Chen Shu’s expression flickered slightly. Immediately, his eyes darted around, preparing to spin a tale.
But just as he was about to speak, Ye Qing interrupted him.
“Don’t say anything. The four of you, come here!”
Upon seeing the look in Chen Shu’s eyes, he knew Chen Shu was about to start fabricating a story.
“…”
Chen Shu’s lips twitched, feeling as if he had punched cotton.
“Uncle Ye, let me say it, I’ll say it!”
Chen Shu said, “Actually, it has nothing to do with me! It was mainly this husky that demolished someone’s home!”
“??”
Ye Qing glanced at the snarling husky, grabbed it, and rubbed its head.
“It demolished a King-level ferocious beast’s home? Are you really trying to pull the wool over my eyes!”
“With its intelligence and strength, do you think that’s possible?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the husky whimpered unhappily, as if its spirit had been crushed.
Ye Qing said, “What exactly happened?!”
“Uh…”
Chen Shu scratched his head, still not having received any system rewards.
He hesitated for a moment, and seeing that only Ye Qing was in the room, he chose to tell the truth.
Of course, he didn’t mention a single word about the system’s potions, only that they were lucky not to have been enveloped by the spatial mist.
‘Choice completed, reward obtained: Skill ‘Flying Sand and Crashing Stones’ +1’
Chen Shu’s heart leaped with joy, finally receiving the system’s reward.
“So it was the movement of the spatial mist caused by a volcanic eruption?”
Ye Qing stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes. He didn’t suspect Chen Shu’s story.
Now that the [Blazing Volcano] had just been born, the spatial mist hadn’t stabilized yet.
“No wonder that Fire Dragon King looked so pathetic!”
Ye Qing sized up Chen Shu and said, “But you brat actually dared to snatch food from a tiger’s mouth, risking your life?”
“Only when one is infinitely close to death can they comprehend the true meaning of life!”
“…”
“By the way, Old Ye!”
Chen Shu leaned in, grinning, and said, “Ultimately, I was the one who heavily injured the Fire Dragon King, right! By rights, shouldn’t that wing belong to me?”
“???”
Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, seemingly unable to comprehend how Chen Shu could say such a thing.
“You truly have no shame!”
Ye Qing picked up the wing beside him and said, “The flesh and blood of a King are valuable, and there’s a true treasure on it. You want me to give it to you?”
“True treasure?”
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding.
“You don’t know?”
Ye Qing clenched the wing in his left hand and violently pried out a scale from it with his right. It shimmered with light, clearly something different.
“This is a silver true treasure of the fire attribute!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Shu lunged like a savage bandit, only to be kicked flying by Ye Qing.
“Are you possessed? You dare to snatch my things?”
“Uh… I just wanted to take a look…”
Chen Shu patted the dust off himself, a look of regret on his face.
Ye Qing reminded him, “Your tail has one too, didn’t you find it?”
“My tail?”
Chen Shu was slightly stunned and immediately began searching the severed tail.
In the end, he actually found a scale that was different from the others, or rather, a small red stone.
“The ways of consuming true treasures are myriad; it doesn’t always have to be internalized. Kid, learn well!”
Ye Qing shook his head and said, “Oh right, you can directly hand over the King’s flesh and blood to the Huaxia Academy, and you’ll receive academic credit rewards!”
Chen Shu, however, seemed to hear nothing, his gaze fixed intently on the silver true treasure in his hand, utterly stunned by the sudden surprise.
He had actually snatched a silver true treasure?
No wonder the Fire Dragon King was so enraged; he had thought the beast simply had poor emotional control…
The Fire Dragon King now was practically bursting with anger. Not only was its tail and wing severed,
but it had also lost two true treasures. Fortunately, it wasn’t human, otherwise, it could have suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.
The next morning,
just as Chen Shu and his companions were preparing to leave the [Blazing Volcano], a squad of Spirit Suppressing Guards stopped them.
“Hmm? It’s you guys?”
Chen Shu immediately recognized them; it was the same squad that had been cornered by the giant lizard lord back then.
“Thank you!”
The twenty Spirit Suppressing Guards wore smiles on their faces and said,
“If you hadn’t lured away the ferocious beasts at the time, we might have been in danger!”
“…”
Chen Shu scratched his head, feeling a bit strange.
“I have a question I’d like to ask!”
The captain leaned in and whispered, “Did you use any taunting skills? The effect was incredible!”
“…”
Chen Shu’s mouth twitched; he no longer wanted to speak.
“It was just a small effort. We’ll be going now!”
Chen Shu and his group tidied up, preparing to leave the alien space.
“Chen Pi, wait a moment!”
Ye Qing ran over and handed him a white card, saying,
“Thanks to your drawing enemy fire in this exploration, you reduced the casualties of the Spirit Suppressing Army!”
“This card was personally issued by me, please accept it. From now on, when you travel to alien spaces within the country, your entry tickets will have a discount!”
Currently, no Gold-tier beast tamers had been dispatched to the [Blazing Volcano], so Ye Qing could only temporarily serve as the highest commander of the outpost.
He naturally had the authority to give Chen Shu a discount card for alien spaces.
The surrounding Spirit Suppressing Guards gathered around, their eyes also filled with gratitude.
“I feel a little embarrassed!”
Chen Shu scratched his head and quickly snatched the white card.
“Actually, I wasn’t thinking that much at the time. I just felt I had to step forward and bear the danger for you guys!”
He touched the card in his hand, thinking it would probably save him quite a bit of money.
Chen Shu asked, “What’s the specific discount on this card?”
Ye Qing explained, “Other alien spaces get a 10% discount, but the [Blazing Volcano] entry ticket price is doubled!”
“???”
Chen Shu and the others froze, seemingly unable to process the information.
“You don’t need to thank me!”
Ye Qing chuckled. The Fire Dragon King’s hatred for Chen Shu had already exploded.
Furthermore, Chen Shu’s strength was not high, and if he were to enter the alien space again, it would likely cause an entire spatial disturbance.
For the safety of the other beast tamers, Chen Shu could only be sent to cause trouble in other alien spaces.
“I’ve been blacklisted again?!”
Chen Shu’s mouth gaped open. He finally understood the purpose of this card. What kind of “diverting disaster to others” card was this?