It's Just Sugar

In the following days, the base resumed its normal operations, except for the things that had been fixed, everything proceeded in an orderly manner under the supervision of the heads of various departments.

There was a group of people lined up in front of the infirmary, these groups belonged to both the Fireflies and the community of the fourteen who were assigned to the central base, and now they had finished receiving the vaccine.

When they heard the news that they had been assigned to the central S.C.T. base, everyone was surprised. It turned out that many people in South Carolina were assigned to Alabama, Georgia, and Atlanta, while the rest stayed in South Carolina.

No one had known about the vaccine, and when everyone learned of its effects, they cried with joy. No one has to sleep in fear of someone becoming a walker at night, since being safe behind the huge walls, there was nothing to fear.

In just this base, there were more than five thousand people, a terrifying amount considering that this is the smallest base in the organization to which everyone now belonged.

Airon, for his part, personally took Ellie out, who felt like she was living in a dream.

"Joel is with the horses, after doing some important things he will come to see you. This place is safe, but everyone works day by day in the fight we have as humans."

"I never thought there would be a place like this, I hope they can find a cure with my blood."

Ellie squeezed her small hands and felt an incredible weight on herself. Airon, who immediately understood what was going on, could see the determined expression on this girl's face.

Slowly he knelt down and looked at the girl in front of him and said, "My knees are starting to creak, hahaha... Don't worry, Ellie, maybe in this place you can start a different life with new friends. Since I learned about your situation, you are not someone special, so I want you to live calmly and without thinking too much about it, if it works, it will work and if not, it doesn't matter."

Ellie's eyes fixed on Glenn for a moment, and then she was drawn to the movement on the other side of the square and saw for the first time how a group of children were having fun.

Glenn smiled, no matter how much she had experienced, she was still just a girl, and that was her nature.

"Do you want to go play?"

Ellie looked at him with some hesitation. Although there was a hint of longing in her face, she had experienced too many things and made her suspicious of everything around her. Instead of choosing a useless game, she hoped to learn some practical skills.

At that moment, she saw a young man with an obviously large and exaggerated hat pass by not far away, the young man also had a gun and a machete at his waist.

Ellie's eyes lit up and her attention couldn't help but be drawn towards them, Airon's eyes followed the direction she was looking and also saw this scene.

Those were Carl, Clementine, Enid, Duane, and other children who had weapons in their hands, and Glenn looked at Shane in surprise, who was walking behind the children, so after smiling a bit, he approached Ellie.

"Shane..."

"Glenn, you're back, buddy." Shane was happy to see Glenn safe and sound.

"Hahaha, Daryl brought back some very impactful memories. By the way, can children already play with weapons?"

These words made Carl, who was walking ahead excitedly, furrow his brow and refute those words with some dissatisfaction: "We are not children, we are survivors! Are you saying we can't defend ourselves, Glenn?"

Glenn felt his body getting nervous under the gaze of so many children, so he said, "No, that's not what I meant. This is Ellie, guys. She knows many survival skills that will surprise you, she even killed several walkers alone."

Saying this, Glenn looked at Shane and he smiled. "Are you Ellie? Do you also want to learn with the others? What made you so interested in learning to use weapons?"

Ellie's little face showed a thoughtful expression, and she said directly, "Because I want to kick all those walkers' necks! I don't want to bother anyone."

"Oh, that vocabulary, hahaha!" Glenn laughed upon hearing this.

Carl looked at this girl who was about his age and suddenly felt empathy. He looked at Shane and said, "Shane, we'll teach her."

Shane thought for a moment pretending to be profound, and then under Ellie's penetrating gaze, "Well, I already have more than seven children learning directly from me in addition to mandatory classes, so I have to think about it."

He knew that Ellie was a special case, so he knew he had to consult with Airon first on how to deal with this girl who seemed to be normal within reason.

"Yes! Thank you, Shane."

Upon hearing her words, Carl jumped excitedly, and even Ellie, who had been expressionless, showed a small smile to Carl.

Of course, Glenn also noticed the changes in Ellie and couldn't help but look at Shane in surprise. Now that he thought about it, he had a fatherly attitude with all those children behind him.

They had just chatted a few words when they heard screams not far behind them.

"Glenn, it's time."

Nodding his head as a signal, Glenn quickly called Ellie and approached with the others.

Airon stood on the temporary high platform built by two boxes, looking at the two groups of people in front of him. Except for the girl named Jasmine who still seemed relaxed, everyone else showed nervous expressions.

"Everyone has been given a chance to belong to the S.C.T. no matter what they have done outside of our organization. I can't investigate all of you, so I'll give you a chance to survive."

"You will be judged according to the laws of the S.C.T. and will also be protected by them. You can all apply for specific jobs if you have the knowledge, and if not, you will all be assigned to general construction."

Airon looked at everyone equally and finally said, "I don't want to be disappointed, I will trust you all and hope you value the place that will be your home from now on."

"Yes, Commander!"

...

One month later.

Commonwealth Base.

Deanna and her group have also joined the Commonwealth for a month now, and at this moment, in a factory-like building on the outskirts of the base, there is a group of people who are still under evaluation.

This is a large factory building that has been transformed into a temporary detention center. There are many independent units separated by iron fences in the huge factory building. There are several people in almost every space. Walking through this unit is long, and there is a long hallway with independent interrogation rooms on both sides, perhaps it is more appropriate to call it an evaluation room.

At that moment, Merle was sitting in a chair in one of the evaluation rooms, and in front of him were two middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes, a man and a woman, and there were bursts of roaring in the room.

"Damn it, why the fuck can't I leave? Where's my stuff, it's just sugar, idiots."