Chapter 48: Unfortunately for You, I Just Happen to Have an Item
Heavy Armor of Death?
The female teacher stared in blank bewilderment. Clearly, given her level, she had not yet come into contact with such a formidable item.
However, the principal, whose strength had already reached the half-step Ghost General tier, had heard of the legendary reputation of the Heavy Armor of Death!
According to legend, there existed such an item capable of resisting the supreme power of rules.
The name of this artifact was precisely the Heavy Armor of Death.
Throughout the entire apocalyptic nightmare realm, there was only a single piece of this item capable of defying the rules!
"The Heavy Armor of Death—that is a legendary, overpowered artifact capable of defying the heavens and altering fate. Vast as the world is, there is only one."
The principal said in an admiring tone. The Heavy Armor of Death was an item countless beings dreamed of obtaining!
"Pardon my inadequacy, but I happen to own a set of the Heavy Armor of Death," Chen Mu said with a chuckle.
As Chen Mu finished speaking, his entire body was enveloped in a faint, shimmering glow emanating from the Heavy Armor of Death, making him appear exceptionally ethereal.
"You actually possess the Heavy Armor of Death!"
The principal could not help crying out in shock.
No wonder! No wonder he dared to face the board members' rules head-on, and dared to sign that contract!
He actually possessed such a heaven-defying artifact!
Even though his mind had already been numbed by shocks tonight, this news still left the principal utterly stunned.
Throughout the entire apocalyptic nightmare realm, there was only one item capable of combating the power of rules.
And that very item was actually in Chen Mu's hands!
It could be said that Chen Mu was the only person in the entire nightmare realm capable of resisting the rules!
What kind of heaven-defying ability was this?
And he called this "pardoning his inadequacy"?
If this was inadequate, what did that make everyone else—useless trash?
Why did he use such a modest tone to utter such an utterly arrogant flex?
Damn it, he managed to show off again!
"Yet, as I recall, the Heavy Armor of Death was in the possession of the Duke. Back then, the Duke fought a bloody, world-shaking battle against a dozen Ghost Generals precisely for the Heavy Armor of Death. How did you come to acquire it?"
The principal could not help asking.
"Hehe, pardon my inadequacy, but I just happen to have a minor acquaintance with the Duke," Chen Mu said with a light laugh.
Suddenly, the principal recalled the token Chen Mu had dropped earlier—it was none other than the Duke's token!
You managed to get your hands on the Duke's token, and you call that a "minor acquaintance"?
Damn it, he flexed again!
Just how many trump cards did this young man actually hold?
The principal could now see it clearly: while Chen Mu appeared calm and nonchalant on the surface, he was actually profoundly fond of showing off!
They had only met for half an hour, and how many times had he flexed already?
Yet the infuriating thing was that every time Chen Mu showed off, it felt completely smooth and natural!
The man genuinely possessed the strength to back it up!
Those powerful board members hiding behind the scenes had really taken a huge fall this time; they had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used as bait.
Not only did they fail to swindle Chen Mu's underworld coins, but for a mere 100 million, they had practically given away Night Academy at a bargain-basement price!
To put it bluntly, Night Academy was the finest school in the entire apocalyptic nightmare realm!
It was the elite school among elite schools.
Due to the constraints of the rules, aside from Chen Mu, no other human had any way to purchase a school, no matter how wealthy they were.
The moment anyone else bought a school, they would violate the rules and be put to death.
It was no exaggeration to say that Chen Mu was the only human in the entire apocalyptic nightmare realm who owned a school!
And what he owned was none other than the premier Night Academy!
Chen Mu had won absolute victory in this round.
Not only that, even the principal and teachers had now become Chen Mu's subordinates.
The principal was immensely powerful. Among the hierarchy of "Ghost King, Ghost General, Ghost Commander, Ghost Soldier, Ghost Citizen," he had surpassed the Ghost Commander tier, though he had not yet reached the full Ghost General tier.
