My neighborhood has time-traveled.

Chapter 16 The Battle for the Blade, The Departure

A group of people surrounded the stone table.

"Who wants to go first?" Everyone looked at each other.

"I'll do it."

A portly man came out first.

He looked very confident.

Don't let his size fool you, he's actually a fat-covered muscle.

A tall, thin man walked out of the crowd and stood opposite him.

The two sat facing each other.

Extend your arms and clasp hands.

"Pour it down for me!" The pot-bellied man suddenly exerted force with his wrist, without pausing, and the tall, thin man's arm was pressed down onto the table.

"He's so fat, you can tell he's very strong just by looking at him," someone commented.

The tall, thin man conceded defeat and walked away.

"I'll go." Another short man came forward to challenge him.

His hands were covered in thick calluses.

"Pour it down for me!" The pot-bellied man exerted force again, and once again defeated the short man in one go.

The short man shook his head, stood up from his seat, and walked away.

"His name is Niu Dazhuang. His family has been butchering cattle for generations. He deals with cattle every day and is very strong."

People who knew the pot-bellied man whispered among themselves and others.

Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking to themselves, "No wonder."

"Let me give it a try." Someone else, unwilling to miss out on such a fine Damascus steel knife, stepped forward to arm wrestle with Niu Dazhuang.

"Too weak, too weak."

"You didn't eat, did you?"

"Hahaha, you're no good."

One comes, one goes.

They were all instantly defeated by Niu Dazhuang.

Niu Dazhuang's face was full of smiles.

Defeating so many men made him even more proud.

I feel more and more prestigious.

Men are inherently competitive, especially when they can defeat other men in front of so many people, which gives them great satisfaction.

"It seems I can't win against him."

"He is incredibly strong."

The crowd discussed it.

Some men wanted to compete with him, but they knew they were no match for Niu Dazhuang.

The man who had just lost to Niu Dazhuang nodded and said to the others, "Yeah, I didn't even have time to react before he beat me. His name is Niu Dazhuang, and he really is as strong as an ox."

Niu Dazhuang grew even more smug, glanced at the crowd, shook his head, and said, "None of you are any good."

"It seems this knife is destined to be mine." He calmly stood up, clapped his hands, and was already planning to take the knife from Li Hao.

Li Hao walked in with a knife and handed it to Li Wen behind him, saying, "Let me try."

"You?" Niu Dazhuang looked Li Hao up and down, his face full of doubt.

Li Hao is not tall, and looks like a refined college student.

You can't see any muscle definition at all.

"This young man is quite confident in himself."

"Maybe they think it's fun."

The men watching glanced at Li Hao, but they didn't think highly of him.

After all, the others were all taller and bigger than Li Hao.

Even the short one had calluses on his hands and very thick arms.

But they all lost.

Li Hao looks like a college student, and doesn't seem to have ever experienced hardship, so how much strength could he possibly have?

Li Hao had already sat down, extended his wrist, and looked at Niu Dazhuang with a smile.

Li Wen stood behind Li Hao, his face filled with anticipation.

Wang Hao sat next to Li Wen, a smile appearing on his lips as he looked at Li Hao sitting down.

Zhou Mengting and several other girls, who were outside the crowd, squeezed in at some point and looked at the two of them.

"Okay, if you want to try, then give it a try."

Niu Dazhuang sat down again, extended his wrist, and grasped Li Hao's hand.

"Young man, are you ready? Don't say I didn't give you time to prepare." Niu Dazhuang squeezed Li Hao's hand, looked into his eyes, and kindly reminded him.

"Yes, I'm ready." Li Hao smiled and asked in return, "Are you ready?"

"I'm ready too."

"Pour it down for me!" Niu Dazhuang shouted, forcefully pulling his wrist.

Arm muscles are tense.

"Bang!"

His arm was suddenly pressed down, and the back of his hand slammed heavily on the table with a dull thud.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, it hurts so much!" Niu Dazhuang released Li Hao's hand, stood up, and shook his arm violently, grimacing.

