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In "One Thousand and One Nights", there was a story about a fisherman and the devil. The devil was sealed in a copper bottle by Solomon. It stayed alone in the bottle for hundreds of years, hoping that someone would save it. So it made a total of four vows. The first time, if someone saved it, it would reward the person with gold, silver, and jewelry. But after a hundred years, no one came to save it, so it made a second vow, it promised to reward the person with all of its treasures. Unfortunately, another century passed, and still no one came to save it. In the third century, it upgraded the vow to as long as someone saved it, it would reward the person with all of its treasures. Unfortunately, the person who saved it still did not show up. The sad and angry devil swore that if someone saved it again, it would definitely kill that person!
So the fisherman appeared …
Of course, the ending of the story was that the devil finally got free, and the fisherman also got his reward. From then on, everyone lived a happy life. Since then, the story has been interpreted as the devil's revenge and the fisherman's religious influence in the end. It was interpreted as the fisherman's wisdom and loyalty to God.
Very few people understood the psychological changes of the devil during the more than four hundred years that it longed for freedom in the bottle. It strengthened its vow again and again, but every time it was met with disappointment. So in the end, its psychology gradually twisted into the mentality of "whoever comes to save me, I will kill that person". It was a curse to itself, and also a curse to fate. It was similar to a desperate farmer who had a mental breakdown during a drought and despised the god, "If you can, then never rain again!"
Chu Yunsheng had a similar experience. Fate had forced him into a desperate situation again and again. When he couldn't see a glimmer of hope, he would curse the god and use the tone of "If you can, then kill me" to express his anger towards fate.
Therefore, he could now understand Lu Guolong, who had been forced into a "desperate situation" in the crowd. Lu Guolong's mentality of "make it so that I can't get a wife for the rest of my life".
In the dark age, Chu Yunsheng and Lu Guolong were not very familiar with each other. Compared to the Icefire team, Lu Guolong was just a small character in the office building. Chu Yunsheng didn't really understand why Lu Guolong wanted to find a wife from the bottom of his heart.
Until today, when Chu Yunsheng saw with his own eyes how miserable Lu Guolong was because he couldn't get a wife, he suddenly understood the origin of Lu Guolong's "wife plot".
The "plot" that Lu Guolong had been longing for for so many years had obviously reached the fourth realm of the devil. Otherwise, he would not have occupied a small granary and become a local tyrant after his awakening, torturing and abusing the women who slept with him — those who were supposed to fulfill his wish of marrying a wife.
Chu Yunsheng didn't want to be Lu Guolong's "fisherman". He didn't have many stories like a fisherman. In the dark age, Lu Guolong only walked out of the extreme mentality after the failure of the small granary. But now, Chu Yunsheng didn't have time to give him another chance.
Therefore, what Lu Guolong could give Lu Guolong was neither the fisherman's kindness nor the fisherman's influence. He could only give Lu Guolong a pressure that was even greater than Solomon's!
As soon as the demon escaped from the bottle, he blurted out, "... Solomon! Please don't kill me. From now on, I will live in harmony with you and obey all your orders. "
Chu Yunsheng needed Lu Guolong to obey all his orders. So the only way was to use Solomon's pressure.
Because of Chu Yunsheng's appearance, the crowd's attention was diverted. On the eve of the doomsday, in a remote town, a powerful military vehicle could mean as much as the county party secretary's inspection in the countryside.
The skinny man who came with the military vehicle said very clearly that the owner of the military vehicle was looking for Lu Guolong, which shocked the crowd!
Some of the people in the crowd knew Lu Guolong, so they immediately thought, 'Is there anyone in the Lu family who is an officer in the army?'
If there was, it would be a big event for the town and the few villages around it!
Some people already began to regret. If they didn't offend Lu Guolong just now, they could have taken this opportunity to get close to him.
Who would have thought that the dead salted fish could miraculously come back to life!?
Some people, out of jealousy, thought that Lu Guolong must have done something illegal, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it was possible.
Otherwise, why would an old bachelor with no background be worthy of being looked for by the army?
Compared with the jealousy of the crowd and the girls, Biaozi and his mother were only afraid. Since ancient times, people did not fight with officials, let alone with the army. Although Biaozi was big and strong like a calf, when Chu Yunsheng glanced at him, Biaozi didn't dare to look at Chu Yunsheng's eyes and timidly lowered his head.
Sometimes, one's identity could scare people to death, even if it was just a powerful military vehicle.
Chu Yunsheng walked to Lu Guolong, who was in the crowd, and people automatically made way for him. The skinny man helped Lu Guolong, who was still immersed in his emotions, stand up, and said in a low voice while looking at Chu Yunsheng, "Boss Lu, you are rich now, the army is going to pick you up!"
"What Nanjing?" Lu Guolong covered his bleeding face with his hand and was a little confused.
"You are Lu Guolong?" Chu Yunsheng didn't have any amiable expression, he asked in a serious tone.
Not to mention that Lu Guolong's face was not disfigured, even if he was fine, Chu Yunsheng might not be able to recognize him now, because it had been a long time.
