Standing not far from Duka, Zhou Jiping seemed to be talking to Anka and then to Duka: "There is a saying in my hometown, which is 'A son does not think his mother is ugly, and a dog does not think the family is poor. '. It means: no matter how ugly the mother is, the son should

Author: Lao Ben

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Chapter 22 Rebuilding Soyo 1

Zhou Jiping When he walked to Duka, he noticed that Duka's face was extremely ugly. He looked like he was about to get angry but was trying hard not to get angry.

Standing not far from Duka, Zhou Jiping seemed to be talking to Anka and then to Duka: "There is a saying in my hometown, which is called 'The son does not think the mother is ugly, and the dog does not think the family is poor. . 'It means: no matter how ugly the mother is, the son should not dislike her; no matter how poor the family is, the dog will not leave home." When he said this, Zhou Jiping heard Duka's breathing gradually relax. , obviously listening to himself.

As if he didn't notice Duka's performance, Zhou Jiping continued: "I have been away from my hometown for a while. I don't know how my family is doing now. My hometown is very poor, so I I had to stay away from my hometown and come here. I hoped to change my destiny and my family's situation through my own efforts. Who would have thought that, but I ended up in the Damon tribe by mistake. They didn't give me anything, but I did. I still miss my relatives in my hometown. I just hope that I can return there alive and reunite with my family. "What will happen here? You are the chief. Damon can't live without me." You!" Anka asked Zhou Jiping anxiously.

"Here? Wasn't Damon very good before I came? This place has nothing to do with me. But don't worry, before I leave, I will try my best to make Damon rich and powerful. I hope that I leave here in the future At that time, the people of Damon all lived a comfortable and peaceful life, no longer worrying about hyenas , war, hunger..." This is the first time Zhou Jiping has expressed his attitude in public. "I will miss many people here, they are all my friends. When I leave, I will miss them, including the dead Pengre... and the baboon ... even if they are far away from here place, I will also bless them. I believe in the saying, 'Forgetting the past means betrayal! '"

This last sentence was actually meant for Duca. After learning that Duka was an orphan raised by baboons, Zhou Jiping felt both sympathy for him and dissatisfaction with Duka.

Zhou Jiping can imagine how difficult it is for an indigenous child to grow up without the protection of his parents. He thought that there might be something wrong with Duka's personality, or there might be something wrong with Qimeng's education. For example, there should be a certain relationship between Dukka's bloodthirsty cruelty and the fact that he was raised by baboons. But the greater possibility is that Duca paid too much attention to this matter, which led to his extreme behavior.

"Actually, God is the fairest. Often what he takes away from you, he will definitely give you other things as compensation. For example, I lost the news about my home, but came to Damon and met so many Treat my friends sincerely. Although some people have lost a lot, they never realize that they have actually gained more." After a small criticism, Zhou Jiping said in a persuasive tone.

Now, Anka finally understood that Zhou Jiping was talking about Duka, so he didn't speak.

Duka is very smart, he should have understood what Zhou Jiping said. Of course, it is also possible that he didn't listen at all, but he wanted to take specific actions in response to what the current chief said. After asking for a few pieces of food from the people around him, Duka walked alone towards the white-headed baboon on the hill.

The white-headed baboon must be so old that its ears and eyesight are not very sensitive. It didn't notice it until Zhou Jiping walked very close to it just now. It was the same this time. It wasn't until Duka came to his side that the white-headed baboon noticed that someone was approaching it.

However, the bald baboon had a strong reaction when he saw Dukka. Suddenly, the white-headed baboon stood up and turned towards Duka's direction.Looking at that speed, it seemed like he was preparing to attack Duka. But then, the baboon made a squeaking sound that was befitting its age. It was a sound expressing excitement and joy.

Duka walked up to the baboon, squatted down, and raised the food in his hand to the baboon. The white-headed baboon immediately "hugged" Duca's arm without any hesitation. Then, like the little baboon that had just taken the food from it, the white-headed baboon excitedly took the food from Duka's hand and ate it quickly.

This is completely different from the scene when Zhou Jiping gave it food just now. Just now, the white-headed baboon just distributed the food to its companions in the baboon group, and ate almost nothing himself. It can be seen that the baboons have different reactions to the same food due to different food given to people.

spirituality! Spiritual creature! Zhou

Ji Ping shook his head gently, admiring in his heart.

Suddenly, Zhou Jiping saw that the tribe brigade had passed almost halfway, and then he remembered his current responsibilities. With the experience of Damon being ambushed midway last time, he quickly ordered Anka to bring thirty people with guns and rush to the flank of the tribal brigade to protect the safety of the migrating tribe. And he stayed with a few of his personal bodyguards, as well as Eric and Duca's hunting team, waiting to cut off the rear for the tribe's brigade.

