I Materialized the Cultivation Game-Chapter 54 - 48: Trust in Science (Part 2)

Lunch time.

Chu Hao and his sister Chu Ling arrived at the Chen Family’s Tourist Hospitality Restaurant, where only four young tourists and a table of middle-aged men were seated.

After sitting down with his sister, he discerned from the conversations at the two tables that the four young tourists were clearly locals.

However, the table of middle-aged men was discussing business matters, and not the kind of boasting talk common among laypeople, but rather the dealings of actual businessmen.

He could ascertain this, having been exposed to it from a young age.

Shortly after, a plate of carrots was brought by a waiter.

Chu Ling immediately picked up her chopsticks and tasted a piece, exclaiming, "Carrots you dig up yourself just taste better."

Chu Hao rolled his eyes at her, suddenly attracted by Xiaoyu and her entourage entering the room, pushing a food cart and a trolley. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The food cart had a stew pot emitting a slight steam from the vent, indicating something had been stewed.

The trolley carried bamboo boxes, which he immediately recognized as Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, evidently bought by the table of men, confirming his earlier assumption.

Anyone without some real business and wealth wouldn’t easily purchase this Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

Xiaoyu approached Zhao Kang’s table, pushing the trolley with the tea to its side, handing each person a box, saying, "Gentlemen, luckily the Chen Family has some stock of this Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, you can try it."

Huang Yanfang also placed a pot of boiling water on the table at the same time.

Without hesitation, the men took the cups from the table, opened the bamboo boxes, removed the wax seal, and opened the lid to see the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea inside. They took some out to brew tea, bringing it to their noses to savor.

"The aroma of this tea is still so pleasing!"

"Indeed, who would have thought our Linhe County has such good tea unless they’ve tasted it themselves?"

"We are famously known for our moso bamboo, yet we didn’t know about this good stuff before!"

"..."

Chu Hao agreed with these remarks.

This Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea truly is excellent.

One of the reasons he came to the Chen Family this time was for this Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

However, Xiaoyu mentioned these Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Teas are already in stock for the Chen Family, which made him frown slightly.

After a while, Zhao Kang noticed his six friends had all tried the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea and said, "We’ve all tried the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, let’s have some herbal cuisine!"

Upon hearing his words, Huang Yanfang immediately served the herbal cuisine pot to the table. When the lid was opened, a strong fragrance of herbs filled the air, stimulating the nostrils.

Chu Hao and his sister could smell it too.

The siblings naturally recognized it as herbal cuisine, having eaten such dishes outside, but none had such an enticing aroma when served.

Chu Ling couldn’t help but ask, "Sister Xiaoyu, what is this they are having?"

Smiling, Xiaoyu explained, "Miss Chu, this is our Chen Family’s Heritage Herbal Cuisine, which has effects for strengthening the body, and it’s very nutritious. It’s not recommended for children or those with weak bodies as it might be too much for them."

"Bring one of those to our table too." Upon hearing about the Chen Family’s heritage, Chu Hao was immediately interested in trying it.

Since the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea has such a benefit, the Heritage Herbal Cuisine shouldn’t be bad either, right?

Xiaoyu explained again, "Mr. Chu, the materials required for the Chen Family’s Heritage Herbal Cuisine are expensive and very rare, so the price is not low. One pot costs 20,000, and you’d need to pay in full in advance to reserve it."

The four young people at another table, initially also attracted by the herbal fragrance and planning to buy a pot to try, instantly lowered their heads upon hearing this, eating silently.

Ordinary working folks can’t afford it, they can’t afford it.

Upon hearing this, Chu Hao became even more intrigued. The more constraints there are, the more it suggests that this Chen Family’s Heritage Herbal Cuisine is something special.

The key is that 20,000 a day is nothing, especially since they came here.

He immediately said, "No problem with the reservation; we’ve booked rooms for three days. Is it possible to reserve one pot each day?"

"Mr. Chu, let me ask for you." Xiaoyu felt a bit troubled, as she wasn’t sure if her senior brother had enough materials, so she called him up.

At that moment, Chen Han was in the kitchen looking at the upgrade conditions for the Sect’s Base:

1. 400,000 wealth (775,200/400,000).

Not long ago, his bank account also received a 600,000 payment, which was from Mr. Zhao’s six friends, each buying 2 pounds of Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

Previously, he lamented that there wasn’t enough money, though reputation was enough; he needed to find ways to make money, and now this requirement for wealth was already met.

Indeed, earning from wealthy people is much quicker, otherwise just relying on ticket sales, accommodation fees, and meal money wouldn’t have accomplished this in such a short time.

If so, as long as the reputation reaches the requirement, the Sect’s Base is essentially ready to meet the upgrade conditions.

He served himself and Xiaomi a bowl of freshly stewed herbal cuisine, then saw Xiaoyu’s call come through and answered cheerfully, "Junior Sister, the payment for the Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea has gone through."

Excitedly, Xiaoyu said, "Senior Brother, I’m not calling about that; a Mr. Chu who just arrived wants to pre-order the herbal cuisine for three consecutive days. I wanted to ask if you have enough materials."

