DipNovel Chapter 186 Shepard Military Base
Chapter 186 Shepard Military Base
Chapter 186 Shepard Military Base
Meanwhile, at Gavin's bedroom door.
Gavin pushed open the door, strode to the chair, lifted the back of the chair, and pulled the chair so that it faced Martin and Eugene.
After sitting down in the chair with an air of authority, Gavin spread his legs, put his hands on his lap, and looked at Martin and the other man from the side.
Meeting Gavin's calm gaze, Martin couldn't help but purse his lips, while Eugene, pale-faced, put his hands in his pockets and looked at Gavin with a bitter expression.
Gavin stared at the two of them for more than ten seconds before finally speaking softly to them.
"Tell me about yesterday."
"call----"
Upon hearing this, Eugene unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly spoke up.
"Boss, yesterday we—"
"Shut the fuck up! I don't listen to drunkards, Martin, you tell me!"
Gavin interrupted Eugene rudely, then looked at Martin.
Eugene was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shrank back, while Martin nodded in response.
"Boss, we didn't encounter too much trouble on the way after we set off yesterday afternoon. Eugene's marksmanship is excellent; he took down more than half of the zombie cows on his own."
"After we drove the cattle back towards the farm, we also took the opportunity to repair our broken iron fence near the airport."
"After we finished that, we continued on our way and didn't encounter any more trouble. I guarantee there were absolutely no zombies on the road at that time."
"But after we returned from the prison, the horde of corpses appeared on the road. I still don't know why they gathered on the road. In any case, Eugene and I always thought that traveling in the dark was not a good idea, so we stayed in the prison for one night."
At this point, Martin couldn't help but lick his lips.
Gavin nodded and continued Martin's words.
"The activity of the zombie horde is becoming increasingly erratic. The migration behavior that is happening around us has made us lose the ability to estimate the basic location of the zombie horde in various places."
"Originally, we would only be wary of the areas surrounding towns, since zombies are more likely to stay near towns."
"But now, large hordes of zombies could exist anywhere, so field operations must be conducted with utmost caution!"
boom!
At this point, Gavin raised his right hand and slammed it hard against the armrest of the chair!
Kaspersky!
The chair armrests made a sound that was almost like they were about to break. This was only because Gavin had held back a little, so that he wouldn't lose an extra chair.
His forceful slamming of the armrest caused Martin and Eugene to instinctively duck their necks.
Seeing the two of them cowering like turtles, Gavin grabbed the nearly broken armrest of the chair and continued speaking to them.
"So where's your caution? Damn it, I can smell the alcohol on both of you sitting here!"
"Prison is certainly a safer environment, but are you sure it's safe enough to support a party?"
"I only have one question for you, Martin and Eugene. How were your sentry duties assigned last night, and how were they carried out? You two drunkards, were you excluded from the sentry duty so you could drink to your heart's content?"
"Oh, this—"
Faced with Gavin's reprimand, Martin shook his head helplessly, while Eugene quickly explained to Gavin.
"I'm not one to shirk responsibility, boss. We both set up our own sentry posts last night, and we were even planning to stand guard from the second to the fourth post."
"so what?"
As soon as Eugene finished speaking, Gavin immediately glanced at him sideways, frowning and cursing in displeasure.
"So after you made the arrangements, how exactly were the sentry posts carried out? All I saw were eight of you, all looking incredibly listless. Are you sure you're still capable of standing guard?"
"Mazefak, you guys are really too trusting. Staying out with your team and still getting yourself completely drunk? Do you think you're making a movie? Is the price of death just a wrap party?"
"Given that this is the first time you've encountered such a problem, I won't say much this time."
"But you must know that if there is a next time, if I see you again drinking yourself to the point of unconsciousness, to the point where your breath is so strong it could intoxicate flies!"
"Then I guarantee that neither of you will ever have the chance to lead a team again, never again!"
"Or you two could just stay home and operate excavators or tractors, grow a warehouse full of potatoes, and while you're at it, carve your drinking capacity onto each potato, so the other diners know how great you are and how much you can drink!"
At this point, Gavin suddenly stood up and strode closer to the two of them.
Seeing Gavin approaching in the blink of an eye, Martin and Eugene couldn't help but take a step back.
Martin couldn't help but lower his head. He felt a little guilty. As a survival expert, he knew how dangerous it was to lose consciousness in the wild. He had been completely drugged by Eugene last night. He had to be careful!
Eugene watched as the man swallowed hard, then stiffened his neck and muttered something under his breath.