"Yes, yes, I am. Nice to meet you, leader." Lu Guolong finally sobered up a little under the reminder of the skinny man's elbow, and quickly said in a panic.
He didn't know what kind of official Chu Yunsheng was. With his identity, he had only met the secretary of the village committee at most. He hadn't even met the mayor. Since the skinny man said that he was a leader of the army, then he must be a leader, and he was driving a car.
"Do you have any relatives?" Although Chu Yunsheng gave Lu Guolong some pressure, he would not mistreat him in terms of family benefits.
At this time, before Lu Guolong had time to speak, the skinny man next to him hurriedly interrupted, as if he was afraid that Lu Guolong would say something wrong, "yes, yes, yes! Leader, we are cousins, he still has an uncle, a few aunts and aunts are still alive, a big family … "
"Let him say it himself," Chu Yunsheng said sternly, "does he have any immediate family members?"
The people next to him finally understood that this person from the army must not be related to Lu Guolong, otherwise he wouldn't talk to him in this tone, let alone not knowing whether he had any immediate family members or not.
Then, there was only one possibility left. Boss Lu must have made a mistake, and from the looks of it, he was going to inform his family members!
The people who were a little nervous and regretful just now suddenly laughed in a low voice and answered for Lu Guolong, "no, he is the only one in his family, he is single, and his parents have already passed away."
Chu Yunsheng ignored them and said directly, "can you still walk by yourself? If you can, then get in the car! "
Lu Guolong panicked. He didn't know Chu Yunsheng, and he didn't know what Chu Yunsheng was going to take him to. Just like the others, he also thought that he had violated some national law. The more he listened, the more it sounded like he was going to be executed.
In a panic, he also became muddle-headed. He suddenly knelt down in front of Chu Yunsheng and pleaded for himself in a hurry, "Leader, you must find out the truth, I really didn't do anything bad! I, I just scolded Old Li and Stationmaster Wang for stealing the country's food, but that was just a joke, I apologize, I kowtow! "
Chu Yunsheng didn't expect him to be so timid, but thinking about it, Lu Guolong took the initiative to surrender, so he was dazed for a second and immediately shouted sternly, "who said you committed a crime, get up, I, Chu Yunsheng's people, don't kneel!"
Lu Guolong obviously didn't hear the last sentence of Chu Yunsheng. He saw a savior in the "busy" situation. Their village deputy director appeared outside the crowd. Lu Guolong immediately grabbed the last straw and desperately shouted, "Director Sun! Director Sun! You have to help me talk to the leaders of the army, I really didn't do anything bad! "
That director Sun originally just wanted to see what was going on with the people from the army. In the current tense situation, he didn't have the budget to help Lu Guolong, but he didn't expect that he was accidentally seen by Lu Guolong. They were all villagers, and he was also a deputy director. If he didn't come out and say a few words for the villagers, at least to understand the situation, he wouldn't be able to justify himself.
The crowd didn't give him a chance to escape, they took the initiative to make a path for him, forcing this director Sun to come forward and say to Chu Yunsheng, "Comrade, hello, hello, I am the deputy director of Mawei village, Lu Guolong is a villager of our village, may I know what mistake he made? Is there any misunderstanding? "
Chu Yunsheng casually took out a document that the person sent from Shanghai had read for him, waved it in front of director Sun, and said sternly, "he didn't make any mistake, I represent the First Army's * Armored Division to recruit Lu Guolong to report to Nanjing immediately. The rest is military secret, any questions?"
When director Sun heard that it was the First Army and the Armored Division, he didn't dare to look at the document. He quickly said politely, "we will cooperate, we will cooperate!"
When the crowd heard that an armored division wanted to recruit Lu Guolong, it immediately caused an uproar! Life was like a roller coaster, but in less than half an hour, Lu Guolong had experienced several ups and downs, and now he suddenly became a gold medal bachelor!
Lu Guolong almost couldn't believe his ears. He didn't even graduate from junior high school, why would a modern armored division want him? But this person even used a red-headed document, it was like a dream, winning five million yuan!?
"You come with me first, let the other relatives go to Nanjing by themselves, I will send someone to pick you up. That's all, let's go!" Chu Yunsheng said and got into the military vehicle without looking back.
Seeing that Chu Yunsheng didn't plan to "avenge" Lu Guolong, Biaozi and his mother secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But they were afraid that Lu Guolong would hate them in the future, so they didn't care about their face anymore and hurriedly apologized to Lu Guolong.
Lu Guolong was hit by a huge "easter egg", so he didn't care about it anymore. He was dizzy and wanted to go home to clean up, but he was slapped by the skinny man and scolded, "Clean up my ass! You only have a few jars and cans, they will all be thrown away when you go to the army! "
Lu Guolong thought about it. How could an armored division lack clothes and food? This time, he was really lucky. He didn't know where he got his luck from.
He was a little afraid of Chu Yunsheng. The huge gap between their identities was enough to make him feel inferior. When he thought of Chu Yunsheng's serious tone and those cold eyes, Lu Guolong's scalp was numb.
