Dawn of a New Era

Chen Shouyi walked out of the old-fashioned Tongzilou with his bow bag and sword box.

Fine snowflakes fell one after another, and it was already snowing outside. Chen Shouyi restrained the urge to use his natural ability, and let the snowflakes fall on his body. In just a few steps, his shoulders were covered with a layer of snow.

Really bad weather.

The weather has been getting colder and colder these days.

He exhaled a long breath of white air, hung the bow bag and sword case on the handlebar, unlocked the lock, got on the bicycle, and hurried back.

This place is located in the suburbs, thirty or forty kilometers away from his home. If you don't hurry up, it will be dark when you get home.

From time to time on the road, you can see relief stations opened by the city government.

Not only was the inside full of people, but there was also a long queue at the door. Some people held umbrellas, and some simply let the heavy snow fall. In this kind of cold weather, everyone was wrapped in coats or down jackets, and they were still frozen. She was trembling and her face was blue.

Banks are still unable to withdraw money, and most companies are completely closed. There is no source of income, and many people do not have much cash in their hands. Basically, they are paycheck to paycheck.

If there is no relief, the entire Hedong City will probably become chaotic in an instant.

Chen Shouyi looked silent, and he pedaled his bicycle quickly, speeding all the way.

...

Three tarpaulin-wrapped steam trucks approached.

On the front of the train that looked like an old-fashioned train, white smoke was puffing and puffing, and the six pairs of connecting rods connecting the wheels were constantly rotating, making a huge noise. Chen Shouyi stared blankly at these behemoths, and didn't come back to his senses until they passed by. .

Back in the community, it was already five o'clock, and it had just darkened.

The snow on the ground has accumulated more than half a foot thick,

Chen Shouyi rode his car into the parking lot and glanced at it. The rows of gray cars inside were already covered with a thick layer of gray cars. He drove to the corner and locked the car, brushed off the snow from his shoulders and hair, and his whole body Steam rising.

...

At night, the flames of the candles on the computer desk were glowing with a faint red light.

Chen Shouyi pulled out the strange alloy sword, inserted the curing oil on the surface of the sword, and looked at it carefully.

Under the dim light, the edge of the blade shone with fine patterns like fish scales, and the edge of the blade was flawless, as if it had never been used, and it shone coldly.

He rubbed his fingers lightly on the edge of the blade.

"hiss!"

There was a sudden pain in the hand, and when I picked up the index finger to look, a cut was made, and blood slowly overflowed.

Very sharp sword.

A flash of surprise flashed in his heart. You must know that with his physique, even a nano-sclerosed film sword would need some force to cut through the skin, but this sword, just rubbed lightly, hurt him.

Suddenly he stood up and swung his sword towards the corner of the table. The blade cut through the composite board of the computer desk without making much noise, and it was extremely smooth. With one stroke, almost no resistance was felt, and the corner of the table fell off.

"No wonder, I heard from Cao Zhenhua's wife that he liked this sword the most before he was alive. This is definitely not an ordinary metal." Chen Shouyi was thoughtful.

He flicked a few sword flowers, and felt more and more satisfied. A sword weighing more than ten kilograms seemed too heavy for a warrior, but for him, it seemed to be quite handy, and it didn't affect the speed of the sword at all.

I will use this sword from now on.

He put the sword into the scabbard, looked at the cut finger, and found that it had already healed completely.

...

"Big gems, one by one!"

"Big gems, one by one... one!"

Shell Girl was sitting on the bed, with four crystal balls, a piece of glass beads and small glass beads in front of her, counting and playing with herself blushing, and comforted by a big crystal ball, she Inside, I am no longer obsessed with watching cartoons.

"Little gemstones, one by one...one by one!" There were so many small glass beads, she counted for more than two minutes, and almost lost her breath.

Chen Shouyi almost laughed, and corrected him, "One, two, three, four, count like this!"

Shell girl raised her head and looked at Chen Shouyi when she heard the words, her eyes were a little contemptuous and she said, "You stupid giant,

Can't count like that! "

Chen Shouyi's chest choked.

You are such an idiot in mathematics, and you still come to despise me.

"Why not, one two three four five six seven, you know?"

"Know!"

"You count it!"

Shell Girl snorted disdainfully, as if to prove how stupid the giant is from IQ, she pretended to count.

"One, two, three, four..." She stopped when she counted to four, and picked up the fourth small glass bead: "Look, it's just one, why do you insist on saying it's four?"

...

In a blink of an eye, another few days have passed, and the Spring Festival is getting closer and closer.

However, in Hedong today, there is no sense of the festive approach of the Spring Festival at all, and there is only an atmosphere that is getting more and more depressing day by day.

As soon as a young clerk of a neighborhood committee put up a job-seeking notice at the gate of the community, the outside was quickly surrounded by people.

Chen Shouyi went downstairs and looked over curiously.

Most of the recruits are general workers in machinery factories. Of course, there are some positions with higher salaries, such as machine repair, such as mechanical engineers, mechanical designers, but these require certain professional skills and knowledge. For most people in the community , can only stay away.

He looked up into the distance, only to realize that, before he knew it, there were several more chimneys spewing white smoke nearby.

Chen Shouyi had never been a person who was cold and sad, but at this moment, he felt heavy for no reason.

He clearly felt that the splendid material civilization of mankind is rapidly declining. Perhaps this is a turning point that is about to enter another kind of glory, or it may be a permanent sinking.

...

In the afternoon, someone in the community began to promote the belief of barbarians. This person held a tin horn and loudly declared that belief in gods is the only way out for human beings, and it is the beginning of human glory. If human beings insist on resisting gods, human beings will perish. The world will go to hell and swear that they have seen God with their own eyes.

It immediately attracted a lot of people to watch.

But a few hours later, the police came to the door and took the lunatic away.

When he was caught, he yelled frantically all the way.

Claiming that he has been named the spokesperson of the gods, arresting him is blasphemy against the gods.

...

"If worshiping gods can really keep you safe, it's not impossible to worship." Mother Chen, who went downstairs to join in the fun, said worriedly after returning.

Chinese people have always been pragmatic and utilitarian in their beliefs. For most people, as long as it is beneficial, that god is not worship.

"This can only be said in private, not outside." Chen Dawei advised.

"I'm not a fool, I'm just talking casually!" Mother Chen glared at him.

At this time, the anti-aircraft guns outside rang again, and Chen Shouyi walked to the balcony. Several small dots were hovering in the sky. In the past ten days, the invasion of creatures from other worlds had become more and more serious.

"Don't look, let's eat!" Mother Chen said.

ps: I'm sorry, I've been a little stuck these days.