"Robert, that's the Paheoch Lookout," Jeremy said, pointing to a row of log-colored boardwalks in the distance, "and that's where the Major said. ”

"The Paheoch lookout is a row of planks erected over a swamp?" Robert looked over there, a little uncertain, "Are you mistaken?" ”

"Do you see the end of the boardwalk," said Jeremy, "and look at your eyes, I'm afraid that even pretty girls won't be able to catch your attention." ”

"Oh, that lighthouse-like guy?" Robert said, "It was blocked by a tree before, and I didn't see it. ”

"How far are we from the Flamingo Visitor Center?" Kevin takes care of Jennifer and Mason in the back of the car, and Sigourney is also with the two sick people, who has been keeping an eye on Jennifer and Mason's condition.

"Less than 30 miles away, Mr. Co-Pilot," Jeremy said, "how are the two ladies doing?" ”

"Not too good," Kevin glanced back at Jennifer and Mason, "so I'd suggest you speed up a little faster." ”

"Okay," Robert increased the throttle, the roar of the truck's engine began, and several frightened waterfowl suddenly flew out of the woods by the roadside. When they flew out of the woods, they saw the noise fading away, and they fell back to the ground and began to walk leisurely in search of food.

The truck to the Flamingo Visitor Center was a dozen miles away from the convoy behind it, and as the wheels of the truck drove past a lake, a waterfowl that happened to catch a frog was so startled that it pounced into the lake, taking the freshly caught frog in its mouth, leaving only one of the frog's legs outside. The waterfowl fluttered a few times in the lake, and there were ripples on the surface of the lake.

Robert's truck drove past West Lake, next to the village of Changhu, and Jason's convoy arrived at the Paheo Oak Lookout.

The convoy's trucks stopped in the parking lot outside the boardwalk, and everyone got out of the cars, and many people began to look at the nearby scenery curiously.

The parking lot is located in the shade of greenery, and there is a path from Highway 9336 that leads directly to it. The entire parking lot is like a circular runway, enclosing a green area in the middle. From the parking lot to the lookout platform, there are two plank paths tens of meters long, one of which is erected on top of a water pool in the swamp, and the other is through a forest with a stone stream in between.

Jason arranged for a sentry post to be set up at the entrance to the boardwalk from the parking lot to the lookout, and left a few soldiers here to be in charge of the guard. The others followed him to the boardwalk, in the direction of the lookout.

The plank road across the water is full of traces of time, the wooden handrails have been polished very smooth, and the wood that stands in the water under the plank road is covered with moss, and the water is full of aquatic plants.

The water in the swamp is very clear, and when you look down through the water, you can see a lot of fish swimming in the water, and occasionally a large crocodile hiding among the aquatic plants.

A few waterfowl stopped on the handrail of the plank road, they were not afraid of people at all, a girl from the research team took out a camera and began to approach them to take pictures, these waterfowl looked at her curiously, and one even approached to touch the lens of the camera with its beak on its beak.

In the swamp in the distance, two crocodiles were resting on a raised rock with their eyes closed, and a white waterfowl swam past them more than a meter away. As everyone goes deeper and deeper into the plank road, there are more and more American crocodiles that can be observed with the naked eye in the water pools next to the plank road, and what surprises everyone is that these crocodiles and waterfowl can survive together here without incident.

At the end of the boardwalk is the lookout that towers there, and the people in the convoy follow the road that winds up in front of them to the lookout. The Paheoch Lookout is divided into two levels, and the first level is taller than the surrounding trees, except for the more than four-meter-high pillars at the bottom. This floor is a circular platform, and the top of the platform is a rain layer of the same area as the platform. In the middle is a spiral metal staircase that leads to the upper level of the lookout.

The lookout is about 10 meters high, and from a distance, it looks like a chimney rising in the woods. At the top of the observatory is a circular observation room, the walls of which are made of glass windows, and standing in front of the windows on the second floor offers a panoramic view of the nearby swamp.

