Chapter 162: Before the Evening Party

In the afternoon, the first to arrive at the Reception House were Yixian and her group, because they had to prepare the evening's New Year's dinner, so they came over early to tidy up.

However, when Qin Ge asked if they needed help, Ninghai firmly refused.

"Your work as the evening party's overall commander isn't these things; we can handle this, so go do your own work."

That was what Ninghai said to Qin Ge, and she promptly kicked him out of the kitchen. Qin Ge had no choice but to give a wry smile, letting Belfast, Hai Lun Na, and Luodenni go in to help.

Since the preparations for the evening party were already done, Qin Ge now had nothing to do, and suddenly remembering that Ling Bo hadn't come out, he decided to go check her room.

He went up to the second floor, arrived at Ling Bo's door, and gently knocked; a voice from inside said, "Please come in!"

Qin Ge entered the room, finding the bed curtains not drawn, the lights off, only a faint glow from the television shining on Ling Bo's face. She was lying prone on the tatami on the floor, watching the flickering light of the TV screen.

"Commander?" Ling Bo looked up and saw Qin Ge enter the door.

"Hmm." Qin Ge nodded, "Still playing?"

"Yeah... there's nothing else to do." Ling Bo pointed to the controller beside her and said to Qin Ge, "Commander... want to play together?"

Qin Ge couldn't help but laugh, then sat beside Ling Bo, "What game?"

"It's an adventure game, originally meant for two-player cooperation to clear, but I found one person can play too, so I kept playing." Ling Bo said to Qin Ge, "But this kind of game really needs two people, so, Commander, want to play together?"

"Sure, anyway I have nothing else to do now, let me keep you company for a while." Qin Ge nodded, took the controller Ling Bo handed over, and quickly joined the adventure.

Perhaps both had gotten into the groove; after clearing the game, Qin Ge checked the time and realized it was already getting late.

"Ah, it's already this late." Qin Ge exclaimed, telling Ling Bo beside him, "Hurry up and get up; we need to go downstairs to attend the New Year's Eve party."

"I don't want to go..." Ling Bo said to Qin Ge.

"You can't not go." Qin Ge smiled, "This is an activity everyone participates in together; you can't miss it."

Ling Bo thought for a moment, "After the New Year's Eve party, can the commander play games with me?"

"Sure, I'm planning to let everyone rest for a few days these days, so we can play anytime." Qin Ge patted Ling Bo's head, smiling as he said to her.

"Hmm." Ling Bo nodded.

Seeing Ling Bo agree, Qin Ge smiled, said goodbye, and left the room. As he was the overall commander of the evening party, he needed to arrive early.

Just as he went downstairs, he saw Mikasa and A Furore walking in from the entrance.

"Qin Ge, happy New Year's Eve." The two said with smiles.

"Senior Mikasa, Senior A Furore, happy New Year's Eve." Qin Ge said with a smile, "Are the others coming soon?"

"Yeah, soon." A Furore nodded, "When I arrived, I called the female general; she let me come first, as she needs to change clothes first."

"Change clothes?" Qin Ge said, somewhat puzzled.

After all, the New Year's banquet isn't something like a cocktail party that requires formal attire; the New Year's Eve party emphasizes family reunion, so there are no special dress requirements.

However, some people will wear red Tang suits or the like, hoping for a prosperous and auspicious atmosphere.

"Yes." A Furore nodded, "I told her not to worry too much about attire, but you know, the Royal faction places great importance on these etiquette matters."

"That's right; Guanghui and Luodenni also asked me earlier what to wear for the party." Speaking of this, Qin Ge couldn't help but chuckle.

While they were chatting and laughing, Wonderful High and Anshan also walked in together through the Reception House's main gate.

"Heh, you're all here; I thought we were the earliest." Wonderful High said with a laugh.

"Not exactly the earliest, but still early." Qin Ge said with a laugh, "Wonderful High, Anshan, Fushun, Long Spring, Taiyuan, happy New Year's Eve."

"Commander Qin Ge, happy New Year's Eve." Anshan said with a smile to Qin Ge, "What about Senior Yixian and the others?"

"They're busy in the kitchen; looking at the time, they're almost done." Qin Ge said to Anshan, "I also had Belfast and Hai Lun Na go over to help."

"We actually wanted to come help too, but sorting things took a lot of time." Anshan said somewhat regretfully, avoiding Qin Ge's gaze.

"Sorting things?" A Furore chuckled, "Anshan, what you're talking about can't be fireworks, right?"

"Senior A Furore is still impressive; you guessed right on the first try." Fushun said with a giggle to A Furore.

"Is this Fushun's masterpiece?" Mikasa also perked up, saying to Fushun.

Anshan shook his head, "No, Fushun is too reckless; I wouldn't trust her with this. Those fireworks were sent over from the neighboring research district."

"If I may say, the rocket fireworks I made are definitely prettier than the ones they gave." Fushun said to Anshan.

"Come on, as long as you don't cause trouble, that's fine." Wonderful High said helplessly.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and at that moment, a voice came from the Reception House's entrance again: "Hey, you're all here."

Turning their heads, they saw Malilan, Assailant, Lanli, and a few White Eagle shipgirls.

"Happy New Year's Eve." Qin Ge said to them.

"Happy New Year's Eve, Commander Qin Ge." Assailant and Lanli greeted with smiles.

At that moment, Malilan came up to Qin Ge's side, patted his shoulder, and said, "I say, who came up with the idea for that performance?"

"What's wrong?" Qin Ge looked at Malilan, who seemed bitter and resentful.

Malilan spread his hands, "No way, besides fighting, I can't do anything."

Everyone burst out laughing; Malilan's personality is the straightforward type, usually having no hobbies, or rather, his biggest hobby is fighting or combat.

"I can give you an idea, want to hear it?" Qin Ge said with a smile to Malilan.

"What?" Malilan asked.

"Boxing." Qin Ge said, "In Donghuang, martial arts is a long-standing sport, and traditional Peking Opera also includes martial arts acrobatics, so since you really have nothing else to perform, just go on stage and do a round of boxing; I think many people would want to watch."

"Oh, why didn't I think of that?" Malilan suddenly realized, his eyes lighting up as he said to Qin Ge, "Then it's boxing; let me register for it at your place, Mount Biyu."

"No problem." Qin Ge smiled.