Chen Han looked at the Dog Demon Meat in storage and said, "We can accept their reservation; there are still enough materials at the moment. By the way, come over and enjoy the herbal cuisine as soon as you’re done."

As long as you bring the Profound Frost Lion-headed Goose to the battle against the Dog Demon Race, you can burst Dog Demon Meat, so there’s no need to worry about materials or anything.

However, this Mr. Chu who just arrived, must be one of the two young people suspected of being Demon Cult demons from this morning, right?

"Hmm, got it." Xiaoyu hung up the phone and said to Chu Hao, "Mr. Chu, our Chen Family accepts your reservation, and the contract will be ready for you to sign in the afternoon."

After informing him, she hurriedly left the restaurant to return to Little Uncle’s place to eat herbal cuisine.

She also knows that the herbal cuisine is a good thing...

As soon as she reached the yard, she smelled the fragrance of herbs.

Little Uncle, Uncle Shuisheng, and Uncle Dagou had arrived before her, sitting at the dining table, and greeted her as soon as she arrived.

...

In the afternoon, after eating herbal cuisine, Chen Han returned to his own yard, then went to the reservoir to fetch a ladle of water and checked the information in the warehouse.

Still Spirit Plant Dew Water.

It seems that after the transformation, as long as it’s not diluted with water, this attribute effect can last a long time.

He then picked up his phone and took a video of the orchid in the yard, and then picked up the sprayer to water them again.

The attribute of Spirit Plant Dew growth speed +2 had been tested, proving to be very incredible.

Comparing the previously shot orchid videos, it was already clear that the colors and brightness of the orchids in the yard were more beautiful and nicer than before.

Obviously, this was the aesthetics +2 attribute taking effect.

Entering the attic, he saw the materials Little Uncle prepared for brewing wine.

Apart from the bones, everything else was ready; naturally, the bones had to be Dog Demon Bone.

He took the wine jar and handled those herbs.

Brewing Bone Wine requires attention to many things, like cleanliness, dryness, ventilation, and avoiding direct sunlight.

Storing brewed bone wine needs to maintain a temperature of 15°C - 25°C to prevent the medicinal wine from deteriorating due to high temperature or affecting the soaking effect of medicinal wine due to low temperature.

Moreover, after placing the herbs and bones, it should be sealed and stored in a cool, dark place, avoiding frequent opening of the container to prevent air from entering and causing oxidation and deterioration of the medicinal wine.

Chen Han didn’t know whether brewing Dog Demon Spine Bone needs to be careful about these, but following these steps was always right, especially since this piece of Dog Demon Spine Bone was apparently broken from intense combat and didn’t need him to hassle to break it.

After brewing a jar of Bone Wine, he placed it in the attic hall room; the sun had already set, and his frail body was sweating heavily.

[Congratulations, due to the footage transmitted by the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, you have gained a follower and earned 1 point reputation!]

Seeing the prompt appearing in his mind again, he checked the reputation data; the reputation had been continually increasing all afternoon.

reputation (1668/2000).

On unlocking his phone, the Tiao Yin video had already exceeded 50,000 likes, marking its true rise to fame, although its potential was almost exhausted, and the growth in likes slowed down.

Just as he was about to go back to his room to take a shower, he received a message from Xiaomi on WeChat, notifying him that she had edited the video of the Profound Frost Lion-headed Goose setting out today and sent it over.

He checked the video and was quite satisfied; Xiaomi, playing short videos as a professional, not only had better shooting skills than him but also edited it more meticulously.

After watching the video, he directly opened the Patriarch Chen’s Douyin account and uploaded the video immediately.

Title: Profound Frost Lion-headed Goose battles the Dog Demon Race, winning a great victory!

When about to click upload, he deliberately added (Believe in science, the video footage results from scientific training!) in the title.

This was him playing with the meme.

After all, the last video, after Professor Wu’s scientific popularization and his belief in science, had sparked discussion in the video comment section; adding these words in the title could continue the discussion.

That Professor Wu would likely be @ed a lot, right?

Just as Chen Han suspected, having researched all day, Professor Wu returned home exhausted.

Finally resting with the air conditioning on, he saw his little daughter rushing inside: "Dad, that Patriarch Chen has posted another video of the Lion-headed Goose, and it’s even more incredible this time; lots of people are @ing you."

Upon hearing this, Professor Wu picked up his phone, wanting to see what was going on.

Last night, after scientifically popularizing that video, unexpectedly, it garnered over 20,000 likes, making him deeply enjoy the feeling of being acknowledged.

Seeing the Chen Clan’s new video’s title, he couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

"Profound Frost Lion-headed Goose battles the Dog Demon Race, winning a great victory (Believe in science, the video footage results from scientific training)!"

Apparently, this Patriarch Chen is really rational; despite engaging in abstract cultivation fantasies, he doesn’t mess with those mysterious things to fool people, still knowing to repeatedly inform everyone to believe in scientific principles like last night.

Clicking the video open, he saw the camera focused on the sign reading Spirit Beast Hall and heard this Patriarch Chen’s abstract words.

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(There will be another Chapter later tonight!)