The majestic morning breeze gently caressed the Giant Dragon Fairy River, and the broad river surface became wider and wider under the morning light.
The water waves are as fine as scales, shining with the golden light of the rising sun, as if they are inlaid with countless golden gems.
Unlike the central part, where there are mountains and undulating hills, the terrain of the southern Fire Territory is extremely flat. You can see the horizon at a glance, like an unfolding landscape painting that attracts endless reverie.
“I don’t know if I will have the chance to come back next time after leaving.”
Lao Zhang was holding the boat and looking at the familiar scenery flashing by the shore, feeling a little emotional.
In order to hug Somo's thick legs, he even skipped the process of going home to pack supplies.
But at the end of the day, there's really nothing to clean up.
In order to prevent their homes from being robbed by thieves when they go out, fishermen usually hide their supplies or trade them into items that are easy to carry.
He just spent a huge sum of money to buy this sampan a few days ago. The house is so clean that even mice can't find anything edible, so there is no need to go back and clean it up.
"Uncle Zhang, what do you want to come back to after you left here?" Luo Xiang sat on the bow of the boat, sharpening his dagger with a stone he picked up from nowhere.
The sound was sharp and harsh, but the few people sleeping in the cabin turned a deaf ear and were not affected at all.
"return"
Lao Zhang shook his head honestly and said: "I don't really have anything I want to do. I just feel that after living here for a few months, I feel like I have nothing to think about when I leave."
"That's okay. Once you get to my cousin's territory, I'll take care of it and you'll soon forget about it."
Luo Xiang patted his chest, looking hesitant.
This performance made Luo You, who had just woken up, feel speechless and didn't know what to say.
After this silly kid came back last night, he kept talking about "my cousin".
If he hadn't known the inside story, he might have thought that he had been brainwashed by Somo.
"Hey, Dad, why are you awake?"
Luo Xiang put down his dagger with a smile, "Go to sleep, go to sleep, we haven't left the territory yet, and it will probably take more than half a day to get to the place my uncle mentioned."
"Then let me watch over you for a while. You didn't sleep all night yesterday. Don't get sleepy when you get down to business later."
"It's okay. I'm young and can handle it. Where can I be?"
Before Luo Xiang finished speaking, he met Luo You's stern eyes and had to reluctantly close his mouth.
His father is good at everything, but his rules and orders do not allow others to object.
Before, he and Luo Jiao both felt that catching frogmen was too risky, but they couldn't resist Luo You's decision, which led to so many changes in the future, and the family was forced to end up in the reed swamp.
"Luo Xiang, listen to your father and go get some sleep."
At this time, another voice sounded. Luo Xiang looked up and immediately responded happily: "Cousin, why are you awake too?"
"I've slept well, let's change for a while, so we can both maintain sufficient strength."
"Okay, if you need something, just call me."
Luo Xiang readily agreed, twisted his body and lay down in the cabin. After a few minutes, he began to snore.
You have to be young and fall asleep easily.
However, Luo You next to him became more and more speechless. He was such a treacherous son. His old father's words were not as effective as a "cousin" whom he had known for a day.
Especially after I came back last night, I really wanted to follow my cousin wherever I went.
After hesitating for a while, after the two of them arrived at the bow of the boat, Luo You said dryly: "Mr. Ji, don't be too accustomed to this child's temper. His personality is actually like his mother, very stubborn. I
I used strict rules and orders to kill his temper. I'm worried if you indulge him so much."
"Are you worried that he will be trained by me?"
Luo You was silent after listening.
You take my son out to kill people at night, are you trying to teach him to become a useful person?
After a while, Luo You had a headache and said: "I don't care whether he succeeds or not, I just want him to live well."
"Luo You, this is wasteland, not earth."
Sumo curled his lips and added concisely: "If you want him to live well, you must either work hard to create an environment where the children can be completely worry-free, or liberate them and let them have the ability to survive on their own. Otherwise,
You are just harming them, do you understand?"
"You are taking risks yourself, tell them not to take risks. No wonder Luo Xiang will go against you."
"I"
"Boss Luo, I'm going to say something more. I feel that Mr. Ji is actually right. Luo Xiang is not a kid who can be manipulated." Zhang Yuanba held the boat and scratched the back of his head.
"He's quite opinionated, but sometimes he doesn't know how to express himself when he's worn down by you."
