Chapter 18: Premonition of Conflict

It has been raining for five days, but this is very good for the ecology around here, but it is not very friendly to many people. Many people can only lie in abandoned cars, which is a nightmare for many people at night because it is too cold.

The construction speed of this kind of jar house is a bit slow. Only 10 were built in 5 days. Many people can only squeeze into the houses of locals or rest in cars on the roadside.

The rain is still drizzling. It is not raining heavily, so you can work. Many people think they can continue to work, but Gene and his team decisively stopped it, because it is easy to get sick in such rainy days. Once you get sick in this place, you will die if you can't survive it, because medical care is scarce.

Although some medicines can be planted in the mountains and forests, so that effective costs can be extracted from the medicines to make medicines, there are no such conditions now.

Looking at the drizzle outside, with the smell of rice behind him, Gene laughed. The original residents here also started to cook for everyone. After the cooking, the people who stayed in the car or jar house just had to run to get it.

Some crops have grown to nearly 50 centimeters in height, and the ears of grain are relatively full. In a month at most, they can harvest a lot of food, and the people selected by Gene and Deguna are almost in place.

When the house construction reaches a certain level and they all know the construction process, Gene and his team can start training this group of people. Gene has also communicated with many people about the issue of weapons. Many people said they were willing to obey, but in fact they were still not confident in handing over their weapons.

However, it is already very good at this stage. At this time, a man ran over not far away.

"Mr. Gene, we caught a few people. They are armed and drove here."

They are Jed's men. Gene still arranged for them to live near the road up. They still have to be on guard. Seeing that the rain has almost stopped, Gene and his team left the tent, and Deguna directly took the weapons.

Gene and Deguna quickly came to the place where they went down along the road. Sure enough, they saw a car with some supplies on it. Jed was leading people to start counting the weapons.

"You are really thoughtful. These guys are from the city below. I heard that a guy named Sangu told Hillman what you did in the previous city, and Hillman sent them to check the situation."

As soon as Jade finished speaking, Deguna raised the gun in his hand. The five people hurriedly begged for mercy and said they were willing to be their subordinates, but soon Deguna put down the gun in his hand, walked over with a dagger, and directly cut the five people's necks.

For a while, Jade and several other men looked at Deguna with shudders, while Gene said calmly.

"They won't stay here honestly. After all, their previous environment is much better than here. We have to start training quickly tomorrow, because it is very likely that they will bring people up when we harvest."

Jade hummed, but still felt it was unnecessary.

"Remember, Jed, they should have thought about the consequences when they came, but they still came here without fear. Now that they have set foot in, we can't pretend that we didn't see anything, and we can't do nothing."

Deguna took a look at the wine in the car and took it happily.

"We can have a drink later."

Gene smiled and shook his head.

"Wine is a good medical product. I think we should stay and be patient. When this land grows enough food for us, wine will naturally not be a problem."

After a while, Gene and Deguna returned to the tent and explained the situation to everyone. Ellie and Guy still felt a little uncomfortable, but Li Chu immediately laughed.

"If they want to capture us back, as long as they use a large-scale attack, most people here will hand us over. After all, in order to survive, I think this is not a place to stay for a long time. Hurry up and do seed research, cultivate various seeds, and then we will go to the base in the mountains as soon as possible. This is the safest way."

Everyone knew what Li Chu said. This was inevitable. Although they led everyone and let them see hope, they were originally unrelated people. They just happened to get together in this crisis. Trust is out of the question, and it is even more impossible to fight for unrelated people.

At this time, in the tent where Jed and his friends lived, a bunch of subordinates heard about what happened just now.

"Boss, I don't think they can be trusted. Although they are really capable and can do everything, you have seen it."

A subordinate said, Jed looked at the flames in the stove and seemed a little uneasy, because Gene and his actions just now made Jed feel his hair stand on end for a moment, which was the kind of expression that would only appear after killing countless people.

"Maybe."

Jed muttered, and many of his men began to worry. Moreover, Gene and Deguna were both very good at shooting. If something went wrong, they would definitely die.

"But do you have any solution now?"

All the men shut up, and Jed said with a smile.

"I think they can be trusted. They will only eliminate the threat."

Someone said at this time.

"If we hadn't listened to them before, we might still be living in the house now."

Some people started to complain. Jed was a little surprised. Gene and the others had said something in the morning, but after seeing it, Jed was filled with emotion.

"As long as we build this place, we can live steadily and for a long time. This is our way out."

Facing these brothers who have been with him for a long time, Jed was actually very worried. It was not just today. It was only a short month. If they continued to live in this hard life, he was worried that some people would not be able to bear it. After all, they had lived comfortably in that city for half a year.

Jed still got up. He planned to talk to Gene and the others about this problem.

But just a few steps out of the tent, Jed heard the laughter in Gene's tent. They were drinking. Thinking of the strong liquor he had searched out before, Jed stopped at this time.

"Didn't Mr. Gene say that wine is a good medical item? Why........"

Jed hesitated for a while, and finally he turned back to the tent. Many of his men rubbed their hands and looked frozen. It was true that in such a cold weather, some wine would be good. Jed felt a little bad, but then he thought that they had brought some supplies, and that was their share.

