Chapter 1387 Luo You’s confidence is shattered!
The towering morning breeze gently caressed the Dragon Immortal 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 reveries.
“I don’t know if I will have a 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 Sumo’s thick legs, he even skipped the process of going home to pack supplies.
But in the final analysis, there is nothing to deal with.
In order to prevent thieves from entering and looting their homes after going out, fishermen will basically 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 tidy 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 short knife 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.
“Come back.”
Old 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 several months, I always feel like I’m gone. "I thought about it."
"That's okay. When you get to my cousin's territory, you will soon forget about it."
Luo Xiang patted his chest, looking timid.
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 Sumo.
“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 said."
"Then let me do it. Come and watch for a while, you didn’t sleep all night yesterday, don’t get sleepy when you have to do your business later.”
“It’s okay, I’m young and can handle it, so what’s wrong with me”
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 cannot be opposed by others.
It was the same before. Both he and Luo Jiao felt that catching frogmen was too risky, but they couldn't resist Luo You's decision. This 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: "Uncle , why are you awake?"
"I've slept well, let's change and keep ourselves strong"
"Okay, just call me if you need anything."
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, you can sleep on your head.
However, Luo You next to him became more and more speechless. He was such a traitor. His old father's words were not as good as those of his "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 came to the bow of the boat, Luo You opened his mouth dryly: "Mr. Ji, don't be too accustomed to this child's temper. His personality is actually like his mother's. , he is very stubborn, so I used strict rules and orders to kill his temper. I am worried if you indulge him so much"
"Are you worried that he will be trained by me?"
Luo You was silent after listening.
Co-author You take my son out to kill people at night, are you teaching him to become a good person?
After a while, Luo You said with a headache: "I don't care whether he succeeds or not, I just want him to live well."
"Luo You, this is wasteland, not the 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, so let them not take risks. No wonder Luo Xiang will fight against you."
"Me"
"Boss Luo, let me 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 is quite opinionated, but sometimes he doesn’t know how to express himself when he is worn down by you.”
"Hey, you two"
What he said was all true. Luo You couldn't 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 in the future, 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 and train him well."
"Don't worry, I will definitely let you know and ask for your permission before carrying out some dangerous tasks."
Sumo said this, Luo You had a headache, and he could only let him do it 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 are scattered sampans floating on the water, and the fishermen on them are in groups, most of them covering their faces with straw.
Seeing the sampans coming, 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 fight them Just deal with it.”
Soon, several sampans approached.
After probably asking about the way down, this group of people actually let them go without saying a word.
And when he left, he kept saying nice words, saying "have a smooth 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."
Noting that several ships were flying away, Lao Zhang smiled and said: "Actually, they are all looking for 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 resolve the problem, and the losses would have been much greater than what they handed over."
< br>"Are they really in charge after receiving the money?"
"Of course, otherwise everyone is not stupid and wants to give them money." Lao Zhang shrugged: "This is a wasteland, if he is really If you dare to mess around, it’s not surprising that you will be swarmed with sacks and beaten to death in the wilderness at night.”
This is a situation that has never happened in the future ruins.
Perhaps the war between humans and aliens at the end of the year was too brutal, which led to a long-term state of war readiness and chaos in the following years.
Even by 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 everyone will point the finger at the lord directly if they make a fuss, thinking that it is his inaction that caused these conflicts."
Realizing that Su Mo was very curious, Lao Zhang talked a lot.
For a while, I talked about various situations in the gathering place, and for a while, I 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 major gathering places in the wasteland. It is easy to say anything to solve these problems."
"The first is how to carry out industrial development. Everyone actually knows Industry is an important cornerstone that supports the sustainable development of a gathering place. However, the threshold for modern industry is too high. Even researchers who are deeply involved in it dare not say that they can replicate it in the wasteland, let alone expand it on a large scale. "Giving birth."
Speaking of this, Luo You couldn't help but reach out and touch the pistol at his waist.
He studied the 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 of 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 Hoshino Alliance has brought together twelve small territories, each territory’s The speed of development is obviously much faster than before. If all major human gathering places in the future can cooperate and develop around super large territories like the current Starfield Alliance, the speed will definitely be beyond imagination."
< br>Getting to the point.
Su Mo 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? 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 Hoshino Alliance, which is not much different.
“My territory”
Su Mo raised his eyebrows and said, “You don’t have to worry about food or clothing. As long as you are willing to work, you can buy anything.”
< br>"That's great, I'm the best at work!" Lao Zhang said sillyly, leaving Luo You speechless for a while, so he had to ask again and again:
"What about industry? What level has it developed to?"
"Industry has such a large scope. How can I explain it clearly when you ask me this? Anyway, the production of some common daily necessities is definitely not a problem. Some large items I can barely figure it out.”
I’m afraid that Luo You’s problem will be the same as last night and he’ll have to pursue it all the way.
Sumo laughed, covered it up with vague words, and quickly changed the topic to the next itinerary.
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 Starfield Alliance.
This is why we need to search for talents with special skills and bring them back to continue to strengthen 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.
Except for this question, he has already 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 cannot be revealed to you yet, but I can remind you that the land under our feet is not only filled with technology, but also many mysterious powers that humans are currently inaccessible to. ."
"Is that so?" Luo You suddenly realized.
If it is the power of games, then this makes complete 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 careful in the future. What if the alien race also has such a thing? What will happen?"
"I have to be careful, otherwise I will have to collect the body for you. "
Staring at Luo You's lame leg, Su Mo looked at it with a half-smile, and the latter 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 has come to visit, but this guy Ma Benchun still doesn't know whether to live or die, and he is a cripple. Is he afraid that he will not die quickly enough?
Both of them said nothing, 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 climbs into the sky.
Just when Lao Zhang was hesitating whether to ask Sumo whether to 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 thousands of kilometers away?"< br>
“Huh?”
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.
“This boat is 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 it doesn't stop that one is made of rotten wood and the other is made of 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 in his mouth.
“There is no one but no one?”