Chapter 4 Literate Fools?

"By the way, there have been some homeless people in the village in the last two days." Kanu whispered to the village chief, "But they're all familiar faces. Every time winter approaches, they come over. ”

"There's no way around it, after all, people know we're a gathering place for oil barrel monsters." Soru said slowly.

Kanu nodded slightly in frustration and remained silent.

The village chief is right, since the Great Destruction, there are no more than five working refineries in the entire world. In other words, most of the various sources of oil now come from monsters called oil drum monsters.

As its name suggests, this inconspicuous monster resembles an oil barrel, but it varies depending on the age of the region, and there is only one way to attack, which is to use its own nozzle to spray flames, a trick that is not worth mentioning even in the eyes of low-level hunters.

But this seemingly useless guy has one of the most important characteristics, that is, it can absorb crude oil into the body and convert it into a fuel, this new type of fuel is not only adaptable and extensive, but also much more efficient than the crude oil products that can be refined normally. In this era of scarcity, it has naturally become an indispensable hard currency for people.

Therefore, many novice hunters who have just entered the industry will use this as a means of making a living, and many people have indeed made a fortune from it, so the oil barrel monsters near the gathering place are caught in large numbers, and the number is decreasing day by day, but the price has skyrocketed.

Maduo Village was originally located in the middle of nowhere, and it was inaccessible. So it became one of the few happy lands for the oil barrel monsters. The people of the village regularly go out to catch fish, and in recent years they have gradually become the main economic pillar of the village. But as time passed, this secret gradually became public, and the number of outsiders increased day by day, and the income of the villagers was significantly lower than before. Now it has become a heart disease for everyone.

Last time, a few Skeleton Gang guys came here when they heard the news, and it was understandable that they went to capture the oil barrels alone, but they not only robbed other people's prey, but also made trouble in the bar, so they were thrown out by Kanu and the villagers, and the two have formed a grudge since then.

The two were immersed in their own thoughts. I didn't notice a few young men approaching from a distance.

"Grandpa, uncle," a girl's voice came. "We're back."

Kanu followed the prestige, and a girl walked over with her head held high, it was the girl who appeared next to Wu Yun, or the strange dress was particularly conspicuous. Two young men followed closely behind him, one was Xiao Lei, who was in the limelight at the bar, and now he was far less energetic than before. A large bulging backpack weighed down his gait a little, and beside him was a slightly fat young boy with curly flaxen hair and a little freckles on the tip of his nose. He held a wild boar the size of a puppy in both hands, and the wild boar struggled so hard that the boy had to tighten his arms. It seems that there has been no shortage of hardships along the way.

"I've gained a lot today, huh? Kashan. Kanu smiled and looked at the three opposites.

"Yes, we were lucky to find a few baobab trees deep in the jungle and we picked quite a few of them." The girl known as Kasan helps Ray remove the bag from his back. She pulled out a yellow fruit the size of a rugby ball and handed it to Kanu.

"When we came back, we found this little guy in a trap on the road." Kasan pointed to the contents of the little fat man's arms.

"It's a pity it's a little smaller." Kanu shook his head regretfully, "There's not a lot of meat." ”

"It's okay, if you can't do it, just throw it in the yard and raise it," Xiao Lei answered.

"It's a good idea, Kasan, look," Kanu asked, asking for the girl's opinion.

"Grandpa, it's okay," Kasan looked at Soru with a smile on his face. It's dangerous after all. Still can't make an easy decision.

"It's still young at this age, it's okay to be careful," Soru pondered, "Ledo has a knack for raising small things, I'll go talk to him, there shouldn't be any problem with him taking care of him." ”

"What happened to you guys?" Xiao Lei said out of place. "We greeted you from afar, and when we saw that you were motionless, we thought something had happened to you."

Kanu twitched and turned to look at the village chief, who was smiling and listening to the girl's chatter. Didn't notice this guy's nonsense at all. He was relieved.

"The kid you rescued is awake." Kanu glared fiercely at Ray, who didn't feel his malice at all.

"Really?" Although Xiao Lei didn't have a good impression of that unlucky guy, he ran to the village chief's house in one arrow for the sake of the conversation in the bar later.

"Stop!" The village chief noticed Xiao Lei's actions. Immediately block the road.

