Chapter 271 The Cost of a Good Start
Chapter 271 The Cost of a Good Start
Surviving the apocalypse was like taking a test.
From the moment a regr camp was set up and the location picked, the final score was already being decided
<b>Camps </b>in bad spots with weak people didn’tst long. Someone like Theresa, who had set up in the middle of nowhere from the start, had basically written a perfect test.
That’s why her camp had never dealt with a zombie wave or any major human attacks.
Location really mattered. Camps like KI Camp and Ember Camp were also built in out–of–the–way ces.
Almost all the camps that survived had picked good spots.
The reason people said Sage’s camp had a big problem <b>was </b>that it was built right in the middle of a city.
It was like starting a test with half the answers already missing.
Still, he had a bit of an edge–<b>his </b>location made it easy to get supplies, almost like cheating.
He could stock up without much trouble, unlike everyone <b>else</b>.
But all those resources Sage had now woulde back to bite himter, twice <b>as </b>hard.
Back in her past life, Theresa had already looked into how things would end for Sage’s Dawnwatch Camp.
In the end, she could only say that the gifts of fate always came with a price tag from the start.
It wasn’t going tost.
“Sage actually did pretty well. Theron said as he looked at the model, sounding impressed.
“He broke out of the city center and turned things around. He’s strong.” Lucas added.
While they were both praising him, Theresa <b>said</b>, “They won’tst more than five years.”
“<b>They </b>did rise up with some skill and the right environment, but their luck won’tst. Once the zombies fully evolve and they’re still stuck in the city, they’ll be trapped. At best, they might make it five years.”
After she said that, Bennie looked at her differently.
He was shocked all over again.
What she said matched exactly what hisputer had calcted.
Theresa was scary
ary smart–her brain worked almost like his machine.
Is she a prophet?
“Ms. Hall, can Ie hang out at your ce more often?” Bennie asked, eyes lighting up.
Chapter 271 The Cost of a Good Start
Theresa turned to look at him. “Why?”
“I just really want to talk with you more. Every time I hear you speak, I learn something.”
Bennie pretty much had the words “worship” and “prophet” written across his forehead,
Theresa didn’t even know what to say.
“Alright, alright, knock it off. Just get to the point.” Theron said, clearly a little creeped cut.
“Ms. Hall is right,” Bennie said. “Our supeputer ran simtions all night and came to the same conclusion. At this rate, Sage’s camp will grow fast for the first two <b>years</b>, but by year three, it start going <b>downhill</b>. They won’tst more <b>than </b>five years.
After that, Lucas and Theron looked over at <b>Theresa</b>.
They both gave her a thumbs<b>–</b>up.
Therria, you nailed it.
“But that’s not the main reason I came,” <b>Bennie </b>went <b>on </b><b>as </b>he pulled up another screen. “Sage got in touch with us. He’s taken control of an entire district, but when he found out we’ve taken three, he was shocked. After asking for the full story, he said he wants to <b>work </b>with us.”
Theresa raised an eyebrow. “What kind of partnership?”
“He wants us to help him. He’ll break through from the inside, and we break through from the outside. Together, we take down Crestmont and split the supplies evenly.”
Theresa thought for a second. “Let’s wait until we’ve taken Ansford first.”
“There’s no time,” Bennie said.
“My model shows this year is <b>our </b>best shot. The zombies are evolving <b>way </b>too fast. If we wait another year. Crestmont will be ten to twenty times harder to take. Pretty much impossible.”
Theresa went quiet.
Bennie had a point. There really wasn’t enough time.
They were already in year two of the apocalypse. At the pace they were going in Ansford, thosest two districts would take a full year to clear,
If she waited until Ansford was done before moving on to Crestmont, it’d be year three.
By then, the zombies would be fully evolved, <b>and </b>fighting them <b>would </b>be next to impossible.
But still….
“There’s one more thing. Bennie said, shrinking the model and showing the situation in Branford.
“Ms. Hall, Branford’spletely fallen. Huge zombie swarms are hitting the smaller camps nearby, Just this past week, seven camps were wiped out”
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Only a few white dots were left around Branford.
“All those remaining
through this time, hips have sent us SOS messages. “They said they really tried their best to break
through this time, but they just don’t have the strength. They want us to help them
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