On the way home, the bicycle drove across the riverside road.

In the distance, a boat more than ten meters long was approaching, and the bow was crowded with people.

These men and women have sallow complexions and messy hair. Each of them carries more than one burden, and many of them are accompanied by children.

"This is a refugee outside the city."

Chen Yiming parked the car on the side of the road and observed the boat carefully.

The roof of the boat was covered with a long tarpaulin. If the refugees did not board the bow, it would be impossible to tell what was in the cabin from the surface.

The boat docked in an open place on the shore not far from Chen Yiming.

The refugees on the bow jumped ashore one by one, and then one after another came out of the cabin, and followed the people in front to go ashore one by one.

Chen Yiming roughly estimated that there were about fifty people.

Looking at the ship that turned around and returned, Chen Yiming felt a little impatient:

"Hurry up and tell your family about this."

Refugees smuggled into the city and the army assembled. Something terrible must have happened. The village in the city must be the first choice for refugees to settle down, and his home happened to be in the village in the city.

He got back on his bike and picked up speed to drive home.

...

When I got home, it was already dark.

Today's dinner has been placed on the dinner table, a total of four dishes and one soup.

Chen's father, Chen Jindong, was lying on a chair and smoking a pipe, while Chen's mother was sitting at the dining table, holding a ledger in her hand, counting today's income and expenditure records.

Chen Yiming's younger sister, Chen Yingying, does her homework at the dinner table in order to save electricity bills.

Seeing her son coming back, Chen Ma put away the account book and greeted the family for dinner. Chen Yiming sensiblely stepped forward to help with the dishes.

At the dinner table, everyone ate quietly, and no one talked much.

When everyone was full, Father Chen stopped Chen Yingying who wanted to go back to the house to continue reading, with a serious face:

"I just heard the news from the farmer's market today. There may be another war in the west. I heard that there are creatures from other worlds in the lake. You should pay attention to safety outside in the future."

After a pause, he exhorted Chen Yingying:

"Don't come back from school alone, wait for your brother to pick you up."

After speaking, he explained to Chen Ma:

"In the future, the restaurant's order will only be received at 4 pm, and Yiming will go directly to pick up Yingying after the last delivery."

Chen Yiming waited for Father Chen to finish speaking, and hurriedly interjected:

"I have the same situation. I met a assembled army on the road today, and I found refugees hiding in boats and sneaking into the city by the river when I came back."

It was raining again outside the house at this time, and the temperature seemed to have become extraordinarily cold.

"Refugees are entering the city, refugees are entering the city, refugees are entering the city." Father Chen muttered and repeated it three times.

He fell silent and seemed to be thinking.

After a while, Father Chen continued:

"The scale of this war may not be small. Once it starts, we can't stay outside the city."

When Mama Chen heard that the refugees had entered the city, she also had lingering fears and said worriedly:

"Do you want to close the restaurant directly and reopen it after this incident has passed?"

Father Chen's heart sank, and he thought for a long time before speaking:

"It's better to wait a few more days to see how bad the situation is. Moreover, Yiming will continue to spend money after going to the martial arts hall to learn."

After finishing speaking, he asked Chen Yiming again:

"You signed up for the Mantis Sword Hall, how are you preparing?"

Chen Yiming patted his chest and assured:

"No problem, I will be sure in the past few days, completely master the basic swordsmanship moves, and then sign up immediately."

Father Chen looked at Chen Yiming seriously, and said in a deep voice:

"This is not a joke, you better not lie to us."

Then, he told Mama Chen:

"When Yiming becomes a martial arts student, remember to hang up the changed martial arts training clothes high enough that anyone passing by can see them."

After hearing this, Mama Chen was overjoyed:

"This method is good. I can also make a few more imitations with needle and thread. Be sure to let people passing by around see clearly."

Although there is a huge difference between martial arts students and warriors, and it is difficult for a hundred students to find a warrior in the end, it is easy to beat a few ordinary people, let alone refugees with extremely poor health.

As long as Chen Yiming can successfully become a student of the Mantis Sword Gym, the Chen family basically doesn't have to worry about someone making trouble, and just relying on the name of a martial arts student can deter Xiao Xiao who is making up his mind.

