The three of them walked quickly towards the village. Along the way, Feng Bujue was asking Hank about the situation in Shenyou Village, while Kuangzong Jianying listened silently.
Hank is not a tour guide, so he cannot introduce the local customs and customs of the village in an organized manner, but Feng Bujue is very skillful in asking questions, and he skillfully guides Hank to tell some useful information in more detail.
The residential area of Shenyou Village is roughly divided into four areas. The outermost area near the exit is the first area, which belongs to the slums. Hank's home is here, and his only family member is his mother who is over 50 years old. She is doing laundry.
Working in a house, working ten hours a day, with only one day off per week, the pay is pitiful.
Hank earned a little more from his job in the scavenger team, but every time he went out, he might never come back. His father and several brothers were scavengers, and they all ended up dead.
The job of the scavenger team is to search for useful materials in the dangerous environment of the old earth. Exploring ancient ruins is not a common task. The most common thing they do on a daily basis is to collect and transport back to Shenyou Village for growth.
Natural resources, mainly minerals, plants, and water sources with a degree of pollution that can be treated.
With inventions like the [anti-gravity catapult], this work does not require a lot of manpower. The scavengers pack the things, "lift" them up, and walk back to the warehouse of the shark cabin to put them down.
It may not seem like a lot of hard work, but in fact the risk factor is very high. In today's old earth, even in deserts with constant black storms, there are a few ferocious animals, and those jungles, swamps, and coastal areas are already full of mutated creatures.
Running rampant is a fatal threat to humans, the environment and living creatures.
Most of the people living in peripheral areas are families like Hank. The villagers here only receive education for three years. In the first two years, they learn basic mathematics and literacy, and in the third year they learn some work-related knowledge. From ten
Starting from the age of 10, they must learn to survive by their own labor. They have been doing single and heavy manual labor or some dangerous work all their lives. But as long as they obey the rules and complete their work properly, they will be able to eat well.
There is nothing wrong with having a full meal.
After passing through the first area, the second area is the largest farming area with a medium population.
The styles of roads and houses here have changed from those in the outer areas. The main crops in the fields look like corn. But the leaves are not green, but corrugated golden yellow; there are also some tubers growing in the soil, exposed in the
The leaves outside were brown, and a fragrance could be smelled from a distance. Feng Bujue asked Hank what these were. The answer was "rice and sweet fruits", which are the staple foods on the villagers' tables. This
These two crops were probably created and named by the previous villagers of Shenyou Village. Anyway, there were no similar things on earth before.
People living in the farming area live a slightly better life than the first area, with a more comfortable living environment and different colors of clothing. Each family has a field responsible for farming. Its crop yields are strictly monitored, and all
It has to be handed over to the village, and not even a grain of rice can be kept in your own family. The family income is determined based on the amount of grain turned in.
Relatively speaking, their lives do not involve too many risks, and the ratio of labor to rest is not inhumane. Moreover, residents in farming areas have the opportunity to receive further education. If they have more than two children at home, they can choose among them.
A child who is relatively talented in learning can continue to study and receive "higher education". If they succeed in their studies, they will have the opportunity to enter the third area.
The third area belongs to technical personnel, and the number of these people is very small. The population of this area is basically maintained at about 300. Some of the top people among them are the promoters of "open" technology in Shenyou Village. Comparison
Those who are poor can also serve as engineers or managers, and those who are old or unable to work can be responsible for teaching students.
The residents in this area are mainly intellectual workers, with considerable income and stable life. The space where one person lives is equivalent to the area of a family in the outer area. The color of their clothes is white. Their social status is also high.
As for the fourth area, it is where the "priests", or nobles, live. Their residences can be described as luxurious to the surrounding villagers, but in Shenyou Village, even the sacrificial families must be uniform in dress.
This is not negotiable. The only people in the village who can dress as they please are those named Kouben. Everyone knows their appearance and their portraits can be seen everywhere. Children have to learn the heroic deeds of the Kouben family members from an early age.
And learn a few songs to praise them.
The priests basically don't have to do anything, and their lives are already very comfortable. Their tables are often filled with ingredients that scavengers have sacrificed their lives for, which ordinary villagers will never be able to enjoy in their lifetimes; the tap water they use is drinkable directly.
water source, and the water used by the surrounding villagers is "filtered" from polluted water sources brought back from outside the village.
The duty of the priests is to protect the "Sons of God" and the rule of the Coben family. Regardless of whether their children are talented or not, they can and are obliged to receive the most complete education and learn as much knowledge as possible, among which the most
Some smart people can share some secrets that only the Kouben family knows.
The heads and management of all departments in Shenyou Village are all held by priests or their family members. This has been the case for generations. In some departments, even if a guy knows nothing about professional knowledge, he can still sit in the top position. Anyway, find someone
People from the third area can be the deputy. And the deputy has to ask the layman chief for instructions before doing anything. If he makes his own decisions, the crime will be very serious.
Passing through these four areas is the deepest part of the village, the temple.
There are patrols on the streets in the first three areas. Although there are fewer residents in the third area, the patrols are stronger. In the fourth area, ordinary villagers are not allowed to enter, except for those wearing sacrificial clothes.
For those who do not hold a pass, the procedures for others to enter are very troublesome.
The fourth area and outside the temple are no longer in charge of patrols. There are special guards there, all of whom have been strictly screened and screened. Guys like Hank who come from the outer areas will definitely not be selected, at least
Only people from the second and third regions are qualified to join the ranks of the guards... How can we not be too cautious in the sacred mission of protecting the priests and the Son of God?
"The third area is ahead." When he came to the junction of the second area and the third area, Hank said: "Just go here. There are many patrolmen in the third area. If you are asked...
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"Keep walking." Feng Bujue said decisively. Along the way, they were questioned by several groups of patrolmen, and Feng Bujue also used the same reason to fool them, but Hank always looked on guard.
"Hey! Hank, is that you?" Suddenly, a woman's voice came and called Hank.
