Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 41: Sun Li of Sunjiazhai
Liu Jin, the captain of the city gate guard army, discovered that there was a supernatural being among these people when he was able to use his supernatural power to sense supernatural beings, and he clearly locked onto this young man. However, he stayed at the back and did not speak, allowing the three captains of the brigade to operate frantically in front. He showed a helpless expression from time to time. Seeing that Shen Jin had arranged the retreat, the food could not be kept, the home was gone, and the resettlement of these villagers was uncertain, he finally stood up and said, "Can the people in our village go back with you?"
Shen Jin was very interested: "I thought you were not going to talk at all. You are the only... extraordinary person in Sunjia Village!"
No one on Shen Jin's side was surprised. It was surprising that there was no extraordinary person alive in a settlement until now. Even if the density of zombies here was low, they were all evolved zombies now, and ordinary people could not resist them at all. Only pseudo-supernormal people could fight. But to protect such a large industrial park warehouse, there must be an extraordinary person. If there is only one person... he can't be too weak. Obviously, this young man is the patron saint of the entire Sunjiazhai villagers. But Shen Jin didn't know why these people didn't listen to his opinions, as if this person didn't have much say among the 81 people...
The villagers of Sunjiazhai were shocked!
They never knew that there was actually a super person on their side, and he was the most useless person that everyone had always laughed at... a college student!
In the apocalypse, college students who are weak and cannot even tie a chicken are regarded as the most useless workers. They are far inferior to the men and women who were active in the fields before the apocalypse. At least they have strength. As for how to peel rice and make clean rice, these people are obviously more adept at it, so the three team captains have always been in charge.
Now they heard that the only college student alive in the village was a superhuman. They were shocked. The honest captain said, "Xiao Li, how come you are a superhuman? Did they make a mistake?"
The young man called Xiaoli shrugged and spread his hands, which was considered as his agreement.
The middle-aged captain said: "Xiao Li is a superhuman... No wonder the zombies around him 'left' on their own every morning. Did you kill them when you were taking a walk at night? That must be it! Who would be in the mood to take a walk at night? But... Xiao Li, you are a superhuman, why didn't you tell your uncle?"
Xiao Li laughed at himself and said, "Uncle, what does it matter if I say it or not? Isn't it good for you to continue to be the captain of the team with my uncle and uncle? Everyone trusts you, and the relationship is the same as before the end of the world... Besides, you keep doing those weird things, who can stand it!"
The elder captain said: "Thanks to the ancestors for blessing Xiao Li to become a transcendent. Xiao Li, come with me to the ancestral temple and kowtow a few times. This is the ancestral tomb of our Sun family. It must be the spirit of our ancestors appearing!"
As he spoke, he bowed to the air around him.
Xiao Li: "Second Uncle, look, look!"
Captain Ershu said seriously, "Third Master is right. It is better to believe it than not to believe it. There is no harm in paying homage to him..."
Captain Sanshu agreed, "Xiao Li, you are still young. You have to listen to your uncle... Last time when the land was expropriated, your uncle went to the land to pay respect to his ancestors and finally got an extra 100,000 yuan. Everyone knows about this, right?"
The villagers nodded in agreement, expressing their deep agreement.
Xiao Li had a toothache on his face: "Third Master, is that the blessing of our ancestors? It was earned by Third Master rolling around on the ground at such an old age. When the factory that was demolishing the factory saw that Third Master was still lying on the ground at this age, they were afraid that if the factory was demolished again... there would be a new member in our ancestral tomb, so they finally compromised and gave Third Master an extra 100,000 yuan..."
Everyone knew about this and they all admired the Third Master's ideas. They all said they would learn from him the next time they expropriated land.
"That only works if we do it on our ancestors' land. They are most afraid of this when they are doing construction. Haven't you seen them burn a few sticks of incense when they start construction, just to pray that our ancestors will forgive them!"
"Don't tell me, this idea was given to me by my ancestors in a dream, I'm sure it will work!"
"Thanks to our ancestors for blessing us, we have also produced a supernatural being in Sunjia Village. Xiao Li, hurry up and pay your respects, or else our ancestors will be angry and your...superpowers will be taken away from you tomorrow! Yes, your superpowers will be taken away from you!"
