bookcurios Chapter 206 Prelude (1)
Chapter 206 Prelude (1)
Nothing happened that night. Apart from the low chirping of summer insects, no one heard any movement outside the house.
Abraham and Rosita got off the military truck with dark circles under their eyes. They slept in the carriage for a night and were frequently bothered by mosquitoes.
Alan has the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Last night when everyone was on guard, she slept better than the natives of Alexandria.
The trust between the Pioneer team and the Alexandria community still needs to be improved. Although Maggie and Dianna chat happily, Maggie still remains on guard.
The two teams have never experienced anything together and lack the test. If they can achieve perfect cooperation under this premise, it only means that both sides are pretty stupid.
At present, it seems that the people in the Alexandria community are indeed very stupid. Dianna was only on guard against the pioneer team yesterday afternoon, and then she had no backup measures.
She even asked Spencer to take back all the guns issued in the community.
Alan was walking near the artificial pool and saw Abraham and Rosita jumping off the military truck. Their legs were a little weak and they almost fell when they landed.
Of course, don't get me wrong, they were bitten by mosquitoes all night and simply didn't sleep well.
"You guys go to sleep, I'll watch the things in the car."
Alan walked up to the two of them and greeted them.
"That's great."
Rosita rushed over and hugged Alan. Although she was very tired, she felt very happy after having a stable residence.
Abraham saluted Alan seriously. Alan knew he was joking and returned the salute of the Heavenly Mandate Army.
After watching the couple leave, Alan stayed in the car, adjusting the frequency band on the walkie-talkie out of boredom. Perhaps there were other survivors within a dozen kilometers.
She was just trying to kill time. Maggie and Dianna were still asleep, and neither side had finalized the way the two teams would work together.
Yesterday the two women talked about the future.
Half an hour later, pedestrians appeared on the community streets. People woke up and prepared to work. It was impossible for the community to have no productivity at all, and the walls needed to be inspected and maintained.
After a while, Dianna and Maggie appeared near the military truck, and they reached a balance regarding the issue of guns and weapons for the pioneer team.
Members of the pioneer team can carry weapons in the community, but any excess guns and ammunition must be kept in the community's armory.
Rick and Sean had some opinions at first, but they were both fought back by Maggie. She talked with Dianna for a long time, and the trust between them increased a little more.
Seeing the people in the community carrying away all the machine guns and sniper rifles, Alan had nothing to say. She could feel that this group of people was very weak, so weak that she had no interest in guarding against them.
This group of sheep lived well after the disaster. Even if they had bad intentions, they were unable to make a careful plan that would not be noticed.
If someone suddenly had evil intentions, it would be easier to deal with. Alan always carried a gun with her. She even hid a small knife on her calf.
"What are your plans for today?" Dianna asked Maggie with a smile next to the military truck.
"Well... continue to rest today. Tomorrow I will send Sean and Rick to find the satellite station. Do you need help in your work? I have a strong man here."
Maggie raised her eyebrows and glanced at Alan. She had long wanted to punish this stubborn sister.
Alan rolled his eyes at Maggie.
"She? But she's still a child." Deanna said in surprise.
"She is the best child in our group and a good fighter. You know I told you yesterday about our leader..."
Maggie and Dianna discussed for a while and decided to let Alan go to the construction site outside the wall to help, which was actually just to let Alan go out and get some fresh air.
The construction team went out to work in the morning. The wall of the Alexander community still needs to be expanded. The houses inside the wall are only a part of it. There are more houses and infrastructure outside the wall.
The construction crew was about to leave, and Maggie patted Alan's butt and looked at her with a playful look.
"As you wish. But you have to hurry."
Alan did not refuse her sister, but she reminded Maggie not to forget what they were going to do after running so far.
Most people's target is still Washington.
Maggie frowned. She was the highest-ranking person in the team. Even though she had retired as mayor, everyone was still willing to listen to her.
However, if Maggie's suggestions cause people to delay doing what they should do, I'm afraid that sooner or later everyone will be dissatisfied with her.
The construction team of the Alexandria community was led by a white man named Tobin, who was a colleague of Dianna's husband Reggie before the disaster. Reggie was responsible for drawing the blueprints, while Tobin was responsible for construction, and they had a superior-subordinate relationship.
Alan was brought to the construction team by Dianna. Dianna briefly introduced her to everyone and asked Alan to do some small favors such as serving tea and water to them.
Although the residents of the community were somewhat wary of new outsiders, they would not be cold to a 12-year-old girl. There were also some mature women in the team who even smiled gently at Alan.
As I said, the people in the community are very nice, not much different from before the disaster. They have only experienced suffering from zombies. They haven't encountered bad people yet...
Alan did not take her rifle out. She noticed that everyone in the construction team carried guns and they were just working outside the wall, so there shouldn't be any problem.
As the construction team left the gate, Tobin bent over and said to Alan:
"We are going to the west construction site to collect building materials today."
"Aaron gave us a location, which is quite far from the community. Don't run around around the adults. Don't get out of our sight, okay little girl?"
"Going far away from the wall?" Alan frowned.
"Yes, it's about two miles. If you're scared you can turn back now," Tobin said sincerely.
He didn't even know why Diana arranged a little girl to join the construction team. Their work was very tiring.
"That's a good joke."
Alan couldn't help but smile.
Seeing that Alan showed no fear, Tobin had no choice but to continue leading the team forward. They got into the vehicles arranged by the community and drove onto the highway.
A few minutes later, the convoy drove from the path into a small forest.
There is an open space in the center of the grove, surrounded by simple house frames and piles of building materials. The construction team's task is to collect these materials and transport them back to the community.
When the disaster occurred, the Alexander community was an unfinished residential area. There were other communities around it, but most of them were unfinished.
Dianna has a far greater foresight than ordinary people in disaster crises. Before the disaster occurred, she wanted to build a shelter-like community in a remote area, away from the city where the flu was rampant. For this purpose, she even mobilized the power of her position.
Unfortunately, due to various reasons, only the Alexandria community built the wall in the end, sheltering a group of survivors.