Jiangnan Base City

Highland barley wine was called "qiang" in Tibetan. It was made from highland barley, a staple grain grown on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It was the drink the people of the plateau loved most. It was indispensable for holidays, weddings, births, and welcoming or seeing off friends and relatives. It didn't go to your head or leave you thirsty, and you sobered up quickly. It was suitable for both men and women.

Heavenly Gift Effect
Universe Rank: Can heal the physical injuries of True Gods (requires Universe Rank water to brew; the brewing process takes at least one era);

Cosmos Rank: Can heal the divine body injuries of Immortals and above (requires Cosmos Rank water to brew; the brewing process takes at least ten thousand years);

Hong Rank: Can heal all physical injuries of World Lords and below; Desolate Rank: Can heal physical injuries of Stellar Rank and below.

This time, another jackpot? You could call her lucky: she'd eaten Gene Multiplier braised pork knuckle for a whole day without getting a thing. But you could also call her unlucky: she'd drawn this outrageously effective healing food again after only five pages.

The corners of Xue Xi's mouth gradually curled upward. Desolate Rank could heal all physical injuries below Stellar Rank. What was America's Water of Life, anyway? And they still dared restrict its export to Huaxia?

They wouldn't sell? Fine, then don't!

Sitting on a piece of exercise equipment in the training room, Xue Xi used her Spiritual Force to pull the menu from the first-floor dining room and the "Closed" sign outside up to her.

She floated the menu in front of her and updated it again. In the large blank space after the Combat Meal, she wrote down highland barley wine's healing effects, directly comparing them to the Water of Life. She left out its Universe, Cosmos, and Hong Rank effects, and simply wrote a huge "100 million" in red marker!

You like keeping things under wraps? Go ahead and keep them under wraps. Let's see if you dare fight a price war at 100 million.

Then she rapidly scrubbed out the word "Closed" and wrote, "Developing new dishes. Taking leave." She hung the updated menu and leave sign on the roller shutter, careful not to alert the Martial Artist squads stationed nearby. Then she slipped out of town with Little Wolf, opened the military satellite map Jia Yi had given her, and rode toward Jiangnan Base City.

Brewery equipment hadn't been on the procurement list, so Xue Xi planned to make the trip herself. Besides, she was strong enough now to feel confident. She might as well clear her head and explore a human city in this world.

The young Martial Artist at the head of the line woke groggily in the middle of the night, intending to take care of business. He accidentally caught sight of that girl's leave sign and instantly froze, then fell to his knees and roared helplessly, "No!"

His yell woke the other Martial Artists in the small county town, and soon the place was filled with wails in the middle of the night. At the same time, some people were shocked to discover several new dishes on the menu. When they saw the highland barley wine listed as an alternative to the Water of Life, they couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath. The world was about to change!

Xue Xi had naturally anticipated how people would react when they discovered the 100-million-yuan highland barley wine, especially the country that stood to lose the most. They would probably do something irrational. But so what? Who was afraid of whom?

She could beat anyone below War God. And those above War God? It wasn't as if she had no country backing her. Huaxia had more Planetary Realm councilors than anywhere else on Earth. It was only lacking in the number of councilors at the very top; otherwise, it would already be Earth's undisputed leader.

As she mulled it over, Xue Xi rode Little Wolf close to the edge of the Base City. She had Little Wolf stop, then called Jia Yi to let him know and ask the city defense forces to keep an eye out. Seriously, who in their right mind would ride a Lord Rank Silver Moon Fierce Wolf into a Base City without notifying anyone?

After receiving the order from their superiors, the city defense forces let the beauty-and-the-beast pair through. Once inside the Military Base, Xue Xi told Little Wolf to stay put and not move around, then boarded a military train to the Base City.

When Xue Xi stepped off the train in Jiangnan Base City's main urban district, she saw Jia Yi waiting below. A warm feeling rose in her heart. Someone's here to meet me when I get off the train, too.

Jia Yi came forward with a smile and patted Xue Xi on the head. "Welcome to Jiangnan Base City, Xue Xi. Was the journey all right?"

A little embarrassed, Xue Xi nodded. Apart from Grandpa Dean and the old man, no one had ever patted her on the head. "With Little Wolf there, no Monsters dared attack me along the way."

Jia Yi shook his head and said meaningfully, "Monsters aren't much to worry about for you. It's people you need to watch out for!"

Hearing that, Xue Xi gave him a confident smile. "Then let them come. I'm not a pushover anymore."

Jia Yi had detected Xue Xi's strength through the smart bracelet from the Ancient Civilization Ruins, and couldn't help being startled. "Damn, you're something else! A few days ago, you were still an ordinary person. How did you jump to Apprentice Rank Nine today? Did you make the highest-level Crab Roe Soup Dumpling?"

Xue Xi scratched her head, unsure how to explain. Seeing her troubled expression, Jia Yi said, "If you can't tell me, then don't. This old man was just caught off guard. In that case, let's get your Martial Artist rank certified first. Then your ID and everything else will be easy to sort out. A Martial Artist certificate is all you need."