Capítulo 1035: Chapter 1034: Long-Awaited Reception (Part 1)

Xia’s Farm Base.

Unlike the open area, this core zone is covered with real-time video surveillance in its hidden corners. When Xia Yu entered, even as the boss, he had to go through multiple layers of security, including fingerprint and facial recognition.

Actually, compared to the headquarters of Far Moon, Xia’s Farm’s hatchery center doesn’t have many secrets.

There’s no mysterious ‘Golden Kela’ fertilizer that accelerates the growth of fantasy crops, nor any system-upgraded fields producing terrifying yields of tens of thousands of pounds. The ‘Miracle Tree’ that even the three Sages of IGO envy is nowhere to be seen.

So, purely in terms of “secrets,” this base is rather barren, but Xia Yu has come here precisely to change that situation.

Together with Ichise Hui, they went straight to a row of vacant hatchery rooms.

All these rooms were empty.

Xia Yu rubbed his chin and said playfully, “Ichise, your methods are becoming more extraordinary.”

Ichise Hui detected the humor in Xia Yu’s words. He took another look at these empty secret hatchery rooms and instantly understood everything. The instructor misunderstood, so he quickly said, sweating, “Instructor, this isn’t some Empty City Strategy. Our base indeed doesn’t have any secret technology worthy of tight security at the moment.”

The techniques for breeding ‘cow-pigs-birds’ and ‘ten-winged chickens’—various low-level fantasy livestock—aren’t quite commonplace, but they’re mastered by most of the top-ranked large farms worldwide.

“Is that so?” Xia Yu said noncommittally, a teasing smile appearing in his eyes. “But you anticipated this, didn’t you? That’s why you’re prepared. Since we’ve specially established this livestock base at Xia’s Farm, we can’t let it remain barren… Well done!”

He patted Ichise Hui on the shoulder, leaving the farm director slightly confounded.

For the next two days, Xia Yu repeatedly entered and exited the farm, his activity centered on Xia’s shop and the suburbs. He even ordered Ichise Hui to stay away, leaving the large secret hatchery area to himself, where he was mysteriously tinkering with something.

Of course, all actions were merely a facade.

What truly captivated Xia Yu was the system’s upgrade project and its timing!

Keeping a constant eye on the progress bar, three days later.

“Ding!”

The crisp sound of a system notification brought Xia Yu back to reality, prompting him to exit Chef God Space.

(Project upgrade complete.)

(In this upgrade, the special hatchery room has been upgraded from white to purple, consuming a total of one million Fame Points. Accelerating the upgrade progress incurred an additional consumption of one million Fame Points.)

(The [Thunderbird Hatchery Room] (Exclusive) is now operating normally.)

He swiftly pushed open the door of the upgraded chamber. His eyes swept over it, beholding a futuristic metal chamber. Being an exclusive project, its inner space was limited. In the center stood a silver-white metal pedestal with a semi-circular recess, perfectly fitting the ‘electric egg’ IGO had entrusted to him.

Just like that, the egg nestled steadily onto the metal pedestal.

Buzz.

A strand of current suddenly generated from the pedestal, creating a harmonious resonance with the faint purple electricity coursing over the egg’s surface!

Xia Yu stared in awe and exclaimed, “Wow. Money can indeed make the impossible happen. Does this mean with enough Fame Points, the system gods can fulfill all my wishes?”

There’s no need to journey with companions or collect all the Dragon Balls.

With enough Fame Points, the system sets everything up for you perfectly.

Opening the hatchery panel, a line of text displayed:

“Current hatch progress 0%, estimated hatching time — 166 days.”

“Thunderbird, the legendary species inhabiting storm clouds. Successfully raising or hunting it provides delicious meat coursing with electricity. The Food Tyrant Dragon Chef, upon successfully cooking and consuming its meat, has a chance to break through cellular limits, achieving life’s evolution.”

The attached system descriptions were enticing.

