Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The Embroidered Uniform Guard's efficiency was extremely high. In about ten minutes, the main hall had been quickly arranged.

A huge map was placed directly in front.

Several small tables were added to the hall, four people to a table.

Each general had a bowl of steaming food and a wine pot in front of them.

General Maud looked down at the food in his bowl, utterly puzzled.

This food... it seemed a little too simple, completely inconsistent with the Grand Scenery Emperor's warm reception...

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Li Yuanzhao sat in the chief seat, waiting for Fang Zheng to speak.

They had already discussed it when they came. He would just play a ceremonial role.

The rest of the performance would be left to Lao Fang.

Seeing that everything was ready, Fang Zheng walked to the front of the crowd and said with a smile, "Today, everyone has come to visit the Holy City. We haven't had time to prepare, so the food is a bit meager. Please don't mind."

"Our Emperor is thrifty and simple. He keeps his diet simple as well. When going on expeditions, he even lives and eats with the soldiers, so the food is the same as theirs."

"However, the food prepared now is not ordinary food! This is the daily military ration for our Grand Scenery's overseas soldiers. Everyone here is a brave warrior in the military, so you must all have your own opinions on military rations. Today, why not try our Grand Scenery's military rations and offer some suggestions for exchange."

"Everyone, please eat now," Fang Zheng said, raising his hand.

So that's how it is! This is Grand Scenery's military ration. This kind of design is quite interesting.

The generals were all very curious.

Everyone was well-traveled and had seen a lot, so they didn't care about this one meal.

Grand Scenery was actually willing to actively show everyone their military rations, which was much more valuable than a big meal.

And the Grand Scenery people are really honest....

General Maud's face was full of smiles as he picked up the food in his bowl.

After taking a look, he asked doubtfully, "May I ask, Marquis, what exactly is this food? It looks like noodles, but why is it curved?"

Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Good question. This is a specialty of our Grand Scenery, instant noodles."

"The noodles are fried in oil so they can be preserved for a long time. After being boiled in water, they will appear in this curved shape. Everyone can take a look. There are other things in the bowl."

General Maud, like the others, picked up a fork and flipped around the bottom of the bowl a few times.

He found a few meatballs and what seemed to be a fried egg.

Fang Zheng's voice sounded again: "This is the military ration used by our Grand Scenery soldiers in the morning, meatball instant noodles with a fried egg."

On this point, Fang Zheng did not lie.

This meal, rich in oil, protein, and carbohydrates, was truly a military ration.

However, only the two thousand Embroidered Uniform Guards were qualified to enjoy this luxurious combination.

These two thousand people could be called Grand Scenery's strongest special forces, needing to carry guns and cannons on the battlefield for a long time.

Nutrition could not be lacking at all.

As for how to keep the fried eggs fresh without refrigeration equipment... Fang Zong put as much thought into preparing instant military rations as he did into weapons.

He specially developed a series of oil-soaked canned goods to facilitate long-distance transportation.

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Meatball instant noodles with a fried egg? This sounded novel.

Maud looked at the food in the bowl again and took a bite.

As soon as the noodles entered his mouth, a salty and savory taste exploded in his mouth, mixed with the aroma of oil and meat.

Taking another bite of the fried egg, the fried egg, which had been soaked in oil, once again impacted his taste buds.

A look of horror could not help but appear in Maud's eyes.

This bowl of noodles seemed ordinary, but it contained a large amount of oil and salt. This kind of food was perfect for replenishing the soldiers' strength!

The Grand Scenery people actually luxuriously equipped their soldiers with this kind of food?

No wonder... no wonder those soldiers were all so strong.

Grand Scenery was indeed rich! They ate this for breakfast. What about later....

"Marquis Jianye, may I ask, what do your troops eat for military rations the rest of the time? Is it all meatball instant noodles with fried eggs?" Maud asked loudly.

Fang Zheng smiled slightly: "Not so. Breakfast has always been the most abundant meal in our army, second only to dinner, in order to awaken fighting spirit and improve energy in the morning. Lunch is simpler, just a bowl of clear soup noodles."

