Chapter 337 Smell It, What Is This Smell?

At 3:40 in the afternoon, the sky cleared after the rain in the depression.

The thunderstorm that had raged all night had completely stopped.

It rained for nearly ten hours, not only bringing a terrifying 700ML of rainfall, but also outlined two rainbows, one shallow and one deep, hanging high above the depression.

And if you could stand at a distance and look at the entire depression at this moment, you would be able to see the silver-gray iron stone mountain that has been washed away by the rain at this time, with two streaks of smoke rising along the sky, and a rainbow. Intertwined.

Tranquility, peace.

Like the small fishing village that hides away from the world, under the protection of Somo, there is no dispute and no harassment from alien races. Although there are few people in Hope Village, its cohesion can undoubtedly be called the forefront of the wasteland!

Of course, on this day worth celebrating, the village was much more lively.

Standing on the mountain road, two militiamen guarding the entrance to the mountain cautiously looked into the distance while taking a break and chatting from time to time.

The militiaman on the left is called Su Yuan. Because he shares the same surname as Sumo and because he was a fitness instructor before, he was lucky enough to stand out in the militia selection.

The militiaman on the right is Chen Kai, the cousin of the village chief Chen Shen. He also has tendons and extraordinary strength.

Relying on these two people to guard the gate of the mountain, not only the management is relieved, but even the villagers also joked:

This is the door god of our Hope Village!

But today, the two goalkeepers were obviously in a trance.

"Kaizi, Kaizi, quickly open your game panel and see if your brother has sent you a message. This is making me anxious to death. Please ask how much this will sell for!"

When he said this, Su Yuan looked nervous and even swallowed twice in an exaggerated manner to relieve his inner anxiety.

He is in a hurry!

It’s the kind of eagerness that can’t be faked at all!

When he was called, Chen Kai first looked around, and after not observing any suspicious figures, he shook his head helplessly:

"Brother Yuan, don't be anxious. Look at how you are now. You can't even hold the spear steady. I'm not talking about you. It's only been less than two hours since we were put on guard duty. This is your first time." You’ve asked me four times, what’s wrong, are you still worried that the things ordered by the director won’t be sold?”

"Just be patient and I guarantee that when you go up there later, they will definitely give you a satisfactory number!"

As Chen Shen's cousin, Chen Kai obviously knew more and was more calm. At least his hand holding the iron spear was very steady, and he didn't look flustered at all.

But Chen Kai didn't know that the more he acted like this, the more panicked the man standing opposite him became.

This time, the village purchased the colloid of the white sap tree at a price that even a large shelter could hardly imagine!

Like oaks, white sap trees are not uncommon in the wasteland.

This leads to the fact that if you want to acquire something and clear the market inventory immediately before others react, you have to spend a lot of materials to replace it.

It is simply not enough to complete this sky-high purchase just by relying on the taxes each villager paid to the village after harvesting the grain.

Ever since, "crowdfunding" has begun!

As the initiator of the plan, Sumo certainly set an example and subscribed for 50% of the quota.

Of the remaining 50%, 8% is taken away by the village's remaining taxes, and the remaining 43% is covered by the villagers' personal savings.

Of course, because each villager had different food reserves during the previous welfare disaster harvest, the amount of materials given by each villager during the subscription this time was also different.

To be more ruthless, he would withdraw 80% of his storage quota, leaving only three months of rations during the disaster, to prevent the dilemma of losing even his stuttering if the operation fails.

The more normal option is to keep half a year's rations and give 70% to the village, which is the safest choice.

But besides these two types of people, there are also a few Wolf Slayers.

Su Yuan is one of them!

At this time, after hearing Chen Kai's comforting words, Su Yuan's hands were shaking even more, and even his forehead was covered with a layer of sweat in such a cool weather.

"Kaizi, Brother Yuan is not trying to trick you. This time, others invested 70% of the supplies. Many people invested 80%. You know how much I invested, Brother Yuan! A full 95%. The food harvested before, I basically only have half a month’s worth of rations left, and the rest will be handed over for operation. If this is a loss, your brother Yuan will go back to before liberation!”

"It's not that I don't believe in the director. Didn't we all see it on the public notice board? The director subscribed for 50%. This is not a small amount, but you also know that I almost starved to death. People, if the director hadn't forced an end to the blizzard, if you hadn't picked me up from outside, I might have died in the ice and snow a month ago. How could I have survived to see our village getting better and better? How can I stand here with you in this cannibalistic apocalypse and talk about harvest?"

Su Yuan burst into tears when he said this.

