The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1356: Food and Clothing

In the night, Ji You squinted her eyes and said, "I had them transport some stuff; they should be back soon."

Transport?

Transport what?

Everyone was curious and looked at Ji You.

Ji You replied, "Good stuff. You’ll find out when they return."

Since Ji You said that, everyone refrained from asking further.

Ji You stood next to a stone, gazing at the distant city wall. At Charles’ Commander Base, there was no watchtower, and the tallest building was less than 5 meters high, with the rest mostly being low-lying houses of 2-3 meters. At a glance, the Array Flag was nowhere to be seen.

Ji You rubbed her chin.

According to regulations, the Array Flag can’t be absent, so the enemy must have hidden it inside those low buildings.

Ji You angrily said, "That’s unreasonable! The Array Flag is so beautiful and striking, why do they want to hide it? It’s so hard for me to find it."

Beside her, Liu Jia said helplessly, "It’s hidden because they’re afraid you’ll find it easily. You think everyone is like you, worrying others can’t find it, wishing to put the Array Flag on someone’s head."

Ji You chuckled, "Wow! You really understand me. Look—"

Ji You raised her hand and pointed to the nearby big stone, "Help me push it down."

Liu Jia: "???"

Liu Jia opened his eyes wide, "It’s fine, why push it down?"

This stone is a natural shield, able to block arrows from the opposite side.

Ji You said, "There aren’t many stones around here, I need some to build a stove."

Liu Jia: "Huh?"

Others were also looking at her in shock.

Ji You showed a straightforward smile and said, "We’ve been busy all night, aren’t you hungry?"

"Hungry!"

"Of course we’re hungry."

"But, isn’t it, Commander, how can we cook now?"

...

Listening to the chatter of her subordinates, Ji You kept her eyes fixed on the enemy’s base ahead. It was still shrouded in darkness, not a single light, seemingly devoid of any life, entirely dead.

The spot she stood on wasn’t random; it was calculated after assessing the distance from the enemy base ensuring it’s out of the range of their remote weapons before setting base there.

In the current arena, all remote weapons are limited to bows and arrows, crossbows, and their efficacy depends entirely on the user’s physical strength and shooting ability. As strong as one’s arm strength and Physical Strength may be, their range is limited.

Ji You had ordered a dismantling of all personnel and ambushes surrounding the enemy’s base. She only needed the army to maintain a certain distance range, she could safely encircle all enemies within the walls.

Ji You’s eyes stayed glued to the front, closely monitoring the movements of the enemy. Listening to her questioning comrades, she replied, "Why prepare a meal? Because we’re hungry, of course."

"No, but..." Hearing this, Liu Jia choked, nearly tying his tongue: "The question is, do you have food?"

Hungry, then cook.

Sure.

You’re the Boss, you can do as you please.

But!

Where’s the food?

Liu Jia, Wang Xin, and others were speechless.

A faint rustling reached their ears, Ji You’s expression shifted slightly, clapping her hands, "Here’s the food now?"

"Huh?!!"

"Where?"

"Where is it?"

...

Everyone turned their faces, only to see a vague shadow approaching their group from the rear!

An attack?!

Everyone tensed up instantly!

Then, those keen-eyed noticed Ji You Commander showed no reaction, so they all understood!

The approaching ones were their own.

He Yu asked, "Is it He Nu and the others?"

Ji You nodded.

At this moment, Ji You did not need to answer because He Nu, Gu Peiyuan, Guan Ning led a group carrying several large pots and boxes quickly approached.

Ji You divided a group to go welcome them.

Soon.

Liu Jia, He Yu, and others knew what He Nu and his group were up to.

While Ji You led her people to besiege Lou and his forces, she had He Nu and Gu Peiyuan turn back and get all the food and weapons hidden by Lou.

Gu Peiyuan put down the large pot, grimacing: "Oh dear! This pot is covered with ashes, messing up my clothes, my beauty score is going to drop."

His face was full of disdain, yet his eyes glowed as they locked onto the pot!

"As if you have a beauty score." Guan Ning mumbled quietly, his eyes heating up as he stared at the pot.

He Nu remained silent, but his gaze was not on the pot, he was eagerly eyeing a bag.

This is real food!

A total of 50 pounds!

This is no small amount; each camp only has 100 pounds of food, and to find 50 pounds at Lou’s base is quite a haul!

With this food, everyone can have a full meal.

Others, seeing what He Nu brought back, were also heated with excitement, Liu Jia even laughed heartily, praising: "Good job, He Nu, you thought to grab food from the enemy camp! How come I didn’t think of that?"

He Nu heard and replied with a laugh: "Ji You suggested we go over and collect."

"Huh?" Liu Jia was shocked, "Commander, how did you know the enemy still had that much food left?" They had already eaten all their food; all grains were cleaned out, every rice storage was smashed before heading to battle.

Ji You’s focus stayed on the opposite base, casually replying to Liu Jia’s question: "It’s easy to guess. Given current conditions, without deploying a clever strategy for victory, the only option is a war of attrition, which means food and weapon supplies must be assured, so the enemy wouldn’t dare deplete all stored supplies all at once."

"That’s easier said than done, but truly predicting the enemy’s moves isn’t an easy feat." Many marveled at this insight.

He Nu and others didn’t just bring back food; they also collected various materials, most notably weapons. Additionally, there was a stack of clothing.

Indeed, clothing.

Everyone stared at the garments in disbelief; real clothes, yet from where exactly?

Before He Nu and the rest could explain, there was an uproar outside the screen!

"Oh, damn!"

"Those are my clothes!"

"Not even cold in the grave and you’ve stolen my clothes!"

"The key is I’m under a protective shield, clothes shouldn’t be snatched, but that damn Ji You leveraged her Commander status to argue her case with the system. By the rules, they have the right to strip clothes off prisoners and corpses, claiming forced loot violates nature’s laws, jungle law, and human weaknesses... a load of nonsense, what’s more infuriating is the System Level agreed to let them strip us bare."

"Yingyingying~"