"No way!"
A Liang looked utterly unconvinced.
"You're a protagonist, unless pigs can climb trees!"
Chen Shu shook his head and stopped explaining.
He prepared instant noodles, returned to his room, and stuck a note on the door:
'I am dead, burn paper for me if you have business!'
Chen Shu closed the room door and prepared to start concocting the potions.
After his high-priced acquisition, the medicinal materials were mostly gathered, and all that remained was to carefully concoct them.
"I need to make good use of the system's upgrade opportunities."
Chen Shu stroked his chin, his eyes filled with thought.
He had completed the system's optional reward, which allowed him to directly increase a level.
He couldn't use it now, as he was about to become a Black Iron Two-Star, which would be a complete waste.
Moreover, the difficulty from Black Iron One-Star to Two-Star was not significant. He currently had only two options:
One was to upgrade from Black Iron Three-Star to Silver One-Star, and the other was to upgrade from Silver Two-Star to Three-Star.
"I'll see when the time is right."
Chen Shu pondered for a moment and saved the opportunity.
He packed his belongings and began to focus on concocting the potions.
Time gradually passed.
On the last day of the holiday, Wang Jue also returned to the dormitory. Judging by his expression, he had clearly gained a lot.
"Where's Chen Shu?"
Wang Jue asked, a smile on his face, looking at A Liang on the sofa.
A Liang replied, "Probably lying around in his room..."
"I brought you gifts!"
Wang Jue said with a smile, patting the small gray bird on his shoulder.
In an instant, the corpses of two ferocious beasts appeared in the living room.
"Not bad, Old Wang!"
A Liang swallowed, having grown tired of eating instant noodles for seven days.
As the two of them were preparing the beast meat,
Chen Shu held a bottle of Strength Potion. Although it was the most ordinary lower-grade potion, it still possessed a Grandmaster Special Effect.
The system's optional reward he had completed during his previous battle with Yu Jiang was the Grandmaster-level effect for the Strength Potion.
"Grandmaster-level additional effect: Strengthen a melee skill, granting the user absolute Dominant Body effect during its cast! A contracted spirit can only consume one bottle!"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, noting it was a quite excellent effect.
Simply put, it was equivalent to a skill that could not be interrupted. For example, during a charge, all negative effects would be immune.
Space shattered beside him, and a pair of adorable, large eyes appeared.
Chen Shu threw out the potion bottle, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Undoubtedly, strengthening [Charge] was the best option, as its high skill level led to a longer duration.
Upon consuming the potion, Xiao Huang's information panel changed: Da Feng Novel Network
[Violent Sitting Kill Lv5 (Strengthened)]
"Violent Sitting Kill?"
Chen Shu shook his head, deeming it at least a decent skill.
He patted the clothes on his body, and in front of him were various instruments for concocting potions.
As the difficulty of Black Iron-grade potions had soared, professional equipment was now necessary.
If it were for Silver-grade potions, he would likely have to go to the school's specialized potion-making rooms.
"With so many medicinal materials left, it will probably take some time to finish concocting."
Chen Shu came to the living room and joined the other two in processing the beast meat.
As night fell,
The three of them went out onto the balcony, setting up a large barbecue grill. The aroma of the beast meat filled the air, whetting their appetites.
Wang Jue asked, "Chen Pi, I heard you committed crimes again during the holiday?"
"???"
Chen Shu, who was devouring a beast leg, immediately looked up upon hearing this, his face filled with confusion.
A Liang sighed and advised, "If you really can't handle it anymore, just surrender. Dragging it out won't help."
"Surrender my ass! The Imperial Dragon Guard personally rewarded me, do you understand the significance of that?"
Chen Shu pouted, did they really think this brother only committed crimes?
He lay back, gazing at the bustling city while enjoying the delicious grilled meat.
Wang Jue also looked relaxed, saying, "The holiday is almost over. Life without homework is truly great!"
"Yeah!"
A Liang nodded in agreement, stating,
"Especially in high school, the homework is simply inhumane. The ocean of knowledge makes me unable to breathe."
"Is it that serious?"
Chen Shu shrugged and said, "Do we have homework in high school?"
"???"
The two of them looked at him in unison. Initially, they were shocked, but then they quickly accepted it.
The Fiendish Bandit Training Camp indeed had no written homework; it all focused on practical combat!
...
The next morning, Beast Taming Class Three held its usual class meeting.
Qiao Yue's gaze fell upon the back row and she asked, "Chen Shu, did anyone from the class accompany you during the holiday?"
Chen Shu replied, "No, why?"
"That's good, it means everyone has returned safely, and I don't need to take attendance."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. During the holiday, Qiao Yue had indeed announced his itinerary in the grade group chat.
"Senior Qiao, is it really that exaggerated?"
The other classmates also turned to look, feeling that Qiao Yue had indeed gone too far.
After a month of interaction, Chen Shu might be a bit outlandish, but he didn't seem excessively brutal.
Just then, a soft knock was heard at the door.
"Excuse me, could you find student Chen Shu!"
A tall man with bright red hair appeared at the doorway, his expression calm, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
That striking red hair immediately attracted the attention of the class.
"Ling Chen? Could it be the legendary senior Ling Chen?!"
"I've seen his photo, it really looks like him!"
"The prodigy of Huaxia University, already able to easily defeat seniors in their fourth year as a sophomore!"
Before Qiao Yue could speak, the classmates in the class were already incredibly excited, chattering amongst themselves.
Everyone else was merely a genius, but Ling Chen was a prodigy.
Being able to become a Silver-ranked cultivator as a sophomore was indeed incomparable to others.
At least in recent years, Ling Chen was the number one genius!
Chen Shu frowned. Someone was actually more eye-catching than him?
He buried his head on the desk and said loudly,
"I think not. In terms of talent alone, we should look at Chen Shu from our class!"
"That's right, student Chen Shu is the true prodigy. I yield to no one but Nanjiang Fiendish Bandit Chen Shu!"
In an instant, the entire class fell into a profound silence, quietly watching him perform...
Chen Shu, however, was oblivious and continued to speak to himself,
"Fellow fiendish bandit is kind and helpful, a role model of our era that we should admire!"
"Chen Pi, stop talking..."
A Liang's mouth twitched as he nudged Chen Shu's shoulder.
"Are you performing a solo comedy show here?"
Ling Chen was a bit bewildered and also at a loss due to the other person's actions.
He asked, "Qiao Yue, who is this classmate?"
"He is Chen Shu..."
Qiao Yue said speechlessly, not expecting a show-off to approach Chen Shu.
"Did he really break the law? Is Ling Chen here to arrest him?"
Fang Si had said before that one was a soldier and the other a bandit; she didn't expect them to interact so soon!