The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 59 The Farm
Winter is gone, spring is blooming, and time has come to February 2011 in the blink of an eye.

This is the beginning of a new year, and the Umbrella Base has ushered in new development.

After conquering the Feisier Town camp, Lyon obtained more than a dozen technicians and nearly a hundred logistics workers. Originally, there were some young people who wanted to join the Security Department and become combatants, but they were all dismissed by him in the name of the inspection period. Rejected for now.

After the last battle, Lyon has discovered that the gap in combat effectiveness between the elite warriors and the mob is too great. The Security Department will no longer be a team that can be joined if they are willing to work hard. If you want to join in the future, you must go through a series of Only after inspection and training can you become a formal team member.

Moreover, the ground base is preparing for extensive construction work to build a large greenhouse and a small chicken farm near the artificial lake. Judging from the current situation, more labor is indeed needed.

The first phase of the safe passage to the city center has been completed, and the road to the Kohl's Department Store has been officially opened. A large number of daily necessities and various materials are being transported one after another under the escort of the Security Department's combat team. One truckload is transported to the base.

A convoy of dozens of trucks came and went in an endless stream.

Such a generous action made the newly joined survivors feel an unparalleled sense of security and strong confidence. With the hope of a new life, the new employees integrated into this group more actively and wanted to work hard for their own future. .

That afternoon, Leon and Kevella rode on horses and under the protection of a combat team, left the base and came to a fertile plain.

This was once a relatively famous rural tourist attraction in Georgia. It is more than 20 kilometers away from the Umbrella Base. It is located on the outskirts of a virgin forest. In the center of this plain, there is a quaint small village called Oak Village. It is large, built against a lake, and has very beautiful scenery.

Amy and Leon searched the map for a long time and discussed it several times before deciding to designate this area as the Umbrella Company's food growing base.

This time, we not only invited the Hershel family, who have rich farm experience, but also the Melfa couple who had been staying in the underground base for more than half a year.

After several months of cooperation, the Herschel family has completely trusted the integrity of the umbrella company. Not only has it provided Lyon with as much help as possible in terms of agricultural products, but it is also always willing to provide him with its own experience in raising and planting. .

A group of people walked and walked, and soon crossed the plain and arrived at Oak Village.

This is a village with an original population of less than a hundred people. It is famous for the huge oak tree in the center of the village. However, after the disaster, the indigenous people in the village had already died and fled. After being cleaned up by Lyon's men, Now it has become a deserted village.

After a simple repair, Dr. Jenner and his wife Melfa went to the lake with two fishing rods, ready to enjoy a rare vacation.

Beth and her little boyfriend Jimmy also met to play in the village.

Maggie is going to accompany her father, Hershel, to inspect the nearby land vegetation with Leon and others, and choose the location of the farm and the breeding grounds for livestock.

A part of the security department employees were left to protect their safety, and Lyon and others began to inspect near the village.

First, they came to the lake outside the village. Maggie helped Hershel taste the lake water and carefully observed the fish and shrimp in the water. The old man was quite satisfied and said to Leon:

"This lake is quite clean and has not been polluted by industrial waste. It can be used as a water source for farms. It should be able to irrigate about [-] acres of crops nearby."

"If you can find underground rivers in low-lying areas and dig out an underground water source, you can grow more crops."

Leon thought for a while and asked:
"If we want to provide food for about 1 people, how many acres of land will we need to cultivate?"

Herschel almost didn't need to think, and said:
"Our current planting method, the land is planted for one year and the year is rested for one year. The annual output value of each acre of wheat is about 200 kilograms, and the average adult consumes about 1 kilograms of food every year. If we want to feed 5000 people, we need at least Plant [-] acres of wheat."

The old man looked around the plain, made a rough estimate in his mind, and said: "If you can solve the water source problem and fertilizer problem, this plain can probably be divided into about 3 acres of fields, enough for us to grow wheat, corn, potatoes and other different crops. Crops."

Leon also raised his head and looked around the plain, mentally estimating how much labor and how many soldiers would be needed to protect this place.

He just gave up after a casual calculation. It was too early and it didn't make much sense. The current population of the umbrella company only reached more than 600 people. He needed to go back and calculate carefully how many people should be allocated to establish here first. A sub-base is responsible for agricultural production.

In the afternoon, everyone inspected the virgin forests and plains again and found several locations suitable for building lumber camps and orchards.

Keveira shot a plump wild boar in the forest, and Maggie also showed her skills, using simple traps to catch a few hares in the grass.

When they returned to Oak Village, Dr. Jenner and Dr. Melfa also presented their results, several plump crucian carp and salmon.

Roasted wild boar, roast rabbit, fresh fish soup, stews plus wild vegetables and mushrooms picked by Beth and others, a group of more than 10 people sat together and enjoyed a unique game meal.

Drinking wine and listening to the girls singing loudly added a lot of vitality and color to this dilapidated small village.

After the dinner, Leon and others sat by the fire and chatted. He held Kevela's delicate and hot body, put the girl in his arms, and listened to everyone's sad or painful stories, but he didn't feel much in his heart.

It has been more than half a year since he came to this world. Although he has seen many sad people and things, without experiencing them personally, it is difficult for him to sympathize with them.

"Mr. Hershel, it's a new year now, and I hope you'll seriously consider coming over here to help us manage this plain."

"Your family farm is still too far away. It is 60 kilometers away from our base. If danger or accident occurs, it will be difficult for us to send people to help you in time."

Leon's expression was sincere and serious.

"If you are willing to move your family here, I can set aside a larger farm for your family to run."

"Glen's team is having trouble finding more survivors near the farm. I may move them to other locations soon."

"Without their protection, you will become very dangerous."

"I hope you can carefully consider my plan."

Herschel shook his head sadly, looked at his two daughters, and said to Leon:

"Mr. Custer, there's no need to think about it. I've thought about this a long time ago."

"We are willing to accept your arrangement. The family farm is just a dead land after all. Without people, it will be worthless. My family is the most important treasure."

"Mr. Custer, I put myself and my family in your hands. This is both a trust in you and an entrustment on my part."

"God above, please protect us."

(End of this chapter)