Several days passed. The number of refugees stranded in the safety zone hadn't decreased; instead, it had gradually increased. Refugees waiting to be settled or hired were everywhere.
Although construction was booming throughout the safety zone, with a new factory opening every few days, there were still far more people than jobs.
The end of the war hadn't improved the situation in Hedong City. If anything, things were continuing to get worse.
But as far as Chen Shouyi was concerned, life had settled down completely.
After several consecutive nights of practicing archery until dawn, he had completely corrected his formerly crude technique. All that remained was to keep practicing, honing his movements and gradually increasing his rate of fire.
However, that wasn't something he could accomplish in a short time.
Today, he wasn't planning to go out again. He intended to take the day off.
That evening, after taking a shower, Chen Shouyi lay half-reclined on the bed in his thin undershirt, slowly leafing through a book about the basic customs of the Barbarian Tribes in the other world.
The customs of the Barbarian Tribes varied depending on the size of their settlements and the region they lived in, and their levels of civilization differed somewhat as well.
Some small tribes were as backward as apes, living by hunting and gathering, and had developed virtually no material culture.
But the larger tribes, especially those that worshiped gods, were often more advanced. In a way, the existence of gods had promoted the development of civilization.
Some of these civilizations could even be compared to the Shang and Zhou dynasties of Great Xia Nation. They no longer relied mainly on hunting and gathering; they had developed herding and agriculture, learned to weave and make tools, and built structures. They had even begun