Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1203 The Bitter Life of the Miners in Zuoying

In short, we won't let you eat your fill. If you're full, who the hell will do anything?

Just as they were talking, a horn suddenly sounded outside.

The next moment, all ten people moved quickly, rushed to their own bedside, grabbed an identical bowl, and ran out.

Chu Chen, looking completely bewildered, grabbed Zhu Liu: "What's going on?"

"Master, don't stop me. This is the signal for mealtime. I'll help you pack it up. If you're late, there won't be enough food left."

After saying that, Zhu Liu broke free from Chu Chen and ran out in a flash.

About an incense stick later, everyone filed into the room.

In each bowl, there was some kind of paste-like substance. Chu Chen took his bowl and looked at it. Good heavens, there was absolutely no meat in it.

I tasted it and found that the paste had a bitter taste from the wild vegetables and contained no seasonings.

"Is this the food in our military camp?"

After saying those words, Chu Chen cursed the Heavenly Emperor a thousand times in his heart.

That's incredibly ruthless. If you're going to enslave these experts, you don't have to be so obvious about it.

You want the horse to run, but you don't let it eat grass.

While it's true that people's improved living standards might lead to other distractions and ulterior motives, if you treat them this way, you won't be afraid they'll actually explode under pressure.

This is going to kill these people and turn them directly into mining tools.

No wonder Ye Xin was so excited about everything after entering the Illusionary Heaven Continent; I bet even Lord Qianhu had a hard time.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen smashed the bowl in his hand: "Is this even fit for human consumption?"

Seeing this, Zhu Liu looked at the food on the ground with heartache: "Oh, Lord Shihu, I forgot to tell you, it gets extremely cold here at night. If you don't eat, you'll die."

"Um, everyone, don't you all receive a monthly stipend of ten gold coins? Are you so short of rice?"

"What is rice?" the young man asked Chu Chen.

"Holy crap, this kind of porridge is your staple food?"

Chu Chen was completely bewildered and said with an incredulous expression.

"Sir, our ten gold coins are nothing. Every family has a wife, children, and elderly parents. If we eat them, they will go hungry."

Chu Chen was stunned. This was the so-called pinnacle of the universe, the place everyone yearned for?

What good is having great power? You'll still live worse than pigs and dogs.

He even suspected that everything he saw was fake. Yes, it must be fake. How could such an impoverished existence exist in such a high-level plane?

Thinking of this, Chu Chen walked out of the room and knocked on Ji Yue's door.

Upon entering, they were astonished to find that Ji Yue's bowl only contained slightly more meat than theirs.

"Lord Chu, what brings you here?"

"Lord Centurion, I wish to see Ye Xin. Would you be so kind as to take me there?"

Ji Yue frowned after hearing this. See Ye Xin? That's a commander of a thousand men in the central army. How could she, a mere centurion, have such power?

"Is Chu Shihu dissatisfied with this place?"

Chu Chen didn't care about anything else and directly asked her about the food and accommodation issues.

To everyone's surprise, Ji Yue smiled after hearing this: "Chu Shihu, be content. We are the Left Battalion, not the Central Army. To put it bluntly, we are just miners. It's good enough that we can eat our fill and stay warm."

Next, Ji Yue explained the situation of the Left Camp to Chu Chen, which immediately made Chu Chen give up the idea of ​​reporting it.

He guessed correctly. The so-called Left Battalion consisted of miners, who were far inferior to Ye Xin, a commander of the Central Army.

The Central Army was the only one that was called an army, and their treatment was hundreds or thousands of times better than that of the Left Battalion.

This explains why Ye Xin was completely bewildered when he learned that the Heavenly Emperor had sent Chu Chen to the Left Camp as a tenth commander.

"Is Commander Wang treated the same way?"

Ji Yue smiled after hearing this: "Hehe, once you become a commander of a thousand, things will be completely different. Not only will you receive the same treatment as a commander of a central army, but you won't have to stay in the military camp all the time. You can buy houses and land outside. So, Chu Chen, work hard and strive to become a commander of a thousand as soon as possible."

After saying that, Ji Yue sent Chu Chen away.

On his way back, Chu Chen gave the old scoundrel Heavenly Emperor a thumbs up, saying that the guy was just plain wicked.

They used very few resources to motivate these people to mine diligently, and then offered them an unattainable path to promotion.

You should know that the entire Zuoying camp only has about 100,000 people. A thousand households are only possible if your ancestral graves are blown up.

This is no different from hanging a piece of meat in front of a dog and making it keep running.

It seems I'm not being given an important position, but rather being treated as an enemy.

However, if that's the case, then don't blame me for using cheats.

Upon arriving at Zuoying, everyone is given a small storage space, which can be used to store not only ore but also personal belongings.

This small space is cleverly designed, divided into two compartments. One compartment is for storing ores and can be explored, while the other compartment is for storing personal items. Although it cannot be explored by others, it cannot be used to store ores.

Therefore, the soldiers' idea of ​​stealing the mine was put to rest. But Chu Chen was different; he possessed the Chu Tian Realm.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen rushed back to the barracks and said directly to everyone, "Damn it, throw away all the food you have in your hands."

"Lord Ten, stop fooling around! If this happens, we'll freeze to death tonight!"

"Don't worry, I promised you a good life, and I won't treat you unfairly."

After saying that, he directly communicated with the space, flipped his hand, and took out eleven roast chickens.

Everyone looked at the fragrant roast chicken in front of Chu Chen: "Lord Shihu, is this... the legendary roasted bird?"

Roasted bird? I'll roast your bird, you bunch of bumpkins.

Chu Chen didn't reply, but directly distributed the food to everyone: "Eat, see if this stuff can fill you up and keep you from freezing to death."

The next moment, seeing everyone wolfing down their food, Chu Chen's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

That means these experts also need the same food, so they can start to cheat.

"Lord Ten, I've seen this in the outer city. Those officials call it roasted bird, and it costs two gold coins each. We could only look at it from afar, but I never expected..."

"We thank you, Lord Tenth Household!"

Chu Chen nodded after listening: "Alright, stop talking nonsense. After you finish eating, throw away all your bedding and clean the whole room thoroughly. I, Chu Chen, am a clean person."

It seemed they had eaten something they dared not even dream of, and for half the afternoon, everyone worked incredibly hard, emptying the entire room.

Then I found some tools and did a complete renovation.

All of this was also seen by the Heavenly Emperor: "Heh heh, this kid is up to his old tricks again."