Chapter 327

"Los Angeles?"

"Yeah, I came here with my family."

The little girl's expression turned gloomy when she heard that. She patted Nick's shoulder with empathy and said in a consoling tone.

"Feel sorry."

Knowing that the little girl had misunderstood, Nick shook his head slightly and explained.

"You are wrong. They are not dead. I left on my own."

The little girl, who had already built up her emotions, stared at him with her big eyes, and the tears accumulated in her eyes receded like the tide.

"Do you have a problem?"

"No, I just feel that I have nothing in common with them. If that's the case, we might as well separate. It's the end of the world anyway, and there will be no tomorrow after today, so why not live a happy life?"

“Well said.”

Negan suddenly responded with agreement and threw a bottle of beer over.

"Okay, let's not talk about us. Since we are already partners, can you tell me about your origins? Although I have been here for quite a while, Lucy has been here for a long time and has never heard of you."

"And I just took a closer look. Each of you is in very good condition. You are healthy and your skin is shiny. This means that you have sufficient supplies and have never been hungry."

"Then why did you run to such a remote place?"

When the question came up, Moore just looked around, and finally raised his chin slightly at Miguel, indicating that he should introduce himself.

Miguel was not yet twenty years old, only older than the little girl in the team. He was at the age when he loved to show off. When he saw Moore's gesture, he cleared his throat and deliberately put on a formal expression.

"Ahem, we came from a settlement of over 10,000 people. Our purpose is to collect basic information from various states in the country and prepare for future counterattacks. We are just one of the many teams sent by the base. There are teams like this in every state."

As he said this, he pointed to the corner at the back of the RV, where a radio was quietly placed.

"See that? That's the radio station we use to communicate with each other. In case of any emergency, as long as we report it, support will come immediately. Even if support cannot come, we still control several satellites. At that time, guided missiles will arrive faster than support."

Nick stared in amazement at the smug look on the face of this guy who was younger than him. His opinion of this inconspicuous team changed instantly. If what they said was true, then they definitely made the right bet this time. At least all the way from Los Angeles to Corn Country, they didn't see many living people, and some were dead or crazy. Luciana's team was the team with the largest number of people he had come into contact with in the past six months.

He didn't doubt that Miguel was lying. In any case, Moore and his men were well-equipped, and their uniforms were very intimidating.

The little girl next to him had been to Ideal Town, but after hearing what Miguel said, she couldn't help but secretly glance at Moore. The meaning of her eyes was very simple.

Old man, is Miguel crazy?

Moore did not say anything to stop them. Now, for Nick and the others, it did not matter whether they had a force of a thousand or ten thousand people. They only needed to know that they were very strong and not to have any bad thoughts.

Luciana couldn't help but ask as she listened to Miguel bragging about the strength of his team.

"You are a large force, I believe that, but why do you send so many people out to explore? What's the point of wasting so much manpower and resources like this?"

"resource."

Moore, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. These two simple words made Luciana understand most of what he said, but she still frowned and asked one last question.

"Don't you have a lot of people? A force that can guarantee the daily expenses of so many people should have a recyclable resource chain, right?"

"Of course, we do. I'm not afraid to tell you that we have already restored life in the electrical age. Electricity is easy to get, but no one would be too short of non-renewable resources like fuel oil."

After listening to Moore's words, Luciana roughly understood the other party's plan, but she still asked one last question.

"What is your purpose? You have won over so many people in just two years of the apocalypse. Do you want to rebuild civilization?"

"Hahaha, you're right. Our leader is a very far-sighted man. He gathered a large number of survivors at the beginning of the apocalypse, and then spent nearly a year building his own settlement. It can be said that we are ahead of others in everything. What we have to do next will only become more and more important. Save more people and do more important things!"

Seeing the two men's eyes light up, Moore changed the subject and his tone became a little serious.

"But you have to know that a strong force does not mean an easy life. We don't keep idle people here, so you have to be mentally prepared. Since you have joined us, you must obey orders. The better you perform, the faster you will integrate."

"Don't worry, now that I've joined you, I'll naturally perform well."

"That's good."

"Where do we go next?"

"South."

…

Just as Mor went south and Diana and others changed their development ideas, Lu Jiayi got into trouble.

East of Birmingham, at a bridge 180 kilometers away from Atlanta, a huge convoy was driving eastward. The noise made by the convoy attracted the zombies on both sides to approach. A large number of zombies rushing in the front were caught under the wheels. Bursts of clicking sounds accompanied by splashing black blood dyed the road a greasy black color.

This was Lu Jiayi and his group who were on their way back. Several days had passed since they destroyed the Savior Army camp. Since they left, the two helicopters had disappeared.

So Lu Jiayi returned to the two settlements controlled by the Savior Army and easily persuaded most people to follow them and leave.

When the team arrived, there were as many as 200 people. Although they lost two armored vehicles and had less than 20 people left, when they returned, the team had become more than 340 people, not counting the people in Lu Jiayi's car.

The huge convoy was moving at high speed on the road and soon approached a bridge.

"Lu, we're about to cross the bridge."

"Is there anything going on on the bridge?"

"No, there are only a few zombies, which will not affect our progress."

"Okay, report immediately if there is any situation."

"receive."

Lu Jiayi put down the walkie-talkie and looked at the sky behind him with some worry. The morning sun was very bright, shining directly onto the side armored plate through the car window.

The light reflected from the armor hit his face right on the spot. The dazzling light made Lu Jiayi squint his eyes, and the sky in the distance became distorted and blurry.

I have entered the CRM's sight, but I don't know if the other party takes me seriously. Logically speaking, the weapons and equipment I brought with me this time are very sophisticated, which should make the other party mistakenly think that I am a well-preserved unit.

