Chapter 171: 151 Magic Power Multiplier
"Kill!"
Boom! A violent roaring sound echoed through the heavens.
In the suburbs, a house was directly reduced to rubble by the fierce wind.
Four figures burst out from the spreading smoke.
But suddenly, a purple figure emerged from the side, attacking them.
Behind it, a long tail-hook dragged out a long phantom, instantly hitting the fleeing figures.
Almost simultaneously, the four escaping Beasts, along with the silhouettes on their backs, all fell to the ground together.
The Beast Tamers riding on the Beasts looked back in despair.
The nearby Illusion Element Beast quickly advanced, taking control of the Beast Tamers.
"Take them all away!" the leader ordered decisively.
This was not an isolated incident; it was happening in many places across Great Xia at the same time.
One stronghold after another of the Dark Fire forces was destroyed.
A large number of members of the Dark Fire forces were arrested.
Then, through interrogation by Illusion Element Beasts, they were forced to reveal more strongholds.
Although some of the leaders had been marked with special imprints that triggered a backlash when sensitive words were brought up during interrogation, causing brain death,
Great Xia also had its share of experience.
Where there's an offense, there's a defense.
Imposing special imprints in the mind is an ability of the Soul Element.
In Great Xia, there are corresponding Soul Element Beasts that can crack them.
This operation lasted for nearly half a month before it ended.
Fentian Giant City's Dark Fire had over thirty of its strongholds in Great Xia eradicated, with over eight hundred members killed or captured, and more than a thousand individuals implicated and rounded up.
Aside from Dark Fire, other forces lurking within Great Xia were feeling threatened.
"This is the outcome from above." Principal Xue handed the relevant documents to Chen Xing.
The documents recorded the recent nationwide crackdown on organizations across Great Xia.
"For a short while, Dark Fire should not have the capacity to cause more trouble."
"Principal, has the identity of the person who first tried to assassinate me been confirmed? Was it someone from Dark Fire?"
Xue Jinbao shook his head, "No."
Some evidence isn't so easy to come by.
On one hand, the clues are too scarce; on the other, much time has passed.
Xue Jinbao said, "But targeting our forces, there are only so many suspects, just hit them all once the time comes, we are bound to get it right."
Chen Xing thought it over and felt that the principal made sense.
No matter which force was sneaking around in secret, as long as he was strong enough to beat them all down, that would suffice.
After all, he wouldn't be hitting the wrong targets.
Xue Jinbao spoke to Chen Xing earnestly, "The college entrance exam is coming up soon, it's actually okay if you don't participate, but if you do and your score drops too much, it will make you an easy target for criticism."
Chen Xing nodded, "I understand what you mean."
No matter where, there's no shortage of people who enjoy talking others down.
Xue Jinbao joked, "You might be the student who has attended my school for the shortest time."
With the proliferation of Beast Taming, basically, any student with even a sliver of opportunity would not abandon their studies.
After all, Beast Taming can change one's fate.
Being able to stay in school for an extra year for free education is much more cost-effective than entering society and spending money to cultivate a Beast.
After all, anything might deceive you, but the Beast you've nurtured won't.
The Attribute Level it cultivates to is the Level it achieves.
"Mr. Chen, your items have arrived," Qi Sheng from the Universal Commerce Group said as he parked the large truck in the yard.
Qi Sheng had almost become Chen Xing's personal delivery man by now.
Xue Jinbao stood up, "It looks like you're busy, so I won't keep you."
After he finished speaking, Xue Jinbao walked away leisurely, hands clasped behind his back.
After taking a few steps, Xue Jinbao paused and looked back at Chen Xing, "Work hard, I'm looking forward to celebrating your success."
The Universal Commerce Group placed the items Chen Xing had purchased in the yard, and after confirming his identity, they handed them over to him.
Opening the box, inside were the twenty "Black and White Xuan Chickens" that Chen Xing had bought.
This was a type of chicken-like creature with black and white feathers.
Their Energy Level wasn't very high, just fifty-five.
Anyway, making fried chicken had no requirement for the Energy Level of the chicken-like creatures.
But the higher the Energy Level, the better the effect.
Using low Energy Level chickens for fried chicken, even if you made tens of thousands of them, it might not fill a tenfold increase in the Magic Power limit.
After considering everything, Chen Xing finally chose the Black and White Xuan Chickens.
