"Alas, fine!"
Chen Shu sighed. He had originally intended to do business with the school.
He took out a blue heart and handed it to Qin Tian, saying, "Please appraise this for me, Principal."
This was his main purpose for seeking out Qin Tian. He didn't know anyone and couldn't find an appraisal institution.
"Alright!"
Qin Tian took the heart and examined it. He then said, "Actually, this thing doesn't quite look like a monarch-tier material!"
"It's not for comprehending skills?"
Chen Shu was slightly stunned. "No way?"
"I'm not sure. Let's wait for the appraisal result," Qin Tian said, shaking his head. He carefully put the heart away and continued, "Stay in school during this time! The World Championship is only about two or three months away!"
The location and time of the World Championship had not yet been determined, but according to past practice, it would commence around the middle of the year.
"I feel like I haven't grown at all," Chen Shu sighed and said, "Everyone else is improving rapidly, and I'm still stuck in the same place!"
"For world peace, you'll just have to bear with it!" Qin Tian patted his shoulder and added, "The cultivation of your three contracted spirits is already quite good. Just practice your combat skills well; that's where the real gap is made!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "Principal, my ultimate ideal is world peace!"
"Get out of here! I have work to do. Please leave!" Qin Tian pointed towards the door, no longer wanting to listen to Chen Shu's nonsense.
Chen Shu drooped his head and left the principal's office, heading straight for the Beast Taming Hall...
At the moment, in Beast Taming Hall No. 3, dozens of people from the Beast Taming Association had gathered.
The young man at the forefront, wearing black-rimmed glasses, was delivering a passionate speech. Wang Xuan's expression was serious as he looked at the crowd below. He was currently the president of the Beast Taming Association. The original president, Zhu Xingyu, had already graduated, along with Vice President Song Chen and others. It had been a year and a half since Chen Shu had competed for the club's funding, and the members of the Beast Taming Association had naturally changed.
"Fellow students!" Wang Xuan announced, "The association is now at a critical juncture!"
The crowd looked up at their president.
"According to reliable sources, the 'Brute' from the Urea Society has returned!"
The corners of everyone's mouths twitched. Did they really need a source for this? The entire school was discussing Chen Shu's return, and he was more famous than the principal.
"Ouyang Bao from the Urea Sack Society has been poaching our members!" Wang Xuan sighed, saying, "Many people have already left the association, leaving only the elites!"
The crowd fell silent. If they left, the Beast Taming Association would completely collapse.
"Now that the Brute is back to take charge, he'll probably poach people even more aggressively!" Wang Xuan's gaze swept over everyone as he slowly said, "I hope everyone can resist temptation! Powerless to bend, they cannot be corrupted by riches!"
"President, please rest assured!" a vice president echoed, "No matter what temptations arise, they will have no effect on us!"
"Yes! President, please be assured!"
"No matter how strong the Brute is, he cannot change my loyalty to the Beast Taming Association!" The association members below echoed his sentiments, their expressions firm.
"Good! Very good! I have high hopes for you all!" Wang Xuan clasped his hands together and signaled for everyone to be quiet. He continued, "The Beast Taming Association is going through a difficult time now, but as soon as that Brute graduates, Huaxia Academy will still be dominated by our Beast Taming Association! At that time, we will be recorded in the history of the Beast Taming Association as the ones who led the club through its darkest era!"
Chen Shu's four years at the academy were now referred to as the "darkest era" by the Beast Taming Association. While it sounded a bit exaggerated, it was quite fitting! Upon hearing this, the crowd below became excited, already imagining a bright future.
Suddenly, Wang Xuan's expression turned stern, and he declared loudly, "Anyone who betrays the Beast Taming Association will be nailed to the pillar of shame!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Alright, everyone, meeting adjourned!"
Dozens of people left the Beast Taming Hall, leaving only Wang Xuan and the other four vice presidents.
"Old Wang, what about the next president?" one vice president sighed, "We're all about to graduate soon!"
The five of them were all seniors and were already busy with graduation matters. Once they graduated, no one would likely be suitable to take over as president. To become president, one naturally needed Silver-tier strength. However, only a small portion of the third-year students were Silver-tier, such as Yu Yi and others, but they had been suppressed by Chen Shu for so long that they wouldn't dare to take the position even for money. As for the second-year students, they were all Black Iron-tier Beast Tamers and probably wouldn't dare to look Chen Shu in the eye...
"We'll see!" Wang Xuan sighed and said, "I heard the World Championship is about to start! Once it's over, Chen Shu will be a senior and busy with graduation matters. The pressure on the Beast Taming Association won't be too great then."
The four nodded; that was indeed good news.
One vice president lamented, "This guy is too monstrous. He's suppressed everyone in the entire academy."
Everyone nodded in agreement. As the top academy, it gathered geniuses from all over the country, historically a situation where many talents shone brightly. Such a situation of singular dominance was extremely rare! Even the monstrous prodigy Ling Chen back then didn't exude such pressure!
"Don't be discouraged!" Wang Xuan patted the other's shoulder and said earnestly, "Without us, he would still just be an ordinary person!"
"?"
The four were slightly stunned, completely taken aback. Was he really trying to comfort them? Why did it sound so strange? So, their only purpose was to serve as a foil?
Just then, the doors to the competition arena were pushed open!
"Hmm? Is there something else?" Wang Xuan turned around, thinking a club member had come to find him.
The next second, his expression froze, and his body instinctively trembled violently, as if he were having a seizure...
"Old Wang, what's wrong?" someone turned to look, their eyes widening as well. A young man was walking in with a smile, appearing approachable. Of course, this was assuming they ignored the rocket launcher on his shoulder...