"We don't have much food, it's going to be winter, those giant beasts will be unusually manic, and it will be extremely difficult to hunt, but there is no way, without food, we can't survive the winter, so the young people in the village are all ready, they have to leave tomorrow, no one knows, whether they can all come back safely."

"That's the last hope for the village."

The old woman spoke, clasping her hands to her chest, closing her eyes and muttering as if in prayer. Her spirit is very weak at the moment, Zhou He can detect it, the whole person seems to be much older, and her eyes don't look so vibrant.

He didn't know how to comfort the pessimistic and powerless old man in front of him.

Zhou He didn't know how he got back into the house, and he seemed to be a little confused, maybe he had a preliminary understanding of the sequelae of this world, and the inner intolerance and powerlessness in the face of the sixth mother-in-law who begged for him for the sake of the village.

The food at night has become less, not because the village is harsh, but because he has already received the answer, there is not much food in the village, and most of them have to prepare dry food for the young adults who will go out hunting tomorrow.

"Go to bed early."

He comforted himself that maybe the world wasn't as chaotic as he thought.

There was no starlight at night, as if a thick layer of fog had isolated the sky from the ground, and no matter how you looked at it, it was endless pitch black. The darkness is unsettling and frightening.

On the wooden pier in front of the door where Zhou He sat quietly, he woke up early, there are no entertainment facilities here, and there are no mobile phones and computers, but it can allow people's brains to get a proper rest, but the air is a little cold, but this is more refreshing.

"Morning."

The early morning light is still a little dim, and you can vaguely see a touch of light rising in the distance, it seems to be the sun, but it is not bright enough, and there is no trace of warmth, as if it is going to leave only a tail of light away from human beings, but the people in the village have begun to wake up and start to work for the future, and it is the present that is related to life and death, not those distant, untouchable reverie.

"Early."

After he responded, he continued to fold his arms, leaned against the wall, and stared into the distance, thinking, what is the world like?

A subspecies that looks like a human? Vicious behemoths?

What else?

It was already dark, and although it was still a little gloomy, he could feel that the atmosphere in the village was a little solemn, and the young adults in the village were carrying bulging bags and getting ready to go. The sixth mother-in-law was on crutches and groomed them one by one, as if she was carrying out a serious farewell ceremony, and Zhou He still remembered her words: "They are the last hope of this village." ”

"Can you take me?"

Zhou He got up and patted his buttocks, and walked over to ask, with a serious and pleading expression to show that he was not joking.

The sixth mother-in-law looked up at his face and shook her head: "No, it's too dangerous outside." ”

"Teacher Zhou, you can teach the little ones knowledge in the village with peace of mind, we are enough."

The rough-looking man in the queue grinned. His name is Da Fifteen, and Zhou He can remember the names of all the people in this village, all of whom are surnames such as A, Da, Xiao, and so on.

"No, I want to go outside."

Zhou He shook his head, staring into the distance, freedom is always desirable, although teaching is also a kind of joy, but he wants to see and re-recognize this strange world.

"Let's break our wrists, if you can break me, I'll let you go."

Big Fifteen stretched out his thick arms, intent on making things difficult for him. Although Zhou He knew that this was kind, he nodded: "Okay." ”

"Hey."

The big fifteen's thick black eyebrows twisted, and he put down the package he was carrying: "Come on, come on, bring a bench." ”

"Be careful, don't hurt Teacher Zhou."

The sixth mother-in-law gently tapped Da Fifteen's calf with the cane in her hand, warning him.

"Yes, Sixth Mother-in-law."

Da Fifteen smiled at Zhou Hehe: "I can't compare to you in knowledge, but I have strength." ”

As he spoke, he crouched down and took a pose.

"Come on."

Zhou He smiled and squatted down, if he hadn't tried to do thousands of push-ups easily, he wouldn't have agreed so happily to the request of the fifteenth.

"Let's get started."

The two hands clasped together and began to force each other.

"Hey!"

The fifteenth year was taken aback, this week the teacher had a lot of strength, but he refused to admit defeat, and began to use all his strength to try to break down the white hand, the green tendons around his neck were bulging, and his dark face was red.

