Chapter 226 A Cool Breeze in Hightalon <b>Vige </b>
Chapter 226 A Cool Breeze in Hightalon Vige
<b>Jasper </b>quickly called out, “Mr. Green, why don’t we wait for KI <b>Camp </b>and Ember <b>Camp </b><b>to </b><b>arrive </b>first We can all head in together.”
But Bennie skipped right over those names and asked, “Did anyone from zing Sun <b>Camp </b><b>show </b><b>up </b><b>yet</b>.
Jasper’s mind turned fast. “I heard they’re here already. Probably wandering around inside. <b>We </b><b>can </b><b>walk </b>around too–maybe we’ll bump into them.”
That finally swayed Bennie. He took a nce at the vige, then followed along for a casual loop <b>around</b>.
Not long after they left, an armored vehicle rumbled slowly into Hightalon Vige.
Charlotte stepped out just as the vehicle pulled into the open square. Her eyes lit up. “Theresa! <b>You </b>finally made it!”
Theresa parked and yanked a man out from the passenger seat. “Yeah, I’m here:
“Kyle? Tyger? They’re not with you?” Charlotte peered past her.
“I gave them a couple days off to rest at home.”
“Long as you’re here, that’s all that matters.” Charlotte barely gave a nce at the man Theresa dragged along–her eyes never really saw anyone but Theresa.
“There’s been a flood of camps arriving today. They’re all inside. Should we go in?”
“Is everyone here yet?”
“Lucas and Theron are still missing.”
Theresa raised an eyebrow. “They’re slower than me? We’ll wait. Let them catch up.”
“Then let me give you a tour of our camp.”
“Sure.” Theresa gave Quentin a tug and followed Charlotte in for a proper look.
So far, she’d seen K1 Camp, and Spark Camp–which, while small, was far better nned. Charlotte’s ce struck her as even more orderly.
After all, Spark Camp was basically a carefully structured countryside vige.
“How many people lived here before?” Theresa asked.
Charlotte replied, “Originally over four hundred households. But most of the young folks worked out of town, so the poption was under a thousand. Still, that meant fewer people in each house, and most of them stayed home. That actually helped us. A lot of people survived.”
Almost half of the elderly had turned into zombies when the virus first hit. They infected some <b>others</b><b>, </b><b>but </b>the vige’syout–separate/homes with closed doors–meant most infected stayed <b>isted </b><b>inside</b><b>. </b>
That made things easier when the younger survivors went through to clear the zombies. They managed <b>to </b>
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<b>save </b>a good number of elders.
Now, their numbers totaled two hundred and ten. Only about forty were young adults.
Half of them followed Theresa to fight zombies. The other half stayed to protect and <b>maintain </b><b>the </b><b>camp </b>
Compared to others, they’d been lucky.
As they walked through the vige, Charlotte led her to a freshly built, three–story house–easily the most beautiful home around.
“Theresa, this one’s mine.”
“Not bad,” Theresa said with a low whistle. “Easily the fanciest ce in town.”
“My parents just finished building it right before the end,” Charlotte said, her voice catching with emotion<b>. </b>
Theresa didn’t know how tofort her. But Charlotte shook it off herself, brightening suddenly
“Theresa,e with me I’ll treat you to sunflower seeds!”
That got a realugh out of Theresa, who followed her into the house<b>. </b>
Charlotte came back out with a tin box full of sunflower seeds and some snacks. “It’s hot inside. Let’s sit <b>at </b>the door and cool off.”
“Good idea.”
Theresa handed a folding stool to Quentin and kept one for herself. Once seated, she turned to him. “Don’t just sit there–do something useful.”
Without missing a beat, Quentin pulled out a palm fan and started fanning her diligently.
“How’s the breeze?”
“Harder.”
Theresa, the stingiest capitalist alive, who never wasted a single ounce ofbor, was not about to let him rx.
Out in the field, he was her human shield. In camp, he carried her bags and doubled as a mobile fan. Honestly, Quentin was pretty useful. She found new ways to employ him all the time.
Charlotte chuckled at the scene. “Oh! I’ve still got some apricots at home. Let me grab you some.”
“Mhm.” Theresa nodded.
After she left, Quentin leaned oyer. “Beautiful, not even one for me?”
“How about a knuckle sandwich instead?”
Quentin paused. “That’s a no, huh?<b>” </b>
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Just then, voices echoed down the alley.
<b>“</b>Jasper, that Bennie guy is cold as ice. Nothing gets through to him–ruder than us, <b>even</b>! So <b>stuck</b><b>–</b>up <i>1 </i>hate him!”
“Well, Bennie’s got strength and leverage. Our supplies are running low<i>–</i>we’ve gotta tie <b>ourselves </b><b>to </b><b>a </b>bigger camp. KI Camp and Ember Camp are part of the zing Sun Alliance. That alliance is <b>risky</b>. <i>We </i>should seriously consider Bennic instead.”