...

The next day, Chen's restaurant was still operating as usual.

Chen Yiming got up early, and took advantage of the fact that there were no orders in the restaurant in the morning, so he took the time to practice basic sword moves.

Chen's father handles the food alone, Chen's mother visits the neighbors to find out the news, and Chen Yingying still goes to school normally.

Life still has to go on, the work that should be done, the school that should go to school, and the order in the city during the day can still be guaranteed.

Near noon.

Chen Yiming stopped practicing and started delivering food.

He rode his car across the bridge and found that the situation was getting worse. Refugees had begun to settle in the bridge hole.

In the business district near the city center, there are countless recruiting agencies on the side of the road holding placards. The placards uniformly read: "XXX project, recruiting a large number of people, including food and lodging."

The coolies on the construction site only provided three meals a day. Under such conditions, it is impossible to recruit people in normal times. Obviously, the situation is worse than Chen Yiming expected.

When Chen Yiming came to the business district, he saw a large number of white-collar workers coming out of the office building holding their personal belongings. Most of them had tears in their eyes. It was obvious that they had just been laid off and packed up and left.

His heart sank, and he desperately hoped that the last point of skill would come soon.

...

Another two days passed.

Everyone in the whole city knew that there was going to be a war in the west, and the streets that used to be bustling were now deserted.

Donghu City began to implement wartime management.

The farmer's market was forced to close due to out-of-stock, and ordinary people could only receive a catty of grain every three days at the official grain stations with their city ID cards.

A large number of government-controlled companies have begun to recruit war logistics staff.

The Chen family restaurant was closed and no longer open. The door was locked with a big lock, and the family stayed at home all day.

The only good news is that Chen’s father and mother, who opened the restaurant, have already prepared for it. There is a vacuum packaging machine at home, which makes and smokes dried bacon and air-dried vegetables all year round in vacuum packaging for storage.

Today the family is stored in the basement of the house, providing food for a whole year.

...

The night of the fifth day.

The light rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped, and the stars in the sky hung up in the night sky again.

Chen Yiming practiced basic sword moves in the courtyard on the first floor. Since the electricity consumption time was also limited, he could only light a kerosene lamp.

He practiced the moves over and over again, and a figure was reflected on the wall, changing constantly following his movements.

Inadvertently, the martial arts talent panel automatically appeared in front of his eyes.

Chen Yiming

Talent: gray and white skill bar

Skill Points: 3

Another 1 skill point was obtained, and the above skill point clearly displayed "3".

Chen Yiming did not hesitate to add 3 skill points to the sword technique in the skill column.

The pattern representing the sword technique lit up.

Chen Yiming

Talent: Swordsmanship - Level 1

Skill Points: 0

The next moment, he felt something crack in his mind, and a strong impulse rushed to his heart.

He started practicing basic sword moves again.

For the first time, all the basic sword moves can be performed standardly.

The second time, all the moves have been connected freely.

For the third time, the combinations of stabbing, chopping, teasing, picking, and cutting in the basic sword moves automatically appear in the mind, and the moves can be changed at any time according to the situation.

With the blessing of a level 1 swordsmanship talent, all the moves seemed to be imprinted in his mind. Before the moves in his hand were over, he was already confident about what to do next.

The thinking speed of the brain exceeds the movement of the body, and the speed of the body seems to have slowed down. It only needs to rely on the feeling to be able to make sure the sword moves are not bad.

The breeze blew, the flames danced, and a figure stood holding a sword.

His eyes were closed tightly, and two figures appeared in his mind. One of the figures held a sword for a while, and a knife for a while, constantly changing various weapons.

Another figure, holding a long sword, just used basic sword moves to combine each other's moves. The two figures fought for a long time in an instant, and various countermeasures were derived in their minds.

When he opened his eyes, he couldn't help but clenched his fists tightly, and the grievance accumulated in his heart was released in one fell swoop.

After enduring it for nearly three months, it was finally his turn to drive the car.

Although these combined sword moves are not advanced martial arts, but the flexible use of basic sword moves, but relying on this, the current him can easily win ten times against the original him.

A sense of security arises spontaneously, full of confidence.

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