My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely! - Chapter 1417

[1407. Chapter 1387 Luo You’s confidence was shattered!]

Unlike the central part with mountains and undulating hills, the terrain of the southern fire region is extremely flat. You can see the horizon at a glance, like an unfolding landscape painting, which inspires endless reverie.

“I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to come back next time after I leave.”

Old Zhang rowed the boat, looking at the familiar scenery passing by on the shore, and couldn’t help feeling a little emotional.

In order to hold onto Su Mo’s big, thick legs, he even skipped the process of going home to pack up his supplies.

But in the final analysis, there is actually nothing to clean up.

In order to prevent their homes from being robbed by thieves after they go out, fishermen basically hide their supplies or trade them for things that are easy to carry.

He had just spent a huge amount of money to buy this sampan a few days ago. The house was so clean that even mice couldn’t find anything to eat. Naturally, there was no need to go back and clean it up.

“Uncle Zhang, why do you want to come back after leaving here?” Luo Xiang sat on the bow of the boat, sharpening his dagger with a stone he had picked up from somewhere.

The sound was sharp and piercing, but the people sleeping in the cabin turned a deaf ear to it and were not affected at all.

“return.”

Old Zhang shook his head and said honestly, “I don’t really have anything I want to do. I just feel like I’ve lived here for a few months and I don’t want to just leave like this anymore.”

“That’s fine. Once you get to my cousin’s territory, I guarantee you’ll forget about this place very soon.”

Luo Xiang patted his chest, looking very courageous.

This performance made Luo You, who had just woken up, speechless and he didn’t know what to say.

After this silly child came back last night, he kept talking about “my cousin”.

If he didn’t know the inside story, he would probably think that he was brainwashed by Su Mo.

“Hey, Dad, why are you awake?”

Luo Xiang put down the dagger with a smile, “Go to sleep, we are not out of the territory yet, it will probably take us half a day to get to the place my uncle mentioned.”

“Then let me take over for a while. You didn’t sleep all night yesterday. Don’t let yourself get sleepy when you need to do the work later.”

“It’s okay, I’m young and can handle it, this is just the beginning.”

Before Luo Xiang could finish his words, he met Luo You’s stern gaze and had to shut up reluctantly.

His father is good in every way except that he does not tolerate any opposition to his rules and orders.

Before, he and Luo Jiao both felt that catching frogmen was too risky, but they could not change Luo You’s decision, which led to so many changes later, and the family was forced to live in the reed marsh.

“Luo Xiang, listen to your father and go to sleep for a while.”

At this time, another voice sounded. Luo Xiang looked up and immediately responded happily: “Uncle, why are you awake too?”

“I’ve had a good sleep. Let’s switch gears so we can both maintain sufficient energy.”

“Okay, if you have anything, just call me.”

Luo Xiang agreed readily, turned his body and lay down in the cabin, and after a few minutes he began to snore.

You have to be young and fall asleep as soon as you lie down.

However, Luo You next to him became more speechless. What a rebellious son! His old father’s words were not as effective as those of his “cousin” whom he had only known for one day.

Especially after coming back last night, he really wanted to follow his cousin wherever he went.

After hesitating for a while, the two came to the bow, and Luo You said dryly: “Mr. Ji, don’t indulge this child’s temper too much. His character is actually like his mother, very stubborn. I use strict rules and orders to kill his temper. I am worried if you indulge him like this…”

“Are you worried that I can train him into something useful?”

Luo You fell silent after hearing this.

So you took my son out to kill people in the middle of the night to teach him to be a useful person?
After a while, Luo Youcai said with a headache: “I don’t care whether he can be a useful person or not, I just want him to live well.”

“Luo You, this is the wasteland, not the earth.”

Su Mo curled his lips and added concisely: “If you want him to live well, you should either work hard to create an environment where the child can be completely worry-free, or liberate them and let them have the ability to survive on their own. Otherwise, you are harming them. Do you understand?”

“You are taking risks yourself, so you ask them not to take risks. No wonder Luo Xiang would go against you.”

