Wang Qiang, who had been recuperating for several days, was bored and finally received by Hu Kaiqing in the early morning.

During the meeting, Hu Kaiqing affirmed Wang Qiang's achievements over the years and commended Wang Qiang's contributions to the exploration team and Xiacheng. In view of Wang Qiang's injury, it was decided to transfer Wang Qiang to the storage area to learn ordnance maintenance from Lao Zhao.

"Xiao Wang, your father was a great mechanic back then, and you must inherit your father's glorious tradition, this is an order, and it is also what the Lower City settlement expects of you." Hu Kaiqing said.

In this way, Wang Qiang was transferred to Lao Zhao's studio with a paper order.

The Lower City storage area is disorganized, with all kinds of materials and equipment piled up in the Lower City, and due to the shortage of talents, these useful equipment are now likely to be reduced to piles of scrap iron and garbage.

On this day, the mechanic Zhao Tie was tinkering with the machinery in his hand, and suddenly there was a knocking sound on the electronic door, and Lao Zhao scolded in his throat.

Lao Zhao, who is focused on his work, threatens to be like a beast that eats, and anyone who inadvertently disturbs him will face a storm of retaliation.

Putting down the work in his hand and handling a large-caliber pistol, Lao Zhao remotely controlled the mechanical wheelchair under his feet to open the electronic gate.

Wang Qiang stood at the door, looked at Lao Zhao who was aiming at the wheelchair with a gun, and asked with an aggrieved face: "Hey, old man, I'm here to report." ”

Zhao Tie looked at Wang Qiang, who was tiger-headed, and his anger disappeared without a trace: "Hehe, it turns out that the strong doll is here, come in, you Zhao Ye has been waiting for you for a long time." This time your job transfer is the unanimous request of all parties in the lower city, come on, pick up the wrench left by your father. ”

Wang Qiang looked at the machinery stacked at the door, and looked puzzled: "What's the use of you letting me come here to learn this?" ”

Lao Zhao blew his beard and glared: "You little idiot, hehehe, think about the zombies you will encounter in the wild in the future, the gun is broken, the vehicle is damaged, and the people in the wilderness are waiting for death, aren't they?" Learn your Zhao Ye's hand, and you won't be afraid of going anywhere. ”

Wang Qiang found a chair, sat down, crossed his legs on the workbench, and said, "Okay, I'll learn from you Lao Zhao and see what you can toss." ”

Seeing his friends die one by one, especially after he regained his life, Wang Qiang did not think that wilderness exploration would be a beautiful thing. In order to agree to Lu Ming's responsibility, Wang Qiang felt that it was necessary to follow Lao Zhao to learn machinery, and this ability would be of great use in the future.

Lao Zhao saw that Wang Qiang, who had always had a tendon, actually agreed to stay, and immediately laughed: "But let's say it first, it's better to persuade you to leave early if you can't bear the hardships, otherwise, in the future, you won't have time to regret it." ”

After saying that, he controlled the mechanical car that was traveling remotely, turned around and drove towards the storage area.

Wang Qiang followed Lao Zhao into the inner workshop.

Focused on looking here, although Wang Qiang has known Lao Zhao for a long time, it is the first time for Wang Qiang to come to this room that is independent in the storage area. Along the way, there were all kinds of strange-shaped metal machinery, almost all of which Wang Qiang had never seen. Walking into the room, a very large space jumped into view, and there were several large military armored vehicles inside! All kinds of equipment were placed on the warehouse shelves, and Wang Qiang looked at the weapons and machinery in front of him, obviously feeling that his eyes were not enough.

Lao Zhao looked at Wang Qiang with a smile, pointed to a gray cloth warehouse shelf in the distance and said, "Those are your father's works, and I have kept them all these years." ”

Father, Wang Qiang heard this strange and familiar title again, and his heart was filled with inexplicability.

Pulling open the corner of the shield, all kinds of machinery rushed to the face, impacting Wang Qiang's vision. "That's what he left behind?" Wang Qiang asked bitterly.

"Yes, your father was a mechanical genius." Lao Zhao lit a cigar. The curling smoke hid half of the old man's face in the flickering light.

As if he didn't want to mention the past, Wang Qiang changed the topic: "Ah, I didn't expect you to have a cigar, this thing is a rare thing." ”

Lao Zhao opened the drawer under the workbench, a drawer full of tobacco, and he jokingly said, "Do you want to have some?" For beginners, cigars have a lot of momentum.

I have a lot of goods here, Fonseca, Cabanas, Belinda, hahe. ”

Wang Qiang thought thoughtfully: "Such a cigar can buy a few lives outside." ”

Lao Zhao's radiant eyes dimmed, and the smell of tobacco in the air made people suffocate slightly.

After the silence, Lao Zhao spoke: "Do you think there is a future for mankind?" Strong dolls. ”

Wang Qiang pondered for a while, and then replied, "What does the future mean, Lao Zhao." ”

There was silence again.

Lao Zhao sighed: "After the end of the world, the civilization and knowledge accumulated by mankind for thousands of years have been lost, there is a lack of good education, and the new human beings are in the company of wild beasts.

Qiang doll, your grandfather Zhao is old, you are still young, you have to remember, no matter when, adhere to the nature of being a human being, work hard to learn knowledge, and have wisdom and a sense of responsibility, there will be a future, the future is tomorrow, tomorrow, do you understand? ”

"Human nature, knowledge, wisdom, and sense of responsibility are the only ones who have a future." Wang Qiang muttered to himself.

