"I didn't say I was going to participate."
Xie Sunan shrugged and said, "Besides, I wouldn't last two minutes. What's the point of going up there?"
"What if you simply want to disgust me?" Chen Shu said.
"..."
Xie Sunan's mouth twitched. "No, I'm not sick."
"Aren't you?"
"I'm not the person I used to be..."
Old Xie sighed and said proudly, "As the vice-director of the reconnaissance department..."
"?"
Everyone looked at him with surprise.
Old Xie coughed and continued, "...a candidate, how could I do such a thing?!"
"Tch..."
Everyone shook their heads, having genuinely thought Old Xie had been promoted.
"What's with that tone?!"
Old Xie pursed his lips and said,
"They've already said that as long as I can break through to the Gold level, I'll be directly appointed as vice-director!"
The reconnaissance department, unlike the Dragon Guard, only had one headquarters. Being vice-director was not a small position.
"We'll talk about it after you break through."
Chen Shu glanced at him. The current Old Xie was also Silver Three, seemingly only one step away, but there was no telling when that would happen.
However, they were all around twenty-five years old, and reaching this level was already a testament to their extraordinary talent.
"Since you're all here, I have something to show you."
Chen Shu sat down and handed each of them a list detailing various Lord skills.
"Hmm?"
The five were stunned, not understanding what he meant at first.
Xiao Xing took a small step back and said with some uncertainty,
"Collecting protection fees? And specifying skills?"
Upon hearing this, the others also became vigilant and subtly increased the distance between them.
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "Do you really not consider me human?"
"Everything above is my own resource. See if there's anything you need, and tell me directly."
He still had trillions of resources on him, including medicinal herbs, ores, beast taming pearls, and various skills, etc.
Lord skills no longer offered him any improvement, but Fang Si and the others would likely find them useful, as they were all Gold level.
"So generous?"
A Liang and the others looked incredulous, still harboring some caution.
Old Xie took two steps back and said, "Chen Pi, you're not planning to engage in some dirty transaction with us, are you?"
"???"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Looking at their expressions, he felt none of them were normal.
"If you really want to do this..."
Old Xie put on a look of resolute defiance and stated firmly, "Then you have to pay more!"
"Get lost!"
Chen Shu felt like kicking the guy out.
"Now that your brother has become successful, is there a problem with me looking out for you?"
These resources were mere scraps to him. Rather than keeping them, it was better to use them to improve his old friends' strength.
"No, absolutely not!"
Wang Jue was the first to step forward and declared resolutely, "Brother Fierce Bandit, I'll give you anything you want! As long as you can give me these three skills."
"..."
Chen Shu rubbed his forehead, starting to lose his composure.
"If you say one more disgusting thing like that, I'll beat you to death!"
With that, the rabbit beside him stirred and flung out the core materials for three Lord skills.
"Whether you can comprehend them depends on your luck."
Lord skills, unlike Monarch skills, only had a one-fifth chance of success.
"Thank you, Brother Fierce Bandit!"
Wang Jue's face lit up with joy, and he collected the materials as if they were precious treasures.
Seeing this, A Liang and the others didn't stand on ceremony and began to carefully examine the list, searching for skills that might suit them.
Soon, everyone made their choices, a total of over a hundred Gold Lord materials.
Chen Shu didn't hesitate, waved his hand, and the rabbit threw out the materials everyone had chosen.
He smiled slightly and said, "Begin comprehending."
A Liang and the others nodded, summoned their contracted spirits, and began consuming the core materials.
Despite the considerable failure rate, everyone still managed to comprehend an average of three to four skills, thereby increasing their strength to a certain extent.
"Brother Fierce Bandit..."
At this moment, Wang Jue sidled up, grinning and saying, "To be honest, how much did you gain from your last trip abroad..."
Everyone knew Chen Shu had killed a Beast Emperor, but they were completely unaware of any other gains.
However, given his personality, if he was now proactively giving away treasures, he must have gained quite a lot!
"Not much."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "Including the Beast Emperor, it was only about ten trillion in resources, but I've spent most of it now."
"Ten... ten trillion?!"
The five were instantly stunned. The astronomical figure made their voices tremble just by saying it.
Xie Sunan's eyes widened. "Are... are you sure the unit is trillion?!"
"What do you think?"
Chen Shu glanced at him and retorted.
"..."
Everyone swallowed hard, their eyes filled with shock.
Just then, a thought struck A Liang. "Chen Pi, did you dismantle the Free Alliance?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stiffened, and a look of realization dawned on their faces.
If it was a national power of that magnitude, having ten trillion in their treasury would be quite reasonable.
"???"
Chen Shu turned to look at him, as if questioning if he was serious.
"Big brother, I hadn't even gone abroad yet, and the Free Alliance was already on the verge of collapse."
"Then you must have looted the Alliance's treasury! Directly stolen the fruits of the fierce beasts' victory."
"..."
Chen Shu shook his head and explained, "Some of it was from the Free Alliance, but more resources came from the [Demon's Lair] and [Altar of Death]."
"You raided the Beast Emperor's territory?!"
A Liang and the others' expressions shifted, and they looked equally surprised.
"Otherwise? Where else could there be so many resources?"
"..."
For a moment, all five fell silent, instantly sensing the gap.
They were still hunting Silver and Gold Lords, while this guy was already entangled with Beast Emperor-level creatures...
"Um, Brother Fierce Bandit, when are we going abroad next?"
A Liang sidled up, rubbing his hands, his eyes filled with flattery.
Seeing this, the others also gathered around, inquiring about the time of the next operation.
"That depends on the situation."
Chen Shu said leisurely, "We have to give the Beast Emperors time to gather resources. We can't be like chickens killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."
"..."
Everyone fell silent again.
The entire world was struggling to survive under the claws of fierce beasts, and this guy was here raising Beast Emperors like pigs?
Was this the correct narrative?
Chen Shu rested his hands behind his head and said casually, "However, I'm not confident about fighting legendary-level beings right now. I need to improve myself."
"By the way, A Liang."
"Hmm?"
"Find an opportunity to get some of Grandpa's treasures and help me improve. Next time we go abroad, I'll definitely bring you along!"
"Forget it!"
A Liang turned and left instantly.
He had just escaped from Grandpa's clutches and wanted to live a few more years...