Chapter 24 Explosives are good stuff, he wants them

As soon as he opened his mouth, the others began to whisper among themselves.

"Yes, yes, and the fairy cares so much about the lord."

"Hehe, it would be wonderful if the fairy could become the mother of our Great Xuan Kingdom in the future!"

"..."

As Xiao Qidi listened to these voices, his face remained expressionless, but the back of his ears began to burn.

He lowered his gaze and swept it across the crowd.

The soldiers quickly avoided his imposing gaze, either looking down at the ground or looking up at the sky.

"Miss Ning, please have some self-respect," he reminded her in a very soft voice.

Ning Jinli let go of his hands and looked up at him. "I'm happy, I'm glad. Hugging you won't hurt you." Ning Jinli let go of his hands.

Xiao Qidi: ...

Ning Jinli wrinkled her nose. "You look so grumpy. I'm never hugging you again, hmph!"

Xiao Qidi's taut, strong face trembled slightly, and he gave a helpless look.

Ning Jinli looked around and realized that this was happening in front of many soldiers.

She blushed instantly. "Um... I... I'll go prepare some good food for you guys to celebrate."

After saying that, he fled in panic.

She returned to the factory and contacted several large restaurants, booking enough food for a thousand tables.

Have these restaurants prepare the food and deliver it here.

In addition, after this explosion, she realized something very important.

Considering that the item could be of great help to Xiao Qidi, they made some preparations accordingly.

It was still early, and she had been busy all night without sleep, so she quickly took a shower and caught up on some sleep.

Here in Linxian Village.

Xiao Qidi, without taking a break, rushed to the bombed-out area.

The entire north side of the village is surrounded by mountains, and the one that was blown up was the tallest one.

The collapse of the mountain not only expanded the village area significantly, but also created a more precipitous pile of rocks on the northern outer side.

"Your Majesty! There's water!" The soldiers checked and reported with delight.

"Lots of clean, cool groundwater are gushing out, forming a small lake!"

Xiao Qidi immediately ordered that some people clear the area to be widened, while others dug ditches to facilitate the introduction of water into the village, and that the main canal in the village be widened again!

The soldiers were overjoyed and spread the news far and wide.

Around 11 a.m., Ning Jinli was woken up by a phone call from the hotel.

Truckloads of packed banquet dishes and boxes of drinks arrived.

In addition, there were several truckloads of charcoal.

After collecting these items, she went to the small warehouse and used the walkie-talkie to tell the guards in the cave to quickly notify Xiao Qidi to make room for them so that she could prepare a celebratory meal for the soldiers.

In any case, it is something to celebrate when a powerful enemy suddenly retreats and abandons the attack.

They also need to be rewarded to boost their morale and fighting spirit!

A short while later, Xiao Qidi arrived directly.

He said the groundwater had been successfully extracted and that a military camp had been set up on the north side.

This would not only facilitate the protection of water sources, but also provide soldiers with a better place to live, and allow 60,000 civilians more freedom of movement.

"That's great. I'll send the food over right away. We'll have a victory celebration for the soldiers first, and then we'll improve the food for the people later."

"Miss Ning, I have a favor to ask."

"Okay! Go ahead!"

Xiao Qidi pondered for a moment.

This explosion showed him a power that was beyond his imagination.

He remembered Ning Jinli saying that the thing used was called explosives.

If this item were used in combat, wouldn't it be even more effective than weapons?

He then shared his thoughts.

"You're clever," Ning Jinli chuckled and patted his shoulder. "You thought of that right away. But explosives are controlled items here, so I can't get you any ready-made ones."

Xiao Qidi thought for a moment, then asked, "Could you tell me how to make it?"

"Haha, you're thinking the same thing as me."

Ning Jinli's eyes sparkled. "I've already prepared charcoal for you."

Xiao Qidi was puzzled, "Charcoal can be used to make explosives?"

"No, no, no, this is only one of the ingredients. I happen to have the other two more important ingredients here."

The factory that Ning Jinli inherited not only has a food production area, but also a daily necessities production area.

The other two important raw materials she mentioned are also used in the production of many daily necessities.

So it's in another warehouse, and quite a lot of it is still stored there.

"I'll send all the raw materials over to you later, and then I'll teach you how to prepare them."

"How about we send it over now?"

Xiao Qidi was getting impatient.

Ning Jinli said with a smile, "The ingredients won't run away. It's already noon, let's eat first, otherwise the food will get cold."

Xiao Qidi said, "We eat two meals a day, breakfast in the morning and lunch in the afternoon. We never eat lunch."

"That's because you don't have the means yet," Ning Jinli patted her chest and promised, "From now on, I'll make sure you have three meals a day!"

Xiao Qidi's eyes trembled slightly.

It's a good thing if we don't starve to death, let alone three meals a day?

How much food would be needed?

Even royalty and high-ranking officials wouldn't dare to dream of such a thing!

Before long, Ning Jinli delivered the food and drinks.

Then, the soldiers of Linxian Village met them outside the cave and carried them to their camp.

After the packed meals were distributed as Ning Jinli had instructed, the 10,000 soldiers were divided into groups of ten and sat on the ground.

Xiao Qidi sat with several generals.

"Just open it like this." Ning Jinli picked up a takeout box, demonstrated it to them, and also told them how to open disposable chopsticks.

The moment the first lunchbox was opened, a rich, hot aroma wafted out.

Everyone immediately followed suit and opened the other lunch boxes.

Seeing the diverse and unprecedented dishes and the perfectly separated grains of rice, they swallowed hard, utterly astonished.

Ning Jinli introduced:

"This is braised pork knuckle, this is stewed mutton, this is roast chicken, and over there is roast duck, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, four-happiness meatballs, braised prawns... and some stir-fried dishes. Please try them. There's plenty of food and rice, eat as much as you like!"

"Everyone, eat." Xiao Qidi ordered.

Everyone present immediately started eating.

The other soldiers were wolfing down their food.

The generals sitting around Xiao Qidi had no choice but to keep quiet.

After all, the king was here, and it was already a great honor for them to sit and eat with him; they must not break the rules of etiquette.

They only dared to reach for their chopsticks after Xiao Qidi started eating.

Xiao Qidi picked up a piece of bright red, oily pork knuckle and put it in his mouth. The moment he did, his eyes widened in surprise.

Melts in your mouth, with a rich meaty aroma!

This was the first time he had ever tasted this flavor and texture!

How could anything in the world taste so delicious? It's far better than the food in the Xuan Kingdom's royal palace!

When the others tasted these dishes, their expressions were even more shocked than the last.

Some soldiers even cried...

At first, the rice and flour provided by Ning Jinli were used to make a thin porridge by mixing grass roots and clay, which was already a rare treat.

After all, the level of refinement of those rice and flour was something I had never seen before.

Even the emperor said that there was none in the palace.

Later, they received compressed biscuits and canned meat, as well as various fresh fruits and vegetables.

The variety of fruits and vegetables was an eye-opener for them.

It tastes sweeter than anything I've had before.

As for compressed biscuits and canned meat, they are incredibly delicious and very filling.

If I could eat this kind of thing for the rest of my life, I would die happy!

I never expected this...

Fairy Jinli could even give them more delicious food!

"May I ask, Fairy, how were all these made?" the generals asked with tears in their eyes and their faces full of anticipation.