Chapter 137: Zhang Chu, Are You a Permanent Resident of the Trending Topics?
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Zhang Chu hurriedly opened the forum on his phone.
Sure enough, the first post read: “Breaking News: Enforcement Squad Attacked in the Dead of Night; Major Criminal Su Mingyue Missing.”
There were tens of thousands of comments below it.
Most of the top comments pointed accusing fingers at the Godfall Alliance.
As Zhang Chu scrolled through the posts, a chill ran through him.
The security rating of the Martial Administration Bureau’s Enforcement Squad was only one level below that of a safe house.
Su Mingyue had been abducted from the Enforcement Squad.
It was utterly inconceivable.
In the whole of Binzhou, who else could possess such power besides the Godfall Alliance?
“Damn!”
A cold sweat suddenly broke out across Zhang Chu’s back.
If the news was accurate, it meant that members of the Godfall Alliance were still lying low somewhere in Binzhou.
In other words—
he was no longer safe, either.
“Teacher Xiao Chu, did you hear about what happened to the Martial Administration Bureau’s Enforcement Squad last night?”
“Dean Luo told you to be careful. You’d better stay home and avoid going out for the time being, especially avoid leaving Binzhou.”
Just after Zhang Chu finished reading the forum, Zhang Xueying called him.
“So it’s true?”
Since Zhang Xueying had said so, the rumors on the forum were evidently one hundred percent accurate.
“What exactly is so extraordinary about this woman, Su Mingyue, that the Godfall Alliance would rather expose its hidden forces in Binzhou and launch a surprise attack on the Enforcement Squad?”
This was tantamount to the Godfall Alliance openly challenging the Martial Administration Bureau.
After chatting briefly with Zhang Xueying, Zhang Chu cautiously left home.
They had arranged for him to test the medicine that day, so he could not break his promise.
Besides—
with members of the Godfall Alliance concealed within Binzhou, he would find it difficult to protect himself in the future unless he became a Spirit Realm practitioner as soon as possible.
Zhang Chu did not notice that his car brushed past an elderly couple.
It was none other than Zhang Erhe and his wife.
Unable to enter West Sand Garden, they had no choice but to wait there and ambush their prey.
“I hear you are Zhang Chu’s uncle and aunt?”
As the old couple sat across from West Sand Garden waiting, a middle-aged man appeared beside them.
“And you are...?”
Zhang Erhe looked at the man before him. From his clothing and bearing, it was obvious that he was no ordinary person.
“Zhang Chu is now the pride of Binzhou. He is no longer the orphan from the welfare home. To him, you are nothing but a disgrace.”
“If you want Zhang Chu to take you in, you will have to find another way.”
The man leaned close to Zhang Erhe’s ear and quietly explained a few things.
The old couple’s faces lit up with delight. They hurriedly followed the man into his car and drove away.
...
The moment Zhang Chu entered the Kewai Research Institute, the young women rushed over and surrounded him so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through.
Working alongside the Pride of Binzhou was a blessing earned over eight lifetimes.
And he was so handsome, so talented.
He had even managed to develop a formula for Spirit Infusion Liquid.
By now, Zhang Chu had become the idol of countless young women in Binzhou.
“President Zhang.”
Just as Zhang Chu was completely surrounded, Zhao Wuming arrived in time to rescue him.
Zhang Chu grabbed Zhao Wuming and rushed into the elevator.
“Damn, people fear fame the way pigs fear getting fat. Being a celebrity really isn’t easy.”
“What are you talking about, President Zhang?”
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Seeing Zhang Chu muttering to himself, Zhao Wuming asked.
“Nothing.”
“Let’s hurry up with the medicine testing. I have something to do this afternoon.”
As usual, Zhang Chu signed a liability waiver before entering the experimental center.
This batch of Barrier-Breaking Pills was not much different from the previous one. Only the quantities of some raw materials had been adjusted slightly.
With his previous experience, Zhang Chu directly applied for six pills this time.
For safety’s sake, Zhao Wuming still advised him to take two pills first and observe his condition for half an hour.
Zhang Chu swallowed two Barrier-Breaking Pills.
A surge of heat raced chaotically through his body, but it was soon absorbed.
“Ding-dong. The host has swallowed two high-grade unidentified pills. Combat power plus ten thousand. Mental power plus ten thousand.”
The instant the pills entered his mouth, the system’s voice rang out in the depths of his mind.
Outside, Zhao Wuming watched the readings from the body-monitoring equipment.
Only after observing him for half an hour did he agree to Zhang Chu’s request.
“President Zhang, there are four pills left. If you experience any signs of rejection, tell us immediately.”
He even arranged for medical personnel to stand guard outside at all times.
For Zhang Chu, testing medicine was as routine as eating.
If he were not trying to keep a low profile, he could swallow as many pills as they had.
He gulped down the remaining four pills in one go, terrifying everyone outside.
A lascivious grin spread across Zhang Chu’s face.
“Ding-dong. The host has swallowed four high-grade unidentified pills. Combat power plus twenty thousand. Mental power plus twenty thousand.”
From start to finish, less than an hour had passed.
Zhang Chu tearfully struck it rich, gaining thirty thousand points of mental power and thirty thousand points of combat power. He even went to the finance department to collect two hundred million in dividends.
“Tell Director Qin to prepare twenty pills next time, just to calm my nerves.”
