The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 127 Prelude to Reform

In the underground palace of the North American branch of Freemasonry.

"So, did the mission fail?"

The handsome blond man looked down at his subordinate who was kneeling on the ground expressionlessly.

The man was sweating on his forehead, but he didn't dare to hide anything.

"Yes, Your Highness the Son of God."

"We lost 10 D-class agents and a low-level spy this time."

"The other party's senior officials have all been infected by the zombie virus, but it seems that they have developed a serum that can temporarily suppress the virus."

The blond man seemed to be a little interested. He picked up the Umbrella Company's information and looked at it. After seeing the list of some fairly famous researchers, he sighed.

"Lawrence, although you have been with me for more than 20 years, you must be punished if you fail in the mission."

"You go to the research department to accept their biological transformation. After the transformation is complete, if you are not dead, you can deal with that umbrella company yourself."

"This ant-like organization is not worth my energy to deal with."

"If this mission continues to fail, you don't need to come back alive to see me."

-

On November 11th, winter has entered in North America. However, in Georgia, which is located in the coastal area, the temperature here always remains around ten degrees, which is not considered cold.

"Mr. Custer, this is the latest enhanced multi-functional respirator designed by our engineering department. I named it the seal respirator."

"It has two modes of overloading and energy saving. In the energy saving mode, it uses a super strong multi-layer filter, which can isolate most of the air-borne germs and harmful gases, effectively protecting the safety of the wearer."

"Once it enters overload mode, it will immediately cut off the connection with the air, use the raw materials in the respirator to slowly produce an oxygen production reaction, and provide the wearer with oxygen for about 30 minutes."

Professor Thomas held a cool-looking mask made of silver and black metal fabric, similar to a gas mask, and handed it to Leon.

Leon took it in his hand and looked at it. It was indeed very handsome, but he didn't know whether its function was as useful as Professor Thomas said.

"Furthermore, according to your request, the straps of this respirator are designed with locks, which are not easy to untie. The material is also a hard metal structure. If the wearer becomes a zombie, he will lose the ability to bite others. ability."

Leon nodded with satisfaction and gave a thumbs up to the professor, who looked more like a blacksmith than a researcher.

After the poison gas incident, considering the power of zombie gas and the difficulty in preventing it, he commissioned the engineering department to design this multi-functional respirator and prepared to promote it to all survivors.

It is practical and cheap, and can also prevent the wearer from turning into a zombie and hurting others in the event of an accident.

It’s so easy to achieve multiple goals with one stone. I believe that this type of respirator will be standard equipment for survivors in Georgia before long.

Standard equipment, of course, is more than just that. In Lyon's vision, when future survivors explore the wild, they will most likely encounter zombies, mutant zombies and other melee physical damage monsters.

It is very important to wear lightweight armor that can protect vital parts.

This is also the next important topic he entrusted to the Engineering Department, to design a set of light armor that can adapt to the current era for the soldiers of the Security Department.

While the two were chatting about the design concept and materials of the armor, Avril walked in with two cups of coffee.

She first handed the coffee to the two of them politely, and then whispered in Leon's ear:
"Ms. Hathaway wants you to go to the hospital. Her brother, Captain Frank, has woken up and he wants to talk to you."

Leon nodded slightly, and then continued chatting with Professor Thomas for a few minutes before saying goodbye and leaving.

When he rushed to the hospital, which had been named the Morreati Treatment Center, he happened to see Hathaway, who was pregnant with a small belly, carefully feeding broth to his frail brother Frank. His face was full of tenderness.

When the two saw Leon coming in, one of them immediately showed a happy smile, while the other had no emotion on his face, as if he was looking at a stone.

Leon showed a kind smile very naturally, walked to the hospital bed, kissed Hathaway on the cheek, then reached out to touch her slightly bulging belly, and then said to Frank kindly:
"Brother, are you feeling okay?"

Hearing Leon's name, the veins on Iron Wolf Frank's forehead became bald. He resisted not answering Leon's words, but looked at his sister Hathaway and said softly:

"Sister, please go out for a moment. I have something to tell him."

