Ren Xiaosu didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at Qin Sheng's bruised and swollen face. Regardless of whether Qin Sheng admitted it or not, he knew the person who jumped into the yard two days ago was definitely this young Knight who was the same age as him.
However, Ren Xiaosu wondered, "Why did you come to Stronghold 61?"
"Oh." Qin Sheng explained in all seriousness, "Our organization has a rule that we must stay in town for a year after we become a Knight. Since we usually live in the stronghold, the previous leader of the Knight Brigade felt that the new Knight might not understand the suffering of the world. That's why he set the rule."
Ren Xiaosu nodded. "That's indeed necessary. If only everyone in the stronghold had the same mindset as you guys."
These Knights were all upright but not pedantic. Ren Xiaosu felt this was a very rare thing in this era. That was because it was extremely easy for outstanding people to be good or evil. However, Ren Xiaosu did not approve of either of these. Occasionally, he would even feel his heart ache when he thought of being good.
That kind of pain was like an undercurrent in the deep sea, heavy and difficult to detect.
Of course, he especially disliked those who tried to persuade others to be good but were actually evil on the inside.
After Qin Sheng arrived, he added some fun to Ren Xiaosu's life. Qin Sheng did not do anything else every day other than help the refugees in town fetch water and repair their shacks.
This winter was especially cold, and many of the refugees' shacks were leaking. However, they could not find any materials that could be used to repair the shacks.
Ren Xiaosu had experienced such hardships before, so it was also a good thing for a rich person like Qin Sheng to experience such a life.
However, unlike what Ren Xiaosu had imagined, in the beginning, he thought that Qin Sheng would be flustered and might even be more of a hindrance. In reality, however, Qin Sheng was very good at hands-on work, and he had a lot of experience living in the wilderness.
Qin Sheng hunted gophers in the wilderness for two days, then used the gophers' skin to sew up the shacks, while the gophers' meat was distributed to the refugees.
He was very skilled in mending the shack. In any case, he was much more skilled than Ren Xiaosu.
Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, "Did you often do needlework in the past?"
"No." Qin Sheng said with a smile, "In the past, when I was training with my teacher, I would walk in the wilderness for two to three months at a time. Back then, my teacher would make me do everything to train my hands-on skills. My teacher said that being a Knight is an honor, and he would never nurture a useless person."
Ren Xiaosu wondered if this was an excuse for Old Li to slack off. He looked at Qin Sheng. Although he had a lot of life experience, he could tell at a glance that he was a good young man who would be easily fooled.
Qin Sheng had also bought the yard next to Ren Xiaosu's. He and Zhou Yingxue were now Ren Xiaosu's neighbors.
However, after Ren Xiaosu exposed Qin Sheng, Qin Sheng did not go into the backyard again. The main reason was that Qin Sheng knew there were strange plants in the backyard, so it would not be easy to sneak in quietly.
Every day, after Qin Sheng helped the refugees, he would go to the tavern to look for Ren Xiaosu. For some reason, Zhou Yingxue, Ren Xiaosu, and Qin Sheng had started playing Fight the Landlord in the tavern.
When Xiaolu saw this, she also joined in the game. The three-player Fight the Landlord turned into a four-player Fight the Landlord with two decks of cards and eight hidden cards.
For the past two days, Ren Xiaosu had been looking around town for a long time in an attempt to buy a copy of Hope Media's newspaper.
But the owner of the grocery store here was not as hardworking as Wang Fugui. He really did not read any newspapers at all and just stayed in his shop every day.
Ren Xiaosu wondered if he could climb over the wall to get into the stronghold every day to buy a newspaper, right?
There was no doubt about the importance of newspapers in this era, especially a newspaper like Hope Media that respected the truth. It allowed Ren Xiaosu to learn a lot of information.
He did not have a huge intelligence network around him like others, so he could only rely on himself.
Ren Xiaosu went to look for the storyteller in the evening. When he entered the shop, he got straight to the point. "Do you know where I can get a copy of Hope Media's newspaper?"
The storyteller glanced at him. "Why? You're starting to pay attention to current affairs?"
"Because I'm alone and don't have any reliable sources of information, it's good to read the newspapers. I can get a lot of useful information from them," Ren Xiaosu explained.
Next to him, Xiaolu curled her lips. "You're not alone."
Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. However, the storyteller looked like he was not welcome. He took out a few newspapers from under the bed and handed them to Ren Xiaosu. "Here!"
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment. He saw that the newspapers were from today, but he had not seen anyone delivering newspapers to the storyteller before. As expected, the storyteller was no ordinary person. He was the one who had told him about the Anjing House. Also, when the woman in the black cap came, it was the storyteller who had asked Xiaolu to warn him.
"Thanks." Ren Xiaosu sat down in a chair and started reading the newspapers. Xiaolu propped her chin on her hand and looked at him.
But just as Ren Xiaosu started reading, the storyteller flew into a rage. "Take the newspapers and go back to your own house to read them. What's the meaning of reading them here? Go, go, go!"
Ren Xiaosu was baffled. What was wrong with this storyteller?
Didn't they get along quite well in the past?!
However, Ren Xiaosu did not say much as he left in a hurry. That was because the contents of the newspaper had attracted his attention, so he had to go back and read it carefully.
Today's Hope Media newspaper reported that Luo Lan would be arriving at the Wang Clan's stronghold as a guest in the near future. This was a very bold and dangerous move.
Moreover, the newspaper also reported that there were already many groups formed by radical youths in the Wang Clan's stronghold who wanted to protest against Luo Lan after he arrived at the Wang Clan's stronghold. They hoped the Kyung Clan would give up on their nuclear weapons of their own accord.
Ren Xiaosu pondered this. Fatty Luo was really bold. Even though he knew the Wang Clan was the organization that was most targeting the Kyung Clan, he still bit the bullet and came over.
Luo Lan's itinerary was also included in the newspaper. He would pass by Stronghold 65, 63, 62, and 61.
This itinerary was provided to Hope Media by Luo Lan himself. He wanted to make a trip to the Wang Clan under everyone's watchful eyes so that everyone could see if he had a clear conscience and if he had the courage to do so.
After reading this, Ren Xiaosu thought he could protect Luo Lan if he encountered any danger when he arrived at Stronghold 61.
He turned to read other news. One of them was that there seemed to be some movement in the northern grasslands. Stronghold 176 had discovered the nomadic outposts on several occasions and captured some of them. According to the captives, the various tribes in the northern grasslands were gathering and preparing to head south. As a lot of livestock had died during a heavy snowfall in the winter, they were here to loot some supplies.
There was also another piece of inconspicuous news that Ren Xiaosu had overlooked. "The creeper vines in Stronghold 61 are a spectacular sight to behold."
When Ren Xiaosu saw this piece of news, he only muttered to himself that he was bored and flipped through it.
What day and age was it? Could creeper vines even become news? Couldn't it be useful to focus on something?
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