After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety
Chapter 46 Isn’t This Common Sense?

Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Isn’t This Common Sense?

Although there was no salt or seasoning, and the meat lost quite a bit of flavor, the two with empty stomachs could hardly care about that.

Jiang Kaiyuan was eating with oil dripping down his mouth, giving a thumbs-up while eating, "I swear this is the best roast rabbit I’ve ever eaten."

Jiang Lingxi tore off a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, swallowing it before replying lightly, "That’s because you’re starving. But if there were some salt, pepper, and chili powder, it would definitely taste even better."

Other foods she needed to learn on the spot to cook on the spot, but barbecuing was considered a basic skill for her when she used to lead armies in the wilderness.

Even after she ascended the throne and went on informal inspections unbeknownst to others, there were times when she had to camp in the wilderness. If she wanted something fresh to eat, she had to do it herself.

Naturally, this skill was honed over time.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lingxi raised her gaze to Jiang Kaiyuan.

Besides Shen Aiqing, who used to accompany her on informal inspections, this guy was the second person to eat her personally roasted meat.

Jiang Kaiyuan, caught by that gaze, awkwardly lowered his hand that was preparing to gnaw on another rabbit tail.

After burping loudly, he swiftly stood up on his own, "I’ll go find some clean leaves to wrap up the leftover meat."

The unfortunate rabbit weighed about five to six pounds, and after processing, there was more than three pounds left.

The two of them filled their bellies and had about half left.

This half certainly couldn’t be wasted and could still be eaten the next day.

Once Jiang Kaiyuan grabbed clean and water-rinsed leaves to wrap the leftover rabbit meat tightly, Jiang Lingxi glanced up at the dark blue sky through the gaps in the branches and estimated the time based on the position of the moon.

"It should be about eleven o’clock now."

Everyone watching the livestream instinctively glanced at the time displayed at the top of their phone screens.

Turns out she was right.

"She guessed pretty accurately."

"Did anyone notice that she looked at the sky before saying the time? I think it could be interpreted."

"Could it be possible to estimate time using the positions of the moon and stars?"

This question was asked by Jiang Kaiyuan, who was sitting across, for help.

"Isn’t that common knowledge?"

Jiang Kaiyuan: "...Even if I watched until my eyes went blind, I couldn’t figure it out."

"Well, there’s no need for that."

Realizing he was lacking in common sense, Jiang Lingxi calmly said without waiting for Jiang Kaiyuan to speak again, "You can sleep for another two hours."

This statement made Jiang Kaiyuan, even if he had doubts, decisively shut his mouth.

The world is vast, but sleeping is the most important.

Obviously, given the current situation, there wouldn’t be any rest during the day, and he only had these two hours left.

He immediately leaned against the tree trunk, closed his eyes, and sought to induce drowsiness.

The livestream audience had no choice but to fend for themselves, searching for ’whether it is possible to determine time at night by the position of the moon and stars,’ and this search opened a new door for them.

Someone, after looking up the search results, returned to the livestream, gazing at the figure sitting cross-legged in front of the fire, quietly keeping watch.

"I just want to ask, do ordinary people need to know this?"

"I watched, but I barely understood. I only know it takes a lot of calculations to determine the answer. I want to know how Jiang Lingxi said the time just by looking at the moon."

"Suspicious of a script. How could Jiang Lingxi, a ’ninth leak fish,’ possibly know this, and what deal did she make with the production team to be supported so strongly?"

Li Shuo, who was just about to rest, saw this comment: "..."

He felt wronged, as he also wanted to know how Jiang Lingxi calculated it, okay?

Remembering that Jiang Lingxi said she would wake Jiang Kaiyuan in two hours, many viewers even set an alarm, leaving the livestream on when they went to sleep, wanting to see if she would wake him on time.

As the night wore on, audiences from other groups’ livestreams gradually signed off for sleep, yet Jiang Lingxi and Jiang Kaiyuan’s group’s livestream retained most of its viewers.

*

About a kilometer away at another drop-off point nearby.

Compared to the other spot where they ate and drank to their fill, this place seemed busy and anxious in contrast.

