492: Dawn Beer

No sooner said than done; a telepathic message crossed space and time, entering Asiba's mind.

She had just raised her bowl to eat, but upon hearing the order, she could only put down her chopsticks and curse.

She had been exhausted from handling various matters all day, and after spending ages cooking, she had to rush back just as she was about to eat.

"Forget it!" Asiba sighed. "Going back to drink is at least better than going back for a rescue mission!"

So, she gave the food she had prepared herself to her subordinates.

She donned her mecha, set the route, and shot straight into the sky.

Meanwhile, Ellie and the others were preparing delicious food and fine wine in the villa.

Xiao Jiu, as the last person to join the leadership team, followed closely behind Ellie.

It was clear that she was still a bit reserved.

Qin Zhong, Cheng Xiao, Second Sister, and others also arrived with food and drinks in tow.

In the past, Pan Han had shouldered the cost of all their gatherings.

Now that Dawn Base was prosperous, everyone had some supplies of their own, so naturally, they were embarrassed to come empty-handed.

Aside from researching machinery, Old Wu had also started brewing alcohol.

He carried a large barrel of the base's home-brewed beer, while Second Sister carried one in each hand; together, they weighed at least 60 jin.

"Seventh Sister, what made the Commander decide to have a get-together today?"

At the entrance, Old Wu ran into Cheng Xiao and couldn't help but ask.

Cheng Xiao smiled slightly, helped him carry the beer barrel, and said, "I don't know either; maybe it has something to do with the giant sea beasts."

Just as she finished speaking, the beer barrels in Cheng Xiao and Second Sister's hands flew up into the air, instantly drifting to the rooftop balcony.

Pan Han said, "Everyone, come on up! Let's drink to our heart's content tonight!"

Old Liu was on the side, burning charcoal, setting up the grill, cutting meat, and skewering it, looking absolutely delighted!

When everyone arrived on the rooftop, they didn't need Pan Han to tell them what to do; they immediately threw themselves into preparing the food.

It was just like a family.

During the holidays, you go home with gifts and find everyone making dumplings; naturally, there's no need for instructions—who rolls the dough, who mixes the filling, and who wraps the dumplings is already ingrained in everyone's mind.

The balcony immediately became a symphony of a feast. Seeing how many people there were, Pan Han pulled Ellie aside to chat with her.

"I don't want to chat with you."

"Huh? Then what do you want to do?"

"Take out a phone; I want to take some photos for memories."

"Right!"

Reminded, Pan Han obediently took a phone out of his storage space and handed it to Ellie.

And so, the flash kept going off, with Old Liu rushing in front of everyone to strike a pose.

Pan Han picked up another phone and took a picture that included Ellie as well.

Before they knew it, half an hour had passed, all the food was prepared, and everyone gathered around Ellie to admire the photos.

"Here she comes!"

Pan Han felt a bolt of lightning streak across the sky; needless to say, it was definitely Asiba.

She arrived riding on colorful auspicious clouds!

"Asiba, let's see a beautiful landing!"

Pan Han was in high spirits and wanted to add an exciting opening to the drinking party.

"Stinky man, so many demands! Won't he make me kneel and lick his boots later?"

Hidden inside her mecha, Asiba rolled her eyes violently.

But upon flying above the villa, she still stepped out of the mecha and performed a 720-degree backflip, landing beautifully.

Seeing Asiba descend from the sky, everyone was overjoyed and broke into applause and cheers.

Pan Han nodded with satisfaction and shouted, "Everyone's here! Let's get started!"

Everyone was waiting for those words. Old Liu placed a sizzling, oily beast leg on the table.

Cheng Xiao, Ellie, and Xiao Jiu helped pour drinks for everyone.

"Asiba, how is it? Is it a feast?" Pan Han patted her affectionately.

"Not bad, not bad! I came just to eat; no need to lift a finger." Asiba kissed Pan Han and sat down at the table, acting carefree.

Cheng Xiao pushed a large mug of beer in front of Pan Han. "Try it, Old Wu brewed it."

