With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

"We can talk about it after we finish eating," Bei Chenyan said to her.

"Okay." Qiao Xiangqing sat down next to Nangong Xiao.

After that, everyone remained silent and ate their meal in quiet.

The people here eat their main meals in the evening; they only eat rice and don't drink alcohol at noon.

Nangong Wu had something on her mind, so she finished eating first and instructed the children, "Yu'er, after you finish eating, you must not wander around. You must stay with your grandfather and father, do you understand?"

Since they arrived in Runan City, the children have been living in the space. Now that it's the New Year and the adults are all here, they're being allowed to come out and see the light of day.

Now, Runan City is inhabited by people from Changyang Temple, the Snake Spirit Society, and King Jing, and even assassins they have hired. The father and his three children need someone to protect them at all times.

She was really scared after Jue'er was kidnapped last time.

If anything happens to her child, even if she kills all her enemies, she still won't get her son back.

"Don't worry, Mother, I will keep a close eye on Jue'er and Xi'er and make sure they don't run away," Nangong Yu assured her.

"Mother, we know there are bad people who want to harm us, so we won't go out," Nangong Jue said.

Nangong Xi quickly shook her head, "Mother, I'll stay with Father. I won't run away and the bad guys won't catch us."

"You're all good." Nangong Wu felt a pang of heartache.

But they had too many enemies, and the children were her weakness, so she could only keep them in the space.

Fortunately, there was a space; otherwise, she would have been in a very passive position, having to hide the child well before she could do anything.

"Go ahead and do your work, I'll take good care of the children," Bei Chenyan said to her.

"Okay, I'll be right back." Nangong Wu nodded slightly to him and stepped out.

Li Ming and the others were waiting outside. When she came out, they stepped forward and bowed, "Princess, where are you going?"

Nangong Wu didn't stop walking. "You don't need to follow."

She went to the government office's main warehouse and took out all the meat from her storage space.

If nothing unexpected happens, the meat given to the Zhenyuan army can be replenished in the space.

The Zhenyuan army was getting closer and closer to Runan City, and the foundation of the inner city wall had been built, which meant that they had overcome the biggest hurdle.

She covered her face with a veil and walked out of the government office, intending to check on the soup kitchen. She covered her face partly to prevent a sneak attack and partly to avoid the people kneeling before her.

Upon arriving at the soup kitchen, I saw that people were still getting their meals.

Ji Hongfei and Su Siyan were also helping to serve food. They recognized her immediately when they saw her, but she gestured for them to be quiet, so they just stood there.

Nangong Wu looked at the large pot and saw three dishes: braised pork, chicken stew with mushrooms, and cabbage with vermicelli.

She glanced at it and then went back.

Su Siyan caught up. "Princess, what are your instructions?"

"I've put some more meat, grain, and vegetables in the warehouse. Have someone move them out later so everyone can come and have a feast tonight," Nangong Wu instructed.

Su Siyan was slightly taken aback. "Should everyone be seated?"

"Yes, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, a time for people to gather together for a reunion dinner." Nangong Wu handed him a piece of paper. "This is the menu."

Choose an open space within the city and have the people put all their tables and chairs together. The soldiers and our men will sit together. As for the food, prepare it according to this menu.

"Yes." Su Siyan took the menu with both hands.

"Make sure to verify the identities of everyone who takes the seat," Nangong Wu instructed him again before returning to her quarters.

"Yes," Su Siyan replied, cupping his hands in greeting.

After she walked away, he opened the menu and saw that it read: "For ordinary people, each table seats ten people, with eight meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, such as tofu, braised potatoes, or cabbage."

The eight meat dishes include pork, chicken, beef, lamb, and fish. As for how the dishes are prepared, the chef can cook them according to the local people's tastes.

The generals and their close associates set up a separate table outside the north gate, with ten meat dishes per table, plus vegetarian dishes such as lotus root, green peppers, tofu skin, and a hot pot.

In addition to the same meat and vegetable portions as ordinary civilians, soldiers also received an extra serving of shrimp, roast goose, or roast duck.

The hot pot ingredients include bones, beef and mutton, and various side dishes.

"Eight meat dishes per table for ordinary people? And five different kinds of meat. Even ordinary families don't have that much meat at wedding banquets." Su Siyan was secretly shocked after reading this.

Three hundred thousand Zhenyuan troops; more than thirty thousand original residents of Runan City; more than ten thousand disaster victims from other places; more than five thousand original garrison troops; and their own people, numbering over a thousand. The princess has supported so many people and can still feed them so well. How much grain must she have stored up?

"Su Siyan, what are you looking at here?" Ji Hongfei walked over.

"Look at the menu the princess gave me. You've come at the perfect time. I'll leave the work to you." Su Siyan handed him the menu. "Go find some people who can cook and make the dishes according to the menu. I'll find someone to carry the ingredients."

He left after he finished speaking.

Ji Hongfei glanced at the menu and was also surprised. "Goodness, it must have taken a lot of effort to make so many dishes."

He left in a hurry after reading it.

the other side.

After Nangong Wu returned, she saw Bei Chenyan and Huo Jing, who had taken the three children to the construction site, where some Flying Feather Guards were protecting them from a distance.

She followed them.

The father rarely left the space, and this was Bei Chenyan's first time here. He had never even seen the completed foundation.

"How are you feeling?" Nangong Wu walked to Bei Chenyan's side.

Bei Chenyan was inspecting the steel bars when he heard her voice and stood up.

"How did you manage to insert the iron bar into such a hard rock?"

Nangong Wu mentally produced a piece of paper and handed it to him, saying, "If you want to know how it was made, take a look when you have time!"

Bei Chenyan took the paper and began to read it carefully.

"Daddy, I want to fly a kite." Nangong Xi ran over.

Nangong Wu mentally produced three paper kites, saying, "Let Uncle Liming play with you for a while."

"I'll do it!" Bei Chenyan put the papers away, intending to look at them later when he had time.

I promised to spend time with the children, so today I'll play with them properly.

Nangong Wu shook her head and walked towards her father.

"Wuwu, is your construction method the same as the world you lived in?" Huo Jing had seen her drawings.

Nangong Wu nodded, "Yes, Father. Those high-rise buildings over there, some dozens or even hundreds of stories tall, are made of this kind of reinforced concrete, which is very sturdy."

Her father knew everything about her and told him there was no need to explain so much.

"So, a city wall that's four and a half feet wide is indeed quite thick." Huo Jing looked at the hardness of the cement and soil, which was as hard as rock, and with these steel bars inside, it wouldn't break even after a hundred years.

"I used a width of four and a half feet so that people could walk on the top of the city wall," Nangong Wu said.