"Jiangnan, Jiangnan …"
"I wonder what Jiangnan has become now."
Jiang He leaned back on the sofa, gently swirling the wine glass in his hand.
However, there was no red wine in the glass, but a small amount of rank-nine Origin Fluid. He took a sip and felt the refreshing fragrance enter his mouth, which then turned into pure energy that nourished his limbs and bones, strengthening his flesh, bones, and True Qi.
Memories of 'himself' from Jiangnan then surged in his mind.
"It seems that 'I' studied in Jiangnan University?"
Finishing the Origin Fluid in his glass in one gulp, Jiang He turned on the television to watch the news.
Sora walked up to him and asked if he should prepare Jiang He's luggage.
Jiang He thought about it and said, "Just help me pack my silk pajamas. I'm used to wearing that, and I can't sleep easily in normal pajamas."
"By the way, help me stir-fry some eggplant over meat."
"And coleslaw cucumber slices … by the way, can black wood ears and carrots be used as coleslaw?"
"Also, give me a few servings of black wood ears and meat too."
Jiang He smiled. "I've gotten used to eating what I planted recently, and can't swallow food from outside at all since it tastes terrible … go prepare it, I'll go to the city to buy some lunchboxes later."
Sora put on her apron and went to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Jiang He drove to the city, and found a lunchbox that caught his eye in the supermarket. It was the insulated type and very exquisite, and only cost a few dozen bucks each.
Jiang He bought a hundred at once.
Then, he went to the pharmacy and bought a small medicine box, ready to put the Bezoar Detox Pills and the Amoxicillin capsules inside. After all, he could not just take them out of his System Backpack when he traded with the Lin clan, could he?
Jiang He received a call from Duan Tianhe after he left the pharmacy.
"Jiang He, the commendation from headquarters has arrived. Should I send it to your house later?"
"No need."
Jiang He smiled. "I'm in the city right now. I'll come get it."
Soon.
Duan Tianhe's office at the Martial Arts Department (MAD).
Duan Tianhe took out an exquisitely packaged box and said, "Mister Jiang, there are seventeen purple-golden sunflower seeds inside. Please check."
Jiang He opened it and glanced at it.
It was the MAD's handover process, and it was not that he did not trust Duan Tianhe.
Duan Tianhe took out a special box. The outside of the box was a thin layer of silver alloy, and the inside was actually a layer of ice that was emitting cold air. Inside the box was a strange plant that looked like a 'vine'. It was about the thickness of a thumb and about a meter long.
"This is a rank-seven floral spirit that has gone through a huge mutation. According to the research done by the Superpower Research Department, it has been determined that it was evolved from a certain Boston Ivy. Consuming it would improve one's spirit."
Jiang He stared at the vine, feeling a little pained.
A Boston creeper's vine … How was one supposed to consume it?
Extending a finger, Jiang He was about to grab the vine, but in the instant he did —
Shua!
The entire vine darted out like a viper, wrapping around Jiang He's wrist with a whoosh. A powerful binding force emanated from the vine, and most frighteningly …
There were actually sharp needles hidden beneath the overflowing green leaves of the vine.
The needles promptly stabbed down at Jiang He's wrist, and judging from the tremendous binding force, it would have pierced the protective True Qi of an average rank-seven grandmaster.
And yet …
Crack.
Several of the needles promptly snapped.
Jiang He's eyes lit up then, and he extended his left hand to pick up the vine with two fingers, smiling. "This vine is actually that powerful? It's a waste to use such a treasure to improve spirit. It can survive even when it's off the ground, so wouldn't it be a housepet if I plant it at home? "
"How do you plant floral spirits?"
Duan Tianhe shook his head, saying, "The Superpower Research Department had long since experimented on that, even spending billions of research funds on floral spirits transplanting. Still, it was left unsettled in the end."
"Experiments have proven that it's impossible to transplant and cultivate floral spirits … They've evolved by absorbing the energy of the universe or even some kind of special substance. They've even developed intelligence and thought. They can only be preserved by special means. If they're transplanted, they'll die in a short period of time."
Jiang He stuffed the vine back into the special box and sneered, "To put it bluntly, transplanting floral spirits is like farming. What do the experts and professors of the Superpower Research Department who study Ferals, medicinal pellets, and new metals know about farming?"
There was a weird look on Duan Tianhe's face, and he could not help saying, "The experts and professors of the Superpower Research Department would beat you to death if they heard that … some of them are authorities in agriculture, and even if they don't know about farming, do you?"
"What a coincidence."
Jiang He laughed out loud. "As a glorious farmer's son, I do know a thing or two about farming."
It was more or less enough to brag a little.
Jiang He teased him a little, rubbed his palms, and grinned. "Chief Duan, Deputy Zhou promised me three rewards, and this is only two. Where's the last one?"
The last one was what Jiang He looked forward to the most.
Duan Tianhe took out another sword box.
The craftsmanship was exquisite, but it was not forged from alloy but a special mineral material, and it had an ancient presence.
"The Nameless Remnant Sword … Actually, besides having a little bit of value as a collectible, it doesn't have any practical use. Assistant Zhou felt that it was too much of a loss for you to choose this one, so he gave you this sword case. It's said that this sword case was also found in the ruins. Its original owner should have been a powerful swordsman who used this sword case to nurture sword will. If you place your sword in the sword case, after a long time, your sword will also contain a trace of sword will."
Duan Tianhe smiled enviously as he introduced the sword box. "Of course, such sword will would never compare to real sword will, but it would greatly improve martial artists who have yet to grasp sword will."
What sword box …
Jiang He really did not mind.
He accepted the sword box and opened it to find half of a rusted sword tip lying inside.
Picking it up and studying it … it turned out to be as plain as it looked, with nothing special about it at all.
"Could this not be a fragment of a flying sword at all?"
Jiang He was even a little doubtful. Still, there was no use thinking about that since he already had the broken sword. He would try planting it after his farm leveled up, and he would know if it was a flying sword when he planted it.
After a few more words, Jiang He put away the treasures and soon returned home.
Following Jiang He's instructions, Sora had prepared a table full of dishes, even filling the tea table. Jiang He took out his lunchbox and had Sora put the dishes into it, before putting them all in his System Backpack.
Stretching lazily and yawning, Jiang He said, "Sora, keep an eye on Dumbo and Trumbo when I'm not home. Don't let those two dogs cause trouble."
"Yes, Master!"
Sora said when she saw Jiang He's sleepy face. "Master, you didn't sleep last night, and it's almost night now. Why don't you take a nap before you leave?"
"It's fine."
Jiang He waved her off and smiled. "I'll sleep on the way."
He left his yard and climbed into his sports car.
Planes had long since stopped operating, and there were too many flying Ferals in the skies. Normal commercial flights had an accident rate of up to 90%, and even if other airlines dared to fly, who would dare to take them?
That was why he had to drive to Jiangnan.
Still, that was not exactly driving for Jiang He. After he got into the car, he gave a voice command, and then … put down his seat and slept soundly.
He would probably be at Jiangnan by the time he woke up naturally.
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