Chen Shu coughed and said confidently,
"I am the inheritor of the Starry Sky Ruins. Everything I say goes."
"..."
Andre fell silent.
With the Fierce Bandit, money was indeed the only pass.
He spoke, "Well, I don't know what you specifically need?"
"Actually, given our relationship, talking about money is a bit too vulgar..."
Chen Shu's eyes held a touch of emotion. Before the other could speak, he preempted him,
"But if you don't pay, it's definitely not your style!"
"..."
Andre's mouth twitched. You've said it all, what else can I say?
Chen Shu said with a hint of thought,
"I recall you have a total of twelve spots, right?"
When taking over the Starry Sky Ruins, the King-level Beast Tamers from Snow Country, including Andre, had not abandoned Chen Shu. Instead, they had stayed with Liu Feng at the entrance of the ruins.
Chen Shu had promised to give Andre two free spots every year.
Coupled with the help of Snow Country's legendary Beast Tamers before, there were a total of twelve spots this year.
"You don't have to pay for these two free spots."
Chen Shu said with a smile, "After all, we've been through life and death together. I wouldn't possibly charge you."
"Really?"
Andre's eyes widened. He hadn't expected the Fierce Bandit to change his mind so quickly?
"But the other ten spots are actually a deal between me and your legendary Beast Tamers. It doesn't involve personal favors, so I will definitely charge for those ten."
"No problem!"
Andre quickly nodded and said, "Tell me what conditions you need, and I'll go back and talk to them."
"Mmm..."
Chen Shu rested his chin on his hand and slowly said, "Each person needs fifteen thousand portions of low-grade fire-attribute materials, plus fifteen portions of golden fire-attribute materials, and materials worth 1.5 billion Huaxia coins!"
"Huh? So much fire-attribute material?"
Andre was slightly taken aback and said, "The value of basic materials has increased several times now, and golden materials aren't cheap either..."
"There's no need to say more about this."
Chen Shu smiled faintly and said, "I, the Fierce Bandit, always stick to a single price."
"If they don't agree, then we'll follow the normal ruin procedures. I won't deliberately make things difficult for them."
"Alright!"
Andre nodded. It wasn't him paying anyway.
He smiled and said, "This time, I'll be troubling you."
"It's just a small matter."
Chen Shu rubbed his hands and said, "But I actually have something I'd like you to help me with."
"Hmm? What?"
Andre was slightly taken aback, vaguely feeling that this was Chen Shu's main objective...
"Well... does your Snow Country ban nuclear bombs?"
Chen Shu's eyes lit up, still not giving up on his business plan.
"Uh... we just enacted a new policy that doesn't allow your nuclear bombs to enter the country..."
"Just enacted?"
"It was probably just a few days ago. It seems it's because your official leaders contacted us..."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. They really didn't want him to sell this thing...
Although Chen Shu's nuclear bombs had no radiation and posed little harm to Blue Star, they couldn't withstand the sheer quantity.
If they were truly sold worldwide, Blue Star would be blown through in no time...
"Well, Chen Shu, I'll be leaving now."
Andre got up and said comfortingly, "Let's just be honest Fierce Bandits and stop thinking about being nuclear bomb merchants."
The thought of nuclear bombs flying everywhere in the future made him shiver a little...
"Alas..."
Chen Shu shook his head and said no more.
The corners of his mouth turned up as he said, "But to get another 150 bottles of nuclear bombs, that's not bad..."
Coupled with the official handling fees, there would be 250 bottles. As long as he used them sparingly, they would last for a long time.
...
Two days later,
Chen Shu had received a definite reply. Although the cost was a bit high, the ten people had agreed.
To be selected from the entire Snow Country for a spot in the Starry Sky Ruins, it was clear that these ten people came from influential forces, and they could afford this sum.
"I have a little money now..."
Chen Shu muttered to himself, then looked at the second unlocked potion in his illustrated book: the Berserk Potion!
'Configuration materials: Four thousand portions of basic materials of five different attributes + 3 Mad Star Leaves + 100 medicinal catalysts.'
"Damn, that's expensive..."
Chen Shu muttered, "Twenty thousand portions of basic materials, where am I going to get so many?"
He rubbed his head, suddenly feeling extremely poor.
Among the configuration materials, the most difficult to obtain was actually the Mad Star Leaf, because it was a King-level material, and the most expensive medicinal ingredient!
The Explosion Potion only required golden materials, which could be ores, ruin rewards, or even special materials from certain fierce beasts used for compounding.
It didn't require specific medicinal ingredients, so the cost was naturally lowered.
However, the Berserk Potion specified the King-level medicinal ingredient, the Mad Star Leaf!
"This thing must cost at least billions..."
He muttered, "And it's not realistic to buy a large quantity of it."
If converted, the cost of the Berserk Potion was tens of times that of the Explosion Potion. However, it was understandable that such a heaven-defying desperate medicine would be expensive.
"It seems I can only equip a very small number of people. Popularizing it is somewhat impossible."
He shook his head and said, "I'll worry about it later. There will be opportunities."
Once he advanced to King-level, combined with his strength in beating his peers, it would be relatively easier to obtain large quantities of beast-taming materials in the異 space.
Just then, his room door was knocked.
His father, 'Chen Ping,' with a slightly hoarse voice, called out, "Son, come out for dinner."
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled and was about to reply, but instantly reacted.
He raised an eyebrow and instantly teleported outside his bedroom.
He saw three people standing sneakily by the door, with inexplicable smiles in their eyes.
It was A Liang, Xiao Xing, and Wang Jue!
"Want to take advantage of me?"
The corners of his mouth curved up as he silently took out three urea bags, with the fierce bandit's glint in his eyes.
At this moment, the three still didn't realize:
The devil was behind them!
Xu Xingxing spoke, "A Liang, why isn't he replying? Has your scheme been exposed?"
Wang Jue, standing beside him, also hesitantly said,
"Maybe we should give up. I suddenly feel a little scared. My heart feels a chill."
A Liang frowned and said, "What are you afraid of? We're not even afraid of Monarchs, why would we be afraid of Chen Pi?"
Wang Jue whispered, "I think there's no comparison between the two..."
"..."
A Liang pouted and said to the bedroom door, "Son, are you in there?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them pressed close to the door, but heard no response.
At this moment, Wang Jue's nose twitched.
"Hmm? Why do I smell a familiar yet strange scent..."