War God!

Chu He didn't dwell on it; those matters were still far off for him.

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

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

However, whether it was the Red Blood Wine made primarily from the heart of an Advanced Beast General Level Frost Shadow Deer, or the version made from the heart of a Frost Shadow Deer Lord, neither could be brewed due to a lack of high-level supplementary ingredients.

After a moment of thought, Chu He decided that before heading home, he would go to the wild forest near County 0316 to search for some high-level herbs.

County 0316 was truly a bit too far from the nearest military region and Warrior Supply Base.

At Chu He's current speed, it would still take him nearly two days to make a round trip.

For ordinary War General level squads, or even Elite War General squads, a single trip would take three to four days.

Stepping out of the Mist Residential District, Chu He looked up. It was high noon, and a white sun hung overhead; while it wasn't a perfectly clear day, it wasn't bad either.

"Perfect. Since no large-scale groups of warriors have come to explore this area yet, I might as well harvest the high-level herbs in the nearby mountains and forests first."

"It can count as gathering supplementary materials and ingredients for the Red Blood Wine."

Upon returning home, Chu He was surprised to see Zhou Haichao.

At this moment, Zhou Haichao was drinking with his father. With their flushed faces, it seemed the two of them were having a pleasant conversation.

"Supervisor Zhou, why are you here?" Chu He asked, quite surprised.

Shouldn't Supervisor Zhou be rushing to cultivate and break through to the War God level after obtaining those cultivation resources?

Had he already succeeded in his breakthrough?

Soon, as soon as Zhou Haichao spoke, Chu He realized that the man hadn't even had the chance to start cultivating yet.

"Hahahaha! Didn't we agree that I would recommend you for the Thunder Dojo's War God Training Camp? I've brought the results back for you," Zhou Haichao laughed heartily.

He couldn't help but laugh!

A few days ago, after he had boasted about this to Zhao Changkong, he suddenly remembered that he and Chu He had only reached a verbal agreement and hadn't signed a contract yet!

If Zhao Changkong were to swoop in and poach him at this critical juncture, he would be devastated.

He had no choice but to urge the Thunder Dojo headquarters to expedite the review process while visiting Chu He's house every single day.

He had actually managed to catch Zhao Changkong there twice.

However, Chu He hadn't been home, and Zhao Changkong couldn't make decisions for the Extreme Martial Arts Gym's War God Training Camp, nor could he offer terms as outrageous as those of the Thunder Dojo. In the end, he could only retreat under the weight of Zhou Haichao's verbal onslaught.

Seeing the crestfallen look on his old rival's face, how could Zhou Haichao not laugh?

"Oh? It's just a contract, Supervisor Zhou, please rest assured. The Extreme Martial Arts Gym could never offer me such lenient terms."

Chu He set down his backpack and grabbed a wine glass, joining Zhou Haichao and Old Chu.

"It seems this has become my fault, causing Supervisor Zhou to hold off on his breakthrough until now. Come, I'll punish myself with three drinks first!"

"It's nothing!" Zhou Haichao waved his hand. "I didn't just come here today because of the contract. I also plan to apply for the cultivation resources for the War God Training Camp that we discussed earlier on your behalf."

"The training camp takes the matter of cultivation resources quite seriously. However, as long as I vouch for the application... hmm, once I break through to the War God level, I will personally head to headquarters to apply for you. We will definitely be able to secure them."

"It's that convenient?" Chu He felt quite curious about this. "I heard that the training camp at the Extreme Martial Arts Gym has things like amplitude assessments. Doesn't our Thunder Dojo training camp have similar evaluations?"

Previously, Zhou Haichao had only said that there would be a chance to obtain cultivation resources without going to the Thunder Dojo's War God Training Camp, but that basic assessments would still be required.

How was it that, listening to him now, it sounded like even the assessments weren't really necessary?

As long as the applicant's personal credit or strength met the standard, they could apply directly?

Would Thunder God agree to such a procedure?

"Bah!" Zhou Haichao clinked glasses with Chu Tianxiong and downed his drink in one gulp. "Our training camp doesn't have a Trial Tower, so naturally, there are no amplitude-based assessment criteria."

"We did have similar assessments before. But recently... it seems they were canceled by that Indian guy."

"I haven't been to headquarters for a while, so I'm not entirely sure what happened."

"Don't even get me started on me; ever since the Mist Island incident, our Dojo Master—I don't know why—has just stayed over at Master Hong's place, all because of a single vine."

"That Indian guy, what's his name, Sago? He's very willing to throw money around at the training camp just to win people over."

"So, don't you worry! Why turn down free cultivation resources when they're right there for the taking?"

Chu He listened, matching everything against what he already knew.

Thunder God staying with Hong because of a vine—that must be the Cloud-Touching Vine!

As for Sago Nehru's tactics to win people over... only now did Chu He finally understand why Sago was able to seize control of the Thunder Dojo the moment Thunder God fell into a deep sleep.

So, he had started buying people off as early as this?

Thunder God must have been aware of it, but he was likely so confident that as long as he was around, Sago Nehru couldn't stir up any trouble, and thus he let the man be.

Judging from the original story, Thunder God really wasn't as attentive to his Thunder Dojo as Hong was to the Extreme Martial Arts Gym.

"This is a good thing for me!" Chu He chuckled and clinked glasses with Zhou Haichao. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Supervisor Zhou!"

"No, I should say, I'll have to trouble you, President Zhou!"

"Hahahaha, I'll take your word for it!" Zhou Haichao laughed heartily.

Watching Chu He sign the contract to join the Thunder Dojo, he left, feeling thoroughly satisfied.

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

The process would take anywhere from a week to half a month.

With his cultivation resources now sufficient, Chu He stopped going out and instead settled down to train diligently at home.

At the Earth stage, as long as one's level is high enough, things like force multipliers or domains aren't actually that important.

Not to mention that Chu He was also a Spirit Reader; his martial artist strength was only one aspect of his overall power.

A week later, the Red Blood Wine, brewed primarily from the heart of an Advanced Beast General Level Frost Shadow Deer, was successfully completed. Chu He handed it over to his father.

Another day passed, and Zhou Haichao broke through to the War God level, heading to the Thunder Dojo headquarters to apply for cultivation resources on Chu He's behalf.

Chu He was quite looking forward to this.

It wasn't that he was expecting things like Dragon Blood or Jade Marrow, but rather the full set of SSS-Grade Equipment and the complete Nine-Layered Thunder Blade manual.

It wouldn't do for Chu He to become a War God and not even have a single piece of Tier 3 armor.

The efficiency of the Thunder Dojo training camp was quite impressive; by the next day, Zhou Haichao had returned to the Northeast Base City with the resources.

He had assumed the position of General President of the Thunder Dojo in the Northeast Base City.

When Zhou Haichao arrived at Chu He's home again, Chu Tianxiong had just happened to break through to the Advanced War General level.

Half a month later, the Red Blood Wine, brewed primarily from the heart of a Frost Shadow Deer Lord, was successfully completed.

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

Chu He Winery and Tianxiong Restaurant began to officially expand across all Six Great Base Cities.