CHAPTER 405: CHAPTER 392: THE FIRST OPPONENT

"We’ve calculated that the average income of the top thirty star players in the Alliance was seven hundred sixty-four million last year!"

"The number one player in the Alliance, Boraruz, earned up to 1.7 billion last year!"

Chen Gu was moved; the advancement of professionals required a substantial amount of funds. The higher the Energy Level, the greater the cost. Beyond a certain Energy Level, many resources needed for advancement couldn’t even be bought with money, yet money remained indispensable.

After arriving at Capital Star, Chen Gu truly understood that the Chen family, with only Chen Bio to its name, was indeed "poor."

He couldn’t always rely on Chen Bio, which still belonged to his adult son, for the funds needed for advancement.

Besides, his adult son also needed money; one Chen Bio simply couldn’t sustain the financial needs of two high Energy Level professionals.

Chen Gu wouldn’t underestimate the Behemoth Alliance, but he had confidence in Combat Rooster.

"Alright, I agree."

The two officials smiled. "You’ve made a wise decision; you’ll never regret it in the future."

Now that he had decided to join the Behemoth Alliance, Chen Gu was no longer polite with them and waved, "Waiter, bring three menus."

The two officials watched in astonishment as Chen Gu finished all the food from three menus, their jaws nearly dropping onto the table. Mao Yisheng wished he could find a hole to crawl into...

Chen Gu asked, wiping his mouth with a napkin, "When is my first match scheduled?"

Chen Gu regarded the officials’ shock with disdain. *Simpletons who haven’t seen the world,* he scoffed internally. *Scared by this little amount of food? This Film Emperor was merely whetting his appetite.*

Before coming to discuss with Chen Gu, the Alliance had already made various preparations. One of the officials replied, "The Alliance will begin its full season on the first of next month. That day will feature many major events and draw significant attention. The players in the opening matches will also be very strong. Considering it’s your first competition and you lack experience, we decided not to schedule you for that day."

"The third of next month. That day has fewer matches, so we’ve selected an opponent of moderate strength for you."

As he spoke, he opened the opponent’s profile and displayed it before Chen Gu.

"Bone Crusher" Chalmos.

This was a seasoned Alliance player—not the most talented, but very diligent. He’d been in the Alliance for ten years, practiced on his own every off-season, refrained from smoking and drinking, and was extremely self-disciplined.

This player had a good reputation in the Alliance. His loyal fan base wasn’t large, but nearly every seasoned behemoth fan acknowledged his strength, recognizing him as an important piece of the "championship puzzle."

Chen Gu nodded. "I have no problem."

The official smiled contentedly. "Then it’s settled?"

"It’s settled!"

The happiest person was Mao Yisheng. He raised his glass high, "Welcome, Brother Chen, to the Behemoth Alliance! We can fight side by side in the future!"

Chen Gu smiled and clinked glasses with him.

This meeting was also very important for Chen Gu. It provided him with a stable income, meaning he wouldn’t have to deplete his savings as he had before.

The prerequisite was that Chen Gu had to win his first match beautifully and secure his standing in the Behemoth Alliance.

After the meeting, Chen Gu didn’t stay in the city but immediately returned to the school. To be precise, he returned to the reserve. He found a remote, mountainous area and opened the Dimensional Cage to let out Combat Rooster.

Although he was very confident in his Combat Rooster, believing his entry into the Behemoth Alliance would definitely allow him to triumph everywhere... "Still," one must despise the opponent strategically while taking them seriously tactically. This was a unique principle passed down from his ancestors.

Chen Gu still wanted to check Combat Rooster’s condition.

Combat Rooster had been cooped up for too long. Once released, it landed and let out a LOUD ROAR... only to be slapped by Chen Gu. "Quiet down."

Although this was a wild and mountainous area, it was within Capital Star’s reserve. How many years had it been since a behemoth was last seen here? If its roar attracted the school’s teachers, explaining it would be a hassle.

Combat Rooster whimpered, seeming thoroughly wronged. But this creature had already grown to eighty meters long; trying to whimper and act cute like a puppy or kitten... wasn’t that just a clumsy imitation?

Chen Gu beckoned with a curl of his finger. "Come on, let’s train a bit."

Combat Rooster paused. It understood its master’s intention but was somewhat puzzled. No way. I don’t want to get beaten up.

Chen Gu commanded, "Hurry up, let’s check your current strength."

Combat Rooster was still reluctant, mainly because the image Chen Gu had seared into its mind was too "brutal." Due to this "childhood trauma," Combat Rooster had no thought of resisting him.

Chen Gu threatened, "If you don’t come over, you’ll have no food later!"

Combat Rooster wailed miserably. This is unfair! This is too much for me!

Chen Gu glared. "Hurry up!"

Combat Rooster, feeling utterly helpless, charged forward in a wild sprint... Then, Chen Gu shamelessly raised his hand: Valkyrie’s Protection!

A special fluctuation of mysterious power instantly made Combat Rooster’s entire body tremble; it felt extremely uncomfortable.

Since Chen Gu controlled the item’s power, Combat Rooster didn’t feel pain, but rather an indescribable discomfort and awkwardness.

This also provoked its behemoth ferocity. Roaring continuously, it pushed through the oppressive waves of energy and charged forward.

One step, two steps, three steps... It made it to the seventh step before finally collapsing heavily in front of Chen Gu with a THUD.

WHIMPER! WHIMPER! Combat Rooster whimpered again, mentally fawning over its master. You’re so powerful! I can’t take it anymore!

Chen Gu, however, was somewhat dissatisfied. He dismissed Valkyrie’s Protection and slapped Combat Rooster’s massive head. "You useless thing! You’ve eaten so much precious metal and you only made it seven steps. You need to train more and quickly improve your strength."

Combat Rooster still whimpered. It watched its beautiful, idle life of "eat, sleep, repeat" slip further and further away...

Chen Gu checked the Dimensional Cage; not much of the precious metals remained. It seemed it was time to return to headquarters and have Oubayang’s students prepare another batch.

He didn’t always suppress Combat Rooster. This time, after letting it out, he let it play to its heart’s content in the reserve before recalling it.

When he got back to school, Qing Ruyan found him. "Chen Jixian has completed his advancement and is now at the Sixth Energy Level."

Chen Gu was thrilled! But he quickly composed his expression and said nonchalantly, "Oh, I see."

After a while, he asked as if it were an afterthought, "Where is he now?"

"The Bureau conducted a routine check on him. After he passed, he left, saying he had some matters to attend to."

Chen Gu was also puzzled. What matter could be so urgent that he had to attend to it right after his advancement?