"I thought you were going to have us brew wine; potatoes can be used to make whiskey—"
"Fuck your whiskey! Your whole family is whiskey! Your belly is full of whiskey! I fucking want to pour whiskey down your ass!"
Gavin yelled, interrupting Eugene's mutterings, and grabbed Eugene by the collar, lifting him up by the neck.
As Eugene was lifted up, looking completely bewildered, Martin beside him wore a distinctly terrified expression.
The boss is incredibly strong!
And Gavin—
He was holding Eugene, who had a blank expression on his face, and staring at him fiercely.
One second —
Two seconds —
A few seconds later, Gavin sighed softly, casually put Eugene down, and then calmly continued speaking.
"Last night, I saw the horde of zombies blocking your way. I thought my adventure might save you, who were trapped somewhere and waiting for rescue."
"And you tell me that while I was rushing into the prison in the dark, facing hordes of zombies in the night, you guys were drinking like idiots in the prison!"
"That makes me look stupid too, man, so don't do that, don't make me give you guys a few more opportunities to spit on you."
"Let's put this matter behind us and make sure it doesn't happen again. Now let's talk about your work this afternoon."
At this point, Gavin patted the two men on the shoulder, then returned to his seat, reached into his desk, pulled out a map, opened it, and placed it on the table.
As Gavin tapped the map, Eugene awkwardly loosened his collar and then moved closer with Martin.
While Martin was looking at the map, Eugene couldn't help but glance at Gavin's face.
He had just learned that Gavin had gone out to look for them last night, and honestly, the news was incredibly heartwarming.
At this moment, Eugene couldn't help but recall Gavin's past adventurous behaviors that he particularly disliked.
In the past, he always advised Gavin not to take risks for others.
But when he became that other person, Eugene was truly grateful that his boss was someone like Gavin!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a silly grin and even laughed out loud.
"hey-hey----"
"Son of the Beach, you fucking have the nerve to laugh! Don't participate in the afternoon's exploration. Go find Thomas and get a breeding job!"
"We're going to plant potatoes in a few days, and the potato molds are being developed. You'd better go deal with those sprouting potatoes this afternoon!"
Gavin yelled angrily at Eugene, and then raised his right hand and slammed it hard into Eugene's chest.
Upon hearing Gavin's words, Eugene paused for a moment, then instinctively spoke up.
"No, boss, that would be so damn embarrassing! I really know I was wrong, please give me a chance!"
"Don't even think about it, just focus on dealing with your potatoes!"
Gavin interrupted Eugene, and then, while Eugene looked completely bewildered, continued speaking to Martin.
"As for you, Martin, after what happened last night, have you noticed that our field team is missing something crucial?"
"Something crucial?"
Upon hearing this, Martin turned his gaze away from Eugene, changing his gloating look to a serious one, and thoughtfully asked Gavin.
"Boss, even if we brought a few heavy machine guns, we wouldn't be able to deal with the zombie horde that suddenly blocked our way last night, so what you're talking about is definitely not a weapon."
"So—you mean—we're lacking something to contact home remotely?"
"That's right!"
Seeing that Martin quickly grasped his meaning, Gavin finally smiled, nodding and laughing.
"You're right. As the scope of field exploration expands, maintaining constant contact with the camp becomes a necessity, and we're starting to need more small radios."
"However, we don't have such things in the small towns around here, so Martin, after your lunch break, take a group of people and head towards Athens."
"On the one hand, we need to observe the distribution of zombies in Athens. Although the hunters there have most likely been lured away by the aggregates, we still don't know the approximate number of those remaining."
"Besides that, we don't yet know the approximate size of the zombies left behind by large hordes of corpses in the area near the town. You'll need to find out all of that."
"Of course, the most important thing is not just simple reconnaissance. If you have the opportunity, you should also try to determine the approximate location of the Athens electronics store, because our paper maps don't show where the store is."
"Once we pinpoint the location of the electronics store, we need to take it down as quickly as possible and find enough small walkie-talkies to install on every vehicle, so that during long-range field explorations, we can easily relay information to the camp!"
At this point, Gavin gently patted Martin's arm.
Although the hunters in Athens had left, the city's size meant that the environment would be far more treacherous than any previous exploration.
However, Martin wasn't afraid at all. He immediately nodded in response to Gavin, and then smiled as he said to Gavin.
"You're right, boss. If we had a radio station, you wouldn't have risked coming out to find us last night."
"I understand. I'll go and select a few elite men in a bit, and we'll start the operation immediately after the afternoon rest."
