"Alright, alright,"
A Liang couldn't help but interject.
It was too preposterous for Chen Shu to utter the word 'science'!
"I hope to meet you sooner. This time, I will definitely win!"
Long Jiang no longer dwelled on how Chen Shu broke through, but thought about the upcoming beast-taming competition, his eyes filled with excitement.
With that, he turned to leave, preparing to go back and give it his all.
"Alas, another delusional person."
Chen Shu shook his head, pity in his eyes.
He looked at the three people beside him and said, "Brothers! To celebrate all four of us successfully registering, tonight I've decided..."
"Hmm?"
The three turned their heads, anticipation in their eyes.
"You three are treating me to dinner!"
"Get lost!"
...
The next morning,
Chen Shu and the others arrived at the academy's mission hall, deciding to check the tasks Liu Feng had given them.
With the national beast-taming competition starting, most people in Huaxia Academy, except for the freshmen, would basically register.
Instructors would also issue corresponding tasks to encourage students to achieve good rankings.
"Senior sister, please check my exclusive mission!"
Chen Shu, familiar with the process, handed over his student card to check Liu Feng's mission.
[Mission Name]: National Beast Taming Competition (I)
[Mission Difficulty]: Two Stars
[Mission Content]: With the national beast taming competition underway, to gain nationwide fame, the first step is to stand out from the preliminary rounds and successfully secure a spot in the main competition!
[Mission Reward]: Two thousand academic points!
...
[Mission Name]: National Beast Taming Competition (II)
[Mission Difficulty]: Four Stars
[Mission Content]: Successfully enter the finals and secure a top five ranking!
[Mission Reward]: A piece of King-tier flesh and blood, two bottles of Grade 1 lab potions, five thousand academic points!
...
[Mission Name]: National Beast Taming Competition (III)
[Mission Difficulty]: Five Stars
[Mission Content]: Successfully win the championship of the national competition!
[Mission Reward]: 1: Unlimited supply of Silver-tier potions until the contract spirit reaches its maximum intake limit! 2: Ten bottles of Grade 1 lab potions! 3: Free use of any training room in the academy! 4: Fifteen thousand academic points!
...
"Hehehe~~ It's all mine~ It's all mine~~"
Chen Shu's eyes sparkled as he began to fantasize about life after receiving the rewards.
A Liang and Wang Jue, who were looking at their own exclusive missions, were forcefully interrupted by Chen Shu's laughter.
"This guy seems to have a relapse?"
Wang Jue's mouth twitched, his expression extremely speechless, and he asked, "What should we do?"
A Liang waved his hand and leaned closer to Chen Shu's ear, whispering:
"Chen Shu, the Imperial Dragon Guard is here!"
"Hmm? Hmm!!"
Chen Shu's body instinctively jolted, and he instantly regained his senses.
He looked around, confirmed there was no danger, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn it, you guys actually tricked me?"
"Brother, you were laughing too creepily. If we didn't stop you, they would have taken you away."
"Can't be helped, the rewards he offered were too great!"
Chen Shu shook his head, still somewhat immersed and unable to extricate himself.
"What's the big deal? It's just ten thousand academic points?"
A Liang said, "Teacher Liu is really stingy."
"Ten thousand?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. It seemed his mission was a bit different.
Although the academy didn't directly give him resources, the mission rewards would definitely be different from others.
In the academy, your talent wouldn't directly grant you resources, but it would provide opportunities to obtain a large amount of them.
"What's wrong? Are your rewards different?"
A Liang immediately leaned in, curiosity in his eyes.
"I'm in the Silver group, so it's bound to be different!"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and didn't tell them. The rewards were simply too immense.
And these were just the academy's rewards, not to mention the competition rewards and the system's triggered options later on.
With various rewards piling up, just thinking about it made him a little lost.
"Even if I can't become a Gold-tier, it should allow my strength to far surpass those of the same rank, right?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, an idea forming in his eyes:
When the contract spirit's cultivation reached an extreme, perhaps it could truly contend with Gold-tier beast tamers...
...
Time gradually passed.
The beast-taming competition registration lasted for ten days, intended to prevent beast tamers from being in异空间 (other dimensions) and unable to return in time.
On November 11th, the competition registration ended, and the schedule was being created.
The preliminary rounds did not involve random draws but were arranged manually to prevent geniuses from clashing with each other.
Today was Singles' Day, and Chen Shu and the other two were sitting on the sofa, staring at their phones, ready to snatch up discounted items at any moment.
"I must get my hands on this Black Iron-tier beast-taming Pearl today!"
A Liang's eyes were filled with confidence as he stared intently at his phone.
Wang Jue also muttered, "I need to buy these two Lord materials as well!"
The two of them leaned over, wanting to see what Chen Shu had bought.
Instantly, A Liang's expression became strange, and he asked, "Why are you buying oral liquid for elderly women?!"
"Uh..."
Chen Shu gave a dry laugh and said, "I bought it specifically for Old Wang!"
"Brother, you're truly my own brother!"
Wang Jue was touched, not expecting Chen Shu to always think of him.
"Heh heh~~"
Chen Shu chuckled. He really didn't want to buy this thing, but the key was its bonus item, which turned out to be a pig-slaughtering knife sheath!
This made the Southern Jiang desperado a bit tempted...
Just as the three of them were waiting, Chen Shu's phone rang.
"Huh? Da Li?"
Chen Shu didn't expect Zhang Dali to call him.
"Chen Pi, my instructor is back, and she's agreed to create a Silver-tier recipe for you for free!"
"Really?"
Chen Shu was slightly stunned, not expecting to be able to ask without being too cheeky.
For a moment, he actually felt a little... disappointed.
"I told my instructor that you burned down the Du family with a single fire, and she was incredibly excited. She even wants to take you as a disciple!"
"..."
Chen Shu didn't expect the other party to hate the Du family so much. It seemed he had made a very wise decision.
"The recipe might take some time to be mailed over."
"It's fine, I have plenty of time to wait."
Chen Shu nodded, not in a hurry.
"By the way, most of the Du family have fled abroad. My instructor said that if you can burn down the entire Du family, she'll even help you make a Gold-tier recipe for free."
Zhang Dali said with a smile, "And she can introduce you to ingredient suppliers, which will definitely be much cheaper."
"Okay! I've noted it down."
A glint of excitement appeared in Chen Shu's eyes, and then he asked, "Also, if I use a nuclear bomb to detonate it, it should still be okay, right?"
Zhang Dali immediately replied, "Sure! Absolutely!"