The white-headed baboon was very excited, always circling around Duka like a child, and playing closely with Duka. This scene was seen by the passing tribe brigade and Zhou Jiping and others, but no one showed any surprise or confusion, as if all this was a normal thing.

Finally, the tribal brigade passed, and it was time for Zhou Jiping and others to set off.

A hunter whistled. Duka heard the sound and got up and walked towards Zhou Jiping and others, while the bald baboon followed him reluctantly.

walked a few steps and saw the baboon still following him. Duka stopped, took the baboon's paw with his hand, and gently said something goodbye to the baboon. The baboon actually stopped after hearing this, but still watched Duka go away reluctantly.

Duka walked past Zhou Jiping, and Zhou Jiping noticed that Duka had obviously just shed tears. This surprised him. He originally thought that Duca would hate his history as the son of a baboon, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. This means that Duka does not reject the relationship with the white-headed baboon, but he is deeply ashamed of this emotion for some reason, which makes him have to suppress this emotion in his heart.

Seeing Zhou Jiping paying attention to him, Duka no longer concealed his emotions. He looked directly at Zhou Jiping and said seriously: "Thank you!"

Zhou Jiping smiled. This was the first time he showed sincerity to Duka. Smile: "Congratulations, you are now a truly great warrior."

"What?" Duka didn't understand Zhou Jiping's words.

"There is a saying in my hometown: 'The benevolent are invincible'. It means that those who are caring are invincible." Zhou Jiping explained.

Duka was a little stunned, and after thinking for a while, he said: "What you said is different from what the God of the Ancestral Dragon said."

"Oh, what did the God of the Ancestral Dragon say?" Zhou Jiping asked excitedly , completely forgetting that Lao Long and himself are one.

"The God of the Ancestral Dragon said: 'Those who obey me will live, and those who go against me will die!'" Duka said hesitantly.

"Hahaha, actually this is true, but it is for a single person. A really great warrior faces more than just a single enemy. He needs the help of more people to achieve more. A great victory, this is 'the right way has many help, the wrong way has few help'" Zhou Jiping explained patiently, Duka thoughtfully...

Frank and others came back on their four-wheeled motorcycles with little fuel left. The emergence of the tribe marks an additional security guarantee for tribal migration.

The hyenas never appeared. I don’t know if they were scattered or for some other reason. Anyway, they never caused any trouble to the migrating tribes.

In the afternoon, the migrating tribal group took the lead and successfully crossed the Soyo River.

Soyo has become lively, not because of the thousands of tribal people who are moving in, but because it has been lively for many days. Under the command of Chief Jiwayo, Damon and other small tribes who entered Soyo first are making the necessary preparations for the tribe to survive the rainy season. Seeing more tribesmen pouring into Soyo, someone soon went to report to Chief Jiwayo. Naturally, someone will arrange their whereabouts for the tribesmen brought by Zhou Jiping, so Zhou Jiping does not need to worry about them at all.

What surprised Zhou Jiping was that Chief Giwayo had used some method to get the tribesmen who were afraid of the abandoned Soyo town to move into the dilapidated Soyo town. Now the people are under the command of Chief Giwayo. Next, we are busy repairing and rebuilding the houses that have fallen into disrepair in the town of Soyo.

Although Zhou Jiping was puzzled, he still agreed with Chief Jiwayo’s wise decision. You know, Soyo had a population of more than 100,000 when it was most prosperous. Even though the houses in the town were severely damaged by the war, as long as a little effort is put into renovating them, the entire Soyo town can provide good shelter for the various tribes whose total number is now less than 20,000. In the coming rainy season, with relatively safer and rainproof house protection, the health and hygiene of the tribal population will be well guaranteed.

Soon, Zhou Jiping understood the reason why the tribesmen agreed to move into Soyo. On the edge of the empty field between Soyo Town and Highland No. 1, a temple was built at some point. It seems that in the hearts of the tribesmen, a place with the protection of gods is a safe place.

Chief Jiwayo and others came to greet him. In fact, Jiwayo is now the chief elder of Damon, a large tribe of more than 10,000 people. The other elders are Musoma, Ega, and Mumabeji. When the great chief Zhou Jiping was away, Elder Jiwayo replaced Zhou Jiping and became the supreme leader of Damonsoyo town.

Elder Jiwayo was very satisfied with Zhou Jiping's actions to successfully rescue other tribes. Especially when he heard the news that Zhou Jiping spoke highly of Duka and expressed his intention to reuse Duka, the old man was even more obviously relieved. .

