Chapter 338: Chapter 337: There’s One More Thing (Please Subscribe)
The night was pitch black, so dark that one couldn’t see their own hand.
Outside Anshan City, it was dead silent, as if the Ferocious Beasts that usually roamed had disappeared into thin air.
The courtyard was filled with a strong scent of blood.
Chen Fan held a black dagger in his hand, his entire body drenched in blood, looking like a blood-soaked figure.
Of course, this was not his blood.
The body of the Furious Barbaric Bull King had been fully dismembered, with chunks of meat piled up like a small mountain.
Sun Wei and the others watched, swallowing hard.
"Chairman,"
Chen Fan turned to Sun Wei with a smile, "Let’s leave this beast meat here for now. I’ll move it in a couple of days. Chairman, I’d appreciate it if you could have someone look after it in the meantime."
The flesh of a Commander-level Fierce Beast would tempt even True Essence Realm Martial Artists.
Leaving such valuable meat here was like placing a large sum of money in a bustling market, hard to avoid making others envious.
Currently, he had one or two space items, but he couldn’t unlock them. He planned to get the Celestial God Fruit the next day for Meng Xue to consume, in order to learn the method to unlock them from her.
Fortunately, he was confident that no one would dare target him, at least not in Anshan City.
"It’s no trouble at all."
Sun Wei quickly laughed, "Brother Chen, don’t worry. I will personally stay here to watch over it."
Chen Fan was slightly taken aback but then nodded, "Alright, Chairman, you’re welcome to take some meat for yourself too. It should be quite beneficial."
"I... I can take some to eat?" Sun Wei was stunned.
Even Xu Jie and the others beside him looked incredibly shocked.
This was the flesh of a Commander-level Fierce Beast! It was immeasurably more potent than that of an Elite-level Fierce Beast.
"Of course."
Seeing Sun Wei’s hesitation, Chen Fan quickly added, "It’s just a few pieces of Commander-level Fierce Beast meat. Not only you, but Brother Gao and the others can have some too if they want."
He smiled at Gao Shan and the others as he spoke.
There was indeed a huge amount of this beef, dozens of tons. Giving Sun Wei and his group hundreds or even thousands of pounds wouldn’t matter to him.
Of course, he needed to be aware of it.
Taking without permission wouldn’t fly with him. If he found out, he wouldn’t be so agreeable.
"Brother Chen..." Gao Shan and the others were about to speak, but Chen Fan waved his hand, "Alright, no need for extra chatter. It’s getting late, everyone should rest early. I need to go do some alchemy."
"Alright, alright."
The group nodded quickly and watched Chen Fan disappear into the night.
After a while, Gao Shan turned to the others, moved, "Brother Chen is too good to us."
"Yeah," Tu Yue’s eyes reddened, "This is Commander-level Fierce Beast meat."
"To be blunt, we wouldn’t even get a taste of Elite-level Fierce Beast meat."
"Right, Chairman, we should stay here with you for the next few days, we wouldn’t feel at ease otherwise."
Sun Wei glanced over everyone’s faces and smiled, "Alright, let’s stay here for the next few days. We’ve been in the base for so long, it’s good to change the environment."
"Hahaha."
Everyone laughed.
By now, Chen Fan was back at the base, had taken a shower, and used True Qi to evaporate the blood smell from his body, finally letting out a long sigh.
Everything was finally done.
He had initially intended to hand over the task of dismantling the Furious Barbaric Bull King to Sun Wei and the others, but thinking about their weapons, they probably couldn’t even cut through the skin of a Commander-level Fierce Beast.
He wasn’t comfortable letting them use his dagger either.
In the end, he had to do it himself.
The beef he had cut was meant for his own and his companions’ consumption.
"After picking the Celestial God Fruit tomorrow morning, I will return to the stronghold and tell my father about the migration plans," Chen Fan thought to himself.
In any case, a small city was far better than an outdoor stronghold. Similarly, a medium city was much safer than a small city.
However, medium cities weren’t easily accessible.
With his current strength, going to a large city like Jiangnan City wasn’t difficult, but it wouldn’t be the same for his companions.
Moreover, he didn’t want to reveal his family’s identity unless absolutely necessary to prevent enemies from targeting them.
"Buzz buzz."
At this moment, his phone vibrated in his pocket.
Chen Fan took out his phone and saw a message from Hua Jun.
