"..."
Chen Shu's eyes widened, and he quickly waved his hands, "Sir, I'm a student!"
"Hm? A student?"
The old man frowned and looked at a staff member nearby, saying,
"Xiao Fang, is he really a student?"
The staff member replied, "Uh... Old Liu, he should be..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he quickly said, "Damn it, senior! What do you mean 'should be'!"
Saying that, he handed over his student card.
"Hm?"
The old man examined him from head to toe, his expression becoming incredibly strange.
"Are students these days so outrageous? Wanting to burn down the school's storeroom at the drop of a hat?"
"Uh... I just couldn't control myself..."
Chen Shu quickly recalled his husky into the Beast Taming Space and then scurried away.
...
In the dormitory room,
"Gained a golden skill just like that, not a bad deal!"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, feeling like he had leveled up.
"And some medicine..."
He suppressed his excitement and handed over his body to the system for management,
while he pondered other matters.
He had gone to Blue Ocean City and successfully completed two options: rescuing Zhang Dali and throwing the incendiary potion.
The first reward was a random increase of three skills for his contracted spirit, resulting in +2 for [Death Fire Pillar] and +1 for [Intimidating Roar].
Although he didn't hit a divine skill, it was still a significant improvement, especially the enhancement to Death Fire Pillar.
The reward for the second option was a 15% increase in Husky's fire attribute, a considerable boost.
Although Husky was all-rounded, its fire attribute was currently its strongest.
This was also why he wanted to comprehend a golden fire-attribute skill.
The five Death Fire Pillars were the most crucial factor, besides divine skills, in his ability to overpower the Golden Bishop back then.
Three days passed in a flash.
Chen Shu had already completed the configuration of the spatial potions. Black Iron tier did not require much time.
"This Silver potion is really slow to make!"
Chen Shu sighed and began to diligently configure the Silver defense potion.
He was currently at Grandmaster proficiency, still possessing the effects of the Great Accomplishment tier.
The potions he configured allowed his contracted spirit to consume an additional 25% more.
Furthermore, buying raw materials was cheaper and easier to acquire, so he could only configure them himself.
Just as Chen Shu was focused on brewing potions, a call came in.
"Master, people from the Beast Taming Association want to talk to you."
"They want to talk to me? Give me a moment!"
Chen Shu immediately hung up the phone, stopped brewing, and rushed to the Beast Taming Hall.
Half an hour later,
Beast Taming Hall No. 2, Arena 003.
Dozens of people were gathered in the arena, clearly divided into two factions.
The members of the Beast Taming Association had grim expressions, and the atmosphere had become considerably tense.
The pressure Chen Shu exerted on them was too immense!
Yan Haoran's cohort had already graduated, and the club's peak combat power was gone.
The number of Silver tier members in the club had plummeted, and most people were unwilling to provoke Chen Shu anymore.
Everyone thought: Since he wanted assistance funds, let him have them.
But the President and Vice President were not willing to do so.
According to school regulations, they had the right to control 30% of the assistance funds, which they could use for themselves.
The new president of the Beast Taming Association said, "Old Song, what do you think about this matter?"
He couldn't help but feel a headache. Facing such a formidable brute, he was probably the most unfortunate president in history.
"Absolutely not!"
Song Chen's expression was firm. As the Vice President, he had just broken through to the Silver tier.
His three contracted spirits were all ravenously hungry, so he couldn't give up the club's assistance funds.
"I think so too!"
President Zhu Xingyu nodded, also needing money to cultivate his contracted spirits.
"He only broke through recently. There's no need for us to fear him!"
Song Chen said calmly, "When he arrives, I'll be the first to talk to him! Don't stop me!"
"Good! As expected of Brother Song!"
Zhu Xingyu nodded. At a crucial moment, the Vice President was indeed reliable!
Just then, the arena door was pushed open.
Chen Shu, carrying his bag, walked in with utter calmness.
The moment he arrived, the entire arena fell silent, and the atmosphere instantly became heavy!
"Who wanted to see me?"
Chen Shu's gaze swept towards the Beast Taming Association, a gentle smile on his lips.
In an instant, the members of the Beast Taming Association exchanged glances and remained silent.
"Chen Shu!"
Vice President Song Chen indeed stepped forward, standing before the formidable brute without a trace of fear.
Then, under everyone's expectant gaze, he said,
"Our President has something to discuss with you!"
"???"
Zhu Xingyu's eyes widened. Is this what you meant by "talk to him"?
Song Chen scurried over and said, "President, didn't you have something to discuss with him?"
"You truly are my confidant... a great threat!"
Zhu Xingyu's mouth twitched. He hadn't expected to be sold out by his teammate from the start.
Looking at Chen Shu's approachable smile, he admitted that he was a little flustered.
"Chen... President Chen."
Zhu Xingyu gritted his teeth and stepped forward, saying, "I've just taken office. There's no need to pressure us like this, is there?"
"Can't be helped, brother is poor! And I haven't violated any school rules, have I?"
Chen Shu patted Zhu Xingyu's shoulder and said earnestly,
"In this world, one cannot control oneself! Actually, when I made this decision, brother's conscience truly ached intensely!"
After saying that, he beat his chest and stomped his feet, looking utterly distressed.
"..."
The members of the Beast Taming Association were dumbfounded.
Before you act, can you at least put away that smile on your lips...
"Alright!"
Chen Shu returned to normal in a second and said,
"Now, I'll say a number, and you hand it over to me, and we'll all be at peace!"
His eyes gleamed with greed, and he said, "Twenty thousand academic credits for a semester!"
"???"
Everyone's expression jolted. Are you that desperate for money!
"Wait a minute!"
Zhu Xingyu finally couldn't help but interrupt, saying, "Brother, the total funding provided by the school is less than twenty thousand!"
"I know!"
Chen Shu nodded calmly and said, "Can't you contribute some of your own money?"
"..."
Everyone's breath hitched. They now understood. This guy was planning to rob them bare-handed!
"According to school regulations, you cannot seize individual resources. We can at most give you the club's assistance funds!"
"That's fine, give it to me then!"
Chen Shu nodded, not expecting to achieve his goal so quickly.
"..."
Zhu Xingyu's mouth twitched. He felt like he had been tricked.
He pondered for a moment and said, "The allocation of school assistance funds is based on the strength of the club, not individual strength. Your club..."
Saying that, his gaze appraised Ouyang Bao and the others, clearly feeling that they were not qualified to receive these academic credits.
"It's fine, I can fight all of you alone!"
Chen Shu shrugged, completely unconcerned about recreating the past scene.
"..."
Zhu Xingyu and the others' expressions turned angry, but then they became dejected.
It seemed they really couldn't win.
Now, they had very few Silver tier members, and most were unwilling to offend Chen Shu.
As for the remaining Black Iron tier members, forget it...
Zhu Xingyu took a deep breath and said, "I have only one request. If you can do it, we will hand over all the funding of ten thousand academic credits per semester!"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said, "What?"
"And fight both of us at the same time!"
Saying that, he pointed to himself and Song Chen beside him.
"A group fight?"
Chen Shu's brow furrowed. He would have to face six contracted spirits of the same tier, which was much more difficult than fighting in a rotation.
As he was contemplating, new options appeared before him: