Chapter 68: Hillman's Beginning

Alan never thought that what he did was excessive. He just wanted to get more than others, get a more comfortable life, and survive in such a doomsday.

The fire in front of him was jumping. Alan looked tiredly at the few people hanging on the platform not far away. The fortress was old and dilapidated, and there was a stench everywhere.

Many houses have begun to crack because there is no coating protection. Some caves are already stinking and have no good emission system.

There are fewer and fewer people in the fortress. Now there are only more than 500 people left. The originally comfortable days have come to an abrupt end. Now many people want to escape from the fortress.

Alan said that it was up to them, but they had to hand over everything when they left and could not take anything away before they could leave here.

More and more people are dissatisfied. In just half a year, Alan has suffered more than ten attacks, and there have been three riots. More than ten people in Alan's family have died.

The entire fortress is struggling to survive. Allen has invested too many resources in weapons and ammunition in the past. Now these weapons and ammunition have rotted in the cave. Many of them have become scrap metal because they cannot be maintained.

It is only a matter of time before the entire fortress is destroyed. Food output has become less and less because the fertility of the soil has become worse and worse. Allen and his team have no conditions to make nutrient solution. They want to buy from outsiders, but outsiders will not trade with Allen and his team at all, because Allen and his team have no valuable exchange items.

The Brilliant Coins that have been hoarded in their hands have also become a pile of scrap metal. Now no one in the market will use coins. Although they have a little paper money, it is extremely difficult to buy things.

The few people who were hung in front of them suddenly attacked Allen's residence last night. One of Allen's uncles was beaten to death. Allen hung several injured people on the rack, intending to let everyone watch them die slowly.

One of them has purple skin, he has no breath at all, and his blood has dried up. Among them is Allen's confidant in the past.

At this time, one of the dishevelled men grinned.

"You are stubborn and will pay the price one day, Allen."

Allen ignored the man. He just quietly took a sip of tea beside him. Many people around him were dejected. Many of them had not eaten a full meal for a while.

"Please cheer up. Everything now is only temporary. Opportunities will definitely come."

Allen would say this every time, but those who could not see the end would only want to leave more and more. At this time, some people stood up and said.

"We are leaving now. Just give us something to eat."

Allen stared at them coldly. He looked at other people. Some people also seemed to be planning to leave. Allen shook his head and said.

"If there is no food, you can leave now if you want to."

Allen knew very well that the first place for these people to leave was the Su family town where his nephew Nick was, because many of them had worked with Nick in the past, and Nick would accept them.

"Go away, don't regret it."

Alan gnashed his teeth and watched more than a dozen people get up and leave. He looked at the guns placed on the side. The impulse in his heart made Allen want to pick up weapons again and again to kill these people, but in the end he held back because there were others watching.

At dusk, all the people hanging on the racks were dead, and Allen ordered them to be thrown into the fertilizer pool.

Alan had discussed with his family that even if they were the only ones left, they would not leave the fortress. The opportunity would definitely come, but many people in the family began to feel angry about Allen's decision.

If they joined the monetary system, with their initial advantages, they would have lived a good life by now.

Alan actually knew in his heart that the so-called opportunity would not come. The grassland was already quite stable, and no one would take the initiative to break such stability. Although small fights would occur, they would never turn into wars.

In addition, many families have now had mutants. It is certain that these mutants will make the family more prosperous.

Alan's own body is also getting older, and at this time a dull little boy ran over.

"Father, you are not feeling well, go in and rest."

Alan looked at his son Dick who looked a little scared, pulled him over and said with a smile.

"It's okay, Dick, don't worry, everything will be fine."

Looking at the crowd gradually dispersing, Alan returned to the house and locked the door directly. Now Alan has installed protective strips at all the entrances of the house, so it is impossible to come in easily.

Alan kept coughing, his health was getting worse and worse, and the people at home were now lifeless. Alan's wife and he were not like before, with too many topics to talk about, and the two had almost nothing to say.

Annie had advised Alan countless times, but Alan had always ignored it. Alan's mind was full of the humiliation he suffered in Jed's town that day. He was very angry, and at this moment someone knocked on the door, and Alan went out again.

"The water pump is broken."

Alan's face suddenly changed, and he quickly followed the people to the side of the water pump. At this time, the water pump had been partially disassembled, and the parts inside were seriously damaged, which meant that electricity and water were difficult to guarantee.

"See if there are any spare parts in the warehouse."

Alan said, and a bunch of people went to the warehouse next to them to look for it, but they couldn't find the matching parts after searching for a long time. Some things need fine mechanical processing, but they don't have such equipment. These parts were bought by Alan from outsiders seven or eight years ago. They don't have such technology.

Now the whole fortress is about to face a very big problem. Alan immediately ordered those who knew not to tell anyone.

At this time, the power supply was interrupted, and many people were surprised. Alan just told them that it was just some circuit problems that needed to be repaired. It would take at most one or two days.

At night, Alan lowered his head quietly, holding a glass of wine in his hand. He sat on the lookout where the wooden board had become fragile due to the wind and cold, and there was a sea of ​​lights in front of him.

The noisy voices kept coming, and the busiest time on this grassland began.

Alan even heard that some towns have begun to transform into film and television companies, which was unimaginable to Alan. Many modern products have been made, and mankind is recovering towards a modern society.

