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

In the distance, a ship more than ten meters long came towards us, and the bow was filled with people.

These men and women have a pale complexion and their hair is messy. Each of them carries more than one burden, and many of them are still following children.

"This is a refugee outside the city."

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

The roof of the ship is covered with a long layer of tarpaulin. If the refugees do not board the bow, there is no way to see what is in the cabin from the surface.

The ship was 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 refugees walked out of the cabin one after another, following the people in front of them.

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:

"You have to tell your family about this situation quickly."

Refugees smuggled into the city and the army gathered, something amazing must have happened. The urban village must be the first choice for refugees to settle in, and his home happened to be in the urban village.

He rode his bike again and rushed home faster.

...

When I got home, it was already dark.

Today's dinner was already on the table, with a total of four dishes and one soup.

Chen’s father, Chen Jindong, was lying on a chair and smoking dry cigarettes. Chen’s mother was sitting at the dining table, holding an account book in her hand, counting today’s income and expenditure records.

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

Seeing that his son came back, Chen's mother put away the account book and invited the whole family to have a meal. Chen Yiming came forward sensibly to help get the dishes and chopsticks.

At the dinner table, everyone was eating quietly and no one spoke much.

When everyone was full, Chen's father stopped Chen Yingying, who wanted to go back to the house to continue reading, and his face was serious:

"I just heard the news from the farmers' market today that there might be another war in the west. I heard that creatures in another world appeared in the lake. You should pay attention to safety outside in the future."

After a pause, he then told Chen Yingying:

"Don't come back alone after school in the future, wait for your brother to pick you up."

After saying that, he explained to Chen Ma:

"From the future, the restaurant order will only be received until 4 pm. Yiming will go directly to pick up Yingying after delivering the last trip."

Chen Yiming hurriedly interrupted when he finished speaking:

"I have a situation here too. Today I went out and encountered a gathering army on the road. I found refugees hiding in a boat and smuggling into the city by the river when I was still back."

It started to rain lightly outside the house at this time, and the temperature seemed to be particularly cold.

"Refugees go to the city, refugees go to the city, refugees go to the city." Chen's father muttered and repeated three times.

He fell silent, as if thinking.

After a while, Dad Chen continued:

"The scale of this war may be quite large. I couldn't stay outside the city at the beginning."

When Chen's mother heard that the refugees were entering the city, she was still scared and worried:

"Do you want to close the restaurant directly and wait until this matter is over before opening again?"

Dad Chen's heart sank, and he thought about it for a long time before he spoke:

"I'd better wait a few more days to see how the situation worsens. Besides, Yiming went to the martial arts school to learn skills and had to keep using money after that."

After saying that, he asked Chen Yiming again:

"How are you preparing for signing up for the Mantis Snake Hall?"

Chen Yiming patted his chest and promised:

"No problem, I've been sure these days, and have fully mastered the basic sword techniques, and then sign up right away."

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

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

Then, he instructed Chen Ma:

"When Yiming becomes a martial arts school student, remember to hang up the changed martial arts school practice clothes so high that they can see them by passing outside the door."

After hearing this, Chen's face was delighted:

"This method is good. I can also use needle and thread to copy a few more pieces, so that people passing by can see clearly."

Although the martial arts school students are 100,800 miles apart from the martial arts practitioners, and even one hundred students are unable to produce a warrior in the end, it is easy to beat a few ordinary people, not to mention refugees with extremely poor physical condition.

As long as Chen Yiming can successfully become a student of the Mantis Snake Sword Museum, the Chen family basically doesn’t have to worry about someone asking for trouble. Just relying on the title of a student of the martial arts school, it can shock the clever little people who have made up their minds.

...

The next day, the Chen Family Restaurant was still open 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 quickly practiced the basic sword moves.

Chen’s father handled the ingredients alone, Chen’s mother visited neighbors to inquire about the news, and Chen Yingying was still in school normally.

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

It's almost noon.

Chen Yiming stopped practicing and started delivering food.

He rode his bike past the bridge and found that the situation was worse, and refugees had begun to settle down in the bridge hole.

Near the commercial area in the city center, countless agents holding signs appeared on the roadside, and the signs were uniformly written: "The XXX project, recruiting a large number of people, including food and not housing."

The coolies on the construction site only book three meals a day. Such conditions cannot be recruited in normal times. Obviously, the situation is worse than Chen Yiming expected.

When Chen Yiming came to the commercial area, he saw a large number of white-collar workers walking out of the office building with their personal belongings in their arms, most of them were filled with tears. It was obvious that they had just been laid off and got out of the baggage.

His heart sank, and he was eager to see the last 1 skill point arrive soon.

...

Two more days passed.

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

Donghu City began to implement wartime management.

The farmers' market was forced to close because of out of stock. Ordinary people could only receive one kilogram of grain every three days with their ID cards from the city.

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

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

The only thing that is thankful is that Chen’s father and mother who run a restaurant have already made a good response. They have a vacuum packaging machine at home, which is made and smoked and dried bacon and air-dried vegetables for vacuum packaging and storage.

Now the house has a family in the basement, where they can eat food for a whole year.

...

The fifth night.

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

Chen Yiming practiced basic sword moves in the yard on the first floor. Due to the limitation of electricity usage time, he could only light a kerosene lamp.

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

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

Chen Yiming

Talent: off-white skill bar

Skill Points: 3

I obtained another skill point, and the above skill points clearly displayed "3".

Chen Yiming did not hesitate to add 3 skill points to the sword technique of the skill bar.

The pattern representing swordsmanship lit up.

Chen Yiming

Talent: Sword Technique - Level 1

Skill Points: 0

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

He started practicing basic sword moves again.

In the first time, all basic sword moves can be used at a standard level.
To be continued...