Chapter 8 The Disappearing Sun
Entering the mansion, Old Man An looked at Li Qing who was wearing thin clothes, and sighed dullly: "Master Li, are you practicing martial arts?"
The energetic Li Qing nodded, and he said: "Practice some boxing and kicking skills to gain a little more strength, so that it will be easier to forge."
In this world, there is a certain skill that can be mastered. Craftsmanship is still very important, which is why both Yan San and Old An respect him.
Nowadays, in Obsidian City, which has ten rooms and nine empty rooms, there are almost no blacksmiths who can forge, and there are even fewer blacksmiths like Li Qing who are quite good at craftsmanship.
Old Man An glanced at the pile of finished cutting knives beside the house, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
"Well, old man, I did see a lot of people practicing martial arts in the past, but now they are rare. If you can't grow food in the ground, it will be difficult to practice well." Old Man An shook his head and continued. He said: "Master Li, if you have anything to ask, just ask. Old man, I have no other merits. I just live a long time and have more knowledge. I should be able to answer many of your questions."
Li Qing heard this. There was a slight movement in his heart, which meant that when old man An was young, there were many people practicing martial arts. In other words, there shouldn't be a shortage of food in that era?
Sure enough, the polar night world is not really always dark, otherwise it would be impossible to develop such a level of human civilization.
In the past, or at least decades ago, there should have been sun!
This is also the issue that Li Qing is most concerned about right now.
"Old man An, according to you, could food be grown in the ground before?" Li Qing asked tentatively.
Old man An was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Qing's young face, and then said with a wry smile: "Yes, about a few decades ago, there was still the sun in the sky, Master Li You are still young, so you probably don’t know what the sun is, right?”
“It is a huge sun that shines much brighter than the red moon above your head. You cannot look directly at it, otherwise your eyes will be damaged. Look at the flowers!”
“At that time, there was sun in the sky, it was very warm, and food grew in the ground, which was much more delicious than this rye mushroom.”
I have to say that once we started talking about this, Old An became very talkative and taught Li Qing quite a lot about what it was like when there was a sun.
Then one day the sun never rose again, and the world here was forever trapped in darkness. From then on, coldness and hunger became the main theme here.
Because it has been so long ago, the day when the sun once rose has become a legend among older people like Old Man An.
People born after that will listen to such words as myths. Because they have never seen the sun with their own eyes, they do not think that such an era really existed.
"Master Xiao Li, you are also a miserable person. Haha, living in this dark world, you can only eat rye mushrooms. Everyone is miserable!" Old Man An's eyes showed the nostalgia for the past. Some yearning and yearning.
Li Qing didn't say much about this, nor did he express any doubt.
He asked: "Then where did the sun go? Why did it disappear?"
Old An did not expect that Li Qing did not first doubt whether the sun existed, but instead asked where the sun had gone. What, this surprised him a little.
You must know that his granddaughter would roll her eyes every time she heard him say this, not believing it at all.
Old man An said in a recalling tone: "I don't know, no one knows. At that time, some people said that we offended the gods, so they took away the sun to punish us"
At that time, there were still people who took the opportunity to promote various doctrines to gather people and make money, causing harm to one party.
But as the sky darkens longer and longer, these religious traditions that took advantage of the opportunity have also died out, and fewer and fewer people are still alive in this era.
It is conceivable that if food such as rye mushrooms were not discovered, the entire polar night world would probably fall into silence, and no one would be found when looking around. Soon, Li Qing asked the third question: "Is there no one to take care of an evil party like the Yan family?"
He wanted to know about this world or where he was. Is there anything similar to the imperial government in a region?
However, the answer given by Old An was not beyond his expectation.
"In the past, when the government was still there, there were still people in charge, but now that the government is gone, the Yan family has the final say in Obsidian City."
Li Qing's eyes quickly narrowed. Come to think of it, since there is no government, the Yan family can use black wheat mushrooms to exchange the secrets of those martial arts schools in their hands. This is really unreasonable!
In other words, if he was one of those powerful martial arts men, when he was about to starve to death, his first choice would definitely be to rob the Yan family's granary instead of using his own Exchange martial arts secrets.
Youdao is my neighbor who stores food and I store guns, and my neighbor is my granary!
It is unreasonable for the Yan family to be able to hold on to such a large granary.
It seems that either the Yan family has powerful thugs themselves, or there is a powerful backer behind them.
No matter which possibility it is, it seems that the Yan family is not someone he can offend easily at present, so he should try his best to maintain such a relationship and not let others worry about it.
Li Qing's mind was beating as quickly as a stove fire. He set up the broken iron pot and placed it on the stove to heat it.
It is very simple to repair this level of damage. It doesn't even take long for him. He can repair it with just two hammers.
While repairing the iron pot, Li Qing asked the last question that he was very concerned about: "Are there other cities near Obsidian City?"
Old man An replied without thinking: "Of course there are. , go straight out of the west city gate, there is a giant rock city, which is much larger than Obsidian City, and there is a black earth city to the south, and most of the coal we burn is transported from there."
< br>"But Master Xiao Li, you must not think about traveling far out of the city alone. The road is too dangerous, and it is easy for a person to encounter accidents!"
Listen to Old Man An's advice , Li Qing picked up the hammer and quickly repaired the iron pot.
"Okay, I have nothing more to ask. Old Man An, please take the pot back." Li Qing handed the still hot iron pot to Old Man An.
Old Man An looked grateful, and he said, "Master Xiao Li, thank you so much!"
Without leaving the other party alone, Li Qing closed the courtyard door tightly after sending Old Man An away.
After today’s conversation with Old Man An, his understanding and understanding of the world have deepened a lot, and he can generally outline an impression in his heart.
"The disappearance of the sun angered the gods?" Li Qing whispered to himself, then shook his head.
Whether in his past life or in this life, he is a firm atheist.
He believed in the existence of an extremely powerful individual being, but obviously he still didn't quite believe in the idea of taking away the sun god in a rage.
With a chuckle in his heart, Li Qing returned to his comfortable room and prepared to have a good sleep.
After practicing martial arts, he paid more attention to his sleep. Fortunately, he traveled to the polar night world and had enough time to complete this matter.
(End of this chapter)