In addition to the temple, the old man also talked about several things: a massacre occurred in Soyo Town, but the mass graves were all downstream of Soyo Town, and Pengre was also buried there after his death. The old man hoped that Zhou Ji Ping can go and have a look.

friends are hot! Hearing Pengre's name, Zhou Jiping fell silent for a moment. These days, he always felt that something was missing around him, and now he realized that he was used to fighting with Pengre. But since Pengre died that day, he has been busy dealing with the affairs of the hyena tribe, and until now he has not cared about this indigenous friend with whom he first established friendship.

Zhou Jiping nodded heavily and accepted the old chief's request.

Another thing is: the rainy season is coming soon, and the elder Jiwayo hopes that Zhou Jiping will immediately take on the responsibility of the chief and lead the tribe through the rainy season smoothly. Zhou Jiping didn't say anything about this, and still nodded in agreement. At the same time, Zhou Jiping also proposed that he should find a way to move the scrapyard outside the town and set up a lightning rod , otherwise the thunder and fire in the rainy season would never know when to visit Soyo.

Although Elder Jiwayo and others did not know what a lightning rod was, this did not prevent them from understanding what Zhou Jiping meant, so everyone nodded in agreement.

Another Jiwayo elder reminded Zhou Jiping that the rainy season is the best time for food production, and he asked Zhou Jiping to lead various tribes to start production in time. This problem doesn't matter. Zhou Jiping brought Damon here because he took a fancy to the original agricultural resources here.

Over the years, Soyo’s farmland has been left unmanaged. Moreover, the farmland in Soyo has been growing freely in recent years because the United Nations health agency has put drugs to kill animals in Soyo.Some time ago, Zhou Jiping discovered this situation when he led his people into Soyo for the first time: weeds were growing mixed with potatoes, corn and other crops in the farmland, and no one picked them when they were mature. Food crops in many places were burned in vain by thunder and fire, and in some cases, the food had been rotting in the ground for many years - this scene made Zhou Jiping and others sigh and feel distressed.

The management and maintenance of these farmlands can be said to be very easy. All you need to do is organize manpower to clear away the weeds, slightly widen the distance between the plants, and send some manpower for daily maintenance. The abundant water in the rainy season does not require much human investment at all. As long as the rainy season passes, people can get a good harvest. The cleared weeds and old grains that are inedible to humans can also be used as feed for livestock, which can be said to be a good thing in one fell swoop.

The only awkward thing is that there are many huge graves in the farmland east of Soyo, where there were once relics of massacres during the war. Although the land there is exceptionally fertile, most people may not be able to accept it for the more superstitious natives to work there, harvest and eat the food produced there. Zhou Jiping could only find another way to solve this problem.

Another most important issue is: cooperation with white people. This is what needs to be discussed in detail. Few of the Damon elders agreed with Zhou Jiping's cooperation with white people. The reason is: white people will only bring disaster to Damon and nothing else. Moreover, this Welf had been to the Imara Grassland as early as the war. His relationship with Bushmen and hyenas is unclear. Cooperating with such people is tantamount to attracting wolves into the house.

The most intolerable thing is that the real purpose of the white people is probably the Tears of the Ancestral Dragon. Several elders believed that the white man's behavior was a blasphemy against Damon and the Dragon God, which was completely unacceptable.

Zhou Jiping foresaw the difficulty of cooperating with Welf, but he did not expect to receive such firm opposition from the Damon elders.

Zhou Jiping hesitated, not knowing how to explain these stubborn old men. Zhou Jiping is not an eloquent person. Since childhood, he has been a down-to-earth person who hopes to create his own new life through unremitting efforts. Now that he needs to engage in a verbal battle with the elders, it is indeed a bit difficult for him.

Fortunately, Zhou Jiping's mind was not too slow, and he quickly figured out a way.

Zhou Jiping made up his mind, nodded first, and then suddenly asked Elder Jiwayo: "Old chief, how many children have died in the Damon tribe this year?" This sudden question made Chief Jiwayo Mo Mingqi wonderful.

However, the old man still thought about it seriously and replied: "About fourteen!"

Zhou Jiping nodded and asked Elder Ajia: "Elder Ajia, these few times we fought with the hyena tribe, the tribe died. "How many people?"

asked Elder Ajia now. When Zhou Jiping had a direct conflict with the hyena, not many people died. But when Damon moved to Soyo, the fire set by the hyenas caused Damon heavy losses. Fortunately, Zhou Jiping responded promptly, otherwise the tribe's death toll would have been in the thousands.

"About five hundred people!" Elder Ajia thought for a while before he said seriously.

Zhou Jiping was also choked by this number. More than five hundred? How come there are so many? In fact, it was no wonder that he had just learned that when Damon moved to Soyo, the fire only killed a few dozen people. But later, among the hundreds of people who were injured, some died in vain because of their serious injuries and lack of timely treatment. However, at this time, Zhou Jiping was already fighting with the hyenas in Ngoro and had no idea what would happen next. The number

made several elders feel distressed, but it made Zhou Jiping feel happy because he found a way to persuade them.

