Ch. 324 - Does Everyone Prefer Mala or Cumin

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Chen Shu, completely composed, kept rummaging through his bag. At the same time, options appeared before his eyes.

[Option 1: Stay silent and strike back hard online later! Completion reward: Title "Keyboard, Come!"[1] — Equip effect: typing speed +50%]

[Option 2: Suck up to him and willingly become his underling. Completion reward: Both contract spirits' personalities change to "Cowardly"]

[Option 3: Make the Nanjiang Bandit's name ring out! Completion reward: Elemental Beast's "Fireball Barrage" +1]

Chen Shu didn't hesitate in the slightest. The corner of his mouth curled up, a smile forming.

"So in the end, you still backed down, huh?"

The students queuing behind him saw Chen Shu remaining silent and couldn't help shaking their heads.

They had heard of Yu Yi from Beiyuan City's reputation too. An SS-rank contract spirit was simply too intimidating.

"Hm? What's that?"

Just as they were shaking their heads and sighing, their gazes suddenly jolted in shock.

Chen Shu was now holding a blue bag in his hands. The bold letters "UREA" carried an overwhelming visual impact.

"Senior, thanks."

Yu Yi, however, hadn't realized that a crisis was about to descend.

He smiled, preparing to take his admission letter.

But the senior's expression suddenly froze. He merely stared blankly behind Yu Yi.

"Huh?!"

Yu Yi also sensed something was off.

He whipped his head around, but instead of seeing Chen Shu's face, all he saw was a bag opening — accompanied by the choking stench of urea.

"Holy crap! What the hell?!"

Yu Yi's expression shook violently. His body had already been bagged by the urea sack.

He kept struggling, but it was useless.

"Hehe!"

The corner of Chen Shu's mouth curled up, and he launched a straight punch.

Bang!

Yu Yi, who was thrashing back and forth, was instantly knocked to the ground. How could an ordinary person contend with Black Iron-rank physical fitness?

"You fucking asking to die?!"

Yu Yi roared furiously. The guy went straight for the face — did he seriously have zero martial ethics?

Bang!

Chen Shu kicked him again, his expression perfectly calm as he said, "Cutting in line on me, the Nanjiang Bandit — are you tired of living?"

"They're fighting! They're fighting!"

The surrounding crowd all turned to look, their expressions utterly shocked. They never imagined Chen Shu would actually dare to throw hands.

This was Yu Yi from Beiyuan City!

"Life's road is long, and you, you fucking weirdo, just had to take a shortcut!"

"You even fucking told me to drop your name if I had trouble. Come on, go ahead and drop your name now!"

Chen Shu rained down punches and kicks, not giving him the slightest chance to fight back.

"You forced me!"

Yu Yi's expression was pure fury. He was starting to lose his rationality.

Whether in family background or talent, he was always the absolute number one. When had he ever been beaten like this?

In an instant, the space beside him tore open, and his contract spirit stepped forth.

"Hm?"

The contract spirit resembled a milu deer but had an ox's tail, its body covered in blue dragon scales. A pair of blue tiger eyes radiated fearsome majesty.

"Roar!"

In an instant, an icy aura spread outward. Even though it was September, it still sent a shiver through everyone.

"A Qilin?!"

Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. An SS-rank potential rating was already extremely high. Though it hadn't fully reverted to its ancestral bloodline, it had already developed certain traits.

"You're definitely finished!!"

Yu Yi clutched his head. A trace of security rose in his heart — as long as his contract spirit was present, he feared no one.

"Holy crap, it really is an SS-rank contract spirit! What an overwhelming presence!"

"First time seeing a Level 9 SS-rank contract spirit. Sure enough, it's not something we can compare to."

"This thug is probably done for."

The crowd chattered among themselves, pulling out their phones to take pictures.

"I'm done for?"

Chen Shu didn't care at all. He threw another punch straight at him.

"Roar!"

The Ice Snow Qilin Beast let out a roar. It was already preparing to attack.

But in that instant, a yellow figure descended from the sky, not even giving the Qilin Beast time to react.

Boom!

The Slime appeared directly, using its massive rear to cleanly subdue the beast.

Even without using Gigantification, its five-meter-plus body was still a colossal entity.

"Holy crap! What the hell is that?!"

The crowd jolted, staring dumbfounded at that yellow mass.

"Goo-gii! Goo-gii!"