After bidding farewell to Zhao Wuming, Zhang Chu drove to the Armaments Division.
His combat power was still stuck at eight hundred and thirty thousand.
His mental power had already reached one million and twenty thousand.
To break through to the Eighth Star level, both attributes had to reach one million five hundred thousand.
At present, the only place where he could gain power for free and remain safe was the Special Combat Hunting Grounds of the Armaments Division.
On the way, Zhang Chu suddenly remembered something and called Li Dashan.
“Uncle Li, find out whether the black market has any Nine-Star Combat Pills or Spirit-Gathering Pills. I’ll take as many as you can find.”
Adding in the money transferred by the Armaments Division and the Martial Arts Research Institute the previous day, Zhang Chu now had thirty billion three hundred million in his account.
Since he could not leave Binzhou for the time being, he could only rely on medicine to break through to the Spirit Realm as quickly as possible.
He arrived at the Armaments Division’s Military Technology Depot with practiced ease.
At the reception desk, the uniformed young woman was busy with something.
“Sister Lulu, looks like someone has entered the Special Combat Hunting Grounds.”
The number of people inside the Special Combat Hunting Grounds was displayed on a large screen in the lobby.
At present, it showed one person.
“It’s Xueying.”
“The City Lord personally escorted Xueying into the Special Combat Hunting Grounds just now. It seems Sister Xueying has had some recent insights. With the help of the pills, she should be able to break through and become a Dual-Power Warrior.”
Bai Lulu smiled when she saw Zhang Chu enter.
She was about to break through?
No wonder Zhang Xueying had said she would be busy for the next few days when they ended their call that morning.
To cross from a martial artist into the Spirit Realm—
apart from someone like Zhang Chu, who possessed a cheat, everyone needed a deeper enlightenment of the Concept before they could grasp mental power.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing what innate combat skill Xueying will awaken.”
Since even his goddess was working so hard, Zhang Chu was unwilling to fall behind.
He had Bai Lulu open a twelve-hour training session and entered the Special Combat Hunting Grounds himself.
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For the next three days—
Zhang Chu went on a killing spree in the Special Combat Hunting Grounds during the day, raking in combat power and mental power.
At night, he swallowed Nine-Star pills.
The martial artist black market in Binzhou was not very large, and Nine-Star pills were both scarce and expensive.
A single Nine-Star pill sold for three million.
Moreover, only ten were supplied each day.
In other words, Zhang Chu spent thirty million a day on pills to improve his cultivation.
With thirty billion, he could last only one hundred days at that rate.
Martial cultivation was damn expensive.
Most importantly—
the effect of simply swallowing Combat Pills and Spirit-Gathering Pills had become extremely poor.
A single Nine-Star Combat Pill could raise his combat power by only forty-five points. It was practically useless.
He had to rely entirely on hunting Star Beasts in the Special Combat Hunting Grounds during the day.
Zhang Chu vaguely sensed that the combat power and mental power gained from swallowing pills were somewhat useful for nourishing the Vine Demon Seed and cultivating the Indestructible Armor-Piercing Body, but they were nearly worthless for improving his cultivation realm.
“Uncle Li, ask around in the black market and see whether there is anywhere I can buy pills for Spirit Realm practitioners. Money is no issue.”
Since pills for Dual-Power Warriors were practically useless, Zhang Chu set his sights on pills intended for Spirit Realm practitioners.
The pills consumed by Spirit Realm practitioners contained spiritual telekinetic power.
They should have a much better effect on cultivation.
On the morning of the fourth day, Zhang Chu made a few simple preparations and got ready to head to the Martial Administration Bureau.
It was the day of his second visit to the Brain-Computer Beast Sea.
Before leaving, he also stopped by the Armaments Division’s Military Technology Depot. Zhang Xueying still had not come out.
“Deputy Division Chief Zhang.”
As he was leaving, Zhang Chu encountered quite a few martial warriors and battle generals out for their morning training. They greeted him, but their smiles seemed strangely awkward, even a little embarrassed.
What was going on?
They had not seen each other for only one night, yet something felt distinctly odd.
He could not be bothered to worry about it.
The Brain-Computer Beast Sea was a place where he could increase his mental power. He had to cherish every opportunity.
He got into his car, put on his sunglasses, turned on some music, and drove off in style.
The moment Zhang Chu entered the Martial Administration Bureau, he saw Chen Long.
“Young Master Chen, are you here to try the Brain-Computer Beast Sea as well?”
“Zhang Chu, I heard you abandoned your uncle and aunt?”
Seeing Zhang Chu approach with a spring in his step, Chen Long asked the question casually.
What?
Zhang Chu stared at him in bewilderment.
Had he gone mad from training these past few days, or had Chen Long gone mad?
What kind of outrageous nonsense was this?
“Check the forum. You’re trending again.”
From Zhang Chu’s expression, Chen Long knew that he had obviously not been following the latest news and gossip.
Zhang Chu quickly took out his phone and logged into the forum.
Sure enough, all of the top three trending searches were about him.
He clicked on the first one and felt as though his entire worldview had exploded.
The uncle and aunt belonging to this body were actually kneeling at the entrance of West Sand Garden, holding up a banner that read:
“Pride of Binzhou Zhang Chu is arrogant and overbearing, refusing to let his uncle and aunt enter. We appeal to all members of society for support and solidarity.”
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