Strictly speaking, the principal possessed the strength of a half-step Ghost General!
Aside from the Duke, the principal was the strongest entity Chen Mu had ever encountered!
Moreover, unlike the Duke—whose relationship with Chen Mu was more of a partnership—the principal was entirely Chen Mu's subordinate!
Chen Mu could issue absolute commands to the principal just like ordering a subordinate. This was his very own underling!
Having a half-step Ghost General serve as his subordinate immensely enhanced Chen Mu's overall strength.
Having returned through rebirth, Chen Mu had won a sweeping victory in just a few short days.
Presently, Chen Mu's assets included Night Academy and the Midnight Diner, and his strongest subordinate had reached the half-step Ghost General level.
Then there were the teachers, all of them dressed in uniforms... ahem, all of them possessing formidable strength.
Even the weakest among them possessed the strength of a Ghost Soldier, while the majority had reached the Ghost Commander tier!
After all, as an elite aristocratic school among the entities, Night Academy naturally did not skimp on the strength of its faculty.
More importantly, Chen Mu had achieved all of this at the cost of just over 100 million!
"Chairman Chen, please take the seat of honor."
The bald principal was perceptive enough to realize that Chen Mu was now the chairman of the board. He immediately switched to a ingratiating expression, obsequiously inviting Chen Mu to sit in his own chair.
Chen Mu waved a hand. "I'm not particularly skilled at managing a school. I'll leave the school's administration to you."
Chen Mu still had many things to do, and a great deal of money waiting to be spent; how could he possibly waste his time on routine school administration?
The principal possessed decent strength, and in Chen Mu's memories from his past life, Night Academy had flourished under the principal's management.
Chen Mu was quite happy to be a hands-off boss and let the principal continue running the institution.
Hearing that Chen Mu was letting him keep his position as principal, the bald principal instantly let out a sigh of relief.
Chairman Chen was truly a good person! To trust him so much and still let him be the principal!
He simply could not disappoint Chairman Chen's trust!
Promptly, the principal used a megaphone to summon the entire faculty to assemble and pay their respects to the new chairman.
In less than ten minutes, over a hundred teachers gathered before Chen Mu.
Upon seeing that the new chairman was a human, expressions of utter shock surfaced in the eyes of the teachers.
"What is the meaning of this? How did the new chairman turn out to be a human?"
"I think I've seen this person before—he's the only one who answered all the exam questions correctly!"
"He took the exam? I have a very bad feeling about this."
"That's right, the deadly exam was so terrifying; he must have been frightened out of his wits and is definitely planning to exact revenge on us."
"We're finished."
The teachers chattered anxiously among themselves, their faces etched with worry.
To their utter astonishment, however, the words that followed from Chen Mu's mouth completely defied their expectations.
Only Chen Mu's voice rang out:
"Starting today, Night Academy belongs to me.
When I came to Night Academy, I only intended to do three things:
Raise salaries.
Raise salaries!
And fucking raise salaries!
All employees' wages will be doubled.
Every employee will enjoy a four-hour daily break, exactly like the staff at the Midnight Diner!
Employee meals will be provided by the Midnight Diner, and all staff members can dine for free!
I only have one requirement: you must work hard, and within one month, transform Night Academy into the absolute top-tier institution."
Chen Mu's words left the teachers present gaping in absolute astonishment.
Never in their wildest dreams had they expected that instead of exacting revenge, Chen Mu would grant them such incredible benefits!
Their monthly salary had only been two thousand; after being doubled, it instantly became four thousand!
That was a massive fortune of four thousand!
It was more money than they could possibly spend!
A break?
What on earth was a break?
As spectral employees, these teachers had naturally never heard of such a concept in their entire existence.
Yet Chen Mu was directly granting them four hours of rest every single day!
Tears streamed down the faces of the teachers present as they mentally sighed in awe:
Chairman Chen is truly a living Yama!
Oh, right—in the ghost world, "living Yama" was a term of high praise.