Hunting the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord

[Task Name]: Collect Qingchi Grass.

[Task Difficulty]: Normal.

[Task Description]: Collect no less than ten jin of Qingchi Grass. The only requirement is that it must be fresh, and the picking time must not exceed ten days.

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Qingchi Grass is a common plant in Qingyuan Forest and can be used as staple food for certain contracted spirits. Long-term consumption can slightly enhance the wood and fire attributes in the body.

But it needs to be fresh Qingchi Grass; otherwise, the internal fire attribute will largely dissipate, having little effect on contracted spirits.

Chen Shu continued to look at the other tasks.

[Task Name]: Hunt Ironback Bear.

[Task Difficulty]: Dangerous.

[Task Description]: The employer wants to hunt a black-iron rank mutated Ironback Bear in Qingyuan Forest and needs to find contracted beast masters to go together.

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[Task Requirement]: Black-iron rank contracted beast master, preference for those with experience in alternate dimensions!

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[Task Name]: Capture Blue-eyed Snake.

[Task Name]: Retrieve Lost Underwear.

[Task Name]: Hunt Ice Wild Rabbit Lord.

Chen Shu couldn't help but complain: Damn, someone even lost their underwear? How ridiculous does that feel?

Besides, who would purposely post such a task? Is the underwear made of pure gold?

Now the whole world knows you lost your underwear in Qingyuan Forest.

Just as he was complaining, an option mysteriously appeared before his eyes.

Sure enough, an unexpected surprise! It was worth wandering the streets late at night.

[Option 1]: Accept any one normal-level task. Completion reward: Moderate amount of beast power.

[Option 2]: Accept the task to hunt the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord. Completion reward: Skill "Gigantification" +1. If completed, additional reward: Title "Lord Killer," equipped effect: Contracted spirits deal 5% more damage to lord-level ferocious beasts.

Chen Shu was slightly stunned. Are you kidding me? You want me to hunt the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord?

The bloodline of the Ice Wild Rabbit isn't strong. The highest in this species are lords, with no kings, so it's quite mediocre.

But no matter how weak, it's not something a small-level five-rank contracted beast master like Chen Shu could take on.

However, the reward of Gigantification +1 is too tempting. As the slime's core skill, improving Gigantification means other skills' damage also increases, and size is the slime's main attribute.

His eyes shifted. Actually, there was some room to maneuver.

Chen Shu looked at the task hall staff and asked, "I want to ask, if the task is not completed, what's the punishment?"

"Sir, accepting tasks requires a deposit. If you fail, the deposit will be deducted."

"How much is the deposit for the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord task?"

Chen Shu currently had about a hundred thousand Huaxia coins. He could afford deposits for normal tasks but worried this one might be particularly expensive.

The staff looked at him strangely and said, "This task?"

Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Seeing the strange look, he silently repeated to himself: This is not contempt, not contempt...

"This task is issued by the military. It does not require a deposit. As long as you succeed in hunting, you will get the reward."

"Oh?" Chen Shu said, "So it's free?"

"Yes, sir!"

Chen Shu waved his hand and said, "Do you have any other free tasks? I want them all!"

Free tasks? Bring them on!

"..." The staff was speechless. Are you just casting a wide net for dumb fish?

"Sorry, for now, this is the only free task."

Chen Shu shook his head regretfully and accepted the task to hunt the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord.

The staff handed him detailed information about the task, and Chen Shu happily took it and left the Beast Master Association.

At the same time, the Gigantification skill of the golden slime successfully increased by one level.

Gigantification: Temporarily increases body size by six times, moderately reduces speed.

Although the size increase is getting larger, the side effects are also increasing.

The slime's speed was already slow, and after activating Gigantification, its speed became as slow as a snail.

However, with the level three "Charge" skill, it could hold on for now without much problem.

Chen Shu kept studying the mission information.

[Task Name]: Hunt the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord.

[Task Difficulty]: Extremely dangerous.

[Task Description]: Recently, an Ice Wild Rabbit Lord has appeared in Qingyuan Forest and often commands packs of Ice Wild Rabbits to harass the Zhenling Army base. This hunting mission is specially issued. There is no acceptance threshold for this task!

[Task Reward]: 50 Huaxia points.

[Task Challenges]:

The whereabouts of the Ice Wild Rabbit Lord are hard to find; there are currently no definite clues.

The Ice Wild Rabbit Lord is powerful and requires at least a black-iron rank Beast Master to confront.

It can command the Ice Wild Rabbit packs; if surrounded and attacked, there is a risk of total annihilation. Beast Masters are advised to assess their capabilities carefully!

[Task Hint]: Ice Wild Rabbits are severe cleanliness freaks; their habitats are most likely clean and comfortable environments.

Chen Shu glanced over the task details and then immediately tossed them out of his mind.

Not only would it require enormous luck to find it, but even if found, he couldn't handle it.

A lone Ice Wild Rabbit Lord already needs a black-iron rank Beast Master to deal with, and since it's a lord, there's no way it acts alone—that would be nonsense.

If surrounded by the pack, that would really be game over.

Chen Shu had no intention of completing the mission and began wandering around Qingyuan Town.

At midnight, he yawned, feeling sleepy, and returned to the hotel.

"Hey, you're still watching the show?"

Chen Shu saw the front desk clerk still eagerly following the drama.

"Yeah," the clerk nodded.

"Stop watching. The culprit is this guy right here."

Right after saying that, Chen Shu dashed upstairs at an absurd speed.

"???" The clerk was confused, then after a moment, realized, "Damn! Spoiler alert!"

Hearing the angry shouts from below, Chen Shu happily returned to his room.

Another worldwide mystery: How did Chen Shu grow up like this?

"Zzzzzz!"

The snoring in the room was still incredibly loud, as if a thunder beast was powering up inside.

"I'll stink you out."

Chen Shu turned his head and put Old Deng's stinky sock over his nose.

"Hmm... hmm..."

Old Deng furrowed his brows, and the snoring immediately quieted down.

"This sock actually suppresses it?" Chen Shu didn't expect that. "Finally, I can sleep well."

He comfortably lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

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Early the next morning.

"Damn! Who put this sock on my nose?"

Old Deng shouted, waking up startled.

"Deng bro, what's wrong?" Chen Shu rubbed his eyes. Although he hadn't slept long, it was enough for him.

Thinking about going on an adventure in Qingyuan Forest made Chen Shu very excited.

"Was it you, kid?" Old Deng glared. "I had nightmares all night—dreaming I was sealed inside a jar of kimchi and stinky tofu, that sour, foul smell..."

"Hehe..."

Chen Shu lowered his head and chuckled quietly, not expecting him to have such a dream.

"I don't know, but I heard you talking in your sleep last night, saying you were so hungry and wanted stinky tofu, then it seemed you grabbed something."

"..." Old Deng was speechless. Could it really have been himself?

Since when did I get this twisted?