“I”

“Boss Luo, let me add one more thing. I feel that Mr. Ji is right. Luo Xiang is not a person who can be bent down.” Zhang Yuanba scratched the back of his head while paddling the boat.

“He has his own opinions, but sometimes he doesn’t know how to express them because of you.”

“Hey, you two”

What he said was all true. Luo You had no way to refute it. He could only sigh a few times and pretend that he didn’t care about it.

However, looking at his unwilling expression, Su Mo also knew that it would be difficult to change Luo You’s mind in a short period of time.

Fortunately, the future is long and there is plenty of time for him to face reality.

“This kid has great potential. I will let him be my guard and train him well.”

“Don’t worry, we will let you know and ask for your consent before carrying out any dangerous missions.”

After Su Mo said this, Luo You felt a headache, but he could only let him do it for the time being.

After a while, the sampan finally shook out of the control of the Star Alliance and came to the chaotic outer area.

There were scattered sampans floating on the water, with fishermen on them gathered in groups of three or five, most of them covering their faces with woven straw.

Seeing the sampan coming, two or three boats rowed straight over.

“These are for protection money. If you don’t pay them, you will be harassed today and won’t be able to do anything.”

Fearing that Su Mo would start fighting without saying anything, Lao Zhang hurriedly explained: “I will just deal with them.”

Soon, several sampans approached.

After asking for directions, the group of people were so straightforward that they let me go without saying anything.

Moreover, when he left, he said a lot of nice words, such as “Have a safe journey” and “I wish you good fortune”. Su Mo was amazed by his cleverness.

“They have sharp eyes. They can see clearly who can be stopped and who cannot be stopped.”

Noticing that several boats were leaving at a rapid speed, Lao Zhang said with a smile, “They are all trying to make a living. If they hadn’t been collecting protection fees and mediating conflicts in this area, the fishermen would have to fight for two or three days to resolve the problem. By then, the losses would have been much greater than what they had paid.”

“Do they really take care of things after they receive the money?”

“Of course, otherwise everyone is not stupid enough to give them money.” Lao Zhang shrugged: “This is a wasteland. If he really dares to mess around, it wouldn’t be surprising if he was rushed over, put in a sack and beaten to death in the wild at night.”

This is a situation that has never occurred in 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, human settlements had not developed as harmoniously as they do now, and naturally it was impossible for so many unspoken rules to emerge.

Noticing that Su Mo was very curious, Lao Zhang talked a lot.

Sometimes he talked about the various situations in the gathering place, and sometimes he talked about the development progress of various industries.

Luo You was depressed for a while, but couldn’t help but join the discussion.

“To be honest, I’ve been to five gathering places, and I often read various discussions in 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 the major gathering places in the wasteland. If these are solved, everything will be easy.”

“The first thing is how to develop industry. Everyone knows that industry is an important cornerstone to support the sustainable development of a settlement. However, the threshold of 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 scale up production.”

Having said that, Luo You couldn’t help but reach out and touch the pistol at his waist.

He spent half the night studying the gun last night and finally came to a surprising conclusion.

This mysterious Lord Ji, his elite territory has probably already begun to take on an industrial scale, at least in terms of firearms production, it has caught up with the level of the 21st century.

There might still be some shortcomings in production, but the upper limit has already far exceeded the current average level of the wasteland.

“The second thing is how to cooperate and complement each other with surrounding settlements. In this world with scarce resources, it is obviously not a wise move to fight alone. After the Star Alliance brought together twelve small territories, the development speed of each territory was obviously much faster than before. If all major settlements of mankind in the future can cooperate and develop like the Star Alliance now, with super-large territories as the center, the speed will definitely be beyond imagination.”

You hit the nail on the head.

Su Mo nodded slightly. This is the difference between talented people and ordinary people in their overall view.

Lao Zhang was still thinking about how to find a better gathering place, while Luo You was planning how to make all the major gathering places catch up in development.

However, after Luo You finished saying this second point, his eyes looked straight over.

“Why are you looking at me?”

“I left in a hurry yesterday, and I didn’t ask Mr. Ji about the specific situation of your territory. Why don’t you tell us now so that we can prepare in advance.”

Hearing this, Lao Zhang also pricked up his ears and quickly moved closer to the center.

