"Although this plan sounds simple, there are many tricks involved."

Deputy General Wang changed his previous arrogance and humbly asked for advice. He even bowed to Xu Zhao as an apology for his previous rudeness. "Miss Xu, please tell me in detail."

That attitude was completely different from what he had just now.

Fang Xuren, who was standing aside, was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. Where did the deputy general Wang who looked down on others just now go?

He was ready to engage in a three hundred rounds of verbal battle with Deputy General Wang after Miss Xu finished speaking, but this change in attitude made him feel like he was hitting cotton.

Shen Yu knew Lieutenant General Wang's character well, so he promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General. If he was just a man who only knew how to fight and had no brains at all, he would have been just a pawn in his life.

"The person who is following us must be highly skilled in martial arts. He must not only remain undetected while following us, but also be able to fight Chatur with equal strength. If possible, he must be able to kill him in one blow."

Such a person would probably be hard to find, and going deep into the enemy camp would be extremely risky, with a high probability of death. This would require extraordinary courage.

"How difficult is that?" Deputy General Wang said, patting his chest.

He walked to the desk, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands together. "Your Highness, please give me a chance to perform meritorious service."

If he succeeds now, not to mention being granted a title of nobility or appointed as prime minister, he might even be able to become a real general.

"Deputy General Wang, this mission requires very high personal ability. Don't disregard your own life for the sake of military merit." Even though Deputy General Wang displeased her at first, her subsequent performance showed that he was a good person. Xu Zhao didn't want him to be greedy for merit and reckless and lose his life.

Deputy General Wang laughed at himself. He didn't expect that he was the one who questioned Xu Zhao at first, but he didn't expect the situation to change so quickly and she would question herself. This retribution came a little too quickly. It turned out that one should not look down on anyone casually.

This was a lesson for Deputy General Wang.

Fang Xuren knew the answer to this question, and he answered for Lieutenant General Wang, "Miss Xu, you've just arrived and don't know. Our old Wang was a scout when he first joined the army. I'm afraid no one in the army can match him in terms of reconnaissance. As for his martial arts skills, to be able to reach this position, he must be quite good."

Everything is just a coincidence. It is not easy to find someone who meets both conditions at once.

Deputy General Fang's voice came from Xu Zhao's side. She didn't know when he walked to her side.

Xu Zhao really didn't expect that Deputy General Wang, who was in direct conflict with her, had such great ability. She originally thought that he was just a person who looked down on others. Now it seems that she was biased.

She stood up and returned the salute to Vice General Wang. "I am sorry for being rude, Vice General Wang, please don't blame me."

"I was the one who was rude first. Don't blame Miss Xu."

The two of them went back and forth, turning hostility into friendship.

Shen Yu naturally knew how capable Vice General Wang was. "Since you've volunteered to fight, I'll leave this matter to you. Be careful. If you can't succeed, retreat as soon as possible."

Deputy General Wang was delighted, "I obey your command!" He stood up and returned to his original seat.

"You can discuss the rest later. I won't get involved." Xu Zhao didn't stand up. Instead, he said to Deputy General Fang standing beside him, "Deputy General Fang, please bring over the potted plant on the table."

This is the second thing Xu Zhao wants to say.

Fang Xuren obeyed Xu Zhao's every word. He walked to the dining table in two steps, picked up the potted plant and walked back quickly.

He placed the potted plant on the desk.

"Zhao Zhao, does this flower have any special function?" Shen Yu asked the question that had been on his mind all the way.

He didn't think Xu Zhao bought these flowers just because they looked beautiful. Besides, she even asked the shopkeeper to order a lot of such flowers, so they must have some purpose.

"There's nothing special about this flower." Xu Zhao shook his head.

With the previous experience as a lesson, the other deputy generals who had remained silent all pricked up their ears and dared not question.

If they question it, they will probably be slapped in the face the next second, so they still have to have some dignity.

"The flowers are useless?" Shen Yu remembered that Xu Zhao had asked about the tubers under the flowers in the store. Could it be that they were useful?

Shen Yu boldly guessed, "Is it the tuber underneath?"

Xu Zhao raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect Shen Yu to be so attentive. She just asked the shopkeeper deliberately in the store, but he remembered it.

"Yes, it's the tuber underneath," Xu Zhao said, and then he pulled up the entire potato plant by its roots, and the roots and soil left the pot.

Beneath the green branches is a row of potatoes.

"What is this?" Deputy General Fang was surprised. Before joining the army, he was also a farmer and had seen many crops, but he had never heard of anything like this.

Xu Zhao didn't mind the dirt, picking the potatoes one by one, his hands covered in mud. "This is called a potato, it can be eaten, it fills you up and is very productive."

Several deputy generals took a potato from Xu Zhao and looked at it carefully.

Shen Yu didn't pick it up, but instead thought of the shopkeeper's reply to Xu Zhao. "But I remember the shopkeeper said this thing is poisonous, and many people died from eating it. Are you sure it's edible?"

After hearing this, several lieutenants hurriedly put the potatoes back on the table and wiped their hands on their armor, fearing that they might be contaminated with poison.

"This potato is only poisonous under one condition," Xu Zhao said dryly. She didn't really want to explain solanine in detail to a group of ancient people; they wouldn't understand even if she explained it. So she simply said, "As long as the potato hasn't sprouted, it won't be poisonous. Those who died of poisoning all ate sprouted potatoes."

Shen Lingge was very receptive to new things and immediately understood what Xu Zhao meant.

Originally, in this environment, he shouldn't make any noise, he should just listen quietly.

But he couldn't resist his curiosity about such a novel thing, so he spoke up, "So this poison is produced by germination?"

"That's right," Xu Zhao looked at Shen Lingge with appreciation. This kid understood things quickly. No wonder he was able to unify the four countries and become the final winner.

"Then these sprouted potatoes...won't they be wasted?" Shen Lingge was a little uncomfortable when he heard of this thing he had never heard of before.

"Since they've sprouted, they should be able to be planted back in the ground. Maybe we'll grow more potatoes next year." Vice Admiral Wang drew inferences from his past farming experience. "This is the same principle as sweet potatoes, but sweet potatoes sprouting won't cause poisoning."

Xu Zhao was very satisfied to see that someone had already explained it to him without him having to do so. "It is indeed as Vice General Wang said. When we buy a large batch of potatoes in five days, I will keep some for you to make a potato feast, and the rest will be given to Your Highness."

Shen Yu immediately understood that he was asked to find someone to plant the potatoes.

Unexpectedly, this flower was just an ornamental object in the State of Zhongjin, but when it came into Xu Zhao's hands, it directly solved the problem of food and clothing.

Xu Zhao is really his lucky star!

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