"Since Eugene has to work on the potato molds this afternoon anyway, I'll just pick Eugene's men too, and make sure I investigate Athens thoroughly!"
At this point, Martin looked at Eugene with renewed schadenfreude.
Eugene, however, silently cursed at Martin.
As for Gavin, he nodded and said with satisfaction at the end.
"I have faith in your abilities, Martin, but whatever you do, remain cautious and make sure there are no casualties!"
"That's settled then. You two should go back and take a shower to wash off the smell of alcohol."
"Damn it, your return is a great thing, but I can't laugh at the sight of you two drunkards."
Gavin waved to the two bastards, who immediately left his room with smirks.
Inside the hall, seeing Eugene and his companion walk out of the room one after the other, Madison immediately sat down at his post and shouted at them.
"Hey, you two redheads, what did the boss say to you? I don't see you got beaten up!"
"Ha ha!"
Hearing Madison's words, Martin finally burst out laughing. As he laughed, he put his arm around Eugene's shoulder and said...
"Brother Ni, we didn't get beaten up, but Eugene is going to dig potatoes this afternoon!"
"Digging potatoes? Aha! That's fucking great news! Eugene's bragging record can finally be updated!"
Upon hearing Martin's words, Madison immediately laughed, and continued speaking as he laughed.
"Eugene, I'm so sick of hearing you brag about how many people you killed when you were in the army or how many zombies you killed after the apocalypse."
"As for now, haha, you can continue bragging about how many potatoes you've eaten!"
At this point, the guys didn't hold back and gave Eugene a good laugh.
Eugene, his face flushed, started arguing back and forth with the laughing men.
Time passed quickly in a cheerful atmosphere. The return of the field staff swept away the chaos of the previous night at the camp and invigorated the entire team.
Even the logistics staff have gained a lot of energy to work.
After resting until midnight, Gavin immediately assigned the fieldwork tasks after dinner.
Apart from Martin, who was required to lead the team to explore the vicinity of Athens, the others were basically doing their own jobs, only needing to continue to scout out the zombie situation around the camp and conduct routine explorations.
As for Gavin himself.
This time, he rode in an Apache helicopter, forming a three-person team with Sean and Nicholas. They left the manor right after finishing their meal.
Their target was Shepard Military Base.
Shepard Military Base is located near Wichita Falls, about eleven kilometers from the city.
The specific location is northwest of Dallas and Fort Worth, and near the border between Texas and Oklahoma.
After Gavin boarded the plane, Sean explained everything about Shepard Military Base to Gavin while he controlled the plane to take off.
"Boss————"
He spoke to Gavin with a grave expression.
"Although Shepard Air Force Base is the cradle of the Air Force, it is actually under the jurisdiction of the Army. However, we Air Force instructors and flight students have little connection with the Army."
"More than 35 percent of the U.S. Air Force came from Shepard Air Force Base, which is the Air Force's second home and a large military base that was established during World War II."
"At least 100,000 trainees leave Shepard Military Base every year, so Shepard has a very large number of personnel, with at least 30,000 at any given time."
"This is just the number of soldiers. If we include the several family residential areas built around the military base, the total number of people at Shepard Base would probably reach over 80,000, or even more. This size is approaching that of a large city like Taylor City!"
At this point, Sean couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic look in his eyes.
He dedicated more than half of his life to that base, which was practically his second home.
But now, although he can go home again, most of his servants are dead.
This is not a good experience.
As Sean explained, Gavin sat in the trainee gunner's seat, which was the last seat on the Apache trainer jet, and took out a map to look at it.
As he located the city of Wichita Falls, he estimated the distance and began to speak.
"Therefore, Shepard Military Base is only about 280 kilometers away from us, less than 300 kilometers away."
"That's good. We'll be able to make a round soon. After that, we'll have time to scout around Livingston Lake, but that's much further away."
"It's alright, boss~"
Upon hearing Gavin's words, Sean chuckled and replied.
"Before I came to our camp, I flew around Shepard more than once. I know several small airports where we can refuel our aircraft, and even some private airports with very few zombies."
"Whether we resupply at home or outside, as long as we have enough fuel, we'll just fly a little longer."
After speaking, Sean took a deep breath.
Shepard Military Base, he's back!
Gavin was satisfied with Sean's statement and continued to survey the surroundings of Shepard Military Base.
A large military base with at least 30,000 to 80,000 people is extremely dangerous, and Gavin cannot afford to take it lightly.
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