Jiang Xiyu was fumbling clumsily with the fire pit that seemed to be extinguishing at any moment, her face smeared with streaks of black ash she accidentally got on herself, with a strand of hair singed due to hastily tying it up. She looked utterly disheveled.

Finally managing to make the fire look a bit more lively, she let out a sigh of relief, intending to sit down immediately. But noticing the camera right in front of her, she quickly stood up straight to appear less depressed.

Yet the pain from her hunger-stricken stomach involuntarily made her bend slightly.

So hungry!

If time could return to noon, she would have eaten the airplane meal in front of her clean, leaving no grain of rice.

Who could have thought the director would be so inconsiderate, not even giving a night’s buffer time?

She couldn’t find anything to eat for dinner and could only go hungry until the next day.

She had barely managed to fall asleep, but having eaten too little at noon, she woke up from hunger shortly after falling asleep, her stomach burning like fire. She had never endured such hardship and now couldn’t sleep at all.

The sound of footsteps accompanied the fire’s flickering light, filling Jiang Xiyu with eager anticipation as she looked over.

Earlier, Yu Hui, watching her suffer from hunger, volunteered to make a torch and went further out to find food and had finally returned.

Only when he was close, seeing Yu Hui’s empty hands, did Jiang Xiyu finally understand the taste of despair.

"Sorry, Xiyu, there are really too few edible things in the jungle at this time of year. I couldn’t find anything."

Jiang Xiyu forced a smile, "I understand, you don’t need to apologize, you’ve worked hard, come and rest."

Seeing the Goddess, though weary and worn, still smiling and comforting him, Yu Hui felt the fatigue of searching the pitch-black forest at night for food was instantly wiped away, "You too, it’s late, you sleep first, I’ll watch over you."

Jiang Xiyu internally gave a bitter smile, she really wanted to sleep, but the hunger made it impossible to fall asleep.

But she couldn’t make it so plain, "You sleep first, you’ve been the one busy since we got here, and I wasn’t much help. You even went to find me food, you’re the one who’s really tired. I can still keep watch."

Even though the Goddess looked like she had a tuft of burnt fur at the moment, after hearing such caring words, Yu Hui only felt Jiang Xiyu seemed to be shining, "Then, I’ll sleep for a while first, wake me when you feel sleepy."

Jiang Xiyu nodded, and once Yu Hui fell asleep beside her, she lowered her head to hide her already-hunger-twisted expression.

Though she usually ate very little, sometimes skipping dinner entirely, her activity levels were correspondingly low, so she naturally didn’t feel hungry. Unlike today, after rushing around all day, her stomach felt hollow, with no food in sight.

Thinking about the possibility of enduring such a state all week made her, for a moment, consider pressing her chest-mounted monitor to announce her withdrawal.

But then she thought about Jiang Lingxi, who might be in a worse state in the jungle, and forced herself to dismiss the idea.

For Jiang Xiyu, this was an unbearably long and tormenting night.

*

The first night in the jungle quietly passed.

The morning sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves, dappling on the bodies of those sleeping beneath the trees.

The cheerful chirping of birds awakened pairs of sleepy eyes.

Jiang Kaiyuan was woken by the noise, lying on the grass as he opened his eyes, staring blankly at the tree canopy above until a face suddenly appeared in front of him, jolting him awake.

He quickly sat up, only to see the fire by his side had long ceased burning.

"Xixi, I, I accidentally fell asleep right before dawn."

Seeing he was fully awake, Jiang Lingxi turned back to poke the fire with a stick and tossed him a metal pot, "Go fetch some water."

The grilled rabbit meat from last night was not eaten for free.

Having eaten her roasted meat, he shouldn’t complain about being ordered around now.

Jiang Kaiyuan knew that after eating someone’s food, he shouldn’t be ungrateful, so he obediently took the pot to fetch water, washed his face with cold water, and returned eagerly, "Xixi, I’ve fetched the water."

The viewers who had just woken up hearing such a fawning and ingratiating tone: "..."

With this team setup, did their roles switch up? Who’s looking after whom?