Chapter 13: So, will you give yourself in marriage, how about it?

This is 200,000 jin of fodder plus 20,000 jin of feed, for the warhorses.

Ning Jinli still signs the order.

Cargo trucks keep rolling in.

Then come five trucks of compressed biscuits, fifteen trucks of fish, beef and pork canned food, and thirty trucks of mineral water, plus one truck of medicines.

These items are delivered intermittently until 2 p. m.

Ning Jinli checks and estimates again.

Watermelons and vegetables each 100,000 jin, compressed biscuits 50,000 jin, meat cans 150,000 jin, and 1‑liter bottled water 150,000 bottles.

That's enough for 70,000 people for two to three days.

She has already arranged with the suppliers to deliver every two days.

Looking at the huge warehouse where nearly a hundred fully loaded medium trucks are parked in perfect rows, Ning Jinli gulps down two bottles of concentrated coffee.

"Huh… let's go!"

She, her eyes like a panda's, concentrates, preparing to start a mental teleport.

Xiao Qidi's side.

Outside the cave, the scorching sun hangs overhead.

Xiao Qidi, wearing ill‑fitting tattered armor, stands at the cave entrance wielding a battle knife.

Two thousand guard soldiers are in position, encircling the cave entrance.

Countless civilians stretch their necks outside the circle to watch, each with a face ashen and drenched in sweat.

"We've waited so long, why haven't we seen any food yet?"

"That Jinli Fairy, is she really as mysterious as the people of Lin Xian Village say?"

"Could it be that she's deceiving us…"

Voices of debate rise, the crowd grows restless.

Someone, unable to bear hunger and the sun, faints.

A panicked shout erupts from the crowd:

"Could it be… that they lured us here to let us die of sunstroke?!"

"I told you there couldn't be enough food and water for 70,000 people! We've been duped!"

"I get it! It's not a Fairy delivering grain; it's to kill some people and use the dead as fresh food!"

Those trapped in the dire situation are like startled birds.

A little panic sparks wild speculation, and rumors spread.

"I don't want to be fresh food; if I die… it's because I ate others first!"

"Fight them!"

It looks like chaos is about to erupt.

Xiao Qidi's eyes are full of gloom, ready to act and intimidate.

Just then—

Boom!

On the open ground outside the cave, dust swirls everywhere, and a strange gigantic object can be vaguely seen!

Everyone falls silent, watching the slowly dispersing dust and smoke, all stunned like wooden chickens.

Heaven above!

What… is that?!

Pee! Pee! Pee!

Ning Jinli pushes the truck door open and spits forcefully.

She just sat in a cargo truck cab; the truck, its cargo, and herself were all teleported at once.

The swirling dust pelted her mouth.

The strange gigantic object everyone sees is this five‑ton cargo truck.

"It's Jinli Fairy!" someone shouted.

The Lin Xian Village soldiers kneel first.

A tiny fraction of Lin Xian Village civilians in the crowd also kneel excitedly.

The rest, who were previously skeptical, see with their own eyes a huge being that has never been seen appear out of thin air.

From inside steps a young beautiful woman in strange attire.

Now everyone is completely convinced.

"We pay our respects to Jinli Fairy!"

Amid the shouts, the crowd kneels like a tide.

Xiao Qidi briskly walks up to Ning Jinli, looking at her sallow face and dark circles.

"Miss Ning, are you alright?"

"Just sleepy… otherwise fine."

Ning Jinli yawns.

Only then does Xiao Qidi look at the truck beside her, his eyes trembling with shock.

"I thought it would be better to teleport the vehicle directly; otherwise it's easy to damage things."

Ning Jinli says this while lowering the ladder beside the cargo hold.

"Considering this place has been dry for too long and there are too many people, you certainly can't make fire to cook."

"So everything I sent is ready to eat directly."

"This cart is watermelons, let me first quench your thirst."

She climbs up the ladder by herself.

"What kind of melon is a watermelon?" Xiao Qidi's eyes unintentionally followed.

Ning Jinli's hot shorts expose a pair of long legs, glowing white in the blazing sun.

She climbs higher and higher.

Xiao Qidi suddenly froze, his cheeks flushing, his nose feeling hot.

He quickly lowered his head.

"Come, catch it!"

Ning Jinli, holding a big watermelon, threw it down.

She thought that with Xiao Qidi's ability, he wouldn't be unable to catch even a watermelon.

But she didn't know that Xiao Qidi had lost his spirit.

Xiao Qidi heard the sound, just as he looked up, the big watermelon flew toward his face.

Boom!

"Ah! Are you okay?" Ning Jinli jumped in fright.

The watermelon burst, covering Xiao Qidi's face with juice, and two streams of nosebleed slowly dripped down.

He hurriedly wiped away the blood, licked the watermelon juice at his mouth corner, and exclaimed in surprise: "So sweet!"

Ning Jinli, full of pride, said, "Of course it's sweet. Let me tell you, our country's watermelons are the best in the world, thanks to our agricultural experts."

Xiao Qidi's eyes showed envy, "Your country actually has such talents; I wish Xuan Guo had them too."

"Actually…" Ning Jinli's nose tinged sour, "Actually, to get to the root of it, it's because of you that we exist."

Xiao Qidi said blankly, "What does that mean?"

Ning Jinli was amused by his expression.

He has an incomparable kingly bearing, yet he is still an eighteen‑year‑old youth.

That expression right now is truly cute.

"It's a long story; I'll explain it to you slowly later." Ning Jinli climbed down from the carriage ladder, letting the soldiers go up to empty the cart of watermelons.

She inspected the open ground outside the cave.

The ground was slightly sloped, but still fairly level, and the area was large enough.

"Brother, have everyone retreat, give me the whole flat area, no one get near, and don't be responsible if someone gets hit."

"Alright!"

Xiao Qidi immediately issued the order.

When the site was cleared, Ning Jinli sat back in the freight car and teleported the cargo back to the warehouse.

Then, all the other freight cars in the warehouse were teleported by her to the open ground.

Nearly a hundred freight cars appeared simultaneously; the scene was spectacular, the common folk shouted it was a miracle, kneeling on the ground and repeatedly bowing!

Xiao Qidi organized the soldiers to move the goods in an orderly fashion.

Ning Jinli, beside them, explained how to eat compressed biscuit meat cans, how to use antibiotics, anti‑inflammatory medicine and wound remedies, then told them to go back and teach the others.

Anyway, they're just basic supplies, teaching them isn't hard.

After a flurry of activity, it was already evening.

Ning Jinli teleported all the empty cars back to the warehouse, called each company to come and take them away.

Until the last freight car left, she collapsed in the warehouse, sprawled out.

Tired…

Really too tired…

But she couldn't sleep, her mind full of thoughts that she should recruit people as soon as possible and get the factory running.

The factory is huge, divided into several production zones; once they hire workers and purchase raw materials, most daily necessities can be produced in‑house.

"Miss Ning." A magnetic teenage voice suddenly rang out.

Ning Jinli jolted upright, "Hey, brother, you're here? How's it going over there?"

Xiao Qidi clasped his fists and bowed, "With your assistance, the soldiers and civilians are all at ease; as long as we can hold out until reinforcements arrive, everyone can survive. Your great kindness, I do not know how to repay."

Ning Jinli giggled, "It's simple, just give yourself to me, how about that?"