The motel where Li, Kenny and others were staying was not far away. It took less than 5 minutes to drive there and reach their destination.
Before getting off the bus, Leon also learned the little girl's name from Li, Clementine.
When he heard the name, he immediately felt it sounded familiar. He thought about it for a few dozen seconds and looked at the middle-aged black man named Li and the wheat-skinned mixed-race girl.
The content of the game version of "The Walking Dead" suddenly emerged in his mind, but he had never played this game. He just watched the game host explain the plot and had almost forgotten the content. He only remembered that the heroine was a little girl named Clementine, and the black hero was very kind to this girl. Their relationship was like that of father and daughter, relying on each other, which was very touching.
However, since they met him here, the fate of this group of people has been changed.
There were five people in the motel, young and old. When they saw such a large group of people surrounding them, all dressed in fully armed soldiers, they immediately panicked.
Fortunately, Kenny, Li and other survivors got out of the car quickly after seeing the situation and explained the situation to each other, so no tragic accident happened.
After entering the motel, Leon found that the environment here was quite dilapidated. There were still some zombies active in the surrounding buildings. They built a wooden wall with various waste materials, blocking most of the gaps and leaving only an iron gate for cars to enter.
Seeing that the survivors here spoke and acted quietly and did not dare to make too much noise, Leon ordered Daryl to clean up the zombies nearby, so as to avoid attracting these garbage and disturbing his conversation when he was chatting later.
This action won the favor of everyone in the motel. Faced with this tall, handsome man with good temperament, and the two beautiful women beside him, everyone gradually let down their guard.
Unexpectedly, deep in her heart, she had actually been hiding a lot of sadness, but she had been suppressing her emotions and had not let them out.
It was still the third day, and it was still a long way from the one week agreed with Iron Wolf Frank, so there was still plenty of time. Leon and Anya and his wife agreed that they would go to the public market of the Troy Mutual Aid Association together tomorrow morning.
After all, it was a matter of life and death, and such a request was not excessive. Lyon agreed and invited them to live together temporarily in the canning factory near Fort Benning.
He held the girl in his arms and whispered in her ear:
After more than half a year of friction, these groups, large and small, not only failed to face the outside world with one voice, but also had conflicts, disputes and even fought each other over various resource issues.
Not surprisingly, everyone was very interested in this recruitment. It was really rare to find an organization that provided a safe living environment and sufficient food in the apocalypse, and no survivor was willing to miss such an opportunity.
After eating and drinking, everyone fell into a state of satisfaction and happiness. Lyon did not delay and began to ask Anya and his wife about the real situation of the refugees in Troy County.
Leon returned to his room, only to find that Kevera and little Clementine were already there. They were leaning on the sofa, with moist luster in the corners of their eyes, and it was obvious that they had just cried.
He thought that the girl was gifted and possessed courage and magnanimity that ordinary people could not achieve. Unexpectedly, it was just that after losing all her family members, Kevila was depressed and had nothing to miss.
The girl's voice was sad, and tears flowed down her eyes again.
"They love me so much, never force me to do anything, and give me all their love, but I have nothing to give them in return."
The remaining young white couple, husband Anya and wife Matala, used to run a bakery in Roberta Jun. At the beginning of the disaster, they fled to Fort Benning. Later, civil unrest broke out in Fort Benning, and they took advantage of the chaos to escape. They have been staying in Troy Jun ever since, struggling to survive and are quite familiar with the local situation.
Among the five people in the motel, there was a father and daughter. The old man was named Larry, who used to be a navy man. His daughter was named Lily, who was a serving US Air Force pilot. There was also a thin male high school student named Ben. These three people, as well as the Kenny family, Lee and Clementine, the female reporter and other eight people, all fled from the Atlanta area.
It has become the most influential organization in the region.
It was already noon, and in order to gain the favor and trust of these people, Lyon invited them to have lunch together. Compared with ordinary survivors who had always been short of resources, the lunch for Lyon and others was very rich and delicious.
Therefore, gradually, this market also became a trading market for refugees from the surrounding areas of Troy County. They would trade various items they collected, and there were many kinds of strange things. Because there was no circulating currency recognized by everyone, various types of bullets, firearms and food became the hard currency here.
