The two chatted for a while longer. When he heard that Chen Shu was defending his thesis, Zhang Dali didn't bother him further and quickly hung up the phone.
"Dali asked you to be his bodyguard?"
A Liang turned his head and said, "Did I hear that correctly?"
Chen Shu asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Dali really doesn't understand the situation..."
A Liang and the other two shook their heads. Chen Shu had quite a few enemies in the world now.
Isn't it pure provocation to ask him to be a bodyguard?
"What are you talking about? King-tier experts can't touch me now!"
Chen Shu said confidently, then continued,
"By the way, Dali is going to participate in the Food God Cup world competition. Are you guys going?"
"We're not like you, we have jobs..."
"?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Damn it, I'm a Dragon Guard!
"What kind of important business could you possibly have? Isn't it just hunting ferocious beasts? Listen to me, the异空间 (yì kōngjiān - alien dimensions) are too dangerous, don't act rashly."
"But..."
A Liang pondered for a moment, then said directly, "I think staying with you is the most dangerous..."
"..."
"Besides, we accepted the mission half a month ago, and we'll have to pay a breach of contract fee."
A Liang said hopefully, "How about... you pay it for us?"
"Forget it, you guys can go hunt ferocious beasts instead!"
Chen Shu flatly refused. He had no source of income now, so he couldn't just spend money carelessly.
As the four of them were talking, it was finally A Liang's turn to go on stage.
Since A Liang and the other two were a team, they naturally had the same graduation assessment, but they each held different roles and needed to write separate theses.
The assessment content given by Liu Feng was not simple either. It required hunting Silver-tier three-star ferocious beasts, and not just one.
When his assessment topic was announced, it instantly shocked the entire audience.
"Holy crap, that's ruthless!"
"A Silver-tier three-star lord, is that something students can actually do? Are they cheating..."
"Are you stupid? That team killed their way out of the world competition!"
Most people's graduation assessments only involved hunting mutated ferocious beasts of the same level.
Only a small number of geniuses were tasked with hunting lords of the same level. A Liang's team hunting a three-star lord naturally carried immense weight.
A Liang, as the main force, contributed the most to the team and was speaking eloquently on stage.
Soon, it was time for the questioning session.
The professors from the School of Beast Taming did not speak. It was mainly the two professors from the School of Culture who asked questions, all about the living habits and habitats of ferocious beasts.
They deliberately avoided questions about ferocious beast skills and combat techniques, knowing that A Liang was well aware of them.
As expected, A Liang looked troubled and was a bit bewildered.
At this moment, Liu Feng decisively intervened and began to argue with the other two professors...
In the classroom, only the voices of three people remained, and A Liang above had become an outsider...
A moment later, A Liang descended from the stage with a relaxed expression, having successfully completed his graduation defense.
"So it was that simple..."
He leisurely returned to his seat. He had to admit, Liu Feng was quite reliable at times...
Wang Jue and Xiao Xing also breathed a sigh of relief, with no pressure left in their hearts.
Two hours later, it was finally Chen Shu's turn.
Chen Shu walked onto the stage with a calm expression and displayed his thesis topic.
【A Brief Discussion on Hunting Monarchs】
When the large characters on the projection screen appeared, the entire classroom fell silent, all whispers disappearing.
"This is the effect I wanted..."
Liu Feng smiled slightly, having expected this.
In the many years of Huaxia Academy, no student had ever used hunting Monarchs as a graduation assessment.
In fact, most professors in the academy had never even seen a Monarch, let alone hunted one...
It was likely that only Qin Tian and Liu Feng had any experience in the entire academy; others had no understanding at all.
"Is this a joke?! Monarchs as a graduation assessment?!"
"Is this something a human can accomplish?"
"The gap between people is just too huge..."
Hunting Monarchs was the highest honor for a Beast Tamer.
But now it was being used as a university student's graduation assessment, wasn't this pure nonsense?
Someone below understood that this wasn't the first Monarch Chen Shu had slain, and they reluctantly regained their composure.
The assessment content was a bit monstrous, but Chen Shu was equally monstrous!
Chen Shu on stage smiled slightly and began to explain his thesis.
"The Giant Tiger King I hunted came from the basic-tier alien dimension [Azure Origin Forest]..."
For a full ten minutes, the classroom remained utterly silent, everyone listening intently.
Although their lives would basically not involve contact with Monarchs, at least they would be able to brag more seamlessly in the future.
Information about Monarchs could not be found online, and ordinary Beast Tamers had no access to them.
The entire classroom fell silent for ten minutes.
Even after Chen Shu finished speaking, everyone still looked stunned.
Chen Shu reminded them, "Distinguished professors..."
The five below finally reacted.
But at this moment, Liu Feng's phone suddenly rang.
"Hello, Brother Qin?"
Liu Feng answered the phone and left the classroom.
"?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. You're leaving at this moment?!
This left him fighting alone...
Just then, an option appeared before his eyes:
【Option 1: Remain silent and refuse to answer any questions! Completion Reward: Three Golden-tier medicinal herbs】
【Option 2: Start rambling and bluff your way through the professors below! Completion Reward: Elemental Beast Intelligence +100%】
【Option 3: Take the initiative and switch roles, you are now the professor! Completion Reward: A large amount of Beast Taming Power】
"En?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled, not expecting to trigger an option like this.
He looked at the three options and immediately ruled out the second one. Wasn't that reward completely useless?
As for the herbs and Beast Taming Power, he chose the third option.
He was not far from becoming a Golden-tier Beast Tamer, and the importance of Beast Taming Power was self-evident.
"Ahem..."
Chen Shu cleared his throat. Since Liu Feng was not here, he could let himself go.
However, he had prepared himself, but the professors below were stunned and silent, not a single one speaking.
"En?"
Chen Shu's expression stiffened. Had they not reacted yet?
The quality of the professors this year was not good...
In fact, Jiang Yun and the others had long since sobered up.
It wasn't that they didn't want to ask questions, but they simply couldn't.
They had never even seen a Monarch, and this domain was basically a blind spot for them. What kind of questions could they ask?
Chen Shu reminded them again, "Professors..."
Below, there was still silence...
"Since you have no questions..."
Chen Shu's tone paused, and he glanced below.
Jiang Yun and the others breathed a sigh of relief. You idiot, just click to end it quickly...
However, the next sentence made the hearts of the five professors race.
"Then I will be the one asking questions!"
"..."
The expressions of the five people sharpened. The atmosphere seemed to be veering off course.
"Professor Liu Qingjian..."
Chen Shu coughed and said,
"I just mentioned that the Giant Tiger King's core skill is [Heavenly Stone Dance]. What kind of Monarch do you think could counter it?"
"..."
Liu Qingjian below felt his heart skip a beat. He inexplicably felt nervous, as if he had returned to his student days.
Who the hell was the professor and who was the student...