457: Pan Han evolved to advanced

The meal lasted for over three hours.

In the end, Pan Han appointed Lao Liu as the Commander-in-Chief of the Shanlan Province Field Army, and Xiao Jiu as the assistant to the Commander-in-Chief.

Lao Liu's monthly salary was originally 150 gold coins, but it has now been raised to 200, with an additional allowance of 100.

As for Xiao Jiu, it skyrocketed directly to 100 gold coins—too much to spend, absolutely impossible to spend it all!

Additionally, Pan Han believed that since Lao Liu was working away, he needed to evolve to the Intermediate level. He set a schedule: as soon as he himself evolved to the Advanced level, he would immediately find the Twelve Palaces to purchase a batch of Intermediate Evolution Potion.

Qin Zhong, Second Sister, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Lao Liu, Xiao Jiu, and others all needed to evolve to the Intermediate level.

These people were all Pan Han's main generals in unifying the country, so their abilities had to be improved.

When Lao Wu heard there was nothing for him, he quickly nudged Second Sister, signaling her to put in a good word for him.

Second Sister ignored him completely, pretending she hadn't heard.

Pan Han was sharp-eyed and saw it immediately. He asked with a chuckle, "Lao Wu, do you have something you want to say?"

"Commander, he's just being annoying again, don't pay him any attention." Second Sister angrily shook off Lao Wu's hands, suppressing her temper as she spoke.

The Commander has his own arrangements; what do you think you're doing, nagging like this?

"Second Sister, let him speak. Don't be so serious." Pan Han waved his hand, signaling it didn't matter.

The atmosphere at the dinner was good today, and Pan Han didn't want to spoil the mood.

"Hehe, Commander! Why don't you consider me too?" Seeing that Pan Han hadn't stopped him, Lao Wu finally gathered the courage to ask.

"You want to evolve to the Intermediate level?" Pan Han chuckled. Lao Wu wasn't even at the Beginner level yet, so he had been ignored during the earlier distribution of the Evolution Potion.

"Who wouldn't want to! I can barely keep up with the one at home right now. If she evolves to the Intermediate level, I'll be worked to death!" It was clear that Lao Wu was willing to throw Second Sister under the bus for the sake of evolution.

"Damn it! You're itching for a beating again, aren't you!"

Second Sister flared up the moment she heard that, threw down her chopsticks, and went up to choke Lao Wu.

Cheng Xiao and Ellie quickly held Second Sister back, but they couldn't hold back their laughter, giggling away—it was such a happy scene.

Pan Han, Lao Liu, Xiao Jiu, and the others also laughed heartily.

"You're technical personnel, so whether you evolve or not shouldn't make a difference, right?" Pan Han pulled Lao Wu over, helping him dodge Second Sister's attack range.

"Commander, it's true I'm technical personnel, but you have to let me live to do the work. If the one at home reaches the Intermediate level and slaps me, do you think I'll survive?" Lao Wu's eyes darted around, his brain working at full speed, pulling out every excuse he could think of.

"That does seem to be the case!" Pan Han couldn't help but nod.

He thought about how his own situation had changed after Cheng Xiao reached the peak of the Intermediate level; why should a man make things difficult for another man!

"Granted! You go get a portion of Beginner Evolution Potion first, and later, once you've succeeded, I'll get you the Intermediate Evolution Potion."

Pan Han slapped the table, and the matter was settled. Lao Wu grabbed his other cheek and gave it a big kiss.

"Alright, alright! Learn something good from Lao Liu, will you."

After one drinking session, both his cheeks were covered in a man's saliva; where is the justice in that!

Seeing Lao Wu in this state, Second Sister was puffed up with anger, but held back by Cheng Xiao and the others, she had no way to lash out.

Moreover, since Pan Han had unexpectedly agreed to Lao Wu, Second Sister naturally wouldn't go against the Commander's face.

"Second Sister, I'll leave Lao Wu's evolution to you! Put some heart into it, and be nicer to your man." After pushing Lao Wu away, Pan Han still didn't forget to back him up.

