Chapter 113 Cheers

Bang bang bang, snap clack, in between steaming the fish, Chef Geng Duofu was pounding garlic and slicing ginger on the chopping board, preparing the dipping sauce for the fish.

The rich garlic aroma coupled with various seasonings stimulated the taste buds of everyone present.

"I'm so hungry, so hungry!"

Several lively young medical staff shouted, their eyes full of anticipation and their saliva constantly secreting.

Suddenly, a doctor covered his stomach and said, "I'm dying of hunger!", then fell on his companion with a bang, resting his head on the other's thigh and foaming at the mouth.

It scared my companions.

"This... this is so greedy?!"

"He's seriously ill, rescue him quickly!" Head Nurse Chen hurried forward.

Everyone reacted after being shocked and rushed to help. They were all medical staff and knew how to check and save the patient.

After laying the man flat on the ground and fiddling with him for a bit, everyone realized this wasn't a normal illness. They'd seen all sorts of illnesses, but they'd never seen this man with veins bulging all over his body, his skin pale and dark gray, his eyes suddenly rolled open, and his pupils suddenly enlarged.

“This is about awakening.”

Qiao Lan had seen too many such situations in his previous life and made this judgment based on experience.

She walked forward holding the white cat, took the crystal core, and transferred energy to the man's brow, heart, and important acupoints throughout his body.

In a few minutes, the abnormality in that person's body disappeared, and he lay there with even breathing, as if he was asleep.

Qiao Lan patted the white cat's head and said, "Good boy."

During the early days of the apocalypse, when mutations erupted, not only did animals mutate, but many humans also experienced mutations. However, not all mutations could be called "evolution." Many were negative, and many failed mutations resulted in sudden death.

If crystal nuclei are used to assist in mutation in time, it may promote positive evolution.

Qiao Lan not only used the crystal core, but also used the white cat's blessing buff to control the situation in time.

"It's okay. Let him lie down for a while. Maybe he will become an awakened one when he wakes up tomorrow."

The medical staff breathed a sigh of relief. Qiao Lan was a senior in awakening and everyone trusted him.

Someone went downstairs, borrowed bedding from a room, and put the sleeping mutant doctor next to it.

Over at the fish pot, Geng Duofu opened the lid and said, "It's ready to eat."

Everyone gathered around the pot, staring at the steam rising from it. Soon, the steam dissipated like mist after rain, revealing a large, tender and plump carp at the bottom of the bowl.

Even Qiao Lan, who had never lacked delicious food, and Ouyang Mo, who had the strongest will, couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

Just moments ago, he'd envied his colleagues who were about to awaken, but now he could only lament his lack of luck. Awakening is precious, but delicious food is even more valuable. Given the choice between awakening and slumbering, or munching on fish and meat, even Ouyang Mo couldn't guarantee he'd choose meat.

This period of time has really been ruined!

Geng Duofu stepped forward and promptly distributed a pair of chopsticks to everyone.

She said: "In order to maintain its freshness, no salt was added during steaming, so it should be eaten with dipping sauce. I have prepared various dipping sauces here, including ginger juice, soy sauce, chili pepper, minced garlic, oyster sauce...you can choose according to your taste."

The crowd cheered again.

Holding back their saliva, they insisted on letting Qiao Lan take the first bite. After Qiao Lan picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce and put it into his mouth, everyone couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks at the same time. In the blink of an eye, each of them took two or three bites and ate the big fat fish until only the head and tail skeleton were left.

The slow ones only managed to grab a chopstick and secretly regretted it. The quick ones grabbed several bites, chewing them in their mouths, reluctant to swallow, and smacking their lips.

Everyone looked at the bottom of the bowl with a lingering feeling.

Qiao Lan smiled: "There's still one left. It will be ready in a moment. Let's go eat something else first."

Led everyone to the dining table.

With everyone taking the lead in grabbing the fish, no one felt embarrassed anymore, and they started eating and drinking happily after the fish was served.

Qiao Lan originally wanted to do favors and build relationships with the medical staff by using delicious food to persuade them to do a good job for her in the future. Now, she couldn't help but be infected by the atmosphere and tasted the warmth and fun of a long-lost gathering with a group of friends.

