Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 24 Unexpected Reward

November 20th.

The incessant rain enveloped the Taihang Mountains, and the dark clouds in the sky resembled a giant beast crouching, accompanied by lightning that seemed to cleave the sky like a sword, and deafening thunder.

At this moment, Shen Ping leaned against the window of the abandoned building, looking at his watch and chatting with Li Yuewei. "Wife, I'll go back after the rain stops. How's the baby? Did he catch a cold?"

Li Yuewei said, "Don't worry about things at home. Your parents are taking care of you and they go to the hospital for regular checkups. You're in great health. But I'm worried about you in the wilderness. Let me know when you come back, and I'll pick you up at the train station."

"Okay, judging by the rain, it'll probably continue for a while longer."

End communication.

With nothing else to do, he decided to go downstairs to practice his knife skills.

It was evening.

In the distance came the roars of beasts and the sound of gunfire. Shen Ping looked through his binoculars and saw that a team of martial artists was hunting high-level beast generals under the cover of rain. Martial artists who dared to venture deep into this place were all quite strong. He stayed hidden in the building, not because he was afraid of the team, but because he did not want to cause unnecessary trouble.

The next morning.

The rain stopped.

He quickly packed up and headed back the way he came. When he was almost at the military supply base, he told his wife and asked her to notify the Zheng family to come and hand over the materials.

It was almost noon.

Li Yuewei and her secretary Lin Jing saw Shen Ping fully armed, with his bulging combat backpack standing out prominently.

"Did you eat at the military region's supply base?"

"No, I just ate some compressed biscuits."

Shen Ping grinned.

Li Yuewei gently wiped Shen Ping's travel-worn face with a tissue, feeling a pang of sympathy. "Let's go back to the company and have some food first."

The company originally did not have a restaurant, but after its expansion, it rented a building next door and set up the restaurant on the second floor. Shen Ping was indeed hungry. He would not carry much food when going to the wilderness area, and it was mostly compressed biscuits and high-calorie foods.

He wolfed down his food.

Li Yuewei watched from the side, peeling an egg, and said, "Eat slowly, no one is going to take it from you."

I just finished eating.

Then the Zheng Group arrived.

"Mr. Shen, these are the documents for the share transfer and villa handover from the last contract. I've been very busy these days, please forgive me."

Shen Ping took the materials and handed them to the company's legal counsel. After confirming that the procedures were in order, he led the people from Zheng's Group to the warehouse.

After identification.

Upon confirming that it was material from a mid-level lord-class monster, the head of the Zheng Group smiled. "My father went to Kyoto Base City. He just called me and said he hopes that the cooperation between our Zheng family and Pingwei Materials Company can continue."

Shen Ping extended his hand and shook hands with the eldest son of the Zheng family. "Of course."

After the Zheng Group members left.

Li Yuewei snorted, "What a smiling tiger. If we hadn't provided the monster materials, they would have kept dragging their feet on the contract."

"Business is business, profit comes first, that's normal."

Shen Ping didn't care about such a small matter and instructed Secretary Lin: "Go to the government and complete the formalities as soon as possible."

"Yes, Mr. Shen."

Secretary Lin Jing was very efficient, completing all the procedures in one afternoon. Of course, it would not have been so fast for an ordinary person, but Pingwei Materials Company had a cooperation with the military, so the municipal government of the base would not deliberately delay.

On my way back to the neighborhood in the evening.

Li Yuewei said, "Honey, I heard that there's a medicine in America called something like the Water of Life, which can regenerate severed limbs. It costs a lot of money. Currently, the company's funds, plus what you've saved up in the wilderness over the past two or three years, amount to over 10 billion. Let's not touch this money for now and wait until we've saved enough to buy the Water of Life."

"And that villa in Lishui District that the Zheng family gave us is quite valuable, but we can't fit it in anymore, so let's sell it."

Shen Ping was touched that his wife was still concerned about this matter. He smiled and said, "Wife, there's no need for this. We should spend money when necessary. As for my severed arm, there are other ways to regrow it besides the Water of Life. After October, I will go abroad with that senior and maybe we can find the herbs to restore my severed arm."

Going abroad was something he had planned long ago.

During the Great Nirvana period, many martial artists rose rapidly. For example, Hong, the world's number one strongest, and Thor, the second strongest, both grew to surpass the level of the God of War within a few years. They relied on ancient ruins and various treasures such as the spirits of plants and trees. Although so many years have passed and global resources have been almost completely divided up, there are still places that have not been discovered.

Therefore, it is entirely feasible to use the excuse of going abroad to create an opportunity to accidentally discover the spirits of plants or relics.

"Are there any other options?"

Li Yuewei was taken aback. She didn't know much about this. She only knew about the Water of Life because Pingwei Materials Company's reputation was gradually spreading.

"have."

Shen Ping said earnestly.

See here.

Li Yuewei didn't say anything more, but she made up her mind to save money for her husband.

arrive home.

Shen Ping took a deep breath, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and opened the virtual window.

Sure enough, a line of text appeared above.

Your family has established a foothold in a major city in Central China, and your business is booming, taking a solid and powerful step towards prosperity.

[Rewards: Space Watch, One Wood Crystal, Three Spirits of Plants]

[Bonus: One gene-based drug crafting recipe (improved version with no side effects)]

See the reward.

He was taken aback at first, then became excited.

Unexpectedly, the rewards this time are so generous. Not only are there Wood Crystals, but also a Space Watch, which is an extremely rare item. With it, I will no longer have to worry about wasting Beast Soldier-level materials when hunting monsters in the wilderness.

Apart from that.

There was even an extra reward.

This delighted Shen Ping.

The gene-based drug formula has no side effects. If it can be used well, the Shen family will definitely be able to quickly join the ranks of conglomerates. You should know that the reason why the core conglomerate families of the HR Alliance can occupy the dominant economic position is mainly because they have formed an industrial monopoly in watches and other areas.

"A solid and powerful step...it seems this is an even higher assessment of the family's prosperity than a giant leap."

My eyes are fixed on the text in the virtual box.

He suppressed his excitement and began to think carefully. Every evaluation of the family's prosperity was crucial. Only by understanding the patterns within could he gradually improve his position.

"The industry's explosive growth should mean the company's profits have reached the tens of billions level, but the foundation laid beforehand is probably the main reason for this evaluation. Could it be the villas in Lishui District?"

After much thought, Shen Ping felt that his guess was probably correct. After all, a family needs a foundation to develop stably, which is the core of reproduction and inheritance. The value of the villa in Nanyuan Community is far less than that of the villa in Lishui District, which is a small estate.

"Honey, dinner's ready."

"They're here."

I put my thoughts aside.

He went downstairs to eat, and after finishing his meal, instead of cultivating, he took a quick shower and crawled into bed. He was thrilled with the generous reward he had received today and was determined to give his wife a good time.

(End of this chapter)