Chapter 138: Age of Famine
More than a month has passed since the implementation of the stronghold network plan. The five advance teams have completed the construction of the first batch of strongholds. After a short three-day break, they went to another five states to start building new strongholds.
In the base of Renlian, the infrastructure construction is still in full swing, and every resident of Renlian is sweating and working hard for their own future.
Dozens of factories were built to produce all the items needed for modern industry, and the busiest of them were the metal smelters.
In order to supply the steel and metal accessories needed for various projects, a large number of abandoned cars and metal scraps in Georgia were dismantled and hauled back by the hardworking survivors. Through different methods, they were dissolved and solidified into various metal ingots.
Although this process is a bit time-consuming, it is more convenient and faster than smelting metal directly from metal ore, saving energy. It can also clear congested roads throughout Georgia and obtain a large amount of high-quality steel.
Therefore, at present, there are more than 800 workers affiliated with the steel smelting plant, which is one of the most important projects in the entire human resources construction work.
At present, another important project in the infrastructure of Renlian is food processing.
More than two years have passed since the end of the world. Most of the food left over from the peacetime period has rotted and spoiled, except for a few special foods with a long shelf life, such as canned food, compressed biscuits, vacuum food, etc.
The only things left that can be eaten by the survivors are flour, rice, paddy, raw grains, soybeans, and other coarse grains and staple foods that have been specially processed and stored in warehouses.
Clementine, who was precocious in her thinking, immediately understood what the two had just done in the office. She rolled her eyes in her heart, but still pretended to be innocent and naive on her face and said:
"Sister Kevila, Uncle Leon, do you want dessert?"
After calming herself down a bit, Clementine reached out and knocked on the wooden door a few times. However, unlike the past, no sound came out after seven or eight seconds.
In front of the gorgeous French window, a tall and majestic figure stood with his hands behind his back, his back to them, as if looking at the scenery outside the window.
If students show talent in academic research, they can directly become students of those scientific research masters and research scholars and intern in research institutes.
After passing through an office area for police officers, the little girl stopped in front of a luxurious copper-colored solid wood door.
A kind of compressed biscuit named Good Power by Lyon is being produced and delivered to Renlian's warehouse in an endless stream.
Assuming that an average adult consumes about 200 kilograms of food each year, this amount of food can probably supply about 40 million people for one year.
The environment on the second floor is more complicated. Not only are there more guards and police officers, but the walking routes are also more limited.
Hearing the impatience in the voice, the little girl felt a little uneasy. She didn't know what happened in the room, but she still answered:
Because, in the end times, being a good person is hundreds of times more difficult than being a bad person.
He hasn't thought of a name for the drink yet because it hasn't gone into production yet.
The corner of Leon's mouth twitched as he stood in front of the windowsill. This little girl, whether at home or outside, always called his wives "sisters", and called him, a young man, uncle. I don't know what kind of bad taste this girl had.
The mixed-race girl is already eleven years old this year. Although she is not as tall as Sophia, she is slightly taller than Carl, a boy of the same age.
Moreover, you only need a small piece of Haoweili compressed biscuits, add hot water, and cook for a few minutes, and it will become a large pot of multi-grain porridge. The amount is enough for the nutrition and appetite of an ordinary adult for one meal. You can also add different seasonings according to your taste, which is very convenient.
Perhaps because of their parents, the relationship between the three of them is the best in school.
However, this situation is not too bad for the People's League.
Currently, Clementine, Sofia, and Carl are all in the seventh grade, which is almost the level of the first year of middle school.
Because of her natural courage and maturity, little Clementine even helped Lao Li kill other survivors when she was only 10 years old.
This is an amount of food reserves that is unimaginable for ordinary people.
Moreover, the little girl was chosen by him. She was the tamer of Giant Tom and would definitely become one of the important figures in the Human League in the future. Being able to get in touch with combat matters earlier was a special treatment for her.
"Although I haven't participated in a battle for a long time, my marksmanship is still the best among everyone."
That afternoon, after school, many children stayed in the school to play or went to the library to continue studying.
Clementine brought her two friends to the police headquarters not far from the school.
