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Boxes of exquisitely packaged liquor, like soldiers awaiting inspection, were neatly displayed in the central conference room of Base 001.

Their names alone are enough to make mortal drinkers bow down in worship.

Feitian Moutai, Wuliangye, Guojiao 1573, Shuijingfang.

The country's top winemaking experts and sommeliers are giving a passionate presentation on a 200-page PowerPoint slide via holographic projection.

"Minister Li, Mr. Chen, we highly recommend this 53-degree Feitian Moutai."

"It has a prominent soy sauce aroma, is elegant and delicate, has a mellow body, a long finish, and a persistent fragrance even in an empty glass. This is my country's national liquor, representing the highest brewing techniques and best demonstrating our sincerity."

An elderly expert, adjusting his glasses, spoke with great excitement, as if introducing his own child.

Su Qingge stood to the side, adding data with a blank expression.

"Its composition contains more than 1700 trace compounds, and its flavor profile is extremely complex. From a scientific point of view, it is a work of art."

Chen Xi's gaze swept over the glamorous packaging, then looked at the densely packed molecular formulas on the screen.

He shook his head.

"It's too complicated."

"The immortals have been drinking nectar for thousands of years; what exquisite flavors haven't they tasted?"

"We're using the most complex things in the mortal world to challenge their area of ​​expertise. That's not sincerity; it's like showing off one's limited skills before an expert."

Chen Xi walked to the end of that row of top-tier wines.

There, all alone, sat a very inconspicuous cardboard box.

It has two huge red Chinese characters printed on it: Red Star.

He reached into the box and took out a bottle of the most ordinary, common green-bottled Red Star Erguotou.

56 degrees.

"This is it." Chen Xi raised the bottle, the clear liquid inside remaining perfectly still under the light.

"Why?" Su Qingge frowned; she couldn't understand this choice.

"Because it is pure."

Chen Xi's voice was calm and resolute.

"It doesn't have as many fancy flavors like soy sauce aroma, strong aroma, or light aroma."

"It's pure alcohol, the pure essence of burning grains, pure and potent."

"What the connoisseur of wine wants is not taste, but stimulation. It's the most primal and savage power that can instantly pierce through his taste buds, which have been numb for millions of years."

"What we want to give him is not just a glass of wine."

"It was a slap in the face."

Li Guobang looked at the young man with undisguised admiration in his eyes.

He slammed his hand on the table.

"Okay! We'll use that!"

Chen Xi picked up his phone and opened his private chat with the Wine Immortal.

He didn't immediately say he had wine, but instead laid a trap by feigning indifference.

[Newcomer reporting in, seeking protection]: Immortal Master, there is indeed a kind of strong liquor in the mortal realm, but...

[Newcomer reporting in, seeking protection]: This thing is a mundane object, made from the coarsest grains and the simplest fire distillation method. It is as clear as water and has no ethereal quality whatsoever.

[Newcomer reporting in, seeking protection]: I fear I am unworthy of your venerable eyes, and not worthy of your Arhat tendons.

The message was sent out like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

Almost instantly, the Wine Immortal's avatar began flashing wildly.

[The Wine Immortal]: Young friend! What are you saying!

[The Wine Immortal]: What does the quality of wine matter? As long as it's strong and potent, even if it's murky water from a gutter, this old Taoist priest can drink it!

[Wine Immortal]: Hurry! Let this old Taoist have a taste! Stop dawdling! My saliva is about to flood the wine cellar!

Anxious.

Chen Xi smiled.

Without further hesitation, he activated the red envelope feature.

A notification popped up on the screen indicating that merit points had been deducted.

[Sending a cross-server red envelope (large item), estimated to consume 100 merit points, continue?]

"Continue," Chen Xi silently murmured to himself.

The merit points from the road repairs on Changchun Street haven't been fully calculated yet, but he can afford this expense.

A huge red envelope was sent to the Wine Immortal.

[Newcomer reporting in, seeking protection]: Master, a box of cheap wine, a small token of my respect.

