Chapter 498 Li Yao Visits
"This wine... has been aged for at least fifty years." Liu Ting's father, Liu Suifeng, paused slightly as he held up his cup.
"We found it in the basement," Chung Kwok-hung replied casually.
"This chicken soup smells incredibly delicious. Where did you buy the chicken?" Liu Ting's mother, Liu Yue, couldn't help but ask.
"I just caught it in the wild," he answered frankly.
The original breed of chicken has long been extinct, let alone free-range old hens that have been raised for many years.
With the island submerged, the cattle and water buffalo have long since become relics of the past.
Throughout the entire era of the Star Swallowing Era, only Zhong Guohong still possessed top-tier ingredients from before the Great Cataclysm.
"Guohong, it seems unlikely that the acquisition of medicinal herbs will make any progress anytime soon," Zhong Shijie said, his brows furrowing slightly.
Most of the herbs needed to make the medicinal soup grow in the wilderness outside the city.
Traditional Chinese medicine has been declining for many years, and the number of medicinal herbs artificially cultivated in the base is pitifully small.
"Dad, what are you missing? I'll send someone to find it." Chung Kwok-hung smiled.
"There are too many monsters in the wilderness. It's not worth risking our team members' lives for a few herbs," Zhong Shijie waved his hand.
"The entire Butcher's Blade Squad is already at the peak of the War God level. We've assigned three squads to specialize in herb gathering, fully equipped—even if we encounter a King-level monster, we can still surround and kill it." Zhong Guohong said calmly.
Earth's weapon classification system, from H to SS: H-level corresponds to basic beast soldiers, and SS-level corresponds to beast kings.
There are currently no SSS-level equipment in the world, except for the batch personally crafted by Chung Kwok-hung.
The issued armor offers far superior defense compared to the Black God Set; the assigned sword is powerful enough to slay the Beast King.
"Alright," Chung Shih-chieh nodded in agreement.
Dinner was a lively and harmonious affair. After dinner, my father, mother, younger brother, father-in-law, and mother-in-law took their leave one after another.
After resting for a while, Zhong Guohong picked up Liu Ting around the waist and carried her straight to the bathroom.
The hot water steamed, and the two of them stretched out and soaked their feet, then quietly nestled together for more than an hour.
Super Serum—the awakening agent that Earthlings who have dreamed of since the end of the universe have long since successfully developed it.
After much deliberation, he ultimately decided against going public.
The mountain dweller may still be lurking in the shadows, and there is also a cosmic consciousness watching over this world.
He wished to keep a low profile, but circumstances often forced him to be high-profile.
Still feeling warm all over, he turned to look at his side—Liu Ting possessed unparalleled beauty and a captivating figure. He rolled over and got up, his movements swift and decisive.
He loves beautiful women, cherishes his family, and craves absolute power to rule the world and dominate all ages.
After staying at home for a few days, Chung Kwok-hung set off for Huaxia Martial Arts Academy.
"Zhao Ruo? From the elite training camp? Jiang Fang? An instructor at the War God Palace?"
At the Huaxia Military Academy, Zhong Guohong immediately recognized the two stunningly beautiful women.
A few days later, Teacher Jiang went home with him.
After another half month, Zhao Ruo also became one of his people.
Using the heart of a thousand-year-old willow tree as a guide, Zhao Ruo and Jiang Fang both broke through to the peak of the God of War realm.
Upon arriving at the information center, after listening to the report from his supervisor Zheng Wanli, Zhong Guohong immediately ordered: "The entire Butcher's Blade Brigade must be mobilized to apprehend the suspect."
Three days later, at 10:00 AM, at the Jiangnan Base West City Vegetable Market.
"Criminal Li Wei murdered martial artist Zhang Qiang..."
"Criminal Liu Tao murdered civilian Xu Zhong..."
"Criminal Liu Kun murdered civilian Chen Ze..."
Zheng Wanli held the case file in his hand, his voice like the clash of metal, reading it out word by word.
"My dad is Li Yao! My mom is Vinya! Release them immediately!" Li Wei roared hoarsely.
"My brother is the God of War of the War God Palace!" A young man raised his head and sneered.
"My uncle is a member of parliament!" Sixteen-year-old Carls roared in fury.
"Slay!" Chung Kwok-hung shouted.
