Although the garden has lost its former neatness and beauty due to the absence of the owner's care, it is precisely because there is no human interference that it is full of natural vitality.
Everyone will be very satisfied with this peaceful and peaceful resting place.
Maudie McAdam
Jessica Comey
This is the name engraved on the cross.
All members of the reclamation regiment participated in the funeral of two field team members who died heroically.
The atmosphere at the scene was not too solemn. Perhaps everyone was used to burying their relatives and friends constantly.
"Sacrifice is inevitable, it is heavy, it is sad, and it should not be promoted." Egger said loudly to the team members who lined up in a neat square formation: "But the sacrifice is not without value. We are not only
For yourself and for the people you love.
Love and dedication are the most beautiful qualities of human beings. In this dark world, they are the beacon that guides our souls from losing their way.
For our extended family, for our loved ones, and for ourselves.
We share the blessings and suffer the hardships together!”
"We share the blessings and bear the hardships together!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"Get ready." Egg ordered.
The three members of the group holding shotguns raised their guns in unison, pulled the bolt, and loaded the bullets.
"One." Egg shouted.
"boom!"
A neat row of gunshots rang out.
"two."
"boom!"
"three."
"boom!"
"Salute!" Egg ordered loudly, and everyone raised their hands in order to salute.
How the team grows is beyond the control of the founder, just like the growth of a child is beyond the control of parents.
The Reclamation Corps originally had a style closer to that of a militia group, and Iger liked this efficient way of operation. However, with the addition of Bella and his team, the Reclamation Corps' style completely shifted towards militarization.
Egger tried to pull the reclamation team back a little. After trying it for a while, he decided to give up.
Just like the gospel team is a religious team, the reclamation team is a military organization. This is a collection of the wishes of the vast majority of members, and cannot be changed by just one person.
Even if the only clergyman in the gospel team has switched jobs to the reclamation group, it still cannot change the above facts.
After returning to Ross Town yesterday, there were so many things that needed to be dealt with that were like a mess, and I couldn't even figure them out.
What Iger didn't expect was that Sister Maria immediately got into work mode after arriving in Ross Town. She took over the internal affairs work from Shandora and found a new notebook for the work information recorded by Shandora.
, reorganized and copied it according to my own habits.
Sister Maria was undoubtedly greatly hurt, and Iger didn't even know how to comfort her.
But people are different.
They are all introverts, some are as soft as the Silent Lambs, and some are like stones on the roadside, although they are inconspicuous, they are extremely hard.
Iger didn't know, didn't understand, and didn't want to know what Sister Maria was really thinking deep down in her heart. He was not a psychiatrist, let alone a close brother.
There are too many things to worry about now. As long as he sees that Sister Maria is okay on the surface, Iger really doesn't care whether she will become depressed or perverted in silence.
After returning to Ross Town, the first thing Iger did was to organize people to put Randy on trial.
Of course, the trial was in absentia and behind closed doors. To put it simply, Iger’s so-called trial court was actually the board of directors of the reclamation corps.
Iger has no intention of pursuing fairness, justice and transparency. What he wants is efficiency.
The prosecution, defense, and jury are all trying to fool me. My eyes are rulers.
At the board meeting, Iger recounted what happened at that time in the third person, and then came the identification and handling of Randy's behavior.
The first is the determination of the crime. The five members of the board of directors all have unanimous opinions. Whatever is not mentioned must be punished, and it must be punished severely. If the first person is not dealt with severely, then there will inevitably be a second person.
The next step is to deal with it. At this time, there are differences of opinion. The main point of discussion is whether to implement the death penalty.
Bill, who was struggling to even speak, was so angry at this time that he demanded that Randy be executed.
Bill's behavior and experience qualified him to say this, and he deeply understood why Nicholas liked to be the first to rush into something every time he encountered it.
If it weren't for Erica's counterattack and Bill's counterattack this time, the entire joint field team would have been buried in the mall.
But then, Erica said that the execution was too harsh. She felt that in that case, if Randy did not protect himself, there was a high probability that the entire team A would be destroyed, and one more person would die as a result. In terms of the result,
Randy's behavior was an effective stop loss.
Bella only considered how to maintain military discipline, and she suggested execution. Allen opposed it on behalf of the front-line combatants.
After thinking for a long time, Egger decided not to execute Randy because it involved an illegal expectation.
Strict law enforcement is naturally good, but we must take into account the special circumstances at the time. Randy was just derelict in his duties and did not reach the level of "betrayal." If he was killed directly because of dereliction of duty, it would easily make the commanders feel war-phobic.
Now, Iger wants to announce Randy's trial in public.
Randy was escorted forward by armed guards. His face turned pale, his whole body was shaking, and there was only pleading in his eyes.
Iger told the public what happened at that time. When they heard Randy abandoning his two teammates and turning around to escape to the toilet alone, many people booed in dissatisfaction.
"At the most critical moment, Randy failed to fulfill his responsibilities as captain, which is a serious dereliction of duty." Iger said seriously: "So, from now on, Randy will be relieved of his position as captain and demoted to an ordinary member."
This punishment seems too light.
The anger in everyone's hearts has not been satisfied.
"Randy's behavior of abandoning his teammates to escape alone violated our oath. He did not truly understand how important companions are to survival and why we must stick together closely.
