A soldier holding a tennis ball stood up, ran onto the stage, randomly picked a bottle of beer, and opened it, sniffing it.
"It's real alcohol!" the soldier said into the microphone.
"This bottle is yours, take it down and drink it," Jiang Ye nodded.
The soldier took the alcohol off the stage and returned to his original position.
On stage, Hua Qing had also finished eating.
She clapped her small hands, picked up a bottle opener, and with a pop, opened a bottle of wine. A blush of excitement spread across her small face, like a little girl opening a candy box.
Hua Qing gripped the bottle with her small hands, raised it, and tilted her head to drink directly from it, gulping down the first bottle quickly!
Someone in the audience started to heckle and applaud, and soon the entire venue erupted in thunderous applause.
Hua Qing placed the empty bottle on the table beside her, stood up, and quickly walked back and forth along the white line. She sat down, opened a second bottle with a pop, and again tilted her head to drink directly from it!
After finishing, she walked the white line, then opened a third bottle!
Sweat began to seep from her forehead, and her neck glistened with a layer of moisture.
Jiang Ye stood by watching, smelling the strong aroma of alcohol. It felt like the smell of diesel sprayed from a diesel engine, or the smoke from a coal-fired locomotive. Hua Qing was like a highly efficient alcohol-burning machine, her sweat the wastewater left after the alcohol was burned.
Hua Qing's drinking speed was astonishing. Apart from the occasional hiccup, she drank almost non-stop, quickly finishing the first case of beer. Twelve empty bottles were neatly arranged on the table beside her.
The soldiers on the training ground were visibly shaken, and a buzz of murmurs spread through the crowd.
"She's really amazing!"
"Drinking a whole case of beer so quickly, is she trying to kill herself?"
"I'm impressed. I can only handle half a case, and after that, I can barely walk in a straight line."
"Damn, no wonder they call her a female wine goddess. Even plain water wouldn't be drunk like this! I'd throw up if I drank a case of juice!"
A guard brought a fruit platter to the stage. The platter contained grapes, tomatoes, watermelon, bananas, olives, and other fruits known for their hangover-curing properties.
However, Hua Qing waved her hand to refuse.
She picked up the microphone and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but to test my alcohol tolerance, I will not eat anything with hangover-curing effects!"
"Please continue serving the alcohol! Bring out all kinds of wine. Drinking just one type is a bit monotonous, I want to mix them," Hua Qing added.
Thunderous applause erupted from the audience once again!
Mixing drinks was definitely a move that required both skill and courage.
Mixing different types of alcohol makes one drunk more easily and causes greater damage to the liver and stomach.
Because different wines have different component concentrations, they require different amounts of alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. The liver constantly needs to adjust. Switching drinks is like putting on a down jacket for the liver one moment and then suddenly changing to a short-sleeved shirt, which makes the liver very tired.
Two cases of beer were brought onto the stage for the performance. Many soldiers thought Hua Qing would only drink beer today, but it turned out other types of alcohol were also prepared!
Jiang Ye waved his hand, and the guards began to continuously move alcohol onto the stage.
Soon, several large tables were filled with various alcoholic beverages. Bottles of different colors and brands, hundreds of them, were crowded together like a liquor exhibition. There were also cans of varying heights, ceramic bottles, and even small metal flasks.
A beautiful woman with long red hair came onto the stage and took the microphone.
"Hello everyone, I am Shi Yimei, the honorary president of the Jiang Ye Star Wine Culture Association. I will briefly introduce the wines used today!"
"Gin, we have prepared 12 types today. Currently, there are a total of 27 different types of gin on the Jiang Ye Star market."
"Whiskey, Brandy, Vodka, we have prepared 6 types of each. The Jiang Ye Star market currently has 11 types of whiskey, 18 types of brandy, and 4 types of vodka." Shi Yimei picked up a small white bottle. "Please look at this bottle of vodka. It is the third highest in alcohol content on the entire stage, 50%! It is produced by the famous Oil Worker Winery in Oil City and is very popular."
Hua Qing extended her small hand. "Give it to me, give it to me, let me have a taste to whet my appetite!"
Shi Yimei handed the bottle of vodka to Hua Qing. Hua Qing opened the cap. This time, she didn't tilt her head to drink, but she still held the bottle and drank directly, finishing it in four large gulps!
Her small face immediately turned two shades redder, sweat poured down like an opened floodgate, and she immediately stood up and walked a straight line. The camera zoomed in for a close-up. Every step was precisely on the line, without any swaying, her gait very steady.
The applause on the field was louder than any previous time. Some female soldiers cheered. Drinking beer, many people thought, "I could do that too." But fifty-proof spirits were a true feat. Many people who couldn't drink would choke and cough for a long time just from a small sip.
Shi Yimei smiled and continued with the microphone, "Rum, Tequila, Sake, we have prepared 4 types, 9 types, and 11 types respectively. The Jiang Ye Star market currently has 12 types of rum, 38 types of tequila, and 44 types of sake. We have selected the most representative ones for today's performance."
Hua Qing took two small bottles of sake, opened them, and drank.
After drinking the fifty-proof spirits, drinking ten-proof sake felt like rinsing her mouth, with no pressure at all.
"Fruit wines, we have prepared 88 types, covering almost all fruit varieties suitable for winemaking," Shi Yimei continued. "Of course, wines are categorized separately. This time we have prepared 46 types of wine. Which type does Hua Qing like to drink the most?"
"Sweet white wine, to change the taste," Hua Qing said.
"There are ten types of white wine, which one should I drink?"
"Drink them all at once!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Hua Qing opened ten bottles of white wine in one go.
Tang Hanliu threw another tennis ball, called a soldier onto the stage, and poured a few small cups to verify that it was real wine, not grape juice.
After the verification, Hua Qing once again boldly tilted her head and drank heavily!
She took a break after drinking every two bottles, walking a straight line.
In less than twenty minutes, she had finished all ten bottles of white wine!
Her sweat was already at an unbelievable level. The cameras gave her close-ups from top to bottom.
Her hair was completely soaked with sweat, and the tips of her hair dripped like freshly washed clothes. Her clothes were already drenched with sweat, and water droplets continuously dripped down her collar. Everyone finally understood why she had come barefoot in slippers; sweat had already accumulated at her feet, forming a large puddle as if it had been poured from a basin.
Hua Qing looked like a water monster, as if she had just swum ashore, or as if she had come through the rain. Under the intense sunlight, she shimmered, like some kind of moist gemstone, exuding a sacred aura like a holy angel.
The table was already full of empty bottles, but she showed no signs of intoxication. Instead, her eyes became brighter, as if sparks were igniting within them. Her fair little face flushed, shifting between a light peach and a deeper cherry red, like flickering flames.
Jiang Ye suddenly believed that she was truly a wine goddess descended to earth. Only when she was drinking did her soul joyfully awaken, emitting a divine radiance. Without alcohol, the soul within her body remained dormant.
Hua Qing requested a halftime break, went to the restroom, and changed into dry clothes. Ten minutes later, she returned to the stage.
The main event was coming: Baijiu!