Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he turned to leave.
"How about we have a hunting competition?"
Ji Feng's eyes were filled with excitement, looking forward to a match with Chen Shu.
"Hunting competition?"
Chen Shu's eyes showed a hint of interest as he said, "No stakes, no deal!"
"If you win, you might earn my second approval!"
Chen Shu's mouth fell open. What use was that?
"Don't get too excited!"
Ji Feng said calmly, "I just said 'might'!"
Chen Shu's breath hitched. He really didn't want to deal with this guy anymore.
He spoke, "If I win, all your spoils of war are mine!"
"Hmm? My approval isn't enough?"
Chen Shu remained silent, his right hand clutching the pig-slaughtering knife, and his left hand holding the urea bag.
"Don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive!"
Ji Feng's body trembled as he said, "You are still young, don't embark on the path of crime..."
Boom!
Chen Shu directly charged forward on his Slime, his expression incredibly calm.
Ji Feng quickly said, "I agree!"
"Goo!"
Little Yellow turned around and headed in another direction.
"Remember your word!"
Chen Shu's voice came from afar.
"A bit of character..."
Ji Feng nodded and murmured to himself, "He wants my second approval but doesn't want to say it directly, masking it with spoils of war?"
...
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
It was now spring, a time of rejuvenation, but the northern border was still covered in heavy snow.
At the same time, more and more trainees were arriving. Many had finished the preliminary rounds and rushed over without delay.
It was a great opportunity to hone their combat skills and teamwork, earn resources, and the risk was not high. Where else could they find such a good deal?
Besides Chen Shu and Ji Feng, several other top geniuses had also arrived.
The stakes of their bet had gradually expanded, and they had also joined in.
In an instant, the Silver Lords faced a nightmare!
"There are fewer Lord beasts now!"
Chen Shu frowned. He hadn't found a target for ten days.
With Old Xie's assistance, his search efficiency should have been extremely high.
There was only one possibility: the invading Silver Lords were almost all gone!
"Alas, is it ending already?"
Chen Shu felt a bit disheartened; he had become addicted to killing.
Logically, Silver Lords were extremely powerful and protected by their subordinates. For ordinary beast tamers, survival was a luxury.
But unfortunately, they had encountered this group of monstrous talents!
Out of China's billion-plus population, only a few people had emerged. No matter how unreasonable it seemed, it was perfectly logical...
As Chen Shu pondered,
A mechanical flying insect approached, its eyes glowing, as if it had locked onto a target.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled and made eye contact with it.
The insect transmitted a mechanical voice: "Commander Zhou Yuan wants you to return immediately!"
"No time!"
Chen Shu waved his hand. Was he the kind of person who could be summoned and dismissed at will?
The insect recognized Chen Shu's intent and spoke again:
"He will strip you naked and hang you on the city wall!"
"I will return today. Anyone who blocks me dies! Little flying insect, lead the way!"
...
In the evening,
On a snowy ground behind the Northern Imperial City,
Zhou Yuan sat on a large rock, rubbing his head in exasperation.
In front of him stood four young men and two young women.
The six of them appeared relaxed, their eyes even filled with excitement, completely ignoring Zhou Yuan's pressure.
"All of you, stand straight!"
Zhou Yuan's expression turned stern, and he roared, "Damn it, are you guys sent specifically to torment me?"
The northern border, originally intended for training, now had a significantly reduced number of fierce beasts. For ten consecutive days, no beasts had attacked.
The reason was these fellows in front of him, who specialized in hunting down Silver Lords.
When the boss was dead, the subordinates naturally fled...
Initially, the powerful figures behind them wanted them to gain some experience.
However, it seemed to have little effect, and it was also disrupting the training of others.
One of the young men waved his hand and said with a grin, "Uncle Zhou, why are you speaking the truth so bluntly..."
"Jiang Duoyu! Stop grinning at me!"
Zhou Yuan's expression was serious as he roared, "Guard your positions. I'll talk to you properly when everyone is here!"
"Is there anyone else?"
Jiang Duoyu raised an eyebrow and said, "That's not right. It seems only we are here."
Ji Feng said calmly, "One person from the sea area! You haven't met him, but he's a genius I've approved!"
The six of them looked speechless, and they could barely tolerate Ji Feng's chuunibyo tendencies.
Jiang Duoyu said, "Then he's the 123rd person you've approved?"
"Old Jiang, don't talk nonsense, it makes it sound like there's no value!"
A girl with shoulder-length short hair said with a giggle,
"He's the 127th. You forgot about those four fierce beasts from the异空间!"
Just then, a large yellow sphere flew from afar and hovered above everyone.
"Slime?!"
The four were shocked, their gazes incredibly strange.
To them, wasn't this a creature contracted for its ornamental value? Why was it so large?!
Chen Shu landed gracefully, cleared his throat, and said,
"Since everyone is here, I'll say a few words!"
Bang!
Zhou Yuan kicked him backward, thinking, "You've taken my lines, what am I supposed to do?"
Chen Shu, seeing that he was about to fall ungracefully, directly used his right hand to support himself and stood up with effort.
Clang!
A pig-slaughtering knife accidentally fell out, drawing everyone's attention.
"?"
Jiang Duoyu, who was about to greet him, performed a tactical backward leap, creating distance.
What was going on?!
"Uh... pardon me, pardon me!"
Chen Shu scratched his head and calmly put the pig-slaughtering knife away, showing no embarrassment.
All six of them silently increased the distance, thinking this person seemed a bit off...
"Alright! Everyone stand properly!"
Zhou Yuan was not surprised. As long as it wasn't a nuclear bomb falling out, he could accept it.
"Some of you come from beast-taming families, some from top beast-taming legions, and some are individually trained by King-level beast tamers. You are all among the very top in the country..."
His tone was calm, but his eyes held admiration.
"The fierce beasts rioting in the north were meant for training, but you guys started breaking the rules as soon as you arrived! If this continues, the fierce beasts will be gone in less than a month!"
"We didn't kill that many..."
Jiang Duoyu muttered, and at the same time, he took out three meticulously preserved materials.
"You killed three Silver Lords by yourself?"
Zhou Yuan's mouth twitched, and he looked at the others, asking, "What about you guys?"
"I killed three as well!"
"I killed two!"
"I only killed five. The Silver Lords dared not face me directly; they ran away upon meeting me. They will never get my approval!"
Everyone presented containers holding the core materials of the Lords.
"And you?"
All eyes turned to Chen Shu, curiosity in their gaze.
"I didn't kill much. It was all just for fun."