Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2052: Chapter 208: Zongteng Unleashes Power! Old Acquaintances from the Cannon Fodder Camp_5

“Rest assured, Dean, I will definitely not drop the ball.” Wang JingLei assured.

As she spoke, it was already dinner time in the evening, and the reclamation team began to stop for a rest.

The reclamation team included ordinary soldiers as guards, “noble” reclamation puppet masters, supervisory commanders, cannon fodder from the Cannon Fodder Camp, and the elite clan team of the Wang family, making the personnel composition quite complex.

During the break, the base’s logistics department sent food.

Food is scarce in the Demonic World, and every mouthful is precious, so the lunch delivered was naturally divided into different grades.

The Wang family members, puppet masters, and officers were allocated fragrant spirit rice and spirit beast meat, along with fruit cans for consumption. On the other hand, ordinary soldiers and prison guards received regular rice, steamed buns, mixed with a small amount of spirit rice products, meat, and vegetable cans.

The food allocated to the Cannon Fodder Camp was the worst.

The rice was coarse rice mixed with a large amount of rice bran, and the meat was from the extensively caught “Red Demon Shrimp,” which was processed carelessly, mixing shells and white flesh, and the soup produced emitted an unusually unpleasant smell.

However, the Cannon Fodder Camp seemed used to it; they ate this inferior food mechanically and numbly, faces dirtied.

Wang JingLei came back after seeing off Wang Liyue and others, witnessed this scene, and her delicate brows furrowed immediately.

She called over the supervisory commander of the Cannon Fodder Camp and asked, “Commander Chen, why are they eating this after laboring hard all day?”

Commander Chen hurriedly approached, in a flattering tone, saying, “Miss JingLei, you might not know, these are the dregs in the Cannon Fodder Camp. They were demoted to the Cannon Fodder Camp to atone for their crimes after committing serious offenses. Their food standards today have already been doubled.”

“You mustn’t feel sympathy for them; they are all deserving criminals, many among them are great villains.”

“I know the Cannon Fodder Camp, and I know they are criminals. But since they worked, they need to eat enough to have the energy.” Wang JingLei didn’t blame Commander Chen, just said, “Our Wang family never starves soldiers. I see they all look so emaciated from hunger; let’s give them extra food so they have energy to work. Don’t start with rich greasy meat; first cook some spirit rice porridge and fish meat cans to gradually condition their bodies. Rest assured, I will have the clan allocate more spirit rice.”

“Miss JingLei, what are you talking about?” Commander Chen solemnly replied in haste, “Your request is my mission. People, hurry and do as Miss JingLei said.”

Soon, the logistics team set up pots on the spot to boil spirit rice porridge and carried over boxes upon boxes of fish meat cans.

The fragrant spirit rice porridge and fish meat cans awakened yearning and drooling in the numb cannon fodder.

When the first rounds were distributed, they crazily and greedily drank the spirit rice porridge and devoured the fish meat cans.

Ever since entering the Cannon Fodder Camp, this was the most delicious meal they had eaten.

“Clap clap!”

Commander Chen lashed out with a series of whips, angrily saying, “This is all thanks to Miss JingLei’s kindness, giving you extra food, and none of you show gratitude? Quickly give thanks to Miss JingLei, she is the fifteenth lady of the Wang family’s ’Jing’ line!”

“Thank you, Miss JingLei.” “Thank you, Miss JingLei!”

The cannon fodder hurriedly thanked with tears before daring to continue eating. But this time, they dared not wolf down, afraid of getting whipped.

Prince Dexin and Kang Commandery Prince also received their share among the crowd.

At such a moment, their behavior was no different from the other cannon fodder, equally jittery in giving thanks, equally unable to restrain their ravenous hunger.

Warm spirit rice porridge and savory fish meat cans switched something inside them, triggering a rush of tears.

Once, they wouldn’t even glance at this kind of food, but now, it has become supreme gourmet delicacy.

JingLei? Fifteenth lady? Of course, they had never heard of her.