"Who can tell me whether hyenas will come again in the future?" Zhou Jiping asked several elders with bright eyes.

No one answered, and no one could answer this question.

Zhou Jiping asked again: "Then who can tell me,

will more people die when Damon encounters a disaster?" Zhou Jiping's answer was still silence, and the elders still could not answer this tricky question.

"If Damon didn't have a gun and only used the spear in his hand when fighting hyenas these days, what would be the result?" Zhou Jiping asked aggressively.

Still no one has answered. In fact, there is no need to answer. The answer is already obvious.

"If we Damon people had guns in our hands and enough medicine, would there still be so many people killed in this tribe attack?" Zhou Jiping asked again. Several elders looked at each other. Although they did not speak, they already understood what Zhou Jiping meant.

"Do you know how many bullets we still have in our hands? Do you know how long our bullets can last? When the bullets are gone, what is the use of the gun? What if the hyenas or the Northern Army come to attack us again? , what should we do? Please give me an answer!" Zhou Jiping was a bit unreasonable.

"Please tell me again, if all the Damon people are killed, what is the use of keeping the Tears of the Ancestral Dragon? What will the God of the Ancestral Dragon think when he sees his descendants so incompetent?" Zhou Jiping did not hesitate to release Harsh words.

"Zhou!" Elder Jiwayo shouted, stopping Zhou Jiping's words. The old man's chest was heaving violently, his face was ashen, his lips were trembling and he was about to have a seizure, and his tall figure was also trembling slightly. It was obvious that the old man was really angry.

We are outside now. Chief Jiwayo and others said the above words on their way to greet Zhou Jiping and others. Although everyone stopped in the square in front of the temple while walking, and the followers around them drove away the irrelevant people, the tribesmen not far away still heard the roar of Chief Jiwayo. For a moment, everyone around them looked at Zhou Jiping and the elders.

Ega, Musoma and others looked at Zhou Jiping with some complaints, as if blaming him for offending Chief Jiwayo. After all, Damon has been secretly calling the shots in Jiwayo all these years. When Zhou Jiping said this, wasn't he blaming Jiwayo, the former chief, for his incompetence?

Zhou Jiping also quickly woke up. What he said just now was indeed a bit reckless and did not take into account Elder Jiwayo's emotions at all. After all, the old man Jiwayo was his predecessor and the one who passed on the position of chief to him, not to mention the special relationship between the old man and his father-in-law.

Once the words are spoken, they cannot be changed, not to mention that the current situation cannot help Zhou Jiping to retreat. Even if the cooperation with Welf suffers some losses, it will be worthwhile in the long run. I remember that a certain domestic general once said something when he was studying atomic bomb: "No matter how poor you are, you still need a dog-beating stick!"

This is the situation Zhou Jiping is facing now. If there are not enough weapons to protect Damon and tribes on the grasslands, all resources will be in the hands of others. Therefore, even though he knew that what he just said had hurt Elder Jiwayo, Zhou Jiping still maintained a calm attitude.

Elder Jiwayo fell into a long silence after interrupting Zhou Jiping. After a while, the old man seemed to finally wake up from his thoughts. "Alas!" The old man sighed heavily, as if he suddenly transformed into an old man in his twilight years. His demeanor, which was inconsistent with his age, immediately looked older.

The old man raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Jiping, who had already calmed down. He nodded slightly, and the anger on his face gradually disappeared. Afterwards, the old man greeted everyone as if nothing happened, and then led them towards the temple.

The temple was converted from a large house. The technology of Damon's man-made house is quite similar to that of some rural areas in northern China. The walls are also made of adobe made of mud mixed with thatch. The roof is made of local materials and covered with long grass unique to the Imara grassland tied to the branches, which makes it look quite shady.It's just that the house has been recently restored, and the floors and walls are wet and filled with heavy moisture. However, this situation will not last long. The rainy season is coming soon. By then, let alone the houses and people, there will be heavy humidity.

This big house has two large windows, letting in the skylight directly, making it seem quite spacious and bright. The furnishings in the house are quite simple, with a few erected logs barely smoothed with mud, which serve as tables. The place where everyone sat was much better - it turned out to be a seat removed from an old car. Zhou Jiping estimated that this must be Larne's masterpiece.

Now this house is not only a temple, but also the place where Damon and various tribes hold meetings.

Elder Jiwayo led everyone to sit down. Although he did not speak to Zhou Jiping, he still pointed out the leader's seat to Zhou Jiping. This was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill.

"Maybe... we are really old." After a long silence, Elder Jiwayo finally spoke. This sentence undoubtedly acquiesces to Zhou Jiping's suggestion to cooperate with white people.