After entering the luxuriously decorated office, she smelled a strange odor. Sister Kavila, who was wearing an exquisite senior police officer's uniform, was sitting in the office chair.
If a student shows military talent during the three years from tenth grade to twelfth grade, he will be sent to a military academy for further study.
America is the world's largest food exporter. In Georgia alone, the total amount of corn, wheat, and other grains looted by the Human Rights Watch from various warehouses exceeded 20 million tons. Excluding a large portion of food that had rotted and spoiled due to ineffective storage methods and was unfit for consumption, the remaining total amount of food was about 8 million tons.
When Leon approached, the man first noticed the person behind him. When he turned around and found that the person was the President of the People's Union, he was stunned for a few seconds, and immediately bowed to Leon and said respectfully:
"Hello, Mr. President."
Human Union Base, Custer College.
With a kind smile on his face, he turned around from the windowsill, found little Clementine, touched her head, and asked:
Little Clementine just pushed gently, then opened the wooden door and walked in.
Leon thought it was a good idea that Clementine wanted to practice shooting when she was only eleven years old. It was no longer a peaceful era and anyone could be happy if they could master a life-saving skill as early as possible.
When life becomes increasingly difficult for the survivors, they will yearn more for the peace in a large organization.
Although Carl is a little boy, he has not experienced hardships such as being displaced, losing his mother, being shot, etc. in this life. Although his personality is more mature than other little boys, he is still a little brother in the trio and can only obey the arrangements of the two girls.
In order to make the best possible use of this legacy of human civilization.
When the two friends started walking towards the shooting range in the basement, Clementine walked up the stairs to the second floor of the police headquarters.
"The little girl wanted to practice her marksmanship as early as possible, so I just provided her with some convenient conditions."
Because she had the experience of surviving in the outside world for about a year with Lao Li and his team in the past, her understanding of the end of the world is much clearer than many children.
Forty percent of the 8 million tons of grain will be made into this compressed biscuit, while the other six will be put into three breweries to produce huge amounts of easy-to-store liquor.
This is not because Lyon intentionally wastes food to make wine, but after calculations by professionals, with the current manpower and technology of the Human League, this is already their maximum output without affecting the development and construction of other important projects.
However, Lyon thought that the compressed biscuits made from 3.2 million tons of grain were enough for 1 million people to eat for 10 years. If they could not achieve self-sufficiency in food within such a long period of time, then there would be no need for the Human Rights League to continue to exist.
The little girl hesitated for a few seconds and knocked on the wooden door a few more times. Then a suppressed but slightly impatient voice came from inside the door.
But, unfortunately, the remaining 8 million tons of wheat, corn and raw materials can only be stored for two years even after special treatment.
However, what really worries Lyon is not his own food needs, but the survivors living around the world.
Leon said "oh". In Custer Academy, around the tenth grade, the school would start teaching students how to use cold weapons, pistols, wilderness survival and various military common sense.
Leon nodded to the man with a gentle expression, then looked at the cute little girl with short blond hair, big eyes and a lovely appearance beside him, and said:
"Don't be so formal. It's nice to meet you, Joel."
Sophia is the oldest among the three, at the age of twelve. She has developed very early and is already a head taller than Carl. After experiencing her father's death from domestic violence and her mother having to join the Stinger Squad and take part in dangerous battles in order to survive, the little girl has become more sensible and mature. Not only does she study hard in class, but even during her break, she does not waste time doing childish things.
Leon could imagine that in the near future, due to the severe shortage of food, plunder, cannibalism, slavery and other human evils will increase greatly, and life will become increasingly difficult for those kind, virtuous and principled survivors.
This kind of compressed biscuit is neither delicious nor healthy, but it has the two most powerful properties in the apocalypse and best meets the life needs of the survivors, namely, nutrition and satiety and extremely long shelf life.
This compressed biscuit is made by mixing trace preservatives with various grains such as corn, wheat, and raw materials, with a small amount of seasoning such as salt and oil added. It has undergone multiple compressions, drying, high temperature and high pressure, and vacuum treatment, and is stored in thick tin foil packaging.
