Heading north along Interstate 5, a large-scale armed convoy entered Washington state from Oregon. The convoy included armored vehicles, and there were even armed helicopters hovering overhead. The security was extremely tight.
In the motorcade, Lena Fox pressed the button and gently lowered the heavy window of the bulletproof car to feel the strong wind blowing in from the outside world. The guard responsible for her safety immediately stopped her in a deep voice: "Ms. Fox, it is very dangerous for you to do this.
"
Yes, it's dangerous.
The wilds of North America are currently full of dangers, not only from mutant humans wandering around, but also from viruses in the air. Although Miss Fox has a strong body resistance, the guards still trust the air filtration equipment in the bulletproof car to avoid
any danger.
Because there were slower armored vehicles mixed in the convoy, Lena Fox was not moving too fast. She had to make some observations as she passed through the towns along the way.
However..., what I saw was not very pleasant.
In just one month, the farmland was abandoned, open-air work stopped completely, and people once again relied on the food they hoarded. This disaster is even more severe and dangerous, because the killer that takes people's lives is hidden in the air they breathe and the food they drink.
In the water source.
"How long until we get to Seattle?" Lena Fox asked. This time she was going to the Freemasons occupying Washington State for a cooperative visit, trying to get the Freemasons to join the fight against the Enclave.
However, President Franklin of the Freemasonry has been pushing back and forth. Now that the plague is rampant, the Aurora Legion's understanding of Seattle has also come to a standstill. The expatriates are either withdrawn or die, making it difficult for the Aurora Legion to obtain real information about distant areas.
This time Miss Fox is going to have a serious talk with the Freemasons in person. Franklin, the old fox, is no longer allowed to sit on the fence and watch. She must squeeze some oil and water out of him. Zhou Qingfeng demands to "unite all forces that can be united". To put it bluntly, it is not allowed.
Others are easily neutral.
Looking at the map and comparing it with the inertial navigation along the way, the guard gave the answer: "There is still one hour left. We are actually close to the outskirts of the Seattle city circle."
The buildings of a city can be destroyed by nuclear bombs, but the geographical environment on which a city depends for its prosperity will not be easily changed. Seattle is still an important city in North America after the catastrophe, and the Freemasonry relied on this city to make its fortune.
However, after approaching the city circle, Miss Fox could not see any human activities in the city. She thought she would see a human settlement that was heavily guarded due to the military and the epidemic and was difficult to enter. But in fact, the road leading to Seattle is very
It was smooth and not even a ghost could be seen.
There were no citizens, no military police, no welcoming team, everyone was closed, and even the radio signal responsible for contact was intermittent. The contact person claimed to be the special assistant to the president of the Freemasonry, but his words were weak and his words were weak.
He was confused and spoke incoherently.
Under such inexplicable circumstances, Lena Fox arrived in Seattle, the headquarters of the Freemasons. When she got off the car and stood in front of the Masonic Union Building, she saw an empty building.
The legion personnel responsible for contacting them in advance also became confused and could only explain to Miss Fox: "When I contacted them three days ago, there were still people here."
Diplomacy in the wasteland cannot be carried out in the normal way in the past. Now North America is plagued by a severe plague, and it is difficult to find anyone.
"Go in and take a look." Lena Fox stood at the steps of the building and waved. A group of soldiers wearing power armor immediately came in with guns. She herself walked casually on the street in front of the building - everywhere
It was a mess, full of devastation, but the city was quiet and quiet, and no one could be seen.
There are traces of looting in the city, and broken windows and doors can be seen everywhere. Occasionally, a few corpses can be seen on the road, which really disfigures the scenery. This also shows that the city is already in a state of anarchy.
"Ms. Fox, you'd better stay in the car." The guard leader didn't want Lena Fox to wander around. "This city is too weird."
Lena Fox waved her hands indifferently and said calmly: "Don't worry too much. The situation is probably exactly the opposite of what you think. This city is just abandoned. People all fled under some kind of terrible threat."
After a while, the armored soldiers who were searching the Masonic headquarters building came back with a clanging sound. They also dragged a slovenly middle-aged man to Miss Fox, threw him to the ground and said: "Madam,
This is the guy who tricked us over the radio."
The sloppy middle-aged man fell to the ground, neither panicked nor happy. He lazily looked up at the armed men surrounding him, and finally his eyes fell on Lena Fox.
