On the Seven Towers

Luo Ling glanced at Zhang Hong, as if she were glancing at a trash can in the corner. She said calmly: "Communicating with a group of violent natives is a dangerous job after all. Naturally, we young people are at the front." . And I have to go on business trips from time to time, and it’s hard for the elderly who are tired of traveling.”

She looked at Zhang Hong and said with a half-smile: "Teacher Zhang, you are a young and strong man, and you will be our main force from now on. There are two important positions suitable for you. One is to go to Floro Town to work as a resident." One is to do business with the natives; one is to go into the mountains with the expedition team and check out the surrounding products."

"This mission is simply inexplicable." Zhang Hong said unhappily, "Business operations are the business team's business, and exploration is the geology team's business. Why do we need to come forward?"

"How can they bargain if they don't understand Spanish? How can they communicate with the mountain people they meet?"

Zhang Hong was very anxious when Luo Ling saw him. He wiped his forehead with his sleeve and said excitedly: "This is too dangerous! We are the only ones who can speak Spanish and should be protected talents. This is another thing that makes Zhang Hong anxious." I’m going to fight for my life! I won’t do it, I want to quit…”

"I'm going, I'm going!" Du Mei interrupted Zhang Hong and raised her hand high, "I'm going to the expedition team. Don't underestimate me. I'm a veteran traveler and have been on outdoor adventures several times. I have experience in mountain climbing and camping.”

"It's better for me to go." Ding Lunquan's voice was a little rough, but he seemed very honest. "After all, this place is different from the earth, and some experience may not be useful. It's better to leave the adventure to stronger men. Besides, I will also participate. Over camping.”

"I'll take care of the station work." Teacher Liu, who had been silent for the whole time, also spoke. She seemed to be in poor health and her face was a little pale. "My waist and legs are not good, so I really can't go on the expedition. But look It’s still okay to look at the stalls and do business.”

"You are really ignorant and fearless. I have fought face-to-face with the natives. Those people are savages who eat people without spitting out their bones. They may have to pay for these jobs with their lives." Zhang Hong saw that these people were actually It is really incomprehensible to ask for a dangerous mission.

Xiao Chen looked at Zhang Hong's performance and sighed in his heart. It seemed that Li Jia's evaluation was quite reasonable. This teacher Zhang really can't recognize the reality and doesn't know what kind of situation everyone is in. Just when he was about to refute, the soft and weak Teacher Liu over there spoke first: "Teacher Zhang, we all know that these tasks are very dangerous, but have you realized that if we don't take these risks in our current situation? Is it impossible to survive? Someone must complete these tasks, and these people are between you and me."

"That's right, as a girl, I am willing to take responsibility. I really don't know how some men become soft-footed shrimps." Du Mei commented disdainfully, and glared at Zhang Hong after she finished speaking.

Luo Ling didn't speak, she just looked at Zhang Hong with everyone. Zhang Hong looked around a few times, but in the end he didn't dare to look at everyone, and looked away evasively.

"Okay, I have thought about it before. Let's take a look at the distribution plan. Teacher Liu is in poor health, Xiao Du is a young girl, and you are from a Spanish major. Two of you are responsible for language training, and the other groups are responsible for The idle personnel will be assigned to learn Spanish. Xiao Chen and Ding Lun will go to the expedition team to explore the underground labyrinth and the surrounding environment, and Zhang Hong will go to the trading team to follow them to trade and open shops in the town," Luo Ling finally announced. .

"Why didn't you just say that you have a teaching assignment? I can do this too." Zhang Hong stood up anxiously and asked.

"Teaching is a job for women, but steel is good, it should be used on the blade." Luo Ling replied unhurriedly.

"What about yourself? Teaching too?"

Luo Ling smiled slightly and said, "As for me, I will also go to the expedition team. There are three expedition teams, and we need exactly three people. Do you want to change with me?"

Zhang Hong was startled and felt a little hot on his face. He stood up suddenly and walked out of the door without saying hello.

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"Ha, ha, hey, hey..." There were constant shouts in the school playground.

Wang Jiyuan walked slowly around the perimeter, watching with a serious face as dozens of young people practiced using spears under the guidance of a sturdy middle-aged man.

Every time a middle-aged man makes an action, the young people behind him follow suit. Although the movements were consistent, the spears in the middle-aged man's hands seemed to be alive. Every stabbing was like a dragon emerging from the water, so fast that people could not see clearly, and so sharp that it could penetrate the air. But those young people are much worse. Except for a few in the front row who are decent, the others are either in the wrong direction or not strong enough. Although he was "humming" with enthusiasm, he really didn't have any murderous intent. In addition, these spears were obviously homemade and looked strange, making the whole team look even more chaotic.

The middle-aged man did the action twice. When he saw Wang Jiyuan coming, he asked the young man to practice by himself and ran over with a spear in his hand.

He is Ji Yijun's father, Ji Xun. Three days ago, he volunteered to join the convoy. On the following day, he easily used a spear to deal with two large wild boars that rushed out to attack the caravan. His skill with the spear with one hand was amazing. This made Wang Jiyuan look at him with admiration.