"Understood, Commander." Second Sister had to grit her teeth and accept the order, glaring fiercely at Lao Wu.

"Hehe." Lao Wu's face was flushed red, and he scratched the back of his head, returning to his seat in embarrassment.

By the time the drinking party broke up, Pan Han was actually a bit dazed; he didn't know how much he had drunk.

Cheng Xiao and Ellie helped him back to the villa to sleep, and he didn't wake up until night.

Given his constitution, this amount of time was enough to digest the alcohol, and by the time he woke up, he was already feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

The three women hadn't slept, but were sitting on the sofa chatting.

Pan Han stretched, drank some hot water, and sat down casually between the three of them.

"Asiba, how are your preparations going?"

"Almost there, I can leave tomorrow."

"Not bad. How about I go with you?"

"Forget it, stay home and keep Ai Li company." Asiba rejected Pan Han's kind offer; the focus wasn't there right now, Pan Han had more important things to do.

"That's right, you should just honestly prepare for your upgrade." Cheng Xiao also nodded.

"Then what do I do during this time?" To confirm whether Ellie was pregnant, he would have to wait until next month, Pan Han asked, somewhat confused.

"Hey, do whatever you want. Just don't interfere with our work." Cheng Xiao patted his thigh and said sternly.

"Uh! Then I'll play with Ai Li."

"Husband, you're overthinking it. I have work too." Ellie shook her head.

"Eh? What can you do now?" Pan Han asked, puzzled.

"I'm going to learn from Fifth Brother so I can take over his job in the future."

"Wait a minute! You're taking over his job? Then what is Fifth Brother going to do?"

Cheng Xiao smiled and said, "Our Fifth Brother will have to go out and stand on his own eventually; surely he can't stay cooped up in that little room forever."

"This... you've all got it planned out, arrange something for me too." Pan Han muttered, pouting.

Seeing that everyone had things to do, he had become the logistics and supply role.

"I'm telling you, why are you so ungrateful for your blessings?" Asiba kicked him and said, "So many people are helping you work, just enjoy yourself. Many people want this but don't have the opportunity."

"Fine. Then you all go get busy. I'll just meditate for a month, alright? Hmph." Pan Han curled his lip and went straight to the bedroom.

"Hehe, that's right! Come on, sisters, let's go to sleep." Cheng Xiao waved at Pan Han and took Asiba and Ellie toward the bedroom.

For the next month, Pan Han really did meditate for ten hours every day.

Now his speed of entering meditation was getting faster and faster; he could do it within half a minute.

During this time, he even flew out of the planet and traveled in spirit several times.

How to describe this feeling? Pan Han thought for a long time; it was a bit like streaking in a busy downtown area, but no one could see him.

After meditating for a long time, his whole spirit and energy improved significantly; his eyes were bright and piercing, his voice was full of vigor, and he even walked with a spring in his step.

Finally, after an examination, it was confirmed that Ellie had successfully conceived, and Pan Han breathed a long sigh of relief.

The day after the confirmation, Pan Han made all the preparations, had Cheng Xiao and the others act as his caretakers, and drank the Advanced Evolution Potion in one go.

Cool and refreshing, his heart soared; he had just wanted to tell Cheng Xiao exactly what it felt like when his neck slumped, and he passed out.

Cheng Xiao, Ellie, and Second Sister each recorded the time, then checked the duty roster; Cheng Xiao stayed behind first to handle the first two days.

Not long after Pan Han passed out, the little golden figure inside his body immediately opened its eyes.

It looked around, twitched its nose a few times, and immediately began to show great joy: "Haha! It's finally here."

The next moment, it was as if it were raining inside Pan Han's dantian; the little golden figure excitedly stripped off its clothes and ran naked happily in the rain, enjoying the Evolution Potion to its heart's content.

It didn't know how much time had passed, but the little golden figure's body gradually transformed from semi-transparent to opaque, and the whole figure shone with golden light.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully evolved to the Advanced level!

The system prompt sounded in Pan Han's mind; he gradually woke up and slowly opened his eyes.