"Forget it, come back when you have money."
Chen Shu maintained his rationality and did not impulsively activate it.
In fact, his entire fortune was not enough for even this many medicinal ingredients...
He now understood that magical potions were a living, breathing money pit!
"This is truly forcing me down a crooked path..."
His eyes rolled as a plan to make money formed in his mind, but unfortunately, it conflicted with the official beast-taming regulations...
"Never mind, I still need to think of other ways."
He closed the potion guide and, at the same time, instructed the system to continue with the configurations.
The official missions were completed, and from now on, he would be configuring his own potions.
"Bunny, wake up soon, won't you?"
He used a semi-summon and opened the beast-taming space. It was filled with spatial energy, but there was no sign of movement.
However, he could already make the bunny release a spatial imprint, which clearly indicated that the absorption of the ancient blood was nearing completion.
Another week passed.
The trial for the twenty participants was nearing its end.
Chen Shu had kept his word, arranging the most suitable stages for each of them to maximize their star power acquisition.
Half a day later, the final stage closed.
The twenty individuals returned to the star sea, their eyes filled with excitement as they chatted amongst themselves.
They had never imagined that participating in an ancient ruin could be so simple...
Although ancient ruins appeared to cultivate human geniuses and posed no life-threatening danger, each trial was incredibly difficult, making a perfect evaluation almost impossible.
After all, not everyone was as monstrous as Chen Shu...
"Alright, alright."
Chen Shu left the core area and, with Da Li in tow, arrived at the star sea.
He shook his head and said, "It's just an ancient ruin, calm down. You're human geniuses, after all."
"This is practically cheating..."
Andre exclaimed. He had participated in a stellar ancient ruin once and naturally understood its difficulty.
Old Xie snorted and said, "Do you think everyone is like you, cheating every day..."
Everyone nodded. They were geniuses, but most had never experienced the feeling of being a cheater, and it felt incredibly good!
Chen Shu spoke, "Alright, Star Spirit, settle their rewards."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling starry sky descended from the heavens, transforming into brilliant beams of light that enveloped the twenty individuals.
In an instant, their accumulated star power turned into tangible energy and integrated into their respective contracted spirits.
Star power was a universal attribute that could be converted into any other attribute, making stellar ancient ruins suitable for any beast tamer.
Half an hour later,
The individuals were filled with uncontainable excitement and expressed their gratitude to Chen Shu.
"It's all just a transaction, no need to dwell on it."
Chen Shu waved his hand and said, "Old An, if you have nothing else, please depart for now."
"Okay."
Andre nodded and led the eleven Snow Country people out of the ancient ruin.
Their objective had been achieved, and they were busy returning home to prevent the beast invasion.
"Um, Brother Chen, we'll send the resources over."
Wang Sheng scratched his head, a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.
Apart from the people from Snow Country, the other eight domestic participants had not paid any extra fees.
Fang Si and the others were out of the question; their relationship with Chen Shu was excellent.
But Wang Sheng and the other two were merely acquaintances with Chen Shu, not even friends, so they couldn't accept such a great favor.
"Don't be so formal, I said you don't need to!"
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, "I don't know those people, so of course, I have to charge them. But we participated in the competition together, how can our relationship be ordinary?"
Wang Sheng and the other two had intended to pay in advance, but Chen Shu had stopped them.
For a moment, they were unsure of Chen Shu's true intentions.
"Brother Chen, if you need anything, just say the word."
Wang Sheng was still a little uneasy.
Could the Savage Bandit of Nanjiang help others for free?
"Actually, it's really nothing, but since you've said so, I'll reluctantly mention one thing."
"..."
Wang Sheng's expression was strange, but he breathed a sigh of relief. At least the fox's tail was showing.
"Wang Sheng, our relationship is actually quite good. Your father, Uncle Wang Ce, has also helped me quite a bit."
Chen Shu coughed and first tried to foster a closer relationship.
"I'll just call you Old Wang."
"..."
Wang Sheng's mouth twitched. It sounded a bit strange.
"Ji Feng, our relationship is also good. We met for the first time on the Northern Ice Plains, and we even raced."
He then looked at Ji Feng beside him and said,
"I won't be polite either, I'll call you Old..."
"Stop! Stop!"
Ji Feng shuddered and said, "You can call me Little Feng, there's no need to mention my surname."
"..."
Chen Shu nodded and said, "Old Wang, Little Feng, actually, I have a batch of goods I want to sell recently..."
One of them came from the King Beast Tamer Corps, representing the top civilian forces in the country, while Ji Feng came from a beast tamer family, representing mysterious family powers. They could be considered the most influential figures among the younger generation in the country.
"A batch of goods?"
Their expressions trembled, and they said in unison, "Uh, the authorities have banned the sale of nuclear bombs. We can't touch that."
"It's not that."
Chen Shu shook his head and said with a smile,
"I have a fertilizer potion that can instantly boost the strength of contracted spirits several times over, with minimal side effects, and it won't cause a permanent decrease in the spirit's attributes. Are you interested?"
He was currently too short on cash and could only resort to selling stimulant potions for now.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Shu's expression froze, and he heard a voice from the system in his mind:
[The host is selling magical potions. Given his personality, the magical potions automatically possess a special effect: when configuring, additional medicinal ingredient points can be added. Within a certain distance, potions in others' hands can be rendered invalid.]
"Huh?"
Chen Shu's eyes widened, and his heart began to pound.
It was so user-friendly?
Although there was an additional fee, it was still very good news, allowing him to sell potions with peace of mind and avoid suffering the consequences himself.
However, in the next second, Chen Shu still seized the key point:
What did it mean "given his personality"? Has it seen through everything...
At this moment, Ji Feng and Wang Sheng interrupted his thoughts and exclaimed,
"Did you take that drug before?"
They instantly recalled that Chen Shu himself had ingested something.
"Of course!"
Chen Shu nodded and said, "With your combat power of Silver Three-star, just one bottle would allow you to contend with, or even defeat, a Gold beast tamer!"
He remembered how he had once used a stimulant potion to forcefully counter-kill a Gold bishop of the Salvation Church.
"This..."
The two were tempted. This was truly a life-saving item.
"We need to discuss with our families..."
"No problem. Also, help me spread the word to other factions, including foreign ones. I can give you a discount."
He smiled slightly, revealing his true intention.
He had originally intended to use the two families to promote domestically, but now that the magical potions had a special effect, he could sell them globally.
The two families had vast spheres of influence and must have connections to powerful foreign forces.
His business expansion had suddenly opened up, and all he lost was the star points from the ancient ruin...
After returning to China, Chen Shu had been trying, and finally found a feasible path.
The corners of his mouth turned up, and he thought to himself:
'Next, it's time to make money with urine bags!'