Breaking Down the Dragon's Corpse, a Wealth of Materials! (Continued)

As dusk fell, a series of system notifications flashed before my eyes.

The 3,000 houses and 500 toilets that were built in the morning were all completed at this moment.

Under Shen Xing's remote command, Monday led more than 10,000 newcomers to the residential area.

Then, they divided the group into groups of 10 and assigned rooms.

Although the Class 1 dwelling was only a single-story building, it still had twelve beds, enough for them to rest.

The empty rooms are, of course, for recruiting more new people later.

Then, on Monday, he led over ten thousand people in a grand procession to the northern part of the territory, which was the food processing plant area.

There, dozens of cooks and hundreds of workers were working together to prepare the food.

The soldiers divided into dozens of lines and queued up to receive today's dinner.

This was also the first meal they had after arriving in this territory.

Dinner was not lavish.

Two [Black Soil Mushroom] plus half a [Silver Radiance Bread], plus one-tenth of Moonfire Fried Meat.

It looks simple, but just half a piece of bread and fried meat is enough to fill an adult up.

Add two pieces of Black Soil Mushroom, and even a cyclops like Logan could eat half a meal.

But the soldiers were unaware of the potency of this food.

At this moment, they stared at the meager half-bread and mushrooms on their plates, exchanged glances, and a bitter smile appeared on their lips.

"This territory... is poorer than I imagined..." a soldier remarked.

"Yes... they even broke a loaf of bread in two. Although it was precious white bread, it wasn't even enough to fill a gap between our teeth."

"That steak was even more outrageous; one piece was cut into ten pieces... and it was gone in one bite."

The soldiers whispered among themselves, a sense of despair suddenly creeping into their hearts.

After all, even their first meal in the territory was so simple.

One can imagine the hardships they will face in the future.

Some soldiers were already hanging their heads, secretly thinking about when they could run away.

At this moment, the old man with white hair and a weathered appearance said in a deep voice, "Shut up, all of you! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers all turned to look.

Upon seeing the old man's face, a hint of awe appeared in his eyes.

"You guys, don't forget who you are!"

The old man stood up, pointed at the soldiers who had spoken, and shouted, "We are surrendered soldiers, do you understand?!"

"Those are the kind of surrendered soldiers who would be disposed of at will by the victors, used as cannon fodder, human targets, or even as food reserves!"

"The fact that this lord took us in, and even provided us with shelter and food, is already incredibly kind."

"You're still making so many demands here, even gossiping about this lord behind his back!"

"Do you want to drag us all out and make us suffer the punishment?"

The old man spoke each word clearly and forcefully.

The soldiers who had been speaking were forced to lower their heads, not daring to utter a single rebuttal.

The other soldiers realized this as well.

Yes, they were just surrendered soldiers.

Let alone giving them food, even if they were forced to eat dirt from the ground, they wouldn't have a single complaint.

Thinking of this, the frustration in my heart vanished, and I even felt a sense of gratitude towards Shen Xing.

"Everyone, let's eat. It's good enough to have something to eat."

"Yes, it's a little little, but with some water later, it should last all day."

The soldiers nodded, then picked up the food from their bowls and put it in their mouths.

When one of the knights ate half of the 'Silver Radiance Bread', his entire body suddenly stiffened!

His eyes widened, and he exclaimed incredulously, "This bread... this bread...!"

Seeing the other party's reaction, all the soldiers subconsciously stopped swallowing their food and frowned as they asked.

"Henry, what's going on? What happened to the bread?"

"Yeah, why are you reacting so strongly?"

"Could it be... that the bread is poisoned?"

Upon hearing the last sentence, many soldiers were startled.

They thought the lord intended to poison them, and were so frightened that they spat out the food in their mouths.

"Don't talk nonsense."

The old man said again in a deep voice, "If he wanted to kill us, he could have done it just now. Why go through all this trouble, poisoning our food?"

The other soldiers were taken aback upon hearing this, and seemed to realize it as well, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the knight who had eaten the bread suddenly came to his senses and exclaimed, "Brothers, this bread is truly amazing!"

