Chapter 53 - 50: Ice Companion Moon Beer
At this moment, Li Tie and Yang Tianlong also came out.
Seeing Li Yu and Zhao Dapao leisurely lying on the lawn, they ran over with smiles.
"You two sure know how to enjoy yourselves!" Yang Tianlong said as he wiped his freshly washed head, walking over.
Li Gang and Li Tieshou each held some food in their hands, laying it on the lawn.
Alright! Both meat and vegetarian options!
Watching Li Hang sneakily running over with beer from the warehouse.
Li Yu didn't feel too good about this!
When Li Hang got closer, Li Yu carefully looked and saw in his arms,
his favorite craft beer:
The Monastery Series, Quadruple Moon Beer, also known as Demon Moon.
This craft beer had always been his favorite,
rich foam, a strong taste but not harsh.
Its main characteristics are malt flavor, yeast flavor, roasted taste, the beer body is deep brown, semi-opaque or opaque,
a thick beer body, accompanied by a variety of fruit and spice aromas, mainly dark fruits and dried nuts.
The spice aromas are even more complex, generally with caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and other sweet flavors,
the alcohol is not weak, and it has a relatively high degree.
"What the hell made you bring it out?" Li Yu's heart ached tremendously.
"It's because everyone is here, hehe, it's not I who wants to drink, everyone wants to drink," Li Hang said cheekily.
Clearly looting the treasury!
Zhao Dapao, seeing Li Yu's pained expression for the first time, looked somewhat amazed.
Today outside, he was as calm as if he wasn't a human.
Now, it seemed like Li Yu's human side was showing.
Then laughing, he said, "Right, good stuff should be shared. Brother Yu, we all want to try it."
Yang Tianlong and others nearby echoed the sentiment.
Li Yu gestured with his hand for Li Hang to put down the Quadruple Moon craft beer.
Initially, when the base was built, they created an underground cold storage, chilling some meat and other perishables, also setting up many huge refrigerators.
How Li Hang found this case of beer,
it was still chilled.
Popped the bottle. Poured into a glass.
Li Yu sniffed it carefully, a faint scent of caramel and malt.
Slowly took a sip, a strong yet smooth beer body, flowing down his throat.
Exhaled, leaving a fragrant aftertaste.
Li Yu picked up a piece of pork head meat, three parts fat, seven parts lean, coated with red oil.
Put it in his mouth, gently chewing.
Took another sip of the craft beer, exhaled the alcohol, and lit a cigarette.
Took a deep breath, letting the smoke swirl in his lungs, slowly exhaling.
The smoke formed a circle, drifting away with the wind~
This, damn it, is how life should be in the apocalypse!
Li Hang mimicked Li Yu's actions, attempting to light a cigarette.
Li Yu slapped him across the face.
"Every day, learn nothing good, only the bad stuff!" Li Yu scolded.
Li Hang looked aggrieved, thinking to say you smoke too.
Thought better of it, fearing a beating.
At that moment, Yang Tianlong also had some bites, drank some beer, then lay down.
Seemingly casually asked, "Yu, what plans do you have for the future?"
Hearing Yang Tianlong's words, Li Tie and others eating nearby also stopped,
Perked up their ears listening, they also wanted to know what Li Yu was thinking.
Li Yu took another drag of his cigarette, smiling, "What thoughts can I have, I've actually never had any grand ambitions."
Seeing Yang Tianlong and others looking at him seriously, he grew solemn.
His expression turned serious: "For me, there's just one goal: to protect my family, to ensure we all live a somewhat comfortable life in this apocalypse."
"This world has always been cruel, there are many monsters, I'm not just talking about zombies, sometimes humans are the monsters too."
"Many times, it's not that I am too cold-hearted, but rather, I want to talk about other things based on protecting ourselves, I don't know if you can understand."
"Always remember this saying:
In battling monsters,
one should be careful not to become a monster themselves."
"When you gaze long into an abyss,
the abyss also gazes back into you."
...
Li Yu said a lot, and Li Tie and the others listened intently.
Suddenly, Yang Tianlong asked, "But sometimes, when you see something distressing, helping might cause trouble, not helping makes you feel guilty. What would you do?"
Li Yu replied, "Then convince yourself."
"What if you can't convince yourself?"
"Convince yourself a few more times."
"And if you still can't?"
"....Just wash up and go to bed."
Yang Tianlong felt a bit confused; this answer was nothing like what he had expected, wondering how that could even work.
Then he asked, "So, do you plan to expand the base?"
Li Yu fell silent for a while.
Finally, he said, "Maybe, but only if the safety of the base can be ensured,
I actually don't trust others much.
You must have seen some ugly sides of human nature during the apocalypse, right?"
Yang Tianlong nodded and let out a sigh of relief.
Then he said, "Anyway, you built the base, I'll just listen to you! Since we were kids, your head has always worked better than mine."
Li Yu laughed and clinked glasses with Yang Tianlong.
Li Tie, Li Gang, and Zhao Dapao also raised their glasses, and Li Hang, joining in the fun, lifted his glass too.
"To protecting our base in the apocalypse, to living a comfortable life! Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
Everyone clinked glasses.
...
The atmosphere grew more lively; everyone just ate, drank,
chatted, seemingly much more relaxed.
A breeze in the evening seemed to take away everyone's fatigue.
Li Yu felt this relaxation.
That's exactly what he was chasing by rushing back.
After all, outside, worrying about safety every moment, even being able to drink on the lawn,
felt uneasy even while sleeping.
Li Yu put his hands behind his head, enjoying the evening breeze and the gentle scent of osmanthus.
...
In the end, it was Li Hang who cleaned up alone, persuaded by Li Yu with a promise, "I'll teach you how to shoot tomorrow!"
Li Yu returned to the third floor of the villa, saw that Xuanxuan wasn't in the room, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xuanxuan is good in all aspects, sensible, strong, brave, but a bit too clingy.
Li Yu took off the dirty clothes he wore today, looked in the mirror, and saw some fresh blood on the back of his neck.
He washed it off with the shower head.
Then filled the bathtub with water,
thought for a moment and went downstairs to fetch the bottle of craft beer left from earlier.
He poured it into a glass, looking at the brown liquid in the glass,
Li Yu stripped and lay directly in the bathtub.
Outside the window, he could vaguely see the bamboo forest, with its green leaves swaying gently in the wind.
Further afield was the tall perimeter wall.
Li Yu's mind felt slightly at ease.
He took out the player, played a piece of instrumental music: The Sound of Silence.
His heart gradually became calmer.
Feeling his body soaked in the water, the muscles which had been tense from today's exertions seemed to relax.
This felt similar to the days before the apocalypse exploded; after a busy day, coming home, taking a bath, lying in bed playing video games or reading novels.
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