I sell Coke in the doomsday

When he was halfway there, Gao Lian was called away by a few people who looked hurried. They said they were short of manpower for making charcoal and needed Gao Lian, a tall and strong man, to help out.

So, it was just Ajie and I left.

I have to say that Gao Lian and his team managed the ancient city stronghold very well. In such a short period of time, the spirit of the people has become completely different from the last time I came.

They still wear simple clothes and their skin is still dark, but they no longer have those numb and lifeless faces. No matter what their future life will be like, they finally have the vitality of human beings.

Just when I was daydreaming, Ajie suddenly grabbed my clothes and spoke to me mysteriously.

"Come on, I have a surprise for you."

My brain suddenly spasmed and I didn't know what to think. I looked at Ajie's somewhat obscene expression and blurted out.

"Brother Jie, you are so weird."

When Ajie heard this, his eye twitched and he looked at me with a look that said, "Are you seriously ill?"

I laughed dryly and didn't say any more nonsense. Seeing this, Ajie pulled me and walked around the quaint street to the side street.

After circling around for a few times, it finally stopped in front of a blacksmith shop.

In the blacksmith shop, steam was rising. Several young men were busy working with their bare chests, sweating profusely. An old man was sitting on a bench, constantly pulling the bellows.

After seeing this blacksmith shop, my eyes flashed, I guessed something, and I couldn't help but feel a little more expectant.

Ajie raised his eyebrows at me with some pride, and then shouted familiarly to the old man in the blacksmith shop.

"Uncle Liu, where is the thing I asked you to make some time ago?"

Hearing this, the old man raised his head, pulled the bellows, and looked at Ajie with a smile on his face. He looked energetic and did not look like an old man at all.

"It's Ajie. I have already prepared the things you want. Please wait a moment. I will be ready soon."

After saying that, the old man called a young man over and instructed him something in a friendly manner.

I looked at the scene in the blacksmith shop and couldn't help licking my lips. I felt a sense of absurdity in my heart.

A long time ago, Liu Yong wanted me to find some people with casting technology to make some cold weapons for him so that he could arm himself when his bullets ran out.

Ironically, the person who possesses the ability to forge iron is precisely the old man that neither Liu Yong nor Qu Yunliu wants.

Ajie took me into the blacksmith shop and explained to me softly.

"Uncle Liu is exactly fifty years old this year. His family has made a living by making iron tools for generations. Before the apocalypse, his online store was also quite famous."

While listening to Ajie's chatter, I walked into the blacksmith shop. The temperature inside was very hot and stuffy with white steam rising.

In the store, there are many objects that have already been made. When I look closely, I find that those finished iron tools are basically some agricultural tools.

Plow, hoe, hammer, sickle and so on.

Those young people in the store were obviously the old man's apprentices. Looking at all this, I narrowed my eyes slightly and suddenly felt a little satisfied.

This is how civilization should be passed down, from one generation to the next, through constant trial and error, and continuous improvement.

Just like our surname, it has been passed down from ancient times for thousands of years to the present day.

It's really a romantic thing.

After giving a few simple instructions, the old man handed the bellows to the young man, wiped the sweat from his hands, and walked towards us with a smile.

I didn’t know the old man’s name, so I could only call him softly like Ajie did.

"Uncle Liu."

The old man seemed a little reserved when he saw me. He wiped his hands with his apron embarrassedly, as if he wanted to shake hands with me, but felt that his hands were a little dirty.

So I took the initiative to step forward and held the old man's hands. The old man was stunned, then a hint of warmth flashed in his eyes, and he spoke to me softly.

"I remember you, young man."

"You saved us all."

After hearing this, I felt a little embarrassed and even at a loss.

After being accustomed to being repaid with evil for kindness, I am a little uncomfortable with such sincere kindness.

Fortunately, the old man did not continue to exchange pleasantries, but took Ajie and me into the house.

As soon as I entered the house, I was attracted by the dazzling array of weapons in the house.

I saw many weapons hanging on the wooden hanging board, including knives, swords, many weapons I couldn’t name, and even a spear.

The old man walked over slowly, placed his hands gently on the weapons, and stroked them lightly, with a light in his eyes that I could not understand.

"Before the apocalypse, I took a lot of strange orders online."

"Those kids are very interesting. Some of them want a sword that can be disassembled and reassembled."

"Some wanted two long swords, one black and one white, and asked me if I knew how to use two swords."

"Can you cut iron like mud?"

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of nostalgia appeared on his old face, and he muttered to himself.

“What an interesting group of kids.”

The old man was still reminiscing, but Ajie unceremoniously took off a long black knife from the hanging board and threw it directly at me.

I took the black sword in a daze and looked down.

However, I saw that the black long sword in my hand, although the blade was pitch black, was polished like a mirror, smooth, beautiful, very beautiful.

Ajie took out a long sword and a long knife that looked very heavy, and explained to me.

"I've thought carefully about your attack method. You have a very fast reaction ability. Using a heavy weapon like a mountain splitting axe is really a waste of your reaction speed."

"So, the most suitable weapon for you should be a knife."

