"Crazy Star Leaves, Divine Fire Flowers, Moon Shadow Dust..."
Chen Shu sat on Xiao Huang's head, his face filled with excitement as he tallied his spoils.
He muttered to himself, "A total of nearly sixty billion in supplies... with a large amount of basic resources..."
This was even after the camp had recently submitted its resources to the great chieftain; otherwise, it would have been more.
"Isn't this faster than doing missions?"
Chen Shu's lips curled upwards. Thinking of the ten more camps waiting for his inspection, he couldn't help but feel a little thrilled...
Da Li, standing beside him, said, "Chen Pi, isn't this a bit too much of a magnet for trouble?"
"It's not a big problem..."
Chen Shu shrugged and said, "When my enemies come knocking, I'll have already become stronger, and I can just rob them again!"
"..."
Da Li instantly fell silent. Was this guy's path to power too violent and bloody?
"I can configure over thirty bottles of atomic bombs and about ten bottles of death potions..."
Chen Shu threw all the captured resources into the system space and began to continuously produce miraculous potions.
As the two conversed, they had already arrived at the city where another camp was located.
Although he knew the approximate location, Chen Shu, unfamiliar with the Seven Northern Spirit Nations, still needed time to find the camp.
An hour later,
"Found it..."
Riding Xiao Huang, he spotted the large iron net outside the camp from afar.
And just as he approached, a woman was already waiting in the sky above the camp.
Her eyes were sharp, like a leopard's, and her four contracted spirits surrounding her all exuded the aura of peak Gold.
At the same time, a Silver Beast Tamer quietly left the camp and began spreading information.
Communication in the Seven Northern Spirit Nations had long been paralyzed, relying solely on manual transmission of messages.
"The news was indeed correct, someone is purging the camps..."
The woman's expression was grave, and she muttered, "We need to hold on for at least half a day, until the chieftain arrives..."
In the blink of an eye, a large yellow sphere arrived.
"Hm? You?!"
The woman's expression faltered. She vaguely felt Chen Shu was somewhat familiar but couldn't recall him for a moment.
"You don't even recognize your Brother Ruffian?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm here to inspect work, hand over the money quickly!"
"???"
The woman's mouth twitched. Wasn't this a bit too direct?
"We have no enmity with you, right?"
She asked, hoping to stall for time.
A person's reputation preceded them. She wasn't confident she could defeat the ascendant Southern River Ruffian, so she was naturally unwilling to engage in a swift battle.
"I didn't say we had any grievances."
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said lightly, "I'm just here for a simple plunder!"
"..."
The woman was slightly stunned. He could actually say that?
After a pause, she took a deep breath and said,
"The camp's resources have already been transferred, there's nothing left."
"Hm?! Transferred!"
Chen Shu's expression shifted. "Are you trying to fool me? How could so many supplies be transferred so quickly? Take me to the warehouse first!"
"..."
The woman remained silent. She was indeed bluffing, trying to make Chen Shu leave.
Without the help of space contracted spirits, it was almost impossible to transfer billions in resources in one or two days.
"You're making me lose my patience."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "Goodbye!"
With that, the husky beside him barked twice, gazing at her with its intelligent eyes!
"Hmph! Do you really think you're invincible at Gold level?!"
The woman's face was frosty, and she roared, "If you want to fight, then fight!"
"Brothers, today, we will personally end his legend!"
At the same time, hundreds of beast tamers appeared below the camp, all carrying surging killing intent.
They all roared in unison:
"Fight!!!"
Three minutes later, the once fiery camp fell into dead silence...
The remaining three beast tamers were all filled with dread. They had envisioned countless possibilities, but none of them had expected such an outcome.
Gold and Silver beast tamers were like mere straw dogs in his hands, offering no resistance, like slaughtering pigs...
"Do you still want to fight?"
Chen Shu crossed his arms, looking at the survivors with a playful gaze.
"..."
The three of them twitched their mouths. This was purely a one-sided affair, how could they possibly fight back...
Chen Shu said lightly, "Take me to the resource warehouse!"
A quarter of an hour later,
Chen Shu left the camp with a flourish, leaving behind only a silent wasteland...
Half a day later,
A man wearing a black mask arrived at the camp.
And when he saw the scene before him, a chilling killing intent instantly permeated the air, making it feel肃杀.
"Who was it?!"
The man's gaze was cold as he scanned the surroundings, already determined to torture and kill the perpetrator!
He didn't rush to the next camp but instead opened a map, which detailed the locations of various camps.
"Another camp is gone..."
He marked the camp he was in with a red cross and mused, "The opponent's route is very direct, targeting the nearest camps, intending to push straight through..."
This meant the opponent disliked wasting time, valued efficiency, and revealed a very important piece of information:
The opponent was extremely confident, so confident that they could ignore him, a King-level expert!
"I want to see who is so arrogant!"
The man's face was filled with murderous intent. He would not hand over the foundation he had painstakingly built.
More importantly, the residual energy on the corpses clearly indicated the attacker was not King-level, meaning a Gold beast tamer was involved!
The man murmured, "Next camp, I'll be waiting for you!"
In an instant, an Shadow Battle Armor covered him, and he transformed into an afterimage, disappearing from the camp.
...
A day later, in the southern territory of the Northern Cold Nation,
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The cold wind raged, and heavy snow fell.
"This weather is too harsh, isn't it?"
Chen Shu gazed at the heavy snow in the sky, which showed no signs of stopping, as if it intended to bury the entire land.
The temperature had already dropped to nearly a hundred degrees below zero, an environment utterly unsuitable for human habitation.
Da Li explained, "Within the Northern Cold Nation, there is a destruction-class dimensional rift, the [Extreme Cold Ice Valley]. The fierce beasts within are likely emerging..."
"Destruction-class?"
A hint of apprehension appeared in Chen Shu's eyes.
According to the classification of dimensional rifts, destruction-class was second only to disaster-class.
The strongest within, while not a Beast Emperor, was a Golden Monarch with a special bloodline, whose strength was roughly equivalent to a peak King-level human, someone he couldn't provoke at the moment.
"It doesn't concern us much..."
Chen Shu shrugged. He had no intention of provoking a Golden Monarch.
Even with medication, he wasn't confident he could contend with such an opponent, given the vast difference in their levels.
Three hours later,
"This snow is really annoying..."
His tone showed a hint of impatience. Unfamiliar with the terrain, coupled with the obstruction of the heavy snow, had cost him considerable time.
But fortunately, he finally located the camp!
"Cough, cough..."
Riding Xiao Huang, he arrived above the camp and said,
"Southern River Ruffian, here to inspect work. Please have the chieftain come out to receive me!"
His voice echoed throughout the camp. Many people came out onto the open ground, looking up at the yellow sphere in the sky.
At this moment, a burly man wearing beast hide appeared in the air.
"Chen Shu?!"
"It's good you recognize me. Same old rules, let me see your warehouse!"