Chapter 1157: Riverside Courtyard of the Donghuang Camp

The dinner venue was arranged by Harbin in an ancient courtyard near the river.

This courtyard is a typical Donghuang ancient style, with many emerald green bamboos planted in the courtyard.

Lin Lan could see the entire river through the bamboo forest.

The Duanzhou River, dyed golden by the setting sun, flows slowly. From time to time, monsters jump out of the river and splash against the water.

The group of people walked into the living room, Ying Rui took out tea leaves from the ship's storage space, and Zhaohe went to the well in the courtyard to fetch a bucket of well water in perfect agreement.

"Huh? This teapot is actually electric?"

Lin Lan looked at the antique tea set on the coffee table that Zhaohe turned on and said in surprise.

"Humph, this is the courtyard where Sister Huajia lived when she organized the construction of the Duanzhou River defense line!

"After she took the Manjiu people to build bridges at the lower reaches of the Duanzhou River, this courtyard became the temporary dormitory for our Donghuang camp!"

Fushun happily took out a few packages of snacks from the drawer of the coffee table and handed them to him:

"Look! The spicy strips I didn't finish last time are still here, which means no one else has come in here!"

"I think even if someone does come, they won't just steal your spicy chips..."

While complaining, Lin Lan took the spicy sticks from the girl and distributed them to the good guy Richard and Miss D.

"Oh, delicious!"

As soon as Miss D opened the package of spicy strips, took one out and put it in her mouth, she was deeply attracted by the taste.

Seeing this, Lin Lan also took out a spicy stick and put it in his mouth to chew.

In an instant, the familiar salty and numb taste from his childhood filled his mouth, making his eyes light up.

"Hehe~ I know the commander also likes spicy strips."

Seeing the change in his expression, Fushun said cheerfully:

"Next time Sister Anshan says that I always eat snacks instead of eating, I can refute it~"

Originally, Lin Lan was still savoring the childhood taste of spicy strips, but when Fushun said this, his expression immediately changed:

"Snacks are snacks after all, but if you only eat snacks without eating, let alone Anshan, I won't agree to it."

"That's right! Our commander is still sensible."

Harbin smiled and stretched out his hand to smooth his little head, and then said to him:

"When Kirov and the others finish their work, I'll go to the wine cellar to make some adjustments in the old Natland cellar. It should be said that the level of winemaking in Natland is quite similar."

The generous elder sister thought for a moment and then added with a smile:

"Good man Richard told me that you were cut off by the water of life. The water of life brewed by Northern United using Rubik's Cube equipment dared to blow directly into the bottle. Commander, I really respect you for being a man."

Facing Harbin's teasing, Lin Lan could only smile awkwardly.

It was only after he took a sip that he realized something was wrong, and it was too late when he came to his senses.

After a while, the water was boiled, and Ying Rui stood up and skillfully prepared the tea for him.

"Commander and your two new companions, just take a walk around the courtyard. Just leave the cooking to us."

After the girl who stood up said something playful to him, Taiyuan also said quickly:

"Then I will help the commander and his companions from the Northern Alliance prepare the bedroom. Sister Fushun, do you want to come too?"

"Me? Well..."

When Taiyuan asked, Fushun's little face showed a thoughtful expression, and he said excitedly:

"I won't go with you. I want to take the commander to check in the courtyard to see if there are any traces of intruders here!"

After Fushun finished speaking, Zhaohe looked at this naughty kid like he was a fool:

"Are you stupid? If there was an intruder, the warning system here would have been triggered long ago."

"What if there is an 'intruder' who can evade the warning system, such as a meta companion like the Mercury Memorial meta?"

Seeing that Fushun was still arrogant, Lin Lan smiled and smoothed things over:

"What Fushun said actually makes sense. Let's just let her take us around the courtyard."

He actually knew very well that Fushun was just having fun and wanted to drag him on a big adventure.

However, he finally reunited with several Donghuang shipgirls, so accompanying Fushun on the expedition was naturally a necessary part.

"Hmph, since the commander has said so, then Fushun, if you don't find any trace of the intruder, take the initiative to go on patrol tonight!"

Zhaohe stuck out his tongue at Fushun, and then looked at Lin Lan:

"Idiot commander, is there anything in particular you want to eat?"

"As for me, I love to eat whatever you cook. Zhaohe, just tell me later which dish was made by you. I have to taste it."

Lin Lan also stood up, smiled and touched Zhaohe's head.

Having experienced both the royal cooking hell and the torture of escaping a few days ago, he is now completely open to the cooking skills of the girls from the Donghuang ship.

"Hey, look at our commander, he's funnier than before."

When Harbin saw Zhaohe being taken away by Lin Lan's head-touching words, his face was filled with shame, and he sighed happily.

After asking Miss D to contact Kirov and Tashkent and send the coordinates here, several Donghuang ship girls began to divide the work.

Harbin took Ying Rui and Zhaohe directly to the kitchen, while Taiyuan was responsible for packing the bedding and sheets, and later going to Linjiang Market to purchase food raw materials.

To explain in Ying Rui's words, thanks to the fact that Huajia and Ding'an had lived here before, especially due to Ding'an's good habit of saving money, the condiments and tableware must be all available and packed and sealed in the kitchen.

As for Fushun...

This naughty kid seemed to be always full of energy. He held Lin Lan's hand and led the good guy Richard and Miss D to the courtyard.

"So where do we start our adventure?"

Seeing that the sky had been dyed orange by the remaining light of the setting sun, Lin Lan asked Fushun with a smile.

Miss D, who became Fushun's new partner, also smiled meaningfully and said to this lively guide girl:

"Friendly reminder, I have scanned this place just now and found nothing strange at all.

"If you can't do the job, you will regret it tonight."

Even though Fushun was an innocent and cheerful child, he realized what Miss D meant by "regret", and a blush rose on his cheeks:

"Who, how can you open the whole map plug-in before the adventure has even started? If you do this, you will lose the tension of the adventure!"

"Okay, okay~ Then I'll pay attention next time."

Miss D had just finished agreeing with a playful smile, but Fushun rolled his eyes as if he remembered something interesting.

"That's right! Commander, commander, you know, I heard from Changchun that Sister Ding'an built secret rooms underground in every stronghold she built in Dongzhou."

"Building a secret room underground?"

Fushun's lowered voice successfully aroused the curiosity of Lin Lan, Miss D and the good man Richard.

Seeing the expressions of curiosity on the faces of the three of them, Fushun seemed to have become bolder and let out a snorting laugh:

"Hey, I'm not talking nonsense. Changchun heard about it from Sister Yixian.

“She said this is to make it easier for meta companions to contact us as soon as possible after arriving in Dongzhou and provide necessary supplies.

"I want to say that maybe before this, other meta companions really came to Natland like Mercury commemorated the meta, and even supplied supplies in the secret room!"