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Why are all the dishes on the other tables exactly the same as the ones on my table?

"Zhou Wu, it's not New Year's Day or any other holiday today, why are you eating so well?"

“Your Highness, the Qingyang Army has strict standards for three meals a day. For breakfast, each person gets an egg, a half-pound fish, and plenty of white porridge and steamed buns. Moreover, to prevent anyone from embezzling, soldiers can report directly to me and Niu Er.”

"What? You mean you usually eat like this?"

"Yes."

This time it was Niu Er's turn to be puzzled. Why was he making such a fuss over eating a bowl of porridge? Was this prince an imposter?

"Zhou Wu, you guys are really..."

Li Junren initially wanted to say it was too wasteful, but then he thought about how soldiers risk their lives for the country, and it didn't seem like a problem for them to eat better. However, he still felt uneasy about it.

"Your Highness, soldiers need to eat well to have good health, so they can complete the high-intensity training every day. As the saying goes, you can't expect a horse to run without feeding it."

Good heavens, Li Junren was glad he hadn't said it out loud, otherwise it would have been a clear insult to him.

"Originally, Brother Wu said he would give everyone a glass of milk every day, but the cows in the village couldn't produce that much milk, so the village children drank it first."

Niu Er, while pouring porridge into his mouth, said in a muffled voice.

"Milk? Is drinking milk good for you?"

"Your Highness, milk is a wonderful thing. Think about it, aren't cows very strong? You are what you drink. A glass of milk can strengthen a nation. Since we don't have enough soldiers, let's give it to the children first. In the future, all the children will be as strong as yaks."

Zhou Wu didn't explain nutrition or vitamins A, B, C, D, E, F, G to Li Junren, since he wouldn't understand anyway. It was better to just say that you are what you eat and drink, which would be easier for Li Junren to accept.

The Ninth Princess, who had been standing to the side, had not spoken since entering the military camp, because the journey had been filled with things she had never seen before and that were all new and interesting.

Zhou Wu knows a lot.

At this time, the Ninth Princess only admired Zhou Wu's talent, but she did not know that many ambiguous feelings between young men and women begin from this point.

After lunch, the Qingyang Army assembled again for the morning training. The first part was individual combat training, followed by team coordination training. Since His Highness the Crown Prince came specifically to see the Qingyang Army, Niu Er added a demonstration of cavalry crossbow shooting.

When he saw the arrows, which blotted out the sky, fly into the distance and then fall heavily to the ground, Li Junren's heart seemed to be pulled back to the day he was rescued.

He knew the power of the repeating crossbow better than anyone. Long-range attacks have always been the bane of cavalry. If the Great Dragon Army could be equipped with this repeating crossbow, what would they have to fear from the little Da Zi? As for the rest of the observations, Li Junren seemed to have lost his soul and couldn't muster any interest at all. At this moment, he had been completely captivated by the repeating crossbow.

. . . . .

"Zhou Wu, does the Qingyang Army have any difficulties or requests? I, the Crown Prince, will do my best to meet them."

Finally, the Qingyang Army's journey came to an end, and Li Junren kept thinking about how to ask Zhou Wu for the design blueprints of the repeating crossbow.

"Is that true, Your Highness? The Qingyang Army is still short of several hundred warhorses. I wonder if Your Highness can solve this problem?"

"Uh~"

Dalong itself does not produce excellent warhorses, and even the number of cavalry in Dalong's regular army is not large. His father, Li Tiancheng, is always clamoring to find warhorses everywhere to build a cavalry. Zhou Wu casually mentions hundreds of warhorses, which are given to local armies like Qingyang Army. Li Junren can only silently say in his heart, "Forgive me for my incompetence."

"Haha, never mind if you don't have one. Your Highness, I do have a gift for you."

"Oh, what gift?"

Zhou Wu presented a scroll with both hands. Li Junren took it, opened it, and froze on the spot. Wasn't this the design blueprint for the repeating crossbow he had been dreaming of?

"Zhou Wu, you..."

"Your Highness, dealing with the Dazi can't be solved by trade alone. We still need to beat them until they cry and feel pain so that we can still have a say."

Zhou Wu had already planned to offer the repeating crossbow. Once it was exposed, it would be impossible to defend it. So it was better to offer it openly and get a good reward. Zhou Wu's action immediately moved the crown prince to tears.

"Zhou Wu, don't worry. When we get back, I will definitely report the truth to my father and make sure you don't suffer any losses."

Before coming here, Li Junren thought of Zhou Wu as his savior and a young man with some courage. But after arriving in Niujia Village, Li Junren had a completely new and radical view of Zhou Wu.

Young, talented, brave and resourceful, patriotic, upright, helping old ladies cross the street, an outstanding Young Pioneer—Li Junren used every word he could think of to praise Zhou Wu. He secretly resolved not to let talent go to waste and not to let Zhou Wu suffer.

. . . . .

"Brother Crown Prince, I'm so bored. Is there anything fun to do in Zhouwu Niujia Village?"

Upon hearing the Ninth Princess's voice, the Crown Prince thought for a moment. Since he didn't seem to have any plans for the afternoon, he looked at Zhou Wu, seemingly acquiescing to his sister's suggestion.

"Well, how about I take the princess to go beachcombing?"

"Beachcombing? Is it fun?"

"It's fun, of course it's fun."

"That's fine."

So when the weather cooled down a bit in the afternoon, Zhou Wu took the Crown Prince and Princess of the Great Dragon Empire to go beachcombing. If he had a cell phone, Zhou Wu would definitely have gone live to show everyone how he cooked himself in an iron pot.

At this moment, Zhou Wu and the Crown Prince each held a bucket, looking extremely strange.

“Your Highness, follow my example and use this little rake to dig in the sand. Look at this clam.”

The Ninth Princess saw that it was indeed simple. Zhou Wu dug out several large clams with just a few strokes of his rake, and immediately began to learn. It must be said that at this time, since eating seafood was not yet popular, the clams in the sand were absolutely plentiful.

However, the prince seemed more interested in other things than throwing sand.

"Your Highness, please move that stone."

"Alright, wait a minute, why is it this prince who's moving the stones?"

"Hey, Your Highness, didn't you come here to experience beachcombing? Then you definitely have to do it yourself."

"Oh, that's right."

Following Zhou Wu's instructions, Li Junren moved a stone and sure enough, there was a large blue crab underneath. Upon seeing this, Li Junren was even happier than if he had won a battle.

And so the three of them spent an unforgettable afternoon on this beach, after which they would once again be the crown prince and princess of the empire.

The Crown Prince left with the Ninth Princess. He carried the crossbow design blueprints, while the Ninth Princess carried the recipes given to her by Zhou Wu. Both of them returned to the capital with a wealth of knowledge.

"Zhou Wu~~~"

Not far away, Kang Wen glared fiercely at Zhou Wu. Why was he only allowed to exchange a few words with the Crown Prince, while Zhou Wu could spend two days with the Crown Prince and Princess? Why was that?