Chapter 2820
Activating Computer Mastery
Chapter 2820 Activating Computer Mastery
Nighttime, in the reception room.
It was the same room as last night, only this time there weren't as many people.
Aside from Yang Xiaotao, Liu Dehui, and Wang Dahai, who insisted on trying the foreign liquor, there were only two local officials from Dengzhou.
The reason for inviting these two people was to avoid suspicion.
Similarly, Dawson sat alone with two attendants standing behind him. As for the pilot, he flew the helicopter back to the ship. Apparently, he was flying differently than before and needed to check the helicopter.
Yang Xiaotao didn't care about this. He had done everything he could, and it was no use even if he discovered something.
They're just refusing to acknowledge it, what can we do?
Besides, who would believe it if I told them I took it apart and put it back together overnight?
No normal person would believe that anyway.
Once everyone was seated, Dawson began to show off.
"This is whiskey, a very, very good whiskey. Yang, you must try it."
Dawson picked up the bottle and poured a drink for Yang Xiaotao. Wang Dahai winked at Yang Xiaotao, a hint of worry flashing across his face.
Yang Xiaotao shook his head almost imperceptibly. Putting aside whether the other party had any malicious intentions, even if there really was something wrong with the wine, what was there to be afraid of with Xiaowei around?
Moreover, Xiaowei did not sense any malice from the other party.
Seeing this, Wang Dahai didn't say much. He sat down with Liu Dehui and the others, opened a bottle of wine, and invited them to drink.
"Not bad wine."
Yang Xiaotao smiled and toasted Dawson, then downed his drink in one gulp.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's generosity, Dawson also drank it down in one gulp.
In his mind, if someone like Yang Xiaotao, who gets drunk after just a few drinks, was this generous, how could he back down?
I'm sure I won't lose.
One knew his own background, and the other "knew" the other's background, so they drank with great enjoyment.
The food on the table hadn't been touched much, but the two of them had already drunk three glasses of wine.
This made Wang Dahai and Liu Dehui laugh nonstop.
Even when facing Yang Xiaotao, they wouldn't dare to eat like that.
Everyone secretly gave this foreigner a thumbs up.
How brave!
After three cups of liquor, Yang Xiaotao didn't feel anything. After all, the alcohol content of the whiskey was considerable, and Yang Xiaotao, who was used to Erguotou, didn't feel anything when drinking this liquor.
Dawson, however, seemed a bit carried away and started talking more than usual.
Of course, this amount of alcohol was far beyond the other person's tolerance; they had tested the other person's limits last night.
"Yang, this is agave, have a taste."
"This is a specialty of Mexico City! You didn't know this liquor is perfect for cocktails..."
Dawson then took out another bottle of liquor that none of them had ever seen before. Yang Xiaotao took it and examined it closely. The label had incomprehensible text, but the illustration was of a green plant, so it was probably some kind of agave.
It doesn't look very good.
Thinking to himself, he poured the drinks for the two of them.
"Cheers, may our business last a long time."
Yang Xiaotao said something polite, which made Dawson very happy.
This afternoon, he returned to the ship and received Kate's telegram.
When he leaves, the United States will announce this news to the world.
Let people at home know about their efforts for peace.
And he will become a pioneer on this path.
More importantly, being the first to try something new often yields greater benefits.
Take this transaction for example, it's absolutely a huge financial success.
Moreover, he can build a good relationship with Yang Xiaotao, laying the groundwork for future development.
This is the vision that successful businessmen must possess.
"Yes, I hope our business lasts a long time."
The two clinked glasses, and Yang Xiaotao took a sip. It was a bit hard to drink. As soon as it entered his mouth, he could feel the strong taste of alcohol. Moreover, the taste was different from that of high-proof liquor. It had a very obvious spicy and bitter taste, and his throat felt a strong burning sensation when he drank it.
This wine is only enjoyed by Westerners who have never seen the world.
At the very least, he doesn't like the taste.
After the two had a drink, Yang Xiaotao picked up a bottle of Moutai from beside him, gestured to it, and said, "I think this tastes better."
