Shen Qian poked her head out and called out, "Come in and take all the dishes out for a bit."
Everyone got up and went to the kitchen. Ye Shang and Qing Li each carried two plates of food, while Chen Zui carried one plate.
Even the little whale could steadily balance a plate of food on its head, leaping onto the dining table and placing the plate down without spilling a single drop of food.
Ye Shang didn't say anything when he saw it serving the dishes in a clownish manner.
The New Year's Eve dinner was supposed to be eaten in the evening, but it's not evening yet; it's around 3 p.m.
At the dinner table, Shen Qian held up a glass of beverage in front of her and handed it over with a smile, "Thank you all for your care and companionship over the past year, allowing me to live the same life as before in this apocalypse. Cheers!"
Not only are they letting her live here for free, but they've also given her the key to the small storeroom. I heard that if you want a place to live in the base, you have to pay different rents every month. Now they even require unemployed people to work at least 60 hours a month, and the remaining time is the time you can work and earn supplies.
Although there are still some basic supplies available, it's far too little; it's more worthwhile to find a job yourself.
With agriculture and factories already in place, many workers are able to live quite well on their meager incomes.
But that only meant they wouldn't go hungry, and they still had to do mandatory work on their days off.
These are generally related to construction or other areas that are conducive to the development of the base.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Shang said, "I wish you all the best for the future."
Concise and clear—that's her usual way of putting it.
Qingli smiled and said, "Then I wish all bases can return to normal life as soon as possible."
In fact, this is the hope of all humankind.
Chen Zui smiled and said, "I hope my sister and brother-in-law, as well as Sister Shen Qian and Xiao Jing, will have a smooth year ahead."
Just as everyone was about to toast and drink, Little Whale immediately jumped out with his cup and hurriedly said, "Me too, me too."
Only then did everyone look at it.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on it, it wasn't intimidated and puffed out its little chest: "My wish is to find my mother and my people as soon as possible."
Having lived in the modern world for so long, it knows some modern terms.
Ye Shang looked at the little whale demon and said, "Yes."
Then everyone clinked glasses, drank their beverages, and ate their food.
The snow outside continued to fall steadily and silently, the outside world was a white expanse of ice and snow, while inside, life went on as usual.
Perhaps this is the peace that humanity seeks.
Ye Shang wasn't just saying it would happen; in her judgment, it should be soon, at least within twenty years, and would end ahead of schedule.
At that time, it wouldn't just be the humans here; the implementation of the Energy Control Technique was also to help modern humans adapt to the days to come as quickly as possible.
At least it can provide a sliver of survival ability in the cracks of this cruel world.
Cultivating immortality is not something everyone can do; at least some people simply cannot cultivate energy no matter what they do.
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Because they ate dinner late in the afternoon, none of them ate dinner. Don't be fooled by the large table of food; remember, these are all people with superpowers, and they all have big appetites.
There is also a whale-sea monster, which is an omnivorous creature that can devour all kinds of food. Not to mention, a whole table of food wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth.
However, Little Whale still said that Shen Qian's cooking skills were excellent, and it was very satisfied with its meal.
So it decided to work for Chen Qian for a year as well...
Ye Shang, Chen Zui, and the others looked at it speechlessly. Did this guy really think it could earn a lot by working?
Ye Shang had no choice but to cruelly expose it: "No, the next three hundred years of your life belong to me. If you want to continue working for someone else, you'll have to wait until three hundred years later."
When Xiao Jing heard this, she was first taken aback, and then after thinking about it, she realized that it made sense. In that case, the years that Chen Zui had previously helped would have to be postponed.
"Alright, then I'll work for you for another year in 306 years."
Shen Qian: "......."
Although she was a descendant of Maoshan, which could indeed prolong her life, it's unlikely she could live for over three hundred years. Living to two hundred years old would be considered a long life.
"Thank you, but no need. If you like, you can help with chores from time to time."
Upon hearing this, Little Whale sighed inwardly. "Sigh, I was already lazy, and now I've been forced to be so diligent."
After they finished packing, they returned to their respective rooms.
The little whale returned to its own large water basin, which was even bigger than its previous bed and filled with water. It lay comfortably inside, ready to sleep.
Ever since Chen bought it this big water basin, it has refused to play in the small water tank outside.
Although a large water basin cannot make it grow completely larger, at least its volume can be slightly larger.
It changes the water inside very frequently, every three days, but it has to bring the water in one trip at a time each time.
If Qingli and Yeshang have time, they can fill it up. If they don't, it will have to use a small basin or bucket to transport it back and forth.
Although it's troublesome, it's a clean-loving whale-sea monster, and it can't let itself smell bad.
The next morning.
Inside the study, Ye Shang and Qing Li sat separately.
Then Qingli took a deep breath, "Ah Shang, once the cultivation technique is released, the world may no longer be a modern civilization."
There are cultivation techniques and advanced technology. It's a rather chaotic world, but it's the best way for humanity to survive.
Ye Shang gave a light "hmm" and asked, "Are all the people in the experiment alright?"
The cultivation method was not directly distributed. Back when the two were discussing it at sea, they had already found people with different physiques, genes, superpowers, and ordinary people.
Humans have thought of everything they can think of, and after gathering them all, they have been cultivating for nearly half a year.
Initially, there may be some discomfort, but it becomes smoother as it progresses. Some children with good talent even reach the Qi Refining stage directly.
The others were generally slower, but at least they showed considerable improvement. Ye Shang often gave them pointers and even modified some of the taboos in their cultivation techniques.
Try to make this cultivation method completely adaptable to all different types of human cultivation, just like the most basic cultivation methods in the Xuan Tian Continent, which guide Qi into the body, so that everyone can cultivate it.
Qingli nodded: "No one is experiencing any discomfort; everyone is gradually adapting to the energy conversion cultivation."
Even he himself has now reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage, and A Shang said that as long as there is an opportunity, he can directly break through and advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.
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