"You're quite something, kid!"
The two men exchanged glances, thinking he was truly a nouveau riche.
"Principal, Teacher, did you find out?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and followed them into the living room.
"We did!"
Qin Tian took out a stack of documents and said,
"If our analysis is correct, this is a Monarch from the dangerous level異空間 (Yi Kong Jian) - Gale Cliffs!"
Curiosity flickered in his eyes. He continued,
"How did you manage to get it? This Monarch hasn't appeared for decades. I never expected it to be dead."
"Uh... it was passed down in my family!"
Chen Shu smiled and took the files from Qin Tian, which contained information about the 異空間 (Yi Kong Jian) and the Monarch.
He immediately flipped to the most important page, the introduction of the Monarch's skills.
"Learnable Skills: Gale Flight, Rending Claws, Sonic Impact, Feathered Rain!"
Unlike other fierce beasts, Monarchs had more than one innate skill. This also meant that the skills learned from consuming Monarch materials were not fixed.
"These don't seem to be of any use to me!"
Chen Shu frowned, as they didn't offer much improvement to his contracted spirit.
"We've analyzed it!"
Qin Tian leaned closer and said, "You now have two options!"
"What are they?"
"The first is to sell it. The price of Monarch materials is not fixed, but I'm sure the final transaction price won't disappoint you!"
Even though it was only Silver-grade, it was more powerful than a Gold-grade skill.
The most crucial point was that even Black-iron grade beings could learn it!
It was extremely unlikely for a Black-iron grade being to forcefully learn a Gold-grade skill, so almost no one would attempt it.
However, learning a skill from a Silver-grade Monarch was almost guaranteed.
A Black-iron contracted spirit with a powerful skill would significantly surpass beings of the same level.
It was akin to having a max-level weapon with no level requirement in a game, which also contributed to the high price of Monarch materials.
Qin Tian slowly continued, "The second option is to take a gamble!"
"A gamble?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Qin Tian smiled and said, "None of your three contracted spirits have flight abilities. If you can learn Gale Flight, it would be a huge improvement!"
"A flight skill?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, and then his eyes lit up.
His Little Yellow could achieve brief flight by combining skills, but the duration was too short, only useful for surprise attacks.
If he could learn a flight skill, combined with the high-level Charge,
Little Yellow's speed would no longer be a weakness. Furthermore, its safety in异空间 (Yi Kong Jian) would be greatly enhanced.
"Land-type contracted spirits can't learn flight skills, right?"
Chen Shu asked. He had checked the information before; for land-type contracted spirits to fly, they would have to naturally learn related skills.
He had never heard of gaining flight abilities by relying on fierce beast materials.
"Theoretically, no!"
Qin Tian nodded and said, "But Monarch materials are different!"
"As the current top-tier fierce beast bloodline, its body materials cannot be judged by common sense!"
There was a hint of contemplation in his eyes. He said, "We discussed it with experts, and if you let the Slime consume it, there's about a one in five chance of learning Gale Flight!"
"Rending Claws and Feathered Rain also have a one in five chance, while Sonic Impact has a two in five chance."
Chen Shu nodded. The first three skills respectively require wings, claws, and feathers. The Slime lacked relevant organs, leading to a slightly lower probability of learning the skills.
Sonic Impact, on the other hand, had fewer requirements; as long as it could make a sound, it could be learned normally.
"Of course, the probabilities aren't absolutely accurate!"
Qin Tian smiled and added, "Perhaps you won't learn anything..."
"..."
Although Monarch materials could almost always impart skills, it wasn't impossible for him to be so unlucky as to choke on water.
"It's all up to you!"
Qin Tian handed him the red heart in the container. The decision ultimately rested with Chen Shu!
"I need to think..."
Chen Shu rubbed his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Principal, are there any insurance policies for this kind of thing?"
"Hmm? What?"
Qin Tian seemed a bit slow to react, staring at him blankly.
"Like, I buy insurance, and if I don't learn anything, the insurance company compensates me for my losses..."
"Get out of here!"
Qin Tian's mouth twitched. Such a massive insurance policy was something even the Huaxia Academy wouldn't dare to offer.
"You should think it over properly, kid!"
The two of them stood up, preparing to leave.
Such a huge gamble required any normal person several days to decide.
However, when had Chen Shu ever been normal?
"Is there anything to think about? Of course, I'm going for it!"
His expression was decisive, and he immediately semi-summoned his Slime.
"Gurgle! Gurgle!"
Little Yellow's cute, big eyes showed an eagerness, as if it had already sensed something.
"You better do me proud!"
Chen Shu patted Little Yellow's big head and asked with a smile, "Can Slime eat?"
"..."
Liu Feng and Qin Tian's mouths twitched. When it came to insanity, it still had to be him!
"If it doesn't succeed, I'll eat you!"
Chen Shu threatened, not caring if Little Yellow understood.
"No child cries every day, no gambler loses every day!"
Chen Shu directly opened the container and fed the red heart to Little Yellow, saying,
"Hesitation leads to defeat! Eat it for me!"
"Gurgle!"
Little Yellow's expression was excited. It opened its big mouth and swallowed it whole.
"Gurgle gurgle~~"
Its eyes couldn't help but squint, and its expression became extremely blissful.
"If it really succeeds, I'll turn over a new leaf and become a new person from now on..."
Chen Shu clasped his hands together and kept muttering, looking a bit obsessed...
Liu Feng and Qin Tian didn't leave, their eyes also filled with anticipation.
This was a rare Monarch material!
Moreover, if it succeeded, everyone would be happy. If it failed, they would have to control Chen Shu.
Who knew what outrageous things this guy would do if he lost all his money...
Five minutes later, everything was calm.
"Gurgle!"
Little Yellow's eyes were blank, looking innocent.
"No way..."
Chen Shu had been staring at its skill panel. Let alone Gale Flight, not even a single extra skill had appeared...
"This is a failure to learn? I encountered such an absurdly low probability??"
He widened his eyes, his heart sinking, sinking... Fengyun Novel Network.
"Hiccup~"
His body trembled, and he promptly collapsed, his legs twitching intermittently...
"Damn it!"
Qin Tian and the other man immediately rushed over, pinching his philtrum and saying,
"Chen Pi, it's not that serious! You'll have chances to get the materials again!"
After a long while, Chen Shu slowly opened his eyes, still with a look of utter despair.
"Principal, what's the meaning of our lives?"
With that, a potion bottle containing flames appeared in his right hand...