Chapter 234: Success Without Returning Home is Like Wearing Fine Clothes in the Dark (First Update)

"You lecher!"

Li Zhangsheng pursed his lips, but to be honest, he was quite envious, and he also quite understood why unicorns were so beloved by the vast majority of women.

Being good-looking allows one to do whatever one pleases, not to mention that it was also very powerful!

"Light Purification!"

Following Instructor Qian Yuanfei's order, the unicorn's entire body radiated an extremely rich, milky-white brilliance; this brilliance spread rapidly outward, enveloping all the Demonized Emperor Crocodiles within a hundred-meter radius in the blink of an eye.

Light Purification is the area-of-effect version of Light Dispersion.

The 12 Demonized Emperor Crocodiles let out painful whimpers in unison, and wisps of Demonic Qi drifted out from their heads; under the rich Light-element energy, the Demonic Qi seemed to have met its nemesis and was purified in the blink of an eye.

After the purification was completed, the eyes of the 12 Demonized Emperor Crocodiles turned amber; their eyes no longer revealed blood-colored light, they were full of spirit, and there was even a bit more gratitude in the way they looked at Li Zhangsheng and the others.

However, the Emperor Crocodiles had not yet recovered their ability to move, and they still had to go through a period of weakness before they could fully recover after some time.

Both being Light-element Demon Pets, the unicorn had dispelled the Demonic Qi within all the Demonized Emperor Crocodiles with just one Light Purification, which was completely incomparable to the Paradise Bird.

This is the crushing power of a higher realm!

Bind!

The next moment, Instructor Qian Yuanfei cast a Temporary Contract on the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile.

If the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile reached Superior Quality, he would convert it to a Formal Contract; if not, it could still serve as an immediate combat force.

Perhaps it was because Qian Yuanfei was at the Fifth Rank, or perhaps the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile was too weak, but with just one contract, the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile was easily contracted by Instructor Qian Yuanfei.

The next moment, the Temporary Contract turned into a mark and finally branded itself onto the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile's head; Instructor Qian Yuanfei immediately checked the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile's data through the temporary mark.

Upon seeing this, Instructor Qian Yuanfei's face turned slightly dark; clearly, the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile had not met his "expectations."

However, he was a Stronger after all, and furthermore, he was in front of students, so he naturally had to maintain the proper demeanor; he casually stored the Elite-level Emperor Crocodile into his Monster Pet Bag, and his expression returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"How about this, this Bloodline Jade, plus these five adult Emperor Crocodiles, and this one juvenile Emperor Crocodile—their combined value should be about half of the total value, right? I only want these; what do you all think?"

Li Zhangsheng's way of taking his share was not unsightly; originally, with his contribution share and priority, he could have completely taken the Bloodline Jade and all five juvenile Emperor Crocodiles, which would naturally maximize his value, but he did not do so. If he had really done that, cracks would very likely have appeared between him and his teammates, which would be detrimental to future cooperation.

Losing the big for the sake of the small was not Li Zhangsheng's style, and besides, to make up for the loss, he added one more Emperor Crocodile.

Most importantly, his teammates did not know that the juvenile Emperor Crocodile he chose possessed Superior Quality!

After Li Zhangsheng made his choice, his teammates all breathed a sigh of relief in unison, while simultaneously looking at Li Zhangsheng with grateful eyes.

The teammates naturally had no objections; they all agreed one after another and then couldn't wait to distribute the remaining shares.

There were still five juvenile Emperor Crocodiles, but there were four people to divide them.

Soon, the distribution results were out.

Yuan Yongyan, who ranked second in contribution, received two juvenile Emperor Crocodiles, but she had to pay out one hundred Soul Crystals to the other three as compensation.

As for the other three, each got exactly one.

In this way, it could be said that everyone was happy; even though these Emperor Crocodiles were not yet adults, the team's strength had been further strengthened.

Including the Superior-quality Emperor Crocodile, Li Zhangsheng chose to use Temporary Contracts for all of them.

