The cold winter is gone, the spring flowers are blooming, and the time has come to February 2011 in a blink of an eye.

This is a new beginning of the year, and the umbrella base has ushered in a new development.

After subduing the camp in Faith Town, Leon was given more than a dozen technicians and nearly a hundred logistical laborers, and there were originally some young people who wanted to join the Ministry of Security and become combatants, but he temporarily refused under the pretext of the expedition period.

After the last battle, Leon has found that the gap in combat effectiveness between elite fighters and rabble is too great, and the security department will no longer be a team that can join if you are willing to work hard, and if you want to join in the future, you must go through a series of inspections and training before you can become a formal member.

Moreover, the ground base is preparing for a major construction project, with a large greenhouse and a small chicken farm near the artificial lake, and in the current situation, more labor is indeed needed.

The first phase of the construction of the safe passage to the city center has been completed, and the road between the department store and the Colles department store has been officially opened, and a large number of daily necessities and various supplies are being transported to the base one after another, escorted by the combat team of the Security Department.

A convoy of dozens of trucks came and went.

This kind of generous action has made the new survivors feel an unparalleled sense of security and strong confidence, and with hope for a new life, the new employees are more actively integrated into the group and want to work for their future.

That afternoon, Leon and Kevela left the base on horseback, protected by a combat group, and came to a fertile plain.

It was once one of the more famous rural tourist attractions in Georgia, more than 20 kilometers away from the umbrella base, located on the periphery of a primeval forest, and in the middle of this plain there is a quaint small village called Oak Village, which is not a small village, built against a lake, and the scenery is very beautiful.

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 planting base.

This time I came to the field trip, not only invited the Herschel family, who have rich farm experience, but also invited Melfa and his wife, who had been in the underground base for more than half a year, as an outing.

After a few months of working together, the Herschels have come to trust the integrity of the umbrella company, not only helping Lyon as much as possible in the agricultural industry, but also always willing to offer him his own experience in breeding and planting.

The group of people stopped and went, and soon crossed the plain and came to Oak Village.

It is a village with an indigenous population of less than 100 people, famous for the huge oak tree in the center of the village, but after the disaster, the aborigines of the village have long since died and fled, and after being cleared by Leon's men, it is now an empty and deserted village.

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

Beth and her young boyfriend, Jimmy, also meet up to play around the village.

Maggie is going to accompany her father Hershel, and Leon and others to inspect the vegetation of the nearby land, choosing the location of the farm and the place where the livestock will be raised.

Leaving some of the security staff in charge of keeping them safe, Leon and the others began to inspect the vicinity of the village.

First of all, when she came to the lake outside the village, Maggie helped Herschel to taste the water, and then carefully observed the fish and shrimp in the water, and the old man was quite satisfied, and said to Leon:

"The lake is fairly clean, unpolluted by industrial waste, can be used as a water source for the farm, and should be able to irrigate about 3,000 acres of crops nearby."

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

Leon thought for a moment and asked:

"If we want to provide food for about 10,000 people, how many acres of land do we need to cultivate?"

Herschel barely had to think about it, and said:

"Our current planting method, the land is planted for a year and a year off, and the annual output value of each mu of wheat is about 200 kilograms, while the average adult consumes about 100 kilograms of food every year, and if we want to feed 10,000 people, we have to plant at least 5,000 acres of wheat."

The old man looked around at the plain, made a rough estimate in his heart, and said:

"If you can solve the problem of water and fertilizer, this plain can divide about 30,000 acres of fields, which is enough for us to grow different crops such as wheat, corn, potatoes, etc."

Leon also looked up at the plain, estimating in his heart how much labor and how many warriors would be needed to defend this place.

He just gave up after a casual calculation, the time was too early, there was not much meaning, the current population of the umbrella company has only reached more than 600 people, he needs to go back and calculate carefully, how much population will be drawn out to establish a sub-base here first, specifically responsible for agricultural production.

In the afternoon, they surveyed the primeval forests and plains, and found several suitable locations for the construction of lumber yards and orchards.

Kevira caught a fat boar in the forest, and Maggie showed her hand and used a simple trap to catch a few hares in the grass.

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

Roast wild boar, roast rabbit meat, fresh fish soup, stewed vegetables and wild vegetables and mushrooms picked by Bess and others, a group of more than 10 people sat around and enjoyed a unique game flavor.

Drinking wine and listening to the girls sing loudly adds a lot of vitality and color to this dilapidated little village.

After the dinner, Leon and the others sat by the fire and chatted, he held Kevila's delicate and fiery body, put the girl in his arms, and listened to the sad or painful stories of the people, but there was not much feeling in his heart.

It has been more than half a year since he came to this world, and although he has seen many sad people and things, he has not experienced them personally, and it is difficult for him to empathize with them.

"Mr. Herschel, it's a new year, and I want you to think about it and come here to help us manage this plain."

"Your family farm is still too far away, 60 kilometers away from our base, and in the event of danger or accidents, it is difficult for us to send people to help you in time."

Leon's expression was sincere and serious.

"If you're willing to move your family here, I can carve out a bigger farm for your family to run."

"Glenn's squad is already having a hard time finding more survivors near the farm, and it won't be long before I can move them elsewhere."

"Without their protection, you would be very dangerous."

"I hope you'll think about it, my plan."

Herschel shook his head a little wistfully, looked at his two daughters, and said to Leon:

"Mr. Custer, don't think about it, I've thought about it 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 have put me and my family in your hands, which is both a trust in you and a trust to me."

"God above, please bless us."