Sophia was waiting at the scene for the truck to leave. She rested on the truck during loading.
Ten thousand jin wasn't too much. It took more than half an hour to finish loading.
Sophia left with the truck.
The return trip was faster, taking about three to four hours to get back to the town warehouse.
After unloading, Sophia immediately transferred the payment.
Both sides agreed to send another load in three days.
After the truck left, Sophia quickly contacted General Yves to check if he was ready.
After getting a reply from General Yves, Sophia pulled out the pig trough and started loading box by box.
General Yves had already prepared people. Each military camp sent soldiers to receive the goods.
The first box of frozen fish was dropped down, and someone immediately took it, opened it, and showed it to General Yves.
Inside, there were frozen fish, stiff and straight, each about the size of an adult's palm. The white foam boxes also had ice cubes.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
That was ice!
Only nobles could afford it. Now it was right in front of them, even used to freeze fish. Too luxurious.
"Put it aside first!" General Yves said.
Box after box of frozen fish were delivered non-stop. They were overwhelmed, so two more servants were sent to help organize.
As more foam boxes piled up, the courtyard seemed cooler.
Of course, when the breeze blew, there was a faint salty fish smell.
After more than half an hour, the delivery suddenly stopped.
A piece of paper floated down in front of General Yves. It said more would come in three days.
Seeing this, General Yves began to distribute the supplies.
Each box of frozen fish weighed nearly fifty jin. There were two hundred boxes in total.
General Yves commanded four military camps: Red Wolf, Yellow Tiger, Green Sparrow, and White Fox.
Each camp had nearly ten thousand soldiers, a number that grew from absorbing new recruits during ongoing battles.
At first, when forced to go to war, each camp had only over five thousand soldiers.
"Each camp take forty boxes of frozen fish back. Tonight, we will all eat fish porridge together."
After this order, all the commanders showed excited expressions.
Thanks to the protection of the gods recently, they could already eat rice and had a full meal every two or three days. Now they could even have meat flavor. They were very satisfied.
"On behalf of all soldiers, thank the gods for their blessings and thank the commander for the gift!"
The four camp commanders knelt down with their troops behind them, bowing to General Yves and the neatly stacked frozen fish.
General Yves raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to stand up.
"Soldiers, come help move the frozen fish!"
The commanders were full of spirit. With a shout, they waved to their men to start working.
They had brought carts, waiting at the gate. Soldiers quickly got to work.
Box by box, forty to fifty jin each, were carried out. Everyone wore smiles and walked briskly.
Soon, all the white foam boxes in the courtyard were emptied.
In recent days, many young men in King Chen's territory became active because of General Yves' recruitment notice. Many strong young men voluntarily signed up for the army.
New soldiers just arrived at the camp didn't expect to get fish porridge right away, which made them very happy.
General Yves also sent fish to the places in King Chen's territory where porridge was given out.
Even though King Chen's country was small, it was still a country. Ten boxes of 500 jin of fish were divided and sent everywhere. The people who got the porridge only saw oily spots floating on top because they rarely had meat.
But the soldiers in the camp could at least get some fish meat.
After distributing the fish, General Yves started communicating with Sophia.
Sophia had just ordered a huge world map and a globe online, and they had just arrived.
She immediately sent them to General Yves.
He sat alone in his study and opened the map Sophia sent. The map was so big it didn't fit on his desk.
Holding the smooth, firm paper, General Yves admired the craftsmanship of Sophia's world, then carefully placed the map on the floor and spread it out.
At first, he was confused by the curved patterns on the map.
Then he remembered Sophia also sent a paper box. He quickly stood up and got it. Inside was a globe.
He touched it and pressed a switch. The globe lit up immediately.
Having seen flashlights before, General Yves wasn't startled by the sudden light. But when he looked closely, he quickly pulled the map closer.
The patterns on both were the same.
At that moment, Sophia sent him a computer.
Knowing she wouldn't send it without a reason, he quickly turned it on.
He clicked on a video, and soon a voice began explaining.
This voice was different from the one in the driving practice videos before.
For the first time, General Yves wondered which voice was really Sophia's.
But soon, the video's content captured his attention.
The introduction summarized the theme: the evolution of the continent.
General Yves was surprised to see the current countries marked on the map.
But soon, the country labels began disappearing. The state of Wu rapidly swallowed other countries' lands. Strangely, the Zhao kingdom didn't appear at all, maybe because the images changed too fast.
There was so much information in the video that General Yves glanced through it quickly. The maps changed rapidly, showing many dynasties rising and falling.
It took him about ten minutes to watch.
Afterward, he felt very mixed inside.
He roughly guessed how Sophia's world connected to his own.
He stayed in his study all afternoon without coming out.
Sophia expected General Yves would be shocked after receiving the map, globe, and computer. She waited for his reply but didn't get any for a long time.
So, she busied herself.
The warehouse had been emptied before. Today, the weekly shipment of supplies arrived.
Since she was here, she signed for the delivery herself so Ronin wouldn't have to go.
The weekly food shipment cost tens of thousands each time.
Sophia only sold part of her antiques, so she needed to save money.
She thought about sending rice and noodles one week, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams the next, cheap and filling.
She told Ronin to just contact the suppliers directly.
She felt Ronin's 30,000 salary per month was well worth it. She could assign many tasks to him without spending her own energy coordinating.
After she finished signing for the delivery, General Yves finally sent a message back.