22: Chapter 22 Conflict

"Sis, our school is organizing students who have contracted a beast to go out of the city for actual combat training today. We might have to stay outside the city for a few days."

The next day, Chu Xiu got up early and said to Chu Yuqing, who had just gotten up, washed up, and was getting ready for work.

"Hmm, then be careful. Don't force it if you encounter a fierce beast you can't beat; ensuring your own safety is the most important thing."

Hearing Chu Xiu's words, Chu Yuqing nodded gently.

Over these past twenty days, although Chu Xiu hadn't told her what level his strength had reached, every time she saw the Dark Blade Mantis, she could sense a huge threat emanating from it.

Moreover, in the following days, Chu Xiu also replaced the primary mana nutrient solution with the intermediate mana nutrient solution for cultivation.

Being able to cultivate using the intermediate mana nutrient solution meant that Chu Xiu's strength had inevitably reached the Black Iron Tier.

Although she was puzzled as to why Chu Xiu suddenly possessed such a rapid increase in strength, given the shock Chu Xiu had previously brought her, she calmly suppressed this doubt, simply considering Chu Xiu as a late bloomer who arrived first in the end.

After all, situations like Chu Xiu's were not without precedent.

Chu Xiu was now a Black Iron Tier Beastmaster, which placed him at the very top even among students throughout Linjiang City.

Furthermore, since the school was holding this actual combat training, it must have already made precautionary measures, with teachers surely following and protecting them in secret. Therefore, she wasn't too worried about Chu Xiu's safety.

"Hmm, I know!"

Hearing Chu Yuqing's instructions, Chu Xiu nodded slightly. After bidding farewell to Chu Yuqing, he took the Dark Blade Mantis and walked towards the school.

Not long after, Chu Xiu arrived at the school gate and came to the playground, where he saw quite a few people already standing there.

There were 10 classes in the senior grade of Linjiang No. 1 High School, with around 500 students. As the college entrance examination approached, almost all senior students had already contracted beasts.

Chu Xiu quickly found his class.

"Holy shit! Brother Chu! I thought you weren't coming!"

Just as Chu Xiu walked to the back of the queue for Class 2 of the senior grade, Zhang Daxian saw him and let out a howl, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

As he spoke, Zhang Daxian's chubby figure rushed out of the queue, came to Chu Xiu's side, looked at Chu Xiu with an expression of surprise, and teased, "Brother Chu, I thought you ran away with the money, hahahaha."

With Zhang Daxian saying this, the other surrounding classmates instantly caught the scent of gossip and perked up their ears.

They also wanted to know what Chu Xiu had been doing during his 20 days of leave, and what the 'running away with the money' that Zhang Daxian mentioned was all about.

Chu Xiu understood that Zhang Daxian was joking. Although he didn't take it to heart, he still put on an expression of suddenly snapping back to reality and slapped his forehead fiercely.

"Hey, look at my memory. I've been cultivating beasts these past few days and completely forgot about this. Hold on a second, I'll transfer the money to you right away."

As he spoke, he prepared to take out his phone to transfer money to Zhang Daxian.

In fact, what he said was correct. These days he had been busy improving his strength, and he had indeed forgotten about the money he borrowed from Zhang Daxian.

However, because he refined a large amount of mana nutrient solution for the City Defense Research Institute every day, especially in the following days when he made entirely intermediate mana nutrient solution, he had already accumulated around 360 million in his card. Right now, he was definitely the richest person in the class.

"Hehe, Brother Chu, I was just joking. Don't take it seriously. I even prepared the evolution resources for the Scythe Mantis and wanted to send them to you, but I couldn't reach you all this time."

Hearing that Chu Xiu was going to transfer money to him, Zhang Daxian waved his hands hurriedly and said.

Hearing this, Chu Xiu felt a warmth in his heart. He hadn't expected that Zhang Daxian would not only lend him 100,000 without a second word, but also prepare the evolution resources for the Scythe Mantis.

