#527 - Chapter 527: A celebration banquet that affects the entire base

"Everyone, hold on a moment!"

The people who came to distribute dinner hadn't left yet. He stood there, looking at the joyful crowd, and smiled as he called out again:

"Has everyone forgotten that you have something else to collect tonight!"

Many people in the room turned their attention to him.

Forgotten?

Impossible!

"Hurry up and give it out! We're waiting! I want soda!"

That's right!

Tonight, the personnel at the branch base could also get a bottle of chilled beverage!

The person distributing the dinner chuckled and stopped being mysterious. He opened a large box that was pushed over from behind, which contained various beers, colas, Sprites, orange juice, and more, all chilled with ice!

"Remember! Each person can only come up and line up for one bottle! Any style, first come, first served!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd below eagerly lined up to get these summer cooling products!

"The cola is mine!"

"The beer is mine!"

"I want Sprite!"

"I want orange juice!"

The personnel stretched their necks, raised their hands, and shouted loudly.

It didn't take long for everyone to have a bottle of their choice in their hands, mostly their favorite.

The base had a huge stockpile of various supplies, and of course, it wouldn't lack these very common items from supermarkets and shopping malls.

The combat troops had emptied countless stores and shopping malls, both large and small.

These things could be exchanged for contribution points by core personnel, were occasional rewards given to subordinates by Qin Jin, and could also be surprises at occasional banquets and events.

There was no such thing as expiration. As long as it could still be drunk, it was a good drink.

The storage department would check out some of the more perishable supplies in advance and have Qin Jin sign off on whether they should be used for daily meals and rewards, or taken to the base's icehouse for ultra-low temperature freezing.

The base's icehouse was specially arranged by Qin Jin to store items that were more prone to spoilage. At ultra-low temperatures, these supplies, which might originally have a shelf life of 1 year, could be stored for many years.

The team members who got the drinks felt the coolness in their hands, as if it would absorb all the heat and agitation from their bodies.

Xiao Ming chose a bottle of beer.

After using his teeth to open the bottle cap, he watched the bubbles rise inside, afraid of spilling a drop, and quickly caught it with his mouth.

"Ssss—"

The cold beer, mixed with bubbles, poured into his mouth and esophagus. That familiar yet unfamiliar taste, the pleasant aroma of malt, instantly sent him to the clouds.

"Hah—"

Releasing the bottle, he burped contentedly, exhaling the stale air that had accumulated in his stomach for a long time.

Awesome!

On a hot day, after a busy day, taking a sip of ice-cold beer in the evening, that feeling was something even immortals wouldn't trade!

It was just a little heartbreaking that he had drunk a tenth of it in one gulp.

He would have to drink it in small sips from now on, he couldn't be so "extravagant" anymore.

After getting their drinks, the others also began to enjoy their dinner and occasionally take a small sip.

Although these were all extremely common things in peacetime, even food that might not be presentable during meals and gatherings, they tasted like a state banquet.

It was so delicious and fragrant!

"Waa, I'm a Green Source person from now on! Who dares to say anything bad about my base!? I'll be the first to not let them off!"

Someone almost cried and expressed their recognition and belonging to the base.

"So, you didn't approve of the base before? How about you give me your cola, and I'll let you reduce this feeling of guilt~~~"

"Pui, pui, pui! I'm just speaking from the heart, I usually approve of the base very much! Heaven and earth can bear witness, I am a person of the base in life, and a ghost of the Green Source Base in death~~~"

Everyone in the venue also relaxed and chatted and joked happily.

Everyone usually lives their own lives, and they rarely slack off at work. They only communicate with their roommates after returning to the dormitory. As for other people, they mostly just greet each other when they meet.

Tonight's dinner brought many people closer together.

These level 3 personnel gained a lot of joy and satisfaction. Most importantly, they could eat their fill tonight, and finally didn't have to eat only half full as usual.

"Watch me! I'm going to unlock the first seal!"

After eating 2 large bowls of rice, Xiao Cong's belt seemed a little too tight.

Usually, this would allow the stomach and abdomen to contract as much as possible to feel full, but not today.

Today, he could eat his fill to his heart's content!

After loosening a few notches on his belt, Xiao Cong took another large bowl of rice and continued to gobble it down with the dishes he had only eaten less than a third of.

Many men in the room were also secretly reaching towards their crotches.

Don't misunderstand.

They were also unlocking seals.

Not only them, but many female team members in the room were also secretly doing the same thing.

Since the base was so generous today, then don't blame them for using their full power.

Of course, they would also control their limits and wouldn't really eat themselves to death. Good days had just begun, and they would eat themselves to death?

That would be a huge loss?

From time to time, they would eat a mouthful of rice, plus a small sip of a cold drink.

Everyone was unknowingly captivated.

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Main Base.

Here at the large cafeteria.

The core personnel had already taken their seats, waiting for the dinner dishes to be cooked and brought out for everyone to serve themselves.

The personnel here usually get enough to eat, so their desire for how much rice to eat is not as great. Today, the focus is on the dishes being much better.

A full 5 dishes!

Three of them were the same as outside, but there were two more dishes here, one was celery fried meatballs, and the other was braised pork with preserved vegetables.

"Hehe, I can have a good meat meal today! Not bad!"

Many team members looked at the fatty pieces of meat and their index fingers started to move.

Usually, they could eat their fill, but there was generally only one dish, and occasionally two would be considered an extra meal.

Today's abundance was extremely rare. The last time seemed to be during the New Year, right?

After serving the dishes, the core team members took their respective drinks and found seats to sit down and began to enjoy tonight's base celebration dinner.

It was much quieter here. Although everyone was filled with joy, happy for the base's greater strength, and also felt at ease for the base obtaining such a huge amount of food.

The drought had arrived.

But they had the courage to overcome it.

It was that simple.

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In the conference room of the main base's office building.

Today's protagonists came here.

The forty-odd members of the transportation team, plus several captains of the combat troops, and several base cadres, totaling just over fifty people.

The conference room had been slightly modified, with long tables and chairs placed in a circle.

The transportation team members who had rushed back to the base in the afternoon had already taken their seats.

Qin Jin stood at the head, looked around at these team members who had finally brought back thousands of tons of grain after being out for a few days. There was no emotional speech, no memories of the past, and not even a word about the future.

He directly shouted loudly:

"Let the feast begin!"

(End of this chapter)

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