The bar was packed to the brim with more than three hundred people.
After receiving the news, every survivor from Base D01359 who could make it had rushed over.
Ever since Tampas Star had fallen three years ago, they had been forced to huddle inside this small base, hoping day and night that the Empire would retake the planet.
Yet as the days passed, everyone's hope slowly faded, and they were on the verge of despair.
Wang Chen's descent from the sky had undoubtedly rekindled the survivors' flame of hope.
The Empire had recovered the Tampas Star Cluster. The Empire was working on resolving Tampas Star's energy radiation problem...
These earth-shattering pieces of good news brought tears of joy to everyone's eyes. Many embraced one another, while some even shouted slogans.
"Long live the Empire!"
Amid such an atmosphere, the bar owner brought out all the alcohol he had in storage and distributed it for everyone to enjoy.
But few appreciated the gesture. Most people glared at him furiously.
Some cursed him outright.
Yet the bar owner did not dare talk back after being treated this way. He could only force an awkward smile, looking utterly pathetic.
But Wang Chen did not feel the slightest sympathy for him.
Through his conversation with Lu Kui, Wang Chen learned that problems had already emerged at Base D01359 more than a year ago. Under the influence of an unknown energy, all kinds of equipment and facilities had gradually failed.
As the base's engineer, Lu Kui had led people in trying every possible solution. Using the available tools and materials, they had cobbled together a rudimentary lighting and ventilation system, barely maintaining the underground base's most basic operations.
Unexpectedly, the bar owner, Tie Hu, and their group had relied on their few Battle Class