"What do you want?"
Liu Feng said calmly, "Let's get this straight, I don't have any money!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he said, "Teacher Liu, is there any possibility that I can pre-borrow some academy resources?"
"Pre-borrow? What do you mean?"
"Uh... I mean borrow temporarily, and I'll definitely return it later. I swear on my honor!"
"You're trying to get free academy resources, aren't you?"
Liu Feng immediately understood. The bandit's honor was worthless. This was like a dog that eats a meat bun.
Chen Shu asked, "Or is there something like a scholar's loan?"
"Didn't you just earn two thousand credits? Isn't that enough for you?"
"I'm a bit short on the exchange qualification for Tier 2 potions!"
Chen Shu sighed and said, "Isn't the academy a bit perverted? Just having credits isn't enough, they specifically set up an exchange qualification!"
Liu Feng said, "What do you think? Most potions require the flesh and blood of King Beasts, and the output is extremely low. Otherwise, they would have been promoted long ago!"
"Teacher Liu, seriously, as a top student of the academy, don't I get any scholarships?"
Chen Shu had just won the annual championship of the Dou Ling Field,
and as a freshman, the school's higher-ups couldn't possibly not notice!
"I was originally going to give you some rewards,"
Liu Feng smiled and said, "But do you know your final exam results?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said, "They're out already? I should at least be in the top ten, right?"
"If you count from the back, you are indeed in the top ten!"
"??"
Chen Shu looked shocked and said, "I'm from the bottom?!"
"Most of the subjects, you barely passed with sixty points. Are you trying to control your scores?"
Liu Feng shook his head. Chen Shu's cultural subject scores in the college entrance examination were among the highest in the country.
Now, in his freshman year, he was already this bad?
"Uh..."
Chen Shu scratched his head. He had indeed tried his best. Without system rewards for knowledge, it was good enough to pass with sixty points.
"What about the remaining subjects?"
"My practical combat class is a zero for absence, and the materials exam actually got a perfect score! I think you're targeting me?"
Chen Shu was slightly stunned but not surprised.
He had indeed felt very pleased with himself when taking the materials exam, as the information about various treasures seemed to be etched into his bones.
"Do you still want a scholarship now?"
"Uh... are there any grants for slacking students?"
"Get lost!"
Chen Shu sighed and said, "Are there any other ways to get potion exchange qualifications?"
"Well, I do have some spare ones!"
Liu Feng said calmly. Tier 2 potions were useless to him, and he had always kept the exchange qualifications.
"Teacher Liu, I... thank you on behalf of my entire family!"
Chen Shu's voice was a little choked, and he said, "It's truly fortunate to be your student. If there's a next life..."
"Hold on! Hold on!"
Liu Feng's mouth twitched. Are you getting into character in a second?
"Three hundred credits, non-negotiable!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Three hundred credits plus the two hundred credits needed for the exchange,
one elemental potion cost five hundred credits. Based on the exchange ratio between students, it was equivalent to at least seventy million Chinese Yuan.
"Can it be cheaper, I'm begging you!"
Chen Shu said, "Teacher, I'm going to participate in the National Beast Taming Competition in the future, and I'll be bringing glory to you!"
Liu Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you a discount?"
Just as Chen Shu was getting excited, his expression froze.
"Two hundred and ninety-nine credits, no lower than that!"
"That's no different from not giving a discount!"
"Kid, it's already good that I can sell you the qualification!"
Liu Feng said, "Ask anyone in the academy, and no one will sell you potion exchange qualifications."
However, he had one more thing to say: if he gave away too many resources directly, the academy would intervene.
Although beast tamers needed a lot of resources, they could only strive for them themselves, and they could not be given away for free, otherwise, students would not be tempered.
Chen Shu sighed and finally had to accept it reluctantly.
"You're exchanging all of them for Potion 008?!"
Liu Feng frowned and said, "Isn't this a bit too extravagant?"
"It's okay, I have nowhere to use my resources now, so I can only improve in this aspect!"
"..."
Liu Feng's mouth twitched. Was that even human language?
But then he thought about it, and it seemed to be true. Chen Shu's potion had been fed to perfection, and he didn't lack any skills.
Now, there weren't many ways left for Chen Shu to improve.
In the end, Chen Shu exchanged for five bottles of Potion 008, which cost two thousand five hundred credits, increasing his fire attribute by 15%, equivalent to consuming 1.5 Black Iron True Treasures.
If it were converted to market prices, Black Iron level True Treasures would definitely be more cost-effective,
but the problem was that no one was selling them!
"Buy another Silver level defensive skill!"
Chen Shu had almost spent all his credits,
leaving only one hundred million Chinese Yuan, which he could use to buy a new skill for Little Yellow.
After a while, he selected a Silver skill and asked Tianhua Group to help purchase it.
"The money isn't spent, it's just changed into another form to stay by my side!"
Chen Shu comforted himself with a pained expression.
...
At this moment, in the conference room of the Zhenling Bureau,
"Everyone, the holiday period this year might have to be postponed!"
Wang Qian said, "The fierce beasts haven't all been wiped out yet, and a new mission is coming!"
"Captain, what mission?"
Wang Qian's expression was solemn, and he said word by word:
"The Nanjiang Bandit is back!"
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the conference room became heavy.
"Last year's fireworks incident, I believe everyone is aware!"
Wang Qian said, "If Chen Shu hadn't been controlled in time, Nanjiang City might have been blown up!"
"This year, you must keep a close eye on Chen Shu! This is a strict order from the higher-ups!"
"Yes!"
Everyone stood up in unison and nodded heavily.
"Zhenling Squads One and Two are responsible for the fierce beast incident, Squad Three is responsible for monitoring the bandit, and Squad Four is on standby at the bureau!"
Wang Qian said again, "Attention! This is not a drill! This is not a drill!"
"Yes!"
...
Two days passed in a blink of an eye,
Resurrection Era 982, January 22nd, today is the Spring Festival!
"It's New Year's! It's New Year's!"
On the streets of Nanjiang City, shops were decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and passersby looked joyful, filled with the harmonious atmosphere of the New Year.
At this moment, Chen Shu was eating Tangyuan with his parents at home, which was also a custom in Nanjiang City.
This year, Fang Si and Zhang Dali did not come back, so the three families did not have a gathering.
Chen Ping asked, "Son, how do you want to spend the New Year?"
Just then, options appeared in Chen Shu's eyes.
[Option One: Euphemistically inform parents that you plan to cause trouble in a newly discovered异空间 (anomalous space)! Reward: Slime's defense increased by 10%]
[Option Two: Stay at home and completely relax! Reward: Moderate amount of beast taming power]
[Option Three: Hunt fierce beasts near the city! Reward: Husky's fire attribute increased by 5%]
[Option Four: Launch explosive potions into the sky to send Nanjiang City the first New Year's blessing! Reward: Breakthrough to Black Iron level three stars]