One week later.
Guillermo distributed the supplies and they were mainly sent to South Carolina and Georgia, but a large proportion of sealed military food also arrived at the central base, with large boxes on numerous trucks. Many people at the base came forward and watched as these boxes were unloaded one by one.
"Have you heard that?"
Andrea got up early in the morning and helped with whatever she could with the construction issue, and the voice of her younger sister could be heard behind her.
Amy nodded without turning her head, those loud sounds meant that people from Atlanta had arrived and said, "Yes, it seems like they have."
Amy leaned closer and looked at the crowd unloading the truck in the distance, her mood full of enthusiasm.
Lee Everet ordered his men to remove the boxes one by one, shouting something constantly.
"Felipe, be careful when you pass by the pipes. If we break it again, we will be even more delayed!"
The man named Felipe did not feel upset and nodded in his place, making it clear that he understood.
"Don't worry boss, I used to work in construction the first time I was hired in this country." Some of the workers approached and moved those huge boxes with the help of special machines, some were tools for building construction and others were unique materials that came from Georgia.
This time, with George's help, Airon had the idea of building a nice place for children and older children. When it comes to this, some people may disagree. It's the end of the world, so what's the point of doing such flashy things?
As for playing, while it's not a good thing in the era when civilization is still very alive, it's also the spiritual sustenance of children and even some adults. Why not do this?
This was the case for some elders, but the rest agreed with this and many adults also wanted to play.
This feature of the game can effectively alleviate the stress of children in the apocalypse. Children's self-regulation ability is not as good as adults, but they are very adaptable. However, Airon does not want these children to become "robots that only know how to survive". All children should have their own childhood, proper training is enough to cope with the following days, training and survival should not be the entirety of their childhood and Rick also supported this.
After supervising the unloading for a while, Airon loaded a fairly large box and slowly walked towards the front yard. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Carl and a group of friends standing inside and looking out.
"Guys!"
"Good morning, Commander."
"Hehe, good morning, everyone."
"Excuse me, sir, do you need any help?" A group of young children looked at him with admiration. They had heard rumors about Airon and considered him to be an idol.
"Not to mention, I really need your help. I need you to take these things to the recently emptied greenhouse and then wait for me to arrive. Do you understand?" As he spoke, Airon lifted the cardboard box in his hand, immediately drawing the attention of all the children, who had caught a glimpse of what was inside.
"Wow! It's a PSP! There are so many more consoles!" An older boy couldn't help but shout, and the other children stirred like cats that smelled fish.
Seeing the excitement of everyone, Airon distributed the game consoles in the box to these children with a smile on his face. The excited faces of the group of children gave him a pleasant feeling, and after receiving the consoles, those children waited for further instructions.
Seeing the appearance of the children, Airon couldn't help but laugh and waved his hands to indicate that they could leave, and then the group of children followed the older boy and ran towards the inner courtyard.
Airon refocused and looked behind him, only to find that Carl had not left and there were a few little girls standing next to him. There seemed to be some expectation in his eyes, as if he were waiting for something better.
"I'm so sorry, children, but I have nothing else to offer you."
Just as the girls showed disappointment, Rick approached with a big box in his arms.
Airon changed the subject, pointing behind him and saying, "Because everything is in Carl's father's house, you can ask him for anything and he will surely have it."
A group of girls immediately screamed and ran towards Rick, and then Carl was left alone in the field. Behind him was Carol, welcoming Airon, smiling at him, and silently thanking him.
Airon also responded with a smile, then walked towards Carl and crouched down.
"What's wrong? Don't you like those toys?"
Carl hesitated a bit, but the smart little boy soon realized that his behavior seemed inappropriate, forced a smile, and shook his head. "I like them very much, thank you, Airon."
Looking at this small and strong boy, Airon couldn't help but stroke his head, pulled out another object from behind and whispered, "I have prepared a separate gift for you and those two friends sitting on that tree."
As he spoke, Airon placed the things in Carl's hands. The little boy was surprised, then felt his hands sink and a feeling of cold spread to his palms. He looked down and saw a delicate little pistol.
A silencer had been carefully added to the barrel, but the overall weight was still much lighter. In addition, there were three dull butterfly knives.
Carl's originally disappointed expression melted like the sky under the heat of the sun, and a smile instantly covered that beautiful face.
"I can't believe it! Thank you, Airon, I really like these gifts. I'll give a knife to Ellie and another to Clementine."
"It's okay if you like it, but be careful, you should keep in mind what Shane taught you, right?" At some point, Rick had handed out after handing out toys, and then saw his son pointed with that gun Airon had given him.
"Understood, Dad, thanks!" After getting the most beloved thing he wanted, Carl behaved like children used to and ran to the inner courtyard jumping.
"Thanks, Airon... If it weren't for you, it might have been much harder for me to understand Carl..."
Rick looked complicatedly at his son's back and knew why Carl liked guns so much, not just because of Lori's departure, but because of what he saw and heard all the experiences of many people since the end of the world broke out.
"These young people will be the future of our community, we must take care of them and give them all the attention they need. In these weeks I'll be busy, so you can take charge of directing the construction."
The appliances came one after another. Unloaded from the trucks, they were all ordered and stacked neatly in front of provisional greenhouses that would serve as storage while the first building was being constructed almost around the clock.
Guillermo took a calculator and continued to navigate through various electrical appliances, calculating the energy consumption of these devices.
The next task for him and the electricians would be to order people to install these electrical appliances as planned.
In fact, although people in the base are very enthusiastic about this matter, they don't have any special feelings. In their opinion, with the speed of development of the central base, these things will come sooner or later. Everyone believes that this place will develop much better in the future, like a powerful city effective against walkers.
But for some survivors who had just arrived at the base, this scene was quite shocking. While people outside were still struggling to get food and clothing, the conditions of the central base had reached this point.
Some are moved as they are electricians, plumbers or have experience in construction, so their labor is required. Now that plans for Mark 1 weapons for the elite team are in place and Sheldon is talking about the Mark 2 weapon, everyone knows that there is no better place in the world than with the S.C.T.