Mom, I joined the army.
They said they had set up a banquet to entertain the guests, but it was in a military camp after all, and the supplies were not sufficient. In addition, there were suddenly so many more "priests", the spatulas in the kitchen were almost flying sparks, and they could only put together a few hundred tables of big pot meals. The shabby and pitiful appearance of the food made the high priest shake his head and worry in his heart, could such crude food really catch the eyes of those high priests?
It’s okay to just say thank you, but don’t take it out on him!
The high priest was feeling uneasy and stole glances at the reactions of the priests. What he didn't know was that for the college students who had traveled through time and space from the morning class without having eaten breakfast this early in the morning, the stewed vegetables and pork stewed with vermicelli were simply delicacies.
In his astonished eyes, Tong Zhenzhen finished a whole bowl of vermicelli in just a few mouthfuls. She accidentally choked and frantically looked for water. At this time, someone handed her a glass of water at the right time. She thought it was Chen Miao, so she took it and drank it all without looking closely:
"Shuanq, Miao cough cough, it's you, General Xie..."
Tong Zhenzhen had just calmed down when she looked up and saw Xie Ci's smiling face. She was choked again. Why is this kid smiling so cheerfully? It must be something bad!
As expected, Xie Ci chuckled, put his five fingers together, picked up the empty cup and put it aside, looking straight into Tong Zhenzhen's eyes:
"So priests also need to eat, and can even choke on mortal food?"
The question was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone present to hear. The college students stopped eating and broke out in cold sweat. The high priest was also a little confused. Could the gods really be so ignorant? They could even eat such crude dishes. He was pointing at these gods to overthrow Xie Ci. They must not be a bunch of charlatans who just wanted to eat and drink for free!
Tong Zhenzhen just followed the high priest's words and lied that they were priests. She hadn't thought about the details yet. Even if she could go without food for a day to cover up her lie, what would she do in the future? She had to come up with a reasonable excuse.
She looked down at her sprained foot, which was already lame. She was still wearing the same short-sleeved bread-and-bread pajamas. It seemed that spring had just arrived outside. If she was chased out as a charlatan at this time, it would be questionable whether she could survive the night.
Chen Miao saw that Tong Zhenzhen was struggling, and with a thought, she used her many years of experience as a huanologist, and approached her leisurely, protecting Tong Zhenzhen behind her:
"Alas, mortals are mortals, how can they understand our enlightenment? The rules of heaven are strict, how can you be allowed to speak nonsense and slander the priests!"
Xie Ci was also startled by the rebuke, as he didn't expect that Chen Miao, who looked elegant and quiet, could be so courageous.
"That's right! Do you want this blessing? It is a serious crime for a priest to descend to the mortal world without permission, so we were demoted to mortal bodies when we descended to the mortal world. Fortunately, the Jade Emperor showed sympathy and retained our divine powers. Don't you even want to provide some food?" Tong Zhenzhen got help and followed closely behind, attacking with her hands on her hips.
Chen Miao became more and more excited as she acted, relying on her good looks and sparkling peach blossom eyes, and played the emotional card:
"I am willing to swear by the gods of my entire clan, the Guarjia clan. If I tell even a single lie, my entire clan will not have a good ending! Are you satisfied with this?!"
Many soldiers were moved by her tearful acting and felt that the goddess had sacrificed a lot and the general should not be so aggressive. However, they dared not speak out and could only condemn with their eyes.
Xie Ci's forehead twitched, but he was unmoved. He wanted to continue questioning, but the high priest had already left his seat and knelt in front of Tong Zhenzhen.
Tong Zhenzhen turned her head slightly and whispered to Chen Miao:
"Oh my god, my brother is kneeling there again. I'm really going to shorten my life!"
The high priest bowed with great respect and said:
"The priest is righteous! We will serve you wholeheartedly and will not allow those villains with bad intentions to slander you!"
After saying that, he glanced at Xie Ci with a meaningful look. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Xie Ci's anger was still aroused, and he slammed the table and stood up:
"Who are you calling a villain, you fat bastard? I think you are just itching for trouble!"
"Oh my god, Xie Ci is abusing his authority and is about to hit someone! Lord Priest, help me!"
"General, General, calm down! The emperor specifically ordered you to take good care of the high priest, don't hit me in the face, General!"
The originally tense scene became extremely chaotic. Tong Zhenzhen wanted to try to stop the fight, but after thinking about it, she decided that it was better to keep it a little chaotic, as that guy would have no time to pick a fight with them. So she chatted and laughed with her classmates and watched the show, occasionally saying "Stop fighting, you won't kill anyone by fighting like this!" to add fuel to the fire. At the same time, she talked to the guards who were accidentally injured and kicked out by Xie Ci, and roughly understood the situation in this world.
Tong Zhenzhen and her group are at the border of Linyuan State. It is now a chaotic time with many countries fighting each other, so the border is naturally a place of war. In front of them is the Poyuan Army of the old enemy Changhao State ready to go, and behind them is the big country Gulou eyeing them covetously, and there are occasional harassment from bandits from some small countries.
Especially since Linyuan was not considered a powerful country, it was all supported by the many talented generals of the Xie family. Since Xie Ci's father died in the battle of Gulou, it has gradually become weaker. Gulou annexed the cities of Linyuan along the way, but fortunately, a tiger father will have a dog son. Since Xie Ci was stationed at the border, he has defeated countless powerful enemies and made great military achievements. He has regained most of the lost territory. He was awarded the title of General of the Nation before he was even twenty. The king of Linyuan even specially sent two thousand elite soldiers and his trusted high priest to the border to pray for him.
