Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 2 Pingwei Materials Company

Shen Ping was stunned.

He rubbed his eyes hard and then his face. After confirming that the virtual frame was not a hallucination, he was overjoyed and clenched his left fist in excitement.

Goldfinger.

This is undoubtedly a cheat code.

Moreover, it's a cheat code for the family-based system.

In his previous life, he was a bookworm who had read through countless books. After transmigrating, he tried all sorts of methods, but unfortunately, none of them gave him a cheat code. Unexpectedly, when he decided to lie low and wait to be helped by someone powerful, he awakened a cheat code.

"My preconceived notions about past lives have misled me!"

Excited.

He couldn't help but sigh. Because of a failed marriage before his transmigration, he had never thought about getting married in this life and had a strong aversion to it. If he hadn't lost his arm and been disheartened and ready to settle down, he wouldn't have gotten married.

Just then, a painful groan beside him interrupted Shen Ping's thoughts.

Li Yuewei bit her lip and muttered resentfully, "Shen Ping, it was my first time last night, don't you know how to be considerate? It's all swollen now."

Shen Ping quickly apologized: "It's my fault. My wife is too beautiful, I couldn't resist."

Li Yuewei gave a soft snort, which was considered an admission of forgiveness for Shen Ping.

"Honey, you rest first, I'll go buy some medicine."

talking.

He quickly got up and dressed.

Soon after, she went downstairs to the pharmacy at the entrance of the community and bought some medicine to reduce swelling. This medicine combined some gene technology and was very effective. In just one morning, Li Yuewei was able to get out of bed and walk around. Three days later, she was able to barely bear the effects of the medicine.

Martial arts training hall.

Shen Ping awkwardly twirled his sword with his left hand before putting it away. He had spent most of the past two or three days practicing the Ninefold Thunder Blade. Although he was using his left hand, making his swordplay less fluid, the internal force he unleashed was indeed at 21% of its full power. In other words, in just two or three days, he had grasped the second level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade's profound meaning.

Before this.

He honed his skills in the wilderness for over a decade, but only barely managed to reach the first level. Under normal circumstances, it would take him many more years to reach the second level.

Apart from that.

There are also movement techniques.

The subtle level of movement techniques is not actually that difficult. As long as you persist in training, you will be able to cross the threshold sooner or later. However, to master or even achieve great success depends on your personal comprehension.

Shen Ping's comprehension was average, and his movement technique remained at the microscopic level for many years. However, with just one reward, his strength increased dramatically. If he was just an ordinary warrior before, then mastering the second level of the Thunder Blade, coupled with the microscopic level of the Great Perfection movement technique, has brought his combat power to the level of a mid-level warrior.

"This is the charm of the golden finger... If I can continue to receive family rewards, becoming a war god will no longer be a dream, and my right arm can also be restored to its original state."

His right arm was severed.

He wasn't too discouraged, because there were too many treasures in the Swallowed Star World that could regenerate severed limbs. Putting aside everything else, as long as he became the God of War, he could enter the God of War Palace to buy the Water of Life.

"Shen Ping, dinner's ready."

Li Yuewei's shouts came from downstairs.

She wasn't used to calling him "husband" when they were newly married, and she would only do so repeatedly at night when she couldn't control herself.

I took a quick cold shower.

Shen Ping sat at the dining table, picked up a few bites of food, and praised, "Wife, your cooking is so delicious."

Li Yuewei laughed and said, "You're such a chatterbox. Eat up! By the way, in three days I'll be starting work at the mall, so I won't be able to cook for you at noon. Take care of yourself."

"Also, when you have free time, go to the martial arts gym in the neighborhood more often and ask the gym owner which district's Extreme Martial Arts Gym is short-staffed recently."

have to.

She's only been married a few days and she's already become a housekeeper.

Shen Ping knew his wife meant well, but he had other plans. "Wife, I've thought about it seriously these past few days. The job of a martial arts instructor is too stable. I'm not going to look for it."