"What we eat at night is...."

The generals suddenly understood.

That's right. If they ate so fiercely every meal, how high would Grand Scenery's military expenses be!

But even so, this food standard was already far beyond that of their own country...

Everyone began to carefully savor the military rations, but some people showed expressions of being unable to swallow, obviously not used to Grand Scenery's taste.

Fang Zheng observed for a moment and asked, "Does anyone have trouble eating it? If so, feel free to speak up. After all, different lands raise different people."

"Everyone here is a hero, so don't be polite. Next, I have some important things to say, and I can't let everyone be hungry and distracted."

As soon as he finished speaking, one person immediately raised his hand and said, "Marquis Jianye, I can't get used to it."

"Okay! Someone, prepare some local food for this general," Fang Zheng said. "The rest of you, eat first and listen to me."

"Presumably, everyone still has doubts in their hearts as to why our Grand Scenery suddenly brought troops to visit the West and whether this move will pose a threat to other countries. Today, I can give everyone a definite answer!"

Fang Zheng said powerfully: "Grand Scenery is in the West, and has only ever come to seek peaceful cooperation. The old church's rule is corrupt, eroding the imperial power of various countries, and regarding the common people as cattle and sheep. Our Grand Scenery is originally a country of the East and does not want to interfere in local affairs, only wanting to trade."

"However, things don't always go as planned. The old church and its Pope forced us to give up profits and intervened in trade with various countries. Grand Scenery tolerated it again and again, but did not expect the other party to slander us and send troops to attack Grand Scenery's friendly country, Fika. Coincidentally, popular grievances were rising, and Pope Solger was loyal to his doctrines and classics, complying with the will of heaven and the hearts of the people, and joined forces with Grand Scenery to save the Holy City from its precarious situation, which led to the current situation today."

The generals at the table nodded frequently after hearing the translation.

Marquis Jianye was right. The information they had learned was also the same.

The Grand Scenery people had always been very rule-abiding and had not relied on their national power to act recklessly in various countries.

Fang Zheng sighed regretfully: "Since the Holy City was captured, the old and new churches have been governing themselves, and a stable situation has been formed. Grand Scenery does not want to go any further, but three years ago, we found a shocking piece of information!"

"The Pope who originally escaped from the Holy City has been captured by Emperor Sangjak. The six major dioceses are nominally controlled by the church, but in reality, they are controlled by Sangjak! And Sangjak's Emperor is the prince of our Grand Scenery who defected overseas many years ago after a failed rebellion!"

What!

The six major dioceses were not under the Pope's rule! They had become the puppet of a Grand Scenery rebel?

The crowd was in an uproar!

"Everyone should know that the church has a weapon called Divine Punishment. If I remember correctly, General Maud should have fought with our Grand Scenery before. He is the only general present who has seen both sides use the same weapon."

"General Maud can think about it. Did this so-called Divine Punishment weapon appear in the hands of the church without warning? And is the power of our Grand Scenery's weapon far above that of the Divine Punishment weapon? This is enough to show that this weapon originated from our Grand Scenery!"

General Maud nodded cautiously.

The Divine Punishment weapon suddenly appeared, and Grand Scenery also mastered it and was even better than the church's. This had always been a huge mystery in his mind.

If the Divine Punishment weapon originated from Grand Scenery.

Then... it made sense. The doubt that had existed in his heart for a long time finally had a reasonable explanation today.

"This person has the ambition of a wolf and an insatiable desire for power. In order to annex the world, he did not hesitate to stir up a bloody storm in Grand Scenery. After defecting to the West, he still harbored delusions of trying to make a comeback,"

"Therefore, our purpose in bringing troops here is to wipe out the national shame and eliminate the rebellion! Secondly, to maintain peace on the Western Continent, coexist and prosper with various countries, and return the world to clarity!"

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(This chapter is only for Jincheng people to see.)