Di Yingxue almost laughed, but she was holding it in and her face turned red.
She thought to herself, "The commander's old habits have kicked in again!"
Qi Xiuwen and the others blushed slightly. They believed that Chen Xi was capable, but what kind of nonsense was this about a god descending to earth?
With his protruding belly, Zang Huatian smiled like Maitreya Buddha: "The leader is a god descended to earth to undergo tribulation, and I am the Sudhana attendant by the leader's side."
Song Zhen laughed and said, "As the commander's henchman, I'm the first to receive the divine favor."
The atmosphere was very harmonious, and Qi Xiuwen took the opportunity to ask, "Will the commander really investigate the water veins?"
"It's real, even more real than pearls."
"Even if we find the water veins, how can we draw water given the current severe drought?"
Chenxi smiled and said, "That's why they call me a god. I have a brilliant plan. You will see a well that is tens or even hundreds of meters deep."
"Really?"
Qi Xiuwu excitedly stepped forward to pat Chen Xi on the shoulder.
Qi Xiuwen quickly pulled him back: "Xiuwu, don't be rude."
Qi Xiuwu's hand stopped in front of Shen Xi, unable to move forward because Qi Xiuwen was pulling him.
Shen Xi was secretly surprised: Qi Xiuwen actually knew martial arts, and his skills might even be superior to Qi Xiuwu's.
But Chen Xi didn't ask. Instead, she smiled and said to Qi Xiuwen and Qi Xiuwu, "It's alright!"
Qi Xiuwu awkwardly withdrew his hand. He had acted impulsively. The commander was his leader, and he should only show respect. How could he be so presumptuous!
"If the leader can really drill a well that is tens or even hundreds of meters deep, then the drought here can be solved."
Shen Xi nodded: "Of course it can be done, but some preparations are needed, which will take at least ten days."
The group was overjoyed; as long as there was water, they could survive.
Shenxi turned to Zhou Ren: "Zhou Ren, whether we can dig out a deep well depends on your skillful hands."
Zhou Ren said in a panic, "Commander, I can't dig out a deep well."
Chenxi reassured him: "It's not that I want you to dig a deep well, but that I will draw out the things needed to dig a well later. You will then lead people to make these things. Remember, you need to select a large number of craftsmen from among the team and the refugees, such as blacksmiths, those who know how to make weapons, those who know how to fire bricks, and those who know how to burn ash. Find any craftsmen with some ability and you will be in charge of their work."
Zhou Renxu wiped his sweat and said, "That's right, the commander wouldn't let him dig a deep well. He doesn't have that ability."
He readily agreed: "Yes, sir, I will definitely find more craftsmen and let you assign me tasks!"
Shenxi nodded. In her previous life, she had traveled around with the well-drilling team and had acquired a lot of common knowledge about well drilling.
After the meeting, Qi Xiuwen went to arrange various matters, investigate the detailed population, mark them on the register, publicize the spread of the plague, and lead the medical team to check on each person.
Song Zhen then went back to write documents and notices. The documents were for Wu Aimin, and the notices were to inform the people that everything was safe and sound.
Qi Xiuwu led the vanguard back into the mountains to meet up with Zhang Feng. Together with some of the able-bodied men that Zhao Rong had brought back, they began training the troops. These were the commander's elite troops and could not be underestimated!
There are young women in the military. The commander said that men and women are treated equally, and any young women who are willing to join the army can also join and undergo training.
They just had to endure the same hardships as the men, without any special treatment.
The commander said, "In the army, there is no difference between men and women, only the difference in ability. Whoever has the ability can be promoted. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Anyone with the ability can become a general."
The female soldiers were stationed separately from the male soldiers, and Pan Ruoqiao took care of and arranged their daily lives.
However, the female soldiers train and eat with the male soldiers, and they also participate in field training together.
They would train together for a period of time, and then be taken directly into the deep forest to face the extremely harsh challenges of the primeval forest.
After training for a while, they were taken to the primeval forest.
A week later, when Shen Qing and his dozen or so teammates faced seven hungry wolves, they realized that the real test had begun.
Shen Qing is small in stature, but not very thin. These days, her older sister has not let her go hungry and has given her any good food she can find.
She was strong and had been learning kung fu from Zhao Rong for a while, so she wasn't particularly afraid of the wolf pack.
But the others, especially the newly trained ones, were somewhat apprehensive.
Shen Qing was the first to rush forward, his broadsword slashing directly at the wolf opposite him.
Wolves are cunning animals, especially when hungry, and they will take the initiative to attack when surrounded by humans.
A new recruit was caught off guard and was suddenly bitten on the calf by a wolf and pulled to the ground.
The other wolf pounced on him, trying to bite his throat.
Shen Qing, with sharp eyes and quick hands, slashed directly at the wolf with his sword.
The wolf leaped away, then turned a corner to bite the recruit again.
The new recruits were already yelling and screaming, showing no intention of resisting whatsoever.
How could a wolf stop attacking when it sees blood?
Several soldiers who had been trained before rushed forward and began fighting the wolf pack.
The recruit was finally rescued from the wolf's jaws.
He was perhaps also afraid of the pain that made him tremble.
Finally, two wolves escaped the encirclement, leaving behind the corpses of five wolves.
After the group dragged the wolf's carcass and carried their wounded companions back, they discovered that not only their team had injured members, but other teams had as well, and one team even had a member killed.
The team encountered a pack of more than twenty wild dogs, and almost all of them were injured. If it weren't for the support of another team, the number of injured or dead would have been even higher.
Another team also lost members because they ate poisonous mushrooms. Before entering the deep mountains, they had been given a basic lesson on the deep mountains, which was printed out by the leader.
Yet some people still didn't listen carefully or take notes.
The week-long training exercise in the deep mountains was conducted without any food provided; participants had to obtain everything themselves.
This is also brutal training, but there's no other way. It's an elite unit with tight deadlines, so the training is naturally exceptionally brutal!
Meanwhile, after handing the people over to Zhang Feng, Zhao Rong told the elderly, weak, and children stationed a little further away from the garrison that they should wait a few more days until the commander settled the county town, and then he would take them there.
These elderly, vulnerable, and children are people who need protection.
Upon hearing of the leader's arrangements, they were all overjoyed, and some even knelt down to express their gratitude for the leader's kindness!
Zhao Rong turned around and went back to report.
Chen Xi sat at the large desk and in the comfortable office chair, looking very relaxed and at ease.
But she only enjoyed her freedom for a short while before she was about to pluck all her hair out.
"Ouch!" It hurts! The pain in her scalp made her even more annoyed.
If she knew she needed to draw, she must have taken a drawing class in her previous life.
The drawing she produced was completely different from what she had in her mind!
She can draw chibi-style characters, but what she needs to draw is the equipment for drilling deep wells!
Di Yingxue, who brought in the tea, chuckled: "Chief, what would you like to have drawn? Yingxue will draw it for you!"
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