Dawson chuckled, glancing at Yang Xiaotao with a puzzled expression. Why was this guy drinking so much today?
Did you eat something before drinking?
It's no wonder he thought that way, because he had seen this kind of medicine in Chinatown back in the United States.
Before he could think further, Yang Xiaotao raised his glass again.
Dawson suppressed his doubts and continued drinking with Yang Xiaotao.
After two glasses of Moutai, Dawson had forgotten about taking his medicine. His head was a little fuzzy, and he stammered, "Yang, what do you think of the movie?"
"I think this will definitely be a very, very profitable industry in the future."
"You know, we have a good..."
When Dawson talked about his film career again, he spoke somewhat incoherently, occasionally throwing in a few words of English. Fortunately, Yang Xiaotao could understand him and keep up with him.
"Yang, I'm preparing to take this film to the Venice Film Festival."
Dawson spoke again, and Yang Xiaotao remained silent.
"Yang, do you know Venice?"
Yang Xiaotao pretended not to know and replied, "Venice? That's not it, what's this 'water city'?"
Dawson laughed heartily, then clinked glasses with Yang Xiaotao.
Yes, that's the one.
The two chatted and drank as they went. Dawson got more and more excited as he talked, and drank more and more until...
patter
Dawson slumped onto the table, muttering something, but it was no longer audible.
The two attendants behind him rushed forward to help him up.
"No, no need."
"I can still drink, I still can."
Dawson, who was already nodding off, tried to sit up, but his body was out of his control, and he eventually left with his attendants.
After everyone left, Yang Xiaotao, Wang Dahai, Liu Dehui, and the others all laughed.
"This Mr. Dawson clearly thinks too highly of himself."
As Wang Dahai spoke with a grin, he took the tequila bottle, poured out some, and tasted it.
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"What kind of wine is this? It tastes awful!"
Curious, Liu Dehui took the glass and tasted it, then smacked his lips twice, picked up his chopsticks, ate a bite of food, and said, "This wine is watered down, isn't it?" Yang Xiaotao laughed from the side, "This is tequila from Mocheng, supposedly made from agave plants."
"What?"
Wang Dahai picked up the wine bottle. "Made from grass?"
Yang Xiaotao shrugged. "I didn't know it was circulating like that."
Liu Dehui chuckled and said, "No wonder it tastes so bad. Our liquor is made from grains, and liquor made from grains meant for human consumption is naturally meant for human consumption."
"Isn't this grass just for feeding animals? No wonder it tastes bad."
After Liu Dehui finished speaking, everyone present laughed, but Wang Dahai, who was standing to the side, held his wine glass with a resentful look on his face and said, "Old Liu, if you say that, should I drink this wine or not?"
Liu Dehui shook his head indifferently, "Do as you please. Anyway, when it comes to drinking, whether you're even human or not is a bit ambiguous."
Upon hearing Liu Dehui say that, Wang Dahai immediately blew a puff of alcohol-smelling air at him, saying, "You're just envious."
Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "This is wine, after all; we can't waste it."
Yang Xiaotao immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, we can't waste this wine."
"Besides, it's okay to be a servant of the people."
Wang Dahai immediately became smug, "Did you hear that? Brother Yang said it himself: be a revolutionary workhorse, that's right."
Without caring whether the wine tasted good or bad, he downed it in one gulp.
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"It tastes awful!"
Everyone laughed again.
After Wang Dahai sat down, Yang Xiaotao looked at the others at the table, picked up a bottle of Moutai, and poured a full glass for each of them.
Wang Dahai, Liu Dehui, and the others sat up straight and watched Yang Xiaotao raise his glass, so they all raised theirs as well.
"Brother Wang, Brother Liu, and two others."
"I'm sorry to have troubled you all these past two days. This cup of mine is full of gratitude."
"It's all in the wine, it's all in the wine."
As Yang Xiaotao spoke, everyone laughed. The Dengzhou Party Secretary even raised Yang Xiaotao's hand to raise his glass higher, and then said sincerely, "Minister Yang, it is our honor that you can come to Dengzhou."
"We also know about this nuclear power plant incident; it was you who ordered it."