He looked at Li Hao, somewhat dumbfounded.

"You're quite something, young man. You've hidden it so well. I feel like I've pulled a muscle, ouch~" Niu Dazhuang rubbed his arm in pain.

"He actually won!"

"Just push Niu Dazhuang over there all at once."

"Niu Dazhuang lost before he even realized what was happening."

"I never expected him to be so strong at such a young age."

"Is his clothing made entirely of muscle?"

The men watching kept talking about it.

A commotion erupted.

"That's awesome!"

Zhou Mengting and several other girls clapped and applauded, looking at Li Hao with some surprise.

Unexpectedly, the refined and gentle Li Hao could beat the fat Niu Dazhuang.

"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?"

Li Hao looked around, and everyone shook their heads after meeting his gaze.

"Brother, you're amazing!" Li Wen said, happy for Li Hao.

"Li Hao, I didn't expect you to be so strong that you could beat Niu Dazhuang. You can use this knife on credit."

Wang Hao smiled as he took the Damascus steel knife from Li Wen and handed it to Li Hao.

He was also very surprised that Li Hao could defeat Niu Dazhuang and surpass all the men in strength.

He felt that he had underestimated Li Hao.

Thank you.

Li Hao took the Damascus knife, stroked the blade, and a hint of fondness appeared in his eyes.

The feather pattern on this Damascus steel knife, combined with the black blade, gives the entire knife a solid and substantial feel.

Judging by its weight, it's about 2 pounds.

Two pounds is very light for him now.

Wang Hao reminded him, "Remember to return the points. It takes a maximum of one month. If you don't get the points in a month, they will be taken back."

"Mm." Li Hao nodded.

He is confident that he can pay back 10,000 points within a month.

Besides Li Hao's sword, there are 9 other Damascus machetes left.

These nine Damascus steel knives still vary in quality.

A good one reaches 90,000 layers of forging.

Even the worst ones have been forged with ten thousand layers.

If placed outside, they would all be top-notch knives.

Such a fine machete has once again sparked a struggle for its possession.

"No one should be able to beat me this time, right?" Niu Dazhuang looked around at the people, rubbed his arm, and regained his confidence.

Naturally, no one else dared to compete with Niu Dazhuang anymore.

"I'll give it a try."

Li Wen stepped forward.

"You seem to be his younger brother," Niu Dazhuang asked.

Li Wen nodded: "Yes, my brother is Li Hao, and I am Li Wen. Since my brother beat you, I want to beat you too."

"Haha, you're even thinner than your brother, it won't be easy for you to beat me."

One minute later.

Niu Dazhuang shook his arms and sighed, "You two brothers are really inhuman, how come you're both so strong?"

Niu Dazhuang lost again.

The second Damascus steel sword, forged with 90,000 layers of steel, was given to Li Wen.

"Haha, the first and second machetes are both ours, the two brothers." Li Wen walked up to Li Hao with a Damascus steel knife in his hand.

He looked down and saw that the Maas leather knife in his hand had a teardrop pattern.

The overall design is aesthetically pleasing.

It truly deserves to be a prized collectible knife.

"The best knife is in his hands."

Li Hao looked at the collector named Zhang Jingfeng. In his mind, the 150,000-layer Damascus steel machete was the number one.

I was planning to get my hands on it if I had the chance in the future.

The others continued to fight for the remaining Damascus knives.

No one could defeat Niu Dazhuang anymore, and Niu Dazhuang finally obtained a Damascus steel sword forged with 80,000 layers.

He brandished his machete, but felt somewhat frustrated. "How come these two brothers are so strong? Sigh, I only got the third-best Damascus steel knife."

He had expected to get the best, but now he only got the third best, which left him feeling somewhat disappointed.

After everyone had taken their weapons, Wang Hao had a box brought out. When the box was opened, it revealed a series of petrol bombs made from glass bottles.

"You can take these petrol bombs on credit if you want them."

"Holy crap! They even have this."

"No wonder the car ran out of gas in the basement; it was here all along."