Li Yuewei looked up and asked, "So what are you planning to do?"

Shen Ping pondered for a moment and replied, "Since I have some money on hand, I'd like to start a company and do some business."

He noticed his wife staring at him.

He put down his chopsticks and continued, "Let's start with what we're familiar with: acquiring all sorts of monster materials."

Li Yuewei frowned. "This is a possible path, but it's not easy. Nowadays, whether it's the HR Alliance, or organizations like the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and the Thunder Martial Arts Academy, they are all acquiring materials. The competition is fierce. Although you are a member of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and can find channels and have connections, it's difficult to compete with these forces. Moreover, you have to pay a high price at the beginning, which means the profit will be very thin, and you might even lose money."

Shen Ping smiled and said, "I'll start doing it first. If I really can't keep it up, I'll just go and become an instructor at a martial arts school."

Hear this.

Li Yuewei said, "Okay, there's no harm in giving it a try."

Monster materials are the most important resource on Earth today.

In particular, the military of various countries has a huge demand for materials, and the equipment of martial artists also requires monster materials, so the profits involved are enormous.

She actually supported Shen Ping taking this path, because if he succeeded, even if he couldn't reach the level of HR Alliance among domestic conglomerates, he could still accumulate a considerable fortune.

the next day.

Li Yuewei then dragged Shen Ping to the city to choose a location, mainly around the train station. Most martial artists sell the monster materials they hunt in the wilderness either to the military supply base or to the HR Alliance Mall or nearby material companies. They rarely keep them for other places, so even though the rent here is very expensive, they have to rent a shop here.

I spent the whole morning shopping.

The two finally found a shop for resale.

After agreeing on a price, we rented it.

After a quick lunch, they rushed off to register the company and obtain various permits and licenses.

"Let's name the company Pingwei Materials Company."

It was evening.

The two finalized the company name in a restaurant in the shopping mall.

"It's easy to find employees, but finding managers is a bit difficult."

Shen Ping said.

The materials company is responsible for acquiring monster materials. The manager must have connections among martial artists and be good at socializing. A good manager would never come to a newly registered company, and a less capable one is unlikely to come either. After all, Shen Ping is just a warrior general. His own network of connections is too low-level, and he has no power in other aspects.

This kind of company is destined to have a poor future.

Li Yuewei said, "I know some managers at the HR Alliance Mall. Let's see if we can recruit one. The mall has a bottom-ranking elimination mechanism, and managers are eliminated every year. Although our company is small, it's still a place for us to go."

Shen Ping nodded, "Then I'll leave this to you, my wife."

Five days later.

After recruiting four employees, Pingwei Materials Company officially opened for business.

Members of the Gale Squad came to show their support.

The burly Captain Qin punched Shen Ping on the shoulder. "If it weren't for your wife, I, as the captain, wouldn't even know you owned a company. Old Shen, that's not very kind of you."

"Exactly, they clearly don't treat us like brothers."

Mu Yang's three teammates stared wide-eyed.

Shen Ping smiled wryly: "Captain, I just couldn't stay idle at home, so I decided to try my hand at business. It's nothing serious."

Captain Qin glared at Shen Ping. "How can it not be a big deal? Now that you've started a company, we brothers will definitely sell the monster materials we hunt to you. If you don't say anything, aren't you just letting others benefit?"

Shen Ping knew that the captain was being considerate of him, so he immediately took out a glass of wine and punished himself with three cups before the team members let him off the hook.

It was already late at night when we finished drinking.

After getting off work, Li Yuewei came to the company's shop to tidy up. Seeing that Shen Ping was drunk, she called her employees to help get him into the car.

The car then headed towards Zhengzhou.

The night breeze blowing through the open car window caressed Shen Ping's cheeks as he squinted and opened the virtual control panel.

Your family has acquired its first business, taking a step towards prosperity.

[Reward: Third level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, Perfect-level Movement Technique]

(End of this chapter)