Hathaway seemed to sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere between the two. She touched her belly uneasily, looked at her brother and boyfriend, and opened her mouth to say something.

Leon gently held her hand and said softly:
"It doesn't matter. Frank and I have known each other for a long time. We are good friends who have fought together. We just have something to talk about."

"Since you have taken the time to come to the hospital, go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to check the status of the child. This is your first pregnancy, so you can ask Mrs. Morreati for advice. She is a very experienced mother."

After coaxing the innocent Hathaway out with a few words, a weak and angry growl sounded in his ears.

"Lyoncastle, you bastard, how dare you lie to my sister and play with her feelings."

Lyon pretended to be surprised, sat back in Hathaway's seat, and explained:
"Brother, why do you think so? Hathaway and I truly love each other. In a few months, your niece and nephew will be born. I will make Hathaway happy."

Frank became even angrier, and if he hadn't been too weak to get out of bed, he would have stood up and punched this scumbag hard.

"Bah, do you think I don't know your thoughts? You bastard."

"You just want to control me and blackmail me through my sister."

"Deliberately delaying treatment for me because you want to wait until you control my sister so that I can't take action against you."

Sure enough, Frank is a shrewd man, and simple lies cannot deceive him at all.

In this case, Leon also restrained the hypocritical expression on his face and said calmly:
"Yes, Frank, that's what I did."

"But don't worry, my feelings for Hathaway are sincere."

"She is a good girl with a gentle personality, very beautiful, and very capable. I don't think any man can refuse such a woman."

Seeing Frank choked up and speechless by his frankness, Leon said sincerely:
"Actually, you should understand me."

"At the beginning, the power I had was too weak. Your soldiers were quite strong. If we left you alone, they would always be a threat to us."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, if things like Hathaway hadn't happened, I would have killed you directly, supported someone else to replace you, and controlled this team of soldiers."

"It's not a waste of resources, let you lie here for more than half a year." "But now, since everyone is a family, I hope you can sincerely help me."

"You should also know that in the end of the world, only if everyone unites as one can we live a better life."

Frank lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and the expression on his face changed. After a minute or two, he raised his head with an angry look, spit at Leon, and shouted:

"Go away, I will endure for Hathaway, but one day, I will kick your ass hard."

After a week of rest and recuperation, the Umbrella Company's security department had a special force composed of more than 100 professional soldiers. This group of soldiers was originally elite soldiers affiliated with the Fort Benning military base. They are better than laymen like Lyon. People know better how to operate various equipment in the base.

In order to safely control this group of people, Lyon specially dispersed them into Colonel William's team. Iron Wolf Frank will serve as Colonel William's adjutant and guard the fortress together.

Although the elder brother-in-law Frank didn't like to see Leon, but for the sake of his only sister Hathaway and the nephew who was about to be born, he could only hold back all the pain in his heart and cooperated with Leon's order.

With the addition of this group of professional soldiers, the anti-aircraft guns, fighter jets, military radars, and various high-tech equipment that require professionals to operate the Fort Benning military base will be reluctantly put into use.

This is the real mastery of the military power of this fortress. Even in the face of threats from missiles, bombers, and fighter jets, they have the power to resist.

Leon even planned that when these people were completely reunited and Frank became his uncle, he would start preparing to establish a real military academy to train professional soldiers with various skills for him.

Rather than being like the current security forces, they are just roving soldiers who only know how to deal with stupid zombies and have no experience or knowledge in modern large-scale warfare.

-

On December 12, all work in the company was running normally.

Professor Malok finally confirmed that the mutated octopus meat was a non-toxic and pollution-free high-end food. After adding some drugs and ingredients, he made it into a red powdered food, named octopus muscle powder.

As the name suggests, the function of this octopus muscle powder is to quickly turn those skinny sissies into muscular men through regular consumption and high-intensity exercise.

