I sell Coke in the doomsday

Hearing this, Wang Zixuan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly remembered that when he first came to this shield stronghold, he saw several wooden sculptures leaning against the roadside on the way up the mountain.

They are all common animal wood carvings, but they are finely crafted and lifelike.

Thinking of this, Wang Zixuan nodded slightly, but still did not look up at Ajie, but just responded in a low voice.

"I've seen it. It's very beautiful."

Ajie withdrew his hands, smiled at the words, and said gently.

"I carved those. It's also a hobby for me to kill time and calm myself down."

"If nothing else, I am still very confident in my craftsmanship."

This topic was too abrupt and sounded a bit boastful, so Wang Zixuan didn't know how to respond.

Ajie didn't care about this and just continued talking with a smile.

"I have met your brother a few times. Although it was during the conflict with the ancient city stronghold and the scene was a bit chaotic, Su Li always talked about him to me, so I paid special attention to him."

"I remember what he looked like, but some details may be a little blurry, please forgive me."

After saying that, Ajie bowed slightly, then turned and left, disappearing on the road outside the wooden house.

It was not until this time that Wang Zixuan raised her head. The moment she raised her head, she saw a small wooden sculpture placed in front of the wooden table where Ajie was sitting.

Wang Zixuan walked over with some confusion, reached out to pick up the wood carving, and looked at it carefully.

"Well……"

Suddenly, Wang Zixuan covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes turned red, but tears kept flowing out from the corners of her eyes.

It was a human-shaped wooden sculpture with clear eyebrows and eyes. It was a young man who looked a little thin and was smiling slightly. Although some details were different, Wang Zixuan could still recognize that it was her brother.

Wang Zixuan suddenly choked up and her shoulders trembled. Her fingers brushed across the eyebrows and eyes on the wood carving, as if she was really touching her brother's eyebrows and eyes.

A moment later, Wang Zixuan, who realized what was happening, ran out of the cabin in a panic, looking for Ajie everywhere, but she couldn't find any trace of Ajie under the sunlight.

After searching in vain, Wang Zixuan held the wooden sculpture in her arms, looked ahead, and whispered to herself.

"Thank you."

……

After leaving the wooden house, Ajie followed the mountain road all the way up to the top of the mountain.

There is also a wooden house built on the top of the mountain. That is Qu Yunliu's residence. Since he decided to help Su Li, Qu Yunliu moved to the mountain and lived alone.

At this moment, Qu Yunliu was beside the mountain path, quietly looking at the shield outpost at the foot of the mountain. After seeing Ajie, he just nodded slightly as a greeting.

Ajie had long been accustomed to Qu Yunliu's lukewarm temperament, and stood beside him very naturally, imitating Qu Yunliu's appearance and looking towards the stronghold at the foot of the mountain.

"Ajie, how old are you?"

Qu Yunliu suddenly asked a question, which made Ajie confused. After standing there for a moment, he answered with a puzzled look on his face.

"I'm in my late thirties, almost forty, why are you asking this?"

Qu Yunliu did not answer Ajie's question, but continued to ask as if nothing had happened.

"How old is that little girl named Wang Zixuan?"

Hearing this, Ajie's body stiffened and his face twitched. After a while, he replied dejectedly.

"Less than twenty."

Qu Yunliu obviously knew the answer already. He just said "Oh" when he heard it. There was no emotion fluctuation on his gloomy face. He even raised his hands, clapped, and said lightly.

"An old cow eats young grass. Congratulations."

Ajie suddenly became angry and slapped the wooden railing angrily, shouting.

"Mr. Qu, please don't go too far. I didn't mean that at all."

Qu Yunliu curled his lips, looked disdainful, and sneered from his chest.

"laugh."

Ajie's eyes twitched constantly and he explained to Qu Yunliu with a red face.

"No, don't listen to other people's nonsense. I just felt sorry for her and wanted to take care of her."

Hearing this, Qu Yunliu turned around and asked in a very serious look.

"Then why don't you take care of the other two men?"

"..."

"Is it because they are not pitiful?"

"..."

These two questions in a row choked Ajie so much that he was speechless and could only stare at him with a red face.

Qu Yunliu looked at Ajie's embarrassed appearance and felt in good mood. He turned around and looked at the stronghold at the foot of the mountain again. His eyes swept across the houses at the foot of the mountain and fell on the wall of the shield stronghold.

At the beginning, most of the walls surrounding the shield stronghold were built with wooden boards, with some parts mixed with mud. But after the friction with the ancient city stronghold, Qu Yunliu had the wall reinforced once.

The reinforced city walls were already able to block ordinary humans and zombies, but now facing the mutated zombies, they are somewhat powerless.

"Ajie, do you have any ideas about strengthening the city walls?"

Hearing this, Ajie regained his composure and his expression became serious. He looked at the city wall in the distance and said with a frown.

"This is a bit troublesome. We don't have good materials. It's better to build a mud building. After all, raw soil is easier to obtain, but it's better to mix it with some stones."

Qu Yunliu nodded slightly, then stamped his feet and asked Ajie.

"What do you think... about digging up this mountain?"

