"..."
Chen Shu was about to say something when he saw the powerful figures in the guest seats looking over.
"Don't get agitated, I'll leave now..."
Chen Shu gave a sheepish smile and honestly left the venue.
He was worried that if he stayed any longer, he'd be beaten up.
Outside the Battle Spirit Arena,
Chen Shu and the other three were walking down the street.
"Teacher Liu, my strength is decent, right?"
Liu Feng nodded and said, "Barely. You've got a bit of my youthful spirit!"
"As expected of Teacher Liu!"
Chen Shu gave him a thumbs-up and then added, "But when you were my age, you were only Bronze Iron rank one, right?"
"..."
Liu Feng's lips twitched, and he chose to refuse further conversation, wishing he could throw a certain urn at him.
...
The four returned to the school together, not watching the competition on-site.
Student Dormitory,
Chen Shu lay on the sofa, leisurely watching the live broadcast of the competition.
He casually asked, "By the way, Old Wang, when is your first match?"
"Next weekend. Our opponents are also a team from a university."
Chen Shu sighed, "I'm really envious of you guys!"
A Liang, eating ice cream, sat over and asked in confusion, "Why are you envious of us?"
"Your first match allows you to go all out!"
"..."
The corners of both their mouths twitched. This guy really knew how to needle people!
"When are you competing again?"
A Liang asked, inwardly looking forward to Chen Shu's difficult battles.
"Probably next year!"
Chen Shu shook his head. There were hundreds of people in the Kyoto Silver group, and to get a spot in the official competition, one needed to win at least two matches.
"The schedule is too long! I'm already impatient for the rewards!"
He had set his sights on the school's armory more than once.
However, due to the oppressive forces of Qin Tian and others, he hadn't dared to act.
*Knock, knock, knock!*
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Wang Jue and A Liang exchanged a glance, got up, and opened the room door.
"Hi there, everybody!"
Xu Xingxing, dragging a suitcase, entered the dormitory with a smile on his face.
"You're here!"
A Liang and Wang Jue warmly welcomed him, clearly having been informed beforehand.
The three of them were a team, and to achieve good results, they naturally had to work hard to refine their tactics.
"Chen Pi, you haven't moved out yet?"
Xu Xingxing changed into slippers, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"??"
Chen Shu, who was about to speak, was immediately choked back.
His expression was bewildered. What did he mean by "haven't moved out yet"?
"Ahem..."
A Liang cleared his throat and said, "Chen Shu, it's like this, the three of us need to live together to increase our synergy!"
"But there are only three rooms in the dormitory..."
"So?"
"Little Xing is coming to our dorm, could you move out first?"
"???"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. He was being kicked out without any warning?
He was the core figure of the dorm, wasn't he!
A Liang pointed to the suitcase in the corner of the living room and said, "Here, we've packed your things for you!"
"Good, good!"
Chen Shu nodded and smiled kindly.
Just as the three thought Chen Shu would accept the situation, a blue urea bag suddenly appeared in his right hand.
"!!"
The three men trembled and instinctively took several steps back.
His gaze was calm, and he asked, "Can I not move out now?"
"I think that's completely fine!"
The three spoke in unison, their previous thoughts completely vanishing.
Chen Shu's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile,
"Since the three of you want to build synergy, why not sleep in one room?"
A Liang cautiously said, "Then... doesn't that free up an extra room?"
Chen Shu said, "My Erha is feeling a bit restless in the Beast Taming Space, so it can stay in a room!"
"..."
The corners of the three men's mouths twitched, and they were ultimately forced to accept.
Chen Shu smiled and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. Eating together, sleeping together, your synergy will skyrocket!"
...
The four sat on the sofa, intently watching the Beast Taming competition.
Xu Xingxing, eating ice cream, asked, "By the way, have you guys prepared the money?"
A Liang shook his head and said, "Not yet, we need two more days. There's still time!"
"I've already prepared mine."
Wang Jue turned his head and said, "It should be enough."
"What are you three talking about?"
Chen Shu was slightly surprised and said, "Good things shouldn't be kept to yourselves!"
A Liang said, "There's an auction in Tianrong Street. Didn't you get the news?"
"No!"
Chen Shu's expression was surprised; he was completely unaware.
With the national Beast Taming competition underway, everyone would strive to improve their strength, naturally leading to a consumption spree.
"Our phones receive messages every day, and not just one."
Wang Jue took out his phone, which indeed had a string of messages.
"Damn it, why didn't it send me one?"
Chen Shu scratched his head, suddenly feeling targeted.
"I don't think it's a system error. It's more likely the organizers deliberately excluded you..."
"Why?"
"Nanjiang Bandit and Auction House. Those words just don't go together!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. It couldn't be that bad, could it?
"Accept fate!"
The three said sympathetically, then began discussing what they needed to buy.
"Wait, no, you guys have money?"
Chen Shu looked at Old Wang and A Liang with doubt in his eyes.
One was conning and tricking people every day, and the other took any job. How could they have money to attend an auction?
"We don't have money!"
The two said in unison, "So we can only ask our families for money."
"???"
Chen Shu's expression was complex, and he said in disbelief, "Are all three of you rich second-generation?"
So, after all this, he was the only one who was truly penniless!
His eyes lit up, and he looked back and forth between the three, a strange smile curling up the corners of his mouth.
"Holy crap! What are you trying to do?!"
The three men trembled and immediately sensed something was wrong.
This guy wasn't planning to rob them, was he?
"Don't be so defensive of me!"
Chen Shu leaned in and said with a grin, "Isn't there a possibility that you could lend me some money?"
"Impossible!"
The three spoke in unison and quickly retreated into Wang Jue's room.
...
Three days later,
A Liang and the other two had finished packing and were ready to head to Tianrong Street in Kyoto to attend a grand auction.
"Wait for me, I'm going too!"
Chen Shu opened the room door and packed his combat bag.
"Don't you have no money?"
A Liang raised an eyebrow and reminded him, "Chen Pi, Silver-tier items are not cheap!"
The three only needed to buy Bronze-tier materials, which they could afford. But Silver-tier was another level of expense.
"Who says you need money to attend an auction?"
Chen Shu curled his lips and focused on packing his combat bag.
A Liang leaned over, about to say something, when he saw what Chen Shu was stuffing into the bag.
"No..."
A Liang's mouth twitched, and he said, "Chen Pi, I understand the logic, but why are you stuffing so many urea bags?"