After asking, Wang Jiyuan learned that Ji Xun was the head of the security department in the enterprise. When he was young, he practiced Tai Chi and served in the army. His martial arts level was quite good. Wang Jiyuan realized that guns and ammunition were limited. Before being able to manufacture guns and ammunition, letting the guards learn to use spears could increase their combat effectiveness. So he asked Ji Xun to be the martial arts instructor of the guards. However, according to the current progress of the students, it will take more than one day to learn something.

"Captain Wang, the children are practicing well. What brought you here?" Ji Xun smiled honestly and walked in front of Wang Jiyuan.

"Old Ji, I have bad news. It seems that you have to continue to be the coach of the imperial army!" Wang Jiyuan joked helplessly.

"Is there a problem with making guns?" Ji Xun understood as soon as he heard it.

"Well, I went to the industrial group and the technology group several times. The conclusion is that we can't make earthen guns in the short term. Even flintlock guns are not possible. The main reason is that there is no ready-made steel and gunpowder, and we don't have good equipment and technicians. It is possible to make some crossbows, but due to the limitation of steel, the number will not be large. Our defense here, in addition to the guns used in military training, will eventually rely on cold weapons." Wang Jiyuan looked at the young people who were still stabbing off the field and said with some concern.

Ji Xun also became worried when he heard this: "Except for Xiaojun and the girl named Ye Zi, others have no foundation and are far from being a qualified warrior. To be honest, if there is no advantage in weapons, letting them fight with the locals who are used to using cold weapons is to die."

"There is no other choice. If you can't defend yourself, you will die." Wang Jiyuan said very directly.

"Alas..." Ji Xun sighed.

"They don't regard themselves as warriors." Wang Jiyuan found that as Li Xun ran away, some people over there began to be lazy.

"There's nothing we can do about it. They were just ordinary students a few days ago." Ji Xun said with some sympathy, "It's not easy to take time out every day to practice for three hours under the hot sun."

"Let my soldiers tell them what fighting is! Old Ji, arrange my people to fight against them. There will be unexpected situations at any time, and they may have to face the enemy. Just practicing like this will only harm them." Wang Jiyuan said.

"It's good to try it, but I don't know if it will dampen the children's spirit." Ji Xun agreed with some hesitation.

"Since I came from there, I have seen many people with high aspirations, what about building a country, what about dominating the world. The most important thing in this school is aspirations. It's time to give them some blows and let them learn to be down-to-earth." Wang Jiyuan said calmly.

Soon, ten PLA soldiers were called over by Wang Jiyuan. They all held sticks in their hands and stood opposite the student square. Although they had not been trained with spears, they had a kind of tough temperament when holding sticks in their hands.

Ji Xun called the students who were practicing over and told them that they would have actual combat training with the PLA soldiers, and asked everyone to replace their spears with sticks.

"Let's practice with the PLA soldiers?" Ye Zi jumped up happily, and her two randomly tied braids kept shaking. She was wearing a military training uniform, and her figure could not be seen because of the thick and large clothes, but her agile figure looked full of beauty when she moved. In the past few days, she first joined the guard team, and then she was particularly outstanding in training and was appointed as the team leader. It was just when she had nowhere to vent her excitement, and this proposal for practice was really to her liking. When she practiced martial arts at home before, the most worrying thing was that there was no opponent. Even if her grandfather gave her a lot of moves, he would let her go a lot. Now she can actually "fight in groups" with a legitimate reason, which is really exciting.

She was not the only one who was ready to make a move. Ji Yijun also rubbed his hands and encouraged everyone, "We have more than 40 people, and there are masters like me and Ye Zi. We must show them some strength to prevent them from saying that we are just for show." This sentence resonated with many people. Everyone has been training in a serious manner for a long time in the past two days, but the PLA soldiers who patrolled with them never took them seriously. Clay people still have earthy nature, let alone young men with blood and vigor?

However, there are still people who want to spoil the show. There was a male student who was a little fat and asked hesitantly: "They won't really hit us with sticks? Won't it be swollen after this stick?"

"What are you afraid of? To learn martial arts, you must first learn to be beaten. How can you make progress without being beaten a few times? If you are afraid of getting hurt, it is better to retreat early." Ye Zi refuted.

Unexpectedly, when she said this, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Ye Zi saw fear and reluctance in the eyes of several people. After a commotion, several people really left the crowd with the fat man and stood aside as spectators. Ji Yijun said in her ear with some dissatisfaction: "Don't scare everyone, morale is important."

"Humph, when these people are beaten in the team, they will cry for their parents and run away in panic, which will hurt their morale. Remember! The main force is you and me, and quality is more important than quantity!" Ye Zi replied in a low voice, and she said loudly to others: "The other side has only ten people, and we only need twenty people. More people will not win fairly. Who of you is willing to fight?"

Ji Yijun glanced at her in surprise and asked: "What are you planning to do?"

Ye Zi whispered to him, and after hearing Ji Yijun nodding repeatedly, he said happily: "That's it!"