Does Alice Know How to Use a Gun?

"You're talking as if the position of Base Commander is worthless. When I competed for it, I went through layers of selection, and in the end, I secured this position with my eloquence," Ignatius said proudly.

When the apocalypse first struck and the base was just established, the competition for the position of Base Commander was fierce, with many people resorting to underhanded tactics behind the scenes. However, as time passed and the food in the granary ran out, many bases suffered losses, forcing them to rely on themselves. The upper echelons of the base sensed trouble and diverted food supplies, leading to increasing chaos.

Hurley scoffed. It seemed his old uncle was still so naive.

"Does Alice know how to use a gun? You can ask her for help. I'll provide the resources. The pirates might attack at any time, so we need to train them quickly and teach them accuracy. We can't afford to waste a single bullet."Once they exhausted this batch of weapons, where would they find more? Ignatius said

"I'll do my best," Hurley replied quietly.

"By the way, you can have someone interrogate Keller. It seems the military factories in R country have been destroyed by natural disasters, so theoretically, they shouldn't have many weapons left." As Hurley was about to leave, he suddenly remembered this and added, "It's best to find out about their armory. We can either destroy it or transfer the weapons to us."

It wasn't an easy task, but for the sake of the base, taking risks was worth it.

"I'll go do that now. Wait for my message," Ignatius said eagerly. If what Hurley said was true and they couldn't produce weapons, that would be perfect.

Hurley went straight to the armory, intending to immediately check the condition of the weapons.

...

In the evening, Alice came to the office building to collect her reward. When she arrived, she found everyone gathered there. Fletcher and the others were queuing up, with Hurley standing next to Ignatius, distributing rewards.Emory saw that the reward supplies were much less than promised and asked unhappily, "Base Commander, did you forget what you initially promised us?"

Ignoring Emory's question, Ignatius looked at the others. "Do you all share his thoughts?"

"Base Commander, we made mistakes in this mission. If Mr. Hurley hadn't remedied it in time, we might have all been lost. You didn't punish us, and you're even rewarding us. I feel ashamed to accept," Fletcher said remorsefully.

The others felt the same. Although they wanted the supplies, they couldn't shake off the shame of being captured and saved by Alice. Taking these supplies made them feel guilty and unworthy.

"Base Commander, I don't want the supplies. There are plenty of opportunities to distinguish oneself. We don't need this one," another person chimed in.

Emory thought everyone would stand with him, but they all turned against him, leaving him dumbfounded.

These idiots! Why didn't they want the supplies they deserved? Even if they hadn't contributed much, they still deserved something. But with no one on his side, he dared not speak up for himself and could only sulk away.

Seeing this, Ignatius felt somewhat relieved. Whether or not they truly felt remorseful or genuinely didn't want the supplies, they needed to show a certain attitude.

"You nearly botched this mission, and by rights, you should have been punished. However, considering your diligent efforts in transporting the weapons, let's call it even. While it's impossible to give you everything promised initially, I'll provide a partial reward."

Ignatius explained that for this mission, the base hadn't prepared food, and they were running low on their own supplies. So, it was necessary to give them at least a portion of the supplies. The items included a sack of rice, two pounds of pork, two pounds of corn, three pounds of sweet potatoes, as well as some dried vegetables and canned meat.

The supplies were already divided and ready, filling up a bag. When the Base Commander mentioned that they would receive a partial reward, everyone smiled.

"We'll make sure to complete the mission next time and prevent the same thing from happening again," they promised.

When going out in the future and encountering beautiful women, it's best to keep a distance. The more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she might be. This saying is indeed true.

Hurley helped distribute the supplies while Alice remained patient, standing aside and waiting.

Suddenly, there came an excited shout from the office building, "Base Commander, we also need supplies, when are you going to distribute them to us?"

Alice instinctively turned to look and saw that the office building's door was locked with an electric fence outside, trapping the people inside.

Everyone stared fixedly at the supplies in their hands, eager to reach out and ask for them, but upon seeing the electric fence, they quickly withdrew their hands.

Ignatius turned around and glared at them, "They went out for a mission, and this is a reward. If you want supplies, you have to do tasks; good things don't just fall from the sky."

Everyone understood the logic, but they still couldn't resist the temptation.

"Base Commander, I want to go out, please open the gate quickly," someone shouted.

"Yes, I don't want them anymore."

Emory thought everyone would stand with him, but they all turned against him, leaving him dumbfounded.

These fools, why don't they want the supplies they deserve? Even if they didn't contribute, they should still receive their share.

However, with no one standing by his side, he dared not speak up for himself and could only sulkily retreat.

Ignatius felt somewhat comforted seeing this, regardless of whether they truly felt guilty or regretful. It's important to show an attitude, even if they might not genuinely want the supplies.

"You nearly messed up this mission, and by rights, you should be punished. However, considering your efforts in transporting weapons, we'll let bygones be bygones. Since we promised rewards initially, it's impossible to give everything, but we can distribute a portion."

Leaving aside the rest, the base hadn't prepared food for this mission, relying solely on their own supplies. It's likely they were running low.

So, it's still necessary to give them some supplies. There wasn't much—just a bag of 20 kilograms of rice, two kilograms of pork, two kilograms of corn, three kilograms of sweet potatoes, and some dried vegetables and canned meat.

The supplies had been distributed, a full bag for each person, and upon hearing the Base Commander's promise to provide them with a portion of the supplies, everyone had smiles on their faces.