Evan felt he seemed to understand something, but with his current experience and understanding of life, he knew it would be difficult for the child to express his thoughts.
"It's alright, you're still young. Not knowing now isn't a problem. We still have time."
"Clang... clang... clang..."
A sudden knocking sound from a certain direction interrupted Rock Kyle's words. He looked in that direction, his eyes becoming more serious.
"Here we go again, you damned beast... Evan, stay home and read your books. Dad will be back in a bit."
Evan wasn't surprised by his father's departure; the knocking sound he'd just heard was a common occurrence in the settlement.
The Dark Erosion Beast has arrived, and that direction is the area where Rock is on guard duty.
Although it's not his turn to rotate yet, the alarm bells have already rung. Having more manpower can reduce some unnecessary sacrifices.
"Don't come back injured this time."
Watching his father's departing figure, Evan made his simplest wish.
As for reading, Rock Kyle discovered that his son had a special talent for learning, so he always encouraged Evan to read more and study more.
He hopes that his child can become a scholar in the future, contributing to the knowledge transmission of the community, or use his knowledge to take on logistical or other work.
While home guards may receive better treatment in terms of food and other aspects, it is still ultimately too dangerous.
More than once, Rock might have changed shifts with a guard in an area a few days before, and the group of men were chatting and laughing together.
A few days later, I saw those acquaintances turn into cold corpses and be sent for cremation.
Because of their superior strength, the Dark Erosion Beasts born from the corruption and resurrection of the corpses of those who guarded the body were even more terrifying, and their corpses would be processed urgently.
In Rock's view, Evan has a talent for learning, but he may not have the same potential in the field of combat. It would be safer for him to be a scholar.
Evan, however, had his own thoughts on this.
"A scholar? I feel there might be a better, more suitable path for me to take?"
Evan didn't know why he had such thoughts, but Rock would sometimes take him for a walk around the settlement, and they passed by the settlement's forging workshop several times.
That was an extremely important place in the settlement. The armor worn by the home guards, the weapons in their hands, the farming tools in the agricultural area, and some metal household items in ordinary people's homes were all made by the forging workshop.
Especially protective gear and weapons, which are the foundation for protecting the entire settlement, and there can be no ambiguity about them.
The rising flames, the clanging of metal, and the heat emanating from the metal.
For some reason, it touched him and aroused his curiosity.
Perhaps, if I have the chance in the future, I can go there and take a look to learn more about the situation?
"Now, let's continue reading. Where does our hope lie? Will knowledge give me the answer?"
As Evan perused the book on the table, he was like a dry sponge, constantly absorbing the treasures contained in the ocean of knowledge.
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