One reason was that their Energy Level wasn't too low; another was that they were small in size!
Being small meant that they would take less time to prepare.
Compared to the massive changes brought about by the increase in size, the enhancement of magic power had almost zero impact on outward appearance.
Therefore, this magic power enhancement would certainly become the standard equipment for all Beast Tamers.
The consumption of fried chicken would definitely not be small.
To make a fried chicken, the steps required are numerous.
Chen Xing cleaned the black and white chicken he had bought and plucked all its feathers.
Then, using a small knife, he made several incisions on its surface.
But even though the chicken was dead, it had been a monster in life.
When the sharp steel knife slid across the skin, it felt like cutting through tough, thick cowhide.
He could barely make a shallow cut even with all his strength.
Chen Xing simply called over Sìxiàng to help out as his assistant.
He had Sìxiàng sterilize its claws with thunder and flame, then clean them with water, and use Sìxiàng's claws to "slice" the black and white chicken.
Sìxiàng's claws were like a hot knife through butter, easily gutting the black and white chicken.
Then, with a grab of its claws, it removed all the innards.
Taotie, lying nearby and watching with interest, indicated that it wanted to play too.
It could not help but reach out with its huge legs, which were over ten meters long.
Chen Xing glanced at Taotie's nails, which were bigger than a person's. "Stop!"
Taotie retracted its leg, feeling aggrieved. It wasn't allowed to play, and to make matters worse, it was scolded.
The huffy Taotie decided to ignore Chen Xing for ten minutes and turned its head, diving into the reservoir.
Dong Jun, who had been sunbathing in the front courtyard, came running at the noise.
Rushing into the kitchen, Dong Jun curiously looked at the black and white chickens laid out on the table.
Then its gaze fell on the pile of plucked feathers discarded in the trash can aside.
Curious, it picked up a few with its claws.
Under the sunlight, these black and white feathers reflected a dazzling light.
Quickly, Dong Jun hid the chicken feathers in its nest.
After stealing a glance at Chen Xing and realizing he hadn't noticed, it quickly carried the feathers from its nest out of the kitchen.
"Alright, your task is to pluck all the feathers from these chickens, then gut them, removing all the innards, and finally getting rid of the chicken heads and feet," Chen Xing instructed Sìxiàng.
Sìxiàng nodded solemnly and meticulously completed the tasks given by its master.
Chen Xing washed the simply processed whole chicken, then used kitchen paper to dry the moisture.
At the same time, he mixed the marinade.
Salt, black pepper powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cooking wine, oyster sauce...
The prepared marinade was evenly applied to the chicken skin and inside the cavity.
Marinate for one hour.
The longer the marination time, the more flavorful it becomes.
He also prepared the breading mix to apply on the surface again.
Once everything was ready, he poured plenty of cooking oil into a deep pot and waited until the oil temperature rose to about seventy to eighty percent done.
Then, he put the chicken in the pot.
Sizzle, sizzle~
Bubbling hot air frothed.
Dong Jun, stealthily stealing chicken feathers, was startled by the noise and thought its theft had been discovered.
After sneaking a couple of peeks, it saw Chen Xing pulling a fried chicken with a golden, crispy exterior from the pot.
He sprinkled ground lemon peel on top and then continued to deep fry the next batch.
The strange fragrance invaded its nostrils.
Dong Jun swallowed saliva.
It looked down at the feathers in its claws.
Then at the delicacies.
Suddenly, the not-so-shiny feathers didn't seem as appetizing anymore.
Sìxiàng, who was processing chicken corpses on the side, also smelled the fragrance. It turned its head to glance at the fried chickens being taken out and said in a deep voice, "Delicious!"
"Of course, it's delicious. We made it with our own hands," Chen Xing said with a smile, sprinkling lemon juice over the surface of the fried chicken, completing the final step.
Having done all this, Chen Xing threw the fried chicken to Sìxiàng, "Try it."
Sìxiàng caught the fried chicken in one claw and opened its wide mouth to swallow the lemon fried chicken whole.
Sìxiàng closed its eyes, and after a moment, opened them.
"Delicious!"
After eating the fried chicken, a new item appeared in Sìxiàng's attribute bar.
[Magic Power Multiplier]1.05
Just one fried chicken had increased the magic power limit by half a percent! With just two hundred black and white chickens, a tenfold increase was achievable.