"???"
Andre turned his head to look, as expected of the instructor, his transition was so natural...
Anton, however, paid no mind, a hint of joy in his eyes. His decision to stay had indeed been the right one.
Previously, the Starry Sky Ruins opened every three to five years, with twenty spots each time. The Snow Country wouldn't get many.
But now, with two spots annually, the benefits were naturally greater than before.
Chen Shu also smiled slightly. The current beast crisis had erupted, but Anton and the others were willing to stay and wait for him to emerge, so he naturally had to repay some favors.
Besides, with twenty spots annually for the ruins, two spots weren't too many.
"If it opens every year, the Stellar Force can support it for a hundred years..."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, not worried about depleting it.
A hundred years from now, either he would be gone, or he would have become a top-tier Beast Tamer, rendering the Starry Sky Ruins unnecessary.
Liu Feng, standing beside him, nodded, not hindering Chen Shu's decision.
Then, he seemed to recall something and said, "Anton, regarding the ruins, please don't..."
"Don't worry, no one else will know."
Anton patted his chest and said, "Besides, the ruins are inherently ownerless in another dimension, so naturally, the capable shall possess them."
"That's good."
Liu Feng nodded, his concern being that Anton might accidentally let it slip, attracting envious eyes.
Chen Shu spoke, "Let's rest for a bit. It will take about four or five days to return to the country."
He comfortably lay on the starry sea, the external crisis now irrelevant to him.
This feeling of detachment made Chen Shu quite pleased.
At this moment, he seemed to recall something and summoned the Space Rabbit.
He had just seen the Space Rabbit throw more than twenty spatial marks, when its previous limit was only five.
Had its spatial attributes been greatly enhanced?
Indeed, after his testing, all of the Space Rabbit's skills had undergone qualitative changes, and their effects had multiplied.
In terms of comprehensive ability, the Space Rabbit was now no weaker than a Golden Contract Spirit, having successfully made a major leap in its rank.
"Xiao Lan!"
Chen Shu's thoughts stirred, and he summoned the Star Spirit from the core location of the ruins.
The Star Spirit spoke, "You are now the administrator. I plan to go into hibernation."
It no longer had the ability to interfere with the ruins and had become a loiterer, only able to sleep all day.
"What the heck! Talking starlight?!"
Liu Feng and the others were startled, their attention drawn over.
"Your new contract spirit?!"
"..."
Chen Shu turned to look and said, "Big brother, I haven't become a Golden..."
"This is the previous administrator of the ruins."
Liu Feng finally understood and looked back and forth at the Star Spirit.
He seemed to want to ask something but ultimately didn't, planning to ask about the ruins separately upon returning to the country.
Chen Shu's gaze turned to the Star Spirit and said, "Sleep? Get up and have some fun! What's going on with my rabbit?"
"You mean it?"
The Star Spirit pondered for a moment and replied,
"It is the inheritor of the ruins and will receive feedback from a portion of the Stellar Force, plus the Stellar Force you obtained from clearing the trials, and then... that's how it happened."
"You didn't say so earlier!"
Chen Shu's expression brightened, not expecting such direct benefits.
He rubbed his chin and murmured,
"Now, without any cheats, I can probably fight evenly with Golden Beast Tamers..."
In the past, when fighting Golden-tier opponents, he relied on cheats or their perfect counter by Little Yellow's talent. He had never truly fought them one-on-one.
"This ruin was worth inheriting!!"
Chen Shu whistled, and at the same time, instructed the Space Rabbit to bring out pots and pans, preparing to make some delicious food.
Half an hour later,
A group of people sat on a mountaintop, the aroma of roasted meat wafting out.
However, Liu Feng and the others wore extremely peculiar expressions, looking at Chen Shu as if he were mentally unstable.
Liu Feng spoke, "Chen Pi, can we change the location?"
"This is quite good."
Chen Shu smiled slightly. Starlight could transform into all things, so he had naturally created a good environment.
"Eating barbecue on the mountaintop gives you the feeling of standing on the highest peak."
"I understand the logic..."
Liu Feng forced a smile and pointed to the ground, saying,
"Then why the hell did you build a mountain out of nuclear bombs?"
"..."
Anton and the others also looked down at their feet. They were standing on nuclear bombs.
Even though they knew it was fake, everyone felt a chill down their spine, right?
Having a barbecue on nuclear bombs was no longer simply describable as courting death...
Chen Shu scratched his head and said,
"I just wanted to add some gangster flair..."
"Hmm?"
Just then, his expression suddenly shifted, as if he had sensed something.
With a wave of his right hand, a star screen appeared before him.
"Buck?!"
Liu Feng's expression jolted as he looked at a figure on the star screen.
Buck and his group were gathered together, each looking exhausted, their tattered clothes covered in bloodstains.
Around them, countless ferocious beasts still surrounded them, their gazes ferocious.
At this moment, options suddenly appeared before Chen Shu.
[Option 1: To make the Star Spirit believe you have a 'pure heart,' open the entrance to the ruins and rescue Buck and the others. Reward: Large amount of Beast Taming Power.]
[Option 2: You decide to stop pretending and directly find an opportunity to sneak attack Buck! Reward: Mastery level breakthrough for Spatial Potion.]
[Option 3: Turn a blind eye. Reward: Contract Spirit's random skill +1 (including divine skills).]
"These options..."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, a look of contemplation in his eyes.
The first one was an immediate pass. Buck was his sworn enemy; saving him was pure madness...
Besides, he was already the inheritor of the ruins, and the Star Spirit had abdicated. What was there to pretend about?
Now, Chen Shu just wanted to say: I'm done hiding, I'm a gangster...