Chapter 750 Hero Selection, Planting the Seeds of Promise!
Open space in the back hall of Zizailiangfang.
Su Mo stood on one foot on a palm-sized wooden stake, holding two large stone locks in his hands and moving around constantly to avoid the sandbags that were coming towards him.
Each of these stone locks weighed 150 kilograms, and two of them weighed 300 kilograms.
But in his hands at this moment, they were like light cotton candy, and could not affect his flexibility in dodging at all.
Three.
Six.
Nine!
Not long after.
More and more onlookers stood by the wooden stakes, and the number of sandbags being pushed also increased rapidly by three.
Swish.
When fifteen sandbags came at the same time, Su Mo stepped on his feet and still dodged through the gap between four sandbags.
But unfortunately, the stone lock in his left hand was too fast to be used, and only the right hand was left.
"Fifteen, the limit has increased again!"
"This method of turning rivers and seas is really a magical skill for physical training!"
With joy in his heart, Su Mo suddenly stepped on his left foot, and he fell to the ground like a fallen leaf.
What he just practiced was another version of the "Su Family Spear" he got from Wang Qian.
But compared with the previous Su Family Spear, which was purely for fighting, this method of turning rivers and seas has focused more on the training of physical fitness.
It allows humans to better apply their potential within a safe range and exert their physical fitness to the limit.
"Leader! I still remember that you reached the limit with only six when you tried it for the first time!"
"I didn't expect that it would be fifteen in such a short time. I'm afraid we won't have enough manpower next time if there are more!"
In the early morning of summer, under the excitement of qi and blood, wisps of white air had already gone up to the air along Su Mo's head.
Looking from a distance, it added a touch of mystery to him.
With exaggerated praise in his mouth, Sun Quan on the side hurried forward and handed over two white towels to absorb sweat.
"Who are they?"
After wiping his hands, Su Mo turned around and looked at the dozen people standing in front of the backyard door, who were already dumbfounded.
Compared with the people living in Tianyuan Territory who still had some quality of life, at first glance, these people at the door were completely worthy of the word "rabble".
Among them, seven or eight people had clothes full of colorful patches, which made them look extremely miserable.
Although the clothes of the remaining dozen people were cleaner and tidier, there were various scars on their exposed skin that had not yet healed.
In addition, the paleness on their faces was clearly visible. They were obviously people working in the fields, but their physique was not even as good as those servants in Liangfang.
"Alliance leader, they are all potential heroes who have passed our call and are qualified, waiting for your summons."
"Don't look at them now. In fact, each of them has special skills and can definitely surprise you!"
Smiling and turning around, pointing at those who were standing at the door and were already stunned, Sun Quan's voice was still loud.
However, as soon as he finished speaking.
Half of the dozen people immediately lowered their heads in shame, and they dared not look directly at Su Mo.
Whether they have potential, whether they are heroes, and what special skills they have, it is not that Sun Quan can make them raise their heads confidently and abandon the past.
Perhaps eight years ago when they first crossed into the wasteland, they could proudly raise their heads at this time and say loudly that I am indeed a genius.
But now, the problem of food and clothing that is still difficult to solve, the identity of falling to the bottom of society, and the darkness of not seeing the future.
It has made them thoroughly understand the cruelty of the wasteland and what kind of treatment they should match their abilities.
Being praised, in a sense, has become another torture for them.
However, what was unexpected was.
"So this is the hero we recruited, Sun Quan, how do you do it!"
"Hurry up, take them down first and buy them a new set of clothes. If outsiders see them dressed like this, they will think that we are heroes who look down on our brothers!"
Su Mo walked closer and looked at everyone's face one by one, and then excitedly patted Sun Quan's shoulder heavily.
The latter grinned hoarsely: "Leader, we have prepared the clothes and put them in the warehouse. I mean..."
"Why don't you go quickly!"
"Yes!" Seeing that Su Mo's face was getting more and more excited, Sun Quan had to turn around and smile bitterly: "Everyone, please follow me to the back hall to take a bath and change clothes"
Hear the words "bath and change clothes" clearly.
He followed Sun Quan away in a daze until Su Mo's figure completely disappeared from his sight.
The seventeen people who were selected reacted at this time, and they all looked at each other with incredible faces.