Not all people who can live in Hope Village have a good life!

Not to mention Su Yuan, more than 60% of the people in the village today were lucky enough to join in after almost losing their lives.

Chen Kai pursed his lips when he saw that this tough man who had been frostbitten all over his body and still insisted on working in the fields without shedding a single tear was in such a situation now.

Then, he responded angrily: "Brother Yuan, we all know what you said. To be honest, if it hadn't been for the director, I would have had to explain the situation in the saltpeter mine. You don't know that the Maeda Japanese forced us to work." When we were young, each of us would work for a day and receive a potato smaller than a fist."

"It's just potatoes that were thrown on the ground in the civilized era and no one would pick them up. At that time, I would think about it every day when I fell asleep, thinking about when I could eat two or three. I'm really hungry. You spent a whole day digging in the mine to eat so much. I feel like if the director hadn't come to save us, I, Chen Kai, would have told me where we were after digging for a week, but in the end..."

"When I saw the director wearing armor and blowing open the camp gate and rushing in, killing everyone, haha, thinking about that scene now, it feels so good!"

"At that time, when all of us were standing on the top and saw the director killing the kobolds, we were so excited. These dog thieves had oppressed us for so long, and finally we could seize the opportunity, so with this force Han Jin, we didn’t know where we got the strength at that time, so we rushed down and followed the director, but do you know what happened next?”

Having said this, Chen Kai paused, and Su Yuan on the opposite side was also interested. Although he was worried, he still responded cooperatively:

"What? Come on, don't try to tantalize me at this time!"

Without giving it away, Chen Kai nodded and continued: "Hey, I knew you wouldn't guess. This matter can be regarded as my cousin's dark history. He usually doesn't let me tell others. Can you tell me today? Don’t spread the word!”

"At that time, we had been hungry for so many days, and we rushed down and fought fiercely for a while. Everyone fell to the ground with hypoglycemia and couldn't help it. Our brains were unclear. My cousin Chen Shen didn't know where the brain circuit came from. , thinking that the director is a general who has traveled through time in ancient times, and he is also stupid, so he directly hooked up Lu Bu, the most powerful person in the Three Kingdoms, and let us imitate the way in the TV series, bow our heads and see what this general Lu Bu will do They won’t take us in!”

"These other people, after being hungry for so many days and being frightened like this, naturally have no choice but to do this. But you know, what was I thinking when we called Lord Lu Bu to take us in? ?"

Su Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Think you can finally join the director and enjoy the blessings?"

"No, no, no, how can it be so profound? Do you still think about this when you are about to freeze to death and starve to death?"

Chen Kai shook his head: "What I was thinking at the time was whether General Lu Bu could give us some food from the supplies seized from the camp for the sake of us following the charge and kneeling down now. And I didn’t think much about asking for it at the time, I just wanted two potatoes. Really, even if I were asked to die, I would be willing to die if you gave me two potatoes to eat.”

"But it was at this time that the director, oh, the director, he is such a good person!"

"At that time, supplies were so tight that the director forced us to find all the food and opened a big pot in the camp. He didn't take any of the potatoes and let us eat them all in the pot."

"In that meal, I ate two and a half, and they were two and a half as big as my fist. I almost bit off my tongue when I ate it. Really, at that time, I felt that I had never eaten so well in my life. I drank two full bowls of the potatoes and even the soup in which the potatoes were cooked later.”

After a pause, Chen Kai added: "I know you might not believe it if I tell you now, but before leaving, the director not only pointed out the location of Candlelight Village to me, but also put down a stack of big cakes for us. From that time on, when I saw the pie, I thought that if the director took me in, as long as he gave me food to stutter, I would be willing even if I sacrificed my life for him."

"So this time, don't think I'm as stable as an old dog. I also voted 95%, and my cousin voted even more. He voted in everything except for the remaining week's rations!"

After saying so much in one breath, Chen Kai was also a little out of breath, but it could be seen from his expression that he was passionate about the village and

Loyalty to Soma!

"And Brother Yuan, even though we are just guards at the gate now, you also know that with the director, our village will definitely grow bigger and bigger, and it is not impossible to even restore it to what it was like on earth. Then there will definitely be more What a great person. If we want to maintain our current status and climb up, we have to use more brains and make more contributions, instead of being as anxious as we are now."

"Don't you want to know the status of the transaction? We don't need to know the numbers, you just need to smell the smell!"

Pointing to the smoke floating down on the top of the mountain in the breeze, Chen Kai smiled and said nothing.

"smell?"

