NOVEL WEB Chapter 429: How Is That Possible
Upon arriving here, Xiaoxiao became more cautious, after all, those residing inside were decisive military personnel, whose keenness was unmatched by ordinary civilians.
With her path-finding artifact, she quickly traversed the outer forest and finally stopped behind a large locust tree that one person could not wrap their arms around.
Unlike the bare trees outside, the trees here have leaves that, although yellow, still retain a tinge of green, at least remaining firmly attached to the branches.
After glancing around, Xiaoxiao focused her gaze on a line of soldiers appearing ahead. Whether in terms of appearance, attire, or the language they spoke, these characteristics all indicated they were people from the Ancient Yan Country. Having confirmed this, Xiaoxiao no longer hesitated and quietly slipped away, predicting their route to reach the path they would definitely patrol. Then she began placing supplies—water, food, salt, and even sugar and herbs, all generously left in large amounts.
Unlike with government officials, Xiaoxiao was very willing to give to the soldiers protecting the country. Without their bloody and sweaty sacrifices, without their fights on the front lines, the lives of these ordinary people in the rear would be much harder.
Moreover, these troops were not soldiers of Lingyun State, but soldiers from the cities of Wing City and Transport City, who had struggled to survive fierce battles with the enemy.
Piles upon piles of supplies magically appeared in the forest, quickly covering a large area.
Xiaoxiao took out mostly sweet potatoes and potatoes, as well as dried vegetables. These last longer compared to food grains. Of course, she also provided plenty of grains—rough rice, coarse flour, and some millet combined amounted to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
It was only because her fields in the space produced continuously every season, in addition to her previous large-scale storage, that she could take out so much food at once without feeling distressed.
Thinking it over, she also brought out almost all the wild boars she had previously hunted, leaving only one for herself. The rest should be enough for the soldiers in the mountains to have a meal.
Despite the fact that these mountains stretch one after another, Xiaoxiao hadn't discovered many small animals along the way; either they had already been eaten or these clever creatures had hidden early in places people couldn't find them.
None of this could escape Xiaoxiao's spiritual power. As soon as she entered, everything in the mountain basin was sensed by her, which was why she took out so many herbs, especially for treating external wounds, with the largest amount for inflammation.
Thinking it over, she finally put down over a hundred bolts of coarse hemp cloth. The soldiers' uniforms were also heavily worn, and though the hemp cloth wasn't much, it could still be useful, at least for mending. Thinking about mending, she also left some needles and thread. Then, sure that the soldiers ahead were about to arrive, Xiaoxiao directly entered the space.
After running for so many days, it would be false to say she wasn't tired, especially considering the significant consumption of her spiritual power.
Once inside the space, she took a shower, greeted her father, and returned to her bedroom, falling asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.
As for what happened outside, it no longer concerned her. At this moment, she was sleeping deeply, oblivious to everything.
When a group of patrolling soldiers, following their predetermined route, arrived at the place where Xiaoxiao had piled the supplies, they were so shocked by the scene in front of them that their mouths gaped open and wouldn't close for a long time.
Especially upon seeing a dozen or so wild boars of varying sizes on the ground, their eyes shone with a burning red light; they had almost reacted instinctively, their legs carrying them to the boars' side, with their hands already touching the boars, oblivious to the dirt on the animals. Their eyes were filled only with piles of meat.
"Squad Leader..." Next, everyone looked toward one person.
"You, you" quickly run back to notify the General and report the situation here as it is to the General.
"Yes," the two individuals noted nodded reluctantly as they glanced at the wild boars on the ground, then quickly ran away from the scene. Whether it was the sight of so many wild boars that spurred them, they felt neither thirsty nor hot anymore and rushed with all their might towards their stationed cave.
Meanwhile, the remaining few, led by the squad leader, were bewildered by the scene before their eyes, finding it hard to believe, feeling both shocked and ecstatic.
But after all, they were trained soldiers. After the initial shock, they quickly regained their composure, with years of caution bringing them back to their senses to conduct a thorough check.
They circled around everything but did not find any useful information.
It was absolutely impossible that the government had sent these supplies. These days, the government had only sent water, and apart from a little rationing at the start, they hadn't sent any more food for a long time. It was only because their General had foresight, ordering soldiers to pick wild vegetables, hunt, dry them, make dried meat, and seek out all edible things to store, that they endured until now.
With so many supplies, who would bring them, and unnoticed by them no less?
Under normal circumstances, the movement of such a large amount of supplies should create a lot of noise, which they couldn't possibly miss. But in reality, they hadn't noticed at all.
"Squad Leader, look..." the squadron leader Er Pan called out excitedly, quickly stepping over, and then he too broke into a delighted smile.
The forest was dim, yet it didn't hinder their sight of the bags full of herbs, precisely the things they urgently needed. How could they not be excited?
On the other side, the two anxious to report to the mountains ran quickly, soon arriving at their main camp.
"General Sun..." in their excitement, they even forgot military protocol and shouted out without prior report.
"What's happening?" Sun Tan, sitting at the cave entrance, glanced over and said to the adjutant beside him.
"What's going on, why the disorderly shouting?" With hurried steps, Bai Ting glared at the two flustered soldiers ahead with a frown, his stern voice almost causing them to collapse, making their hearts shudder.
"Greetings, Vice General Bai... we are wrong... it's because there is something to report..." With that, the soldier's body bent down, showing obvious unease on his face.
"Alright then, stand up straight and report back," Bai Ting frowned, "What happened that made you forget military protocol..."
"Forgive us, Vice General... During a patrol, we discovered a large batch of supplies at the main road, including meat, water, and food." Despite only a brief glance, they clearly saw the food, water, and meat, and their tone couldn't help but carry a trace of excitement.
The other soldier nodded vigorously, excitedly looking at Vice General Bai, no longer as afraid now confronting his cold expression.
"What? Supplies, meat, and food on the main road?" Bai Ting, who typically had no expression, turned pale upon hearing this.
He scrutinized the two soldiers ahead, their earnest expressions deepening the concern in his eyes.
They wouldn't dare speak falsely about such matters, which meant... they were telling the truth.
Both soldiers nodded in unison.
"What supplies?" General Sun also walked over, evidently hearing their conversation.
"Greetings, General," the two soldiers quickly saluted.
Sun Tan waved his hand, signaling them to stand up straight, and he also looked at them seriously, then continued to ask, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"General, it's like this..."
"You're saying... someone transported a large batch of supplies up the mountain?"