"If the leader knew we were all fakes, he wouldn't..." A short man who looked stupid, put his hand on his neck with a look of fear, and made a knife-like gesture, the meaning was self-evident.
In the end times, no matter how much money you have or how many people you have under your command, the most shocking thing is still the powerful force of an individual.
After seeing that Su Mo could swing two stone locks weighing more than 100 kilograms in his hands like toys, everyone was already panicking.
"No way, the leader..."
"Or let's just go out and be honest, I don't feel at ease with this money"
"New clothes, I haven't seen new clothes for four years, this set should be sold for more than 100 outside, right?"
When Sun Quan took them to the warehouse and looked at the clothes that had been hung up and marked with names, everyone realized it.
A few days ago, everyone had to submit height, weight and other data when submitting information.
Food, clothing, shelter and transportation.
When productivity in modern society is unprecedentedly high, everyone can not only enjoy these things at a very low price, but also find ways to improve the quality after satisfaction.
But when productivity in the doomsday wasteland is extremely scarce, a new piece of clothing has become a luxury.
Most survivors have been mending for three years, so how can they afford to buy a piece of clothing to support their appearance.
"There are names on the clothes. Everyone can take them according to their names. After taking them, there is a bathroom with hot water and toiletries."
"Hurry up and get ready. You have half an hour. I will wait for you outside. The leader is also waiting for you."
Looking down at the time, Sun Quan gave the order and left slowly.
When they heard that there was only half an hour, everyone didn't care about it anymore. They all took off their clothes and rushed to the bathroom very quickly.
After a while, when they came out again, their spirits had obviously changed.
"I remind you again, let go of the prejudices in your heart. The leader is not an ordinary person, and he will not look at you from the perspective of ordinary people."
"Whether to seize this opportunity and completely change your destiny, or return to the previous small territory and continue to wander, you have to think about it!"
It was still the first time Su Mo came to Zizailiangfang, waiting in front of the several connected interview houses.
Sun Quan gathered everyone together and attacked the psychological defense line again.
He believed that he could not be as natural as Su Mo in "acting", nor could he make new breakthroughs in psychological means.
But he had an advantage that Su Mo could never achieve.
Experience.
Having also struggled in the wasteland for so many years, Sun Quan knew very well what everyone present was thinking, what they were afraid of, and what they wanted.
Starting from the weakness, even if these people were much better than him in the professional field, they could only surrender.
"Manager Sun, we understand!"
Hearing everyone's unanimous response, Sun Quan nodded with satisfaction and stood at the door to call out the numbers according to the ranking.
"The first one is Zhang Yao from Tanzhuang, Siping!"
Among the seventeen people, a man with a scar on his face walked out nervously.
He was very thin, and the exposed parts of his body showed a lot of bruises mixed with scars of different sizes.
If such a person were to be placed outside, ordinary people would certainly be a little scared at first sight.
But when he was called by Sun Quan at this time, Zhang Yao was very shy. He smiled awkwardly while walking forward, fearing that he would leave a bad impression on the people in the room.
"Hurry up, the leader is waiting for you inside!"
"Thank you, Director Sun" nodded, Zhang Yao turned his head and looked at the others waiting below, and then stepped into the room.
As he entered, the wooden door of the room also closed, instantly blocking everyone's sight.
"Zhang Yao of Siping, I've heard of him. He's a ruthless man who lives on the edge of a knife. Why is he following us here?"
"Isn't it because he's so skilled? That shouldn't be the case. With the skills the leader showed just now, it should be no problem for him to beat Zhang Yao?"
"It's unlikely. I heard that Zhang Yao has a secret skill passed down from his ancestors, which is related to fish farming. Do you remember how popular the exported Tan carp was when Siping was not suppressed by Wuya Mansion a few years ago?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember that the Tan carp is indeed of good quality and sells at a sky-high price, but how can such a person get to the same level as us? Is he so miserable?"
