Ch. 230 - Isn't This Basically a Free Reward?

"All right then!"

Li Longxu wasn't an idiot either. His combat power was about the same as Xia Yan's.

Anyone who could traumatize Xia Yan should have no problem beating him up.

"Lucky his teammates are weak. Otherwise, even Nancang City's genius teams might suffer an upset."

Xia Yan shook his head. He did not know much about Xu Xiaoyu, but he knew his own sister all too well.

A B-rank contract spirit really wouldn't hold up in a provincial Beast Taming Competition.

...

"Let's go!"

After Chen Shu and the other two ate their fill, they returned to the hotel.

"Before the competition, do your own thing. You can do whatever you want!"

Chen Shu gave the two of them a quick rundown.

The three of them had combat strength all over the place, so training would not mean much.

Besides, his mission was only to get into the top ten. With the Slime's combat power, he could already do that.

Early the next morning, Chen Shu left the hotel.

"Let's go take a look at Nancang City's geniuses first!"

Chen Shu took a car to Nancang First High, ready to stir up some trouble.

"Even the school gate is this grand?"

Chen Shu looked at First High's gate. It was practically as impressive as a university's.

Nancang City had six nationally famous high schools. Basically every year, they had students getting into Huaxia Academy, and not just one of them.

"The Nanjiang Bandit has arrived!"

Chen Shu let out a wicked laugh and walked straight toward First High.

However, before his challenge run could even begin, it ended on the spot...

"Non-students of this school are forbidden from entering!"

"Wait, Uncle, I'm from First High!"

"Oh, give me a break. I can tell with one look that you're up to no good. If there really was a student like you here, I'd definitely remember!"

"..."

Chen Shu had not expected to get blocked outside the school gate just like that.

"Uncle, I'll tell you the truth!"

Chen Shu lowered his voice. "Actually, I'm a Dragon Guard!"

He was preparing to copy Fang Si and use the Dragon Guard identity to pass through unimpeded.

"Hello, is this the Spirit Suppression Bureau?"

The old guard calmly pulled out his phone and said, "Someone is impersonating a Dragon Guard. At First High's front gate!"

When he raised his head, Chen Shu was already nowhere to be seen.

At that moment, Chen Shu was sprinting all the way down the street.

What the hell, you're not following the script?

You just called the Spirit Suppression Bureau to report me?

He sighed. He had not expected to botch the opening move this badly.

I, the mighty Nanjiang Bandit, couldn't even get through a school gate?

Over the next few days, Chen Shu ran all over the six high schools. Sure enough, he did not manage to sneak into a single one!

He even failed to run away on the third day and got caught by the Spirit Suppression Bureau...

Fortunately, he had only been blowing hot air, so in the end, he was fined one thousand yuan.

If he had dared to forge a Dragon Guard armband, then it would not have been as simple as a fine.

March 10th, Nancang Hotel.

"The mighty Nanjiang Bandit actually screwed up!"

Chen Shu lay on the bed, his face full of misery. He had originally wanted to come early and stir up trouble.

In the end, he had not gotten through the gate of a single high school. Instead, he had gotten through the door of Nancang's Spirit Suppression Bureau once.

Xu Xiaoyu called and said, "Chen Shu, the draw to decide opponents is today!"

"Coming!"

Chen Shu sighed, packed up a little, and left the hotel.

The Spirit Fighting Arena had already become incredibly lively, but most people had gathered at the entrance and could not go in.

It was the day for the contestant draw. The competition would not officially kick off until tomorrow.

The three of them arrived at the entrance and saw eight Spirit Fighting Arena staff members standing guard. They stopped them directly.

"Nanjiang City's participating team!"

Chen Shu took out his participation certificate. It had been issued by the Nanjiang City government.

One staff member studied the certificate, then looked Chen Shu up and down. Only then did he finally let them through.

"Damn, do you really have to be that cautious?"

The three of them successfully entered the Spirit Fighting Arena. Its scale was not something Daxing City's could compare to.

There was a huge venue that could hold ten thousand people, and a battle platform that could support Silver-rank Beast Tamers going all out...

The moment Chen Shu stepped into the Spirit Fighting Arena, he immediately saw a reporter interviewing students.

"Student Xie Fengyu, for this competition, does your school have confidence in defending its Beast Taming Competition championship?"

A mild-looking boy said:

"Nancang Province is full of geniuses. No one dares guarantee that they will win the championship, but our Nancang First High will give it everything we have!"

His two other teammates both nodded and did not say much.

The reporter could tell the three of them had no more interest in being interviewed, so he ended it in a hurry.

Just as he was about to interview another school's team,

a boy sprinted straight up to him.

Before the reporter could even react, his microphone was snatched away.

"Hello, friends in the audience. I'm Chen Shu from Nanjiang City! You can call me the Nanjiang Bandit!"

"..."

The corner of the reporter's mouth twitched. I don't think I wanted to interview you...

"First of all, I'm very honored to participate in the provincial Beast Taming Competition. Everyone might not know much about me yet, but I think after the competition ends, the name of the Nanjiang Bandit will spread across all of Nancang Province!"

"If any friends in the audience want my autograph, you can reserve it now. Each autograph is only 9,998 yuan! Now or never! Don't miss out!"

"Oh, give me a break!"

The reporter snatched the microphone back, turned around, and left. He had completely lost the desire to do any interviews.

"Hey, Bro, I'm not done yet!"

Chen Shu shouted loudly, but the reporter ran off directly.

Other people did not want to be interviewed and did everything they could to avoid reporters. Chen Shu, on the other hand, forced the reporter away right from the start...

"Do people these days have no professional spirit?"

Chen Shu sighed, only to see everyone around him looking over with strange expressions.

"What are you looking at?"

Chen Shu curled his lip and went to the contestants' lounge with Xu Xiaoyu and Xia Bing.

His expression was calm, but his eyes kept sizing up the room.

There were around a hundred people in the lounge, all gathered in groups of three. None of them talked much.

"Thirty-two teams total!"

Chen Shu silently noted it down. Every person there had an arrogant expression, and their eyes were filled with confidence.

As the top hundred geniuses in the whole province, they had every right to be proud.

Every year, Huaxia Academy recruited roughly twenty people from Nancang Province, and they were basically selected from among these hundred people.

Just as Chen Shu waited quietly, options suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Option 1: Quietly wait for the draw to begin]Completion reward: Small amount of Beast Taming Power

[Option 2: Use a special method to make everyone remember you!]Completion reward: Slime Defense +5%

Chen Shu froze slightly.

Wasn't this basically a free reward?