Luo You guessed that the territory behind Su Mo might be an elite territory with only a few thousand people, but Lao Zhang knew nothing about it.

Fortunately, he was also optimistic. Looking at Su Mo’s generous appearance, the worst that could happen was that they would return to the level of the Hoshino Alliance, which was not much different.

“My territory”

Su Mo raised his eyebrows: “No worries about food and clothing. As long as you are willing to work, you can buy anything.”

“That’s great! I’m the hardest worker!” Old Zhang said happily, leaving Luo You speechless. He had no choice but to ask again and again:

“What about industry? To what level has it developed?”

“Industry has such a wide range. How can I explain it clearly when you ask me this? Anyway, producing some common daily necessities is definitely not a problem. Some large items can also be made with some difficulty.”

I was afraid that Luo You would ask the same question as last night and would keep asking until the end.

Su Mo laughed it off, answered vaguely, and quickly changed the subject to the next itinerary.

However, it was this reaction that made Luo You secretly deepen his judgment.

The territory behind Su Mo must be an elite territory, one that is very biased towards certain subjects.

Some of their strengths may have been developed to modern levels, but some of their weaknesses may not be as good as those of the Star Alliance.

This is why it is necessary to search everywhere for talents with special skills and bring them back to continue to strengthen the territory.

“I’m very curious, how did you collect the list in your hand? I don’t feel like anyone is monitoring me.” Luo You asked calmly, without a trace of anxiety.

At present, except for this question, he has found the correct answers to the rest of the questions he asked himself.

This feeling of being in control directly restored all his confidence.

“This is related to some secrets that cannot be revealed to you yet. However, I can remind you that the land beneath our feet is not only filled with technology, but also contains many mysterious powers that humans cannot currently access.”

“Is that so?” Luo You suddenly realized.

If it’s the power of games, then this makes perfect sense.

Apart from anything else, the mysterious route ability alone has brought endless benefits to humans, giving them a superhuman physique.

Nowadays, it doesn’t seem so rare to have props that can explore other people’s secrets.

“Then I have to be more careful next time. What if the aliens also have this kind of thing? Wouldn’t that be a disaster?”

“You have to be careful, otherwise I will have to collect your body.”

Staring at Luo You’s lame leg, Su Mo gave him a half-smile, and the latter indeed lowered his head in depression.

Seeing that something was not right, Lao Zhang quickly turned to the side and started rowing hard, fearing that he would offend the two bosses.

He secretly guessed that when Su Mo and Luo Xiang chased out to kill Ma Benchun last night, it was probably with the advice of Boss Luo.

After all, even his powerful cousin has come to visit him, but Ma Benchun is still ignorant of life and death and keeps calling him Luo Lame. Is he afraid that he won’t die fast enough?
Neither of them spoke. Su Mo was also happy to be idle. He closed his eyes and rested, lying on the bow of the boat, enjoying the refreshing river breeze.

The sun gradually climbed to the zenith.

Just as Lao Zhang was hesitating whether to ask Su Mo whether to eat dry food for lunch or stop the boat and make a fire to cook, he suddenly discovered a conspicuous small black dot on the horizon.

The black spot grew very fast, and it enlarged several times in just one minute.

Luo You also noticed this strange phenomenon and stood up nervously, trying to wake the two children up.

“Mr. Ji, look.”

“Why are you panicking? My boat is coming. Do you really expect to row a sampan thousands of kilometers away?”

“ah?”

Standing up straight, Su Mo 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 we have solved this problem in one night, we don’t need to be so careful in the next few places.

“Is this your ship?”

The guerrilla boat approached from afar and soon sailed next to the sampan.

In fact, in terms of size, the eight-meter-long hull is about the same as a larger sampan, but the difference is that one is made of rotten wood and the other is made of steel.

The difference in materials also leads to very different visual experiences!

Old Zhang curiously stretched out the bamboo pole and knocked on the hull. The solid sound of the metal collision made him feel at ease.

However, when he turned around, he found that Luo You had become stunned at some point, as if he was broken, and kept muttering something.

“There’s no one here, there’s no one here?”