"Hi, you two"
What he said was all true. Luo You had no way to refute it, so he could only sigh a few times and pretend not to care about it.
However, looking at his unwilling expression, Sumo also knew that it would be difficult to change Luo You's mind for a while.
Fortunately, there is a long time ahead, and there is plenty of time for him to recognize the reality clearly.
"This child has great potential. I will let him be my guard and keep him with me for good training."
"Don't worry, I will definitely let you know and ask for your permission before carrying out some dangerous tasks."
After Su Mo said this, Luo You had a headache, so he could only let him go for the time being.
After a while, the sampan finally swayed out of the control range of the Hoshino Alliance and arrived at the chaotic outer area.
There were scattered sampans floating on the water, and the fishermen on them were in groups, most of them covering their faces with straw.
When they saw the sampan approaching, two or three boats rowed straight over.
"These are for protection money. If you don't give it to him, he will be pestered and unable to do anything today."
Afraid that Sumo would take action without saying a word, Lao Zhang hurriedly explained: "I'll just deal with them."
Soon, several sampans approached.
After probably asking about the way down, this group of people simply let me go without saying a word.
Moreover, when leaving, he kept saying nice words, saying "Have a nice journey" and wishing you a fortune. Su Mo couldn't help but marvel at this cleverness.
"Their eyes are very poisonous. They can see clearly who can and cannot be stopped."
Noticing that several boats were leaving as if they were flying away, Lao Zhang said with a smile: "Actually, they are all trying to make a living. If they hadn't collected protection fees in this area to mediate conflicts, the fishermen might have had to fight in two or three days to solve the problem.
Then the losses will definitely be much greater than what was handed over."
"Are they really in charge after they took the money?"
"Of course, otherwise we are not stupid and want to give them money." Lao Zhang shrugged: "This is a wasteland. If he really dared to mess around, it wouldn't be surprising if he was swarmed with a sack and beaten to death in the wilderness at night.
."
This is a situation that has never appeared in Future Ruins.
Perhaps the war between humans and aliens at the end of the year was so brutal that it led to a long-term state of war readiness and chaos in the following years.
Even at the end of three years, the human gathering place was not as harmonious as it is now, and naturally it was impossible to derive so many hidden rules.
"And this kind of thing cannot be brought to an end by the official escort team of the territory. Otherwise, if everyone makes a fuss, they will directly point the finger at the lord, thinking that it is his inaction that caused these conflicts."
Realizing that Su Mo was very curious, Lao Zhang talked a lot.
At one time, he talked about various situations in the gathering place, and at another time, he talked about the development progress of various industries.
Luo You was depressed for a while and couldn't help but join the discussion.
"To be honest, I have been to five gathering places, and I often read various discussions on the World Channel, so I have some understanding of the situation in the wasteland." Luo You said slowly, "In my opinion,
There are two main problems that cannot be solved in the major gathering places in the wasteland, and anything can be done to solve them."
"The first is how to carry out industrial development. Everyone actually knows that industry is an important cornerstone to support the sustainable development of a gathering place. However, the threshold for modern industry is too high, and even researchers who are deeply involved in it dare not say that they can
It can be replicated in the wasteland, let alone scaled up for production."
Speaking of this, Luo You couldn't help but reach out and touch the pistol on his waist.
He studied this gun for half the night last night and finally came to a surprising conclusion.
This mysterious Lord Ji, his elite territory may have begun to take shape on an industrial scale, at least in terms of firearms production level, it has already matched the level of the 21st century.
It may still be insufficient in terms of output, but the upper limit has greatly exceeded the current average level in the wasteland.
"The second is how to cooperate and complement each other with surrounding gathering places. In this resource-scarce world, it is obviously not wise to go it alone. After the Starfield Alliance has brought together twelve small territories, the development speed of each territory will be obviously faster than
It was much faster before. If in the future all major human gathering places can cooperate and develop around super-large territories like the Starfield Alliance does now, the speed will definitely be beyond imagination."
Getting to the point.
Sumo nodded slightly, this is the gap between talents and ordinary people in terms of overall outlook.
Lao Zhang is still thinking about how to get to a better gathering place, while Luo You is planning how to make the major gathering places catch up with the development.
But after Luo You said this second point, his eyes looked straight over.
"What are you looking at me for?"