Chapter 234 Reinforcement (II)

"What do you think... about digging up this mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Ajie had an idea and turned to look at the mountain behind him. The mountain was not too high, but the entire mountain was made up of more stones than soil. However, from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain slope, there was cultivated land where crops were planted, which was not suitable for reinforcing the city wall.

After thinking for a moment, Ajie touched his chin with one hand, frowned, and sighed.

"This is not appropriate. There are crops planted at the foot of the mountain. If we mine from the mountainside, it will inevitably destroy the farmland."

"You may not understand what the raw soil used to build earth buildings is. Raw soil is soil below one meter that has not been exposed to the sun. It is not something that can be done by just moving some soil randomly."

Qu Yunliu's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but he also frowned. In the past, he had always arranged for Ajie to do the reinforcement of the city walls, and he was not clear about the requirements for the soil.

After thinking for a moment, Qu Yunliu took a deep breath and said with some disappointment.

"Old people used to say that if you live by the mountain, you can eat by the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat by the water."

"It's such a pity that we are relying on such a mountain but can't move."

Ajie turned around and looked at the vast plain outside the stronghold. The wild grass that had grown in the spring was visible, but the vast expanse of green grass that had withered and turned yellow last year had reoccupied the plain.

Wild grass has roots. If you want to dig the soil from the weeds, the long roots will be a considerable resistance. Without machinery, relying on manpower to dig will only result in half the effort and twice the result.

Qu Yunliu obviously thought of this as well. He folded his hands over his chest and asked in a low voice.

"How many days has Su Li been gone?"

Upon hearing this, Ajie answered without hesitation.

"Three days, not counting today."

Qu Yunliu's brows were furrowed tighter and tighter, and it was unknown what he was thinking about. After a moment, he asked Ajie again.

"Do you think he can get a digger?"

Ajie smiled and replied.

"He can get everything, but the problem is he's only one man and can only drive one excavator back at a time."

"I've heard about your plan before. Reinforcing the city wall is a huge project. One excavator is far from enough."

"There is indeed everything in the city, but it's not like people that all live in one place as long as they can run the excavators."

"He needs time, and we need to send some men into the city with him."

Having said that, Ajie narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Qu Yunliu and said in a deep voice.

"A lot of people will die, especially at this time. Besides the ordinary zombies, there are also mutant zombies that Su Li can't deal with."

"Once the enemy knows our intention, they will definitely focus on attacking our vehicles. I don't know how many of us will be able to return by then."

Upon hearing this, Qu Yunliu looked indifferent and spoke coldly.

"In this world, the least valuable thing is human life. This is not a problem."

Ajie's face changed slightly. Before he could say anything, he saw Qu Yunliu turning his head, looking at him with a smile, and said.

"Did you think I would say that?"

Ajie's eyes twitched and he instinctively wanted to deny it, but he shook his head and spoke out what was in his heart.

"Well, that does sound like something you would say."

Qu Yunliu was not angry, but laughed even more happily. He shook his head and sighed.

"Do you think I'm some kind of lunatic?"

Ajie's expression became strange, and after hesitating for a moment, he answered honestly.

"Everyone in this stronghold, including me and Su Li, should think you are a lunatic."

"After all, you wanted to use human flesh as food a few days ago."

Hearing this, Qu Yunliu did not intend to explain and just spoke softly.

"I'm paranoid, not crazy."

"In my opinion, every life has its own value, and I will indeed let many people die for some purpose."

"But I don't enjoy this process, and I won't let anyone die in vain."

"It's such a waste."

Upon hearing this, Ajie rolled his eyes and replied.

"Your words are creepy enough, and they are totally unconvincing."

Qu Yunliu had a slight smile on his face, his frown gradually relaxed, and he spoke softly.

"To put it simply, I think it's not worthwhile to use human lives to fill this matter. It's a bit too wasteful."

"At times like this, some stupid methods are more appropriate."

Suddenly, Qu Yunliu looked at Ajie deeply and said meaningfully.

"Also...I don't want to be hated all the time."

After hearing this, Ajie was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter and shook his head repeatedly, as if he had heard something new.

He laughed for a long time before speaking while holding the railing.

"No, you don't want to be hated by others? This is really inconsistent with my impression of Qu Yunliu."

Looking at Ajie's appearance, Qu Yunliu gently rubbed his eyebrows with both hands, his throat moved slightly, and a hoarse voice slowly came out from those rough hands.

Helpless but serious.

"I've done so many damn things that it's hard not to be hated."

"But it's different now. I can't die for the time being, and my previous goals were completely destroyed by Su Li."

"Without that goal, I should live like an ordinary person."

"Su Li is right. We all used to think that we were unique in this world and had a predetermined fate, but the truth is that we are just as mediocre as the same person."

Qu Yunliu slowly put down his hands, exhaled a breath of white air, his chest rose and fell slightly, and he looked into the distance, looking towards the boundless horizon, and spoke slowly.

"I'm not crazy, and killing people and doing evil things is not fun for me. Rather than being hated by others, I naturally hope that others will like me."

"Regarding the issue of using human flesh as food, I am actually very conflicted. My past habitual thinking told me that this was right, but now I feel that this seems to be wrong."

"So, knowing that Su Li would reject me, I took the initiative to talk to him about this."

"I want to use the words that I am best at to interrogate Su Li and see how he will convince me."

"It's been a long time. I hope someone can come and convince me."