Alan reflected on his own practices countless times, but no matter how he thought about it, Alan was unwilling to admit his failure and that his practices were wrong.

Allen never thought he had done anything wrong, but reality was getting closer and closer.

In Allen's opinion, the essence of human beings is fighting. He was a little drunk, and at this moment, a shadow appeared on the city wall not far away. Now there was no one guarding the city wall, because no one would want to step into this place. Allen just stood up and the man jumped down from the city wall.

Winter

With a loud bang, the person who fell down did not move. Allen trembled and held the wine glass. This was not the first time. It was the ninth time. The ninth time someone chose to end his life.

Not all people who left Allen Fortress can live safely in some towns. They are not allowed to enter the town and are directly driven away. No one will pity those who used to be well fed and warm in the fortress.

Some people will not be allowed to enter even if they go to Nick.

When the heavy snow appeared, Allen knew very well that they were just for self-protection and it was impossible to let everyone in, but it was obvious that the heavy snow was impressive. People all over the south clearly remembered how cruel the people in the fortress were.

And these cruelties also spread on the grassland. Some people who left the fortress, even if they went to the east or west, would be ruthlessly rejected as long as they knew they came from the fortress.

Some people even had to return to the fortress in the end. Many people who knew all this were still in the fortress, and they were extremely painful.

This ideal small society of Allen was about to collapse. His family no longer trusted Allen, and the same was true for other people in the fortress. Allen drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, stood up and looked at the ground below. It seemed that he only needed to take a step out to get relief.

But in the end, Allen put down the wine glass and turned away. At this time, the fire started. A house caught fire. Many people came out and started to take buckets to get water, but there was no water.

The fire began to get bigger and bigger. Allen stared at the fire not far away quietly. Many people could only watch the house being burned in a daze. At this time, the gate under the fortress opened.

Many people began to run out with some things, and the fortress became chaotic.

More and more people took advantage of the fire and ran out of the fortress with everything they could take away.

The flames devoured these wooden houses mercilessly. With the help of the wind, they kept moving forward, and soon the houses were set on fire.

Allen looked at everything in front of him with cold eyes. He knew very well that this was not an accident, but a man-made one. It was self-evident who did it.

Today, less than 20 people knew that the water pump was broken and there would be no water and electricity in the future. It could only be done by one of the 20 people, or a few people.

Now everything is not important. At this time, Allen saw many people in the town gathered on the side of the road. There were many people in the dense crowd. Allen stood in the billowing smoke and smiled grimly.

"Are you satisfied? Now we are destroyed. Are you satisfied? One day you will become the same as us. It's just that we are one step ahead."

At this moment, Allen's mind was full of some things rotating. He thought of something and laughed wildly immediately, because he knew very well that a bomb had been buried on this grassland, that is, the mutant.

It is impossible for a powerful mutant to be inferior to others. It is not in line with human desire to be inferior to someone who has no ability when he is powerful.

That is why the family will vigorously recruit mutants and give them various treatments. This time, Allen felt that he could see very clearly, and an extremely clear future was already in front of him.

The fire was still raging, and more and more people fled the fortress. Many people came to the edge of the city wall. Allen fell asleep. In such a fire, he slept very peacefully.

"The Sword Comes"

After a night, Allen woke up and saw that there were less than 100 people left in the fortress. Some things were rescued. Everyone's eyes were helpless. They didn't know what would happen in the future. Most of them were family members.

"We are going to travel far away and live in places where there are still resources."

Allen smiled easily, looking at the fortress where almost nothing was left.

Alan knew very well that they would have to start from the most primitive place in the future. Looking at the things that were rescued, there were still some seeds, which were the hope of their Hillman family.

Alan decided to go to the farthest north, which could only be walked, more than 800 kilometers away from here.

Soon the remaining people started to move, and made a simple cart with the things that could still be used, and put some things on the cart. They were busy until 4 pm. After everything was ready, Alan and his team had eaten, and there were less than 50 people left.

There were many onlookers near the fortress, and there were even those who mocked them. Alan ignored them and started on the road with his family.

This journey would be very long, but Alan knew very well that if they didn't leave, there would be no future. Alan actually thought about it early, but the movement of the population of such a fortress would be extremely difficult along the way, but it was much easier now.

"Father, I don't want to leave."

Dick looked at the place where he grew up, which had now become a ruin. Alan laughed and touched his son's head.

"Sometimes, we have to be patient."

The team started to set off, and at this time many people poured into Allen's fortress. People from the security team of a nearby town came over. Allen laughed coldly. When he left, he also set up some small traps. Once they entered the ammunition depot and triggered the mechanism, the people who entered would be buried with them.

Time passed by minute by minute. Half an hour later, a violent roar sounded, accompanied by a rising flame. Allen showed an evil smile. He turned around and looked at the flames floating over his fortress and laughed.

Alan seemed very satisfied. He took his son Dick's hand and said.

"See, if anyone wants to harm our family, only destruction and death are waiting for them."

Dick nodded. Allen looked at his family members who looked better, and he said happily.

"It's okay. Have you forgotten how we survived more than ten years ago? Our Sylmar family will become stronger. As long as we work together, the future of our Hillman family will be brilliant."

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