"Get outta here! Who are you trying to fool?"
Silver Fox shot him a glare. "Your improvements give me no feedback, why would I bother going for Legend?"
Chen Shu shook his head. He didn't really want to mislead Silver Fox, so he changed the subject.
"By the way, has the old principal arrived?"
"He's on his way, should be here soon."
Silver Fox stroked his tail and added, "Besides, with me around, how could we possibly be in danger?"
"Are you sure?"
Chen Shu looked out at the dark, deep sea, a flicker of unease returning to his heart.
"Is the space you created safe?"
"Of course!"
Silver Fox nodded confidently. "Below Legend, no one can break it!"
"And what about Legend?"
"..."
Silver Fox fell silent instantly. The chasm between a Rank 3 King and Legend was simply insurmountable.
"Can you stop asking such questions?"
Silver Fox put his hands on his hips. "There's only one Beast Emperor in the entire public sea area. How could we possibly encounter one?"
"What if..."
As Chen Shu was about to speak, he was interrupted by Liu Feng.
"Let's go. Don't you two find the sea air smelly?"
While they were talking, the team had already begun entering the space one by one, concealing themselves.
"You're right."
Silver Fox looked down at the golden sea and sighed.
"Even if we win, this Blue Star won't be habitable anymore! I wonder who did this, such a deranged bastard!"
"..."
Chen Shu froze for a moment, finding it a little hard to retort.
"Just a passerby, I want to say something fair..."
He coughed, trying to regain some ground. "I think he did it to resist the fierce beasts. Someone who can achieve such a feat must be a towering figure!"
"??"
Silver Fox looked directly at Chen Shu, stating with absolute certainty,
"You did it!"
"..."
Chen Shu quickly waved his hands. "What are you talking about..."
"You did it!"
Silver Fox repeated, but his tone became even more certain.
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "Why?"
"Because you never praise others."
Silver Fox's eyes gleamed with intelligence. "You narcissist, you only praise yourself!"
"Don't jump to conclusions!"
Chen Shu decisively denied it. "I praise others every day, you just haven't heard it."
"Praise what?" Silver Fox asked.
"..."
Chen Shu fell silent for a moment, then finally said,
"I often praise Da Li and the others for their strong friendships, for having a brother as powerful as me!"
"Narcissist!"
Silver Fox said, enunciating each word. "You polluted the sea!"
Chen Shu quickly retorted, "What do you know as a contract spirit! This is called the 'Bandit's Poison Gas Warfare'!"
While they were arguing, they had already entered the internal space through the spatial通道.
Inside, hundreds of thousands of people were sitting on their contract spirits, gathered together discussing something, making it quite noisy.
They were, in fact, still on Blue Star. Silver Fox's space was essentially an invisible barrier, preventing them from being detected by external creatures.
When Chen Shu appeared, all eyes turned towards him.
Since everyone resided abroad, although they had heard of the South River Bandit's reputation, they had never had the chance to see him in person.
"Is this the world champion? Why does he look a bit like a bandit? Not sure, let's see more..."
"I kind of agree. I even feel like he could pull out a nuclear bomb at any moment..."
"As expected of a world champion! He has some of my former style!"
"That old man, we can praise him, but can we stop hyping yourself up..."
The crowd chattered amongst themselves, but their eyes were filled with admiration, appearing to be thoroughly impressed by Chen Shu.
Chen Shu was undoubtedly instrumental in the smooth progress of the escort mission.
"Sigh..."
Liu Feng looked at Chen Shu, who was basking in the adoration of the crowd, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Damn it, I'm a professor, and I'm not even as good as a bandit. This is ridiculous..."
"What's wrong, Old Liu, are you jealous?"
"What am I jealous of?"
Liu Feng pouted. "I'm just sighing. No matter what, he's still my student, Liu Feng!"
"Chen Pi, distribute the stinky tofu."
Da Li, riding on a Slime, pushed through the crowd and pointed at the small mountain of stinky tofu beside them.
"Huh?"
Everyone looked confused. They didn't lack food; why would they distribute supplies now?
Chen Shu briefly explained the efficacy of the stinky tofu.
For a moment, everyone's expression changed, and their eyes lit up. They hadn't expected such a beneficial item.
Immediately, Chen Qinghai arranged for people to begin distributing it.
Although it wasn't possible for everyone to have one, every hundred people could share a single stinky tofu.
"Minister, how many people haven't arrived yet?"
With everyone's attention diverted to the stinky tofu, Chen Shu easily managed to slip away.
"Almost all. There are five more groups who haven't returned with their teams."
Chen Qinghai didn't need to count heads; he just needed to look at the number of King-level Beast Tamers.
"That's good... We need to get back to Huaxia as soon as possible..."
...
Another five days passed in the blink of an eye.
The five King-level Beast Tamers returned to the main group one after another, bringing tens of thousands of compatriots with them.
"Finally, we can leave!"
Everyone's expressions stirred, their eyes filled with uncontrollable joy, their bodies even trembling.
During peacetime, they could return home frequently, but now with the chaos of fierce beasts, they hadn't been back for a long time, and their hearts yearned for it immensely.
"Everyone! The teleportation channel is about to open. Assemble in an orderly fashion!"
Chen Qinghai stood at the forefront of the crowd. With the help of special equipment, his voice could be heard clearly by everyone.
Instantly, the entire place fell silent. The crowd voluntarily formed lines, appearing orderly.
And at that very moment,
Silver Fox's eyes flickered, and he opened the spatial channel again.
Whoosh—
A white silhouette shot in at an incredibly fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it had reached the front of the crowd.
"Huh?"
Chen Shu's mind jolted. Instinctively, he became vigilant.
This was not the speed that an ordinary King could possess!
But the next second, he breathed a sigh of relief. He saw a man in a shirt standing on the head of a white swordfish.
It was the old principal of Huaxia University: Ning Bufan!
"Principal..."
Chen Shu walked forward with a smile, intending to greet him.
However, he was immediately rendered speechless.
Ning Bufan was muttering curses, "Damn it! Some bastard polluted the entire sea, causing me to waste a lot of time."
"..."
Chen Shu's forehead was covered in black lines. He was starting to lose his composure.
It's just a little laxative, alright? Do you all have to be like this...