When the wine first enters the throat, it is a bit spicy, then bitter, and finally turns to a sweet taste under the tip of the tongue, lingering between the lips and teeth, with a lingering aftertaste that gradually gets better.
Shen Qingmei never thought that one day she would fall in love with this thing in order to understand a man. And now, she had drank three large glasses of wine with the old man in front of her.
The wine vat was made of glass, and the wine was brewed by Lao Li after he came here. The wine was soaked in something similar to a brain. This was the trophy that Lao Li brought back that day, the brain of the giant monster general. Shen Qingmei knew that this thing was of great value, but she had promised Lao Li not to tell anyone what she saw that day.
A divine general, not a divine soldier. The difference between the two is huge. Divine soldiers are monsters driven by fighting instincts. They have no brains and do not know how to use wisdom and skills. Their abilities are far inferior to those of divine generals. The troll god general is not only more powerful than the magic soldiers several times, but he also knows how to use his wisdom to command the magic soldiers to fight.
North Americans divide these returning giant monsters into five levels according to their power. The God General is the highest level of giant monster that has appeared in the surface world so far.
The three major allies are all fighting against the returning monsters, and they are also trying to find the weaknesses of these extraterrestrial beings. So far, only a few dozen giant monsters have been killed, and the remains left behind after being attacked by quantum fusion weapons have not provided anything of value. This divine general who died on Pier 1 was the only one killed by a pure physical attack. Just those broken remains were already priceless, not to mention this brain
Shen Qingmei tried her best to convince herself not to pay attention to the thing in the wine vat, but her eyes still turned away from time to time. She was thinking that if she could take this thing away, maybe the big bosses on the front line would be able to approve her application to return to the front line army if they were happy.
Lao Li jokingly said that as a cook who is well versed in Chinese cuisine, there are only two kinds of things in the world, one is edible and the other can be used to prepare food. The earthen stove is built with wood, and the fire burns gold and boils water. I won't talk about the inedible things. Only what can be eaten is divided into direct eating and indirect eating. Drinking wine is indirect eating. Wine is a magical water that expresses medicinal properties, relieves mental fatigue, and is a panacea for immortality.
"Old Li, I'm telling you something serious." Shen Qingmei put down the cup in her hand and complained: "This matter is very important, can you be more serious."
"That's true, as if you can say anything improper to me." Lao Li looked at her with a smile and said, "I heard that your aunt has promoted you. She has already uncovered the right-wing forces' collusion and brought it back to ruins." He is a great hero in the biological case, but he still talks like a child."
"What do I have to show off to you?" Shen Qingmei took a breath of alcohol and said, "I originally applied to drive a mecha on the front line, but they just assigned me to pursue the case of the right-wing forces. If it weren't for My aunt told me that the mastermind was the murderer who killed my father, so I will not accept this task."
"Isn't this just right?" Lao Li said, "I'll give you a chance to find that woman and avenge your father."
"You are making fun of me again. How cunning and powerful that woman is, she can escape in your hands. With my current strength, how can I possibly arrest someone for revenge." Shen Qingmei said angrily: "And you didn't see it The investigating officer at the Special Investigation Office didn't look down on me at all, and he didn't tell me anything, so there was nothing I could do to help."
"Then you can't worry about this treasure of mine." Old Li said with a smile: "It's not that we, Old Li, are stingy. If you take this thing back and give it to them, they won't be able to figure it out. You might as well stay here with me to make wine. Let me tell you this, the space-time connection between Guixu and the earth is very unstable. The higher the energy level of the material that can travel together, the more dangerous it is. It is very difficult for them to bring over creatures of the level of a god general."
"That's why it has more research value."
"Tsk, why don't you understand, girl? I'm telling you that this thing is very rare, and its value is best demonstrated by making it into wine."
"After all, you are still stingy." Shen Qing frowned and said, "Not only are you stingy, but you also don't mean what you say. What you promised me earlier has not been done even after so long. It's a shame that I still treat you as the best." My friend, in order to conceal that matter for you, I brought myself in." After a pause, seeing that Lao Li didn't respond, he continued: "My sister-in-law still hasn't fully accepted that the giant monster general died by self-destruction. According to the statement, the senior officials suspected that I accidentally used some substance to stimulate the troll god general to self-destruct, so after such a long time, they have not given up the plan to find this brain."
"Hehe." Old Li looked at the little girl's handsome eyebrows with kind eyes. Although Shen Zongyuan's old stubbornness didn't match Old Li's taste back then and now, Old Li really liked the smart and loyal granddaughter he gave birth to. Said: "Ghost girl, don't try to bully me with your words. The colorful intestines in your belly still lack a few ingredients. Let me tell you this, the brain of this god general is a living thing. If others take it away, they will not be able to study anything. If something comes, it may be a big disaster."
"Ah!" Shen Qingmei was startled and put down the wine glass subconsciously.
"Why are you panicking? Have you never seen a live snake soaked in wine?" Lao Li said: "Some living snakes know how to get Qi from turtle breath. Even if they are soaked in wine for ten or eight years, they can survive. If you drink this wine often, you will be able to survive." "Tian, the potency of the medicine never diminished, but one day, the snake became the weather, suddenly burst out, hurt people, and ran away. Do you know what this is called?"
