Chapter 214 - 140: Green Crystal Bracelet, Cooking Snake Meat, and the Temptation to Become a Transcendent

Chapter 214: Chapter 140: Green Crystal Bracelet, Cooking Snake Meat, and the Temptation to Become a Transcendent

Even though the school had a front gate, a back gate, and two side gates, the entrance where the trading market was located remained the most crowded spot on the entire campus.

Chen Chong stood on a temporarily erected high platform, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below.

The platform had been specially built several days ago by Sima for a speech to win over students. No one had bothered to dismantle it, and today it was proving useful.

Zhong Fang stood beside Chen Chong. Next to them were Ning Yu, Ning Feng, Zhang Meng, Huang Mao, Sansan...

Nearly everyone who had joined the team had stopped what they were doing and come here.

Looking at the sky, which had almost completely brightened, Chen Chong spoke slowly, "It’s almost six o’clock. If nothing unexpected happens, the people in the school should be waking up now."

Zhong Fang nodded in agreement. "About right. The jungle is too dangerous at night, so no one dares to venture out rashly. Most people wait until the sky is completely light before heading out to find resources. Otherwise, going out in the dark is just asking to die."

Zhang Meng said, "It’s actually kind of funny when you think about it. Which one of us college students didn’t used to sleep until noon before finally opening our eyes?"

"But after transmigrating to this hellhole, every single one of us has developed the habit of waking up early. No one dares to sleep in anymore. If we could go back, our class attendance rate would probably be number one in the country."

Xu Jun, listening from the side, chuckled and couldn’t help but chime in, "In this environment, who would dare sleep in? Anyone who dared to stay in bed was probably eliminated two weeks ago. Besides, if you don’t go out early to find food, you’ll just be woken up by hunger in the middle of the night." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

At his words, the group laughed...

"It’s about time." Chen Chong glanced around. "Let’s move according to the plan."

Hearing this, Zhong Fang immediately gave a decisive wave of his hand.

Almost everyone immediately split into dozens of groups, spreading out toward every corner of the school.

Before long, shouts rose and fell from all over the school...

"Everyone gather at the Central Square! There’s a speech! This is a matter of life and death for all of us!"

"Brother Chong is handing out benefits! Anyone who wants to fill their stomach, hurry over!"

"If you want to survive, come and listen! Otherwise, if something happens to you, we’re not responsible!"

"Everyone gather at the trading market! If you dare not to show up, Brother Chong will come knocking on your door!"

"That’s right, my Brother Chong kills without batting an eye! He was in a bad mood yesterday and cut down two people just for fun! You’d all better think carefully! You’ll suffer the consequences if you don’t listen..."

At the same time, the jarring sound of metal sheets being banged mixed with the shouts, intended to rouse the students who were still asleep...

Listening to the shouts echoing across campus, some of which were even slandering him, Chen Chong’s expression darkened, but he didn’t stop them.

’It doesn’t matter what methods they use, as long as they can bring as many people from the school here as possible.’

’After all, this isn’t just about my consolidation plan. It’s also about the Bloodthirsty Vine...’

Just then, Zhong Fang sidled up to him, a pained and puzzled look on his face.

"Chen Chong, we’re cooking over a hundred pounds of meat all at once. Isn’t that a bit too extravagant?"

Following Zhong Fang’s gaze, he saw three large pots set up below the platform, resting on blazing bonfires.

These three large pots came from the cafeteria, where they were normally used to make large-batch meals for the students.

Since the transmigration, all the food in the cafeteria had been cleared out. Not even the pots, bowls, and pans were left.

Only these three giant pots remained because they were too big and impractical for cooking regular meals, so almost no one had bothered with them.

But now things were different. Chen Chong needed them, so before dawn, Zhong Fang had brought people to pry them loose and move them here...

Flames licked at the bottom of the pots, and the water inside was already at a rolling boil.

Thick, plump cuts of snake meat tumbled in the broth, making it richer and more fragrant.

An enticing aroma drifted out continuously, spreading in all directions...

What was cooking in the pots was none other than the meat of the Blood-tooth Python!

"Extravagant?"

"Not really..."

’Compared to the tens of thousands of pounds of meat I have, a hundred pounds is an insignificant amount.’

’There’s no way I, Xu Jun, and the others could eat all this Blood-tooth Python meat. I made a plan long ago: besides setting aside a few thousand pounds in the cellar for us to eat, I’ll cook some of the rest each day to share with everyone else. It will strengthen their bodies and, in turn, increase the entire team’s combat effectiveness.’

’After all, a single Transcendent is far more useful than a hundred ordinary people.’

’Even a Pseudo-Transcendent, whose physical strength is just significantly greater than an ordinary person’s, is still stronger than ten ordinary people.’

’Today I’m integrating and recruiting the others in the school, so this is a good chance to cook a couple of pots’ worth. Anyone who joins the team gets to eat. It can be a team benefit...’

However, Zhong Fang didn’t know what Chen Chong was thinking.

It wasn’t just him; most of the others felt the same way.

In their view, food should be cherished. Even though they had killed a Blood-tooth Python and stockpiled so much meat, they should still be as frugal as possible.

To integrate everyone in the school and recruit them to the team, there was no need to use such precious meat from an Extraordinary Creature.

Simply explaining the current potential dangers and the likely increase in survival difficulty after the next transmigration would be enough. Anyone with a working brain would know their chances of survival were higher with someone like Chen Chong, who could hunt Extraordinary Creatures.

Using the meat of an Extraordinary Creature to attract others was simply too extravagant...

Just then, Jia Wen, who was standing to the side, smiled as if he had already seen through everything. Waving his feather fan, he let out a hearty laugh.

The laughter drew everyone’s attention.