In the open space in the cave, Tang Zhen threw a completed crossbow into Morris's hands under the expectant eyes of the abandoned people.
"Take it and get familiar with it. If you don't understand anything, just ask me!"
Morris nodded quickly when he heard this, and then under Tang Zhen's guidance, he adjusted the crossbow to the firing state and aimed at a stone as the shooting target.
"Bang!"
As Morris aimed at the target and pulled the trigger, the sharp short crossbow bolt shot out like lightning, sending sparks flying around the fist-sized rock and breaking into several large and small pieces!
As for the sharp crossbow arrow, it did not suffer much damage and can continue to be used after a little polishing.
This situation is enough to prove that the accuracy and lethality of the crossbow are quite excellent, and it is an absolutely rare weapon for abandoned people.
"Good guy, this thing is really powerful!"
"Don't grab it, bring the Morris piece over and show it to me!"
"With this thing in hand, let's see who dares to bully us again in the future!"
Seeing Morris and others gathered together with excitement on their faces and carefully handling the crossbows, Tang Zhen turned around and continued to complete the next work.
After all five people involved in the operation had weapons, Tang Zhen closed the application and then made the remaining iron ingots into simple armor and machetes for everyone to distribute among themselves.
"Everyone should get familiar with their new equipment as soon as possible. We will set off when the sun rises to that position!"
Uncle Jim looked proud and confident, then turned to Tang Zhen and bowed to express his gratitude.
When the other abandoned people saw this, no matter what they were doing at the moment, they immediately imitated Uncle Jim and expressed their gratitude to Tang Zhen.
They knew very well how valuable the weapons and equipment given by Tang Zhen were in today's world!
Take this crossbow gun as an example. Even if the abandoned people obtained enough iron materials, they would never be able to find similar processing methods to turn it into an excellent killing weapon!
The process of turning an iron ingot into a crossbow gun is definitely not a simple change of the metal shape, but a lot of special processes are added to it, which cannot be copied at all.
Even if the abandoned people have modern industrial machines, the result will be the same. This is an advantage that mobile phone applications cannot match.
Of course, Tang Zhen would not specifically remind the abandoned people, because they did not understand these things at all, and even if they did not understand these things, the abandoned people would definitely regard the crossbow as their lives!
After the time set by Uncle Jim, the six people, including Tang Zhen, immediately set off, carrying the supplies needed for the trip and marching slowly on the barren plains.
This is a real plain. There is nothing blocking your view, not even weeds that are about a foot long.
At this time, Uncle Jim and others put on tattered and patched robes, hoods and goggles, carefully hiding their weapons and equipment so as not to attract the covetousness of other abandoned people.
The purpose of their operation was to enter the monster city to search for seeds. Naturally, it was better to do less than to do more.
Tang Zhen walked in the middle of the team. Looking at the extremely monotonous and barren land with serious desertification, as well as the strong winds that appeared from time to time, he understood why most of the abandoned people were dressed like this.
Moreover, due to the deterioration of the natural environment, severe weather such as strong winds and sand blowing can occur almost anywhere in this world. Once the wind and sand blow up, and the abandoned residents do not take effective protection, it will be absolutely difficult to move in the wild!
After everyone walked for a while, several teams with the same purpose appeared on the endless plain. They were separated from each other by a distance, observing each other from a distance but not infringing on each other.
Just like fighting for garbage on the garbage mountain, the abandoned people at this time began to enter a state of competition. The special plants in a monster city are limited. To have the opportunity to bring out the plant seeds in the monster city, you need some good luck to encounter them, so you often encounter them.
It may happen that abandoned people fight over plant seeds.
It is a matter of life and death, so the abandoned people will naturally remain vigilant and regard everyone as their opponents.
"Jim, how much do you know about the monster city you are going to this time?"
Tang Zhen turned to look at Uncle Jim beside him and asked with a slightly curious tone.
Uncle Jim was checking the pocket containing the crossbow with a look of care on his face, making sure it was tied tightly and no sand would get into it.
After hearing Tang Zhen's inquiry, he immediately said in a low voice: "We are used to calling that monster city the Mushroom Garden, because there are many weird buildings that look like mushrooms and are completely different in color and size.
The monster city is full of all kinds of dangers, as well as mechanical guardians of different shapes. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.
This monster city already existed when I was a child, but it was not large in scale at that time. As long as we enter the highest point of the monster city, we can even see every corner of the city clearly.
At that time, we cooperated with each other and used special signals to transmit information, so that we could avoid the mechanical guardians of the monster city and leave safely after obtaining plant seeds!
The mechanical guardians will never leave the monster city, so as long as we escape outside, we can guarantee that we will not be harmed again!"
When he said this, a trace of reminiscence appeared on Uncle Jim's face, and then he shook his head gently.
“Although there were always wars in the past years, useful items could often be found in the ruins, and there were also a lot of edible plants and animals!
However, as time goes by, survival becomes more and more difficult. There are no more resources available in the ruins, the number of animals and plants decreases sharply, and the abandoned residents gradually move closer to the garbage mountain from their original state of living everywhere.
We managed to survive on the ridiculous charity of the citizens and other scarce food sources.
The monster city also continued to expand at a terrifying speed. In less than ten years, when I climbed onto the building I had climbed before, I found that I could no longer see the edge of the monster city!
Especially in recent years, the monster city has been expanding faster and faster. The plain where it was originally located can no longer accommodate it, and now it is spreading in the direction where we live.
I’m really worried that maybe in a few years, there will no longer be any place for abandoned people in this land!”
At this point, Uncle Jim let out a long sigh, with infinite worry in his eyes. The hardship of life made him look very old, like an old man in his fifties or sixties.
Morris had been listening silently. When he saw Uncle Jim's appearance, he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder to express his concern.
After his parents entered the monster city and never returned, Uncle Jim, who was accidentally picked up by him, took the initiative to take care of the young children and lead his companions to survive.
He treated Maurice as his own son and took great care of his other companions, so he was quickly recognized by everyone and elected him as the leader of the team.
For the abandoned people, being a team leader does not mean power, but more dedication and hard work.
Uncle Jim, who does not have much selfishness, is obviously suitable for such a role, and he did not disappoint his companions.