novel Network.
The next morning,
A Liang and Wang Jue had already packed up, shedding their previous despondency, and were ready to break through to the Black Iron level as soon as possible.
"I really envy this guy, he doesn't have to do anything, and his level just keeps rising!"
Wang Jue looked towards Chen Shu's room door and sighed.
A Liang patted his shoulder and said, "Maybe Chen Pi works harder than us, it's just that we haven't seen it."
"You smug git, acting all high and mighty here!"
Just then, Chen Shu, holding his phone, mumbled and opened his room door.
"..."
The two stared, their mouths agape, "You played games all night?"
"Yeah!"
Chen Shu nodded and said, "And I ended an eighteen-game winning streak for a jungler!"
"Your skill... is decent..."
A Liang twitched his mouth. We were up early and stayed up late doing missions, and you were out carousing every night. This life is unbearable.
"This kid still wasn't convinced and kept cursing me!"
Chen Shu chuckled and said, "By the way, do you two want to play a round?"
"Forget it. The early bird catches the worm! A beautiful life requires hard work, let some people be decadent!"
The two, with their bags on their backs, left the dormitory.
"Don't you know the early bird gets eaten by the worm?"
Chen Shu shook his head and looked at his phone. The person on the other end was still speaking in elegant Mandarin.
His gaze sharpened, and he typed:
"Can't take the loss, huh? You acted all cocky from the start, and I thought you were a real master. Didn't your winning streak still get broken by me?"
"You broke your mom?! You were on my team, how dare you say that?!"
"Young people these days have such poor mental fortitude!"
Chen Shu shook his head and blocked him directly.
...
At noon, Chen Shu slowly left the dormitory and headed to the academy's cafeteria.
"Auntie, give me a lot more! Where's the problem with giving me more?"
"..."
A moment later, Chen Shu left with a large plate of food, looking content.
Just as he found a seat, a surprised voice called out.
"Chen Shu!"
Qiao Yue, holding a plate of food, walked over and sat opposite him.
"Sister Qiao?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, not expecting such a coincidence.
"Senior sister, you seem to have a lot of free time now?"
Chen Shu said while eating, "I haven't seen Senior Sister Lu and the others in a long time. I've only seen Sister Fang Si once or twice."
Qiao Yue smiled and said, "Seniors in their fourth year are all busy. Since I'm staying at the school, I naturally have a bit more time."
"So your Beast Taming team isn't disbanded?"
Chen Shu asked. Fourth-year students all face separation issues.
Everyone has different paths: some become university teachers, some join the Dragon Guards or Spirit Suppression Army, and some return home to inherit family businesses...
Of course, some beast-taming teams continue to operate, and they become social beast tamers together after graduation.
"It's not disbanded, but it will be soon. We'll have one last hunt before graduation."
Qiao Yue said, "I hope Ah Ning and the others can all become Silver-level. I'm thinking of relying on their strength!"
They ate and chatted, with no sign of the student-teacher gap between them.
Qiao Yue seemed to recall something and asked, "You haven't gotten into trouble recently, have you?"
"What do you mean recently? I, Chen Shu, have always adhered to one principle: be an honest person and do things earnestly!"
"Oh, please!"
Qiao Yue shook her head and said, "The border cities have been a bit chaotic recently. You should try not to go there."
Chen Shu grinned, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister!"
"I'm just afraid others will think you're a suspect!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. It's not like all the crimes in the world are my fault, are they?
Qiao Yue said, "Alright, you just stay in school honestly!"
"Senior Sister, don't worry! I'm a bit busy lately and don't have time for anything else!"
'No matter how I fly, I can't escape the world of flowers!'
A phone ringtone sounded. Chen Shu picked up the call, and his initially cheerful expression instantly turned calm.
"Yes! Location? How many people?"
Chen Shu said calmly, nodding.
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Yue felt a faint sense of unease and asked.
A moment later, Chen Shu hung up and said, "It's nothing! Senior Sister, I'll be leaving after I finish eating!"
Saying that, he tidied up his plate and prepared to leave.
"Don't cause any trouble!"
Qiao Yue felt something was not right and could only remind him.
Chen Shu said, "Don't worry, I know my limits!"
Qiao Yue looked at his retreating figure, and her expression instantly changed.
She saw Chen Shu carrying a pig-slaughtering knife with dark bloodstains in his right hand and a yellow urea bag in his left, swaggering away.
"Master, I'll send you the location. Please drive here!"
Chen Shu got into a taxi. A Liang and Wang Jue had just called him.
At the same time, options appeared before his eyes.
[Option One: Support A Liang and Wang Jue and beat up the opponents! Completion Reward: Proficiency in Spirit Wood Potion increased to Master level.]
[Option Two: Turn a blind eye and return to the dormitory to sleep! Completion Reward: Moderate amount of Beast Taming Power.]
[Option Three: Select a delicate urn for the two of them! Completion Reward: Learn Liu Feng's cremation technique.]