[Option One: Complete a Royal Dragon Guard mission to accumulate resources. Completion reward: Massive beast taming power + one level for three random skills]
[Option Two: Prepare one thousand bottles of any potion for the other beast tamers. Completion reward: Wisdom Sprite comprehends exclusive skill]
[Option Three: Return to Nanjiang City and become a street loiterer. Completion reward: Gain the title 'Street Loiterer', title wearing effect: Job interview failure rate increased by 30%]
"..."
Chen Shu looked at the options that appeared and automatically excluded the third one.
As for the first and second options, he hesitated for a moment before making a decision.
The allure of an exclusive skill was significant...
As for preparing potions for others, it would inevitably expose some of the system's capabilities.
However, he now had his grandfather's protection and was himself a powerful individual. He no longer needed to be as cautious as he had been in the past.
"But I can't prepare them for free..."
Chen Shu's eyes rolled, and he decided to gather some resources for himself.
He looked at Chen Qinghai in front of him, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm?"
Chen Qinghai's body trembled. He immediately felt something was not right.
He quickly said, "What are you planning to do? Don't think of any crooked ideas! The strong people across the country are watching you!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he said, "Do I look like someone who does bad things?"
"The word 'look' might not be entirely accurate..."
"..."
Chen Shu no longer beat around the bush and said directly:
"Is there any possibility that the department could customize missions for me..."
"Are you daydreaming?"
Chen Qinghai was slightly taken aback, then said, "I can't specifically arrange for high-level ferocious beasts to cause trouble, can I..."
"No..."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "I mean simply preparing potions."
"Preparing medicine?"
Chen Qinghai was slightly taken aback, then understood that this fellow was preparing to show off his skills.
"But this really isn't easy to turn into a mission, and it doesn't contribute anything to the officials."
It's not like the Royal Dragon Guard would reward Chen Shu just because any beast tamer came to him for potions, right?
Chen Shu smiled faintly and said,
"What if my potions are special?"
"Hmm?"
...
An hour later,
Chen Qinghai, Qin Tian, and Liu Feng were all staring intently at Chen Shu as he prepared potions.
His movements were fluid and natural, and he soon successfully prepared a bottle of Spirit Wood Potion.
Chen Shu said, "Principal, let your contracted spirit try it."
"Basic grade?"
Qin Tian's expression was peculiar, and he said, "Are you kidding me? I've already fed my Golden grade Spirit Wood Potion to its limit."
His green branches naturally prioritized Spirit Wood Potions that increased wood attributes.
"You'll know if you try it."
Chen Shu smiled faintly, exuding a mysterious and profound aura.
Qin Tian did not hesitate and directly opened the potion bottle.
Whoosh!
A branch instantly appeared, pierced into the Spirit Wood Potion, and absorbed it completely in a blink of an eye.
Qin Tian's expression was initially calm, but then his eyes widened in disbelief, and he stood there stunned.
"Old Qin, what's wrong?"
"Speak up, have you gone mad?"
Chen Qinghai and Liu Feng were both startled, not understanding Qin Tian's reaction.
After a while, Qin Tian took a deep breath and managed to calm himself down. He slowly said,
"Its wood attribute has increased!!"
"No way?!"
Liu Feng and Chen Qinghai's expressions immediately became shocked, and they instantly understood what this meant.
"Principal, this is just one of my abilities!"
Chen Shu said indifferently, "Feel the resilience of the branches more carefully."
The ability to consume an additional 25% of the potion was the mastery level effect for potion proficiency, but the most important was the grandmaster level effect.
"Hmm?"
Qin Tian was slightly stunned and immediately tried it.
Before long, he was struck by lightning, completely dumbfounded, and looked like an idiot.
"Old Qin, can you stop acting crazy here? Tell us what's going on!"
Seeing Qin Tian's state, Chen Qinghai became anxious.
After a while, Qin Tian ignored Chen Qinghai and looked at Chen Shu, saying,
"Are you sure this is something a pharmacist can do?"
"People cannot be generalized..."
Chen Shu shrugged. The grandmaster level effect of the potion was indeed a bit overpowered, equivalent to a minor qualitative change.
Moreover, even high-level contracted spirits would receive a considerable boost.
Liu Feng asked, "Brother Qin, what happened?"
"The resilience of my contracted spirit has increased by about 20%..."
As soon as he said this, the two instantly understood, no wonder Qin Tian was so excited.
This was a significant increase in the combat power of the green branches.
For a King-level beast tamer, every small improvement required immense effort,
but now, a single basic potion could bring them such a significant boost?
Chen Shu was not surprised. The grandmaster level effect of the Spirit Wood Potion was to increase the resilience of wood-attribute skills by 30%,
but due to the special nature of Qin Tian's contracted spirit, it directly enhanced its resilience.
Although the effect was weakened, the boost was still substantial.
"Does it only work for Spirit Wood Potions, or others as well..."
Qin Tian's voice trembled slightly. It was rare for things to make him lose his composure like this.
"Teacher, try this..."
Chen Shu tossed another bottle of freshly brewed Flame Potion.
Liu Feng did not hesitate and immediately fed it to his Fire Lizard, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"As expected, the fire attribute has increased..."
He murmured to himself, having anticipated it, but he was still incredibly shocked.
Chen Shu said indifferently, "Teacher, take a closer look at your contracted spirit's skills."
He remembered that the grandmaster effect of the Flame Potion could randomly increase the level of fire-attribute skills.
"Hmm?"
Liu Feng was slightly stunned, then instantly jumped up and exclaimed,
"Damn it! The skill level can be directly increased?! Give me two more bottles!"
"..."
Seeing the excited expressions of the three, Chen Shu said indifferently,
"Special effect, one contracted spirit can only consume one bottle..."
If it could be used infinitely, he would have been invincible long ago...
Chen Shu added, "However, you can consume an additional 25% of the amount for each grade of potion."
"..."
The three exchanged glances and suddenly looked at each other.
No wonder this guy was so monstrous; it turned out he was really cheating...
"Chen Pi, you have such a monstrous ability, and you've been hiding it all this time."
Liu Feng raised an eyebrow, saying with a hint of reproach,
"You don't trust your teacher, do you?"
However, he inwardly agreed with Chen Shu's caution. If one's strength wasn't enough to protect oneself, revealing one's abilities might not be a good thing.
"..."
Chen Shu turned his head and looked over, saying,
"Would you trust a teacher who wanted to incinerate me on the first day of school?"
"..."