In fact, Hanna's thoughts were very simple and not far from what Airon had thought. She doesn't know Airon, and establishing a trustworthy connection would be difficult for her. Although Merle doesn't seem to have a good temperament, he is still someone reliable in critical moments and has the skills to survive. She would definitely learn a lot by following him.
Merle, who was standing beside him, made no sound, did not express his acceptance, but did not oppose either. This made Airon understand that Merle had changed, although he is still egocentric, but obviously his behavior had changed a lot, which was a reason for Hanna to follow him.
However, Airon knew that he still had to remind the girl in front of him of some things, and to do this he had to have a serious tone.
"You have to know that Merle's next moves are quite dangerous. Not only will you have to walk long distances, but you will also have to rely on yourself for many things. If you can't fend for yourself in critical moments, you will die."
Hanna didn't show a fearful expression when she heard the words, but she also looked at Merle seriously, and seeing that the old man didn't say anything, she now felt more secure in making her decision.
"I'm okay with that. He saved my life in the first place, so I want to learn survival skills from him. Even in a safe place, who can guarantee that I'll be safe all the time?"
Having said that, Hanna paused, realizing that this sentence was inappropriate, her expression immediately became tense and she stuttered a bit to explain herself.
"Uh, I... I just... That's not really what I meant. I mean, in today's world, learning from someone good is the most important thing."
"I understand perfectly what you mean. Since you have made a decision, I won't be the one to force you to do otherwise." After resolving this issue with Hanna, Merle led the way to the mansion.
Little Hanna followed them in silence, and soon they arrived at the first basement they had discovered before.
Merle opened the way and then walked towards a cabin with antique weapons in the corner of the basement, reached out and pulled a decorative strip on the side of the cabin, and a somewhat incredible scene appeared.
There was a sound of mechanical operation under the glass cabins in the center. As Merle continued to move his hands, the cabins in the center began to expand, revealing another entrance below.
Hanna was stunned to see this scene, she couldn't understand why this house had such a complicated mechanism, and the only things stored were just some weapons, equipment, and food.
Her confusion didn't last long, the mechanical sound soon stopped and a more creepy and dark entrance appeared in the center of the basement.
Merle went in first, followed by Airon, several soldiers, and Hanna with some hesitation also went in.
Boom!
With a loud sound, the whole place below suddenly lit up, which made Hanna, who had her eyes wide open in the darkness, unable to open them due to the strong light that had blinded her.
Feeling that the dazzling light in front of her eyes was gradually softening, Hanna lowered her hand, tried to open her eyes, and discovered that it was no longer so dazzling. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the place she was in and couldn't help but be stunned.
What caught his attention was an exceptionally luxurious room. If I had to compare it to something, the most intuitive feeling was that it was several degrees more luxurious than the decoration upstairs.
Looking towards the entrance, it was clear that this was a metal door, and the key inserted in the door was one of the previous three keys.
After entering the door, there is a living room of at least tens of square meters. There are several doors on the walls around the living room, which should be bedrooms or similar.
As soon as she entered, Hanna and everyone heard Merle's presentation.
"I stumbled upon this place by accident. It's really well hidden, it would be difficult for someone else to find it."
"So, what's the big discovery you're talking about?"
Merle pointed to a door inside and indicated that they should follow him.
As soon as the door opened, Hanna discovered that it was not a room as she imagined, but a corridor, and it was very deep.
Merle turned on the lights in the hallway and said at the same time, "The electricity here should be supplied by the photovoltaic power generation panels on the roof. When I went up to clean the panels, I felt that the entire panel area was too big. If it was just for the radio station on the third floor, it would be unnecessary. So I thought, is there a basement or something that requires energy?"
"However, none of the basements found before were turned on, but I had found three keys, two of which opened the door to a basement. I assumed that the remaining special key should be a key similar to a shelter."
"It turns out I was right, hehehe..."
As soon as Merle finished speaking, everyone walked towards the innermost door. This corridor was really long, more than 30 meters long, which made Airon unable to help but look back.
The door in front of them is a bit special, it is a pure metal door, and there is an electronic lock on the door handle.
"I don't know what happened. Maybe the power was cut off before. When I came in here, the lock might have been reset. The door was open, so I didn't dare to close it again."
After speaking, he reached out and pushed it, and the door opened inward, revealing a room of more than ten square meters inside. The room was very messy, and there was a metal table in the center. The feeling was strange, and the room was full of metallic luster.
The most eye-catching thing is the huge illuminated map on the table in the center of the room.
Merle walked towards the map, indicated that they should come closer, and then pointed to a location on the map.
Hanna looked closer, but didn't understand what kind of map it was. She was sure that it definitely had similarities with North America but was very different.
At first glance, it can be seen that this map is quite delicate, with horizontal and vertical coordinate lines and some red, green, and red points with unknown functions.
The fact that Hanna doesn't understand doesn't mean that Airon doesn't understand. He clearly saw what this place was immediately.
This was a highly detailed military map of the Appalachian Mountains.
"What are these dots?"
Merle looked at Hanna and said, "You better climb up and call Sergeant Welles, just tell him we require him at this location."
"Ah, okay."
Seeing Hanna jumping up, the corner of Merle's mouth curved imperceptibly, but he quickly pointed at the map and said, "If I'm not mistaken, these black dots should be weapon depots, and these red dots are food depots prepared for some kind of crisis like war or something important."
After speaking, he pointed out two dots that were different from other places, one was red and the other was green.
"We are here now. These two dots are marked with an X sign, and then, combined with the materials in the basement of the villa, I boldly guess that the owner of this villa should have emptied these two places."
"I went to these two specific places two days ago, and I did find a place that looked like a supply point, but it had all been taken, so I had no choice but to come back."
Looking at the large number of marks on the map, if these places are all material points, it will undoubtedly be a huge amount of resources. And besides the red and green dots, there are also several black and yellow dots on the map, and no one knows what these places are for.
"At least we have all the points in Alabama, that place is currently being taken by our people," said Airon with a serious look.
Suddenly, a loud sound of someone coming down the stairs was heard, and a voice asked, "Airon, are you looking for me?"