#485 - Chapter 485 Iced Coke

"The specific situation can be introduced again tomorrow after Team Leader Chen and the others return. As for this second recovered airship, its performance parameters are inferior to our previous one."

"This new airship is smaller, and the engine power used is not as strong as the previous one. Also, the load capacity, range, and storage capacity are much weaker."

"I estimate that after our modification and repair, the range and load capacity will be about 60-70% of the larger airship's performance! Of course, the flight speed and protection capabilities will not be too different, and I will try to improve them!"

"This time, I plan to do this and that to this airship..."

Engineer Xu began to talk eloquently about technical issues again.

Qin Jin didn't interrupt him, and sat quietly in his chair, listening to his ideas for modifying the airship, in a good mood.

He was increasingly satisfied with this Engineer Xu.

Now that another airship had been recovered, it undoubtedly greatly enhanced the base's sphere of influence and control area.

Originally, with only one airship, they had to carefully plan and arrange to deal with the most urgent and important matters first.

Now that there was a spare, there were more choices.

Today, he personally took a trip on the airship and could clearly feel that it was a very suitable means of transportation for traveling in the apocalypse.

There was no need to wait for daylight; whenever there was a need to go out, they could fly directly to their destination at night!

The stealth, long range, and load space were all excellent.

If it weren't for the fact that it was too large and easily discovered, and the lack of protection, Qin Jin would have wanted to manufacture this kind of thing himself.

Of course, that was just a thought. It was still far from possible for Green Source to manufacture such an airship on its own.

But he was already planning to manufacture some hot air balloon flying devices in his base!

Such things might have miraculous effects at certain times!

"Good job!"

"What do you want? Or do you have any relatives or friends outside who need to come to Green Source? I want to reward you properly! With your contribution, you can be upgraded to Level 5 personnel! I will personally promote you tomorrow!"

"Don't underestimate the qualification of Level 5 personnel. Without my permission, no one in the entire base can designate who can be promoted, and don't think that the status of Level 5 personnel is lower than that of ordinary core personnel in the main base."

"I'm telling you, people who can become Level 5 personnel must have made significant contributions to the base! And they must also have the abilities that I admire to be promoted!"

"And you, you're good enough!"

Qin Jin said to Engineer Xu with a smile while sitting in his chair.

"Uh...!"

Engineer Xu didn't know how to respond to the leader's words for a moment.

He was really too excited and surprised.

Level 5 personnel!

This was a level that Green Source had established for quite some time, but no one had ever reached it. He was promised promotion by the leader and told that personnel of this level were highly valued by the leader!?

He felt honored.

Engineer Xu's face quickly turned slightly red under the office lights, a result of his excitement.

Qin Jin seemed to see that he couldn't think of a request for the time being, so he stood up, walked to his side, patted him on the shoulder, and said proactively:

"Haha, it doesn't matter if you haven't thought about it yet. You can go back and think about it slowly. I'll save the opportunity for you. Come to me or Wang Yang when you've thought about it."

"You should go back and rest early. You've all worked hard for the base these past few days."

Seeing the fatigue and dust on Engineer Xu's body, Qin Jin didn't keep him there any longer and had someone take him back to the sub-base's dormitory to rest.

After seeing Engineer Xu off, Qin Jin was still in a good mood.

So he selected a bottle of foreign wine from the wine cabinet on the back wall, took out some ice cubes from the refrigerator, and mixed a small drink.

"Ha--"

The cold liquor slid down his esophagus, yet contained a hint of spicy warmth, intoxicating and enjoyable.

Today was really a good day.

After the second airship was completely repaired and modified, he could do even more things.

Qin Jin raised his glass and toasted the moon outside the French window.

He drank it all in one gulp.

Lying on the bed in the dormitory, staring at the fan spinning whirring above his head, feeling the touching temperature in the dormitory room, Engineer Xu felt a little dizzy.

He had been back in the dormitory for some time, but was still immersed in what the Green Source leader had said earlier.

He was about to become the first Level 5 personnel in the base!

Even the usually steady Engineer Xu couldn't help but feel his mood fluctuate.

"Old Xu! What are you grinning and pursing your lips for? Did something good happen? I saw you hadn't said a word since you came back today. I was going to ask you to tell us about what you encountered on this mission."

Next to Engineer Xu, a young man asked him cheerfully.

This was Engineer Xu's roommate.

The dormitory housed four people and was an ordinary dormitory for Level 3 personnel.

Although Engineer Xu had made two contributions, especially the last time he drove the airship back, he had been immersed in the repair and modification of the airship. As a result, he was immediately sent with Chen Junchi to Jiangcheng to find another airship after it was repaired.

Qin Jin hadn't had time to promote him to Level 4 personnel and the corresponding treatment, and it was just recorded on the books.

"It's nothing. I'm a little tired from just completing the mission. Here ~~~ This is the reward I just got. Let's share it and have a drink together ~~~"

Engineer Xu didn't tell his roommates that he had just gone to the leader's office and was promised to be promoted to Level 5 personnel immediately.

It was better to be low-key if things weren't settled yet.

In case he said it randomly and something changed in the coming years, he would become a clown.

Engineer Xu's cautious personality didn't want this to happen.

He took out a can of ice-cold cola and placed it in the middle of the dormitory table, showing it to the other three roommates.

"Damn it!!! It's cola!!"

The other three roommates who were originally lying on the bed resting jumped up in surprise and quickly gathered in front of the cola on the table, looking at it incredulously with wide eyes!

"Hiss--! It's still iced!! Old Xu, where did you get it!!?"

The young man who had just asked Engineer Xu touched the cola and exclaimed again, feeling the little remaining coolness.

Iced cola!

During this period of heat, which survivor hadn't fantasized about taking a big gulp to relieve the heat and satisfy their cravings after work!

As a result, the roommate suddenly took out a can to share with everyone!

"Brother Xu!"

"No! Father Xu! From today on, you are my biological father! We will follow you from now on!"

Several men screamed strangely. The friendship between men was so pure. Spending five hundred yuan to treat a woman to dinner wouldn't even get you a hand to hold and you would still be called a loser, but treating brothers to dinner and foot massages could make them call you their biological father.

Engineer Xu happily got up, opened the canned soda, and poured a little for each roommate.

"Big Brother Xu! You must have gotten this reward from Green Source!? Tsk tsk! You technical big shots have such good treatment! It's a pity I don't have any expertise and can only barely get a Level 3 personnel qualification. It's too difficult to go one step further."

"Speaking of which, Old Xu, you're about to be promoted to Level 4 personnel, right!? You've been out doing so many big missions recently, I guess it's enough! Don't forget us when you get rich!"

Several people in the dormitory started chatting at once, speculating about the source of Engineer Xu's can of soda, and basically thought it was a reward issued by the Green Source combat team or cadres.

They could only be envious.

Who told Engineer Xu to know a lot and also assist the combat troops in bringing back good things like airships.

"Hehe."

Engineer Xu smiled and didn't answer.

Level 4?

It seemed like it was more than that.

"Come! Let's have a toast! I wish us a better and better life after entering Green Source! And thank you, Father Xu, for your generosity today, allowing us to enjoy this long-lost taste!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone smiled and raised their glasses to meet.

Clang!

"I wish everyone all the best!"

(End of this chapter)