As for whether this prayer was sincere or false, it was unknown. Even Tong Zhenzhen could see that Xie Ci and the high priest were not getting along. Although she really didn't like this stubborn man, the high priest who seemed to be very respectful to them seemed to have been instigating them to hate Xie Ci. He might want to use them as a gun.
"What is this, the conflict between theocracy and military power?" Chen Miao shrugged and stated his conclusion.
Tong Zhenzhen wanted to talk to him, but Xie Ci, who was beating people up, couldn't stand it anymore and grabbed the high priest with a swollen head like a pig, pointed at Tong Zhenzhen and yelled:
"You detained my 30,000 Xie family soldiers in the capital, and only let me take these few personal guards and your 2,000 elite soldiers. Now the 2,000 are gone. What can you use to fight Chang Hao with your pig brain?! I don't care if they are ghosts or monsters, from tomorrow on, they will all be sent to fight for me, or get out immediately!"
This ridiculous banquet ended with the priests joining the army. Tong Zhenzhen even wondered if she had heard it wrong. Asking a fragile college student to join the army? How dare he!
However, since Xie Ci had already made a concession, she couldn't say anything more. Since she could settle down anyway, she followed the soldier who led the way to the tent to rest. They also divided the tents according to gender. Fortunately, there were some extra animal skin tents in the barracks, otherwise some people would have to sleep on the streets tonight.
According to military discipline, each battalion must count the number of people and names, and it was not until then that they discovered that the number was wrong.
"How come there are less than 10,000 people? When our school enrolled students, it was clearly stated that there were more than 20,000 people..." Tong Zhenzhen muttered while lying on the straw mat. When she saw Chen Miao coming back to get information, she hurriedly asked:
"How's it going? Have you found Sister Li and Mother Fei?"
Chen Miao shook her head and sat cross-legged on the mat next to her with a depressed look on her face:
"I searched everywhere, even accidentally went into the boys' dormitory and the tent, but couldn't find it. When I asked around, I found out that many of their roommates and classmates weren't there either."
If they came through together, the other two roommates, Luo Xiaoli and Qu Fei, should have been there too. Just now the scene was too chaotic so we couldn't find them. But now that things have settled down, there's no trace of them at all.
Tong Zhen was so worried that she pulled out a bunch of hair again and comforted Chen Miao:
"Don't worry, Miao, wait for me to ask the system what's going on!"
Chen Miao glanced at the hair in her hand, wondering who was more anxious, and asked casually:
"Why are you asking it? It's just a piece of wood. Can it talk?"
Tong Zhenzhen is also a little puzzled:
"Ah? Isn't it enough to just ask in your head? There will be a voice and text notification - wait a minute, it replied to me!"
[Dear, this is the case. In order to achieve world peace faster, we have teleported some college students to a military camp in another country to promote love and peace. Each person is equipped with a system so you don't have to worry about survival. The location is kept secret, so please explore it yourself~]
Tong Zhenzhen gritted her teeth and couldn't help but yelled:
"Are you sick? Then we'll have to work hard to meet up with the other party!"
"Who are you scolding?" Chen Miao, who was making the bed, looked puzzled.
Tong Zhenzhen suppressed her anger and repeated Crunchy Shark's words. Chen Miao pondered for a moment and snapped her fingers:
"So they are also in the barracks, and their lives are not in danger for the time being. Also, can your system communicate? My system only has a floating interface, and I have to manually poke and click to explore the functions."
"No way?" Tong Zhenzhen was full of confusion. Why was the system still slacking off? Coincidentally, a few girls came to give them thick cloaks to keep warm, so she asked casually. However, her system was just a piece of board and couldn't speak at all.
"It's so funny. It looks like only Zhenzhen's system is working. I'll go report the whereabouts of the missing persons to the 'family members' first. Just now I saw a buddy almost crying because he couldn't find his son." Chen Miao put on her cloak and wanted to go out, but was blocked by a tall and thin figure at the door.
Chen Miao looked up and saw the man wearing a classic plaid shirt and jeans, with naturally curly hair, but also a well-behaved baby face with a smile on the corner of his lips. He looked particularly likable. It was Ma Chengyun from the School of Business. He founded the "Xiao Ma Kuai Pao" platform, which contracted the school's sign-in, delivery of takeout to beds and other people-friendly businesses. Tong Zhen and Zhenyi dormitory were all his old customers, so he was naturally familiar with him.
"Hey, Xiao Ma, you're here just in time. Did you hear everything just now? You can run fast, go to each tent and pass on the message~"
Ma Chengyun smiled and responded:
"Okay, Sister Miao, I'll give you the VIP price, the total is..."
Tong Zhenzhen, who heard the noise, also came over. She was still wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and shivered in the cold wind outside the door:
"Hey, that's enough. Where would I get the money after traveling through time?"
"Oh, my occupational disease has come back. Sorry!" Ma Chengyun was stunned, scratched his head, and pointed at his system interface. "I still don't understand what this mall system is. It's not as responsible and explained as Sister Zhen's system. It seems that you can earn points by buying and selling items to unlock more kinds of daily necessities."
Tong Zhenzhen rubbed her arms which were covered with goose bumps from the cold, and her eyes lit up:
"Is there any down jacket for sale? Give me one!"
Ma Chengyun looked embarrassed:
"Sister, I do have some, but it's not that I don't sell them. I'd be a bastard if I didn't make money! The mall is basically locked now, so I can't ship them, but——"
He solemnly took out a toothpick from his pocket and presented it to Tong Zhenzhen in the same way I had done since I was a child:
"The only product that can be purchased from the mall at the moment is this Pony Select product. It is small, convenient and easy to carry. Just one after a meal will relieve your gums. Buy it now for a discounted price and join the club immediately to enjoy membership benefits!"
Tong Zhenzhen stared at the lottery ticket in her hand:
"…Isn't this why you came here?"
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