Thinking back to the first time I met Cavella at King County Hospital, the red-haired girl was indeed lying on the hospital bed like a corpse. She was simply alive, as if she didn't care about the danger and terror at all. Even when facing the zombies outside the hospital, she didn't show any fluctuations.
There are indeed quite a lot of survivors in Troy and the surrounding areas. It seems that these refugees have begun to distrust each other after the civil strife at Fort Benning military base. They have not organized themselves into a large cohesive group, but have fought each other and dispersed into many small groups, some with hundreds of people and some with only two or three people, all surviving in this area where superiors are relatively scarce.
At this time, Kenny and other survivors also saw the huge team of more than 300 people on Lyon's side, as well as the various tanks, armored vehicles, artillery and other powerful equipment they collected from Fort Benning. They put aside their doubts and felt excited and relieved that they had found a powerful organization.
"Perhaps, they are all dead, and I am the only one left in the family, living alone."
"I didn't even get to see any of them for the last time."
But these people have suffered too much beating in the outside environment. They have all been deceived, hurt, and fought against each other. They cannot trust others so easily.
Leon did not force it. After some negotiations, Li took the initiative to step forward and was willing to go to the Umbrella Corporation's base with them first to confirm the truth of the matter, and then come back to join the Umbrella Corporation with other survivors.
After listening to the introduction of Anya and his wife, Leon and others couldn't help but sigh that humans are really a kind of creatures with strong adaptability. No matter what kind of environment they are in, they can adapt quickly and then find their own way to survive.
No one rejected this suggestion. Being able to live in a safer environment is the dream of all survivors.
Later, under the influence of her survival instinct, the girl gradually regained her former charm, but for some reason, after meeting Clementine, her accumulated sadness erupted today.
After a simple packing, everyone left this simple motel and went to the canning factory together.
After a detailed understanding, Lyon found that the situation here was very different from the refugee camp he had imagined.
"Don't worry, dear, I will always love you and stay by your side."
Hugging Kevila and wiping her tears with a tissue, Leon kissed her forehead and asked gently:
"Why are you crying? Are you thinking of something sad?"
Although he was a little curious, he still walked over and put his arm around the red-haired girl's shoulders, holding her in his arms. He then reached out and touched little Clementine's head, took out a bag of high-end fruit from his pocket, and handed it to the little girl.
Now that he had learned the information he wanted, Leon simply confessed to the ten survivors, told them about the situation of Umbrella Corporation, and made a recruitment request to these people.
Leon gently wiped away the girl's tears. He had always seen Kevila as an elite girl who was wild, free and easy, and seemed to not care about anything.
However, the Troy Mutual Aid Association, which has the largest number of members among these refugees, occupied a village outside the town of Troy, which was originally a planting and breeding village that sold various foods and vegetables. It not only stored a considerable amount of various staple foods, but also could provide vegetables, eggs, and even fresh pork, beef and other foods on a long-term basis.
The red-haired girl sniffed, buried her face in Leon's arms, hugged his waist tightly with both hands, and said softly:
"I thought of my parents and brothers. When the disaster happened, I could only lie on the hospital bed helplessly, waiting for fate to decide. I could do nothing."
After arranging the patrol and guard personnel, everyone was given a half-day holiday so that they could rest for a while in the vicinity.
There are not only a variety of canned meats, delicious bread and wine, but also a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. These things are simply delicacies for ordinary survivors who have been struggling between life and death and have been in a state of hunger for a long time.
After some self-introductions, Leon learned the identities and names of these people. The young white girl with a pistol was a reporter named Carly, and Kenny used to be a fisherman. His wife was Katja, a veterinarian, and their child, a little boy about 8 years old, was named Dak.
During the meal, Leon discovered that Caveira seemed to be very interested in little Clementine. While giving her all kinds of delicious food, he also chatted with the little girl. He even saw that the two women, one big and one small, smiled for the first time in a long time while chatting, which made him very curious.
The Troy Mutual Aid Society not only has sufficient food and a large number of people, but also has a lot of guns and bullets. However, this group of people can be considered good people. In order to help other survivors, they will take in orphans who have lost their parents. They also organized a long-term market outside the village, allowing survivors living nearby to exchange food for the daily necessities or labor they collected.
Kevila snorted coldly and cursed softly:
"Bah, you're also a jerk, an irresponsible scumbag."
The girl cursed, but she hugged Leon's waist tighter with her arms.
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