However, at this moment, she was not concentrating on handling official business as usual, but was holding a small mirror inlaid with gems, looking at the image in it, and reapplying lipstick on her lips.
Thinking of this, he withdrew his hand and said to Clementine with a smile:
He saw that, apart from a few patrolmen who used their free time to practice shooting, at the 20-meter target location, four skinny little guys were practicing attentively on the 20-meter fixed target.
It is precisely because of this experience that the little girl understands the cruelty of the struggle in the end times and the importance of mastering power.
Just one year from now, or even already now, all the food that can be found in supermarkets, shopping malls or residents' homes will spoil and rot.
It can not only be preserved for 30 years in a dry environment.
This is the only educational school in Renlian University, with more than 30 teachers and more than 800 students.
Of course, if there were any survivors foolish enough to continue eating the rotten and spoiled food, in an age when medicine was more scarce than food, the only thing that awaited them was death from intestinal rupture and diarrhea.
In addition to Sophia, Clementine and Carl, next to them, a middle-aged man in his 40s was teaching a little girl about 12 years old how to practice shooting.
More than an hour later, when Leon arrived at the training range on the underground floor.
However, at this time, a small gap had opened between the two bronze wooden doors.
"Go ahead, little girl, practice your shooting skills. In another hour, I will also go to the shooting range down below to teach you a few moves."
Clementine quickly responded with a "OK" and walked to the tea room a hundred meters away. After working for a few minutes, she returned to the wooden door with a plate in her hand.
Of course, if the student's performance in both aspects is not ideal, he will be arranged to work in various factories or become an apprentice to those senior technical workers.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, walking towards Clementine's three little ones, his figure suddenly paused.
After a few seconds, Kevera's soothing voice came from inside the wooden door.
"It's an honor to see you here. I'm Joel from the Civil Affairs Department and this is my daughter Sarah."
"Little Clementine, can you help your sister go to the refrigerator in the pantry and get a dessert and a few bottles of milk, okay?"
Before the little girl could answer, Kevlar had already put on her lipstick and said:
Since the end of the Harvest Festival celebration last year, more than nine months have passed. Five food processing plants and three breweries have been built within the Renlian base, and more than 1,500 workers have been engaged in food processing.
All survivors who are unable to grow crops will enter a real era of famine.
Georgia is a major economic state in the southern United States. Although it is not famous for its agricultural output, it has large tracts of farmland where a large amount of corn, wheat and raw materials are grown.
When the residents of the Human Union see the difficulties faced by other survivors, they will be more loyal to the Human Union and have a stronger sense of belonging.
But among the three, if we were to say who has the most influential words, it would have to be little Clementine.
"Who's outside?"
After little Clementine left, Leon closed the door of the office again, jokingly brought the dessert to the red-haired girl, and said:
"Sister Kevila, please replenish your energy quickly. Your uncle will not be able to play with you in another hour."
The school is divided into twelve grades in total, covering all courses in kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school in the education system. Due to limited educational resources, there is only one class in each grade.
When the three of them reached the basement and the stairs to the second floor, Clementine said to Carl and Sophia:
"You guys go to the shooting range and wait for me. I'm going to say hello to Sister Kavira."
"It's me, Sister Kevila."
After entering the police headquarters, many patrol officers who were working along the way recognized these children. Knowing that they were close to their immediate superiors, they all greeted them warmly and made way for them so that they had a smooth journey.
The names of Joel and Sarah turned over in his mind several times, and the appearance of the middle-aged man and the little girl with short blond hair gradually overlapped with the characters in a game he had played.
Lyon and his think tank team have tried every possible means.
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"Little Clementine, you came to see your sister Kevina, what's the matter?"
They don't have the conditions to produce compressed biscuits or store food.
"The Last of Us" is also known as "The Last of Us".
This is also a game similar to a zombie outbreak and the end of the world.
The protagonist is the story of a man named Joel and a girl named Ellie who is immune to the fungal virus.
However, the biggest difference between that game and ordinary zombie movies is that in "The Last of Us", it is not a virus that is rampant in the world, but a fungal organism.
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