"Hehe, don't worry about the future, let's talk about the present." Lao Zhao casually extinguished the cigar in his hand, took out a toolbox from the storage room of the compartment, and threw it in front of Wang Qiang.

"These are your father's relics, which I have kept all along, and now I hand them over to you, and it is also a wish. From now on, use these tools to complete your father's unfinished business! Lao Zhao said.

Wang Qiang looked strange: "Lao Zhao, why didn't you hand it over to me earlier?" ”

Lao Zhao puffed his eyes and shouted: "Who told you not to learn well, I intend to let you inherit the mantle of a mechanic, you want to learn wild exploration with Hu Kaiqing, can I beat you?" ”

Wang Qiang remembered that his father, whom he had never met, still had huge expectations for him, and also figured out why his mother had been living in the living area and was unwilling to join the exploration team.

Wang Qiang lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, I was wrong." ”

Lao Zhao waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with right or wrong, in this hellish era, living is the last word, and your thoughts are not wrong." ”

Wang Qiang took the box and tried to open it, but he couldn't do it for a long time.

Lao Zhao looked at Wang Qiang's clumsy appearance, and his heart was slightly cold. This baby is sixteen years old, illiterate, and not smart, and has been tinkering for so long that he still can't find a way to open the tool box. Mechanical kinetic energy is a subject that requires careful thinking and mathematical foundation, look at the appearance of this strong doll, is it too late to learn now?

Lao Zhao reflexively returned to a small room with a remote-controlled mechanical car, rummaged through, and after a while, came out with a stack of bundles of books, put these books in front of Wang Qiang, and said: "From now on, these are all yours, keep them properly, these things are priceless now!" It's more valuable than your life! ”

Lao Zhao took out a book from the stack of books and handed it to Wang Qiang, pointed to the book called "Children's Literacy" and said: "In the future, you and I will learn the use and manufacture of machinery together during the day, and read books at night, starting from this one." ”

Wang Qiang touched the book in his hand, and a sense of sacredness arose. In the past ten years, Wang Qiang has not received the so-called formal education, and a lot of survival knowledge has been learned in the wild.

Wang Qiang had heard about the legend of books for a long time, but he had never seen it, and today he finally got his wish.

Holding the book in his hand, Wang Qiang was excited.

Lao Zhao felt Wang Qiang's excitement, and secretly praised the teachable son in his heart, so he asked Wang Qiang to go home and pack his luggage and move in with him.

"Any questions? Strong baby. Lao Zhao asked.

"Lao Zhao, do you have anything to eat?" Wang Qiang looked excited.

……

In the days that followed, Wang Qiang moved to the storage area to live with Zhao Tie, and with the prestige of Old Man Zhao in Xiacheng, neither the city defense team nor the exploration team made too much mockery of Wang Qiang.

So Wang Qiang got up at five o'clock every morning and began routine physical training, boxing, and speed running. To survive in the last days, you can not understand anything, but you must have a strong body.

After breakfast at seven o'clock, Wang Qiang changed into greasy work clothes, carried the toolbox into Lao Zhao's machinery manufacturing room, and began to give Lao Zhao a hand.

Lao Zhao's transcendent status was not without a price, and in exchange, Lao Zhao would be responsible for repairing the weapons and equipment in the lower city, and undertook a series of manufacturing tasks.

Every month, Lao Zhao would provide various weapons to the upper echelons of the settlement, and as a mechanic, the importance of a settlement was extremely great.

Although many people have some skills in weapon maintenance to a greater or lesser extent, Lao Zhao is the only one who has reached the level of a mechanic in Xiacheng.

Wang Qiang cooperates with Lao Zhao's work, sometimes until dusk, but no matter how late it is, after finishing work, Wang Qiang will devote himself to the study of books. He is like a sponge, no matter how much he absorbs, he can't be satisfied, this is Wang Qiang's life now.

This kind of life lasted for a long time, and the temperature in the lower city gradually became colder, although living underground felt less tangible than the ground, but the cold still began to invade the settlement, and Wang Qiang knew that another winter had arrived.

"This is a double-loading firearm, full of shortcomings, insufficient range, poor accuracy, limited power, difficult filling, easy wear and tear of rifling, etc.

But even in the era of science and technology when laser weapons are commonly equipped, this firearm is still loved, so this weapon still has advantages, that is, it is easy to repair, the parts are easy to process, easy to modify, of course, even bullets can be built by hand, everything can be overcome in harsh environments, and there is enough for you with this thing. Lao Zhao held an old man gun in his hand and talked eloquently.

"This is a U-shaped circuit, one of the eighteen basic circuit structures, widely used in various types of kinetic energy mechanical equipment, which can effectively improve the energy conversion power, and the mechanical car under your Zhao Ye's ass also has this structure."

When the evening comes, Wang Qiang will immerse himself in his studies and learn all kinds of cultural knowledge that he can receive.

"This word reads the country, the country of the country, the home you know, your kennel is, the country is a large kennel composed of thousands of people's kennels, Lao Tzu is really a genius. However, the country has ceased to exist since the end of the world, but you must have this word in your heart! ”

At this time, Wang Qiang is a fascinated listener, looking at Lao Zhao with the eyes of a fan.

Throughout the night, Wang Qiang held the book in his hand and read it with relish.

Day after day, month after month.

After a short time, the 532 Chinese characters described in "Children's Literacy" were memorized by Wang Qiang, and then at the request of Lao Zhao, he began to read the "Postmodern Three-Character Classic Annotation" compiled by Ms. Qian Yuxin published by the Federal University of Nations forty years ago.

So Wang Qiang focused his attention on the solution of the ancient allusions.