Zhou He could feel the brutal power from his thick arms, which was much more than ordinary people, but he still had the strength to spare, and it was not good to hide it in this case, if it made people feel that they looked down on others, they might cause unnecessary contradictions, so they began to exert force in their hands, and the wooden bench under their knees trembled, as if they were about to fall apart, and made a terrible 'squeak' sound.

His arms began to tilt in the direction of the fifteenth, no matter how hard he tried, it was difficult to alleviate the decline, his eyeballs bulged outward, and the blood vessels on his forehead horns jumped suddenly.

"I lost."

Finally, the fifteenth gave up resistance, retracted his strength and admitted defeat, but his face couldn't help but be a little distressed, he really couldn't understand why the fair-skinned and handsome teacher Zhou in front of him had so much strength, and he broke his wrists with himself, but he didn't even change his expression. But what he said was inevitably to be realized, but this was against the wishes of the sixth mother-in-law.

"Teacher Zhou has a lot of strength."

He turned his head and glanced at the sixth mother-in-law embarrassedly, said something angrily, and returned to the queue in a gray manner.

"It's really amazing, the strength of the fifteenth is famous."

The old and young people in the village praised Zhou He from ear to ear.

"Yes, I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to not only have knowledge, but also have so much strength."

"Sixth mother-in-law."

Zhou He got up and looked at the old woman respectfully.

"Go ahead, but be careful."

The sixth mother-in-law waved her hand, gave an instruction, and greeted the young people in the village: "Everyone should take care of Teacher Zhou." ”

"That's not where the intellectuals should go."

The sixth mother-in-law thought a little lost in her heart, what if something happened? But he can't show it, he is an outsider after all, and the will of outsiders can't influence him.

"Yes."

They responded and did not refuse Zhou He to cut the line. Maybe it's because I think that one more person means more strength.

The leader of the team who went out to hunt for food was Ah Yi, the middle-aged man who had led him to the village before, he had shaved his hair into a bald head, and his head was oily, looking a little happy. He took out a package and handed it to Zhou He: "Weapon." ”

When I opened the package, there was a cannon barrel about a meter long, with white lines zigzag and connected, and between the lines was a green and transparent substance, like glass, and there was a black liquid flowing inside, and I don't know what substance it was.

"This cannon barrel is very powerful, and there are two light bullets in it, which are left by my fathers."

Ah Yi roughly explained, just told Zhou He how to start, aim, where the switch was, and how to turn on the insurance. The other weapon is a disassembled pistol that resembles a pistol, but there are some huge guns, the muzzle is very large, the style is somewhat aged, there are mottled traces of crossing, and the friction at the handle is bright, but it can indeed be said to be a large pistol, it is assembled by many precision mixed instruments, the bullet is full of four fingers and thick, a total of seven rounds, a single load, two grips, the operation is very simple. There is also a small package that is a little jerky and drinking water. Apparently, it's going to be outside for a while.

Ah Yi instructed Zhou He a few words of safety, then waved his hand and motioned for him to return to the team.

"Come back early."

The sixth mother-in-law's gentle eyes were worried, and when she looked at Zhou He, she whispered: "Don't be reckless, knowledgeable people must use knowledge to change the predicament." ”

She wanted to tell Zhou He that that was not what a knowledgeable person should do. He nodded, and heard the meaning of the sixth mother-in-law's words, but it didn't make him change his mind, just like the adventurers who tried to conquer Mount Everest in the last century, no one could stop them from stepping on the conquest.

"Let's go."

Ah Yi shouted, only a few young people were left in the village to take care of them, and the rest all set off with the team.

"I always have to go out and see it."

Zhou He in the queue muttered to himself, and he began to really get in touch with the world. There may be danger, but no one can understand how people who have been imprisoned physically and mentally for many years yearn for freedom.

The young and old of the village stared at their backs, and did not make a sound, but watched and watched silently, until they gradually disappeared from sight, and then they silently prayed in their hearts.

There was also a girl named Xiao Wu, who quietly watched the place where the backs of the group of people disappeared, holding a small package in her hand, which contained some dried fruits stored in a very small amount in the village. There were still some fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, and she was in a hurry just now.

"There's going to be a chance."

She thought.