With his current standards, the Superior-quality Emperor Crocodile did not meet his criteria for a Formal Contract; unless it was a Superior Fairy whose race reached High-level Commander or above, or a Top-tier Spirit, he would not use his final formal slot.

Moreover, after seeing Instructor Qian Yuanfei's Top-tier Spirit unicorn, it would be a lie to say Li Zhangsheng wasn't tempted; he also wanted to possess such a powerful Demon Pet, so he naturally raised his selection standards.

However, Li Zhangsheng would also appropriately cultivate the Superior-quality Emperor Crocodile; after all, with just a little cultivation, he could have an extra decent immediate combat force in his hands, and it was also his only Water Attribute mount worth showing off.

As for those five adult Emperor Crocodiles, due to the gap in realms, even if the contract was successfully completed, they could break free from the Temporary Contract's shackles at any time.

Li Zhangsheng was naturally not at ease with them, so he stored them all in his Monster Pet Bag; he had to dispose of them as soon as possible to avoid them turning against him at a critical moment, and at the same time, given the appetites of adult Emperor Crocodiles, the daily cost of meat alone was not a small figure.

"After completing this task, I plan to return to Luo City first to deal with these five adult Emperor Crocodiles; if possible, I plan to take on tasks near Luo City. What do you all think?"

Li Zhangsheng already had a draft in his mind on how to quickly deal with these five adult Emperor Crocodiles.

To return home without showing off one's success is like wearing fine clothes in the dark; besides, bringing five adult Emperor Crocodiles back to his family could also significantly increase his prestige within the family.

Besides that, he had never forgotten the resources the family had rewarded him with not long ago; these adult Emperor Crocodiles were excellent immediate combat forces, and rather than selling them to others, it was better to give them to his own family, while also being able to improve the family's overall strength.

"It doesn't matter where we go!"

"It just so happens I also want to see the feng shui of the captain's hometown!"

"A long time ago, I had long yearned for Luo City; now I can finally get my wish!"

His teammates were not unreasonable people; they were very clear that these five adult Emperor Crocodiles had to be dealt with as soon as possible, so naturally, they had no thoughts of opposing it.

Moreover, Li Zhangsheng's choice just now had also caused the team's cohesion to rise, and Li Zhangsheng's prestige had reached an unprecedented height.

"By the way, Instructor, do the Emperor Crocodiles we contracted still count as task targets?" At this moment, Li Zhangsheng asked a key question.

Elite-level Demonized Fairies were very rare; if they didn't count, he was afraid he would have to spend a lot of energy continuing to search.

"They count! According to your current progress, you still need to clear out 6 Intermediate-level and 35 Inferior-level Demonized Fairies to complete this Difficult-level Task!"

Before luring the Emperor Crocodiles, Li Zhangsheng's team had cleared out all the Demonized Fairies within several miles, and coupled with the Emperor Crocodile tribe and the Killer Bee tribe, they were only one step away from completing the task.

When the Sun began to slant westward, Li Zhangsheng's team finally completed the task.

"Congratulations on completing the task; this task rewards 300 Academic Credits! Among them, Li Zhangsheng gets 170 Academic Credits, Yuan Yongyan 45 Academic Credits, Li Tianyu 35 Academic Credits, and Chen Yunsheng and Wang Ding get 25 Academic Credits each!"

Without surprise, Li Zhangsheng once again took the lion's share.

No one had any objections to this, because this was the share Li Zhangsheng deserved. Moreover, without him, they would have had no strength at all to accept a Difficult-level Task, let alone defeat the Emperor Crocodile tribe.

They were already very content with what they had gained.

"There is only one clearing-type Difficult-level Task near Luo City!"

After completing the task, Instructor Qian Yuanfei handed the task information directly to Li Zhangsheng.

Task: Clear out the wild Spirit Beasts in the Silent Forest!

Target: Slay one Elite-level Spirit Beast, three Upper-level Spirit Beasts, twenty Intermediate-level Spirit Beasts, and two hundred Inferior-level Spirit Beasts!

Note: There are Spirit Beasts of Leader-level or above in the Silent Forest, be careful!

Reward: 400 Academic Credits!

(End of chapter)