“No, I’m the pride of the academy…”
“You’re overthinking it. The academy’s positions have nothing to do with you!”
Liu Feng patted his shoulder and said, “Besides, didn’t the Dragon Guard arrange a position for you?”
“Don’t even mention it. I need to complete some assessment task.”
Chen Shu sighed and said, “But Old Chen never contacted me.”
“Then you can continue being a street wanderer for now.”
Qin Tian chuckled and said, “I’ll head back first. The academy is fine for now, you can rest well.”
It was clear he also needed to prepare himself to smoothly secure the position of Principal.
“Oh, right, Principal!”
Seeing the three about to leave, Chen Shu thought of something and immediately asked:
“Um, have any of you heard of the Star King?”
“Hmm?”
Qin Tian was slightly taken aback and said, “Star King? Who is that? Is there still someone with a name like that these days?”
“A historical figure, haven’t you heard of him?”
“Did your family make him up?”
Qin Tian curled his lips and said, “Old Fang, have you heard of him?”
Governor Fang pondered seriously, but in the end, he shook his head.
“See? Your Uncle Fang is well-versed in history, and even he doesn’t know him. He’s probably just a fictional character. Do you also like anime?”
Qin Tian raised an eyebrow and asked, “Do you also like anime?”
“…”
Chen Shu’s mouth twitched, and he said, “He is… the creator of the ruins…”
Following that, Chen Shu also spoke about the ruins and the forbidden fog.
Although he wasn’t too concerned, Qin Tian and the others might be interested.
As expected, upon hearing that the forbidden fog confined a great fiend, all three were shocked, as they had never heard of it before.
There was contemplation in Qin Tian’s eyes, and he said:
“So, the Monarchs of the extreme north were instigated by the great fiend?”
It wasn’t easy for Monarchs to unite. Their bloodlines inherently contained the desire to hunt and devour each other.
Back when the [Livingwood Marsh] and [Scorching Sun Hill] merged, the two Monarchs had immediately engaged in a fight to the death.
For them to unite, only a higher-tier bloodline could emerge.
“That’s very possible.”
Governor Nan Cang rubbed his head and said solemnly, “Are the great fiends allied with the fiendish beasts from the other dimension?”
The Dragon Abyss was already in turmoil, and now with the appearance of a great fiend, the crisis would intensify!
For a moment, the three realized why the old man had used the World Competition to stockpile a large amount of basic resources.
Perhaps he had known about it all along?
“You guys don’t know about the forbidden fog?”
Chen Shu looked at Qin Tian and Governor Nan Cang, expecting the two veteran powerhouses to know the inside story.
Qin Tian shook his head and said, “How would we know? We haven’t returned from battling in the ruins.”
“Perhaps the old man knows?”
Chen Shu said, “The forbidden space beneath Sacred Beast Island was created by him…”
The three exchanged glances, with a hint of helplessness in their eyes.
Qin Tian said, “The old man never talks about these things…”
“Why?”
“Maybe we aren’t qualified, or maybe he feels these things are meaningless.”
Qin Tian shook his head and said, “Alright, let’s not talk about the old man.”
“I’ll ask him myself later…”
Chen Shu chuckled and said, “You guys aren’t qualified, but I am, right?”
“You’re not just qualified, you’re more than qualified.”
“…”
The four of them left the Beast Tamer Association one after another and returned to their respective places.
Governor Nan Cang returned to his office building, while Qin Tian and Liu Feng returned to Huaxia Academy.
As for Chen Shu, he naturally returned to his home in Nanjiang City.
“Mom and Dad?”
Chen Shu called out, but there was no reply.
After some inquiries, he learned that they had gone on a trip to another province.
“There’s no problem domestically, though…”
He stroked his chin, not too worried, and then returned to his room. He took out his phone and sent out a group message.
[Come to Nanjiang City quickly! Brother Bandit has a great opportunity for you.]
Now that he had just become the inheritor of the ruins, he actually had five ruin slots in his hand.
This was the setting by the Star King, mainly to let him initially understand how to control ruins.
Chen Shu hadn’t mentioned this to anyone.
Qin Tian and the others considered the overall situation. They would likely suggest giving the five slots to the most suitable people, such as Wang Sheng or Ji Feng, so that the ruins’ effects could be maximized.
However, Chen Shu didn’t have such a grand perspective. He preferred to give the benefits to those around him first. Besides, Ah Liang and the others were not bad either.
Just then, Ah Liang and the others replied:
[Chen Pi, you actually came back alive?]
[What opportunity? It’s not like you’re going to send nuclear bombs, right?]
[Sorry, I’m not that interested in urea bags…]
“…”
Chen Shu’s mouth twitched. Did none of them give a proper answer?
[It’s a real opportunity. I’ll say it now, it won’t wait!]
He sent another message and then stopped paying attention.
“I need to sort out the gains from the ruins…”
Chen Shu lay on the bed, his eyes recalling the matters of the starry ruins.
After a while, his eyes moved, and he thought of something.
“Whoosh!”
The Space Rabbit appeared, wearing a sly grin, and at the same time, produced a small bag of materials.
“What will the Grandmaster effect of the Spatial Potion be…”
Chen Shu stroked his chin and soon concocted a bottle of basic Spatial Potion.
Concurrently, a prompt appeared in his mind:
[Grandmaster Effect: Can randomly strengthen the effect of one spatial skill or talent! Note: The higher the tier of the skill, the weaker the strengthening effect.]
“Oh?”
Chen Shu sat up straight, his eyes immediately showing excitement.
But upon seeing the subsequent information, he calmed down again.
It seemed to be dependent on the skill. If it truly strengthened a divine skill, the amplification effect might not be too strong.
Without hesitation, he threw the potion to the Space Rabbit beside him.
“Whoosh!”
The Space Rabbit snatched it up and gulped down the potion within.
Chen Shu stared intently at the Space Rabbit’s panel, wanting to see which specific skill was affected.
Was it the divine skill [Spatial Secret Power], the exclusive skill [Spatial Marking], or the skill for building spatial passages, [Spatial Positioning]?
However, his gaze sharpened. It was actually the basic talent [Spatial Leap].
This was the innate talent of the Space Rabbit, a blink talent with an extremely short cooldown, and one of its core talents.
[Spatial Leap (Strengthened): Instantly teleport to any location! Strengthening Effect: With each release, a layer of spatial armor will be added to itself, reducing the duration of being controlled. It is stackable!]