"I don't know." Shen Qingmei said angrily: "I know that after listening to what you said, I feel sick when I think about what I drank these past few days."
"When a corpse dwells in a dragon, when you see it, you can hear the sound of thunder." Lao Li said: "This sentence comes from Zhuangzi. It means that it is as quiet as a corpse, and moves like a dragon. It is as silent as the abyss, and its voice is like thunder. What I said above is the inner sage, quiet. If the virgin moves like a rabbit, what follows is about the foreign king, but if it doesn’t move, it will be a blockbuster.”
"I know you want to enlighten my practice, but what does the principle you are talking about have to do with this thing you are soaking in?"
"I want to tell you, don't be in a hurry to make achievements. Improve yourself first. When the strength and opportunities are consistent, it will naturally be your turn to come forward." Old Li said: "The brain of this giant monster is the best." It is composed of pure spiritual energy substances and cannot be eaten directly. It is easy for your Taoist behavior to be controlled by it, so you need to soak it in wine, soak it thoroughly with alcohol, and extract the essence bit by bit to remove the dross."
"Does this mean that drinking this wine can improve my spiritual cultivation?" Shen Qing raised the wine glass with an eyebrow, biting her lip, still a little hesitant.
"That's not all. You listen to me first and drink. The truth is all in the wine." Lao Li advised: "You should just listen to me at this stage. When your ability improves to the point where I think you can When the time comes, I will naturally find a way to recommend you to Mr. Long."
Shen Qingmei picked up the cup, drank it down without any pretense, and said: "Old Li, since this thing is so good, why don't you drink it yourself?"
"Do you think I still need to rely on it to improve?" Old Li said with a smile: "Let me tell you, there is another advantage to drinking my medicinal wine, that is, when your spiritual force accumulates to a certain level, you can emit the same energy as the giant monster god. The brain waves of the same frequency as the soldiers affect their movements. Think about it, if one day you bring a mecha to the front line and suddenly issue a stop order to your opponent, what will be the result?"
"Oh, I completely understand this time." Shen Qingmei jumped up happily and rushed over to kiss her.
"Stop!" Lao Li raised his hand to block her out, patted her head lovingly, and said, "I have to set a rule for you. If you want to come to me for advice, you can come over at any time, but From now on, no matter how happy you are, you can't kiss or bite randomly, do you understand?"
"Old feudal!" Shen Qing bit her lip with an eyebrow. Seeing that Lao Li was not moved at all, she finally nodded lightly and said, "Okay, I can see your ambition and feel that you will be disadvantaged by being friends with me, so I want to Be my teacher."
"Little girl, don't know good from evil, I'm doing this for your own good." Lao Li said: "From now on, you follow my arrangements, put the matter of turning on the mecha on for a while, and continue to track down those right-wing forces who have colluded to return to ruins. The significance of this case is greater than if you go to the battlefield and fight head-on. If you handle it well, you will have a chance to get revenge."
"I still want to call you Lao Li, but I feel uncomfortable calling you anything else."
"Isn't it just a title? You can call it whatever you like."
"Old Li, can you tell me about your past?" Shen Qingmei came over with a smile and said, "We are both master and apprentice this time. I want to know more about your past. It's not too much."
"Okay, when your strength is evenly matched with Taeko Kazama's, I will recommend you to pilot a mecha and tell you my past."
"Then what are you waiting for? You can guide me in my practice from now on." Shen Qing said with an eyebrow: "If I can be like you, defeating the returning monster with bare hands, I won't have to fight so hard for opportunities. A warrior now."
"You come with me."
Lao Li stood up and walked outside the house, out of the yard of the logistics department, and strolled up the mountain. Shen Qingmei followed behind him, silently all the way to the top of the mountain. At noon, looking down from here, there is a large paddy field at the foot of the mountain. The gentle breeze blows and the rice waves flutter, creating an idyllic scene.
"Tell me, what did you see?"
"Farmland and trees."
"Let me ask you a question, modern science is so advanced, why can't we produce food and can only rely on planting?"
"I don't understand. I've never seen it. I don't know how food is grown, nor do I know if anyone has tried to use science and technology to synthesize food." Shen Qingmei answered honestly: "But I think even now If it can’t be manufactured, it should be possible in the future.”
"We all know that the main components of a grain are starch and protein, as well as carbohydrates and other trace elements, such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, crude fiber, etc. With our current technology, almost every material element can be detected , but we are unable to separate these material elements from the earth and aggregate them into a grain of rice." Old Li said: "Have you ever thought about why this is the case?"
"Because it's troublesome." Shen Qing frowned and said, "It doesn't sound very difficult, but to get a grain of rice with so much effort is definitely not worth it compared to natural planting."
"It sounds easy, but it's difficult to do." Lao Li said: "Today's lesson is called studying things. Simply put, it means observing and analyzing substances. Don't just use your eyes to see, you must learn to use your mind to perceive. You can perceive The more details, the more helpful it will be for your practice..." (End of Chapter)