Pan Han looked at the orange-yellow beer and caught a whiff of a unique aroma.

"This isn't hops, is it?" He asked, looking at Old Wu.

"Commander, we don't have hops here, so I used the flowers from the big fruit. Taste it and see how it is."

Old Wu rubbed his hands together. He had tasted it many times already, and it was definitely not inferior to the beer from before the apocalypse.

Pan Han picked up his glass and downed half of it in one go.

The bitterness mixed with the aroma of the big fruit; Pan Han actually felt a taste of the apocalypse.

He put down the glass and nodded. "Not bad, it's very good! But it's a tiny bit of a shame."

Everyone had been waiting for him to finish so they could raise their glasses together, but upon hearing the word "shame," they all paused.

"Commander, please tell me, so I can write it down and improve it when I go back."

Old Wu stared nervously at Pan Han. This was a product he had devoted himself to researching for a long time; it couldn't have any flaws.

"Hahaha! Don't be nervous, beer should be drunk chilled!"

"Oh, oh! That's right!" Old Wu slapped his forehead, only then remembering.

Room temperature is swill, chilled is liquid gold!

That saying isn't for nothing.

Upon hearing this, Second Sister immediately stood up, ready to go to the cold storage to get ice cubes.

But anyone who has drunk beer knows that adding ice cubes and having it chilled from the start are two completely different concepts.

Pan Han smiled and waved his hand, telling Second Sister to sit down.

With a single point of his hand, all the glasses on the table and the three barrels of beer were instantly enveloped in a cold mist.

The glasses in everyone's hands visibly frosted over, and a sensation of icy coldness traveled to their brains.

Refreshing!

"Holy crap! The Commander is awesome!"

After Old Liu took the lead in shouting, Qin Zhong immediately raised his glass: "Come on, everyone, a toast to the Commander!"

Pan Han happily clinked glasses with everyone and drank it all in one gulp.

The ice-cold beer traveled from his mouth, through his esophagus, and into his stomach, feeling refreshing from start to finish!

"Good!" Pan Han roared, releasing his pent-up satisfaction.

Cheng Xiao had originally wanted to pour him more, but she discovered that beer was appearing out of thin air from the bottom of everyone's glasses.

She held her glass, watching this magical scene.

The beer rose slowly, and when it reached near the top, the flow rate suddenly increased, and foam appeared right behind it.

Everyone's glasses looked as if they were being controlled by an automated assembly line; the ratio of beer to foam was perfect.

The two little tricks Pan Han showed off casually brought everyone's spirits to their first high point.

And so, the second glass was downed in one gulp as well.

The third glass was naturally filled out of thin air again. This time, Old Wu spoke up first: "Commander, this beer doesn't have a name yet. Could you bestow one upon it?"

"You old rascal, sucking up again! Back home, didn't you call it Dawn Beer every single day?"

Second Sister couldn't help herself and gave Old Wu a flick to the head, making him yelp in pain.

Hahahaha! Everyone started laughing.

When a scientific talent like Old Wu is determined to suck up, opportunities are everywhere.

After laughing, Pan Han looked at everyone and said, "Dawn Beer is a great name! We'll use that!"

Needless to say, the third glass was downed in one gulp again.

Pan Han knew the others would be fine, but Old Wu wasn't even a primary evolver; after downing three glasses, he needed to eat something, so he personally cut off a large piece of meat and handed it to him.

Old Wu was flattered and respectfully accepted it, looking at Pan Han and then at Second Sister.

"Eat it! Why are you looking at me?" Second Sister said, speechless.

Pan Han smiled slightly, thinking that Old Wu's status would never rise.

Old Liu tore off a piece of meat for Xiao Jiu, while Cheng Xiao began to help distribute meat to everyone.

"Dig in!"

Next was free time; starting with Qin Zhong, everyone took turns proposing toasts to Pan Han.

Pan Han accepted every toast, having a wonderful time.

From this drinking session on, Dawn Base had truly begun a brand new era.