Just as Su Mo was pondering, female servers began pouring drinks for all the guests, officially starting the banquet.

Lin Ming walked to the front of the long table, his voice loud as he addressed the crowd, "I am very happy today that we can gather together to celebrate this hard-earned victory. Through this operation, we deeply realized the importance of unity. It can be said that the success of this operation cannot be achieved without the efforts of everyone present, especially Su Mo."

Upon hearing this, the crowd burst into applause.

Many officers excitedly shouted, "That's right, thanks to Commander Su Mo for leading us to survive!"

Wittke also stood up and joined in the fun.

"I rarely admire others. To put it bluntly, even with Xiu Lisi, I only acknowledge that he is stronger than me, but I don't admire him. But Su Mo is indeed awesome, especially when we were attacking the arsenal. He piloted a third-generation mecha like a divine soldier descending from the sky, it was absolutely amazing!"

"That's right, and Su Mo piloting the IV generation biological mecha · Gluttony head-on against that War Arbiter was just so cool..."

.....

"Cough cough, everyone overpraises me."

Su Mo was a little embarrassed.

Lin Ming took the lead in raising his glass, and said to everyone: "There is no overpraise. In my eyes, Su Mo is the hero of this successful mission. Of course, everyone present is also a hero. Let us have a drink together to celebrate this hard-won victory, and also to mourn the sacrificed comrades."

"Cheers!"

Everyone was infected by Lin Ming's words and raised their glasses.

Everyone drank the wine in their glasses.

Su Mo also raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. The extremely spicy sensation rushed straight to his head.

His face couldn't help but tense up. What kind of wine is this? It's so strong!

Kalinisha on the side smiled slightly. She was very considerate, filled a small bowl with extremely delicious seafood soup for Su Mo, and said gently.

"Have some soup."

"Thank you."

Su Mo didn't think much about it and took it, taking a sip.

At this moment, his eyes inadvertently looked towards Qian Chengxue, only to meet her gaze.

*Pu~*

Cough cough....

Su Mo's heart inexplicably panicked, and he choked for a moment, accidentally coughing out some soup.

Kalinisha on the side was slightly stunned, and quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe Su Mo's mouth and part of his collar, while asking with concern.

"Are you okay? Did you get burned?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine, you don't need to help me wipe, I can do it myself."

Su Mo became more and more flustered, feeling as if he had been caught doing something wrong.

"It's okay."

Kalinisha replied with a smile, wiping him very carefully.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Su Mo looked at Qian Chengxue with a guilty conscience.

He saw that Qian Chengxue's expression did not change at all, she just turned her head to the side, then silently picked up a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing Qian Chengxue finish the wine in her glass, Su Mo felt it was inappropriate, because he had never seen Qian Chengxue drink alcohol at all, and this was a bit too much.

At this time, Kalinisha picked up her glass and said to Su Mo, "Su Mo, let's have a drink together."

"Cough cough, we're so familiar, there's no need, right?"

Su Mo replied a little absentmindedly.

"During this operation, I was indebted to you several times, let's have a drink together."

Kalinisha's fair face revealed a hint of blush. The Highland wine wasn't ordinary, even Kalinisha, who had a very good tolerance, was feeling it. But this was the effect she wanted. At this time, Kalinisha was more daring and unrestrained than usual.

"Okay."

Su Mo couldn't refuse, so he could only raise his glass and clink it with Kalinisha's.

As a result, Kalinisha drank the wine in her glass without saying a word.

Su Mo was stunned, and he could only grit his teeth and drink it down. For a moment, he felt as if his stomach was burning, and his whole body was hot.

Kalinisha, who had downed two glasses, now had even rosier cheeks, and she stood up generously.

All eyes were focused on her for a moment.

Kalinisha smiled like a summer flower, and said to Su Mo, "Su Mo, I, Kalinisha, am not a shy person. We people from Country E have always been open and aboveboard, enthusiastic and straightforward in everything we do. What I want to say to you is, I like you!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present exploded, and everyone was in a frenzy.

As for Su Mo, his head felt like it had been hit by a stone, he was completely stunned?

Seeing this scene, Qian Chengxue couldn't help but lower her head, clutching her glass tightly and drinking it all in one gulp. Then she picked up the wine bottle next to her, poured another glass, raised it and drank it silently.

At this time, everyone present was extremely excited, especially Sun Duoxiang, who excitedly took the lead and shouted.

"Get together!"

Immediately, everyone followed suit, shouting non-stop.

"Get together!"

.....

Su Mo suddenly came back to his senses at this moment. He felt like slapping Sun Duoxiang to death, what was he doing, stirring up trouble for no reason.

Faced with everyone's fervent gazes, Su Mo slowly stood up and gestured for everyone to stop talking first.

For a moment, everyone stopped the commotion and listened.

At this time, Su Mo took a deep breath, and then he solemnly explained to Kalinisha; "I'm sorry! Miss Kalinisha, thank you very much for your kindness, but I already have someone I like."

For a moment, the cheering crowd was like being doused with a bucket of cold water, not knowing what to say.

The atmosphere at the scene directly solidified, and everyone didn't know how to end it.

Qian Chengxue, who was drinking, slowly relaxed her tense heart after hearing Su Mo's refusal. She didn't know why, but she felt a inexplicable joy.

At this time, Kalinisha smiled gently and said gracefully, "I understand, I just wanted to try, what if it worked out? But now it seems it failed, but this result is quite interesting, everyone, isn't it!"

She didn't lose her composure after being rejected, but instead smoothed things over with a hint of playfulness.

Everyone present came back to their senses and responded, "Yes, yes, that's right."

Then Kalinisha sat down again, but of course she was still a little disappointed in her heart.

Su Mo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Luckily there wasn't an accident, and he finally got through it for now.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, Wittke raised his glass and shouted, "Everyone drink to your heart's content, be sure to have fun."

"Okay."

Everyone responded.

At this time, although Su Mo had escaped a disaster, he was still restless. He looked at Qian Chengxue from time to time, or peeked at Kalinisha to see if she was angry.

He had never felt so uncomfortable, it was simply killing him. Even when he fought the Mechanical Arbiter, he hadn't felt this uneasy.

"That, Kalinisha....."

Su Mo plucked up the courage to express his apology.