Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 16 The Realm of Sword Art

Ten days later.

Shen Ping returned to the 056 Wilderness City area. During this time, he had already hunted down two high-level beast generals. Hunting one more would complete his three-month mission.

Boom!

Unfortunately, the weather turned against us. Just as we reached the rooftop of a tall building to prepare to use binoculars for observation, a torrential downpour began. The heavy rain quickly turned into a thick fog, obscuring distant objects.

See here.

He had no choice but to retreat inside the building to rest.

Shen Ping glanced at the time on his communication watch; it was lunchtime. He then called his wife.

"Has your wife eaten?"

"Not yet, I can't eat much, probably because my stomach hasn't been feeling well lately."

"Then go to the hospital for a checkup."

"I'm fine, I'm just worried about you. The wilderness is so dangerous, and you've been there for ten days."

I'll be going back in a few days.

After hanging up.

He shook his head. This was an old problem for his wife. Whenever he went to the wilderness, she would worry so much that she couldn't eat. She was usually a little better, but now that she was pregnant, this anxiety was amplified.

"My wife is due to give birth in a little over three months. I'll hunt one or two more animals these next few days, then go back and spend quality time with her. I won't be coming to the wilderness for at least six months."

The backpack formed by the Black God Set also contains materials from the Golden Crown Dragon, along with materials from four or five high-level beast generals, enough to complete a six-month military mission.

While pondering.

The communication watch vibrated.

It is Muyang.

"Brother Shen, what did you eat?"

I could hear the undisguised joy in Dian Muyang's voice.

Shen Ping laughed and said, "When did you learn to care about your brother Shen's life? Tell me, what good news do you have to share with me?"

Mu Yang chuckled and said, "Brother Shen, why don't you take a guess?"

"Have you hunted down a high-level beast general?"

"no."

"Did you find a girl you like?"

"Brother Shen, my journey is to the stars and the sea; women will only influence me."

Shen Ping scoffed, "You playboy, aren't you ashamed to say that? Hurry up and say it, stop beating around the bush."

Mu Yang then said, "My swordsmanship has broken through!!"

Shen Ping was taken aback, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "You mean the Ninefold Thunder Blade?"

"Yes."

"Hehe, thanks to Brother Shen's guidance, I suddenly seized that opportunity yesterday when I was fighting against the Beast General-level monster."

At this moment, Mu Yang's teammates joked, "This kid has been holding back for almost a day, Lao Shen, you'd better cooperate."

The other team members, including team captain Qin Shan, immediately burst into laughter.

Shen Ping realized what was happening and praised him repeatedly, "Impressive, Mu Yang. You broke through after only a few months of learning from me. It seems you have a lot of talent in the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade. Good job, keep up the good work."

Mu Yang quickly replied modestly, "It's all thanks to Brother Shen's excellent teaching."

Shen Ping laughed and teased, "Your attitude is good. When you come back to Zhengcheng, I'll reluctantly continue to guide you. I also have some good news for you: I recently broke through with my Nine-Fold Thunder Blade."

These words were spoken.

The other end of the phone went silent.

Immediately afterward, Mu Yang's exclamation came through the communication watch, "Ah, Shen, Brother Shen, you've broken through to the third level with your Nine-Fold Thunder Blade? No way!"

"What, can't your brother Shen break through?"

"That's not what I meant, Brother Shen, please don't misunderstand."

Shen Ping laughed and said, "Do you think I don't know who you are, Mu Yang? Actually, when I was instructing you on swordsmanship, I had already grasped the third level of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade. In the past, I often fought in the wilderness and wanted to improve my swordsmanship, but I couldn't keep my mind calm. After settling down and starting a family, I had enough time to think. Perhaps that's the reason."

He had already thought of his explanation for the breakthrough, and now that he was saying it on Mu Yang's happy occasion, it wouldn't be too shocking.

At this moment, Captain Qin Shan said, "Old Shen, congratulations. It seems that letting you get married was the right thing to do. Some martial artists have combat talent and can break through while fighting monsters. Some martial artists are like you, who can break through by guiding others to think repeatedly. I heard that the instructors and teachers in the Elite Training Camp of the Limit Martial Arts Academy are like that."

"If I had known it would be like this, I should have made you quit sooner. It's a pity I don't practice the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, otherwise I could have had you give me some pointers."

The members of the Gale Squad were genuinely happy for Shen Ping, and they chatted for a full half hour before ending the communication.

The rain outside the building was getting heavier and heavier.

The sky was overcast and dark, and the rolling thunder drowned out the roars of the beasts. Many monsters hid inside buildings. Although the monsters were not afraid of thunderstorms, they were not foolish enough to stand in the rain on the streets.

The rain gradually stopped by evening.

Shen Ping rested in the building for one night and began hunting the next morning. There were three high-level beast general-level monsters in the entire 056 city area, and a large number of ordinary beast soldiers and beast generals were gathered around them. Although his combat power was at the peak of the War God, once he was entangled by the beast soldiers and beast generals, the high-level beast general would inevitably escape. Therefore, after observing for a whole morning, he finally locked onto a high-level beast general that was staying in the mall square.

Whoosh.

He leaped out and, using the terrain of the mall, killed the high-level beast general monster in just over ten minutes. He then killed three mid-level beast generals before the remaining beast generals and a large number of beast soldiers scattered.

However, the other two were more difficult to deal with, as they were surrounded by densely packed beast soldiers and generals, numbering at least several thousand.

no way.

Shen Ping could only wait patiently for the right opportunity. Fortunately, after three days of waiting, he finally found an opportunity to kill the two high-level beast general-level monsters one by one.

Two days later.

He returned to the base city by train with a bulging bag of monster materials. The materials included five high-level Beast General-class monsters, other Beast Generals, and a Lord-class Golden Crown Dragon. The total value of the materials alone exceeded 50 billion Chinese Yuan.

Manager Yan was overjoyed. "Boss, the warrior you met is definitely not weak. He's at least a mid-level War God. The Golden Crown Dragon is comparable to a mid-level Lord-level monster. Hunting it won't be easy. And with the materials from this Golden Crown Dragon, the purchasing department of the HR Alliance will definitely agree to our previous request."

Of the more than 3,000 War Gods in the world, very few have the strength to regularly hunt Lord-level monsters, especially mid-level Lord-level ones. Therefore, the global powers have a great demand for Lord-level monsters, especially high-level Lord-level monsters worth more than 10 billion, which are highly sought after.

Most material companies that can provide high-level beast general-level monster materials are already quite large, which is why Manager Yan was so excited.

Shen Ping pondered for a moment before revealing his idea of ​​using a Lord-level monster to complete the military mission.

Manager Yan hurriedly said, "Boss, there's absolutely no need for that. Although the contract stipulates that we must provide three beasts every three months, it's just a rule. If we submit one or two less, the military won't say anything. As long as we have high-level beast general monster materials each time, that's fine."

Hunting monsters is dangerous, and no one can guarantee a successful trip to the wilderness.

Shen Ping nodded. "In that case, let's use the Lord-level equipment to open up channels with the HR Alliance... We need to handle the company's employee recruitment and warehouse expansion as soon as possible. Our company needs to reach a medium-sized scale by the end of the year."

"Okay, boss!"

come back to the office.

Open the virtual window; additional text will appear on it.

Your family business is improving, taking a step closer to prosperity.

[Reward: Third level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, a master-level sword technique]

(End of this chapter)