No one spoke, and they were all waiting for Elder Jiwayo’s next words. The already humid environment in the room became even more depressing and depressing.

"Be careful when cooperating with white people!" After a while, Elder Jiwayo spoke quietly again. But after only saying one sentence, the old man seemed to feel that his words were unnecessary, and he stopped talking. The old man had obviously lost his temper at this time, and his current tone was more like an elder admonishing his children.

"Yes, those who are not of my race will have different hearts." Faced with the old chief's instructions, Zhou Jiping also felt the old man's deep concern and worry. This is an emotion that no one can ignore or reject. Therefore, Zhou Jiping couldn't help but tell the truth about his thoughts, "Cooperating with them is just to make Damon stronger, so that Damon can preserve his wealth and rights. This is like vultures and hyenas on the grassland. The hyena can use the direction of the vulture's flight to find food, but after finding the food, the hyena and the vulture are still enemies."

For a time, Zhou Jiping couldn't find the right words to describe the two words "seeking skin from the tiger" and "taking advantage of each other." , so I had to capture a common example in the Imara grassland to describe the cooperative relationship between Damon and the white people.

"Oh...?" After hearing Zhou Jiping's words, Elder Jiwayo and several other elders couldn't help being stunned. After thinking carefully, everyone understood what Zhou Jiping meant, especially Elder Jiwayo, who was amused by this inappropriate joke, and a rare smile appeared on his dark face.

Seeing Elder Jiwayo smiling, the atmosphere in the room finally became more relaxed, and everyone's faces also became more relaxed.

“I don’t expect Damon to regain its glory hundreds of years ago, I just hope that Damon can keep the agreement reached with the white people a hundred years ago. South of the Natni River is the home of Damon and the tribes of the grassland... ..." At this point, Elder Jiwayo couldn't continue. Did he think it was unfair to place such a heavy burden on this young chief who had not been a member of the Damon tribe for a long time?

"I will work hard. But I will solve the immediate problems first, such as the hyenas and the tribesmen held captive by the Bushmen." Zhou Jiping did not think too far ahead, nor did he think of Chief Jiwayo at all. Keep your ambitious goals in mind. What he is more concerned about is the current troubles and problems - maybe by the time he solves these problems, he will already be in his homeland in the East.

But when these words were heard by Elder Jiwayo and others, they turned into a sign that the new chief Zhou Jiping did not aim too high. This made several tribal leaders secretly nod, and they were quite optimistic about the future of the young chief. At this point, several elders felt that they had nothing more to say. Just now they were left speechless by Zhou Jiping's question, and then Chief Jiwayo took the lead in agreeing to cooperate with the white people.Judging from the conversation just now, it is clear that the new chief has thought carefully about cooperating with white people and does not need their guidance at all. Jiwayo nodded and asked the people present with his eyes. Does that mean who has anything to say? Seeing everyone shaking their heads, Elder Jiwayo nodded, indicating that today's meeting was over.

The moment Zhou Jiping stood up, Elder Jiwayo suddenly thought of something again, stopped Zhou Jiping and said: "Zhou, there is also...that white man named Francois. He did not leave. He and Wei Welf seems to have a conflict, a deep conflict. Welf... They all have the surname Welf. You should be careful and see what is going on between them..." After saying this, the old man shook his head again. , as if he couldn't figure out what was bothering him.

"Oh?" Zhou Ji

Ping also nodded hesitantly, recalling all the situations since seeing Francois, he also felt a little strange. However, one of Zhou Jiping's strengths is that he simply doesn't think about things he doesn't understand. That's how people are, when you encounter too many troubles to count, just think about what's in front of you. Otherwise, you will be annoyed to death by countless troubles!

Zhou Jiping couldn't care less about discussing cooperation with Francois now. He still had one most important thing to do - the lightning rod.

According to what Welf said on the phone, this year's rainy season only has one day left. Zhou Jiping shuddered when he thought about what it was like to experience the first rainy season in Africa on the exploration team. He did not dare to live in Soyo Town, which is adjacent to abandoned cars. Once thunder breaks out, thunder and lightning for hundreds of miles around may be attracted to Soyo's abandoned cars. At that time, Soyo may really turn into a terrifying town.

Although installing a lightning rod was something he had never thought of before, fortunately, the principle was not difficult to master. What he had to do was to move the abandoned car as far away from Soyo as possible, and then put a lightning rod on a tree farther away to attract lightning.

There are dozens of scrap cars near Soyo Town. These steel behemoths have to be transported away in a day and a night. It is indeed a big project for the Damon people who do not have any advanced tools. But now there is no other way except to transport these things away. It seems that the only way is to mobilize the masses.

