The Second Military Academy, which usually stirred up trouble in the competition, was being eliminated, a fact that clearly caught many spectators off guard.
However, this was not the only surprise of the match. The competition proceeded as planned, with the points standings showing little deviation from the norm.
By the fifth day, the movement routes of the major military academies indicated they were not far from the finish line. The results would likely be out within these two days.
Meanwhile, at the Medicinal Cuisine restaurant, Meng Huai had already set the timing for the release of her brewed medicinal wine before the competition began. Many people had noticed the wine on the restaurant's official account.
In fact, not many people were drinking alcohol at this time, as wine was also a scarce commodity. However, anything produced by the Medicinal Cuisine restaurant was bound to be a delicacy, and many were eagerly anticipating this new product.
But upon seeing the quantity, everyone cried out in dismay.
"No way, I must be seeing things! Only a dozen bottles? Who do you think you're looking down on!"
"Exactly! That's fewer than the daily dining slots! Are you ashamed to put this on sale, shop owner!"
"The shop owner isn't ashamed, because she can't see! She's too busy participating in the military academy league to bother with the shop!"
"But what are the effects of this wine? It only says it strengthens the body, and that's a very broad concept!"
"Whatever the effect, I'll buy it first."
The sale of these dozen bottles of medicinal wine was scheduled for ten in the morning. The audience watching the Imperial Military Academy seemed to have thinned out. Were they all rushing to buy wine?
Many thought this way, their waiting hands trembling even more.
As time ticked by, they clicked frantically, fearing they might be a second too late. However, the limited quantity available meant that only a dozen or so people would be happy.
Sister Ting, who managed the official website account, packed the wine after seeing the orders and shipped them out according to the addresses. She then set aside the few bottles Meng Huai had instructed her to give to Xie You, waiting for the delivery person to pick them up.
Delivery driver Xiao Hong was very familiar with the Medicinal Cuisine restaurant, as he often delivered takeout for them. He took the items, stored them in his spatial storage, said goodbye to Sister Ting, and left.
Sister Ting always found Xiao Hong strange, as she had never met a delivery person who possessed a spatial storage device.
However, if Sister Ting saw Xiao Hong's suspended sports car parked at the street corner, she would be even more astonished!
Xiao Hong was a wealthy young master with nothing to do. As the youngest in the family, he was not slated to take over the family business, nor was he concerned with family affairs. His sole responsibility was to spend money.
But unlike other idle young masters, he had found a delivery job. Every day, he drove his sports car to deliver items, barely earning enough to cover his energy costs. However, the young master was happy, as they say, money can't buy happiness!
His family didn't interfere. Compared to the troublesome children of other families, they were quite satisfied that their youngest son had found a job.
Xiao Hong, having received these few orders today, set off for his deliveries leisurely. He engaged the automatic driving system and sat in the car, enjoying the scenery along the way.
After delivering everything one by one, his hands trembled with panic when he saw the address of the last package.
"No, no, no... Could this address be... there!"
Xiao Hong hesitated whether to deliver this package, fearing he might be mistaken for a suspicious individual and arrested by the guards.
For safety, Xiao Hong contacted Sister Ting to confirm, and finally received a positive answer.
"It's the correct address, no joke!"
Sister Ting was puzzled, why would someone play such a prank with a wrong address? And why would they play a joke on Xiao Hong!
After ending the call, Xiao Hong nervously set off towards the address. As he dared not drive his sports car too close to the palace, he had to proceed on foot.
As he walked in hesitantly, the guards had already noticed him. One of the team leaders raised his weapon and pointed at him, asking, "You, you, you, what are you doing here? Don't come any closer if you have no business."
Xiao Hong took out the item from his spatial storage and held it in his hand. This action startled the guards, who immediately raised their weapons and aimed them at Xiao Hong. Xiao Hong quickly raised his hands and said innocently, "I'm just here to deliver something."
"Does this place look like it needs deliveries?"
The guard still didn't believe Xiao Hong, thinking his excuse was too easy to expose.
Xiao Hong was exasperated, "I'm really just here to deliver something. Look, the address clearly says it's for here."
The guards exchanged glances. The residents here were none other than the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince. Who among the servants or guards would dare to have something delivered here?
The team leader sized up Xiao Hong for a moment. He didn't seem like a dangerous person, rather a bit clumsy. However, he still asked, "Let me see the address and the recipient."
When Xiao Hong got out of the car earlier, he had tried to contact the person at the address, but no one answered. That's why he had to brace himself and come. He felt like he had lost ten years of his life today.
However, after delivering a package here, he could brag about it for ten years.
Xiao Hong turned off the privacy feature and showed the address to the team leader.
"This, this one, the last one. It's for someone named Xiao You. I tried calling him earlier, but no one answered, otherwise I wouldn't have come here rashly."
The team leader looked at the contact information and the name Xiao You...
A bad suspicion crossed his mind. Could it be that the Crown Prince had bought something? Has the Crown Prince learned to shop online too?
But what the heck is Xiao You... Although, the Crown Prince is indeed unreachable at the moment.
With this guess, the team leader said to Xiao Hong, "Understood. Just leave the item with us. We will deliver it when this person returns!"
Xiao Hong hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... normally, we need to deliver the item to the recipient. Or, if the recipient tells us to give it to someone else, then we can leave it."
Xiao Hong still had professional integrity, but this integrity quickly crumbled.
"Oh."
Before the team leader could say a second word, Xiao Hong abandoned his professional integrity. He placed the item in the team leader's arms, leaving behind a sentence, "Then please help me deliver it, and please remember to give a five-star review!"