"I want it! I want it!"

"Me too!"

The crowd became excited, and a group of people surrounded and grabbed it.

Zhou Mengting and another girl helped them register one by one.

Wang Hao then walked up to Li Hao and Li Wen with two petrol bombs in his hand.

He laughed and said, "These two petrol bombs are a gift for you. I originally wanted to give you more, but as you can see," pointing to the people scrambling for them, "there are too many monks and not enough meat."

"Yes, thank you. One is enough."

Li Hao and Li Wen took the gasoline bomb.

He knew, of course, that this was in exchange for giving Wang Hao the information in advance.

Wang Hao asked, "You guys should have a lighter, right? We'll need to light it first and then throw it out. We'll have about ten seconds to react."

"Yes, we have a lighter." Li Hao and Li Wen nodded.

Fortunately, they had put the lighter in their backpacks beforehand.

Wang Hao explained to everyone how to use a petrol bomb and the reaction time.

Those who didn't have a lighter were given one for now.

He then pointed to the shields on the ground, which were made of simple iron mesh and were about two meters long and one meter wide.

"Who wants these shields?"

"I want it! I want it!"

Several men eagerly reached out their hands.

"The shields don't require points to obtain, but let me make it clear beforehand that whoever carries the shield must walk at the front..." Wang Hao instructed them.

Everything is ready.

Wang Hao delivered the final speech.

"In our community, from the four cardinal directions, after discussions between me and them, today our four groups, totaling approximately 500 people, will first focus on clearing the eastern side."

The strategy was to level the area around the residential compound and advance one kilometer ahead.

"In a short period of time, we will first fence off an area of ​​one kilometer with wood and then plant crops in the field."

"It will then slowly spread outwards..."

"We are the dawn, and we must cooperate with each other."

"When you see prey, you can't rush in alone."

"The most important thing is to be safe."

"Does everyone have confidence?"

"have!"

The men shouted loudly, each one unusually excited.

There was a vast, unknown wilderness outside, and a wealth of resources waiting for this group of men to conquer.

The primal genes hidden in the blood are ignited.

Everyone was incredibly energetic at that moment.

Over next door, Zhao Meng's group of young men and women were already brandishing weapons and yelling.

At Liu Xueqin's property management office, there were screams from men mixed with those from women.

The four groups of people have all gathered.

Led by the four leaders, they walked out of the community in an orderly manner.

Besides them, another group of people have also taken action.

Moving bricks, cement, and sand.

Piled up at the entrance and exit of the community steps.

What they had to do was to seal off all the walkways in the residential area except for the main entrance.

Ensure the safety of the community.

A man looked up at the crowd leaving and, while mixing cement, said to another man beside him, "What's the rush? Why are you in such a hurry to get out?"

Another person moved the bricks over, placed them on the ground, wiped his sweat, and agreed, "That's right, it's so dangerous outside, it's much safer in the residential area."

"Let's wait for them to scout ahead first, and then we'll go out when it's safe."

"We're still smarter."

Outside the residential area, there are towering mountains and dense forests everywhere.

More than 500 people marched eastward in a grand procession.

To the east, there are no high mountains, but mostly plains covered with tall and short grasses, shrubs, and the occasional towering tree.

The first row of people were carrying shields.

Some shields are made of wire, while others are made of wood.

Only a few security guards carried plastic shields provided by the property management.

Wang Hao followed behind Li Hao and Li Wen.

Li Hao and Li Wen had replaced their axes with Damascus steel knives.

Wang Hao said to Li Hao, "Yesterday I saw you had a little friction with Huang Jingchen from the Huang family."

"You have a grudge against him?"

Li Hao told Wang Hao about the incident of stealing rats from the basement.

Wang Hao glanced at the Huang family's group not far away and reminded them, "The Huang family has a strong sense of family and is very protective of their own. Since he said that yesterday, to avoid them trying to rob you today, you'd better stay with the main group and don't get separated. That way, if anything happens, you'll have someone to help you."

"Okay." Li Hao nodded.