Chief Jiwayo and others knew nothing about these matters. It can be said that Zhou Jiping did whatever he wanted. So with a wave of arms from Chief Damon Zhou Jiping, the entire residents of Soyo Town were mobilized, regardless of gender, old or young, and went into battle.

The tribesmen are relatively simple-minded. Upon hearing the call from the chief, Damon mobilized almost the entire tribe. In addition to some personnel responsible for the tribe's security and defense, as well as those who were repairing houses and managing livestock and couldn't spare their time, the Damon tribe itself quickly gathered more than 3,000 people. Although some of the other small tribes had just arrived in Soyo and had not yet had time to arrange accommodation, they heard that it was the request of Chief Damon and that they were doing things related to the security of Soyo town, so they all generously sent their men. Soon, a relocation army of nearly five thousand people was formed.

Dozens of cars are a lot, but in front of the relocation army of nearly five thousand people, these cars are nothing.

Zhou Jiping stood at a high place, assigning and directing everyone's work - scrapped car parts, small ones, moving away! Throw it to the designated place. Large items were dismantled by Larn and a few other tribesmen who knew how to use tools, and then moved away.

At the same time, Zhou Jiping also issued a ban prohibiting people from taking parts and items from used cars at will. Once discovered, it will be regarded as stealing tribal property and will be punished by flogging.

This is what Zhou Jiping did as a last resort. If it were in other countries and places, scrap cars would have no use at all except for being re-melted to make steel, but that is not the case here.A piece of angle iron, smashed into a bend, can turn into a sickle or a spear tip, which is a very useful tool for hunting or production; an inconspicuous wheel rim can be used to dig a hole in the ground. Put it up, and it becomes a steel stove; not to mention the oil pan, , and fuel tank. With a few simple processes, it can be used for boiling water, cooking, and bathing.

There is more to it than that. Under the current production conditions, these things can bring many changes to Soyo Town. At least the nights in Soyo are now brighter. Although there are only a few small lights, they bring hope to the people of the tribe for a new life. Although

mobilized thousands of people, it seemed chaotic. But under the management of the Free Army and Damon soldiers, these obedient and simple tribesmen are quite satisfactory, at least none of them are lazy.

In order to improve efficiency, Zhou Jiping made use of one of the three infantry fighting vehicles that he had destroyed. Although the infantry fighting vehicle cannot be driven, as long as the rear box panel is removed and a person sits on it to control the direction, the vehicle becomes a simple "human trolley". It is perfect for transporting some large items that are bulky and difficult to transport, such as chassis, engine, rear axle, front axle, etc.

Of course, not many people can hold the steering wheel. Apart from Zhou Jiping, these are the four people who have recently surrendered. Finally, Frank, who loves to join in the fun, gets into the cab.

Looking at the ant-like carrying army, Zhou Jiping, who was standing high up, felt quite as heroic as an emperor. He thought to himself: It is here that the chief's words are as good as the emperor's edict. Not to mention being lazy, almost everyone wants to do more for the tribe and Soyo. It can be seen that people under the original distribution method are very simple. No one thought about bargaining at all, and no one asked if they would get extra meals tonight because they had done so much.

It’s easy to do things with many people! When it was almost dark, the scrap cars in the entire parking lot were basically moved to a gentle slope about a mile and a half away from Soyo. This location was specially selected by Zhou Jiping. Not only is it a flat river from here to Soyo Town and transportation is convenient, but also because this slope is an important commanding height in the south of Soyo Town. If a defense line is placed here, a large area in the south of Soyo can be controlled from a high position, but there is no better starting point for attack in this area. If the hyena wants to attack from this direction, it will face a devastating blow.

The last car came over, carrying a severely deformed passenger and cargo pickup truck. Judging from the traces of damage to the exterior, it was estimated that after being shot at high speed, it hit a large vehicle head-on, causing the entire front and cab to be crushed flat.

People were very excited to see that the work was about to be completed. When the last group of people pushed the infantry fighting vehicle along the road and approached the gentle slope, people who had finished their work rushed forward and piled the last cart of goods down the slope with all their strength. Many people worked hard together, and when it was going downhill, the unpowered infantry tank suddenly accelerated, causing Frank, who was sitting in the car, to scream in excitement.

The car was approaching the bottom of the slope. When Frank saw that there was no one following the car, he simply shouted loudly and swung to the right, throwing off the small truck pulled from the flatbed compartment behind the car. There was a loud banging sound, and Xiaoka fell to the ground and turned over, causing the tribesmen present to cheer in unison.

The moment the small truck landed on the ground, the force was so great that the already deformed and rusted rear door was suddenly thrown open. The deformed and rotten back seat of the car was also thrown to the side, and a metal box under the back seat was clearly exposed.

Hey - what's in the box? Seeing this, the people who had not left immediately gathered around him and wanted to see what was going on. All this was watched by Zhou Jiping who was standing at a high place.

