"In about two more days, the storyline should catch up with the neighboring livestream room."
"I already talked it over with Liu Xu, once the progress catches up, we’ll start the synced livestream."
Jiang Yu explained while thanking for the gifts.
The timeline on his side was too early.
Over on Liu Xu’s side, the "Third Encirclement Campaign" had already begun.
When triggering the plot from a previous video on his side, there was still over a month before it started.
They had just departed from Nanchang.
By the time they reached their destination and began the storyline, if there were no combat events in between, skipping a couple of days should roughly catch up with Liu Xu’s progress.
And Liu Xu was also waiting for Jiang Yu.
He didn’t skip the plot but helped the villagers in the game build defenses.
Since non-combat plots are usually skipped.
So to wait for Jiang Yu, Liu Xu decided to truly experience a day in the life of a Red Army soldier.
In Liu Xu’s livestream room.
Liu Xu was constructing defensive works, but he was struggling to handle the pickaxe properly, hitting stones on the ground repeatedly.
In no time, his hands were numb from the vibration.
Liu Xu could only sigh, shake his sore wrist, and take a break.
Although he adjusted all sensations to 50%, he didn’t expect it to still be this hard.
As a modern person from Blue Star.
Liu Xu had never done such work before, although he was full of confidence at first.
But after half a day....
Liu Xu looked up at the scorching sun overhead, his clothing soaked on one side with sweat.
But he had only managed to dig a small section of the defenses.
Liu Xu took a breath, lifted his hoe, and prepared to continue digging.
A childish yet slightly mature voice came from behind:
"Brother Liu, your stance is wrong."
Liu Xu turned to look.
It was Little Stone, the grandson of the old stonemason from the village down the hill, only 13 years old.
But due to malnutrition, he looked as frail as an 8-year-old.
After relocating here a few days ago.
His group had helped the villagers with various tasks, with Liu Xu helping out the stonemason’s family, and in those few days, he had become acquainted with Little Stone.
Liu Xu felt a bit embarrassed:
"Are you done with your work at home?"
Little Stone’s face lit up with a smile:
"Grandpa asked me to bring you some food."
With that, he took out a cornbread and handed it to Liu Xu.
Liu Xu quickly waved his hand:
"No, I can’t accept this...."
Before he could finish, Little Stone had already stuffed the cornbread into his hands, saying:
"This isn’t from my family."
"Your cooking squad borrowed our pot to steam it; it’s all your cornbread."
"I’m just delivering it for you."
"If you don’t believe me, look over there."
Saying this, Little Stone pointed to the distance and then waved.
In the distance, the squad leader saw this and also waved back.
Liu Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But at the same time, he realized when he started adhering to such discipline.
Liu Xu found himself unconsciously influenced by this team, though it was just a game.
But the moment Little Stone handed over the cornbread.
He instinctively thought to refuse, absolutely not wanting to take anything from the villagers....
Liu Xu quickly shook his head, snapping out of it.
Looking at the cornbread in his hand, he was about to eat it when he noticed Little Stone’s slightly quivering throat.
Liu Xu immediately broke the cornbread in half, handed it to Little Stone, and said with a smile:
Little Stone’s eyes widened, swallowing hard, wanting to eat but recalling something and trying to refuse:
"No, Grandpa said...."
Before Little Stone could finish, Liu Xu stuffed the cornbread into his hand:
"It’s not just for you to eat."
"Consider this half of the cornbread as a lesson on how to use a hoe."
"Don’t run away after eating."
Little Stone’s face broke into a big smile, nodding vigorously:
Holding the cornbread, he began taking big bites, chewing and filling his cheeks, as if he were eating some delicious delicacy.
Evidently, he was usually not well-fed, just extremely hungry now.
Looking at the cornbread in his hand, Liu Xu took a bite, and although he adjusted taste and sensation to 50%, as someone accustomed to all sorts of delicious foods on modern Blue Star.
Even if the cornbread had no taste, its rough texture was still a bit scratchy on the throat.
He never quite understood why such things were treasured by the in-game NPCs.
Not even wanting to waste a single crumb. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NovᴇlFirᴇ.ɴet
He had seen many NPC soldiers, after finishing a cornbread, meticulously picking up any dropped crumbs to avoid waste.
Liu Xu took another big bite from the cornbread in his hand.
Chewing it vigorously, he managed to swallow it down with effort.
He took a deep breath afterward.
Still not used to it.
Liu Xu sighed inwardly; it was just too scratchy on the throat.
Meanwhile, Little Stone, his cheeks still full, hadn’t completely swallowed yet but already picked up the hoe, speaking with a mouth full:
"Brother Liu, watch me."
Saying so, he raised the hoe, demonstrating a stance, the hoe somewhat matching his height, lifted high before curving down in a perfect arc:
"Keep your back straight."
"Use your whole body to press down, it’s not just about your arms."
Having said this, he demonstrated several more times.
Though he seemed a child about the height of the hoe, he wielded it energetically, impressively skilled, leaving the Blue Star viewers of the livestream amazed.