"What kind of talk is that? I specifically let you pick first."
Chen Shu squeezed the little sprite, comforting it, "Next time there's something good, I'll give it to you first!"
"Forget it!"
The little sprite rolled its eyes at him, "But this King doesn't need those things."
It sat on Chen Shu's shoulder, crossing its legs.
Despite its indifferent expression, a hint of envy flickered when it saw the two contracted spirits swallow the treasures.
"You dare to deceive this King... Don't sleep too soundly tonight..."
The little sprite drooped its head, muttering incessantly, dissatisfaction growing in its eyes.
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. The dignified bandit of Nanjiang was actually being threatened by his own contracted spirit...
He shook his head and recalled the Space Rabbit and Erha into the Beast Taming Space.
After all, they were top-tier treasures, and it would take some time for both of them to digest.
"The illustrated guide has been activated. Next is preparing the medicine..."
Chen Shu contemplated his next plan.
His beast taming level could not be raised for now. To improve his strength, he could only rely on marvelous potions.
One bottle of marvelous potion might not be effective, but hundreds or even thousands of bottles could bring about a qualitative change.
If he had a large amount of death potions now, he could directly challenge legendary creatures.
"Official cooperation is one aspect, but I also need to find some other avenues..."
Chen Shu murmured to himself, his mind filled with thoughts of making money.
Apart from the two legendary poison-elemental materials he possessed, he was completely broke.
As night fell,
Chen Shu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
One reason was that he had slept too much in the past two days, and the other...
A little sprite was carrying a wolf-tooth club, gazing at him calmly, without a word...
"Forget it..."
Chen Shu shook his head, got up, and turned on his computer, deciding to first understand the situation in the country.
"Has anything happened in the country..."
He logged into his Beast Taming Network account. Due to his identity as a Imperial Dragon Guard, his authority was at the same level as Qin Tian's, allowing him to access most classified information.
An hour later,
Chen Shu rubbed his eyes to relieve the fatigue and began to ponder.
Although he had only been abroad for two months, the country had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Due to the various hunting missions released by the authorities, the fierce beasts in various alternate dimensions had suffered heavy casualties.
Various mutated fierce beasts and lords had become hunting targets.
Beast Tamers had reaped immense rewards, coupled with generous official bounties, allowing various Beast Tamers to accumulate considerable beast-taming resources.
For a time, a craze for evolution swept the country, and the average beast-taming level had improved.
Not only that, but the weakening of the strength of various alternate dimensions also reduced the risks for future major battles.
"It's over..."
Chen Shu murmured to himself, a bad premonition forming in his heart.
"My potion cooperation seems to be in jeopardy..."
Now that the country was flourishing and people had entered a new era of beast taming,
The authorities had consumed a massive amount of resources.
According to Chen Shu's estimation, the authorities were likely not well-off now, their accumulated wealth of many years having been squandered.
This was, in essence, resource overdraft!
However, in this chaotic era, such a decision was perfectly understandable.
But for Chen Shu, his potion cooperation plan was likely to fail.
"The official treasury probably doesn't have basic resources anymore..."
Chen Shu's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but sigh.
In just two months, the basic resources consumed by the authorities were already in the trillions.
"I'll have to rely on myself!"
He shook his head, closed the computer, and returned to bed, preparing to sleep.
At this moment, his gaze flickered, and he saw the little sprite still looking at him with a calm gaze...
"No... I am your master..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, feeling a chill down his spine.
"Who told you to deceive me!"
The little sprite snorted, raising the wolf-tooth club in its hand, acting like a mountain bandit.
"I don't have enough resources..."
Chen Shu shook his head, feeling that it wasn't always good for a contracted spirit to be too smart.
If they were all like Erha, they'd be excited for ten days and half a month with just an iron basin...
"You live with Dali for half a month, and let him cook delicious food for you every day. How about that?" Da Feng Novel Network
"Really?"
The little sprite's originally resentful expression jolted, instantly becoming excited.
"Of course! When have I ever broken my word?"
Chen Shu smiled slightly. Indeed, delicious food was the soft spot of this little sprite.
"But speaking of which..."
He raised an eyebrow, grabbed the little sprite, and said:
"Do you have any ways to make money?"
"Make money? What?"
The little sprite's eyes held confusion, as if it didn't understand.
"Well... making food!"
Chen Shu thought for a moment and explained in simple terms.
"Rob!"
The little sprite looked at him with disdain and said,
"Your strength isn't weak now, can't you just snatch whatever you want? I think that old man has a lot of treasures!"
"???"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Are you trying every way to send me away? Da Feng Novel
"Never mind, I'll rely on myself."
Chen Shu yawned and slowly drifted off to sleep...
"You fellow..."
The little sprite looked at Chen Shu, muttering a few words.
Because Chen Shu was a light sleeper and maintained his consciousness, it was not forcibly recalled into the Beast Taming Space.
It took out a cigar and blew a puff of white smoke towards Chen Shu's face, feeling much relieved.
"Eating and sleeping, truly a wonderful sprite life..."
It put away its special weapon, lay down beside Chen Shu's head, pulled a bit of the blanket over itself, and also fell soundly asleep...
...
The next morning,
Chen Shu went to Dali's house and sent the little sprite over.
"Dali, please look after this thing for me for a while."
The little sprite flapped its wings and landed on Dali's shoulder, its eyes full of greed.
"..."
Dali's expression froze. He even felt like this fellow wanted to swallow him whole...
"Why are you suddenly asking me to take care of it..."
Dali was slightly taken aback, then seemed to recall something, and said, "Chen Pi, you're not... running out of time, are you? Making final arrangements?"
"???"
Chen Shu's forehead was covered in black lines. Are you wishing for my funeral?
He glanced at Dali and said, "This fellow has been clamoring for delicious food, so of course, I'm counting on you."
"Is that so..."
Dali patted his chest and sighed, "You made me happy for nothing."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth was slightly agape, appearing as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
He sighed and said, "Dali, I'm a person of integrity. How did I end up with a mischievous friend like you!"