There were also several missed calls.
All from Hua Jun.
"Alright then."
He put his phone away. After all, he was still the chairman of the Anshan City Awakened Association.
He couldn’t ignore it.
"Let’s go meet the new awakeners and make some arrangements before returning to study the Heart Method."
He sent a message back, then pocketed his phone and headed outside.
On the other side, in the Awakened Association chairman’s office.
Xie Ming and the others paced back and forth like ants on a hot pan.
Hua Jun sat in his chair, frowning at his phone.
It had been two hours since he returned from the city walls, making several calls to the chairman during that time.
But the chairman hadn’t responded at all.
This filled him with worry. Could something have happened to the chairman at this critical moment?
If that were the case, his strength wouldn’t be enough to manage the newly joined Xie Ming and the others.
At that moment, his phone suddenly vibrated.
The unexpected sensation made everyone in the room pause and look over with anticipation.
"It’s the chairman!"
Hua Jun’s eyes widened, "The chairman said he’ll be here soon."
"Really?"
Xie Ming and others exclaimed in unison.
"Absolutely."
Hua Jun showed them the screen, "Look, the message just came from the chairman. It seems he was too busy earlier and just now got free."
Seeing the message, everyone’s hearts finally settled.
Like Hua Jun, they had been worried something had happened to Chairman Li, but they were relieved to have been wrong.
Yet, they were still a little nervous.
Soon, they were about to meet the chairman.
"Tap, tap."
Steady and powerful footsteps echoed in the hallway.
"Click!"
The door was pushed open from the outside, and a figure appeared. Plain-looking, with an ever-icy expression.
"Chairman!"
Hua Jun sprang from his chair, his face plastered with a sycophantic smile, "Chairman, you’re finally here. Please, sit here."
"Ch-Chairman!"
Xie Ming hesitated but quickly greeted as well.
Seeing this, the others followed suit.
"Hmm."
Chen Fan glanced at Xie Ming and the others, then walked over and sat in the office chair.
"These must be the new members of the association?"
"Yes, Chairman."
Hua Jun quickly introduced them.
Each named person looked at Chen Fan ingratiatingly, thinking, this Chairman Li was just as aloof as he appeared in videos, giving an unapproachable vibe,
though it was understandable since strong people are always like this.
"Hmm."
After listening to the introductions, Chen Fan nodded slightly and addressed Xie Ming and the others, "Welcome to the Anshan City Awakened Association, and good job on today’s task."
"Oh, it was nothing."
Xie Ming said humbly, "It was just a small effort; the chairman is too kind."
"Yes, Chairman, you were already very lenient with Yan Hao, but he mistook your kindness for weakness. Such a person deserved to die."
"Exactly, Chairman, if there is anything you need us to do, just say the word. Even if it’s going through fire and water, we won’t hesitate!"
Everyone chimed in, pledging their loyalty.
"Good."
Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction, "I have a task for you right now."
Xie Ming and the others exchanged glances, elated.
"Chairman, just give the order."
"You must have heard the situation in Anshan City from Chairman Hua. Currently, people are migrating into the city, but many in the surrounding strongholds haven’t."
"You mean you want us to bring the people from the smaller strongholds outside, into the city?" The man with the stubble-eyed widened.
"Hmm."
Chen Fan looked approvingly at him before turning to Hua Jun, "Chairman Hua, I asked you to notify the surrounding strongholds, did you?"
"Yes, Chairman."
Hua Jun answered honestly, "Most people can’t believe such good fortune and remain skeptical, but they fear offending us and dare not challenge our arrangement. So, relocating them shouldn’t be difficult."
Chen Fan nodded.
That was to be expected. Take the Chen Family Stronghold; the strongest, Uncle Zhang, was merely an Entry Force Martial Artist.
Most strongholds might not even have Entry Force Martial Artists.
Compared to Awakeners, they were pitifully weak.
"Okay, then I’ll trouble you, Xie Ming, to escort those people into the city over the next few days."
"Yes! Chairman!"
Xie Ming and the others agreed without hesitation.
They were eager to work for Chairman Li.
Besides, this task was simple compared to fighting Fierce Beasts, right?
"Alright, let’s leave it at that. If you have any questions, contact me, though I might be too busy to respond promptly." Chen Fan said as he prepared to leave.
"Chairman, one more thing."
Hua Jun’s face paled as he quickly added.