Chapter 332 Crossbow Team
As long as the skuas are not eradicated, avian influenza will never be ended.
But it is not so easy to kill all the skuas. The skuas are huge and ferocious, and unless there are weapons at hand, even three adults may not be able to kill them.
The military has a lot of handy weapons, but they can't be given to ordinary people casually. It's okay to let the soldiers use them, but now the soldiers in the army are working in the underground city.
The dungeon involves many secrets, and the requirements are that only people within the establishment can enter the dungeon to work, and everyone entering the dungeon must sign a confidentiality agreement.
Most of the military and official personnel are in the underground city, which means there is no manpower to drive away and shoot the skuas carrying the virus.
The new mayor, Yu Jie, wants to organize a militia to drive away the skuas, but the military is worried that the militia will turn against them if it is not properly managed.
The military believed that Yu Jie had been staying in the capital before coming to Fucheng and was not aware of the situation outside.
After experiencing numerous natural disasters, the people in most cities outside the capital have become extremely vicious. If it were not for the military's suppression, some cities would have been overthrown by the people long ago.
But Yu Jie believes that militia backlash is only a hypothesis, and the most important task at present is to drive away the skuas, otherwise the floating city will be shrouded in avian influenza.
The two sides have been arguing so much that the issue of the skuas has not been resolved to this day.
Chen Peiqiong sighed, "In fact, I think the official side can release a message, just like collecting steel-toothed rabbits in the past, and reward a certain number of points for killing a jaguars. This way, perhaps some people who are not afraid of death will go and kill jaguars."
Xia Xiaoman said, "There is no one in the world who is not afraid of death. Even if the news you mentioned is spread, no one will kill the jaguars." After that, she paused and turned to look at Chen Peiqiong, "You don't want to kill the jaguars to earn points, do you?"
Chen Peiqiong smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, "How, how is that possible? I am also a person who cherishes my life."
Xia Xiaoman rolled her eyes. "You value your life? You value money more than your life. Bird flu is not an ordinary cold that can be cured by just surviving it. If you have bird flu and don't have medicine, you will really die. You should stop being so petty, or you will die without knowing how."
Chen Peiqiong said, "It's not that serious! I heard from others that someone was infected with bird flu and he recovered after eating two packets of ginger powder."
This aspect of knowledge was her blind spot. She had never been sick since she was a child, and she didn't know that avian influenza could be contagious to humans.
Xia Xiaoman said unhappily, "You think too much. If you are infected with bird flu, it will be useless even if you soak in ginger water. Take precautions when you go out, and try not to get close to skuas. If you see fallen skuas feathers on the road, it is best to take a detour."
"You have finally saved your life, don't lose it again."
Chen Peiqiong said with a bitter face, "I know, I know, please stop talking. I will definitely avoid skuas when I see them next time."
She was thinking that if the militia was recruited, she would sign up immediately. But after hearing Xia Xiaoman say that the bird flu was so serious, she immediately gave up the idea.
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The military still failed to stop the militia's plan, but in order to prevent the militia from causing chaos, the screening of the militia was extremely strict.
To join the militia, you must have a family. With a family, you will have something to worry about and it will be easier to control. In addition, you must pass many investigations such as age, physique, criminal record, and the evaluation of neighbors before you are eligible to join the militia.
After joining the militia, everyone will be equipped with a bow and arrows. You will receive the bows and arrows every morning and return them to the trading point in the evening. If the number of arrows is less, you need to explain the reason, otherwise points will be deducted.
Despite such harsh conditions, many people wanted to sign up. The reason was that the rewards were too generous. Each militia member would be given a gas mask and 50 points for each skua shot.
With a gas mask, there is no need to worry about contracting avian influenza, and those who join the militia can feel more at ease.
After learning the news, Chen Peiqiong struggled internally and thought for a long time. But when she thought of Xia Xiaoman's words, she gave up on shooting the skua.
After the militia was successfully organized, they underwent five days of training. After the training, the militia began patrolling the garrison every day and shot skuas when they saw them.
For several days in a row, Xia Xiaoman could hear the sharp cries of skuas fighting with humans at home. Maodan heard these cries and wanted to go out to catch skuas excitedly, but Xia Xiaoman stopped him with a look.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, as if something hit the roof. Xia Xiaoman frowned, put on a mask and went out.
As soon as he walked into the yard, he heard knocks on the door from outside. Xia Xiaoman glanced at the skua half hanging on the roof, turned around and went out to open the door.
"Sister Xia, why did you come out?" Zhang Can walked over with a crossbow and asked.
Xia Xiaoman glanced at the crossbow in his hand and asked, "Did you kill the skua on my roof?"
Zhang Can hurriedly shook his head, "How can that be possible! Even if I want to kill the skuas, I have to wait until they fly over to our side before killing them. I can't let them land on your roof."
Everyone knows that skuas carry the virus. They are building greenhouses in Xia Xiaoman's fields, which is already disturbing others. How dare they add to the trouble for Xia Xiaoman?
"It might have been killed by the crossbow team. A few skuas flew over just now. Xiao Zhu and I wanted to lure the skuas into the trap, but before we turned on the lights, we saw a few skuas flying unsteadily, as if they were injured."
As they were talking, the knocking on the door became louder. Xia Xiaoman opened the door with a sullen face. There were several people wearing gas masks standing outside. It was obvious that they were from the crossbow team.
When the leader saw the door open, he said arrogantly: "We are from the crossbow team. We just shot and killed a skua that fell into your house." As he said that, he wanted to break in and take out the skua's body.
Xia Xiaoman raised her hand to stop the other party. "Just now, a skua fell into my house. It landed in an unfortunate place, right on the roof, and smashed a lot of my tiles. Who will compensate for these broken tiles?"
Hearing this, the other party snorted coldly, "We risked being infected with bird flu to help the floating city drive away the skuas, and you dared to ask us for the money for those tiles? Do you have the nerve to do that?"
Before Xia Xiaoman could say anything, Zhang Can started to curse, "Damn it, don't make yourself sound so noble. Don't you make money by killing jaegers? You're obviously doing it to earn points, but you're talking like you're so awesome."
"Fuck, what the hell did you say? Say it again if you have the guts!" The crossbow team stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Can's collar, looking like they were ready to hit him at any time.
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