Chapter 154 - 154 Must Not Divulge!

154 Must Not Divulge!

This was something that Li Tieniu was most proud of. Before he became a cultivator, he was the head chef in a 5-star hotel, and with his excellent culinary skills, he was doing very well for himself.

After becoming a cultivator, though his talent was not that great, it wasn’t half bad either and he eventually reached the level of Great Martial Master. At this point, he said with a guffaw, “Captain Lu, what instructions do you have for me?”

“Oh, not bad. Henceforth, you shall be my full-time chef now. From now on, you will follow me.” Lu Yu scrutinized Li Tieniu for a while, then nodded his head in satisfaction.

He would not have to cook the Fearsome Beast meat himself in the future.

However, Li Tieniu widened his eyes in surprise, thinking that it was not appropriate for him, a Great Martial Master, to serve this guy as his personal chef. He needed to train too. Wouldn’t this take up a lot of his time for cultivation?

Lu Yu could read Li Tieniu’s mind. He patted Li Tieniu’s massive shoulder and said, “Follow me, and you won’t lose out on the benefits.”

Li Tieniu could only reply, “Hehe! Alright. I will follow Captain Lu in the future, and do my best to be a good chef.”

As for the rest, he didn’t have any instructions for them. Lu Yu was only here to get to know everybody. After tossing out some polite formalities, he left.

Moments later, a few of the platoon captains who supported Niu Xianzu surrounded him. One of them asked, “Captain Niu, what the heck is our new captain up to?”

Niu Xianzu frowned and said, “He’s probably trying to win us over, and be on friendly terms with me. He just parachuted into this place as a Battalion Captain. He does not have any roots here, so he won’t be able to command this battalion.”

Another platoon captain asked, “Then what should we do in the future, Captain Niu?”

Niu Xianzu replied, “Let’s see what he does first. If he tries to flex his muscles in front of us, then he can’t blame me for not showing him any courtesy.”

Obviously, Niu Xianzu and these few platoon captains were very unwilling to submit to Lu Yu’s authority.

What right did he have to be their leader when he had screwed up so badly that the military zone had to wipe his ass for him? Niu Xianzu had made so many war contributions in the Gamma Military Zone, yet he was only an acting battalion captain.

As the battalion captain, Lu Yu would naturally get to use the high-ranking officers’ mess hall, and the food he got would be so much better than the rest.

Lu Yu brought Li Tieniu and came to his own small kitchen. He tossed the corpse of the Black Striped Demonic Bull to Li Tieniu, and passed him the manual of ‘Sky Valley Culinary Method’, asking Li Tieniu to prepare a delectable delicacy for him.

“Do your best. I have high hopes for you.” Lu Yu gave him a thumbs-up sign to encourage Li Tieniu. He would still have to test the culinary skills of this personal chef of his at the end of the day.

However, Li Tieniu was shocked beyond words, his face full of anger and exasperation. If Lu Yu wanted to make things difficult for him, he could simply say it, but why did he have to come up with such a trick? The corpses of Fearsome Beasts were very difficult to process in the first place. The higher the beast rank, the more difficult to process. And the resulting taste after cooking was nothing great.

This was even more so for an S-class Fearsome Beast corpse. However, when he read through the ‘Sky Valley Culinary Method’ manual, Li Tieniu’s eyes suddenly shone brightly and he felt very excited all over.

He had never heard of or seen the things in the manual. The steps to process the Fearsome Beast corpses detailed inside were an eye-opening experience for him. It was as if a brand-new big door had opened up before him. He said in an excited voice, “Lu Yu, don’t worry. I will definitely prepare a scrumptious meal of the Fearsome Beast meat.”

At this moment, Lu Yu had arrived at the treasure vault of the Gamma Military Zone. As the Advisor and concurrent Battalion Captain, Lu Yu was entitled to get a set of weapons and armor free.

Over here, Lu Yu bumped into a familiar face that took him by surprise.

“Lu Yu, ever since we parted ways in Lunan City, we have not met for quite a while. Who would have thought that you would become our Advisor? Even I have to address you as my superior.” Chu Shiyu stood there, dressed in full military attire. There was a dashing heroic air in her beauty, and her label of ‘military belle’ was well-deserved.

Lu Yu said with a laugh, “The treasure vault of the military zone is under your jurisdiction?”

Chu Shiyu twirled the pen in her hand and said with a bored look, “I’m just standing in for someone temporarily. If you need anything, I can help you look for it.”

Lu Yu thought for a while before replying, “I need a set of armor and a book of technique.”

He did not need new weapons for now. The value of a good set of armor and a good technique were simply too great. In his battle with Ying Qu, if Lu Yu’s armor and techniques were of higher grade, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a miserable state.

In other words, the reason Lu Yu was able to kill Ying Qu all boiled down to the skills.

“Then let’s go. I will show you around first, and offer some suggestions for your consideration.” Chu Shiyu snapped her fingers and brought Lu Yu toward another part of the vault.

The lowest class of armor in the treasure vault started from D-class. Every piece would be worth a princely sum if sold outside. As the Advisor, Lu Yu was naturally allowed to select the better pieces, and he headed straight for the section holding the S-class armor.

“Lu Yu, I would like to recommend this Scarlet Heaven Armor. It is made from the skin of the Scarlet Heaven Beast. It not only has amazing defensive ability, but its material is also light. It is easy to wear without any repercussions.”

“And this Golden Glory Armor is not a bad choice either. It is forged from mineral ores such as the Golden Glory Stone. It possessed an extremely powerful ability to reflect damage. But its material is too heavy and it places great demands on the physique of cultivators.”

“And this piece here is also quite suitable for you…”

As Chu Shiyu introduced diligently, Lu Yu nodded his head every now and then as the two walked past rows of armor. Eventually, Lu Yu’s eyes locked onto a set of pitch black battle armor, with a pitch-black demonic skull on each side of the spaulder.

He could vaguely sense an evil aura emanating from it.

Back at the Military Lord’s office.

At this moment, Military Lord Xu Qingguo was reading a set of top-secret documents in his hands, his frown increasingly deepening.

Moments later, Xu Qingguo asked, “Is this matter verified to be true?”

“It is definitely the truth. I witnessed it with my own eyes. That day, when Lu Yu was battling Ying Qu, his body’s characteristics as well as the aura emitted, all contained the properties of a Fearsome Beast. In fact, I even felt that he resembled a Fearsome Beast that had transformed into human form.” Qi Lei said with certainty.

Even now, as he recalled that battle, he still felt very shocked. The number of skills that Lu Yu displayed, and their variety, far exceeded his imagination.

The instant his Homo Draco Form and Purple Eye were activated, Qi Lei thought he saw a Fearsome Beast charging out of nowhere, with astonishing arrogance.

Xu Qingguo paced back and forth as he immersed himself in deep silent thought. Finally, he spoke again, “How many people saw Lu Yu in that condition at that point?”

Qi Lei replied, “Those who were near enough to see include the people from the City Lord’s Office and the Wang family. The rest were too far away and would not have seen anything.”

“This matter must be kept strictly under wraps! No word of this matter must be allowed to leak out. Also, the City Lord’s Office and the Wang family members must all be silenced!”

At this moment, Xu Qingguo’s cold-blooded side emerged. There was no hint of emotion in his eyes at all.

He strongly believed that Lu Yu’s character was a rare talent that was hard to come by for the federal government. In the future he would definitely become a major pillar of strength in the federal government.

And anyway, he was also well aware of those disgraceful acts carried out by the City Lord’s Office and the Wang family. There was no need to show them any mercy.