Chapter 1395 Luo You’s Confidence Was Shattered!

The majestic morning breeze gently caressed the Julong Xianjiang River, and the wide river surface seemed even more vast under the morning light.

The water waves were as fine as scales, shining with the golden light of the rising sun, as if inlaid with countless golden gems.

Unlike the central part where there are still mountains and hills, the terrain of the southern fire area is extremely flat, and you can see the horizon at a glance, like an unfolding landscape painting that attracts infinite reverie.

"I don't know if I will have a chance to come back next time after this trip."

Old Zhang paddled the boat, looking at the familiar scenery flashing by the shore, and he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

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

But in the end, there was actually nothing to pack.

In order to prevent thieves from robbing their homes after going out, fishermen basically hide their supplies or trade them for things that are easy to carry.

He just spent a huge amount of money to buy this sampan a few days ago. The house is so clean that even mice can't find anything to eat, so there is naturally no need to go back to clean it up.

"Uncle Zhang, why do you want to come back after leaving here?" Luo Xiang sat at the bow, sharpening his short knife with a stone he picked up from somewhere.

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

"Come back..."

Old Zhang shook his head honestly and said, "I don't have anything I want to do. I just feel that I have lived here for a few months and I always feel that I have no desire to leave like this."

"That's okay. When you get to my cousin's territory, I guarantee you will forget about this place soon."

Luo Xiang patted his chest, looking very brave.

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

After this silly kid came back last night, he kept saying "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 his short knife with a smile, "Go to sleep, we are not out of the territory yet, it will probably take more than half a day to get to the place my cousin said."

"Then let me guard for a while, you didn't sleep all night yesterday, don't be sleepy when you are doing the work later."

"It's okay, I'm young and can handle it, this is just the beginning..."

Before Luo Xiang finished speaking, he met Luo You's stern eyes and had to close his mouth reluctantly.

His father is good in every way, but these rules and orders cannot be opposed by others.

Before, he and Luo Jiao both felt that catching frogmen was too risky, but they couldn't change Luo You's decision, which led to so many changes later, and the family was forced to fall into 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 slept well. Let's change and keep enough energy."

"Okay, just call me if you have anything."

Luo Xiang agreed readily, turned his body and lay down in the cabin. After a few minutes, he snored.

You are still a young man who can fall asleep as soon as you lie down.

However, Luo You next to him was even more speechless. He was really a rebellious son. His old father's words were not as effective as a "cousin" who had only known him for one day.

Especially after coming back from 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 that you indulge him so much..."

"Are you worried that I will teach him to be a useful person?"

Luo You was 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 You said with a headache: "I don't care whether he can succeed or not, I just want him to live well."

"Luo You, this is a wasteland, not the earth."

Su Mo curled his lips and added concisely: "If you want him to live well, 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 tell them not to take risks. No wonder Luo Xiang is against you."

"I..."

"Boss Luo, let me say something. I feel that Mr. Ji is actually right. Luo Xiang is not a child who can be twisted." Zhang Yuanba held the boat and scratched the back of his head.

"He is quite opinionated, but he is sometimes confused about how to express himself because of you."

"Hey, you two..."

What they said were all facts. Luo You had no way to refute them. He could only sigh several times and pretend not to care about it.

However, seeing his unwilling expression, Su Mo also knew that it would be difficult to change Luo You's mind in a short time.

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

"This child has great potential. I will let him be my guard and train him well."

"Don't worry, I will definitely let you know and ask for your consent before carrying out some dangerous tasks."

Su Mo said this, and Luo You had a headache, so he could only let him do it temporarily.

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

There are scattered sampans floating on the water, and the fishermen on them are in groups, most of them covering their faces with straw.

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

"These are for protection money. If you don't give it to him, he will be pestered and unable to do anything today."

Afraid that Sumo would take action without saying a word, Lao Zhang hurriedly explained: "I'll just deal with them."

Soon, several sampans approached.

After probably asking about the way down, this group of people simply let them go without saying a word.

And when he left, he kept saying nice words, saying "Have a nice trip" and wishing you a fortune. Su Mo couldn't help but marvel at this cleverness.

"Their eyes are very poisonous. They can see clearly who can and cannot be stopped."

Noticing that several boats were leaving as if they were flying away, Lao Zhang said with a smile: "Actually, they are all trying to make a living. If they hadn't collected protection fees in this area to mediate conflicts, the fishermen might have had to fight in two or three days to solve the problem. Then the losses will definitely be much greater than what was handed over.”

"Are they really in charge after they took the money?"

"Of course, otherwise we are not stupid and want to give them money." Lao Zhang shrugged: "This is a wasteland. If he really dared to mess around, it wouldn't be surprising if he was swarmed with a sack and beaten to death in the wilderness at night. ”

This is something that has never happened before 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 at the end of three years, the human gathering place was not as harmonious as it is now, and naturally it was impossible to derive so many hidden rules.

"And this kind of thing cannot be brought to an end by the official escort team of the territory. Otherwise, if everyone makes a fuss, they will directly point the finger at the lord, thinking that it is his inaction that caused these conflicts."