"Tsk tsk, you don't know this. The upper reaches of several large rivers in Siping have just... Fortunately, it was under the jurisdiction of Wuya Prefecture. The year before last, Wuya Prefecture wanted to include Siping under its jurisdiction, and absorbed these fishermen and farmers to generate income for the territory. As a result, I don’t know whether the people of Siping were too naive, believed in the non-aggression agreement, or had conflicts with Wuya Prefecture, and refused to be absorbed and repeatedly submitted protests to Longqi. "
"As a result, Wuya Prefecture directly built a dam, cut off the water supply to Siping for half a month, and then opened the dam at night, and almost flushed the entire territory of Siping. All the money of their fishermen and farmers was piled on fish farming, so they naturally went bankrupt."
All of them were near Tianyuan Territory, and everyone had heard about the miserable situation of Tanzhuang in Siping, but they were not so familiar with it.
At this time, most people came back to their senses after hearing what people said, and their faces were a little ugly.
Compared with Wuya Prefecture with millions of people, the population of Tanzhuang in Siping was less than 2,000 at its peak, and it was a very small fishing village.
Just because the innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure.
He actually attracted the Wuya Mansion to kill so hard, not only destroying everyone's livelihood, but also releasing water to destroy the entire territory, resulting in the death, injury, and displacement of 2,000 people.
"Siping is now, can't they still raise fish in other places? There is no need to join the fun in Xiashou and earn these hard-earned money, right?" Standing in the back row, Ge Jianan couldn't help but asked curiously.
He did think about the fish farming industry before, and even made a corresponding breeding building model.
But later because of the disaster, he forgot about it over time.
"Well, how can it be so simple? The environment in which fish grow is very complex. It's not that you can raise them if you want to. This is an industry that depends on the weather more than farming."
"Before Siping, there was a place with the right time, place and people, so that the Tan fish species could be hybridized and bred. It's not easy to copy it in other places. Didn't the beasts in Wuya Mansion try it? Didn't they get anything out of it in the past two years?"
"So that's it." Hearing the explanation, Ge Jian'an nodded clearly, feeling a little fear in his heart.
Between fish farming and farming, the former is certainly more profitable and easier to get returns on.
But if you consider the risks
"There are only three to four hundred people left dead in Siping now. How miserable!" It was the same person who explained before. He stared at the closed wooden door. He opened the nameplate on his chest with emotion, revealing the three words "Lu Zhongyu" The big character said slowly: "My territory is right next door to Siping. Have you heard of Pingci Port?"
"In recent years, due to the construction of dams in Wuya Prefecture to supply water and electricity, the ecological environment there has been completely destroyed. The fishery is basically hopeless. Even the water for farming has to be paid points before it can be purchased from Wuya Prefecture. Five There were still less than 10,000 people in the territory in 2000, but now there are only more than 1,000 people left~"
"So miserable?" I thought that Zhang Yao who went in before was already miserable enough, but after hearing what Lu Zhongyu said, everyone was shocked to find out.
The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond.
After all, Siping Tanzhuang was punished like this by Wuya Mansion because of its own resistance and lack of strength.
However, Pingci Port was completely self-defeating and lived a stable life without doing anything, but it was also affected.
However, before everyone could speak out to comfort Lu Zhongyu.
The closed wooden door opened with a squeaking sound.
"Hey, Zhang Yao was selected?"
It only lasted five minutes. Before entering, Zhang Yao was still extremely nervous and trembling all over.
But after coming out, everyone clearly noticed that a rare confident smile appeared on his body, and the scar on his face also became cute.
"Everyone, Zhang Yao will take one of the quotas first, I'm sorry!" Walking back to the crowd, Zhang Yao naturally opened the nameplate hanging on his chest, and there was a sudden change on it.
The originally white nameplate changed color to light blue, with an indescribable light flowing around it.
As for this thing, everyone standing here is familiar with it. Even one person exclaimed:
"Is this a promise card?"
As early as when version 0 of Trading Secret Realm was launched, the game launched a prototype version of the "promise card".
It's just that at that time, the so-called agreement was still in the form of an agreement, which could only be carried out in the secret realm and could not be brought to the outside world for use.
In subsequent years, as demand increased, many new features were added to the game.
This promise card is one of them.
Once both parties voluntarily reach an agreement, it means that the above agreement must be fulfilled.
Any party that violates the rules will either have to pay a hundred times the penalty or face the risk of the game panel being permanently blocked.
