Unfortunately, with Zhou Haichao and Zheng Lei nearby, Chu He couldn't put the materials into the White Jade Wine Pot.
After casually picking up a few large pieces of the broken stems, Chu He could only look at the treasures scattered across the ground and sigh.
He'd have to come back later.
Fortunately, like ordinary medicinal herbs, the stems and leaves only lost their Spirit Machine slowly after dying. It didn't vanish all at once.
As long as he returned quickly enough, he could preserve them in the White Jade Wine Pot and use the Spirit Nourishing Technique to restore their Spirit Machine.
"All right, let's pack up and head back?" Zheng Lei carefully stowed the Moon Nether Vine Heart, then asked the other two.
"I don't mind either way. It's up to Chu He." Seeing how reluctant Chu He seemed to leave the vines, Zhou Haichao remembered the huge haul of Frost Shadow Deer materials outside and couldn't resist teasing him. "With this much stuff... if you need help, just call me 'Brother Zhou'!"
"Senior Brother Zheng, Brother Zhou." Chu He clasped his hands repeatedly. "If you can, please help me carry some of it!"
Thinking it over, Chu He had made an absolute fortune this time!
Aside from the Frost Shadow Deer's antlers, tails, sinews, and other body parts, he also had to bring back their hearts and deer penises.
On top of that, he needed to pick the herbs in the small park that could be used as ingredients for Antler Wine.
And there were the Moon Nether Vine's vines, plus the dozens of fruits on the Mist Fruit Tree...
Chu He counted up all the space in his backpack, then handed the Frost Shadow Deer's antlers, tails, sinews, and hides—the ordinary body parts—to Zheng Lei and Zhou Haichao to carry. Only then did he finally manage to pack up most of his spoils and take them with him.
"Good grief, that haul would make anyone jealous!"
Zhou Haichao counted it up. There were dozens of Intermediate Beast General Level Frost Shadow Deer, each worth a little over 200 million.
Eight Advanced Beast General Level ones, each of which could sell for 700 to 800 million.
And one Elementary Lord Rank deer, which could fetch 3 billion even at a discount.
Nearly all of them were worth as much as the most valuable monsters of their respective levels.
Altogether, they could sell for 20 billion!
Of course, that was nothing compared with what Zhou Haichao and Zheng Lei had gained.
Among the cultivation resources Zhou Haichao had obtained, the Extreme Martial Arts Gym alone listed one portion of Dragon Blood at 80 billion.
And the Spirit of Vegetation Zheng Lei had obtained was priceless!
So Chu He didn't feel awkward about it at all. He simply declared, "When we get back to the Base City, dinner's on me! We'll all have a proper feast!"
"Of course we're going to make you treat us!" Zheng Lei laughed heartily.
That evening, at Villa 207 in Jinxiu Residential District.
"So you were only gone for a week, and you made 20 billion?" Chu Tianxiong smacked his lips. It was hard to tell whether it was the liquor or his astonishment making him react that way.
His son had made as much on this trip as he had in his entire life!
"That's just what it's worth. I don't plan to sell some of it, so I'll probably end up with less than half." Chu He went over his inventory.
He'd already sold the deer hides and sinews, which he had no use for. As for the antlers, tails, deer penises, and the rest, he'd put them in the White Jade Wine Pot at the Supply Base, along with the herbs and Mist Tree Fruits.
With Zhou Haichao, the president of the Thunder Dojo, and Zheng Lei, a War God, there to help, the whole sale had gone exceptionally smoothly.
"Nearly 10 billion is still a hefty sum." Chu Tianxiong nodded and didn't ask what his son had done with the materials worth more than 10 billion.
Ever since he'd learned that his son had advanced to Intermediate War General in such a short time, he'd stopped asking about his son's secret.
He understood that success depended on discretion, and that talking too much could ruin everything.
Besides, his son hadn't been trying to hide it. He'd told him about it a long time ago.
"What are you planning to do next?" Chu Tianxiong unscrewed his thermos and took a sip of ordinary liquor brewed at the distillery, frowning slightly.
This liquor just didn't taste as good as his son's Tiger Penis Wine.
Too bad the new batch of Tiger Penis Wine was still in the basement with the Deer Tail Vitality Wine, and hadn't finished brewing.
"Next..."
Chu He thought of the Moon Nether Vine scattered around the Underground Garage. It was time to go back and collect it.
There was plenty of material left from the Moon Nether Vine, enough to brew all the Crystal Antlers he'd gotten from the Frost Shadow Deer into Antler Wine.
Once the Antler Wine was ready, he could sip some while training his Spiritual Force control. Its potent Spiritual Force would also help him understand Movement Technique and saber techniques—and even assist him in practicing the Guidance Technique.
Besides, the dozens of fruits from the Mist Fruit Tree gave off a wonderful fragrance. He only needed to buy some ordinary herbs in the Base City to brew a sweet-and-sour Fruit Wine with a lovely aroma.
It would mainly brighten the skin and nourish the body's vital energy, making it perfect for his mother and Xiao Shuili.
Thinking about it, Chu He felt a little ashamed.
Ever since he'd promised Xiao Shuili he wouldn't brew chili water and would make fruit juice instead, this was the first time he'd brewed something she could actually drink.
As for the Frost Shadow Deer Lord's heart, he still needed to find the necessary herbs himself in the Wilderness Zone.
Some high-end medicinal herbs simply couldn't be bought in the Base City anymore.
Even if he was willing to pay to post a bounty, the whole thing would be a mess.
First, it was difficult to decide how much to offer. Second, people wouldn't know what he wanted, so how could they accept the bounty?
So, he planned to wait until he could sell these wines and establish a supply chain before publishing pictures of all the herbs he needed.
Then he could either buy them in bulk or grow them himself.
After telling his father the parts he thought relevant, Chu Tianxiong rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and asked:
"So that's why you told me to hold on to this distillery? You have big plans for it?"
"Should we start expanding now? This medium-sized distillery seems a bit small, doesn't it?"
"It is a little small. Eventually, this distillery and your restaurant should have branches in all Six Great Base Cities." Chu He agreed, then thought about his father's strength.
At Intermediate War General Level, he wasn't strong enough to keep an ordinary distillery or restaurant safe across all Six Great Base Cities.
He'd need to strengthen his father to Advanced General-Level first. Later, once they had the heart of a Lord-level Monster, he could help his father advance to War God Level.
That ought to be enough to keep an ordinary restaurant and distillery safe in all Six Great Base Cities.
As it happened, he still didn't know what to do with the hearts of the few Advanced Beast General Level Frost Shadow Deer he'd obtained. Chu He immediately decided to put them to use by strengthening his father.
"Dad, I need to go out again tomorrow. I should be back in four or five days. When I get back, I'll give you something good."
"Again so soon? You're not staying home for a couple more days?" Chu Tianxiong had absolutely no interest in the "something good" his son had mentioned.
He didn't lack anything now.
"Don't worry. I'm just going out to pick up a few things. There's no danger." Chu He waved his hand, reassuring his father.
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