"Have Chen Shu come and find me!"
The mayor of Nanjiang City said, then got up and left,
Having lost interest in the Beast Taming competition.
This was like a play, utterly ridiculous.
It seems our Fifth High has given up on the competition. Let us congratulate the students of Nanjiang Second High!
After three years, they have once again achieved excellent results, winning first place in the city!
The entire venue fell silent. They had won the championship without even fighting a single match?
Anyone could have done it!
"We won the championship just like that?"
Xu Xiaoyu and Xia Bing were a bit stunned. They had merely gone through the motions and done nothing else.
"It's time to go up and accept the award!"
Chen Shu's expression was calm, everything was within his expectations.
"Chen Pi, the mayor wants to see you! He's waiting for you at the municipal government building next door!"
Shen Wushuang spoke, his eyes holding a hint of sympathy.
"You've disrupted the city-level competition, and retribution has arrived."
"The mayor?"
Chen Shu frowned. "Could I really be targeted?"
"I just wanted to get Beast Taming Power, I didn't intentionally disrupt the competition!"
"Teacher, can you come with me?"
Chen Shu said, "I'm a little nervous."
Shen Wushuang shrugged and said, "I have some things to take care of, so you'll have to go alone!"
"What things?"
Shen Wushuang grinned, "I need to be busy choosing a good burial plot for you. As my student, you get a fifty percent discount. Not bad, right?"
"Heh heh."
Chen Shu let out a dry laugh. "Thank you very much, family!"
With a resolute expression, he left the Beast Taming Hall, conveniently avoiding post-match interviews and other matters.
The municipal government building was right next door, not too far away.
Five minutes later, Chen Shu arrived at the mayor's office door.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in!"
Chen Shu opened the door and said a bit nervously,
"Mayor, you were looking for me?"
"Sit down, don't be nervous!"
The mayor smiled slightly and said, "Think of this as your own home!"
Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief, immediately realizing the mayor wasn't there to cause trouble.
He relaxed his expression, sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and began to take off his shoes.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
Mayor Zhou's mouth twitched. "You really are treating this like your home?"
Chen Shu said innocently, "What's wrong, Mayor?"
"We're here to discuss something, there's no need to take off your shoes!"
The mayor shook his head. "You truly don't play by the rules, kid!"
His gaze fell upon Chen Shu, and he said sternly, "Your strength is quite impressive, isn't it?"
Chen Shu sighed. "It's passable, I suppose. It's a pity I can't beat my master."
"Your master?"
The mayor raised an eyebrow. "It seems you have a master guiding you, no wonder you're so strong."
"It's just the old man at the entrance of the Beast Taming Resource Bureau."
"Elder Ye?!"
Mayor Zhou was shocked and immediately stood up.
Elder Ye was not only the strongest person in Nanjiang City but also held the highest status and seniority. Everyone showed him respect.
"Yes, yes, it's that old man Ye. You know him?"
Chen Shu began to speak nonsense earnestly. "He insisted on taking me as a disciple. I refused at first, but what could I do? In the end, I succumbed to his persistence!"
Mayor Zhou's expression froze. "Are you kidding me? What you're saying is so unreliable!"
"Because of your F-grade contract spirit, the strongest person in Nanjiang begged to take you as a disciple?"
"Back then, old man Ye was crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang himself. I, being respectful of elders and cherishing the young..."
"Hold on, hold on!"
Seeing that Chen Shu had the tendency to continue his nonsensical talk, he quickly stopped him.
If they continued to chat, he might be driven mad sooner or later.
Mayor Zhou's expression turned serious as he got to the point. "You practically ruined the Beast Taming competition!"
"Huh? What?"
Chen Shu feigned complete ignorance.
"Don't play dumb. All the principals have told me."
"Uh, Mayor, I just said something casually, and they actually took it seriously and surrendered. I don't think it has much to do with me!"
Mayor Zhou fell silent. "You threatened to beat them up every time you saw them if they didn't surrender."
"You've given them all psychological trauma, and you say it has little to do with you?"
"I'm tired, you can leave. Win glory for Nanjiang City in the provincial competition!"
The mayor said. He had intended to pressure Chen Shu into taking the provincial competition seriously.
But after chatting for a while, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Moreover, if he was Elder Ye's disciple, even the mayor couldn't say too much.
"By the way, Mayor, doesn't the government have any rewards? I don't ask for much, just ten or twenty million would suffice!"
Chen Shu's eyes rolled, and greed immediately struck him. No one would refuse more money.
Once one became a Black Iron level Beast Tamer, the cost of cultivating contract spirits would increase several times, even tenfold.
Especially for someone like Chen Shu, who had a compulsive personality and wanted to cultivate his contract spirits to perfection.
"Heh heh, you're really bold enough to ask?"
Mayor Zhou was stunned.
He hadn't expected Chen Shu to have his sights set on the government. He was truly fearless.
"You've already squeezed Nanjiang Second High dry. I heard the principal promised you twenty million!"
"Is there such a thing? Really?"
Chen Shu looked innocent, indicating he knew nothing about it.
The mayor said, "I can't give you money. Do you have any other requests? I can consider them."
"Then give me some Beast Taming Pearls, Lord materials, or something. I won't be picky!"
The mayor chuckled. "What you're asking for is worth more than Chinese currency!"
"Really, Chinese points would be fine too. Feel free to send them my way!"
"Hello?"
Mayor Zhou immediately picked up his phone and said, "Secretary Liu, are we having a meeting? I'm coming right over!"
Saying that, he walked out of the office while talking on the phone, leaving Chen Shu dumbfounded.
"What the heck, are phone calls this timely now?"
Chen Shu shook his head and finally left the municipal government building in frustration.
The mayor stood in the hallway, looking at Chen Shu's departing figure below, and muttered to himself,
"This kid? Can he really make Nanjiang City famous throughout the province? I feel something is not right..."
Nanjiang Second High, Beast Taming Hall.
The special training class knew about winning the championship.
Although Chen Shu was infamous for his misdeeds, he at least brought honor to the school.
Everyone became more diligent, training their combat skills, wanting to catch up to Chen Shu's pace.
Shen Wushuang sat at the entrance of the Beast Taming Hall, gazing into the distance.
His eyes held a thoughtful expression, as if contemplating something, and he looked somewhat melancholic.
Soon, it was time to get off school.
Xie Sunan said, "Teacher Shen, you've been waiting all afternoon. Chen Shu will be back. Let's go eat first."
Shen Wushuang shook his head and said,
"It's not time to celebrate yet!"