Therefore, I decided to ask Randy to reflect, and during the period of reflection, Randy needs to rethink what a companion is and what a team is."
Egger waved his hand, and a member of the group stepped forward and handed an ordinary backpack to Egger.
Egger opened the backpack and turned it upside down, dumping all the contents on the ground. A dagger, a lighter, a piece of bread, and a bottle of water were poured out of it.
"Randy." Egg said to Randy: "This is the material we are giving you to help. From now on, you are limited to leaving the safe area of the reclamation group within 24 hours. Once your whereabouts are discovered in the safe area,
We will treat you as a hostile target.
Three months later, if you can recognize your mistake, change your ways, and return to Ross Town again, we will still welcome you."
Surviving alone in a non-safe zone for three months...
Randy was crying, wasn't this just asking him to die?
Randy knew that so-called introspection was already the greatest kindness. If he dared to say no now, his life would be lost here.
And this is not a permanent exile. After all, it is only for three months. As long as you can grit your teeth and endure these three months, you can still come back.
Under the gaze of everyone, Randy bent down and put the things on the ground into his backpack one by one. He didn't need anyone's supervision. Since he had been kicked out, he had to quickly think about where to go.
At this critical moment, Randy's thinking was extremely clear.
Going north is a dead end.
It's not that the north is very dangerous, but that their original Holy Light Salvation Church came from the north, and everything they could eat along the way has been looted. Going north now is not asking for death.
Not even west.
There are a lot of resources to the west, but to the west is Jixi Town. If he cannot leave the safe zone for 24 hours, he will be treated as a hostile target. Simply put, once he is discovered by a patrol, he will be shot without warning.
east.
I heard those people who came from the east say that the east is a vast plain area with very few residents. If you only rely on two legs, you will probably die on the road.
Then there is no choice, just go south.
Randy looked up at the sun. After the outbreak of the blood plague, survivors who have survived until now have basically learned the ability to look up at the sun to determine the direction. After confirming the direction, Randy put on his backpack without looking back.
walking towards the south.
Immediately afterwards, Egger began to select the second batch of team members for joint field operations based on the results of last night's meeting.
This time he will personally lead the team there. Erica, Bill, Sister Maria and Bella are guarding the Ross Town base camp, steadily.
"Now, the Board of Directors of the Gospel Reclamation Corps commends the team members who performed outstandingly in the last joint operation. The rankings are: Bill Evans, Erica McCarron, Under Stander, Kate Driscoll.
you.
The above four people will receive 10 merit points.
Other action team members will receive 5 points of merit."
Record points.
This can be said to be a salary for everyone, or a performance bonus. This is also the first additional reward that the members of the reclamation team have received since the outbreak of the blood epidemic.
Egger then said: "The credit points are applicable to both the gospel team and the gospel reclamation team. Everyone can exchange them for the materials or services they need."
The Reclamation Group has nothing now, so if you want to consume it, you still have to go to Jixi Town. Of course, Jixi Town will definitely not recognize the credit points of the Reclamation Group, but Iger will do it.
When members of the Reclamation Corps go shopping or spending money in Jixi Town, they can use credit points to sign bills and record their accounts. Egger comes over to pay and write off the items one by one. Of course, if anyone dares to randomly report credit points to defraud materials, but there should be no fools who would do it now.
Do this kind of thing.
The end has been coming for a long time, and all the fools have died long ago.
After announcing the rewards for the first batch of action team members, Iger began recruiting the second batch of team members.
"I will lead the team for this operation." Egger said: "The first is the voluntary registration stage. Is there anyone who voluntarily signed up to participate?"
What Iger said was quite appealing, and five people came forward.
There's still a lot left to be desired.
It is probably impossible to be like the army that Iger knew, which was the first to petition for a hard battle as soon as it heard that it was going to be a tough battle. It will never be possible in this life.
This kind of thing is really a myth in America. To have 5 people respond to Iger is already an extraordinary performance.
Then just go for it.
Egg ordered: "The first batch of joint field team members are out now."
After this order was given, about twenty people walked out of the crowd one after another.
"Lal! Is your arm okay?" Iger shouted to the crowd, and then Lar raised his hand and waved.
"Get out of the queue." Following Aige's shout, Lal got out of the queue happily.
"This row, this row, this row, this row." Egger began to count the members in the square formation in the order of 1, 3, 5, 7. He then said: "When everyone is called, all the people will come out. You
Will participate in the second joint field operation."
After the people who were clicked stood together with the volunteers just now, Iger quickly clicked, and there were 25.
Never mind it, the more it is, the more it will be. Why do you think you have more people now?
Egger looked at the team members he selected, then turned around and said: "Alan, you will also participate in this operation."
Egger needs a certain number of middle-level commanders, otherwise he won't be able to bring so many people. Of course, Joanna also needs to be brought along. It is impossible not to bring along.
This brings the total number of members participating in the joint field team to 28 this time.
To Iger's surprise, that dark-skinned and spirited young man, Onder Stander, actually volunteered to participate in this operation. Iger thought that black-skinned men were accustomed to spending money immediately after they got it, and then lazily waited until the money was gone.
Come out and make money.
This is Thomas's character.
Egger's heart suddenly hurt, and he thought of someone he shouldn't think of again.