"Even though it was only half, it made me feel like I'd eaten half a Mist Sheep, and I was filled with power!"

"And... there's a warm power flowing through my body, I feel stronger!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers were all visibly shocked.

"What? Half a loaf of bread... is worth half a Mist Sheep? How is that possible!"

"Yeah, Henry, aren't you exaggerating a bit too much?"

They asked in disbelief.

"I'm not exaggerating!" The knight turned around and said seriously, "You'll see for yourselves after you try a piece; it's truly amazing!"

Seeing his appearance, the other soldiers also became more serious.

Then, everyone picked up the half-eaten bread from the plate and put it in their mouths.

Soon after the bread was eaten, the soldiers, like the knight, were suddenly jolted awake!

Then they both widened their eyes, staring at the plate in utter shock!

"This... this... unbelievable... it's actually true!"

"Gods above! I feel so full! I haven't eaten this much since I joined the army!"

"My God, what kind of bread is this...? It's so amazing!"

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell; the soldiers were all deeply shocked.

At that moment, another archer swallowed the Moonfire Fried Meat in his mouth and also exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh my god, there are also these meat strips! You guys should try them!"

"I've never eaten such delicious meat strips in my life, and I also feel a significant increase in strength!"

The other soldiers were startled again upon hearing this.

Then, they all grabbed the strips of meat from the plate and eagerly stuffed them into their mouths.

Suddenly, the sound of ravenous eating echoed across the open space.

As the meat strips entered their stomachs, some soldiers already felt the magical power contained within them.

"Gods above! He's telling the truth; this meat strip also contains a magical power!"

"My God! This meat strip is even more terrifying than that half a loaf of bread! I'm so full I can't take it anymore!"

"Oh! I feel so hot right now, and my body is full of energy!"

"What... what kind of food is this?"

The soldiers were utterly shocked.

As soldiers born and raised in Black Hawk City, most of them were selected from the slave class.

I usually eat a variety of foods and have never eaten any of these foods with special effects before.

At this moment, everyone was utterly astonished.

At this moment, another knight said, "I've heard that the food the nobles of Black Hawk City eat every day has this kind of magical effect."

"A slice of cake is worth a cow, an egg is comparable to a dragon egg, and eating it will make you stronger!"

"However... each item of this food is extremely expensive, and even nobles cannot afford to eat it every day."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers all showed expressions of sudden realization.

"I see, no wonder this lord cuts all the food into small portions."

"He's not worried that we're eating too much, he's worried that we'll overeat!"

They were amazed and felt utterly incredible.

According to the knight, this food was extremely precious, and even nobles could not enjoy it often.

And now, this lord is distributing them to these newly joined prisoners, which is simply unbelievable.

After a moment, the old man spoke in a deep voice, "This lord truly possesses the qualities of a king."

"He said he would treat us all equally and fairly, and now he has proven it with his actions."

"Since they have treated us with sincerity, we must not be fickle and treacherous; we must genuinely contribute to this territory."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers nodded solemnly, their eyes shining with determination.

At the same time.

Shen Xing, using his bird's-eye view, took in all the soldiers' reactions and conversations.

"These new recruits really don't seem to have had a good life."

"Half a 'Silver Radiance Bread' and a tenth of a 'Moonfire Fried Meat' were enough to make them weep with gratitude."

"If they were to taste the White Jade Lotus Seeds, or even the Rejuvenation Pill, wouldn't they all be willing to die for me, even risking their lives?"

He thought to himself with a smile.

And with his financial resources, he really could do that.

After all, he already had more than two million [White Jade Lotus Seeds] stored in his own warehouse alone.

The Lotus Pond is still producing a steady increase in lotus seeds.

Soon, there will be more lotus seeds than we can use, and we'll have to either distribute them to the soldiers or sell them.

"However... adding over ten thousand mouths to feed will be a considerable burden on the territory's food production."

"Even if you divide the Silver Radiance Bread in half and cut the Moonfire Fried Meat into ten pieces, it still won't be enough for them to eat every day."