"In short, fight well tomorrow!"
Qin Tian patted his shoulder and said,
"Just compete honestly, no crooked tricks allowed!"
He was a little worried now. If this guy really hardened his heart, he might do anything.
Of course, except for the final exam in cultural subjects…
Just as Chen Shu was about to speak, new options appeared before his eyes:
[Option 1: Agree to Qin Tian and participate in the competition honestly! Completion reward: Large amount of Beast Taming Power]
[Option 2: Use special means tonight to prevent Jona from participating in the competition! Completion reward: The personalities of three contract spirits turn malicious]
[Option 3: Do not participate in the competition and seize the champion reward! Completion reward: Obtain the title 'Nimble Fingers', wearer effect: Increases the success rate of pickpocketing]
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly stunned, a hint of thought in his eyes.
Although the second and third options were a bit outrageous, they were quite to his liking. It was just a pity that the rewards were too poor…
And if he really did that, he probably wouldn't be able to leave Origin Island safely.
Chen Shu hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said,
"No problem, everyone watch and learn well tomorrow!"
With that, he turned and left the competition stage.
"It starts tomorrow?"
From afar, Jona stood alone, her eyes deep, with anticipation in them.
"Jona, you are bound to win!"
Dolly came over and said encouragingly, "He's only Silver Two-star now, he can't beat you."
"Now, minor level differences are meaningless. Everything can only be known after a real fight."
Jona's expression was calm, and she was thinking about something in her heart.
After a moment, she spoke, "Uncle Dolly, you were wrong that day…"
"I…"
Dolly was slightly stunned, then wanted to argue, but couldn't say anything.
Jona turned her head and said seriously, "Besides, even if you succeeded, we probably wouldn't be able to bring back the rewards."
"What do you mean?"
Dolly asked, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"You underestimate Chen Shu too much."
Jona sighed and said, "If he really falls, the competition rewards will be taken by Hua Country, and our alliance will pay a price!"
"An unbearable price!"
"…"
Dolly remained silent and tried to argue:
"But I just wanted to prevent the competition stage from being destroyed, to protect the common property of all countries."
"In their eyes, you have already broken the rules, and that is enough."
Jona shook her head and said, "I'm a bit tired, I'm going back."
With that, she turned and left the place, leaving Dolly alone.
"…"
Dolly watched her retreating back, clearly sensing that he was being distanced.
After a while, he clenched his fists, a sense of grievance in his eyes.
He did not expect to not only lose a contract spirit, but also incur the resentment of Qin Tian and others, and the people of the alliance also had a negative impression of him.
He muttered to himself, "I was only doing it for the alliance, what was wrong?!"
…
The next morning, Chen Shu was sleeping soundly.
"Chen Pi, wake up, your match is about to start!"
Qin Tian's voice came from outside the house.
"Let me sleep a bit longer, you guys were too noisy last night."
Chen Shu covered his eyes and went back to sleep,
But after a moment, a rustling sound echoed in the room, and at the same time, a cold touch was felt around his waist.
Before Chen Shu could even react, he was forcibly pulled out of the room.
"Damn it!"
Chen Shu was jolted awake. He saw that he was bound by a branch and was being forcefully dragged to the hall downstairs.
"Alright, time to eat."
Qin Tian smiled slightly and withdrew his branch.
"No way, Principal, you're playing so pervertedly first thing in the morning?"
Chen Shu complained in his eyes, not expecting the other party's methods to be so rough.
"If I didn't wake you up, you really would have missed the finals."
Qin Tian threw him a pork knuckle and said, "A special treat for you today!"
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu grabbed the pork knuckle, and his sleepiness vanished instantly, his appetite piqued.
He said, "A Liang, you guys were too noisy last night, weren't you? It made me a bit sleep-deprived."
He saw that A Liang and the other two were still full of excitement, communicating with each other.
"Still so happy after losing the match?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said, "You guys didn't throw the match yesterday, did you?"
"???"
A Liang turned his head and said, "We are legal citizens, unlike you, why would we throw a match!"
"Then why are you so happy…"
Chen Shu was a little confused. Could it be that their mental fortitude was even better than his?
"Look at us, do you see any difference?"
A Liang and the other two turned to look, their eyes filled with expectation.
"Difference?"
Chen Shu was slightly stunned and looked at the three of them back and forth, but he really couldn't find anything wrong.
A Liang reminded him, "Don't look at the external, look at the internal!"
"Internal…"
Chen Shu scratched his head and tentatively said, "Has your… illness gotten worse?"
"???"
The three of them had black lines all over their faces. What kind of difference was that…
A Liang said, "Strength, we're talking about strength!"
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's expression stiffened, and then he carefully sensed the beast taming levels of the three of them.
The three of them had all surprisingly broken through to Silver!
"You three all broke through? Did you take drugs?!"
Chen Shu's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
"What do you mean by taking drugs?"
A Liang's mouth twitched and he said, "We're all in our fourth year now. We should have broken through to Silver long ago."
Geniuses in their fourth year at Hua Xia Academy could generally become Silver, and A Liang and the other two could naturally do so.
"But because we had to participate in the competition, we could only suppress our levels using special methods."
A Liang explained, "Now that our matches are over, there's no need to suppress them anymore."
"Not bad!"
Chen Shu grinned and said, "Let me see your new contract spirits, are their potential ratings higher than my contract spirits?"
"???"
The three of them had strange expressions. Are you here to humiliate yourself?
Except for you, there are no contract spirits below S-rank in the world competition…
"Alright, we'll talk about it later! In short, they are three decent contract spirits."
Qin Tian said, "Now you just focus on your competition."
Chen Shu shrugged. In truth, he wasn't too curious.
He never cared about how strong others' contract spirits were when making friends. Anyway, no matter how strong they were, they weren't as strong as his…