Chapter 274: Chapter 94 First Lesson
Everyone was very curious about what Ke Lian looked like when drunk. At this moment, Du Xixi widened her eyes, feeling a bit at a loss—the completely intoxicated, deeply asleep Ke Lian on the floor.
Du Xixi: Just asking how to lift a puddle of drunken sludge!
Du Xixi really hadn’t expected Ke Lian to get wasted, let alone pass out so thoroughly. Seeing how solidly he hit the floor earlier, it’s likely he didn’t even feel any pain.
With no other options, Du Xixi couldn’t lift Ke Lian off the floor by herself, and Ke Xing was probably napping in the nursery with the two grandkids. The only help available was the robot 2569, who was tidying up the living room.
With a meaningful smile, Du Xixi opened the kitchen door. The aroma of alcohol drifted towards the unresponsive 2569, as Du Xixi softly called out, "2569, it’s your time to shine!"
Du Xixi rarely spoke to 2569 this way. Upon hearing it, 2569 assumed its mistress needed it to either climb a mountain of blades or wade through a sea of fire, so it searched its database to see if CD-0329 Star had any mention of such tasks, then entered the kitchen with a "heroic sacrifice" expression.
And then...
2569, being a robot, became a bit unresponsive. Moving stiffly, it bent over, awkwardly extended a hand, and then, also awkwardly, lifted Ke Lian off the floor. Finally, 2569 placed Ke Lian on the sofa, still in its clumsy state.
Du Xixi watched as 2569 awkwardly transferred their master, seeing Ke Lian slouch awkwardly on the couch with two flushed patches on his face. She mischievously raised an eyebrow and activated the Light Computer.
Such a beautiful moment undoubtedly needed to be recorded with the camera mode on the Light Computer! Thus, unbeknownst to him, Ke Lian was photographed in several "sensationally embarrassing" poses by Du Xixi!
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"Xixi, I really can’t drink this much!" Ke Lian looked painfully at the large bowl of rice wine in front of him. Although he admitted it tasted quite good and suited his palate, he just couldn’t avoid getting drunk as soon as he drank it!
Ke Lian had previously just downed a mere sea bowlful of rice wine, which completely inebriated him for the entire night. By the time he woke up, his stomach burned so intensely he could barely stand upright.
He remembered that his first breakfast after sobering up consisted of five bowls of rice! Then... his burning stomach ached from being overly full!
Now, Du Xixi pushed another bowl, no less full than the previous one, of rice wine towards Ke Lian, forcing him to drink it all. Seeing Ke Lian’s face full of resistance, Du Xixi helplessly shrugged and looked at Ke Xing, saying, "This is Dad’s idea, nothing to do with me."
Ke Xing, holding two children, sat by the side watching the fun. Seeing Ke Lian look over due to Du Xixi’s words, his smile stiffened, yet he still honestly told Ke Lian, "Ah Lan, you’re a soldier, you can’t afford weaknesses!"
The soldiers of the Blue Star Empire are warriors sworn to protect the Empire and annihilate the Insect Clan. They can fight and be wounded on the battlefield, or sacrifice themselves heroically for the Empire, but they absolutely cannot die because an enemy exploits a weakness.
This is a major taboo and a regret! No soldier loyal to the Empire would ever want to fail to make the ultimate sacrifice because their weakness was exposed to the enemy.
Ke Lian’s tendency to get drunk, such a weakness, had already been exposed on the Star Network. Although it might not appear significant in the short term, there’s no guarantee that someone with ulterior motives won’t remember it and use it for a deadly blow against Ke Lian in the future.
So, for Ke Lian’s safety and dignity, he needed to eliminate this weakness while he was still safe! Drinking rice wine daily was the quickest method.
Ke Lian initially thought his father might just want to see him make a fool of himself, but after hearing this, all his thoughts dissolved away. He even gloomily picked up the rice wine to drink it down.
Du Xixi and Ke Xing both laughed, exchanged glances, and called for 2569 to carry the already tipsy Ke Lian upstairs.
"Ke Lian doesn’t have to drink every day, does he?" Du Xixi had been so encouraging when she served Ke Lian wine earlier, but now that 2569 was taking Ke Lian upstairs, she belatedly felt sorry for him.
Alcohol tolerance is innate—some can drink endlessly without getting drunk, while others collapse after just a touch. Du Xixi was fortunate to be among the former, her Purification Talent automatically dissolved impurities in the alcohol as it entered her body, so she never got drunk. Unfortunately, Ke Lian belonged to the latter group.