Chapter 263 Mei's Birthday

"Ahem!"

In the dark living room, Eden groped her way to sit next to Ellie. As soon as she sat down, she felt Mikael's gaze and the inexplicable chill in the air, which made her shiver.

But she just smiled softly, turned to ask Ellie in a low voice:

"Ellie, what are you preparing?"

For some unknown reason, everyone had tacitly not told anyone what dish they were preparing before this.

After all, if you report the name of the dish in advance, it would be a bit embarrassing if it turns out to be out of shape... But if you don't report the name of the dish, you can do whatever you want - meaning that after dishing out a bunch of indescribable things, you can do whatever you want. It takes an unprecedented name.

For example, the recipe Alicia prepared is called:

"Miss Pink Fairy's love! How about Eden, does this name sound good?"

Even though her smile was a bit forced, and even though the muscles in her cheeks were beating, Ai Li faced the reality bravely, and there seemed to be a hint of praise in her tone.

And Eden is as kind as ever...she never hits anyone, not to mention that the name of the dish is indeed very Alicia's style. It would be better to say that everyone can guess that Alicia would give such a name.

"It's a nice name, sounds like a dessert?"

"Pfft!"

Mikael covered his mouth in embarrassment. He had witnessed the whole process of the birth of "Miss Pink Fairy's Love" with his own eyes.

I also witnessed with my own eyes that in order to make this "love" even sweeter, Ai Li squeezed in far three times the normal amount of cream and put on twice the amount of strawberry jam, so that the cake embryo inside was too small to support the entire cake. The cake fell apart even after I made it several times.

"So, Ellie, why don't you put some cream and jam on it?"

"Ah! How is this possible! Alicia's love must be big and beautiful! And it must be sweet!"

"Then...why not use a larger cake embryo?"

"Uh... this... this... well, when I went to the logistics department to order cake embryos, I ordered the wrong size... Fortunately, I had already considered the possibility of failure, so I ordered several more embryos!"

"But, Ellie..."

"What's wrong?"

"The one you just used was the last one."

"Ah - ah - ah! But there is only one here, where is the previous failure?"

"Isn't it in your belly?"

The conversation between the two of them went something like this.

So, even though the gift box that Ellie is holding in her hand is very beautiful, it was constructed by Mikael with his power, but actually what is inside is...

Under Mikael's suggestion, a cute poop-shaped cake was finally made...

In fact, because there was too much cream and strawberry jam, the cake could not even maintain its poop shape at one time. The current appearance is still the result of Mikael's joint efforts using the power of wind and ice.

Therefore, the chill that Eden felt was actually just the effect of these two powers and had no other meaning.

"What about Mikael, can you tell me about the food you cook?"

Mikael's laughter successfully caught Eden's attention, so she turned her attention to him and asked with a half-smile.

"I made a plate of Olivier salad. I originally wanted to make longevity noodles, but after discussing it with Hua, it was better for her as a Chinese to make it. Fortunately, Kevin didn't choose the following this time, otherwise Hua would have to knead it. It’s time to make steamed buns.”

Mikael looks very confident. Although the production of Olivier salad itself is very... simple, the difficulty of the dishes that can be made is not necessarily related to cooking skills. Making simple dishes delicious is part of cooking skills. a manifestation.

Well...actually, you only need to cook all the ingredients for Olivier Salad and then mix in the mayonnaise. Unless the ingredients are not cooked/forgot to add salt/the mayonnaise is squeezed too much, it is generally impossible to taste unpalatable.

What's more, the second half of his sentence severely broke the heart of Su who was sitting opposite him - he was also from China. Because Hua had already made longevity noodles and Su didn't know how to make longevity peaches, in the end he could only get more noodles from the restaurant in the morning. The eggs were dyed red with pigment and were euphemistically called happy eggs.

"Speaking of which, I've been asking about our cooking. What about you, Eden?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to cook. I can only follow my own habits and prepare a cup of bitter melon juice for Mei - it clears away heat, detoxifies, stimulates appetite, and after drinking it, my throat will feel better..."

"Oh my good Eden..."

"What's wrong?"

"Did you add honey to the bitter melon juice?"

"……No."

…………

"Get ready! Mei is coming!"

Kevin secretly thought in his heart, and his thoughts were quickly captured by the mental communication network established by Mikael and transmitted to the minds of everyone in the room.

Across a door, Kevin only heard a sudden sound of tables and chairs moving in the room, and an unknown person coughing continuously.

There was also a tragic exclamation:

"Ahhh! Ah Hua, you stepped on my tail!"

"Hug...sorry..."