"The source of the currents in this swamp is from the Okeechobee waters," Dr. Mario told Martin, "and they all end up in the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Gulf." ”

"As you said, there's a lot of change here," Dr. Martin said, "and I don't really like the way it is, it's a bit more commercial." ”

"It's fine, thanks to Ernest Coe," Dr. Mario said, leaning on the railing of the first floor of the observatory and looking into the distance, "If it weren't for his persistence and efforts, this would have been filled in and built into a concrete city." ”

"It is nature that protects man," said Dr. Martin, standing next to him, with his hands on the railing, and blinking, "it is man who destroys nature." ”

"Sometimes it really feels like humans are a group of viruses parasitic on the earth, and we greedily devour the earth's resources, killing other animals on the planet like us," Dr. Martin continued. ”

"Thankfully, human beings are still very small in front of nature," Dr. Mario smiled, "and the government has always shouted the slogan of protecting nature, but it is we humans who really need to protect it." ”

"Haha," Dr. Mario's words made Martin laugh, "I remember when I was in college, I used the same thing to contradict my classmates, at that time, everyone thought that the earth was dangerous, and they thought that if they concentrated the nuclear bombs of all the countries in the world, they could destroy the earth dozens of times. ”

"I guess it could destroy humanity dozens of times," Dr. Mario said, "The Earth is still the same Earth, the only difference is that some of the species on it will be replaced." ”

"That's right," Dr. Martin nodded.

"Doctor, are you going up and looking?" Hill came to the spiral staircase, and she saw the two leaders of the research group standing by the railing on the first floor, chatting, "This swamp is amazing. ”

"Go ahead, beautiful young lady," Dr. Mario nodded at Ciel, "I'm old, and it's a bit difficult to climb this staircase. ”

"I'm not going to go up, I'm going to make a cup of coffee later," Dr. Martin smiled, "and without coffee, I always feel like there's less taste in my mouth." ”

"Then I'll go up with Kim," Hill said as he climbed the ladder.

The soldiers began to sit down and rest on the first floor of the lookout and on the nearby boardwalk, and they sat in groups chatting with each other, and some began shooting crocodiles and waterfowl in the swamp with their guns, but Jason soon stopped them.

"Ammunition is for life, not for fun." Jason shouted at them.

The convoy's mission for today has been completed, and the men will be waiting for Kevin at the lookout as agreed to return from the Flamingo Visitor Center. It was close to noon, and Stephen and his men brought field rations from the other side of the boardwalk.

"Major," shouted one of the soldiers, "can we continue to eat crocodile meat at noon?" ”

"Of course," Jason said, "you'll have to grab it yourself if you want to eat it, and by the way, no guns." ”

"Hahahaha," burst laughter rang out from the lookout.

Kevin's truck finally stopped outside the gates of the Flamingo Visitor Center, the estuary of the river into the Florida Gulf. Not far away is the wide sea, where there are a variety of seabirds, and the scenery is picturesque.

To the left of the visitor center is a large campground dotted with several hiking trails where previous visitors have camped because of the sunrise and sunset over Florida Bay.

Several RVs were parked on the edge of the campsite, the bodies were already a little dilapidated, and there was still some garbage left on the grass of the campsite, and there were no corpses nearby, and there were no zombies in sight.

"Sigoaney, you stay in the car and take care of Jennifer and Mason," Kevin said as he jumped out of the car, detoured to the cab, and said to the soldiers inside, "Let's find the hospital here." ”

"Okay," Robert and Jeremy jumped out of the car with their guns in hand, and the two walked ahead, Kevin following closely behind them.

At the entrance to the Flamingo Visitor Center is a gas station that looks like it has been looted, with the refueling machines toppling the ground and some gasoline leaking out, mixing with the dirt on the ground, making the ground darker than the surrounding area. At the entrance to the gas station were several wrecked cars, parked in the area that blocked most of the entrance.

"Is it safe to leave a few women in the car?" Jeremy asked.

"The Major has too few people to bring in," Kevin said, "and it's not easy to take them to the hospital." ”

"Well, the Flamingo Visitor Center is mainly for you, you have the final say." Robert said to Kevin.

The three men cautiously walked through the gas station and came to a parking lot where several box trucks were parked in the corner of the parking lot.

"Let's go over and have a look, there's something strange in there," Robert said as he walked over to check it out.

"What's weird?" Kevin was a little disgusted by the soldiers' extraneous complications, "Those cars can tell at a glance that they are here to deliver supplies. ”

"Let's get to the hospital." Kevin urged, "Jennifer and Mason are suffering every second right now. ”

Kevin said that he was already ahead of the curve, and the three of them continued along the road outside the parking lot towards the south side of the visitor center, and none of them noticed that several pairs of eyes were watching their every move behind the glass windows of a building in the distance.