Chapter 823: Rectify the team
Chapter 823: Rectify the team
After everyone finished their work and had breakfast, Lu Cheng gathered everyone together: "Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has seen what happened last night. If we were not eating at the time, if these zombies came a little later, and we were already asleep, what would the consequences be? Everyone might as well think about it."
Everyone fell silent after hearing this. If the zombies had waited until everyone fell asleep before coming last night, the entire camp would have been destroyed. How many people would have survived?
When they thought of this, everyone felt a sense of fear.
Then, everyone heard Lu Cheng continue, "Since the full-scale outbreak of the virus, each of us has been living in hiding, fearing our future. We are afraid that one day when we wake up, we will not see the bright sunshine, but a rotten and twisted face. Are we going to live like this forever?
No, of course not! We are civilized human beings, we have hardworking hands and intelligent brains. And those rotting zombies only have clumsy instincts, and they are not invincible. As long as we can unite as one and gather more survivors, we can form a huge force.
As long as we find a suitable shelter, use guns and weapons, and build up sufficient defenses, we don't have to be afraid of the zombies. Even if there are tens of thousands of zombies, they can't stop the cannons, tanks, and planes of civilized society.
We can gather more people, we can divide the work and cooperate, we can grow food and vegetables, we can search for more weapons and supplies, we can establish a stable order, we can build hospitals and schools, we can restart factories, and we can rebuild civilization!
Believe me, as long as we are united enough and work hard enough, nothing can stop us from rebuilding our homes and restarting civilization!"
As time went on, Lu Cheng's voice became louder and louder, and more and more persuasive, making everyone convinced from the bottom of their hearts. The eyes of these people who had just experienced a misfortune were lit with the light of hope.
Glenn and T-boy also shouted: "Rebuild our home and restart civilization!"
Since the virus broke out, these people have been living in a daze. All they think about every day is how to fill their stomachs and how to avoid the zombies. They have never thought about the future.
Many people still hope for a miracle to happen, hoping that one day they can wake up and go back to the past, and everything now is just a nightmare. Or the government can defeat those terrible zombies and restore everything to the past.
Now, someone has pointed them in the direction and told them that they can rebuild their homes with their own hands and restart civilization with their wisdom. How can they not be excited?
At this moment, the look in everyone's eyes when they looked at Lu Cheng was not just awe, but also admiration and trust.
Seeing that the mood was right, Lu Cheng spoke again: "Everyone, rebuilding our home is not a matter of one day or one night, we need to do it step by step. Right now, the situation we are facing is very urgent. When the zombies in the city can't find food, they will spread outward. If we continue to stay here, we will inevitably encounter zombies again.
Therefore, the first thing we need to do is to find a safe shelter. This shelter must have the following characteristics:
First, stay away from densely populated cities to avoid encountering large groups of zombies. After all, we are not strong enough to fight against too many zombies.
Second, having certain protective measures, such as walls, guardrails, and barbed wire, can block some of the zombies.
Third, the surrounding field of vision is wide enough, allowing us to detect approaching zombies at the first opportunity.
Fourth, we need enough houses to live in, clean water, and a certain area of land for farming. With these, we can gradually become self-sufficient..."
As Lu Cheng spoke one by one, everyone felt a sense of sudden enlightenment in their hearts, and couldn't help but start to imagine where there was such a suitable building.
Not long after, Jacqueline, who worked at the City Planning Bureau, spoke up, "Lu, there are indeed places that meet these conditions. They are far away from the city, have a wide field of vision, and have certain protective measures, unless it is a military camp or a prison. As for the others, I can't think of them for the time being."
Lu Cheng nodded: "Yes, prison is indeed a good choice. Rick, Sean, you two are police officers, do you know where there is a prison?"
The two thought for a moment, and finally Rick spoke up: "We are all county police officers and are not responsible for escorting prisoners. However, I have heard that there is a prison in western Georgia. Unfortunately, the location of the prison is not on the general map."
"As long as we have a general direction, we can bypass Atlanta and head west. Now, I want to ask everyone, are you willing to follow me to find a new home?"
Glenn and T-boy immediately raised their hands: "We do."
Brothers More and Daryl, and sisters Andrea and Amy were also the first to respond.
Rick also raised his hand in agreement, and old Dale looked at everyone and raised his hand as well.
Next came Jacqui, Jim and others.
Seeing everyone raise their hands, Sean couldn't help but ask, "It's not safe outside right now. If we set out rashly like this, will we encounter other dangers along the way?"
"We can use motorcycles to explore the way ahead and avoid danger in time. In any case, it is much better than staying here and waiting for the zombies to attack us."
Sean wanted to say something, but Moore couldn't help but say, "Sean, if you want to stay here and die, no one will stop you."
"Moir, you'd better be honest."
"Okay, what we need now is unity, not quarrels. If someone doesn't want to follow me, I won't force them, and I can even offer them some food. Anyone want to quit?"
As soon as Lu Cheng opened his mouth, everyone fell silent, but no one indicated that they wanted to leave.
Even the Lamorai family, who left Rick's team in the original drama, chose to follow Lu Cheng after seeing how powerful Lu Cheng was and having a clear goal.
Although some individuals still had opinions in their hearts, they did not speak out again.
At this point, Lu Cheng had initially taken control of this small team of about thirty people.
Currently, the entire team consists of one old man, Dale, and four children, Rick's son Carl, Carol's daughter Sofia, and a son and a daughter of Latino Ramores.
Apart from these, the rest are adult men and women between the ages of twenty and forty.
Even old man Dell can act as driver, mechanic and sentry.
After determining the general direction and goals, Lu Cheng also established his leadership position in the team and made a simple division of labor for the entire team.
Lu Cheng serves as the team captain, Rick serves as the deputy captain, Sean, Moore, Daryl, Glenn, Jim, Ramorais and others are the combatants in the team, responsible for combat, patrolling, searching for supplies, etc.
Women such as Lori, Carol, and Amy were responsible for washing clothes, cooking, taking care of children, and counting supplies.
Dale, T and other men were responsible for driving, repairing cars, ensuring logistics, standing guard, etc.
After everything was arranged, Lu Cheng called Rick and his men together, studied the route on the map, and then set out on the journey westward...
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