“No, you’re being a bit much…”
Da Li glanced at him and sighed, “I was wrong. Your condition is much more serious than that Sacrificial Altar Beast Emperor.”
“……”
Chen Shu was still immersed in his own world, his mind racing as he tallied his resources.
He now understood what it meant to ‘count money until your hands cramp’…
Ten minutes later,
“Holy crap, another trillion in resources…”
Chen Shu licked his lips and muttered, “This Yang Buren is incredibly rich, and most of it is basic resources!”
He secretly speculated that the other party must have looted the treasury of some national power, as it was impossible for an individual to acquire so many resources on their own.
To date, his earnings had surpassed three trillion, completing about a third of the system’s objective.
He had once thought ten trillion was a distant goal, but now, for a notorious bandit like himself, it didn’t seem too difficult…
“That’s the income, and for expenses…”
Chen Shu began to estimate again, “It’s mainly the seventy-two bottles of enhanced explosive potions… costing about two hundred billion…”
To destroy the Death Heavenly Knight’s altar, he had unleashed a large number of enhanced nuclear bombs.
Although it was a bit extravagant, it was worth it; not only did he save his life, but he also managed to bring away a substantial amount of resources.
“The only pity is that I didn’t get the treasures of Old Black and Thirteen…”
He sighed, but without any sense of loss, as his current gains far exceeded his expectations.
“With so many undead materials, I can use them to craft the enhanced Death Potion…”
He stroked his chin, once again channeling a large quantity of resources into the system space, and began producing potions continuously.
“What a haul!”
Chen Shu clapped his hands and muttered,
“The [Demon’s Lair] and [Death Altar] haven’t escaped my clutches. Now, only [Dragon Abyss] remains. I feel like my bandit life is almost complete.”
“……”
Da Li glanced at him, speechless…
Why were his life goals so outrageous?
“Awesome!”
Chen Shu lay back on Xiao Huang’s head, gazing at the sky, feeling incredibly pleased.
Despite the chaotic times, he seemed to be living quite comfortably, feeling almost detached from it all…
…
An hour later,
The two of them, along with their contracted spirits, were enjoying a meal while discussing their next plan.
“Chen Pi, what’s your plan now?”
Chen Shu didn’t hesitate and said directly, “Of course, to continue earning resources!”
“……”
Da Li rubbed his forehead, thinking about the origin of Chen Shu’s resources, and couldn’t help but say,
“Can we not use the word ‘earn’? It sounds a bit awkward to me…”
“What’s wrong?”
Chen Shu said righteously, “I put in labor and received compensation, isn’t that earning?”
“Labor? Fine…”
Da Li didn’t argue further. So, your labor is just robbing, right?
“Let me think about where to go to ‘earn’ next…”
He opened the world map and began considering his next lucky target.
Just then,
His expression froze, and he looked into the distance, a slight shock in his heart.
He saw the outline of land appearing in the sky, stretching beyond the horizon. It was clearly not an island, but a continent!
“Huh?”
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback and quickly checked his coordinates. He was already close to the continent of the Free Alliance.
“We’re here already?”
He murmured to himself, thinking of the chaos on the continent. He instinctively wanted to avoid it, as fighting legends made it difficult for him to earn resources!
But the next moment, he thought of the Shark Emperor who had just returned, and changed his decision.
The Shark Emperor had returned, which meant the great chaos had ended?
If he guessed correctly, the Free Alliance must have fallen by now…
After all, the Shark Emperor’s full offensive, coupled with the cooperation of the [Demon’s Lair], couldn’t have been in vain.
“Free Alliance…”
There was a thoughtful look in his eyes as he murmured, “I still need to take a look.”
Of course, he wasn’t thinking of rescuing anyone, just purely to see if there was any oil to be skimmed.
Even legendary Beast Tamers couldn’t defend it, so he was self-aware.
…
Chen Shu recalled Xiao Huang and, bringing the Space Rabbit and Sprite, quietly approached the continent of the Free Alliance.
“Huh?”
His gaze froze as he looked at the sea ahead.
He saw the seawater stained a light red, the pungent smell of blood lingering.
And floating on the water were countless corpses – humans, contracted spirits, and ferocious beasts, piled up like mountains, a sight that made one’s scalp crawl, like a living hell.
“It collapsed…”
Chen Shu murmured. This was a great power that had stood for a thousand years, an existence considered invincible in people’s hearts!
But with the advent of chaotic times, it couldn’t escape destruction…
“Alas…”
Chen Shu looked at the scene before him and couldn’t help but sigh. Although it wasn’t his own faction, seeing countless humans fall still stirred something within him.
“Let’s go!”
He didn’t linger for too long, and with a spatial shift, he officially stepped onto this ruined continent.
“What is this…”
He looked down at the ground and saw a chasm like a celestial rift. Residual energy fluctuations remained, not appearing natural, but as if it had been cleaved by a sharp sword…
“Looks familiar…”
He looked at the chasm below, a flash of inspiration in his mind, and thought of Old Joe’s main contracted spirit:
That ultimate form Golden Angel!
“Is this the power of a legend?”
Da Li’s eyes were filled with shock. Such beings had transcended the limits of humanity, seeming like mythical gods.
He seemed to recall something and said with some worry,
“Chen Shu, if a legendary battle breaks out in our China, can the continent beneath us withstand it? Will it sink?”
“……”
Chen Shu pondered for a moment and then calmly stated,
“It doesn’t matter. I will intervene!!”