On this day, the sky was slightly overcast, and the sun finally hid behind the clouds. Everyone happily left their homes, ready to enjoy one of the few good days since the end of the world.
Lu Yuan had just taken Xiao Shan to complete the resignation procedures. As for work, he didn't plan to do it for the time being. Although Qingshui City was now strictly managed, there was still a chance that some desperate criminals would attack unarmed civilians. After all, they were driven to this by having no food or water, and they were probably thinking of taking a couple of people down with them before they died.
On this day, the two families sat together eating dinner and watching TV. Those who had never watched the news before had all developed the habit of watching it. Seeing the various fires, shootings, burglaries and other cases happening all over the country every day, everyone's hearts were in their throats. Protecting themselves had become an unavoidable topic.
"I have a suggestion: in order to improve our family's self-defense capabilities, I've decided to conduct shooting training in this yard every afternoon from now on!"
As Lu Yuan spoke, he pulled the silver crossbow from his pocket.
Even though she was against violence, Lu's mother nodded and said, "Yes, there have been just too many heinous incidents lately. We must protect ourselves and take up our weapons!"
Xiao Shan's mother nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right. Without any means, we wouldn't even be able to put up a fight against those vicious criminals. We can't just sit here and wait to die!"
So everyone unanimously decided to start practicing crossbows in order to protect themselves and their families. Given that Lu Yuan had the longest practice time, he was chosen to be the instructor for this training.
In order to increase the diversity of his use of force, Lu Yuan has been practicing some punches and kicks in Sanda (Chinese kickboxing). He has also practiced some wrestling and assassination techniques by watching videos. This time, he decided to hand all of these over to his family.
So Lu Yuan created a course schedule.
Every Monday and Tuesday morning from 5 to 6 a.m., we run around the house for an hour. Grandpa and Grandma no longer participate in this training because of their age; it's mainly to increase their endurance and improve their coordination. In the afternoon, we practice crossbows for an hour, and everyone participates.
From Wednesday to Thursday mornings, we will still run for an hour, followed by an additional hour of combat training, during which Lu Yuan will explain various combat techniques and ultimate moves.
From Friday to Sunday mornings, he would run, then add an hour of physical training, including cross-country climbing. For this, Lu Yuan specially brought in some boulders from outside to use as climbing obstacles, and installed some removable stepping stones on the exterior walls of his house for climbing training.
The family questioned the need for climbing training, asking if it was even necessary, since all they had to do was defeat their opponents.
Lu Yuan simply smiled and said that he would use it in the future. As for why, he did not say. After all, with the arrival of the Great Flood, people would hide in the mountains to survive. Some important mountain roads had been destroyed in the earthquake. If people wanted to cross the mountains, they could only climb with their hands and feet.
However, climbing ability is not like other sports where you can see results in just a few months. It requires long-term practice. On the one hand, you need physical strength, especially the strength in your hands and waist. On the other hand, you also need to meet the standards for dexterity of your hands and feet and balance. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, it will be all for naught if you can't reach the rocks you can grab when facing a steep cliff.
So the two families began a fervent training program, and Lu Yuan did his best to teach. Although he was only a novice, the things he found were all very useful. After filtering them out, he removed the fancy moves that weren't very useful and made a small improvement.
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"According to reports, power equipment has once again been attacked by mutated rats. In the past month, there have been more than 5,000 cases of rats chewing through power lines and cables across the country. Recently, power transmission facilities in southwestern my country were damaged by rats again, causing a fire that resulted in 35 deaths and 152 injuries, with more than 40 people still missing..."
"Damage to power facilities has affected major transportation routes across the country to varying degrees, disrupting the logistics and transportation industry once again, resulting in the loss of more than eight million drivers' jobs. The government is working to address this issue..."
"To resolutely address the water shortage situation, the government has deployed a new round of seawater desalination equipment to solve the problem of water scarcity. This project is expected to be operational by the end of this year!"
Lu Yuan threw down the remote control and wiped his face with his hand.
"Heh! I thought the riots were pretty much over, but it seems I was too naive! Looks like a new storm is about to begin!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan felt a little heavy-hearted. Faced with this sudden influx of laid-off workers, where to place them and how to make a living has become a major problem in today's society. The idea of work relief simply cannot be implemented. If the country has no food and no water, it cannot organize people to do other things.
After working in the space for a while, Lu Yuan received another golden fruit, bringing his total to seven golden fruits.
One fruit for each member of the family, including Xiaoshan, is just enough. Dahuang had already stolen one fruit, so he was excluded this time. Lu Yuan had already eaten two fruits, and now he was quite strong. He didn't know exactly how strong he was, but he could easily take on more than ten people with his bare hands.
So he took out a plate of golden fruit and solemnly presented it to everyone.
Lu Yuan's family had already seen the golden fruit, but when Lu Yuan brought over a plate of it again, they were still somewhat surprised.
"Xiao Yuan, where did you get these fruits? I've never seen any at home."
"Yes, why are you being so generous this time, bringing out so much all at once!"
Lu Yuan smiled bitterly to himself. He wanted to take out more, but his resources didn't allow it. He could only get one of these every two weeks, and that was all he had right now, all of which he had saved up over several months.
Looking at this fruit, Xiaoshan and her mother had an even deeper understanding of its significance. It was this fruit that Lu Yuan used to save Xiaoshan's father's life. It can be said that without this fruit, there would be no Xiaoshan's father today!
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