Chapter 47: You Can Actually Resist the Rules!
"Rules? What rules?"
Chen Mu asked with some confusion.
In his previous life, he had never purchased a school, so he naturally was not familiar with the inner workings.
The principal said, "Actually, this school does not belong to me. I only manage it on behalf of the school board.
The school board has established a series of rules, and one of them concerns the buying and selling of the school.
They stipulated that the Dark Night High School, which originally costs 7 billion Underworld Coins, is priced at only 100 million Underworld Coins when purchased by a human!
However, smart as you are, you should be able to see that this is a trap.
The board also stipulated that once a human purchases the Dark Night High School, the moment they sign the contract, they will die!
Originally, I shouldn't have told you about this second rule, but considering you gave me so many gifts, I am kindly warning you."
Chen Mu's expression changed abruptly. The board members of Dark Night High School were truly vicious!
A school worth 7 billion was being sold to humans for 100 million!
This was an extremely enticing bait that no one could resist.
Once people signed the contract, they would violate the second rule and be forcibly executed by the power of the rules.
Naturally, the 100 million Underworld Coins in that person's possession would also become ownerless property, pocketed by the board members.
This was a meticulously laid trap targeting wealthy humans!
If Chen Mu remembered correctly, he had heard in his past life about a very wealthy human who managed to earn 100 million Underworld Coins in just two years.
That human had then set his sights on Dark Night High School.
Right at that time, Dark Night High School was offering a 0.01 discount, putting itself up for sale at 100 million!
Naturally, this wealthy human went to buy Dark Night High School.
At the time, many people, including Chen Mu, were envious, saying that this rich guy must have struck gold to be able to buy Dark Night High School for just 100 million. It was truly enviable and jealousy-inducing!
Later on, that wealthy human suddenly vanished without a trace, and his 100 million Underworld Coins disappeared along with him.
Now Chen Mu understood. That wealthy human had violated the rules after signing the contract and had been executed!
His 100 million Underworld Coins had been swallowed whole by the board members of Dark Night High School.
What a brilliant trap!
Had Chen Mu not been so generous, giving the principal hundreds of thousands in gifts and making a friend out of him, the principal would never have kindly warned him.
With such a rule right in front of him, it seemed that no matter what, Chen Mu could never buy Dark Night High School.
The First Law of the Spectral Apocalypse—no one can defy the rules.
However, where there are rules, there are exceptions!
And Chen Mu intended to be that exception!
For 100 million Underworld Coins, he could buy a massive faction that would later rival the Underworld Bank—Dark Night High School.
The temptation was simply too great.
Even Chen Mu could not resist it.
After a moment of silent thought, Chen Mu raised his head, looked at the principal, and revealed a calm smile:
"Principal, for 100 million, I want to buy Dark Night High School."
Hearing Chen Mu's words, the principal froze for a moment. "What did you say?"
Naturally, the principal assumed he had misheard.
Knowing full well that he would die, Chen Mu still wanted to buy Dark Night High School?
Either Chen Mu's brain was broken, or the principal's ears were playing tricks on him.
The principal chose the latter, believing he had misheard.
Unexpectedly, Chen Mu repeated, word for word, with absolute certainty:
"I said, I want to buy Dark Night High School."
The principal froze once again.
So it wasn't a mishearing—Chen Mu's brain really was broken!
Was this kid valuing money more than his life?
They always said men die for wealth and birds for food, but this wasn't how you played the game.
By buying Dark Night High School, Chen Mu would violate the rules and undoubtedly die!
What good would Dark Night High School do Chen Mu once he was dead?
The female teacher beside them was also stunned.
Are wealthy people all so eccentric?
Giving away a ten-thousand-dollar piece of jade without a second thought, and tossing away their own life just as casually...
Such a unique personality!
"You better think carefully. 100 million is indeed very cheap, but I'm afraid you'll have the life to buy it, but no life to spend it."
The principal was still relatively decent and offered Chen Mu another warning.
With his mind made up, Chen Mu nodded and said:
"The 100 million in this room is the payment I am making.
Bring out the contract, and let us sign it."
Although the principal was not a board member, the board had granted him the authority to sign contracts.
This was done for the sake of efficiency; otherwise, convening the board members from afar just to sign a contract would be far too troublesome.
The board members knew full well that with the rules they had set in place, no one could survive buying Dark Night High School.
These were rules!
The supreme existence in the spectral apocalypse!
No human, and no ghost, could violate the rules.
From the safe, the principal retrieved a stack of documents.
He placed the contract on the desk, picked up a pen, and signed his own name.
"Student Chen, once you sign this contract, you will own Dark Night High School, as well as the principal and all the teachers.
However, I still want to remind you once more: upon signing the contract, you will violate the rules.
The rule states: The human who purchases Dark Night High School shall undoubtedly die the moment the contract is signed!"
Without hesitation, Chen Mu took the pen and fluidly signed his name on the contract.
The principal sighed helplessly. It was impossible to save someone bent on self-destruction; no matter how many times he warned him, Chen Mu still insisted on courting death.
The female teacher's eyes were filled with incomprehension. She could not fathom why Chen Mu was so stubbornly seeking his own demise by signing the contract.
The very moment he finished writing his name, a powerful force suddenly surged into Chen Mu's body.
Dark, violent, and malicious, this energy rampaged through his veins, attempting to tear him apart.
This was the power of the rules! The rules had taken effect and were determined to put Chen Mu to death!
However, before this force could tear Chen Mu apart, layers of invisible armor suddenly manifested inside his body, shielding all of his internal organs completely.
The violent energy thrashed and crashed against the armor from all sides, but it could never break through the defense.
Finally, after a brief clash, this rule-based power actually began to dissipate slowly.
Reflected on the outside, the energy collision inside his body caused Chen Mu to tremble twice, but his physique quickly returned to normal.
The anticipated explosion of flesh and blood did not happen.
Holding the contract, Chen Mu realized that at this very moment, the entire Dark Night High School had become his property!
The principal and the female teacher waited for more than ten seconds, yet they did not see Chen Mu explode.
Instead, Chen Mu stood before them as if nothing had happened, smiling cheerfully at the two of them.
"You... why are you... not dead yet..."
Shock was written all over the principal's face.
He had lost count of how many times he had been shocked today.
Ever since he met Chen Mu, this young man had constantly brought him one shock after another!
The female teacher looked at Chen Mu with utter disbelief, as if she were gazing at a ghost.
At this moment, Chen Mu's performance far exceeded the comprehension of both the principal and the teacher.
How could anyone possibly defy the rules?
The rules commanded you to die—why were you still alive and well?
This was impossible!
This violated all common sense!
Could there truly be someone in the spectral apocalypse capable of defying the rules?
This was nothing short of defying the heavens!
Beaming, Chen Mu looked at the two stunned individuals and said calmly, "I wonder if the two of you have ever heard of a 'Ghost General-grade' item called the Armor of Death's Rebirth?"