When Zhou Jiping saw this, he immediately ordered the Free Army soldiers to drive away the onlookers - no matter what was inside, it was always right to be careful.

The curious tribesmen were driven away. Zhou Jiping walked down the slope unhurriedly and came straight to Xiaoka who was leaning sideways.

This is a yellow-green iron box covered with anti-rust paint . Just looking at this color, Zhou Jiping got excited for no reason - military product! Only military supplies generally use such paint colors, and only the packaging of military supplies is so cumbersome. Only the paint can survive the humidity of the rainy season in East Africa for many years without decaying.

Knocked it with your hands, and the thick iron sheet made a thumping sound. The sound was muffled, and it was obvious that there was something inside. Judging from the size of the box, it was estimated that there must be something heavy inside. What will be inside

? Zhou Jiping is looking forward to it.

"Lahn! Call Larn here." Zhou Jiping ordered his entourage. With little effort, the tall Rahn squeezed in from outside the crowd. Yes, that's right. They were squeezed in, and they pushed several people around them to stagger. Today's Larn is no longer the bean sprout that looked like a spear shaft in the past. He weighs at least thirty kilograms more than before!

Since working with Zhou Jiping, Lahn has relied on his excellent handicrafts to transform himself from a useless person who was only a waste of food into a recognized favorite of the Damon tribe. He is indispensable for everything, especially when it comes to making things out of scrapped parts and modifying car generators to light up the town of Soyo. Rahn has shown his uniqueness and irreplaceability.

You may run fast, you may hunt, you may know how to track prey - but you cannot learn to use hand tools to dismantle a car, nor can you make wooden gears, and then use a donkey to generate electricity - this is pulling The irreplaceability of grace. Accordingly, Rahn's treatment has been improved recently. After eating well and filling every meal, Larn not only changed physically from before, but also changed a lot in spirit and temperament - he was a master if he knew skills that others couldn't!

Of course, this kind of air is okay for others, but I wouldn’t dare to do it in front of Zhou Jiping. Because Rahn knew very well that his skills came entirely from Zhou Jiping, and if it weren't for Zhou Jiping's support, he would still be a "pariah" who only knew how to do manual work!

With the help of everyone, the rusted pickup truck was leveled again. Unrelated personnel were still blocked and watched from a distance by the Free Army soldiers. It took a lot of effort to smash and pry. People finally got the tin box off the deformed card before it got dark.

Seeing that it was going to be completely dark soon, Zhou Jiping hurriedly called on everyone to carry the iron box onto the "infantry trolley" and transport it back to Soyo first. Everyone was enthusiastic about pushing the cart, and soon, the infantry chariot returned to the brightly lit Soyo before it got completely dark.

All the irrelevant people were rushed to eat, and Zhou Jiping and others pushed the infantry chariot under the lamp in front of the temple.

Under the bright light, Zhou Jiping carefully examined this strange iron box. This box should be specially made for transporting things hidden in a small truck. The box is about one and a half meters long, about forty centimeters high and thick, and has a rectangular shape.

On its side, facing the front of the car, Zhou Jiping found a thick bullet hole. Judging from the caliber, it should be a 12.7mm bullet. The bullet almost hit the top edge of the box and came out from the back. However, perhaps due to the later fire, the bullet holes were blocked by melted fabric. He used his fingers to remove the fabric, and a strong smell of oil came back. Zhou Jiping couldn't help but feel happy - the smell of gun oil.

put the box away and asked for tools from Larn. Zhou Jiping carefully pried open a crack in the box.Following the gap in the iron box, Zhou Jiping inserted a thin straw stick in, and then slid it along the gap, relying solely on the touch of his fingers. Although there may not be any explosive devices installed in such a heavy box, it is always right to be careful. On this continent, if you act carefully, you may only pay a little time. If you are careless, you may pay for your own life.

dangers eliminated! Zhou Jiping put down his tools and opened the lid of the box with all his strength.

is quiet, completely quiet. The moment the box lid was opened, everyone onlookers were shocked and speechless - ten brand-new AK47s, with magazines facing upwards and staggered in pairs, neatly placed in a special clamp. One fell out due to the flipping and rough loading and unloading of the box just now. The roasted blue on the gun body has a faint luster, showing that these guns are unique.

The gaps in the gun were full of scattered bullets, and the shiny red copper color shone attractively - no wonder it seemed so heavy when it was lifted on the trolley just now, it turned out to be because of this!

There are also three sets of magazines placed in the middle of the two sets of guns, each set of ten, for a total of thirty, which is equivalent to four magazines for each gun. There were also two wooden boxes, one of which had a corner broken by a bullet that penetrated the iron box, revealing the items inside - grenades!

