Chapter 571 - 375: The Strongest

Chapter 571: Chapter 375: The Strongest

Hai Pei had cultivated in the No. 356 World of Suffering for ten years. Now that he had returned, he actually looked much younger. His full head of white hair had turned salt-and-pepper, making him look like he was in his fifties.

Wang Yi checked his status and found that this Indigenous Person with a Wine Spirit Root not only possessed a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation base now, but had also learned how to brew wine!

He had already brewed two types of wine: Peach Blossom Brew and Peach Wine. Wang Yi tasted them but felt they were inferior to his Mortal Strong Wine. He took out his Strong Alcohol Gourd and filled up Hai Pei’s Wine Gourd, pouring in 1,024 catties of Mortal Strong Wine.

Hai Pei was overjoyed. To him, drinking wine was cultivation, and drinking wine made him stronger. These 1,024 catties of strong wine would be enough for him to cultivate for quite a while.

Wang Yi pondered silently, "Hai Pei’s profession is a Basic Sword Immortal, and he could be called a Wine Sword Immortal in the future. He has wine now, but no sword yet. I’ll find him one later. I imagine his combat power won’t be weak..."

At this time, Watermelon had also completed her class change. She became a Junior Alchemist, received a Small Pill Furnace, and obtained the Pill Formula for the Qi Refining Pill.

The Qi Refining Pill was an exclusive pill for Cultivation Professions that could increase the Experience Points of a Qi Refining Stage cultivator.

Wang Yi thought, "She gains experience from alchemy and gains experience from taking pills. As long as she’s diligent, Watermelon’s leveling speed will definitely skyrocket..."

Wang Yi was just about to have Watermelon test out refining a Fasting Pill using the Spiritual Artifact rice pot to see if she could gain Experience Points from it, but she and Black Beans hurriedly walked out of the Dining Hall. ℯℯ𝘭.

"Boss, we’re going to be late!" Watermelon said. She was even wearing a small backpack.

Black Beans, on the other hand, quickly equipped Prototype No. 1. These two were clearly on their way to attend classes at the Eggshell Academy!

Wang Yi asked around and learned that after the Eggshell Academy was built, children like Black Beans, Zhang Xiaohu, Yang Xiaobao, and Li Hua’Er had all enrolled. However, the students at the Eggshell Academy were not limited to just children. Anyone willing to learn how to read and write could attend. Watermelon had now started school, and people like Yang Qingxiu, Liu Cuihua, and Zhang Lengzi also frequently attended classes there.

It was said that Li Huaizheng even organized public lectures. He hired many teachers to set up adult classes, elderly classes, and the like.

Wang Yi sighed silently, "Popularizing basic education and eradicating illiteracy is a long and arduous task. It’s not something that can be achieved overnight. The territory really needs a talent like Li Huaizheng..."

The territory needed laborers, but it also needed talents! And talents could be cultivated.

Wang Yi could foresee that with the influx of a large number of residents, a single Eggshell Academy would no longer be enough. From a long-term development perspective, the territory needed to build more schools and required more teaching professions. Fortunately, Jelena, Li Huaizheng, and the others were taking care of these matters, saving Wang Yi a great deal of mental effort.

Wang Yi also tasted the baked flatbread made by Cao Dalang in the First Dining Hall. He found this baked flatbread to be absolutely superb—crispy, delicious, and with an excellent texture.

Wang Yi thought to himself, "Cao Dalang’s flatbread-making skills will improve even more after he marries a wife. But this guy only wants to marry someone else’s wife. Where am I going to find him a wife? He better not ruin the decent women in the village..."

With this in mind, he pulled Cao Dalang aside and asked in a low voice, "Da Lang, is there a woman you’ve taken a fancy to? I’m warning you, don’t mess around..."

Cao Dalang hurriedly replied, "Don’t worry, Boss. I, Cao Dalang, am a famous honest man. Women will only affect the speed at which I make flatbreads. I don’t care for them at all!"

"As if I’d believe you don’t care!" Wang Yi muttered. "Let me be clear. If you take a fancy to someone, tell me secretly. If I can help, I’ll help you!"

Cao Dalang grinned. "Alright!"

Leaving the First Dining Hall, Wang Yi found Zhang Dashan and the others. He had them cut down some bamboo to make pipes, directing the Spiritual Spring Water from the water plant into the Gourmet Processing Plant. This was to start producing bottled Spiritual Spring Water.

The Gourmet Processing Plant wasn’t too busy nowadays and was basically managed by the First Dining Hall as well. Every day, they just made dried small fish, crab sticks, canned peaches, and the like. They had excess production capacity, so producing some Spiritual Spring Water wouldn’t be a problem.

Wang Yi also joined in on the work.

He couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of disconnect. On one hand, the territory had high-tech factories like the Gourmet Processing Plant and Capsule Factory. There was an Energy Lighthouse in the sky, Anti-Aircraft Cannons on Shanhai Pass, Wooden Ox Puppets running all over the place, as well as various high-tech products like the small train, Prototype No. 1, and the Galaxy Airship. Yet, to lay down a simple pipe, they still had to chop bamboo.

Wang Yi thought, "Truth be told, Eggshell Village’s basic industries are still very backward. The territory’s tech tree is all over the place. This situation has a lot to do with my Blind Box Talent..."

He couldn’t help but wonder what the territory would be like today if he didn’t have his Dual Talent for opening blind boxes. Perhaps he would have died long ago, become an Adventurer, or maybe even ended up as a Sufferer.

Wang Yi suddenly felt a bit emotional and thought, "My Dual Talent helped me rise, but I can’t just rely on my talent to stay afloat. I need to enrich and improve myself. True strength comes from within..."

He silently resolved that from now on, he would definitely maintain and expand his advantages, working hard to open blind boxes. But during his free time, he also needed to observe more, learn more, enrich himself, broaden his horizons, keep his mind active, and reflect on things more...

And there was also that Martial Arts Manual. Practicing its cultivation wouldn’t hurt either.

A moment later, Wang Yi led some Octagonal Cage Soldiers to the War Evolution Pool. He still had over a million Gold Coins in his hands and planned to cultivate a few units with High-level King Combat Power.

The War Evolution Pool could undoubtedly evolve the occupational Soldier Types recruited from the barracks. The evolution speed was extremely fast, but the Gold Coin expenditure was equally massive.