The three of them walked in silence to a house lit by fire.
"Dad! You're back!"
In an instant, a little boy of twelve or thirteen years old, with a sallow complexion and skinny muscles, ran out of the house quickly and threw himself into Chen Guodong's arms. He was Chen Fan's younger brother, Chen Chen.
Chen Chen raised his head, looked around, and then asked with some disappointment: "Dad, did you come back without food this time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach growled.
Chen Guodong blushed and hesitated: "This time, something unexpected happened, next time, next time."
"But, that's what you said last time."
The boy blinked his eyes, his eyes clear.
The woman quickly pulled him away and complained: "Didn't you see that your dad was injured? Be careful to touch the wound."
She didn't dare to say that your dad almost didn't come back this time.
"Ah?"
The boy followed the woman's gaze and immediately took a step back in fright, "Dad, yes, I'm sorry."
"What does this have to do with you."
Chen Guodong touched the boy's head, then looked at the woman and said, "Cook some rice soup? Do you still have money at home? I'll see if I can go to Songjiapu to exchange for some food tomorrow."
"It's gone a long time ago. I even exchanged it for the wedding ring you gave me." The woman shook her head, then walked into the house, scooped half a spoonful of rice at the bottom of the jar, and went to make porridge.
There isn't much left in the rice vat. I'm confident that I can still hold on for a week. If I finish all this, I'll really have nothing to eat.
"Xiaofan."
Chen Guodong waved to Chen Fan and asked with concern: "How are you doing?"
"It's okay, Dad."
Chen Fan tried his best to imitate the original person's movements and tone.
In my impression, the original person seems to be a little afraid of his taciturn father, so the relationship is a bit distant, which is a good thing for him.
Chen Guodong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just nodded and said briefly: "It's okay."
Dinner is gruel, mostly water, but there are some rice grains at the bottom of the pot.
The family of four licked the bottom of the bowl, and Chen Guodong, the mainstay, drank another bowl.
Afterwards, they went to have a rest.
Chen Fan and his younger brother were sleeping in the room on the west side. The subtle sounds of his parents' conversations could be heard in his ears. It was not that he wanted to eavesdrop. The room was indeed crude and the sound insulation effect was very poor.
"Guodong, do you know? I am worried to death today, afraid that you will be like them and not come back." The mother sobbed softly.
"I'll be fine, don't worry." The man's voice was steady and strong.
"But what about next time?"
The whole room fell into silence.
Chen Fan sighed lightly.
Don't look at it like this. It's very difficult to live without a meal, but many people don't even have a place to stay. In those cities, let alone whether people are willing to take you in when you go there, there are ten dangers for ordinary people.
Life is not enough.
Strength, only strong strength can survive.
He closed his eyes and thought, something similar to the character attribute panel in the game appeared in his mind, which was extremely real.
Realm: None
Level:1(0/1)
Physique: 8 (the average value for an adult man is 10 points, the same below)
Strength:7
Agility:7
Spirit:5
Skills: None
Potential points: 1 (1 point/1 day)
In addition, after the level, there is a big plus sign, which is particularly conspicuous.
And this plus sign didn't exist an hour ago. He traveled through it last night, and by tonight, it would take about 25 hours.
When the data panel first appeared, he thought it was his hallucination. It was not until he confirmed again and again that he finally confirmed that it was his system that had received the account.
This plus sign should consume potential points.
Chen Fan took a deep breath, and his heart moved. He saw that the plus sign at the back seemed to be pressed. Then, a powerful flow of heat surged out from his heart and flowed to every corner of his body.
"Click, click."
A small sound came from all over his body, and there was an indescribable feeling of openness.
"Is this strengthening my body?"
This thought popped into Chen Fan's mind, and he clearly felt that the power in his body had become stronger.
After a few seconds, the heat dissipated. If the sweat from his body hadn't wet his clothes, he would have doubted whether it was just his imagination.
When I clenched my fists, I really felt a sense of abundant strength, which I didn't have before.
"By the way, system!"
He looked quickly and saw that the attributes had indeed changed.
Realm: None
Level:2(0/2)
Physique:8.8
Strength:7.7
Agility:7.7
Spirit:5.5
Skills: None
Potential points: 0 (1 point/1 day)
"!!!"
His eyes lit up, and he saw that all four attributes had increased by about ten percent, barely reaching the standards of an adult man.
No wonder I feel physically stronger.
He became more and more excited, feeling that there was a glimmer of hope for his future life. Unfortunately, the potential point became 0 again, and the rest remained unchanged.
"It seems that it will take another day to get a little more experience points."
Chen Fan sighed, and the plus sign behind the level also disappeared, and the original 0/1 became 0/2.
"It seems that if you want to continue to improve your level, you need to consume two potential points. I don't know how to increase the growth rate of potential points. One point a day, and now I don't even have food to eat. It is a luxury to live another day."<
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Chen Fan said to himself, there is not much time left for him.
His eyes slowly moved down and landed on the skills column, which was empty.
So, is this a reminder to yourself to learn martial arts skills?
However, I have never heard that anyone in this earthen castle knows Kung Fu? He himself does remember a few moves of Tai Chi, but he learned them when he was studying. He was careless when doing them, and he had long forgotten them after entering the society.
Gone.
Besides, even if there is Tai Chi, in this place where medicine is lacking, you cannot fight with ferocious beasts. Otherwise, if you are injured, you will have to heal yourself. If you are injured too seriously, you will have to wait for death.
If you want to learn, it is best to learn archery. The next best thing is to learn long-handled weapons such as iron spears and sticks. Each inch is longer and stronger, and the last is the sword.
"Try tomorrow."
Chen Fan quickly made the decision to learn archery.
There are not many iron weapons in the earthen castle, and iron bows are probably even more scarce, because only two or three of my father and others are equipped with longbows, while the others use melee weapons such as spears and shields.
As for guns? They are valuable goods. Killing low-level ferocious beasts is like a joke, so the price is frighteningly expensive!
But it doesn't matter, he can first use wood, combined with broken bow strings, or sinews of fierce beasts, to make a wooden bow. It is not difficult to gather these resources.
Even if archery is not a martial art at all, you can still learn to defend yourself and go hunting with a hunting team in the future. After all, relying on others is not the answer, so you have to support yourself.
Otherwise, you will not be able to survive in this cruel world.
As Chen Fan thought about it, he gradually felt sleepy and fell asleep. It was not until early in the morning that he was awakened by a scream coming from outside.