After her rebirth, she went to the Tsui Wah Hotel for dinner with many people. She was so nervous about the impending apocalypse that she didn't enjoy much. This time, it was the first time in more than four years in her two lives that she had dinner with so many acquaintances.

The long-lost feeling of returning to normal society came over me.

Qiao Lan couldn't help but feel a little bit of true emotion.

There wasn't enough food because we were afraid everyone would get upset from overeating after being hungry for too long.

There is no alcohol, because the medical staff still have to go to work tomorrow;

The environment is not beautiful. Looking down from the rooftop, the city is in ruins in the distance.

The background program wasn't good, and the big screen in the square was a bit far away...

In short, there are flaws everywhere.

But why does this feeling feel so good?

"I really miss the old days when I would go to a restaurant with a bunch of friends and eat and drink and sing karaoke."

Beside him, Xiao Li sighed quietly.

She had the same thoughts as Qiao Lan.

Qiao Lan nodded. Who wouldn’t miss it?

Not long after, Geng Duofu made another big fish into Sichuan-style spicy grilled fish and served it, which was quickly eaten up again.

Then there was the soup made from fish bones with two pieces of mutton added in. The fish and mutton were fresh and the soup tasted incredibly delicious.

Everyone took their bowls and sipped the fish soup in small sips, cherishing and enjoying it.

Some people started crying while drinking.

Everyone knows why she's crying.

"Hey, hey, hey, Captain Ye just said at the party that the memorial service is over, and everyone should try not to miss the past in the future." Someone reminded.

The person who was crying quickly wiped away his tears.

Qiao Lan stood up and drank the fish soup as wine: "I'll toast to everyone! To borrow a phrase from Doctor Ouyang, we should all do what we should do and move forward. 'If there were more people like us working hard, the ruined world would be restored to good shape faster.'"

"I believe that we will have more opportunities to get together for meals and drinks in the future, and our lives will definitely get better and better than they are now. Even if we can't go back to the way we were before, we must try to make our lives better! Cheers!"

Everyone stood up: "Cheers!"

"I...I want to drink too..."

Suddenly, a weak request was heard from the other side.

"Hey! He's awake!"

Everyone was surprised to find that the awakened doctor, who was expected to wake up at least tomorrow, woke up early at this moment, more than an hour into the dinner.

"Are you ready? What superpowers do you have?" Qiao Lan stepped forward and taught him how to feel the energy in his body, curiously inquiring about his superpowers.

"I seem to..."

The young male doctor closed his eyes and felt it according to Qiao Lan's method, then suddenly raised his hand.

call!

A flame shot out from his armpit and burned a hole in his clothes.

The flames moved along his arm to his fingertips, then spread forward for more than half a meter before dissipating.

"Fire element!" Qiao Lan cheered.

Elemental Awakeners are very suitable for combat and have good attack power.

The base lost a fire-type Da Qi, and soon this fire-type was added. It seemed that there was some kind of fate between them.

There was just something not quite right.

Da Qi's flames came out from his palms. In fact, many elemental awakeners attack from their palms, such as Ye Qi.

But what's going on with this guy, with fire spitting out of his armpits?

Do I have to wear sleeveless vests from now on? Otherwise, my clothes will be damaged.

Qiao Lan taught him to try to change the energy flow in his body to see if he could move it to his palms. However, after teaching him for more than half an hour, to everyone's disappointment and amusement, the doctor could only spit fire from his armpits.

But he was excited.

"That's not bad, not bad! I'm the first person in our Renhe Hospital to awaken!"

The doctor named Zhao Hui felt full of energy and begged Qiao Lan to take him to try his supernatural powers immediately.

Qiao Lan looked up at the blood moon in the sky.

It's already late at night.

At this time, many mutant beasts that are active at night are active.

"Okay, let's go out and have some fun." She agreed.

Leading the newly awakened one, she left the base.

"Miss Qiao, where are we going?" Zhao Hui was very excited.

Before leaving, Qiao Lan had a conversation with Da Zhuang. The white cat was lazy and didn't want to go out with her, so it meowed twice based on its intuition, telling her to go west.

"Let's go west."

Qiao Lan believed in Dazhuang's judgment.

This cat has a special intuition about lucky opportunities. I wonder what good things it will encounter on this trip?