Unfortunately, there’s only one egg, and technically, this egg is IGO’s. Xia Yu thought to himself that with the achievement of hatching the egg, his agreement with IGO was largely fulfilled. Thus, taking the “Greedy Wolf Pot” wouldn’t make him feel indebted to them.

Thinking this, Xia Yu chuckled lightly, “So what if the egg hatches?”

Currently, IGO can’t even hatch the egg, let alone raise the fledgling. By that time, he could easily step in and negotiate with IGO, ensuring a chance to obtain ‘Thunderbird Meat.’

…

Feeling at ease, Xia Yu stepped out of the secret zone, humming a cherry blossom tune, and ran into Ichise Hui, who had come to find him at the security checkpoint.

“Ichise, why are you in such a hurry?” Xia Yu greeted with a laugh.

“Instructor, you need to get back to the shop quickly. They sent me to fetch you,” Ichise Hui lamented.

“They?”

Xia Yu was surprised.

“Yes.” Ichise Hui wiped his brow, “The General, Director Dojima, Director Tiqie, Director Saito are all there. Minister Shinohara, Main General Reiko, Main General Aoki… there are lots of people.”

Xia Yu made a sound, muttering, “Didn’t I instruct them to close the doors tightly and not entertain anyone?”

Hearing this, Ichise Hui mentally rolled his eyes.

“Among ‘them,’ there’s a girl with the surname Tiqie. How could anyone truly refuse her grandfather? Instructor, can’t you distinguish between A and C in your mind?”

“Alright, I’ll head back right away.” Xia Yu waved his hand casually.

Ichise Hui opened his mouth but seeing Xia Yu’s confident demeanor, he decided against warning how cold the General’s face was just now. He shrugged quietly, hoping the instructor could remain just as composed when facing the anger of the ‘Food Demon King.’

Anger?

Tiqie Xianzuowen was indeed irritated, though not quite furious, but dissatisfied with Xia Yu for returning to Neon without a word, not visiting or even making a call for several days.

I’ve given you my granddaughter, the future ruler of Far Moon Kingdom alongside Eriina, as your fiancée. Can’t you show the current Sect Leader a bit of basic respect?

In fact, Tiqie Xianzuowen knew about Xia Yu’s whereabouts on his first day back in Neon.

Yet, after waiting three days with no sign of him, the Far Moon Commander couldn’t hold back any longer. He not only gathered the directors of Far Moon but also brought Shinohara Shigetaro, the head of Gourmet World’s Big Four Families. The “questioning” lineup was arguably the most luxurious in all of Neon.

At this moment, the entrance of Xia’s shop.

A group of top industry leaders frequently seen on TV, in newspapers, and magazines gathered in threes and twos before the closed doors of the Chinese Restaurant.

Not far away, several meters apart, crowds surrounded the area, layer upon layer, around this gathering.

“Click!”

“Click!”

Some pedestrians and reporters took photos, but regardless of their photography skill, everyone instinctively included the wooden sign of Xia’s Chinese Restaurant in the frame. Under the marquee of familiar industry leaders, the sign seemed to glow with invisible golden brilliance, invoking respect and longing.

“Xia’s Chinese Restaurant? It’s been closed for over half a year now, who knows when it will open again. I really want to go in and order a few plates of authentic Chinese cuisine again!”

A white-haired old man in the crowd said regrettably.

Another person wearing gold-rimmed glasses, dressed in a black-grey pencil skirt, with a voluptuous figure, agreed immediately, “I crave… spicy! And hot! Spicy hot!” As she spoke, an unusual blush spread across her face.

“Let’s not even mention the food. Just going in for tea and some snacks is a joy!”

A pair of high school boys in uniform shouted in unison.

“Exactly!”

“The tea here is unparalleled. I’ve never had anything like it elsewhere and sometimes I even dream about it!”

With one comment after another, the crowd became restless again.