Chapter 22: Chapter 21: The Rush of Upgrading
He Xiaotian drove his second-hand Audi, two large iron hammers in tow, and slipped away without a backward glance.
At the entrance of Zhongcheng Slaughterhouse, a certain director was caught in a dilemma.
He didn’t know if the message on the note was true or false.
If it was true, then it would be a win-win for everyone.
But if it was fake, his men would probably be walking into a disaster.
Director Huang thought it over and sighed.
’I can’t just ignore it!’
The members of the special task force had risked their lives for the people of Z County. He couldn’t just abandon them to their severe injuries because of his own suspicions, could he?
"Xiaowang, take two agile officers and come with me to check it out. The rest of you, if we’re not out in ten minutes, Wu will take temporary command of the station and report to the provincial capital immediately."
Director Huang gave the order and walked into the slaughterhouse.
’If I handle this well, my superiors will definitely think highly of me.’
’A promotion might not even be out of the question.’
’Of course, this is all based on the premise that the note wasn’t a lie.’
’Otherwise, I might just lose my life in there.’
Meanwhile, He Xiaotian had already driven into the city.
He found a buffet restaurant and parked out front.
After changing into the clothes he’d prepared beforehand and spraying on some cologne to cover the smell of blood, he got out of the car.
The Pig Grudge had been eliminated, so his dad was out of mortal danger for now.
But he had severely depleted his flesh and blood essence by upgrading his Fire-refined Golden Body, and then immediately fought a major battle.
He wasn’t completely running on empty, but he was definitely exhausted.
He needed energy to replenish what he had consumed.
So, a buffet was the obvious choice.
Wild ginseng was great, but at 50,000 yuan a stalk, his little private savings couldn’t handle it.
He pushed open the restaurant door and stepped inside, where a waitress immediately came to greet him.
"Welcome to the Country H BBQ Buffet. How many in your party?"
"Just one."
He Xiaotian’s voice was a little hoarse, and he was slightly impatient.
’I’m so hungry!!’
After paying, the waitress reminded him not to waste food, or he would be fined.
He Xiaotian impatiently grabbed a plate and piled it high with meat.
That’s right, piled it high!
SIZZLE...
The sound of fat dripping from the grilling meat onto the charcoal was enough to make anyone’s mouth water.
He Xiaotian, however, just dug in. His table was covered in meat dishes: chicken legs, meat patties, braised pork, beef steaks, salt and pepper pork chops, chicken pieces in chili oil, and more.
It called itself a BBQ place, but that was just false advertising.
They just served whatever was popular.
A few years ago, when Mongolian-style whole roasted lamb was all the rage in Z County, this restaurant wasn’t called Country H BBQ.
In recent years, buffets had become popular, beloved for being simple, convenient, and fast.
So, they had changed their name and style again.
Basically, it had everything a buffet should have.
The waitress was constantly busy, and she was starting to question her life choices.
’He takes two bites from a plate of food, and it’s gone.’
’Damn, what kind of mouth is that?’
’You don’t even spit out the chicken bones?’
’You chew them to dust in a few bites and swallow them?’
Soon, one waitress couldn’t keep up with He Xiaotian’s eating pace.
Seeing this, another brave soul who wasn’t afraid to die came to help.
Then, the crowd watched as two waitresses scurried back and forth to He Xiaotian’s table.
Every time they brought one plate, they had to take away several empty ones.
Before long, a third waitress joined them.
"Ahhh, satisfying."
After feasting to his heart’s content, He Xiaotian wiped his mouth and revealed a satisfied smile.
The only pitiful sight was the three waitresses, who had collapsed onto empty seats, panting heavily.
[Experience Points: 4600
Function: Scan
Martial Arts: "Fire-refined Golden Body" -/1000+ (Well-Practiced: Perfection Level Lower Grade Scorched Earth. A casual strike can split mountains and crack stone. Inner Strength is released with fiery heat, capable of cracking the earth, leaving it barren and scorched black. The entire body is as hard as iron, fearless of blades and axes, and greatly mitigates the damage from impacts. Strength is drastically increased, like the combined force of three oxen.)]
’The next upgrade requires one thousand Experience Points. This restaurant still has plenty of food. In for a penny, in for a pound.’
He Xiaotian smiled, focused his Spirit, and gently tapped the plus sign.
The "1000/1000" text began to blur.
The muscles that had just swelled up again from the abundant food now deflated at an incredible speed.
In that same instant, the vigorous energy in his Dantian flooded all the meridians in his body.
Some of his broken bones reconnected.
The bleeding holes in his left ribs and back began to heal as flesh knitted together.
[Experience Points: 3600
Function: Scan
Martial Arts: "Fire-refined Golden Body" -/3000+ (Mastered: Top Grade Boiling Sea. A casual strike can split mountains and crack stone. Inner Strength is released with fiery heat, capable of cracking the earth, leaving it barren and scorched black. It can even evaporate the blood within a living creature with a single strike, turning it into a desiccated corpse.
The entire body is as hard as steel, fearless of blades and axes, and vastly mitigates impact damage. Strength is explosively increased, like the combined force of six oxen bursting forth, unstoppable.)]
"More food!"
He Xiaotian shouted after a quick glance at the new stats.
The three resting waitresses suddenly shivered.
’He... he... he’s... still going?!’
So, they cast pleading glances around.
When the other staff members saw this, they immediately backed away.
’Don’t let them make me serve that guy. I’ll be worked to death!’
In a small place like Z County, a waitress’s salary was less than three thousand yuan for back-breaking work.
’You want me to risk my life for a measly three thousand yuan that barely covers living expenses?’
’You’ve got to be kidding me!’
Seeing no help was coming, the three of them got up reluctantly.
They didn’t want the manager to see them slacking. Losing this month’s bonus would be the least of their worries.
He Xiaotian’s happy hour began again. He carefully examined the changes while he ate.
Perfection Level Lower Grade Scorched Earth had transformed into Top Grade Boiling Sea.
He felt the Inner Strength in his body, which had increased by more than fivefold, and nodded.
When he saw the description about evaporating the blood in a living creature with a single strike, he couldn’t help but picture it.
’I slam my palm into an enemy’s body, and in that instant, a huge cloud of white steam erupts, and a person is turned into a dried husk.’
HISS!
’This Fire-refined Golden Body is vicious. I like it.’
Hard as iron was upgraded to hard as steel.
"Greatly mitigates impact damage" was changed to "vastly mitigates."
’Not bad! Not bad at all!’
’Next time I face an enemy like the Pig Grudge, at least I won’t get so seriously injured.’
The strength of three oxen had doubled.
’So now, with a swing of my arms, I have at least 5,000 pounds of force?’
’I’m a superman!’
’Weightlifting, boxing... I’d win the championship in any sport related to strength.’
’Wait a minute.’
’Zhao Lei and Zhou Yun... they were some kind of people with special abilities, weren’t they?’
’Stay low-key. I must stay low-key.’
’What’s so great about knowing a little martial arts?’
’Those people have real superpowers!’
’Hardening!’
’Controlling liquids.’
’Aren’t all of those more amazing than my martial arts?’
’Of course, my Fire-refined Golden Body isn’t too shabby either.’
He Xiaotian believed that as long as he kept earning Experience Points and cultivating more martial arts...
...sooner or later, he would surpass all those people with special abilities, and whatever other unknown things were out there.
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