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Chapter 103 Old General, is that enough?

The old general's voice was filled with desolation, relief, and regret.

Su Qing understood.

The old man meant that once they were familiar with the military camp, the veterans would commit suicide, turning themselves into food that would never come.

In this isolated city cut off from supplies, the veterans will become the last flame, emitting their final light and warmth across this wasteland.

Su Qing looked at the old general's haggard face, and then at the old soldiers leaning against the wall around her, their eyes filled with relief.

His expression was serious at first, then he smiled.

The old general looked at Su Qing's smile, his gray eyebrows furrowing together.

He had considered how the young man would react upon learning that food was running out and the decisions these old fogies had made.

They might be shocked, they might be rejected, or they might even break down in tears because they can't bear the cruelty.

But he never imagined that the other person would laugh.

And he was laughing very happily.

They take cannibalism so lightly.

Could it be...?

Could it be that this young man has witnessed even more brutal battlefields, and that he has truly experienced being fed to his comrades?

Thinking of this, the old general's expression changed rapidly, and even his breathing became heavier.

In his eyes, Su Qing was already a more evil being than the alien beasts.

Su Qing could tell from the old general's expression that the old man had definitely misunderstood.

He took two steps forward, stepping out of the shadows of the warehouse, and reached out to pat the old general heavily on the broad shoulder.

"Old general, put away those messy thoughts in your head."

"You've been starving for three days, your blood sugar is low, and you're not thinking clearly."

The old general swayed slightly after being patted by Su Qing, and his brows furrowed even more deeply.

Hypoglycemia?

What kind of new word is this?

He began to doubt whether he had really misjudged the guy; was this kid just a clueless greenhorn who didn't know anything?

Without saying a word, Su Qing stretched out her right hand behind her, where Selena was standing.

Selena understood immediately, and with a smile, she took out a double beef burger from her exquisite little leather bag and placed it in Su Qing's palm.

Su Qing shoved the hamburger into the old general's hand.

"Take it, don't be shy."

"General, you should eat your fill before you speak."

The old general looked down at the thing he had never seen before, which smelled of meat and wheat, and swallowed hard.

He had been starving for three days, and the smell of this dish made his stomach churn.

But instead of eating it, he gave a disappointed look and returned the hamburger.

"No need!"

"Don't waste this kind of food on an old man like me."

He shook his head and pointed to the open space outside.

"My old buddies have over forty mouths to feed; you can't afford to feed them all."

"The young men you brought are all strong and robust. If they're not well-fed, how will they have the strength to fight the strange beasts?"

"Young man, war is not child's play!"

Su Qing couldn't help but laugh again as she watched the old man lecturing her with such seriousness.

Wang Yao, without any hesitation, clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.

Selena covered her mouth, not laughing out loud, but her shoulders visibly trembled.

They weren't mocking the old general; they just found his earnest demeanor somewhat endearing.

After all, they knew exactly how much food Selena had brought.

Let alone the seventy people here, even a hundred people couldn't finish eating in a month.

After all, they had experienced hunger in the previous dungeons.

The old general was baffled by the laughter of the three men, and a surge of anger welled up inside him.

Before he could get angry, Su Qing spoke up.

"General, are there any clean cloths in the village?"

The old general suppressed his anger and ordered the one-eyed veteran behind him to find a clean cloth. He wanted to see what this young man was up to.

The one-eyed veteran dragged his weak body away, and after a short while, he ran back carrying a piece of coarse cloth about the size of a picnic blanket, panting as he handed it to Su Qing.

Su Qing took it, unfolded it, looked at it, and then shook her head.

"Too small, not enough."

The old general seemed to have figured something out and pointed to the empty warehouse behind Su Qing.

"This is already the biggest and cleanest place."

"Don't worry, we old folks aren't that particular."

Su Qing glanced back and frowned slightly.

The floor was fairly clean, but the fact that food was thrown directly on it was somewhat unacceptable to him.

Besides, we had just walked through the warehouse.

But looking around, there really wasn't another place in the military camp that was cleaner to store food.

"Alright, there's no other way, Selena."

When Selena heard Su Qing speak, she reached out and patted her small handbag, and the little flying carpet flew out, which Selena then sat on.

The flying carpet carried Selena into the warehouse, where she hovered in mid-air.

By this time, the warehouse was already surrounded by the weak soldiers, who had long been attracted by the aroma of the food in the old general's hands.

All eyes were on the girl sitting on the flying carpet.

Then, what happened next stunned the veterans, who stood frozen in place.

Selena turned the small handbag upside down and gently shook it.

An apple fell and hit the wooden floor, rolling twice.

Next came steamed buns, a Chinese dish that Selena had specially learned to make for the captain.

Then came boxes of compressed biscuits, dried cured meat, roasted meat, potatoes raining down like raindrops, and bottled mineral water.

Food rained down throughout the warehouse, as if it were a food shower.

The entire military camp was eerily quiet.

All that remained were the sounds of food falling and dozens of veterans frantically swallowing their saliva.

Two minutes later.

Selena flew out of the warehouse, landed lightly, and retrieved her flying carpet.

The once empty warehouse is now crammed full of all kinds of food and fresh water.

"There are still half of the hamburgers and pizzas that I haven't shown out."

Selena's words sent a shiver down the spine of the already petrified old general.

What do you mean there's still half left? This place is almost full, and you say there's still half left?

Su Qing stepped forward and patted the old general on the shoulder again.

"Old General."

"Is that enough?"

The old general glanced at Su Qing, who had a smile on her face, and then looked down at the food he had never seen before in his hand.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but perhaps because he had been hungry for too long, he couldn't speak.

A drop of murky liquid fell onto the hamburger.

Then came the second drop, the third drop...

This old man, who endured twenty-three years in this forgotten outpost, seeing off countless comrades and never fearing death, is now holding a hamburger and crying like a child.

His shoulders trembled, and suppressed sobs rang in Su Qing's ears.

Not only him, but all the veterans were crying.

For twenty-three years, they were forgotten.

As they prepared themselves and made way for those who came later, they saw hope for survival.

If we survive, we can hold on longer, and the homeland behind us, whose memory has long since faded, can remain safe for longer.

Just then, Agu's voice rang out. Although the old general couldn't understand the indigenous language, he understood what it meant.

Enemy attack!

"Everyone, prepare for battle!"