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know how we would have survived from last year until now."
The second-in-command beside him also remarked with emotion, "Minister Yang, you really must come and visit often in the future!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Okay, I'll come whenever I have time."
"You absolutely have to come, since you said so."
The three clinked glasses and drank it all.
With Dawson, an outsider, no longer present, the dinner table became much more lively.
The group shared their experiences, especially regarding the development of Terengganu. With the nuclear power plant now in operation, even though only a small portion of the electricity will be generated, it will be a tremendous help to Terengganu.
This presents a significant opportunity for development, especially for the local machinery manufacturing industry.
Moreover, at the dinner table, Wang Dahai and Liu Dehui showed their sincerity by saying that they would shift some of their tasks to Dengzhou in the future, which made the two of them keep drinking.
The meal lasted until midnight, and all the food on the table was eaten up, and many of the wine bottles were also emptied.
Even Wang Dahai was helped back to his residence by the guards at the gate.
Yang Xiaotao was a little dizzy after leaving, but he was able to get back on his own.
Upon arriving at his lodgings, Yang Xiaotao collapsed onto the bed.
At this moment, Xiao Wei flew out, helped Yang Xiaotao take off his thick coat, pulled the blanket aside and covered Yang Xiaotao with it, then flew to Yang Xiaotao's pillow and reached out to soothe his nerves.
"Xiaowei, check on the situation at home."
Yang Xiaotao closed his eyes and gave instructions to Xiao Wei.
"Ok."
Xiao Wei immediately manipulated her clone, and then a scene appeared in Yang Xiaotao's mind.
Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be Ran Qiuye resting at home.
It's cold now, and everyone's wearing a lot of clothes, so Yang Xiaotao can only see their outlines.
But looking at my wife, I still feel warm inside!
After watching it again, Dudu was lying on the pillow, drooling. Since the other children weren't in the room, Yang Xiaotao told Xiaowei to stop.
Then, my consciousness entered the system panel.
Looking at the information on the system panel, Yang Xiaotao relaxed his body and looked calm.
"Ding, congratulations host, you have successfully completed the design of the turboshaft engine. Please name it."
Upon seeing the message again, Yang Xiaotao no longer felt the same excitement as before.
Keep in mind that this is an upgrade from the Chinook engine. The fact that the system congratulated it means that this engine is definitely better than the original.
At the very least, there will be a significant improvement in fuel efficiency.
Then continue to look at the subsequent system information.
"Ding, congratulations host, you have completed the design of the 'HXZ-2 type turboshaft engine'. System evaluation level: Excellent - Lower!"
"Ding, congratulations host, you have gained 5000 credits."
The above is the system notification that Yang Xiaotao received in the data room this afternoon. Looking at it now, he is still quite excited.
HXZ-2 engine!
For Yang Xiaotao, when he was helping Jinling Aeronautical Institute research and design helicopters, the engine he designed was the 'HXZ-1 engine'. Now that there is another engine, he just needs to follow the order.
As for the improved version of the HXZ-1 engine, it can be indicated by the letters in the price list.
The HXZ-2 engine will become a fixed prefix for turboshaft engines.
After reading the prompt, Yang Xiaotao scanned the system panel again.
Now you have gained 5000 credits, bringing your total score to 5860. Unlocking the sub-skill 'Computer Proficiency' requires 5,000 credits.
That's just what I need.
So Yang Xiaotao didn't wait any longer.
"Ding! Does the host need to consume 5000 credits to activate the sub-skill 'Computer Proficiency'?"
"Yes!"
Without hesitation, Yang Xiaotao made his decision, and five thousand credits instantly disappeared from the system panel.
Then the familiar scene repeated itself, only this time, under the influence of alcohol, the dizziness was even more intense, like riding a roller coaster, going up and down, back and forth, up and down, as if on a cloud.
Just as Yang Xiaotao was about to fall asleep, he vaguely heard two system notifications: "Ding, congratulations host, the sub-skill Computer Proficiency has been successfully activated, current level one."
"Ding, congratulations host, you have obtained the special equipment 'Program Correction Manual'."