Ch. 18 - King Pi Officially Returns

"You two should head home. Although you got lucky this time, next time might be different. Even when acting heroically, you need to consider your own strength, understand?"

Li Yuan's expression turned incredibly serious, hoping the two would take it to heart.

As a teacher, he didn't want his students to die heroically. Without strength, you'd only harm yourself and others.

"As for a school-wide announcement, keep dreaming."

The two left the office dejectedly and headed home together.

"Dali, half of this reward money should rightfully be yours, but I'm sure you won't want it, so your big bro will just hold onto it."

"..."

Bro, I haven't even said anything yet.

"Oh right, Dali, come with me to 666 Potion Company tomorrow. I'm going to try for a potion maker position."

"Sure, I happen to be applying for security guard."

Chen Shu looked puzzled: "Why are you so set on being a security guard?"

Could it be that Zhang Dali had awakened some security guard system like himself?

"Because I've wanted to protect the peace of an area since I was little."

"..."

"Son, get in the car!"

Just then, a black Mercedes stopped at the school gate.

The window rolled down, revealing a face wearing sunglasses. A rough-looking man called out.

"Little Pi's here too? Perfect, let's go home together."

"Dad, you're back from Daxing Town?"

The newcomer was Zhang Dali's father, a powerful Black Iron rank Beast Tamer.

Level 1-9 Beast Tamers were all considered entry level. Compared to Black Iron rank, the difference was like heaven and earth.

When advancing to Black Iron Beast Tamer, one's contract spirit would undergo a bloodline evolution, drastically increasing its power.

If you were lucky enough to evolve into an extremely high-tier species, the combat power boost would be absolutely terrifying.

At the same time, upon becoming a Black Iron Beast Tamer, you could sign a contract with a second spirit from the dimensional realm.

Two fearsome contract spirits were enough to crush any Level 9 Beast Tamer.

More importantly, once you became a Black Iron Beast Tamer, your contract spirits would provide some power feedback to your body.

This meant Black Iron Beast Tamers had much stronger physical capabilities than ordinary people - at minimum, one against ten was no problem.

This was why only Black Iron Beast Tamers could establish Beast Taming Squads and enter dimensional spaces to hunt.

Although it was just the second rank of Beast Tamers,

For ordinary people, it was already an unattainable existence.

"Finished my business, so naturally I came back." Zhang Feng smiled.

The two got in the car directly, Chen Shu not being polite either.

The three rode off in a cloud of dust.

"Little Pi, I heard you're in Beast Taming class now?" Zhang Feng asked.

"Yeah."

"Ambitious. Too bad Dali doesn't have beast taming talent, otherwise I'd carry him to Black Iron rank even if I had to."

"Dad, please stop. I've been confused about this for seventeen years."

Zhang Dali curled his lip slightly.

"You and mom both have beast taming talent. According to geneticists, my beast taming talent shouldn't be bad either. But look what happened?"

"I'm starting to suspect I'm not your biological son."

"Who says you're not? At least you inherited your old man's handsome face." Zhang Feng rubbed his rough features.

"Though I'm suspicious too. Probability-wise, the chance of you not having beast taming talent is about the same as winning the lottery. I figure you must have blown up a nursing home in your past life."

"Forget it, I've come to terms with it now."

Zhang Dali looked out the window, his face carefree.

"I have you guys now, and in the future Chen Pi and Sister Fang Si will look after me. No one would dare mess with me anyway."

He'd completely figured out this whole freeloading through life thing.

"Uncle Zhang, could you tell me about dimensional spaces?"

Chen Shu suddenly asked, anticipation in his eyes.

He was a Beast Tamer now. With the system's help, he could become incredibly powerful even lying flat every day. Naturally, he'd developed an interest in dimensional spaces.

"Dimensional spaces, huh..."

Zhang Feng's eyes showed a peculiar expression, becoming quite contemplative.

"Some say it's hell, others say it's heaven."

"Inside, fierce beasts cluster together, and all kinds of precious resources appear endlessly. It could make you rich overnight, or leave you hanging by a thread."

"Without powerful strength and a reliable Beast Taming Squad, it's best not to enter carelessly."

Zhang Feng sighed a few times and said no more.

He'd watched Chen Shu grow up and naturally didn't want him taking risks.

With Chen Shu's current strength, entering a dimensional space would be pure suicide.

The three returned to their residential complex, and Zhang Feng and his son were invited to eat at Chen Pi's house.

The two families were neighbors and had always been extremely close.

After eating and drinking their fill, Zhang Feng and his son left.

Meanwhile, Chen Shu and Zhang Dali agreed to go to 666 Potion Company for interviews first thing tomorrow morning.

Chen Shu lay on his bed and opened his phone.

"Should I ask Xu Xiaoyu first?"

He couldn't help thinking that although Xu Xiaoyu couldn't interfere with potion maker positions, she should still have some influence.

Just as Chen Shu was about to open ChaoXin, a series of messages suddenly came through.

"Why is Sister Fang Si suddenly messaging me?"

Chen Shu looked at ChaoXin.

It showed a series of long voice message bars.

The last one was typed text saying "Can you understand this feeling?"

Just looking at those voice messages gave him a headache. Without listening to a single one, he replied directly:

"Sister Fang Si, I completely understand. Sigh, this is just too much."

Chen Shu couldn't help recalling that neighborhood big sister.

Fang Si also lived in the same complex but was three years older than him.

Fang Si, Chen Shu, and Zhang Dali had been the notorious trio of Nanjiang Second High back in the day.

Unlike Chen Shu and Zhang Dali's beast taming talents, Fang Si was a true beast taming genius.

Her first contract spirit reached a terrifying S-rank, breaking Nanjiang Second High's historical record.

With her excellent score of 700 points in the college entrance exam, she successfully entered the highest-level China Academy as Nanjiang City's top scorer that year.

Fang Si had a fiery personality and had been a tyrant at Nanjiang Second High. Anyone who saw her would be trembling with fear.

Ding ding ding!

While Chen Shu was reminiscing, another ChaoXin message came through.

"Those were fucking blank voice messages. Chen Pi, is your skin itching again?"

Ah, this...

Chen Shu's mouth twitched. He clicked on the voice messages and indeed, they were all blank.

His mind raced and he quickly replied:

"Right, Sister Fang Si, it's exactly this blank, powerless feeling that I really understand!"

"..."

Now THIS was extreme boundary pushing!

"Cut the crap. Is anyone bullying you and Dali at school? Sis might come back for a while during summer vacation to take care of them for you."

"Sister Fang Si, no need. You're busy with your studies too."

Chen Shu replied with a declining tone, then immediately typed rapidly:

"I'll send you a list later."

"..."

So you weren't being polite at all - you even had a list specially prepared?

"Zheng Yi, Zheng Nan, Wang Teng..."

Chen Shu kept thinking, preparing to add all these people to the list.

Anyone he didn't like got added to the list.

Who told Fang Si to be Nanjiang City's tyrant?

With his powerful soldier now at hand - King Pi officially returns!

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