Chapter 851: Che's Promise

It can be said that it was extremely perilous, because of the pigeons released by Xiong, only one returned to Huaxia, and it landed in Lema City. When the people of Lema City discovered a pigeon with a Bamboo Tube tied to its leg, they immediately handed it over to the Soldiers who were in the middle of a training march in Lema City.

The pigeon's wing was injured and it could no longer fly. If it had been an ordinary pigeon, the Residents of Lema City might have simply picked it up, raised it themselves, or used it for an extra meal; after all, not all pigeons belong to Huaxia.

But since something was tied to its leg, it was clearly not an ordinary pigeon. The Residents of Lema City still had a good grasp of this concept, so they immediately chose to hand it over to those who could handle it.

Of course, the Soldiers who received the pigeon did not have the authority to handle it either. They knew what this pigeon was used for, and the information inside the Bamboo Tube might be very important, so they hurriedly passed it up the chain of command.

Because Lema City did not yet have a place to raise pigeons, normally, a pigeon would not be sent to Lema City. Lema City also had no important missions to execute, only to assist Huaxia City, so they hurriedly sent the pigeon to Huaxia City.

The pigeon was sent back to Changxu to recover from its injuries. As long as they returned successfully from a mission, they were all heroes of Huaxia. Such a pigeon would be given a separate cage and would not be eaten; in any case, Huaxia was not short of a mouthful of food for it, nor was it short of that piece of meat on its body. If it could recover, it would be able to continue executing missions.

The Bamboo Tube was not opened the entire way until it was delivered to Baifeng's hands. After Baifeng finished reading the extremely brief information written by Xiong, he also understood the results of Xiong and the others' mission this time. As far as the current situation went, it was still very successful; as long as they could return safely, it could be called perfect.

Baifeng had already anticipated the matters mentioned in the letter. After all, it was already this time of year, and they had gone so far this time, so it was completely understandable that the return journey was a bit difficult; after all, the last time was basically the same situation.

So Baifeng arranged for the Ministry of War to prepare to depart in five days. They would follow the markers left by Xiong and the others along that road to meet them, mainly needing to bring more food.

The mission this time was taken on by Lu, and Shaoyin also successfully joined the team. Xiao Town was the furthest place he had ever been, and now that he could go to an even more unfamiliar and distant place, he was still a bit excited. Most importantly, this time he was going to pick up his father, so the significance was even greater.

The Boat that went to pick up people from Liuhuangdi had returned. The amount of Sulfur they collected was large enough, far exceeding the target. Fan and those Soldiers also successfully received a sufficiently long vacation.

As for the Slaves who went to Liuhuangdi together, what they did not expect was that they actually had a holiday too. How could such a thing happen to them, the Slaves?

But the fact was just like that; the Slaves also had a holiday. Those men could lie in their dormitories every day, sleeping without moving, and if they wanted to find women, that was also possible. Two meals a day were also provided without fail. In this instant, these Slaves had a feeling that they were also people of Huaxia, rather than Slaves of Huaxia.

Little did they know, this was just so Huaxia could let them have better bodies to continue working in Liuhuangdi next year. Moreover, Fan also said that the long-term, dull, and exhausting life was hard to endure not only for the Slaves but even for these Soldiers. Giving the Slaves a holiday could also be considered a way to reduce the probability of these Slaves rebelling.

The Large Ship had been completely emptied. In order to send those people of the Xuanyuan Tribe back, the Large Ship did not even enter the harbor for maintenance and remained docked beside the Matou. According to

the data given by Che, they even prepared food to reward those Laborers, which was the cost for them catching scorpions and finding ores. Because the food in Xiao Town was not enough in the end and had to be consumed along the way, although it was enough to eat, the food used for rewards could only be owed.

Fortunately, those Laborers now recognized Huaxia's creditworthiness very well and did not raise any objections because of this, otherwise it would have been trouble for Che.

Once Che left with the main force, the lively Xiao Town became desolate and lonely again. The open city gates would definitely attract many wild beasts to come in and live; this was not a problem, as long as they did not destroy the city walls.

While on the road, Che no longer let that nameless woman approach him, but drove her to be with the tribespeople of their Xuanyuan Tribe. The other Soldiers and Artisans did the same, and those women also felt that something was wrong.

However, Che had indeed developed feelings. When they were about to arrive in Huaxia, he said to her: "I have no way to take you to Huaxia, and we do not allow you to come to Huaxia. Your Tribal Chief would not let such a thing happen either.

But the child in your belly is mine. Although he cannot grow up in Huaxia, I can do my best to make his life better, regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl."

Che did not bring anything himself, so he had to give the woman an Iron necklace hanging around his neck: "You wear this necklace, and give it to the child when he is born, so I will know he is my child. After arriving in Huaxia, I will give you enough food, and then give you some cloth. After you return to the Xuanyuan Tribe, no matter which man you are with, as long as you do not mistreat my child, you don't need to worry about the food problem; I will find a way to send it over."

Although this Iron necklace was just an accessory, its material was already precious enough. The woman put it on her neck without hesitation: "Okay, I believe you, but after I go back, I will not look for other men. As long as you can give me enough food to support the child, that is enough."

Che was a bit moved, but since they were currently living in a collective room, he could not do anything. Now that they were still outside the house, he could only hug the woman.

The woman said in his arms: "Can you give me a name? I still don't have a name yet, and neither does the child."

Che thought for a moment and said: "The child will be called Xiao, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, they will both be called this name. You will be called Xiaomu."

Xiaomu did not refuse and was very excited: "Okay, my child will be called Xiao, and I am Xiaomu!"

Arriving at Huaxia City, Che did not break his promise. When letting those Laborers board the ship, Che directly borrowed several large bags of oil dregs from the Pasture and gave them to Xiaomu, which counted as fulfilling his promise.

Borrowing the oil dregs from the Pasture was just because it was close; if he went back to his own home, it might be too late. The Pasture did not care about this; the oil dregs were just feed, and even the bags were more valuable than the oil dregs. He believed that Che would definitely return them.