The two fell into silence for a moment, but the thought that they truly couldn't defeat Chen Shu left them with no choice but to remain quiet.
Chen Shu turned to look at Xu Xingxing and asked, "Xiao Xing, what about yours?"
Xu Xingxing nodded, then summoned his contracted spirit.
"Buzz buzz~~"
A purple insect flew out. It was only about the size of a palm and didn't look like a contracted spirit at all.
Xu Xingxing said, "SS-grade Purple Wing Cicada. It mainly uses sonic wave skills for control. Its innate skill can forcibly control creatures of the same tier for a period of time!"
"This is acceptable."
Chen Shu nodded, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Contracted spirits specializing in control were always rare; most were combat-oriented spirits that had learned one or two control skills.
Although the Purple Wing Cicada wasn't strong, its contribution to the team was immense.
Xu Xingxing's second contracted spirit was a wood element sprite, adept at some control and healing skills.
"The three of you are quite perfect!"
Chen Shu looked at the Ah Liang trio and said, "With a total of nine contracted spirits, you've basically covered all the types."
Ah Liang grinned and said, "Now you know our combined combat power!"
"Indeed, it's quite good!"
Chen Shu nodded seriously and added, "I estimate you can take on a hundred Old Xie without any problem!"
"Get lost!"
Xie Sunan made an international gesture, thinking, *Why do you always compare combat power with people from my reconnaissance department?*
Chen Shu stopped teasing Old Xie and said instead:
"Everyone, explain your specific skills so we can discuss and avoid problems during combat."
"Let me set an example!"
He cleared his throat and began, "My Golden Slime has sixteen innate skills and regular skills, starting with Charge at level twenty-three..."
"Stop, stop!"
"You brat, you're ruining my Dao heart!"
The four of them jolted and simultaneously made a stopping gesture. Their first sentence had already made them feel a bit overwhelmed.
*Did you add your skills yourself?*
Ah Liang said, "It's mainly your command; we don't want to know your skill details!"
The other three nodded, having no desire to listen further.
They feared that after hearing it, they might start questioning their entire lives...
Given Chen Shu's monstrous combat ability, his skill levels were highly suspect...
"Let me go first!"
Ah Liang directly stated, "My Snowball possesses..."
The five of them exchanged information without any reservation. After experiencing so much together, they had already developed absolute trust in each other.
They not only discussed their skills but also demonstrated them on the spot to understand their actual capabilities.
It wasn't until late at night that the five concluded their discussion.
"Alright, we can officially set off tomorrow!"
Chen Shu stretched and said, "Oh right, Old Wang, have your bird package the takeout."
The five had only just finished discussing when they felt hungry. Chen Shu had ordered a large amount of takeout to comfort their wounded souls.
"Little Chen, where's your fat rabbit? You're making Old Master package trash?"
The Space Bird put its wings on its hips, a hint of displeasure in its eyes.
Chen Shu glared at the Space Bird and said, "If you don't package it, I'll use a urea bag to pack it!!"
"That would be great, you do it then!"
The Space Bird nodded and elegantly preened its feathers.
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone:
"I said, I'll use a urea bag to pack *you*!"
"..."
The next second, the takeout packaging on the ground vanished, its speed astonishing.
"Good, you have some awareness!"
Chen Shu nodded and then said, "There's a minor issue with my contracted spirit, so I need to go to the school's potion research building. Want to come?"
The research building was always staffed twenty-four hours a day, so he wasn't worried about going for nothing.
"If there's a problem, go to the beast taming hospital. Why go to the research building?"
Xie Sunan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Could it be that your contracted spirit's kleptomania has acted up again?"
"???"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. *You're the one with kleptomania!*
"It's just a small issue, I need some potent potions to replenish energy!"
Half an hour later,
The five arrived at the research building.
"Student Chen Shu? Long time no see!"
The staff member in the lobby immediately recognized Chen Shu and asked, "Are you here to redeem something?"
Chen Shu nodded and asked, "Do you have any potions that replenish energy?"
"Energy?"
The staff member was slightly taken aback and said, "Yes, we have the special energy supplement from Level 2 potions. It's eighty academic points and doesn't require a potion redemption qualification."
"Eighty academic points..."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin. He didn't have a single penny at the moment, and the rewards from the world competition were all non-sellable.
He immediately turned and looked at Ah Liang and the other three, his eyes gleaming with a bandit-like light.
Although he said nothing, Ah Liang and the others understood immediately.
"Big Brother, we don't have any either!"
Ah Liang's mouth twitched as he quickly said, "We've used up all our academic points in preparation for the world competition."
"..."
Chen Shu's eyes darted around, and he then called Liu Feng.
Surprisingly, Liu Feng was still awake. It seemed the strong ones were indeed the busiest.
"Chen Pi, what are you doing so late at night?"
"Teacher Liu, there's a problem with my contracted spirit, and I need to get some energy potions..."
"Then get them, why are you calling me?"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. *If I had money, would I be calling you?*
"It's like this, I'm a bit short on funds, and if my contracted spirit isn't restored, I won't have any combat effectiveness as a main player, and the mission might have to be postponed..."
"..."
Liu Feng remained silent and said, "You only need the special energy potion, right? I'll speak to the management of the research building."
"Thank you!"
Chen Shu nodded and hung up the phone.
He grinned and said to the staff member, "You can give me the potion now!"
The staff member let out a dry laugh and said, "Uh, student Chen Shu, please wait a moment, we haven't received any instructions from above..."
"No, I just spoke with Professor Liu Feng. Is that still not enough?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you not believing me?"
"Uh..."
The staff member said, "Please wait a moment." *Who knows if that Liu Feng just now was real, maybe it was just a setup. Given Chen Shu's personality, anything is possible.*
Fortunately, it wasn't long before the staff member in the lobby received the message.
"It's been confirmed from above that it can be provided for free. How many bottles of potion does student Chen Shu need?"
"You still don't believe me!"
Chen Shu pouted and said, "Two cases first."
"???"
The staff member's expression stiffened, and then he said, "Uh, one case is twelve bottles..."
Chen Shu said, "Don't worry, I'll use them!"
"..."
The staff member's mouth twitched. *Just because it's free, you can be this reckless...*