The next morning, Chen Shu arrived at the black market in Nijiang City.
The black market was as bustling as ever, with a crowd comparable to the city center, most of whom were beast tamers.
In the Strong Medicine Shop, Wang Tianba and the others were idly playing marbles...
"Brother Tianba!"
Chen Shu arrived at the long-unvisited shop.
Wang Tianba and the others immediately turned their heads, a hint of respect in their eyes.
"Young Master Chen, you're back?"
Chen Shu nodded and said, "Yes, I've been back for almost a month!"
"That long?"
Wang Tianba's eyes held a hint of shock, seemingly disbelieving.
Chen Shu asked, "What? Is there a problem?"
"No... no..."
Wang Tianba waved his hand and murmured, "Why haven't there been any major events on Nijiang City's legal programs recently?"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. What did my return have to do with legal programs?
"Help me collect some materials for the Gale Potion, basic grade is fine!"
Chen Shu said. After annihilating the ferocious beast horde, his proficiency in Gale Potion had reached the Grandmaster level.
"No problem!"
Wang Tianba responded and immediately wrote down the required materials.
The Gale Potion's effect was to enhance wind attributes. Basic grade materials were not uncommon.
Before long, a batch of medicinal herbs was successfully collected.
Currently, the Strong Medicine Shop's primary function was purchasing, and they did so at prices higher than the market, attracting the attention of many suppliers.
"Young Master Chen, our Strong Medicine is out of stock..."
With no potions available for sale, Wang Tianba and his group had become idle, with nothing to do.
Chen Shu said, "Then we won't sell them!"
He was no longer interested in the shop's profits, and frequently concocting potions was a waste of his time.
"From now on, the shop will just help me acquire things!"
Chen Shu instructed, "Besides the materials I need, you can also acquire any strange and unusual items! Anything under fifty thousand Huaxia coins is fine!"
He had now mastered a large amount of materials science knowledge and realized that many materials were still unknown.
There were thousands of异空间s (dimensional spaces) globally, with countless treasures and materials within them, making it impossible to catalog them all.
"No problem!"
Wang Tianba agreed and prepared to add the new acquisition projects.
Chen Shu then took the medicinal herbs and headed straight for the restroom.
"As expected of Young Master Chen, no matter how much he experiences, he never forgets his original intention!"
Wang Tianba looked back, his eyes filled with admiration.
Chen Shu, acting purely on instinct, rushed to the restroom and immediately began concocting the Gale Potion.
Before long, a Grandmaster grade Gale Potion appeared.
'Grandmaster Grade Effect: Wind attribute offensive skills have a flight speed of +200%!'
The potion's effect appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"What great attributes!"
His eyes gleamed. Wind attribute skills were already known for their speed.
With this potion, it would almost guarantee a hit.
"Drink up!"
Chen Shu directly threw the potion to the husky beside him, preparing to leave the black market.
"Young Master Chen, my blood packs have made new progress, I guarantee the effects will be astonishing!"
Wang Tianba said, pulling out a large bag of blood packs.
"En?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback and said, "That's great!"
He accepted them directly. Sometimes, a good blood pack could be extremely useful.
The last time he was exposed by the Blue Sea Dragon Guards, it had been quite embarrassing.
A good blood pack was truly a sharp tool for deception and trickery!
...
Chen Shu spent the following time without causing any further trouble, content to enjoy his winter break.
On February 16th, as he was fast asleep, his phone rang.
"Who is it!"
A roar came, "Chen Pi!"
"Teacher Liu... Teacher Liu?"
Chen Shu rubbed his eyes, momentarily confused.
"Where the hell are you?"
"At home? What's wrong?"
"At home?!"
Liu Feng's voice rose another octave. He yelled,
"It's already the start of the semester, and you're telling me you're at home?!"
"Start of the semester?"
Chen Shu's expression sharpened, and he said, "Didn't the winter break just start?"
"If you don't get to school today, pick out your own urn!"
Liu Feng directly hung up.
He had never met anyone so outrageous as to miss the start of the semester!
"Why didn't Old Xie and Xiao Xing tell me?"
He had originally planned to return to the capital with them, which led him to forget instinctively.
"Hey, Xiao Xing, do you know school has started?"
"School has started? My school doesn't start until February 20th!"
"??"
Chen Shu's eyes widened. He seemed to have overlooked a crucial detail.
The three of them weren't at the same school!
He called Xie Su Nan again. Could it be that only he had missed it?!
"Hey, Old Xie, when does your school start?"
"School? What school? Haven't we just started winter break?"
"..."
Following that, Xie Su Nan seemed to be checking the start date.
Before long, his exclamation arose, "Damn, my school started on February 10th!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. There really was someone more outrageous than him...
"Didn't your school notify you?"
"They did! I thought it was a scam call, so I reported it twice... Such an early start to the semester, who are they trying to fool!"
Chen Shu asked, "Are you okay with this?!"
Xie Su Nan scrolled through his phone, calmly stating,
"It's nothing major, they just sent me a letter of academic de-escalation..."
"..."
In the afternoon,
Chen Shu drove to pick up Xu Xing Xing and Xie Su Nan, preparing to return to the capital together.
"I say, Old Xie, you've been advised to withdraw, why are you still going back to school?"
Chen Shu asked, "To pack your bags?"
"Pack my ass!"
Xie Su Nan calmly replied, "As I said, it's a recommendation to withdraw. When has Old Xie ever listened to recommendations?"
Chen Shu and Xu Xing Xing gave him a thumbs up and said,
"Ruthless!"