"It doesn't matter if you go to see him, but pay more attention to his actions to see if he is not good for the village, after all, he is an outsider of unknown origin. It doesn't hurt to be careful. ”

"Village chief, if he is well, let him go, why is it so troublesome?" Xiao Lei asked with a puzzled expression.

Soru hesitated, "Let me tell you, he doesn't know our language, but he knows words. There aren't many such young people these days. ”

After saying this, the three of them looked at each other for a moment, and they all saw a look of shock in each other's eyes.

First of all, when the catastrophe struck, the amount of written materials directly and indirectly destroyed was huge, and after the end of the world, people's attention was focused on the production of basic means of survival such as food, clothing, and weapons, and naturally they did not have enough energy to protect cultural heritage, which further accelerated the loss of materials. With the corruption of many players, many audio-visual resources are meaningless even if they are left. The end result is that there are basically few cultural products in the hands of the public. The most children of ordinary families know numbers and their own names from their parents. There is no possibility of learning words at all.

Many of them dream of being hunters. Because getting a hunter's license in this world is quite a wise choice, and a good mix can be regarded as a dominant party. Even those who are miserable can also have no worries about food and clothing.

But above them there is a group of people who are really at the top of society - mechanics. The reason is that for many people, you don't know words, you have the opportunity to be a hunter, but you can never be a mechanic (later experience tells us that there is still something wrong with this statement, and I chose the former between spoilers and being picked)

So in this era, basically being literate is a symbol of status, and the age is generally quite old, there are nearly 100 people in Maduo Village, but there is only one who is literate with the village chief Solu, which is attributed to his father, the old man was a workshop maintenance worker before, and he is considered a person in the circle, so Solu has the opportunity to learn. This point added a lot to him in the future, even in the twilight of his life, as soon as he arrived in Maduo Village, everyone chose him as the village head, of course, because of his rich experience, and this factor is the real key.

So when they learned that Wu Yun, who was about the same age, actually knew how to read, the surprise of several people was reasonable.

Perhaps a little distracted, the little wild boar in Chubby's arms jumped suddenly, quickly fell to the ground, and then a sharp sideways flip adjusted his posture, and the four little short legs quickly swayed. Running behind everyone, it was the direction of the village chief's house.

The little boar's swiftness was completely beyond everyone's expectations, and everyone was stunned for a few seconds.

Kasan was the first to react, she stomped her foot, "You stupid fat man, why can't you even catch such a little guy."

"Like, I've never seen anyone more stupid than you." Xiao Lei continued. The little fat man looked depressed.

Solu looked at a few people, "It's okay, just catch it later, after all, it's a little pig, and it won't be much of a danger." ”

Before the village chief could finish speaking, a dull cannon sound was heard in the distance. There was a commotion in the village.

Soru's face was a little ugly, and he walked quickly in the direction of the cannon. Several people hurriedly followed, but they hadn't walked a few steps. A man ran from the other side. When I got closer, it was none other than Ledo, who had been guarding the door by the Solu faction, a thin middle-aged man with an anxious face. Seeing sweat on his forehead, it seems that he is running in a hurry.

"Village chief, no, that kid was shelled by a wild boar." He said with a look of frustration.

"Why, such a small pig, it usually doesn't shell. Even if you use shelling, you can't have that crosshair. Kasan looked incredulous. How is it possible to hit someone?! The rest of the group also looked at the sweaty man with suspicion.

"At first, that kid was quite honest, and when he saw that we didn't let him out, he stood at the door, and talked to us a lot of babbling words, and the two of us couldn't understand it, so we could only watch him and not let him come out."

"Yes, you're doing a great job." Soru nodded. "And then?"

"It didn't take a while. A little boar rushed at me, and I held it down. "I told Dika to bring the rope, and after it was simply tied, it was put aside, who would have thought... ”

"How?" Everyone looked curious.

"The boy picked up the pig," Ledo looked remorseful, "and I thought that the little pig was tied up again." I left him alone. Who knew that after he took a closer look, he actually put his finger into the barrel of the pig's back! And then... YOU CAN THINK ... ”

"Why didn't you stop him?" Soru was a little displeased.

"Village chief, what normal person would not know the consequences of coming into contact with the barrel of a wild boar." Ledo was crying slightly. "You said he was a fool, I haven't seen anyone more stupid than him."

"This sentence sounds familiar." Kashan muttered to herself.

"I'm sorry, fat man," Lei bowed to the fat boy. "I was wrong...