Even following the evolution plan of an ordinary Scythe Mantis evolving into a Wood Blade Mantis, this batch of evolution resources would cost more than 200,000. This was truly loyal of him.

"Many thanks, but my Scythe Mantis has already completed its evolution, so I don't need the evolution resources."

Hearing Chu Xiu's words, Zhang Daxian widened his eyes in an instant and shouted in pleasant surprise, "Holy cow! Your Scythe Mantis has evolved! Doesn't that make it a rare-grade Wood Blade Mantis now! Brother Chu is going to stand out in this actual combat training, hahahaha!"

Hearing this, Chu Xiu smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying it.

Zhang Daxian's words also attracted quite a few gazes. Upon hearing that Chu Xiu already possessed a rare-quality beast, the expressions of the vast majority of people showed envy.

Among them, the vast majority of beasts were of ordinary and elite quality. Those who could own rare-quality beasts were negligible.

"Hehe, stand out? Just based on such a good-for-nothing who only contracted a beast twenty days ago? Fatty Zhang, is your head filled with lard? What are you thinking?"

However, just as Zhang Daxian finished speaking, an uninvited guest walked toward this side, and an untimely voice rang out at the same time.

"Which bastard... Damn it, you surnamed Song, what kind of presence are you trying to build here again?!"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Daxian flew into a rage and immediately turned his head to look. Upon seeing the person who came, his face darkened instantly, and he began cursing right away.

"Daxian, who is he?"

Chu Xiu also turned his head to look at this moment, staring coldly at the young man walking towards this side. He immediately felt that he looked somewhat familiar, because the other party's appearance was seven parts similar to the person he had seen before at the Breeder Association.

"Song Zhihao from Class 1, the second son of the Song Group in Linjiang City."

Hearing Chu Xiu's words, Zhang Daxian said.

"So it's the second young master of the Song family. No wonder Daxian doesn't get along with him."

"It seems that the guy who pestered my sister at the Breeder Association last time was the eldest young master of the Song family."

Hearing Zhang Daxian's answer, Chu Xiu understood immediately.

Zhang Daxian came from a well-off family. The Zhang Group where he belonged and the Song Group where Song Zhihao belonged were the two largest financial conglomerates in Linjiang City. The two families were business competitors in Linjiang City, so naturally the two individuals were also at odds.

"Dead fatty, you are at least a member of the Zhang Group, yet instead of entering Class 1, the best class in No. 1 High School, you jumped into a trash class like Class 2 by yourself, and even talk about brotherhood with the most useless piece of trash. You've completely disgraced the face of the Zhang Group."

Opposite them, upon hearing Zhang Daxian's cursing, Song Zhihao's expression turned cold and he immediately retorted with sarcastic remarks.

His words instantly caused the expressions of all the students in Class 2 around them to darken, and they all cast angry gazes over.

However, facing the angry gazes of all the students in Class 2, Song Zhihao didn't care at all. Instead, he sneered, "What, am I wrong?"

"Boom!!!"

After saying that, he completely burst forth with his own momentum.

"Black Iron Tier 3 Star!"

Feeling the aura erupting from Song Zhihao, the students of Class 2 all wore looks of shock on their faces.

Compelled by the other party's powerful strength and the Song Group behind him, they all dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak out.

However, Zhang Daxian was not afraid in the least.

"Looking at Song Zhijie, who looked arrogant and was releasing his own aura, he instead narrowed his eyes and said with a wretched look, 'Ah yes, yes, yes, you're awesome, you're great, you and your mom gave birth to your dad!'"

"Pfft!"

This sudden sound instantly made the students of Class 2 burst into laughter uncontrollably.

Even the few Class 1 students accompanying Song Zhihao had slightly flushed faces from holding back their laughter.

As for Song Zhihao, he completely overheated, looking at Zhang Daxian with a flushed face and roaring, "Dead fatty, I'll kill you!"

"As if I'm afraid of you?!"

Facing the furious Song Zhihao, Zhang Daxian was not afraid at all and shouted loudly.