In the current wasteland, there is no game panel, and there is basically no difference between waiting for death.
"What's the agreement? No, what was the agreement between you and the alliance leader?"
"Exactly!" He patted his chest and the smile on Zhang Yao's face got even bigger: "I can't mention the specific agreement, but I can tell you that you must not miss this opportunity if you want to stand up. The leader of the alliance is indeed completely different from ordinary people. , as long as you can boldly express your inner appeal, what if you succeed like me? "
"Turn over?" Many people were shocked and instantly became energetic.
If Siping Zhangyao could turn around after being so miserable, then what if they
"Next, Pingci Gang, Lu Zhongyu!"
Sun Quan's loud shouts came again from the front, and everyone subconsciously turned their attention to Lu Zhongyu who had spoken before.
"Haha, I'm not afraid of people wearing shoes when I'm barefoot, and Zhang Yao isn't afraid either. I'm afraid of a hammer!" He waved his hand coolly. Lu Zhongyu didn't feel any pressure, and entered the wooden door with a smile.
Watching his back disappear, this time, everyone couldn't help but have new expectations.
"Brother, my name is Xin Jue. I come from Shanhe Highlands. My ancestor started out as a canner. Do you know me?"
"Shao Zhoushi No. 3 Hengduan Mountain, professional soil and water improvement"
"Bian Yitao, the second Hengduan Mountain, professional cooking technology and nutrition"
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The people present were carefully selected by Sun Quan, not to mention their respective professional skills.
In terms of past experiences, there are more or less some commonalities.
At this time, with Zhang Yao's stimulation, everyone started to communicate and immediately felt that it was too late to meet each other.
"Just call me Ge Jian'an. My home is in the Dragon Phoenix Territory. I specialize in special architectural design." During the introduction and exchange, Ge Jian'an scratched his head in embarrassment and chose to join in.
People who don't know how to communicate, are stuck in their own ways, and are dull-minded, have already been killed and injured in eight years of cruel natural selection.
And the remaining people are more or less outstanding.
"Hey, Brother Ge, you are actually in the Dragon Phoenix Territory. We are still neighbors. I am in the Haita Territory next door."
"Get to know Dai Jiawen, his specialty is" Dai Jiawen bared his white teeth and wore a mandarin jacket, revealing his thick arms under his clothes: "Special construction!"
"Hey, are we brothers in trouble?"
Ge Jianan was embarrassed to mention his own special architectural design.
But what surprised him was that he could actually meet a major who was worse off than himself here.
Special construction.
In the current environment of the wasteland, he could occasionally receive some ordinary orders in the past few years to make a living.
But Dai Jiawen is in trouble. Where can he be responsible for the construction of special buildings?
but.
With this relationship, the strangers quickly became familiar with each other after exchanging professional knowledge. In less than half an hour, the two had even agreed to establish contact after returning to the territory.
"Next, Dragon and Phoenix Territory, Ge Jianan!"
Nine people had already entered in front of them, and they all got satisfactory agreements without failure.
But when Sun Quan called him at this time, Ge Jianan still shivered subconsciously, and his legs and feet were a little weak.
Fortunately, Dai Jiawen next to him supported him in time and lifted him up, so that he didn't fall to the ground.
"Don't worry, the leader can choose us two, the dragon and the phoenix, so he must be not an ordinary person, just don't worry and do your best!"
"Okay!" After being helped all the way to the wooden door and comforted repeatedly, Ge Jianan's legs and feet finally stopped shaking.
At this moment, his mind became clear.
He didn't know what agreement the people in front had made, and what grand plans they had for turning over.
But after communicating with Dai Jiawen, his ideas became simpler and simpler.
"People go up, water flows down. In the past, I couldn't use my talents, and Taohua and the others followed me to suffer and wander."
"But this time, no matter what the price, what difficulties are ahead, and the opportunity to change, I will never let it go!"
A thought flashed through his mind, and Ge Jianan finally stopped hesitating, pushed open the wooden door and walked in firmly!
Of course, what he didn't know was.
From the moment he pushed the door and entered, it was because of such determination.
The Hero Association, which is destined to be famous throughout the wasteland in the future, finally has its first heavy foundation!
And this foundation is destined to completely change the human pattern in the future!