Rachel and her group of more than 20 people, including staff, personal servants, and armed guards. She came to Havana this time without saying hello in advance. Instead, she shouldered a certain mission of exploration and understanding, hoping to see a real Aurora Legion.
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Although there were some disputes over registration and disarmament, the entire mission complied with local regulations under Rachel's order. Led by a port guide, the twenty-odd people first took a taxi to a hotel to check in.
Cuba's economy has never been very developed, and the urban construction is quite old. Before the catastrophe, the public facilities here were quite average. However, Rachel discovered along the way from the port to the hotel that the public facilities here are actually better than those in North America today.
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"Last month, the Ministry of Interior opened a batch of electric taxis and buses from the United States. They are all state-of-the-art vehicles. There are already more than 50 bus routes in the city, which has greatly improved our lives.
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The efficient public transportation system has greatly expanded the scope of people's activities, improved the utilization rate of the urban area, and deepened the Legion's control over the urban population. The hired old guide was very proud of this, and his words were full of pride.
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Rachel really had to envy this. The Brotherhood of Steel had a stronger military and more vehicles, but its investment in people's livelihood was still pitiful.
The power grid has not been restored, gasoline is completely rationed, and it is difficult for people living in North America to leave their homes to travel far away. Going out to find work and food is almost impossible.
"The people here live better than us." When the taxi passed a street corner, a member of the staff in the car with Rachel sighed. There was a supermarket on that street corner, and baked goods were sold at the door of the market.
chicken.
That’s right, grilled chicken!
The fragrant smell spread throughout the neighborhood, making people salivate. For people who have been eating stockpiled military food for several months, the smell is really unstoppable and makes people drool.
The Brotherhood of Steel also wants to re-develop the breeding industry, but the severe cold in winter suddenly drops to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius. Not to mention animals and plants, people who are not prepared will be frozen to death.
Even if there were chickens that survived, they would be eaten completely by people who were about to starve to death. As a result, now that the temperature has risen, no matter how hard we try to develop the breeding industry, we can't find a single living chicken.
Not to mention chickens, there are too many extinct animals and plants. Chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows and other livestock, wild birds, insects, nothing can be seen anymore. It can be said that except for those with strong self-preservation ability
Human beings and wild creatures are completely unable to withstand the sudden nuclear winter.
This reminded Rachel of the warning message sent by Zhou Qingfeng before the nuclear bomb struck. It was precisely because of this warning that David Lawrence, who was still in the city, led a large group of people to escape from the desperate situation of the nuclear bomb.
It also gave him great authority and support during nuclear winter.
But compared to the 'Aurora Legion' who started preparing for nuclear winter a month in advance, the Brotherhood of Steel was in a much more embarrassing situation. Not only were the former alive and well, they actually had chicken to eat.
Not only are there chickens and eggs, but there are also many quick-growing vegetables, pigs, fish, and various products that are almost extinct in other places in the supermarket.
The subordinates who got off the car temporarily were so angry that they wanted to curse. Originally, they all felt that as far as North America was concerned, the Brotherhood of Steel and the 'Enclave' were the only two players who could compete at the table, and other forces had no right to speak.
But the situation in front of us is too unpleasant. The life of the 'Aurora Legion' is better than anyone else's.
The old guide also told Rachel and others that the legion has carried out extensive production and self-rescue work, and there are large tracts of greenhouses on the outskirts of the city. Coal shipped from Mexico maintains the temperature, and various inefficient but extremely practical power generation equipment is used to provide lighting and vegetables.
And the production of meat is increasing every day.
"Last month, the market began to provide tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage and other vegetables in large quantities. Originally, these foods were only provided to the core members of the Legion for internal consumption. Now ordinary people can also buy them, but the price is a bit expensive."
After the old guide finished speaking, he asked, "Can you also eat these things in the north?"
Rachel was silent for a few seconds and said, "You can also eat it."
"Can we supply it in large quantities?" the old guide asked.
Now Rachel didn't want to tell lies, so she could only shake her head slightly and said: "It can only be provided to a very small number of people."
"Ah..., then you must be one of the distinguished few. I saw the luxury yacht you were riding on, so your identity must be extraordinary. If you want to establish diplomatic and trade ties with our legion, you can settle down at
After we get down, we head to the Capitol." The old guide said with a smile.
"I will definitely do it." Rachel nodded again, her mind already wandering. As the saying goes, seeing is better than hearing. It's true that you can't get news about the 'Aurora Legion' from various radio stations, but no news is as good as in person.
Come and feel it.
After the taxi arrived at the hotel, the delegation of more than 20 people was easily settled. Comfortable beds, delicious meals, and warm hot water were nothing to Rachel who was already in a high position, but think about it.
This is just a hotel, the meaning behind it is completely different.
The hotel provided the most exclusive service to Rachel who stayed in the VIP suite, and everything was very appropriate. They even sent the day's newspaper so that travelers could keep abreast of the latest information about the current world.
"Oh my god! Victor actually ran a newspaper. Where did all this news come from?" Rachel suddenly discovered that the four thin pages of the newspaper really listed the world's major events.
The headline on the front page was actually the ongoing military friction between the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave, and there were even some public speeches and commentator articles by the leaders of both sides of the conflict. These things Rachel paid little attention to, or it was difficult to know.
In addition to the international news section, the newspaper also details the current internal news of the 'Aurora Legion', which contains a lot of business information about the Caribbean and South America. This is the first time in recent months that the Brotherhood of Steel in North America has
Got news from South America.
"This kid actually cares about so many things!" For Rachel, who had been trapped in New York State, a simple newspaper immediately opened her eyes. She immediately asked her staff: "Why didn't we collect it before?
These newspapers? No one ever cares about this public information?"
In the past few months, some people have taken desperate risks to travel between Havana and New York, including a small number of intelligence personnel sent by the Brotherhood of Steel. But now it was not until Rachel went there in person that she realized that her understanding of the world was too narrow.
Already.
However, a bunch of subordinates who came to Havana looked at each other in confusion, and no one could answer this question.
"Forget it, I don't blame you. No one in the entire fraternity cares about this distant place, let alone the people and things here." Rachel sighed and walked to the balcony of the room. The warm sunshine from the sky fell on her
She could already feel the slightest warmth on her face, but she didn't feel so good in her heart.
Looking at the bustling crowds in the city, feeling the vitality emanating from the city, combined with the seemingly simple but extraordinary newspaper, Rachel could feel the deep meaning projected behind it.
Victor Hugo could have stayed quietly in Cuba and become a warlord. Instead, he worked hard to do so many things. He established a strong power and improved people's livelihood. But now his eyes are not only on this small
Little Cuba, but the entire America. This can no longer be described as ambition.