Chen Shu remained silent, vaguely picturing Ning Bufan’s miserable fate.
He hesitated, retracting his thoughts.
Ning Bufan was at the peak of the King tier, and that silver fox’s escape skills were top-notch. The fact that he was still caught and tortured clearly indicated that whoever was in the attic was no ordinary individual.
“I won’t allow you to go down so easily. Go back.”
Qin Tian shook his head and said, “Oh, right. People from Snow Country are here, specifically looking for you!”
“Looking for me?”
Chen Shu blinked, asking, “I don’t have any enemies in Snow Country, do I…”
“They want to enter the Starry Ruins!”
Qin Tian’s mouth twitched. So the whole world was full of your enemies?
“Uh…”
Chen Shu nodded. When he rescued Dali, a legendary beast tamer from Snow Country had indeed intervened and requested a portion of the quotas.
“No problem, they can come directly to Nanjiang City to find me.”
“Mm, and also, you are the controller of the ruins. They want you to take good care of them.”
“Take care of them?”
Chen Shu paused for a moment, then his lips curled upwards, and he let out a chuckle.
“What are you planning, you brat?!”
Qin Tian’s expression froze; he had a vague premonition of trouble.
“Nothing much.”
Chen Shu grinned and said, “Principal, it’s nothing. I’ll take good care of them!”
“…”
Qin Tian quickly said, “Don’t you go causing trouble. They haven’t harmed you.”
“Principal, what kind of person do you think I am?!”
Chen Shu restrained his smile and said, “I am genuinely preparing to take care of them!”
“…”
Qin Tian exchanged a glance with Liu Feng, their eyes filled with unease.
This was a chaotic era. If humans couldn’t even support each other, and then resorted to infighting, they would truly be finished.
“Really taking care of them.”
Chen Shu sighed and said earnestly, “It’s just… that comes with a different price…”
“…”
The two immediately understood Chen Shu’s intentions. He wanted to make another fortune.
“I’m just giving them the quotas, allowing them to challenge normally, and won’t interfere.
“However, if they want to activate easy mode, naturally, there will be some handling fees.”
To put it plainly, it was using money to purchase Star Power, which he assumed Snow Country would happily agree to.
“…”
The two shook their heads, not dissuading him. They understood one thing:
This guy was a bit desperate for money.
“Nuclear bombs, my nuclear bombs, all mine… Hehehe…”
Chen Shu mumbled, then turned and left Dragon Abyss City.
…
“Dali, let’s go!”
Chen Shu found Dali by the Dragon River. Dali was in the process of teasing a sprite.
“What’s up? What’s got you so excited?”
Dali raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile,
While doing so, he tossed the cooked food to the slime, causing its size to subtly increase again.
“It’s raining gold from the sky!”
Chen Shu whistled, his mood instantly becoming cheerful at the thought of the resources he was about to obtain.
Zhang Dali blinked and asked, “What’s going on? Are you participating in the official hunting operation?”
“Why would I participate in something like that?”
Chen Shu shook his head. His current combat power was significantly above Gold tier, but not yet King tier. He could only kill Gold lords.
To others, this might be quite valuable, but he no longer cared for it.
Someone accustomed to dropping nuclear bombs would hardly appreciate firecrackers.
Earning resources naturally required taking shortcuts.
“Then what are you going to do?”
Dali blinked and asked, “How about we continue hunting Silver Monarchs? There are still dozens of them in the country.”
“Let’s forget that. The Soul Dragon Emperor of Dragon Abyss is probably watching me every day.”
Chen Shu refused with a shake of his head. “I naturally have my own methods.”
As he spoke, the two of them had already mounted the slime and were heading towards their base, Nanjiang City.
In the afternoon,
The two returned to their familiar residential area.
“I’m going back to cook…”
Dali waved goodbye, taking the sprite back to his own home.
“So dedicated, almost as much as me…”
Chen Shu shook his head and sighed, then also turned and returned to his own home.
“Principal, when will the officials deliver the raw materials for a thousand bottles of nuclear bombs?”
“In about two days. Will they be delivered directly to your home?”
“Alright.”
Chen Shu nodded, then reminded him, “Also, my 10% hardship fee!”
“Understood.”
Qin Tian quickly hung up the phone, clearly busy with other matters.
“Getting a hundred bottles of nuclear bombs for free… not enough…”
Chen Shu lay on his bed, pondering.
Even though he had activated the illustrated guide, he still needed some startup capital to become a nuclear bomb bandit.
“I need to use my brain to make money.”
At this moment, Chen Shu’s eyes lit up, and a brilliant idea suddenly popped into his head!
“I didn’t even think of this. What a mistake!”
Chen Shu shook his head and instantly vanished from his home.
The next second, Chen Shu arrived on a bustling street, teeming with people and full of liveliness.
It was the Seven Star Street black market in Nanjiang City!
“Strange yet familiar…”
Chen Shu felt a touch of sentimentality, experiencing a sense of change and continuity.
Now, thanks to Chen Shu, Nanjiang City was developing rapidly, even rivaling the provincial capital, Nancang City.
Naturally, the black market, comparable to a pedestrian street, had been continuously expanded and was several times more prosperous than in the past.
As Chen Shu stood in place, countless people looked at him with admiration, but none dared to approach and disturb him.
This was not due to the high quality of the people of Nanjiang City,
But rather the low quality of the bandit. If he became annoyed, he might just unleash a nuclear bomb on the spot.
“My shop…”
Chen Shu whistled and entered the black market, blending into the crowd.
Because of his immense fame, his Dali’s Potion Shop was the undisputed commercial center!
“The storefront has become much more grand…”
Chen Shu looked at Dali’s Potion Shop and commented with a sigh.
“Bandit Brother!”
Just then, a burly man from inside the shop waved at Chen Shu, looking extremely enthusiastic.
It was Wang Tianba, who had developed the blood plasma!
Chen Shu smiled slightly and entered the shop, saying,
“Brother Tianba, how has the shop been recently?”
“Don’t worry, Brother Bandit. With me here, the shop will never incur a loss.”
“…”
Chen Shu’s mouth twitched and he said, “Is there a possibility that our shop has never actually been open for business…”
The potion shop had been helping him acquire rare and peculiar trinkets, hoping to get lucky.
But due to Chen Shu’s recent financial shortage, their only business project had been halted.
“Is… that so?!”
Wang Tianba blinked and said, “No wonder I never felt any risk of bankruptcy.”
“…”
Chen Shu shook his head and said, “I have a highly profitable project that I’m preparing to roll out.”