But he didn't care about that anymore. There were intermittent kicking sounds in the corridor. It might be a common sound to others, but Kevin could tell almost instantly that it was Mei's footsteps.

Different weights, heights, and different walking styles can also cause different footsteps. Not to mention other things, just the sound of climbing stairs like taking two steps and stopping for a few seconds, Mei is the only one in the entire Fire Chaser——

She often thinks about some secondary priority issues while walking, and because it is easy to miss a step when going up and down the stairs, once she grasps some thoughts, she will take the initiative to stop and think about things before continuing to prevent injuries.

Not long after, Mei's figure appeared at the entrance of the corridor, and Kevin waved to her immediately.

"Huh? Did your training end so early today?"

It was less than four o'clock in the afternoon, and the training of the fusion warriors should not be over yet.

If it were in the past, Mei would naturally not finish her work so early, but today was a special day. Before she could make any adjustments, Prometheus had already changed her schedule and spread a lot of work to be completed in the next half month.

"Uh, Mei, what are you holding?"

"Some polished rice and glutinous rice."

Seeing Kevin's face suddenly turn dark blue, Mei scratched her head embarrassedly and explained with a smile:

"I learned from my last experience that sushi made with pure rice is not delicious. The authentic pearl rice is out of stock because Far East became a no-man's land in the third collapse, and the logistics department will not purchase that kind of thing, so I have to settle for the second best... And, don't worry, I won't put wasabi this time."

She originally thought that the training would end at six o'clock in the evening, and Kevin would naturally not remember her birthday wrong, and most likely he would not go to the cafeteria. She planned to make up for the previous shame and make sushi again. This time, she would definitely not put wasabi. Even if it is not delicious, it should not be so unpalatable... It should be...

But she didn't expect Kevin to come back one step ahead.

Did he ask for leave for training? But the leave record of the fusion warrior must also be uploaded to the system, and she did not receive it.

Either Mikael approved it privately, or Prometheus directly marked it as read during the upload process.

"You guys..."

Mei pushed her glasses with a bitter smile and didn't pursue the matter.

Kevin took the opportunity to take the food from her hand, which made her even more embarrassed.

"How about... let's go downstairs today..."

Mei clenched the hem of her white coat. She spent several days of free time summarizing the wasabi sushi she made last time and came up with a new plan - chopped pepper sushi.

But now, the chopped pepper sushi plan has died in the womb, which makes her a little unwilling.

But she also understands that the fragility of the human species determines that it is impossible for someone to be perfect in all fields, that is to say, there is no real all-rounder.

For example, Mebius and Vivi, one of them specializes in biochemistry, and the other focuses on various machinery, and they have reached the pinnacle in their respective fields. This is something Mei, who has to worry about the troubles caused by the two from time to time, has to admit.

But this kind of "specialization" and "main attack" originally means that the so-called "all-rounder" is just a compliment given by people at the time.

Of course, many people in the Fire Moth Chaser privately said: Mei is the real all-rounder. She is equivalent to the combination of Mobius and Velvet. She is proficient in everything, but not as crazy as the former two. If it weren't for the large amount of management and leadership affairs that took up her energy, her achievements in science would have surpassed Mobius.

But this is only an all-rounder in the field of science.

In the past, her schedule was too tight, and she was working non-stop every minute and every second. Now that she has a little free time, her thoughts flew far away all of a sudden, until Kevin took her hand and brought her to the door of the apartment, her thoughts quietly returned.

So two blushes appeared on her cheeks, but fortunately Kevin was only busy taking out the card to swipe the door, and didn't see her like this.

In addition, because of this slight distraction, she ignored the messy breathing and whispers behind the door.

"Click--"

The metal door slid open to the sides, and the darkness that came in front of her was mixed with a heat. Mei felt something was wrong--she had clearly opened the curtains before leaving in the morning...

But Kevin was strong for once, and he pulled her into the room with a little force on his hands.

Before the door behind her was completely closed, Mei heard a "bang" in her ears, and something reflected a faint light and sprinkled on her head and face. At the same time, from the side and from the darkness in front of her, a voice came--

"Happy--Birthday--"

"Woo---"

The lights were bright, not only dazzling, but also making people dizzy.

The hair was covered with colored paper sprayed from the salute barrel, and of course, Kevin beside her was the same.

The blush left by the light in Mei's sight slowly disappeared, and she turned to look at Kevin, who was scratching his hair and grinning.

On both sides of the door, Padu and Hua each held a bunch of salute tubes... uh, Padu's tail was curled with a bunch.