In the Heavenly Court, there is a wine cellar on a celestial mountain shrouded in mist.

The wine connoisseur was pacing back and forth, scratching his head and looking puzzled.

Suddenly, the magic device at his waist made a "ding".

A huge red magical envelope popped out.

The wine connoisseur's eyes lit up, and he eagerly clicked on it.

A muffled "boom" was heard.

A yellow cardboard box, about half the height of a person, suddenly appeared in front of his cloud bed.

On the box were two bright red runes he had never seen before, baring their fangs and exuding a simple yet domineering aura.

"Red Star?"

The wine connoisseur muttered to himself, then slashed open the cardboard box with a flick of his sleeve.

Inside were twelve crystal bottles, all a deep emerald green, filled with a crystal-clear liquid.

"This...this is the strong liquor of the mortal world?"

He picked up a bottle with some skepticism and unscrewed the cap.

"boom--!"

An unprecedented, pure, and explosive aroma of alcohol wafted towards us!

There are no floral or fruity scents, only the most direct and unrestrained smell of alcohol!

The wine connoisseur's thirst for wine was instantly aroused.

He didn't even have time to find a cup; he took a small sip directly from the bottle opening.

The wine went down my throat.

next second.

The old wine connoisseur's face instantly turned a deep liver color!

"Cough! Cough cough!"

He coughed violently, tears welling up in his eyes.

A scorching line of fire burned from his throat all the way down to his dantian!

The feeling wasn't like drinking alcohol; it was more like swallowing a mouthful of lava!

But before he could recover...

A more domineering and intense surge of energy rose from his stomach, like an angry dragon awakening, rushing straight to the top of his head!

"Buzz—!"

The Wine Immortal felt as if his head had been smashed hard by an invisible hammer!

The whole world is spinning!

His serene and unchanging body, which had remained undisturbed for thousands of years, seemed to be completely ignited at this moment!

He felt like he was about to fly!

It wasn't the kind of floating flight, but the explosive feeling of being blasted into the sky by a shell!

"Cool--!!!"

After a long while, the wine immortal finally came to his senses. He looked up at the sky and roared, his voice filled with an unprecedented sense of exhilaration!

"Fine wine! Excellent wine!"

He acted like a madman, holding up the bottle and taking another big gulp.

"Compared to this, even the Jade Emperor's finest nectar is nothing but horse piss!"

"Hahaha! That's great! That's great!"

He had never drunk such a violent, direct, and unreasonable drink in his life!

This is the kind of drink a man should have!

After three cups...

The wine immortal was already half drunk, but he felt a surge of heroic spirit in his chest, as if he had returned to the carefree days when he and the Monkey King stole imperial wine from each other.

He looked at the girl named "Newcomer Report" and found her more and more pleasing to the eye.

No, I can't drink their wine for free.

He immediately pulled out an old-fashioned booklet made of unknown jade from his pocket and, without thinking, stuffed it into the red envelope.

[Wine Immortal]: Young friend! This wine is excellent! I, an old Daoist, have thoroughly enjoyed it! The recipe for this "Dragon and Tiger Strengthening Wine" was something I prepared for the heavenly soldiers and generals years ago; consider it a return gift! In the future, if you have such fine wine, be sure to remember me!

Base 001.

A red envelope from Jiu Xian popped up on Chen Xi's phone screen.

He clicked on it.

A line of golden text appeared.

[Congratulations! You've won the Wine Immortal's red envelope—the recipe for "Dragon Tiger Strengthening Wine" x1]

A jade slip the size of a palm fell out of thin air and lay quietly on the table.

It became.

Chen Xi picked up the warm jade slip and felt the slight coolness emanating from it.

He traded a case of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) worth a few dozen yuan for a priceless elixir formula used by the Heavenly Court's military.

This deal was incredibly profitable.

He turned around and looked at the group of experts and generals behind him who were already dumbfounded.

"Minister Li."

"Our Super Soldier program can now officially begin."