"Well, I left in a hurry yesterday and didn't ask Mr. Ji in detail about the specific situation of your territory. Why don't you tell us now so that you can prepare in advance."
Hearing this, Lao Zhang also pricked up his ears and quickly moved towards the center.
Luo You guessed that the territory behind Sumo might be an elite territory with only a few thousand people, but Lao Zhang knew nothing about it.
Fortunately, he is also optimistic. Looking at Sumo's generous appearance, the worst he can do is return to the level of the Hoshino Alliance, which is not much different.
"My territory"
Su Mo raised his eyebrows: "You don't have to worry about food or clothing. As long as you are willing to work, you can buy everything."
"That's great, I'm the best at work!" Lao Zhang said sillyly, which made Luo You speechless for a while, so he had to ask again and again:
"What about industry? To what level has it developed?"
"Industry has such a large scope. If you ask me, how can I explain it clearly? Producing some common daily necessities is definitely not a problem, and some large items can barely be produced."
I'm afraid that Luo You's question will be the same as last night, and he will have to pursue it all the way to the end.
Sumo laughed, covered it up with vague words, and quickly changed the topic to the next trip.
However, it was this reaction that made Luo You secretly deepen his judgment.
The territory behind Somo must be an elite territory, belonging to very serious partial subjects.
Some areas of expertise may have developed to the modern level, but some areas of weakness may not be as good as Hoshino Alliance.
This is why we need to search for talents with special skills from everywhere and bring them back to continue strengthening the territory.
"I'm curious, how did you collect the list in your hand? I didn't feel like anyone was watching me, either?" Luo You asked calmly, without any sense of anxiety.
At present, except for this question, he has found the correct answers to all the other questions he asked himself.
And this feeling of being in control directly allowed him to regain all his confidence.
"This is related to some secrets that I cannot reveal to you yet, but I can remind you that the land under our feet is not only filled with technology, but also has many mysterious powers that humans are currently inaccessible to."
"Is that so?" Luo You suddenly realized.
If it's the power of games, then this makes perfect sense.
Not to mention anything else, the mysterious route ability alone has benefited mankind endlessly and given him a superhuman physique.
Nowadays, it doesn’t seem so unusual to have tools that can find out other people’s secrets.
"Then I have to be more careful in the future. What if there is such a thing in the alien race? What will happen?"
"You have to be careful, otherwise I will have to collect the body for you."
Staring at Luo You's lame leg, Sumo looked at him with a half-smile, but the latter actually lowered his head in depression.
Seeing that something was wrong, Lao Zhang quickly turned to one side and started rowing hard, for fear of offending the two bosses.
He secretly guessed that Boss Luo's opinion was probably indispensable when Su Mo and Luo Xiang chased and killed Ma Benchun last night.
After all, such a powerful cousin came to the door, and this guy Ma Benchun actually didn't know whether to live or die. Was he afraid that he wouldn't die quickly enough?
Neither of them spoke, and Somo was content to relax, lying on the bow of the boat with his eyes closed, enjoying the refreshing river breeze.
The sun gradually climbed up to the sky.
Just when Lao Zhang was hesitating whether to ask Sumo whether he should eat dry food for lunch or stop the boat and light a fire on the shore to cook, he suddenly spotted a conspicuous little black spot on the horizon.
The black spot moved very quickly, enlarging several times in less than a minute.
Luo You also noticed this phenomenon and stood up nervously, planning to wake up the two children.
"Mr. Ji, look"
"Why are you panicking? That's my boat coming. Do you really expect to row a sampan to a distance of thousands of kilometers?"
"ah?"
Standing up straight, Somo stretched.
If he hadn't been worried that it would take several days to find Luo You, he wouldn't have hidden the ship so far away.
Now that this problem is solved in one night, there should be no need to be so careful in the next few places.
"Is this boat yours?"
The guerrilla boat moved from far to near, and soon arrived next to the sampan.
In fact, in terms of scale, the eight-meter-long hull is about the same as a larger sampan, but that doesn't stop one from being rotten wood and the other from steel.
The difference in materials also results in a very different look and feel!
Lao Zhang curiously stretched out his bamboo pole and knocked on the hull of the boat. The sound of strong metal collision made people feel at ease.
However, when he turned his head, he found that Luo You had been stunned for some time, as if he was broken, and he kept mumbling something.
