War God!

Chu He didn't think much about it. Those things were still a long way off.

He gathered all the remaining tendrils of the Moon Nether Vine into the White Jade Wine Pot, which automatically began brewing Antler Wine.

Even in the White Jade Wine Pot, the brewing process would take about half a month.

However, neither the Red Blood Wine made primarily from the heart of an Advanced Beast General-level Frost Shadow Deer nor the Red Blood Wine made primarily from the heart of a Frost Shadow Deer Lord could be brewed without enough high-grade supplementary ingredients.

After thinking it over for a moment, Chu He decided to look for some high-grade medicinal herbs in the Wild Forest near County 0316 before heading home.

County 0316 was simply too far from the nearest military district and Warrior Supply Base.

At Chu He's current speed, even a round trip would take nearly two days.

Ordinary General Level teams, and even Elite War General teams, needed three or four days just to make the round trip.

After leaving the Mist Residential District, Chu He looked up. It was noon, and the sun hung overhead. It wasn't perfectly clear, but the weather was decent.

"Perfect. Before large numbers of Warriors have had a chance to explore this area, I'll gather the high-grade medicinal herbs from the nearby mountains and forests."

"That should help me collect some supplementary ingredients for the Red Blood Wine, too."

When Chu He returned home, he was surprised to find Zhou Haichao there.

Zhou Haichao was drinking with his father. Their faces were flushed, and they seemed to be getting along quite well.

"Supervisor Zhou, what brings you here?" Chu He asked, surprised.

Now that Supervisor Zhou had the cultivation resources, shouldn't he be hurrying to train and break through to War God?

Had he succeeded?

As soon as Zhou Haichao spoke, Chu He understood that he simply hadn't had a chance to start training yet.

"Hahahaha! Remember how I said I'd recommend you for the Thunder Dojo's War God Training Camp? I've brought you the results." Zhou Haichao burst into hearty laughter.

How could he not laugh?

A few days earlier, after bragging about it to Zhao Changkong, he'd suddenly remembered that he and Chu He had only made a verbal agreement. They hadn't signed a contract yet!

If Zhao Changkong poached Chu He at this point, Zhou Haichao would be devastated.

So he'd urged the Thunder Dojo headquarters to speed up their review while also stopping by Chu He's house every day.

He'd actually run into Zhao Changkong twice.

But Chu He hadn't been home, and Zhao Changkong couldn't make decisions for the Extreme Martial Arts Gym's War God Training Camp. He couldn't offer conditions as outrageous as the Thunder Dojo's, so Zhou Haichao's verbal assault had sent him retreating both times.

Seeing his old rival leave with his tail between his legs, how could Zhou Haichao not laugh?

"Ah? It's only a contract, Supervisor Zhou. You don't have to worry. The Extreme Martial Arts Gym can't offer me such generous terms."

Chu He put down his backpack, grabbed a wineglass, and joined Zhou Haichao and Old Chu.

"Then I've been at fault for making you wait this long to break through, Supervisor Zhou. Here, I'll punish myself with three drinks!"

"What's there to worry about?" Zhou Haichao waved his hand. "I didn't come today just about the contract. I also plan to apply for the cultivation resources from the War God Training Camp that we discussed earlier."

"The camp takes cultivation resources pretty seriously. But as long as I vouch for you and submit the application... Well, once I break through to War God, I'll go to headquarters in person and apply on your behalf. I'm sure we can get them."

"It's that easy?" Chu He found it quite novel. "I heard the Extreme Martial Arts Gym's camp has things like a Trial Tower and amplitude tests. Doesn't the Thunder Dojo's camp have similar assessments?"

Earlier, Zhou Haichao had only said that Chu He might be able to get the cultivation resources without going to the Thunder Dojo's War God Training Camp, but that he'd still need to pass the basic assessments.

But now, it sounded as though he barely needed to be assessed at all.

As long as the applicant's personal record or strength met the requirements, he could apply directly?

Would Thunder God really allow that?

"Ha!" Zhou Haichao clinked glasses with Chu Tianxiong and drained his drink. "Our camp doesn't have a Trial Tower, so there's no amplitude test."

"We used to have a similar assessment, but recently... it seems that Indian fellow canceled it."

"I haven't been to headquarters lately, so I'm not sure what happened."

"Don't even get me started on our gym master. Ever since the Mist Island incident, I don't know why, but he's stayed over at Master Hong's place for the sake of a single vine."

"That Indian fellow, Sago, has been very generous with the Training Camp, spending freely to win people over."

"So don't worry about it! Why turn down cultivation resources you're getting for free?"

As Chu He listened, he compared Zhou Haichao's words with what he already knew.

Thunder God had stayed with Hong for the sake of a vine. It must have been the Cloud-Touching Vine!

As for Sago Nehru's efforts to win people over... Only now did Chu He finally understand why, as soon as Thunder God fell into his long sleep, Sago had immediately taken control of the Thunder Dojo.

So he'd been winning people over from the very beginning?

Thunder God must have known what Sago was doing. But he was confident that as long as he was around, Sago Nehru couldn't cause any trouble, so he'd let him get on with it.

Judging by the original story, Thunder God really didn't care about his Thunder Dojo as much as Hong cared about the Extreme Martial Arts Gym.

"This works out well for me!" Chu He said with a grin, clinking glasses with Zhou Haichao. "Then I'll be counting on you, Supervisor Zhou!"

"No, you should say you're counting on President Zhou!"

"Hahahaha! I'll take that as a good omen!" Zhou Haichao laughed heartily.

After watching Chu He sign the contract to join the Thunder Dojo, Zhou Haichao left, satisfied.

The Red Blood Wine and Antler Wine were brewing on their own inside the White Jade Wine Pot.

The process took anywhere from a week to half a month.

Now that Chu He had enough cultivation resources, he stopped going out and settled down at home to train.

At Earth's current stage, as long as one's level was high enough, things like force amplification and domains weren't all that important.

Besides, Chu He was a Spirit Reader. His Warrior strength was only one part of his overall power.

A week later, the Red Blood Wine made primarily from the heart of an Advanced Beast General-level Frost Shadow Deer was ready, and Chu He gave it to his father.

A day later, Zhou Haichao broke through to War God and headed to Thunder Dojo headquarters to apply for cultivation resources for Chu He.

Chu He was looking forward to it.

Not because he was excited about things like Dragon Blood or Jade Marrow, but because he wanted the full set of SSS-Grade Equipment and the complete Nine-Layered Thunder Blade.

Surely Chu He wouldn't become a War God without even owning a level-three battle suit.

The Thunder Dojo Training Camp worked very efficiently. The very next day, it sent Zhou Haichao back to Northeast Base City with the resources.

He had been appointed General President of the Thunder Dojo in Northeast Base City.

When Zhou Haichao visited Chu He's home again, Chu Tianxiong had just broken through to Advanced War General.

Half a month later, the Red Blood Wine made primarily from the heart of a Frost Shadow Deer Lord was ready.

On February 14, 2058, Chu He broke through to War God.

Chu He Winery and Tianxiong Restaurant officially began expanding across the Six Great Base Cities.