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

At one time, he talked about various situations in the gathering place, and at another time, he talked about the development progress of various industries.

Luo You was depressed for a while and couldn't help but join the discussion.

"To be honest, I have been to five gathering places, and I often read various discussions on 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. It is easy to say anything about how to solve them. "

"The first is how to carry out industrial development. Everyone actually knows that industry is an important cornerstone to support the sustainable development of a gathering place. However, the threshold for modern industry is too high, and even researchers who are deeply involved in it dare not say that they can It can be replicated in the wasteland, let alone scaled up for production.”

Speaking of this, Luo You couldn't help but reach out and touch the pistol on his waist.

He studied the gun for half the night last night and finally came to a surprising conclusion.

This mysterious Lord Ji, his elite territory may have begun to take shape on an industrial scale, at least in terms of firearms production level, it has already matched the level of the 21st century.

It may still be insufficient in terms of output, but the upper limit has greatly exceeded the current average level in the wasteland.

"The second is how to cooperate and complement each other with surrounding gathering places. In this resource-scarce world, it is obviously not wise to go it alone. After the Starfield Alliance has brought together twelve small territories, the development speed of each territory will be obviously faster than It was much faster before. If all the major human gathering places in the future can cooperate and develop around super large territories like the Starfield Alliance does now, the speed will definitely be beyond imagination. "

Getting to the point.

Sumo nodded slightly. This is the gap between talents and ordinary people in terms of overall outlook.

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

But after Luo You said this second point, his eyes looked straight over.

"What are you looking at me for?"

"Um... I left in a hurry yesterday and didn't ask Mr. Ji about the specific situation of your territory. Why don't you tell us now so that you 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 Sumo might be an elite territory with only a few thousand people, but Lao Zhang knew nothing about it.

Fortunately, he is also optimistic. Looking at Sumo's generous appearance, the worst he can do is return to the level of the Hoshino Alliance, which is not much different.

"My territory..."

Su Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't have to worry about food or clothing. As long as you are willing to work, you can buy everything."

"That's great, I'm the best at work!" Lao Zhang said sillyly, leaving Luo You speechless for a while, so he had to ask again and again:

"What about industry? To what extent has industry developed?"

"Industry has such a large scope. If you ask me, how can I make it clear? Producing some common daily necessities is definitely not a problem, and some large items can barely be produced."

I'm afraid that Luo You's question will be the same as last night, and he will have to pursue it all the way to the end.

Sumo laughed, covered it up with vague words, and quickly changed the topic to the next trip.

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

The territory behind Somo must be an elite territory, belonging to very serious partial subjects.

Some areas of excellence may have developed to the modern level, but some areas of weakness may not be as good as Hoshino Alliance.

This is why we need to search for talents with special skills from everywhere and bring them back to continue strengthening the territory.

"I'm curious, how did you collect the list in your hand? I don't feel that anyone is watching me?" Luo You asked calmly, without any anxiety.

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

And this feeling of being in control directly restored his confidence.

"This is related to some secrets that cannot be revealed to you at present, but I can remind you that the land under our feet is not only about technology, but also many mysterious powers that humans cannot currently access."

"Is that so?" Luo You suddenly realized.

If it is the power of the game, then this makes perfect sense.

Apart from other things, the mysterious route ability alone has benefited humans infinitely and has a superhuman physique.

Now there are props that can explore other people's secrets, which doesn't seem to be so rare.

"Then I have to be more careful in the future. What if the aliens also have such things? Wouldn't it be a disaster?"

"Yes, I have to be careful, otherwise I can only collect your corpse."

Staring at Luo You's lame leg, Su Mo looked at him with a smile, and the latter really lowered his head in depression.

Old Zhang saw that the situation was not right, and 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 because of the opinion of this boss Luo.

After all, such a powerful cousin came to the door, and Ma Benchun, this guy, was still ignorant of life and death and called him Luo Lame, for fear that he would not die quickly enough?

Neither of them spoke, and Su Mo was also happy to be idle. He closed his eyes and rested his mind and lay on the bow of the boat, blowing the refreshing river breeze.

The sun gradually climbed to the middle of the sky.

Just when Lao Zhang was hesitating whether to ask Su Mo whether to eat dry food for lunch or stop the boat and cook on the shore, a conspicuous black dot suddenly appeared on the horizon.

The black dot was very fast, and it enlarged several times in just one minute.

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

"Mr. Ji, look..."

"Why are you panicking? That's my boat coming. Do you really expect to row a sampan thousands of kilometers away?"

"Huh?"

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 boat so far away.

Now that this problem has been solved in one night, there should be no need to be so careful in the next few places.

"This boat... yours?"

The guerrilla boat came from far to near and soon sailed to the side of the sampan.

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

The difference in materials also leads to a completely different look and feel!

Old Zhang curiously stretched out a bamboo pole and knocked on the boat body. The solid metal collision sound made people feel at ease.

However, when he turned around, he found that Luo You had been stunned for some time, as if he had broken into pieces, and kept muttering something in his mouth.

"No one... No one... No one?"

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