Standing opposite Chen Kai, Su Yuan accepted Chen Kai's earnest instruction that was almost accusatory. Instead of being angry, Su Yuan nodded in agreement and smelled it seriously.

In the first second, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

The next second, his doubts turned into surprise.

But in the third second, he seemed to suddenly realize it and nodded repeatedly.

He was familiar with the smell that came from the mountains. It was the smell that comes when beef and carrots are mixed together, wrapped into buns and steamed in a steamer.

After previously seizing the supplies of these criminals in Zeus Sanctuary, the village had been evaporated once to celebrate.

At that time, the smell and fragrance made everyone unable to concentrate on their work for the whole day. It was not until everyone had eaten dinner that normal order was restored.

As a person who is afraid of hunger, Su Yuan remembers this smell very well, very well!

But now, on this ordinary day, he smelled this smell again, smelling this smell that represents "celebration".

Looking at Chen Kai with a leisurely face, feeling that his IQ was severely suppressed, he stood back silently and didn't speak.

Su Yuan's appearance made Chen Kai, who was standing aside, nod calmly.

But just when he wanted to continue talking, he caught a black spot on the horizon with his sharp eyes.

"Su Yuan, 9 o'clock!"

"Be ready to transmit signals at any time!"

Without guns, encountering unknown enemies, the two militiamen's gatekeeping tasks are more like alerts, as long as the message is passed up.

But as the black spot got closer and closer, the two people's bodies slowly relaxed again.

Although the car that appeared was a little "fat" compared to before, they could still recognize that it was Su Mo's car, the Dihu.

And after the car stopped, they were also very familiar with the people who got on and off the Dihu.

It was the intelligence team that appeared and disappeared every day.

Considering that Chen Kai had just reminded him to use his brain a few minutes ago, he looked at Pei Shao, who was walking in front, with a look of despair on his face, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Su Yuan smiled.

At the same time, he stepped forward with a meaningful smile on his face: "Team Leader Pei, the mission is over, thank you for your hard work!"

Hearing someone greet him, Pei Shao nodded with a heavy heart and kept walking: "Well, the mission is over, thank you for your kindness!"

When he said this, because he had too many things in his mind and the road was slippery, Pei Shao accidentally fell and fell into Su Yuan's arms.

But the next second, when Pei Shao raised his head and was about to thank him, he saw Su Yuan looking at him with an aunt's smile.

Pei Shao: "???"

Su Yuan: "Team Leader Pei, I know you are anxious to find the answer, but don't be anxious, smell it carefully, what is this smell?"

Like a riddle man, Su Yuan's face was full of tenderness, and at the same time, it was a bit of IQ suppression.

Instinctively, when he heard Su Yuan's tone with a hint of command, Pei Shao subconsciously smelled it.

Hmm?

After the rain, there is a fishy smell of soil.

But there is also a fresh smell of the revival of all things.

The exhaust smell brought by the Earth Tiger has not dissipated on the intelligence team

Wait, after the rain, the smell?

Think about the past six hours, under Su Mo's command, the Earth Tiger changed twelve directions and always circled within 100 kilometers near the depression.

After thinking about the abruptness of his own trip, the smell, and the weather,

Pei Shao suddenly understood the real purpose of Su Mo's trip on this day and in such a bad environment.

"It turns out that the director's idea has always been to alert the enemy and see if the aliens will reveal their true colors. In order to prevent the base from having traitors, he even deceived me."

"Fuck, Pei Shao, Pei Shao, a gatekeeper can think of this, how can you be so stupid as the intelligence captain!"

Suddenly "understanding" Su Mo's true thoughts, Pei Shao shuddered and stood up from Su Yuan's arms.

Then, his face showed a trace of solemnity.

"Brother Su Yuan, I wonder if you have any thoughts about joining the intelligence organization. We really need a capable person like you who observes carefully!"

"Oh? Captain Pei is not worthy of it. Every position has its meaning. The intelligence team is very important, and so are our gatekeepers!"

Su Yuan, who knew that he was a "big tail wolf", was also shocked when he saw Pei Shao's appearance.

But his humble look made Pei Shao nod again.

With a sense of mutual respect, Pei Shao did not continue to speak. After patting Su Yuan on the shoulder with a little emotion, he disappeared on the mountain road with the intelligence team.

"Kaizi, your brother Yuan did a good job this time!"

Looking at Chen Kai who was dumbfounded beside him, Su Yuan raised his hand complacently.

But what greeted him was Chen Kai's stern shout:

"Stop talking nonsense! The director is here!"