I weighed the heavy black knife in my hand, and my eyes twitched. This knife looked much lighter than a mountain axe, but its actual weight was not much lighter than a mountain axe.

Ajie is such a jerk, does he want to listen to what he is saying?

I gently grasped the hilt of the knife, frowned, and asked Ajie in some confusion.

"Why a katana? Is it because of its practicality?"

Ajie turned around with a puzzled look on his face and uttered three words in a tone full of confusion.

“Practicality?”

"..."

Seeing Ajie's puzzled expression, I had a bad feeling and asked hurriedly.

"Isn't it because of practicality? Then why did you make this knife for me?"

Hearing this, Uncle Liu and Ajie turned to me at the same time and spoke in unison.

“Because he’s handsome.”

"..."

I looked at these two people speechlessly, my facial muscles twitching wildly, and I was speechless for a moment.

At this time, Uncle Liu came over, took the black sword from my hand, and explained patiently.

"This is not a katana, it's a horizontal sword."

"Look, the blade doesn't have the curvature of a katana."

As he spoke, Uncle Liu commented with a look of disdain on his face.

"The katana is too impractical. You have to know that when the katana appeared, most Japanese armor was rattan armor, so it only needed to be able to cut through the rattan armor."

"But the horizontal sword is different. It is designed to cut through armor, so its practicality is beyond doubt."

"Most importantly, the sword looks cool."

I was confused by Uncle Liu's explanation, but at least I knew that this sword was a good thing.

I played with the sword in my hand, and seemed to understand the surprise he mentioned, but it didn't feel like a real surprise. It was just a change from an axe to a sword.

Moreover, this broadsword doesn't have a scabbard, so it's a problem how to carry it.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask Ajie.

"Ajie, is this the surprise you told me about?"

Ajie rolled his eyes at me and said unhappily.

"This is not a surprise, it's just an appetizer at best."

"Come with me, I'll show you a big treasure."

This sentence is somewhat ambiguous, especially since it came from a man named Brother Jie.

Ajie was obviously aware of this problem. His face froze and he spoke again with some embarrassment.

"Come on, I'll take you to see the real surprise."

In response, I just rolled my eyes and followed Ajie out of the blacksmith shop and headed towards the warehouse.

Along the way, I carefully looked at the entire stronghold. There was no blood, no corpses, and people seemed to be very busy.

So...how did Gao Lian and his men deal with the bodies of Liu Yong and his men?

My eyes wandered and suddenly fell on the farmland reclaimed from the ancient city. I saw the dry rice planted on the farmland growing lushly.

But I saw traces of freshly turned soil on the edge of the field. I was suddenly startled and understood something.

Almost subconsciously, I looked at Ajie's back and wanted to say something, but when the words came to my lips, no word came out.

I remembered the dream I had last night.

It is true that I can continue to live arrogantly and live forever, but I am not qualified to let others live like me.

I have not experienced what they went through, so it is impossible for me to empathize with and understand their hatred for Liu Yong and his group.

Those who were in a high position told them not to use the bodies of Liu Yong and others as fertilizer, as that was just a kind of contempt.

If the whip doesn't fall on you, you won't feel the pain, and naturally you have no right to point fingers at them.

After all, we are not qualified to forgive others on behalf of the person involved.

I could only remain silent, watching Ajie's back as he walked forward step by step.

After walking for a long time, Ajie and I finally arrived at the door of the warehouse. Ajie stopped slightly, turned to look at me, and said with a smile.

"The real surprise is coming. I hope you won't be weak later."

In fact, I have no interest at all now. It's hard to get excited after Ajie has kept me in suspense again and again.

"Tsk."

Seeing this, Ajie smacked his lips lightly, and finally stopped talking nonsense to me. He stepped forward and gently pushed open the door of the warehouse.

Ajie had his back to me and asked me softly while pushing the door.

"Do you know what a meat grinder is?"

Hearing this, I didn't care, but suddenly, I looked at the warehouse in front of me, my eyelids twitched, and I finally realized something.

My face changed and I hurried over. Without waiting for Ajie to open the door completely, I rushed into the warehouse.

The light in the warehouse was not very good, but there was little dust on the supplies inside. It was obvious that after Ajie and his men took over the ancient city stronghold, they counted all the warehouses from beginning to end.

Deep in the warehouse, there was a green shadow. I stepped closer and found that it was covered by a green curtain.

What's under the curtain?

I couldn't hold back any longer, so I reached out to pull the green curtain, then pulled it off suddenly. The green curtain fell to the side, and then a black "beast" suddenly appeared before my eyes.

Maxim heavy machine gun!

Looking at the Maxim heavy machine gun in front of me, I suddenly felt my breathing become short and my heart was pounding.

At this time, Ajie came leisurely from behind me and introduced slowly.

"Maxim heavy machine gun, battlefield meat grinder."

"The maximum speed is 600 rounds per minute, and the range is easily over a thousand meters."

"With this thing, as long as there are enough bullets, war is no longer a matter of numbers."

Ajie walked beside the Maxim heavy machine gun, patted the gun gently, looked towards me, and spoke softly.

"With this, the two of us can go and take a chance on the Shield Stronghold."