"Ms. Fox, I really didn't expect you to come. Now is the time when the plague is epidemic, and it is not suitable to travel far. I always thought you were just talking. But I didn't lie to you. I am indeed the president's special assistant."
The sloppy man stood up straight, but remained sluggish, "I'm afraid your trip has been in vain. There is no one here who can negotiate with you."
"What happened?" Lena Fox asked seriously, "I came to meet with President Franklin as planned. Where is the other person?"
The legion diplomat responsible for arranging the meeting rushed to ask, "I met with President Franklin three days ago. At that time, your situation was not as bad as it is now."
The sloppy man smiled bitterly, "You also know that was three days ago, and a lot of things happened in these three days. The President..., I don't know where he went. Everyone in the city is fleeing, you guys
The ones we saw three days ago were the last ones to escape."
Before Lena Fox arrived, she learned that Seattle's airport was out of service and she could not fly in directly. She was mentally prepared for the bad situation in the Freemasonry, but the worst she could imagine was that Seattle would fall into an out-of-control social chaos.
Unexpectedly, the city was almost deserted.
Freemasonry is tantamount to natural collapse and disintegration.
"Your president promised to meet with me three days ago."
"He just wanted to take advantage of the asymmetry of information to get some benefits from you, but he couldn't maintain the situation in the city. He couldn't maintain it for a minute, so he disappeared without a trace. It is said that he went to North America
Canada, but he was attacked and died on the way."
"Where have all the people in your city gone?"
"Any place where you can escape, no one wants to stay in the city anyway. Because a week ago the president issued a speech criticizing David Lawrence. He thought that swearing at people could improve his reputation. As a result, there was a person on the same day.
A missile hit a telecommunications center in Seattle.
People in the city said that the missile carried a biological and chemical warhead, and the president immediately sent people to blockade the telecommunications center. Regardless of whether there was something wrong with the people in the telecommunications center, he regarded those people as infected and killed them all.
But soon this so-called 'preventive' extermination got out of control, and the scope of the extermination expanded rapidly. When some people in the military and police also developed some terrible diseases, the government could no longer control the situation, and disintegration and escape were inevitable.
Already."
"We are finished, everything happened too fast." The sloppy man said with dejection, but Lena Fox could imagine the chaos and panic in the city at that time. The Freemasons always thought that they were safe away from the frontline battlefield, but when people discovered that they were dead,
It’s easier to lose your mind in front of your eyes.
Regarding the description of the sloppy man, Lina could only sigh a few times and comfort her: "Don't worry, we are here to help you. We have developed vaccines and specific drugs against the Enclave virus, and we are capable of solving the current epidemic.
.”
A simple sentence sounded like thunder in the sloppy man's ears. He looked at Lina Fox in disbelief, with thousands of words filling his chest but he didn't know what to say. His lips trembled and he said: "Vaccine? You guys?"
Is there a vaccine? Please, please..."
It seemed that verbal expression was not enough to express his strong desire. Regardless of the armored soldiers' obstruction, the sloppy man simply knelt down and crawled towards Lena Fox, and said in a stuttering tone: "Help us, please help us, we have too much
Many people need help.
I stayed in the headquarters building just hoping for a miracle, but I didn't expect you to actually come. What does the Aurora Legion want? The land will be given to you, the population will obey, and the property will be yours. As long as you can save us, you can take whatever you like.
Let's go.
We've had enough, we really have had enough. Let this endless apocalypse end, Victor. Hugo can be emperor if he wants. We don't have any objections. We really have no objections. We just want to live.
Go down, we have no other requirements."
The sloppy man burst into tears and cried loudly. He knelt on his hands and feet and begged. He had already despaired of the world and just wanted to commit suicide to end his life. Unexpectedly, a savior came at this time.
It seems that the residents of North America have really been displaced to the end of the cliff of despair. No one can withstand such repeated tossing. There are natural disasters, man-made disasters, wars, and plagues. They are really suffering.
enough!
At this time, to hell with all cultural, racial, and ideological obstacles. It doesn't matter who is the ruler, the survivors just want to live a peaceful life.
Lena Fox was originally thinking about how to tie the Freemasons into her own chariot, but looking at the current situation, she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is what Victor wants. The means are not important, the key is
As a result..., the people's hearts have become attached, and the next step is to unify the world!"