A complex feeling rose in their hearts; has the Wang family’s power grown to this extent now? Even an ordinary clan member can make the supervisory commander fawn over?

Especially Kang Commandery Prince, feeling extremely regretful.

If he had taken a different attitude towards the Wang family then, fawning properly, he wouldn’t have ended up like this today.

After the small interlude.

The reclamation work continued to progress intensely, though compared to before, the Cannon Fodder Camp became more active and worked more diligently.

…

At the same time period.

In another corner of the Demonic World.

Just having returned to the army camp, Wang Licui and Lan Wanyi, along with the Big Mouse, took the chance during a field search for food to unknowingly delve deep into Demonic Clan territory once again.

With intelligence from the Big Mouse, they even passed through three enemy fortresses, including the Red Stone Demon King’s Castle, reaching the vicinity of the Scarlet Demonic King Fort in the range of the Demon God of Darkness and Kill’s power.

The Scarlet Demonic King Fort isn’t really far from the Divine No.3 East Line Defense Zone, but it belongs under the command of the Demon God of Darkness and Kill, always guarded by the Demonic No.2 Defensive Area, so it rarely interacts with the East Line Defense Zone.

Outside the Scarlet Demonic King Fort, Wang Licui and Lan Wanyi peeked from burrows with Big Mouse, witnessing the distant building permeated with blood hues, looking endlessly majestic, falling into silence.

After quite a while, Wang Licui pulled Big Mouse by the back of its neck, pulling it back into the burrow, while Lan Wanyi sealed the soil above.

Wang Licui patted Big Mouse’s head, criticizing, “I say, did you lead the way so confusedly, how do you know there are good things in that Demon King Fort?”

“Even if there are, it’s too far from our defense zone, across several Demon King Forts, if something happens, no one can help even if you cry to the sky or the earth!”

Most of the journey they’ve let Big Mouse lead underground; although they felt the journey was long, taking quite a bit of time, they never realized they were already near the Scarlet Demonic King Fort.

Moreover, Big Mouse, daring and reckless, even dug the burrow so close to the Scarlet Demonic King Fort!

“Chit-chit-chatter!”

Big Mouse protested defiantly.

This time it’s good stuff, worth the risk. Plus, its dear three hundred and ninety-fifth wife told it, how could it be fake?

“Wait!? Three hundred and ninety-fifth wife?” Wang Licui gaped, feeling she heard something unbelievable, “Are you sure you didn’t count wrong? Or did I teach you math wrong?”

“Trashy-trash!”

Hearing this, Big Mouse immediately looked indignant, clawing at the ground to write the human number “395” with swishes!

Look down on mice huh?

Isn’t it just math? I’ve learned it well~

And, three hundred and ninety-five spouses, are there many? There’s still more, its spouses have bred so many offspring, it doesn’t know how many anymore, losing count long ago.

Big Mouse appeared accustomed, not feeling odd about having hundreds of wives.

Lan Wanyi almost had her worldview shattered, instantly loathed staying near it, glaring with deep disdain: “Peh~ you Big Mouse are just a Trashy Mouse.”

“Aren’t space-burrowing mice supposed to be rare in the Demonic World?” Wang Licui wondered, “Where’d you come up with so many wives and offspring?”

“Trashy-trash!” Big Mouse hurried to explain.

After a long while, they finally understood.

Burrowing mice like it, with both space and earth-based attributes, are indeed rare in the Demonic World. Most Demonic Rats are regular ones with earth attributes, same with its wives.

Thus, though it has hundreds of wives, and the bred clan amassed numerous members, no offspring with space and earth attributes have been born yet!

“Trashy!”

Big Mouse sighed here.

Its wives and children are still too few; it heard some veterans have thousands or tens of thousands of wives…

Wang Licui listened, jaw dropping, her gaze at Big Mouse grew weird.

You’ve got hundreds of wives and still think it’s few? If Fourth Uncle heard this, how would he react?

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