Xiao Li looked at the villagers talking at once, and curled his lips helplessly at Shen Jin, "Leader, if they knew I was a superhuman, these uncles, aunts, grandparents would drag me to perform sacrifices every day. It would be better to let me have a few days of leisure. Anyway, I won't starve to death... It's just that there is no salt recently, and rice has no taste. It's just that you are here. I heard the Tianluodiwang radio describe the scope of Homeland No. 1. You are next to the sea, with water and electricity, it shouldn't be a problem to separate the salt, right?"
Xiao Li looked relaxed. He was not angry or irritated at all because Shen Jin took away "their food". Instead, he looked very carefree. Perhaps... he had never expected to keep the food.
Shen Jin saw the word "transparency" in the young man Xiao Li. "Okay, you are very good and you live very clearly... Are you interested in joining my team of extraordinary people?"
Xiao Li showed a painful expression: "Can I refuse, sir? To be honest, I got this ability by chance. I don't like fighting. If possible, I would rather just hang out in the base. Of course, if you can't refuse, just ignore what I said!"
"Okay, then just pretend you didn't say anything. What special power do you have?" Shen Jin didn't bother to be polite with him. Such a spiritual young man would be a good candidate to be a captain.
Shen Jin seemed to see some of his former self in him.
Xiao Li sighed: "Hey~! Okay, you are the leader, you can make the arrangements. By the way, my name is Sun Li, and my ability is quite special, which is... this!"
Xiao Li just stood there, but the shadow behind him started to move, twisting and turning... and stood up from the ground!
The pure black shadow suddenly became real, about the same size as Xiao Li. It performed a set of military boxing on the spot. Xiao Li lazily and casually added a soundtrack: "Hum!"
"ha!"
"Wuhu~!"
Shen Jin was surprised: "There is such a supernatural power? The shadow has become a spirit ?"
Sun Li said, "It's OK. This shadow is equivalent to an enhanced version of me. The shadow's physical fitness is about the same as that of the L-shaped zombie. It can be even stronger at night. That's about it. Now... can all the people in our village go back with you?"
Shen Jin narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "So...you came out to show your abilities so that we can take the villagers away from your village?"
"Yes~!"
Sun Li looked like this was obvious, and his lazy expression made people feel like he deserved a beating but there was nothing they could do about him.
"Okay, I promise you, everyone in your village will go back with them. Come over and walk with me!"
After getting Shen Jin's promise, the villagers were obviously relieved. Without food, there was no point in staying here. Although there were few zombies in this factory area, the supplies needed for life were even less than those of zombies!
If they don't leave, they will starve to death here.
Besides... now that the villagers know the mystery of the zombies disappearing around them at night in the past few months, they all understand that if Sun Li followed the government officials, the zombies around them might not disappear at night anymore.
The villagers here were in mixed feelings, especially the three team leaders. They had always believed that these 81 villagers could live to this day with no worries about food and clothing, all thanks to their efforts and the blessings of their ancestors. They didn’t expect that in the end it would be... the most "useless" college student in the village who had been silently protecting them, and in order to preserve their dignity, they had always chosen to hide and be the most inconspicuous one in the village. Even when these women laughed at them for not knowing the difference between grains, being clumsy, and having no skills, they always just smiled and didn’t refute.
At this moment, Sun Li, who left with Shen Jin, suddenly became... taller in the eyes of the villagers.
The middle-aged captain suddenly said: "Going to school... is still useful!"
The aunts and uncles who had laughed at Sun Li also said: "I knew that Xiao Li had a bright future since he was young. When he was admitted to university, I even planned to hold a graduation banquet for him!"
"It's a pity that Xiaoli's parents have already...Alas!"
Shen Jin took Sun Li around the warehouse, mainly to stay away from the villagers. Some things were not convenient to say in front of them, "Sun Li, why do you protect them so much? You have seen how these people behaved. To be honest, I don't like their unreasonable talk. You should have been taught a lesson a lot, right?"
