"Fire Affinity?"
Chen Shu's body trembled, and he immediately became a little excited.
He had already witnessed the monstrous nature of Ice Affinity; Little Yellow could now disregard Water-attribute contract spirits of the Gold rank.
Qin Tian smiled slightly, having long anticipated Chen Shu's reaction.
He said, "It's related to the core material of your Fire Dragon King."
"This thing can let me comprehend Fire Affinity?"
Chen Shu's eyes held a trace of doubt as he said, "My Ice Affinity was a hidden reward from a ruin!"
He had obtained Ice Affinity after defeating that Frost Lord in the Flame Ruin.
While a Silver Monarch was powerful, it wouldn't possess such a monstrous skill.
Qin Tian spoke, "Of course it's not this thing itself; it requires you to take a gamble!"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Chen Shu's eyes showed a bit of confusion.
Qin Tian said, "According to the analysis, the Fire Dragon King material can be used to comprehend four skills, one of which is Fire Resistance, which can grant immunity to 60% of fire-attribute damage!"
"Is that so?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin. During the previous battle, Erha's fire-attribute skills had indeed been countered.
"But 60% isn't impressive enough."
He shook his head and said, "My Ice Affinity is 99%, they aren't even on the same level."
The practical effect of the two was worlds apart. The Fire Dragon King's skill would only have a decent effect at the same level, unlike Ice Affinity, which allowed Little Yellow to fight opponents of much higher ranks.
"Listen to me finish."
Qin Tian interrupted Chen Shu and said, "There's a relatively mature scientific research project that can perform the fusion of core materials."
"Hmm? Fusion?"
He was slightly stunned and said, "There's such technology? Even I, a scholar, have never heard of it!"
"..."
Qin Tian's mouth twitched and he said, "You idiot, besides your perfect score in materials science, what else do you know about other subjects!"
"Don't badmouth me, just don't badmouth me..."
"Don't change the subject."
Qin Tian pouted and then said seriously:
"As long as two similar core materials are fused, stronger skills might emerge!"
"Of course, the success rate isn't 100%!"
"Mm..."
Chen Shu wasn't surprised. Core materials were inherently full of unknowns. Being able to fuse them already proved the complexity of beast taming science.
He raised an eyebrow and said, "As long as it's successful, I'll get Fire Affinity?"
"Of course... not!"
Qin Tian's tone shifted, "You can only comprehend a minor Fire Affinity, which can likely grant immunity to 80%-90% of fire-attribute damage."
"This isn't even Fire Affinity?"
Chen Shu frowned. He hadn't expected it to be so difficult. It seemed the value of Ice Affinity was beyond his estimation.
"But it's already a nascent form. According to the laboratory's analysis, as long as you comprehend fire resistance skills in the future, they can be fused into this minor Fire Affinity."
Qin Tian smiled and said, "As long as you feed it enough skills, there's a chance it can evolve into true Fire Affinity."
"This is too complicated."
Chen Shu said, "Back then, I just swallowed a material and directly comprehended Ice Affinity."
"Are these comparable?"
Qin Tian glared at him and said, "The hidden reward from a ruin, something a Silver Monarch can't contend with."
Back then, the final reward for the Ice Fire Forest ruin was a complete Gold Monarch, and hidden rewards were often even better.
"Let me think about it..."
Chen Shu's eyes were filled with contemplation. "By the way, what will you use for the fusion?"
"It's also a fire-attribute Silver Monarch."
Qin Tian said, "Originally, anything related to Monarchs wouldn't be sold, but due to your talent and strength, the officials eventually made it available."
Of course, he didn't mention his own role in it.
"That good?"
Chen Shu was immediately a bit tempted and said, "Um, can you give me the material? I'll fuse it myself!"
"???"
Qin Tian's mouth twitched. He immediately understood Chen Shu's ulterior motive and said:
"You idiot, you want to swallow that material, don't you? Without any equipment, what the hell are you going to fuse!"
"Uh..."
Chen Shu scratched his head and said, "I just want to try."
Qin Tian changed the subject and said, "Actually, I could agree to your request."
"Really?"
"Of course, because you need to pay for it."
"Pay?"
Chen Shu's eyes widened, and he said, "Isn't it free?"
"Free my ass! If it weren't for your outstanding talent, the officials wouldn't even bring out Monarch materials."
Qin Tian shook his head and said, "Think about it yourself. You can give me your answer tomorrow."
"Why tomorrow? Let's do it now!"
Chen Shu tossed out the core material of the Fire Dragon King and said, "How much does the official Monarch material cost?"
Qin Tian took the material and said:
"Around three billion."
"So expensive?!"
Chen Shu exclaimed, then rubbed his hands together and said, "Um, can I pay on credit..."
"No!"
Qin Tian's words were decisive, without a hint of hesitation.
As everyone knew, the 'habitual bandit's' credit was equivalent to getting it for free...
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he said seriously, "I'll use my reputation as a guarantee..."
"That's enough..."
Qin Tian smiled and said, "Do you think your reputation is trustworthy?"
"..."
Chen Shu sighed, and handed over the corpse of the Fire Dragon King again.
"There are two Silver True Treasures on it, plus its own Monarch flesh and blood, is that enough?"
"Hmm? You're not keeping the Silver True Treasures for yourself?"
Qin Tian's eyes held a hint of surprise. He had thought Chen Shu would use them himself.
Chen Shu said helplessly, "Erha has eaten too many Silver True Treasures, they don't have much effect anymore."
"..."
Qin Tian's mouth twitched. Was that human language?
It was the first time he had heard of someone reaching the limit of true treasures by consuming them...
"I'll inform them about the material fusion. The success rate is about 50%. Are you really sure?"
Two Monarch materials were no small sum, and even a King-level beast tamer might not be able to afford it.
Chen Shu didn't hesitate and said calmly:
"There's nothing to think about. Hesitation leads to defeat, decisiveness leads to surrender!"
"Alright! As long as you've made up your mind!"
Qin Tian nodded. Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something.
"Right, there's something I want to tell you."