A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Tonight's dinner was exceptionally lavish, showing that Lin Zhiqing and the others had put in a lot of effort; the entire table was filled with dishes that Zhao Daxuan liked.

At the dinner table, the three women kept piling food onto Zhao Daxuan's plate, quickly filling it to the brim.

Zhao Daxuan buried his head in his rice and ate for a while before looking up and noticing that the three women had barely touched the rice in their own bowls.

"You guys eat too, why are you just watching?"

Lin Zhiqing lowered her eyes and smoothed her hair. "We're not hungry."

Upon hearing this, Li Shishi and her sister nodded in agreement.

After Lin Zhiqing finished speaking, she picked up her chopsticks again and put some food on Zhao Daxuan's plate. "Husband, eat more. There won't be as many good meals for you when you're traveling tomorrow."

Zhao Daxuan noticed that Lin Zhiqing's hand, which was serving him food, was trembling slightly, revealing her inner unease.

He sighed softly, reached out and took Lin Zhiqing's hand, and looked at the three women.

"I've said it many times, this mission poses absolutely no threat to me, you don't need to worry so much."

Lin Zhiqing's lips twitched slightly. "We know, we just can't control ourselves."

She paused, then turned and went back to her room to take out a few wooden boxes, speaking softly.

"My lord, we've made another batch of Nine-Flavor Spirit Pills these past few days. Here are a thousand pills; please keep them safe."

After saying this, Lin Zhiqing looked pained and said, "Then all the medicinal herbs you gave me, those less than a hundred years old, were made into Spirit Nourishing Pills. But take the three ginseng roots that are a hundred years old back with you. They are very precious and can save lives. Keep them for when you need them."

Zhao Daxuan's eyes lit up as he looked at the several wooden boxes on the table; his inventory of Spirit Gathering Pills had increased considerably.

This batch, plus the ones in his personal space, totaled three thousand pills, enough to keep his soldiers training for another thirty days.

He nodded, saying nonchalantly, "It's alright. What you've refined during this time is enough for me and my men for a month. I'll think of something else for the rest."

He casually took out a century-old ginseng and pushed it toward Lin Zhiqing.

"Keep this one at home, just in case."

After saying that, he took the remaining wooden boxes on the table back to his room.

When it came out, it was already stored in his personal space, including two ginseng roots that were a hundred years old.

After Zhao Daxuan sat down again, he turned to look at the two sisters, Li Shishi and Li Shishi, whose faces were full of worry, and immediately showed a helpless expression.

"Shishi, why do you still look worried?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shishi's eyes reddened slightly, and she looked up at Zhao Daxuan.

"Husband, it's because we're incompetent," Li Shishi said, her voice choked with emotion. "We were planning to finish making that simple steam engine before you left, and it's almost complete now, but we've encountered an insurmountable problem that's holding us back from the final stages."

Zhao Daxuan raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Shishi with some surprise.

This product, far ahead of its time, could be mostly completed so quickly with just a stack of blueprints, far exceeding his expectations.

He asked with a curious look, "What's the problem?"

Li Shishi spoke without hesitation.

"The drawings clearly state that a flexible sealing material is needed between the piston and the cylinder, and it must also be heat-resistant."

"But we searched the entire town of Zhenbei and couldn't find the corresponding item. We found some substitutes, but they didn't meet the requirements at all and broke immediately."

Zhao Daxuan paused, realizing that this was the same rubber from his previous life. However, it seemed that such a thing had not yet appeared on the continent of this world.

He suddenly felt a headache coming on. After thinking for a while, he couldn't come up with a feasible solution, so he could only smile wryly and look at Li Shishi.

"I think I know what problem you're referring to, but I can't solve it right now. Let's keep looking for other alternatives."

Upon hearing this, Li Shishi could only nod, then remained silent, quietly continuing to serve food to Zhao Daxuan.

Seeing the somber atmosphere on the table again, Zhao Daxuan felt somewhat helpless.

So he picked out the funny story of slapping the quartermaster earlier that day, hoping to amuse the three girls.

Zhao Daxuan's vivid and interesting words surprised the three women.

Then they all lowered their heads, biting their lips, not only to hide the tears that might burst forth at any moment, but also to hold back the corners of their mouths that were about to turn up in uncontrollable anger.

Finally, when Zhao Daxuan deliberately played the role of a fat-faced quartermaster, appearing frightened and timid, the three women couldn't help but burst out laughing, but tears also streamed down their faces.

Wiping away her tears, Li Weiwei complained, "Husband, what time is it? How can you still be joking around!"

"I feel so uneasy when I can't see you all laughing."

Zhao Daxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three women laugh.

As he spoke, he picked up a towel from the table and helped the three women wipe away their tears.

Feeling Zhao Daxuan's gentle movements, the three women trembled slightly, and their tense bodies finally relaxed a little.

After dinner, Chunmei and the others packed up their things and left the inner courtyard. The three women looked at each other and nodded.

Then, blushing, Li Shishi stepped forward, took Zhao Daxuan's hand, and turned to walk towards the master bedroom.

Following her into the master bedroom, Zhao Daxuan was a little confused. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Shishi's somewhat shy voice coming from the front.

"My lord, this is a one-time exception; there will be no next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him slammed shut from the inside.

Zhao Daxuan looked back and saw Li Weiwei and Lin Zhiqing biting their red lips and walking towards him with blushing faces.

A bold guess flashed through Zhao Daxuan's mind: "Could it be..."

Next, in the master bedroom, a scene unfolded that Zhao Daxuan had longed for but had been rejected by the three women—details omitted here.

[Ding! The Yin-Yang Chaos Wheel has been activated, achieving the "Three Phoenixes Battle One Dragon" achievement and triggering a critical hit reward.]

[Gained the skills [Man and Horse as One] and [Death Squad Domain], skill points +1, and a certain amount of rubber for a specific machine.]

【Horse and rider as one (Level 1): The host can ride any horse, sense the horse's muscle rhythm and emotions, adapt to complex terrain, and move with a natural and smooth gait, with the rider's center of gravity and the horse's body rising and falling in unison.】

[Perception Domain (Level 1): Constructs a dynamic perception domain with a radius of three kilometers centered on itself. The number, location, and movement of enemy forces within this domain are displayed in real-time on a 3D map, achieving one-way battlefield transparency and enabling proactive anticipation of enemy moves.]

This critical hit no longer had the word "small" in it; it triggered two skills at once, plus a skill point.

Zhao Daxuan frowned and thought for a moment. The dynamic perception radius of 3 kilometers was 6 kilometers in diameter, which should be enough. So he added the skill points to the unity of man and horse.

【Horse and Man as One (Level 2): ​​The host can ride any horse without reins or commands, directing the warhorse to complete tactical maneuvers through leg pressure, breathing rhythm, and even thought.】

Most importantly, there was the matching rubber. Zhao Daxuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly checked the instructions for the matching rubber.