Sun Li smiled, obviously having been "educated" many times, "Yes... they have always been like this, since I was born until now, it seems that the people in the village have always been like this, powerful, ignorant, stubborn, but they are all my elders. My family conditions were not good since I was a child, and we were the poorest of the poor families in the village. Logically speaking, it is impossible for me to go to college with my family background. My family can't even afford to eat, so how can I go to school? Of course... I only knew this when I graduated from elementary school. Before that, I didn't have any concept of money. I only knew that the difference between my family and other families was that they always He just ate more than me... I still remember when the results came out that day, my dad held me in his arms and saw that the first name on the big red list was "Sun Li". My dad first happily threw me up, then put me on his neck and laughed and spun me around for several circles, then... he seemed to think of something, and suddenly fell silent, and just held me all the way back home... That night my parents discussed until late at night, and I heard them rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for money. That's when I realized... it turns out that whether you can go to school is not only about grades, but also about money!"
Shen Jin had already imagined a desperate poor family. They were worried about money and their children's future. Even if their children's grades were a little bit worse, they would let them farm or work to supplement the family income. But...they scored first in the school, how could they bear to cut off their children's future? Even if they had never been to school, they knew that knowledge was the only way to change their children!
Sun Li continued, "The village chief came to our house the next day, and the third uncle, the second uncle, and the third uncle also came. At that time... the third uncle was still quite young and a little handsome, although not as handsome as me, haha~!~! At that time, the village chief said something that I still remember until now. He said that everyone in Sunjiazhai Village is one family. I am not only my father's child, but also the child of the entire Sunjiazhai. My father can't afford to support me, but they do! And then... this support allowed me to graduate from college. After graduating from college, I was admitted to a public office in our town, thinking that I would be able to do something for the village in the future. Unfortunately... the end of the world came before I could take up my post. What a pity, our whole village will have one less meal, and we won't be able to have one after the end of the world... Leader, you say... how can I not protect them? No matter how ignorant, powerful, or stubborn they are, they are still the people I respect the most!"
Sun Li was a little excited as he spoke. It seemed that he had not expressed his thoughts for a long time. Now he said it all out. Then he shrugged and put on his lazy smile again. "So, I will work hard with you in the future. Just don't treat them unfairly. Is this a reasonable deal?"
Shen Jin patted Sun Li on the shoulder and said, "That makes sense. You are very good. Although it seems that we have taken away the food that the village depends on for survival, you will thank us when you arrive at Home No. 1. There is the environment that you have been trying so hard to maintain, with water, electricity, salt, and civilization!"
"Oh? Really? There's electricity? Then are there...films?" Sun Li finally showed a trace of desire in his eyes, which was completely different from his calm and free-spirited look at that time. Shen Jin was surprised: "Films? The kind that I understand..."
"Leader, don't doubt it, those who understand will understand!"
"Hiss~! Good fellow! I almost thought you were so enlightened that you didn't need these vulgar things anymore! Damn!"
Sun Li said with a serious face: "Hey! You can't say that. It's impossible for people to be without desires. Leader, you don't know how I have been living these six months! There are no girls of the same age around me, only aunts, grandmothers, and grandmas. I don't even have anyone to fantasize about. I have forgotten what a young woman looks like. If this continues... I'm afraid I will have psychological problems in the future. It is very important to maintain a healthy and sunny mental state in the end times, so..."
"So you just want a movie? No, actually we have a lot of young women over there. As a Transcendent, you can definitely find someone you like. As long as you don't force it, we won't interfere..."
Sun Li looked very sad. "No, you don't understand, leader. In the countless nights in the past six months, I longed to watch one of my teacher's films, so that my mind would not be empty and I would be full of enthusiasm but unable to get up... So, the night became my hunting time. Only killing zombies could stop me from thinking about it. After such a long time, movies have become an obsession of mine. I have to watch a few of my teacher's works carefully without fast-forwarding for a second before I can get psychological relief..."
Shen Jin was shocked!
"Oh my goodness! The zombies around you are actually substitutes for your physiological needs that cannot be met? And... is there really anyone who can watch a work without fast-forwarding?"
Sun Li nodded seriously.
“Hiss~!~!”
