"Old Ning, stop joking. I really can't do it."
Chen Shu waved his hands and said, "The ferocious beasts' morale is solid, not easily broken."
"Why are you being so modest now, kid?"
The old man glanced at him.
The kid's ability to torment people was known throughout the world…
"I really can't…"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "It's not that I'm unwilling to contribute, it's just that the risk is really a bit too high."
In the past, he might have been more reckless, but the current world was filled with ferocious beasts, densely packed, like locusts.
With such a quantity of ferocious beasts, even a single mouthful of their spit could probably drown Chen Shu…
"You have spatial divine skills, what are you afraid of?"
The old man raised an eyebrow, not expecting Chen Shu to be so rational.
The number of ferocious beasts this time was indeed not on the same scale as before…
"Spatial divine skills… they aren't invincible divine skills…"
Chen Shu mumbled, his eyes filled with reason, not readily agreeing.
If he were to anger the ferocious beasts, and they unleashed a barrage of skills, even spatial divine skills wouldn't be able to dodge everything…
"Actually, I'm not really afraid of dying…"
Seeing dozens of pairs of eyes on him, Chen Shu continued,
"It's mainly that if something happens to me, it will disrupt morale! After all, I'm the invincible bandit in people's hearts!"
"That makes sense…"
The old man nodded, not wanting Chen Shu to get into trouble either.
Not only would it affect human morale, but without him, there would be little hope for the future…
"Chen Pi, if we cooperate, won't we slaughter them?"
Just then, a voice came from outside the door.
Everyone slightly startled, their gazes all turned towards the source. A young man with a smiling face was standing at the doorway.
"Da Li, you're out?!"
Chen Shu's expression was taken aback, followed by great joy.
"Mhm, I've officially come out of seclusion."
Da Li grinned and quickly stepped forward, hugging him.
Everyone also recognized Da Li, after all, he was the contemporary God of Cookery, and his "spiritual toxic chicken soup" had played the most crucial role in the operation to hunt the Monarchs.
After a while, the two separated. Da Li looked forward and said,
"Old man, Da Li and Chen Shu will go together."
"Your wish has been realized?"
The old man's eyes showed a hint of surprise as he looked Da Li up and down.
The others also became curious, as it was rare to see the old man like this.
"I still have to thank the old man for the resources provided."
Da Li cupped his fists in a bow, then added with some regret, "But it's a shame it was a one-time thing."
"If it could be mass-produced, then there would be no need to fight the ferocious beasts."
The old man smiled and said, "Are you planning to use it now?"
"Uh… no, old man, what are you two talking about?"
Chen Shu interrupted their conversation, not understanding a single word.
Seeing Chen Shu's bewildered expression, Da Li said, "It's the Corpse Emperor's flesh and blood you gave me last time, which I used to cook food."
"How were the effects?"
Chen Shu's expression jolted, and he finally understood.
"Fantastic!"
Da Li grinned, "But it's not for improving contract spirits."
"Another dark cuisine?!"
"I used the Corpse Emperor's flesh and blood as the main ingredient, mixed with the legendary poison-element materials the old man gave me and a large amount of golden poison-element Monarch flesh and blood. What do you think the effect would be?"
Da Li raised an eyebrow, his expression already showing a bit of excitement.
In the past, he felt a sense of accomplishment from cooking proper dishes, but now, it seemed that dark cuisine was his true path…
"In that case, you're planning to use it this time?"
Chen Shu was also moved. With so many poison-element materials, combined with Da Li's careful concoction, the toxicity was probably already unimaginable.
Da Li nodded, "Of course, let's start by giving the ferocious beasts some potent ingredients!"
"Actually, there's no need to rush, you can wait until the fight starts and catch them off guard…"
"This thing is indiscriminate…"
Da Li directly interrupted him, "Now is the best opportunity."
"Uh…"
Chen Shu blinked slightly, "Is that so…"
Just then, an option suddenly appeared before his eyes.
[Option One: Agree to the old man and go with Da Li to poison them. Reward for completion: Unlock the configuration of the 'Lure' potion.]
[Option Two: Politely refuse. Reward for completion: A large amount of beast-taming power.]
[Option Three: Agree, and at the same time request more powerful individuals to accompany you. Reward for completion: Randomly awarded five king-level medicinal herbs.]
"Mhm…"
Chen Shu's expression shifted, but he wasn't particularly surprised.
"Chen Pi, what do you say?"
At this moment, the old man asked, "If you don't go, I'll have Old Ning accompany Da Li."
"…"
Chen Shu thought for a moment, then nodded, "Of course I'll go. Old Ning's strength is a bit lacking, so I'll make the trip myself."
"???"
Ning Bufan shot him a glare. Was this Golden Beast Tamer so arrogant?
"Since that's the case, it's entrusted to you two."
The old man said, "Your primary mission is that neither of you can get into trouble!"
"Understood."
The two said in unison, then exchanged a smile.
"Today's meeting is adjourned. Everyone, disperse."
After the old man finished speaking, he left the conference room and headed straight for Dragon Abyss City.
The others also left one after another, but they all exchanged a few words with Chen Shu and Da Li, either expressing admiration or giving advice…
"Be careful."
Liu Feng looked at Chen Shu, his expression becoming quite serious, and said,
"You know the current situation, it's different from before, you can't joke around anymore."
"Teacher, I understand."
Chen Shu nodded and said, "But no matter how many ferocious beasts there are, I, your brother, can come and go as I please."
"Old Liu, don't worry too much, this kid is sharp,"
Qin Tian chuckled, then added,
"Chen Pi, Da Li, you two are now the twin stars of humanity."
The two had similar life experiences and achievements, both reaching the pinnacle in their respective fields in their early twenties.
One was the top genius in beast taming, and the other was the top genius in spirit cooking, arguably the most shining stars among the younger generation.
"Twin stars?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin. "I still hope people call me the Bandit Star."
"…"
Qin Tian patted his shoulder and said, "Keep up the good work, I have faith in you."
…
In the afternoon, Chen Shu and Da Li arrived on the streets of Blue Sea City.
"Chen Pi, this is for you."
"What?"
"The Monarch recipe for the Husky. It's only been researched now, should it be too late?"
"Not too late."
Chen Shu quickly put it away and said, "It will probably take me some time to break through to King level…"
His last option completion gave him +1 to [Gigantification] and [Clone], along with a massive amount of beast-taming power.
However, his level progress had only just passed the halfway mark.
Moreover, there was a bottleneck restriction for advancing to King level, so it probably wouldn't be smooth sailing.