If this is the case, then they are likely to conduct a vigorous investigation on themselves, and then they will have to consider the problems they will face next.

Once Ideal Town is exposed, there are only two possibilities. The first is that the other party will not take them seriously and ignore them. The second possibility is that they will be regarded as a threat and send troops to wipe them out once and for all.

To CRM, they were just a bunch of insignificant little mice, but no matter what measures they took, the exposure of Ideal Town was unacceptable.

But it's not all bad news. There is also some good news for them, which is that the other party doesn't know their exact location yet.

To figure this out, we either need to send a helicopter to track it or use satellite positioning.

Does CRM have a satellite?

Lu Jiayi tried hard to recall the clues in the original drama, but there was no indication that this force called the Civic Republic controlled the satellite.

But who can guarantee this? Lu Jiayi is only familiar with the TV series of The Walking Dead, and may have read the original comics. However, CRM is not a force in the comics. Only the Federation appears in the comics.

As for other spin-off series and games, I have never been exposed to them. As for Fear the Walking Dead, I only watched the first few episodes. The people I know are only Nick's family and that guy named Travis.

I found a seat near the rear window and sat down, my eyes fixed on the sky in the distance, but the helicopter did not appear.

Maybe I was overthinking it. Even though there were hundreds of people, they were just small guys to that behemoth. They probably didn't take me seriously at all.

But what if the other party has a satellite?

If I go back now with such fanfare, wouldn't that expose my old nest?

No, the other party cannot have a satellite.

But if there were no satellites, why would CRM have branches all over the country? How did they keep in touch with each other, purely by radio?

At this moment, Lu Jiayi was looking at the sky behind him with lifeless eyes, but his heart was in a mess.

No, we can't just go back like this, we have to try it out a little bit.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiayi finally made up his mind and picked up the walkie-talkie at his waist.

"Norton, drive forward for another hour and we'll find a town that's relatively close and stop."

"Roger that, Captain."

Around noon, the group arrived at a not-so-big town. There was a densely populated residential area near the center of the town, surrounded by some scattered houses.

Standing at the entrance of the town, you can see the mountains in the distance. The town is lined with green trees. The rampant growth in the last two years of the last days has made the streets of the town full of weeds and vines.

This super-large convoy drove straight into the town. The scattered zombies on the streets seemed to have not seen a moving object for a long time. From a long distance away, they opened their stinking mouths and roared towards the convoy.

"All combat team members get off the vehicle and divide into ten groups to quickly clear out the zombies. Rick, you take the rest of the people and quickly clear the weeds on the road. You must be quick!"

"receive!"

Looking at everyone taking action, Lu Jiayi couldn't help but look up at the distant sky again. The inexplicable sense of urgency in his heart lingered.

And in the sky dozens of kilometers away from them, a helicopter was slowly approaching. This was the helicopter that was ordered to track them.

At this time, several people on the plane were having a brief exchange.

"They stopped. Did they reach the settlement?"

"It's hard to say, maybe he's looking for a place to rest."

"That shouldn't be the case. It's still so early now. Even if we want to take a break, we can't do it now."

"So we've reached the settlement?"

“I can only go and take a look.”

"Stop at a distance first and observe with a high-powered telescope. If it is indeed the enemy's base, then we can go back and report."

"good."

The helicopter quickly approached the town and chose a high place. It stopped on a relatively flat area and several soldiers in black combat uniforms got off the helicopter.

One of them had a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck. After getting off the plane, they walked straight towards the town.

…

The town was busy at this time. The cleanup work had been basically completed. Seven teams had returned to the center of the town. As soon as they came back, they joined the team to clear the weeds.

As more and more people came to the rescue, the central area of ​​the town began to become neat and clean quickly.

The overgrown weeds and vines were also quickly cleared and piled on the roadside, and then teams of people quickly cleaned them up.

Thanks to people's continuous efforts, it is no longer possible to tell from the outside that this place has just been cleaned. Even the grass in front of many residents' doors has become smoother.

Next, Lu Jiayi once again commanded everyone to block most of the entrances and exits with abandoned vehicles in the town, leaving only one entrance and exit at the village entrance. This passage was blocked with an armored bus. Those who wanted to go out could enter from the back door of the bus and exit from the front door, which was the same method used to isolate the zombies at Nick's camp.

Looking at the settlement that was forged in a short time, Lu Jiayi nodded with satisfaction. If the other party was still tracking him, he was eighty percent sure of deceiving them. Now that the preliminary preparations had been completed, there was only one most important thing left.

Set up secret sentries.

When it comes to this area, Lu Jiayi's passive skills are touched upon. It can be said that this is his forte. Even if he throws away the various skills he has acquired in this world, he is still an experienced scout.

Relying on his rich experience, he quickly placed a large number of secret sentries around the camp, including himself guarding the direction where the enemy was most likely to appear.

Lu Jiayi was very sure that once the other party appeared nearby, there was no way he could escape the secret sentries he had set up.

The reason for such great confidence is that in the original drama, CRM's main means of infiltration is not high-altitude reconnaissance. On the contrary, many of the opponent's missions use helicopters to reach the vicinity of the destination, and then achieve the goal through ground reconnaissance.

After all, this organization is very mysterious, and their concealment methods have almost reached the level of perversion, so Lu Jiayi believes that once they catch up, they will most likely conduct ground reconnaissance.

Even if he guessed wrong and the other party didn't care about their existence at all, it would at most be a waste of a few days, which was much better than directly exposing Ideal Town.

As it turned out, the other party did not make him wait too long. That night, a group of survivors appeared to the west of the temporary base.