After riding for more than an hour, they still hadn't arrived at their destination, and the orderly was panting from exhaustion.

Xiao Hao asked him, "Brother, how much longer until we arrive?"

Wiping the sweat from his brow, the orderly replied, "Almost there, only half the journey left."

After a nearly 5-hour round trip, Zuo Ling finally understood why the orderly had arrived so early.

I couldn't help but sigh. In a country's base, energy was so scarce that if something could be done by manpower, they would never use car wheels.

Pei Nansheng patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, let my younger brother ride, you take a break."

"This...this is too much trouble."

Zuo Ling's family was the one the commander specifically requested to see, so the orderly couldn't just rest and let the commander's guests do the work.

"It's alright, he's just idling around anyway, might as well stretch his muscles."

Xiao Hao got off the vehicle briskly. He was about the same height as the orderly, who thought Xiao Hao was a young man.

"Well... alright, I am indeed a bit tired."

After saying that, realizing his mistake, he quickly added:

"It's not that I'm being delicate, but I'm drinking thin porridge every day. My stomach isn't getting any nutrients, so I can't handle it."

The task was assigned yesterday. I got up this morning, drank a bowl of thin porridge, and ran to Zuo Ling's house. It was a round trip of more than 5 hours. I was so hungry that I was dizzy and couldn't stand it.

Zuo Ling gave him two chocolates and a bottle of water.

The orderly was in his early twenties. Those who could serve under Commander Mei were carefully selected and chosen, and their physical fitness was much better than that of ordinary soldiers.

Being out of breath after riding such a short distance indicates long-term malnutrition and a lack of stamina.

If even the commander's personal guards are in such a state, one can imagine how severe the food shortage at the base must be.

Chocolate! The orderly paused, he had forgotten what chocolate tasted like.

Swallowing hard, "This...this..."

He was so hungry and craving food that it was hard for him to say no.

Zuo Ling, understanding people's feelings, said:

"Eat up, you still have to take us back later. If you don't have the energy, how can you take us back?"

"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony."

I tore open the packaging, ate a piece in a few bites, licked my lips, and realized I'd eaten it too fast and it was gone before I could even taste it.

He opened the mineral water bottle, gulped down almost half of it, wiped his mouth, then, remembering something, said:

"At this hour, you guys still managed to find bottled water. You've got some pretty wild connections."

He was just a lowly soldier working for a superior officer, and he felt both envy and a desire to find out more.

"What are you thinking about? Where are we going to find bottled water? We're going to fill up with cooled boiled water."

Each person in the base has a ration of water, Zuo Ling said. The orderly felt embarrassed and wanted to return the water bottle, but he had already drunk almost half of it and looked awkward.

Pei Nansheng patted him:

“Drink up. We’re on a plantation, so we have easier access to water than you do.”

Plantations grow vegetables and grains, and water is supplied with priority. Wherever there is a water shortage, the plantations will always be there.

The orderly was relieved and smiled knowingly: "I understand, I understand."

Xiao Hao smiled and turned his head back, thinking to himself, "What do you know? Your brother has been corrupted by your sister; he can spout lies without batting an eye."

The orderly couldn't bear to eat all the chocolates, so he kept one piece to eat slowly.

Zuo Ling noticed this and handed him another compressed biscuit.

The orderly felt that the mission was worthwhile after receiving two chocolates and a bottle of water, but he didn't expect to get compressed biscuits as well.

Chocolate is delicious, but it doesn't keep you full. Compressed biscuits, on the other hand, are filling. The orderly's eyes lit up and his hands trembled.

"Eat up, look how skinny you are. We fought a battle with mercenaries the day before yesterday and got some spoils. We still have more than ten pieces."

Patting her backpack, Zuo Ling gave off an expression that said, "I'm rich, don't be shy with me."

The orderly believed it to be true and said happily:

"If my buddies knew that picking someone up involved chocolates and compressed biscuits, they would be green with envy."

"Keep your mouth shut, we don't have that much to share."

The orderly covered his mouth: "I won't say, I won't say, I'd rather die than say."

Having established a bond through the food exchange, the orderly became noticeably more friendly, chatting and walking along the way, and time flew by.

Ah Si was too small to run for long, so Zuo Ling carried him into the car early on.

On the contrary, the dog got stubborn and ran all the way to the finish line.

Seeing the dog running happily, the waterfall thought the tricycle was too slow, so it jumped onto the dog's back. The two little ones howled and rushed forward, making the orderly very envious.

"How did you manage to raise them so well?"

"They...can find their own food, we don't need to worry about them."

Ah Si looked at Zuo Ling blankly. Did she need to find food herself? Was that right?

Did it eat too much and upset its owner?

The orderly suddenly realized, and slapped his forehead:

"I knew it! We're struggling to support ourselves, yet you're acting like wolves and dogs."

Xiao Hao pouted, thinking that his sister was becoming less and less sincere in her lies.

The road to becoming a high-ranking military officer is fraught with obstacles, and the final destination turns out to be an aircraft carrier.

A sense of pride welled up within him. Our nation's aircraft carrier! Zuo Ling was at a loss for words, unable to express the excitement of seeing the aircraft carrier.

Only the words "majestic" and "domineering" remained in my mind.

The biggest ship our family had ever seen was the cargo ship we gave to Chinatown.

Compared to the aircraft carrier, the cargo ship looked as delicate as if it came from Lilliput.

Judging by appearance, the aircraft carrier is over 30 acres in size and can accommodate aircraft.

Chief Mei's office is located on an aircraft carrier... or on an airplane.

Judging from the guards and the aircraft's status, it should be ready to take off at any time.

There are three similar aircraft on the aircraft carrier.

The dog is not afraid of strangers, and the waterfall is also fearless. Even on the aircraft carrier, it can't change its nature of running around everywhere.

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