He tried to keep calm, but unexpectedly, a woman in the crowd suddenly wanted to seize the last opportunity and shouted at him, "Lu Guolong, didn't you say that you want to marry me this morning?"
Lu Guolong's heart was really moved, but he immediately subconsciously saw Chu Yunsheng's cold eyes in the military vehicle. He shivered and quickly ran away.
Chu Yunsheng waited for him to sit down and immediately started the car. When he passed by the skinny man, Lu Guolong almost made Chu Yunsheng vomit blood again. He couldn't help but stick his head out of the window and shouted worriedly, "Lao San, remember to help me feed the pigs at home!"
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Chu Yunsheng didn't go to the small granary again. When he came, he had already found that many trucks were transporting goods from inside. He was late.
Today was different from the past. The government had taken action in advance, so they had a lot of manpower and material resources to transport the food from different granaries. The military was also involved. Chu Yunsheng had shot himself in the foot.
But Song Ying and Yu Xiaohai were still working in Shanghai, so the food supply was not a big problem.
Along the way, Lu Guolong didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say to Chu Yunsheng. He was afraid that if he said something wrong, he would be sent back again.
Chu Yunsheng didn't know what to say to him, so he just said, "I will temporarily arrange you to be in the militia regiment in the military area. After we get to Shanghai, you will be transferred to another organization. You just need to make one thing clear. From now on, you will listen to me. You will not listen to anyone else's orders. Do you understand? "
"I understand, I understand. What do I need to do?" Lu Guolong quickly nodded his head. He didn't know what the organization was. As long as he was told who to listen to and what to do, it would be easier for him to understand.
Chu Yunsheng thought for a second and said, "for the time being, you don't need to do anything. Just wait at the hotel with me. I have something to say. Listen carefully and remember it. During this period of time, just practice according to this set of things. Other than sleeping, you will practice. If you don't pass, then get out of here!"
Then Chu Yunsheng briefly told him the earth elemental energy cultivation method that he had sorted out before. It wasn't too much, because Lu Guolong wouldn't be able to remember it. It was just the most basic cultivation method, which was more than enough for him.
Who would have thought that Lu Guolong, who was listening attentively at the beginning, suddenly asked nervously after he finished listening, "Leader, what kind of cultivation method is this? No, it's not a cult, right? The government has repeatedly ordered … "
Chu Yunsheng glared at him and said sternly, "what cult? I told you to practice, so just do it. Don't worry about other things. I am now representing the government. You will know when you get there!"
Lu Guolong didn't dare to ask again, but he was very worried.
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When he returned to the hotel, it was already eight o 'clock in the evening. The communication with Shanghai had just been restored.
From now until tomorrow, when the darkness completely shrouded the world, this period of time would be the last "age of light" of mankind.
Chu Yunsheng received a message from Shanghai. Song Zihuai wanted him to return to Shanghai immediately tonight. There were many things that needed him to come back to confirm. Professor Sun also called him urgently. The research on the dead "meatball" in the laboratory had encountered a major problem. He hoped that Chu Yunsheng would come back as soon as possible!
But Chu Yunsheng didn't want to go back so soon. He wanted to wait until the dark age completely entered, and then go to the place where the dark monolith once appeared for a period of time. He wanted to see if he could sense its existence.
According to his current speculation, in the world of the Pseudo-Monolith, the Pseudo-Monolith might be the real monolith. And according to his own memory, it was very likely that the monolith would appear again under Nanjing city!
So he only answered Song Zihuai's question on the phone, but at the end, he asked Song Zihuai to broadcast the safety of Shanghai to the world through shortwave at the last moment tomorrow.
He didn't agree with some of the current policies of the military and the government. The population was a burden, but it was also a base. The larger the base, the more awakeners there would be, and the stronger the combat power would be. And the food problem could be solved in the later stage. As long as all the food reserves were gathered within these twenty days, it would be enough to prevent the initial famine.
Professor Sun's side was a little simpler. It was all the fields that Chu Yunsheng was familiar with. He just casually said a lot of things, and it was enough for them to be busy for a while.
After arranging the accommodation for Lu Guolong, Chu Yunsheng took the time to contact Yu Xiaohai several times. He learned that the mission was not going well. Because communication was not possible during the dark age, after discussing among themselves, they were divided into many groups. So far, they hadn't even found one-tenth of the people on the list.
Chu Yunsheng couldn't help much for the time being. Right now, all the resources were tight. Fang Baixiao also couldn't send more troops. Only Du Qishan's regiment could be used. The armored regiment itself didn't have too many soldiers, and it also needed to build a camp to prepare to accept language experts from all over the world. So the last troop that could support Yu Xiaohai was less than a battalion.
But for Yu Xiaohai, a battalion was already very large. Even if he was not a professional soldier, it was still a bit too much for him to command a battalion.
Now that chaos was looming everywhere, he didn't have the time to think about it.
After dealing with all the trivial things, it was already 12 o 'clock at night. After a while, the darkness would completely fall. Although Chu Yunsheng was very sleepy, he didn't dare to sleep. He didn't even stay in the room, fearing that something might happen. So he just sat in the hotel's communication center, waiting for that moment to come!
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