The people watching were stunned for seven or eight seconds, and then they became excited as if they had just come to their senses, and they were all excited about this unexpected joy.

When Zhou Jiping saw these brand-new guns at first glance, he couldn't help but get excited. He swallowed several times before calming down.

After finally calming down, Zhou Jiping looked up and saw that there were only a few people around him. He quickly closed the lid of the box and called on everyone to carry the box into the temple.

The temple is the only place in Soyo that has electric lights indoors. Several other lamps are hung high on wooden poles and used as street lights. There is no way. Although using donkeys to generate electricity has solved the problem of power supply, there are only a few wires. Without wires, electricity and lights will not light up.

Put the box on the table in the temple, Zhou Jiping was not in a hurry to open it again. Instead, he first "invited" several people led by Larn out, and asked them to keep silent about what happened tonight, and what they saw must not be leaked. In fact, Zhou Jiping still had a little delusion in his heart. He wanted to take a look at the junk car pile at dawn the next day, maybe there would be something similar that he hadn't discovered yet. In addition, Zhou Jiping also ordered people to call Eric and let him look at these firearms together.

The box was opened again, and this time there were only Anka, Frank and a few Zhou Jiping's bodyguards in the room. Pushing the bullet aside with his hand, Zhou Jiping took out a gun.

rules, extremely rules! This was Zhou Jiping's first feeling when he held the gun in his hand.

At the very least, the oil on these guns is very regular. Although a pair of holes were punched through the iron box, the two holes were blocked due to the combined action of the evaporation of gun oil during the dry season and the melted fabric. On the contrary, it protected the gun from corrosion very well, even if Zhou Jiping, who was holding the gun now, had his hands full of oil.

These guns are equipped with bayonets, but this bayonet is not the three-edged bayonet commonly used in the Type 56 in China, but the double-edged bayonet commonly used in the former Soviet Union. It is true that the three-edged thorn has its own advantages, such as its powerful killing ability, difficulty in healing wounds, etc. However, the three-edged thorn also has disadvantages, that is, it can only prick, and it has no other use except to stab out. . But the current double-edged bayonet is multi-functional. It can open cans, catch enemies, cut their throats, cut ropes, etc. This is something that the three-edged bayonet cannot do.

held the gun in his hand and looked at it over and over. The more Zhou Jiping looked at it, the more he couldn't put it down.

is different! When Zhou Jiping was shooting with the guns seized from the hyenas, he felt something was wrong.

Now holding this brand-new gun, Zhou Jiping asked for another AK seized from the hyena from the bodyguard. Comparing the two, this feeling that something is wrong is even more solid - the grade and quality of these ten AK47s are not at the same level as the AKs seized from the hyenas, and the gap is extremely obvious.

AK47 is worthy of being a famous gun. It is said that it is the most produced gun type in the world since World War II, with a production volume of more than 100 million. Even the democratic revolutions in many countries are related to AK47, and some countries even print it on their national flags. Although

is produced in large quantities, there are also a lot of imitations of AK47 in the world. Because the AK series of firearms are simple to manufacture, durable and low-cost, they have been produced in many countries and even small workshops around the world. Even the United States, which shouts loudest about intellectual property rights, has many counterfeit products for domestic sales.

In total, although the appearance of AK produced in various countries is similar, the quality is very different. Especially in some small factories and workshop-style production, product quality is even more unstable. To say that the ones with the best quality and the most guaranteed quality are some military manufacturing companies in the former Soviet Union.

Zhou Jiping knows this most clearly. For example, China's 56 model was originally copied from AK because of the cost of domestic raw material supply. As a result, alloy steel suitable for China's national conditions was selected. Although it is almost the same as the original gun, after firing hundreds or thousands of bullets continuously, the problem of poor thermal effect of the barrel became apparent, and the ballistic characteristics and jamming rate also increased significantly. Another thing is that 56 is easy to rust. Especially after being shot, if it is not wiped in time, the barrel will rust in a few days in a humid climate.

The barrel of the gun is rusty. Although it will not affect the use for the time being, the accuracy and failure rate of the gun will also increase - this was confirmed by blood on the Vietnam battlefield in 79.

It didn’t take long and Eric came over. Eric can be considered a bit proud now. He and Emma now live together openly. Although the conditions in the tribe are not good, the black and white mandarin ducks are quite affectionate, and they are even grateful to Zhou Jiping for taking them in.

took the gun from Zhou Jiping, and Eric quickly came to the conclusion that he had arrived with Zhou Jiping. These guns are produced by regular manufacturers and are very different from the guns seized from hyenas. But Eric also suggested that if you want to know how much better these guns are than the guns in the hands of hyenas, it's better to ask Francois. Because as far as he and Frank knew, Francois was an expert on firearms.