Watching Shen Wushuang's firm resolve, the director of the Zhenling Bureau suddenly spoke, "I recall there were some rumors on TV, saying it was done by the Nanjiang Bandit, right?"
"Nanjiang Bandit?"
The Imperial Dragon Guard's expression shifted.
"Director, do you know him?"
Seeing the Imperial Dragon Guard nod, Shen Wushuang's lips twitched.
"Chen Shu, Chen Shu, you've already attracted the attention of the Imperial Dragon Guard."
"He's a high school student, right? He even defeated my nephew! A promising junior!"
The Imperial Dragon Guard chuckled, not connecting the explosion to Chen Shu. After all, the other party was just a student, how could he do such a thing?
"I will have personnel from the Frozen Canyon transferred over. They've been researching for two months and should have some experience."
The Imperial Dragon Guard spoke, deciding to first investigate the explosion and then the origin of the fire snake swarm. Both incidents were bizarre and demanded an answer.
Seeing that there was nothing else, Shen Wushuang seized the opportunity and slipped away.
"Damn it, it wasn't me who blew it up, why do I feel like a suspect?!" Shen Wushuang cursed inwardly, even wishing he could bury Chen Shu on the spot.
"Chen Shu, are we still turning in the mission?"
The trio had arrived in Nanjiang City and were wandering aimlessly in the streets like vagrants.
"We can't, we didn't collect the fire snake scales."
The trio sighed. Xie Sunan suddenly looked over and asked in confusion, "Chen Pi, our mission failed again, and we didn't get the materials from the lord fire snake. We gained nothing. What was your purpose in bombing that mountain? Were your enemy's ancestral graves there?"
Chen Shu's lips twitched. Did he look like someone who would bomb ancestral graves? He didn't explain. The explosive potion rewarded by the system was far from comparable to a lord-level fierce beast. This was a life-saving item in critical moments!
A moment later, he said with a serious expression, "No one is even setting off firecrackers for New Year's Day. I just wanted to add some festive atmosphere. Was that wrong? Absolutely not!"
Xu Xingxing chimed in, "So you blew up a mountain to liven things up for the people of Nanjiang City?"
"Yes, pretty much!"
Just as the three were talking, Chen Shu's phone suddenly rang. His heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Old Shen? What's up?"
Xie Sunan and Xu Xingxing stiffened, and the next second they turned and left.
"It has nothing to do with us!"
Chen Shu's lips twitched. He finally answered, moving his ear away from the phone.
"Chen Pi!"
As expected, it was Shen Wushuang's roar that greeted him.
"Teacher, what are you talking about? What Taiping Mountain?" Chen Shu pretended to have just woken up, speaking groggily.
"Stop playing dumb. I just went to the scene, it was definitely your potion." Shen Wushuang didn't believe Chen Shu's nonsense at all. Only Chen Shu could produce such an effect with an explosion.
"I really don't know, it wasn't produced by me. Maybe others have it too?" Chen Shu decided to play ignorant. Otherwise, he might have to spend New Year's Day getting intimate with nature again.
"Now that there's an explosion on Blue Star, the Imperial Dragon Guard will come to investigate. Your days are getting more and more interesting," Shen Wushuang sighed. He had finally taught a talented student, only to find out he was so fond of courting death.
"I'll ask you one last time, did you blow it up?"
"No!"
"Very good. Say that to everyone you meet, understand?" Shen Wushuang hung up directly, too lazy to bother. As long as Chen Shu didn't admit it himself, no one would know it was him.
Chen Shu returned home with a sense of pride. Taiping Mountain was remote and desolate. He not only caused no damage to Nanjiang City but also eliminated a large number of fierce beasts. He was a hero of Nanjiang City!
For the next two days of the holiday, Chen Shu stayed honestly at home and didn't cause any more trouble.
"Ouyang Bao, I'll be visiting tomorrow. How has your recent study progress been?" Chen Shu contacted his student in Daxing City.
"Pay-to-win player: Ouyang Bao."
"Teacher Chen, I've grasped a bit of the essence now. No one in the class is my match anymore! Next, I plan to dominate Daxing City. Do you have any advice?"
Chen Shu's lips twitched, and he directly turned off his phone. Forget it, he only gave Ouyang Bao a casual suggestion, and it had nothing to do with him.
The next morning, Chen Shu arrived at school.
"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Chen Shu, with his backpack, entered the Beast Taming Hall. But everyone's eyes were strange, even a little fearful. Tang Lie and the others, in particular, dared not look directly at Chen Shu.
"What do you think? Get back in line!" Shen Wushuang said speechlessly. "You even dared to detonate bombs on Blue Star, who wouldn't be a little intimidated by you?"
As soon as Chen Shu rejoined the line, the others couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Xu Xiaoyu asked, "Chen Shu, did you go to plant bombs right after dinner that night?"
Chen Shu's lips twitched. Your imagination is quite vivid. "Who would go to Taiping Mountain to plant bombs in the middle of the night?"
"Alright! Let's go, heading to Daxing City!" Shen Wushuang led the class onto the school bus at the entrance.
"While we have time, I have something to announce!" Shen Wushuang spoke, "At the end of February this year, a city-level beast-taming competition will commence! If we can achieve first place, we will receive generous rewards and the qualification to participate in the provincial beast-taming competition!"
Although it was a beast-taming competition, not many people showed much interest. Many people looked towards Chen Shu. "The provincial beast-taming competition, if you can achieve a top-five ranking, you will get bonus points for the college entrance examination!" Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. He didn't lack resources now, but the college entrance examination bonus points would be useful to him.
"Teacher Shen, did Fang Si participate in the team three years ago?"
Shen Wushuang nodded, "Back then, Fang Si, with her S-class contract spirit, successfully won first place in the city and even participated in the Nancang Province competition. Unfortunately, she stopped at fifteenth place."
"Fifteenth place?" Chen Shu frowned. He didn't expect Fang Si's ranking to be unsatisfactory. "Having an S-class contract spirit made her a top genius in Nanjiang City, but looking at the entire province, there are definitely those who can be compared to her."
Shen Wushuang explained, "Fang Si's combat power was strong back then, but her other two teammates were a letdown. Otherwise, she might have had a chance to break into the top ten."
"Chen Shu, you must participate in the beast-taming competition. I will consider the other two people." Because students only had one contract spirit and very few skills, to increase the viewing experience, the officials specially arranged for three-person team competitions.
"Then what's there to consider? It's just the three of us!" Chen Shu pointed to Xie Sunan and Xu Xingxing beside him.
"No! We must choose those with combat power!" Shen Wushuang directly refused. This wasn't an alternate dimension, and the roles of the two were too small.
"Teacher, my Thunder Bird can spit!"
"I can torment the opponent and release the light of love!"
"Forget it." Shen Wushuang's thoughts of their contract spirit's abilities only strengthened his resolve not to let them participate. Nanjiang No. 2 High School really couldn't afford to lose face.