When Liu Chuang saw Su Jiu gesture to him, he pulled Zhao Yun along and continued drinking. But when he saw that Su Jiu still had two bottles of beer left, he sent him a private message anyway.
As Su Jiu drank, he chatted with Ouyang Nasa, one speaking while the other wrote. Whenever they reached something amusing, Ouyang Nasa would cover her mouth and laugh.
Su Jiu took out a piece of candy and handed it to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun knew what it was, but he did not refuse it. He put it away, while Su Jiu did not even look at him and went straight back to chatting with Ouyang Nasa.
Every now and then, Ouyang Nasa secretly glanced at Zhao Yun, her eyes brimming with love.
Just as everyone was enjoying themselves, Su Jiu fell backward. Mei appeared behind him in time and caught him, but Su Jiu was already sound asleep.
When Liu Chuang saw Mei, he awkwardly said, "Captain Mei, I'll leave him to you."
Mei nodded, picked Su Jiu up, and left.
Ouyang Nasa looked at Liu Chuang questioningly, as if asking, "What happened to him?"
Liu Chuang waved his hand and said, "Xiao Jiu can only drink three bottles of beer. Once he finishes three, he's guaranteed to drop."
Ouyang Nasa covered her mouth and laughed.
Carrying Su Jiu, Mei returned to the Hyperion. After settling him in, she let out a breath and said, "Captain, your tolerance really is impressive."
No sooner had Mei spoken than she saw Kiana running past with Little Duck in her arms, with Su Yi chasing after her and shouting, "Sister Kiana, give Little Duck back, or I'll tell Sister Mei!"
Just as Kiana was about to speak, she saw Mei standing ahead.
Kiana turned around and placed Little Duck on Su Yi's head.
Then she turned back around, ran up to Mei with a laugh, and said, "Mei, you're back! Did you bring the Captain back? And is Uncle Zhao's girlfriend pretty?"
Mei rubbed her head and said, "Uncle Zhao's girlfriend is very pretty. But Kiana, why did you snatch Little Duck from Su Yi again?"
Kiana used the Grass Covered Bug Thomas Big Spin Deflection and changed the subject. "Captain Mei said you're very beautiful."
Mei blushed.
"W-Where? Where am I beautiful?" Mei lowered her head shyly.
Kiana said, "This is when you run."
When Mei looked up, Kiana had already run off. She realized she had been fooled.
She sent Kiana a message: "Kiana, your snacks will be cut in half this month."
Kiana replied, "Oh, okay."
That night, a Dark Alloy aircraft landed on the Juxia Aircraft Carrier.
Old Huang stepped out of the Dark Alloy aircraft and asked, "Is everyone here?"
Du Kao had no idea why this big shot had come to the Xiong Bing Company at this hour, much less why he had gathered everyone.
Du Kao replied, "Old Huang, everyone is here."
In the meeting room, Yu Qin, Lian Feng, Leina, Sun Wukong, and the rest of the Xiong Bing Company sat in neat rows.
The meeting room doors opened. Old Huang entered and stood at the head of the table, while Du Kao found a seat and sat down.
Old Huang looked around at everyone present, cleared his throat twice, and said, "Some of you may never have experienced war. Some of you were waiters, some college students, some farmers. But now, you are soldiers."
Du Kao had no idea why Old Huang had come so late, or what he meant by saying all that.
Old Huang's sudden arrival had left Du Kao's mind in a complete mess.
Old Huang looked at everyone seated before him and said, "In ten days, war will come."
The moment those below heard Old Huang's words, the room erupted.
Rui Mengmeng said, "Oh my god, are we really going to war?"
Ge Xiaolun said, "Damn, it's here. It's really here. What do we do?"
He Weilan rubbed her fists.
Qiangwei froze.
Leina looked at Old Huang, unable to understand how he had gotten the news when even she had received none.
Du Kao did not know what he was thinking.
Lian Feng and Yu Qin looked at each other.
Zhao Xin said, "If it comes, we fight. Who have I ever been afraid of?"
Old Huang watched the expressions of those below, especially Du Kao's. That was somewhat hard to read.
Old Huang continued, "This will be a hard battle, so I'll be relying on all of you." After saying that, Old Huang bowed.
After Old Huang left, Sun Wukong stood on the deck and looked at the sky. "This is a heavenly calamity."
Leina appeared beside him and said, "Calamity my ass. This is war, a war none of us knows anything about."
Leina looked at the monkey and said, "Seriously, you shouldn't have listened to Old Du last time. It's left you in a very awkward position."
Sun Wukong said nothing and looked at Leina.
Leina continued, "I don't know how to put it, but you really were wrong last time, weren't you?"
Sun Wukong nodded. "If I was wrong, then I'll make up for it. No one can avoid making mistakes, not even Buddha."
Leina curled her lip. "Buddha? Where is your Buddha? I haven't seen any Buddha. All I've seen is you, Sun Wukong."
Early the next morning, Su Jiu woke up and looked himself over. Good, my chastity is still intact. I'm so handsome. I wonder how Liu Chuang handled things yesterday. Heh, whatever. I'll just let nature take its course.
Su Jiu checked the time. There was still one day before he could draw a prize.
Just as Su Jiu was musing over this, Old Huang said he wanted to come over for a chat.
Su Jiu had Chi Yang locate Old Huang and bring him over.
In the Cloud City rest area, Old Huang sat across from Su Jiu while Mei brought over two cups of green tea.
Su Jiu picked up a cup, took a sip, and said, "What brings Old Huang here? You actually had time to visit?"
Old Huang blew on the slightly hot tea and said, "Last night, I went to the Xiong Bing Company and told them about the Taotie invasion."
Su Jiu paused. "How was it? Did you see anything, or was there still nothing?"
Old Huang smiled. "I couldn't see through it, and I couldn't understand it either."
Hearing that, Su Jiu continued drinking his tea.
Seeing Su Jiu act like that, Old Huang asked, "You aren't surprised?"
Su Jiu leisurely savored the fragrance of the tea and said, "Drinking tea in the morning is a first for me, but it's not bad. What is there to be surprised about? If you could see through them, that would be troublesome. It's best if you can't."
Old Huang thought for a moment, then nodded. "That's true. It's best not to see through them. Seeing through them would be troublesome."
Su Jiu continued, "Then what about those hundred people? No matter what, they're elites, aren't they?"
"So what if they're elites? Without baptism, they can't be called elites. In three days at most, the First Generation Combat Suit will be complete. Then it can be put to some use." Old Huang clicked his tongue twice and sighed.
"Oh, right. Have you notified the other countries, Old Huang?" Su Jiu asked, as if he had just remembered something.
"Tell them what? That aliens are invading? No, I didn't. Even if I did, those people wouldn't believe it. Once the aliens come knocking, those foreigners who yap all day will learn what it means to have their asses handed to them." Old Huang spoke with a wicked grin.
Su Jiu raised an eyebrow. He had not expected Old Huang to have such a side to him. The old man is really bad.
But there was no helping it. Su Jiu knew why Old Huang had come today.
Last night, Old Huang had gone to the Xiong Bing Company to test some people's attitudes.
It could be said that after Su Jiu appeared, several members of the Xiong Bing Company had knowingly or unknowingly been marked by Ideal Homeland.
Su Jiu said, "I can't play schemes and conspiracies, so I'll just poach your people directly. Let's see if that pisses you off."
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