And different from those protein powders on the market, the muscles trained by using octopus muscle powder are not the kind of dead muscles that are not used in the eyes. It can really enhance the physique and strength of the eaters, allowing them to gain a strong body. Precious health care products for your body.

Leon was very pleased with the results of such research. Being able to create a large number of muscular men was considered a waste utilization.

He plans to use this octopus muscle powder as a special reward to those warriors who have performed heroic feats in battle to enhance their strength.

And good things come in pairs. After Professor Mallock announced her invention, within a few days, that sloppy man, Constantine, came back.

Unfortunately, after going there for more than a month, only three of the 12 people who followed him to collect information came back.

Constantine, with a look of survival, brought Lyon information about the Shark Gang with a mix of sadness and joy.

Different from what everyone imagined, the headquarters of this shark gang is located on a large desert island in the Florida Strait, a full 300 nautical miles away from Florida, and located on the high seas of America and Brazil.

Moreover, the main members of the Shark Gang are not survivors in Florida, but a remnant navy and refugees from Brazil.

According to Constantine's estimate, their number should be more than 1000, and their most powerful weapon is a warship that can still operate normally.

After hearing this information, Leon rejected Constantine's rescue plan without even thinking about it. For the sake of some unfamiliar survivors, he ran thousands of kilometers away to deal with a group of foreign navies with warships. Just think about it. crazy.

It is estimated that Constantine also felt that this battle plan was outrageous. After being rejected by Lyon, he was discouraged and did not get too entangled.

However, considering that there were still a large number of survivors in Florida, Lyon thought for a few minutes and made another suggestion to the private detective.

"In other words, Big Boss, you can provide us with equipment and resources, let us establish some rescue strongholds in Florida, and help you recruit survivors to Florida."

Constantine asked, puffing on a cigarette and squinting his eyes.

Leon looked at him with a smile and said:

"Not only will we provide you with equipment and resources, we will also provide you with a communication channel. When you encounter difficulties and powerful enemies, you can ask for help from us."

Constantine was a little silent after hearing this. To be honest, he was not a good person in peacetime. As a private detective, he had never done anything like cheating and kidnapping in order to make money.

It was only because when the disaster occurred, all his relatives and friends died in the disaster, and during that period, he worked together with many survivors to help each other, which made him realize the value of life.

He finally managed to escape to a relatively safe place in Georgia. Last month, he narrowly escaped death and traveled thousands of kilometers to investigate the information about the Shark Gang.

Now he is asked to stay in Florida for a long time, a place full of mutated monsters. If he says he is not troubled, it must be a lie. No one is really not afraid of death.

Seeing that Constantine was in a state of struggle, Leon said sincerely:

"It's not that I don't want to rescue survivors in Florida, it's just that we are really short of manpower. Now we are sweeping the entire state of Georgia to rescue local survivors, and we really can't spare any manpower."

"Mr. Constantine, it doesn't matter if you don't want to go to Florida to establish a rescue base."

"After a year, when our affairs are finished, I will immediately send someone to handle this matter again."

Constantine stared at the nearly finished cigarette in his hand, but said in his heart, after a year, who knows how many people will be left alive in Florida.

He struggled for several minutes, but in the end kindness defeated his reason, and he said with a brave face of dying:
"Mr. Custer, I can help recruit people in Florida."

"But I can't do it alone. You have to give me enough help."

Leon showed a professional and kind smile and said generously:

"no problem."

"Food, equipment, and resources are no problem."

"It just so happens that the more than 800 refugees rescued from Florida have almost recovered."

"You can recruit people among them. This time I allow you to recruit 200 people."

"As long as they are willing to accompany you on your adventure, you can take them with you."

Constantine, who has been in shopping malls for a long time, certainly knows Lyon's routine. Regardless of whether he succeeds in the end, the big boss in front of him will only lose some equipment and resources.

However, having someone to support is much better than having no one to support them. Moreover, with the support of the Umbrella Company, the survivors who will be rescued from Florida in the future will finally have a place where they can live a good life.

(End of this chapter)