The overly spacious living room that Mei had never liked was so crowded at this moment-

On the sofa facing her, little Gretsch was held high by Blanca and Hen on the left and right, waving her arms, smiling and shouting "Happy Birthday", and her ferocious posture was very similar to Padu.

Kosmo leaned against the wall next to the sofa, pursing his lips constantly, looking at Gretsch from time to time, as if worried that she would fall accidentally, and sometimes looking at Mei with a blessing look, and sometimes helplessly turning away from her cheeks that were tickled by Desdobia's long hair, while the latter hugged his neck and waved her hands and shouted "Happy Birthday".

In front of the TV, Velvet and Mebius hurriedly shouted "Happy Birthday" in the direction of the door, and then fell into the daily dispute again.

At the big round table behind them, Su stood up from his chair. Even though his eyes were still tightly closed, his smile was not covered up. "Happy birthday," his tone was as calm as water, just like his friendship with Kevin.

Opposite him, Mikael and Ellie both leaned on the back of their chairs, waved their hands in unison, and shouted "Happy Birthday". Then Mikael, wearing a cat-ear hat, glanced at Ellie. He didn't know what he said, but his ears were quickly pulled up and the hat fell to the ground. He could only raise his hands in surrender.

Eden, whose cheeks were already stained with wine red, smiled brightly at the two people playing together, and then she suddenly woke up, stood up, held out her wine glass in the direction of Mei, and said "Happy Birthday" in a voice like the sound of nature.

When she stood up, she accidentally bumped into Himiko, who was raising her head, vowing to drink a glass of wine. Now, she was hit suddenly, and some of the wine spilled down her cheeks, but she still took two or three seconds to finish the glass of wine, then stood up drunkenly and said "Happy Birthday".

After saying this, her feet tilted and she almost fell drunk. Fortunately, Ying supported her in time. But Ying had no hands to spare, so she could only smile apologetically at Mei, her lips opening and closing: "Happy Birthday!"

At the same time, she turned her body inconspicuously and touched Qianjie, who was standing in the corner with his hands folded on his chest, with his scabbard.

"Humph!"

The masked man turned his face away and said something reluctantly. It was too noisy, and Mei didn't hear it clearly, but there was no doubt that it was "Happy Birthday".

And following the direction he was looking, Evelyn pulled Aldemir to sit in the least noticeable corner. Seeing Mei's eyes looking over, she quickly pulled the latter up. Aldemir seemed a little reserved. Although everyone was familiar with each other, except for Himiko and him, everyone here was a fusion warrior, which was a bit awkward.

But this did not affect him and Ewen Jielin holding hands and saying in unison: "Happy birthday!"

Except for Abonya who couldn't leave, everyone was here.

The overwhelming and sudden blessings caught Mei off guard. She was stunned. Although she had a premonition when she saw the house was dark... No, it was when she saw Kevin coming back so early, but this scene really happened in front of her, she didn't know how to face it.

Although she usually gave orders generously, in essence, she was not much different from the quiet and introverted girl when she first met Kevin.

She had seen many bigger scenes, but as far as birthdays were concerned, she was alone at first, and then she and Kevin were alone, and at most received some gifts when she met other people on the same day.

This was the first time she received so many birthday wishes in an instant, like this moment.

In this regard, Mikael, Kevin and her are no different.

Perhaps, most people would be as hesitant as she is when faced with this situation, even Alicia is probably no exception.

So... what should we do at this time?

Mei turned her eyes to Kevin for help without leaving any trace, but this wooden man was just grinning and didn't even give any instructions.

Or maybe he was shocked by the scene he had arranged himself and completely forgot what to do next.

In fact, if it was before the third collapse, such a scene could be called warm, but it was definitely not shocking.

But in such a world, everyone is always running around to "save" something, and many people don't even have time to sit down and have a good afternoon tea, let alone celebrate someone's birthday.

In the past six years, there have only been Mikael once, Ali once, and Kevin once, at two relatively peaceful time points after the fifth collapse and the seventh collapse, and Mei was just one of the celebrants at that time.

The reason why there are only three of them is actually... everyone only knows the birthdays of the three of them.

As for the dance after each collapse, it is more of an indulgence than a celebration...

Mei took two deep breaths and deliberately put on a stern face - "The reason why I haven't issued the ninth collapse holiday until now is that I want to take this opportunity to abolish this system. After all, the Herrscher appears more and more frequently now... You guys are so good, each of you has left your post for such a small matter. What if the Herrscher appears at this time..."

She thought so, but before she said it, the corners of her lips curled up and her eyebrows narrowed.

By the time the words came out, it had become:

"Thank... Thank you everyone..."

For the first time in six years, she shyly lowered her head.