"I'll have to trouble all of you with this matter."
The group arrived at the Zhenling Army's stronghold in the Qingyuan Forest.
Chen Shu clasped his fists, a greedy smile in his eyes, and suppressed excitement surged within him.
"No problem, we'll deliver the message for you."
Wang Sheng waved his hand and said, "We also have to thank you for the Star Ruins this time."
"We're all buddies, no need to mention such a small matter."
The group slung arms over shoulders, leaving the stronghold with rather lewd smiles.
The surrounding Zhenling Army soldiers watched the departing group and commented:
"I somehow feel like they've struck some dirty deal?"
"Whether it's a deal or not, it's definitely quite dirty..."
"..."
On Blue Star,
"Brother Wang, Brother Ji, Brother Liu, I'm entrusting this matter to you!"
Chen Shu smiled slightly, preparing to bid farewell to the three.
Besides Wang Sheng and Ji Feng, the other person also had quite a background; his family owned an international conglomerate specializing in beast-taming materials.
The three responded, "Brother Chen, as soon as there's news, our families will contact you."
With that, the three specifically left the area, no longer lingering.
Xie Sunan, standing nearby, spoke, "Chen Shu, are you really going to do this business? I think it's a bit improper."
"What's improper about it?"
Chen Shu pouted and said, "Making money is nothing to be ashamed of."
"What I mean is..."
Xie Sunan rubbed his hands and said, "Can you bring me along?"
"..."
Chen Shu glanced at him, is this your reason for thinking it's improper?
He spoke, "Old Xie, it's not that I'm not bringing you, buddy, but you don't know anything. How can we cooperate?"
"Who says I don't know anything..."
Xie Sunan was stunned for a moment, then after pondering, said,
"You're preparing potions, and you don't need pork for the raw materials? I can help you slaughter!"
His mouth twitched, "I'm making god-defying potions, not some meat products!"
"I..."
Xie Sunan was about to say something more to plead his case when Fang Si interrupted him.
"Alright."
Fang Si's expression was serious, "Chen Pi, your potions really have no side effects?"
She frowned, this guy would actually prepare good things for others?
Such god-defying potions would inevitably be given to the strongest individuals in the country. If they were affected in their combat power by the potions, the consequences would be too severe.
"There really aren't any."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "The reason I'm preparing them is simply that I'm short on money."
"That's good then."
Fang Si nodded, then added, "I think it's best not to sell them abroad."
"No, there isn't enough domestically."
Chen Shu shook his head and flatly refused.
The Berserk Potion was different from the Explosion Potion; it required specific King-level medicinal herbs, and there weren't many of them domestically, so he couldn't sell them in large quantities.
"If it's other countries or factions, that's one thing, but what if it falls into the hands of the Salvation Church? They'd probably be the first to use it against you!"
There was concern in Fang Si's eyes; wasn't this purely selling a gun to the enemy?
"Don't worry."
Chen Shu grinned and said, "How could my medicine work on me?"
"..."
Everyone looked at Chen Shu's sinister smile and immediately understood...
"Alright, let's head back."
Chen Shu's expression shifted, he summoned Little Yellow, and took everyone away from Qingyuan Town.
"This time, your harvest was good, wasn't it?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a smile in his eyes.
Although he had given everyone a green light, there were naturally degrees of closeness.
Fang Si and the others received the highest rewards, followed by Andre and Wang Sheng...
"Very good!"
A Liang's spirit was high, and his eyes still held the confidence of the past.
Even though he had been suppressed by Chen Shu all along, A Liang's spirit hadn't been affected, and he continued to walk his own path.
Wang Jue, standing beside him, shook his head and said, "It's a pity, we might not be able to enter next time, right?"
They were all currently at Silver Three-star strength. Once they advanced further, Gold-level individuals would no longer be eligible to receive relic rewards.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Fang Si smiled and said, "The world is so chaotic, the stronger we become, the better we can repel fierce beasts."
Everyone nodded, their desire for strength was extremely urgent.
Now that various terrifying fierce beasts were invading, they thought they were strong enough, but in this tide of chaos, they couldn't even stir up a small ripple.
Such a stifling situation naturally made everyone hold a breath, wanting to soar to the sky.
"Actually, you don't need to be too anxious."
Chen Shu grinned and said, "If you think about it carefully, progressing slower can also be good."
A Liang nodded in agreement, "What Chen Pi said isn't wrong, we still have to take it one step at a time."
"Uh... what I mean is..."
Chen Shu spoke, "If something really happens, everyone can still come for a funeral feast..."
"..."
Everyone stared at him uniformly, so they had misunderstood him?
"Alright, you stop joking around! We all have to live well and hold on until the chaotic times end!"
Da Li looked at everyone, encouragement in his eyes.
Before the others could speak, he mumbled quietly, "If there really is a feast, I want to be the head chef..."
"???"
Everyone uniformly made an international gesture and said in unison, "You two can scram!"
The group chatted and laughed, heading straight for the urban area of Nanjiang City.
...
Several minutes later,
A Liang spoke, "Chen Pi, uh, you want to sell the Gold Fertilizer, do you want me to tell Grandpa?"
He was a relative of Grandpa and could communicate with him.
"Not for now."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "I have my own considerations."
A Liang asked, "Why? Grandpa would be the biggest collaborator. Other major factions won't allow you to prepare many bottles."
"Grandpa's price isn't that high..."
Chen Shu stated frankly, "I need to let other factions set an example."
"..."
Everyone was slightly stunned, then understood Chen Shu's intention; he wanted Grandpa to also offer a higher price...
They hesitated to speak, wanting to dissuade Chen Shu.
After all, Grandpa prepared potions not for himself, but to better guard Longyuan City.
But as Chen Shu's close friends, they tacitly kept silent and didn't say much.
"Alright, I have my own plans."
Seeing their expressions, Chen Shu didn't bother to explain.
"I'm home. A Liang, what about you and Wang Jue?"
Besides the two of them, everyone else was from Nanjiang City and naturally returned to their respective homes.
"What do you mean, you're home?"
A Liang pouted and said, "We're home!"
With that, he took the lead and arrived at Chen Shu's balcony.
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, looking at A Liang and Wang Jue who weren't being polite at all, he always felt like they were squatting in his nest...