Chapter45: Show them some colors.

"This is Qingyuan Town, the closest town to the dimensional rift," Xu Xiaoyu suddenly remembered something and said cautiously, "You mustn't cause trouble. These soldiers have the authority to kill."

As the most valued area in the country, the dimensional rift absolutely does not allow anyone to violate its rules.

Chen Shu nodded and looked at the buildings in the small town.

Unlike the city, the buildings in the small town were extremely antique, even shabby and rundown, as if they were only meant to provide shelter.

Most of them were storefronts that didn't look impressive at all, but those who could establish shops in Qingyuan Town were definitely top forces within the country.

666 Pharmaceutical Company had spent countless resources but still failed to obtain the right to operate a shop in the town.

There were quite a few Beast Taming Squads that made a fortune in the dimensional rift, but their materials were first purchased by the government, then acquired by the town's shops, resulting in very few resources flowing into the market.

"Let's stay at a hotel tonight and head to Qingyuan Forest tomorrow morning!"

As the team leader, Zhou Shi made the decision, and the group arrived at a small hotel in the town.

Although the facilities in the small town were basic, the foot traffic was not low.

Everyone was in a hurry, and compared to the city residents, they had a touch of dust on them.

Zhou Shi asked, "Xiao Chen, is it okay for you to sleep with others?"

"Sleep together?" Chen Shu was taken aback, then nodded, "No problem at all."

After checking in, the hotels in Qingyuan Town were in high demand and expensive, so there was no need for each person to have their own room.

After settling their luggage, they left the hotel. It was now three o'clock in the afternoon, and their stomachs were empty from the long drive, except for Chen Shu, who had been eating non-stop.

The group arrived at a restaurant.

Zhou Shi looked at the menu and confidently ordered several signature dishes, "Boss, give us braised ice wild rabbit, steamed spirit tail fish, crispy fried four-winged locust..."

"Huh? What are these things?" Chen Shu looked confused and asked in shock, "Are these ingredients all from ferocious beasts?"

Old Deng explained, "Of course they are. The town is close to Qingyuan Forest, and ferocious beast ingredients are not expensive here. It's also a specialty of this place."

In the dimensional rift, the most precious items were naturally various herbs, minerals, and so on. Special parts of ferocious beasts were also highly valuable, while ferocious beast meat generally wasn't worth much.

Only Beast Taming Squads with small harvests would choose to bring back ferocious beast meat because it was difficult to preserve, and they would sell it to the restaurants in the town.

"Hey, isn't this the renowned Beast Tamer Zhou Shi?"

Suddenly, a group of people entered the restaurant, led by a big man dressed in black.

His gaze was fierce, clearly not a good person, and the rest of the group also radiated hostility.

Obviously, the two Beast Taming Squads had a grudge.

In the dimensional rift, there were no legal constraints, allowing one to fully unleash the power of their Contract Spirits. Due to the competition for resources, conflicts were bound to arise.

Zhou Shi shook the tea in his hand and sneered, "Yellow weasel, weren't you beaten enough last time? Still unsatisfied?"

"That mutated ice wild rabbit has greatly boosted my Contract Spirit's power."

Upon hearing this, Huang Wei glared angrily, and the people behind him also displayed anger. The tension in the atmosphere instantly escalated.

Zhou Shi had a face full of mockery, provokingly saying, "What, want to throw a punch? Don't hold back, coward!"

"You damn dare to seek death!!"

In an instant, the rage within a young man surged, wanting to rush forward.

"Xiao Xu, come back!"

As the squad leader, Huang Wei reprimanded, and even if there was immense anger in his heart, he had to restrain himself.

This was Qingyuan Town, and if they dared to cause trouble, the soldiers had the right to shoot them on the spot. No matter how powerful the Beast Tamer was, they couldn't violate the law.

Working with the military, wasn't that just courting disaster?

Huang Wei glared fiercely at the group and then found a table to sit down.

At this moment, a new set of options appeared before Chen Shu.

[Option One: Summon a golden slime and go all out! Completion Reward: Promoted to Black Iron-level Beastmaster. Additional Reward: One international plane ticket]

[Option Two: Quietly focus on eating. Completion Reward: 5% increase in Contract Spirit's appetite]

[Option Three: Show Huang Wei and the others some colors. Completion Reward: 10% increase in slime's defense]

Chen Shu's heart was startled, and almost instinctively, he wanted to choose the first option. Directly advancing from a Level 5 Beastmaster to Black Iron-level was a qualitative leap. Not only could he awaken his second Contract Spirit, but it would also allow the golden slime to undergo a bloodline evolution. If he became a Black Iron-level Beastmaster, the Huaxia Academy would immediately assist him with the enrollment procedures. There was a huge gap between a Level 9 Beastmaster and a Black Iron-level Beastmaster, and very few people could break through before entering college.

However, the additional reward from the system poured cold water on him. One international plane ticket clearly indicated that they wanted him to prepare to leave! The price to become a Black Iron-level Beastmaster seemed too high. Chen Shu asked in a low voice, "Uncle Zhou, what would be the consequences if I use my Contract Spirit to beat them up right now?" Zhou Shi's body trembled, tightly holding onto Chen Shu's hand, and said, "Brother, my dear brother, please don't act impulsively!"

Lao Deng explained earnestly, "We will be sentenced, and you will become a mosaic on tomorrow's news channel." Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he directly said, "Bloody and dismembered, leaving no remains," cutting through the euphemism. It seemed that the first option could be immediately ruled out.

As for the second option, the reward was too underwhelming. Currently, he was just an intern Beastmaster, and the Contract Spirit's level was not high either. The energy in the Beast Space was enough to sustain the slime's survival. Only when he became a Black Iron-level Beastmaster would the Contract Spirit start paying attention to food combinations.

However, the third option would also lead to conflicts. Even if he didn't summon the Contract Spirit, it was likely that a fight would break out and attract soldiers. Chen Shu didn't want his life to become increasingly troublesome.

Chen Shu's eyes flickered as he seemed to think of something. He whispered, "Uncle Zhou, I'll show them some colors." His voice barely faded when he took out something 'dangerous' from his pocket, stood up, and headed towards Huang Wei's table.

"Oh, damn! This is getting intense!" Zhou Shi wanted to stop him in a hurry but was a step too late, only able to watch Chen Shu approach another table.

Huang Wei narrowed his eyes and asked, "Kid, what are you doing?"

The others had similarly hostile expressions, emanating a strong sense of oppression. Chen Shu, however, wore a smiling face and said, "I've come to show you all some colors."

Bang! Huang Wei slammed his hand on the table, angrily retorting, "Hmph! Arrogant brat! I want to see what you're up to."

The others also stood up, provokingly, but none of them took the initiative to attack. The one who made the first move to harm someone would likely be seen as provoking a fight.

"I knew it, you really make me worried." Zhou Shi shook his head, preparing to bring Chen Shu back. But in the next moment, Zhou Shi's eyes widened, dumbfounded, as he stared at Chen Shu.

The others were equally stunned, their minds going blank. They saw Chen Shu holding a pile of cards in his hand and picking up one to show Huang Wei, saying, "Here, take a look, this is red."

Then he proceeded to pull out various cards.

"This is yellow."

"What color is this? That's right, it's green."

Everyone: "..."

Zhou Shi and his buddies were completely shocked. Chen Shu was indeed showing them some colors!