[You hunted a beast general-level monster alone; your family is gradually gaining fame in Hua Zhong Base City, taking a step towards prosperity.]
[Reward: one essence of vegetation, Ninefold Thunder Blade Fifth Level, and a perfected Intent Realm movement technique.]
Shen Ping was stunned and surprised as he looked at the text appearing in the virtual frame.
He hadn't expected that the increase in his personal strength, which led to fame, would also earn him family rewards, and these rewards were as generous as those for descendants. This indicated that personal fame was part of the family's prestige and greatly boosted its foundation.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
If the strongest person in a family wasn't powerful enough, they couldn't deter minor threats, and the family wouldn't be able to develop.
"Industry, descendants, prestige… so far, I've received rewards in all these areas. It's impossible to get more in a short time; I can only rely on time to accumulate them little by little."
The family had just embarked on a new chapter.
Progress in any direction was easy to reward, but once the family developed further, it would be difficult to obtain rewards as easily as now.
Shen Ping was mentally prepared for this, but for now, these rewards were more than enough, especially the essence of vegetation he received this time. It was extremely valuable; even the lowest essence of vegetation far exceeded 30 billion in value compared to the water of life and was priceless.
He didn't rush to claim it.
He closed his eyes and rested on the rooftop. Early the next morning, as soon as dawn broke, he packed all the beast general-level materials into his tactical backpack, then left the county town and returned to the military supply base. After a short wait, he took a train back to Hua Zhong Base City.
At the train station, not far from the HR Alliance Mall.
Li Yuewei kept looking into the distance. After the train stopped, she eagerly searched for a familiar figure, and a smile finally appeared on her face when she saw Shen Ping, fully armed.
"Husband, you finally decided to come back."
They embraced upon meeting.
She glared at Shen Ping with a hint of resentment; he had been gone for nearly three months, completely disregarding her feelings of being alone in an empty house.
Shen Ping chuckled, "Didn't I come back?"
Then he lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "I'll serve my wife well tonight."
Li Yuewei felt a warmth spread through her legs, and her cheeks flushed.
After leaving the train station,
the two didn't even stop by the company but went straight back to Nanyuan Community.
Her father-in-law and mother-in-law, knowing better, took the child and went to visit the martial artist family next door.
Shen Ping took off his combat suit and other gear, quickly took a cold shower in the bathroom, and then impatiently walked into the bedroom, pulling his wife onto the bed.
"Look at how impatient you are. I thought you had forgotten about me, hmph."
"How could I? I think of my wife countless times every day."
"Smooth talker…"
Before she could finish, her lips were sealed.
A moment later,
her body went limp. Taking advantage of a gasp for air, she quickly said, "You, go easy, I've just recovered."
Shen Ping was an Advanced Warlord-level martial artist, and his control over muscle strength was very strong. However, having held back for so long, it was inevitable that he would lose some control. Afterward, Li Yuewei was unable to get out of bed, just like in the first few days of their marriage.
"My wife's physical quality needs to be improved a bit."
This reminded him, and he quickly went to the training hall to claim his rewards.
As a ginseng-shaped essence of vegetation appeared in his hand, a refreshing fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and at the same time, information about the essence of vegetation appeared in his mind: "Bluebeard Ginseng, can greatly enhance cellular activity and vitality, strengthen bone density…"
There were many types of essence of vegetation, each with different medicinal effects. For example, hundred dew grass mainly treated injuries, and thousand-year black wugeng could continuously improve physical strength. This Bluebeard Ginseng had similar effects to thousand-year black wugeng; just a small piece steeped in water could enhance the physical quality of ordinary people.
If a beginner warlord martial artist consumed it alone, their physical quality could triple within half a year of absorbing the medicinal effects, and it could continue to slowly improve afterward. For an Advanced Warlord martial artist like Shen Ping, it could at least double.
However, if multiple people used it, the medicinal effect would be dispersed.
Shen Ping's face showed joy. With this Bluebeard Ginseng, he would consume most of it himself, and the remaining portion could be used to improve his wife's physical quality, which would greatly increase her endurance during intimacy.
In a joyful mood, he picked up his battle blade and practiced the fifth level of Ninefold Thunder Blade.
…
Days passed one by one.
October.
A cold front from the north swept southward, and the climate of Hua Zhong Base City, which had just entered late autumn, suddenly plunged into early winter. Martial artist families on the community streets changed into thick down jackets. Last year at this time, his wife would also change into one, but this year, after continuously consuming Bluebeard Ginseng, her physique was much stronger, and she didn't feel cold even wearing a sweater.
"Husband, what kind of medicinal herb is in the infused wine you gave me? It's so effective. Let's have Dad and Mom drink some tomorrow too."
On the way to work,
Li Yuewei casually said.
Shen Ping, driving the car, said without looking away, "It's a kind of herb. It's fine for Dad and Mom to drink, but don't give it to other relatives. This herb is very precious; one piece is worth tens of millions."
"How much?"
"Over ten million."
"Husband, you are really generous."
"You're my wife; I'd be generous with any amount of money."
Li Yuewei was touched by these words and said without thinking, "It's so expensive, let's not drink it. My body is very good, I don't need supplements. There will be many places to spend money in the future, so save it and don't spend it recklessly."
Shen Ping smiled, "There isn't much left. Oh, right, in a while, I plan to go to the Wilderness Area again."
"Why again?"
"Winter is coming soon, and it's easier to hunt in the Wilderness Area. I'll take advantage of this time to earn some money."
Hearing this,
his wife couldn't help but say, "Husband, our family has no worries about food and drink now. Even for the child, you don't need to work so hard. Brother Chen from our community broke both his legs a while ago, and I heard three of his teammates died. I don't want to see anything happen to you."
Shen Ping explained, "I want another child. While I can still strive, I want to accumulate more family wealth for the children. This time, I'll only go for half a month; nothing will happen."
Li Yuewei looked at Shen Ping's expression and sighed. Having been with him for over a year, she had somewhat figured out Shen Ping's temperament; it was difficult to dissuade him once he made a decision. If she didn't agree, he would still find a way to go.
"Alright, but you promised, only for half a month."
"Thank you for your understanding, wife."
After dropping off his wife,
Shen Ping arrived at Pingwei Materials Company, routinely reviewed some company accounts, called the manager and employees for a morning meeting, and after a quick stroll, drove to the Dojo of Limits main hall in the city center.
Unlike the Dojo of Limits in districts and Wei City,
the main hall in the Base City center covered a very large area. The strength of the martial artists coming and going was generally above Warlord, and occasionally, Gods of War could be seen. As for the higher-ranking chairman and inspectors, they were basically never seen.
Besides testing his punching power today, his main purpose was to meet a supervisor.
After parking in the hall's basement,
Shen Ping then took the elevator to the sixth floor, which was a super-large training hall with several punching power testing machines and a hundred-meter track.
He casually found a testing machine and punched it.
The data quickly displayed: 58100kg.
Only five months had passed since he last used dragon blood, and his punching power had increased by over ten thousand kilograms. This was partly due to the residual medicinal effects of the dragon blood, but more so from the essence of vegetation. He had consumed most of the medicinal wine infused with Bluebeard Ginseng, while his wife had only consumed a small portion.
And merely using a small section of the Bluebeard Ginseng resulted in such a significant improvement.