The Slime's expression was one of pure delight. It kept wiggling its rear, grinding the Ice Snow Qilin Beast back and forth.

"Aooo! Aooo!"

Along with the agonized howls, everyone was stunned.

"Wh... what the hell is going on here?"

"Am I seeing things?! Isn't that a Golden Slime?!"

Chen Shu was still beating the crap out of Yu Yi from Beiyuan City.

Meanwhile, the fearsome Ice Snow Qilin Beast lay there like a dead dog, only able to howl helplessly.

The worldview everyone had painstakingly built... was gradually collapsing.

"What did you do to my contract spirit?!"

Yu Yi also realized something was very wrong. While shielding his head, he shouted out.

"You'd better worry about yourself."

Chen Shu kept swinging. He hadn't expected the guy to be so tough — he had no choice but to increase the intensity.

Bang bang bang!

As time slowly passed, the once-arrogant Yu Yi fell silent.

Reality had finally made him bow his head.

"Playing dead?"

Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and directly pulled off the urea bag.

Yu Yi's eyes were tightly shut. He didn't move a muscle.

In his heart, he silently prayed: school administrators, please intervene!

If he woke up now, not only would he keep getting beaten, but the humiliation would be unbearable.

"You're pretty good at faking it!"

Chen Shu didn't keep hitting him. Instead, he pulled out various seasoning packets from his bag.

"Does everyone prefer mala or cumin?"[2]

Chen Shu turned to the crowd of onlookers and asked.

"??"

The rest of them had no idea what he meant, but the next moment, their eyes went wide.

Chen Shu had actually pulled out a butcher's cleaver and was walking toward the Ice Snow Qilin Beast with an evil grin.

"An SS-rank contract spirit — the flavor's definitely not gonna be bad!"

For a moment, everyone's gazes went blank. When had they ever seen a bandit like this?!

He was actually planning to cook someone else's contract spirit on the spot?!

"You've gotta be shitting me!"

Yu Yi instantly snapped out of his playing-dead state and immediately recalled his contract spirit.

He would die before letting the Ice Snow Qilin Beast die! Otherwise, life would truly become unlivable!

"Awake now?"

Chen Shu turned his head to look. In his left hand he held the urea bag, in his right the butcher's cleaver, and on his face was a kindly smile.

The sight sent a shiver through Yu Yi even in the height of summer!

What kind of person had he gone and provoked?!

"Bro... I... I was wrong..."

Yu Yi clenched both fists and, with extreme difficulty, forced out those words.

"Now that the car's hit the wall you think to turn? Now that snot's smeared on your face you think to wipe it off?"

Chen Shu put away the Golden Slime, mockery in his eyes.

Yu Yi's expression stiffened. What the hell kind of bullshit metaphor was that?!

"Well then, I, Chen Shu, have always been magnanimous!"

He spoke calmly: "Compensate me for emotional damages and medical expenses! One hundred million should do it!"

"??"

Yu Yi's expression froze. "Wh... what kind of expenses?"

"You cut in line on me, wounding my innocent soul. Is there a problem with compensating for emotional damages?"

Chen Shu said matter-of-factly, "Also, my hand hurt like hell when I was beating you. You're not gonna compensate for that?"

Yu Yi opened his mouth and said, "B-but... this is extortion. Huaxia Academy's rules don't allow..."

"Right now, I, the Nanjiang Bandit, rank first. The school ranks second. Got it?"

Chen Shu looked down at him, a savage grin at the corner of his mouth.

Yu Yi couldn't help swallowing. He was completely dumbfounded now. Was this guy really a college student?!

He was practically the leader of a terrorist organization!

[1] 键来 (Keyboard, Come!): Internet slang pun on the wuxia trope "剑来" (Sword, Come!) — where a cultivator summons their flying sword. "键来" refers to keyboard warriors who are aggressive online but cowardly in real life, summoning their keyboard as their weapon. The title's equip effect (typing speed +50%) plays on this.

[2] Mala or cumin (麻辣还是孜然): The quintessential Chinese street BBQ vendor's question: mala (Sichuan numbing-spicy) vs. cumin (Xinjiang-style lamb skewers). Chen Shu asks the crowd this while holding a butcher cleaver over Yu Yi's SS-rank Qilin Beast — treating a priceless legendary contract spirit like tonight's lamb skewers.