When the sun was about to set, half of the three-meter-high earth mountain was almost hollowed out.
The ten-capion commander estimated that if he worked for another two hours, he should be able to deliver the goods.
Originally, he planned to let the workers work overnight, but due to Mo Shouchen's participation, the progress was much faster than expected.
So he raised his head and glanced at the sky, and then shouted to the laborers: "Everyone, work harder, dig three more loads of soil, and then go back to sleep. We will do the rest tomorrow."
After hearing that they could go back to sleep, everyone who was already exhausted immediately became hopeful. Everyone gritted their teeth and continued digging. Finally, it took less than half an hour to dig out three loads of soil.
The ten-capion also kept his promise and let the working people go home to rest, and agreed to gather here at dawn tomorrow morning.
As for Mo Shouchen and others, he arranged to rest in the vacant barracks.
Before leaving, Mo Shouchen collected all the summoned ghosts into the black book, because for these ghosts, the black book is the best place to rest.
Following the soldiers who led the way to the barracks, Mo Shouchen saw Yan Hu Yi lying in the back of Datongpu, sleeping soundly.
Although he had asked Yan Huyi to come back to sleep, Mo Shouchen, who was tired after a long day, still had the urge to go up and give him a kick when he saw him so comfortable.
After simply washing off the dust on his body and preparing to go to sleep, the fat chef came back and brought back some very useful information.
I heard from the fat chef that the soldier who delivered the food was named Cui Er and was in charge of the kitchen in the camp.
Although his official title was only a small captain of ten, he was a confidant brought by the prefect from his hometown. Even the captain of ten in Loulan City did not dare to offend him.
Moreover, the captain of ten who oversees the digging of the players is not an ordinary person. It is said that he used to be a captain of thousands in the royal city. He was framed because he offended the powerful.
If the prefect of Loulan City hadn't interceded for him, he would have been dead long ago.
Later, he came here with the governor of Loulan City. Because he was guilty, even if he had the skills, he could only be a small captain of ten.
And the few soldiers under his command were all his confidants who fought with him on the battlefield back then, and they were all top masters.
When Mo Shouchen saw how powerful the captain and the soldiers around him were at first, he thought that the NPCs in this script were all very powerful.
Only now did he understand that the strength and status of these people were not equal at all. They were probably the strongest combatants in Loulan City.
After putting the fat chef in the black book, Mo Shouchen lay down on the Datong bunk and prepared to go to sleep. Feng Ji hadn't come back at this time, so I didn't know what was going on with him there.
There was nothing to say all night, and before dawn the next day, Cui Er, who was in charge of the kitchen, came to see the fat chef.
Ever since Loulan City was almost captured, the city's prefect had not eaten much. Even though Cui Er cooked some of his favorite dishes, he still couldn't eat any of them.
Last night at dinner, Cui Er served a total of four dishes to the prefect, one of which was cooked by the fat chef.
Unexpectedly, the prefect actually ate a few bites of the food cooked by the fat chef, which made Cui Er particularly happy.
That's why he came over so early and asked the fat chef to cook breakfast for the prefect with him.
Hearing that the prefect actually liked to eat the food cooked by the fat chef, Mo Shouchen couldn't help complaining in his heart: This prefect's taste is really strong.
After the fat chef left, Mo Shouchen and others went to the square of the camp to meet the captain.
When he met the tenth captain, Mo Shouchen asked Jiao Ningmeng to go to the kitchen to help, ostensibly because women were not suitable for physical labor, but his real purpose was to ask Jiao Ningmeng to go to the kitchen to prepare some food suitable for them.
If they continue to eat that unpalatable food for the remaining few days, they will probably die of food poisoning in the end.
The captain agreed to Mo Shouchen's request, but just when he was about to take the remaining people to continue digging outside the city, a man walked out of a separate barracks.
"Hey! You are still lazy here at this time. Do you think you will definitely not be able to complete the tasks assigned above, so you just gave up?"
The person who spoke was the leader who brought Mo Shouchen and others back yesterday. His surname was Men, and he was the adjutant of the captain.
Faced with the cynicism of the adjutant, the captain did not get angry. He said in a calm tone: "Without the adjutant's trouble, we will complete the task on time."
"Complete it on time? Well, if you can't pay the job by then, don't blame the captain for being merciless!" After saying this, the adjutant flicked his sleeves and walked back to his barracks with his hands behind his back.
Seeing his arrogant look, a soldier next to the tenth captain snorted and said: "It's just a dog that can only wag its tail and beg for mercy. What's so crazy about it!"
"Just do your own thing and don't care what others say!"
The tenth captain scolded him, and then led everyone out of the barracks.
After working for another two hours, we finally dug enough soil to repair the city wall. When the captain went to deliver the report, the adjutant showed an incredulous expression.
He thought that it would be impossible for the Captain to complete the task with insufficient manpower, but he did not expect that the Captain not only completed it, but also completed it an hour ahead of schedule, which caught him off guard.
Although you can't really cut down the ten-man captain even if you don't dig enough soil, you can at least impose a slight punishment. But now that he has completed the task ahead of schedule, there is no reason to punish him.
"You guys wait here first, I'll report to the commander!" After saying this, the adjutant ran out of the barracks with an ugly look on his face.
"Haha, you still want to trick us adults, and you don't even look at how much you weigh." The soldier next to the captain said sarcastically.
The tenth captain bowed his hands to Mo Shouchen and said politely: "Thanks to Brother Mo, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to deliver the work on time."
Mo Shouchen quickly returned the greeting and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious. I just did something that I could do."
After a while, Adjutant Men ran back from outside again, but unlike before, he had a proud look on his face now.
Arriving in front of the captain, the adjutant said loudly: "The captain greatly appreciated your ability to complete the task ahead of schedule, so he decided to give you another chance to make a contribution."
The captain frowned. He knew that the other party must have no good intentions, so he asked cautiously: "What does the captain want me to do?"
The adjutant held up two fingers and said: "It will take at least two days to repair the city wall. In order to prevent Rakshasa City from launching an early attack, you are specially sent to defend the enemy five miles away."
The captain thought for a moment and then said: "Going to defend the enemy outside the city? Then I need at least three hundred elite soldiers."
The adjutant of the gate smiled slightly, then pointed at Mo Shouchen and others and said: "You also know that there is a shortage of troops in the city now. I think you and these slaves have a good understanding of cooperation. You can let them accompany you to defend the enemy outside the city!"
The captain's eyes turned cold: "What?! You asked us to stop the ancient ghosts? What's the difference between this and sending someone to death!"
