[Task Name]: Collect Azure Embers Grass.
[Task Difficulty]: Normal.
[Task Description]: Collect no less than ten pounds of Azure Embers Grass. The only requirement is freshness, with the harvesting time not exceeding ten days.
Azure Embers Grass is a common plant in the Azure Origin Forest. It can be used as the primary food source for certain contract beasts, and long-term consumption can slightly enhance the wood and fire attributes within their bodies.
However, fresh Azure Embers Grass is necessary, as the internal fire attribute will be greatly depleted if it is not fresh, rendering it less effective for contract beasts.
Chen Shu continued to browse through the other tasks.
[Task Name]: Hunt Ironback Bear.
[Task Difficulty]: Dangerous.
[Task Description]: The employer wishes to hunt a Black Iron-grade mutated Ironback Bear in the Azure Origin Forest and requires Beast Masters to accompany them.
[Task Requirements]: Black Iron-grade Beast Master. Experience in alternate dimensions is preferred!
[Task Name]: Capture Azure-eyed Snake.
[Task Name]: Retrieve Lost Underwear.
[Task Name]: Hunt Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord.
Chen Shu couldn't help but complain. Losing underwear? How absurd!
Furthermore, who would specifically post such a task? Could it be underwear made of pure gold?
Now, the whole world knew he lost his underwear in the Azure Origin Forest.
Just as he was grumbling, options inexplicably appeared before his eyes.
As expected, there was an unexpected bonus! It was worth loitering on the streets in the middle of the night.
[Option One: Accept any Normal-grade task. Completion Reward: Moderate Beast Mastery Power]
[Option Two: Accept the task to hunt the Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord. Completion Reward: Giantization Skill +1. If completed, receive an additional reward: Title Lord Slayer, Wearing Effect: Contract Beasts deal 5% more damage to Lord Beasts.]
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback. Were they playing with him? Asking him to hunt an Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord?
The Ice Prairie Rabbit's bloodline was not particularly strong. The highest rank for this species was Lord, with no Monarchs, indicating their mediocrity.
But even the most trashy of creatures was not something a mere Level 5 Beast Master like Chen Shu could trifle with.
However, the reward of Giantization +1 was too tempting. As a core skill for Slimes, an increase in Giantization meant an increase in the damage of other skills. Size was the primary attribute for Slimes.
His eyes darted around. Perhaps there was still room for maneuver.
Chen Shu looked at the staff member at the task hall and asked, "May I inquire if there are any penalties for failing a task?"
"Sir, accepting tasks requires a deposit. If you fail, the deposit will be forfeited."
"And how much is the deposit for the Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord task?"
Chen Shu currently had about 100,000 Chinese Yuan. He could afford the deposit for normal tasks, but he feared this task might require a significant amount.
The staff member gave him a strange look. "This task?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Seeing the peculiar gaze, he kept telling himself: "This is not contempt, this is not contempt..."
"This task is issued by the army and does not require a deposit. As long as you successfully hunt it, you will receive the reward."
"Oh?" Chen Shu exclaimed. "So, it's free?"
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Shu waved his hand grandly and said, "Do you have any other free tasks? I'll take them all!"
"Free tasks? Give them here!"
The staff member was speechless. Was he fishing for fools here?
"Sorry, there is only this one free task available at the moment."
Chen Shu shook his head regretfully and accepted the task to hunt the Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord.
The staff member handed him the detailed task information, and Chen Shu, beaming, left the Beast Master Association.
Simultaneously, the Golden Slime's Giantization skill was successfully increased by one level.
Giantization: Temporarily increases body size by six times, with a moderate reduction in speed.
Although the increase in size grew larger, the side effects also increased.
Slimes were already slow, and after activating Giantization, their speed became as slow as a snail's.
However, with Level 3 Charge to compensate, there wasn't a significant problem for now.
Chen Shu pored over the task information.
[Task Name]: Hunt Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord.
[Task Difficulty]: Extremely Dangerous.
[Task Description]: Recently, an Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord has appeared in the Azure Origin Forest, frequently commanding Ice Prairie Rabbit packs to harass the Spirit Town Army base. This hunting task has been specifically issued. There is no prerequisite for accepting this task!
[Task Reward]: Fifty Chinese Points.
[Task Difficulties]: One: The whereabouts of the Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord are difficult to find, with no definite clues yet. Two: The Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord is powerful, requiring at least a Black Iron-grade Beast Master to contend with. Three: It can command the Ice Prairie Rabbit species. If surrounded and annihilated, there is a possibility of total annihilation. Beast Masters are advised to act according to their capabilities!
[Task Hint]: Ice Prairie Rabbits are severely germaphobic. Their habitats are most likely in clean and comfortable environments.
Chen Shu briefly glanced at the task information and then promptly forgot about it.
Let alone finding it requiring immense luck, even if he found it, he wouldn't be able to deal with it.
A lone Ice Prairie Rabbit Lord would require a Black Iron-grade Beast Master to handle. And as a Lord, how could it possibly act alone? Wasn't that ridiculous?
Once surrounded by the Ice Prairie Rabbit pack, it would truly be game over.
Chen Shu had abandoned any thought of completing the task and began to wander around Qingyun Town.
At midnight, he yawned, feeling drowsy, and returned to his hotel.
"Hey, you're still watching the drama?"
Chen Shu saw the front desk attendant still engrossed in watching a drama.
"Mm." The attendant nodded.
"No need to watch anymore, the murderer is this guy."
The moment Chen Shu finished speaking, he rushed upstairs with incredible speed.
"???" The attendant looked bewildered, and after a moment, realized, "Damn it! He spoiled the ending!"
Listening to the angry shouts from below, Chen Shu comfortably returned to his room.
Another global mystery: How did Chen Shu grow this big?
Boom, boom, boom!
The snoring in the room was still incredibly loud, as if a lightning-type ferocious beast was chanting inside.
"Let's see if I can't suffocate you."
Chen Shu turned his head and placed Lao Deng's smelly socks on his nose.
"Mmm, mmm..."
Lao Deng frowned, and his snoring immediately subsided.
"These socks even have a suppressing effect?" Chen Shu hadn't expected it. Finally, he could get a good night's sleep.
He comfortably lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning.
"What the hell! Who put socks on my nose?"
Lao Deng shouted, startling himself awake.
"Brother Deng, what's wrong?" Chen Shu rubbed his eyes. Although he hadn't slept long, it was enough for him.
Thinking about the adventure in the Azure Origin Forest, Chen Shu felt incredibly excited.
"Was it you, kid?" Lao Deng glared at him. "I had nightmares all night, dreaming I was sealed in a jar of kimchi and stinky tofu, that sour smell..."
*Tsk.*
Chen Shu lowered his head and chuckled. He hadn't expected the other person to have such a dream.
"I don't know. I just heard you talking in your sleep last night, saying you were so hungry and wanted to eat stinky tofu, and then it seemed like you grabbed something yourself."
Lao Deng was speechless. Could it be that he really put them there himself?
"When did I become so perverted?"