The 237 members of the Butcher's Blade Brigade unleashed their blades in unison, without hesitation.
One hundred and thirty-seven heads fell to the ground.
"Within the territory of China, anyone who dares to act recklessly will be severely punished according to the law," Zhong Guohong said coldly.
Cases committed before the abolition of warrior privileges are historical issues.
Those who continue to act recklessly after the abolition of the law will not be spared from public anger unless they are executed.
In addition to the 137 people who were executed on the spot, more than 1,000 others were imprisoned in iron cages.
If willow trees mutate, will they really not live past 100,000 years? If 10,000 don't live that long, what about a million?
The lifespan of plants and animals is similar to that of humans.
Some people live to seventy or eighty, while others live to over a hundred.
The same applies to mutated willows—of the millions that survive to 90,000 years, it's only natural that one or two will surpass 100,000 years.
Chung Kwok-hung is the owner of the treasure bowl, and his ability to replicate is effortless.
As long as there is one tree that lives for 100,000 years, he can create tens of thousands of 100,000-year-old willow trees.
And among these tens of thousands of trees, it wouldn't be surprising to find another one that's 200,000 years old.
Through layers of screening and generations of purification, it's only a matter of time before the million-year-old willow tree is found.
The technology brought back from the United States can significantly extend the lifespan of plants.
With the addition of life-giving energy, it's no surprise that plants and animals live longer.
Just after lunch, Zhong Guohong, accompanied by Liu Ting, entered the Huaxia Military Academy.
All the martial arts techniques unearthed from the Meteorite Star spaceship and ancient ruins were transferred to the Martial Academy Library.
The training methods were taught in stages, with the details determined by Jia Yi and Zhu Xi.
The cultivation techniques practiced by people like Lin and Lei Shen require exorbitant donations or huge sums of money to learn even once.
Ninety-nine percent of martial artists are willing to hand over their techniques, all for the money.
What's with this talk of "for the safety of the Earth"? Shouting grand righteousness and making such public pronouncements—their skin is thick enough to make your teeth ache.
Earth's resources are limited; it can't support too many martial artists.
Can a high-level martial artist really be worth a group of low-level martial artists?
If the Cosmic Source Force Guidance Technique is made freely available, wouldn't humanity's overall strength increase?
Even a basic introductory manual costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. No matter how talented a poor person is, if they have no money, what can they use to exchange for it?
Top-tier martial arts techniques are priced at hundreds of millions, billions, or even trillions... If it's not for money, is it for accumulating good karma?
Why should I give away my own cultivation techniques for free? If you don't want to escape, then don't pretend to be a saint.
The cosmic source energy is inexhaustible, and as long as the guiding technique is passed on, not a single strand of source energy will be lost.
Without real skills, going outside the city to hunt monsters? That's just suicide!
The strong get stronger, and the weak also have a way to go—isn't that better than clinging to secret manuals?
HR Alliance, Thunder God of Thunder Martial Arts School, Lin of Extreme Martial Arts School... who really cares about the survival of the human race?
The HR Alliance's Grade A gene serum is priced at 360 million Huaxia coins by Extreme Home, but can be obtained for 200 million through internal channels; for ordinary people wanting to buy it? The starting price is 700 million. Its actual cost is probably less than 200 million.
Respecting intellectual property rights is correct.
But monsters swarmed everywhere, and humanity lost more than half its land—at this point, if they were still focused on calculating profits, they would have long since thrown the word "humanity" into the gutter.
Zhong Guohong didn't keep a single one of the martial arts manuals he brought back from space; instead, he stuffed them all into the Military Martial Arts Academy's library.
It wasn't that he was particularly noble; it was simply that he felt that as long as he had enough money to spend, that was sufficient.
The cultivation techniques unearthed from the Meteorite Starship and the ruins are far inferior to the Vermilion Bird Divine Technique, the Black Tortoise Divine Technique, and the Blazing Sun True Scripture...
If the day comes that China is truly on the verge of destruction, he will immediately take out his main cultivation technique without the slightest hesitation.
At 3 PM, Li Yao and Vianya led more than a dozen War Gods and three Planetary-level martial artists straight to the Jiangnan Martial Arts Management Bureau.
"Zhong Guohong, come out and face your death!" Li Yao's voice was as cold as iron.