Chapter 3: You Have to Survive "This row of empty warehouses is where you little guys will sleep and rest these days!" "Wait a minute, follow the order of the teams that have just been assigned, one team per warehouse, and move into each one!" "I warn you once again, do not cause any trouble! And do not leave this compound, otherwise you will not be able to bear the consequences!" "Every day, someone will deliver meals to you on time. All you need to do these few days is to have a good rest!"... After the rebel leader gave a speech, he left. Li Dingguo and other orphans and beggars were not dispersed, but were taken to a row of large warehouses next to the compound. Obviously, this was a mansion of a wealthy man that was looted by the rebels, which is why it has such a huge scale. The compound where Li Dingguo and his companions had just stayed was almost as big as the football field in his previous life! After explaining everything clearly and intimidating them again, the dozen or so soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order began to allocate temporary housing to these orphans and beggars who had been deliberately rounded up. One reason why it was temporary was that this county town captured by the rebels was definitely not a place to stay for long. Once the government troops come to encircle and suppress them, how can these motley crowds under the Eight Kings resist the crackdown? In all likelihood, the Eighth King would order a retreat before the government troops arrived.
On the other hand, most of these orphan beggars who have been gathered together will be selected, eliminated, abandoned and kicked out after a few days, and only a few will be able to stay. Once a small number of orphans and beggar boys stand out and are trained as the confidants of the Eight Kings, their treatment will definitely not be what it is now. Li Dingguo's team, consisting of less than sixty people, was assigned to the second large warehouse on the left front. Led by a soldier, dozens of orphan boys who had been looking around entered the large warehouse in a daze. Li Dingguo looked around and found that the room was empty. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs covered with dry wooden boards, and the surrounding walls are also whitewashed with lime water, making it look relatively neat. As expected, this was a former granary. The granary needs to be breathable. If it is to be stored for a long time, enough space must be left to prevent the grain from getting damp and moldy, or being burned due to poor heat dissipation. When storing grain, it cannot be filled full. The ventilation of this granary is very good. Even though there is no grain in it now, it still looks quite large. It can easily accommodate dozens of people with the large bunk beds. And the several rows of large warehouses here are all granaries! It is conceivable that even in this age of endless natural disasters and man-made tragedies, how rich the gentry in this magical world are! This is just a dilapidated little county town in the border area! What if it is one of those thousand-year-old families with extraordinary heritage? Just thinking about it is terrifying! For the current rebel army, weapons and equipment are important, but the most important thing is undoubtedly food. In the past few years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have become more and more serious, and there are low-income people everywhere who can't make a living. As long as there is enough food, the expansion speed of the rebel army will be beyond the imagination of most people. As for the gold, silver, copper coins, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, they are not that important to the rebels. There is no need to guess, the strength of the subordinates of the Eighth King, who have just captured a county town and plundered it, will experience an explosive growth. Of course, most of the refugees who joined the rebel army were just cannon fodder and could be abandoned at any time.
According to Li Dingguo's guess, the main combat power of the rebel army in the future will still be on the few old camp soldiers who have been selected through the survival of the fittest. Not surprisingly, the ambitious Eighth King has probably already started to form an old camp. Only those who dare to fight and are determined to follow the Eight Kings are eligible to be selected. Of course, these are just Li Dingguo's guesses. After all, this world is too magical, there are too many things he doesn't know, and it is extremely dangerous. Corrupt officials are scary, and those demons and monsters are equally scary. Li Dingguo, who walked into the large warehouse with dozens of young orphans, discovered that many of the young men in the team looked at him with fear. He came to a seat near the window and sat down. Only two skinny dark-skinned young men gathered around him. The others subconsciously avoided his vicinity, and sat or lay down in groups of three or five, resting and chatting. Obviously, the two boys, about twelve or thirteen years old, who were still staying beside Li Dingguo were very familiar with Li Dingguo. The original body's memory also showed that the two of them and Li Dingguo were friends who used to stay together for warmth. Li Dingguo's original body had a great reputation among the various beggar groups in this small border town. He is truly gifted and very strong. Even at such a young age, he is no worse than ordinary adults, and may even be stronger. In addition, he was a brave and combative person, and many gangsters, thugs, beggars and vagrants had been taught a lesson by him. This is also the reason why most of the orphan beggars here are a little afraid of him. Moreover, Li Dingguo used to be the leader of a group of dozens of beggars, but the only friends who were assigned to this big warehouse were the two little beggars around him now. "I feel that my strength now is much greater than at any time in my previous life." He thought to himself, "According to the display on the virtual panel, the average physical and mental attribute values of ordinary healthy adults in this world should be one." Li Dingguo, who lived in the electronic network age in his previous life, had plenty of creative ideas and was not a man without insight. With a little thought, you can infer some common sense. For example, his current spiritual attributes, as a human being in two lives, are undoubtedly superior to those of ordinary people, but the value of his spiritual attribute is only two. It is easy to infer that the mental attributes of an ordinary healthy adult should only have a little attribute value. As for his physical attributes, they are now displayed as three attribute values on the golden finger panel, which should be caused by this magical world. He is only ten years old now, but his physical fitness is three times that of an ordinary adult. This is very scary. Moreover, the virtual panel in his mind showed that he was still in a weak state. Once he recovers to full health through nursing in the near future, his physical attribute values should increase. As for the mysterious star destiny on the panel attributes, it was in an unactivated state, which was beyond Li Dingguo's cognition. But he was not without some speculation. I guess this is the magic of this world. One must meet some unknown minimum requirements before one can unlock it. This should be related to his qualifications, luck, etc. As for the current golden finger, it did not show any way to cheat. According to Li Dingguo's guess, it should be revealed only after some prerequisites were met.
"Boss, I didn't expect our luck to be so good that the king would take us in. This will finally solve our food problem for the next few days!" "Yes! Boss, the white flour steamed buns we just ate were so delicious! If I could eat them every day..." The two young men who gathered around him looked at Li Dingguo with some awe, and then shouted. Although the boss Li Dingguo was very fierce to outsiders, the little beggars in their small group all knew that without Li Dingguo's protection, less than half of them would have survived to this day. Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will be bullied badly by gangsters, thugs, beggars, etc. Therefore, they truly admired and were grateful to their boss Li Dingguo. "Ah." Li Dingguo nodded and told them, "You should behave yourself here and don't cause any trouble." "Of course, don't be afraid of trouble." "If anything happens, let me know first." He was not a cold-hearted person by nature. He was willing to take care of these little beggars from his previous small group to the best of his ability. Of course, if they were eliminated in the preliminary selection three days later, Li Dingguo would not have the leisure to continue taking care of them in the future. He is not a saint. He can only take care of them for a while, but can he take care of them for a lifetime? What's more, this world is so magical and dangerous, and he can't take care of himself now, so how can he have the energy to do so? There is no doubt that Li Dingguo decided to stay quiet for a while before his military strength reached a certain level and he was able to protect himself. Not to mention anything else, even among the dozen or so soldiers just now, Li Dingguo couldn't beat any of them, and there was even a great possibility that he would be killed instantly by the enemy! Having experienced all kinds of beatings from society in his previous life, he has self-knowledge. (End of this chapter)