Jed also asked his men to take out some wine and let them drink a little to keep warm.

Jed didn't sleep well all night. He always switched between the killing yesterday and the laughter of Gene and his men drinking.

The next day, the sky was clear, and many people started to work again. The crops in the farmland looked fuller under the sunlight, especially some fungi, which grew and sprouted very quickly. These were edible fungi that Gene and his men found in the mountains and forests. After they were brought back, they began to cultivate them on a large scale.

Many people ate fungi, which were generally good. Jed also happily sniffed the mushroom soup and some vegetables stewed in the pot, which tasted really good.

However, Jed's suspicion of Gene and the others made him a little uneasy, but perhaps because of the cloudy day, Jed felt that he should have a good talk with Gene and the others now.

After dinner, Jed went over. Just as he was about to enter the tent, he heard Li Chu's complaints from inside.

"Hey, why is the progress so slow? Let's finish it quickly so that we can get to the base earlier."

For a moment, Jed was stunned. He turned around and walked away quickly, his mind full of doubts and suspicions. He didn't know what the base Li Chu was talking about was.

At this time, Witt sighed and said.

"Crops grown under fluorescent lights are completely different from those grown under natural light. We have to deal with all of this, otherwise how can we grow crops in the mountains?"

"Hurry up and work."

Gene said, asking Li Chu to find a way to build a network quickly, which would be much more convenient, because the people in the whole area are within the range of seven or eight kilometers, and some things have to be notified in person, which is too troublesome.

After Gene and Deguna returned outside, they decided to build a certain number of houses before training. Many people were busy under the leadership of the two with great enthusiasm.

It was not until 3 o'clock in the afternoon that another jar house was built, and Jed came over at this time.

"The progress is quite fast, Mr. Gene."

"We have collected a lot of materials in the past few days, so the progress is naturally fast. We should be able to build two more today."

After Gene finished speaking, he noticed Jed's erratic eyes and asked.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing, I just came to see, I'll go to the highway to watch first."

Jed actually wanted to speak, but he held back in the end. He thought carefully, what if Gene and the others drank his own wine last night, and the base that Li Chu said was not somewhere else but here, if he said so, the trust that he had finally built would be destroyed.

And Jed also found that Li Chu was building a network. If they didn't want to live here for a long time, there would be no need to build so many things.

The doubts were eliminated, but there was still a little doubt.

Watching Jed leaving, Deguna and Gene both keenly sensed something.

"He is doubting us."

Deguna said, and Gene smiled.

"Suspicion is human nature in difficult times, and it is inevitable."

"Anyway, if they draw their swords against us, I will not be polite, Gene."

Gene nodded.

In such a doomsday, if there is no sense of dominance, all relationships are very difficult to build.

"Hurry up and work."

........

7 o'clock in the evening

Alan sat quietly in the office on the second floor of a villa. A subordinate who had just returned swallowed and reported what he saw.

"I see, it has already started planting, and it is indeed the same as you said."

Sanggu, who was eating on the side, nodded.

"As long as we control those eight scientists, our city can develop completely. I think the sooner we start, the better."

Alan hummed. After all, the other party was not a pushover. After listening to the report of this subordinate, Alan felt that he should start earlier. However, he thought that it might not be too late to start after the other party built everything. But soon Alan stood up and said.

"Let everyone start preparing supplies. We have to go up the mountain to hunt."

Alan's words made Sangu swallow.

"I think we should let them build everything and we can just go there and enjoy their achievements."

Alan laughed and said to Sangu.

"That's why you failed. When they are ready, even if we have the ability to seize everything, it means that we will pay a greater price to get it. Now they will collapse at the touch of a button."

Alan was able to come all the way here and become the leader of this city because of his flexible wrist and smart brain. He made no mistakes in every step, so naturally more and more people followed him.

Alan sent 6 people, 5 of whom took a car and one rode a motorcycle to follow slowly from behind, in order to prevent accidents. When he heard the people who came back say that they killed the 5 people they caught, he was sure that these eight people were quite alert.

The situation in Sangu's city, plus the situation in his own city, is enough to explain everything. They are very good at handling some things. Now they are probably arranging defensive measures, so Alan must be quick. He plans to go there directly tonight. It takes 2 days to get there. No matter what they do in 2 days, it will be too late.

Soon, the men began to gather. Many of them were very excited when they heard that the food land was being cultivated on the mountain.

What Allen needed to do now was to capture the eight scientists as soon as possible, and then use all means to make them do everything for him to survive.

The gasoline reserves in the city were still sufficient. Allen came here and had friction with some gangs. After the peace talks, he ensured the gasoline reserves as soon as possible. After all, it was very precious.

In order to solve it in one go, Allen planned to take 400 to 500 people directly there. The preparation would take about two or three hours.

The city became busy, and many of his leaders thought Allen was crazy. Allen looked at them and then spoke.

"You are not qualified to say that. An excellent scientist with rich knowledge is far more important than a city, because we need to deal with a lot of shocks in the future."

Allen personally took people to check the materials on the truck. If he could control those scientists there, Allen planned to let his men help to cultivate the land. After all, one more piece of farmland is hope for their city.

The land was a little wet after the rain, and Allen smiled.

"This is a good time to march."