Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 8 Blue Ginseng

You hunted down a Beast General-level monster on your own, and your family is gradually gaining fame in the Central China base city, taking a step towards prosperity.

[Reward: One Spirit of Plants and Trees, Fifth Level of Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, Mastery of the Artistic Conception-Level Movement Technique]

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Shen Ping was stunned and surprised.

He never expected that the fame resulting from his improved personal strength would also bring him a family reward, and that the reward would be as generous as that for having more children and offspring. This shows that his personal fame is among the family's prestige and has a huge boost to the family's foundation.

Thinking about it carefully, that makes sense.

If the strongest member of the family is not strong enough, they will not be able to deter villains, and the family will not be able to develop.

"Industry, offspring, reputation... I have already received all the rewards, and I cannot continue to receive them in the short term. I can only accumulate them little by little over time."

The family has just begun a new chapter.

Progress in any direction is easily rewarded, but once the family develops, it will be difficult to obtain rewards as easily as it is now.

In this regard.

Shen Ping was mentally prepared, but these rewards were enough for the time being, especially the plant spirits he had obtained this time, which were extremely valuable. Even the lowest quality plant spirit was worth far more than 30 billion life waters, and there was no market for it.

There was no rush to collect it.

He closed his eyes and rested on the rooftop. The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, he packed all the beast-general level materials into his tactical backpack, then left the county town and returned to the military region's supply base. He didn't wait long there before taking a train back to the Central China base city.

The train station is not far from the HR Alliance Mall.

Li Yuewei glanced into the distance from time to time. After the train stopped, she hurriedly searched for a familiar figure. Only when she saw Shen Ping, who was fully armed, did a smile appear on her face.

"Honey, you've finally decided to come back."

They hugged when they met.

She glared at Shen Ping with resentment. He had been gone for nearly three months, showing no regard for her feelings of being alone in an empty room.

Shen Pingqian chuckled a few times, "I'm back now, aren't I?"

He then lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "Take good care of your wife tonight."

Li Yuewei felt a surge of heat in her legs and her cheeks flushed.

Leave the train station.

The two didn't even go to the company; they went straight back to Nanyuan Residential Area.

The father-in-law and mother-in-law, understanding the situation, took the child and went to visit the martial arts family next door.

Shen Ping took off his combat uniform and other gear, quickly went to the bathroom for a cold shower, and couldn't wait to go to the bedroom, where he pounced on his wife on the bed.

"Look how impatient you are, I thought you'd forgotten about me, humph."

"How could that be? I think about my wife countless times every day."

"Smooth-talking..."

Before she could finish speaking, her lips were sealed with a kiss.

A short while later.

Her body went limp, and while she was catching her breath, she hurriedly said, "You, you be gentle, I've just recovered."

Shen Ping was a high-level warrior with exceptional control over his muscles. However, after holding back for so long, he inevitably lost control. Afterwards, Li Yuewei was unable to get out of bed, just like she had been in the first few days of her marriage.

"My wife's physical fitness also needs to be improved."

This reminded him, and he hurriedly went to the training hall to collect his reward.

As a ginseng-shaped herb spirit appeared in his hand, a refreshing fragrance wafted into his nostrils. At the same time, information about the herb spirit appeared in his mind: "Blue-bearded ginseng can greatly enhance cell activity and vitality, and strengthen bones..."

There are many kinds of plant spirits, each with different medicinal effects. For example, Bailu grass mainly treats injuries, while thousand-year-old black ginseng can continuously improve physical strength. This blue ginseng has a similar effect to thousand-year-old black ginseng; just a small piece soaked in it can enhance the physical fitness of an ordinary person.

If a novice warrior takes the medicine alone, their physical attributes can triple within six months of absorbing its effects, and can continue to improve slowly thereafter. A high-level warrior like Shen Ping can achieve at least a doubling of his physical attributes.

However, if multiple people use it, the medicinal effect will be diluted.

Shen Ping's face lit up with joy. With this blue ginseng, he could consume most of it himself, and the rest would be enough to improve his wife's physical condition, making her more resilient during intercourse.

In a cheerful mood, he picked up his battle sword and practiced the fifth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade.

……

The days passed by.

October.

A cold wave swept south from the north, and the climate in the central China base city, which was just in late autumn, suddenly turned into early winter. The families of martial artists in the neighborhoods all put on heavy down jackets. My wife would have put one on at this time last year, but this year, after taking Blue Beard Ginseng continuously, her physique is much stronger, and she doesn't feel cold even when wearing a sweater.

"Honey, what kind of medicinal herbs are in the infused liquor you gave me? It's so effective. Let's have some for our parents tomorrow."

On my way to work.

Li Yuewei said casually.

Shen Ping, driving the car, said with his eyes fixed on the herbs, "It's a kind of medicinal herb. It's fine for our parents to drink it, but don't be too eager for other relatives to drink it. This herb is very precious; a single piece is worth millions."

"How many?"

"More than ten million."

"Honey, you're really generous."

"You're my wife, I'd give you any amount of money."

Touched by these words, Li Yuewei replied without hesitation, "It's so expensive, you shouldn't drink it. I'm perfectly healthy and don't need any supplements. You'll have plenty of expenses in the future, so be frugal and don't waste your money."

Shen Ping laughed and said, "Not many left. By the way, I plan to go to the wilderness area again in a while."

"Why are you going again?"

"With winter approaching, the wilderness is a good hunting ground, so I'll take advantage of this time to make some money."

Hearing this...

The wife couldn't help but say, "Honey, we have enough to eat and drink now, and we don't need to work so hard even for the sake of the children. A while ago, Brother Chen from our neighborhood broke both his legs, and I heard that three of his teammates died. I don't want anything to happen to you."

Shen Ping explained, "I want to have another child. While I can still work hard, I want to save up some money for the child. I'll only be gone for a little over half a month this time, so nothing will happen."

Looking at Shen Ping's expression, Li Yuewei sighed. Having spent more than a year with him, she had come to understand his temperament to some extent. Once he made a decision, it was hard to change his mind. If she disagreed, he would find a way to change it.

"Alright, it's settled then, just over half a month."

"Thank you for your understanding, my wife."

After seeing his wife off.

Shen Ping arrived at Pingwei Materials Company, reviewed some of the company's accounts as usual, then called the manager and employees for a morning meeting. After taking a stroll, he drove to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall headquarters in the city center.

Unlike the district and the Acropolis's Extreme Martial Arts School.

The headquarters in the city center of the base covers a large area, and the martial artists coming and going are generally at the level of warrior general or above. Occasionally, you can even see a war god. As for the president and inspector, who are of higher status, you can hardly see them.

Besides testing his punching power, his main purpose in coming today was to meet a manager.

We parked in the basement of the clubhouse.

Shen Ping then took the elevator to the sixth floor, which was a huge martial arts training hall with several punching power testing machines and a 100-meter running track.

He randomly picked a testing machine and punched it.

The data was quickly displayed: 58100 kg.

It has only been five months since he last used the dragon blood, and his punching power has increased by more than 10,000 kilograms. This is partly due to the residual medicinal effects of the dragon blood, but mostly due to the spirit of the herbs and trees. He drank most of the medicinal wine infused with blue ginseng, while his wife only drank a small portion.

Such a significant improvement was achieved by using only a small portion of the blue ginseng.

(End of this chapter)