The Heavenly Ice Phoenix King arrived above Nancang City in no time.
"I'm leaving first!"
The Governor of Nancang looked at everyone, then leaped down and returned to his office building.
The Heavenly Ice Phoenix King then flew north, preparing to transport everyone to the sky above the capital.
"Your Royal-level cultivators sure have a lot of free time!"
Chen Shu remarked, surprised that three of them had been dispatched at once.
"Do you really think Royal-level cultivators are just aimless wanderers!"
Chen Qinghai explained:
"Upon hearing that you had gotten into trouble, Old Qin and Old Liu searched almost the entire country before finding me and the Governor of Nancang."
Chen Shu and the others were slightly taken aback, realizing the reason behind it!
"Principal, I..."
A hint of emotion welled up in the eyes of the four, surprised by the concern shown by the two.
"Don't overthink it!"
Qin Tian coughed and said, "The longer you stay abroad, the more you risk tarnishing the image of our academy!"
"If a world-class academy becomes a haven for bandits, how can I face the previous principals?"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "How is that possible? The four of us are all upright youths!"
"You dare say that?!"
Qin Tian glared at him.
"You carelessly detonated nuclear bombs without any consideration. What do you think foreigners think of you now?"
Chen Shu pondered for a moment and tentatively said,
"Unsanitary, littering indiscriminately?"
"Get lost!"
Qin Tian gave him a light whack on the head. So this was the result of his reflection?
Chen Shu drooped his head, no longer speaking.
However, Qin Tian and Liu Feng's rescue effort touched him, and he made a mental note of it.
...
Before long, the Heavenly Ice Phoenix King arrived above the capital.
"Old Qin, you owe me a favor this time!"
Chen Qinghai said, as he was even busier than the provincial governors, and it was incredibly difficult for him to get away.
Qin Tian raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"I can repay you right away!"
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Chen Qinghai was slightly taken aback, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Qin Tian pointed to Chen Shu beside him.
"He's about to enter his fourth year. After graduation, how about coming to the headquarters of your Imperial Dragon Guard? With Chen Shu's strength, he can likely resolve most incidents!"
"Are you repaying kindness with enmity?"
Chen Qinghai's eyes widened. "Did I do anything to provoke you?"
"??"
Chen Shu turned his head, wondering what this was all about.
"If that doesn't work out..."
Qin Tian pointed to A Liang and the others. "Then I'll gift those three to your Imperial Dragon Guard as a bonus!"
A Liang and Wang Jue exchanged glances, both thinking simultaneously:
'Why are we bonus gifts again?'
"Forget it!"
Chen Qinghai decisively jumped off the bird's back, not daring to linger any longer.
If he really recruited Chen Shu and the others, the image of the Imperial Dragon Guard would be concerning in the future!
"Wait, think about it again!"
Qin Tian shouted loudly, trying to keep him there.
However, Chen Qinghai was resolute and vanished from sight on his contracted spirit.
Chen Shu and the others looked up at the sky, their faces filled with melancholy.
As the national silver champion and third place in the Black Iron group, they were actually being looked down upon?
Chen Shu sighed wistfully, "Principal, Teacher, are we really that unpopular..."
"Well..."
Qin Tian and Liu Feng were both stumped.
Such an obvious question was indeed difficult to answer.
After a moment, Qin Tian patted Chen Shu's shoulder and comforted him.
"If all else fails, we can go undercover in criminal organizations! With your abilities, you'll reach a leadership position within two years!"
"..."
Chen Shu and the others were slightly stunned. That actually sounded like a good path!
At this moment, the Heavenly Ice Phoenix King had arrived above Huaxia Academy.
The group jumped off the bird's back and landed in front of the school gate.
"We're finally back!"
Chen Shu exclaimed. He hadn't been gone for long, but it felt like a lifetime.
"Go back to your dorms and rest!"
Qin Tian and Liu Feng headed straight for their offices. A significant amount of work had likely piled up during their absence.
Chen Shu and the other three exchanged glances and obediently returned to their dormitories, also wanting to rest.
Although causing trouble was exciting for them, it was still tiring.
The students in the academy looked at Chen Shu and the others with fear and apprehension, instinctively keeping their distance.
Someone whispered, "Why does the pressure feel even stronger?"
"Maybe they've been abroad for further studies..."
...
Chen Shu and the others returned to dormitory 333 in the Scholars' Building and began to tally their gains,
In addition to the permanent attributes of their contracted spirits, there were also various medicinal herbs and fierce beast materials.
"Golden-grade medicinal herbs: one stalk, two stalks, three stalks..."
Chen Shu's expression was excited as he counted the quantity of his herbs and estimated their overall value.
As night fell,
Chen Shu stretched lazily and muttered to himself, "Finally finished counting!"
At this moment, A Liang quickly asked, "How is it?"
"Barely passable!"
Chen Shu smiled and said, "Adding the Silver-grade medicinal herbs and the other fierce beast materials, it's about seven hundred million!"
"And you call that barely passable?!"
A Liang and the other two twitched their mouths. The appetite of these bandits was growing larger by the day.
"My Nanhai Bandits' appearance fee alone is worth this price!"
Chen Shu said proudly, his eyes, however, were fixed on another pile of medicinal herbs.
The seven hundred million worth of materials were just the minor gains. The most important were the golden-grade medicinal herbs, which were treasures that money couldn't buy.
He compared them with the materials needed to refine golden-grade potions and estimated that he could fully nourish Erha's fire and ice attributes.
It was a shame they could only be consumed at the Golden rank. Refining them now would be useless.
"There's also a heart!"
Chen Shu touched the blue heart in his hand, and a chilling aura spread out, making the dormitory much cooler.
A Liang grinned and said, "How about we use this thing as an air conditioner..."
"Dream on!"
Chen Shu quickly put away the heart. This was not something comparable to an air conditioner.
He planned to ask Qin Tian to help find an appraisal institution tomorrow, so he could decide whether to use it himself or sell it.
"Time for a good night's sleep!"
Chen Shu yawned and lazily returned to his room.
A Liang and the others also went back to their rooms to rest. This trip had been exhausting,
Not just physically, but mentally as well, especially the visual impact of the nuclear bomb...
...
The next morning,
As Chen Shu was sleeping soundly, a pleasant voice sounded in his ear:
"Your nuclear bomb has been detonated, please confirm receipt!"